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Arizona republican., 1899-04-12
AN OBITUARY QUILT.
The Queer Donation of Women of
a Maine Parish to Their Pas
tors Wife.

MANY queer gifts come to the min
lister of a New England church at the
annual donation visit of his parishion-
ers, but the oldest and creepiest thing
of the kind that l ever knew of [ en-
countered once in northern Maine,
said A Z. Stetson. n member of New
York publishing firm. Il was a book
canfasser then. selling religious works
and l stayed one night at the house
of a Baptist preacher in the little back
country town of Monsoon, since become
somewhat prominent through the de-
velopment Of its slate quarries. The
preacher was n man of deep eruditfon,
known far and wide for his unworldli-
ness and apostolic piety, and his wife
was notable housekeeper. There was
4 good supper. and at nine o'clock in
the evening prayers. These over l wen:
to bed in the best room and, after the
days hustling. slept sOundly.
waking in the bright morning sun
light my attention was attracted by
the odd pattern of the quilt which
served as counterpart on my bed. Il
was q patchwork quilt made in large
squares. and on every square was a
lettering worked in black worsted. In
the square Immediately before my eyes
I spelled out the words: Sacred to
the memory of Solomon Tubbs. DieG
Oct. s. 1867 In the next square was
inscribed: In memory of Martha Phil
lips. Born June II. 1888. Died Jan. 4,
1894 On every square was an obituary
notice couched in 4 style similar to the
first one that I read. and they covered
time running from 1851 to 1867 The
quilt. which I learned afterward was
presented to the pastors wife by the
women of her husbands congregation
com bined the utilities of counterpart
with the record of deaths in the parish
for a term of 16 years. That it was
spread in the best chamber showed that
it was reserved for guests as mark of
high consideration.
cat first sight the memento mort
character Of the inscriptions was a trife
appalling to 4 man Just awakened. But
being a guest at the same house for
some subsequent nights 1 got used to
the obituary quilt and even derived a
certain enjoyment from studying out
the inscriptions CT mornings before l
got up from bed. So familiar did they
become to re that l could have repeated
them all in order by the time l quilted
my canvassing field in Maine to take up
nv present business in the metropolis"
N. Y. Sun.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12
MODEL PRISONERS.
That Is What the Keeper of Sing
Sing Prison Says of MUIR
derers. =

f'What is the most dangerous class of
criminals you have to deal with?" L
asked Head Keeper Connaughton at
Sing Sing prison recently. If there is
anything Mr.. Connaughton has become
thoroughly master of during his long
term of service at the state prison it is
the study of the characteristics of the
various classes of criminals who have
been placed in his charge. In fact, Mr..
Connaughton's friends assert THAI as
criminologist the head keeper at Sing
Sing can give cards and spades to any
expert. says New York exchange.
AS a rule" answered the head keep
er. "people are under the impression
that murderers are the most dangerous
'boardcrs' we have, but the rule is di-
rectly the contrary. Almost without
exception the murderers are the model
prisoners of any Jail. The average
murderer previous to having commit
ted his awful crime has seldom, if ever.
been in trouble or in Jail. The number
of murderers who have been crooks
is comparatively small. You'll find it
the case that most murderers, even
while waiting trial. are on their good
behavior, hoping that by acting so
they may draw sympathy to their de-
Tense"
Mr.. Connaughton said that the pris-
oners who require constant and close
watching are the burglars, highway
men and confidence men.
''As matter of fact added the head
keeper, ''those three classes are the
only really dangerous prisoners in
prison
Mr. Connaughton said that 500 muir
derers were easier to look after than
leo ime-hardened Crooks"
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12

PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES AND
Transportation Department of the Interior,
Office of Indian Affairs, Washington. d c.,
March so, 1899. Sealed proposals, indorsed
proposals for betf, flour or trsnsDOrtat ton,
etc, - as the may be, and 4 rected to The
street, Chicago, III. viii be received until !
O'Clock p. m, of Tuesday, April p, 1899. for
furnishing for the Indian Service, beef, flour,
Bacon beans, coffee, sugar, rice, tea, and other
articles OF subsistence; also for boots and
shoes, groceries, soap, baking powder, crock
cry, agricultural implements, paints oils,
glass, tinware, wagons, FAIRNESS. leather, shoe
medical supplies, and long list of miscella-
neous articles; also bids for The transportation
of such of the articles, goods, and supplies as
may not be contracted for to be delivered ut
the agencies. Sealed proposals. Endorsed Pro
pOsals for blankets, wooden and cotton goods,
clothing etc. as The case may be, and directed
to the Commission of indian Affairs, Nos ~
received until O'Clock p. m, of Tuesday, May
3d. 1899, for furnishing for the Indian Service,
blankets, wooden and cotton goods, clothing,
notions. hats and caps. Bids must be made out
on Government blanks. Schedules giving all
necessary information for bidders will be Turn
ished on application TO the Indian Office, Wash
ingtOn d. G Nos n and 10 Wooster street,
H.; the Commis>aries of Subsistence, L. S. A,
at cheyenne, Leavenworth, Omaha, ST. outs,
St. Paul and San Francisco: the pOStmasterS 4
Sioux City, Yankton, Arkansas City. Caldwell,
Topeka Wichita, and Tucson. Bids VIII be
opened at the hour and days above stated, and
bidders are invited to be present at the open
ing. The department reserves the right 10
determine the point of delivery and to reject
any and all bids, or any mart OF any bid.
w. A JONES, Commissioner.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12

