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The Florence tribune., 1898-12-17

use for want of better one, but as far as the word shaking" is concerned it is almost a misnomer, and taking the hand" would be more explicit expres- sion to apply to the fashion of the pres ent day. When an introduction is made between two women, whether they shake hands or not is determined by side issues. Generally speaking, ther ceived rule is not 10 do so, but only to bow, but then follow all the various ex- captions that induce women introduced to do otherwise-thati is to say, to shake hands at once.
 When girl is introduced to mar ried woman, for instance, by mutual friend, the married woman may or may not shake hands with the girl; she prob ably will do so if she is good-natured, but she is not certain to evince this amount of cordiality. But if the intro duction is made by relative of the girl the married woman does not hesitate to shake hands, but in neither case would the girl take the initiative of shaking hands.
 When a man is introduced to a wom- an, again the exceptions in favor of shaking hands come in as against not doing so. For instance, if the man in- troduced is the husband or brother of the woman making the introduction it would be natural to shake hands with him, almost imperatively so; but were he a. mere acquaintance if would be most unusual to shake hands with him on first introduction. After q little short and desultory conversation has taken place between two women or be- tween a woman and man just intro duced to each other, the doubt arises whether they are expected to shake hands on taking their departure; neith- CT do they shake hands at future chance meetings, should they occur. unless meetings under exceptionally fav9ra- ble circumstances for promoting ac- quaintance at the houses of mutual friends and at social functions, etc. On the other hand, the hostess shakes hands with any and every guest brought to her house by her friends. She does so on their arrival and on their departure. and again at any subsequent meeting fl she happens 10 reeolleet them. which is not always certain to be the case.
 As regards dinner guests, when 8 man is introduced to a woman for the purpose .of taking her in 10 dinner she does not shake hands with him. but merely bows, and. however well they may have got on together during din- ner, she does not shake hands with him later on in the evening, when taking her departure. Indeed, the opportunity seldom occurs for even lowing to him. At q second meeting bows only are in terchanged, and it much depends upon circumstances whether the acquain- tance ripens into shaking hands one or ceases altogether.
 Little handshaking occurs between guests staying at country house. they do not do so on first introduction by their hostess, neither when separating on the first evening when Good night" is said, nor on coming down to break fast. They shake hands with their hostess each morning and evening, oc- casionally with their host in the morn ing, and generally so in the evening, and if they become interested in each other and are inclined to be friendly they shake hands when before men tioned Good nights" are said.-Chi- eapo Tribune.
The Florence tribune., 1898-12-17

THB DUPLICATE ASSESSMENT ROLL OF Pinal County. Arizona, for the year 1898 has this day been placed in my possession, and am commanded to collect from each person named therein the several sums mentioned and carried out in the last column opposite their respective names.
 Said taxes will become delinquent on the third Monday (the 18th day) of December next, and unless paid on that day or prior thereto Ave ger cent penalty and costs of advertising, which is fifty cents for each de- scription, will be added to the amount thereof.
 The taxes are payable at the office of the County Tax Collector, in the court house at Florence, Arizona, during office hours, from g a. m, to 12 m and from to p. m. Sundays and legal holidays excepted.
 September 18th, 1898.
 P. R. BRADY, JR. Tax Collector Pinal County. Arizona.
The Florence tribune., 1898-12-17
me Pone,s GoIden Roee.

The golden rose which the pope gives every year to a royal lady distinguished for loyalty both to the pope and to the church of Rome is valued at s10,000. There is rose in the center, this be- ing surrounded with buds and leaves, all of the purest gold, and chiseled with exquisite workmanship. = Chicago Chronicle.
The Florence tribune., 1898-12-17
woman,s Riehtr ,n Au,tr.I,,.

