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The Phoenix herald., 1879-10-11
Edlson's Light.

If some recent statements may be accepted. Edison has at length sue ceeded in making a very important discovery in the matter ot the cleo tric light. This is no less than the ascertainment of method by which the platinum wire employed may be so consolidated that it is practically indestructable, and capable of em- ployment in ths incandescent light with the most satisfactory and econ omical results. It is said that Edison made this discovery by putting a piece of mel:ei platinum wire under the microscope, when he perceived that it was full of minute cracks, which appeared to have been caused by the escape of air. He then heated wire in vacuum very slowly and continuously, and as a fiuai result obtained wire which is apparently free from all the defects which cha. acterized the old material, anu which promises to supply the means of keeping his new light burning ad in finitum. It is alleged that no form idable difficulty remains, in fact, and that the Edison light is practically an assured success. Whether it will suppiant the existing illuminants to any considerable extent, is of course a question which experience alone can determine.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-10-11
MINING LAWS.

SEC 2325. \ patent for any land
 claimed and located for valuable de
 posits may be obtaiaed in the follow
 ing manner: Any person, associa- tion or corporation authorized to To-
 cate a claim under this chapter, hay ing claimed and located piece of
 land for such purposes, who has, or
 have, complied with the terms of
 this chapter, may fileiin the ssproper,
 land office an application for patent
 under oath, showing such compli-
 ancc, together with plat and field l notes of tLe claim or claims in con- mon, made by or under the direction
 of the United States surveyor general. showing accurately the boundaries of
 the claim or claims, which shall be distinctly msrkcd by monuments on
 the ground, and shall post copy of
 such plat, together with notice of
 such application for a patent, in d
 conspicuous place on the land em-
 braced in such plat, previous to the
 filing of the applicatio fer patent
 and shall file an affidavit of at least
 two persons tha: such notice has been
 duly posted, and shall file copy of
 the notice in such land office, and
 shall thereupon be entitled to
 patent for the land, in the manner following: The register of the land office, upon the filing of such appli- cation, plat, field notes, notices, and afidavits, shall publish notice that such application has been made, for the period of sixty days, in news paper to be by him designated as pub lished nearest to such claim; and he l shall also post such notice in his office for the same period. The | claimant at the time of filing this app plicatlon, or at any time thereafter within the sixty days of publication shall file with the register certifi- cate of the United States surveyor general that five hundred dollars | worth of labor has been expended or improvements made upon the claim by himself or grantors that the plat is correct, with such further descrip- ton by such reference to natural ob- jccts or permanent monuments as shall identify the claim, and furnish an accurate description, to be incor poroted in the patent At the explr- alton of the sixty days of publica- tion the claimant shall file his affida yit, showing that the plat and notice have been posted in a conspicuous place on the claim during such pc riod of publication. If no adverse claim shall have been filed with the register and the receiver of the proper land-ofice at the expiration of the sixty days of publication, it shall be assumed that the applicant is entitled to patent, upon the payment to the proper officer of five dollars per acre and that no adverse claim exists; and thereafter no objection from third parties to the issuance of a patent shall be heard. except it be shown hat the applicant has failed to con- ply with the terms of tliis chapter.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-10-11
LOCAL LINES.

The telegraph line is down west of 3farieopa.
 There was social hop at Went worth's Hall, last night
 The circus left for Tempe yester- day afternoon
 The Tombstone fever seems to have broken out again.
 The cool weather of late has de creased the demand for ice.
 Phoenix Lodge of Odd Fellows meets tonight.
 There was mad dog in the lower part of town this morning.
 Hon. T. J. Butler, Territorial Treasurer, passed through town last night on his way to California.
 Passengers arriving by way of the Black Canyon road, speak well Of Kerens & Griffith stage li1e.
 Geo. ". Curtis, the lum Der king of Prescott will be in this city during the coming week.
 Governor Fremont will spend few days in Phenix during the lat ter part of the month.
 A charter for the establish ment of A lodge of Red Men, in this city will be received during the week.
 Curses loud end deep are heard on every hand. The detention Of mails and freight is the cause, S
 No train had arrived at Maricopa at s o'clock last night, and it was net definitely known when there would be one
 TAe northern stage last night brought down three passengers: Hon T. J Butler, Mrs. Newell and c. E. McCliRtnck.
 Michael Normser has filed his final statement with the Probate Judge in the matter of the estate of Hn- Brecht-
 We call attention to the advertise Jnent in another column of the Unit ed States Restaurant, opposite the psst-office- Mrs. Becchum and her slaughter will personally supervise the culinary department The restaur sns will open on Monday morning.
 The public have always bren lacJ- ing confidence in Pawnbroker's shops, from the fact that they were here to-day and away tomorrow, they having no regard for the patronage ef their customers, merely trying to take advantage whenever they could. We must note one exception in Cali. 4ornia however, and that is the estab- lishment of Uncle Harris, the cele brated pioneer, No 221 Kearny St, between Bush and Sutter.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-10-11
The Boys Compesition-

