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Arizona republican., 1898-03-07
AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE.

Very nearly every family in Oceanc c N. J., owned cat or two, and some of the animals were of high degree. Of late the cats have been disappearing in a mysterious manner and a sort of vigilance committee was organized Mrs. Peter Youmans, who made an in vestigatiOn on her own account four d the bodies of a score of the m ssing Toms and Tabbies in a clearing in the woods back of the town, and the in dications are that the cats were killed by dog. The supposition is that a young man in the town who owns a bull dog caught the cats, took them to the clearing and watched his dog kill them.
 The board of aldermen of Boston several months ago passed an ordi- nance prohibiting the wearing of large hats in the theaters, but it was rot tested until last Saturday. At the matinee in the Castle Square theater two women complained of inability to see through or over the big hat of an other woman who sat in front of them and when the offending sister refused to remove the hat she was ordered out of the theater and her money returned
 to her.
 Divorce is cheap in Paterson, N J. ;n certain conditions. John O'Rourke blacksmith, married Sadie Tender son, when he was intoxicated, al
 though he was engaged to Mrs. Brid- get Cary, widow. He discove ed | that his wife had a husband already in Scotland, and on Saturday he paid | 40 cents to Justice Casey of Paterson | and received written diSpenSation tc
 marry again. This document reads as | follows: This is to certify that John O'Rourke is hereby granted a separa tion. He may go where he pleases
 marry if he doth so desire, and not
 withstanding marriage with one
 Sadie Henderson in April, 1S96 On sworn statements it appears that said
 marriage took place before Justice
 Cannon, but O'Rourke was drunk and
 did not know it happened. Mrs. Hen derson was a married woman and | could not contract a legal marriage
 It is adjudged therefore that John O'Rourke is entitled to a dispensat on from the marital bond''
 Dissensions among the Theo=ophist: are growing bitter and it would appear | from the remarks made at the lasi
 meeting of the New York branch 8 schism is imminent Some of the l speakers attacked Mrs. Katharine A
 Tingley, who claims to be the succes sor of Mme. Blavatsky and w. o
 Judge as head and front of the so- ciety in America Ernest T. Hargrov | former vice president of the ocety
 one of the speakers, promised to make
 some revelations at future meeting
 and was so ungallant as to attacksMrs
 Tingley's veracity. Most of the mem
 bers say trouble is sure to come.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-07
GOSSIP OF NEW YORK.

New York, March GA ''No seat, half fare," bill has been introduced in the state assembly, The bill. instead of providing no fares for street car passengers who have to stand, pro- vides for half fares in such cases.
 It is the custom in this city to dis play the national flag from every pub lie school house during the hours of school Senator Coggeshall intro duced a bill making this obligatory that every school shall salute the na- session.
 The Brooklyn Eagles Washington correspondent sends an interesting and, if true, important dispatch to his paper, to the effect that ex-President Harrison has entered the political field and, with his old time political manager, John C. New, is already en- gagged in a canvass for the next re- publican nomination for president.
 A big lot of Uncle Sam's mail has been ground to a pulp in the pipes of a company that has a contract for carrying the mails from sub-stations to the general postoffice in pneumati Q tubes. The postoffice people are now engaged in gathering together the scraps, but whole lot Of people will wait in vain for expected letters, as most of them are beyond redemption. Nobody seems to know what caused the wholesale slaughter of the more or less precious missives.
 Among the passengers of the Ger manic. just over, was Baron George de Goldschmidt, who is on his way to the Klondyke. The baron isn't a pros pector, but goes to the far north to win bets made with a fellow clubman in London. He is 27 years old and a member of London banking house. He says his friend bet $100 to $1 that the baron would not leave England; ; $1,000 to $1 that he would not go to Dawson City, and $5,000 to s1 that if he did get there he would never come back. The baron has won the first bet, has a cinch on the second and is confident of winning the third.
 Twenty-seven telegraph operators have been fent to Key West during the last two days by the Western Union
Arizona republican., 1898-03-07
EXPLOITS OF AMERICAN NAVY.

