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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-10-13

sessed by Chinese women. She drank
deep of the literature China produces
for her high caste women, which con-
sists chiefly of exhortations to discharge
all their duties as daughters, wives,
mothers, sisters but especially as
daughters -in-law.
Tuen became more beautiful and at
tractive under the refining influences of
her new home, and henceforth culture
and intelligence were added to her other
charms. She was gift fit for the emper-
or, thought the viceroy, and as he had
been recently decorated with peacock s
feathers by his royal master, he sent his
beautiful slave dressed in imperial yell
low silk, as present in acknowledge
ment She had not been long in the i'm
perial palace until she gained COM
plete ascendancy over the emperor by
her beauty and talents. Those who op-
posed her dominancy were summarily
dispatched, and it soon became known
among the ruling classes in Peking that
the easiest way to secure imperial IA
vors was through the emperor S wife.
Her husband, Heinfung, died about
33 years ago and left no child by his
principal wife. He left a son. however,
by bis favorite wife, the subject of this
sketch. whom he declared his heir upon
his deathbed. The board of regency ap-
pointed by the deceased monarch prov
ing utterly incompetent, the dowager
empress secured its overthrow and de-
vised the new administration, which
has remained in power, more or less un-
der her guidance, ever since. She asso-
ciated with herself as co-regent the EN-
press Tsi An, the principal widow of
Heinfung, but still retained the reins of
power in her own hands. Her son,
Tunche, became emperor in 1878; out,
dying in 1875, the joint regency was
again resumed.
The present emperor of China, son
of the brother of Heinfung. born Aug
Is, 1871, succeeded to the throne in
1875 and reigned under the regency of
his aunt and adopted mother.
T
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-10-13


been only one in name, is one of the
most remarkable women the orient ever
produced. She exercises a power i'm
measurably greater than that of any
other woman in the world. Though ac-
cessions to power and regal state by
women humbly born have not been
unknown in tue east, no Esther in the
whole range Of its history can compare
with her who for 33 years has been the
real ruler of China Her life is stranger
than any romance, and equally strange
is the fact that she has owed her sue
cess much less to favoring circumstances
than to her talents and personal charms,
both of which she has known so we'll
how to use to attain the objects of her
ambition
The dowager empress of China was
born of poor parents in an obscure prov
ince of central China in November,
1884. The destruction of female chill
dren is not unknown in the Flowery
Kingdom, and Tuen- Tson -Hsi narrowly
escaped the fate awaiting so many un-
lucky enough to be born girls. She grew
up as all girls in her sphere of Gsfe in
China do, and cheerfully performed the
daily drudgery which fell to her lot
Hard as her life was. she grew up to be
remarkably pretty, with great, soft,
dark eyes and expressive features.
During the TAPPING rebellion her fa-
ther lost the little property he had, and
the family was reduced to extreme pow
erty. Day after day the future ruler of
China stood with her mother and father
at the old gates of the temple Of Buddha,
begging for little rice. Even then she
was a determined little individual and
displayed the courage and ability for
getting out of difficult position. She
knew that girls, especially if young and
pretty, brought good prices in China,
aud she suggested to her father that
this would be a good way for him to re-
trieve his fortune. Being badly in need
of money, he entered heartily into this
proposal, and soon afterward the girl
was sold to the Viceroy Lu Chang In
his household she comported herself so
we'll that she was promoted by the
viceroy's wife to a position of trust and
honor. She became an adept at en-
broidery work and finally secured the
viceroy's permission to be Taught to
read. an requirement not usually pos
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-10-13
Not Her Business. J.

sWomann' he cried in voice of thun-
der "Don t you know you'll drive me to
my grave?''
ssNol' she rctorted with curl of her
ruby lip. 'sThe hearse driver will do
thatt"-Up to Date.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-10-13
SMILE TEMPTERs.
His Earthly EGects.

swell, Uncle Jim,' said the lawyer,
the doctor says there's no hope for you. !"
g Yes, sub, dey tells me gwine ter cross
Ner. y
Have you made your wills"
'sYes, sub, / done will ter go"
II mean, said the lawyer in an ex-
planatory way, have you anything to
leave?''
ssOh, yes, suh!" explained the old man
joyfully. "A wife and de rheumatism i''--
Atlanta Constitution.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-10-13
Pnsfruction of youth.

