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The Phoenix herald., 1879-08-16

As we were vending our way homeward few nights since, our attention was attracted by the cry of Don't Don't" We were startled at the sight of poor, weak man n(weight about 115 pounds) endeavoring to es- cape the wrath of his wife, accom- pa-ied by her best weapon, broom. Faster than when used in clearing the ceiling of cobwebs did the broom descend on that poor, unprotected man and his cries were piteous. From room to room, behind post and stove did he try to escape from her with one desperate dash he gained the street and his momentum being uncomfortable, he slipped aud fell into the wide ditch. Here was the chance for her now and well did she apply the broom filled with mud and water to that unfortunate husband, and he received a scrubbing down that will do him good.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-08-16
LATEST ARIZONA NEWS. Special TeIegrams to the
 Herald. . Gov, Gosper's Proeiamation $500 will be Paid for Killing a Highwayman; $500 for Conviction. Important News from Prescott, Florence, Yuma, Camp Verde, Maricopa, Tucson, and
 and San Diego.
Reduction of Freight on the S. P. R. R., Twen-
 ty-five Per Cent

Proclamation by the Governor.
 PRESCOTT, August 15th.-Acting Governor Gosper has issued proc lamation authorizing the payment out of the Territorial treasury, five Hundred Dollars to any individual who shall kill a highway robber while in the act of robbing the stage. Three Hundled dollars will be paid for the arrest and con yiction of such
 Prescott PIekinSs-
 The rate of taxation of I ava2ai county, for 1879 is four dollars.
 Henry H. Kethro, an old resident of this county, was buried on We'd nesday.
 A walking match for $500 has been arranged between Geo. W. Merritt and Henry Stumpf The undcrtak- ing is to cover 800 miles in six cen secutive days.
 The Prescott Mining Company, re- gently organized in New York, is buyinga large number of mines in this section,
 PRESCOTT, August lsth.-E. A. Fisk, Manager of the Santa Fe Stage Company left this morning for New Mexico.
 Bashford & Go, received this morn ing e3O7 placer gold from Lynx Creek, worth SIS to the ounce.
 Mrs Jno. A. Rush, Miss Amelia Rnsh and F. w. Blake were passen- gers an last nights coach. They will arrive in Phoenix tonight.
 Florence Facts.
 FLORENCE, August 15tll.-Major Poplett of New York, has been stop ping in town a few days, examining mining property in this vicinity, with view of investing capital.
 D. G. Chilson. Superintendent of the Silver Nugget Mine, Richmond Basin, came in yesterday He re- ports having large force of men at work in the mine, and having struck very rich ere in the bottom of the deep shaft
 The reports .from tine McMorris mine, Richmond Basin, are very flat terlng, they having struck quite an extensive body Of sla,Ooo ore in the north shaft.
 The Road Commissioners are BOW surveying a new road from Florence to Globe City, by way of Picket Post and Silver King. They report hay ing found very easy pass over the near the Silver King. It is stated that the Mexican mine, has been sold tc Chicago Company who will at an early date commence the erection of mill
The Phoenix herald., 1879-08-16
Well Boring.

Having gone into other business, 1 now offer for sale first class well boring and rock drilling machine. The machine is almost new. T. can be seen at the Ice factory. Good live stock or other first class property will be taken Tn exchange for it. Call on or address George Lount, Phoenix.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-08-16

Tae Wisconsin State Board of lianai grafton, created fast winter, seat its President to New York Clfy to took after the interests of the State ssao,z the immigratins classes.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-08-16

The Chinese have organized q brass band, and nightly practice on the corner of plaza No. 2. In three days they have made the Arizona frog sick and in consequence has emigra. ted to pastures new.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-08-16

A word to my friends. When you see anything advertised, don't hesi- state and think, well, will send for that by-and-by, or I'll go and see it when go to the city, but send for it immediately. Address your letters Uncle Harris, 221 or 7O2 Kearney Street, s. F.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-08-16
1rnricopa Matters.

