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The Coconino sun., 1899-09-30
A DIAMOND FOR A DOLLAR.
A Limited Special Offer Which Will Last
 for Ten Days Only.

Genuine Pomona Diamonds have Il worldwide reputation. It is almost impossible to distinguish them from genuine diamonds costing hundreds of dollars each. They are worn by the best people. We will forward gem uine Pomona Diamond mounted in a heavy ring, pin or stud to any address upon receipt of price, $l each. Ear rings, screws or drops, g. per pair. Ring settings are made of one continu- Ous piece of thick, shelled gold, and are warranted not to tarnish. Special com binatiOn offer for ten days only! Ring and stud sent to any address upon re- ceipt of $l.50. Send for catalogue. In ordering ring give finger measurement by using piece of string-alsO full particulars. Address plainly, The Po- mona O., llSl-ll83 Broadway, New York.
The Coconino sun., 1899-09-30

F. P. Brandon, attorney fur the Northwestern railroad, wife and two daughters, William Deering of the Deering Reaper Works, wife and child and Mrs. Washburn, all of Chicago, arrived here in Il private car Sunday and visited the Grand Canyon Of Ari- zona. They left for their homes yes terday morning, delighted with their trip to Arizona.
 An inventory and appraisement of the property belonging to the estate of the late w. 0. O'Neill was filed in the probate court today. The appraise- ment of the estate aggregates value of $7l,250. The two principal items are what is known as the O'Neill build ing in Phoenix, which with the lot is valued at $40, 600, and the Washington street property there valued at $l5,0Oc An interest in the J. R. Long Hard ware Company at Phoenix, the H. H. McNeil Printing Company and land at Buckeye are among other items be- N vlonging tD the estate. e.-Journal Miner.
The Coconino sun., 1899-09-30
Millions Given Away.

It is certainly gratifying to the public to know of one concern in ihe land who are not afraid 10 be generous to the needy and suffering. The pro- prietors of Dr.. Kings New Discovery for Consumption. Coughs and Colds, have given away over ten million trial bottles of this great medicine: and have the satisfaction of knowing it has absolutely cured thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma. bronchitis, hoarseness and all diseases of the throat, chest and lungs are surely cured by it. Call on Pioneer Drug Store, and get free trial bottle. Regular size 5Oc. and sl.
The Coconino sun., 1899-09-30
Notice for Publication.
H. E. 7l7.

H. E. 1I1 Land office at Prescott, Ariz., Sept 9, lss9. Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has given notice Of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Clerk of the Probate Court at Flagstan, Ariz, on November II, 1899, viz: George c. Morse Of ElaestafY. Ariz.. for the NV A Sec. 10. T. 20 N, RISE.
 He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said land, viz: M M. Fisher, of Flagstan, Ariz; V. E. Powell, of Flagstaf, Ariz.; w. D. Powell. of Flagstaff, Ariz.; J. H. Morse, Of Flagstaff, Ariz.
 FREDERICK A. TRITLE. JR., Register.
The Coconino sun., 1899-09-30
k0d0 Dyspepsia Cure. DiqeStS what you eat.

Itartificially digests the food and aids Nature in strengthening and recon. structing the exhausted digestive or gans. It is the lat est discovered digest ant and tonic. No other preparation can approach it in efficiency. It in- stantly relieves and permanently cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn, Flatulence. Sour Stomach, Nausea, sick Headache.G G Gasti Algia, Cramps, and all other results of imperfect digestion.
 prepare6 by E. C, Dewitt q Co, cbleogo.
 PIONEER DRUG STORE.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-10-14
WOES OF INACTIVITY.
tiers of WelI-to-Do Parents wirh
Plenty of Leisure.

TO strUm a little on the guitar or the
piano. or TO dawdle over fancy work. as
her sisters Of 20 years ago were wont
TO DO. seems tame. and so. after she has
managed 10 put in the morning curling
her hair or manicuring her nails. she
PUSHES in sheer desperation TO the tele-
phone. calls up another equally bored
and ~listless IN of her own. or OF the
oppo>i: seq. with the result that nearly
every day she is 10 be seen munching al
a restaurant. instead of being where she
belongs. in her own home. | sincerely
believe tina: this lack OF occupation, this
luxury OF having gowns and hats made
fo- her and every want looked after by
paid servants. is the cause of half the
.cases OF feminine intemperance that are
growing daily in number. With a regu-
lar routine OF simple. wholesome duties
there would be neither the time nor the
inclination to indulge in pleasures that
are but the veneer of vice. Parents
should see TO it that their daughters
minds and bodies are kept in healthfu.
activity unless they are prepared to face
some great grief or disgrace. the certain
outcome of the dawdling of the modern
oirl.-Phiiadelphia Times.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-10-14
skirt and Jacket Hints.