Hens is curious animals They don't have no nose, nor no teeth, nor no ears. They swaller their vittuls whole, and chaw it up in their crops inside of 'em. The outside of hens is ger orally put in pillars and made inter feather dusters. The inside Of q hen is sometimes filled up with marbles and shirt buttons and sich. A hen is very much smaller than good many other animals, but they'll dig up more potato plants than any thing what aint a hen. Hens are very useful to lay eggs for plum pud- ding. Bet yer life I like plum pud- ding. Skinny Bates eat so much plum pudding once that it set him into the collery. Hens has got wings and can fly when they get scart- cut my Uncle Williams hens neck off with a hatchet and it scart her to death. Hen. sometimes makes very fine spring chickens.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-10-11
A Curious Case.

Bad luck made George Waterfield downhcarted, and he frequently threatened to take his own life. Sc disconsolate was he that, when some Io1y asked the loungers on the yer andah of the tavern at Edge Hill, Pa, to go into the bar-room and drink, and though all responded with alac- rity he staid outside alone. When the others came out again, they found Waterfield lying dead on the floor with a wound in his breast. They thought he had carried out his SUI cidal purposes by stabbing himself, but they could not find knife. An examining physician found hullett in the supposed gash, and it was a mystery how the shot had been fired, until it was ascertained that a man had been trying rifle in that direc ton from 8 point three-quartcrs of q mile away.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-10-11
COURT CALENDAR.

In addition to the cases already published in the HERALD, as ready for trial at the coming term of the District Court, tho following cases appear on the calendar for disposal
 Tidwell vs. Van Slack, Charles Martin ct al-,..Alsap Lemon, ct al., f, T pltf, Van Slack, for delft.
 Goldman & Co. vs. The Golden Star Mining Company, Lemon for pltf., and Hancock for deft.
 John Mullen vs. Charles Ayers, Lemon and Hancock, for pltf., and Baker and Oury, for delft.
 County of Maricopa vs. c. H. Veil. Lemon, for pstf., and Alsap, for delft.
 Tidwell vs. Sedow, Hancock, AL sap and Lemon, for pltf., and Van Slack, for delft.
 Nichols vs Hoffman, Alsap and Lemon, for pltf.. and Cox and Baker for delft.
 Hargraye ys Hargrave. Lemon for pltf.
 Diaz vs. Diaz, 1emon for pltf. and Bolan for delft.
 Farmers Canal ct al. vs. Grand Canal et.aL, Alsap, Cox and Baker for pltf., and Hancock, Lemon and Oury for delft
 Goldman 6 Co. vs. John TT Smith, Lemon for pltf and Alsap for delft.
 A. J. Stoeten vs. M. E. Clauton, ! Lemon for pltf. and Alsap for dsft.
 Ellis, Asher & Co. vs. Griffin Ditch Company, Lemon for pltf and Alsap for deft,
 Wentworth vs. the estate of King s. Nooisey, decd, Alsap and Lemon for pltf. and Cox and Baker for left.
 Hrs 6hoddy lately puckered up aer mouth and told gentleman friend that one of her lovely daugii- fefs fsa blunett and the other : .,,-st-lxss
The Phoenix herald., 1879-10-11
TELEG R IPHIC
Associated Press Dispatches to tue Daily Morning -1Icrslo.r
PER WESTERN UNION AND MILITARY
 TELEGRAPH LINE.
Probable SaIegof the Mc.
 Morris Mine.

