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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-12-29
A Wonderful Fish.

If anybody is fearful that all the
wonderful things on earth will be dis
covered and paved over by scientific
gentlemen, and classified and stuck up
III cabinets, before he can get a chance
az them, let him take heart, and hook
and line, and palace car to San Fran
cisco, and try the anglers art on the
Pacific coast. As the land anywhere
thereabouts is full of extraordinary
things, both above and below the sur
face, so also is the water. If he has
luck, he may come back with not only
the most extraordinary of fish stories,
but the queerest of queer fish. Only
two or three weeks ago, there were
presented to the San Francisco Acade-
my of Science two specimens of a
finny genus new to the sa-
vans of California. One had been
caught near by, the other off the
mouth of Chetts River, Oregon. The
animal is a sort of cross between
a catfish, dog-fsh, dolphin and a
sea-devil. 1t has teeth, horn, fins,
and legs capable of being doubled up
and concealed when it is necessary.
One of the two was a savage fellow, and
when captured blew cloud of spray
from two holes in it's snout, and when a
stick was placed in its mouth, would
sieze it and hold on with sufficient te-
nacity to be raised from the ground. A
gentleman present at the meeting un-
dertook to declare that such an animal
was not unknown in European waters
and was called the "king herring" 2"
Unfortunately for his assertion, those
who viewed the curiosities were rather
inclined to say that they were "neither
fish, flesh, nor good redherring." But
Ihat's what it is to have an Academy of
Sciences; with such an institution on
hand, the most extraordinary curiosi-
ties are bound to turn up.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-12-29
Good Dollar Books for a
Dollar and Half.

We call particular attention to an ad-
vertisement under this head on another
page. Perhaps no finer or more valu-
able Journals are anywhere to be found
than Hearth and Home and the Ameri-
can Agriculturist. They are most
beautifully illustrated, and are filed
with choice, carefully prepared, reliable
information, such as isneeded, and Will
be highly useful in every family, and
by every person, young and old. The
Household and Children's Departments
are exceedingly interesting and instruc-
tive. Orange Judd & Co, are veteran
publishers, and their Journals and
books have long enjoyed an unsurpass-
ed reputation for reliability and ster-
ling value. In the advertisement re
ferred to. the publishers take occasion
to show that single volume of either
of these Journals contains illustrations
equivalent to what would be found in
good books costing twenty to thirty
times as much money.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-12-29
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.

A COMMITTEE appointed by the Bran
dywine, Chester Co., Pa, Farmers
Club, report that they measured an
acre of land in field of corn raised by
III. III. Branson, and husked and weighed
the corn. 1t was found to weigh 1923
pounds, or 127 bushels, 33 1-5 pounds,
allowing 70 pounds to the bushel. The
committees report is not dated, but a
letter from Mr.. Branson, in which he
speaks of the award having been made,
is dated October 20. This would indi-
cate that the corn could not have been
thoroughly dried at date of weighing.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Rura, New
Yorker gives the following plan for
weaning a colt: He confines the mare
in stable where the colt cannot hear
her neigh, feeds her dry hay, and gives
her very little water for few days. He
let's the colt nurse twice the first day,
once the second, and about half the
milk the third day. Then he milks a
little on the ground few times as
needed He thinks oats preferable as
grain feed for the mare. He begins
feeding one pint of oats and two quarts
of sweet apples for the colt per day.
When he brings the colt to the stable
he gives one pint of oats twice day
with sweet apples. If he has not ap-
pies he feeds one handful of oil meal
with the oats.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-12-29

vexing thee. But / were wrong: /
ought to ha' told Zee, and / ak thy par
don, lass, fort. You see, sir, 1 were only
'musing myself wi saying over all I'd
said to the poor souls tonight: and so
l were, as l said afore, keeping my tea
party"
"Mrs. Charmberry," said the Rev.
Ebenezer, with a curious sort of choke
in his throat "your husbands been
keeping the season like q Christian,
which is more than can be said of you
and me. / am sure you won't be jeal-
Gus of the blind, halt, and lame that
Timothy's been entertaining, like an
gels unawares. We have both had "A
lesson, I'm snre. God bless you both,
with all the blessings of the season |
Good night"
''Oh, Timothy, 1 amt worthy of you,
the wicked, suspicious, mean wretch as
L was +" sobbed Mrs. Charmberry, as
she hugged her husband, vigorously off
his little legs, in the height of her
penitence. "Pn never put the vittles
out of reach again, nor suspect you,
neither, as long as my names Ruth
Charmberry |
And she kept her word.
FRANCES F. BRoDRRIp.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-12-29

