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Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-16

THERE is some real estate being advertised for sale by citizens of the valley. In each instance the owners arc extensive land holders who have concluded 10 cut up their possess sions and sell in order both to get their possessions under better control and to give opportunity to m 're thickIy settle the valley and further morc possibly to change to a consid- crable degree the character of crop cultivated for it is evident to every one that the economical use of water and mest profitable returns from the land will arise from fruit and veg etablc culture.
 These lands being now offered in the market are secured by govern ment title and offer extra induce ments to the settler with little money and plenty of energy. There is room in the valley for large in- crease of settlers. There is good market for everything. Arizona is shipping everything she lives on from outside her borders at high rates of freight. Those same articles can all be produced in this valley 10 the extent of it's capacity to produce and get not be able 10 supply the Territorial demand let alone the de mand from neighboring territories l and Mexico, from whence must como considerable trade in due time should our producers ever have oc> casion to seek that market. Thi:
 move to cut large bodies of land into
 small farms is just what the valley
 needs. The properties being offertC
 are in most instances improved tt
 some extent and are entitled to Ger
 tain water rights which go wItf
 them. The investment in these land
 mnst be 6 good one. We have not
 shadow of doubt that these sam'
 lands will within the next ten year
 at the outside sell for over $1OO pc
 acre which would be a splendid in vestmcnt not counting the return
 from the soil in the way of products which for the most of that tim
 ought not to be less than $1OO ne , per acre per annum.
 Besides these considerations ther is the consideration of water privii' eges which are now growing nor valuable yearly and 1t will be but , few yea s before it will take quite | snug Iittlecapital to settle man il [ the valley anywhere
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-16
RefreshtRG.

Editor HERALD D:-Last Sunday evening at about 8 o'clock Phoenix citizen noticed something rather startling. It was a prisoner making fast a blanket on top of the in> side wall of the town lookup. and throwing it outside, the prisoner slid down into the street, went to 8 saloon, had a good size bottle filled up with bug juice and went back in
 to tho lookup by tho same process he had come out of IL TU sleep sHus- gly in his little bed and get drunk as a lord. Now the officers are wrong in interfering with free American citizens liberty. They should send the prisoners all the refreshments they wish for and thereby save ex- penses to the town, for, if that fellow had broken his neck he might have sued the town for $10,000 damages There ought to be horse and buggy always ready for the use of any pri> soner who wishes to take ride at night-the buggy ornamented with 8 top-so that tue prisoner might not get moon-struck. x. x. P.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-16
Fragmen.arY Notes.

The Treasurer exercises no control over National banks in the redemp' tion of their notes less than three fifths of their original proportions, but as he will receive from the banks of issue for face value any of such fragments of notes as can be identi- fled, when accompanied by satisfac' tory evidence that the missing DOT tions have been destroyed, there does not seem to be any good reason for banks refusal to redeem such notes for the owner.
 The Comptroller of the Currency makes it 8 condition of his accept- snce of fragmentary notes of Nation al banks that they shall have first been redeemed by the banks of issue.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-16

A quit claim deed is good as far as it goes, but it may go a very little way. A title thus conveyed is ususl- ly doubtful one, and shows that the seller of his property is in doubt about it. Such 6 deed simply re- leases whatever claim the seller may have against the property, aBd such deeds have been given by persons who had no legal claim whatever II gives no recourse against the sell Ter in case his title turns out bad. But there are cases iu which they
 are quite sufficient, as when 8 sheriff sells under foreclosure or 8 judg- ment and the title is goud, but he only sells as an officer of the court
 or when an Executor or Trustee sells officially, or when parties have claims to or rights in property, and quit their claims, and so perfect the title. Such questions as these, when they involve property, should always be submitted to competent lawyer.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-16
utiltzIur Coal Ashes.

