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Arizona weekly miner., 1874-02-06
From Mondays Dsily.I Salt River Valley.
c CORRESPONDENCE OF rnE ARIZONA MIxER1
PHOENIX, Maricopa County, A. T.,
 January 30. 1874

PnGSIx, Maricopa County, A. T., ,
 January 90, 1874.
 The ditches are all dry. The Swlling IT, rlgating Cana Is the most important one in the Valley, upon which it is estimated there Is as much grain as on all the others. At a meeting of the stockholders of that ditch. on Tuesday, part of the members thought it impossible to clean out in time to get water to save the grain, and abandoned ali their right therein. The others will begin clean ing out on Monday. Those who seeded pro. pose taking out A new ditch. The cost of re- pairing the dam and ditch of the Swillinp company has been variously estimated at from $25,OOS to s35,OOO. Tue planting of grain has ceased, and some say that the grain already in will be ruined, while others con tend that not more than one half will be lost At present, it is impossible for any person to approximate the damage, as it depends prin- cipaily on the ditchcs being repaired in good time. The Tempe ditch Is said not to have been injured very seriously. MT Van 0rman, from over the river, tells me that the Pres colt and Maddox ditches are improved and the Enterprise ditch entirely ruined by the flood. The Little Giant, (also known as the Collins ditch), is said to have been washed out wider and deeper by the water. The Griffin ditch was badly damaged. The peo- pie living on Salt River and Monterey ditches say that they are not injured nearly as much as was expected. Work will commence on all the ditches on Monday or Tuesday next.
 Since the last storm the weather has been warm and pleasant, with slight indications of rain.
 The preaching at the Capital House, on Sunday, was well attended.
 On Sunday night last, in the dance house, George Gardner was set upon by a party of men, knocked down, stabbed and robbed of pistol, watch and S5. He is expected to recover.
 On Saturday last, T. W. Brooks, at the risk of his own life, crossed the river and found the break in the telegraph wire just on the other side On Sunday, be rafted some poles over, with wire and implements with which to repair the same, but a party from the GIa got there just ahead of him.
 On Saturday, Geo Mckinley, after waiting several days at Hayden's Ferry, had to go up and cross the river at Whitlow's.
 On Sunday, some Mexicans, while crossing the river with some stock at Whitlow's place, by carelessDess, drowned a very fine horse belonging to Hooker.
 Mir Byron, who was in town during the week, with Dr Jones' train, paid out some very fine gold bullion which came from Bill Smiths mill, near Wickenburg. The writer hereof received from C. II. Gray bar of the same worth S22l.
 Wm Rowe, from Maryville, was in town with some very rich specimens from bis new mines.
 J. D. Monihon and Capt Hancock were de- tsined at Msricopa Wells one week by the high water. They were unable to cross the Gila until MT Jas A. Moore built boat and ferried them over. Boz.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-02-06
1IE WEEKLY MINER
From TuesdAy's Daily.l
 Nails and Postmasters.

MINER some time ago stated that no
 II the Arizona Sentinel had reached
 ksco,t P. 0. for two weeks, which bnt was true. Commenting upon it,
 ptinel says some hard things about
 bstmaster or postmasters which say Nc brought out one P. NJ, for whose Y and strict attention to business we, Hundreds of others, stand ready to K The gentleman is Mir Geo. Tyng, II postmaster at Ehrenberg, on the Col River, who says, in note to us, that
 of the editor of the Sentinel in sc- #him or any other postmaster on the
 stealing such paper, would be Dc, if 1t were not idiotic and men, , These are not bis exact words, but
 hswer every purpose and "coyer the we will explain: The mail from
 pas frequently to remain one week at
 erg before being taken on board .
 ard for Prescott, which fact may or
 f account for the delay of the two hs.
 D, the Ehrenberg office and that at pburg, are the only two way offices on Pe, and, with Typg At Ehrenberg. and Peoples at Wickenburg, in charge of 3ls, no living authority could argue the |into the belief that either postmaster
 Knowingly do, or permit to be done, ef this kind. Among Arizonans, none Iigher than A. II. Peoples and Tyng is behind him in the estimation of all low him.
 Q the strietures of the Sentinel upon q postmasters in general, it is our duty nd them, one and all, by stating that, Ih all of them have differed and now
 Fith us, on political and other ques- bone of them have been base enough ee or in any way interfere with our e; nor have we ever lost any of the nds of dollars sent us by mail, al! of we take it, is good proof that there +thieving, malicious scoundrels" in the of the postoifioe department here,
 hoagh no secret postal agent "shad- >ern the year round.
 Sentinel does, however, speak sense hiking of Postal Agent Dawley, who |yisit the Territory more frequently {; nuch to spy around post offices, as to
 report the wants of people in the way lblishing new and necessary routes, Iing unnecessary ones, and applying |reased service wherever it Is badly
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-02-06