BIZ ,. q. HOLLAND.
L.
There's . sing IN the air
There'st star In thesky!
There's . ,Iother's deep prayer
And babyis low cryl
And the star rains its fire while the Beautiful sing
For the manger Of Bethlehem cradles Kingl
There's a tumult Of JOY,
Der the wonderful birth,
For the Virgins sweet boy
Is the Lord of the earth.
Ay! the star rains its fire and the Beautiful sing
For the manger Of Bethlehem cradles King
In the HIGHT of that star
Lie the ages impearled:
And that song from afar
Has swept DER the world
Livery hearth II ahame, ani the Beautiful sing
In the homes Of the nations hat Jesus Is King.
We rejoice In the light
And We echo the song
That comes down through the night
From the heavenly throng.
Ay we shout to the lovely evanRel they bring
And we greet in his cradle our Saviour and King
-SeTibner's for january.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-12-29

A LIBRARY IN ONE VoLUxE-Among
the mountains of Virginia, sometime
since, the writer of this, met man on
horseback, behind him, and attached
to his saddle, was large package,
which he seemed to guard with pecu-
liar care. You appear to have q great
treasure attached to your saddle" we
remarked. " Yes, sir" was the re-
sponse- =" Yes, sir, have been over to
Richmond and bought myself . library"
AN entire library on horseback? !"
Yes, sir, have WKBsTER's UNABRIDa-
ED DICTIONARY in this package, and 1t
Is sOhole library In itseG I always
Set the best n-Ioaca Tribune.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-12-29

THE SUGAR CROP.-The New Orlean
papers state that notwithstanding the
Interruptions caused by the election ex-
elements, the progress of the planters,
in gathering their sugar harvests, has
been considerable, the only drawback
being the lack of water to supply the
mills. Many of the planters, it is
stated, have run their pipes out into
the river, and employed pumps, both
on land and on tug-boats, to force the
water into their ponds. The grinding
of the cane, however, is going on very
rapidly, and the yield of sugar and mo-
lasses, it is estimated, will exceed that
of last year by 20, to $4,000 hogs
heads. Previous to the war there were
in Louisiana 1851 sugar houses, pro-
ducing 459, 40 hogsheads, averaging
1,5OO pounds each and valued
at $25,O96,271 After the war
the plantations which had been idle
were again placed under cultivation,
and In 1869 the yield from 817 sugar
mills was 81, ZOO hogsheads of sugar,
worth $12, 900, 900. This year there are
LIT sugar houses In operation, which,
as estimated above, viii produce 112,
600 hogsheads. It is stated that # the
planters had had good and reliable
hands to cultivate the sugar-cane early
in the season, the crops would have
been larger. The increase is due to
the season, which has been unusually
favorable. Labarers are very dificalt
to obtain, even at the high rates of $50
and $40, and even $50 a month. Sew
eral planters have secured gangs oi
Chinese laborers, and are preparing tc
begin work early next year.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-12-29

PERSONS who prefer oysters cooked
III their own liquor may be Interested
iIl knowing what the fluid contains.
The Journal of Microscopy says:
"Open an oyster, retain the liquor in
the lower or deep shell, and, if viewed
through q microscope, it will be found
to contain multitudes of small oysters,
covered with shells and swimming
nimbly about-one hundred and txen-
ty of which extend but one inch. Be
sides these young oysters, the liquor
contains a variety of animalcule and
myriads of three distinct species of
worms. Sometimes their light re-
presents blush star about the center
of the shell, which win be beautifully
luminous in dark room"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-12-29

THE new union depot at New Haven
will be one of the finest structures in
New England, 800 feet long by 200 wide,
with room for twelve tracks, and viii
probably be situated south of Long
Wharf. The whole property there is
owned by the Derby road, whose severe
terms are the chief obstacles to the
completion of the arrangements.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-12-29
YANKEE Pluck.

