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The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-05-17
A Story with a Moral.

story is told of a French gentleman who, having lost the bulk of his property through the rascalities of friends in whom he trusted. crowned it all by the loss of his mental bal ancc, and for the remainder of his days found his only delight in riding in omnibusses and passing fares from the passengers to the dri- yer, taking care when change was returned to add sou or two to it from his own pocket, and watch the effects on the receiver. Ing cases out of ten, as the story goes, the pas senger, counting over his change, and finding as he supposed, that the driver had cheated himself, would look bewildered for moment and then pocket the change with quiet chackle. The special delight of the lunatc was in satisfying himself in this way that nine tenths of his fellow-m men were dishonest if they only had the oppOrtunity.-lNew York Tribune.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-05-17
Could not Trust Himself.

native Of Fribourg presented himself a few days ago, at the window of the postoffice at Lausanne, and asked for an order of loo francs. The Clerk asked:
 "Who is your sender"
 "Jaques Matbieu."
 "What is the name of the payee7"
 "Jaques Mathieu, poste resta nte at Esta. vayer."
 "Is he your brother 2"
 "No, it is myself"
 Do you mean to say that you are sending a post office order ,o yourself at Estavayer 2'
 "Yes, l am going there"
 " But why can't you take it yourself7"
 "Ah there it is,' said the simple fellow " You see know myself; and if were to take the money with me, the probability is that it never would reach Estayayer, while by sending 1t through the postoftice, I shall be sure to find 1t on my arrival, where l shall require it."
 There are many like him, in that they are not true to themselves, though but few are honest enough to admit it.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-05-17

SELLING OUT.--The sale in the Hall of the House of Representatives, consisting of desks, chairs, tables, bookcases, carpets and other furniture, which had been in use some time, attracted a very large attendance of persons desirous of buying articles on ac- count of their history and associations. The prices realized were very high. Desks with chairs, brought an average price of about twenty dollars, which is nearly as much as the new ones will cost, that have been con tracted for by the House.
 The desks of Thaddeus Stevens, General Butler and other notabilties were not sold. They have been retained for the members of Congress, who agreed to pay the average price realized on the other desks.
 chair which had been occupied by all the Speakers of the House of Represents tlves, from the time that Henry Clay was elected Speaker, in 1911 to 1850, when Robert C. Winthrop, of Massachusetts, left the Speakership to enter the Senate, was sold for S06. The amount realized will be almos, sufficient to reiurnish the hall throughout.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-05-17
Our Old and New Oil Regions.

few years ago Nantucket, which had been the great mart of the world for whale oil, sold her last whaling ship, and the busi- ness which large portion of her people had followed for nearly two centuries was aban. doned. Last year an Arctic storm destroyed a fleet of vessels belonging to her inhabitants, and owing to the evil effects of our protective tariff on ship building the losses suffered in that disaster could not be repaired
 In former times the annual value of the whale fishery to the United States varied from fifteen to twenty millions of dollars; but it had an importance far beyond its monetary value as gniniul pursuit. It supplied the American merchant and naval service with its hest sailors, and was a source of national strength that can not be replaced by any practical training school that we can now cs tablish. More or less, that branch of our merchant service occupied in its prosecution | from four hundred and fifty to six hundred ! and fifty vessels, with crews, disciplined by three or four years service in ardurous pur- suits, ageregatlng from fifteen to eighteen thousand men. The price of common whale oil varies in different seasons from thirty-six cents per gallon, to as high as seventy cents. But chemical science, when it reached those high prices, introduced substitutes for it, by manufacturing lard oil, suitable for illuminat- i"S aiA iupi'NHNhS PN' p'HSs aiA id'tis thC general use of gas for the former purpose, caused the price to fall to forty and forty five cents per gallon. Whalebone, which formed one of the profits of the fishery has been largely suppanted by steel manufactures, which possessing greater strength and eas. ticity, have substituted for it in numerous di- rections in which it was formerly used
 Orr ability to furnish the commercial world with oil has not been overcome by the deca dence of our whale fisheries X lost branch of industry has been replaced by another. In- stead of fitting out vessels for long voyages to cruise in the Arctic and Antarctic Seas, from the Eastern shores of our continent, the in land regions of Pennsylvania now furnish a supply of oil suitable for the purposes for which, m former times, whale oil alone was used. We have before us some data showing the importance of the production of pctrolc- um in Pennsylvania. The supply is consid cred to be inexhaustible, and its price is about one half that of common whale oil. The ri. tusville Herald, ofa recent date, gives the shipments of crude and refined petroleum from the Pennsylvania oil regions for the past year, as against the two previous years, as follows, viz:
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-05-17

