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Arizona silver belt., 1899-12-07
Hearing Petition to Sell Real Estate

In the Probate Court of the County Of Gila Territory of Arizona:
 In matter of guardianship of Loretta Graydon and Grover Graydon minors: Order to show cause why sale of real estate should not be made;
 It appearing from the petition of Mrs M J Graydon, the guardian of the persons and es- tates Of Loretta Graydon and Grover Graydon minors, that il k necessary and beneficial to the estate, that portion of the real estate of said wards should be sold:
 II is. therefore ordered that the next of kin of said wards. and all persons interested in said estate. appear before this court on WEDNESDAY,, THE BETH DAY OF DECEM- BIER. 1899 at 10 clock n m. of said day, to show cause if any they can, why said sale should not be ordered
 Dated this November 2lst, ls99
 it F. NJ, THURMoND Probate Judge
Arizona silver belt., 1899-12-07

Trains Nos. l | and F run daily except Sun day.
 Trains Nos II and r. make connections at Bowie with southern Pacific trains 19 and 20 for an prints East and West, and with stage lines at Globe to Pays.n, Upper Salt River Valley, Riverside and THnto Basin. All south hounG trains have absolute right of track over all north bound trains of same or inferior class. from this schedule as circumstances may re. quire.
 Time as shown, is arriving time. unless otherwise noted
 Employes will destroy all time cards of previous dates.
 WN. GARLAND. President E. .IoNEs. Superintendent
Arizona silver belt., 1899-12-07

to appear and show ,use if any there be why said petition shoul net be gr ,nted. Dated this December Ist day isg9
 P Nj. THuRMoND Probate Jusge
Arizona silver belt., 1899-12-07
EASTBOUND

Central time east of Fl Paso, two hours faster than Pacific time. T. H. GOODMAN. G. P. X T Agent. San Francisco. W. H Dresser. Local Freight and Ticket Agent, Bowie. Arizona.
 T. F.. Hunt. Commercial Agent. Rl Paso Texs
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-10

read and write; he could vote unless
he had been convicted OF crime The
validity of the amendment rests upon
the power of the State to adopt it; and
not on an ascertainment Of the persons
who will be affected by it. A law to
punish larceny, or TO punish certain
nameless crimes against the sanctlty of
the female person could not with any
Justice be alleged to deny or abridge
the equal rights of negroes, If it should
be ascertained that the greater number
of offenders were negroes. The law
would be the avengef of crime, and
NOT a tyrant who abridged the rights
OF color. The law would be wholesome,
Just and righteous, operating lmparually
on all who should come under its con-
delnnation. What if the law9maker
knew that it would reach more negroes
than white people? Their color would
not cause their punishment, but their
crime. Should il be alleged that the
! law-nlaller hated negroes, would that IN
validate the lawY Would not its validity
depend solely on the competency OF the
law-making power to pass it. But there
is no necessity of discussing this ques-
tion further. Because the decision OF
the Supreme Court of the Emitted States
in Williams VS.. Mississippi puts an end
to all controversy. = he Constitution on
Mississippi contains disqualification
OF negroes @similar to that proposed IN
the amendment The court says: Re
strained hy the Federal Constitution
from discriminating against the negro
race. the convention CiiScTiminates
against its characteristics, and the Of
fences to which its criminal members
are prone But nothing tangible can
be deduced from this And the Consti-
tuition of Mississippi was determined TO
be valid-170 Z. S. r., page 222.
Some uneasiness has been expressel
lest section five of the amendment may
he declared void while section four Is
sustained / have endeavored to show
that they are both valid. but any
alarm about the separation of these sec
tions is needless They are both parts
of one complete system; without both
Of Them standing together the effect
and significance of the system would
be destroyed BY them it is declared
who are entitled to the suffrage; that
is to say. those who can read and write
and those who have voted for thirty
years and their lineal descendants.
These two classes compose the body OF
electors. Now does not everybody see
that it is an absolute contradiction Of
their meaning to say that only one OF
these classes shall be included in the
body of voters? Can anything be more
manifest? If court of justice is ever
called upon to construe this amendment
ii will he its duty to ascertain its mean
;nr Since iuStice was first administer
ed OH earth, no court has ever decided
that an instrument designating two
classes means to designate only one Of
them. Suppose Il man should state in
his will that his property should be di-
yided between his two sons. John and
James Is there any system Of leger-
dernain and chicancGy by which this
win can he tortured into meaning
that only one of the sons should have
the property? If one oI these sections
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-10