The American people have always been proud of their navy, and they have ample cause for it. The navies of the older countries of Europe have longer history, but none have So so short a space.
 On land we have usually been pittsd in our foreign wars against the Eng fish, who are correctly rated the best troops in Europe, and we have lost CT the latter.
 At sea our antagonists have also been the English in most cases, but there we have always won. with one or two exceptions. From the beginnin g the navy has been thoroughly trained strictest discipline has been main tained, and to these and the natural strength and spirit Of cur s-amen our successes are due.
 A heroic, but unsuccessful fight was made by the American thirtytwo gun frigate Randolph against the British sixty-four gun frigate Yarmouth The Randolph should have run away as her antagonist outrated her in strength at least three to one, but sic
 
 ball from the Yarmouth entered her magazine, and she blew up. Only three out of her crew of 300 men were saved
 There were also in this war many fights between privateers and very small ships, in which the Americans acquitted themselves with credit.
 After the war America maintained 0nlx hut cho found a use for it. Serious troub, es had grown up between this govern ment and France connected with the West Indian trade. A naval war was fought by the two in West Indian wa ters, but war was never declared. The first battle was between the Ameri- can thirty-eight gun frigate Constel- lation and the French frigate LInsur- gente. of the same size. The combat lasted about an hour. when the French ship surrendered, having lost four times as many men as the Amer jeans. LInsurgente had captured a great many British merchant ships in the West Indies, and out of grati- tude for her capture the Londin mer- chants presented a service of gold plate to Captain Truxton of the Con- stellation.
 A short time afterward the Constel- lation met the French frigate La Ven geance, considerably larger than her. self. A battle much more desperate and bloody than the first followed, and was long contested Some of the rigging of the Constellation was dis abled, and taking advantage of it the French ship fled in the night and es- caped to a French port The Ameri- cans lost about forty killed and wound ed and the French about one hundred
Arizona republican., 1898-03-07
PRIEST AND PULPIT.

THE BAPTIST CHURCH.-Rev. Dr. Ralsey's sermon yesterday morning was on him who called himself only ia voice." Israel was again wandering in the wilderness, this time a spirit nal wilderness. No man had faith in anything. The priests despised the people and the people hated the priests
 The scepter was slipping from the hands of Judah. All were looking for the coming of the Messiah. And now a voice is heard, startling, an awakening voice. John the Baptist was prepared for his great work by conservation (his parents devoted him to the service of the Lord) by renun- citation, by communion with God. We note in his preaching self-forgetful- ness and faithfulness. It might be summed up in one word, repent D Every Christian may be, in his day, a John the Baptist; may say, by his lips and by his life: Prepare ye the way of the Lord" Too often Chris tians instead of renouncing the world renounce Christ, preferring the place of pleasure to the place of prayer.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-07

quite recently I observed him closing the little book and as he quietly slipped through the screen doors to the street I felt positive that I could note an exultant and conquering look upon his face. His computations were at an end, thought I. He will spend the balance of the night and all day tomorrow getting rest, sleep and strengthening his nerve. Tomorrow evening he will come to the Palace and-break the senator. I was on hand the next evening, and sure enough-but, perhaps I tire you, MT. Spear? No? Well, he came in, bought chips ard commenced play. would have wagered everything I possessed that Freeze had not long to live as bloated boni-holder. The look on the little mans face was enough to convince whole world of skeptics that he was going to do it right quick. I noticed that the sen ator wore a queer kind of smile and I did not know just what it meant. I determined, however, that he knew what was coming and made up his mind t omeet death smilingly. The combination did not seem to work well from the start. After losing repeat edly, never winning, the little man consulted the little book. Apparently satisfied, he again resumed betting. The senator c1ung to his smile all the way through and it broadened per ceptibly as he remarked to the little
 man, while raking in the last dollar
 the latter had on earth, Say, old man
 perhaps you forgot to put some of
 your algebra on the single and double O's.' For the first time this seemed to
 strike the little man. But he went out. I followed and noticed that he stopped about half way up the block, took
 something out of his pocket and I saw
 miniature snow storm falling, all in
 one place, into the ditch. Having done
 this he pulled his little high hat down over his little old head and walked off
 at a rapid pace. Now, it may be that
 he has had his lesson. If he profits by it perhaps he will escape the asylum.
 All of which goes to show, sir, that i, is not certain that mathematics de-
 velop the brain safely. That is, that
 mathematical development is all right enough if it could be fitted up with some kind of a stop-cock."
 "All right. sir. Any time. Good
 night
Arizona republican., 1898-03-07
What Do You Know About Bicycles?

