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Mohave County miner., 1900-12-01

Office of the Board of Supervisors,
Kingman, Arizona, Nov. 10Th, 1870,
, o'clock p. m.
The Hon. Board ot Supervisors met
in their office at 2 o'clock p. N. Nov.
Goth, 1870. Present, Supervisors Scan.
Mohave County miner., 1900-12-01

to the following day Nov. Goth, 1900, to
meet at 10 o'clock a. IN. Motion car
ried, full board concurring.
NJ. SEAMAN,
Attest Chairman.
JNo. p. FEENY,
Clerk.
Mohave County miner., 1900-12-01
Snpervisor-Wm. A. Neal.
Surveyor-Geo. A. Beebe.
ITSTIrr nI prArr

Snpervisor-Wm. A. Neal.
Surveyor-Geo. A. Beebe.
JUSTICE OF PEACE.
Anson Fl Smith, Kingman precinct.
James Burrows, Chloride precinct.
Fred Brum back, White Fills precinct.
Louis Janc, Cedar precinct.
Nose Levy, Signal precinct.
II. X. Rosenberger, Colorado River
precinct.
j. d. Bland, Bonanza precinct.
CoNsTABLES
j. d. Templeman, Kingman, precinct.
A. b. Cornelius, Chloride precinct.
w. l.. McGee, Sandy precinct.
Geo. Ayers, Signal precinct.
+. T. Porter, Colorado River precinct.
Treasurer a. Cornwall instructed to
cancel expense warrant No. 265 series
of 1909, the same having been executed
by error.
Communication read from Ed Car
row relative to his tax on real aud per.
sonal property. The tax collector be-
ing present he was instructed to make
the correction on the tax roll as per
request of Mr.. Carrow.
Clerk instructed to communicate
with Joseph Reber of LittlefeId pre-
cinct in matters pertaining to voting
precinct, etc.
Board adjourned for the noon recess
to meet again at 2 o'clock p. m., Nov.
2Oth, 1900.
The colored American., 1900-08-11

ss faithfully initiating as 20 many ring
tailed monkeys.
II Negro society would take OF its
store clothes and paste diamonds, breaK
I'D its eIehre clubs and get down TO the
business OF improving the condition OF
the submerged hsif CT black humanity
il the alley. and back streets OF our big
cities, it wolIc come nearer doing Gods
service. Il the while catfish sristoe'
racy would perform a Ike service
among the lower strata Of their own
race throughout the country and quit
their blamed nonsense III trying TO fei'
low after people. sDy six Of whom could
buy for cash The whole outfit Of white
catfish aristOCrats, human happiness
would take turn for the better and
crimes would be greatly diminished IN
the land. BRUCE GRIT.
The colored American., 1900-08-11

The advisory board Of Bethel Literary
at its last meeting elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Prof. Kel-
Iy Hiller, president; W. A. Joiner, first
vice president; Ars. Jennie Conner.
second vice president; Miss Ella Boston
recording secretary; L. II. Hershsw
corresponding secTessry;J. ", Crom-
we'll, librarian: Miss Matte z. Bowen
treasurer. TheIetiring president, P-of.
". K. Richards, proved e tower Of
strength TO Bethel LiteIary during the
past two years, and popular demand
that he should serve third tenn i but
8 faint idea Of the high esteem in which
he is held by the people of this city.
The new head, Prof. Kelly Miller, needs
no introduction CT eulOgy He is well.
known throughout the country SIS an
educator, scholar and socloIoeisf, and
the patrons Of Bethel Literary feel that
the mantle Of Richards has fallen upon
proper shoulders. Mr. Laura 4. Joiner
read an interesting report, showing the
receipts Of the society 10 be Sl51 e and
expenditures S127 35 during the past
yesf. Lawyer Il. 5. Smith was ap-
pointed chairman CT the committee to
print history Of the society as compiled
by Prof. J. ". Cromwell and Miss
Maria L. Jordan. President Miller has
btgun preparing his program for the
approaching literary season, which
opens in October.
The colored American., 1900-08-11
LESSONS TO BE LEARNED.
The Defeat Of the Beers Divine ConSum.
mation-Oppression a Precursor to
Downfall OF OpPreSSor.