In western Australia they push the equality of the sexes to conclusion that would satisfy even very ardent equal fighters. There the men folks act on the principle that if women de- mand mems privileges they must take with them mems responsibilities. Ac- cordingly, bench of magistrates have charged woman with deserting her husband, and what is more, they have sent her to prison for month because she steadfastly refused to contribute to the domestic comfort of her life part ner. Aphilosopher once remarked that human beings should have a care for what they wished, for that thing would surely come to them. The equal rights sisterhood had better take warning from their Australian cousins plight or they may get more than they desire in the way of equality.-N. '. Sun.
The Florence tribune., 1898-12-17
VOL. VII.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

nISTRICT ATTORNEY, FINAL COUNTY D Office in the Court House.
The Florence tribune., 1898-12-17
He (after being accepted)-And now

darling, may I have just one kiss?
 She-Will you promise never to ask me again if I let you have just one?
 "Yes, that is, I'll promise not to ask for that particular one again."
 "Oh, well, take it. But don't see why you want to waste time asking such fool questions. ."-Chicago Evens ing News.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-09-08
WHISTLES AS HE FIGHTS.
There Is Absolutely Nothing indicative
of Fear i'm tbe Yanl,aa Tor

EheFe IS Absolutely Nothing indicative
of Fear in the Yankee Tar.
A half-naked man, sticking his head
out of the forward eight-inch gun tur-
ret on the Brooklyn to get a breath of
fresh air, said to me as a couple of big
shells whistled over our heads and
struck In the water beyond, Funny
song they sing, sir" and then disap-
peared. In the two hot engagements
in which have watched the fighters
closely, l have never seen anything
indicative of fear. True. everybody
has curious sensation as the first few
shells OF the enemy whistle overhead,
and when one strikes, with its fright
full explosion, you look around anx-
iously for an instant If the smoke is
cleared from your ship you will see a
pun OF smoke from a battery ashore.
Then, just as you have forgotten the
smoke, about three seconds later. you
hear a sound like a swarm of bees
humm1ng over your head. Pretty soon
shells began to come faster and fas-
ter. They drop in the water on both
sides OF you. One hits the military
mast and the debris Of steel and rope
and wood comes tumbling about you.
You look up wonderingly, but give it
merely an instant's thought. Then
your mind reverts to the terrible roar
of your own guns, and then comes
the single idea of keeping outside the
radius Of fire, not of the enemy's guns,
but those on your own ship, equally
Dangerous to your safety, the preserva-
ton or your ear drums and your life.
stood by Commodore Schley's side,
with Flag Lieutenant Sears. during the
two first commandments of Santiago.
and we all found ourselves absolutely
forgetful of peril, watching the shots
from different turrets and telling the
gunners whether to depres4 or raise the
muzzle of the gun. We kept accurate
ly the times of the movements, of OPP
ening fire, Of good shots, of silenced
batteries, and of cease firing" The
balls whistle about you with a nasty
whine, as if they deplored not being
able to hit you, but half the time the
roar of the fusilade of your own ships
browns the complaint of the enemy
missiles. You experience at first a
feeling of enjoyment not unmixed with
terror. Then you grow animated and
discover a peculiar sort of charm in
the danger and in the game of life or
deatb.-Leslie's Weekly
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-09-08
SQUARE MEAL IN A CAPSULE
Take One With a Drink of Water and

Take One With a Drink of Water and
You Are Provided With Soup.
The samples of various things de-
vised for the comfort of soI6iers and
the models Of implements to be used
in warfare received by the president
would, if placed on exhibition, eclipse
the sights in the national museum
says the Army and Navy Journal The
secretary of the navy also is deluged
with all sorts of cOntrivances and de-
vices, as we'll as samples of improved
methods in cooking and clothing. In
one Of the rooms of the navy depart
ment are shown some of these "sup-
plies and they are most interesting to
see. One man has actually "bOuillOn
capsules" that you swallow at one bolt,
then drink some water and 10 and be-
hold! your stomach is full Of soup.
Another genius has sent to the de-
partment specimen bottles of prepared
castor oil, to be used in connection with
the edibles. A benevolent old gentle
man Of Pennsylvania sent recipe
there are sixteen pages of it-for pre-
pairing all kinds of food for soldiers
sans tooth. In the war department
the same story is told One bright
genius has put up specially prepared
packages of paris green and wants
Secretary AIger to require every SOL
der to carry one in his knapsaek. The
idea is that all the bugs in Cuba will
thus be kept at bay-as if the troops
were tomato plants. Some of the pat
ent medicine men have evolved "yeI-
low pills" which are warranted a sure
cure for yellow fever. Then there are
patent splints for setting broken Limbs,
which almost dispense with a doctor,
and filters on wheels. This last in
vention is the work Of well-known
artist-Mr. Remington. 1t is nothing
more nor less than the ordinary BIZ
cycle wheel, carrying the framework
for a cot, upon which the wounded is
placed and pushed to the hospital. An
other curious invention offered the
government is an apparatus for peer
ing into the depths of the ocean to
hunt for cables and keep a sharp look
out for submerged mines and torpe-
does. The invention is called an
"aquascope."
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-09-08

