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Mesa free press., 1899-02-17
Mulberry Sellers.

One day while Mark. Twain and
Charles Dudley Warner were walking
together they happened to begin dis
cussion of the modern novel, and one or
the other suggested that it might be a
good plan to burlesque it. Later while
journeying together to Boston this sug-
gestion took definite shape, and on their
return the work was begun, one author
writing chapter, the other taking up
the threads of the story the next day,
and both critically examining the result
each evening and asking the opinions Of
their wives as to the success of each
stage of the undertaking. Finally they
collected all the manuscript, Of which
there was too great a quantity, and
jointly condensed it. 1t was owing to a
suggestion by Mr.. Warner that the
chief character in the tale was called
Colonel Eschol Sellers, and it is a fact
that the man whose name was taken-a
man supposed to be long dead-made a
fiery demand for satisfaction, visiting
Hartford for that purpose. In later edi-
tions Of the story the name "Esohol"
was changed to "Mulberry.'
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17
Shooting Dreams.

A writer speaks of the persistent Pc
culiarity in his dreams Of not being
able, after game was sighted, to fire the
gun, and has often wondered if this
happens with. other dreamers. My own
experience comedies with his, and ]
think may be too general to be peculiar.
An older brother, however, once had
different experience. The gun Of our
earlier boyhood days was an cid flint
lock queen g arm that had the power to
shoot off tree top and an almost equal
reverse force. 1t was the idol as well
as the terror of our young lives, and
was carried over the New Hampshire
hills with heroic feelings.
One night, in hestillness of the later
hours, there was tremendous jar in
our sleeping room, as if a heavy body
had been violently thrown down. Pater-
familias, aroused by the shock. came
rushing in just as my brother. in a
semisomnolent condition, was slowly
gathering himself up from the floor to
regain his place in bed, from which he
had dropped moment before. Father
exclaimed, "Bill, what is the matter?"
to which Bill drowsily replied, II
dreamed fired the old gun and it kicked
me out of bed.'' It was emphatic
enough to him to be peculiar
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17
The Ruling Passion.

A celebrated musical critic was re-
Gently married in church, and after the
ceremony, as the wedding procession
marched down the aisle, the organist
played the wedding march from "Lo-
hengrin. When near the door, the
bridegroom stopped in the march and
addressed the wondering assembly thus:
81 know am committing breach
Of etiquette as we'll as propriety in do
ing this, but am not to blame. 1t is
my mental organization which has be-
come ineffably sensitive by reason OF
the critical nature of my duties.
Then he drew from the pocket OF his
dress coat we'll thumbed copy OF the
score of "Lohengrin. Opening it at
the march, he went over to the organist
and said:
"What offended my ear was the fact
that in the seventeenth bar Of the da
capo passage you flatted very badly,
and in the andante movement you
slurred the appoggiatura. Now" put
ting his finger upon the passage, "let
us try that again.
Once more the organ pealed forth,
and this time the player, conscious that
the great critic was listening to him,
accomplished his duty with credit to
himself and to the great satisfaction OF
the critic. Pick Me Up.
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17
Russia's Great Street Fair.

The greatest of all street fairs is that
at Mini Novgorod, in Russia, which is
attended by traders and merchants
from every part Of the world, for it
commands the markets Of Siberia and
Central Asia, and every manufacturing
and trading country is anxious to OBJ
tain entrance to the profitable region.
The attendance is said often to exceed
500, 900, and every street Of the city is
converted into a fair ground. There are
booths everywhere, wherein may be
bought anything from a Himalayan
dagger or prayer cylinder to an Ameri-
can steam engine.
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17
A Postal Joke.

A west slider recently approached 9
certain postofioe official. His face was
serious; SO was his voice.
"Say," he said, II don't think it's
right for you to make your letter car.
riers do double duty"
"What do you mean?" exclaimed the
official.
"Why, we've got carrier over our
way who is at it day and night.
"At whatf''
"Why, he carries mails all day, and
then has an extra male to carry al
night.
The official looked puzzled.
"That's queer, he said. "I'll inquire
into it," Then his face frightened up.
"Hold on" he cried. ''What does
that night mail weigh?'
"About nine pounds" said the citi.
zen with a hoarse chuckle.
The official grinned.
"Guess he'll have to stand it," he
said. "It's just a short route, you
know. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17
AN IRISH "FAIRY BLAST"
How 1t Transmogrified a Servant Girl
Into Her Dead Sister.


