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The Morning herald., 1878-06-11
A SUCCESSFUL JOKE.

Theodore Hook once made bet with
Terry, the actor, that he would dine at a
certain house without invitation, on the
occasion of large dinner party. Accord
ingly he presented himself at the mansion
and was ushered into the drawing-room by
a servant, giving the name OF smith.
Making himself perfectly at home' ne haa
half dozen people about him laughing al
his hon u,ots before the host discovered that
q stranger was present. On making IN
ouiries of the supposed Mr.. Smith the most
mildly said, "Really; sir, I did not antlcl-
nate the pleasure of Mr.. Smiths company
to dinner Whom do you suppose you are 9
addressing ?" "Mr. Thompson, ofcoufse'
answered Hook, IAN old friend OF my
fatber's. I received kind invitation from
YOU Yesterday, on my arrival from Liver, 81
nool. to dine with you to-day. Family !
party, come in boots, you said" The most
The Morning herald., 1878-06-11

An Indian grave containing four skele-
tons, was recently discovered at Revere,
Mass. One skeleton, evidently that of a
warrior, clasped In its right hand a large
clam shell, containing the bowl of a stone
pipe, smaller pipe complete, ochre and
vermillion war paint, and substance
resembling tobacco. The smaller pipe is
curiosity of itself. It is made of roll
of lead, rudely fashioned In resemblance of
European pipe, and when first found
contained tobacco, SO that if any one had
been sotdisposed the smoke interrupted
two hundred years ago might have been
continued long after the lips that had
olasped it had turned into dust.
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at once disse!.ssiiiued the name of Thompson
or any knowledge OF the vivacious Smith.
''Good heavensl Then ! have come to the
wrong house, f" exclaimed the hoaier. my
dear sir, how can I apologizei So awk-
ward" Thereupon, the old gentleman
begged him to remain, which Hook of
course did. Everybody was delighted with
him. All the evening he kept up con-
slant fire Of wit and repartee, and ulti-
mately sat down to the piano and sang
extempore verses on every one present. 1t
was not until the close Of the evening that
he disclosed his identity.
The Morning herald., 1878-06-11
UNCONVINCED.

certain English nobleman would never
knowledge that he believed anything
Ach he disliked, Thus he chose that his
est son should always live with him; but
eldest son chose to live elsewhere.
lord never recognized his absence, but
erever he was, how far off, or for how
3 a period soever, every day gravely
the butler to inform Lord Herbert
dinner was waiting, and every day the
Ter informed his lordship that "Lord
fbert dined abroad to-day" His third
che kept under strict subsection. He
seventy-fve; she at ripe age OF dis
lon; but he treated her as a child, and
fcribed her limits of freedom with
y ppulous exactness. She had leave to
Of an evening, but she must be sure
eturn punctually at ten-my lords sup
hour. One evening she remained TILL
twelve. Ny lord refused to sup, tell
the servants it could not be ten o'clock
as their lady had not returned. Home
7 the lady at last, half dead with
t and voluble with apologies. my
said be, very coolly, "you are under
Pstake; it is but just ten. Your watch,
goes too faa, and SO does mine; we
have the man tomorrow to set them
ehts; meanwhile let us 60 to supper
that, there was nothing more to be
The Morning herald., 1878-06-11
THE OED.FASHi IONED RIFLE.

In the by-gone days Of Der Freischutz,
rife-shoo.ing was very different affair
from the routine business now so well
known to all of us-thanks to the volunteer
movement. The old-fashioned riaeman,
Kuno, head-ranger to the Grand Duke Of
Schloss- Windbeutel, used rifle as unlike
the Martini Henry or the Snider, as could
well be imagined. Into the nature Of
Caspar's gun and bullets it is needless to
inquire; but it is perfectly well known how
Kuno's weapon was constructed, and what
he did with it. It was heavy grooved
rifle, with rather sharper twist than that
now in fashion. Kuno carried with him q
quantity of apparatus besides his flint
lock gun. He had two powder horns, one
for loading and the other for printing; he
had store of wadding and of creased
circles of leather, and little hammer.
When he loaded his gun he gave his mind
to very serious operation. First of all
he wiped out bis gun carefully, then
poured in his coarse powder and wad, and
rammed all down. He next took creased
piece of leather, or, in default of leather,
Of linen, and placed this over the muzzle of
the gun. In this creased disk was laid the
old-fashioned spherical bullet, too large to
enter the barrel without persuasion. This
he applied with the hammer before mem
toned, driving the ball by main strength
into the muzzle, and then forcing it down
with the ramrod. He then primed his gun
with some very fine powder, and if his
hand were steady, and both flint and steel
were in good condition, all went well.
Excellent shooting was made with these
old rifles, within, of course, far more
limited range than that of the last new i'm
provements. Whatever may be thought
of the comparative merits of the breech
and muzzle loading in the case Of infalli-
BILE artillery, there is little doubt that the
Ereech-loader has, as small arm, COM
pletely superseded its sometime rival. .-AH
the Year Round.
The Morning herald., 1878-06-11

