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An Enterprising Queen.

Queen Margherita of Italy is not only
one of the most accomplished women
that ever have graced a European
throne, but likewise is winning for her
self the good will of the scientific
world by having constructed, at her
own expense. a splendidly-eQuipped
observatory on the summit of Mount
Rosa, $1,000 feet above the level Of the
sea. When completed the observatory
in question will be the loftiest in the
universe. 1t will be devoted exclusive
ly to meteorological, physical and as
Economical studies. A special path,
available for mules, will lead 10 the OBJ
servatory, and. Queen Margherita will
proceed by that path on the occasion of
her inaugurating the observatory in
August next, on the occasion of her an
nual sojourn in the Alps. The Queen
as every one knows, in spite of her en-
bonpoint, is especially fond of Alpine
climbing, being quite as much of a
muntaineer as her husband, the King
That this predilection is not dying out
in the house of Savoy is proved by the
recent exploits Of her nephew, the Duke
of Abbruzzi, who enjoys the distinc-
ton of having been the first man to as
cend the summit of Mount Elias in
Alaska.
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Conversational Library.

In his annual report John Russell Young
the librarian. shows that the government oi
the United States owns in the city Of Wash
ington 100000 volumes of literature. Oi
these about one-half or 1877, ,715. are in the
Congressional Library. The remainder are
scattered through the various executive de
the patent office, the Bureau Of Education
the Smithsonian Institution and the State
War and Navy Departments. where the ii
braries are largely composed Of books on
special subjects.
Another Interesting fact brought out In
Mr.. Young's report Is that the daily num-
ber of readers in the Congressional Library
averages 1920. About 700 persons. includ
ing the members of both houses and high
officials of the government. are entitled to
draw books and take them away from the
building. and the average number loaned out
in such a way is LAG. 1t is favorable
commentary upon the honesty and care OF
our public men that during period of thir-
ty years the number of books lost or not
returned was only five in a thousand.
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.Jackson's Monument.

1t has been noticed that within the
last year the chipping of bits from the
Stonewall Jackson monument, at the
place where he received his mortal
wound on the battlefield of Chancel-
lorsville, has seriously disfigured the
monument, and steps have been taken
to deal severely with relic-hunters,
otherwise described as vandals, in fu-
ture. The report says that the monu-
ment to the Union General Sedgwick
near by is almost untouched.
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when the stomach begins to fail i,
ks duties, other organs speedily become
snected In sympathy, and life is simply
Surden almost unbearab1e. IndiRestfon
aad dyspepsia are SO com mon that only
the sufferer from these diseases knows
the possibilities of misery that inhere in
them. A typical example Of the sufferings
Of the victim of indigestion is furnished
N the case of John c. Pritchard. He went
on for fifteen years, from bad to worse.
weaker, and thought he would die. He
got we'll, however, and thus relates his
experience:
"For fifteen years was a great sufferer
from indigestion in its worst forms.
tested the skill of many doctors, but grew
I could not walk fifty yards without having
to sit down and rest. My stomach. liver.
and heart became affected and thought
Pills and they helped me right away.
continued their use and am now entirely
we'll. don't know of anything that viii
so quickly relieve and cure the terrible
sufferings of dyspepsia as Dr.. Ayers
Piils."-JoHN c. PRIrcHARD, Brodie, War
rem Co., N. c.
This case is not extraordinary. either IN
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TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING.
The Pleasures" Mapped Ont In Boston
for a Western Girl.

The Pleasures" Mapped Ont In Boston
for a Western Girl
Not long ago, while young woman
hailing from a western state was re-
siding in the east, she had a slight at
tack of the grip and was much In need
of something to cheer her up. With a
view of securing the needed amuse-
ment she wrote accepting the standing
invitation of Boston girl to come and
spend a few days at the hub. When
the time was near for her to leave
home she received a letter from her
Boston friend which ran like this: II
think / have planned as pleasant q
programme for you. my dear. as would
be possible. You will arrive Monday
morning: that afternoon we shall
have a luncheon of the Quiet Hour
club in your honor, at which thirty
literary women will be present. Mon
day evening we shall attend a lecture
by Professor -- on The Semitic
Races Tuesday forenoon we are going
to meeting Of the Browning club and
in the afternoon we are booked for q
musicale in behalf of the colored old
ladies' home. Tuesday evening we
shall wind up the two days with lee
ture by Professor -- on 'Esoteric
Buddhism, which, am sure, will be
the greatest treat of the whole two
days" AS soon after the receipt OF
this letter as she could recover
strength enough to hold pen the
western girl wrote her friend as fol-
lows: 81 am afraid, my dear girl, that
you will have to modify your program.
or else can't come to you. What lit
tie intellect the grip has left me don't
propose to wreck in such manner as
you have arranged for"
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WILL WALK ACROSS THE OCEAN
Captain Oldreive Plans to Go to Paris o,
Foot Next Summer.

