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Arizona republican., 1898-02-27
eautiful, not much more than a child

beautiful, not much more than a child herself.
 Then the man spoke.
 ".'Don't ye be skeered of me, he said, I'm only old Tom Rags, and I ain't no count, I know; but I wouldn't hurt ye.'
 And then, as she didn't move, a change came over him. He straight ened himself up, his eyes flashed, and there came a ring in his voice, as he cried:
 "I'm only old Tom Rags, and we're sixty miles from water, an I ain't got much left. But by God. I'll save ye, and yer baby, if I die for it. An no man shall harm vel
 This, gentlemen, is what the beauty of a good woman can do to a man.
 Well, he took the pack off his burro and he put her and the baby on it, and they started for this place. I found 'em next day. Tom was carrying the baby. and she was on the burro-so white and little and suffering, that it hurt to look at her. Tom had given her and the baby all his water-hadn't touched drop of it himself his tongue was black and hanging out of his mouth. He signed to me to pour water over the baby, and a little in it's mouth. Then he motioned toward her. But when I turned back to him again he had laid the baby down on the ground, and close by, he himself lay unconscious.
 "I couldn't bring him round, and I'd no time to lose. So I roped him on my horse and somehow I got 'em into town. Old Tom was a goner- we all knew that. He lay unconscious till daybreak and then he muttered, Just old Tom Rags Suddenly he sat up, his eyes flashed, and he cried out, No man shall harm vel We caught him as he fell back. He was dead.
 Before we buried him she came, and she took his old worn hand in hers and kissed it, and laid her baby on his breast for moment.
 There wasn't a man there who wouldn't have changed places with old Tom.
 You can see the gravestone we put over him-'Old Tom. He gave his life that another might live We couldn't call him Tom Rags, after that, and we didn't know any other name of his. So we just called him old Tom.
 Well, gentlemen, we threw for the HCHOi Ol TIulHS on the escort, that was to see her to the railroad. I went, and since then this has been better town We all had something good and beau tiful to think of, and Tom had shown us how man could die. Most of those who were here then are gone, but some are left and we try to have it better town than it was before she came here"
 Did you never hear from herr" I asked.
 Yes; she wrote to me once, just af- ter she got home. It was to thank all the boys.'
 He took an old leather pocketbook from his breast pocket.
 "The letter is in here" he said. When l die I am to be buried beside old Tom, and this letter is to be buried with me- ARNOLD BECKER.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-27
A CASE FOR COMMON SENSE.

Reports from the principal cotton mill towns of New England indicate that Gompers' suggestion of a sympa- thetic strike has fallen fiat. This is as it should be. The year 1898 is net the time, New England is not the place, for a strike of that sort. Com pers' motives may be of the purest, most benevolent character for aughJ we know to the contrary. But his suggestion was almost criminal in it's folly.
 Mill folk in New England who are in the possession of steady employ ment and in the receipt of steady wages should think twice, and then think again, and then sleep on the matter, and then talk it over for a week or two with their families, be- fore they listen to anybody undertak- ing to call them out. Their wages may not be what they think mill wages should be, but the half-loaf is more nourishing than no bread at all. Sup pose they obey the call and go out; what will they be going out to? To the pittance of unskilled labor, if they are lucky enough to get odd jobs, or to utter idleness; to the anxious faces of the women folk, growing ever more anxious as time and the strike wear on; to the risk of seeing the mil own CTS remove their business to towns hundreds of miles away, where the raw material is nearer and labor cheaper. Is that a prudent thing to do? Is there common sense in it?
 The recent strike of the British en- gineers ought to be profitable to American workingmen for instruction and warning. We have seen state ment that it cost that very powerful union and the union-s sympathizers about $2,000,000 in cash, beside (say) $13,OOO,OOO in lost wages. Perhaps this may be exaggeration; we don't know. But read what the London Times says about it:
 The direct loss to the engineering trade arising out of the strike may, it is said, already be counted in mil lions; but the indirect loss, the loss occasioned by the admission of for eign competition into markets from which, at no distant period, it was practically excluded, will probably al ways remain incalculable.
 The skilled workman who is at work may have real grievances, the condi- tions inside the mill may not be what they ought to be; but the practical question for him to ask himself, be- fore listening to any such call as Com pers's, is whether he and his are like ly to find themselves any more com fortable out in the cold. Quitting work is a much easier matter some times than getting work.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-27

experiment which this administration is making in putting the beet sugar in- dustry firmly upon it's feet. This de- velopment of a new American industry by the republican party seems likely to be even a greater success than was that which attended the development of the tin plate industry through the vigorous protectiv policy laid down in the Mckinley law, which, through it's wonderful success, brought confusion to those who had insisted that that in dustry would not be established through the principles of protection
Arizona republican., 1898-02-27