Total ............ bbis. 57l2 3G5 5i0o3Io g2igl2g
 In 1872 the oil region of Pennsylvania pro duced {, ,539 900 barrels, and West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky 350000 barrels, and in the same time California produced large quan- titles, of which we have no accurate statement The total may, however be placed at seven millions of barrels of forty eight gallons each. and the price averaged throughout the year four dollars m currency, or grand total of $2s, ,OO,OOO. Fully one half of the produc- tion of 1872, say 3,500000 barrels, were ex- ported to foreign countries, and that is but small quantity compared with what will be required in the future in Great Britain and on the Continent. For Illuminating purposes we obtain the best refined brands in San Francisco at from forty to forty five cents per gallon. The crude petroleum can be placed on shipboard in the Atlantic ports at about ten cents per gallon. The cost of refining it in Europe is much less than with us, conse- quently its cheapness will command prefer ence in foreign markets for every purpose for which 1t can be used. We now ship a quan- tity to Europe more than equalling in value our whale and sperm oil, and whalebone. Its value on ship-board would aggregate fourteen millions of dollars on the shipments of 1872
 In the beginning of 1859, this article which is now performing such an important part in the worlds commerce, was hardly known, and the whale product of that year amounted to only S7 OUO barrels. But its use rapidly in- creased, and since that time it has added to the wealth of the United States over hun dred and fifty millions of dollars.-lS. F. Ex- amincr.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-05-17
WEIGHTS AND MEAsURD.-As RECOGNIZED BY
 THE LAWS OF THE INVITED STATES.

A box 24 by I6 inches, p deep, contains barrel.
 box l6 by l6i inches, 8 deep, contains bushel.
 box 8 by sJ4 inches, $ deep, contains peck.
 box 1 by 4 inches, 4 deep contains | peck.
 box 4 by inches, 2-lO deep, contains quart.
 The standard bushel of the United States contains 2l50.4 cubic inches. The "Imperial bushel" IS about 6S cubic inches. Any box or measure, the contents of which are equal to 2l5O.4 cubic inches, will hold bushel of grain. In measuring fruit, vegetables, coal and other substances, one-fifth must be ad- ded. In other words, peck measure five times even full makes one bushel. The us- ual practice is to "heap the measure"
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-05-17
Facts for Farmers.

To aid farmers in arriving at accuracy in estimating the amount of land in different fields under cultivation, the following table is given:
 5yards wide by 96S yards long contains acre.
 10 yards wide by 4s4 yards long contains acre.
 20 yards wide by 242 yards long contains acre.
 40 yards wide by l2l yards lohg contains l acre.
 80 yards wide by G0i yards long contains acre.
 70yards wide by 69i yards long contains ] acre
 2-) feet wide by ll6 feet long contains acre.
 fia feet wide by % feet long contains l arre.
 no feet vide by aG, feet long contains 1 acre
 240 feet wide by isli feet long contains acre. WEIGHTS AND MEAsUREs-ks pEcoGxIzpn ny
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-05-17
Application for Patent.
LAND OFFICE, PRrscorr. AT,

April lst l-7j. Notice Is hereby given that Hammond, Riggs Co. an uniucoTore association of pcr.ons by their authorized agcnt George A. Hammond whose r. O address i' Prescott Navapa County, Ar.ona Territory. have made application m Patent for thousand q COOJ linear feet of sccnd south extension of the Tiger nde. bearing silver with surface ground twO hundred feet n width situated to Tiger Mining District, Iayapai County, and Territory uf Arizona and described in the pais and held file iH this office as follows, viz:
 Beginning Monument No. ai the northeast corner 0om hi. monument the section between section 2l and 27 Twp 10, N K. w. bears N 91 F. 2S chains y2 -ll links dsauO thence s. 2o W thousand (OOO feet tJ Monument No 2. thence \ 6l' w. two hundred CsJJ fee, to Monument No. ,; thence N. y' F.. oue ihousAnd N0cj feet Co Monument No. l. fUm this corner the section between section = and 2 Twp. To. x K w Gila and Salt rver base and Meridian. bears x ij' r.. T chains 4J3lD links distant thence x. 6i' F. point of beginning; containing 4.5Ji0J and forming a portion of section 2 Twp. lu \. k. w, Gila and Sa river base and meridian Said location be- ing recorded in Vol. B uf mines folio 215 oi County Records of Yavapai county, Territory of Arizona The adjoining claimant the north Is [" C. Collier, who claims the first south extension of the Tiger lode.
 WILLIAM x. KELLY, Register.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-05-17
SUMMONS.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE THIRD JU- l dcial District. Yavapa County, Arizona Territory. S.S GEORGE LorSr, Plaintiff, }
 