A Canada village has'three centenarlans'
aged 100, 104 and 1o5.
Every barber in Denmark has to pass
an examination In the elements OF sur
gerry.
The favorite fruit of the Partisan is the
apple, the sale of which is regulated by
law.
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PEABODY HOTEL

The large aud elegant Hotel has been re-
Gently fitted in the most exquisite style by
the the celebrated Professor falne. !ne
professor exercises personal supervision
over ~ every article Of food which comes
into the stewards department before II Is
given out to the cooks. Milk and other , ar.
ficIes of diet are reg gularly inspected: hence
Notwithstanding the large number OF guests
not O single case of disease has occurred,
and the Invalid RECEIVERS with remarkable
facility. The Professor has thus convertea "a
a first. class Hotel into n sanctuary OF
health instead of pest-house of disease,
as is frequently the case with Hotels. He
has the most experienced Managers, az,
tentive Walters and Scientific Cooks. VINO
cater 10 the comfort, health and happiness
~ the guests, instead II The passions and
morba appettes The charges 3 are day 1esp r
.n6n .n6 and three meals Rooms without
board, board from 20 cents to 81. Weekly beard, q y
rom $5 to Sl2. Board without rooms, S5.6o
Der week. seve n meal tickets for W.
The Morning herald., 1878-06-11

It was first discovered by schoenbsin in
small quantities Of 1t from Oxygen, by
means Of pressure. 1t Is asserted by Loew
and Odling that Ozone contains three
atoms ofOxygen, while the latte 1has two
atoms, and that by COMPRISING it to one
third of its volume Ozone is formed.
series of electric sparks through Oxygen
Gas by applying Permanganate of Potas-
So to Sulphuric Acid; by burning Phos-
phorus in Ether; or by forcing air through
solution Of BLOOD, Ether. Permanganate
Of Potassa and Phosphorus.
The Morning herald., 1878-06-11

DR.. saunderson was blind from. infancy,
but became eminent as a classical scholar
and mathematician, and occupied for many
years the chair Of mathematics in Cam
bridge University, England. He Judged
philosophically, and from his observation
of human nature, a. in the case Of the
lady's teeth; but he possessed in high
degree the sense Of feeling and hearing.
He could distinguish true from counterfeit
Roman medals by the touch. He could
tell, by some effect Of the air upon his
person, when light clouds were passing over
the disc Of the sun. When he entered a
room, he could judge of the size Of 1t BY
BY the sound of his footsteps.
The Morning herald., 1878-06-11
AHUNDREDr YEARS ago.

We learn from the Chronicle Of March I,
177s that the Howes, being desirous Of
making propositions Of peace to the Ameri-
can Congress, took very singular means
TO arrive at their purpose. A certain John
Brown, corn-factor, was gent with a mes
sape to Congress. This method of conduct
ing negotiations was looked upon as
insulting by the Americans, and Brown
was arrested. "a letter from Maryland,
which contains this story, also states that
Bureoyne's troops had mutinied on their
vay to Boston, and that they had been
fired on by the guards. General Lee,'
says paragraph in another portion of the
paper, "has been exchanged for Pres
cot" ...,
According to the Chronicle of March 2sth,
ITS, the French Ambassador, M. de Noail-
les, made statement of his masters's rea-
sons for entering into treaty with Ameri-
ca. This was replied to by Royal Speech,
in which The King declared his intention
of Withdrawing the English Ambassador
from Paris. There was much confidence
I that war would not be declared Immediate
4 ly, and this singular reason was given:
\ A declaration Of war, it is said, is post
\ poned, on account Of the advantage the
\ French gamblers would have over US, to
4 the tune, it is said, of millions, which
will be prevented by few days forbear-
ance. a na
The Ministry was by this time anxious
to do almost anything that would conoili-
ate America. commission, with the OBJ
ject Of Cancellation in view, was about to
go out. We read
The new arrangement for the commits
sioners going to America with the olive
branch, it is computed, viii cost the coun-
TRY more than 100000, even if they
should be successful.
THE METHOD OF DECLARING WAR.-The
following paragraph has exceptional histor-
Zeal interest,"
The first form of declaring war in Eng
land is by his Majesty appearing in person
t the bow windows of st. James Palace,
hnd drawing his sword against the Power
which has insulted his crown and dignity,
ind pledging himself never to sheath it
kgain till the insulted honor of himself and
bis subjects has received the fullest satis-
faction.
CANCELLATION FOR AMERICA. "A century
go the Government was beginning to ac-
nowledge the hopelessness of the struggle
fh America. Burgoyne had had to sur
ender, Howe was said to be surrounded,
Benjamin Franklin and Silas Deane had
pen received by the French King as AM
essadors Of the Independent States of
merica, and the English Ministry had lost
be confidence of the people. In its inabil-
to determine what was best, the Gov
nment reserted to weak efforts for con-
liation. We read in the Chronicle Of
1prl 4, 1778:
"0rders are gone over to Howe to send
fag to Mr.. Washington, informing him
the passing of the late conciliatory acts,
d requiring to know whether the Con-
tsS would treat with the Commissioners
tended to be sent out by the British
Prlament "-Newcastle (Eng.) Chronicle.
The Morning herald., 1878-06-11
WHITE TEETH.