FLoRRxcR, October 10th. The owners of the McMcrris mine, Globe District, are stopping in town await ing the arrival of Major Baldwin and Gen B. Fish, of New York. who we understand is about to purchase said mine Baldwin and Fish are expect to arrive here tonight.
 Major Sisson, Superintendent of the Isabella mill is stopping in town. He reports business increasing in Globe, and gives favorable accounts of the mines, which are backed up by the regular shipment of bullion.
 Two silver bars came in yesterday with &, ,225 from the Isabella mine.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-10-11

Tx addition to the reduction in it's regular rates, the Western Union has established the half-rate system over all it's lines on the Pacific Coast The advantage of this half-rate sys- tenn is that during the night all mes sages are transmitted throughout the United States at maxium charge of one dollar for ten words.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-10-11
Dakota to be Divided.

The Cheyenne Lender says that the question of dividing Dakota into two or three Territories is being az itated with degree of vim and per sistency that promises success. Sev- eIal plans of division are suggested. Dakota at present contains an area as large as three times that of the State of Iowa, and no region of country is filling up or developing m ore rapidly.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-10-11
 Secrets ofthc Post omcc,

There is in my office two things, that it Seems Some ladies wear for Breasts. They were badly put up, and addressed to Macon, Fayette county, Tenn. I wrote immediately to the name,--,M Macon P. C., Fayette county Tenn, but did not get any answer. They are fine goods and sorter like the real thing. Now I don't know how to get them to the dead letter office without spelling them. They came here loosely wrap ped in paper. I wait your in structions if you please.-We Washington .Stdr.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-10-11

Elisha Grimes said in a prayer meeting at Little York, Ind, that he was wholly prepared to die. George Jones called him out of doors few minutes afterwar and killed him with a knife. Il is conjectured that Jones thought Grimes, protesting readiness, might as well die at cnce, for no other motive has been dis covered.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-10-11

TIE J. s. Anderson's immortality resulted in his expulsion from a pas torate at Charles city, Iowa. He then opened an office as physician, but the people would not tolerate him in any professional capacity, and a masked mob drove him out of town.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-10-11
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate ofMrcHALE BrAvxaAnDr. decsa- -ed AT OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN BY THE V undersigned. Executor of the estate of NJ ICHAEL BZAU8fGART, deceased. to the creditors, and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers, within ten month from the thirtieth day of April, 1872, to the said admins tratcr, at his office in the town of Phenix, Maricopa county Arizona.
 T. c GREENHAW, Administrator of the estate of MICHAEL RRAUMaAEDT, deceased.
 Phenix, October II, 1879, oct11w4ie
The Phoenix herald., 1879-10-11

Grass and weeds of every descrip- lion growing in gravel walks may be exterminated the most expeditiously and cheaply by the application Of common salt in large quantities st one dose is not sufficient, apply a sec ond- Two applications of salt will not only kill the weeds now growing but will prevent their sprin ging up next season.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-10-11

"How to Tell Bad Eggs" is the title of an article in an exchange When you have anything to tell q bad egg, you must be careful not to break the shell while imparting the information.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-10-11

Ballston is distant seven and a half miles from Saratoga, and yet an electric light burning at the latter place the other night, enabled peo- pie living at Ballston to see to read To most men this is simply an inter esting fact, but to the profound thinker it is a near step in the direc- ton of abolishing night, and eman- cipating mankind from the necessity of sleeping, The coming man will never feel the need of sleep, and he will know no real difference between day and night.
 A Tennessee colored preacher held forth recently as follows: You girls call your swecthearts darlings. and you men call yours daisies and you girls are afraid to come up here for fear some other girls will get off with your darlings, and you men for fear some other fellow will get away with your daisies, and, be- tween this darling and daisy busi- ness, lots of you niggers are going straight to he'll"
The Phoenix herald., 1879-10-11

They have had three earthquake shocks in San Francisco in the last month. The last was the scverest felt in five years.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-10-11