| diCial Drtrlti
 Yavapai County. Arizona Territory SIS.
 GEORGE LouNr Plaintiff, ,
 0gdimt
 ANNIE F. LOCNT. Defendant,
 Action brought in the District Court of the Third Ju dcia District in and for the county of YavaPAi in the Territory uf Arizona
 The Territory of Arizona sends greeting to ANNIE E. LouNT Defendant
 You hereby summoned and required 10 appear In action brought against you by the named plaintiff in the District Court of the Third Judicial District n and fur The county of Yavapa. in the Territory Of Arizona the complaint therein filed in the office of the clerk of said Court Prescott In said county and Tern. tory Ia copy Of which complaint accompanies ibis nons) within twenty days Cexensive of the day of vee after the service you of this summons served 10 this county and 1T served of this county and within this district then within thirty days in al other fy days judgment by default will be taken against yOu according to the prayer of said complaint This ar,ion Is brought pnyiDg br decree of divorce from the bonds of marmony the grounds of i'll treat nent
 And you hereby notified that 1T you Et appear and the piaint above directed tb. plaintiff will take default against yon and apply the Court for the relief demanded in his said complaint. Given under my hand and the seal o said Di strict Court, al Prescott, this 18th day of March, 1875.
 lt-s ED. ". WELLS Clerk. II. IT. CARTIER SoS, Attorneys for Plaintiff
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The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-05-17

A long-lost husband made his appearance in Brunswick, N. o., the other day, and with tears and S75,O00 induced his divorced wife 10 kick her second husband down the back stairs into pig pen. The tears might have failed, but the second argument brought n flood of love into that wOuan's heart that she could nof resist
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-05-17
LEGAL.
Application for Patent.
U.s.LASD OFFICE PEEscorr. A T. }

T.. s.. LAND OFFICE PErsCOTT \. T.
 April let, ls7J Notice is hereby given that the Tiger silver Mining Company. corporation organized under ibe laws" 'hs State of California by its President Wm. VI Lent W@-e Tps,cce address is Sau Francisco California. has innde application for a Patent fur twelve hundred (lHp ltn'7r feet the Tiger lode bearing silver commencing twenty five feet sutherly o inc discovery shaft thence burhsfy twelve hundred 900 feet surAce ground tw" hunired (2OJl feet in width situated in Tiger Mining District Iavaa County, and Territory of Arizona and known as ihe Discovery Iteration said lead and descrbcd in The plat aud h.ld file u this office as follows Vn
 Beginning a, Monument Nv. l and running thence north Ji or twelve hundred Q2O feet Co Monument No which the section corner betwecn sec. huns 22 and 25 in township To- N R. L. w Ga and Salt river hase and meridian ieafs \. 97 2U W. eb 2 JB links distant thence S 5J' J E. 2OO feet O Monument No 3 from which monument the section corner between sections 22 and 27, Twp. TO- \. K. w. Ga and Salt river hsse ard meridian bears N i' W w. 10 chains g- l6 uks distant thence B. Jl' w. twelve hundred U2Dp feet ,o Monunen; No |, thence x 5j' jG w two hundred t2O feet o the Ppn, of beginning containing Jol0J acres forming Iart If section in Twp. 10, N R l W. Gila and Salt river base and meridian.
 Sad location being recorded iu Vol. E of mines folio g76 of the County Records Of Isvapa County. The ad unug claims frs; extension south, claimed by w. C. Collier and the first extension north by Wm. Linu
 WILLIAM N KELLY Register.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-05-17

An Ohio editor was rendered insane while going home one night by hearing the follow ing words come from dark porch on shady street: "0h John, wonder if that nous tache feels as good on your lips as it did on mine [" Johns answer he did wait to hear.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-05-17

A little Boston girl joyfully assured her mother the other day that she had found out where they made horses-she had seen a man in shop just finishing one of them, for he was mailing on his last foot.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-05-17

A lad arrested for theft, when taken before the magistrate and asked what his occupation was, frankly answered: "Stcsling." "Your candor sstonishes me-" said tho Judge. "I thought it would" replied the lad, "seeing how many big ones there gre who are ashamed to own it" .... .....
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-05-17
Administrators Notice.