The rapid close of the South African
war and the thorough defeat Of the
Beers show that no nation can hops 10
Systematically and persistently heap
obloquy and injustice on subject peO-
pie without some day, distant though
1t be, having to pay the penalty for its
misdeeds. 1.-The mills of the gods grind
slowly but they grind eXeeediI gly
small" AS with individuals, go with
nations, and wTong-doing generally
brings about the undOing Of those who
perIetTate ii. One Of the fret disagree
ments which arose between the Beers
and English was over the question Of
slavery. The English wante TO abolish
it. The BoeIs wanted TO perpetuate ID.
From that time en- the enmity grew
until 1t eliminated INTO the sanguine
fray which Roberts and Kitchener are
bringing 10 such brilliant close. The
Beers are not the only people who are
maltreating portion Of their fellow
citizens. And the object lesson which
their war, ss we'll a. the Spanish
American war, short but decisive oon-
Hict, ought 10 be studied with a good
deal of care by every one interested 10
real government by the people, Of the
people and for the people.-Detroit Re-
publican.
The colored American., 1900-08-11
Politics a Local Question.

While the southern end Of the demo-
cratic party is doing every thing in It's
power to disfrsnehlse the Negro, the
northern end smiIiDgly asks for his
ballot, says the Indianapolis Recorder.
This simply goes 10 show that the
NegIo mast trim his sails 10 catch the
breeze as it flies, consulting locality snd
Its prevailing sentiment in shaping bis
poilt ical action. Like unto the tariff
politics Is local question, and all de-
cisions must be governed by common
sense and the needs of The situation
The colored American., 1900-08-11

Mrs. Paris LyveTs left las. satur-
day for New York, to join her sister
Miss Dillingham;, of ST. Paul, Anime
sofa, both of them having been called
10 the bedside of their sister, Mrs. Wes-
ley otatfofd who is quite ill. Her
daughter, Miss Mallie is rusticatipg IN
Leesbnrg, Va. She will remain until
school opens.
The colored American., 1900-08-11
THAT TELLING EDITORIAL.
The Colored Americans Stand Commended

Editor The ColoTed Ameriean:-We
have been closely, quietly and uDbias-
edIy reading, watching and studying
the situation as regards this race ques
lion, or problem as you may call ii, for
quite while, and We have long since
decided that, go far as VI as a race aIe
COL ceEned, it is the question Of ques-.
tions, and your editorial Of July 2Srb,
under the captien, North CsTolins's
PitiabIe Plight" presents the whole
subject 10 the civilized woTld, to say
nothing of this highly enlightened and
Christian nation, in language and spiE-
il sufficiently clear, frank and respect
ful TO warrant The opinion that human
ity itself must now rise IN our defence,
or the nation disrepute its elf before the
world and invite speedy vengeance and
scOu1Ge Of Almighty God. That edi-
toTisl Is deserving of more than Incl
dental OF casual notice. Tt ere is moth
ing in our whole Congressional Record,
as al argument in cur defense, sur
passing, If equsling It. Our press
throug hout the country should repro
duce it gain snd again until the read
ing and thinking world shall come to
realize the true conception and magni-
tude Of the case. In reality, We have no
race problem, 1t is y bite mans
problem after all, and must be settled
by him upon the same principle and in
the same spirit that the country accept.
ed the great Webster Hsyne state rights
debate ID 1880, " ben Mr.. Webster GOV.
cred the whole ground, and settled the
question until the outbreak Of the civil
Wal, in the following declaration, towit:
But l do not admit that. under the
Constitution, and in conformity with it
there is any mode in which 8 state gov
eminent, as a member Of the Union,
Can interfere and stop the progress Of
the general government, by force of
ner own laws, under any circumstance
whatever"
The general government has long
since examined and investigated d and
passed upon this Negro suffrage ques.
tioni and the features which were ad.
as the most Objectionable at the
time, sre proving themselves satIsfac
tory-lesving nothing to divide except
he color CT the skin, and the kink of
the hair. In the face Of adj this will
the nation disTepute herself? God for.
Old. L. Il. Brown, Pedsgogue.
Coney, Ga.
The colored American., 1900-08-11
KELLY MILLER IS PRESIDENT.