Into Her Dead Sister.
A strange case Of superstition has
been brought to light here. 1t is what
may be called local adaptation of the
Observation-Disclosures idea, and goes
under the local name of fairy blast"
The symptoms of this 'fairy blast
are that the person affected ceases for
D time to be himself or herself, and be-
comes somebody else, very frequently
relative or friend. The following in
stance will hardly be believed, yet it
was the experience of lady living in
Georges street, Limerick. with a SER
want girl in her employment. One
morning the mistress on encountering
the servant, whose name was Mary,
found her speech took the form of an
unmistakable Yankee twang. Mary
knew there was something the matter
with her, and to account for it asked
In the same strange accent:
Didn't you hear of it, ma'am?'
"Hear what?" replied her astonished
mistress.
Didn't you hear" was the answer,
"that I've got the fairy blast and I
am not Mary now? I'm fny sister
Ellen"
This sister had been absent in Amer
lea for some time, and the lady, while
grasping the meaning of the altered
speech, was considerably puzzled to
know what had come over her slavey.
The damsel, however, fastened to re-
lieve her mistress anxiety by the as
surance, conveyed in perfect serious
ness:
81 expect to be myself again in a few
days, ma'am, but I'm Ellen now, and
not Mary"
She kept her word, and just when the
household had come to regard her as
fit for lunatic asylum she became her
self again, remarking that the ''blast''
was over.-London Qreland) CORE
spondence New York Journal.
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17

st. Jacobs Oil cures Rheumatism.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Neuralgia.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Lumbago.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Sciatica.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Sprains.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Bruises.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Soreness.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Stiffness.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Backache.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Muscular Aches
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17
A JoYLEss JOKER IN LONDON.
American Complains That City Knocks
Out His Frolicsome Humor.

American Complains That City Knocks
Out His Fro1icsome Humor.
An American in. London asks, ques-
ton:
Il wish you would tell me what is
gone with the frolicsome humor
brought here from my native land. You
are real white men in this city, but you
are powerful sad, and that tells on the
stranger till he feels he might as well
be an owl. Out at Colorado Springs
was the most buoyant man in the coun-
try. Here l don't buoy worth cent.
My friends called me Laughing Willie.
I've got no more laugh in me now than
q mummy. The first stroke of business
l did here was so pleased with that
/ wanted to tell the other man the
story of the tin-roofed cocktail. You
should have seen his face. He said he
didn't listen to stories in business
hours. / went to club, a regular pal
ace, a magnificent hall, full of busts,
and 1 said, Il must tell somebody that
story or 1 shall die There was an old
gentleman on settee, and said, Have
you ever heard the story Of the tin
rooted cocktailY He looked fierce. Am
I right in supposing that cocktail is
a drinkY YOU are, old man. / said,
you may bet every dollar on it, And
l had just started real live laugh
when he spoiled everything with, Then
you mustn't talk about drinks in this
hail. Snakes and Injuns! How can
ever laugh again? l won't tell you the
the story of the tin-roOfed cocktail, for
yo'd never put it in. Certainly not.
This column, like the hall of the
Mausoleum, is no place for drinks"
But my correspondents grievance Is
real enough! There is kill-joy sol
emnity in our fine island decorum. We
cannot even discuss holiday recreations
without an awful sense of response
bility.-Illustrate London News.
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17
TRY ALIENS Foor-EAsE

A powder to be shaken in the shoes.
At this season of the year your feet feel
you have smarting feet or tight shoes, try
Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t rests and comforts
makes walking easy. Cures swollen, and
sweating feet, blisters and callous spots. Re-
ieyes corns and bunions of all pain and is
acertain cure for Chilblains, Sweating damp
or frosted feet. Wehave over thirty thous-
and testimonials. Try ittoday. Sold by all
druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Trial
package FREE. Address, Allen S. Ohm
sted, lie Roy, N. Y.
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17

The cod fisheries of Newfoundland
have been followed for nearly 400 years.
They greatly exceed those of any other
country in the world. The average ex-
port of cod is about 1850. 900 cwt. per
aunum
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17
Hfa Enviable Lot.