The pension calendar in the Nation al house has been cleared. We can always trust the house or senate to do a rushing pension business. And, by the way, nearly all the pensions al lowed by congress are claims that have been rejected by the department. The congressman, democrat or republican, who fails to object to such frauds is equally as responsible for thsm as the lobbyist who has them introduced.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-27
Notice of Hearing Petition

In the Probate Court of the County of Mari
 cOpa, Territory of Arlzona '. In the matter of the estate of Ransom M.
 Viall deceased.
 Notice is hereby given that Ada E. McCay has filed in thls court her petition praying for the proof and probate of the last will and testament of said Ransom M Viall, de- ceased. and for the issuance of letters testa- mentary theu on, to said Ada E. McCay and that the same will be heard on Monday, the 2sth day of February, A. D., 1898 at ? o'clock in the afternoon of said day, at the courtroom oi said court, in Phoenix County ot Maricopa, Territory of Arizona, and all persons interested in said estate are noti- fled then and there to appear and show cause, If any they have, why the prayer of said petitioner should not be granted Dated February 16. 1898.
 c. W. GROUSE, Clerk By W. s. SCOTT, Deputy Clerk.
 First published in The Arizona Republican Feb. i7, 1S9S1
Arizona republican., 1898-02-27
BEET SUGAR.

Advices from Washington say that the second years work of the depart ment of agriculture in relation to the beet sugar enterprise has been com menced. The work of the first year, for which previous republican ad- mlnistration had paved the way, has been so promising in it's developments that Secretary Wilson enters upon the second year with not only enthusiasm but confidence Anthe success of the
Arizona republican., 1898-02-27

The country is almost breathlessly awaiting the calm and official conclus- the cause of the destruction of the Name Whatever individual opinions may be in this country, it will be safe to take the findings of the board as absolutely correct and act accord ingly. And until these capable off cers have spoken no special attention need be given to the thousand and one
 mors afioat, q
Arizona republican., 1898-02-27

China is about to begin on the first complete census of the empire. It is estimated that the earth's population is 1,700,O00,O0O and that fully one fourth of this number dwell in China. The difficulties to be overcome are nu- merous but the information would be of great advantage to scientists and may be obtained with something like accuracy.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-27
HOT SPRINGS OF ARIZONA.

An all year resort for health and pleasure; a perfect climate and a nat ural hot springs of great medicinal and curative powers: an open air swimming pool in beautiful rocky gorge. Abundant private baths in porcelain lined tubs. Hot douches, needle spray and shower ba,hs. Water is piped 1,200 yards to hotel and bath house and a natural heat of Ill de grees Fahrenheit is retained.
 A comfortable and attractive house of twenty-five rooms is now com pleted and running in addition to which ample tent room with boarded floors and sides is furnished for those who prefer open air accommodations. Wood fires in every room and tent and wood is provided free of charge. Resi- dent physician. Rates from 8 to H 8 day. 8 =
 A table and accommodations for miners is provided at 8 special rate of g a day, everything included. No extras. .....
 Round trip tickets via Hot Springs Junction, including stage fare, are sold at all stations on railroads. Ample arrangements have been perfected at Hot Springs Junction for food and lodging and daily stage runs to the springs.
 For all information address Castle Creek Hot Springs and Improvement Company. Hot Springs. A. T.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-27

The statement from an apparently reliable source that the war in Cuba has already cost 60O,OOO lives, is abso- luteIy incredible. But if 300,000 hu- man beings have been swept from life during the past three years on the island, this country's non-interference in the presence of such butchery is a black spot on our history and an out rage against humanity.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-27