Sir George Scott Robertson, British
agent in Kashmir, has had his full
share of adventure as doctor, diplo-
matist and soldier. On one memorable
occasion he was cooped up with a
mere handful of men in tiny fort,
where he was beleaguered for six
weeks by some thousands of the Chi
trail. With remarkable skill he re-
sisted all their assaults, and, although
he was knocked over by a rifle ball he
held the fort until succor arrived,
Probably no other Britisher has Sir
Georges knowledge of, or power over.
the hill tribes of India.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-09-08
The Heat of the Sun.

It is impossible except by illustra-
ton and comparison to grasp the idea
of the heat of the sun. According to
calculation, based upon the energy of
the suns rays on the earth, the tenn
perature at it's surface is computed as
about $4,000 degrees Fahrenheit. No
artificial temperature of this degree
can be created by any known means.
Efforts have been made to collect and
utilize the tremendous heat power of
the sun, but clOudiness, mist and dark
ness have prevented anything like
marked success. At the Columbian
exposition an apparatus was shown
consisting of a reflector and proper at
tachments, which utilized the heat of
the sun to such an effect that two
horse power engine was run by it. 1t
is proposed to try experimenting with
refectors where the sky is free of
cIoudiness and the sun shines almost
uninterruptedly nearly every day in
the year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-09-08

The barber of India is man Of
much Importance. He has no shop
and does not solicit customers by
signs or symbols. If the tourist in
India observes closely the stream Of
life in the streets, he will now and
then notice man of quiet demeanor
strolling along near the bazaars, car
rying a small bag or rolledup bundle
under his arm, apparently not very
solicitious of the attention Of the pass
ers-by. This is the Hindu barber, who
visits certain families early every
morning. The barber is also the viii
lage surgeon. He performs bleeding,
cupping, and undertakes surgical OPP
erations. It is he who bores the girls
ears and noses for putting in rings.
No religious rite can be performed
without the presence of the family
barber At the birth of child the
barber carries the good news to the
relatives of the family He plays an
important part at wedding, it being
his duty to dress the groom On the
occasion Of a funeral the barber shaves
the heads of the living and of the dead.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-09-08
A Comfortable Cornsa-

When Wilson Barrett did his cone
night-only" performance of "Othello"
in Melbourne on Wednesday evening of
last week, he ''passioned' with much
frenzy and gave rise to ludicrous sit
uation. Having stifed Desdemona in
a businessIike fashion, he came down
the stage, being first supposed to draw
the tapestry together, leaving the
smothered Miss Jeffries comfortably
corpsed on the bed. But in his enthu4
siasm he did not quite close the arras,
and while he was elocuting in the fore
ground half the audience were litter
ing at the comic sight of the beau
teous corpse in the rear sitting up and
arranging her draperies to picturesque
advantage. Having seen that they
were correctly displayed, Maud Desde-
mona lay down and went dead again,
while Wilson Barrett continued his
riot.-Sydney Bulletin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-09-08
THE CAVALRY REGIMENT.
Walt Whitman's Description in 1.-THE
Wound Dresser"

Walt Whitman's Description IN Ine
Wound Dresser"
The sabres clanked, the men looked
young and healthy and strong; the
electric tramping of so many horses
on the hard road, and the gallant bear
ing, fine seat and bright-faced appear
ance of a thousand and more handsome
young American men, were so good to
see. An hour later another troop went
by, smaller in numbers, perhaps 300
men. They, too, looked like service
able men, campaigners used to field
and fight. July 3.-This forenoon, for
more than an hour, again long strings
of cavalry, several regiments, very fine
men and horses, four or five abreast.
I saw them in Fourteenth street, COM
ing in town from North. Several hun
dred extra horses, some Of the mares
with colts, trotting along. (Appeared
to be a number of prisoners, tOO.) How
inspiring always the cavalry regiments.
Our men are generally we'll mounted,
feel good, are young, gay on the sad
die, their blankets in a roll behind
them, their sabres cIanking at their
sides This noise and movement and
the tramp Of many horses hoofs has
a curious effect upon one.-"The
Wound Dresser" by Walt Whitman.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-09-08
stnerences in Thumb-Marlzs.