MT. J. A. Shinn, of Pittsburg, las been fnr-some time cxrerimentinR
 with, and has obtained patent for,
 the use of ashes in making mortar In the city of New. York about 700
 900 cubic yards of ashes are annually ! produced, which require to be carted
 to the docke, loaded upon boats, and
 taken to the lower bay in order to l dispose of them, at a cost to the city
 Of over $4OO,OOO.
 In addition 10 this, the large man.
 ufactures dispose of thelr own ashes in like manner at their own cost. The fine portion of the ashes of dom-
 estic production, that is, stoves
 grates. ranges and heaters, is cap.
 able of being converted, with small
 portion of lime, into O mortar havs ing tensile strength of from four to five times that of common sand
 and lime mortar, or about 80 pounds
 per square inch, one month old, to sand mortar 20 pounds at the same age, and, when mixed as Scton, gives a tensile strength of 140 pounds and q crushing strenghth Of over HOO pounds per square inch, one month old.
 It will thus be seen that. by utiliz> ing the ashes for mortar, a large part of the expense of removal could be saved, together with the whole cost of procuring sand for that purpose, and at the same time very superior article of mortar be produced.
 In consequence of the small quan- tity of lime required (10 per cent), it would be necessary to mix the mortar by machinery at mill and deliver it ready for use. This prac- tice prevails to Q great extent in European cities on account of the superiority ofmilled over handmade mortar. Ash mortar has the ad- vantsges of resisting the action of water as soon as It has set Gin from two to three days), and also the com> bined action of fire and water, the quantity of lime being so small and the chemical union with the ash SO complete, that the application of heat does not produce free oxide of lime, as in the case of sand mortar, and consequently does not swell when applied to the heated mortar. The weight of ash mortar is about one half that of sand mortar when both are dry, and it works soft and | smooth. Ash mortar forms, when set, silicate of lime and alumina 1 and hardens uniformly throughout, like cement; while sand mortar, when set. is but an imperfect car bonate of lime, the sand furnishing but the nucleus around which the carbonate forms.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-16
SUM MONS.

TN THR JUSTICES COURT OF PIE 1 nix Precinct. in the county Of Mar pa, Territory of Arizona; James Rfchai Justice of the Peace.
 Juliu5 BaRrlien by c. A. Luke, Plaif vs. Mary Rues, known as Ma. y Baurl Defendant.
 The Territory of Arizona sends greet to Mary Rues, known as Mary Baurl, Defendant.
 You are hereby summoned 10 app before me at my office in Phoenix. fnI county of haricopa, h Territory of Arizd on the 2lst day of August, A D., 1sea teny A Ms., in an action brought agad you by said plaintiff. to answer the cd plaint of the above named plaintiff.
 Said action ie brought to recover sum of two hundred and ninety (S290l
 ollars, the value of jewelry taken by fendant from ,he plafnfiff: one gold wal and chain, S1sO; gold watch and 1a.l ne k chain, S70; gold filigree ring, &| topaz ring. SS; set filigree stnds. q ruby gold breast pin. $1a; gold..watch, q, sad He and bridie S2i;-or judgement v| be taken gatnst you for the said amoul together with the costs Of this suit, if N fail to appear and answer.
 To the Sheriff CT any Constable of s| county, greeting: Make legal service d| due return hereof.
 Given under my hand at said PreciI this 21st day Of June, "A. D.. 1883.
 JAMES RICHARDS,
 Justice of the Peace of said Preeinct|
 j2Sw4t
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-16
---------- About Public Schools

Hon. Zach. Montgomery has col lccted number of articles, which would seem 90 establish the fact that m almost exact ratio with the ems lightment of the people, through the diffusion of a common school educa ton, is the increase of crime. He has collected his data from most au> thoritative sources, and the facts themselves cannot be disputed. That such 2 drawback of the public schools, admitting that it exists, has more than counterbalancing advan- tages, however, can be easily demon straied by the universal education That our public school system could be greatly improved goes without saying; but as it is, in the judgment ot the great majority of our people, it is far more preferable to none at all. We arc Inclined to Hscribe the advance of crime step by step with the diffusion of public school edu- 
 cation rather to the insane worship of "smartnesS" which prevails in the United States. From the first dawr of intelligence in their offspring the parents constitute themselves O sor Of admiration society for the bant- lings. They are spoiled almost be fore they are out of long clothes,ant parental authority, never having been exerted does not exist as 8 res training influence. Children ar brought up to revere intellect onl. 10 worship success for its own sake Such a demoralizlng family atmos phere would have disastrous result under any conceivable plan of edu cation. A radical reform is needed in the minds of our people, rathe than a change of school systems The long and unavailing fight flo separate school appropriations mad by Archbishop Hughes in Ne, York shows that the public school with all their defects, are impreg nabiy rooted in the affection of tn peoplc.-Los Angeles Herald.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-16