piece of burlap bagging and went back
to the horses head and prepared to
place it under the horses feet. He
spread it under the horses off fore foot
first, because that was the one he came
to first coming from the truck, arrang-
ing it on the ground close to the foot
and then lifting the foot and leg and
pushing the burlap under it. Then he
went around the horses head to re-
peat the operation with the nigh foot,
and when he got all ready and had got
hold of the horses foot to KIT it the
horse lifted his foot himself, while the
driver simply carried it forward to its
proper place on the burlap. Then, with
this good, secure hold for his feet, the
horse got up on the slippery pavement
with no difficulty whatever, and the
driver hooked him up again and drove
on.
Level-headed 6niver; good horse.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Bankleigh-"Whyd do you always take
to drink in time of trouble?" Tank
lsigh-"Oh, just to tide it over Town
Topics.
"a girls aspirations go beyond mere
matrimony, these days" yes, they
seem often to include divorce as WELL
Detroit Journal.
81 fell over the rail- said the sailor,
''and the shark came along and grabbed
me by the leg" ''And what did you
do?' 81 let him have the leg. 1 never
disputes with shark. Tit
Il saw you talking to Snaggs awhile
ago" Yes. we were discussing the
financial question" What position did
Snaggs talle?'' THAT of borrower. =
Pittsburgh Chrcnicle Telegraph.
How does it happen, Jane snapped
the angry mistress. that L saw you
feeding that policeman pumpkin pie in
the kitchen last evening"" Il furgot
ter plug the keyhole, mum. detroit
Free Press.
Cobwigger-'Is it really so hard to
get into society?" Merritt-''That de-
ponds. These bogus noblemen who
come over here don't seem to have much
trouble getting into it for thousands. >,
Town Topics.
4 Matter of Observation-Disclosures Ash
man-''I'vc got five dollars, and now
I'm going to buy me horse" Second
Ashman-"Tell you what, Bill; better
wait till you get five more an buy a
good one. Truth.
eff Methusaleh had any property"
said the Cornfed Philosopher, what
lot of fun he must have had sfter he got
to be about SEQ or 600 years old. and his
younger relations began to be kind to
nj, INDIANAPOLIS Jemna1, -
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12

When young man, well-known
civil engineer surveyed the route of a
proposed railroad. An old farmer with
whom he stopped for time admitted
one day, when he saw him figuring in
the field, that mathematics always
seemed a wonderful thing to him. Be
ing young and enthusiastic, the engi-
neer began to enlarge upon its wonders,
telling him how we could measure the
distances to different planets, and even
weigh them; how we could foretell
accurately the coming of a comet or an
eclipse years in advance of its actual
occurrence, determine the velocity of
the fercest projectile, ascertain the
heights Of mountains without scaling
them. and many other things meant to
astonish him. Yes, yes, them things
does seem kinder GURUS" the old farm
ct replied, but what allus bothered
me was to understan' why We have ter
carry one fer ev'ry ten. But if ye don't,
he concluded with conviction, ''the
rlaguy thing won't come out right, =
y. Y. Tribune.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of John A. Policy. deceased:
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
administrator with the viii annexed of the
estate of John A. Policy, deceased, to the cred
itors of and all persons having claims against
the said deceased to exhibit them, with the
necessary vouchers, within ten Il Onths after
the first publication of this notice to the said
administrator at his office al 80 west Washing
ton St, Phoenix, Arizona, the same being the
place for the transaction of the business OF said
estate, in said County of Maricopa.
G. B. RICHMOND.
Administrator with will annexed of John A.
Policy, Deceased.
Dated at Phoenix, Arizona, this 18th day OF
March. 1899.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12
Mines and Mining


