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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-07
LIFE ON A FLOATING FARM.
Arsenal Island, in the Mississippi,
Constantly Moving.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
Many of the islands of the Mississippi
river are known to be constantly chang
ing their positions, but the most restless
of them, and perhaps the most remarkable
island in the world, is Arsenal Island,
now of Illinois, but sometimes Of Missouri
Besides Its journeys UP and down the
river, the island occasionally takes trip
across the deep water channel, conse-
quently shifting from the Missouri to the
Illinois shore.
Maj. Thomas II. Hamburg, of the
corps of United States engineers. believes
that Arsenal Island will eventually be
come a part Of Missouri territory, and
says its constant movement is easily ex-
planned The dirt on ats upper end wash
es away under the force of the river cur
rent and accretions form at the lower
end.
Arsenal Island has also been known as
Quarantine Island. Both names indicate
the use 10 which It was put between 1850
and 1851 when a quarantine station and
the United States arsenal were main
tanned there. But Arsenal Island Is the
official name and is used in all land
grants and deeds that have been made
with reference to it.
The island is the property Of p. S.
Pittsheld. of Illinois, but is leased by
Joseph r. John, who lives upon It. His
house is In the midst of a pretty grove
of willows Elm. sycamores, and cotton
woods at the upper end of the island II
is a modest little one-story building with
five rooms, which are very clean and
comfortable. II is surrounded by storage
houses and poultry yards. Stretching
away from the grove are many acres Of
fertile land, which Is In an excellent
state Of cultivation. The proprietor told
a reporter of the ST. Louis Post Dispatch
that his hope is TO convert the place into
a stock ranch Since he landed there. in
1898. he says that more than fifty acres
have been washed away from It's upper
end and fully as many acres been added
10 It's lower end.
Since 1858 Arsenal Island moved
southwark 5000 feet
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-07

Eager Inquirer-Are there any good
mining locations still open up there?
Returning Klondlker-I should say So
You can go there and take your pick
Eager Inquirer-Great Scott If / can go
there and take my choice"
Returned Klondiker-I didn't say that /
said YOU could take your pick. But you'll
have 70 use IL in somebody eise's diggings.
Eager Inquirer-Oh!-Chica Tribune.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-07

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-07

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Arizona republican., 1898-02-17
THE MAINE CALAMITY.

The loss of the battleship Maine, with hundreds of lives, gives the ma tions heartstrings an additional strain by reason of the fact that the ship was blown up in a Spanish harbor. It may be that the Maine came to her tragical end through causes in no way connected with the Cuban insurrection. The dispatches thus far received do not warrant the conclusion that the ship was blown up by Spanish sympa- thizers. At the same time the circum- stances look suspicious. It is certain that the United States government will institute a rigid investigation, and pending it's outcome this country must be calm. If it be found that Spaniards were responsible for the awful fate of the Maine and her brave boys the Cuban question ought to be settled in very short order.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17
HOT SPRINGS OF ARIZONA.

An all year resort for health and pleasure; a perfect climate and a nat ural hot springs of great medicinal and curative powers: an open air swimming pool in a beautiful rocky gorge Abundant private baths in porcelain lined tubs. Hot douches, needle spray and shower bachs. Water is piped 1900 yards to hotel and bath house and a natural heat of Ill de- grees Fahrenheit is retained.
 A comfortable and attractive house of twenty-five rooms is now com pleted and running in addition to which ample tent room with boarded floors and sides is furnished for those who prefer open air accomm odations. Wood fires in every room and tent and wood is provided free of charge. Resi- dent physician. Rates from $3 to $4 day.
 A table and accommodations for miners is provided at a special rate of $2 day, everything included. No extras.
 Round trip tickets via Hot Springs Junc,ion, including stage fare, are sold at all stations on railroads. Ample arrangements have been perfected at Hot Springs Junction for food and lodging and a daily stage runs to the springs.
 For all information address Castle Creek Hot Springs and Improvement Company, Hot Springs. A. T.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17
FOR THE GOLD STANDARD.