The deep fiounce extending from a
hin woke or from the belt 20 the hem Of
the skirt is very popular trimming fol
summer silks. crepe de chine. grena-
dine. barege. nuns yelling. etc. This
fashion gives the economical oma an
opportunity 10 utilize skirts already
III her possession. to which she a ado
triple fources of new material. Grace
fully curvingedgesa and sharply notched
open fronts are characteristics of tbs
new Louis Nv. jacket bodices of dimin'
utive size. The arched collar and out
lines of the notched fronts are finished
with pIaitings of lace. or else silk mus
lin embroidered at the edges. The ef'
feet is graceful and airy. India silk
Jackets made in this fashion are drapeo
with mousseline b~riiliante, a texture
which all Partisan a~teliers use this sum,
mer for trimming and draping evening
toilets. II has a very lustrous surface
and is a delicate and beautiful textile
OId-fashioned tatting is coming IL
again TO be used as an edge for sllk
plaitings on the much-trimmed gowns
Washington Star.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-10-14

But YOU are not all disillusioned by
Capt. Pabst's bulky purchase. You
start out impressed by the scintillating
price he paid for it. and the fact that it
is really the most costly volume in the
world. at least without age TO back it;
YOU stumble at the first egotistic biog-
raphy, and then fall down over a blot
ted platitude above an ideal signature;
then YOU find Church's little sketch of
a fair woman and a tawny lion, or the
girl Gibson drew on purpose for it, or
the bit of sword motif notated by a De
Reszke. and life gets ~presentable again.
To go back just for a minute 10 its
reason for being: The sum Paid for it
by Capt. Pabst completes a fund OF $780,
600, which Mrs. Lydia Ely, of Milwau-
kee. raised alone for the soldiers monu-
ment. The bronze. completed in Rome
last June by John Severino Conway, to
whom the work was intrusted, was
unveiled in June. and is one of the fin
est monuments in the United States
commemorative of the soldiers of the
civil war. The raising of the amount
for its purchase by Mrs. Ely was prob
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-10-14
HUMOROUS

when He TaikS-She says her hus-
band talks when he's asleep" Il think
that must be a mistake. He talks when
she's asleep."-Chicago Evening Post.
Did old Maj. Stiggins get the drop
on you when you asked him for his
daughter?T Il guess he did. He fell
on my neck"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Thy They No Longer Speak-She
tromantically)-What would you do ii
we should meet in the hereafter" He
(romantically)-''Td go through fire
for ~you."-Judy.
\ Wise Youth.-Aunt janet hope
you always give your little sister the
larger share of your orange or can
dy?" Zobby-"Yes'm! If didn't she'd
take the whole of it."-Puck.
Raisor-~Don't put too much water
on my hair. My head might leak, and
Id have water on the brain" Barber
why don't you get your hair shin
sled. then?"-Princeton Tiger.
Woman. 1 told you before 1 married
YOU l had a bad heart" You did,
George, you did: but as l hope for
Heaven l thought you e you had
heart disease."-Sydney Bulletin.
\ Suggestion.-"Did you hear what
Aunt Hetty says?" No; what now:'
'She SAYS she wonders why they don't
build cities in the country.where there's
more room."-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Parent-"Don't you know that the
great King Solomon said: Spare the
rod and spoil the child?" Bobby
"Yes: but he didn't say that until he
was growed up."-N. Y. Evening Tele-
gram.
Poet-"That's rhyme. sir. and not
blank verse. as you've just called it."
Editor-"I understand: but you know
in the newspaper business we prefer TO
use blank as a substitute for n
stronger term.-Philadelphia Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-10-14

pidiest: with bits of uncommonly on
ceited biography, and tremendously
trite echoes, and exceedingly clever
saws. II is an edition de luxe such as no
printers establishment in the world,
from kelmscott down, could put out,
and Dewey and the De Reszkes, Charles
Dana Gibson and kipling. and Clara
Barton. have touched the leaves, and
said their say within
Upon the slips is some of the worst
handwriting. some of the most astonish-
ing scrawls, and some of the neatest
chirography one ever saw. Only pretty
writing, you notice, is ever called
chirography. and then only when you
are either fond or tolerant of the writer.
When you have w~orshiped a water-color
woman or revered a supreme-court
judge all your life. it gives you a blank
feeling 10 see a blot or a soily thumb
mark below his handmade name. 1t is
like finding the Bengal tigress you were
dreaming about, only the cat On the
bed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-10-14
THE WAY OF TIE SEIP.
Every Boat That Sails Has Something
of a "Personality." Says
This Writer.