Captain Oldreive Plans to Go to Paris on
Foot Next Summer.
A special 10 the Chicago Times-Her
aid from New York says:
Captain William C. Oldrieve of Bos-
ton has planned to walk across the At
lantic ocean. He will begin his jour
ney on July 4th. and will be accom-
panied by Captain William A. Andrews
Of Boston, famous by reason of his
voyage across the Atlantic in small
boat
1t is nothing new for Captain Old
rieve to promenade the waves. That
has been his pleasure and profit these
ten years. Captain Andrews, who is
to be the companion of the water pedes-
trian, will journey in a brand new
merely repeats a feat performed in
1873 and again in 1892.
Captain Andrews is really the man
who has brought about the whole af-
fair. Here is his own statement:
Incredible as it may seem, next year
we are really going to walk and sail
down Boston harbOr, out on to the
ocean and over to Havre, France,
through the great bore of the river
Seine and on up to Paris, to be there
to attend the exposition of 1900 in our
sea-going shoes and smallest, fastest
and best boat that ever crossed the At
lantic ocean, the Phantom ship. Every
vessel we speak with on the ocean will
report one of us walking and some
times towing the boat in calm wealth
er."
The sea-going shoes of Mr.. Oldrieve
are the most wonderful part of the
whole affair
They are pair of cedar boxes five
feet long with fins on the bottom and
sides. They are very light and capable
of sustaining 40 pounds, but as Old
rieve weighs only 100. they are as good
to him az q steamers deck
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l
or cot, the back and seat of which were
( covered with leather, and which cot,
together with an old cedar table and
one or two stout chairs made Of the
comba wood, formed the only furni-
ture of the dull guard room.
| The "cuartel." or barracks, were now
almost entirely deserted, the major
portion of the troops having been
thrown outside the town to man and
garrison the various batteries, re-
doubts and earthworks to repulse the
coming enemy. leaving the cuartel on
ly guard for local duties.
| had not long come in from the out
lying pickets and had just finished my
simple meal, when, feeling fatigued by
the unusual exertion l had undergone
that day, l lay down on the wooden
cot. Overcome at last by the excess
sive heat and fatigue. l slept. How
long l slept know not. but was par
TALLY aroused by the voice Of the SER
geant Of the guard, saying:
"El jefe del dia. senior" (the officer
Of the day, sir).
1 sprang up quickly, and, half
ashamed to have been caught mapping
by a subordinate. l seized my sword
and cried in a savage voice:
"Guardia formal"
Grand rounds" came and grand
rounds" went and soon all was quiet
again; the troops dispersed. and l went
back to the guard room. l. however,
noticed casually that up in one corner
Of the gateway and near the wicket a
small revolver lay on piece of mat
ting. This belonged to the first SER
geant of the Guard" who, in the Mex
lean service, is allowed to carry them
the same as an officer. l paid but lit
tie attention to 1t at the time, as weap-
ons lying around loose are common
enough in a soldiers barrack.
l lay down again on the old cot, but
do as 1 could. l couldn't keep awake;
and so, resigning myself to my fate.
l rolled over and was soon in the arms
of Morpheus. l had not slept long
when 1 was half awakened by a loud
voice in the passageway, calling out:
"Adorantes! Adorantesi venga
aquia" (Adorantes. come hereD
| Adorantes was the name of the first
sergeant of the guard and the possessor
Of the revolver spoken Of before. The
first speaker, who by his voice l now
recognized as a certain Captain Agiluz
and whilom keeper of the powder
magazine, never interfered in any way
with the duties of the soldiers. and
was the more astonished to find him
here at this time of night. The SER
geant, in obedience to the summons OF
his superior, hurried upstairs in the
direction of the sound OF the voices.
He had hardly reached the topmoet
step when heard very loud blow al
ministered by some one. and which
blow was quickly followed by des-
perate struggle and blasphemies. the
Spanish tongue being exceedingly pro-
life in this style Of expressive and
emphatic language.
| l tumbled out, and. seizing my
sword, which lay unsheathed on the
table, l hurried up the stairs to ascer-
tain the cause of the tumult; / there
found the captain and the sergeant
The silver lance., 1898-07-29
AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS.