Most of our customers te us they don't know anything abou. wheels. Some knew great deal, and others have friends" who know. Our advice is often asked, and the buyer wlo gets the best bargain is the one vh0 relies entirely on our judgment. We have been in the bicycle business here con tinuously for eleven years, and are not going to deceive you simply to sell one wheel-ve prize our business reputation too highly for that. If you know more about the bicycle business than we do, we'll give you job buy ing for us. We never place any one wheel orders never less than fifty of one kind-and we investigate the make thoroughly first. In other words, we do the experimenting for our customers, and in buying from us you run no risk whatever.
 PENNEY & ROBINSON. Bicycles, Typewriters, Photo Stock
 and Sporting Goods, 40 N. Center
 Street, Phoenix.
 Phone 147
Arizona republican., 1898-03-07
PHOENIX PHILOSOPHER.
Our Insane Asylum Filled With Math-
 ematicians.

"Yes," said he, '1 have been thinking again. Not that I ever cease from
 thought of one kind or another, but
 unless my mind is exercised with mat ter of some importance, subjects of some depth or things strange, queer,
 humorous or original, I do not desig- nate the outcome as thinking. How
 many channels for the mind to wan
 der in have each of us, and what
 queer laterals we each construct as
 we live our lives, and of what strange
 materials we make use in the process
 of that construction. And do you know that if you will calmly sit still
 long enough to give the proper con- sideration you will cease from won
 dering at the increase of insanity.
 Even up to date the idea prevails in circles, the primal object of which is education, that the study of mathe- matics is the best for the development of the brain. I am not prepared to deny that this is true. Perhaps I might be impelled to admit that results in the main are convincing proofs of the correctness of the theory. But has it ever occurred to you to look up the statistics on lunacy and the causes thereof throughout the world? No? Well, sir, I can tell you that very great percentage of the inmates of insane asylums owe their restraint of liberty directly to this same develop ment of the brain by means of math- ematics You doubt it? Very good. A careful census recently taken (the correct results now being held as se- cret by the several governments of the civilized world) shows that there are now confined in asylums for the in- sane 2,543, ,432 persons whose brains be- came overbalanced while struggling with computations to learn definitely and specifically the number of combi- nations capable of formation in the 14-15 puzzle. There are 439 367 in mates of asylums today still figuring on the velocities, circulatory motion and radial circuits rendered possible by the simple little invention known as the return ball. Perpetual motion. sir, you will admit is entirely a math- ematical problem, and it has de veloped the brains of 26,973,044 hu- man beings, all of whom have found such lodgment and comforts as are of fered by asylums for the insane. And so I might go on, quoting these dry statistics, but as you say, the public is not interested in such things as fig ures. For a couple of months past I have been interested in small sized gentleman who dresses neatly, always appearing in a silk hat, a sure means of obtaining attention here in Phoenix and wearing molasses colored beard. He would nightly take a position clos to the roulette wheel at the Palace, and with little book and pencil in hand jot down something in figures each time the little ball dropped in to slot. A glance over his shoulder at the little book demonstrated the fact that his calculations were made by the use of the algebraical signs, and the little letters r, b and designating the colors of the game. One evening
Arizona republican., 1898-03-07

afterward the American fri gate Boston took the French frigate Berceau in a combat noteworthy be- cause it lasted day and half. The celebrated schooner Enterprise made her debut in this year. She fought five or six battles with French ships
 and was always victorious The Americans did not lose a single com bat in their little war with the French.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-07
Everybody Says So.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won derful medical discovery of the age. pleas ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels cleansing .he entire system, dispel colds and biIiousness. Please bny and try n box of c. c. c. to-day; 10, 9. 50 cents. SuiJ anc guaranteed to sure bz all druggists. ''
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-11
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Interesting Facts About Richmord's Clti-
zens and Other MafteTs.

