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The Princeton union., 1898-08-18

am glad that some one has SET to
music that scene il August, 1881. when
q young girl saved from death a whole
.falI train OF passengers. Some Of you
remember that out West in that year
on stormy night hurricane blew
down part Of railroad bridge.
freight train came along and it crashed
into the ruin, and the engineer and
conductor perished. There was
glrl living in her fathers cabin, near
the disaster, and she heard the crash
OF the freight train, and she knew that
N Few moments an express was due.
She lighted a lantern and clambered
up on the one beam of the wrecked
bridge on to the main bridge, which
was trestle work, and started to cross
amid the thunder and the lightning
OF the tempest, and the raging Of the
torrent beneath. One misstep and 1t
would have been death. Amid all
that horror the lantern went out.
Crawling sometimes, and sometimes
walking over the slippery rails, and
over the trestle work, she came to the
other side of the river. She wanted
to get to the telegraph station, where
the express train did not stop, so that
the danger might be telegraphed to the
station where the train did stop. The
train was due in a few minutes. She
was one mile off from the telegraph
station, but fortunately the train was
late. With cut and bruised feet she
flew like the wind. Coming up to the
telegraph station, painting with almost
deadly exhaustion, she had only
strength to shout, ''the bridge is
down.! when she dropped unconscious,
and could hardly be resuscitated. The
message was sent from that station to
the next station, and the train halted,
and that night that brave girl saved
the lives of hundreds of passengers,
and saved many homes from desola-
ton. But every street is track,
and every style of business is track,
and every day is track, and every
night is a track, and multitudes un
der the power of temptation come
sweeping on and sweeping down to-
ward perils raging and terrific. God
help US to go out and stop the train!
Let US throw some signal. Let us
give some warning. By the throne
OF God let US flash some influence to
stop the downward progress Beware!
Beware! The bridge is down, the
chasm is deep, and the lightnings Of
God set all the night of sin on fire
with this warning: t'He that, being
often reproved, hardeneth his neck,
shall suddenly be destroyed, and that
without remedy
The Princeton union., 1898-08-18
TAKING FORT san JUAN
Description Of the Battle That Preceded the
Surrender Of Santiago de Cuba The
Spaniards Fought Like Demons.

Lawton's division bivouacked for the
night near Ell Caney without fires. At
Z O'Clock in the morning they were re-
enforced by Capt. Capron's battery, un-
der Gen. Wheeler. Firing began at
once. Promptly the Spanish answered
the challenge from their forts and
trenches. Grimes battery, coming up,
opened on the Spanish troops to the
right.
The common powder used by our
troops smoked, and was fine target for
the Spanish field battery, which was
served by Admiral Cervera's marines.
The accuracy of the aim was remark
able. while our smoke gave the enc
my our range, Grimes could not locate
the enemy's guns, which used smoke
less powder, except approximately. But,
satisfied as to the Spanish position, our
men worked like mad. The Spanish
fire gradually slackened, and in less
than an hour it ceased altogether.
After that only one aggressive move
was made by the Spaniards. It re-
suited in defeat, and they abandoned
Ell Caney. At about 10 o'clock the
enemy dashed straight for the Ameri-
can lines. In one or two places our
men fell back from their position, but
quickly rallied and drove the enemy
back pell-mell into their own bitches.
The Princeton union., 1898-08-18
STAGE WHISPERS.

Lillian Russell is an Unsuitable poker
f1end.
Baritone Del Puente has entered the
vaudeville ranks
Actor Max Figmans mother is dead
in New York of cancer.
Modjeska finds her chief home pleas
ures in playing the role of housekeeper.
The peroxide blonde of the stage has
been superseded by Her of the Titan
Hair.
Bertha Waltzinger will sing for us
in Jefferson De Angels opera COM
pany.
Mother case of church and stage:
Efie Shannon's grandfather was
clergyman.
Louise Muldener has been engaged
to act in Stuart Robson's company
next season.
Our old friend Henry Clay Barna-
bee is picnicking among the Thou
sand Islands.
And now there is a CLEAN of hope
that Gilbert and Sullivan will 'tget to-
gether" again.
Emily Rigl is engaged to create
the leading part in new Russians
play called Vladimir
E. II. Sothern and Virginia Harmed
Sothern will wend separate profession
al ways next season.
Adolphe D'Ennery, author Of The
Two Orphans and 2O9 other plays, has
entered his 8Sth year.
My Lady's Lord" is the name of a
new play by that aspiring young Brit
isher, Henry v. Esmond.
'tAs a show town. says Leander
Richardson, tPittsburg is one of the.
terminal points OF the death trail.''
Denver, with the aid Of Colorado's.
Supreme court, has put an effectuaI
stopper on Sunday tneatricals. It
would be good idea to stop them in
every state
The Princeton union., 1898-08-18

