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Phoenix weekly herald., 1898-01-13

From Tuesdays Daily.
T. J. Psrry's boy is reported some
better.
FisherIBsiley little child is suffering
from an attack of typhoid fever.
Mrs. j. Z. Richards received check
today from the Woodmen Of the World
for 50 600, the amount of insurance car
ried by her husband in that order.
Little things like that promptly and
properly attended to do much to
strengthen frsternal society locally.
A very bold robbery occurred here
yesterday about 4 o'clock in the after
noon. Rev. DR.. K iose had removed his
coat and vest containing silver watch
and hung them in the back part OF the
house az be entered his library. Shortly
after some thief entered and appropFi-
sted the coat, vest and watch, and
pair of specsBcIes, shirt and come
underwear. There Is no clue to the
miecIeant.
For two days the glorious rain has
been alternating from drip to pour
and in the aggregate filling up the
streams, soaking the thirsty lands and
replenishingIthe fountains Of hope that
spring eternal In the ArizonEn's breast.
The town citizsn griDs as he wsdes
through the mud, pster-fsmilise makes
no complaint as be paws around the
shell tered places in search OF dry
kindlipg, the dsiTyman cbuokles as the
rain drops into his fast filing milk pail,
the farmer experiences q feeling Of peace
and satisfaction as the patter on the
roof lulle him into q sensuous elum Der
punctuated with dreams Of dollar wheat.
and even the alfalfa seems TO smile as it
springs up mushroom like in the glad
morning. The face of the merchant
betokens that rubber boots and slickers
are at a premium, water rights are play
ing mighty close TO par and the water
thief is beginning to experience the
pangs of remoree and resolve TO follow
In the path of rectitude while nature is
greasing the wheels Of prosperity. Lst
us give thanks.
Phoenix weekly herald., 1898-01-13
FromSaturd a. SIS Daily.

From Saturd a. SIS Daily.
A. Peters shipped car OF hay
south last night.
G. D. Murphy lsft today for Grown
King overland.
The Congregational Socisty held their
annual basket dinner today. There
was email but enthusiastic attend
Bnce.
Mrs. J. L Richards has received a
warrant for $4,000, the amount due Der
from the A. o. q. W. on the policy
held by her late husband.
Phoenix weekly herald., 1898-01-13
DURRANT'S BODY

VIII Be Taken TO Pasadena and Gre
mated.
Phoenix weekly herald., 1898-01-13
THE SOUTH SIDE.
TEMPE ITEMS.

TEMPE ITEMS.
Fro m Fridays Daily.
Mr.. Joe Diefenderfsr and family of
Ssbsths, Kansas. arrived here yester-
day.
10 is understood the Consolidated
Canal Co. will place proposition before
the council to light the town with cleo
trioity.
Phoenix weekly herald., 1898-01-13
Mesa Notes.
Feom Thursdays Daily.

Feom Thursdays Daily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mullen gave
very pleasant party at their residence
last evening to number OF their
friends.
Mr.. Perkins seems to hold good
position at the Coop store and those
inclined to be humorous are wandering
what the salary is.
A party of about fifteen of the not
ebIes of the Mormon church, headed by
Hon. Geo. Q Cannon. sre expected TO
arrive here from Utah some time next
week and preparations are being made
for their reception.
B. M johnson and j. J. Tucker have
huilb yacht and are preparing for q
hunting trip on the lake between Flor
ence end CASA Grsnde. They propose
to kill what ducks there are left in that
region of country and establish Fepu-
tation for the lake as 8 watering place.
The Blue Front restaurant opened
sgsiD this morning in fee style under
new management, with new walters
new silverwsre and everything new in
general. The business is here and there
| is no doubt but that the Blue Front
will get it as 10 is now making an effort
deserving of success.
| From Fridays Daily
Frank Miller left today for Silver
King.
FerIsu John son OF Lehi, ie very sicH
with pneumonia.
An attempt was made to burn tbs
Alma school District No. 81, on Wednes
day night. Wood was piled against the
building, coal oil poured over the woo6
and the pile burned, but luckily is was
poorly managed job and went out be-
fore catching the building.
Phoenix weekly herald., 1898-01-13
Vim, Vigor, Vitality,
re STORED
iS 80 DAYS.
w rs AT ONCE.
GANPOH's VITALIzER