County Judge Ben. White. Of Princess
ANN. is on a visit 10 Richmond.
Judge Samuel r Coleman. of Cumber-
land. was in the city yesterday.
Captain Edmund Il. Cooke, Of Cumber-
land. is at the Lexington.
This will be an important meeting. and
the members are requested 10 attend.
Mr. William VI. Turpin. president OF the
Board of Ald arman. who has been quite
sick is considerably better.
Misses Jennie and Bessie Ryan. Of
north Seventh street, left Sunday night
for a visit to New York and Baltimore.
The annual netting Of the s. 2. G. A.
Will he held at its Office tonight at s
o'clock.
Ex-senator John T. Lowell. Of Warren
and Mr. r. G. Southall. Of Amelia were
at the Capitol yesterday.
Mrs Thomas NJ. rutherford has
moved into her mothers house, Mrs.
James Thomas. on Grace street.
Mr. Clarence Hutzler. Of Harrisburg,
Pa. Is visiting his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
u. Hutzler. No. l24 east Broad street.
Miss Maria Blair's class will sail on
February 10Th. for Europe TO Ie gone
eight months
Mr. Blythe w. Brant is on HE way
home having sailed from England on
Saturday
Miss Margaret Branch. youngest daueh-
ter of Mr.. John L. Branch. who has been
very III for the past week, is improving.
Rev. DR.. Hartley Carmichael Sunday
evening gave his fifth lecture on ST. Paui
epistle to the Galatians at ST. Pauls
church.
Mr.. Bernard H. Hutchings and Miss
cora l.. Boil will be married To-Day AZ
the residence of the prde-eiect, No. 9l6
north Twenty-tighth street
Mr.. Harry c. Glenn. a well-known
Young lawyer made his appearance in the
Police Court yesterday morning after a
long absence. and was successful IN OBJ
tanning the release OF one of his clients
Colonel Robert f. Gerald. Of Antietam
Command, Union Veterans, OF Boston,
is in the city stopping at Murphy's Hotel
lie has a number OF friends In the city
who are seeing that he has good time.
Rev. r. w. Duke. OF Berkeley. Va,
will. in a short while. begin protracted
meeting al Pine street Baptist church
The gentleman held a most successful
revival al that church some months ago.
on the afternoon and evening of Friday.
January 14th, there will be very mover
entertainment given i'm Marshall Hall
corner of Twenty-Fifth and Broad streets.
bv the Auxiliary Circle Of the ST. Johns
Circle Of Kings Daughters and Sons II
Will be for the benefit of the Free Kin
dergarten.
officer Barfoot. Of the ThirG Police
station. is mourning the loss of valued
HACK and tan beagle hound. The dog
was either stolen or strayed away. ana
ioy will once more perch upon the MIND
of Nj. Barfoot when the party who mas
! the dog returns it TO him. either at IN
Third Station or at MS residence NO. 500
/ south Pine street
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-11
MaRRrAGEIvNORFoLK COUNTY.
\ Church Wedding and An Old Virginia
Eecenfinn.


BLOSSOM HILL. Va. Jan. 1o-Spe-
cial-Bera Christian church in Norfolk
county. at 3 +. NJ Wednesday was the
scene Of one of the most beautiful mar
rages ever Witnessed i'm that section.
when Miss Josephine Sykes. Of Great
Bridge bocam. the bride OF Mr.. Paul W.
Ackiss. of Blossom Hill
The church was beautifully decorated
with cvergreens and potted plants of
rare specimens and lighted with candles.
The approach of tn bridal party was
heralded by the strains Of am appropriate
wedding march. rendered by Miss Lucy
Hanburry.
The maid Of honor and the attendants
were as follows.
Miss Martha Pearl Sykes and Thomas
J. Ackiss sister and brother of the bride
and groom: Wilson W Curling and Miss
Viola w Hodges. DIT. Il. r. Whit,h head
and Miss Maggie D. Han; ". Harry
Seneca and Miss Martha T.. Birmingham.
The bride was attired I'm white brocade
silk with chiffon and pearl trimmings
and carried i'm her hand white carnations.
The maid of honor wore beautiful
dress of cream henrietta, ACE and rib
bon.
Tha attendants costumes Were white
organizes. lace and ribbon.
The maid of honor and the brides at
tendants carried i'm their hands pink car
nations.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Murdoch w. Butter. After the ceremony
the bridal party started for ths home
~ the groom. where was held an old
fashioned Virginia reception.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-11

