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The Arizona sentinel., 1879-10-18
From the Ariz0nan. J

A school has been established in Tonic
Bssin,
The Sheriff7s report of licenses for Aug
us:, $500, and SEPTEMBER, s511.
Snow has already fallen on the summit
OF San Francisco Mountains.
Resignation of Henry Anderson, Justice
of the Peace, at GiIlett precinct, accept
ed
Supervisor Sullivan was brought into
town Thursday night, sick with a fever,
he is at the Sisters hospital.
H. A. DuSouchet, Justice of the Peace,
having left the county, on motion, his
Office was declared vacant.
| NJ. Ed. Goblin. formerly Superintendent
Of the Peck mine. arrived last evening
from the Tuscumbia mine, with lot OF
silver bullion.
! District Attorneys statement of dclin-
quent taxes collected during August, $113
80, and during September, So, 232,47, with
Country Treasurer's receipt, were accep.
ted.
Parties desiring to 90 to San Francisco
by excursion train, to leave Maricopa, Oct
Goth, are requested to leave their names
with j. GOldwater Il Bro. Fare $45 to
San Francisco and return. Names must
be handed in before the 10th inst.
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-10-18

At recent auction sale of ostriches in
Cape Land, the lowest price paid for q
pair was 5000, and the highest $1,425
Since the development of ostrich farming
as an industry, the value of the birds has
risen enormously, and bunch of choice
feathers was recently sold at Port Eliza
beth for 1887 pound. The high price of
these birds will prevent our Government
from using them for cavalry mounts.
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-10-18
Captain NIetzger Released.

A dispatch was received from Mazatlan
yesterday, by the agent of the steamer
Newbern, to the effect that the Mexican
authorities had released Captain Metzger
from custody few hours after Captain
Caverly had sailed, and, had the latter
been able to wait few hours longer, he
would have brought up both Captain
Metzger and the mails.-S. r. Post, Oct.
4th.
The Tuscarora did the business, and
that is what we want navy for.
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-10-18

We lately received the follow
ing letter from Thomas A. Edi-
son and have made enquiry
among our miners, but as few
would recognise platinum, we
have found no one who has seen
any in our neighborhood.
MEMO PARK, n. J.
DEAR STR: Would YOU be so
kind as TO inform me if the metal
platinum occurs in your neigh
horhood? This metal as a rule.
is found in scales associated with
free gold, generlllv in placers.
If there is any in your vicinity,
or 1T YOU car gain Information
from experienced miners az to
localities where il can be found
and will forward such information
to nv address [ will consider it r
special favor. as I shall require
large q1antities in my new sys-
tenn of electric lighting.
An early reply to this circular
will he greatly appreciated.
Very truly
THOMAS A. EDISON.
AS we have quite number of
placers in our immediate vicinity,
there is much possibility that Ari-
zona,in which almost every miner
al known has been found, may vet
aid Mr.. Edison in his new system
of electric lighting, and certainly
make the fortune of. the lucky
discoverer.
1t is difficult to so describe plat.
mum that the inexpert can rec
ognise it atonce it is sometimes,
though rarely. found in cubes or
octahedrons; usually in grains,
occasionally in irregular Jumps.
seldom of large size. It is isome-
trio and has no cleavage, of me-
talic lustre, and the color and
streak is a whitish steeI-grav ::
Opaque, shining and ductile. 1t
is to be distinguished by its NAL
eahility, high specific gravity,
(heavier than gold,) infusibility
and entire insolu5ility in the Or
binary acids.
Platinum was first found in
pebbles and small grains in the
alluvial deposits of the river Pin
to, in the district of Choco, near
Popayan, in South America,
where it received it's name p1atina,
from plata silver. Tn Brazil, it
has been found in aurlferous re-.
gions in syenite. Russia furnishes
more than all other countries,
that is about 800 cwt, and it was
formerly used as coins by the
Russians.
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-10-18

On the NewMexico extension, of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe R. r
track is laying from Las Vegas to San
Domingo, one hundred mics, where the
Rio Grande is reached. The fifteen miles
distance from the line of the road to Santa
Fe, on the north, is to be covered by a
branch, The distance from San Domin
go to Albuquerque is slxty-fve miles
south.
Mr.. A. W. Stowe. owner of the Empire
mine, Arizona, and Mr.. Levi Newcombe
of this city, left Friday for Arizona. Mr..
Newcombe goes in the interest Of the Bos-
ton purchasers of this property, to exam
inc and report upon the property. They
will return here in about thirty days
Boston Economist.
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-10-18

ascent of more then ten degrees, and can
be travelled BY the heaviest frelgnG teams
with ease. Much credit should be award
od to the Captain and his company for
building this public throughfare, which
has, heretofore, been almost impossible.
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-10-18

