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The Coconino sun., 1899-06-17
National Educational Association Meeting.

The Santa Fe Route will sell tickets on account of the National Educational meeting in Los Angeles July II. l2, l3 and li, at the rate of $24.45 for the round trip. Dates of sale, June 27 to to July 10, inclusive. Going limit,
 uly II. Return limit, September 4. Stop-over will be allowed within tran sit limits. For further particulars call on or address G. E. SULLIVAN, Agent.
The Coconino sun., 1899-06-17

What you want is not temporary relief from piles but cure to stay cured. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cures piles, and they stay cured. Soothes and quickly heals old sores, scalds, cuts, burns. wounds and skin diseases. Pioneer Drug Store.
The Coconino sun., 1899-06-17

w. NJ. Gallagher of Bryan, Pa, says: "For forty years have fried various cough medicines. One Minute Cough Cure is best of all" It relieves instantly and cures all throat and lung troubles, coughs, colds, croup, whoop- ing cough, lagrippe and pneumonia. Pioneer Drug Store.
The Coconino sun., 1899-06-17
Summer Excursions to the Pacific Coast.

The Santa Fe Pacific railroad com pany will sell round trip tickets from t'lag-taff to Los Angeles. Redondo, Santa Monica or San Diego at rate of S3l.OO. Tickets will he sold on follow ing dates: Jund 3. :. and T. July l, F, 9, and 26. August ,, 9, l9, 26, and 30. Final limit ninety days from date of sale. Stop-over allowed west of San Beruardino. GEO. E. SULLIVAN, Agent.
The Coconino sun., 1899-06-17
Railroad Assessments.

The territorial board of equalization completed it's June labors Saturday, having been in session for d weea fixing ihe valuation on the railroads running through the territory and averaging the mileage assessment. The following is the result:
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29
Peachcombers Of the Azores.

In nineteen cases out of twenty, tine
beachcombef of the Azores is a sailor.
His occupation is considered a legiti-
mate one, and every man is in business
for himself, and has SO much territory
which he can call his own. The rights
of each are as well defined and protect
ed as in a mining camp. Efforts have
often been made by the authorities to
abolish beachcombing, or to take it
over to themselves; but every attempt
has stirred up rebellion. The man may
have a beat of five miles, or only Of
one, according to the trend of the coast.
AS a rule he knocks up a shanty of
some sort about midway of his beat.
No capital is required to start in bust
ness. and unless the comber strikes
luck he is hungry and in rags>the most
of the time. While the men protect
one another to n certain extent. a
Jumper" is certain to turn UP about
SO often. Then it is deadly fight be-
tween two desperate men. The one
who survives takes the beat. The body
of the one who is killed is not found
by the authorities. If comber makes
IL rich find his beat is offered to the
highest bidder. but there are no pa
pers to be passed. The average life of
a comber is only year. If he doesn't
hit it and retire by that time, he is
pretty sure to be done for by a jumper.
or to meet his death in the surf. AS in
the cases of brigands, the native pop
ulation stands in with the shore hunt
ers, and whatever of value comes
ashore finds safe hiding place until
it can be realized on. The average
beachcomber has neither honesty nor
mercy in his heart, and to protect his
salvage will not hesitate to commit
murder.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29

OF course you'll make pumpkin pies
at Thanksgiving time. 1t wouldn't be
much of Thanksgiving without them
-leastways, our folks would think so,
and find that most people feel the same.
Now, if you want to know how to make
what call my best company" pies, I'll
tell you how to do it. They are just
prime ones, that would make your mouth
water to look ut them.
Stew just as much pumpkin as you
want to make pies. l generally make up
six at time-they do not have time to
grow stale, for they don't last long in
our house. Then l sift and measure it,
and for quart of the pumpkin stir in
a pound of brown sugar, quart of rich
milk, and six new laid eggs that have
been beaten up till they are all of froth
Now l put in my salt and cinnamon.
and ginger-a pinch at a time till get it
good and well seasoned. That's the Sc
cret in making them-the seasoning and
the baking. You can't slide them into a
cool oven and have them first class. The
oven has got to be right hot at first, then
after they've been in about six minutes
check your heat and let your oven cool
off little; If you don't the heat will
puff them up and then they'll fall, and
your pies will come out as flat as PAN
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29
up AND AMAy.