the health, peace, morals, education and
good order of the people, and to legis-
late So as to increase the industries of
the State, develop its resources, and add
to its wealth and prosperity" :" This
was said at October term 1887, more
than seventeen Years after the adoption
of the Fifteenth amendment. In the
same opinion it is said: THAT this
mower belonged to the States when the
Federal Constitution was adopted. They
did not surrender it, and they all have
it now. 1t extends to the entire pro-
perty and business within their local
jurisdiction" In Kid VS.. Pearson, l2S
T.. S. r., page 96. it was said -Ae
poIice power OF Il State is as broad and
plenary as its taxing power In Powell
VS.. Pennsylvania, 127 u. S. H., page
6S3, it was said: at is the settled doc
trine of this court that, as government
is organized for the purpose among 9TH
ers, OF preserving the publlc health and
the public morals, it CAN Il DlNESI
lrSELF OF THE POWER no PRO
WIDE FOR THESE OBJECTS" 1t
is we'll known that a State is forbidden
by the Constitution of the United States
to pass any law which shall impair the
obligation of n contract But hear what
the Supreme Court says on this subject:
THE constitutional prohibition upon
State laws impairing the obligation OF
contracts does not restrict the power OF
the State to protect the public health,
the public morals, or the public safety,
as the one or the other may be involved
in the execution of such contracts.
Rights and privileges arising under
contracts with State are subject to
regulations for the protection of the
p1rblic health, the public morals, and
the pubiic safety" Kugler VS.. Kansas,
uara 665. In the same opinion, pages
G6G and 667, it is said: Power to de-
termine such questions, so as to bind all,
must exist somewhere. Under our sys-
tenn that power is lodged with the legis-
latiye branch of the government. 1t be-
longs to that department to exert what
are known as the police powers, and to
determine primarily what measures are
apnronriate or needful for the protec-
tion of the public morals, the public
health. or the public safety
Other extracts of the same import
from the decisions of the Supreme
Court might be given in great numbers.
But these are sufficient. Now it is per-
tfnent to ask if anything is more inti-
mately connected with the public well
fare than the exclusion of unworthy men
from the ballot box and the establish
ment of the right or worthy men to
vote. The amendment proposed to the
people of North Carolina prescribes quail
ifications and disqualifications for yot-
ing The rule does not depend ON color;
but tha ability TO read and write or the
possession of the knowledge Of public
affairs acquired by long continued vot-
ing. or acquired from being brought up
at homes and fresides where the pa
rents have this knowledge. It is idle
to allege as am objection to this rule
that it would exclude number of ne
groes When they are excluded, Il Is
because they are destitute Of the quail
fications and not because they are black
Suppose every negro in the State could
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say that they should lose the right to
govern their country which they loved
and served so well? How could they
have any part in its government unless
they Voted
1t is surely superfluous TO argue to a
free people that they have a right to
provide by law the peace, order, ha1-
piness and good government OF their
own country If they have not this
right, they have lost their liberty. The
most benefcent and effectual exercise OF
this right is to exclude unworthy per
sons from all share in the governing
power. The source OF this power Is the
ballot box Up to this time the State
of North Carolina has always freely
and without question regulated the cleo
tive franchise BY the Constitution o1
seventeen hundred and seyenty-six, no
one was allowed to vote for members
of the Senate unless he owned fifty
acres of land Many now living recol-
Iect when this restriction was removed.
Up to the year eighteen hundred and
thirty-fye free negroes voted; although
their right was much questioned. BY
the amendments proposed in that year,
disfranchised. The people are now and
of right ought to be, as free as their
fathers were in seventeen hundred and
seyenty-six: although i'll some instances
their rights have been downtrodden and
abused. 1t is supposed by some that
popular right has been infringed by the
Fifteenth Amendment to the Eomstitu-
tion OF the United States. Let lis con-
: DINO II
declares that the right of any citizen OF
the United States to vote SHALL not De
denied or abridged on account OF race,
color or previous condition of seryltude
In other words that the negro shall MOI
be denied the right to vote on account
of his color. A black skin shall not
be the designation which excludes him
from the ballot box, if in other respects
entitled to vote 1t does not say that q
black skin shall give him the right to
vote, in spite of just disqualifications.
Tt by no means eXempts him from the
effect of general laws. 1t does not IN
innate that the States have not the
right to declare what are proper quall-
fications for the right of suffrage. 1t
is declared by the highest authority that
all men have an inalienable rignt TO hte
liberty and the pursuit OF happiness.
Yet general laws have always been
passed which for just reasons take away
these so-called inalienable rights. Ihe
safety Of the commonwealth is ever and
at all times the supreme law. 10 II
every other consideration is subordinate
No government could exist on the race
of the earth where this principle was
not enforced. Every free government
has the inherent right to provide for
the public peace, health, good order ana
happiness. Let us see what doctrine
the Supreme Court of the United States
holds ON this question In kugler vs.
Kansas, 123 Z. s., page 663. It sald;
'.Rut neither the amendment tthe -Four
teenth) broad and comprehensive as II
isnor any other amendment was design
ed to interfere with the power OF
State, sometimes termed its police pow
CIR, to prescribe regulations to promote
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-10