All the Western countrymen of 'NOur
Fritz" do not attain the valorous fame
of that chieftain. California is still
traversed in the widest parts by that
primitive locomotive the stage, and
iourneying thereon is attended with
quite as much danger as discomfort.
Recently as the Marysville coach was
pursuing its accustomed way, burdened
with three inmates, Yankee and two
Germans, a cloud of "Road Agents !"
dawned on its peaceful horizon, and
called at once for the spoils
of war. The trembling Teutons
awoke to the situation, and su-
pernaturally keen in caring for the
treasures, threw the results Of their
years mining operations in the bushes
and tumbled out, abjectly begging for
life at the point of the robbers pistols.
The third passenger in the coach seems
to have slept through this preliminary
scene, for he suddenly leaped from his
seat with picturesque forms of speech,
and charging at once upon the unsus-
pecting bandits, by well directed fire
and a shrewd stimulation of q heavy
force to aid, put them to fight, while
the good Teutons yet did imploring
penitence on the cold ground. The
stage escaped further molestation, and
large amount of treasure belonging to
Wells, Fargo & Co., was thus saved by the
emphatic courage of an indomitable
Yankee. The Germans waited until
daylight and found their scattered gold.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-12-29

In an essay before the Woodford
county OIL Farmers' Club, w. w. Egg
bert gave his idea of what horse for
all work, especially for the farm, should
be. Among other things he gives !:
Weight, LOO to 1,250 pounds; color,
dark bay or chestnut; height, 15} or
16 hands.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-12-29
Irritating MEADOWS,

Some people appear to think that the
chief object in irrigating grass land is
to furnish water during the dry, hot
weather of summer In some arid eli
mates this is the case; but as general
rule the benefits of irrigation are de-
rived from water flowing on the land
during the late fall, winter and early
spring months. And there are many
places where side hill meadows might
be easily irrigated from streams which
run only at these seasons of the year.
We have seen a rude dam that, thrown
across such a stream, directed
the water over several acres of
poor grass land and caused it to
produce heavy crops of hay. Now is
the time to attend to this matter. Build
a dam high enough to cause the water
to overflow the banks and then plough
out or dig channel for the water at
right angles from the stream. Dam up
this channel and let the water overflow,
running in thin sheet over the land.
This is a rude method of irrigation,
and very inadequate description of it,
but still may induce some of our read
ers to avail themselves of the water
which now runs uselessly down their
hillsides at this season of the year and
in the spring.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-12-29

A SENSATION was created at Spring
field, Mass, the other evening, by the
explosion Of q quantity of ''non-explo-
sive oil"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-12-29

NoRw1cit Conn, has ON exhibition a
silver shekel, said to have once been In
one of the vaults Of King Solomon's
temple.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-12-29
About Food.

Dio Lewis says:
To make the best bread that can be
made of wheat, obtain good wheat and
grind it without boiling; mix it with
cold water until it is as thick as can be
well beaten with spoon; after it is
thoroughly beaten down, put it into a
large iron pan, composed of many little
ones, which must be first made hot;
bake it as rapidly as possible.
Indian corn makes excellent nourish-
ment. 1t contains large amount of
oil; has remarkable fattening qualities,
and is likewise remarkable as heat
producer. Rice keeps its consumers
fat, but 1t lacks the elements which
feed the muscles and brain.
Potatoes, both Irish and sweet, are
very poor for brain and muscle.
OF meats, the best for heat and fat
are pork, mutton, lamb, beef and veal !;
for muscle, beef, veal, mutton, lamb
and pork; for brains and nerve, beef,
veal, mutton, lamb and pork.
In cold weather, fat meat, butter, and
the like, will keep the body warm; and
in warm weather, milk, eggs, bran
bread, and summer vegetables will keep
it cool.
There is no difficulty in a poor mans
having meat for his family every day,
Take, for example, what is called a
shank of beef. The very best can be
bought for fraction of what the dear
est parts cost. A single pound cooked
in stew with dry bits of bread will
make meal for an entire family.
The Greek and Roman armies ate but
once day.
Pies and cakes are poisonous.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-12-29

In Florida they are making "orange
brandy"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-12-29
Cheese Making I'm Wisconsin.