The Howard University Mathematician
Succeeds 10 the Mantle so Nobly Worn
by Prof. W. H. Richards-Othsr Officers
and News Notes.
The colored American., 1900-08-11
Bruce Grlt's Melange.

a gentleman from Southern state
called on me snOEt time ago and II
the course Of our conversation which
was q most interesting one. he held his
nose and mentioned the name OF Till
man, the South Carolina csguard,
who diegIaces that State Ia the l. ;.
Senate. He sald, DO you know that
the fortesTs Of this foul mOuthed cEea
ture were indenIUTed slaves who were
cold for q few hundred rounds OF to
bacco and q keg CT TEm?" l assured
him that this infoImstion Was EeWs to
me but that did lot doubt its Truth as
TIllmsn's oral gy mBasticz and plsnta-
tion manners betrayed his IONly origin
and the absence OF good blood. / mad
for long time believed that there Was
= yellow stIesk IN his anatomy, and /
vas not fully prep ared to believe that
its origin had been located.
The Indentured white slaves sent out
from England ii colonial days, we've
mostly Of class dIsIlD gulshed for their
ignorance, stupidity, criminal EeLden
eies and gross ImmOralItles and Eng
laid always Lreatbed fleeT after dump
ing E cargo OF these yeImin on tbe
virgin soil Of America. Tilmaa's OH
gin, a. counts for his anupaIby 10 the
Negro. He probably has not forgotten
that the Negro slaves who came later
supplantsd these Indenlured white
slaves snd hence like the v of in Ae-
sop's fable who ale the lamb because
As he said, his father had muddied the
spring. This human South Carolina
wolf intends 10 blsckgusrd sEd shoot
Negroes ss long as he can pull trigger
or Wag his yIilslnous tongue, There ls
some compensation III the thought
however, that TuIman represents in his
personality the resIduum Of sll the
viclousness, yIllainy, mendaclty and
cTiminaliIy Of his Ignorant, immoral
and depTaved fOrbeaIs who we're tie
seull1ons and beasts Of buIden Of the
white gentlemen of the South, ana
that bIs class Of vi hite men have always
been looked down upon with witheI-
ing contempt and loathing by the sris-
tOcTacy Of that section. TiIlman's
treatment Of the representative Of the
PlainG Gealer, who tried to interview him
in Kansas City shows that nature new
er intended that he should ever reach
the plane occupied BY Ieflned and cul'
tured gentlemen. The old axioms that
you cannot make turkey out OF tuF'
key bnzzaTd, nor a six purse out OF
sow's ear, apply with telling effect TO
One'eyed Ben Tillman. He's q moral
and political degenerate.
Max Nordsu in his Conventional.
ties Of our Civilizatlonn says aud with
great truth, The college graduate
thinks himself Of too much account 10
descend into and be lost IN the lowest
class CT society by voluntarily assum
ing tue trade OF manual lsboreE;" and
according to the ideas prevalent in
society he is correct. He demands OF
the world that he be supported as
master, not support himself iike q
slave" But the world does net always
honor this demand as many struggling
Negro college graduates can testify who
re living fToTo hand TO mouth hoping
against hope for the comir e OF S better
and a hriUhter day
The colored American., 1900-08-11