Cardinal Gibbons has written let ter of sympathy to the ladies of New Orleans who are organizing good government league. If accounts gen. erally be true, the citizens of New Or leans are fully entitled to sympathy in the matter of local government
Arizona republican., 1898-02-27
PUBLISHED EVERY
 DAY IN TIE YEAR
PHGNIx.F FEBRUARY 27.Isss.
The Republican tomorrow will

The Republican tomorrow will present an edition of 10000 copies embracing a plain state ment of the resources of Arizona and the Salt River valley. It will be full of interest to peo- pie who are looking in this di- rection for a home, and of great value to the people who are en- gagged in building up this terri tory. Orders for copies should be placed early.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-27

It is said that the carrying of the ex- ports and imports of the United States across the waters costs a half million dollars day! Eighty-ive per cent of this sum is paid to foreigners.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-27

Mrs. Burnett has gone to England to complete what she hopes will be- come the great American novel," Of course the great American anything z:ast be given an English flavor Of some kind these days!
Arizona republican., 1898-02-27

Kid Mccoy has now been on the It is pure affectation on the part of Fitz and Corbett to refuse longer to recognize him as in their class.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-27

Wellington never prayed more ear nestly that night or Butcher would now looking for some one who will bring tidings that the Maine disaster was an accident. Another throne is at stake.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-27

Our Mark is doing what he can in congress for the home rule bill, but the gold bug committee will probably turn a deaf ear to facts and arguments in it's favor.-Prospector.
 What did Our Mark expect, pray?
Arizona republican., 1898-02-27

The flash of British and French powder may soon light up the dark Continent until the glare can be seen around the world.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-27

Senator White of California says he will not be candidate for reelection. What. manner of men do they grow in
 hia. anyway?
Arizona republican., 1898-02-27

Having taken to himself a pretty young wife Ignatius Donnelly is evi dently looking forward" in his cid age.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-27

e senate is ready for war, from
 Accounts. But the senate is at least consistent-it promptly votes for war preparations on a generous scale
Arizona republican., 1898-02-27

New York Life Insurance Co., The Oldest International Life Insurance the
 A. MCCALL. President Total insurance in Force, $e75OoO,OOol ceivet
 s.346an 4S,Br ay,N Dec. it's books During
   year6 individuals the sum or nts over
 
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 S14.ooooOO policies, of  place in and the ithoutf fee CT
 $49,OOO.OOO other charge morein than had nss to n olvloenos hed at . hat O 0 which is about n 2.756 ~oooooo
 1896. R. ALLYN LEWIS, Manager for Arizona em Phoenix
Arizona republican., 1898-02-27

Educate Four Bowers With Cascarets.
 Candy Cathartic. cure constipation forever. l0c. 25c. If c. c. fail. druggists refund money.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-27

Publication OHce: ss Adams Street Tel sDhone No. H. ;!
Arizona republican., 1898-02-27
The Official Citv Paper,

mUnBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-27
The Arizona Republican.
I @ Treasure Territory'S Chief Newspaper

OHARLES c. RANDOLPH.
 EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
Arizona republican., 1898-02-27
BY CARRIEF

Washington Bureau. 5Os Fourteenth TU
Arizona republican., 1898-02-27

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Arizona republican., 1898-02-27

Manager for Arizona
The Advocate and news., 1898-12-28
FLORIDA.
Superior Through Sleeping Car Line Between
st. Louis and Jacksonville.

A Superior Through Sleeping Car Line Between
st. Louis and Jacksonville.
Commencing December 18th the Louis
Vile Air Line will inaugurate for the
season the great through sleeping car
route to Florida. Through sleeping cars
will leave st. Louis 9:15 p. m. daily, pass
ing Louisville a. m, Lexington 1885
a. m, reaching Chattanooga 5:55 p. m,
Atlanta 1O:40 p. m. and Jacksonville 8:4O
a. m. (second morning). Stop-overs al
lowed. This route is through large cities
and interesting country, and Is operated
over most superior and well-established
lines Of railway. The schedules are fast
and most convenient
In addition to the above schedule leav-
ing St. Louis at night, train leaving St.
Louis 8;08 a. m. will arrive In Jackson
Vile the next night at $3.50 p. m, making
only one night out from st. Louis to
Jacksonville
This line affords passengers for Flor
ida trip via Asheville, N. c., the greatest
American all-year-round resort.
Correspondence solicited and infOrma-
tiOn promptly furnished. r. A. Camp
bell, General Passenger Agent, st. Louis,
Mo-
This is also the best line to points in
Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and North
and South Carolina.
The Advocate and news., 1898-12-28
Administrators Sale of Real Estate.