Johnny-The verbiage was SO bad
couldn't ride my wheel
His What are you talking abouts
'sWell, when saw the word syerbiage'
in the paper and asked pa what it meant
he said wind ''-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-10-13
WOODBURY., n. ], THURSDAY, OCTOBER l3 1898. .

found and identified, but the murderer
was never apprehended. The next night
the same scene would be re-enacted.
The black draped figure would reappear,
the watchman would stink away, the
street would become deserted by all but
the mysterious parsonage who was ques-
toned by none. Then the unwary VIC
tim would march down the street to
bis doom.
Stranger, what is the hour Of the
night? Hol So? Thrice fortunate is the
man who can so accurately tell the hour
of his DEATH -
And the jewel in the hilt of the dag
FER shone an instant while it was held
OutstIetched that the blood might drip
from its point, and so it went on, until
at last, one night, when the deadly blow
had been struck and the body of the
man who had foretold the hour of his
own death was about TO fall to the
ground, there was an unearthly shrek.
prolonged into wall as of lost SOUL
The black cloaked figure paused and
let go the dagger, leaving it buried in
the heart of the man before him. The
awful cry came from above and sound
ed like the voice of an avenging angel,
but in another instant Don Juan Man.
uel had seen and known his wife as she
leaned swooning over the railing of the
balcony.
He turned again quickly to the man
who now lay at his feet HurriedIy
pushing back the cape that had fallen
partly over the face, he exclaimed: ut
is he 1t is he!" and strobe away. leav-
ing the weapon that had stilled so many
/ lives buried in the heart of his nephew
At last old Don Juan Manuel had
found the victim he SO long had sought.
He had no further use for the jeweled
dagger. For a short time he disappeared
from the street at night, but one day
funeral cortege took up it's march from
the door of the house of Don Juan
Manuel
Then the wrath of the black figure
began to promenade back and forth on
the Gale. And to this day, more than
two centuries later, on dark and stormy
nights, the muffied figure OF the jealous
don may yet be seen moving with slow
and stately tread. wrapped in the long,
black cloak, up and down, up and down.
And when the moon is hid and the
winds roar, and the rain dashes, and
the hour is near midnight, passengers
Of the Gale de Don Juan Manuel some
times hear a woman's long moan that
dies away into a sigh. The voice always
seems to come from above-from one of
the balconies of the house of Don Juan
Manuel-but when the startled listener
looks up there is no one there. Modern
Mexico
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-10-13

London has ID, 564 policemen, or 10
20 every one of it's 688 square miles.
Sixty per cent of them do night duty
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-10-13

The Chief Burgess of MilesburR Penna. saye
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the best pills he
ever used in his family during forty years of
house keeping. They cure constipation sick
headache and stomach and liver troubles. Small
in size but great in results. A. s. Marshall
Woodbury., N. ].
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-10-13
EMPRESS OF CHINA.
now SHE AscENDED THE DRAGON
THRONE FROM A HovEL.

tne of the Most Remarkable Women
of the Age-A Slave at One Time.
She Has Ruled China For Thirty
three Years.
copyright. 1898. by the Author.l
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-10-13
After Scarlet. Fever
Great Weakness Overcome by
Hoods SarsapariIIa
headaches and Dizziness Cured =
Mofbar,a S<a+anoanf

headaches and Dizziness Cured =
A Mothers Statement.
"My three little boys had scarlet fever
which left them very weak. gave them
Hoods Sarsaparilla and it built them up
so that in short time no one would ever
know they had been sick. became very
much run down and was troubled SO
much with headache and dizziness that
would often be obliged to lie down. MY
limbs would get numb and feared paraly-
sis. thought as Hoods SarsaparilIa had
helped the children so much it might
help me. l began taking it and soon the
headache and dizziness disappeared,
gained in flesh, and began to feel like
another person. AS for Hoods Pills, we
are never without them" MRS. G. FL.
SHAW, Prospect Plains, New Jersey.
Hood Sassan psriiia
Is the One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. 81 !;
six for S. C. 1. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-10-13

copyright. 1898. by
The herald., 1898-05-13
TIL PASSENGERS ON THE LAFAYETTE
A Big Mistake in Allowing Them to
Reach Havana
An English Officer Gives His Views on the Cardenas Affair
Was the Wnslow's Exploit
Too Rash?
SPECIAL TO THE HERALD.