and enyying, obtaining none CT life's
blessings, fighting lard for the small
amount Of daily bread they require snG
often going hungry standing beside the
over loaded, gT0aning tsble OF the up
Fer ten thousand, while suffering the
pangs OF semi-staIyauon.
The picture is true 10 nature and
those who want 70 see IL ID all its hid
costly may do go If they v i'll look about
them. The sham and tinsel aud hum.
Dug Of Negro society with its faIse
Ideals snd its PIetenEions and nonsense,
lts Circles and sets, can be observed
without the aid Of 8 microscope. 4
Little inspection and reflection will sug
gtst 10 the oLssEvsnt and thoughtful
NegTo ehakespeare's famous lines that
carry go much meaning, What fools
these mOrtals be-" But tie negro h
not the only fool In tie sggfeg alton,
The poor wh1tes-ihe strsiner clement,
Is tending Ia tbe came direction; soci.
eTy and starvation ale almost synono-
NOUS terms, and for what good Is ali
this show and ostentstioD and preten oe
and humbug? This aversICR 10 man
ual labor, this crOwdlnQ of wooden
headed youngsters into the professions
WheIe they either staIve Or form aiII.
snces with the cooks in families ada
cent to their ottiess " ho provide them
with eeHeacies after sundoyn. What
on earth is Miss Kathryn born. caroline
going to do fer living alter her NAV
is no longer able 10 take lodgeIs and do
three Or four small family wssh's or her
paw Ceases TO WELD as dexseriousIy as
OF yoTe the White wash brush or the
razor on account Of old age and his
rneumatics? Instead OF making a yom.
an D ut OF Miss Kathryn they've made
her wall flower, a par.or ornament.
she can neither cook, sew, wash or
iron. But she can sing, bang coon
songs out Of piano, discuss the latest
novel and talk nonsense by the yard
and hour. Nav fooIisbly believed
when she was educating dat gal at
she'd be q hummer arter she left skule
and shine in society like the evening
stan on 8 dark night. But society as
Is society has more behind it and under
1t than a few common place accom-.
plishments.
The society which the \ NegTo and the
poor white pattern hss wealth, blood,
influence and some very eminent re.
spectsbility back of il. The Negro and
the poor " lite after counting back
eighty or a hundred years or less can
not find many, if any Of these things 20
boast Of, ana hence the humbug Of
thsir pretensions is the more transpsr.
ems and ridiculous. 1t is really nause.
ating 70 hear some Of these little pIn-
headed dudes and dudines boast of
theiT ancestry and blood. The Negro
IN America has no ancestry worth boast.
ing Of and the least said about II the
better. The poor whites are in the
same fix; they ale Of equally doubtful
origin, and the more doubtful the eri-
gin the more persistent they are to
break down the bar sinister and enter
the charmed circle The white catfish
OF America and the black 1
catfish aristocraey are making them. /
selves ridiculous, trying to create fer /
themselves 8 social pedigree which viii /
The colored American., 1900-08-11

Continuing Nordsu says: "But the
world has only limited demand Tor
the kind of work which the college bred
man considers suitable for him. Hence
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26

aecacafeo 70 the Earl OF Dorset and Middle
SCI INES Like these: There is more OF salt
In al your verses than have seen in any OF
oe hodernA or even Of the Ancients; but Won
E2Ee been spaTing Of the gall by which means
yOu nave pleased all readers and offended
none" But It is the readers own fault u he
sonfuses Dryden's casual coinage meant for the
trivial purpose Of the day. with those sterling
pieces which make I'D the bulk Of his CON
E7huoon to the currency Of critical thought
Professor Ker remarks that 'fDrvden's mower as
writer OF criticism does not depend upon his
eefnite judgments" and this is borne out by the
number Of conclusions in the essays which have
0ns since been invaIidated But II he does not
eve Us dogmas he gives US shrewd and healthy
Ways OF looking at literature Il you cannot re-
Once him to formulas you can at all events
proht BY the spectacle OF q masculine intellect in
contact with subjects OF ever living interest
TO read him is 10 feel the inauguration Of sound
IDEAS freely played with by q writer of beguil-
ng individuality; IL IS to become interested
simultaneously in literature and in life. It was
q daring thing for he writer Of An Essay Of
Dramatic Poesy'' to begin with q description Of
how he and his friends dritted in a barge down
the Thames to listen to the distant cannon on
thai memorable day. IN the first summer Of
ne late war. when our navy engaged the Dutch;
q day wherein the TWO most mighty and best
appointed fleets which any age had ever seen
disputed the command Of the greater half OF the
ElObe- The commerce Of nations and the riches
e the universe But Dryden's critical prose
snly gains through his exchange Of the dusty
air OF Libraries for the wide horizons and luuli-
Eous atmosphere Of the great world
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26