All of our silver and paper cur rency must be maintained at parity with gold, and we favor all measures designed to maintain inviolably the obligations of the United States and all our money, whether coin or paper, at the present standard of the most enlightened nations of the earth.-St. Louis Platform of 1896.
 If there is any one thing which should be free from speculation and fuctuation it is the money of coun- try. < No one suffers so much from cheap money as the farmers and laborers. A graver menace to our financial standing and credit could hardly be conceived, and every patriotic citizen should be aroused to promptly meet and effectually defeat it.-President McKinley's letter of ac- ceptance.
 Our financial system needs some re- vising; our money is all good, but its value must not further be threatened. It should all be put upon an enduring basis, not subject to easy attack, nor its stability to doubt or dispute President McKinley's inaugural ad- dress.
 Nothing should ever tempt US nothing ever will tempt us-to scale down the sacred debt of the nation through legal technicality. What ever may be the language of the con- tract, the United States will discharge all of its obligations in the currency recognized as the best throughout the civilized world at the time of pay ment. Nor will we ever consent that the wages of labor or it's frugal sav- ings shall be scaled down, by permit ting payment in dollars of less value than the dollars accepted as the best in every enlightened nation of the earth.-President McKin1ey's New York speech, January 27, 1898.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17
ENGLAND'S POSITION.

It is hardly worth while for the English statesmen, in view of Lord Sallsbury's speech to deny that Great Britain has receded from the position it had assumed in the matter of China. It is evident that Russia played strong hand in coming forward with an offer to lend China the millions that it sought to borrow, and that behind Russia practically stood Germany and France. Lord Salisbury made use of these signifi- cant words in his speech a few days ago:
 There is a much more serious dan ger of overtaxing our strength. How ever strong we may be, there is a point beyond which our strength does l not go. It is courage and wisdom to exert that strength to it's attainable limit, but madness and ruin to pass it. This may be taken as an admission that China is not worth fighting for and that even the mistress of the sea" cannot afford to take any rash step that would lead to no one knows what Great Britain has, in spite of it's tremendous naval resources, just about as much as it can protect at present, and just as much as it can look after with safety. Lord Sails bury undoubtedly realizes that a con- f1ict with Great Britain on one side and Russia, France and Germany on the other side would tax even the tight little island'' to the utmost
 Further in his speech he referred to the extreme importance of avoiding 'the rashness which more than once in history has been the ruin of na- tions as great and as powerful as our selves"
 At the same time no one believes that Great Britain would refuse to de- | fend itself if it's existing interests were actually interfered with. The Chinese question is largely a matter Of extending control upon the part ot
 European nations in part of the
 world heretofore left to the people themselves in the territory involved.
 It may be that the treaty rights o1
 Great Britain will be affected. bu
 that is another question and to bt
 considered later. Russia should no
 presume too much upon the apparen
 indifference of Great Britain at thi.
 time-should not consider that Grear
 Britain is any the less stronger today
 than it was a quarter of century
 ago. Yet the national policy of Grea
 Britain seems to be for peace. An(
 that is good.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17

The judge who has been presiding over the trial of Sheriff Martin and his deputies at Wilkesbarre is, in some respects at any rate, a man to be admired. When he received an anony- nous letter threatening him if he made certain rulings during the case he opened court the next morning with the statement that the writer was a scoundrel and a coward. This char acterization was well deserved and none too strong.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17