Solomon had. among the many
mighty qualities of mind which have
secured his high eminence as the wisest
man of the world. an attribute which
does not always accompany abundant
knowledge. He was prompt TO admit
his limitations. as far as he knew them,
frankly and fully. And among them
he confessed an inability to understand
the way of a ship in the midst of a
sea" 1t may be urged that there was
little 20 wonder al in this. since the eX-
icencies of his position must have per-
Guided his gaining more than the slight
est actual experience of seafaring. Yet
it is marvellous that he should have
mentioned this thing. seemingly simple
TO a shore-dweller. which Is TO ali mar
liners a mystery past finding out. No
matter how long i sailor may have
sailed the seas in one ship. or how deep
" he may have studied the ways of
that ship under apparently ali comblaa-
tions of wind and sea. he will never be
found 10 assert thoughtfully that he
knows her altogether. Much more,
then. are the myriad idiosyncrasies Of
all ships unknowable. ki2ling has done
more. perhaps. than any other living
writer 10 point out how certain fabrics
of mans construction become invested
with individuality OF an unmistakable
kind. and OF course so acute an observer
could not fail TO notice how preemi-
nentlv is this the case with ships.
Now. in what follows. | seek. as best
/ may. TO show. by a niggardly handful
of instances in my w experience. how
the personality" OF ships expresses it
self. and how incomprehensible these
manifestations are to the men whose
business il is TO study them. Even be-
fore the ship has quilted the place of
her birth. yet. while she is Yet a-build-
ing. something of this may be noted
One man Will study deepest mathemat-
ical problems. will perfectly apply his
formulate. and see them accurately enl-
bodied in steel or timber. so that by
all ordinary laws of III and effect the
resultant vessel should be a marvel of
speed. stability and strength. And vet
she Is 4 failure. She has all the vices
that the sailor knows and breads;
cranky. slow. leewardly. hanging in
stays. impossible TO steer satisfactor-
lily. Every man who ever sails in her
carries in his tenacious sea-memory. TO
the day of his death. vengeful recoilec-
tons of her perversities. and often in
the dog-watch holds forth TO his ship
mates in eloquent denunciation of her
manifold iniquities long after one would
have thought her very name would be
forgotten. Another shipbuilder. inno-
cent OF a scintilla of mathematics, i'm
patient of diagrams. will begin ap-
parently without preparation. adding
timber to timber. and breast-hook to
stem. until out of the dumb cavern Of
| his mind a ship is evolved. his mex
| pressible idea manifested in graceful.
yet massive shape. And that ship will
be all that the other is not. AS if the
spirit of her builder had somehow been
wrought into her frame, she behaves
with intelligence. and becomes the de-
light. the pride. of those fortunate
enough 10 sail in her.-Frank T. Bullen,
in Century.
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ably a bigger task than was ever ac-
complished by any woman single-hand-
ed. for a patriotic purpose. Spartan Ia
dies with shields and long hair not ex-
cepted. She did it in three years in
more ways than columns could enumer-
ate, from bazars infinite in size, to raf-
fes, and Pollock school solicitings; and
she exhibited more ability and energy
thereby than most other S30,C00's in the
world can point to for ancestry. And
the crown and climax was the book.
Capt. Pabst was already identified
with army interests sSe the day
marked by white powders to Milwau-
kee G. \. II. men. when for one of their
national encampments he bought the
grandstand seats en- bloc, for $4,000,
and CAV them back. His magnanim-
ity in purchasing the book was there
fore a foregone conclusion when it
began to be talked about. and now it is
his.
The autograph book is a thing apart.
Hardly an American author respond
ed I o Mrs. Ely's request without some
dear sentence of his own. or wise
chosen word from the best hat has in
fuenced him of another's; hardly a mur
sician-composer, or grand opera singer,
or director. who did not send some mes
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-10-14
Old Male Rat n Cnnnibal.