Strange meeting that in New York. Im- mense mass meetings of destitute working men, with much violent talk from d.. lead. CTS and communistic cheers, groans and bis.rs from the listener, while, as if 70 pive II reg. ular European aspect to me affair. we are told that police till you can't rest, busy themselves trying ..o keep the people from committing sof.Ie excess. Verify, the carry 'sss on ssvr of 'strong governmental and shou'o earn oar people of the inequality ex- isu'.g between the rich and the poor in the great metropolis of tke Land of the Free and tine Hume of the Brave" 1t may be that some European demagogues and agita. tors are taking active parts in this Psrisian business, yet, it is not at all unlikely ths, there is great suffering and sympathy for the Commune among our poor countrymen and women, who are neglected by the capitalists and immigration agents. The lesson of all this is Is that the East is overcrowdcd, and such being tue case, the Federal and State Governments ought to encourage the extrs poor to come west, where they can, by labor earn an honest living,
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-02-06
MINERAL PARK, Mohave county, is one of

MINERAL PARK, Mohave county, is one of the mining camps of this Territory, whose people expect speedy and profitable working of rich mine, which in this instance is the Keystone, out of which, a few months ago, workmen were driven by water. This water is there yet, but, tine company have re- ceived pump and hosting works, all the way from San Francisco, they and all the people of the Park, whose faith in the rich ness and pernanency of the Keystone has al ways been strong, feel that the good time for them has already come
 We have taken good look at the mine in question, and shall be disappointed if it does not come up to the most sanguine expectA- tions of the many people who believe it to be good and true vein of rock, carrying sufficient silver and gold to reimburse all now, or who may hereafter be, connected with it.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-02-06

GEN HooKEK vs. GEN HowARD.-"Fight- ing Joe," was recently interviewed by re- porter of the New York Sun, concerning F. Us opinion of Gen Howard which, to be brief, Is, that, in the army, Howard was n mischief maker, canting hypocrite and very untruthful tales about Gen Slocum and other (Howard's) tent. The Gen said he had a- ways looked upon Howard as bad man, but never thought him the thief he has proved to be.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-02-06

"REGMENrAL FLAG"- This is the name of small, but interesting weekly paper, of a military caste, published at Santa Fe, New Mexico, from which We learn that Capt Ho- bart, who formerly served st Fort Whipple, has recently transferred to the Sd Infantry with Capt Morris, who takes Capt Hobarts place in the Sth Cavalry.
 The same paper states that the Band (mounted) plays at Santa Fe every Saturday afternoon.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-02-06

That famous exterminator of bad Indians, Lieutenant Rice, 23d, Infantry, recently struck DelChe's band, in the Pinal noun tains, killing eleven of them. If exposure to the elements, strategy and bravery be wor- thy of reward in our military service, Rice has certainly a large claim against govern inent
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-02-06
FROM A. W. CALLES.-This gentleman ha written us the following note, dated Juno ton City, Kansas, January 18th:

Your favor of the 9th came duly to hand. Twas glad 10 hear from you, and that Arizona ~as get ting good wetling. 1 congratulate you on the neat appearance of the DAILY MINER. Financial prostration now binds most of our active business men from the Atlantic to the eastern base Of the Rocky Mountains. But, am in hopes to reach Prescott again next fall, with sufficient force aud machinery to proitsbly work the mines.
 A. W. CALLEN.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-02-06