bitiOn, or money, or pride.
 But men are slow to believe that over work sometimes kills; a man hates to ad- nit that his health ever needs any particu- lar care. He feels miserable and "out of sorts D but tries to bluff it of" until he gets fat on his back, unable to do stroke of work. He becomes obliged to spend no end of money for doctors and even at that can hardly save his life.
 How much more sensible, and in the end how much cheaper at the first signs of phy- sica1 weakness to write to Dr. R. V. Pierce, chief consulting physician of the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, of Buffalo, N. Y, and obtain, free of charge, the ad- vice of skilled and educated physician who has wider reputation for the success ful treatment of chronic diseases than any other physician in this country.
 In letter to Dr. Pierce, Mir J. W. Brittin, of Clinton, Dewitt Co.,, His. (P. O. Box 475, writes: "For over year I was troubled with liver co1,1- plaint. Had appetite, could keep nothing on my stomach and had severe pains in my stomach and bowels. I doctored with home doctors but did not obtain relief until friend advised me to take Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. began taking it at once and after taking four bottles think myself cured as l can eat anything I want and my food never hurts me"
 Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure consti- patton. At all medicine stores.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17

Orders for the special edition of The Republican to be issued February 2s are coming in so fast that the original estimate of 10000 copies is likely to prove too small. The live people of this town appreciate the advantages that will accrue to Phoenix and the Salt River valley through the publica- ton of special edition that will re- fleet the growth of the city and its tributary country.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17

The new Broadway squad of police men six feet high and over will be an impressive sight; nothing finer has been got together since Frederick Will liam I of Prussia had his regiment of giants, which he kept up by kidnap- ping big men from the territories of his neighbors- But the mortality on Broadway is not great, and the city of New York ought not to be reduced to this extremity
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17
Order to Show Cause on
 Sale of Mines.

In the Probate court of Mar;copa County, Ter ritory Of Arizona h the matter of the es- tate of Jesus Bermudes, deceased.
 Comes now Isnacio Garcia Administrator Of the G ta e of the above named decedent and files in this court his petiti for an order ts sell ce tain mining claims and mines belong ing to the estate of said dece ased for the pur- poses thereln mentioned.
 It is therefore ordered that Wednesday the 23d day of February, A, D. 1898, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m. of said day at the court room ct the said Probate Court, in the county court house, in the city of Phoenix, Arizona, be and the same is hereby fixed by the court as the time md place for hear ng said petition, at which time all persons interested in said es- tate must appear and show Cause. if any they have why an order should not be granted said administrator to sell said mines and mining interests. And that copy of th,s erder be published in The Arizona Republican news paper of general circulation tt four successive weeks.
 Dated this January 24th. 1898.
 G. W. GROUSE,
 Prubate Judge. First pubii. he'd in the Arizona RepuplicaD January 26, 1897.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17
The circulation of the Arizon

The circulation of the Arizona 2 Republican is growing faster than ever. The people of Ari- zona know a good thing when they see it. The Republican is the only newspaper in the southwest, outside of Los An geles, that is published every day in the year. Advertisers do not need to be told of the ad- vantages offered by this news paper.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17

Hon. Joseph H. Choate, in his speech at the recent banquet of the Chicago Bar association, told his hearers that their city was bound to become great CT and more beautiful than New York. And they all believed it, for not man at the table saw the sly old wag wink the other eye!
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17

As yet there are only three. visible candidates for the free silver nomi- nation for president in 1900, namely Bryan of Nebraska, Teller of Colo rado, and Mayor Harrison of Chicago. If David Bennett Hill of New York has any hankering in that line now is ms time to step up to the clerks desk and register.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17
PHOENIX STREETS.

"One curious habit which Amer1- cans have is that of scratching on pa per, said man at the Hotel Adams last night. By this is not meant scratching for the purpose of publca- ton, but the aimless marks so many persons make while idle, or talking with a friend. If there is a scrap of paper at hand, it is the most natural
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17

1 Hundreds of Japanese prospectors are rushing into the Klondyke region. At the present fate that territory will soon have the most highly variegated population to be found in any coun- try of the same area on the face of the earth.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17

Of course the death rate in Havana is decreasing. Under the ravages of starvation and disease there are fewer people left to die, and only the hard ones remain.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17

Lord Sackville-West was a model of diplomatic discretion compared with certain other people who might be mentioned.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17

In declaring that it is the only free silver paper published in Phoenix the Gazette unwittingly attests to the growth of sound money sentiment in
 Arizona. have hope that even the Gazette wiF join the sound money pro- cesslon 45efore the year is out. It 5 very lonely position just
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17

The "Klondyke outitter' has be- come a person with as much standing in trade as the haberdasher or shoe distributor"
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17

De Lome is an expert judge of hand writing. He recognized his own the instant he saw it.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17
The Official Citv Paper.