FLORENCE, Oct. 8th.-A shooting affair
took place in Globe City yesterday.
Thomas Kerr shot and killed his partner,
Joseph Cuneo. The latter was lying
asleep on his bed when Kerr came up and
fired two shots at him, both taking effect.
He died almost instantly. Kerr has been
arrested and will arrive here tonight in
charge of Sheriff Gabriel
This is the same Kerr who killed Mat
Bledsoe in 1877, in Brown s. Green's ga.
loon in Tucson.
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-10-18

Mr.. Hood, Chief Engineer of the s. 2.
r. R. Survey, is in Tucson. He has run Al
line to FL Paso, and another from Fort
Cummings to Mesilla. The distance from
Tucson to I'll Paso is II miles greater VIA
Mesilla than by way of Cummings, being
sbo!!t ',>l a,iles
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-10-18
IHurrah for Castle Dome!l

A Coyote hunt is to take place at the
Centinela ranch next Saturday. Grey
hounds will be brought into requisition
for the chase.-L. A. Herald.
Why should not the coyote take the
hunts?
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-10-18
Mexico.

chihuahua Captured by RevOlu.
tlOnists.
GALVESTON Oct. 14th.-The Ne,ss' Lare
do dispatch says: Information from Mex
leo says the city of Chihuahua has been
captured by the revolutionists under
Macherrao. General Trevino, with feder.
al forces. is en- route to the scene.
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-10-18

It is estimated that the product of the
lead mines Of the country will be fourteen
thousand tons less than last year, while
the increased demand will cause defic
/ iercy in the supply OF at least thirty
thousand tons.
rHurrah for Castle Domey
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-10-18

One day last week, Orders mall and
express coach between Silver City and
Hillsboro was stopped by white Een and
robbed OF nearly $1,000 in express and
registered letters. The mail bag was cut
and letters torn open. No clue to the
perpetrators.-Lds Ttgas Gazette.
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-10-18
salt ShIDm emit,

The Los Angeles Salt Works Company
,bipped fifteen tons of salt to the Tip Top
mine, Arizona, yesterday Oct. 10TH. A.
Commercial.
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-10-18

The Mining Record of Oct 4th contains
very Ineligible expose of the Hassay-
ampa Hydraulic NJ. Co., in letter from
Prescott.
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-10-18

Everything shall be flrst-class, ano all
Its departments shall be conducted in sncb
manner as to conduce to the pleasure
and meet the appreciation of the resident
and travelling public.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17
HCharge It."

An oldish citizen who had scraped q
few hundred dollars together started in
the saloon business, on Hastings street,
q few days ago, and man whom he
knew and did not particularly admire
started in the same business at the same
time q few doors above. There was
something of rivalry between the two
places about fixing up, and the old man
was constantly on the watch to see that
the other did not get ahead of him. He
had Just settled down to the belief that
he was long ways ahead, when in came
customer who said:
aAhi you'll have to hang up your
fiddle now. The man above you was
showing me his slate. He has over
twenty names on it since morning, and
four men have just gone in there after
1O-cent drinks"
"Ish dot some facts9" exclaimed the
old man, thoroughly aroused in a mo-
ment
"Yes, and I'll bet he'll have $2C
charged to customers before night"
@Und I shall haf more as forty! Wait
tills I run NIT der grocery for slate
und den you sthand ON der corner, und
gif all der poys some winks to come in
I don't let dot man get aheadt of me i
I haf to puy ten schlates!"
Night closed in on the old man top o.
the heap.-Detroit Free Press.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17
Spreading Disease.