" famous DR.. Nicholas Saunderson,
p0sh entirely blind, being one day
|Onpany, remarked of q lady who
Just left the room, and who was
unknown to him, that she had very
Teeth The company was anxious to
now be had made the discovery;
happened to be true.s Said the pro-
YAH think of no motive for her laugh
vsSsantly, but that Of showing her
1
The Morning herald., 1878-06-11
MEDICAL.
OZON N E.
It's Powers.

The world moves. 20 does science. We
have long been accustomed to read that
the want Of Ozone In the atmosphere was
the cause of the plaa ue, of cholera, small
pox, diptheria, spo' ted fever, indeed all
those diseases which have their origin
from vitiated condition OF the air we
breathe How to equalize the disturbed
condition of the air we breathe to healthy
tone, or supply its health giving functions,
a problem which occupied the best minds
9f the medical profession in Paris. Vienna,
Berlin, Dublin and Edinburg, as well ~
cur own schools for a gensratisn or more.
Professor VIM. A. Paine, A. NJ, M. D., q
highly educated and cultivated physician,
has labored assidiously for thirty six years
to this cause Of disease and its remedy.
The Morning herald., 1878-06-11

Oxygen represents 18th of the atmos-
phere; Ozone, l l000th part. One thousand
qaurts, or 48 cubic feet of air are consumed
by person every twenty-fOur hours.
The Morning herald., 1878-06-11

Open day and night-the cars running
past paV Of oft the % Gepots o. any paT Of the city
The Morning herald., 1878-06-11

Dr. Payne can be consulted daily OF his
off1ces in the Heabody Hotel Ninth stree
between Walnut and Spruce streets. Ph1la-
delphia.
Salt River herald., 1878-09-07

swells the months yield thus far to about SI4,OOO. The yield will by the last day of the month reach Sj3,OOO.
 The quarrel between Pima and Yavapai counties still continues. A late 1LiRer says: In 1876 there were cast for Delegate 10 Congress just double the number of votes in Yavapai that there were in Pima. Still the magnanimous growlers of that county Keep up the cry that Tavapai has more than her repre- sentaticn in the Legislature, while Pima is deprived of her proper quota.
 The following figures from the -Tincr show how the vote stood on the Delegate question in 1876:
Salt River herald., 1878-09-07

The Reno (Nev.) GaseHe won- ders which vas the beast: This fore noon a rather well-dressed man reel cd down Commercial row in state of brutish intoxication. At his heels trotted a little shaggy terrier whose shame for the condition of his mas- ter was both pitiful and amusing. He kept close to the drunkard, fol- lowing his staggers, but so utterly mortified and miserable that he would not raise his head, and let his tail dangle wretchedly. Occasion- ally the man would stop and clutch q railing, and standing there would sway to and fro. This increased the misery of dogSie, who sat him. self down or his hauuches and cast sneaking glancas to the right and left to sec if any one was observing.
Salt River herald., 1878-09-07