NoW conses Johnny in from school, with live got to have new ate,and pencil. and sponge, and a second reader, and teacher wants me to study iogerfy, amp I'll have to have an atlas, and the new boy got a licking, and say, ma, won't you ask pa to buy the books this noon, be cause I'm in hurry. and all the rest of the boys have got their'n.,'
 A mules head does not contain 2 brain capable If culture and refined rearing, but it is wonderful to what extent the other end of his form can te reared.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-10-11
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of HENRY SAVERS, deceased. NOTIOE IS HEREBY GIVEN BY THE
 W undersigned, administrator of the es- tate of HENRY SAVERS. deceased to the creditors and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them win the necessary vouchers within ten mouths from the nineteenth day of July. 1872 to the said administrator at his office in the town of Phoenix Maricopa county, Arizona T. G. GREENHAW. Administrator of the estate of HENRY SAY
 FRS deceased.
 Phoenix, October Ii. 1879. oct11w4ts
The Phoenix herald., 1879-10-11
County Physicians. s1ara~spa ca
.DR. SPINNEY. NO. IT. KEARNT STREET. Treats all Chronic and sne~a.n
 D1Sca&eS-

YOUNG MEN
 VVTHO MAY BE St-FFERfN7 Fro.~ w the effects ef ycufhhll s,ines a- - rretion will d1 wel O aVll, rhl.rns.lr.. ... this. the greatest boea ever klii zt th. nl,,, .s suffering humanity list. SIENNEY -l1- guarantee to ferfeit SSC s.- every --... " seminal weakness or rriVas~ sia--s-~ .l ,--- kind rr cAaracttr which le cl.l-r.ak., ,--. ails ;O cure
 MIDDLE-ACED MEN
 There are many St the 4zr of rai--rr. ta .r,.- who are truub'eti with toa tEs-l ri-1s eVasuu,--, of the bladder. ofea acc.iril.la' 'ei hv s .ii-a. <niartins or burn n-s s.uStti-a ana. a 1r-...--- of the system ia r1ssInnfF rAr gsars~11 r..|,n-- account for tin eNau,inin- tae uIina-u .I- I,-.sits a rcPy selialeut vi;l ofru os and ,-,r sometimes small Tstr-icl~s % 1-o-ina1a -7-S appear. or ti,s coior Nlii ba cf a thia nl ts., hue again changing co tlrk and c.rrli ,-- peafan~e- Them arr many ura w1a l'. 70 this diff -u,tN irntFant es sAe sn-ss. VI as-h s. he second stage of setniillsl wa na<s. rlr "a will guarantee perfect clirr in alt sst-h l-l,. and he.ll;ly resscra;ioa ef ths --r ls.,-..-i-s- Oaic~ Hosius-,o so ard 8 toS. S-.a.-. from 10 ts, ! | a. u1s-Cn s,s'-.at s sae- r1--- ag-h exauiiu..l-eu and lstvi>-. aE ca .~ .,l.lacsS ian SfftN,et.N~-k G.lf
 NJ. !. A--z1y sil-.f e.a- kaa41 , " V
The Phoenix herald., 1879-10-11


 At Smithville, says the Ainer, work is being pushed on some thirty or forty mines and ore is accumulating on the dumps of these claims. Mir. Smith, Superintendent of the Golden Era Mining Company 7, is now in town for 600 feet of water pipe, which has just been manufac- tured al the establishment of Hill & Frederick. This piping is to be used for running water from the creek to the tank which will supply the mill witt an abundance for all purposes. and the quartz-mill in about thirty days.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-02-15

- - ~ ne' 3Arnandi Iahsl need vou o,,,..
acknowledgements II hail Nd ~ ~ only
An mel the place had been SO ma .,s -e,e'
But that ! knew you, Armand. ws ,s .onaly'
1 dreamed this morning OF the summer a.
we passed together in the sweet ,.s, ..saaant
AND now the Village dame and kindly Ia, 49,
oame to our cottage with their homa i,ra aau
-. anu were running down the yaIer
AND you were dancing, Armand. wi1h ~.
and then you ali sang cut so mus;co,,,, 'icnette
Camille, Camille, we shall be hapnv vo,,,
Aho SO thought, and smiled and lanc,,.,
AND then the dream changed, Armenia .a 80 ever
said, ana you
'oamille' Camille, we shall be happv per..,,,
And awoke with dreaming Won wow a.,
Ana am dying Armand, am divine,
AND nave no fears, but even wish ~ "a.
II you viii sometimes come where am Ia.
ana promise sometime by my side TO liz
elay by me- Armand; ! shall need Won ou,v
Io-nightl tomorrow shall not be hove
An, mel the place had been 80 sa6 ana 49,,
But that ! knew you, Armand, were 40 nsar
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-02-15

