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The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-04-06
Misfortune.

When misfortune pursues any one, it
will find him out, into whatever corner
he may creep, or however far he may flee
over the world.
Now, once upon time, certain man
became so poor that he had not single
faggot of wood left wherewith to light
his fire. So he went into the forest to
fell n tree, but they were all too large
and too strong and he penetrated deep
er among them till he found one which
he thought would do. Just as he was
about to raise his axe he perceived a
pack OF wolves coming out Of the brush
wood, who howled dreadfully as they
came nearer. The man threw away his
axe, and ran till he came to bridge.
The deep water, however, had rotted
the bridge; and so, Just as he was abaut
to run over it, it cracked and fell into
the water. What was he to do now
II he stopped still, the wolves would
overtake him and tear him to pieces; SO
in his perplexity he jumped into the
water, but there, because he could NOT
swim, he soon began to sink. By chance
a couple of fishermen, who sat on the
other bank, saw him ;and one Of them
swan after him and brought him to
shore. Then they laid him down be-
meath an old wall, to dry in the sunshine
and regain his strength bit. But just
rs he recovered his senses, and tried tc
thank the fishermen for their help, and
to tell his tale, the wall fell upon him
and crushed him.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-04-06
BE Brave.

Young men, be brave! Many people
imagine that courage is confined to the
field of battle. There could be no greater
mistake. Even contentious with men,
unavoidable contentions-are not by any
means limited to the public battle-6elds.
And there are other struggles, in private
life-struggles with adverse circumstances
struggles, it may be, with habits or ap-
petites, or passions-all of which require
as much of courage, and more of persever-
ance, than the brief exciting encounter of
battle. u.. u.
Enough to struggle against, enough to
contend with, enough to overcome, lies in
the way of every young man. 1t may be
one kind of difficulty, or it may be ano-
ther; but plenty of difficulty of some kind,
every young man just starting in life may
be sure that be will find. And the essen
tial thing about it to him is, whether he
will have the courage to look all difficulty
resolutely in the face, to meet it bravely
and to persevere until he conquers it; in
other words, whether he will be coward
and succumb, or what the Indians signi6.
cantly term go brave" He who never
falters, no matter how adverse the circum-
stances, always enjoys within himself the
consciousness of perpetual, spiritual tri-
umph, of which nothing can deprive him.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-04-06
Talmundic Legend.

A Prince once said TO Rabbi Gamaliel (:
"Your God is thief; He surprised
Adam in his sleep, and stole q rib from
him."
The Rabbits daughter overheard the
speech and whispered word or two in
her fathers ear, asking his permission to
answer this singular opinion herself He
gave his consent.
The girl stepped forward, and ieign-
ing great terror and dismay threw her
arms aloft in supplcation and cried out !;
"My liege, my liegel Justicel Revenge
"What has happened?" asked the
Prince. .....
"a wicked theft has taken place" she
replied. "A robber has crept secretly
into our house, carried away q silver
goblet and left gold one in its place.
"What an upright thiefl" exclaimed
the Prince. "Would that such robberies
were of more frequent occurrencel"
Behold then, sire, the kind Of thief
our Creator was He stole rib from
Adam and gave beautiful wife instead"
"Well said 7" avowed the Prince.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-04-06
Not oplv ovsr these SreSst wsstArp CON