IN THE PROBATE COURT. IN THE COUNTY OF l MoHAYE, TERRITORY OF ARIZONA. In the Matter of the Estate of SAMUEL TODD. Deed Notice is hereby given by the undersigned. alminisir. tor ot the above estate to the creditors of persons having claims against said deceased exhb, be same with the necessary vouchers within months the publication Of this notice the undsrsgned at his office. In the town of Mineral Park.
 ALDER RANDALL Administrator. Mineral Park, Aohavs County A. T., March g. l57J.
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The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-05-17

"Be you good" asked bright little chap of Miss Budd, bIs Sunday School teacher, the other day. '.Oh, nor was the becoming re- ply. "You ain'tl Well, knew you wasn't pretty, but l always thought you was good.n
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-05-17

What an ass the fellow must have been who made donkey-engine and expected to get horse power out of it.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-05-17

Some "blsrsted" foreigner says: "Give an American newspaper and pipe, and he will make himself comfortable anywhere l,'
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-05-17

Aged people are fond Of telling stories may they be said to have arrived at their an. ecdotage7
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-05-17
Administrators SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
 In the Matter of the Estate Of JAMES CRAWFORD DEBsEk0RR, Deed.

Notice b hereby given. that n pursuance of order Of the Probate Court Of the County Of YaVaJ Territory Arzna made oH inc 2lsi day of April ls73 ike Admin. istrator wil n accordance herewith offer sale pub. lic Auction. the following described property tj-Wit The possessory right Oi said deeeased tue time Of his death to the ranch known as ihe Puion or Lerty' s kabch containing l6O of land with the improve. menus Said ranch is situated Lower Lynx Creek abou, l2 miles sst from Prescott. County 0f YsYapai Territory of Arizona.
 The Administrator will sell public auction at the Court house to Prescott Saturday May 3st ls73 the possessOry right of said deceased said ranch aud i'm provenens at the time of his death.
 JOHN MARS, Administrator. Prescott, May lst 1873. ma3
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-05-17
Administrators Notice.

ID the NAttef oI the ttate or bhhJAMIN ', UhIfFIb
 Deceased.
 Notice is hereby given by the undersigned Admins,ra irix of the above-Bamed io inc ere Of and all persons having caiIns against said deceased, exhibit the with te necessary vouchers, within ten mouths from the frs; publication of this notice Co the undersigned her residence the of Phoenix. In Mareopa county. MARGARET A. GRIFFIN.
 Adminstrairix. PheniI April 2, lsT3 apl2m3
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-05-17
Administrators Notice.

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF MOHAvE COUNTY. in he Territory Of Arizona.
 In the Natter of the Estate of R. O. TODD Deceased. Notice s hereby given to all persons having claims against the estate Of R. C. Todd dse-as.d present the same 10 at my office at the town Of Mineral Park county Of Mohave. Territory of Arizona with the ry vouchers within months from the date hereof they will be forever barred.
 ALDER RANDALL, Admius,rator. Mineral Park, April l9 1873. apl26
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-05-17
Cheap Living.

How Ono May Live like Lord on Five Dollars Year---The Minnesota Thoreau and His Social, or rather Unsocial Econ- Omy,
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-05-17
A Most Efficient and Pleasant Tonic,


 Thess Bn.n prepared fron the choice and vhol.some herbs and and have given universal stlcon wherever tried. Thoasahds of dysyectics hay. found relief through ieir and physoans recommend tbsn ior The of all diseases of tbe blood liver and irregularities uf the digestive organs Headarhe Biliousness, and Constipation General De. bity and Ls. of Appetite all caused by the dsraags. mont of the Stnaeh Liver and other unciionares o he system The l. biters have be.n successfully sssd and are waaoted Co alleviate ibe sufferer h all the ars 
 v9r Th,I-rL B,ft,ri arc ,oii ouIy .NNv s~lr~ tH gid1s7 to I,H ofs>T thaH lss OeHH- sss>V iset>d PrOsserte sHes ar'tes ne JuR ezfsnt ef s iatT
 CERTIFICATEs. NessTs. II. EPSTEIN 6 Co.,
 Gentemsn take pleasure R stating that asreeasy ,s your wish have carefully tested and eEamin- ihe pie of your l. B-rs. which you sent me and hBd A no, only agrabs Btsrs also one that cannot . |" bs beneficial as a tonic ssd promoter of Digestion
 q. HOLLAND M ID.
 CTr AID CouNTT HosrrAL
 San FraDcisca June 10th ls7I. have carefully examined Dr Heni.y's T. Bticrs and nave iaed a detect any,hng wbieh e'ud injur. lion of ihe Buers. far able determine fi I should judge that the Bitter. must be very encieu, similar complaints being composed Of pumber yeTs- table drugs which principally used n dseae, os that nature and are Of the grsas., efficacy in their
 Y. n. ENULEs N D. Asst Res Physician AJDtheeary c. & C. Ho. Stal
 STATE AssAYEHs orTIcK
 San FTaneseo July Fist 1871. hetsrs H. EPSTEIN co-Gsnisi have made q care. fui examination of your \ l. iiiere and have found them entirely free Of deetsrOns mineral subsrsne~s Yours etc, LOUIS FALKENAU, State Assaysr. Beware Of COubterfe. None genuine without Dr. henisys signature across the top Uf each bottls. Every family should hay, bottle in the hOuss. ssla everywhere R. EPSTRIE < co. mhe'm1 Eo SIS Front Street SS San Ffgacisec. Cal
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-05-17