+he old man Smith of Richfeld is a self-suflicient sort of an old fel- low and brides himself upon his rid ing abilities. One day he espied his young hopeful leading q colt to wa ter rather gingerly, and remarked, "Why on earth don t you ride the beast D. I'm 'fraid to ; 'fraid he'll throw me-" "Bring that horse here," snapped the old man. The colt was urged up to the fence and braced on one side by the boy, while the old man climbed on 10 the rails and stocked himself on the colts back. Then he was let go, and the old gen. tleman rode proudly of. Paralyzed by fear, the colt went slowly for about twenty rods without Q demon straiion. Then like lightning his four legs punched together, his back bowed Ike a viaduct arch, and the old man shot up in the air, turned seven separate aud distinct somer- saults and lit on the small of his back in the middle of the road with both legs twisted around his neck. Fastening to him the young hope ful anziously inquired, ''Did it hurt you, pa P The old man rose slow lv, shook out the knots in his legs, brushed the dust from his ears and hair, and rubbing,his bruised elbows growled, Well, it didn't do me 6 dunn bit of good. You go home. - CIcCclaHd Herald.
Salt River herald., 1878-09-07

Is there no shame left? The Ne vada Sentinel makes 1t clear. She waltzed into the store yesterday af- ternoon, and stepping up to the counter, asked to be allowed to look at some corsets. The clerk Ehap- pened to be an exceedin gly bashful young man, but he managed to get down the box and opened the goods for inspection. Selecting one, the lady asked if she could not try it on and was shown 10 a room at the rear end of the store; but when she called out to the clerk to come and help adjust it, he gave one despair ing look at the surroundings, seize his hat and departed for-Yirginia City. Over there modest young men are appreciated.
Salt River herald., 1878-09-07

Capt. Kennedy's pastures in Nueccs county now embraces $50 square miles. His stock consists of 45,O00 head ofcat.le, 5000 head l. Of horses and mules and 1000 head of hogs. Mir. Kennedy's cattle are rapidly being improved by breeding with the Durham and Braham. 1Ir. Kennedy also owns a large in terest in the Corpus Christi, San Diego and Rio Grande railway, nhich is now completed to the Pre- cenos, 45 miles from the starting point. Engines and rolling stock have been sent for 10 better equip the road. It is not calculated to run the road by San Diego unless the people subscribe sl5,0OO.-Ga!- rcst0n NeuS.
Salt River herald., 1878-09-07

Owing to the late rains the 1Iig- CT says the prosperous outlook for miners is not confined by any means to the Prescott section. From every direction, nook and corner of our rich Territory comes the welcome news that the bonanzas are produs- ing an abundance of ores, and AIi- zona can well be set down as the foremost mining country in Ameri- ca.
 From the follow ing in the 1Einey VIC presume they lost something by the departing Major: The Los An geles papers have a happy faculty of donning every person who hap rens to pass through that city from Arizona with the title Of Major. The last subject was Major Piper. Well, he did leave the mqiGT part of his debts unpaid in and around Prescott.
 Epifanio Aguirres. Q boy 12 years of age, was lately engaged in rounding up cattle on a ranch near Tucson, and during a thunder show CT that suddenly came up he was struck by lightning and instantly killed.
 Lieut.. E. F. Wilcox, who recent ] 1y graduated from West Point, and son of Gen. o. B. Wilcox, Com mander of the Department of Ari- zona, has been assigned to the 18th Infantry.
 The Yuma Sentinel says that bad wLiskcy kills more men in Arizona than the heat, but the latter gets inc credit.
 The Luke mill in Bradshaw Ba- sin has been sold again for S5,000. to satisfy certaln lienor's claims.
 H.R. 1Iallery has been appoint ed agent for the Indians on the Colorado River Reserve.
 Sheriff Bowers of Yavapai coun- ty has been appointed Deputy United States Marshal.
 The quartz mill in Bradshaw Basin will soon commence on orc from the Tiger district.
 Mails between Yuma and Pres colt have been increased from six tC seven trips per week.
 Rev. 3Ir. Curtis, of the T. E, church, South, Prescott. has return. cd to California.
 Major J. II. Lord has been order ed from Yuma Depot to Fort Union New Mexico.
 The annual feast of San Agus in opened in Tucson August 27.
 Gov. Hoyt has received his com mission as Governor of Idaho.
 Chief Justiye French is in Cali fornia enroute for Arizona. Fx Governor Safford has arrived in Tucson.
 The 18th Infantry is now due il Arizona.
Salt River herald., 1878-09-07