We are asserting in the courts our right to the
exclusive use of the word ''CASTORIA" and
PITCHERS s CASTORIA,' as our Trade Mark.
I, DR.. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis, Massachu-
setts, was the originator Of PITCHERS CAS-
TORIA," the same that has borne and does now
bear the fac-simile signature OF CHAS. H.
FLETCHER on every wrapper. This is the
original PITCHERS CASTORIA" which has
been used in the homes of the mothers of
America for over thirty years Look carefully
at the wrapper and see that It is the kind you
have always bought" and has the signature of
CHAS. H. FLETCHER on the Wrapper No
one has authority from me to my name
except The Centaur Company Of which Chas.
H. Fletcher is President.
March 8, 1897 SAMUEL PITCHER. NJ d.
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Leaves "a Fortune.

Forty years ago w. II. Trabue, of
Kokomo. Ind, disappeared. and until
the present nothing has been heard
from him. He has recently died, hav-
ing accumulated 100000 in Mississ-
ippi, under the name of Tribbitt. All
his money goes to the families OF
brothers and sisters. the will stipulat-
ing that the children shall receive a
university education.
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wrestling and struggling together, the
sergeant having the captain down. /
commanded them to desist, as /, .,s
captain of the guard, was responsible
for all disturbances that might occur
during the time l was on duty; but in
vain. They swore and clinched aud
struggled fiercer than ever. Wearied
at last and to end the matter l struck
the sergeant a heavy blow with The
hilt of my sword full on his mouth,
knocking a couple of teeth down mis-
throat and bringing the blood freely
With an oath he released his hold on
the captain and almost leaped down
the rickety stairs. Quick as lightning
the thought came flashing through ny
mind that felt sick at heart as / recol-
Iected that the fellows pistol lay in
the entrance-way and that he now
rushed with maddened frenzy to seize
it and shoot me; and now l felt, as a
cold chill came over me, that my only
hope was to close on him and run him
through with my sword before be
could reach the pistol. Quick as
thought 1 followed him down the
stairs, reaching the ground nearly s
soon as he did.
The captain. too. came rushing ex-
citedly after us, and with a Mortified
expression Of countenance that under
any but the present uncomfortable
state of things 1 should have laughed
immensely at; but the sergeant was
not . man to let you laugh long at
anything where he was concerned
that is. personally; 80 before I could
close upon him he fired. mechanical
Iy threw my hands up to shield my
eacs and sprang aside. the ball whiz-
The silver lance., 1898-07-29
In OIden Times

People overlooked the Importance of
permanently beneficial effects and were
satisfied with transient action; but
now that it is generally known that
Syrup of Figs will permanently over
come habitual constipation, well-in-
formed people will not buy other laxa-
tives, which act for time. but finally
injure the system. Buy the genuine,
made by the California Fig Syrup Co.
The silver lance., 1898-07-29
State of Ohio. City of Toledo.
Lucas County.

81.
the senior partner OF the firm OF +. J.
Cheney a Co. doing business In the CITY
Of Toledo. County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use OF Halls Catarrh cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed IN
my presence, this 6th day Of December.
A. ID. 1886.
(SeaD A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF the system. Send Tor
testimonials, free.
r. c. CHENEY CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists. Toe.
Halls FAMILY pills are the best.
The silver lance., 1898-07-29
Currents In the Atlantic.

Experiments have been going on for
the past two years for the purpose Of
trying to learn something of the char
acteristics of the Atlantic ocean as a
great moving body of water. As a re-
suit the whole Atlantic is shown to
be slowly circulating round and round,
like an enormous pool.
The silver lance., 1898-07-29

By feeding poultry and stock with
cooked food during the winter months,
at least one-third of the food is saved j;
also having stock in healthy condt-
ton, preventing hog cholera among
your hogs, and insuring the hens lay
ing freely during the winter months
when eggs are always wanted at high
prices. This Cooker will pay for itself
In one weeks time and is without
doubt the best and cheapest on the
market-just what its name implies. a
Farmers Handy Feed Cooker. Upon
application to the Empire Manufactur-
ing Co.. 615 H street, Quincy, ILL.,, cat
alogue. giving a full description, may
be obtained. They are made in all sizes.
Aunt Priscilla-"Sunday should be day
OF rest, and you spend 1t riding your bicy-
ele.' Grace-"But. aunt. my mind wouldn'
The silver lance., 1898-07-29