A POSTAL telegraph controlled by the Government is now we'll nigh a certainty; not that the Government has taken any steps in the matter but because there is q general de> mand from business men everywhere for such a line as relief from the Western Union and for the better transaction of business at moderate rates. The demand is just, is strong and comes from that element which controls .he business of the country and there Is no doubt that such a de mand will be brought to bear on the next Congress as within the next year will give the country postal telegraph facilities.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-16
A Witty Clergy naaR.

Some good stories are told of Father Stimson. .a Baptist clergyman, now in Kansas. His people were not prompt in paying him his salary much of which he. had to take ''in kind" One day church member asked him 10 bring Mrs. Stimson to dinner. Certainly" said Father Stimson, land I guess I'll put some hay in the wagon when l go back home." "All right" replied the church member, "but bring one borse wagon" He came in a wagon in which was 8 hoyrick big enough to hold haystack. "Is that a one> horse wagons" asked the parishion- CT. "Yes," said Father Stimson "but it's a two-horse hayrick," and he loaded in ton of hay. He was putting up a gospel tent when a loafer came along and asked him ii he was going to have A circus "Yes," said he without looking up "and I want haboon; how much | will you take?" He was chaplain of the Ninth New York Cavalry whose Colonel liked to take h is regi ment through the puddles. One day the chaplain rode around them; s' the Colonel at the close of the dril said to the officers: "If Chaplain Stlmson is afraid to ride througl muddy water for fear of soiling hi
 clothes, will carry him across tn
 puddles myself" "Thank you," tn
 chaplain said; "but as the Govern
 ment provides horses, l don't SC
 any reason why should ride on
 iackass.' s.''-Detroa Free Press.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-16
Without any of the customary

Without any of the customary safeguard that hedge so>called secret societies, without barrier doors. pass words, or obligations, other than pnrely moral ones, printing offices are the repositories of more unwhis- bered matters than all the remainder combined. There is no lodge where there is SO much hidden from the outside world, so much which, told, might create trouble, so much of the confidential, and, to the honor of the craft be it written, so faithfully Cd evenf enfSRXsndfh fhaRr haRr01qi 01qiaoRazn, aEsa asnafad ahd trust unbroken.-Printcr's Cabinet
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-16

THE government has made a pro> position to the Montana Indians to break up their tribal organiza ion and to furnish each individual In> dian unmarried with 80 acres of land and married with 160 acres. The Indians do not favor the proposition
 Their business perception is suffi> cient to teach them that they would have less land on such terms than they now have and they do not pro- pose that the government shall say : The time may come when they will settle that matter among themselyes to the extent of their reserved lands.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-16

 hundred dollars valuation of taxable property.
 On motion and ny vote of NJ. Wormser and s. J. Halbert, the fee for :be Sheriff for collecting taxes is fixed at five per ccnt>
 On motion and by vote of Messrs. Wormser and Halbert the following bill was altered aud warrant ordered drawn on the Poor House fund No. 25l Bicenthc Gaihero for taking care of Sacramento 6ancez, sick indigent, four months. at $1O per mouth $40.
 On motion Board adjourned to Monday August 20rh 1883
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 "WARs and rumors of wars" arc abroad in the land, Spain is on the eve of a revolution and France and China have crossed swords prepar> atory to more deadly thrusts; Ger many and Mexico menace the United States; Ireland and England continue to broil. Upper Egypt is in the throes of barbaric religious contest and to sum up the condition of affairs cholera is devastating Northern Africa, and threatens Eu- rope over which it will probably sweep ere long 10 give the western continent a call. On the latter yell low fever and small pox prevail to an alarming extent.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-16
Territorial Tw1Rs .
Currier.