Though in exceptional instances individual hens will lay l50 to 200 eggs per annum, yet when several hundred head are kept, the average is generally not over ten or eleven dozen. When we kept 600 fowls ourselves, embracing eight or ten different breeds, and counted the eggs daily, year after year, we av- eraged never over 13O eggs per hen per year, aud in some instances as low as 115. But we believe that by prolonged selection of the best layers, generation after generation, and slillful management, hundreds Of fowls can be made to average a gross per annum.-Poulty Xard.
Salt River herald., 1878-09-07

We do notremcmbcr of ever hay ing read anything more fearful than the following from the Tuscarora Timcs-Rericlc: She was an angel blonde and tgipped into a butcher shop on Weed street where a hand some butcher stood. "IIave you hearl?" she said blushing timidly. "IIave I a heart ?7 responded the butcher. Do you think that lean watch you day after day and see your eyes dropping as they meet mine, that l can feel your velvet brca,h on my cheek as l stoop over t9 serve you-and not have a healtl On, maiden, am l not all heart, and you ask me if have one ?' "Yes," she sighed faintly, "this is beauti- ful, this is divine, but it ain't the kind l want this morang, so give me a bullCck's heart quick, and trim it for stufing, or my old man Il be raising Cain if Lis dinner ain't cooked"
Salt River herald., 1878-09-07

From the Eureka Sentinel we copy this paragraph: The gentleman who attracted so much attention in church last Sunday by crying out Holy Jesus !" had no intention of disturbing inc congregation. He had been tearing up and putting down carpets after the flood, and as he sat down in the pew he sudden ly remembered that he had left some tacks in his shirt-tail coat pocket. We make mention of this in justice to his family, who arc highly respectable.
Salt River herald., 1878-09-07
F. IRVINE & co.

Now that the harvest is nearly over it is ascertain ed beyonda q peradventure that the wheat and barley crop in Salt River Valley is large. The Gila Valley usually produces an enor- nous quantity of hat grain but this year very little has been raised there, ow- ing to the lack of water for irrigation. The late abundant rains will insure fodder in the Northern part of the Territory but it has come to late for the corn, so that crop will be nearly a failure this year. This state of affairs in the surrounding country will give the farmers of Salt River Valley a market for all their grain at remuner- ative prices. Barley has advanced a quarter and wheat half a cent since har- vest began, with an up ward tendency.
Salt River herald., 1878-09-07
E. IRVINE 6 60.

Who keep at their old stand on the west side of the plaza being in unison with the best interests of the country, will continue to supply their patrons with anything usually found in a
 GENERAL MERCHANDISE Store at the very lowest price possible. They do not sellmany times for cost but they sell at such a small advance on cost that all who desire to purchase will find 1t to their advan- tage to go there and buy. Having purchased the en- tire stock of the late firm of A. NJ. LANES & Co.,, they are prepared to sell many things at
Salt River herald., 1878-09-07
San Francisco
 Prices

Buyers will do well to note this fact and call there and examine this stock before it is all gone, as there are bargains to be had un- doubtedly.
Salt River herald., 1878-09-07

Send this paper back home to your friends.
Salt River herald., 1878-09-07
POLITICAL.
Ter &EC@EE
Pehnshsa er.rE sslrrlar br the

hereby announce myself Candidate for Sheriff cl 1iaii1oQa county. aJ ihe coming election. Jo5EruJs PLY.
 PHENIX. \. T. June 22. 1878. n
 For Dcl1Satc J0 CoEEress. To the Voters of Ar.z11a Tel1itlrv:
 l hereby GaUuulce myself as Candidate for Delegate to Congress Ct the ensuing So- vember election. KING $. WoJLsET.
Salt River herald., 1878-09-07
TEXAS PACT5IC RAILROAD.
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T. S. LAND OFFICE.
 FLORENCE Jane lS. lc1S. am authorized by the Texas Pacific Rail- road Co-oTauy to say. that occupants of lands reserved to said Company, by Ac, of Congress. who file applications. Can Lave ths option of purchase at dlUhis minimum rice for a s atoj lime after the title is complete.
 Ig-.f CulELEs D. PgsrcS.
Salt River herald., 1878-09-07
For DeIcCatc to Congress.
For DcEerate to Coneress.

To the Voters of rizon1:
 Tn accoria1ce with tna expressed wishes CT a great many citizens cf the Territory. herewith submit my name to the voters therpf. as au Iu- deqe-ieEt Candidate Co tle 4d;l Congress oi the United States. and raC-t respectfully ask The support of my fellow citizens. promising -- that if elected. will do everything possible, in an honorable way, Co serve them and tine Territory.
 Aurii. a5 ls-s. Jorv e. CAMPBELL. ll-tf