In late noteworthy case, the disease
Of diphtheria was spread among the
members of a household by kisses be-
slowed upon the patient. The lesson to
be derived from this not exceptional ex-
perience is very clear. As every physi-
clan knows, it is no uncommon thing
for adults to have diphtheria SO mildly
that it is mistaken for an ordinary sore
throat resulting from cold; yet such q
person can easily infect child, and the
child become center of malignant in
fection. In view Of the fatal prevalence
of diphtheria, therefore, the kissing of a
child upon the mouth by person with
a sore throat is hazardous, if not GRIM
inal; and scarcely less SO is the practice
of allowing children toskiss their ailing
playmates. It would be wise 30 exer-
else great caution in this matter, ii not
to discontinue the practice of kissing
upon the mouth altogether, in indis-
criminate cases. ~
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17
The Butcher Boy and the Bakers Girl

It was down in the yeast part of the
city. He was a bully butcher boy-she
was the pie-ous daughteE of the German
baker next door, with eyes like cuTants,
and her yellow hair twisted on the back
of her head like huge cruller. They
leaned toward each other over the back
bone of the separating railing. He was
casting sleeps eyes at her, while hers
turned on him with a provocating roll.
"Meat me tonight beef-fore quarter to
TO-" said he.
80, dough-nut ask it, said she.
Il make no bones about il" said he.
you're not well-bread," said she.
"Only swee'-Dread," said he. -
Don't egg me on said she.
Il never sausage girl Don't keep
me on tender hooks?" said he, quite
chop-fallen. 4,
why don't you wear the dear -four ]
gave you?" asked she.
"Pork-quoi?" asked he.
20, knead I say?" asked she.
"That don't suet me" said he.
you're crusty. only wanted to
cracker JOKE" said she.
"You gave me cut-the cold should
er," said he.
@Ah, you don't loaf mel" sighed she
"Veal see. I'll cleaye to you, and nj
mis-steak-if you have money" said he
II can make bun-dance," ," said she.
"Then no more authorizations" saiC
he. "You shall be my rib! y
"Well done!" said she.
And their aims embraced like pret
gel. So his cake was not all dough; sh'
liked man of his kidney; and, being
| good Hvers, they will no doubt live ol
the fat of the land, raisin lots, of chill
dren. This world is queer jumble
! but love seems "bread in the bone" y
Potter's AmericG11 Monthly.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17
The Water Torture.

1t is difficult to imagine more cruel
device that what is known as the water
torture in Japan, the originators of
which relied upon the torments Of
thirst as more powerful than mere cor
poral suffering. The prisoner is for
several days confined to an extremely
salt diet, without rice or water. When
two or three days have passed the crav.
ing for water becomes incessant, and the
sufferings of the tortured man approach
the bounds of insanity. Efforts are
then made to obtain confession by sub.
jecting the sufferer to the agony er.i
dured by Tantalus when in the midst Of
the Internal lake, whose waters he could
not touch. On all sides the thirst-dis-
tracted prisoner beholds water--water
for which he would sacrifice everything
but which he cannot touch except
upon the conditions of confession.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17
Long and Short SIeepers.

Seamen and soldiers, from habit, can
sleep when they will, and wake when
they will. Captain Barclay, when per-
forming his wonderful feat Of walking
1000 miles in as many consecutive
hours, obtained such mastery over
himself that he fell asleep the minute
he lay down. The faculty of remaining
asleep for great length of time is pos
sessed by some individuals, Such was
the case with Quin, the celebrated play
er, who would slumber for twenty-four
hours successfully; with Elizabeth
Orvin, who slept three-fourths of her
life; with Elizabeth Perkins, who slept
for a week or q fortnight at time; with
Mary Lyell, who did the same for SIX
successive weeks; and with many others,
more or less remarkable.
A phenomenon of an opposite charac-
ter is sometimes observed, for there are
other individuals who can subsist on q
surprisingly small portion Of sleep.
The celebrated General Elliot was an
instance of this kind; he never slept
more than four hours out of the twenty.
four. In all other respects he was
strikingly abstinent, his food consisting
wholly of bread, water, and vegetables.
In letter communicated to Sir John
Sinclair, by John Gordon, Esq, OF
Swine, mention is made of person
named john Mackay, of Skerry, who
died in Strathnaye, in the year 1897,
aged 81; he only slept on an average Of
four hours in the twenty-four, and was
q remarkably robust and healthy man.
Frederick the Great, of Prussia, and
the illustrious surgeon, John Hunter,
only slept five hours during the same
period. The celebrated French Gem
eral Pichegro informed Sir Gilbert
Blaine that during a whole years CAM
paign he had not allowed himself above
one hours sleep in the twenty-four.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17
ALrrEeARY-cuRrosrrr.