Rats have been known to attack hui
man beings in many instances. The
assaults always have been made when
the rodents were rendered bold through
force of numbers and hungry through
enforced abstinence. 1t is probable that
i; is extremely lucky for mankind that
the old male rat is given to cannibal-
ism. If tid-bits are not forthcoming in
the shape of table leavings which find
their way to the garbage box. the old
daddy" rat will make no bones" OF
dining off one-half his progeny in the
home nest. This fact helps keep the
rat plague in check. The father rat de-
stroys the young only after The hardest
Kind of a fight with his wife. provided
she is at home to protect her family
Chicago Tribune.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-10-14
TRIBUTE TO AN ANCESTOR.
Cncle Eben Gets Ont sf Patience wftA
an Up-to-Dste Descend
ant of Ham.

Il spose,- said Uncle Eben, as he
paused in front of the young ma with
variegated attire who was standing in
front OF the barber shop on Saturday
night. i spose sou's been gettin' you
ais ha'r cutg!
Oats whuI Ihas." was the answer.
DE fact DAT yoh hair WANT long
huff TO need NJ cuttin' diGE' make no
difunce TO you. You halter go Ih'Oo de
motions. dion yer?-
Go long uncle. You's benin de
times"
Don you sneer al me. o II cause l
ain got monographs on my suspender
buckles. You think you is mighty spry,
but femme tell You dar is sech a thing
as too much up-to-date-ness. You's
got so used III cable kyahs an bicycles
dat you'd stay home rather dan walk
downtown ii you didn't happen ter lab
kyah fare.
Times is gettin' too swift fob you,
uncle. OATS whut de matter is"
"Sor did you all ebber hyah bout
Noah'R &c ahk?'
Long ago"
DID you evvuh hyah bout Ham,"
Il sDzcEs so.
Ham syah de 'riginal cullud mai.
But 4 GiG'n hang round lookin' fob
opportunities TO get into cont in a
ciyi. .ck-s case whah de chances was all
aCr -. He vase is time. When
Noah say: Boys. git tergether an chop
wood an help build dis ahk,' Ham. he
tok of is coat an trotted up an down
lie gang plank ten hours a day. He
want no ractime cake walker. He
he'ped his fathur de bes' he could ter
bull dat boat an git out'n de wet. An
dem boys Gidn' wait fob no plans an
specifications. Dey said muffin an
druv nails an smacked dat ship to-
gether. An den when de trouble come.
de hull family clum in an got saved.
Spos'n you'd a been Ham. Whut nd
you a done. wild all yOh up-to-date-
ness? LeElme tell you whut you'd a
done. You'd a stood off wild yoh straw
hat tipped oyah yoh right eye. an you'd
a said You want gwinter bulge onless
de Of cemlan could perwiGe a twin
screw perDeller. wild upholstered sa-
loon pahloTs an a time table shown
when you wah gwinter land al Mount
Araraf. You'd a let EN- blow Ge
whistle ar haul in de gang plank while
you was hangin' 'roun' lookin' at yoh
white canvas shoes. an finally you'd "a
ie> nacheily got drowned wild de res
81 &c NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Star.
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of Admiral Dewey, written when a COM
modore in the navy.
The statesmen contribute % only
their names, but in many cases some
trite saying in support of their various
platforms, or maybe a quotation for the
same purpose.
An interesting portion Of the book
is that devoted to the artists. for many
of them have added to their signatures
some bit of their work hat is charac-
teristic of them, as for instance The
Gibson girl.
The authors have added to their Zig
natures the name of a ~favorite book or
a quotation, and many of them a bit
of biography. The pages dey tied to
the musicians are filled witt bits of
music OF quotations from ~favorIte COM
posers. The actors add bits from plays
in which they have been prominent
Famous educators, as a rule, have been
content with inscribing their names.
as were also the scientists and railway
officials and financiers. Among the
famous preachers a few have added
sentiments or quotations, and the last
pages are devoted to famous men and
women who could not be classified, and
to pensioners of the revolution.
IONA GALE
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-10-14
u ~ NWWRY WES WNW WHW#W#N

sage from the year book of his life.
whether a bar of his W or a~nother's;
and hardly an artist whose returned
slip was not dainty in blue and white
water coloring, or bold in black and
white, or graceful with curve of shout
der or fall of sweeping drapery OF
skillful sketching- And everything,
from the three Emma Calves"
scrawled in gracious super-compliance,
to j. G. Browns characteristic bit of
bootblack kit, is dear possession, and
gives n that repeatedly delightful
feeling of looking into the kitchen gar
den, unoficially.
This, in short, is what the book con-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-10-14