The Spanish losses must have been
frightful, as they were exposed to a ter
rife fire Ior quarter Of an hour. The
losses on the American side were light,
as our soldiers lay behind trees and
had every advantage.
Even after capturing Ell Caney and
San Juan and advancing upon Aqua
'dores, the work of the Americans was
not done. It was necessary to hold
these positions against any sortie. I'm
less reinforcements arrived at once the
men would be well-nigh exhausted by
their difficult work and unprepared for
any assault by the Spaniards. It was
this precarious condition that existed
on July 3, when the country was grave
ly alarmed by Skaters dispatches.
There was cause for alarm, not under
standing the desperate straits in which
Linares was, but there was no justifi-
cation for the criticism of Gen. Shafter
which was indulged in. His work was
well done, and he deserves nothing but
the highest praise. Subsequent de-
velopments soon proved these facts.
The Princeton union., 1898-08-18
FAT WOMEN AND THIN ONES
The Doctor Tells some Of His Troublse
with Them.

The Doctor Tells Some Of His Troublse
with Them.
With the coming Of hot weather
comes also the usual army Of women
who want to get thin and the reg1-
ments Of women who want to get fat!
said the specialist in the breathing
spell between writing prescription for
a slim girl who wanted muscle tonic
and peering deep into the eyes OF a.
woman who said she had nightmare
when wide-awake, relates the New York
advertiser. II may jog along in COM
parative peace all the winter and
spring, working and praying with hys-
terra and prostration and neurasthenia
and anemia and other simple and soul
full complaints, but just as soon as the
warm days come and begin to prom
ise myself little rest and relaxation,
in pops Mrs. A. with an anxious face
has no use and sets about bargaining
with me as it I were Shylock. She
begs me with tears in her eyes to-
gaze upon her once sylph-like form
and implores me to advise surgical
diet for her. I tell her to row boat
and take a ten-mile walk at 5 o'clock
every morning. warn her against
catnips, cool drinks, green peas, and
all the other pleasures of life, and she.
goes away radiant. She always loses
five or ten pounds during the summer,
often more. Strength Of will seems
to develop with flesh. The slim wom-
an is not nearly so persistent. A wasp
wasted little woman came in to gee
me this morning. She greeted me with
a wave Of her hand, fitted about to
see the flowers in my window boxes,
went into ecstasies over my new book
case, Strengthened her hat before the
mirror and called my attention to the
little lines around her eyes, saying,
You see how thin I am, and how old
and ugly it makes me- Every time
The Princeton union., 1898-08-18
Grumbline at ones self.

Don't be deceived. In zgrumbling at
yourself you may be really complain
ing against God and against His per-
missive, if not His active, providence.
Moreover, growing at yourself only
keeps up in you the spirit of complain
ing. What right have you to murmnr
against yourself any more than
against others and against GOO?
Are you. sure that these groln-
ings against yourself are not so many
valves by which you ventilate a COM
planning disposition that dares not
ventilate itself on God, on others. on
your circumstances? Can you not md
some better business than finding fault
even with yourself? Try repentance,
reform. regeneration, entire sanctifica-
tion-anything but growling.-Ex.
The Princeton union., 1898-08-18
Hawaiian Music.

The singing of the native Hawaiians
is always melodious and pleasing: The
kanaka has a quick ear for music and
learns new airs with facility. Yet, no
matter what selection is sung by the
natives, and no matter how closely the
notes are followed, the singing is al
ways peculiarly plaintive, due, no
doubt, to some subtle, indefinite quail
ity Of the singers voices. Their sing
ing is at its best out of doors, and
particularly when they are upon the
water and the airs are their own
New York Press.
The Princeton union., 1898-08-18
Praise, Honor and Respect.

