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Mesa free press., 1899-01-27

tract from the credit due the original
promoters to point out that this new
fashion Is really a revival and local.
cation Of q very old fashion-one older
than Christian civilization itself. The
street fair originated in the religious
festival as long ago, at least, as the
days when strangers resorted to BABY
Ion and Nineveh to take part In the
feasts of the gods. Thence came also
the sharp-eyed traders of the caravans,
and by the side Of their booths the city
merchants set up their stalls, and busi'
ness became almost picture-poem. un-
der the eastern sky. Essentially, to-day,
European fairs are street fairs-from
the great gathering at Mimi Novgorod
In Russia to the neighborhood assem-
blages of the Latin countries. But
they displace no other institution; and
we do not anticipate that the street fair
In America will do away with the agri-
cultural fair, which serves a special
purpose and has proved its usefulness.
The effect of the street fair-an inter-
esting, easily accessible display In the
very center of trade, where the exhib-
itor pays no extra rent, and the visitor
no admission fee-should be to benefit
buyer and seller alike. And it practi-
cally adds a new holiday to the over.
crowded lives of busy people.
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27

wife, who was business woman. re-
piled: you old goose, learned bet-
ter long ago than to go where I was
not invited. You would be an old
bachelor now If you had not invited
me to be your wife. Catch me going
to store without an Invitation. I
guess not"
The Suns New Orleans special SAYS
that passengers from Guatemala state
that Coils p. Huntington is reaching
out in his railroad investments in
Central America. When the steam
ship Breakwater sailed last Saturday
the news was current throughout Qua
temala that Huntington and the Qua
temala government were about to
close a deal by which the railroad
magnate would secure the Guatemala
Northern railroad for a consideration
of $6,00O,000, and liquidation of the
roads debt. This road will run from
ocean to ocean as soon as a few gaps
are closed up.
Reports to the Marine Review from
ship builders in all parts of the coun-
try show an aggregate of 262 vessels,
valued at $62,110,092, building or un-
der contract, January 1, 1899. Mer-
chant vessels number 204, ,231 $50 tons,
valued at $19,76O,900 and war vessels,
fifty Eight, of 146,499 tons, and 372,15O
horse power, the contract price OF
which, exclusive of armor and arma-
ment, is $42,349, 1872. Small, unrigged
vessels, pleasure craft, etc., are not
entered in this summery. The list of
naval vessels includes battleship and
cruiser building for Russia, as well as
the two cruisers which are nearing
completion for Japan, all other vessels
of war are for the United States.
The Ashbury Park, N. j., Board of
Trade has denounced pugilism Rev.
e. s. Wilmer, an Episcopal clergyman,
said: Zone thing which has done
more than anything else to blast the
prospects of Ashbury Park during the
past year is the training of prize
fighters here. They have been told
that they cannot go to Allenhurst,
yet these same men come to Ashbury
Park and are caressed in a certain
sense by some of our city officials.
The influence against Ashbury Park
by the presence of such men during
the last year has been great and will
take years to overcome. recognize
the fact that we cannot keep them
away il they desire to come, but it is
unnecessary for them to get official
recognition" A resolution was then
offered that the board dicountenance
the training of prize fighters in Ash
bury Park, and the motion was
adopted unanimously. James J. Cor
bett was the first pugilist to train at
Ashbuyy Park. Fitzsimmons was the
star attraction last summer and Kid
Mccoy trained there for the Sharkey
fight.
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27

An interesting feature of recent rail-
road financiering is the placing Of mort
cages and low-interest gold bonds for
extraordinarily long periods. One cor
poration has given a mortgage for $780,
100000 to secure four per cent bonds
running for ATS years. another has Gre
ated a, mortgage Of $172,O00,OOO for the
term of 100 years, and several others
have negotiated similar accOmmoda-
tons for sums ranging from SAC, ,OOO, 900
to 175.0O0,OOO, at rates Of from three
and half to four per cent, all for 100
year periods. 1t Is estimated that the
aggregate sum involved in these long
lime bonds Is upward Of 81, 400, ,OOO, 900.
In general, these bonds are issued for
the purpose of retiring others bearing a
higher rate Of interest.
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27
Enect of Flour ON Teeth.