made the sale possible.-Tucson Gift
zen.
Operations are SHOT . to begin at the
Equator mine, six miles from town
A large amount Of provision was pur-
chased from the T. F. Miller company
this week by the Equator people. Sew
eral man are at work grading and MAX
ing roads Operations will begin sink
ing the main shaft in abut two months.
This mine is one of the rich copper
properties of Arizona-Jerome Hust-
Ter.
Chillson & Messersmith have struck
a large body OF rich ore at seventy feet
in their PlTned Night copper mine,
located south and adjoining the Daisy
one of the rich mines Of the Azurite.
the Plumed Night also touches the SO
mine of the AZurite, upon which the
company is now working on a six-foot
vein of fine copper ore.-Tucson Star.
Max Cohn, a we'll known prospec-
tor, writes from Arizona to his part
ner, Nanny LoWenstein, that he has
found a promising vein of gold ore at
the west end of the Eagle Tail range,
five miles northeast of MonIteZuma's
Head and about ten miles from the
CHA, in MaTicopa county. The vein is
in granite, with porphyritic footwan.
The rich ore is on the foOtwall, and IS
composed of oxidized iron, copper car
bonate and copper Glance, quite dis
tinct from the rest of the ledge, which
is white quartz. The pay streak is six
inches wide. Samples Of the ore show
free gold and assay $1,000. The exIen
of the vein has not been determined, a
very little work has been done on the
cIaim.-Los Angeles Times.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12

Homestead Application No. 1882 Committed
Department OF the Interior Land Office al
Tucson, Arizona, March 20, 1899.
Notice is hereby given thu the following
named settler has filed notice OF his intention
to make final proof in support of her rlnIIn
and that said prof will be made before the
Clerk of the District Court al Phoenix, Arizona
on Monday, May l, 1899, viz: Phileta }. Fair
field of Phoenix, Arizona, for the So swl4 and
So se14 sec. 10, 7 3 n RIB E G. IL s. r. b. d NJ
She names the following witnesses to prove
her continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz: Edward l.. Andrews. Bessie
V. Cushman, Mary Fairfield and Frank NJ
looming, all Of Phoenix Arizona.
MILTON K. NoGEE.
Register.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12
HELPING A HORSE TO GET UP.
The Simple Means Employed by a
New York Truck Driver who
Knew His Business.

The usual knot of people that had
gathered on the sidewalk to look on. as
people always do when a horse falls
down, saw in this case something that
was new to at least some of them, says
the New York Sun. The horse, the off
one of pair hooked to truck, had
gone down on a snow-covered and slip
perry asphalt pavement. The driver
cleared away all the harness, loosed all
the fastenings, so that the horse
would have perfect freedom of move
ment. and then did the one thing that
was new. He got from the trucl, BIZ
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12
PRESERVING MILK.
Something About the Use of BOrnctc
Acid in This Necessary
Matter.

A scientific journal states that bo-
rarc acid is an excellent and harmless
preservative of milk, and that in guam
titles necessary TO preservation ii. e.,
according to the length Of time for
which it is desired o preserve the milk
its presence cannot be detected either
by the sense of taste or smell. Five
grains to the gallon will preserve the
milk from one to three days. accord
ing 10 the care exercised in the cleans
ing of the containing vessels and the
temperature. 1t is somewhat surpris-
ing that the Innocuous substance
should have acquired an evil reputation
in he public mind. 1t is stated on good
authority that. although vague state
ments about it of an injurious nature,
have from time TO time been spread by
its opponents. not single instance OF
injury to health by boracic acid has
been substantiate6.
Within the last few months DR.. C..
Liebreich. director of the royal
pharmaceutical institute, in Berlin,
said, ct the instigation of Prof Nir-
chow. he had carried on a long series
Of experiments with boraeic acid, and
had convinced himself that it was adj
mirably adapted as a food preservative,
and in the quantities necessary for that
purpose it was quite harmless. He
added that neither in actual practice
nor according to authoritative litera-
ture had a case been known, so far as
he was aware. in which food prepared
or preserved with boraN or boracic
acid had exercised Il deleterous effect
on the health of any individual. e;......s
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.