GOOD rFFys rs At ONCE.
GANrOS's vJTALIzER
'ures Gensr.l o. Sos nal DEBILITY. Wakeful-
nsss. EpeTmstorrhoes Emissions. fmpO enoy.
Paresis, ETC. Gorrests Functional Disorders
ca1sed b errors DC excuses, quickly restoring
Lost Manhood in old or youps. swing Visor
and leneth where formerly wFEkHeEe pre-
vailed Convenient paoEass, simpss. effsctual
and Legitimate. Care is quick and thorough.
Don't be Deserved by initallssa.l -
* rngsssi does not
package. for q
complete crre
free and confidl
csse and 25c tori
only, sent to each rersd
CANTON MFD { o.. ~
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-09-17
SUPERSTITION OF SAILORS


It has been said that, next to the
savages and the infidels, sailors are the
most superstitious portion of humani-
ty. Afew weeks ago, writes a London
correspondent of the Baltimore Sun,
when the new British warship Albion
was launched, the bottle of rosewater
not of champagne, remember-with
which the duchess of York was to
christen England's proudest vessel,
allied at the critical moment to break
against the ships bows. Immediately
here was no end of ominous talk
among the sailors about this abortive
attempt at baptism. Mr.. Ivey, the
mayor of the place of launching, in
commenting upon this fact, observed:
II have been sailor myself, and I
know what sailors are. There are
plenty of them who would rather have
three months of hard labor than serve
IN board that ship. If anything hap
pens to her, they are sure to say at
cnce that it was because she was not
ehristened, and. in way, it is quite
rue that accidents do follow evil
,mens. Suppose there is a storm. It
IS a critical time, and there is super
stitious man at the wheel. He needs
all his nerve and GOODNESS, but just at
the critical time he remembers the bad
omen. Ah,' says he to himself, that
bottle didn't break. Something IL
sure to happen He loses his balance
and something does happen. 1t is in
that sort of way that these 'unlucky'
incidents do really bring ill-luck."
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-09-17
THE LATE-STAYING CALLER.
ess to Utter Falsehoods and
Things UncOmplimentary.

Friend Staylate makes a call in the
evening. Conversation blithe and joy-
GUS, and repeated requests for him to
remain yet little while, lead him, not
at all unwilling, to prolong his visit,
writes Robert J. Burdette, in Ladies
Home Journal. He looks at his watch
with gasp of genuine dismay, and
hurries away slowly at last with pro-
fuse apologies for keeping us up until
such an hour. "Oh, indeed, mol" cho-
ruses the entire family. "This is early
for US! We never think Of going to our
rooms until an hour later than this"
Friend Staylate loiters moment after
he gets outside the gate. Slam goes
the door; bang! wang! slam! go the
shutters, calling harshly to each 9TH
er: Thought that fellow never would
go!" Bang! why didn't he stay all
night?" Slam! And the rattle Of the
chain cries: "Gone at last!" The dark
ness of the dungeon settles down on
the. house; the family has gone to bed,
having relieved its mind by doors and
shutters that are ready to tell the truth
any time they are given a chance.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-09-17
IN A DOCTORS OFFICE.
MuaA Time Wasted That Might Bs
More Probably Em.
pl0yod. -,

IF could have used the time 1'have
spent waiting in doctors offices during
the past two years." said a lady who
has been partial invalid during tha t
time, reports the Washington Star, in
some employment, even humble in its
nature, would have had money to buy
war bonds now. It's curious, too, that
l scarcely ever see the same people in
the office. There are always new faces
and new complaints, presume. I
have wondered why doctors do not
utilize the check system which BARRIERS
adopt on crowded Saturday nights.
When patient comes in give him or
her, as the case may he (and 1t is often
er her than him), number which will
be called in regular order. Then one
could take it, go shopping, or in the
park, or anywhere rather than sit and
wait hour after hour for your turn
To me there is nothing more depress-
ing than to sit in a-doctor's Office and
see suffering patients 60 and come
Then you see people who look perfect
ly well and wonder what ails them.
All the various diseases people can
have troop through your mind, and
you really grow morbid over it. I
think it leads to the continued I'LL
health of people to be compelled to
wait, as they have to do, for the popu-
lar physiciana." -
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-09-17
TEN DOLLARS WITH INTEREST
The Treasury Note csAaA Was Odd
Recently Presented at the Treas
uFy Department.