Acting Governor II. NJ. Van Arr man, has offered a reward. as will be seen by notice elsewhere ln this pa per, of $200 for the apprehension and conviction of the Ash Fork, and 1000 for the apprehension and con viction of ihe Globe stage robbers.
 We heard yesterday that survey ors are at Ash Fork intending soon to locate the route of the Prescott & Both Parallel railroad.
 August Trautz, who is supposed to be in Phoenix, is respectfully re> quested to communicate with c. L. Ferguson, Prescott. MT. F. has good news for him.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-16

A Montana paper tells about na- tional bank building at Helena which is 10 cost $SO,OOO, and which is to be the most imposing structure yet projected in that Territory. Tue son has much more imposing building than the one referred to the man who got it up imposed or his friends for mo oncy with which to build it, sold it for cash, and travels in foreign land.-C Citizen.
 Judge Sheldon is reported to be very sick and confined to his bed No one Is admitted to his room ex' cept physicians and nurses. Th' operation performed last week wa: very successful. The old wound was cut open and the bone scraped, and all the splinters removed. There is same fear that he may no: be sui ficiently recovered to hold the spe- cial term of court appointed here September -Citisen.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-16

A MANUSCRIPT is said to have been recently discovered which is nearly three thousand years old and which contains a version of the Ten Com mandments differing somewhat from the present accepted tablet. The owner offers it 10 the British Muse> um for $5,0O0,OO0- Suffice it to re- mark that the document was dis. covered by an Arab dealer in antiquities who runs his shop in Jerusalem and can turn out any sort of ancient article of great age, and all on shortest notice.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-16

IT STRIKES us that the Citizen plays too many notes On the "white scourdrel" string Of it's Crook fiddle. It takes wsrping to make that ex- prcssion in General Crooks report mean the people of the Territory. as the CttizeE translates it and would lead the uniformed to believe. The most casual reader of Crooks report understands that he had reference to the COW boy element that lives along the border by stealing cattle and smuggling and nothing more. Tbough our admiration for Crook has been sadly demoralized by more intimate knowledge sf the facts concerning his trip after the Chirl- cahiias and the entire failure of the General to hiring in .the nuEdering portion of the band, nevertheless we believe in givlng man fair play. The olatter at its best js no, Tenaarkas
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-16
Military Orders.
WAFFLE BARRACKS. PRESCOTT, Aug. 9th, 1883.

l HhESCOTT, Aug. 0Ln, loSo.
 First Lieutenant NJ. P. Maus ,Firs Infantry, is relieved from duty as [ member of the General Court Mar tial appointed by paragraph 9, spe, cial orders No. 5o current series these headquarters, and First Lieu tenant w. H. Carter, R. Q. NJ. Sixth Cavalry, is detailed in his stead. Private Frederick ". s. Zones, Troop, c. Third Cavalry, will report in person in person te the commando officer Fort Verde, for duty as hos- pital steward of the 3rd class.
 The Quartermaster's Department will furnish the necessary transPor- tation, and the Subsistence Depart ment commutation of ratlons in ads vance at the prescribed rate. for one day. it being impracticable to carry rasions of any kind.
 By order of
 BIReADIER GEN. CROOK,
 G. J. FIRFEGRB,
 Acting Aide de-Csmp.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-16
"FIrst in War. First In Peace First In tke Heart 0f our Pa
 trons."

Of such is the Commonwealth Dis tributioA Co.,, who for the past six years have without postponement had their popular monthly drawings in Louisville, Ky. Next FAIR AND HONEST DRAWING, Aug. 31st, 1883 Capital prizes $3O,00O, $10,OO0, $5,- 900. 1860 winning tickets; $112,. 400 distributed. Tickets only g. each. R. NJ. Boardman, Louisville, Ky.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-16

A NORTH CARoIlNIAN hos asked
 permission from the Post Oificc De. pa1tment to send fonr.pound cans of whisky by mail. He says they will be- easy to handle, that there will be no breakagc,a and that it twill break mp a lot of blockadiAg through the country, and throw freight money into the postal
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-16

The present beef contractors, J. c Burnett and c. B. Tarbell, both resi- dents of this place, are now under arrest at Phoenix, charged with compllcity in thc recently attempted steal of 4s,00O pounds of government barley from Gen. Crock's-eamp ai Silver Crsek.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-16
Board of Supervisors .
OFFICE OF BOARD SUPERVISORS
 Phoenix, Aug $, 1883.