Praise, honor and respect these are
sweet to all men. It is not surprising
to US that they are sweet to the man
who deserves them. They are the re-
wards of noble action, high character.
real worth. As the laborer is proud
and happy at the close of the day TO
receive his wages, feeling that he has
earned what he receives and that it
is all his own, and honorably his own,
so the man who has, and knows he has,
the honor and respect of the commun-
ity, and who receives the praise of his
friends, and knows it is justly his, can.
not but be delighted. 5
The Princeton union., 1898-08-18

II some men were to accuse then
selves Of being liars, lots of their ac
uuaintances would not believe them.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-01
[Copyright. 1896. by F. Tennyson Nicely.

they to her, until her father came in on leave, and, noting the change in his precious child, took counsel with an old Manhattan friend, ordered swell riding costume forthwith, and bade her join the class at Dickel's acad- emy-not that she needed teaching to ride, but the exercise and open air to be had in the daily demure canter in the park. One or two of the girls were quite dashing horsewomen. and excited the envy and admiration of their class mates by the ease with which they took the conventional leaps at the hurdles and bars; and when one of them
 flushed with triumph, after receiving the compliments of the master, refined up beside our silent Florence, on a rainy afternoon when their ride had to be had within doors, and rather patron izingly queried: "Ah, don't you do something of this sort out on the plains, Miss Tremaine?" Florence reddened a bit and said. "The children do some times," which led to prompt inquiry as to her meaning, and the explanation that the cavalry horses and even the Indian ponies would take such obstacles in their stride and hardly rise to the leap at all. Asked to illustrate, she put her bay at the hurdles. clearing them like bird; then, turning to Miss De Ruyter, she said: "You noticed even this horse hardly had to spring. Now if MT. Dickel will let me have the bar foot higher can show you where I hor fc l, n f.r eh did. and no other one of the girls dared attempt it. Then she asked to have her saddle removed and rode her horse over the hurdles bareback, and when
 he was going at an easy canter about the ring amazed the class by leaping lightly off and on again. her slim. strong young hands grasping the mane, yet never dragging upon the rein. This made her envied. but hardly enviable, for the erstwhile champions of the school gave it out that she had been ''child wonder" in some far-western
 circus. It wasn't until Flo's second year at St. Anne's that she began to 1 find either friends or appreciation there
 When she left at the close of that sec 1 ond year. there was enc set al least
 among whose members she was we'll
 nigh worshiped. She had not finished i the course. She reeded at least one
 more year, said the teachers. but ii couldn't be. Tremaine had listened to ! the tempter. invested his scant savings | in a Colorado mine that for one year
 gave dividends galore, ard then-gave
 out. There could be no separate es-
 tabl;shment maintained on the Eay ct (Continued Tomorrow)
Arizona republican., 1898-03-01
Washington's birthday

held on Washington's birthday at Tempe, wishes to extend heartfelt thanks to the public and to all who lent a helping hand in the affair. Special mention and gratitude is due to the orators of the day, Messrs. J. l.. B. Alexander, Thomas B. Flannigan, Samuel Brown and H. z. Buck; then to the orchestra of Feuerstein-Peralta a from Phoenix, and Feliciana Con- treras of Tempe; to the editors of the three Phoenix dailies, the Tempe News and the Mesa Free Press; lastly to MT. Edward Eisele for presenting the ornamented silk umbrella for the clergymen's contest Rev. MT. Guthrie of the North Methodist church won the prize in the contest. The rallies re- suited as follows: The gold watch fe l to MT. Eligio Rangel, the ring-cake to Dr. Moore of Mesa, the silk pin cushion to Mrs. Graf of Phoenix, the clock to MT. Yuan Acedo of Tempe, the gentleman's cane to MT. Neri Os-
 born of Phoenix, the umbrella to MT. Samuel Brown, the big doll to Miss
 Rosa Lindsey of Phoenix, the silver plated picture to iss Hughes of Tempe, the silver fruit stand to Miss
 Josie Carroll, the necktie case to the
 assistant of MT. Nicolas, and the al
 bum to Dr. Jones. The committee is
 confident that every one of the public was well pleased and this will be the best reward.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-01
The South Side