MARIcoPA, August 16th.-Deputy Sheriff Jones on Thursday last, after a severe chase, al-es:e ed a soldier, deserter from Camp T, omas named Tanner. and turned him o~er, togetll- CT with horse, saddle and equipments to Segeant Heilma1
 Town quiet. No rews of impor- tance-
 4 Narrow Escape. VERDE, August I4th--Quite sen sation was created at 9 P. M,, by par ties setting fire to the wood yard of the post. The early discovery and prompt action of officers and men, prevented great loss of property The only damage was cord of wood burned.
 Tucson Ticks.
 TUCSON, August 16th-TwentY- four thousand dollars worth of bull lion was shipped from Tombstone today.
 There will be religious services in the new Presbyterian church to- morrow evening for the first time. Gen. Wilcox and Capt. EaSan
 HOmeward Bound.
 SAN DIEGO, August 15th.-General Wilcox, the commanding officer of the Department of Arizona, accom- panied by Captain Eagan, Chief Commissary of the Department, ar rived by the steamer this morning. They will leave for Arizona this evening via Los Angeles.
 General Wilcox has had a confer ence with the Directors of the South ern Pacific Railroad, and they have agreed to reduce their tariff on freight to the Territory, twenty-five per cent tbe reduction to take place in two weeks.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-08-16

GalusEa A. Grow will be rendered tue Russian Mission, or some other Mission whose present occupant may he transferred to St. Petersburg
The Phoenix herald., 1879-08-16
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 By sending Bust measure, length of sleeves, length of skirts, SURE FITIN LADIES' SUITS can be secured.
 Ladies will bear in mind that it takes but Three Days for a letter to reach Sacramento, and Three Days more for an answer making the time only Six Days altogether.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-08-16
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The Phoenix herald., 1879-08-16
Notice.

Having established a Purchasing Agency, MIR L. BEEN will give his per sonal attention to all or ders of any kind, such as boots, & Shoes, Furniture, Groceries, Crockery, Car pets, Milenery Goods, etc.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-08-16
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M a A A WEEK in your own town, and no capital riskcd You can sMF1sE give the business trial without AS O S expense. The best opportunity eve offered for those willing to work. You should try nothing else until you see for yourself what yon can do at the business we offer you. No room to explain here. You can devote all your time or only your spare time to the business, and make great pay for every hour that you work. Women make as much money as men. Send for special private terms and particulars. which plain of hard times while ycu have such a chance. Address Ii HALLEfT l& co
 Portland. Maine
The Phoenix herald., 1879-08-16
FREIGHT ARRIVALS.
SPECIALLY REFORMED FOR THE SEMI.
 WEEKLY HERALD.
weeks.

The following freight for Northern and Central Arizona, arrived at Mar icopa via Southern Pacific Railroad on tsc evenings of the dates men toned:
 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13. PhGniX-G Coats, ? sundries, 9G. E Gang, 10 sundries, 455. J Jackson, sundries 45O. Prescott-S G Campbell, 4S sun dries, 6,O22; Wilson & Haskell, 2 sundries, 747.
 Hayden's Ferry-S. T. Priest, IS sundrics, 1,5SG.
 THURSDAY, August IA. Phoenix, J Capanoi, 1 sundries, s. LeBar, I sundries, 225
 Hayden's Ferry-C T Hayden, [ sundries, 22O.
 Gillette-Jno Anderson, 2 sundrie 2,G20.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-23
" CaterpiIIary DetractiOn."