university for women is to be estab-
lished at Tokyo. The plan has the support
Of the principal officials and mobiles OF the
empire, and the emperor and empress nave
according to the estimates. about s175OOO to
start IT
The silver lance., 1898-07-29
ExeryhodY aAya 30.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic. the most wonder
full medical discovery of the age. pleasant and
refreshing to the taste, act gently and positively
on the kidneys. liver and bowels cleansing tho
entire system dispel colds. cure headache
fever. habitual constipation and biliousness
Please buy and try box OF c. c. G. to-day; TO-
25 so cent Sold and guaranteed 10 cure BY all
Druggists
The silver lance., 1898-07-29


the lower portion Of my b: II standing
bed and keep quiet had not used hal. bottle of Lydia
to
need"
feel give the
of
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i'm THE GUARD-ROOM.
BY A. B.

i was one OF tlOse
calm, beautiful and
pensive evenings
only seen in all
t h e ir gorgeous
splendor in the fair
land Of the Aztecs,
that l sat. or rather
reclined languidly,
after the fierce heat
of the summer day,
IN a woodeu lounge
The silver lance., 1898-07-29
FARMERS HAxOy FEED COOKER.

We desire to call our readers atten-
ton to the Farmers Handy Feed
Cooker. which is sold at the low price
of $3.50 for so gallon capacity.
The silver lance., 1898-07-29

As there Is no marriage in heaven
we suppose there is no kin there,
either.-Atchison Globe.
The silver lance., 1898-07-29

1--WE have to go away from home to hear
the news" "What Is up now?' This Bos-
ton paper says the best selling book in Chi
cago is the Christmas edition of the Luet
CERT trlal"
The silver lance., 1898-07-29

"Our rector was vexed with his Christmas
presents. "Too many sippersT' mo; he
needed some and didn't get single pair
The silver lance., 1898-07-29

"Hnvc you ever had any thrilling Hdven.
lures Of any kindT" '.Yes: | was a Sunday
school Santa Claus once and didn't catch
fire."
The silver lance., 1898-07-29

Mrs. WinslOw's Soothing syrup
For children eethinR zoftens the reduces inham
nation, ,Allays pain wind collie 20 cents bottle
The silver lance., 1898-07-29

''rhose new neighbors seem to be great
borrowers" "Borrowers? One night when
hey gave a dinner they borrowed our fami-
ly album"
The silver lance., 1898-07-29
Smoke sIcdge Cigarettes, 20 for 8 cts.

Little Jim earned every cent Of hi
Christmas money" "How did he do itF
"Having his teeth pulled"
The silver lance., 1898-07-29
A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE.

Heat sense Of tenderness end swelling Of . part,
axo al ndcatons that there h ned Of instant repair
The stitch in time. Where thess symptoms exist on
the left or tho right side Of The womb disease the
ovary II setting In and soon there Will b., II there
= not already established, discharge, trinne at
Arst, but later copious and irritating Soon also,
there VIII be felt dull dragging pains radiating from
the ovsry.
Do not my sister, let your malaAy 70 far, but
those of you who already suffering in this 4
way should begin at once . course Of treatment
with Lydia 3. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound
II will restore the organs TO their normal con-
dition.
In this connection Mrs. =. L. NYRRs Quak-/
AXE, Pa, says. my ovaries were badly dis
eased, and for almost year suffered with -
we're burning pains which were almost unendur able,
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n.... r.n.eeo s,I, ana Smoke Your Ltfe away.

II ouit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netic. full of life, nerve and vfgor, take MOTTO
Bac. the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
atrone. All druggists, Soc or d. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free ADDRESS
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or NE" ioiA
The silver lance., 1898-07-29

81 have changed my mind about being, an
old mafd'' ..For what reasonf We'll,
have TO bear all the worries of my brothers
and sisters so l might as well marry ana
have worries of my own.
The silver lance., 1898-07-29

.T heard that Alierbee treated his lawyers
| TO a fine dinner after they won that money
| for him." "You heard wrong. then. The
lawyers treated AlIerbee."
The silver lance., 1898-07-29

Schoolmaster-.'whnt is the best time 10
pick appesT' Scholar-"When the farmer
Is looking the other way and tho dog isn't
around"
The silver lance., 1898-07-29

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic 10c or &c.
II q, d g. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
The silver lance., 1898-07-29

Star Tobacco is the leading brand Of
the world, because IL is the best.
The silver lance., 1898-07-29

The number Of suicides In Europe average
GO,OO0 a year.
The silver lance., 1898-07-29