Tho thirty-eiehth annual meeting OF the
Methodist sunday school society was h'ib
20 Broad street church Sunday afternoon
The attendance was good and the excr-
else very interesting.
Mr. Alfred j. Gary. retiring pres dent.
made au tNcclle1t address on thc Worn 81.
the past year. and htUngly introduced
the new president. Hon. Addison Maupn.
Mr.. Maupin made "a short address accept
ing the position. and pledgiue himself
90 use his best efforts 20 promote inc
best interests Of the Society. The new
president Is thorough Sunday school
man. and "a worker in Asbury SUNDAY
school He is a member OF The present
Legislature. lie paid we'll deserved
tribute to the retiring president. Tor inc
earnestuess ana faithfulness with which
he had performed the responsible duties
of president during the past year
The annual report for lhY, was thea
read by Mr. Gary from which the folloW-
ing facts are given
scholars. 43l1. Grand total. 1914
Conversions 81. scholars attending
church service. $40. scholars who are
members of the Church. 2.iN9. money con-
tributed by scholars. $i0HA.
The president then introduced "a beau
tiful exercise entitled The Missionary
clock containing excellent recltduons nA
the following scholars or Broad street
school: Mabel Russell. Grace Burgess.
Nellie Taylor Capit)lI Leakc. Loie Gales
Eva Spears. Ruby Humphreys. Azala
McCallum. Lucy Pell Ethel Neamans.
IAzzie Landrum. Tree Warren. Helen
Warren Josie Christian and Cecil Brown.
Rev Dr. Starr then made q stirring adj
dress on the subject. God g Stars The
sunday school children are Gods repre-
sentatives on earth. He puts the big
stars in the ornament and the little stars
He scatters AN over the earth 20 gladden.
our hearts and make a heaven on earth.
The superintendent reports for Deccm~
Der We're very gratifying.
The next meeting will be held at Fair
mount church on the second Sunday in
February and the Board meeting on the
fourth Sunday IN this month, az Broad
street church.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-11
MAKE SHIRTS IN CHAPEL
cor. ANDREWS GIVEN TILL THURS
DdY TO ANsWER QUESTIONS
Death Of "a Wellknown and Aged Lady.
The X. IL. Commission Has No Juris-
diction on Roads in other states.

RALEIGH. y. C.. Jan. 10.-Special.-
Only five OF the convcts will just yet be
employed in the shirt factory 10 be estab-
lished at The penitentiary. The chapel is
TO be used for the present as the big ives;
wing IS not fitted up and II would coSe
so much to equip g. There are only
about I75 convicts In the penteniary
proper the rest being out on the farms
In the big penltentiary garden twenty
five thousand cabbage plants have beeh
set out.
on Saturday the Railroad Commission
ers had Col. \. b. Andrews and his chiet
clerk. Henry Miller before them to an
swer as 10 the issuing OF passes. and also
had j. r. Munson and Mr.. Pitts up 10 ten
about reduced freight rates on iurni-
ture for Mrs Wilson. widow lady, 10Y
the Round Knob Hotel The questions
were not answered ana so these Eelti
men were given until Thursday 10 elihet
answer or else show why they should not
be held for contempt
DEATH OF AN OLD LADY.
Early this morning AZ 'hC home Of Capt
:. A Ashe Mrs. Rosa ilih Ashe dlSd.
She WIS in her 'y-secOnd year. She
was the aunt Of Capt. Ashe ana hdd Nv
ed here with him for many years. she
has been widow since le1j. Her onlN
child. Or. Alexander Ashe. died In 1865
She leaves two sisters Mrs. Fannie Nad-
deli, Of Tarboro and Miss LESSEE llill, oil
Petersburg Va.
John c. Davis. the man who so swim
dled the people OF Wilmington, and ruin
ga the Methodist church there, ana VINO
was adjudgCd insane I'm 1892 has been ms
missed from the ASYLUM The court IN
Wilmington last week mol pressed MS
case. when DR. Kirby informed the au-
thOnties that he was ready TO ne as
l. r.rf1l "a AL
and there begin lie anew.
If is said that "a Federal court judge
says that the Railroad Commission mas
no Jurisdiction over railroads for issuing
passes where these railroads run into
other States. That th" Interstate Com
morcc law comes in IN that case. Ih"
commission has evidently begun 10 see
that it's position is rather ucklish. by
order Of the Governor. the Railroad COM
missioner's office is strictly guarded day
and night 10y james Mott. "a son Of DR..
j. J. Mott
GENERAL COUNCIL
EX-Judge r. b. Womack. chief clerk %
Collector Simmons. is appointed assistant
general counsel OF the American Tobacco
Company. with headquarters I'm New
York He will assist y. W. Fuller who
is the general counsel. and Will go 20
points where suits are TO be brought.
II Is given out that the cost Of county
COnvicts on the road hare D. only twoDfv-
one cent a day each. This includes food.
clothing. medical attendance and quar-
tcring.
Wake Superior Court meets here to-day
with lO2 cases on the docket.