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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-23
SIZES.
A hand is f inches

A hand is inches
 A size in collars is one inch. One hundred quarts make a cask-
 The royal ss mo. is by inches.
 4 royal quarto page is 12 by 10 inches.
 4 bushel is equal to 215O.42 cubic inches.
 Knitting needles are usually inches in length.
 The 4s mo. paged volume is 32z by 21z inches
 A size in finger rings is one-sixteenth of an inch
 A size in stockings is three-quarters of an inch
 Umbrellas are sized according to the length of rib, this varying from 24 to 2s inches.
 Canes vary in height, according to the size of the individual using them, from S3 to 36 inches
 The elephant is from 10 to 12 feet ir length and from to feet in height, although elephants of 10 feet in height have been numerous
 The average sized spool for sewing thread is inches high and H inches in diameter at the ends A spool of thread means Sbout 200 yards.
 The blackbird is 10A inches long from the tip of the bill to the tip of the fail and thc STlread of yyinOS is fe inches The female bird is slightly smaller The blackbird lives from 10 to l2 years.
 A cistern feet in diameter contains 1. 66 barrels for every foot of depth. 4 foot cistern contains 6.6l, a7 f1ot contains 9.13, one of 8 feet contains l1.93 barrels, one of g feet I5 10 and one of 10 feet Is. 65 barrels.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-23

4 bill passed the lower House of congress on Tuesday which provides for "ibe better control of and to promote the safety of national banks The bill provides that DO national bank shall make a loan to its president or any other officer or emplove of the bank until such officer or employe had submitted a proposition for the loan in writing 10 the directors and it had been approved by the majority of them, and iu DO case shall the loan exceed the amount permitted by law. The report of the comptroller, NIT. Cox said, showed ninety per cent of the failures of national banks, due to absorption Of the banks funds by its officers. \ similar bill had twice passed the House and had once passed the Senate with amendments.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-23
HUNGRY BURGLARS.
They Break Into and PIunder the Resi- dence of Geo. K. Sutherland, ia
 West Prescott.

dence of Geo. K. Sutherland, ia
 West Prescott.
 The burglars operating in Prescott scored another successful venture in their line on Saturday night by breaking into the residence of Geo. R. Parker, in West Prescott. occu- pied by Geo. Sutherland and family. Entrance was effected through the kitchen door, in the rear of the building. Mud had been plastered over the glass, and it was then broken, when it proved an easy mat ter to slip the bolt back aud open the door.
 MT. Sutherland was absent at his mining camp at Crook canyon at the time, and no one but the women and children of the family were at home. Whether or not this was known to the burglars Is not known. but at any rate they seemed to take their time to the investigation of the premises. A gold watch belong ing to Mr. and Mrs. Sutherland's s niece, a purse of Mrs. Sutherland containing some mOUey and several articles of jewelry were stolen.
 After gathering up such articles as they could find, the burglars went to the pantry and partook of lunch and when they decamped they took along and uncooked roast of beef, intended for the Sunday dinner of the family, and some bread, pies aud cakes
 One of r. L. Kastner's coach dogs, which was sleeping in the house and which has the reputation of being an excellent and vicious watch dog, seemed to have been drugged in some way.
 Officers secured the surrounding country yesterday in search of the burglars, but failed to find any trace of them.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-23
NEWS. sorEs AND coMMENrs.

Luetgert has been sentenced t. life imprisonment.
 The engagement of Clarence H Mackay, son of J. W. Mackay, tC Miss Katharine Duer, of New York, has been announced.
 4 telegram from Havana says: Previous to the funeral of the vic tins of the Maine disaster. a deIega ton from the concentradOes express ed the wish to carry the bodies on their shoulders to the graveyard, as proof of their gratitude to the Americans, but Gen. Lee thanked them, and said the bodies would be carried in the manner selected by the authorities.
 The Navy Department has con- piled the following summary, show ing the total results of the Maine disaster from available information, up to Friday:
 Total officers and men on board Main, 355; total officers. 26; total men, 329; total officers saved, 24; total officers lost, 2; total men lost, 246; total officers injured, none; to tai men injured, 57; total men saved 76; doubtful, 7.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-23
The Best Prose Writers.
is Is from The Academy:

This Is from The Academy:
 Mir. Quiller- Couch's competition ID The Pall Mall Magazine has closed. He offered a guinea to the person who should state correctly the name of the man tor woman) who is. Cor has beeu during the past ten years) master Cor mistress) of the best style in English prose, and at the same time he wrote his own selection on 8 piece of papec aDd inolosed 1t in an envelope. In the result 9l votes were given to Mir. Pater, IS to Mir. Hardy, 12 to Mir. Stevenson, II to Nr. Ruskin, to Mir. Lang, : each to MT Froude and Mir. Barrie, 6 each to MT. Meredith and Mr. Kipling, 1 to Mr. Henry James and 8 each to Mat thew Arnold, Sir Walter Besant, Mir. Conan Doyle and Miss Marie Corelh. A great number of writers received g and l."
 If Mir. Henry James has any hair left, he must be pulling it when he reads that he scored only {. And the idea of mating Matthew Arnold and Marie Corellil As well say that good, honest bread and fancy macsroons are one and the same thing. We think that the printed results show incapacity on the part of readers. A guessing performance would have been prefersble.-New York
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-23
J.C MARTIN. Editor and Proprietor
AN rNPFRI,S OPINION.

Opinions in regard to the cause Of the explosion on the big battle ship Maine are without number al most. and nearly every one, so far expressed is to the effect that it was caused by a torpedo from the outside. Prof. Alger who IS pro nounced Q leading expert in the use of explosives, and who IS connected with the ordnance bureau at Wash ington, expresses his opinion as fol- lows which is contrary to the gen. eraliv expressed opinions:
 "As la the question of the cause cf the Names explosion, We know that no torpedo such as Is known to modern warfare can, of itself, cause an explosion Of the character or that on board the Maine We know Of no instances " here the explosion Of a torpedo or mine under a ships bottom has exploded the magazine within. It has simply torn a great hole in the ships bottom, through which water entered and in conse- . quence of which the ship sank Magazine explosions, on the con tTary, produce the effects exactly similar to the effects of the explo- sion on board the Maine.
 ~When it comes to seeking the cause of the explosion in the Maine's magazine. we should naturally look, not for improbable causes, but for those against which We have had to guard in the past. The most com mon of these is through fire in the bankers. Many of our ships have been ID danger at various times from this cause, and not long ago the Cincinnati's bunkers actually set fire to nettings and wooden boxes within the magazines, and had it noJ been found at the time 1t was discovered 1t would doubtless have resulted in a catastrophe on board that ship. similar to the Maine.
 'I shall again emphasize the fact that 10 torpedo exploded without ship has ever produced or, accord ing 70 cur Knowledge. can produce an explosion of a magazine within"
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-23
He Chennened Pens-

Sir Josiah Mason was, according tc his biography, walking in Bull street, Birmingham, in the year 1928, when he saw some steel pens. price three and sixpence each Josiah was a hard up maker of split rings No sooner had he seen the pens than be went home, made some better than those in the shop. sent them up to London and got a large or der by return. At 30 years of age Ma sons capital was 30 shillings At 60 he bad given away e4O0, 900.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-23

Disasters sem to occur in cycles or waves. One can readily recall havara.-rol1 incident accompanied unusual fatality has been followed 1y others. How fire seems to follow ire, and horrors of various kinds t.lioweaele other in quick succession. The rea.e-. burning and explosion -ui the Clara N-ya3a, last week, a s,eauer p.EiuE between Ssaguay --i Seattle. and he loss of her crew and her forty passengers, was fol- lowed 1y fire ID he hold of the steamer Oregon, and the narrow escape of her crew ard load of ps--al--E-. Ta-n comes the Maine a.=s----. ,cEp-iug all others, fol lowed by the Erecking of vessel on the Delaware river and another o1 the North Pacific, without loss of lie.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-23
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The American cent of I7S7 bore tn, motto, Mind Your Business. ''
 London messenger boys are now pro vided with roller skates
 In France the doctors claim on the estate of deceased patient has prece. dence of all others
 It is stated that in six months of the year American manufacturers can make enough shoes to supply the 70, 900, COG people of the United States.
 A London painter has trained parro, to say Wet paint" When he is work. ing with the brush, he hangs the bird in its cage on the fence which is being painted, and So passersby are warned os its proximity.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-23