There was paid over the counter al
the treasury department the other
day a ten-dollar bill of kind few OF
US have ever seen. 1t was worn com
pletely through in places, though i.
had been in the possession of the ma \
who presented it almost since its issue.
says the Washington Post. 1t bore in
gold letters on it's face the words:
Compound interest treasury note.'
1t was issued December 80, 1864, under
the act of congress of June 80 of that
year and was numbered 409993 On the
back was printed the statement:
"By act of congress this note is a
legal tender for ten dollars, but bears
interest at six per cent. compound
every six months. though payable only
at maturity, as follows" The ''as fol
ows" was table showing the worth OF
the note at ax-month intervals and
the elaborate explanation Concluded
with:
This SUN, $11.e4" = shown in the
table-"will be paid to holder for prin-
dpaf and in4erest at maturity of note.
three years from date"
The old man who presented it seemed
to learn that the interest
and the csmpounding OF the interest
had ceased in, 1867, but he took his
$l1:04 and departed content. The bill
was an old wartime greenback. made
in order to make 1t
More acceptable to the people, for
for war expenses didn't pour
into the treasury In those days a. It
does now.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-09-17
HIS COMMAND WAS OBEYED.
1t Was Badly Mixed, But the Boat
swain's Mate Was q Veteran
and Took 1t In. 4

While the Philadelphia was lying at
the Brooklyn navy yard several years
ago young ensign. now in charge of
one of the auxiliary cruisers off Cuba,
was called aft one morning and placed
in command Of the deck. It happened
that only one item remained on the list
of the mornings duties, and that was
to sweep decks at seven bells. It was
not very martial command to give.
but as the time approached the officer
(pro tem.) of the deck waxed extreme
ly nervous. He imagined that the eyes
of all hands were on him, and almos,
that the safety of the ship depended
upon his giving the order in the proper
voice. At three minutes of seven bells
he again scanned the order book. Ii
read: "Seven bells: Pipe sweepers"
It was plain enough, and the embar-
rassed young officer took his stand
near the mainmast and called out in q
very loud voice: "Bo's'n's mattel"
The man addressed sprang to his
feet with finger touching his can.
"Aye, aye, sir!" he replied. Then
glancing hastily about, the scared Of
fcer muttered, hoarsely: "Swipe
peepers!"
1t was an entirely new order to the
boatswain's mate. He touched his cap
inquiringly. The ensign, more con-
fused than ever, stammered desperate
~: "Peep swiper., my man." His
words were overheard by several Of
his brother officers. and the laurh
which followed proved the last straw.
The ensign drew himself up, and with
whitening scorn exclaimed: Sweep
pipers, and be blamed quick about it.
tool"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-09-17
ABSENT-MINDED.
A man from Ohio Cordially Greots
His WORT Enemy and For.
gets His Own Nane.

"One of the most amusing displays
of Observation-Disclosures that have ever
come to my notice." said Mr.. Clifton A.
E. Merritt at Willard's hotel, reports
the Washington Post. occurred near
the register, talking to a gentleman
from Ohio, when a stranger, who had
evidently just arrived in the bus,
stepped up to the counter, and, think
ing that he had recognized the Ohio
man as an old friend, excitedly offered
his hand and expressed in long-drawn-
out sentences his joy and pleasure at
seeing him again. The Ohio man al
lowed him to finish his story, and then
calmly told him that he was not the
man he took him for, but his worst
enemy.
The newcomer was 80 overcome
with chagrin that he could not say q
word. He turned to the register,
which the clerk had pushed toward
him, and, picking up the pen, wrote:
New Matamoras, o. The clerk twisted
the book around, and, about to as
sign the gentleman to a room, said:
What is the name, pleaseT The man
pointed to the register. rs that your
nameT queried the clerk. We'll, I
wrote it, didn't I?' Yes said the clerk,
but think you have got your town
mixed up in your name The new
conner glanced at the book again,
picked up the pen, looked around help
lessly from clerk to the man who had
so disconcertedh him, scratched his head,
Jabbed the pen into the ink half
dozen times, and finally laid it down
in despair, saying: 1T will have to 20
at that"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-09-17

A Tricky Dealer IN Fruit Pays Dear.
II for . Lesson In DoPt11g
81O BeFr4en.