The Dean of Pompoonik University
read IN New York paper some time
ago that man in Georgia had greatly
improved a watermelon by feeding it
sweetened water by means of two bot
ties and a piece of tape. He firmly be-
lieved the yarn and thought he would
embark in the business, and secure a
niche in the temple of fame by placing
on the market something really worth
eating. He borrowed a half-gallon of
whisky and couple of pounds of sug-
ar, and mixed them thoroughly. He
bore the jug to a convenient melon patch,
picked out plump melon, and ran his
knife-blade through its stem. He then
took about half yard of candle-wick,
tucked one end in the hole made in the
stem and inserted the other in the Jug
of sweetened whisky. At the end of
week the melon had grown fully six
inches in length, with a corresponding
addition of circumference, and the jug
was empty. The Faculty were called
together last Monday evening by the
Dean, who promised them rare treat.
After discussing Professor Izikslum's
new theory concerning the philosophy
of wind, the Dean brought out the new
watermelon, amid the smiles of his Co
laborers in the educational field. He
then delivered a brief speech on what
he called - caterpillary detraction, :"
revealing the methods he had
used to improve the color
ed mans best friend. The
family butcher-knife was plunged to the
hilt in the neck of the green beauty, and
its interior was soon displayed to the
glittering row of white angels that guard
ed the portals to each African throat.
The fragrant slices were passed around,
and the room at once resOunded with
the hearty smacking of sable jaws COM
mingled with little cOOings of satisfac-
ton, such as babies sometimes make
when they get what they have been long
crying for. In less than twenty minutes
most of the Faculty were under the table,
lying as quietly rs some men do when
the wine has been too heady. DR.. Pc
tekityl was trying to stand on his head
in the center Of the table, and the Dean
and the Emeritus Professor of Bentel-
bowism were engaged in yelling at the
top of their lungs. At the end of half
an hour, when the ianitor mustered up
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-23
Vegetable Beefsteak.

FEStulj7G hepdticG is a fieshy, juicy
fungus, which resembles beefsteak a lit
tie in appearance, and so much more in
its uses, that the name - beefsteak fun
gus - or vegetable beefsteak " has
been given to it. The under surface
(hynleRiunl) is at first covered with
minute warts, which ultimately form
tubes. 1t is semicircuiar and of very
regular outline, with a lateral stem /;
but there are examples found without
any stem. When old and beginning to
decay it looks ike a mass of liver. FjS-
t1tLiuG hepdticG sometimes attains a great
size. DR.. Budham describes a specimen
nearly five feet round and weighed eight
pounds. Mr.. Berkeley mentions one
which grew on an ash pollard and weigh
ing nearly 80 pounds. FjStuJiHG bepa-
tea is common in Europe on old oak,
walnut, chestnut and sometimes on ash
and beech trees; in this country it is
principally found in the South. This
fungus is much esteemed in some parts
of Europe as an esculent; it is whole
some and nutritious and the abundance
in which it often may be procured makes
it the more worthy of regard; while
there is almost no possibility of con-
founding it with any dangerous fungus.
In Vienna it is sliced and eaten with
salad, like beet-rOOt, which it then re-
sembles. 1t tastes something like the
common mushroom, but Is rather more
acid. When grilled it is scarcely to be
distinguished from broiled meat It
furnishes itself with abundance Of gravy.
On the Continent it is everywhere in
cluded among the best of edible species.
-NebC York World.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-23
Notable Nuptials.

Mr. John Quincy Adams of New York
was married, at Indianapolis, Wednes-
day, to Miss May Belle Irving of the lat
ter city. An Indianapolis letter to the
Cincinnati Commercial says: The in
terest attached to this occasion borders
on romance. Miss Irving has lived here
from her childhood, and, in addition to
rare personal charms and accomplish
ments, developed talent for writing
that delighted her friends, and gives
promise of high literary success. Her
forte lies in story-writing, to which she
has been devoted since'childhoOd. She
has written many stories of merit, and
abs in manuscript one or two books.
Failing to get publisher by letter, she
went herself to New York, last spring,
determined To make her way IN that
great world of literature. She was
young, ardent and hopeful, her aspira-
tons amounting to faith. Shortly after
her arrival she met Mr.. Adams, who is
ut the head of the advertising depart
ment of Harper Brothers. He was cap
tivated with her grace, intelligence and
beauty, and the marriage of to-day is
the finale of an acquaintance quite as
romantic as any of the creations of the
young brides brain. 1t is all more like
story in a book than an event of every
day life.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-23
A Narrowing Zone.