Mr.. Pitt-Since your friend Blinkins
married Miss Bonds he has been lead
ing the life of dog.
Mr.. Penn-I'm sorry for him.
"I'm not
Don't you sympathize with him?'
"Not at all. He has nothing to do
but eat, sleep and amuse himself. It's
the life of pet pug dog he leads. -
Pittsburg ronicle-Telaorap
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17
Comparing Notes.

my family can't help feeling lit
tie proud of having been carried over
by the Mayfower, said the young wo-
man who was visiting in Chicago.
s'Is that SOP" answered the young
man interestedly. "None of our folks
ever went into the florist business.
What brought us through was wheat ,"
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, GO
LUCAS COUNTY. 3D.

FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of F. j. CHENEY & Co..
doing business in the city of Toledo, County
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS fol
each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use OF HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK ]. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. D. 1886
A. w. GLEASON,
: SEAL Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly ON the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimonials
Free
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the BEST
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17
Japanese Books.

The japanese now publish three
times as many books as the Italians.
Out of $4,000 volumes published last
year in the Land of Flowers no less
than 5000 were law books, and 1,30O
treated of religion.
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17
Rough ON the solon..

1t was in Maine that an outspoken
parson of the old school prayed: 20
Lord, have compassion on our bewilder-
ed representatives and senators. They
have been sitting and sitting and have
hatched nothing. o Lord, let them
arise from their nests and 60 home and
all the praise shall be thine
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17
REWARD OF SEQ. 600 oFFERED.

A wealthy lady recently lost satchel
containing jewels worth $150,000, and now
offers a reward of SIC, 900 cash to the finder.
The loss of health is far more serious than
the loss of jewels, and yet it can be recov-
cred without paying big rewards. A little
money invested in Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters will restore strength to the weak,
purify the blood, establish regularity of
the bowels and help the stomach to prop
erly digest the food taken into it.
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17

When coming to San Francisco go to
Brooklyn Hotel, 2O8--212 Bush Street. Am
erican or European plan. Room and board
$1.O0 to $1.5O per day; rooms so cents to
$1.00 per day; single meals 25 cents. Free
coach. Chas. Montgomery.
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17

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Mesa free press., 1899-02-17
rrihinr that Costs.

There is way of trifling that costs a
heap of money. Neglect rheumatism
and it may put one on crutches, with
loss of time and money. st. Jacobs Oil
will cure it surely, right away.
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17
Tb. Riddle solved.

Eittle Marie-I know what 1Sk. in a
'gagement ring means.
Algernon-What?
Little Marie-The kisses it takes to
get engaged. Jewellers Weekly.
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17

It costs $625 year to keep up the
gilded coach of the lord mayor of Lon
don. It weighs four tons and was built
in 1867, long before carriage springs
were in general use. The body hangs
ON four straps.
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17
A Sudden Turn. .

By sudden turn we may give twist
and bring on lumbago. By a prompt
use of st. Jacobs Oil the twist lets 60
and the muscle become straight and
strong.
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17

Figures have been collected in
suburb of Berlin showing shat "A per
cent OF all the children work two to
three hours at home before school hours
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17
One Drawback.

81 have splendid ear for music, -
said the complacent young man.
YES" answered Miss Cayenne re-
gretfully, "but you don't sing with
your ear. - Washington Star.
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17
Emin pasha's Consolation.

Amid all NY recent trout bles and
trials have had one great consolation.
/ have discovered a largish cat, hitherto
unknown to naturalists. 1t will arouse
considerable interest in Europe. Life
and Work Of Emin Pasha'
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17
MRS. PINKHAM'S ADVICE.
What Mrs. Nell Hurst has to Say
About It.

DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-When / wrote
to you had not been well for five years;
lad doctored all the time but got no
better. / had womb trouble very bad.
Ny womb pressed backward, causing
piles. was in such misery I could
scarcely walk across the floor. Men
situation was irregular and too pro-
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17

FITS Permanently Cured. No fits or nervous
IIIS ness after first days use of DIR. Klines
Great Nerve Restorer. Send for FREE So 90
trial bottle and treatise. DIR. r. H. KLINE, Ltd.
$50 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17

1.-THE TRESTLE BOARD" 81. PER
~A~ year weekly, 5 cents; monthly, 10 cents.
XIX Sold by all newsdealers. Office, 4OS Cal
v Nifornia St.. San Francisco, Cal.
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17

To Cure Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
Druggists refund money if 1t fails to cure. 25c.
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17

We will forfeit ST. 600 if any of our pub
ished testimonials are proven to be not
genuine. THE PIso Co., Warren, Pa.
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17