"Fairest side to Boston," suggested
a young man who stood watching the
proprietor OF a downtown fruit stand
who was engaged in repacking q case
OF Strawberries, placing the small and
decayed ones in the bottom of the
boxes, the large and luscious ones on
top, says the Chicago Chronicle.
I'VE have to do that, young fellow" I"
was the reply. Everybody expects
to be cheated little and I hate to dis
appoint them"
Come, now" said the loiterer, as he
approached the stand. II worked last
season in South Water street store
and can show you trick that will
double your profits"
Il don't see how it can be done, for
1'mapretty close fgurer myself. What
do you want for the pointer
I'll take box of berries. The secret
is this: You want to grade your fruit"
The young man emptied six boxes
upon the stand and rapidly filed one
of them, selecting the larger berries.
"Out Of 24-box case you can get four
boxes that you can sell for ten cents
each. See?"
"And how will I dispose Of the other
20 boxea?"
You'll have to consult peddler on
that point; it's out Of my line. TIL
take these" and the dispenser of
South Water street secrets seized the
box of selected fruit and hurried
around the corner.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-09-17
A LITTLE HASTY.
That's What the Lieutenant ThOught
About BuryiAg the Dead, Dut
It D1dn't Prove 0o,

One night Chaplain Jones, of the
Texas, heard volley firing on the Cuban
coast, which was being guarded by the
blockading squadron, and was told
that marines were being landed from
the Marblehead. The next morning,
says the Buffalo Express, Capt. Nc
Gala came alongside of the Texas in
his launch and announced that four of
his men had been killed and that there
was still fighting. Chaplain Jones
then approached Capt. Philip and said
that he would like to go ashore and look
after the wounded and read the serv-
ices for the dead. Capt. Philip gave in
slant permission, and the chaplain pre-
pared to go ashore witha boatload of
marines that was in charge of young
lieutenant. A. the worthy chaplain
clambered over the side of the Texas
the lieutenant looked up from the boat
and called out:
Where are you going?"
Lieutenant" replied the chaplain,
II am going to bury the dead"
"For goodness sake give us chance
to get killed frst," rejoined the Of
fcer.
Lieutenant, am going to bury the
dead that have already fallen" re-
sponded the chaplain, whereupon the
lieutenant quickly replied:
Il beg your pardon, chaplain, l was
too hasty."
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-09-17
PHYSICAL CULTURE IN EGYPT.
@iris Who Are Being Trained ~
Nnrses Take . Regular Course
Of Training.

In one direction. at least, Egypt il
far advanced. It believes in physical
culture. The interest in gymnastics il
SO great that system of daily exercise
has been introduced in all the primary
schools OF Cairo. Each pupil, says the
London Graphic, has on an average two
hours per week. The training consists
OF club drill and gymnastics, as taught
by the British army. In the case of the
boys so trained there is excellent rea-
son. Some of these boys will eventually
be passed into the military school to
pass as officers of the army, hence the
physical training. Many of their old
school fellows thus trained were in the
late Atbara fight.
The gymnastic instructors of the
ministry of public instruction were
trained first in Egypt and afterwards
taken to England. After showing at
the royal military tournament in Lon
don and Dublin they were sent to AL
iershot for further coarse of train
ing. Returning to Egypt at the expira-
tion of their course, they were at once
transferred to the ministry Of public
instruction.
The training of boys in this manner
is far from common thing, but Egypt
has carried gymnastics even further.
The girls being trained AZ nurses for
the government hospital are put
through the same course, and it is part
of their regular instruction to go
through short period of club swing
ing each day.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-09-17
ELECTRIC LOVE ALARM.
Detectod the Flirtations Of
His Daughter.

The ingenious father Of an estimable
young lady in Sheffield recently rugged
up clever contrivance by which he
discouraged certain young man who
had been accustomed to make love to
his daughter, says Pearson's Weekly.
The old gentleman recently caught
the young man and the girl sitting
rather close together on the sofa. He
read the girl lecture and made her
promise not to let the young man sit
beside her on the sofa again.
He was bit suspicious, and decided
not to trust the girls promise, SO he
called in an electrician to carry out a
little scheme of his. A contact plate
was fitted just under the cushion of
the sofa and another to the bottom of
the frame in such a way that when the
weight of two persons bore down upon
the top plate it would touch the other
and close the circuit.
Wires were run from the plate to the
old mans bedroom, where, as soon as
the circuit was closed, a small bell
would ring. All this was done without
the knowledge of the girl.
The next night the young man called
again, and everything was as it should
be until the old folks retired, about
ten o'clock. About half an hour later
the bell upstairs rang furiously. The
old man sneaked downstairs and
caught the lovers smuggling very close
together on the sofa.
The young man escaped with his life,
fortunately, but the poor girl is locked
up on diet of bread and water.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-09-17
Cold Tea for Soldiers.