The Negrophobists have struck rich thing in the person of congressman Elliot, of South Carolina, who has spoken piece, written, no doubt, by Senator Sumner, or some other white "master" of language, grace aud elo- quence. According to those fellows, Elliot Knocked the pins from under Aleck. Stevens and other able white men.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-02-06

Delegate ip Congress has shown that nss of officers who fight Indians brave
 saying something in favor of giving !prevet titles for said bravery, which, at you'd be but poor recompense for the
 lentenants and Captains who risk their pp the frontier and their good reputa- Fnong people who follow the lead of the p "nng" fellows.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-02-06

A reference to yesterdays dispatches in the MINER will satisfy everybody that, in Congressman Nesmith of Oregon. white peo- pie afflicted by Indians have a true friend, able and fearless defender. Nesmth knows Indians about as we'll ss any living man, and his testimony concerning their scalp taking ways, although in conflict with such canting slick -doodles as O. 0. Howard, is as gold to chan
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-02-06

prrespondent writing from Ehrenberg, 'fy s0th, informs us that Goldwater's
 were loading with merchandise for c. 'aa & Do, Prescott, and that in coDse- Y oi the heavy rains above the river was
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-02-06

The MIseR would thank the editors of the Los Angeles Daily Herald to cease stealing matter from its columns, theft the Herald has frequently been guilty of, and one which no decent editor would think of committing.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-02-06

The legislatures of Colorado, New Mexico and Montana are in session. Ours will not meet until November next.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-02-06

The nomination, by the President, of Geo Tyng, as U. s. Marshal of Arizona, gives en- tire satisfaction to the people of this section of the Territory, who know Mir. T. to be q good, honest man.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-02-06
ARIZONA MINER. h,lished Daily and Weekly,
 ...AT....
 Yavapai County, Arizona, hN II. MARION S co. hoS BENJ. H. WEAVER

ARIZONA MINER was started December lst k,ely af,er the completion of AriEonas first
 Is published on the evenings of Monday
 dnesday, Thursday and Saturday, uf eaeh bll always contain TIE LATEST. BEST and kE NEWS that can be procured by Telegraph,
 and all other fair means.
 lvBscRIPTIoS. oS.--Deiivered by carrier, (who yery Saturday,, FIFTY CENTS WEEK. By
 Pus,ags), FIVE DOLLARS for Three Months.
 the WEEKLY MINER, containing telsgraphic hour cf going to press, win be furnished all kriber without extra charge.
 tiSa RATES, iA either the Daily or Weekly l2 lines of this type), in column, S3 0O for first kd si 50 per inch for each additional insertion. dl.couu, from above utcs will be made ,o per. |ay advertise largely by the year half year or bal and business cards inserted upon reasona. Rndlng us money for subscription, advertising 4 nusy s~w~rs h by msii, or otheYwiss, tt
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-02-06

Major E. W. Crttenden, 9th cavalry, has been granted leave of absence for fifteen days.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-02-06

The last happenings" or events of 1873, are printed to-day.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-05-08

A successful April hoax, or series of
hoaxes, was perpetrated by the attaches
of the Howard Athen@um, Boston, on
the evening of the LIST. A wire skeleton
was dressed as woman and placed in a
seat. The pulling of string caused it
to fall to the floor, when several of the
audience were deceived into giving the
suppositious fainter their assistance
The device worked so well in the theatre
that it was carried into the streets, and
several patrolmen became victims of the
hoax, which was oft repeated during the
night. One was induced to awaken the
drunken woman asleep on the doorway
another was called to the woman dead
and so on, until the efigy was thrown
from one of the wharves, and a sympa.
thizing sailor set TO recovering the sup
posed body.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-05-08

To Cook RICE.-The following is the
method recommended by the French
Academy for cooking rice during the
siege of Paris: Take one cup of rice
and one-tourth of quart of water in a
saucepan, cover and place over good
fire; after an hour the water will be
evaporated, and the rice cooked tender,
but dry, with grains distinct-not in a
paste. S .fficient salt should be added
in the first place, and care should be
taken not to disturb the rice while cook
ing. BY adding little butter, and al
lowing the rice to dry little more over
gentle fire, no more delicate dish is
prepared.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-05-08
Water for Children.