In proportion as the world grows thorough
ly scientific, specialists have developed, able
to cope successfully with difficulties previous
" considered unconqueTable. The great dis
coveries in mechanics and chemistry, medicine
and philosophy have, with few exceptions,
been made by persons who have centered
their study and experiments very closely on
some practical point. The same principle ap-
plies to success I'm commercial or professional
life. The zone of diseases for example which
for ages have been considered incurablc, has
within the last generation been very sensibly
narrowed Epilepsy, by way Of Illustration,
has, from ancient DAYS TO very recent times,
been classed among those beyond human
power TO conquer. In this particular cOnnec-
tion, however, we have information indicating
that this Evil Spirit may have found master,
which leads US to consider it a public duty TO
make that Information known.
Having friends afflicted with falling fits, we
secured for two Of them the services of a ply
stefan who was so wonderfully successful in
curing them that we will, without expense,
send his address to any sufferers.
Address A. B. a. Box 1901.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Note: No charge made for sending the
address.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-23
What a Young Girl Accomplished.

The safe arrival of the ship "Tem-
plar,'' at San Francisco, after a direful
voyage, was due TO the brave conduct
and unfaltering devotion of Miss Arm
strong, daughter of the Captain. When
off the Rio de la Plata the mate was re-
lieved for characterization About the
same time Captain Armstrong was
obliged to take to his bed again, leaving
the ship in command of the second Of
ficer. The second officer was a good
seaman, but not navigator, and Miss
Armstrong offered TO navigate the ship
if he would take the observations. This
was done-the second mate, taking the
sun, hurried below with his sextant, and
Miss Armstrong, weak and debilitated
as she was, worked up the latitude and
longitude, doubled Cape Horn, and
finally brought the ship in safety to the
Farallones. Captain Armstrong ac-
knowledges that if it had not been for
his daughters indomitable will and per-
severance the g Templar p" would never
have reached the Golden Gate.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-23
Aboriginal Society Gossip.

Our red brethren out at the campooda
had another high old time yesterday.
For two or three days past populations
of their fellow-countrymen have been
arriving from every part of the adjacent
country. Some of the visitors came a
full hundred miles to take hand in the
sport. The initiatory ceremony, which
consisted principally of feasting and
dancing, took place night before last, at
which time the camp was a blaze of
light and babel of hideous sounds. Miss
Flap-Jack- decentralization was the belle
of the ball. 1t was observed that young
"Hop-up-and-Hit-H is-Feet-Fou Times"
was particularly sweet ON the bewitch-
ing maiden. He treated her 10 grass
hopper pudding and pine coffee no less
than four times during the evening, and
squeezed her once so hard that she
threw a frying-pan at his head. They
say it viii surely make a match.-Ne-
Ud1d CITY (Col0.) Transcript.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-23
Kentucky's Mighty Hunter.

Speaking of fox scalps and 10 Win
locks lesson to the old County Clerk of
Warren, reminds us of another anec-
dote, says the Frankfort YeOmGn: In
a certain county of Kentucky-we won't
specify, because it may be a sore sub
ject-a certain man, named for conve-
nience Jim Skaggs,'' was in the hab-
it of taking in number of wolf scalps
every year. The tax, we believe, at the
time was 81 or 50 for each scalp. He
was accounted the most successful of
all the wolf hunters in that section.
Wolves were very scarce at that time.
One season, however, this successful
business was brought to an end. Col
John Thompson Gray, a former resident
of Franklin County, but now of Louis
vile, a famous devotee of the rod and
gun, happened to make an excursion to
that section, and one day, when en-
camped where bass were taken, he was
startled by the sudden appearance Of a
large she wolf on the opposite bank.
He secured his gun Immediately, and,
before the animal had time to retreat,
q let drive - at her .with heavy charge
of buckshot She fell "dead in her
tracks," as the hunters say. just then
a couple of men of the neighbOrhOOd
emerged upon the scene, and, discover
ing the result of the shot, one of them
exclaimed, "My God, mister, you've
killed Jim Skaggs's Twin! " Col. Gray
couldn't understand; but the men ex-
planned that the she wolf was recog-
nized as the property of Jim Skaggs,
who was " in the business of wolf rails
ing" and as the greater part of his in
come was derived from that source, this
she wolf was known in the county as
- Jim Skaggs's livin'i - He had regu-
larly taken the face and ears of her an
nual produce of whelps to the Clerk s
office and obtained his certificates. Col.
GRAY was advised to leave the neighbor-
hood without delay, as . jim would be
red hot, - and it thought be that all
the county would rise up" 1t is need
less to say he took the scalp Of the wolf
and also the advice,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-23