1t may be thought that one thumb
is very much like another, or that, at
any rate, the differences are so small
that it would be almost impossible to.
distinguish one from another. But it
is not 50. There are not, it is credibly
stated, two thumbs in a million upon
which the Zines are exactly alike; and
man who pays attention to the sub
ject soon learns to distinguish the diff
ferences so perfectly that he can rec
ognize the thumb-mark as easily as
an ordinary detective can recognize a
face. And thumb never alters, no mat
ter how long its owner may live. The
lines which were upon it when he was
born will be upon it when he dies, and,
however much the man may have
changed, they will remain.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-09-08

A Years Work of the German Emperor
The mass of work which the Ger
man emperor has to do may be I'M
derstood from the following figures,
representing twelve months labor; He
received 1925 immediate reports, in
Guiding 1853 kilograms, gave ISL de-
cisions, and signed 802 cabinet orders,
appointments, and other documents.
Five thousand eight hundred and
fifty-seven reports were laid before
htm; but the civil cabinet had to deal
with about $4,000 documents addressed
to his majesty, and about 400 letters
and kilograms arrived daily.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-09-08
Rubber Cooled to Brltt1eness.

Experiments upon materials at low
temperature, which have been made
possible by the advent of liquid air,
develop some unexpected results. A
ball Of india rubber cooled to the tenn
perature of the air becomes brittle,
and If dropped on the floor flies into
pieces, while a ball of lead will re-
bound, having acquired remarkable
increase Of elasticity. Lead also makes
a very respectable spiral spring at a
temperature of 200 or 800 degrees be-
low zero.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-09-08
COST OF BAD ROADS.
Chey Involve an Extra Expenditure of
S6OO,OOO,OOO Annually.

S6OO,OOO,OOO Annually.
From the st. Louis Post Dispatch:
General Roy Stone figures that there
are 100000 miles of public roads in
the United States, over which 500, 900
900 tons of freight is hauled every
year. Putting the average haul at
eight miles-though this is probably
an oYerestimate-h figures the cost
of carting at 50 a ton, or 81, 000,0 900, 900,
the year. With uniformly good roads,
the cost of moving this freight would
be only $4O0,000,000, saving $500, 900, 900
to the public annually, This equiva-
lent to the yearly interest on $20,000,-
900 Of 8 per cent government bonds.
One-half of this almost ineonceivably
vast sum would rebuild every mile of
road in the United States at an average
cost of, say, S6,166 per mile, and the
other half would furnish a yearly in
come of $500 per mile for their repair
and maintenance. At present the peo-
pie spend the vast sum of S20,000,000
each year in the repairing of their
worthless roads. This sum would build
FJOOO l1AASS VI I1OI Justly SOOO AAACtC
adam road, sufficiently wide for rural
purposes. Experiments made in the
Missouri agricultural experiment sta
ton show that in nearly all road con-
ditions broad-tired wagons pull easier
than those with narrow tires On a
macadam road load of ISIS pounds
can be hauled on broad tires with the
same draUght as load of 1000 on mar
row ones On gravel road, except
when wet and sloppy on top, the
draught of the broad-ttred wagon is
much less than that of the narrow
tired wagon; a load of 2, 482 pounds can
be hauled on broad tires with the
draught required for 1900 pounds on
narrow tires.
The trials on dirt roads give varying
results. When it is dry, hard and
free from dust $3.50 pounds can be
hauled on broad tires with the draught
required for 1000 pounds on narrow
tires, When the surface is covered
with two or three inches Of dry, loose
dirt the. results are unfavorable to the
broad tire In general the better the
road the greater the advantage of the
broad tire.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-09-08
Traffic at London Bridge.