United States commanders-in-chief G.
A. R.; the artists, sculptors, must
clans, actors, authors and writers OF
note in the United States; journalists;
scientists; civil engineers; railroad
officials; notable ecclesiastics; gov
ernors of all the states; and a miscellan-
eous assortment of men and women,
with a general addenda of everybody
notable and previously omitted
The two congresses, the cabinets and
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-10-14

There is glory in the woodland.
Where the naples are a-growing,
And the sumacs blush in crimson.
And the golden-rods are blowing.
And the oak leaves and the beach leave.
And some other leaves are glowing
With ti1ts that you might say art
opalescent.
There's Il glory DER the farmland.
When the pumpkins, round and mel
low.
Lie among the dropping cornstalks
In thick blobS of reddish yellow.
And the stubble stretches golden
It's a sight 10 make a fellow
Bubble over with emotion effervescent
All the same. I'll take the kitchen.
When my pride and JOY and treasure
Fille5h UP a howl with buckwheat
From a well-proportioned measure.
Stirreth in the baking powder.
Addeth salt and milk to pleasure.
And then taketh down the glossy soap
stone griddle.
'Tis aestheric delectation
There. when as the pallid batter
Trickleth down in shapely circles.
And. without a splash or splatter.
Waxeth golden at the edges
Where it curls up from the platter
And turns smoothly. darkly browu
throughout the middle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-10-14

ever in black and white. A
number of them write very badly and
not even pursue an Intelligent straight
line as the shortest distance between
two points, probably because they re-
gard it as unconstitutional ever to see
just where they are going. Most Of
them are well-ordered, fat-lettered COM
pliances to do as they are told.
The officers of the army and navy do
better. Among these the one most
interesting at the present time is hat
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-10-14

Boil the macaroni in water until quite
tender. drain the water of. put into ne
baking pan; add a tablespoonful OF but
ter. half a pound of grated cheese. a pint
of milk. salt. pepper and mustard to
taste: if desired. the pan can be lined
with a rich paste and a top crust.-La'
dies World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-10-14

Ny Margerv'S cheeks they are sunlat
red
When she bakes her cakes for me.
And her eyes are as brown as the brown
est leaf
That even grew on a tree.
Not a dead. dull brown. but they spar
kle bright
As 4 ~Gewdrop in the sun.
No autumn woods are as fair a sight
She certainly takes the bun.
Ard when I tell her things like these
She'll bake HE all the cakes ! please
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-10-14

the judiciary are, with all due defer
ence to their general Importance, pref
ty dry reading. Most of them content
ed themselves with inscribing their
mt a few of them tabulated neat
little autobiographies, registering the
successive steps in stellar careers; one
or two of them wrote down sentences
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-10-14

Little Brother l hope we'll have
good things to eat at the picnic
Little Sister-You mean nice things
to eat.
Whats the difference?'
well. bread is a good thing to ct
but cake is a nice thing.-Puck.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-10-14

Long I've waited: now they've come.
Thank YOU: yes. ! will take some:
Set EN- down in front of me.
Here's the way cakes ought 10 be:
Red and reeking hot. and light
As dandelior-down in flight:
Fragrant as their mother bloom.
Permeating all the room.
Nv installments are by threes
When | get such cakes As these.
Lift them with great care together
Gently, they're not made OF leather:
And a singly lifted cake
Will be pretty sure TO break.
Heed We well the words | utter:
Also. kindly pass the butter.
This originates from cows
That. mild-eye5. sleek-sided. browse
Where an argent river moves
Through soft wales and shady groves,
Nothing ending up with Inc
Goes with buckwheai cakes, | wecn.
Of this butter has Il fault.
lis. perchance. Z trifie SALTY
Slice it up in even flakes.
Slide il in between the cakes.
Tarry not. but instant chirrup
For the Vermont maple sirup.
Pour the ruddy liquor out
On the top and round about:
Saturate each spongy pore.
Stick in YOUR fork-I say no more.
Down in the basement dark
The hands on tie meter click:
They're touching the thousand mark
So often il makes me sick.
And the gas it is blazing high
In every chandelier.
Though the suns in the MONDAY sky
And the day it is bright and clear.
But the ~ianitor avs that We
Must wait three more weeks for heat
So the reason is plain to see
Why the meter goes on to me:e.
Chicago Daily Record
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-10-14

tains, and the table of contents at the
back is a good-sized book itself:
Autographs of President Cleveland
and his cabinet; President Mckinley
and his cabinet; United States SUI
preme judges; United States circuit
judges; Fifty-fourth and Fifty-iifth
congresses; the army and navy;