OFFICE OF BOARD SUPERVISORS ]
 Phoenix. Aug $, 1883.
 Board met pursuant to n call of the Chairman; present, NJ. Wormser, Chairman; and N. Hcrrick, and A-J Halbert, Supervisors; Frank Cox. Clerk.
 Minutes of previous meeting read, approved and signed. On motion and by vote of fuli Board the following bills were al> on the Poor HaBt1fgsGpis HBt1fgsGp ta.oF oFdeEed drawn
 No. 249, Harry Fink, for board and care of sick at hospital, $164.
 No. 250, Foster Maddox, services in moving hospital, $3. On motion and by full vote of Board it is ordered that the TIeasur> CT transfer from the General Fund of the County into the Poor House fund the sum of $400.
 On motion and by vote of full Board it is ordered that a warrant on Poor House fund for $50 be drawn in favor of L. H. Ormc, Sheriff, for pest house purposes be- tug a part payment of the bill on file with this Board.
 On mention Board adjourned. M. WoRMsER. F. Cox,
 Chairman, Clerk,
 PnGNlx, August l3, 1883.
 Board of Supervisors met this day pursuant to law; present, M. Worms ser, Chairman; X. J. Halbert, Super visor; Frank Cox, Clerk; L. H. Orme, Assessor and Tax Collector.
 Minutes of prev.ous meeting read, approved and signed.
 AdoIph Asher, of the firm of Asher Bros, appeared before the Board and asked 10 have assessment on $5,O00 solvent debts stricken of the roll.
 After argument of said A. Asher in the matter of assessment, on mos tion and by vote of NJ. Wormser and A. J. Halbert, N. Herrick being ab. sent, motion to strike off was denied
 On motion and by vote of Messrs Wormser and Halbcrt, N. HerIick being absent and not voting, it is ordered that the following Territori> al and County taxes levied and col lected In the County of Maricopa for the year A. D. 1883, for the pur- poses therein named
 Territorial tax twenty-five cents on each one hundred dollars .valua- ton of taxable property.
 Territorial School tax, fifteen cents on each one hundred dollars of tax able property.
 Territorial Prison Bond tax, ten cents on each one hxndred dollars of taxable property.
 Interest tax for payment of in> tercst on Territorial Bonds issued under act of Legislature approved March 6th 1883. five cents on each one hundred dollars valuation of tax able property.
 County Road tax, twenty-five cents on each one hundred dollars valua- ton of taxable property.
 County School tax. fifty cents on each ond hundred dollars valuation of taxable property.
 Cousty Sinking Fund tax, fifty | cents on each one hundred dollars of taxable property.
 Redemption Road Fund tax, cents on each one hum fred dollars valuation of taxable 
 To pay interest on Courthouse Bonds tax, fifteen cents on each one dollars valuation of taxable 
 To pay interest on Hospital Bsild | ng Bonds tax, three cents on each | ,ne hundred dollars valuation ot axable property.
 Fer County General purposes tax me hundre@ and ten cents on each 'ne hundred 9.,e dollars valuation of axable propeEy.
 For Special School tax, School3 District No. ], ten cents on each one
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-16
1t W i'll Dc 1t.

Good will lodge in the intersticss between the teeth. and it becomes a source of their decay. SOZODONT will dislodge such deposits, and pre- vent the mischief. An parents should provide SOZODONT, and thus secure the health of thelr chill dren's teeth.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-16
President Arthur and the Anx.

While in Louisville, the President remarked, "that in making two of his best appointments he was influ- enced by the fact the gentlemen were expert fisherman" Now every> body need not go fishing, expecting an appointment, but every one may, by sending g for 8 ticket in the Commonwealth Distribution Co.'s next drawing, Aug. 31st, in Louis vile, Ky, CATCH a big prIze. 1860 prizes, amounting to $112,40o Cap. ital prize, $3O,o0O. Tickets only g. Address all orders to R. NJ. Bosrd- man, Louisville, Ky.