"It is said that the invention Of the
new processes for making -four has
done more for the average dentist than
all things else combined" explained q
dentist, ''and there is a great deal of
foundation for the statement. The
miller has found that he must make a
-four that will please the eye rather
than satisfy the stomach. To get his
flour as white and fine as possible he
has to discard the coverings Of the
grain of wheat, thus removing the phos-
pilates. 1t is the phosphates that give
strength to the teeth. and with them
out of the -four it IS not In any way
wonderful that peoples teeth wear out
and decay. The miller knows this bet
ter than the people who eat his -four,
but he has found that they will not buy
-four that Is not white.
"The miller knows that he Is throw
ing away the bone-producing and nour-
ishing qualities Of the wheat, but the
miller. like nearly every one else in
this world, is out for the dollar and his
share of them. People can't buy -four
the use of which will strengthen their
teeth, for the reason that that kind Of
-four is not made any more. The fam
lily dentist Is now as much of factor
in life as the purchase Of shoes for the
family, and frequently gets more Of the
earnings Of a head Of family than 10
required to provide shoes for them, for
good teeth are a rarity."-WaFhingto1
Star.
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27
THE PASSION FRUIT.

At meeting of the California Po-
mological Society, c.. p Taft of Orange
in paper said: "I shall call your
attention to the ganiiilla, or passion
fruit. In Australia it is said to be
exceedingly popular, and always COM
mands high price. We have two va
rieties which do well here, the Passi-
flora edulis. which is very hardy and
prolific, and the Passifiora quadrangle
lars, which is not so hardy or prolific.
but has a most beautiful and fragrant
flower and very large fruit, about the
size Of a large goose egg. The vine
itself is very ornamental and rapid
grower, so that it very quickly con-
ceals whatever it is attached to, and
is quite worth cultivating for orna-
ment alone. Unless checked by un-
favorable weather. these vines grow
and bear throughout the year. The
fruit is of peculiar flavor, and 1t
seems to me would not be enjoyed by
anyone; but I imagine that some peo-
pie would be quite fond OF 1t. Is has
hard skin and ships well. -
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27

John w. Keely, the man who gained
a certain sort Of fame from the inven-
ton cf the Keely motor, has died, and
left the problem of perpetual motion
still unsolved. In fact, it can be said
with truth that he made no contribu-
tion to the subject that is likely to
prove Of any scientific value. He be-
lieved In himself, and was thoroughly
convinced that he had made discov-
cry which would revolutionize the mo-
tive powers in common use; but he has
now passed away from earth, his ex-
pected and promised revolution has not
occurred, and it certainly is not going
to occur during the closing years Of
the nineteenth century. 1t was the
policy of Keely to surround his alleged
invention with an air Of mystery so
thick that the public could not pene-
trate 1t. For long time this plan
worked well, and many were led to be-
lieve that he had indeed made won
derful discovery. But as years passed
and nothing came Of 1t, men who had
invested in the stock grew suspicious,
and demanded to know when they
might expect at least some promise Of
return for their outlay. Keely even
went to prison rather than give away
his secret, but his machine was finally
examined by scientific experts, who
concluded that, ingenious though 1t
was, it gave no promise Of the perform
ance OF those remarkable things which
it's inventor claimed for it. The princi-
pie that Keely sought to apply was
that Of the vibration Of the molecules
Of the air. For lack Of a better name,
he called this "apergy," and claimed
that as these vibrations were perpet-
ual, all he had to do would be to pro-
duce a machine that would respond to
them, and then he would have perpet-
ual motion. The theory was a pretty
one-true, perhaps, to certain extent;
but 1t has not been yet applied in such
a way as to be Of any use to the world.
1t must be first shown that sufficient
power can be derived from this princi-
pie to do the work that electricity and
steam are now doing before any valua-
BILE results can follow and the problem
Of perpetual motion from one of ma
lures forces be completely solved.
Keely's death may revive for a. while,
at least, interest in this subject, and it
is possible that some good may come
from the work that he tried to do,
even though he failed at it. He can
not be classed among the worlds
greatest inventors; but, in view Of the
wonderful discoveries that are now be-
ing made in all fields of scientific re-
search, who can say that the day will
not yet come when this force, to which
Keely pinned his faith or some other
akin to it. will be harnessed down by
man and forced to obey his commands?
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27
ADDICTED TO DRINK.
What German Says About .Ameri-
cans in the Philippines.