Columbus Buggy Company flowing to Timothy
Hopkins Armory Building, Market and
Tenth Streets. ~4.~
An elegant, spacious repository has been
fitted up especially for A. G. and ). =.
Glenn, Pacific Coast agents for the Column
bus Buggy Company. Several carloads
now en- route and to arrive during the
month of February.
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17

Clubs drive some men to matrimony
and matrimony drives others to clubs.
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17


and was able to do nearly all my own
work. continued the use Of your medi-
cine, and feel that I owe my recovery to
you. I cannot thank you enough foryour
advice and your wonderful medicine.
Any one doubling my statement may
write to me and I will gladly answer
all inquiries.-Mrs. NELL HURST, Deep
water, Mo.
Letters like the foregoing, con-
stantly being received, contribute not
little to the satisfaction felt by Mrs.
Pinkham that her medicine and counsel
are assisting women to bear their heavy
burdens.
/. Mrs inkham'saddressis Lynn. Mass.
All suffering women are invited to
write to her for advice, which will be
given without charge. It is an ex-
perienced woman's advice to women.
Mesa free press., 1899-02-17

fuse, was also
troubled with
leucorrhoea. j
had given up all
hopes of getting
well; everybody
thought / had
consumption.
After taking
= five bottles of
Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegeta-
BILE Compound,
The Coconino sun., 1899-12-09
Mineral Application No. 423.

United States Land ONCE, Prescott Arizona
October y, 1899.
Notice is hereby given that Ralph II. Cameron
ct al whose postoffice address is Flagstaff Arr
IONA, have made application for n United
States patent for the Last Chance lode mining
claim, and Last Chance mill site claim, mineral
survey No 1883 A AMI B. situate in the Grand
Canon Mining District County OF Coconino
Territory Of Arizona. covering $50 feet in a
north easterly direction and 7sO feet in a south
easterly direction from the discovery point and
more particularly described as follows. to- wit:
The Coconino sun., 1899-12-09

scribed to the foregoing instrument, and ac-
knowledged to me that he executed the same
for the purposes and considerations therein
expressed.
Given under my hand this eleventh day of
November A. ID. 1899. j, M. w, MOORE
Justice OF the Peace
U. :. Documentary stamp, iOc, cancelled.
Recorded at request Of M. E. Spaulding, No
vember 30 A. ID. 1899. at 10 o'clock a. m, in
Book !, pages % ct seq, Records OF Coconino
county, Arizona. 7. T.. PuLLIAM.
County Recorder.
First publication December O.
The Coconino sun., 1899-12-09
S348,i69 9S
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
COUNTY OF COCONINO.

&c. II. Edwards, cashier OF the ABOVE named
bank, do solemnly swear that the above state
ment Is true to the best Of my knowledge a.d
belief. c. II. EDWARDS, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9TH
day OF December, 1909.
[sEAL. LAWRENCE ". QUINLAN.
Notary Public.
My commission expires January 30, 1908.
U. s. Documentary stamp, i0c, cancelled
1850.
Correct-Attest: w. S. ROBINSON,
Il. T.. POLLOCK,
Directors.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-08-15
INDICATED by the q. A. r.

Washington. Aug. a. The com
mittee appointed by the command
er of the Grand Army of the Rep
ublic to investigate Pension Com
missioner Evarts and report to the
approaching G.. A r. encampment
at Philadelphia, has completed its
report. The committee exonerates
Commissioner Evans from the
charges preferred against him and
will report that the pension office
is being honestly and conscien-
tiotsly administered
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-08-15
ASKS SUPREnE COURT.
Are Hawaiian Islands Subject to
Our Constitution.

San Francisco, August 15-At-
torney George Grear of Honolulu
arrived here last night on his way
to Washington to ask the United
States supreme court to decide
if the Hawaiian Islands are under
the constitution of the United
States. The Hawaiian supreme
court recently decided that the
constitution is not in force there.
The case is that of mum Der of
laborers who are imprisoned for
deserving labor contracts.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-08-15
1T is NOT LEWELLYN.
Suspect Held at Trinidad is not
the Denver Murderer.