The following Is one of the most remarkable com
Positions We have evermet with. 1t evinces an In
genuiy Of arrangement peculiahty its own. Ex
plandtin: 1he initial capitals spell, My boast il
IN the glorious Cross Of Christ" The words n
tdtts, when read from top to bottom and bottom Il
Top, form the Lords Prayer complete. ri ft..
Make known the Gospel truths. our father king,
Yield up thy graces, dear Father from above,
Bless us with hearts trASoh feeliDglY can sing, ~
"our life thou art for trer, God Of Love-"
Assuage our gr 'ef In love for Christ, we pray.
Since the bright prince Of Heaven and glory diet
TOOK all our SINS and hGllotred the display,
Infant being, frss man, aad then was crucifed
Stupendous Godi thy grace ans poc;r make known
In Jesus name let ali thy world rejoice,
Now labor IN thy heavenly kingdom own.
That blessed Kingdom for thy saints the choice,
How vila to come 70 thee Is al our cry, -
Enemks to thv self and all tha's thine,
Graceless our wfH; we live for vanity,
LoathIng the very be-ing, evil in design,
God. thy will be done from earth to heaven;
Reclining on the Gospel let us live.
In earth from sin deliver-ed and forgiven.
Oh! as thyself but teach US TO forgive,
Unless is power temptation doth destroy,
Sure Is o,E fan snto the depths Of woe.
Carnal In mind, we've not glimpse Of joy
Raised against haven; in as hope We can how.
gtCe US grace and lead us on thy way;
OShfne on US with thy love and give US peace
Self and thts sin that rise against US slay.
VI grant each day our trespdss-es may cease,
Forgive our evil deeds that oft we do
Convince us daily of them to our shame.
Help US with heavenly bread: forgive us too
RecurTent l1sts, and sce'n adore thy name
In thy forgiveness We as saints C n die,
since for as and onr tespdsses so high,
my Son, oar Savior, bled on Calvary.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17
Stable Draizags and Diphthsria.

The diphtheria in the West Roxbury
public school,. which has caused nine
deaths In Roslindale since Dec. 19, the
most Of them within the present week,
is traced to the drainage Of an extern
sive but long-disused stable, which has
saturated o portion of the ground on
which the Charles Sumner school house
stands. This is something to think OF
for people who, for the sake Of thick
lawn grass, bury the ground under
their windows with stable manure some
inches thick, for several months in the
year,-Bostoe Transcript
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17
How Lag Chinese Students Are Pun
ished.

A young John Chinaman at Phillips
Academy in Andover finds hls head in
danger. John had been rather back
ward in his studies, 30 that the faculty
considered it their duty to make the
same known to the Chinese Govern
ment, at whose expense the young man
is educated. This they did, and one
may imagine the disgust that was mani
tested upon reading the reply, which
was as follows: Send him home and
we will behead him." John will stay
with the Mclean man and keep his
head.-Boston Giobe.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17

OLD SAM was bitterly prejudiced
against the bonny Scots. Boswell, his
biographer and, worshiper, observing
that there was no instance Of beggar
dying of want in the streets Of Scot
land, 81 believe, sir, you are very right,
replied Jonson, "but this does not arise
from want of beggars, but from the i'm
possibility Of starving Scotchman."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17
Industry.

1t is the duty of every man, woman
and child to be industrious. By indus
try we all add to the happiness of our
selves, of our families, of our posterity.
By industry We are not only adding to
the happiness and prosperity OF our
race, but also to the aggregate knowl-
edge.
If you see man going about in rags,
with sour face and cynical manner,
you may pretty easily guess that he is
not industrious. Rags are not an ac-
compartment of industry; and, although
there may be cases in which an indus
trious person is sour in feature and
cynical in his address, such cases are
exceptional. For industry usually brings
contentment, and contentment brings a
sweet face, and sweet-faced man can
not be cynical. To be pleasant in de.
meanor is Just as natural to contented
man as a sweet odor is to the violet.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17

GEORGE F. ROBINSON, who, as a pri-
vate soldier, was on duty at the house Of
Secretary Seward on the night of April
IA, 1856, when the Secretary was at
tackled by Payne, is being worked into
an army paymastership by Congress
man Beebe. Robinson was given a
medal by Congress some time ago for
saving Mr.. Stewards life.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17

IT has been decided to remove the
south wall of the Hall of Representa-
tives in the United States Capitol, in
order to give the members more light
and air, and prevent them from becom-
ing the victims of bad ventilation.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17

OF all her Prime Ministers, Queen
Victoria liked most Lords Aberdeen and
Melbourne, and Lord John Russell
least, as he was not courtier and was
always in trouble with the Court. Lord
Beaconsfeld at first was far from being
a favorite of her Majesty, but since his
second term he has managed to worm
himself into the royal good graces.
The Queen has done him the honor to
read all his novels, including Lothian" !"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17

Mrs. ELIZABETH LEOPOLD died in
Graniteville, s. c., the other day, at the
age of LOT years. Around her grave
stood the only surviving son, white
haired, bent man of four score; grand
child of Sc years, several great-grand-
children over 40 years of age, number
of great-great-grandchildren more than
25 years old, and some toddlers, great
Observation-Disclosures genera
tions in all.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17
The Darkey and His Toe.