Not only over these great Western con-
tinents but throughout that other land so
little known to you, under our feet, the
Australian continent, there are few villa
ges as large as this which are not familiar
with the name you have chosen, and en-
ploying the remedies that bear it.
Thus, gentlemen, have | striven in my
humble sphere to render some service to
nay fellow men, and to deserve among the
afflicted and unfortunate some regard for
the name which your kind partiality
hangs on these walls around me. We may
look forward with confident hope to the
renOwn you will gather under it, and the
prosperity which there is reason to trust
the future has in store for you. Situated
as you are here on one of the main arteries
between the west and east, between the
great industries OF the plough and thespin-
die, you must aid in their exchanges and
thrive with them. Soon these channels
will be opened wide and pouring through
your precincts streams of men and mer-
chandise that will need your furtherance
and must contribute to your growth.
Located here in the centre of New En-
gland to what doarer spot can you turn
that men inhabitl Beginning life rich
with the honors of your mother town
whose influence through her schools and
her scholars is of itself an Inheritance,
with such examples as Lawrence, Bout
we'll, Hoar, what may you not hope for of
usefulness in the councils Of the State and
natiOnl
Contrast our condition with that of the
European nations, alternately torn and
impoverished with wars, credit as you
may to the better education of the people,
and you will realize the value of the ex-
ample old mother Groton has set you, so
worthy of your ambition to follow. Build
schools for your children and find talent
to teach them, then intelligence and in-
tegrity in prosperous and happy homes
will be your sure reward.
Associated as you have made me with
your veal and woe, l wish l Knight be al
lowed to contribute from my means, such
as they are, something towards this fOun-
datiOn of the public good.
Gentlemen, l have detained you too
long. Oppressed with the fear that l do
not deserve the distinctionyOu bestow, l
pray God to make me wOrthier, and to
smile upon you with His perpetual bless
ings,
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-04-06
Immortality Ofthe Soul.

An eminent divine was once trying to
teach number Of children that the soul
would live after they we're dead. They
listened, but evidently did not understand
it; he was too abstract. SuatCbing his
watch from his pocket, he said:
"Jumes, what is this I hold in my
hand Z"
"a watch, SIR" ga little clock" says
another.
"Do you all see it p
eyes sir"
"Very we'll. Can any of you hear it
tick All listen now"
After a pause, "Yes, sir, we hear it."
He then took off the case, and held it in
one hand and the watch in the other.
"NOw, children, which is the watch
You see there are two which look like
watches"
"The littlest one, in your right hand,
SIR"
every we'll. But how do you know
that this is the watch %
"Eecauseit ticks"
"Fery we'll again. NOW VIII lay the
case aside-put it away, there-dOwn,
down in my hat. Now let us see if you
can hear the watch tick"
"Yes, sir, We hear it," exclaimed sew
eral voices.
"Well, the watch can tick, and go, and
keep time, you see, when the case is taken
off and put away in my hat"
$50 it is with you, children your body
is nothing but the case, the soul is inside.
''The case, the body, may be taken off
and buried in the ground, and the soul
will live and think, just as well as this
watch will go, as you see, when the case is
off," ..
This made it plain, and even the young
est went home apd told his mother that
"his thoughts would tick after he was
dead"
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-04-06
Wait Few.

There is no end to the reports Of the
intelligence Of the colored people. A
New Orleans negro was left in the tele-
graph office while the operator went out
to get piece of lemon peel saturated
with whisky. Pretty soon the Mobile
operator began to call the New Orleans
office. The darkey looked frightened
when he heard the ticking, and, rushing
up to the machine, he shouted, Hold
on dar de operators done went and
gone out. Just wait few" 1t waited.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-04-06
A Snra Test of Love.

1t is sure test Of love when woman
tells man who is smoking in her pres
ence, that she adores tobacco smoke. Let
man attempt to blow cloud in the COM
pany of woman who does not care fig
for him, and then look in her countenance
for appreciation. If he does not find con-
siderable of what Byron calls "silent thun-
der" there, he will sprove lucky man,
and the lady will be an angel Of amiabil-
ity.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-04-06

A little chap had dirty face and bis
teacher told him to go and wash it. He
went away, and after few moments came
back with the lower part Of his counteu-.
ance tolerably clean, while the upper part
was dirty and wet. "Johnny," said the
teacher, "why didn't you wash your facei'
81 did wash il, SIR" "You didn't wipe IL
all over thsn.'' 81 wiped It as high as my
shirt would go."lnJ,a ,t bFIi0t dt
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-04-06

No one loves to tell o tale Of scandal,
but TO him who loves to hear it. Learn,
then, to rebuke and silence the detract-
ing tongue, by refusing to hear. Never
make your ear the grave Of another's
good name. i
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-04-06

What splendid lives would most Of us
lead if we could only persevsre in our
good resolutions How full would the
world be of noble achievements If every
good undertaking were carried out to
the end.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-04-06