Cheese Making I'm Wisconsin.
w. G.. Roberts, of Racine, Wis,
writes to the Journal of that city as
follows:
l have learned few things during
nv short experience this past season,
and which may be of some value to
other new beginners, as well as those
that may have something to do in the
future with milk and cheese making,
for it is evident that cheese making is
to be the chief branch of Wisconsin
agriculture hereafter.
There is danger, however, That this
businese, like many other new paying
operations, will be overdone. At
present we stand well, and that In a
great measure is owing to the superior
ity of our cheese over any other cheese
in the wide world, and hence we reap
the benefit of the English market. In
recent agricultural meeting in Lin
colnshire, England, the chairman made
this observation with regard to our
cheese:
"The American cheese is now so
much improved through the instrumen-
tality of the cheese factory system,
that their cheese has become as much
superior to our cheese In England, as
theirs used to be inferior to ours" and,
said he, eff the Americans we're able to
make such Improvements, ask, is it
not worth our while to try the same ex-
pertinent" And the result was, they
have sent to this country for factory
| implements and cheese-makers.
The character OF our butter stands
low in England, and is bound to keep
so, unless we organize similar systems
to that Of our cheese-makng. We all
make some butter, but very few under.
stand making it. So it was with oul
cheese-making some years ago. 1t is
true we have some good butter In this
country, such as the Orange Co., and
the Welch butter of Oneida Co., in
York State, and they command q high
price for it. But the bulk of the Amer
ican butter is poor, and the prices are
low.
One of the chief things have learn
ed in cheese making, is the absolute
necessity of taking care of the milk
first to keep it from the dirt, or rather
to keep the dirt from the milk. Next IL
order is to keep it sweet. You NIGH
as well undertake to make a good-fia
vored cup of tea from the waters of the
Dead Sea in Palestine, as to try tx
make good-havorea cheese from dirty
sour milk. We cannot cheat nature.
1 I would therefore recommend th'
following points to be observed in re
lation to milk, LIST. Take care of you
milk. I'd. Take care of your milk
Sd. Take care of your milk. And i
you do il, the cheese will take care o
you and your indebtedness.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-12-17

TEAMS coming and going this week as
follows: Five ten-mulers, Of Juan Fernan-
DEE, arrived on Thursday with goods from
San Diego and Yuma, for Jacobs and Davis
& Kelson. The two back-actiOns, for Fish
& Co., mentioned last week. got in same
day; had over 80 900 lbs. Tully, Ochoa s.
Co. have shipped quartermaster's stores to
camps Goodwin and Thomas to the amount
of about 100000 pounds, during the past
tortnight-the last shipment Wednesday,
five large OK teams. A train Of large mule
teams for the quartermaster, arrived. We
believe it is called "the bell train" j. B.
Blanchard, of Calabasas, had load of corn
for quartermastera arrive yesterday, and two
others kept back by bad roads.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-12-17
Meeting of Board of Supervisors.

Meeting of Board OF Supervisors.
The Board met on the 10th December
present James H. Toole (chairman), and
John w. Sweeney.
Bill of F. Eland, SO, allowed; 8. Hughes
for 1914, also. The proposition of c. T.
Etchell to make iron doors (621ac per tb),
was received. All parties having bills
against Pima county, are requested to pre-
sent them at the last meeting of this Board
December 31st Adjourned until
Monday, 12th-Present as before. Bill
of 1. W. Libbey for S37, 30, allowed. .Ad-
journed until
Wednesday, l4th-Present as before.
The services of Sam'l Hughes, as Commits
sioner, are discontinued from this date.
Adjourned until Saturday, the 18th.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-12-17

PRESCOTT MAIL, with The Miner,
comes to hand just as we go to press,
We look for items Of news, but find The
Miner has changed its base, and is now
turned into Varieties sheet. Liar,
blackguard, thief, scoundrel, renegade,
dog, etc, etc, compose the contents
this week-highly entertaining doubt
less for one of the character and caiber
of The Miner man. Oh, he is q nice
boy to talk about truth or decency; he
is stranger to both, aud if he depend
ed upon either to fill the columns Of his
paper, it would come out blank. We
are sorry for the overgrown wormy boy
he feels bad, and making such ugly
faces causes his otherwise child like
and bland features to look like one
that has just been spanked.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-12-17
Tucson Race.COurse.