The Berlin correspondent of the
London Standard says that Prof.
Blumentritt, Aguinaldo's representa-
tive there, writes to the Tageblatt as
follows:
The Americans, being addicted to
drink, are less liable to fight in the
tropics than the sober Spaniards. A
guerrilla war could be kept up for
six or eight years, during which the
inevitable conflict between the pow
ers in Eastern Asia would afford the
Filipinos a chance.
All the Jesnits and Benedictines
are at liberty; all the other orders
have been kept prisoners. The FORM
er are now pro-American, because
American rule offers their only hope
Of retrieving their fortunes. Ill
treatment of prisoners is severely
punished, while nuns are not molest-
ed, most of them being natives. Tho
Americans imagine they can buy the
insurgent army for $3,000,000, but the
Filipinos anticipate that an American
party inspired by Washington's spirit
will yet come into power and grant
them independence.
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27
i AT HAVANA.
Gomez Advocates That Cubans and
Spaniards Forget and Unite.


A dispatch to the New York Tribune
from Havana says the appointment OF
cantains and inspectors of police have
been made. Some are Spanish Of
ficials, but a majority are Cubans
When patrolmen are named a fair
proportion of soldiers in the Cuban
army will be among them.
Gen. Alexandra Rodriguez has ar
rived from the camp of Gomez with
communications from the insurgent
general Gomez wants steps taken for
paving his troops, and Cuban rural
nolice established under direct con-
troll, but responsible to the American
authorities. He has requested that
publicity be given to a speech hemade
to the council at Caibarien when a
public reception was given him. In
his speech he reiterated the necessity
of Cubans and Spaniards forgetting
the past and uniting in order that the
period of American military occnpa-
tion may be shortened. He said both
classes must forget their rancors;
that he has made war against Spain,
but not against Spaniards. Some
attended the reception, and
one of them made an address, eulogiz-
ing Gomez. His address has made an
evident impression on the Spanish
classes, and has chagrined the vio-
lent insurgents who have been threat
ening reprisals.
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27
ZANTE "CURRANTS.

The recent discussion in regard to
the proposition to repeal the duty on
so-called Zante currants has brought
out prominently the fact that the
term is a misnomer. AS the Times
has shown, this fruit is not currant
at all, but a small grape. It was
called the currant because it was first
exported to Western Europe from the
town of Corinth. in Greece. In order
to avoid such confusion of terms, 1t
is suggested that the fruit should
hereafter be called the Zante grape.
or the Corinth grape, and that the
revenue service of the government
should adopt this title.
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27
Carefully Selected.

One of the most remarkable features
of life in New South Wales Is the trans
formation Of criminals into hard-work.
ing citizens. OF the thirty thousand
settlers there in 1921, twenty thousand
were. or had been, cOnyicts.
1t is said that, on board an American
liner, a boastful Australian asserted
loudly, and over and over again, that
''the men who settled Australia were
remarkably sensible lot"
EYES," said an American quietly, =
have always understood tRtt they Wsse
sent out by the very best Judges"
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27

The bicycle Is less tricky and danger
Gus than it is popularity supposed to be.
1t appears from the report of an acci-
dent insurance company that it is third
In the list of considerable causes of ac-
cident. There were paid for losses on
account of accident via the machine
SEQ, 900. Horses did $167, 900 worth Of
mischief, and the gun was most danger
GUS. its cost to the company being $780,
300.
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27
A GREAT RESEMBLANCE.

Havana at Christmastide reminds
us of a beautiful poem by the late
John Phoenix, entitled "Sandyago":
l come to this place and wish were
furder,
The natives is all sorts completed,
Some white, some black, and some
kinder speckled
All night long in this sweet little
village
You hear the soft note of the pistol,
With the pleasant screak of the victim
Whose been shot perhaps in his giz-
Zard.
Boston Journal.
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27

The thumb is said to reveal the
strength or weakness Of the whole char
acter. Schoolboys, whose thumbing Of
books is proverbial, will be interested in
this discovery. They are the strongest
characters known when 1t comes to
thumbs, except those highly favored
and doubtless extremely strong people
whose fingers are all thumbs"
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27

Public men do not enjoy being carica-
tured In the newspapers. but their
wives usually extract considerable
pleasure and advantage from 1t. Mrs.
Roosevelt is fortified with scrap book
that will hold the Governor in check
during his entire administration.
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27