selves that we ask for no greater piquancy of
incident. The little female cad. Rosamond, is
remarkably we'll conceived and might be sup
posed TO justify the venerable Tory theory that
The drop OF roturier blood will tell. But in
opposition TO his vulgar child of aristocrat
and an oxford tobaccOnist's daughter the author
places the noble figure of Adam, the farmer boy
grown millionaire, one who has by nature the
dignity. truth and refinement Of the ideal gen
tIernan Cleverly thrown into relief also,
against RosaEond's tissue OF lies and preten-
sion ara the sweet honesty and high bred sim
pliCity Of her two girl cousins-cousins on the
side Of the blood Of azure tinge. The base
little liar comes to grief, the two charming
cousins are rewarded for their agreeable be
havior and live happy ever after; but the tale
is so full of shrewd insight and Of the wisdom
OF experience that We are fain to pardon the
conventional ending.
Miss Sergeant's new novel has not Adam
Grigson's' right TO consideration, though it is
not without a certain interest for the reader
who has just laid down the latter book. The
heroine Of "A Rise in the World" IS little
household drudge. kind hearted, good and un-
selfish but untaught and illiterate as any other
London "sIavey." We do not say that il would
be impossible for this girl to reach high place
in English society within an absurdly short
time but il must be admitted that the transi-
tion as described by Miss Sergeant is not con
yincing mans a for a that, but train
ing or the lack of it, and the human beings
environment must count. so that il is not easy
to accept as a probable parsonage the cockney
servant who becomes a beautiful peeress and
charming woman Of the world with such
startling rapidity-
There are no subtleties Of character and tenn
perament expounded in Joan Of the Sword
Hand" It is frankly romance Of the medi&VaI
"bIuggy' kind, with two lovely heroines, two
hne voune heroes q cynical villain from Russia,
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
W-YORK TRIBUNE ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT-

and divers bluff and humorous men-at-arms to
keep the machinery moving. The wheels creak
sometimes with careless handling but as
whole the thing goes with a rush and a rattle
and is undeniably entertaining. Mr.. Crockett's
Isle OF the Winds" is a book Of higher type
having, II truth, some claim to be considered
literature 1t is an adventurous story of Scot
land and the West Indies in the seventeenth
century, and is told with consistent spirit and
hre and with real power The chief scoundrel
OF the drama is perhaps almost too scOundreuy
Tor peHef but about his evil deeds there is
sort Of weird fascination which compels the
reader to hasten without pause through one
tragic event after another. The book is
crammed with horrors-the death of the mur-
derer in the packing case and the leap of Philip
Stansheld and Saul Mark into the seething
crater guarded by snakes are only two Of many
blood curdling episodes Kidnappers, SNUG
glers, pirates and Spanish inquistors provide ex-
citement without end and hold enchained
It is said that there is some foundation of truth
in Philip Stansfeld's story-and il may be this
which gives the novel, IUrid it is, its unmis-
table air of historical vraisembance-
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
4 THACKERAY STORY.
From Household Words.

EroE- Household " Or0S-
When Thackeray went down TO Reading once
e lecture at It's literary institute, he was re-
ceiEed by the secretary and one Of the COM
uittee IL the anterOOIn- Thackeray's manner
vas inclined 10 be naughty; but at length
carctllng sight Of q portrait on the wall, he re
marked 'Hai So you have there q portrait
q my old friend GUstaFus AdolphusF At that
moment the caretaker was crossing the room
YIN wine and biscuits but, hearing Thackeray 5
remark ne stopped suddenly, and said IN tone
Of superior knowledge, NO, sir you are mis-
tzzen That Is the King Of Sweden"
A. this z thaw set in and Thacl1eray related,
win z smile how, the moment he emerged from
tn railway station, he had told a hackney
60 frr1an 10 drive him 70 the nearest hotel
Tn driver closed the door ceremonlously'
mounted MS box and they started In half a
Minute The cab was z a standsJIII, ana Ihach-
e~a- saw the cabman at the door, DOWlhs 20
h.--. 70 come out He did 50 without WORD
and found that he at the pOruco OF the
station hotel which he had failed 10 see was
non z dozen yards distant But ne handed lhe
ran z shilling. and was entering the motel
-a-1er pleased with his own sang rold, "hel
~ VAS amazed 10 see the cabman taxing on
F-- -oat and Offering 10 fight him for the other
sfv-ance" " Il appeared that on that day a reSo-
T---3-- ~ the Reading Town Council had come
49, Cy,era lion empowering hackney coachnen
10 rEarge eighteenpence for any distance WITHIN IN
+ha township This was It's first fruits 1he
cabran got his money and Thackeray q gooo
story 70 tel.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
FROM HEINE.
BY ". sICHEL.