The Tucson turf has tended to break the
monotony otherwise usually prevalent. A
race of 800 yards, $50 side, took place
last Saturday. Gardiner entered h. Blue
Dick Long b. 8. Democrat Latter won
by about three feet. Five hundred dollars
suppose ed to have changed hands, and quite
an interest excited generally. On Mon
day, Cooler entered "Dick," and Long his
horse Democrat, 800 side; distance
400 yards. Dick won by q length. More
money than before changed hands, and the
hackers of Dick feeling quite even for the
two defeats of the week previous. Next
match made for New 7 $500 a side.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-12-17
A Dropped Letter.

To THE CITIZEN Your article on
Home Manufactures, Productions, SC.
last week, was we'll enough as far as
it went. Now, 1 propose that you inn
prove upon it by stating that no place
on mother earth land I've been going
round her long before and after Old
Christopher ever produced so many
scrubby looking dogs as Tucson; and
among people who prefer much ami
NAL food, these long-nosed yelpers
should be made into sausages at once.
If you can reciprocate, and prevent
those beasts from bowling in my ear
half the time, I'll send you a club
to kill 'em with. When ! see you
again, I may have horn or two to
prod 'em with. Till then, yours truly,
THE MAN IN THE Moon.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-12-17
CONGRESS HALL
G. o. Brown, Proprit'r.
In CONGRESS HALL BLOCK, TUCSON.

The Proprietor would respectfully an
nounce to the community of Tucson and
travelling public, that he has refitted his
House in the latest style, and cannot b
excelled east of San Francisco, or west of
St. Louis for neatness, order, or accom-
modations.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-12-17
Large Sale Of Corn
DEPOT QUARTERMAsTER's OFFICE

DEPOT QUARTERMAsTER's OFFICE.
Tucson, A. T., Oct: 20, 1870.
WILL be sold at Public Auction, at
w this Office, on Thursday, the LIST day
Of December next, at 10 o'clock a. m.
ut, 523 pounds corn, stored at Camp
Crittenden, A. T., of which samples can
be seen at this Office
1t will be sold by the pound, in lots to
suit purchasers, and must be removed
within twenty days after the sale.
Terms-Cash in Government funds.
j. G. c, LEE, A. 9. n. U. R.A
std
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-12-17

STRENGTHENING THINGS. Di-
vision Agent Mr.. Guiou, )of the stage
line to Yuma and San Diego, came in
from towards Yuma Sunday last, and
returned that way on Thursday. He
has been making some changes along
the line, with view to easing over
long stretches and at the same time
connecting for through trips at all
times both ways past Arizona City.
Additional stock has been put on,
new coaches are building, and all of
which will be Of great Importance to
the line itself as we'll as the public.
HUNTING for deer and ducks has
been the rage on the part Of prominent
Tucsoners, during the week. Game in
abundance just outside Of town-a
good many wet ducks seen to come in.
Mr.. BLANCHARD says the farmers
are putting in large breadths of barley
on the upper Santa Cruz.
CHRISTMAS comes On Sunday this year,
and it is understood that everybody intends
to have an unusually good time.
CALIFORNIA is having abundance of
rain, and it is hoped they may pass next
year without their regular yow-yow.
Two Pimo Indians were in t'other day
after horse stolen from them last summer;
they got him and left for home.
PRICES CURRENT.-Barley &c, corn
&c, wheat same and quiet; butter 81 rs
and eggs 81.
ONLY thirty-odd tickets in Zeck's
Lottery remaining. Secure one soon.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-12-17
GRAN D
Christmas Lottery !
$1,000 OO!!

TyHE UNDERSIGNED TAKE THIS
Il method of informing the public that
hereinafter mentioned, to be drawn for in
manner similar to those in the grand
Mercantile Library Lottery. The follow
ing gentlemen have kindly consented to be
present and be responsible for the fairness
in the drawing of the prizes:
q. s. Stevens, Col. Lee, MIR. Tully,
Capt. Crandall, Frank Hodges,
and A. Levin.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-12-17
Camp Thomas Items.

A friend sends quite budget of items,
date Dec. 18th, and promises to keepit up.
Good-but most of those sent, we have
had. These, however, are good: Some 4S
wagons had arrived there from New MeXi-
co, with corn for the military and goods for
the Indians. Herbert Lord left on the
4th for Tucson, with teams. =. Heavy snow
storms visible in the mountains round
Soldiers busy with new Enthusiastically
sawmill buzzing accordingly. Major
Smith, who resigned, has gone to join his
brother in the hardware business, in New
York No mention is made of Apaches.