Pubrcatior Office: ss Adams Street: Tel. uohone No. H. 1ld 8a zaSaAEz
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17

U1l. Nn TIE PIONEERS. We carry a ITnllEIIInfI U(j9l full ine everything in Grocer NVAWAAA"A WI ies Hardware. Farming Imple- Oents Miners Supplies Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, Furnishing Goods Hats Etc., Etc. All of which offer at Bed Rock Prices.
 Hay and Grain in Car Lots. or Less.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17
l" What Shall c
 Han Give ? "

The solemn question comes home to almost every man at some period in his care CT.
 !" w Il at will you give i'll ex- c Il q Il ge for your life ?" It
 is like that oth CT solemn question about the soul. Just as all honest man feels that Il o t Il ing Of earthly value can be weighed against his soul so a can who has one friend to love him knows that life is toe precious to be baTtered away for an-
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17
PUBLISHED EVERY
 DAY IN TIE YEAR.

Washington Bureau. 509 Fourteen Ht. N. W.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17

pHHNIx. FEBRUARY 1888.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17

Entered at the postofflce at Phoenix. Arizona, as mail matter of the secono-
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17

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Arizona republican., 1898-02-17

MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-17
The Arizona Republican.
hs Treasure TefritOry'S Chief Newspaper.

CHARLES 0. RANDOLPH.
 EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-30
CAUGHT WITH CATNIP.
Fragrant Herb Baited
wildcat TO Its Death.

Mother had given the Maltese kitten
a sprig of catnip. and IL was rolling
over and over in an ecstasy of delight.
Grandmother looked up from her knit
ting and smiled at the creatures AM
tics.
"Queor how cats like catnip," she
said. "And wildcats are just as fond
of IL. Did ever tell you about the
time went for chunk of fire?"
"A chunk of fire? mol" and, scent
ing story, the children gathered
eagerly around her chair.
''It was when we were early settlers
in the Western reserve, more than 60
years ago. 1t seems hard to believe
now, but II was a serious undertaking
then to start fire. We had no
matches, and each family had its tin
der box, which was kept on the end
Of the mantel shelf, and we struck n
spark with flint and steel on bit OF
charred linen when we wanted a fire.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-30

"'why. children she said. 4 didnr
want you should kill yourselves hurry
ing
1.-The painter, the painter we
gasped, and somehow between us wa
told the story. Mother turned pale.
"'Run for your father, Jason. He ID
blowing in the south lot. What are
you doing. Sue?' for Susan, my To-
year-old sister, was taking down faith
er's double-barreled shotgun from the
deer horns over the door.
"'Going to have a shot mt that
panther said Sue.
YOU'D better not run any risks
al won't she answered, starting
Oft, as she slipped the shot pouch and
powder flask over her head.
II trotted along with her, for Sue
was first-rate shot, and had killed
more than one deer. and 1 felt very
sure that our panther was as good
as dead already IL she once got fair
aim at him.
"Sure enough. when we got to the
fence, there the beast was rolling over
and over for all the world like that
kitten was doing just now. He made
a splendid mark az he lay on his back
paws up and breast exposed. She let
him have both barrels, and shot him
right through the heart. He gave
one screech, a few kicks, and them
lay still, as dead rs Hector.
Father heard the shots and came
running In from the field to see what
was the matter.
"'Hurrah, daughter he said you've
done a good days work. Those ears
are worth five dollars at the court
house, and the pelt is worth money.
too. IL you want TO sell II, but reckon
you won't
Father said Jason, 'oughtnt Liza
and me TO have part of the money!
We toled the painter here
Then we all laughed. Mrs. Moses
p. Handy, in Chicago Inter Ocean.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-30
AN AMUSING CROW.
Coly Could Never Hear "a Have Any~
one Lie In He'd After the sun
Had Arisen.