Now that alcohol has been tabooed
in the army and navy Of some of the
leading nations of the world, the ques-
ton has arisen what i4 the best drink
with which the soldier can squench
his thirst9 Many distinguished Indian
commanders have testified in favor Of
tea as a thirst-allayef when on long
march in equatorial lands. The men
pnder. the @eadership OF Sir Herbert
Kitchener during the recent cam
pai9n inthe Soudan, who were allowed
no alcoholic stimulants whatever, per-
formed their long journey through the
desert on cold tea. and fought splendid
ly atythe end cf II. Tiger hunters in
India, who are' often subjected to in
tense heat in the thick jungies, i'm
variably use cold tea as drink. 1t is
now proposed that our army in Cuba
should be allowed to follow the exam
pie 4f their British brethren in arms
ii India and Egypt, and all their can
teena With tea instead Of water.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-09-17
WILL NOT BE CROWNED.
What WIN He the Procedure Of tia
IA009urat1oA OF HollaAdss
Coming Queen.

AZ much will be written about fhe
ceremony which is to be performed in
Amsterdam next Sept tember it is prop
er to call attention to the fact $Aat
Queen Wilhelmina is not to be crowned
when she takes the reins of govern
ment, but willonly take a solemn oath
to do her duty as constitutional mon
arch, says the New York Times. The
Dutch do not have coronations,
but inaugurations, and the little
queen, when the great day comes,
will simply exchange promises with
the representatives Of her people,
she to execute the laws and they to
help her Loyalty. The scene of this
proceeding is the New Church of Am
sterdam, which is the nearest to =
cathedral which Calvanistic Holland
possesses. The queens oath is: 81
swear to the Dutch people that will
observe and always maintain the con-
stitution. I swear that I win defend
and guard with all my power the in
dependence and the territory of the
empire. that will protect public and
private liberty and the rights of all
my subjects, and that will use every
means confided to me by the law to
foster and uphold the national and in
dividual wcll-beinE, as a good queen
should do. And may God help me-
Then comes the enthronization at the
hands of the states general, whose
oath, taken first by the president and
then by each member individuality.
closes the ceremony. Wilhelmina will
become legally of age at six o'clock
in the evening Of August 81 and the
enforcement will take place on the
following Tuesday, September 6.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-09-17
PAID IN LIKE COIN.
How pennsylvania Troops Are Even
ing Up Things with q Prac-
tfca1 Joker.

A practical" joker, well known
downtown, is at present taking a
good. hard dose of his own medicine.
About two weeks ago he packed dry
goods box with old shoes, empty tin
| cans and other rubbish and sent it off
TO Tampa, Fla, consigned to one of the
companies of the Third regiment Penn
sylvania volunteers, with express
charges collect. The soldier boys
thought it was box of supplies sent
by some kind friends, and gladly paid
the charges. Their chagrin in dis
covering the contents of the box may
be imagined, says the Philadelphia
Record.
But they have since been turning the
tables with a vengeance. They learned
the name of the joker, and for some
time past nearly every man in the COM
pany has been writing a letter of
thanks every day to the sender of the
box. The letters are mailed with the
soldiers privilege Of sending mail
without stamps, postage to be col
lected from the receiver. The ''joker''
10 paying two dollars day in postage
for the letters of thanks he is receiv-
ing. and he's wondering how much
longer they will continue to come.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-09-17
HAS INFINITE PATIENCE.


Some men are great in silence, some
are grand in talk. The Pennsylvania
Railroad company has man in charge
of its bureau of information in JERSEY
City who answers on an average 10000
questions day, and the person does
not live who has seen his feathers
rumpled. Remarkable man! The trav-
cling public can ask more fool ques-
tions than any other public on earth !;
but to interrogate stupidity, foolishly.
idiotically or otherwise R. B. Caldwell
is to discover reversal Of the Biblical
injunction to answer quick wit ac-
cording to asininity. Over 300 trains
go and come daily at the Pennsylvania
station, and all these Caldwell must
have at his tongues end, as well as a
complete map Of the universe, says the
New York Press.
Caldwell is everyone's main depend
ence. have heard people inquire after
lost parcels. have heard others ask:
Have you seen a man around here
looking az if he expected TO see some
one" did q long. thin chap with
eyeglasses leave a message here for
me?' Ibid young woman with
child tell you she expected her hus-
band to arrive on the Chicago limi-
tied? I'm the man." Caldwell knows
at sight every politician that travels.
every prominent man in public life.
every regular and nearly every irregu-
lar patron of his road. Being man o.
varied knowledge he is in dema,o
among his fellows when arguments
wax hot. In political forecasts he has
an unbroken record.