Desert Land, Final Proof-United States Land
Office, Tucson, Arizona, Mar. n ~, 1888.
Notice is hereby given thatJoel Bondurant
of Buckeye, Maricopa county, Arizona, has
filed notice OF intention to make proof on his
desert and claim No 25O5, for The Sc i sec IL,
township range W. g. IL S r. B. q
Phoenix, Arizona, on Wednesday. the 10Th Gay
Of May 80
He names the following witnesses to prove
the complete irrigation and rec amatlon OF
said land:
Malie NJ. jackson and Earl P. Naukirk, of
Phoenix, Arizona, and James w. Harlow and
Willard A. BOndurant of buckeye, Arizona
MILTON X. MOORE,
Register.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12

PRoPOsALsFO FUEL once of Chief Quar-
proposals in tripiicate, viii be received here
and at Office OF Quartermaster al en- oh post be-
low named, until II O'Clock n. m, 120th merid-
ian time, May 10, 1899, and then opened for fur
nishing Fuel at Forts pache, Grant, Huacbuca,
and San Carlos, A. T., f; Forts Bayard and Win
gstte. n. NJ; Forts Douglas and Du Chesne,
Utah; Forts d. Russell and Washable,
Wyo, and Fort Logan, and Denver, Colo,
during fiscal year ending June so, 1900. Pro-
posals for quantities less than the whole re-
quired or for delivery at points other than
those named will be entertained Right is re-
served to accept or reject any or 9 Il proposals
or any part thereof. Information furnished on
application here at offices of respective post
quertermasters. Envelopes to be marked fPro-
posals for Fuel" E. B. ATWOOD, Chief @. NJ.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12
PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES At ROAD STA.

PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES AT ROAD STA
T ONS, ETC. Office OF Chief Quartermaster,
Denver, colo, March Is, 80. Sealed propos-
ais in triplicate will be received at this office
until IL o'clock a. m, April 2S 1899, for furn-
ishing fuel, forage and water al road stations
in this Department, and for fuel ct Logan,
Utah, Price, Utah, Fort Collips, Col" Rawlins,
year commencing July J, 1899. Instructions 10
bidders and blank forms of proposals viii be
furnished on application to this office. The
government reserves the right to reject any or
all bids. +. B. Atwood, Deputy Q NJ General,
Chief O. NJ
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12
50 so-JERoME FUNCTION AND RE-
TURN.

Via the S. F. P. & P. May and g.,
account meeting of the grand lodge
knights of Pythias at jerome May 10.
Reduced rates will be made between
jerome Junction and Jerome for this
occasion Full information will be
chesrful.y given at the city ticket Of
flee. "A West Washington.
E. w. GILLETT,
General Agent.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12

the stock represented at a regular
meeting of the stockholders or at
special meeting called fer that purpose
and after publication as required by
law shall have the same force and eff
feet as these original articles.
In Witness Whereof, we have here
unto set cur hands and seals this 10th
day of March, 1899.
WILLIAM CHRISTY. [seall
JAMES G. GRANVILLE. [seal1
B. A. FICKAS. [seall
T. E. DALTON. [seall
j. C. ADAMS. [seal]
D. M. PURNfAN tseall
J. G. EVANS. [seal1
erritory of Arizona,
County of Maricopa.
Before me, w X James, a notary
public in and for said county and ter
ritory, on this day personally APP
peared William Christy and James q.
Granville and B. A. rickas and T. p.
Dalton and J. c. Adams and D. M.
Purman and J. G. Evans, known to me
to be the persons whose names are sub
scribed to the foregoing articles of in
corporation, and acknowledged to me
that they each executed the same fer
the purposes and consideration therein
expressed.
Given under my hand and seal of of
fee this 10th day of March, 1899
LsealI w. K. JAMES,
Notary Public.
My commission expires March %,
1901.
Territory of Arizona,
County of Maricopa-
l, county recorder in and for the
county and territory aforesaid, do
hereby certify that the within instru
ment was filed for record at 1915
O'Clock a. M. on this 18th day of
March, 1899. and duly recorded in book
No. of Corporations, Records of Mar
icopa county, Arizona, at pages 199-
202
Witness my hand and official seal
the day and year above written.
[seafl F. w. SHERIDAN,
County Recorder.
Recorders Office, Phoenix, Maricopa
County, A. T.
Filed and recorded at request of T.
E. Dalton March II, 1899, at 10: Is a.
M. book Articles of Incorporation,
pages 199-202 F. w. SHERIDAN,
County Recorder.
By c. W. BARNETT, Deputy.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12

mat the name OF said corporation il
The Arizona Prospecting, Mining and
Development Company. That the
place where it's principal business is to
be transacted, shall be the City Of
Phoenix, County of Maricopa, and
territory of Arizona, and the time Of
the commencement of this corporation
shall be the day of fling these articles
of incorporation in the office Of the
County Recorder of the said County CT
Maricopa, and the termination thereof
shall be twenty-five (25) years there
after.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12

The authorized capital stock Of this
corporation shall be Twenty-Five
Thousand Dollars. divided into One
Thousand Q.0O0) shares of the par
value Of twenty-five (25) dollars
eacn, and the time when, and the con-
ditions upon which it is to be paid,
are as follows, to-wit: The whole
thereof, Immediately upon making
subscription therefor. and the said
stock shall be fully paid for before is
sued, and worcestershire thereafter.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.