The enterprising merchants of sever
al towns In the Middle West have es-
tablished a fashion. They set up in the
streets booths filled with their most at
tractiye wares, displayed in a way to
catch the attention and open the purse
Of the passer-by. Then they issue invi-
tations to ''street fair" People come,
and the fair prospers. It does not de-
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27

As Dewey's salary Is not much over
$4,000, and he could earn this sum in
day or two's time by writing a maga-
zine article, It's another case where the
pens mightier than the sword.
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27

Russia has offered q big bonus to the
Krupps for establishing shipyard in
Russia to build warships for the Cars
navy. Evidently the Gear Is counting
on getting into a joint debate with the
floaco Dlau
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27

Anarchists are the sworn foes of So
ciety. and 1t Is the duty Of society,
whenever they are caught criminally
conspiring against established author
ity or comprising or committing mur-
der, to infiict upon them the extreme
limit of all laws for such cases made
and provided.
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27

Airships seldom come to that point
where they have wings, much less use
them. This Is due to the money invest
ed In them generally taking wings first.
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27

Walking Spanish would have been a
graceful movement compared with
those Parish commissioners having to
crawl.
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27

A Vienna scientist has at last an
nounced that "love itself is microbe."
Al It always attacks the unfittest, what
chance Is there left for poor bachelors
now7
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27

Siberia has boundless forests, but
none of them are available to supply
the timber for the construction of the
Russian railroad through Manchuria. 1t
comes from Oregon. and is shipped
across the Pacific to Viadivostock,
thence transported by rail to a tribu-
tary Of the Amur, and by water routes
to the line Of the road.
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27

To be expelled from the French Le-
gion Of Honor is rapidly becoming q
distinction Of which any French gentle
man has a right to be proud.
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27

It is perfectly safe to wager that
there Is nothing in that 4,0O0page man.
uscript left by Keely which will enable
his successor to accomplish what he
AID
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27

It Is said that q well-known London
banking house will convert the Vene-
zuelan debt A converted debt is not
very apt to backslide subsequently.
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27

An editor solemnly assures a CORE
spondent that there are no witches. Is
that newspaper man unmarried?
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27

A New York shoplifter stole an alarm
clock and it went of in her pocket be-
fore she left the store. Naturally, this
did not strike her as a striking success.
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27

The difference between Patti and Lii
liam Russell is that PATHS former hus-
bands are all dead.
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27

A paper in the East advertises for
sale lot of CASTOR ladies' wraps"
Why should there be any such ladies'?
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27

Spain has vainly tried the air-bag
method in an effort to raise a ship Of
state.
Mesa free press., 1899-01-27

A city paper prints long editorial
on s'The Fruits Of Victory" Plums,
probably.
Evening journal., 1899-11-10
Hnr chicI,enn TnII..

IL is a language that human ears
learn readily to comprehend. For the
most part 1t Is instructive. A fuzzy tod
dler six hours out of the shell has five
distinct calls. The first and loudest of
them is the lost note uttered when he
loses sight Of his mother or finds him
self out In the cold. Il is loud and
shrill. The second, the hungry note, is
as shrill, but more plaintive. As soon
as eating begins IL changes to a sort Of
satisfied chittering.
After eating they grow sleepy, and
cry to be hovered. The note is some
what like that of hunger, with a pecu-
liar tremolo breaking it in the middle
Rarely do the mothers disregard il,
though they may be eager to go forag-
ing over grass plots or down hedge
rows.
The fifth note. the chir-r-r of fright
.0r astonishment, is the quaintest of all.
The chicks themselves appear to find
something In Il distinctively humorous.
When they are a'few days old, IL big
wriggling worm, or a fat, juicy bug, be
thrown to them with their usual food,
they will first draw away from II, chir-
FIRING In concert, then, after eyeing it
a minute, seize upon IL and toss It about
with faint immature chuckling cackles.
This chir-r develops at last in the graf
ing call Of warning, at sounds OF which
from their mothers even the youngest
scatter and scuttle to cover-Boston
Globe
Evening journal., 1899-11-10
An indian nrldnI Pnir.

