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The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-08-01
The Leisure Time of Bows.

WE would suggest to the many par
ents who are perplexed with the difficulty
of finding the wherewithal to amuse and
interest their boys, to give their lads
every possible opportunity of acquiring
mechanical trade. The industry and
ingenuity of a boy of average ability may
easily be made to furnish him with a
never-failing source of amusement of the
best order. The boy who can produce
or make something already begins to
feel that he is somebody in the world,
that achievement of Il result is not re-
ward reserved for grown people only.
And the education of mind, eye and
hand, which the use of tools and mechan-
ical appliances furnishes, is of a great
and real value, beyond the good result
ing from the occupation of leisure time.
Having nothing to do is as great snare
to the young as it is to the full grown;
and no greater benefits can be conferred
on youths than to teach them to convert
time now wasted, and often worse than
wasted, into pleasant means of recrca-
tion and mental Improvement. The boy
whose time and mind are now occupied
with marbles and kites may be Watt,
a Morse, or Il Bessemer in embryo; and
it is certainly an easy matter to turn
his thoughts and musings into chan
mel which shall give full scope to his
faculties. And to most boys the
use of mechanical tools is the most fas-
cinating of all occupations. AS logic
and mathematics have value beyond
accuracy in argument and the correct So
luton Of problems, in that they teach
men the habit of using their rcf]ecting
powers Systematically, so carpentry,
turning and other arts arc of high i'm
portance. These occupations teach boys
to think, to proceed from initial causes
to results, and not only to understand
the nature and duty Of the mechanical
powers, but to observe their effects, and
to acquire knowledge by actual expert
encc, which is the best way of learning
anything. All the theories culled out of
books leave an impress on the mind and
memory which is slight compared to that
of the practical experience of the true
mechanic. Our advice is, to all who
have the great responsibility of the
charge Of boys: Give them lathe, or a
set of carpenters or even blacksmith s
tools. Give their mind turn toward
the solid and useful side of life. You
will soon see the result in increased ac-
tivity of their thinking capabilities and
the direction of their ideas toward Prac-
tical results; and, still more obviously,
in the avoidance of idle mischief and
nonsense Ito omit all reference to abso-
Lutte wickedness and moral degradation,
which are, to too great an extent, the
pastime of the generation which is to
succeed us.-Scientifc American.
The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-08-01
Reptile Hunting in Arkansas.