1t is particularly with those who. have
been accustomed 30 water drinking, that
it would show its good effects in after
life.
During the first nine months the in.
FAINT is to be nourished by its mothers
milk, which serves as food and drink it
is gradually accustomed to other susie
nance during the period of weaving.
After this is accomplished, however, the
infant should have fresh water as we'll as
milk.
By water drinking in childhood and
youth, the foundation of durable stom
ach is laid and thus a healthy body
through life. The nervous and blood
systems are over-excited by spices, beer,
wine, chocolate, coffee, ETC., and thus a
constant artificial state of fever is main.
tanned, and the process is so much accel
Grated by it that children fed in this
manner do not attain, perhaps, half the
age ordained by nature Besides this
experience has taught that they generally
become passionate and willful, having
neither the will nor the power to make
themselves or others happy.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-05-08
whip Old Gray, them"

There was farmer who had four
horse team. The horses, one excepted,
were difficultto drive. He changed driv-
ers often, but to little purpose. His last
driver was sent to draw log from the
clearing to the saw-mill, and on his re-
turn, the wagon and horses stopped in a
valley, and man on hilltop seeing
the halt, cried out:
What's the matter? ~
Matter enough" was the ready re-
Spouse. "There's but one horse IN the
team that will pull"
"What horse is that?"
cod Gray"
Whip Old Gray, then; it's no use
to whip the others.
As in the team case, so in most church
es. There is some Old Gray who is will
ling enough to do the work, and do a
great deal, but the trouble is, he cant
draw all the load and the balky horses
too. He would like to foot the preach.
er's salary, the sections bill, the wood
coal, candle and oil bills, but his pocket
isn't long enough nor strong enough
Yet there is always some man willing
enough in every society, to play the cen
sor, and cry out, while he does nothing
himself. There's but one man in th,
church who will give anything-Olt
Gray. Whip Old Gray if he dom
pull the load will never move.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-05-08
A Warming.

The Popular Science Monthly gives
this warning on the important matter of
using sedatives for little ones Gone of
the great dangers attending the use of
the various sedatives employed in the
nursery is, that they tend to produce the
opium habit. These quack medicines
owe their soothing and quieting effects to
the action of opium, and the infant is by
them given morbid appetite for mar.
cote stimulants. The offering for sale
of such nostrums should be prohibited,
as tending to the physical and moral de-
terioration of the race. In India moth
ers give to their infants sugar pills con-
tanning opium, and the result is Ian
guild, sensual race of hopeless debauch-
ees. In the Unite d States the poisonous
dose is administered under another name
but the consequences will probably be
the same"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-05-08
Mora, courage in DAILY Lnfe.

Have courage to discharge a deh'
while YOU have the money in your peck
ct.
Have the courage to do without that
which you do not need, however much
your eyes may covet it.
Have the courage to speak to friend
in seedy coat, even though you are IN
company with a rich one, and richly at
tired.
Have the courage to speak your mind
when it is necessary that you should do
so, and hold your tongue when it is pru-
dent that you should do SO.
Have the courage to OVID that you are
poor, and thus disarm poverty OF Its
sting.
Have the courage to tell man why
you refuse to credit him.
Have the courage to tell man why
you will not lend him money.
Have the courage to cut the most
agreeable acquaintance you have when
you are convinced that he lacks princi-
plea friend should bear with friends
;nfirmities but not with his vices.
Have the courage to show your re-
spect for honesty, in whatever guise it
appears, and your contempt for dishon-
esty and duplicity, by wbomsoever ex-
hibited.
Have the courage to wear your old
clothes until you can pay for new ones.
Have the courage to prefer comfort
and propriety to fashion in all things.
Have the courage to acknowledge your
ignorance, rather than to seek for knowl
edge under false pretences.
Have the courage, in providing for
your friends, not to exceed your means.
Have the courage to insure the proper
ty in your possession, and thereby pay
all your debts in full.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-05-08