once I saw a pretty thing, a young
bride Of the Nickapoos, on a sort OF
wedding trip. She was tall and slight
and-so closely do the members of a
tribe resemble one another-she looked
like the twin sister of her young hus-
band. At first they were accompanied
by a stout old chief. but he left after
circus day. Il is odd to see an Indian
chief patronize the peanut and lemon
ade stands, and sit unmoved at the per-
Torrance, and yet stand enthralled be-
fore the cages OF animals unknown on
his native prairies. The bride and
bridegroom spent three or four days in
the town. wandering about as uncon-
sciously as Adam and Eve In the Gar
den. The man was already masterful
and protecting. the girl shy and subser-
Went. Day after day they walked hand
IN hand, looking at everything. people,
shops, cattle, but never speaking to any
one, never even to each other. yet
deeply content in the consciousness OF
companionship. They were living ex-
ample OF the happiness Of simplicity.
and, while they stayed in the hustling
town, made many a civilized man and
woman think of how far their own con-
duet as wives and husbands fell short
of the standard Of this unconscious In
dian pair.-Ainslee Magazine.
Evening journal., 1899-11-10
Executors Sale.

AT the same time and place Security
Trust and Safe Deposit Company, execu-
tor Of Thomas Davidson, deceased will
offer for sale the stock. fixtures. and busi--
ness of the Delaware Steam Marble and
Granite Works the largest plant of the
kind in the State Of Delaware. The works
are we'll equipped with the necessary ap-
Dliances tools and machinery FOR con-
ducting the marble and granite business.
There Is n fair supply Of material of var
iOus kinds on hand and a large line OF
finished goods in stock. The works are
in fun operation and doing good bush
ness.
The executor will also offer. at the same
time and place, that valuable lot OF Land,
with the buildings thereon erected, situ-
ate on the northwesterly corner OF tiith
and French streets. and In close proximlly
to the Marble and Granite Works This
lot has a front of about fifty feet on
French street and extends back that
width. parallel with FNfth street, about
seventy feet.
Attendance will be given and terms
made known, as to the executors 8 sale. by
SECURITY TRUST AND SAFE DE
POST COMPANY. Executor Of Thomas
Davidson, deceased, or John Biggs, 1s
Attorney.
Evening journal., 1899-11-10
THE WEATHER.

New York Herald's Forecast.--The
disturbance. attended by but
little rain, will move eastwardly, caus-
ing winds of increasing force on the
upper New England coast tonight. An
area OF freezing weather will extend
from Northwestern Ontario over the
lake region to-day, and its influence
will probably be felt in the northern
parts OF this section tomorrow.
In the Middle States and New Eng
land to-day. fair to partly cloudy
weather will prevail. with fresh south
westerly and westerly winds and near
ly stationary, followed by lower tenn
perature, and probably by local rain In
the northern districts.
On Saturday partly cloudy to fair
weather, falling temperature and fresh
northwesterly winds win prevail pre-.
ceded probably by local rain on tn,
New England and New Jersey coasts.
On Sunday. fair and cooler.
European steamers now sailing vii
have mostly westerly winds to thl
Banks.
Forecast for Friday and Saturday.
EasterR Pennsylvania and New Jersey
fair Friday and Saturday; fresh south
westerly winds.
Delaware and Maryland: Fair Fri
day and Saturday; warmer Friday
light to fresh southwesterly winds
Evening journal., 1899-11-10
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

The News thinks we have been able
to discover but two possible cases OF
Il Is mistaken very much.
You all know that Il is. You know
they are scattered all over Utah, and
beyond the border in Idaho, and very
likely In Arizona and surely in Old
Mexico. But when such a marriage is
performed In secret. how Is 1t to be
proved? How many could be proved
in all the years while the prosecutions
we're going on?-Salt Lake City Tri-
bune.
Dom Shelby Cullom says that he Is
for putting down the Philippine insur.
rection, and doesn't want any fooline
about it,. But for the last clause il
might be Inferred that he was in sym
pathy with the administration.-Chi-
cago News.
When he found himself being en-
dorsed by such men as Billy Mason
Admiral Dewey decided it was high
time to back out of the reception busi.
ness. kansas City Journal
Anti-expansion is the unluckiest is.
sue that any politician or party coulC
embrace. without a single exception
in car history expansion has won witt
the people; and many of our creates
public men have gone down in detea
because they were in opposition to IL
There is nothing in anti-expansion e
charm with. Il is freighted with dis
aster and cursed with misfortune
Memphis Appeal.