The most relentless industry of the
| Springs is the capture Of tarantulas and
centlpedes to sell to visitors. The taran
tula is horrible hairy spider, immense
in size and very poisonous The cent?
pede is long worm with innumerable
horned feet The bite of full.grown
tarantula is dangerous, while that of the
centipede is painful Neither will at
tack man, but, on the contrary, will get
out of the way as rapidly as possible,
but each has disgusting habit of get
ting into houses and lurking in places
where they are liable to be trodden on
or clasped unaWares in the fingers, in
which event they are heard from In
| the Hot Springs vernacular they are
"trantlcrs" and "Santa Fcs" The rep
tile hunter, carrying with him several
glass jars, explores the mountain sides,
turning over such stones as look promis-
ing, and when he finds "Santa Fe" or
"trantler" he drives it in the mouth Of
the jar and closes it up. The reptiles
are killed, preserved in alcohol and sold
to visitors. The prices huctuate, as
matter of course. The holder will ask
an outrageous price and take what he
can get. have seen an average speci
men of the centipede sold for $6. When
l first went to the Springs tarantulas
were high, a fair specimen being worth
So; but aftcrward saw them 20 a beg
ging at the shameful figure of fifty cents
each AT the latter rates even the poorest
OF men could afford to have a tarantula,
but it's rough on the dealer. The num-
bcr of specimens offered for sale gives an
impression that the country swarms with
these poisonous reptiles. But the fact
is they are far from abundant. and the
industrious hunters keep the country
well cleaned. think I travelled about
1000 miles in the vain endeavor to get
centipede or tarantula from first hands.
did see a little centipede one day, about
two inches in length, but it got away.
While sitting on the piazza of the Cen
tral one evening, saw something black
and apparently about the size of a two
Weeks-old chicken run across the road
and under the dresses of couple of
ladies who we're walking along. There
was succession of shrieks, but the two
ladies were game, and picking up stones
they soon spoiled as fine specimen of
tarantula as I ever saw. It was very
large and very hideous in its appearance
Likewise Mr.. Joseph T. Long, who had
room at Maj. Gaines, on the hill, had a
tarantula adventure He was awakened
one night from sweet dream of peace
by female shrieks and cries for help from
an adjoining room. Mr.. Long few to the
rescue, and in the moonlight saw the
CHASTITY form of an immense tarantula
crawling up the wall. He stabbed at it
with poker, chased it into corner,
and finally slew it, earning the everlast-
ing gratitude of the lady.-Cor. Indian
o730lIs He1n27
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passed over the place at the mention of
Gott or Jesu-men, women, little chill
dren, bowling ever before that name as
grass bows when He breathes on 1.-THE
| deep, sweet voice of the man beside her
repeating those words his mother taught
him under bells across the seas-these
things all found home in her heart.
Thus Frederick Kaiser made her more
and more his friend.
"Kaiser!' she once laughed softly to
herself. "That's Emperor! Friedrich
Emperor! He isjust splendid, and it
suits him." So, under her breath, she
took to reversing his name, and calling
him Kaiser Frederick.
Said the Kaiser Frederick to Virginia
one day, in the beginning Of the autumn,
81 am going away!' He told her all his
plans. "Ach! thy face grows long But
it is on a business Journey: See! A
Chair-a Professorship-doth they call him
so?-is maybe mine! I will go and see.
Perhaps l shall come back with good
things"
Virginia carried her life without him a
week, she missed the Kaiser so; and
cried once on her arms so empty of
Louise-for he took the child with him:
On. Saturday night she came home from
the store, glad to feel to-morrow's rest
meeting her. 1t was her birthday, but
no one had celebrated it. She had given
it little thought herself.
Mrs: Stump met her with a package
she said had been left for Miss Real
early in the afternoon, and which bore
unmistakable marks of having been pried
into.
Within locked doors Virginia cut the
nd 1,of In Ecso III
his little friend on her birthday, and
begged her acceptance of this volume
his favorite Schiller. It was a nice birth
day! thought Virginia. She did not feel
too tired to dress for dinner, and to put
late rose in her hair.
just as the gas was lighted Mrs
Stump's door-bell was nearly rooted out
of the basement The Kaiser was at the
door and eager to see Miss Real.
The moment Miss Real dawned upon
his vision he flew out of his chair and ran
to take her hands.
" 1t is mine! | am now in good posi-
ton! will teach my art and German
letters to an institution! Ach, you are
glad!" He stopped and studied her face.
" But am not until you tell me YOU will
go, too. So good-so true! I will take
such care of thee-and thou shalt have
Louise. Thou vast my little friend
canst trust me all?"
"Would another be better husband
for thee?' continued the Kaiser, blanch-
ing at her hesitation.
"Oh, moi" replied Virginia, looking up
shyly; Il like you!" she admitted in her
quiet, bashful way.
How good that is' cried the Kaiser,
imprinting the betrothal ksss on her
forehead. Sweetheart, am thy own!"
"And now I will bring my young
ling!" So he dashed out Of the house,
and returned in a few moments with
Louise under one arm and his violin-c case
under the other.
Virginia sat through hours that even
ing (ah! she remembered them all her
life) holding Louise upon her bosom,
listening to the violin, which uttered its
masterpieces. and watching with indie
scribable satisfaction that most satisfac-
tory man in the whole world-her Kaiser
Frederick. Woods Household Magazine.
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A Sailors Opinion OF a Comet.

We were told by q celebrated :naval
officer the following anecdote: On one
of his cruises the sailors saw 4 comet
and were somewhat surprised and
alarmed at it's appearance. The hands
met and appointed committee to wait
upon the commander and ask his opinion
Of it. They approached HIM and said: 80,
1--WE want to ask your opinion, your
HONOR
"Well, my boys, what is it about?"
1--WE want to inquire about that thing
up there?"
"Now, before I answer you, let me
know what you think of it?"
"Well, your honor, we have talked it
all over and we think it is star sprung
leak. ~ london Letter. o.
The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-08-01
COrsets.

ABOUT the middle of the tenth century
there came up terrible and cruel corset
called cottes hnrdies. These were stifiened
with steel and clasped with brass or gold;
We know very wei from the pictures OF
that period what intensely small waists
were produced, and what stiffness of
figure. The French words corps and SER
res Ito tighten), which seem to have sug-
gested the word corset, could not have
better expressed this article of dress: we
do not know how many women died OF
ever died of a broken heart. Men as
we'll as women wore the horrible things.
One lady of rank is described as wearing
"a splendid girdle of beaten gold about
her middle small" Chaucer describes
one of his beauties as being "small as a
weasel and upright as bolt" which does
not suggest very pleasing image of fe-
male loveliness to the modern mind
Appleton's Journal.
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Selected eWisrena,1r.
JOHN PAUL TO THE COMET.