mercifully take one or the other of them
out of the world. None Of us talked much;
none, even my uncle, who was emptying
goblet after goblet of wine to drown his
thoughts. And when the squire stood up
suddenly with his champagne glass to
toast the bride-a frozen bride that look
ed ready for the tomb-I almost welcomed
the interruption that followed.
To the bride! repeated the squire,
"And there in the middle of the floor,
landed by jump through the flung up
window, was Jack, his clothes covered
with mud and satan in his eye.
"True love poisoned by wounded van
ity, you see, my dears, may sleep drug
ged for while, but the time will come
when it will fight like tiger for what it
feels its own.
"And this had been the case with Jack,
who was now almost maddened with
thinking over the coming wedding.
You young puppy roared the squire,
didn't tell you not to come here again 2
That for your telling said Jack, dia-
bolically cool; and with the whirl of long
whip in his hand the squires uplifted wine
glass fell to the floor cut like flower
from the shank!
Beu lOlloWeu IL teEllDit SCeue, WullG
we looked on like people in nightmare.
1.-THE two men seemed suddenly to turn
into raging demons. but from the very
first could see Jacl had the upper hand.
He held the squire, squirming and
cursing like a trooper, down in his chair
as if he had been child.
Marcy he called out over his head,
did you write me that letter of your own
account?'
And getting no answer beyond the de-
NAL If her deathwhte face and piteous
eyes, his rage knew no bounds. Your
friend, the devil, gave you money enough
to buy wife, he kept saying, shaking the
squire as cat would mouse; but by
heaven it's only over my dead body you'll
get herr
"Defend yourself, you old rascal he
yelled, defend yourself, for, kin or not,
we are one too many on earth
There was pair of swords crossed
on the wall, slender, murderous dueling
swords, and, tearing them down, he flung
one to his uncle. and in moment they
were fighting like mad, parrying, thrust
ing and feinting, with dexterity sicken-
ing to see.
For the squire, you must understand,
was an experienced swordsman; he had
pinked his man in his timei but, fred by
love snd hate, end alwsys p good feucey,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29

Jack was match for him. One moment
it was he who was doing the parrying. The
next it was the squire. And presently,
MS IL in dream, could see my uncle and
Prince, the negro butler, standing on
chairs and putting out the candles that
were fastened to the antlers of the deer
heads against the walls, in the hope that
this would stop them.
But it did nothing of the sort; it only
made them all the more determined to kill
each other; and directly in the pitch dark,
after moments groping-groping that
sent an icy chill to the roots of my hair
their swords FLASHED, and we knew that
the duel was not yet over.
Marcy fell faint across my lap and my
uncle began to pray.
"All could think of was to hope that
Jack would beat, and with my heart in
my mouth sat staring at the sparks that
few from their swords and waiting for
the end.
Eat last, after an eternity of time,
time made up of appalling silence and
mad, blind, loomings together-and again
that hideous groping-there was cry, a
fall, and when the frightened negro made
light again, there was the squire, pinned
by Jacks sword, through an ear, to the
floor, and there outside the window were
Jack and Marcy clinging to each other on
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29
soLplERs, PUDDING.
How the Cook of Company Surprised


His Comrades.
''In November, 49," said Judge Lang
bein, who was drummer boy in the
famous Hawkins Zouaves, 1--WE We're in
camp at Falmouth, directly opposite
Fredericksburg, Md, where many of our
command fell little later. We could
get nothing but the ordinary rations, but
we had prepared for that by starting
company fund several months before for
the purpose of supplying Thanksgiving
dinner. There must have been something
like $40 in the fund, and our cook kept
the disposal of this fund a profound Sc
crct. 1t seems ridiculous now, but l
don't believe that any child ever waited
for the coming of Christmas morning
with keener excitement than we did
for that Thanksgiving dinner. When it
came at last, we found that the great dish
was nothing more nor less than good
old-fashioned plum pudding, rich and
savory. I'll never forget that pudding,
but it was the only thing we had. 1t
had taken all the company fund to buy
the -four and other ingredients for the
pudding. 1 tell you, though, it seemed
good to our stomachs, which had endur-
ed steady diet of bareback and coffee
for weeks. don't believe that band
of street ragmuffins ever tackled feast
with keener relish than we poor fellows
felt when we devoured that pudding"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29
Filipino Swimmers.