Trinidad, August Is 49, Sheriff
Clark thinks now that the suspect
held here is not Lewellyn, the
murderer of officers Clifford and
Griffiths of Denver. This man
gives his name as George A. Rich
ards, and says he is railroad man.
The description OF Lewellyn does
not answer to that of the prisoner.
Richards says his home is in Cent
raj Missouri, and he has an ex-
press receipt for grip sent from
Kansas City on August IL, He
will probably be released this af-
ternoon.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-08-15
STILL ANOTHER FORGERY.

II. Labori Flakes an Announce
ment Important to Dreyfus.
Paris, August 10. According to
lie Matre NJ. Labor, doubtful of
recovery and anxions to help Drey-
fus, announces that Chanoui, off,
cial custodian of the secret docu-
ments, knows of still another forg-
cry in the secret dossier.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-08-15
From Church to Saloon.

Chicago, August 10. Evanston
famous old Methodist church, the
building in which Frances E. Will
lard read her essay as a girl gradu-
ate, the building in which Abra-
ham Lincoln spoke, and a land
mark in Evanston since it's cree
ton in 1857, is to pass the rest of
its days in ignoble service.
Mounted on raft and anchored
in the lake off Evanston, beyond
the pale of the local prohibition
laws, the old church will he used
as a bumboat, from which beer.
whisky and all the ordinary brands
of hard drinks will be dispensed.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-08-15
THREE SKIRM|SHES
WITH INSURGENTS.
Rebels We're Defeated in Each
Instance.
THREE AMERICANS KILLED.

Manila. August l5.-The Amer
lean troops had three skirmishes
with rebels yesterday.
Near Balinag a reconoitering
party of the Third infantry en-
countered about 300 insurgents.
The rebels held their ground until
two field pieces came up, when the
enemy was shelled in its entrench-
ments. The Americans lost three
killed and two wounded.
A Sixteenth infantry squad di :
covered band of rebels tearing
up the rails near Piga bridge.
They were driven away, leaving
one of their number killed.
General Wheaton came up with
800 rebels north of Angeles. After
returning Wheaton's first volley
they retreated into the bush. The
Americans then returned to An
geles.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-08-15
A BAD NIGHT FOR LABOR
No Fever or Complications Have
Yet Set In.

Rcnnes, August On. Labor e
passed n bad and sleepless night.
but his condition at noon today is
more encouraging. No fever nor
complications have yet appeared.
All efforts to find the bullet have
failed, and Roentgen ray appara-
tus has been ordered from Paris.
The weather is scorching hot.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-08-15
1ANY SOLDIERS MASSAcRED.
Robbers Now Command Entire
West River District.

Canton, China, August 1.-Two
hundred and fifty soldiers were
killed and a hundred wounded of
a force of 500 stationed at Calkon,
yesterday. They we're surrounded
by 1000 robbers.
The robbers now command the
eutire West River district. Two
thousand troops were sent from
here yesterday.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-08-15
Steamer May Be Lost.

Havana, August 15.-There is
some anxiety felt here regarding
the safety of the Ward line steam
er Vigilancia, about three days
overdue. 1t is feared she was
caught in the recent cyclone. She
had fifty passengers aboard.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-08-15
DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE.
Croker's Change of Base Causes
Postponement.

Saratoga, N. Y, August d
Judge August Van Wyck left this
place last night The conference
which was to have been held is off
SO far as Saratoga is concerned.
Van Wyck men are returning very
much discouraged by Cookers
change of base. They say another
conference will be held. The
change of plan is made to avoid
meeting Croker who was expected
here tomorrow. The men behind
Van Wyck are very bitter against
Croker.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-08-15
Dewey Likes Florence.

Leghorn, Italy, August 10. -Ad-
miral Dewey's departure from
Florence has been indefinitely
postponed, as the admiral is not
disposed to leave. He has receiv-
ed several official visitors during
his stay there.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-08-15
Epidemic of Suicide.

Chicago, August I5.-An old
fashioned epidemic did business
in Chicago yesterday Out of seven
attempts at suicide four were sue
cessful.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-08-15
ALGER AT THE HEAD.
Of Michigan Delegates to Anti
Trust Convention.

Detroit, August l5.-Giovernor
Pingree has appointed a delega-
ton of sixteen representatives to
attend the antitrust convention
in Chicago on September 1916.
General Alger heads the list.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1899-08-15
Longmont Butter, best on earth
Florence Packing and p. Co.

1T you want to borrow any
amount of money on real estate
security, see j. j. Fitzgerrell, he
has plenty of money on hand.