Planet without plan, dost travel on thine ear
Through wide cxpanse Of space:
>. Out on Il bender.
Known to be ncbul0us, indefinite, fluctuating,
OF volume vast, but thin! wdc-circulating;
Thou holy, high translated Legal Tender,
HHpProefh en- come ngnSr obljging scqexce
Would fain go through thee,
And l." youth bald, honest, simple, gushing,
VI poor but , honest 81; parents M a :, born-not flush
Am here to interview thee.
Tell Tel Us thy lineage I've told thee mine
we have ono end already Of thy aqueous Line.
Thy sire
Coggia
Chou cans't not read that rhyme withouten irc)
But toll III OF thy dam
most transparent, pcrmcablc sham,
In In all tradition linked with woe and slaughter,
Thou ,a, well mishtst be son, scion, :, silver,
An offspring of the bad dam Of Mill River.
But no,
Not 80,
You tell us. Comet, apropos
Ere thou comcst nearer, tell up, art thou rabid:
Has Sirius bit thee?
(Surr 'tia enough 10 puzzle one,
Ihcy let that star ramp round without muzzlt
But whether mad or not
Don't dare to wag thy tail or thou'lt be shot;
For orr sweet "rtars"-cops, pcclers, worthy
Cclts-
Mus" round with rusty pistols in their belts;
And' thinking the more dogs they kill the mcr
They might declare thon'rt a mad sky terrier
And blaze away and hit thee.
II 40. take nan crack.
And just blaze icrccly back
Until THOU melt the lying, NANCY pack
Like tnllow candles down into their shoes;
Or If thou burnst with more vindictyc views
Exponnd 'cm!
With thy mcdulla oblongata,
Tel 's how goes the mart up there:
What arc tho movements now Of bull and bear,
~, tMy name Daniel Drew?
That milky-wny. where all the small stars meet
LIST there, Comet, that thou milkcst the
Aquurius with hiS pot,
Wh' waters, waters with one ccasccss drip
Ii Ills name Sage not:
Are earnings Of your railroads ever pooled p
The little fishes. arc they ever fooled?
And the Great Bear, is his name Jay Gould?
Thou can'1t not tell yes yes, one ought to
Thou'rt up, in heavcn-the Board meets down
beOw
What papers have they there above the moon
In thee | seem to glorihed Tribune,
Shedding radiance rich and pure and sweet
Thy tail, what is it but the triple sheet!
That tail, O Comet, gives another text
For For questions; ends it here, complete, convcxcd,
Or ist " to bc continued in the ncxt:'-
In the next world, like Braddon's, Wikic Col
lins',
And that confoanded ): History of Rollins,
Which, when l thought I'd beaten its last col
Hmn,
Always outfankcd me with another volume.
Is't thy intent to pass us with no spitcu thrust,
Or exc to ''bouncc us, "bu'st our ancient
crust!'
Ercct Man@"rtl on this planets brow,
Raise CAIN turn Juck-in brief to have a row?
nthat'S thy game, put up thy fins why, dumb it.,
Old Earth's full Of grit; and you can't come it,
Comet!
But if your tail swept by and failed to twist nc,
TwOuld be just the first thing in life that ever
missed mc
-XeV York Tribune.
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NAPOLEON Ill. never had the reputa-
ton OF wit, but he said one sharp thing
after he had made himself master of the
destinies of France 1t was at the ex:
pensc of his princely cousin, Plon Plon,
who said to him one day, You have
nothing Of your uncle about you" EYES,"
he replied" his family"
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A YOUNG lady engaged to be married.
but getting sick of her bargain, applied 10
a friend to help her unite the knot before
it was too late. "Oh, certainly" he re.
Piled, "it's very easy to unite 1t now,
while it is only a bow-knot."
The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-08-01

EACH particle OF matter which COM
poses it is supposed to move in hyper
bolic orbit, with the sun in the focus of
the opposite branch, under the influence
of repulsive force .emanating from the
sun, and decreasing by the law of the
inverse square of the distance That's
what gives glory to the comets tail.
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TIE advent of the grasshopper causes
our entire social fabric. to tremble.
"Maria," writes a young Minnesota
farmer to his girl down in Maine, I'm
afraid we can't get married this year; the
grasshoppers threaten to clean out my
crOD"
The Arizona sentinel., 1874-06-13
TUCSON.