is honest, industrious, faithful to his
word, keenly alive to his rights and de-
termined to maintain them. Visit his
home, and you will see happy family
growing up around him; his wife cheer
fully and faithfully performing her part
as his helpmate, sharing his joys and
tightening the burden of his sorrows;
and his children walking in the foot
steps of their parents, preparing for
lives of virtue and usefulness in their
day and generation. Children reared
under the daily influence Of such homes
and firesides, though their lot be cast IN
poverty and hardship, have an inheri-
fance .anore precious than gold. When
such man as ! have described has
voted for thirty years he has probably
heard q great many public discussions,
In which the speakers have earnestly
set forth the arguments for and against
the measures to be decided by the re-
suits of popular elections. Naturally he
would also make them the subject of
frequent conversations with friends and
neighbors. There is no difficulty in
obtaining full information respecting
public affairs anywhere in North Caro-
lima. What would be the result? Ger
fainly that he would have all the means
necessary for an intelligent decision Of
the questions submitted to the public
Judgment. There can be no doubt
about his wish to decide rightly and
honestly AS little doubt can there be
about his capacity to do so. Who then
can be so bold as to allege that he Is
not worthy to be voter? Who would
assert that he would use the elective
franchise so as 10 endanger the public
welfare? His sons, brought UP under
his eye would be apt to inherit the vir-
tues OF the father; and they In turn
would transmit them to their sons. The
hereditary descent of the domestic yir-
tues. and of love of country, may be
readily traced in numerous and fam1liar
instances. 1t may be asked whether
the training in the stern discipline OF
adversely as has beeen described, would
not strengthen and elevate character
more than the small amount Of educa-
tion required to read and write few
sentences In the English language. it
is difficult to suppose that anyone would
answer this question in the negative.
But il there be any such person, let
me refer him to living examples every
where around him. 1t was said of Il
valiant American officer of our Revo-
lntionary War that he could neither read
nor write. Yet he successfully led his
men in many desperate enterprise,
and on many bloody battlefield his dar~
ing deeds Won unstinted fame and
glory His cheering presence was an
assured presage of victory for friends,
and defeat and disaster to foes VINO
will say that such man was not wor-
thy TO vote: There is no brighter page
| in history than that which records the
struggle Of few hundred Swiss peas
ants against thousands of the brayest
and best disciplined soldiers of Europe
These poor men, unlearned in books.
loved their freedom, and in defence Of
It fearlessly fought against odds thought
10 be irresistible. Their triumph was
! marvellous and the world resounded
with their praises. Will amy one dare
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should be construed to be valid and the
other invalid, the whole amendment
should be set aside as null aud word
Because IN its mutilated condition 1s
would not fulfill the purpose and lnteLl-
tion of those who adopted It. And 70
establish such a mutilated amendmeitt
would be making an addition to the Con-
stitutiom for the people, essentially con
Trajectory TO the one which they had
adopted for themselves. Nothing 50
preposterOuS is possible. OF al instru-
ments it is most necessary that Con
stitutions adopted by popular vote
should receive the meaning intended
according to ordinary methods or
thought by persons engaged in the or.
dinary business of life. In State v.
Mace, ) Maryland, page 351, it is said:
"Although it is well recognized
canon of construction that where legal
terms are used in a statute they are
to receive their technical meaning, uu-
less the contrary plainly appears 10
have been the intention Of the iegisla-
ture. the principle, however, does roC
apply to the Interpretation Of the or
ganic law. which is to be construed ac-
cording to the acceptatiOn of those who
adopted ii, as the supreme rule ot con-
duct both for officials and indynlua.s.'
In Banded VS.. Isaac 13 Maryland, 223,
the court says: "The words in such an
instrument (the Constitution ought to
be taken in their ordinary and common
acceptation, because they are presumed
to have been so understood by the fra
mers. and by the people who adopted
it,. See also Manly VS.. State, z Mary
land, 147
Though long resident beyond the hm-
it's of the State of North Carolina,
ann connected with many of its citizens
by the tenderest ties OF kindred affection
and friendship. take deep interest in
whatever concerns the welfare and hap
piness of its people. | know that they
are worthy of the choicest blessings
which Heaven ever bestows on mankind.
They deserve an administration Of public
affairs which shall comprehend in its
social and political benediction "whatso-
ever things are true, whatsoever things
are honest whatsoever things are just,
whatsoever things are pure. whatsoever
things are lovely, whatsoever things are
of good report; if there be any virtue
and i'll there be any praise. / most
fervently hope that the people of the
State may adopt this most wise, just
and salutary amendment, and secure
good government to themselves and their
posterity forever and forever
VIM. SHEPARD BRYAN.
Nov. 81. 1899
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-10