"Ah Jenny" said sympathizing
friend to man who was just too late
for the train, "you did not run fast en-
ough." "Yes I did," said Jenny, II
ran quite fast enough, but I did not start
soon enough"
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-04-06

aWife, do you know that 1 have got the
pneumonia 7" "New monia, indeed F!
Such extravaganza You're the spend
thriftiest man ever did see, to go and lay
out your money for such trash, when l do
need new bonnet 90 much"
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-04-06

The utter recklessness Of some people
is amazing. Here is St. Louis man,
John Horne, who de6antly aings tempta-
tions in the way Of bis heirs BY getting his
life insured for $500, 900. +
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-04-06

A Western editor, in response to o
subscriber, who grumbles that his paper
was intolerably damp, says that is be-
cause there is so much due ON it.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-04-06

"Will you have me, Sarah?" said
young man to modest girl. "No, john"
replied she, "but you may have me if
you will"
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-04-06

"You have very striking couutenan:e,"
as the donkey said to the elephant when
he hit him over the back with his trunk.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-04-06

A Milwaukee man was bitten by rat
tie snake about twenty years ago, and
still keeps drinking whisky to cure the
bite. The snake died.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-04-06
COURTS:

Chanccry Court-xDegins. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Circuit Coart-Begins I'd Monday in January,
May and September. E. p. Hall Judge. L. Z.
Griffith, Clerk.
County COurt-Meets LIST Monday in each month.
NJ. F. Johnson, Chairman. A. I. Hicks, Clk.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-04-06

Those who speak without reflection
often remember their OWN words with
sorrow.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-04-06

To think kindly Of each otheris good
but to act kindly one towards another is
better by far. ......
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-04-06

A handsome young lady being asked
if she ever gave kiss, replied, "No but
I've often had them stolen"
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-04-06

Your field may be- fArrowed with care,
but it cannot be narrowed by the recol.
lection.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-04-06

A roasted onion bound upon the pulse
On the wrist will stop the most inyeterats
toothache in few minutes.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-04-06

Speak little, speak truth ; spend little,
spend cash.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-04-06
NATURES
Hair Restorative.

Contains No LAC SULPHUR-NoS SUGAR OF
LEADING LITHARGE-No NITRATE OF
SILVER, and is entirely free from the Poisonous
and Notwithstanding Drugs used in other Hair
Preparations.
Transparent and clear as crystal, it will not
soil the finest fabrc-perfectly SAFE, CLEAN
and EFFlCIENT-desideratu LONG SOUGHT
FOR AND FOUND AT LASTl
1t restores and prevents the hair from becOm-
ing Gray, imparts soft, glossy appearance, Ie-
moves Dandruf, is cool and refreshing to the
head, checks the Hair from falling off, and re.
stores it to great extent when prematurely
lost, prevents Headaches, cures all lIumors, Gu
taneous eruEtions, and unnatural Heat. As n
DRESSING FOR THE HAIR it is the BEST
ARTICLE IN THE MARKET.
DR.. G. SMITH, Patentee, Groton Junction
Mass. Prepared only by PR0CTER BROTH
ERS, Gloucester, Massachusetts,. The Genuine
is put u? in panel bottle, made expressly for
it, with the name of the article blown in the
glass. Ask your Druggist for Natures Hail
Restorative nd take no other. '-
For sale by DR.. r. F. SCRUGGS
nov3-ly Sweeetwater, Tenn,
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-04-06
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
FEDERAL OFFCERs.

Revenue Tax Assessor-J. NJ. Greer.
+" Collector-Edmondson.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-05-13

IT is to be regretted that the citizens and mill tary of the Territory cannot work together, in harmony, for the public veal Major John Green, First Cavalry, commanding Camp Apache, on the COyotcro Reservation, in as fine d mountain re- zion as eye ever bcheld, has got into cOutrover. y with the Tucson papers, over their charge of his having furnished arms and ammunition to Indians, and in dclendins himself in the, columns ot the C,ti:tn, allowed his passions 10 far get the better Of his good seuse, knowledge, and bet
 ter judgment, to assert that he had secuted over a great portion oi the Territory, and found II ga rocky, mountainous desert, not it even for the beasts ot the lcd to live in" And, again, "the most worthless country God ever created" We know, and have been over, most ot the country seen by Major Green, and pronounce his asser tions regarding it. base lasehoods, unworthy al officer of Major Greens standing and knowledge penued in malice, and no doubt, with tue view Q stopping the mouths of those with whom he ha, allowed himself To be drawn iuto . newspaper quarrel
The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-05-13

