Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-12-06
From Saturdays Daily.]

Hail is being improved.
 The chain gang is at work clean ing Washington street, the prettiest street in Arizona.
 A light shower last night is fol- lowed by a cloudy day, which is a rarity in Arizona.
 A large show window is Lelng 1n- serted in the froLt of Dr. R. R.,ssoa' E shop for the convenience of Clark, the jeweier.
 The pepper trees present fresh green foliage uninjured by frost, but the cottonwood leaves with the wornls they have been feeding are rapidly falling.
 Mir. Holland, who formerly con iucted Chinese restaurant and is a large property owner of Phoenix, is building a double frame house on Maricopa street, near Mrs. Wolsey's corner.
 For the 24 hours ending at a. m Monday, Nev. 18th, the Rankin x Brayton 3O>ton furnace of the De- troit Copper Company, Yavapai county, turned ou: 15,30O pounds of copper.
 The Presbyterian Church has leased the Hooper Building on the southeast corner Of the plaza, and now hold service each sabbath at II a. m. and p. III. Sunday School at 215 p. m.
 The Phoenix police courts are very quiet. One of our officials gives fs as b,s opinion that sneak thieves go through pockets every night, but as the crowd is not finan, cially prepared to miss anything no complaint is made.
 The Spanish dagger or yucca pro- misses to furnish material for new industry Tn the west. The leaves make an excellent quality of paper and the roots are used for making soae. Several eastern firms have sent men to select localities foI manufactories.
 When business houses can afford to pay monthly rent from $3.50 tc s4.OO per front foot during hard times, for very cheap buildings, it is q good time to invest money in houses. Notwithstanding so,cal'ed hard times, rent is high and vacant houses are scarce in Phoenix.
 Our valley has advanced sufficient ly far in agriculture and fine stock raising to warrant the establishment of an annual fair for the competi- = tive improvement and display of our products. Such an institution would invite visitors and exhibitions from all paris of the Territory as well as be of immense local benefit.
 The Palace Theater has had the good fortune to secure large front age on the west side of the Plaza, near Rosenthal & Kutncr's, and is moving into the new quarters 10 day, Two large rooms will be used, aud this popular institution under the name of The New Pace will continue to furnish unlimited enter; afnrnent for the public.
 The reason why D, Prices Flavor ing Extracts, Lemon, Vanilla, etc. are superior to all others is because they are prepared from choice se- lected frulls and aromatics, without coloring or poIsonous oils, that all the iavoring principles are retained unchanged by chemical action, highly concentrated, requiring less to flavor. They are perfect.
 The Indians in the Cojeta or Cuajo mountains, south of Mayleopa, have worked out problem III Arizona farming, which will be of some use to future settlers. That country is entirely destitute of running Wser, yet prosrectors come upon rN&' fields of grain and vegetables in the most romantic spots. The Indians have selected natural positions for tanks and, in their tedious and pri- mitive way, have removed the soil and made vast reservoirs that hold sufficient water to irrigqte the land which they wish 10 cultivate. When the tank is dry they carry out the mud that has accumulated and pile it up like chisaueys that serve as land marks for miles around.