Tucson, June 10.-News is re-
ceived from the San Pedro, that
Friday last at Bronco Mine, M. B.
DuffieId, generally known as Ma
jor Duffield, was shot in the face
with buckshot and almost instant.
ly killed by a man, named Holmes.
The shooting originated over the
title to the Bronco Mine. Holmes
and party were at work on the
mine. Dufield claimed it to be
his property and is said to have
threatened the use Of a revolver
if necessary to get possession.
The following are reported to be
the immediate circumstances at
tending the shooting. On DUFF.
fields arrival near the mine he
was met by Holmes, armed with
a shot gun, who aske d Duffield
ifhe came to drive him off. With.
out reply. Duffield walked straight
toward Holmes who told him to
stop and not come any nearer.
Duffield without any weapons in
his hand continued to advance,
when Holmes fired the fatal shot.
The Deputy Sheriff has gone out
to bring Holmes in.
The Arizona sentinel., 1874-06-13
WASHINGTON.
return.

WASHINGTON, June 9.-The
Senate Judicial Committee has
agreed to report adversely on the
Sutro Tunnel, amendments to the
Mining bill. The President no.
minated A. Fleury, Postmaster
at Prescott, James A. Moore, Post.
master at Maricopa Wells and
Henry Clark, Postmaster at Hay.
denis Ferry, Arizona. The Civil
Rights Bill is evidently dead for
this session, Butler having with
held the report on the bill, until
so late a date. A caucus of Re-
publican Senators and Representa-
tives was held last night at which
National Committee was order
ed to be appointed in view of
coming elections. Each State de-.
legation is to select one member
of the Committee. After taking
this action the caucus adjourned.
The National Republican has a
leader this morning, canvassing
the claims of all supportable can
didates for the Presidency, and
closes with an endorsement of
Grant, for a third term.
WASHINGTON, June 10.-The
Senate Committee on Elections
have decided that there is not suf-
ficient basis forany charge against
Senator Mitchell, of OREGON, on
account of his former life. The
President nominated J. G. Ban
croft Davis, Minister to Germany.
! rhe bill for the admission Of Colo
RADIO Territory as a State, passed
the House to day. In the Senate,
to-day, the House bill for the adj
mission of New Mexico into the
Union, was reported and placed
on the calendar.
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vet commenced to thresh. Water
is very scarce In all the bitches,
owing TO the water in the river
being lower than the head of the
ditch. Gold dust from the mines
is commencing to find its way into
town in small quantities. News
has iust been received from Tenn.
pe. that a Mexican. name un-
known, had killed his wife and
another Mexican had killed him.
The Sheriff has started out and
full particulars will be sent ON his
return.
The Arizona sentinel., 1874-06-13
SAN DIEGO.

Col. Cave j. COuts, of Guaione,
in this county. died at the Horton
House, shortly before IL last night.
He had long been suffering from
aneurism of the aolta, had lately
visited San Francisco for medical
counsel, and OF his return to this
city, some two weeks since. he
was attacked by violent paroxyms
of the disease, and has been living
at the point of death ever since.
Col. Couts came to California as
an officer of Dragons ia 1889, and
had charge of the Military party
The Arizona sentinel., 1874-06-13

which conducted the survey of
the boundary line between Cali
fornia and Mexico. Resigning
from the Army, he made his
home In this county, where he
has since resided.
Col. Couts was a native Of Tenne.
see and graduate Of West Point,
and served through the Mexican
War. He leaves a wife and four
children to mourn his loss.
The Arizona sentinel., 1874-06-13
NOTICE.

~ -zon or persons having
any claim or unsettled account
for or against the Arizona Bee
Contract, are hereby requested
to forward or present the same ~
once to James NJ. Barney, Yunie
or Gutenberg.
Any accounts or claims agains'
said Beef Contract, if not submit
ted previous to June 10Th, leIf.
VIII not be allowed, as all matters
pertaining thereto, will he closed
July LIST, 1974-the time OF expira'
ton of contract.
Any Fower.of-Attorney, or any
other authority to act as agents "a
any person or persons heretofore
given, is hereby annulled, except
to those having written authority
to act, bearing date after this May
18th, 1874. >,
Yuma, Arizona, May 10, 1874
my 23-tf.
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By TELEGRAPH.
.ypeci07 10 tie &C ,SeRIine2. "
PRESCOTT.