EY Blank Mining and aaitsIaim Deeds, special and osssr.t Pewsrs-eE-Attorney, sse., for sale st the Ntnsr omes.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-09-13
FARMERS CLUBS.

Politicians have looked with more or
less concern upon the organization of
farmers clubs in the Western States,
lest by some possibility they may here
after be used for or against some aspir-
ing statesman. am free to say can see
no reason why such associations. should
not be formed. We have legal and med
ical, ministerial and trade associations,
and why not farmers as well9 lhave
confidence that the agricalturists are as
sensible as other people, and do not
believe they can be used by designing
men for personal ends, or for any pur-
pose other than for their own and the
public good. Worthy and reputable
public men need not fear their influence.
| If only bad men are retired by their ac-
tion, no harm will bedone. g BY well
organized and proper associations intel
lieent farmers can impart valuable in
formation to their neighbors When
any important interest requires an adyo-
cate, the ablest representative can be se-
leeted TO present the case. There is no
,neascp why snch otgsaisaticpe should
rfrlt ~ ffittl y ttt. 80 - go 80
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-09-13
The Curiosity OF a Fly

Talk about the curiosity of women!
We will back fly against any woman.
Just watch him as he gaily traverses a
bald mans Uranium, halts on the eye
lids, and taking curious glance around
him, waltzes over to the end of the nose;
peeps up one nostril, and having salts
fed his curiosity there, curvetts over
the upper lip, and taksa glance up the
other. With a satisfactory smile at
having seen all there is TO be seen, there
he makes bee line for the chin, stop
ping moment to explore the cavity
formed by the closed lips. Arriving at
the chin, be then takes notion TO creep
down under the shirt-collar, but sudden
ly hesitating, he turns around as if he
had forgotten something, and proceeds
TO an exploration of the ears. This con-
cluded, he carries out his original inten-
ton, and disappears between the neck
and shirt collar, emerging after the
lapse of some minutes, with an air seem
ing TO say he has performed his duty
What matters the frantic attempts. 70
catch him, the enraged gestures, and the
profane language? They disturb his
equahimity not a moment; driven from
one spot he alights on another; he finds
ha has q duty 70 perform, and he doesis.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-09-13
nemember poy. make men.


When you see ragged urchln
Standing wistful In the street
With torn hat and kneeless trousers,
Dirty face, and bare red feet,
Pass not by the child upbeeding;
Smile upon him. Mark me-wben
He's grown he'll not forget IL,
For, remember boys make men.
When the buoysnt youthful spirits
Overflow with boyish freak,
Chide your children In gentle accents
DO not in your anger speak
You must SOW in youthful blossoms
Seeds of tender mercy then
Plants will grow and bring good fruiiage
When the erring boys are men.
Hsye you ever seen a grandsire,
With his eyes aelDw with joy,
Bring 10 mind some nci OF kindness
Something said t0 him-a bOyf
Or relate some slight or cOldncss,
With brow all clouded, when
BE said they were too though'less
To remember boys make meuY
Letus try to add some pleasure
To the life every boy,
F ,acn child needs tender interest
II its sorrows aud lis joy.
all your boys home by It's brightness
1hty avoid gloomy den,
And seek for comfort elsewhere;
Aud remember, boys make men.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-09-13
BACK SALARY.

And there is no difference of opinions
as to the, character of the legislation, by
which Congressman not only increased
their future compensation one half, but
also provided for back pay at the same
rate. Both Democratic and Republican
pEatforIn condemn this action in unmis-
taxable terms. There is hut one senti-
ment regarding it among the people
A repeal of the law isdemanded, Now
my friends, 10 is sometimes fair TO hold
that party responsible for legislative
BODY semssisaes this Is .Ynfais and J