My child, we once We're children.
Two children blithe and small
We crept in the little hen coops.
And under the straw would crawl
We mimicked the cocks. a-croWing
Our COck-a-doOdle-dOO
The Dassersby believed it,
Nor recked it was I and you.
We carpeted all the boxes
That Uttered our yard awry.
Together We dwelt and made it
A palace, you and l.
The dOwager cat Of our neighbor
HE'D often thither to call!
We bowed 20 the Crone and curtsied,
With compliments large and small
We asked how she did. and gossiped
And flattered and fused and smiled
That farce We have since repeated
To other old eats, my child,
There. too, we would sit and parley
And copy the grown up ways,
Benoaning how much, much better
Times were in our younger days
How Love and Trust and Believing
Had melted away in air;
How dreadfully dear was coffee,
And money how sadly rare
Our childish gambols have vanished,
AS all things vanish must
The world, with its honey and money!
Believing and Love and Trust
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
FICTION.
TALES OF MODERN SOCIETY AND OF
OLD ROMANCE

ADAM On GRIGSON. BY Mrs. Henry de Ia Pasture
1-1lo' PIP 444- Harper & Bros
a [1SE 71Eoa IN THE WORLD. BY Adeline Sergeant
4'' PIP SH- F. NJ. Buckles & Co.
Juan OF THE SWORD HAND. BY s. r. Crock
'| 4zho' pp- 1876 Dodd Mead & Co
THE ISLE OF THE WINDS An Adventurous
1o1iit1nGe. BY S. R Crockett. I2mo, pp. 446
F1TE TE,,kNOT KNOT. a Story OF Kentucky Life. BY
Co -O' PP- 49, ~ -APtie'O
Adam Grigson' Is a singularly uninviting
uue one which misrepresents q more than
usually readable novel Mrs de la Pasture, by
the way, is given to poor titles-witness her
Deborah of Tod's," mos discouraging name,
But good title or bad. she has special gift for
character drawing. and her people are all vividIy
alive. The plot of her new book is as simple
as may be-it hardly has PLOT, indeed-but its
men and women are so interesting in them
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
RAUDELAIRE's LEGACY.

From The London Academy.
The account Of BaudelalTe win ms succeeo s : :
- ,.,-s--.-i,r is z long one To the writer Of
-r1se superb and noble verses most OF the hCr-
-,~z Of 6ecadent French literature are Que Inc
r55Cre -roraI r,erversity which dishgured his
~ mis- speech. mis- intellectual producIoh, De
re q fashion, and many book, as wen as
NAM a Hfe, upon the DouleVards "ou4o nave
- t' 7i4fa--a-- = II had not been for the famous
I4aacv of the Baudelairian spirit To MN 90
- owe the youth whose ambition IS 10 make
-. L,7-5ess sit up." 5r "epater le bourgeois"
TT-E,a4 zisa could be the influence Of the mas
ter who dyed his hair blue and went 10 call on
MAXINE du Camps TO ep4ter him! " nose Joy
= - ofFending and shocking, and whose pride
- n aruear hateful Have you ever eaten
t. brains OF z little child?' he once asked an
N fortunate burgess II Is eAcellenl' anu
1-a-,e,5 an g story which began After l as
Fascinated my poor father -