There are more than 10000 persons reg
ulary using the lending departments Of the
public libraries In London to the extent Of
over .NOOO 900 books per nnnnm.
The silver lance., 1898-07-29

I shall recommend piso's Cure for Con-
Plumstead. Kent. England. Nov. 3. 1895.
The silver lance., 1898-07-29

No-To-Bac for FIFTY Csnts.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure. makes weak
men strong. blood pure. Soc. 81. All druRRists
'.why have you taught your baby boy to
eat onlonsf" ''It keeps people from kiss
Ing him."
Arizona republican., 1898-01-11
Santa Fe, Prescott & PheniI Ry,
 WITH THE

the shortest and quickest Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis a1
 and ell points EAST.
 s. F. p. 6 p. TIME TAI
Arizona republican., 1898-01-11
ORDINANCE NO. 265.

An Ordinance Giving the Mayor Power
 to Remove Employes of the City.
 The Common Council of Phoenix do ordain as follows:
 Section 1. The mayor shall have power to discharge any and all per sons that have been appointed or en- pioyed by the city council when in his opinion it is for the best interests of the city.
 Sec. 2. The salary of any person discharged or removed in accordance with section 1 of this ordinance shall cease with the date of such discharge or removal.
 Sec. 3. This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after it. passage and publication according to law.
 Passed by the Common Council Of the City of Phoenix this fourth 9th, day of January. A. D., 1898 Approved this fourth (4th day Of January, A. D., 1898 J. c. ADAMS, Mayor. Attest: T. A. JOBS, City Recorder. First published in The Arizona Re | publican, official city paper, January 5. 1898.
Arizona republican., 1898-01-11

long time supplied the Fort Huachuca market with It's fish.
 The Yuma Valley Union Land and Water company barely ten days ago began the erection of an operative waterway, and now over two miles of first class ditch has been comp eted. The Colorado valley will soon have two canals upon which to depend for a water supply. The canals will be fed by pumping plants. J. D. Yoacum, president of the company, was in Pas adena and San Francisco last week purchasing machinery
 The remains of M L. Hasbrouck were found recently sixty miles south of the boundary line. A bullet hole which was discovered in the left side of the breast bone indicated murder. In the dead mans clothes were found receipt for dues from tha Pendleton, Oregon, lodge No. 46, A. F. & A. M, and a newspaper published in Pendle- ton, Oregon-the East Oregonian. The name appea ring on the receipt was M. L. Hasbrouck.- Sun.
 A libel case was filed in the district court Saturday that will prove of more than ordinary interest. The title of the case is w. c Greene vs. P. B. Warnekros and wife. From the com complaint on file the plaintiff claims that the defendants are the authors of an article published in. the New York Sun of September IT, 1897. and sub seQuently published in the San Fran cisco Chronicle. which is claimed to be false, malicious and defama- tory libel on the character of the plain tiff, and the damages are fixed at $25, 25,GO0.-Prospector.
 Uncle Jim Wallace of Winslow had letter from Hon. F. T. Aspinwal1, assistant superintendent of the peni- tentiary, in which the writer says he spent Christmas day in. the woods with his choppers, but had his Christmas l dinner of roast beef, peas, plum pud- ding, pie, cake, apples and cigars. but nothing to wash it down with. He has had forty prisoners under his charge for the past three months in the wood camp, and has cut 1900 cords at a cost to the territory of Il cents per cord.
 At a recent public meeting held i1 Prescott to discuss the question o1 1 grading streets, MT. F. M Murphy made the following remarks which were quite pertinent: <"The question | of water works and sewerage, was paramount to all others. Those who have been working for the retention of military post at Whipple, had as surance that if the city would provide an ample water supply the post would be retained, rebuilt and enlarged. Int i government does not ask donation of water for the post, but only ask. for a supply of pure water. whict they may secure by paying for it. H,
 urged upon the importance of takin,
 speedy action on this question. in or
 der to get congressional action a
 once, as delay of another year migh prove fatal.
Arizona republican., 1898-01-11

N7 ANTED-An unmarried eldeiv womsn n fo w housekee ger on ranch No children A good home for the right party. Address z this office.
Arizona republican., 1898-01-11
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.

: To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag netic. fail of life nerve and vgor, take No-To Bac, the wonder worker that makes weak mer strong. All druggists. 50c CT sI. Cure guaran teed }''eciSict and saau. free. Address s=tcriiis., .e..Il, Y c. -, stP~ o-x