Pursuant to the will OF the late David H.
Youngs, l omer at private sale all the real
estate belonging to his estate, as follows:
i. The Home Place." W. hf. OF NV. or.
sec. 28, and g, hf. Of ne. or. sec. n, t. H.
r. Is, l6O acres. Contains good house, barn
and sheds, outhouses, cOrrals, wells and
cisterns, wagon scales, three orchards, and
all appurtenances constituting a first-class
clover, acres alfalfa, remainder pasture
land, timber land and creek, all well and
conveniently fenced. Price, 5000. Terms,
one-thlrd cash, one-thlrd In two years and
balance on long time. Interest on de-
ferred payments per cent. per annum,
2. Also the G. hf of NV. or. OF said sec. 49,
80 acres. About 40 acres frst-clasB plow
land and about 40 acres hay land. Well
and separately fenced. Price, $500 Terms
8. Also about 1O1 acres OF pasture land in
one body, we'll fenced and we'll watered
being NV. or. OF ne. or. fri. and sw. or. OF
ne. or, fri of said sec. "a, and about "a
acres Off the east side OF the NV. or. fri. OF
said sec. q. Price $50 per acre. Terms
l. Also about lO1 acres Of good prairie
hay land, being W. hf. Of NV. or. fri Of
said sec. %, and about "a acres OF the west
side Of the @ hf. OF NV. or. fri. OF said sec.
above.
5. All of the above described land lying
contiguous and constituting one large and
complete farm and situated about seven
miles southwest Of Topeka near the Bur-
llngame road, will be sold together for
SIS, 900, on the same terms already stated.
6. Also AZ acres in se. or. OF sec. ., I. H.
r Is, near Six Mile creek. Mostly first
class plow land; well fenced. Small house
nnd some other improvements. Price 81 $50.
Terms same as above.
For further information write or call on
the undersigned at his office, Bank Of To-
peka building, Topeka Kas.
CHAS. r. SPENCER,
Administrator, with will annexed, OF said
estate.
The Advocate and news., 1898-12-28

wife needed money for the medicine.
Her father refused and heard no more
from them. He did not try to find them,
and now as he listened to the landlady's
story he was filed with deep remOrse
and intense grief.
He went back home a sorrowful old
man. With him he carried little rose
wood box, the only relic of Berthas
better days, containing her marriage GER
tificate, the date of her husbands death
and of MarjOries birth.
On Christmas morning Marjorie found
lovely doll and carriage beside her bed.
There were other toys and plenty Of
candy and fruit for her, too.
She was happy in her new home and
called her aunt Mamma" and her
grandpapa Santa Kos" Perfectly sat-
isfied with her beautiful surroundings
she leads happy and cOntented life.
The Advocate and news., 1898-12-28
Go South
This Winter.

For the present winter season the Louis
Vile g. Nashville Railroad Company has
improved It's already nearly perfect
through service Of Pullman vestibuled
sleeping cars and elegant day coaches from
Cincinnati, Louisville, st. Louis and Chi
cago, to Mobile, New Orleans and the Gulf
coast, Thomasville. Ca, Pensacola, Jack
sonvllle, Tampa, Palm Beach and other
points in Florida. Perfect connection will
be made with steamer lines for Cuba, Porto
Rico, Nassau and West Indian ports. Tour
list and home-seekeTs' excursion tickets on
sale at low rates. Write c. p. AtmoFe,
General Passenger Agent Louisville, KY.
for particulars.
The Advocate and news., 1898-12-28
CHRISTMAS '98-BooKs FOR THE LIT
TIE ONES.