courage enough to open the door and
look in, he found the entire Faculty
slumbering sweetly.
The next day, when their headaches
had worn off, the Faculty assembled in
the chapel and adopted the following
resolutions, offered by Professor Stew
wilyums, PHI. D.:
DesOtGed, Dat de thank NV dis Fakilty
is doc do dene fur inwenten' de best
watermilyun wot ever growed.
DeSolced, Dat it air de dooty NV de
Government 2 max every bodice bi de
pattint az rase de saim kline. Kinder
hook On. = Rough Notes
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-23
The Heaviest, TaIIest, and Oldest Men.

The tallest men of whom record is
made were a German named Hans Bar
and a Hungarian soldier, name not given,
who lived several centuries ago, each of
them being eleven feet high; their
weight is not known. The heaviest man
of whom record is made was Miles
Darden, the Tennessee giant, who was
seven and one half feet high and weighed
over 1000 pounds; he died in 1851.
Daniel Lambert, the English "mass of
flesh, was five feet and eleven inches
in height, and weighed 739 pounds. In
1868 there was buried at Bengal, India,
man named Cugua, who claimed to be
500 years of age. The oldest person
who died during the present century
was Frenehman in Paris, named Jean
Golembeski, who was 126 years old. A
man named David Kurnison died in
Chicago in 1851, who claimed 10 be l16
years old Chicago Journal o..
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-23

A VIRGINIA paper tells this story of
Mr.. David S. FOrney's dog: ''Mr. For
ney took his dog into the house (this
was not at home-therefore not trick,
and gave us. his pocket-book, with in
structions to carry it a distance to the
field, and place it somewhere on the
fence, III direction that the wind would
blow from it to the house. We did so
and returned. Mr.. Forney came out
with his dog, sat down and said nothing
Nor did he speak to the dog. Present
ly the dog pricked up its ears and COM
menced to sniff the air, started off in a
direct line to where the pocket-book
was, passed it a few feet, came back,
reared upon the fence, got it, came to
its master and laid it in his hand. We
took number of hats to the outer edge
of the lot; these he brought in, select
ing his masters first
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-23

The broken-hearted but vengeful
woman who detects her faithless nus
band in hugging the pretty servant-girl,
now takes pains to fill the oil-can with a
cheap article of kerosene, and then, be-
fore going to bed, vets down the kim
dlings and leaves the can standing right
beside the kitchen stove.-BOStOH Post.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-23
All that it is recommended 10 Be.

PAIvTsVII.LE johnson County. Ky. June z. 1879.
GcqT SUI have been acquainted with your wonder
full Indian BLOOD syrup for soine time. and have
prescribed ID ffr good many ~ patients /
with fun assurance recommend - the public al
large II Is ait 10 Is recommended % br
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-23
Liver and Kidoev comnIqJpfs

ORN's STORE. Blcdsoe County, Tenn, Jan H. 1873
DeQF SiT'-Aiy child. fifteen months Old, had never
been In good heathi the doctor said ~ Liver and KID
neys were affected. Hearing u yOIr celebrated indian
Blood syrup. and OF the wonderful cures elected
by it bought from your agent g J. Crufts aud
cured the child. IEItISHA HDGE.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-10-23

VISITORS to the Scarborough eng
land) aquariums were treated to a strug-
gle between a man and large devil
fish. The keeper, while cleaning out
the tank occupied by the octopods, was
seized by the largest of the creatures,
which fastened four tentacles round the
leg of the boot, and with the other four
held firmly on TO the rocks forming the
back of the tank. A struggle took place,
during which the man found he could
not disengage himself without killing
the animal, and finally hit upon the ex-
the boot in the water.