A barefooted darkey, while hoeing
cotton one day; saw his toe under clod.
and, thinking it a mole's head, hit it
and hurt himself. After working with
it awhile, he got tired, sat his foot on a
stump, and said: "Well, jes pain away
now, don't care ding; you hurts yer
self wusin yer dus me."-Egcelsior
(Ga.) Ne1ps.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17

THE Marquis of, Lorne and Princess
Louise devote an hour to family devo-
tions each evening, half an hour in the
morning and quarter Of an hour at
noon. The Marquis reads from the
Church of England service and the
Princess responds. ozs q
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17

Two MINERS of Humboldt Wells, New,
being drunk and jovial, went to the
cabin of wood-chopper to have some
fun with him. He was silly fellow,
and the common butt of the neighbor-
hood, but on this occasion he refused to
be fooled with. The drunkards resented
his lack of complaisancy, and tried to
scare him with their revolvers. Then
he cut them down with an ak, killing
both
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17

IT is estimated that the State of New
York has 6.400 ecclesiastical organiza-
tions, with sittings for s, 2,000, 900 persons.
and membership of 100000. The
valne OF the church property is reck-
oned at SLIT 100000. s
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17

M. LosrAI, French railway con.
tractor, recommends quicklime as pre-
servative of timber. He puts the sleep
ers in pits, and covers them with quick
lime, which is slowly Stacked with
water. -.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17

HE saw Washington, rode on Robert
Fulton's pioneer steamboat, fought the
British at North Point, moved to New
bury, Ohio, and the other day died at
the ripe age of Sc years-which his
name was Samuel Harrison, the aero
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17

THE prosecution of the corrupt Rus
sian army contractors, Cohan, Greger
and Horwitz, has been abandoned by
order of the Czal, because the proceed
ings threatened to compromise so many
persons in high official positions.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17

A COUNTRY doctor announces that he
has changed his residence to the neigh
borhood Of the church-yard, which he
hopes may prove convenience to his
numerous patients.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17

THOMAS CRApo, of New Bedford.
Mass, who made a voyage across the
Atlantic in small sailboat, is now
planning for a trip next summer up the
Mediterranean, by the way Of the Suez
canal, into the Indian ocean.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17

A NUMBER of enterprising Jews have
been engaged in collecting the bones Of
horses that fell in the late battles be-
tween Russia and Turkey, and have
sold them to Austrian sugar reAnezics,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17

The romantic story that the plague
was brought into Astrakhan in silk
hand kerchief, the dying bequest Of a
pague-stricken Cossack to his sweet
heart, is said to bea malicious and silly
hoax
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17

"INNocENTs Abroad is one of the
most amusing things in print" re-
marked Mr.. Peter Weatherwax, as Mrs.
W. was pouring out the good deacon's
tea. Innocence abroad" quoth Mrs.
Weatherwax. "Amusingl Well, ]
should rather say SO. The idea is 50
ridiculous as to make one laugh. Why,
dear Peter, there's more real, down
right, diaboical cussedness going on
than ever before in. my recollection. ]
don't believe there's an innocent man OF
woman in the whole city, present com
pany, of course, excepted. Innocence
abroad, indeed!" And the good dame
leaned back in her chair, arms akimbo,
and looked wise as an owl. Deacon
Weatherwax smiled the smile of limo.
cence and slipped his tea in silence. {
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17

AMONG the curious anecdotes OF
boards, the oldest is that told of the en-
inent John Mayo, painter, at the
court of Charles v, whose beard was so
long that he could stand upon it; this
cataract of hair he kept tied up with
ribbons to his button-holes, sometimes
unfastening it at the Emperor's wish,
opening the doors and windows that it
might blow into the faces of angry
courtiers. Another famous beard was
that of Bavarian merchant who kept
it inclosed in a velvet bag to prevent it
from dragging on the ground. An old
writer, of more gravity, we fear, than
veracity, asserts that the inhabitants oi
Harndenburg had formerly the singular
custom of electing the Burgomaster who
had the longest beard and the biggest
foot