The author and composer of ''Shall We
Gather ut the RIVER" Where Is My
Wandering Boy TonightE' II Need Thee
Every Hour" and other such popular
religious songs, has passed from earth at
the age of 73. He was Rev. Robert
Lowry, a native Of Philadelphia, who
became a Baptist minister, and held sew
eral paStorates, among them that Of
the Hanson Place church in Brooklyn;
he was for awhile professor of bellies
lettres at his college, the University, at
Lewisburg, Pa, but since 1874 his home
had been at Plainield, y. j.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-22
Perhaps Your Trouble Is Chronic
 Kidney Disease.
Often Difficult to Determine and Likely
 to Deceive the Best Physicians.

It is always best to be on the safe side.
 There are many different ways in which kidney trouble will show itself.
 Some of it's most common symptoms are often mistaken for other diseases.
 Some of them are other diseases, but being brought about by kidney de- rangement, the only way to cure them Is to first get rid of the kidney trouble
 The indefinite symptoms which go with kidney Arrangement are a sense of general lassitude and indisposition, weakness, sickness and depression. Q
 Headache, backache and pains in the joints and limbs, irregular heart, stomach Arrangement, vomiting, ner- vousness, restlessness, sleeplessness, are also indications of diseased kidney poison in the blood.
 Whenever you feel under the weather it is a good plan to take a few doses of Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy.
 When any of the symptoms de- scribed above show that your kidneys are sick and your system needs brac- ing, Swamp-Root will afford prompt re- lief and cure the most chronic and complicated cases.
 Swamp-Root is used in the lsading hospitals; recommended by skillful physicians in their private practice, and is taken by doctors themselves who have kidney ailments, because they recognize in it the greatest and most successful remedy for kidney and bladder troubles.
 To prove what Swamp-Root will do for you every reader of The Arizona Republican who will send their name and address to pr. Kilmer & Co.,, Binghamton, N. Y, will be sent imne diately, free by mail, a sample bottle of Swamp-Root and a book containing some of the thousands upon thousands of testimonial letters received from sufferers cured. Be sure and mention reading this generous offer in The Ari- zona Republican.
 The regular fifty-cent and one-dollar size bottles of Swamp Root are for sale at all drug stores.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-22
IRISH SUPERSTITIONs.