An agent of an eastern tailorine house who chanced to be in Pres colt on Saturday, imagined that al item in that issue of this paper ID reference to cheap clothing agents had reference to him. He states that he does not solicit orders di- rect for the house that he repre- sents, but appoints resident agents to whom all orders are turned over, and that his business here is to es- tablish an agency, not to take or ders. Such being the case it lets him out of the class mentioned, who drop into town, pay DO licenses or taxes, take orders, ship them direct east and enter into competition with those engaged in business, in the town, who not only have to pay license, for doing business, but pay taxes on goods as we'll.
 Walter Lawrence and Pat Kelly left for Los Angeles this morning.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-23
JunpinR Q StrAW.

Some years ago the late Major Roddy Owen was at Aldershot and offered to back himself to make horse he was riding jump straw. Every one laughed, and although his fondness for horses was well known none believed be could ac- complish the feat A long straw was procured and laid on the ground Owen proceeded to blindfold the horse and rode him at the mark, which the animal cleared with a bound that woald have settled five bar gate. When he retu.Ied to collect his bets. all tie sportsmen had vanished. Army and Navy Journal
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-23

London = having an epidemic ol .-Gua-za --u-ed II Is said by the open winter. For the past six week; tEe Gea-A- from influenza have averaged g hundred and from dis eases of the respiratory organs six hundred. these figures being for the City of London alone. The same conditions prevail in a general way throughout the country, while the number o' slight or acute cases of grip and bronchitis is almost beyond calculation. The doctors are reap ing a harvest. and the mortality re- :1.-s of tie past month show that .ae .1 every three of the deaths re corded have been due to climatic conditions,
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-23
Parker Pre,epds Being Crazy.

A radical change has come oveI the demeanor of Parker, the con demned murderer now in jail await. ing the decision of the supreme court ID his appeal. For weeks he was quite morose and quiet, border ing on sulleness at times, and this has changed now to a feigning oi insanity. Last night he is said to have made the county jail ring with echoes of his yells, apparently in line with other actions of feigsed insanity. He goes about his cell and the corridor of the jail pretend ing to be picking up pins and other objects. It is expected that a decis- ion will be rendered in his case next week by the supreme court.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-23
He Talked to Brl.r.y,. Cod Fish Sign.

A rather amusing incident oc- cured this morning in front of Brisley's drug store. 4 man with a good sized cargo of whisky aboard had been sitting on the curb store for some time. He arose to walk away, but noticing the wooden figure of the fisherman with a big cod fish swinging over his shoulder. which MT. Brisley has for sign at his door, and being in a talkative mood, he staggered up in front of him, and commenced to be sociable. He talked for some time in friendly but voluble manner to the silent figure, and receiving no back talk, he commenced to get familiar with the sign and caressed it very affec- tionately, when he made the dis covery that it was not flesh and blood, and with a disgusted look on his face walked away.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-23
Mining Intelligence.