The courage shown by the Filipinos
in battle with American as well as
with Spanish troops long ago proved
their natural bravery. An intelligent
native observer, Ramon Reyes Lala,
who has received careful education
both in Europe and America, writes
thus concerning the daring Of his
countrymen in time of peace:
The natives are all excellent swim.
mers and are absolutely fearless in the
water. / have seen groups of boys
diving thirty or forty feet for pennies
dropped into the sea by foreign naval
officers. Many swim miles with the
greatest ease. and it is no uncommon
sight to see groups of naked men
plunging with drawn daggers among
shoal of sharks, with whom they
fight with a fierceness that always re-
suits in victory.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29
Looking for II,

There is patent lawyer in town
who has n number of very bright chill
dren, so bright. indeed, that their fun
loving dad" is invariably forgiven for
telling what my boy said" to the men
in his Office. Here is the latest:
Give got a tool chest out at my house
that would make carpenter sick with
envy. I've been buying tools for it for
twenty years. OF course, never let
the youngsters touch it.
"The other day my wife went up
stairs and found 'Bookie,' my young
est. two and one-half years old, mon
keying with that chest. He had the
lid up and his head thrust in under it.
'Bookie,' said my wife, what are
you looking for?'
"And the youngster, knowing that he
had been caught. looked up, and with
twinkle in his eye, said:
"'Lookin' for twouble!'"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29
Miieet,s Thankssiyine.

Midget lives all alone with grandma,
and grandma pets him so much that he
thinks she has no right to notice any one
but himself. But at Thanksgiving a
whole flock of children came to grand
mas house, and grandma kissed them
all, and took Baby Beth on her lap. That
was too much for jealous little Midget.
He hung down his pretty silky tail, and
walked straight out of the parlor and up
garnet, and sat down in the darkest cor
ner and sulked. He could smell the big
turkey, roasting in the oven. How he did
want his Thanksgiving dinner! But he
was too sulky to go down stairs until
the children found him moping in the
dark. They carried him down stairs and
gave him the turkey drumstick on china
plate. think this made him ashamed
of his selfishness, for now they are the
best of friends.-Youth's Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29

school, went to New York to meet her
new charge in the steamer Harvest
Lass, which had been telegraphed
from Sandy Hook the day before.
Little Willie will know me-. she
said to herself, because l sent my
photograph by the last mail. wanted
my face to seem familiar to him, poor
lone lamb"
She stood on the pier eagerly scan
ming the countenance of every child
that landed, her face Frightening once
or twice as she saw a boy whom she
thought might be Willie, when all of
n sudden IL hand was laid lightly on
her arm and she found herself look
ing up into handsome bronzed face
far above her.
"Sir." she cried. starting back.
81 beg your pardon" said a frank,
pleasant voice, II did not mean to
alarm you. But is this Miss More?"
She inclined her head.
81 am your cousin William"
And this time Catherine started back
in more surprise than ever.
Sir" she said. You are mistaken.
William is n little boy"
Hardly" returned the tall stranger,
unless you would call me little boy.
Dear cousin Kitty. no one ever told
you l was child or poor. 1t was
your own inference. Thank heaven.
am independent and wealthy. and as
have come to mans estate, think it
is rather my duty to take care of you
than to allow you to take care of me"
Catherine looked at her handsome
cousin in mute amazement. This
grand upsetting of all her theories
and ideas was more than she could
comprehend just at once.
But. Will"
But. Catherine. Nay my dear little
gray-eyed cousin. the lawyers have
told me how willing you We're to adopt
and care for the homeless orphan. and
how my cousin AIillicent shrank from
the task. And from the bottom of my
heart thank you for what you are
ready to do"
How Dorcas started when she saw
what sort of fellow "little Willie"
had proved to be. How Mrs. Hopper
giggled behind her bonnet frames
when she thought of the little child's
crib and the picture books upstairs.
"Of course, such an elegant young
gentleman as that will go to the ho-
tel" said Mrs. Hopper. But he did not.
He stayed at the cottage, sleeping on
the back parlor sofa until other ac-
commodations could be provided for
him. And when Niillicent came over
with her prettiest smile and outstretch-
ed hand the young Australian received
her with an odd, curt GOODNESS that
made her feel excessively uncomfort-
able.
"You see, Cousin Milly,' said he,
you didn't want to be bothered with
me; you thought the Australian au-
thorities ought to be compelled to pro-
vide for me-"
And when Mrs. Hopper heard that
little Catherine More was to marry
her rich cousin she wasn't at all sur
prised.
cts the most natural thing in the
world" said she, "only it's pity that
Cattle isn't little prettier."
But Catherine More was satisfied
with her lovers declaration that to
him her plain face was the sweetest
| in all the world.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29
Zone terrible night, when we were