There was n tall tree in the back yard
and pair of crows had chosen to To-
cate there. just when the young birds
were almost ready to fly n heavy storm
shook one of them prematurely from
the nest. The outcast was taken into
the warm kitchen, cared for, and soon
became n pet in the household.
He must have a name, so they chris
tened him Coly, and II was but a short
time till he had learned il SO that even
when at some distance working in tho
field they had only TO call "Colyl Colyl"
and with loud "Cawl cav! caw!" he
would come Tapping out to where they
were at work AMI follow them about.
CoIy was as good as n watchdog.
waking everybody with his noise IL
anyone came about. IL was also HIS
great delight TO accompany the men
when they went 10 haul fodder and to
catch the mice that frequently ran
from beneath the shocks. After tho
load was complete he would perch on
the top of IL and ride home. Let N
stranger come about, though, whilo
they were in the field and Coly would
Immediately become uneasy, look at
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-30

AS you may suppose, we took good
care not to let our fire go out. Every
night before father and mother went
to bed the embers in the big kitchen
fireplace were drawn together and
covered with ashes, so as TO keep them
alive until morning.
We'll, one sharp October morning
early, when we went into the kitchen
to get breakfast, and mother raked the
ashes-behold, the fire had gone out.
There had been rain In the night, and
IL had blown down the chimney SO that
the ashes were damp.
"'Here's n fine state of things!' said
mother; no fire, and Mr.. Bell bor-
rowed the finder box yesterday to
start fire in his clearing, and didn't
bring il back. Jason, you must go and
ask Mrs. VIM for chunk OF fire, and
be as quick as you can about IL, do you
hearT
ut was no unusual thing to send for
q chunk of fire, odd as Il may seem
now. You had TO hurry TO keep ii alive,
and so we had the saying, to go for a
chunk o. fire. when anybody was in a
terrible hurry.
"'oh. mother, let me go, too ex-
claimed.
"'well, don't care; but be quick
$50 Jason and I've were twins and
always did things together-set of for
our fire. The Wins were our nearest
neighbors and best friends. The two
families had come from Virginia and
taken up land together.
"We found the family at breakfast.
Mr.. VIM made each Of us eat piece
OF hot buttered hoecake. while his wife
filed the tin pail we had brought with
hickory Goals and covered them with
ashes.
HAS your father heard anything
OF a panther aboutr asked Mr.. Winn.
Lawson said one had been prowling
round his sheep pen lately
Both OF us pricked up our ears at
that. NO. we said.
"'Now, Mr.. VIM, don't you scare
those children. Run along home,
dears. and come back when you can
stay longer
1--WE set of, not without some mis-
givings, and walked fast. We were In
the middle OF the woods, halfway
home, when we heard the far-off cry
of n wildcat. We had heard IL before
and knew IL at once. There was hope,
however, that the animal did not know
of our presence In the woods. We
hurried on, and had nearly reached
our clearing when we heard the cry,
fearfully near this time. We fairly
flew. and were at our fence when,
looking back. we saw the panther, only
a few feet behind us. Yes. he was chas-
Ing us-were we TO be killed SO near
homo and safety? Neither OF us could
scream; fright always took away my
voice and jason was the same way.
All of a sudden / remembered how
crazy cats are about catnip-I reckon
God put IL into my head-and / flung
the bunch square at the beast. IL hit
him plump in the face. and he stopped
with a snarl. We didn't wait 10 see
what he did next, but just jumped over
the fence and tore home. Mother wns
so astonished when we tumbled over
each other into the kitchen door.