Phebe Nj. Henley has dre,ied to H. D. Norton the Senate and Gap itol mining claims in Kirkland dis trict. Consideration S4OO.
 The Boulder, Castle Creek and Turkey Creek reservoir sites in liar per mining district have been loea- ted for mining purposes by Thomas B. Dewees.
 Deeds from John H. Costello 10 the Golden Wave Mining Company for the St. John, Mary Ann and Fleming ranch mining claims, 10 Martinez mining district, were hied for record today.
 ]. Henry Wood ali wife have deeded to the Golden Wave Mining Company the \, Clair, Delaware. Bell, Chief, Central sad MA.ae min ing claims in Martinez district.
 A deed from Richard II. Stafford and wife for the Nugget mine auo a deed from James k. Austin and wife for the Clover Leaf, both made in favor of the Golden Way Min ing Company, were today filed Tor record.
 Peter St. Peter has beea granted power of attorney to sell the inter ests of George st. Peter in the Columbus. Belleview, Red Willow, Deer Trail and Copper Glance min ing claims, in Verde district.
 Powers of attorney have been granted to Chas. Hooker and Elmer Mcfarland by Chas. R. Ewing, au- thorizing them to sell, bond or lease the Surprise aud Ninety-six mining claims. located in Verde district.
 F. W. Ullerv has deeded to NJ. W Uliery his right, title aud interest in the Dexter, Gro FinO, La Plata, Jewel, Ohio Kid and Diamond gold mines, located in Hasssyampa min ing distric.. Consideration 5000.
 Articles of incorporation of the Astoria Gold Company have been filed for record. The incorpOrators are John T. Grayson, Alexander Davidson and George Crawford, all of New York City. Prescott is des- ignated as the principal place of business. The capital stock is fixed at SI,0O00O0, divided in 100000 shares of 5 each. Alaska and else where are places named as field of operation.
 William Partridge, one of the pioneers of Weaver mining district is in Prescott from Stanton for a few days stay. He says that both the ten stamp and five stamp mills are running regularly and the out put is fsttering. Parties are fgur- ing on putting in another 10 stamp mill at that place. The camp Is fill ing up rapidly with new miners, more new houses being under con struction and new tents appearing every day. MT. Partridge says Stanton will be oue of the livliest mining centers in Arizona this sum- mer.
 Malcolm McLeisch, who bought the dump of tsilings at Smiths mill some years ago, has finished cyan iding them, and has gone to OIL Mexico to look for another dump. NIT. McLeiseh has been operating at Smiths mill for the last three years and has cleaned up great deal oi gold-estimates place it all the way from $30,OOO to S60,0O0 He had the richest tailinas of the old Vulture and it IS said he purchased the big dump for something like S2O0. The tailings produced from five to eight dollars per ton. It will bs a long time before Mr. McLcisch fia .s another bonanza like the Vulture dump.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-23

It IS with feeling akin to sad ness that The Citizen announces the retirement of R. 4. Kistler from the Las Vegas Optic. For nineteen years he stood at the head of that excellent paper, and was the oldest editor in active service in the terri tory. By his retirement the editor of The Citizen drops into the posi- tion of the seDior editor and pub fisher in the territory, his term of service beginning March l, 1881. To the new management of the Optic and to the veteran retiring editor, MT. Kistler, The Citizen wishes peace, plenty and prosperity.-Al- buquerqne Citizen.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-23
Niagara Ran a sawmIlI.

Tbe first use of Nisgara's power was made in I72s, primitive sawmill be- Ing operated Nothing more was done in this line until Is42. when Augustus Porter conoeiyed the plan of hydraulic canals, and in 1881 one was completed The Cataract Construction company, from whose plant power has just been delivered in Buffalo. was incorporated u 1889.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-23
Sitting Ep Late.

There is nothing so tends to shorten the lives of old people and to inture their health as the practice of sitting up late. particularly in the winter evenings This is especially the case when there is . grown up daughter in the family. We publish this item at the earnest request of sevss@ youns msn-London Tit
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-23
PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS. Tle-e are several proclArnstioas i--ua- lg l-g rredecsssors offering rewards for -Le arrest ot persons for various offenses and
 h1re-s. Sufficient time has elapsed for the arrest Cf -Le pcrsuE- leutioned- Nov, Therefore. !, Myroa i. McCord. eover. nor af the telrltery of Arizona, do hereby revoke s--l recall zll oilers Cf reward made by any d ny Ti-etacesscrs lu uttce-
 1lVer. under r1y hand and the great seal of tho Territory uf Arl1u1z, slls twentieth day of No vl-lber, A- D. Is57.
 MARON II. McCORD,
 Sa-l Governor of Arizona CHAELES H. AE FRS, Secretary
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-23
Board of Sunarrisnra

Thurday, February 17-The bond of w. W. Cain, contract building tank tower, approved.
 The chairman reported the ap- proval of the following bonds:
 Frank E. Jordan, notary public. Sl,OOoi sureties, E E Ellinwood and Con OKeefe.
 c A Fair, road overseer. district No. N, I,OOO; sureties, T W Boggs and J NJ Garrett.
 John Burkes was appointed road overseer of district No. 4.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-23

As tomorrow will be a legal holi- day, and the banks, postoffice and all public offices will observe it as such, nc paper will be issued from this office.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-23
Distinguished Visitors.