most expecting my uncle to breathe his
last, Marcy fell on her knees and promis-
ed she'd marry the squire, and he at once
began to get better with astonishing
quickness.
"She wrote Jack one letter, one curt,
cold letter, that she sat two days over;
and that he tore in half and sent back
to her, and then left the county on top
of 1t.
"This left the field of love open to the
squire, and he made the most of it, coming
every afternoon to our place, spruced up
like young man, in light black suit.
and with his hair combed over his bald
spot.
He would send Marcy splendid pres
ents, too. And sometimes love letter, a
fine, proper love letter, calling her red
rose with the dew on it, black-eyed gyp-
~, or some such prettiness. all of which
you may be sure. though, only ever
read.
sNssawh&s The weddius ssrspseguepts
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29

In the South Thanksgiving, rs an an.
nual festival, remained practically un-
known until, in 1855, the curious Vir-
ginian controversy on the subject was
precipitated. This controversy, which is
not generally known, deserves brief
notice. The Governor Of Virginia at the
time was one Johns, patriotic and
broad-minded gentleman, who had al
ways entertained reverence for the
Puritan anniversary which was by no
means common below Mason and Dix
on's line. Gov. Johns, in letter to the
State Legislature, urgently recommended
the recognition of Thanksgiving in Yir-
ginia, and offered, in case his recom-
mendation proved satisfactory, to at once
issue proclamation.
But the Legislature of Washington's
State did not look upon the New England
holiday with favor. Gov. Johns was adj
vised not to make the Thanksgiving proc
lamation, and, as he did not do SO. the
matter was allowed temporarily to drop.
But public interest had been awakened,
and before long fierce debate was rag
ing in Virginia between the opponents
and supporters of the proposed South
ern Thanksgiving. AT last, in 1857, Gov.
Wise-Johns' successor-took the meta
phorical bull by the horns and issued a
proclamation setting apart u day for the
feast. His action caused much angry
criticism, and several Southern newspa-
pers declared that Thanksgiving was
simply "a relic of Puritanic bigotry." In
spite of this, the innovation was warmly
welcomed. The hospitable Soul herners
greeted gladly another holiday, and the
Northern feast soon ranked among them
as second in Importance only to the "glo-
rious Fourth" itself. In 185S-the year
after Wise's proclamation-no less than
eight Governors of Southern States pro-
claimed Thanksgiving in their sections.
The Dinners They Had.
TOMMY had to go to bed for three
days after our Thanksgiving dinner.
Johnnye-Huhl had to take SIX kinds
Of nsdloiae sfesr ours--N. Z. Tssth
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29
SUBJECT OF THANkseIvInes
Extensive and Highly Interestinxvol-
uuc Might BE ComDiled on It

An extensive and highly interesting vol
ume might be compiled on the subject of
Thanksgiving and the events which have
sisnalizel them. For instance, on
Thanksgiving day, 1888, the British army
evacuated New York, while Washington
and Clinton marched into the city at the
head of the continental army and took
formal possession in the name of the
young republic. Festivities and a grand
display of fireworks closed that memora-
bic day. Thanksgiving had fallen that
year on Dec. 25, and the combination Of
evacuation day and that festival We're
long Jointly honored in New York.
The Thanksgiving day of 1916 is MEM
orable as the occasion upon which an
American theater was first illuminated
with gas. This event happened in Phil
adelphia. The experiment was COM
plete success, and the manager of the
affair was DIR. Kingler. During the war,
of the BATTLES and skirmishes fought on
Thanksgiving. the most notable was that
of Lookout mountain 1S63).
A few odd and distinctive methods Of
celebrating the great holiday still sur
vive in different parts of the United
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29

A Row on Thankseiviny.

Here is funny little composition writ
ten by boy about Thanksgiving day:
Thanksgiving was brought over from
England by the Puritan fathers in the
year 1920. 1t has staid here ever since.
On Thanksgiving everybody goes to
church in the morning, SO as to have ey-
erything out of the way before dinner.
Then you come home and hang around a
little while and get awful hungry smell
ing the turkey. After dinner Thanksgiy-
ing is over"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29
THANKSGIVING DUEL.