Each year as the holiday season ap-
proaches the Chicago Great Western makes
a practice Of publishing some attractive
book which is sent out to its patrons as a
Christmas greeting. This year its General
Passenger Agent, Mr.. F. H. Lord, has paid
his respects to the very little people, and
has published series Of pretty little books
entitled Baby Rhymes" "Babys Boquet"
and "Babys Opera" the last being a col
lection of the old familiar nursery songs
such as II Saw Three Ships" "Old King
Cole" my Lady's Garden" "Ding, Dong
Dell' and others that we all loved so when
we were children. The books are beau
tifully illustrated by Walter Crane and
printed on heavy paper in bright colors. A
copy Of any one Of the books will be sent
to any one sending 10 cents In stamps or
silver, or 25 cents for the three, to Il. II.
Lord, General Passenger Agent Of the Chi
cago Great Western Railway 113 Adams
St., Chicago, to cover the cost Of mailing.
The Advocate and news., 1898-12-28
Results ON Alfalfa.

H. D. Watson, of Kearney, Neb., who
Is raising annually five or six thousand
tons Of alfalfa and making money out
OF alfalfa and hogs, is on the program
of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture
to be at the boards annual meeting,
January 11-13, and tell the secrets of
his successes. The results he attains
with alfalfa in south central Nebraska
afford great encouragement to the pos
sibilities Of the plant in Kansas, where
IL is becoming more highly appreciated
each year.
The Advocate and news., 1898-12-28
A HOLIDAY SERMON BY SEN
ATOR ii. W. YOUNG.

.s.t.ssfFSE.ss'.s.ss.-s.f.-FF ssssssssss..8ss.s't
"It is more blessed to give than to re-
ceive," says the Great Teacher. 1 have
been thinking a good deal about this
test. What does it mean? Is 1t that We
enjoy giving to our friends more than
receiving presents from them at this
holiday season? Is it merely when out
Of his abundance a rich man bestows
some of his goods in charity, the salts
faction is greater than when he receives
a check for rent or dividends? OF course
the truth applies here; but isn't there
much more than this in the text? Does
it apply only to giving what we can spare
without hardship? The same Teacher
who propounded this principle told the
young ruler to "go and sell all thou
hast and give to the poor" He wasn't
advised to sell one of his farms or 4
part of his flOcks but all he had. There
is something deeper in this matter Of
giving than dispensing in aims or giving
to the needy what we can spare without
cramping ourselves. The widow was
commended who gave two mites, al
though it was all the living that she had.
Christ accumulated no property. He
had not where to lay his head, though
anything and everything on earth was
at his command. Is he a true follower
of the Master who is willing to be well
fed while a brother man goes hungry,
well clothed while brother is naked
or sheltered while brother is homeless?
Is it more blessed to give than to receive,
when you give all you have? When you
see your brother have need, have you
any right to debate whether you can
spare what he needs and you have? TO
ask these questions seems to me very
much like asking, "Is the gospel Of
Christ practical?' Can it be lived in
this world?" l am not going to attempt
to answer them. / will only say that If
we accept the teachings of Christ on the
subject of property literally, no follower
of His can justify himself in the pos
session of houses and lands and goods
while any one for whom Christ died is
suffering for the necessities OF life. And
if this view be correct, it will appear
that the Salvation Army comes nearer
doing the work Christ commanded than
any other organization in existence to-
day, and that those who dress in pur-
pie and fine linen and sit in softly cush
ioned pews in the most fashionable
churches will find it harder to enter the
kingdom Of heaven than it Is for camel
to go through the eye Of needle.
l do not say these things because 1t Is
pleasant or popular to say them; but be-
cause it seems to me there is not a
church in existence to-day calling itself
Christian which is practicing the pre-
cepts of the Man Of Sorrows or feeding
His lambs as he commanded. Private
in the means of production and
distribution and fortunes built on profit
are not compatible with the ethics of
Him who said, 'Inasmuch as ye did it
not unto the least Of these, my brethren,
ye did it not unto me-"
The Advocate and news., 1898-12-28
MEMPHIS ROUTE HOLIDAY EXCUR-
SIONS

On December 20 and 2l, '9S, the Kansas
City, Ft. Scott & Memphis r. r. Co. will
sell round-trip tickets from Kansas City
and all coupon ticket offices on its lines to
points in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and
the Southeast generally, at rate Of one
fare. with, return limited to thirty days.
and 2, tickets will be sold at one fare be-
tween all X. c., F. S. & M. stations, linn
tied to January 4, for return. No round
trip tickets will be sold at reduced rate
less than so cents.
The Advocate and news., 1898-12-28
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