Old-Time Conversions. - Some
things have changed. Conversion in
the time of Jesus, the author of our
religion, was not q mental exercise or
an intellectual process. 1twas changing
ones way of living, dropping style of
conduct and taking up another style, in
imitation Of another man who lived that
other style Conversion, sto-day, is a
series of mental exercises which are sup.
posed 10 ultimate in better mode OF
acting. In the olden time the mode OF
acting preceded the mental exercise.
The man to-day feels soand 80, orlthiuks
he does, and therefore does 30 and so. (;
the man in the day OF Christ began to
do certain deeds, and, as the result, felt
rightly The right acting preceded the
happy feeling We have got the cart
ahead OF the horse, and look for happy
feeiings before we have done that right
eousness which alone can bring happi-
ness OF mind. The Joy of the Lord is
only known to those who live the life OF
the Lord in its goodness.---Mr Murray.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-02-15

is no need of adjournment. If it is, i
desire to be found doing my duty. j
move that candles be brought, and that
we proceed to business"
All the shiyering, frightened people be-
Gan now to leok forward to evening,
hoping that, as the moon rose full at nine
O'clock. her light would penetrate the
gloom; but all the children who coaxed
to sit up and see her grew very sleepy;
their strained eyes were now rewarded
by her beautiful beams, for at eight in
the evening the darkness was total; one
could not distinguish between the earth
and the heavens, and it was impossible
TO see hand before ones lace.
Then all the weary children were sent
to bed, after the most honest prayers that
they had ever prayed, and the older sat
up to watch for the light that never be-
fore had appeared so glorious.
And never .dawned fairer morning
than the goth ofMay, for the sun that
opened the flowers and mirrored itself in
the dew.drops, brought the color again
TO the children's faces, and filled every
heart with confidence
The birds sang joyously, the cattle re-
turned to their pastures, the places OF
business were opened, and every one
wentabout his work more grateful toward
God
After the darkness was passed, several
persors travelled about to gather all pos
sible information concerning this memor-
able day, and Dr. Tenny wrote an ac-
count of what he learned swhile on q
Journey from the East to Pennsylvania.
He says the deepest darkness was in
Essex County, Massachusetts, the lower
part of New Hampshire, and the eastern
portion OF Maine (where my great
grandfather lived). In Rhode Island and
Connecticut it was not so great; in New
Jersey peculiar clouds were observed, but
uhThUbSS Was uO1 eshN Al
the lower parts of PennensylVania
nothing unusual was observed.
1t extended as far north as the
American settlements and westward to
Albany, but its exact limits could not
be ascertained.
In Boston the darkness continued
fourteen or fifteen hours, varying in
duration at other places.
AS it was impossible to attribute the
darkness to an eclipse, the wise people
formed many theories respecting it; be-
ing convinced that it was due to immense
lines in the woods, winds blowing in
opposite directions, and to the condition
of the vapors; but Herschel says: "Ihe
dark day in Northern America was one
of those wonderful phenomena of nature
which will always be read of with in
terest, but which philosophy is at q loss
to explain"
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-02-15
RELIGIOUS READING.


Room for another choristerl
Pisce for another voice
Where angel bands their anthems sing
And ransomed souls rejoice.
Room for one mere inhabitantl
Where mansions stately stand
Waiting Tor dweliers newly come
To the celestial land.
Welcome another pilgrim home,
Eearth,s weary journey Ger,
Tothe holy peace and endless rest:
A wanderer nevermore.
Another guest for the promised feast:
Another robs Of white;
Another crown o. life brought forth,
With fadeless jewels bright.
On earth the wall OF the bareayed
Wrung from hesmitten heart,
Themortal grief than rends the soul
When cherished friends depart;
Ia Heaven. peace for the troubled ones,
Balm for tlae bruised and sore,
Joy OF the parted meier again
Iopsrt forevermore.
Oh contrast wonderful past thought;
Here, death and grit and night;
There, an eternity of life
And ever new delight
Here, nlingling with its native dust,
"A clod OF noldering clay
BY loves relunetsnt hand Gems igned
10 darkness and decay:
1here, spriaging into perfect Life
And spirit newly born
Hailing the light and glorifies
The resurrection morn!
God speed the spirits taking wingi
Good angels guide their fight
From darkness and the shades of death
Up to the land Of Light
Aud God be praised for Him who died,
The Lambfor sinners slain,
Who broke the power OF death that we
In Him might live again.
= Christian UaiOs