- T was Thanksgiving Day, and this is
the story as it was told by Miss Pep
q per, the fine needle worker, ut the
woman's boarding house on Tenth street:
you see, my dears," said Miss Pepper,
who was like sweet faded old rose in
the group of eager young women about
her, "the trouble with Jack Brice was
this: He was heels over head In love with
my cousin, Margery Lee, but he was too
poor to marry.
HE lived with his uncle, Tom Brice, OF
the Mansion House-old Squire Brice, as
all the county called him, though he
wasn't more than so; and naturally when
they both came counting Margery, her
father favored the squirrels suit most. But
Margery favored jacks, and showed it
openly.
"a man may be as rich as Croesus, but
when he's choleric and up in years-none
too good in the bargain-he needn't expeci
to make much Roadway with love sick
girl of 20. Long-legged Jacks good looks
outweighed the squirrels gold, but when
her father found out which way the wind
was blowing he forbade Marcy to see him
again. She said nothing, for she was not
girl to talk. But every night she wrote
him long letter, that she would hide in
a hollow tree stump, and that Jack would
come and take away.
Sometimes, too, in the early morning,
hardly daylight, she would jump on her
bay mare, Hornet, and dash two miles
down the river to the ford, where Jack
would be waiting, and would swim his
horse over from the other side, just to
have five minutes talk with her.
"Ah, but they were in love, can tell
you! And never saw better matched
pair-both SO good looking; both so full
Of lifel
whether my uncle ever heard of their
goings on don't know. But he stopped
talking against Jack and urging the
squire's suit. He only told US, Marcy and
me both, for lived with them, that old
Tom had him In his power and could ruin
him, and now that she wouldn't marry
him he was going to take his revenge
'Then he fell sick, and seemed likely to
die, and my poor cousin was in terrible
quandary.
"She loved Jack, but she loved her
father, too. And she felt it was worry
that was killing him.
Zone terrible night when we were nj.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29
A Cane with a History.

received from A. +. Pay Of Huron, S. D.,
a rattan cane that has history. The
stick was carried by Gov. Kirkwood in
the Kirkwood-Dodge gubernatorial CAM
paign. Gov. Kirkwood afterward gave
it to Senator Harlan, who later gave 1t
to Gov. Gear. BY Gov. Gear the stick
was transmitted to Lieut.. Summers Of
the Fifth Iowa, who passed it on to Mr..
Pay. The latter now gives it to Mr..
Burrell, to be added to his collection of
curios
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29
THE WORLD TODAY is BETTER.

(By Ella Wheeler Wilcox
oh, the earth is full of SHINING
And of trouble and of woe,
But the devil makes an inning
Every time you say it's so;
And the way to set him scowling,
And to put him back pace,
Is to stop this stupid growing,
And to look things in the face.
Il you glance at history's pages,
In all lands and eras known,
You will find the vanished ages
Far more wicked uhan our own.
As you scan each word and letter,
You will realize it more,
That the world today is better
Than 1t ever was before.
There is much that needs amending
In the present time, no doubt,
There is right that needs defending,
There is wrong needs crushing out;
And we hear the groans and curses
OF the poor who starve and die,
While the men with swollen purses
In the place of hearts, go by.
But in spite of all the trouble
That obscures the sun to-day,
Just remember it was double
In the ages passed away,
And these wrongs shall all be righted,
Good shal dominate the land,
For the darkness now is lighted
BY the torch in Sciences hand.
Forth from little notes in chaos
We have come to what we are,
And no evil force can stay us,
We shall mount from star to star:
We shall break away each fetter
That has bound us heretofore.
And the world to-day is better
Than it ever was before.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29

States, although the tendency is toward
a uniform manner of rejoicing. In sec
lions of Connecticut, for instance, the
Thanksgiving barrel burning" is time
-honored institution. For month before
the day Connecticut boys diligently col
lect and store in place of security all
the barrels, old or new, which they can
find. All barrels are regarded as the
property of whomsoever can carry them
away. On Thanksgiving night the bar
rels are piled in huge heap and ignited.
Boys and girls then dance around the
bonfire until the very last barrel has gone
IN in cmoka