LONDON May 12The reports of the disaster the bokadng
Canas bay first grossly exaggerated here Emanang they
did from Spanish they received sparse crednce among experts
Later advces from New York tonight however, demonstrate that the
reports of Spanish not entirely unoundd but prove
that tho Wednesday comparatively insignificant char
ac except for the American the war were spent
The uky enterprise the Wnslow both praised blamed
was the principal subject Of discussion at the service clubs tonight
IL imagine" said we'll naval officer at the United Service
club this evening" a your officers have formed hasty and probably
opinion Of the powers the gunnery and craftsmanship
Cuban batteries At Matanz two weeks the aim wretced
apparently poweless to reach Simpsons Ships but the result
Wednesdays affair that General Bano has
gunne hitherto unreazed is rumod and there good
the belief that Spain has within the last few weeks imported
of the best arterymen to be found in Europe And measure
continued the officer who pocapn the British navy f
lows to blame What in h did your Washington authorities
allow that French steamer the Lafayette, land pas
senger of whom they knew nothing You that this
considered here most ndsceet and cauou After the Lafayette
had ever captured and taken into Key West why the deuce
fellows keen let her her again? Complications b.
hanged wasn't the French that kicking but French
line Of steamships that had undertaken and still undertaking. believe
most lucrative business Perhaps don't recall that few weeks
this boosted they could the Havana blockade They
didn't do that true but after being captured the Lafayette lucky
enough receive honorable back with possibly the
board who responsible for those deadly shots at Car
dnas Kwas folly and administration going be frightened
Of every soced neutral steamer that tries impose you you will
lay for yourselves unoy heap Of trouble few instances of
this spain's friends will be protesting the
not effective in opinion amenabe lack of foresight IT,
reported the French minister protested as to the sng Of the Lafa
ee why not have let his protest BE- the subject Of investigation least
have had passenger carefully examined before allowing him
eeed to Havana?
euded the officer "for the action Of the Wnlow
ranb rash but imagine that with former your had but
small opinion Of the gunney Of the Spana and had not dam that
picked aymen from Austria and Germany behind the batteries
The herald., 1898-05-13
On the Measures Of Settlement
With Spain
HANNA'S HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION
Indicates the Anxiety Of the Holders Of
Spanish Bonds
When This War Is Over There Will Be One in the
Senate to Make Cuba Pay the Bonded
Debt Of Spain
SPECIAL TO THE HERALD

WASHINGTON May 12-senao and his
peace price and bonds by all today attempted get
expression of individual senate opinion the shall be allowed
the final settlement of the existing difficulties Hanna and Fairbanks Of
Indiana associated this saw-takng enterprise Early the day
there story hoat finger could upon
its origin but the foated just the that urgent inquiry
had come from Bernabe Montreal asking for the lowest figure Spain
would be permitted to give adjustment of all accounts When this
was first heard regarded simply idletm talk and nothing
view Of Hanna subsequent actions and those Of Banker Fairbanks and
others of the Spanish senate syndicate the tale took pechi
Assuming that Spain will be defeated in this will all proper
American ends be subseed by making Cuba independent government
but liable for proportion the outstanding Spanish bonds The
further argument offered that American theory practice has always
been against acquisition of outside territory and the Philippines should
therefore be returned Hanna of sag and considerable
cunning He did not suggest anything overt and thereby possibly avoided
ynchg He simply cravd the the opinions of his fellow senator's
BRIEF the argument he makes this American capital invested in
good faith invested Spanish bonds The New York Life
company for instance has 100000 the hazard and would b
maniay unfair take from Spain good yielding possessions
as the Philippines and Porto Rico would be unfair to Spain and rinou
to the American bondholdrs Also there Cuba large part the
Spanish loan oated on the strength of the island equitable that
Cuba should be made make good its pro of the on plain
English Hanna and his peace committee would like surviving Cubans
Ito what cost Spain starve their children brothers
and parents to DEATH This their line Of argument and the great
will be in the when the effort made mbody the argument
the treaty with SPAIN
The herald., 1898-05-13
Preparations for Advance