Tempe, Ariz., Feb. 28-(Spacial Correspondence of The Republican.)- )- Albert Miller, A. J. Peters, F. A. Hough, Talma Pomeroy, J. L. Powell, Mrs. Heyman, Mrs. Mcdonald, Mrs. Rob- edison, Jack Gibson, D. R. Brigham, William Stelzreide, J. o. Neil, MT. An derson for B. F. Kellner, MT. Turner for Kessler:Boyle, w. J. Kingsbury Watson Pickrell, z. A. Harris, Hon. C. R. flakes, J. Jungermann and Thompson Walker went to the city be- yond the Salt today.
 Mrs. J. Hartman is very low with pneumonia.
 Mrs. McCamley is better today. Stephen Edwards family is recov- ering from a siege of sickness. F. B. McCabe has been elected of six to represent Pinal county at the miners convention tomorrow at Phoe- nix. J. c. Goodwin will represent the district of Maricopa county south of the Salt river.
 Mesa is doing rushing business at present judging from the carloads of merchandise going there. A car of canned goods went up today. Jack Gibson and J. L Powell today purchased 400 head of cattle of Joe Peterson of Mesa for $22.50 per head. A. J. Peters will ship a car of hay from Kyrene and a car from Tempe Two cars of wheat are expected down from Mesa today to go to Stafford.
 MT. Alfred Baine of Mesa and Miss Annie Prothero of Lehi will be mar ried on Wednesday next at 3 p. m- by President c. R. flakes.
 MT Frank B. Reid Of Flagstaff on next Wednesday evening at 7:3O o'clock at Kingsbury's hall, will de liver lecture on the Moqui Indian snako dance. The lecture will be ac- companied by stereOpticOn projec- tions, the originals of which were taken by Mr. Reid himself last winter during this wonderful snake dance on the Moqui reservation in the northeastern part of the territory. Admission will be 25 cents and the lecture will be un- der the auspices of the Good Templars S. Yesterday Mesa City was shocked by the telegraphic news that Mrs. A F. Mcdonald, formerly of that place had been murdered by Mexicans at heI home in Colonia Garcia, Chihuahua
 where she has lived for eight or ten years. It is understood that MT. Mo Donald went to Ell Paso last Thursday and while away, his wife, who was alone in charge of their small store
 and the postoffice, was murdered by
 blow with an ax on the head. A courier was immediately dispatched te
 Fl Paso and MT. Mcdonald was in formed of the tragedy. He telegrapned his son Wallace at Mesa City, and left 1 for home. His son left last night tC join his father. Mrs. Mcdonald as.
 sisted in founding the Mormon Stake
 of Maricopa county and MT. Mcdonald
 was president at one time
 The committee of the Catholic fail
Arizona republican., 1898-03-01
SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

U. s. Indian Service, Fort Mojave In dian Industrial School, Fort Mojave, Arizona, February IA, 1898:
 Sealed proposals( inuorsed: "Pro- posals for Erection of School Build ings," and addressed to the under signed at Fort Mojave, Arizona, will be received at this school until o'clock p. m. of Thursday, March 10th, 1898, for furnishing the necessary ma terials and labor required in the con- struction and completion of one CD frame dormitory building at Fort Mo- jave school, Arizona, about seventeen miles, more or less, north of Needles, Cal, in strict accordance with plans and specifications which may be ex- amined at the Indian office, Washing ton, D. C., in the offices of the "Ari- zona Republican," of Phoenix, Ari- zona, and the Evening Express" of Los Angeles, Cal, and at this school For any additional information apply to JOHN J. McKOIN,
 Superintendent
 First published in The Arizona Re- publican February 15. 1898.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-01
THE HOUSE THAT CANT BUILT.


 "A thing begun is half done" The house was now to rise as a monument of MT. Gant's enterprise. It was not his intention to build two-story house, but on the contrary he thought to build one-story house, leaving the gables open for a thorough circula- tion of air. His idea was to secure the greatest coolness possible. Upon the convincing figures of Justice Mey- CTS, which showed that it would cost but little more, he decided to build it two stories, close the gables and 1 leave the second story to be finished on the inside, at the option of certain future occupants.
 | This decided, everything went of smoothly, the house rapidly assumed shape, the people of the neighborhood watching it closely and making it the subject of conversation at the fireside during the long winter evenings. and the people on the ranch enjoying a continuous social during the house raising.
 On the 18th of December the house was half done. The frame was all up and the roof and siding all on, and the building began to indicate what it would look like when finished. And as it assumed it's shape and size the comments and favorable expressions grew in number. It was no wonder however, for rising to the height oi two stories and extending on the ground for a distance of thirty-two feet it gave promise of a magnificent structure way out on the border oi civilization and untamed nature
 The ladies of the community got UT a big Christmas tree at the Reddin school house. It was no small affair as the presents represented a great deal of money and bore the names oi a great many people. The next day as the carpenters and ranchmen were about to start tc work they were sur prised by the abrupt appearance ol Mr. Cant joyfully flourishing a red bandanas handkerchief. and gleefully exclaiming, "Who says that somebody hasn't got an eye on this house?"
 But the events in this story mus not be anticipated too much, so this will net be dwelt upon for the pre-, ,ent
 The building of the house continuet without any delay being caused by the holidays more than for Christ mas and New Years. When thetpropel time came door knobs, locks, catches and hinges, window pulleys and other incidentals were put in the house as they should be. The provisions hay. ing run low again a wagon load oi groceries and dry goods was hauled out to the ranch from J. Jungermann's bargain store." MT. Meyers having induced MT. Cant to build the house two stories instead of one, and MT Cant having decided to build another room on the porch, there were sev- eral more loads of lumber taken out from the Blinn Lumber company The room will be used for a bedroom
Arizona republican., 1898-03-01
MORE ABOUT HEREFORDS.
Progress and Development of Color
 in This Species of Cattle.