It is computed that about 100000
pedestrians and 10000 vehicles cross
London bridge every day. Each leaves
behind little shoe leather or a little
iron-just a trife But when litter
and dust are added to these minute
losses the whole fills between three
and four carts. The most surprising
fact Of all, however, is that the in
cessant traffic across the bridge re-
duces to powder about twenty five
cubic yards Of granite every year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-09-08
A Great Meteorological Station.

Harvard University is the possessor
Of the highest meteorological station
in the world, it being located at the
summit of Ell Misti, near the town Of
AreQufpa. Peru. It is 1920 feet above
the sea-leveI and is one of the eight
operated by the university observatory
at AreQuipa, the lowest being at a
point IS feet above the sea level, while
two others are situated at 13,400 and
ZOO feet elevation respectively. The
station on FL Misti is $500 feet higher
than the observatory on Mont Blanc,
and is visited regularly, once month,
for the purpose Of winding up the in
struments and changing the record
sheets. The equipment includes self
recording instruments to measure hui
midity, pressure, velocity and direction
of the wind. and rain-gauges, and is
furnishing data for most important
meteorological study.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-09-08
@ q. . III @ Ia r. a.
po.r. cha a The Kind You Have Always BOu
Signature al La<z1HAzz&5<

Pleasant Prairie property is on the
boom. The location of the powder
mill at the little village has had the
effect of doubling real estate values.
A blessing alike to young and old;
DR.. FoWler's Extract of Wild Straw
berry. Natures specific fer dysentery,
diarrhua and summer complaint. dws3
IL had arunning, itching sore on my
leg. Suffered fortunes. DOan's Oint-
ment took away the burning and itch
ing instantly and quickly effected
permanent cure" q. w. Lenhart,
Bowling Green, 0. dws3
One-half of all headaches are caused
by eye strain. Properly fitted glasses
will cure it. To get them fitted prop
erIy go TO Weiskopfs jewelry store
We have an expert optician in charge
of our optical department who can fit
glasses to all cases of failing eyesighr.
Ewes tested free. So
D9Witt's Witch Hazel Salve has the
largest sale of any Salve in the world.
This fact and it's merits has led dihOn
est people to attempt to counterfeit it.
Look out for the man who attempts to
deceive you when you call for DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve, the great pile cure
Woodward Drug Co. dwtf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-09-08
Relief Stations for Unemn,ovad

In all cantons OF Switzerland there
are relief stations for the unemployed,
where they are given lodging and
meals. In 1896 1929 persons were
received at relief stations, $4,000 of
whom obtained a dinner, while 94,234
stayed during the night. The total
cost of these institutions was less than
$4,000. The average price charged for
dinner was about cents and for a
nights stay about Is cents.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-09-08
A Great Dam.

The largest dam in the world is the
Quaker bridge dam, about four miles
from Kitchawan, New York. This
great structure is more than a quar-
ter of a mile long, and 210 feet thick
at the base. 1t turns the whole Croton
river into the aqueducts to New York
city. The lake, which holds back 49,
900, 100000 gallons Of water, is the
largest artificial lake in the world.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-09-08
some Essentials of Business Success.

One Of the essentials in the estaD-
Nshment and success of business is
the ability to conduct 1t so that tAe
support of the public becomes assured,
says the Stove and Hardware Re-
porter. The best means by which this
can be done is to appeal to the self
interest of the purchasing portion OF
1t. AS an example, one could refer to
the general store, where it will be
found that when goods of a similar
quality to those in other stores can
be bought for lower price. that is
the store which attracts most trade.
When this economy in price is also
made more attractive by more c0ur-
tesy and attention on the part of the
clerks, the popularity of the store be-
comes greatly enhanced. If people will
take time to consider the origin and
growth of a successful business con-
Germ, they will find that the manager
of it was a man who possessed great
forethought, judgment, common sense,
tact and individuality, and a clearness
of vision which enabled him 20 look
ahead and forestall any unpleasant
contingency or take advantage of
good opportunities. This is about all
any successful merchant has to do.