WASHINGTON May 12-(Spsea to The Herald) and
his staff did not Washington tonight important dispatch
from General Gomez on its way BY who to arrive
explained the fohe delay his departure Cuba
expected viii begin Saturday and be accomplished by Tuesday Of
Havana another west Of Havana and third point the southwest
Of Cuba possibly Cienfuego the basis supplies fortified
from land and attack Gordon will be thrown Havana
and nsqrgen forces will then the city and id Ad
Sampson Sea- who will reduce Moro castle and the other for6
around the city, will engage the Spanish troops under blockade
The herald., 1898-05-13
Revolution Imminent


made
revolution The Rodng ng conducted
o the
order.
The herald., 1898-05-13
BermeIo Confirrns

LONDON May 12By Associated "A Madrid Bemeo
med Thursday that Verde
The herald., 1898-05-13
Spain Is Informed

MADRID May 2|Spea The 1adAn official telegram
bardent Juan
with Bemej eapted presumably
Ito advance to the attack
The herald., 1898-05-13
FORT MORRO PROMPTLY REDUCED TO
A HEAP OF RUINS
Presumably Trustworthy Adces Received Of the Arrival Of the
Spanish Squadron in the West lndes-Not
Anxious to Fight

May Copynt by
morning
Admiral
signal the bes Iowa fired the first shot, which took effect Then
Moro reduced
little
captured the United States auxiliary Yale
Thousands of the population
The foregoing dispatch from Port Prince
of the Associated Press which Admiral Simpsons will
either ST. Thomas So Domingo The information phd from reliable
His au
The herald., 1898-05-13
Spain's Squadron Arrives

LONDON
arrival Spanish fleet the islands
Admiral Bemo
ed an official from Admiral Vlmi the trip the Atlantic without
incident The Daily News Madrid
the squadn
hours"
THE route be taken Rco Daily Mail
The admiral
place a selected"
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-10
The Wiser WaYs

Glow fresh and rosy you look
Nora," exclaimed Isabel, who had just
returned from the beach, and was
greeting her friend.
eyes, dear" replied Nora, II am
feeling splendidly, and mamma says ]
have an alarming appetite"
"Where in the world have you been
since saw your.
81 have remained at home" replied
Nora, Sand have worked hard every
day. But I have been taking that
wonderful medicine, Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, and it has done me, oh, SO
much good. You see always like to
feelwelI when I go away. andI leave
the mountains next week"
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-10
Beef fer Yuma.

Ed. Hodges, Yuma merchant, last
night shipped a carload OF cattle to
Yuma. He bought them OF Joseph
Monihon. They are intended for his
meat markets at Yuma and Gold Rock.
More beef is used in Yuma than one
would guess. Dave Balsz alone kills
three cattle daily and he is not the only
pebble on the banks Of the Colorado
All of which goes to prove that warm
climate does not necessarily do away
with heat inspiring food.-RepubhcGn.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-10
1t Is Just as Important,

That you enrich and purify your blood
in the Fall as in the Spring. At this
time, owing to decaying vegetation, a
low water level, and other causes, there
are disease germs all about rs, and a
weak and debilitated system quickly
yields to att cks of malaria, fevers, etc.
BY purifying and enriching your blood
with Hoods Sarsaparilla you may
build up your system to resist these
dangers, as well as coughs, colds,
pneumonia and the grip which come
with colder weather. To be on the
safe aide, take Hoods Sars2paciLIa now,
and always be sure II is E2od' and
not something represented to be Just
as good"
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-10
A Great ZooIogicaI Garden,

The Geological Society of New York
propose to construct what will prob
able be the finest geological garden in
the world in Bronx Park, New York.
The society expects to open the garden
to the public in satisfactory way on
May, 1899 While the work is pro
crossing with all due rapidity, the old
and well approved plan Of relieving
biiousness and constipation through
the benefcent agency Of HoStetter's
Stomach Bitters finds general recogni-
ton. This excellent family medicine
is safeguard against malaria and
rheumatism, and removes Indigestion
and nervousness. 1t Invigorates the
system through improved digestion,
fortifes it against disease, and counter
acts the effects OF overwork; mental
or physical.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-10
Thoroughbred Chickens.