During the last century the Here lords were not the only breed among which there were specimens of the white faces, although there was prob ably none in which this trait was so largely diffused Several of the early Durham cattle were the same color, notably the famous shorthorn called Jacob Smiths bull, eos in the Short horn Herd book, Lady Maynard, that contributed so largely to the building up of the herds of the brothers Col ling, and to the improvement of the breed generally. Parkinson in 1910, remarks that the Yorkshire cattle be- longing to his grandfather were in color and horns very like the Here lords, generally red with white faces. Marshall in his Rural Economy of Norfolk" published in 1780, says the predominant breed in that country was a Herefordshire breed Tn minia- ture and the favorite color a blood red with a white or mottled face.
 Like nearly all of our most valuable modern breeds, the Hereford would therefore appear to have been the re- suit of a judicious amalgamation of various good sorts, both home bred
  ed into the native stock, stimulating the development of the better proper ties
 It was not until the middle of this century that the improvement of any breed of cattle began to be conducted upon scientific principles, and Bake well, in 1855, was the first to apply them to the breeding of domestic farm animals. It may be said that the improvement of the Hereford breed on systematic lines commenced at as early period as that of any other description of British cattle. It is well known that the production ot beef or milk was not in the last cen tury the sole aim in breeding cattle Usefulness for the purpose of labor in the field was generally regarded as being of more importance than either Even up to Marshalls time Q77O-1S00) cattle were in many parts used chiefly for draught, and it was only after they had discharged this function that they were fatteLed for the butcher Marshall says that the animals tha
Arizona republican., 1898-03-01
MEXICAN CENTRAL RAILWAY.

From the sea to the clouds. Passing modern cities and ancient monuments Standard gauge in everything man. agement, ideas and treatment of pa irons. The only line in the republic running Pullman palace buffet sleep ing cars between the capital and points in the United States. Cheap rates and prompt service. For full particulars call Oh or address J. F. Donohoe. Commercial agent Ell Paso- Texas.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-01
TO MESA AND TEMPE.

On and after July my fares viii re main the same as heretofore, but afte, having knocked out the railroad the will not be advanced.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-06-08
A Dawson City Idyl.

"A
A Dawson City mining man lay dying on
the ice,
He didn't have a woman nurse-he dldn
have the price
But n comrade knelt beside him, as the
sun sank in repose,
To listen TO his dying words and watch
him while lie froze.
The dying man propped up his head above
four rods of snow,
And said, 81 never saw it thaw at ninety
eight below;
Send this little pinhead nugget that
swped from Jason Dills
To my home, you know, at Deadwood, a.
Deadwood in the hills.
'Tel my friends and tell my en'mies, II
you ever reach the East,
That this Dawson City region is no place
for man or beast;
That the lands too elevated and the wind
too awful cold,
And the hills of South Dakota yield as
good n grade of gold;
Tell my sweetheart not to worry with o
sorrow too intense,
For I'm going to warmer and far more
CHEEKY hence.
Oh! the air is growing thicker, and those
breezes give me chills,
Gee, wish l was in Deadwood, in Dead
wood in the hills.
''Tell the fellows in the home land to re
main and have cinch,
That the price OF patent porkchops here
Is eighty cents an inch.
That l speak as one who's been here
scratching round to find the gold,
And at 10 per cent Of discount l eoult
not buy up cold.
Now, so-long," he family whispered; "a
have told you what to do"
And he closed his weary eyelids and froz.
solid p. d. q.
His friends procured an organ box anC
c. o. id the bills,
And sent the miner home that night t.
Deadwood in the hills.
-Deadwood Pioneer.