PRUNING VINES INSPRING.-We have
always recommended the month of No
vember or December as on the whole
the best time in which to prune or trim
grape vines, But if, for any reason,
they have been neglected, it is better to
do it now than not at all. DIR. Fisher of
Fitchburg, Mass, says on this point: at
is entirely immaterial whether you prune
them one time or another up to the time
of commencing growth. There is anoth-
err very foolish direction given, and that
is, that you must prune your trees or
vines at time when the wood is not fro
zen. 1t makes no possible difference
whether the wood is frozen or thawed.
1t is all sheer nonsense, this idea that
gets into public prints and is perpetuated
without any rhyme or reason. The vines,
to be sure, if pruned in the spring, will
bleed there are two or three weeks in
which the grape vine bleeds from re-
cent cut; but they will stop bleeding ;
they all begin to bleed about the same
day and stop about the same day, and,
as far as | can see, it makes no possible
difference whether you prune them one
time or another. This experiment of
mine was conclusive to me, and | have
not gone any farther in that direction.
| have pruned whole trellis, and there
would be a running stream of sap, but
in few days that would dry up, and the
vines started just as early and made lust
as much and as strong wood, and carried
Just as large crop the next year as any
Others. Now, do not say, 1t makes nc
difference, and therefore will not prune
my vines now, but wait until next June,
and then wait. That won't do. | sup
pose that cutting off the wood after the
shoots had the progress they would by
that time, would check the growth o.
the vine, and | have no doubt that woulc
be the case with tree and with crap,
vines grown under some circumstances
If | pruDe a tree severely just after il
has leaved out, as general thing it will
not make any growth that year; but thu
pruning of grape vine grown as her,
directed is so severe that there is still I
preponderance of RI OTIS to make it up
should not want to prune vine afte
it had commenced leaving out, but up t,
that period one time is as good as anoth
err"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-05-08
A story of Fifth Avenue.

A lady on Fifth avenue had got into
trouble. She had purchased thousand
dollar dresses and thousand dollar furs
and thousand dollar things generally,
till her bills footed up to sum total that
was frightful Her husband had lost
heavily in stocks. She dared not ask
him for the money; and what was she
to do? She had diamonds to the value
of $4,000 She took these rings and
bracelets and things aid hied her to n
jewellers who reset them with imitation
stones that looked just as well as the gen.
uine, and ON the genuine stones she rails
ed the money to relieve her wants.
In the meantime, the husband had
lost money at gambling and had debts
of honor which must be paid" How
was he to get it? His wife's diamonds !?
Capital idea One morning he slipped
them in his pocket and went to jewell
ler's.
"Can you take stones out of jewels
and replace them with imitation ?"
Certainly"
"What would these be worth, or,
rather, what would you advance upon
them" said he, pulling out the spark
lers.
The jeweller looked at them and look
ed up,
"About $3.50
"S150!" Why they cost $4,000"
"The originals doubtless did We
have the originals in our ssfe We took
them out two weeks ago and put in these
paste ones"
The gentleman gave prolonged whis
tie, and put them in his pc ket and walk
ed out.
There was doubtless scene at his
house. Doubtless he demanded why
Madam, his wife, had pawned her Jewels,
aud doubtless she wanted to know how
he came to know it. How il was settled
never will be known.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-05-08

BELLOWS FALLS, MAY s, 1877
Flowers for the Sick.

In an upper room in poor tenement
house lay sick child, wasted with fever
and the prostration which followed. 1t
had seemed impossible to rouse him, or
excite the slightest interest in anything
The young lady who had carried her
flower basket to the room, selected a
bunch of golden shining buttercups, and
held them up before the child. The dull
languid eye frightened, the tiny ENACT
ated hand opened to receive them; too
feeble for spoken word, the smile that
fitted across the wee white face was elo-
quence enough. The fingers closed tight
ly over the simple flowers that were like
yellow sunshine to the little sufferer
When second visit, with fresh flowers,
was made on Thursday, the boys mother
said, Jimmy would not lay the flowers
out of his hand while he was awake /;
only when he slept could / put them in
water to freshen bit, for he must have
them in his hand again as soon as he
walked" Sure enough. the little fellow
still held his withered treasures, which
had been more to him than doctors WIS.,
its or prescriptions. Fresh flowers from
the basket brought smile and look Of
grateful recognition to his face; the long
weary hours of convalescence were light
ened and frightened for one little suffer-
err by the Flower Mission. Haqper's
Magazine.