Hurrah! Old maids, young maids
and married ladies, too. The Nelson
Bros, Of Palomas, Yuma county
Arizona, have just received a brand
new stock of cocks, SO if you want
guaranteed thoroughbred Buff Leg
horn eggs you can have them for one
dollar a setting Of IL. Do not think
because we are selling them cbean
that we have poor lot Of chickens
for they are the best to be had in the
State OF California. Our eggs cost 81
L setting Of Is. Special price for large
orders. Ii there is anything in this
az you 90 not understand, Just send
you dollar, and trust everything to
the DEAF boy.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-10
Democratic County Convention.
XJlcA, ARIzOEA,
September 8, 1888

yJlcA, ARIzorA,
September 6, 1888. !
The Democratic County Convention is
hereby calIed-by authority of the Central
Comnittee-to meet at Yuma on Wednes-
day, September Is, 1898, to transact the
following business:
To nominate regular Democratic County
ticket, to be voted for at the ensuing Nov
ember election.
To elect Democratic County Central
Committee.
To act on such other matters as shall pro-
perly come before the Convention.
Said Convention shall be entitled to the
following representation:
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-10
How to Look Coed.

Good looks are really more than
skin deep, depending entirely on a
healthy condition of all the vital
organs. II the liver be inactive, you
have bilious look; if your stomach
be disordered, you have dyspeptic
look, if your kidneys be affected, you
have ninched look, Secure good
health. and you viii surely have good
looks electric B.tce~s lsa good
Alternative and Tonic Acts directly
.a -ae .omach, liver sut Kidneys
eunHes tho blood. cures plmp-es
6lotha= and 5o-s and gLges O. good
complexion Every bottle guaranteed
Sold at Gender d Co.'S. D-ue tore
81 CanUs per bottle.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-10

Fresh creamery butter from the
Salt River valley always on cold
storage at P. B. Hedges & Cos.
NJ. S. Darling, the jeweler, has re-
ceived a fine line Of the latest Forester
and A. 0. U. w. buttons, badges and
charms. He also has the buttons OF
many others orders.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-10
LOCAL NOTES.

Arro1eS
.h;s n,ool, on bns;ness
1Saacs f0lnamuS' o. anu 'i' ISL .
heI*'1'e' Ia ''oA I" '-
"A
Mrs. John B. Wright is expected to
arrive in Yuma next Saturday, sept
ember IL.
Father Albrecht returned Wednes-
day evening from a two months
vacation - tHo coast
H r- ---s-s. a bright Young -t-
+7r7av Of Los Angeles. #as ia Yuma
s.is week on legal business
a f1n line of miua-s' 1ag1f-l1g
-a-=as -sraatacIo7. and o..a- optical
gooa r--a~.s Dra- stare.
NJ r---5s,o 1r-.-.....-. r.-
doifo d ~aa@uinetti's, left las. Sunday
for san t's-..5t- on -yf week.
vaca io-.
Henri Lsu-..iu. taamster Tor .la
Senate Mining company left Iaar.
day oa visit to his old home Ia San
TSh-i-~o.
Ticket Agent Morey ana engineer
Mash, OF the S. P, have returned from
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-10
Notice.

To whom it may concern. We
George T. Morris and r. Ryder contest
J. Shears and G. Muncey's claim to
the mine known as the Butte of Arr
zona, situated in the s. +. Mountains
Yuma County about ca four miles
vest Of Tres Alamo's SPRING.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-10
PRISON SUPERINTENDENT.
Governor Murphy interviewed Re-
garding the Charges Against
Supt. DOrringtOn.

Governor Murphy Was at his desk
this morning in the executive cham
bers, having arrived on the morning
train from Yuma where he spent yes
terday in looking after prison matters
and in the instalment Of Hon. Herbert
Brown as Superintendent.
In speaking OF ex-Superintendent
Darlington Governor Murphy said
"The change was not made because Of
any reflection upon Mr.. 'Dorrington
either as a man, citizen or q republi-
can. John Darlington is man of ster-
ling worth and unimpeachable integri-
ty, loyal republican and true to Ari-
conan, always. Mr.. Darlington resigned
and in the REIMBURSEMENT Of Territorial
appointees another superintendent ct
the prison was selected.
The Governor holds the ex-Superin-
tendent in the highest esteem and has
no complaint whatever to make Of him.
The reporter questioned the Cover
nor regarding the charges made against
-g-e-'u.c1Iort Darlington by certain
Territorial Newspaper. "fhey arc
sl .erle false ard without any iouoda-
zion whatsoever, replied The Governor.