On Inishkea a particular family handed down from father to son stone called the Ne-ogue Cprobably part of some image), with which the owners used to make the weather to their lik- ing. One day a party of tourists visit ed Inishkea, heard of the Ne-ogue, saw it, and wrote about it in the papers. The priest in whose parish Inishkea lay either had not known of this sur vival of organism or thought that no one else knew of it, but when the thing was made public he decided to act. So he visited the island, took the Ne-ogue and broke it up into tiny fragments and scattered them to the four winds. The priest was sacrosanct, but the is flanders vowed vengeance, and an un- fortunate man of science who had lived some time among them was pitched up on as certainly the person who had made the story public. This man after some time returned to complete his in
 vestigations at Inishked, and was warned of danger; but he laughed at the idea, and said the people were his very good friends, as, indeed, they had been. However he was hardly out of the boat before they fell upon him and beat him so that he never completely recovered-indeed, died in consequence of his injuries some years later.
 Probably a like fate would befall any one who touched the cursing stone on Troy. which was turned on" the Wasp
Arizona republican., 1899-12-22

Porter, George H. N. Luhrs, James M. Swetnam, Arthur J. Edwards and Fred L. Blumer. known to me to be the per sons described in and whose names are subscribed to the above and foregoing instrument, and they and each of them acknowledged to me that they exc cuted the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal of of flee this Fist day of October, 1899. [seall J. w. WALKER,
 Notary Public. (My commission expires April z, 1901.) Territory of Arizona, County of Mari copa.
 I. county recorder In and for the county and territory aforesaid, do hereby certify that the within instru ment was filed for record at 2:14 o'clock D. m., on this 23d day of October, 1899, and duly recorded in Book No. 3 of Corporations, records of Maricopa county, Arizona, at pages S64-5-6. Witness my hand and official seal the day and year above written. [seall F. W. SHERIDAN,
 County Recorder. Filed in the office of the secretary of the territory of Arizona this 9th day of December, A. D., 1899, at 10 a. m.
 c. II. AYERS.
 Secretary of Arizona. Recorders Office, Phoenix. Maricopa County, A. T.
 Filed and recorded at the request of A. J. Edwards, October g. 1899, at 2:14 D. m.. Book 3. Corporations. pages 364-5-6. r. w. SHERIDAN,
 County Recorder.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-22
BE WISE TODAY! ITS MADNESS TO DEFER; NEXT DAY THE FA- TAI PRECEDENT WILL PLEAD. THUS ON TILL WISDOM IS PUSHED OUT OF LIFE.

Until further notice KILROY'S NEW PALESTINE offers 45 City blocks, twelve 50X130-foot lots in each, rang ing in price from S450 upward and says THAT IT IS THE ONLY THOR OUGHLY EQUIPPED ADDITION PROPERTY IN OR TO THE CITY OF PHOENIX TODAY having PER FECT SANITARY SEWERAGE. some thing unknown to any other addition to our city. BESIDE THIS, it is within a stones throw (one might say) from the business center, viz: On CENTER ST, 1ST, 2ND, 3RD, 4TH, 9TH, 9TH AND SEVENTH AVENUES. The as- sessed value (city, county and terri tory) 1889 over s2S,OOO, which to the INTELLIGENT INVESTOR is evil dence as to worth. Free water right in Salt River Valley canal goes with each parcel. NOTE: Phoenix curb stone brokers and commission men not allowed to handle our property.
 KILROY'S NEW PALESTINE.
 (For our Si"yle Lot Sales see Want Column in this pape-..