First publication. March 81. 1899.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12

By c. W. BARNETT, Deputy.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-12

The highest amount of Indebtedness
to which this corporation is to subject
itself or become liable fer, is the sum
of Fifteen Thousand ($15, 000) Dollars.
v
The stockholders of this corporation,
and their private property shall be
exempt from the corporate debts of
this corporation.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-08
Cuban strike Ended.

The payment of Cuban soldiers was con-
tinued at Havana Monday, and more men
presented themselves to receive their
money than on either of the two preceding
days. One hundred and fourteen men
Monday received $40 each at La Punta,
and 103 of them turned in their arms.
Sixty-nine of the men belong to the Ha-
vana regiment commanded by Col. Mi
yere, while the others belonged to Gen.
Gomez's personal command and the Fran
cisco Gomez and Goicuria regiments. AT
least 100 others applied Cor money, many
Of them with arms, but their names were
either not on the lists or their papers
were irregular. When night came there
were still men waiting to be paid. Owing
to the difficulty of hunting for names on
the lists and the difficulty of Identification
the payments are necessarily slow. The
American military authorities and Gen.
Gomez and his friends were jubilant over
the change from the previous day, when
only thirty men drew their money. Sew
enty-6ve dollars is more money than many
Of the soldiers have seen for years.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-08
Her Sage Wisdom.

On n recent visit of inspection the
State superintendent of Schools in
Maine, while in the town Of Penn
broke, asked a number of questions Of
the pupils in school about the little
things in the world about them. How
many seed compartments are there in
an appleT he asked, and ION which
jaw has the COW her teeth?" with sew
eral similar question, to which the
pupils could make no reply. The next
day one Of the teachers was amused
to overhear the following conversation
among the pupils in the play yard. A
little girl had got some of her COM
panions about her, and said, gravely:
Now, children, let us play am the
superintendent. You've got to know
more about common things; IL you
don't, you will al grow up to be fools.
Now, tell me-" she said. looking stern
ly at a playmate, how many feathers
has a henY-Argonaut.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-08

r. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review OF
trade says that the April failures wefc
the smallest ever reported in any month.
Nay failures are nearly 81, 1000, 900 small
er, only 68.2 per cent Of the smallest pre-
viously reported in any month, and only
343 per cent of those in May last year.
Solvent payments were $S,328, 292 ,052,
and defaults were $3,S20,6S6, or 45.7
cents on $1,000, against 20 cents in April,
S1IQ in March and $500 in September,
1896. Comparison with previous years
indicates that the rate Of defaults to SOL
vent business has never been as small in
any other month as In May, 1899. Both
in manufacturing and in trading failures
were the Smallest ever known in any
month, and in each branch eight Of the
fourteen classes showed smaller failures
than in May Of any other year. Failures
for the week have been 145 in the United
States, against 222 last year, and IA in
Canada, against 16 last year. Bradstreet's
says: Cereal exports begin to show an
Improvement, Wheat, including -four,
shipments for the week aggregate 1885,
065 bushels, against 3,193,319 bushels last
week. Corn exports for the week aggre-
gate 1922, 497 bushels, against 3,S45,S1S
bushels last week."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-08
Who Grow Wealthy in London.

During the last ten years in London
thirty-eight bankers end merchants
have left behind them S07. 1880, 425, or
the comfortable average Of $3.50, $50
each. Coal owners, iron masters and
engineers to the number of 40 died
possessed Of the respectable sum of
$1,202, 435 apiece. Money lenders run
coal owners very close, for ninety-three
of them died worth collectively $97,-
224,390, while the 1913 manufacturers
only possessed $1,045,315 each. The
rank and file of the brewing trade are
comparatively poor, 119 of them only
leaving 500, 724, 2S5, but three-ffths of
this was owned by seven individuals.
Newspaper proprietors, printers. pub
fishers and news agents to the number
of 100 died possessed Of $o4S, 125 n
head The earnings of stock brokers
are not so large as is generally sup
posed. At all events, eighty-four mem
bers Of the Stock Exchange only left
the moderate personality of $40, 49,
7S0.-New York Evening World.