PRESCOTT, June S.-Lt. Hing,
5th Cavalry, arrived with his COM
mand at Camp Verde on the
9Th, having been absent, South,
through mountains in the Tonic
Basin, between Tonic Creek and
East Fork Rio Verde. On the
21st ult., a trail of hostile Indians
was found going East, and follow
ed for four days when the trail
noting indication Of the vicinity
of rancheria was perceived. 1t.
King selected suitable camp for
his pack train and started on foot
in search of the rancheria, which
was found the same night on the
crest of precipitous mesa about
due East from Diamond Butte. In
the morning, an attack was made
and four dead indians laid on the
ground. Indians who escaped the
bullets of the soldiers jumped
over bluffs and endeavored to
make theft way out through the
Little Caion, where four more
were killed by Indian soldiers.
On the 9th, another ranchelia
was discovered and the command
was advanced to surprise it, but
unfortunately it was deserted by
hostile Indians, who took to fight
leaving one dead man behind
them. In this ranch eria, great
quantities of mescal, fine furs,
skins and other stores Of value,
were found and destroyed. Gen
eral Orders No. 40, Military Di-
vision of the Pacific, which APP.
pointed James Gamble, Superin
tendent of the Arizona Military
Telegraph, have been revoked.
PRESCOTT, June S.-Yesterday
morning, the Indian Chief Quat.
chee-ak.elo, surrendered at Camp
Verde, bringing with him his
band OF eighty. four persons, 80
men, q women and rs children.
These Indians are believed to be
Tontos, but claim to be Apache
MOhaves and say they had been
driven from the Four Peaks
where couple of weeks since
they were attacked by 1t Schuy-
Ter and severely punished. They
also asert that they wounded one
of Schuyler's scouts. They must
have been in Schuyler's fight OF
the 18th or 18th ultimo, already
reported. The Indian warriors
were sent to the guard house at
Camp Verde.
| PRESCOTT, June 9.-Postmaster
Allen is in receipt of a letter from
a gentleman of Santa Fe, New
Mexico, which says that mail ser
vice on the Prescott and Albu.
querque route will commence Ju
ly LIST. Should this news prove
to be true, it will be of incalcula-
BILE benefit to this section. How
ever, there is no official confirna-
ton as yet received from Wash
ington.
The Arizona sentinel., 1874-06-13
SAN FRANCISCO.

SAN FRANCISCO June Slack.
son, late of the Texas and Pacific
Engineer Corps at San Diego has
been appointed agent of the San
Pedro and Los Angeles Railroad
at Los Angeles.
Gold in New York, Ill "a 1103.
Greenbacks in San Francisco, 81
@904.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 10.-Gold
in New York, l10@1113. Green
backs in San Francisco. 893@903
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NEW YORK.

New YORK. June 10.-French
papers publish q letter from The
Bishop of Larandoup on the mas
sacre of the Christians at Tong
King, China. He says that ten
thousand people have been burn.
ed. strangled and drowned and
that he has no hope for himself.
The Arizona sentinel., 1874-06-13
PROVIDENCE.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., June TO-
In the Rhode Island Legislature.
two ballots were had for United
States Senator, to-day. On the
second ballot vote, stood Burnside
80, Dixon %.
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NC r U N D
YUMA COUNTY.

THE UNDERSIGNED, Treasurer of
Yuma County. will receive bids for
the surrender OF CoDnty Warrants. drawn
upon the General Fund OF Yuma County,
up to O'Clock p. M, of Monday ths 22d
inst Amount of cash t" be bid for-Five
Hundred and Thirty-Four 1000 Dollars,
1884 70-o0)
Bids to be sealed proposals, directed to
the Treasurer of Yuma County and marked
" Sinking Fund"
JAS. NJ. BARNEY,
per A. j. FiNLAY. Treasurer.
Deputy. il 6-3t.
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PHENIX.

PHOENIX, June 9.-This morn
ing about II o'clock, M. c. Collins,
an American, was shot by John
Larsen. The quarrel was an old
one and on Larcen's return from
work to day, words were had up
on which Collins drewa six shoot
or and fred missing Larsen, Lar
zeG then took the pie lol away from
Collins, who pieces p gar5:9e
ana @t'o,e-l srrsou out IF The
noH L-faaa -s Caf over
the E-..1 aya 1lO s5gHz he Us
tel. then fred at collins. hitting
him twiee. Collins is an elderly
man has no family. and his
10 IT pre- opposed 30
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PHOENIX, June 10.-The wealth
er for the past few days has been
exceedingly warm, the thermo-
meter being at 1O2 in the shade.
Work on the Capital House is ra-
pidly progressing. The walls OF
the second story being now finish
ed. The examination of John
Larsen for the shooting Of NJ. G.
Collins will take place to-day.
Collins is shot in two places both
balls passing through the body.
The wounds are not necessarily
mortal. Harvesting is being car
ried on briskly, but no one has