MT. and Mrs. W. O. Davis, of Bloomington, Illinois, father and mother of Mrs. Lewis G. Stevenson arrived in Prescott on Saturday for a visit to their daughter. MT. Davis has a national reputation, as a journalist, being the editor and proprietor of the Bloomington Pantagraph, one of the best known papers in the United States outside of those published in four or five of the largest cities. In point of in fuence it is doubtful if there is a paper published in any city of Illinois that yields a greater in- fuence in that state than the Bloom. ingtOn Pantagraph.
 In addition to the above paper, MT. Davis is also an investor in the Saginaw Globe, at Saginaw, Michi- gan.
 The JoURNAL-M MINER is pleased, on behalf of our citizens to extend a hearty welcome to such a distin- guished visitor to our town, and sincerely hopes that the stay here, of him and his estimable wife, may prove a pleasant one and that pleasant memories, only, of Arizona, may be carried back with him to their eastern home.
 The Santa Fe Pacific railroad has been doing a thriving business since the completion of repairs to the tunnel. It is stated that twenty five hundred car loads of freight which was side tracked on account of the tunnel fire passed through Ash Fork last week and the 1000 men employed in the removal of the blockade have been discharged. The tunnel not only cost hundreds of thousands of dollars expenditure but nearly million dollars has been lost to the company by diverted l freight and the payment of mileage to the Southern Pacific. Seven | men were killed and 33 injured in the work of repairing the tunnel.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-23
THE HANDKERCHIEF SWEEP

WERE THEl S225 Ladies All Linen Embroidery Handkerchefs S2O0 Ladies' All Linen Embroidery Handkerehefs S175 Ladies' All Linen Embroidery Handkerchefs $l 50 Ladies' All Linen Embroidery Hand kerchiefs S1.00 Ladies' All Linen Embroidery Handkerchie hiefs
 .75 Ladies' All Linen Embroidery Handkerchiefs -
 .35 Ladies' All Linen Embroidery Handkerchiefs .75 Ladies' All Linen Hcmstched Handkerchiefs 50 Ladies All Linen Hemstitched Hand dkerchiefs 40 Ladies All Linen Hemstitched Handkerchiefs .35 Ladies' All Lnen Hemstitched Handkerc hiefs Were for 25c Childrens Coored Border Were O5 Chdrens Coored Handkerchiefs at per
 Our entire line Gents Handkerchief will be on Sale at t
 of reduction.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
EIaDa Dnlrn Scufh.

An ex Confederate officer, who makes
yearly business trips through the
Southern States, remarks the wonder,
full growth in patriotism throughout
that section of the country, as shown
by the sudden popularity of the stars
and stripes.
81 returned a few days ago from q
said this gentleman, ".and was amazed
at the number of flags which We're fly
Ing from private houses and business
blocks. 1t has been matter of re-
mark to me that since the civil wal
there has been reticence on the part
of the Southerners to throw the stars
and stripes to the breeze. They We're
loyal to the Government, but the use
of the national colors was confined to
the Government buildings, to school
houses in some sections and to the
homes of Northern men. who decor
ated their property with flags and burt
ing on holidays.
But, with the beginning of hOstili.
ties, new era has begun. In my trav-
els | saw fully as many flags displayed
in Southern towns as is the custom
here in the North, at present.
in Atlanta | visited recruiting of
fee which was in charge of former
Confederate fighter. He had strung
an immense flag across the street from
the building in which the recruiting
station was situated. 1t hung directly
over the sidewalk
"'Yes, sahr said the veteran, 4 reck-
on I've fixed it SO that every citizen in
Atlanta who passes this place will have
to walk under the stars and stripes
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-07-28
The use Of Chtcorv

Few people are aware of the extent
to which chicory is used as an addition
to coffee. This vegetable is usually
spoken of as an adulterant, and many
look upon il as such. 1t has, however
gained such a foothold in public esteem
that housekeepers are buying it and
mixing it with their coffee by choice.
1t is thought to make the coffee richer,
and is employed for the purpose and
without any consideration for economy.
An immense amount Of chicory is
grown in Nebraska, and the last years
yield is said to be of excellent quality.
At one factory 14,000 pounds of finished
chicory are turned out every twenty
four hours. This is but one of the
large plants in the State. There are
contracts with Nebraska farmers for
$4,000 acres Of chicory, and at Fremont
the drying plant is running at the rate
Of eighty tons a day.-New York
Ledger.