FROM MouAvE COUNTY.-Wm H. Hardy, Of Hardyyilic, and GuiIiUrd Hathaway, of this place. arrived in town few days ago, from the Cobra. do river, bringing good news from Naliapai min. tug district, which will be found under The proper heading. Also, that steamer had recently ar. rived aI Hardyyie, from the mouth of the Colo. rado, that Samuel Todd who, by the way, Is an old printer, and of course, good man, had a large and splendid stock of groceries provisions, eloshin., etc, and Vas likewise prepared 10 ac. commodaIe the travelling public, aud their ani. mals.
 Both gentlemen have assured Us that the road between this place and Los Angeles, California, ria Williamson Valley, Camps iIualpai and Mo. have, Hardyyile and the Mohaye river, Is now in good condition, wagon. containing 5000 lbs each, having recently passed over il, each of which was 1 drawn by single team ol mules, the entire dis. tance Pah-U,e Hill, until recently the great bugbea" of this route, Is no longer to be feared Mir. Hardy having graded road along it's sides over which, Mr. Hathaway informs Us, a horse and buggy can be driven ai q run. Four hundred days labor have recently been put upon ihe road on this side of the river, and as toll has been re duced, lt seems 10 that this route will soon be well patronlzcd. See advertisement of MT. Hardy
The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-05-13

THERE was rumor a1oat yesterday, that town In Arizona, containing sixty families, had been surrounded by the Indians, burnt and the entire population iHassacred. The report Is pro bably the "hgment of mind diseased. "- Los Angeles &aT.
 Right, friend &dr, but, If the Apaches contln. ue to he fed, clothed and supplied with guns and ammunition, aI the big reservation east Of fires. cott, there Is no telling how soon thcS may com. mence making attacks and butcheries Of this magnitude. .......+,.. ..st.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-05-13

LET FOR CALiFoRNIA.--H. Bowers, Mir. Harris, (of
 Harris 4 Jaboby, Los Angoles) Mir. stansfsd. Geo II kenball, A. Barnett J. Godsein and Thomas Delano started oF California n the stage of the h inst M Gold. water started Sunday night n his conveyance. Most
The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-05-13
TO THE PUBLlO'

Reader. L George Fuuss keep ss so,', xi.t G! wicSsuburg, Arizoua, and should yoa sso,a eso ns my town, aud stop ai my raee, V VA w .eoonmo - date you. Good clean yiotuAls' anu are my vstohwords nroRGE FUREESs'
 w,,k,upurg, Arizona Jap ae' ish'
The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-05-13

BEEF CoSTRAcT.-we learn that gentleman from New Mexico has secured the contract for furnishing all military Psis in this Territory with beet and mutton for ihe ear i5! per pound, tbe block. But h tha thsving Apaches be could be furnished every post in the Territory for a, leas, sx esuis Jer pousd
The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-05-13
Our Sundays.

We have minister of ihe Gospel among us now, and In a few months we hope to have n Church, where services can be held regularly, and wetrust that it's benign influence will have a ten. dency to do away with card playing, horse-racing and other sports, which too often, in frontier towns, mark the Sabbath, more as a holiday, than as day 10 be spent in prayer and the worship of the Most High
The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-05-13

Our town seems to be prosperlng, as well as its most sanguine friends could wish. Messrs. Bi. chard & Co.,, are pushing the work on their mill, with their usual energy. We are looking forward to the time when we can get our flour ground from our own wheat On m average the crops are very promising, and in twenty days the crops that are the most forward will be ready for the thresher The people are much better supplied with impliments for harvesting. than they have been heretofore, and we have reason to hope that the greater portion of the grain will be secured before the summer rains will commence Work Is still progressing on several of the aoequIas, and we shall have water In all of them In time for tho next crop. Wher all of them are completed, fhat are now under way, we can accommodate a population four times as great as we have at pres. ent .... A
The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-05-13
Prospecting.

Some prospectors have at last found the rich lodcs that the Indians have SO often reported, as being in the mountains on the south side of Salt River, above its junction with the Gila River. l have seen some of the ore, and nm of the opinion that it Is good. am told that l have not seen any Of the best of il. Some Of the lodcs are said to contain much free gold in the croppings. We hope that they may result in something good cnongh 10 pay.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-02

Gail Hamilton says sit is very sad to 60
to the great hotels and see the little children
decked in elaborate fnery, and dancing and
prancing through the vast. rooms before
gazing crowds at hours when they ought to
be fast asleep in their beds.r Which is very
true, and ought to be said aloud, 30 that
hotel-visiting mothers shall hear it. But It is
just a. bad for little children to 60 dancing
before crowds anywhere else, as in hotel;
and tho best part Of this sprightly writer's
article IN the Basar is the reproof it ad-
ministers to those people who make their
own dear little children do, in the name and
for tbs interest Of what they call religion,
inst what they condemn the poor ballet
cirls Tor doing to earn livelihood for them
Selves and nctaers. Let y: have co .as 1.
cease condemnlne the poor girls who have
to dsnce and perform for living, or cease
ballet girls, and making them Rsriorm ; in
people Of ov1f "sect." Itvould BE far better
to put the children to bed. 0oebW Age.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-02

IDD11e Al - 49, -l = -! =
-Uooo0oA an9 &c. 49, z !Z =! A..
the platform, and the Rev. ~
sat enthroned u . peeeeet tewets - me
upon the Bible and its use. He eaid that
the sacred volume was fun Of hklf truths,
snd that dnsa maetsae T. half tzatAe before
they could aerive at whole ones, He added
that We were not to take the Bible q wholly
true. All that David said wasn't tEue, and
al that the prophets said wasn't true.
Speaking Of tie authenticity Of the Bible,
the reverend gentleman declared that he
wouldn't care IL it was proved to him that
it was written in the third century, and that
Moses never lived. The book was there. and
wanted. Mr.. Beocher advised every one to
read the Psalms. He continued: "If King
Solomon had carried ont his own maxims,
how much better the old man would have
been - Then, with an emphatic slap Of
his hand, he added: Tho HeraId
may put that in, if it wants to-" The
Bible was generally considered 81 2
species of charm OF amulet, yet
he saw no particular sanctity about IT, y
was made a. any other book, and possessed
the same attributes. You might build 2
house Of Bibles, and then live in. it, and you
wouldn't be any hclier. Once, he said, he
wrote an article for the Ledger ON Cain, in
which he mentioned that Il wasn't very
clear who Gains wife was. Next day he re-
ceived . bushel ofletters inquiring his views
concerning Gains better-haf. Now" said
Mr.. Beecher. what does it matter to us who
Gains wife was 2" Other people. tho
preacher averred, were continually bother.
ing themselves about the great horned beast
spoken of in the Scripture. Such people
should live and die in . menagerie.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-02
The Hlsh Ceanission.
This IL . special 70 tho St. Louis RepMb


This il special to tho st. Louis Rep"b-
lean:
NEW YORK, March lit il generally be-
lieved here in well informed circles that the
labors Of the joint high commission win
have no satisfactory result, notwithstanding
the great anxiety ON the part of both
English and American commissioners to
effect settlement. Even should the Grant
administration be disposed to be lenient in
regard to cessions to be made by England,
the determined opposition of Schurz, Trum-
bull and Logan to any treaty not involving
some reparafion aside from money for the
Alabama claims will mako any Mandy
pamby settlement impossible. Again,
should cessiOn of territory be demanded,
even the Commons be willing to yield, the
Gladstone cabinet, weakened ~ It already
is by concessions to Russia, which have
caused breaks in the liberal ranks, could
not possibly listen to it single minute.
The fisheries question also may possibly be
solved sooner by events actually occurring
in Canadian waters than by any CONCLUSION
to be arrived at in Washington. Butler is
known to have advised the New England
fishermen to arm, and b COLLISION Is almost
sure to follow. Should they again be in
terfered with hs they were last year, Eng
land, which now prefers to leave the settle
ment of that question to Canada, may be
compelled to take sides sooner than she an
ticiDated. .. r sssE .sl