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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-12-25

collection for the past year, distribut-
ed among the different towns of APP
preparation. was approximately as
follows: For salaries and expenses
of collectors, including pay OF deputy
collectors, clerks, etc., 81, S54, $50; for
salaries and expenses of revenue
agents, surveyors of distilleries, gau-
gers, storekeepers, and miscellaneous
expenses. 50, ,438, 900. This item in
cludes $5S, 900 for accounts of store
keepers and gaugers for the last half
of June, 1884, that were not paid
owing to the appropriation being ex-
hausted, and for which a deficiency
appropriation will be needed For
stamps, paper and dies, $454 311; for
expenses of detecting and Furnishing
violations of internal revenue laws,
$50, 736; for salaries of officers, clerks
and employees in the office of the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, $685.
421; total, $500, ,450; as compared
with total cost of collection for the
year 1888, of $5,105,9 ,957. The total
expenses were a little less than A 1-5
per cent. of the amount collected. The
Commissioner says that The diminu-
ton of gross receipts could not pro-
p0rtionately affect the cost of collec-
ton, as nearly the same force had to
be retained. The deficiency appropri-
alton of $50, 600 for payment of
salaries Of storekeepers and fees of
gaugers was much less than what was
actually needed, as most of these
officers could be paid only up to the
middle of June, 1884. Accounts
from over LOO Of these officers for
the last half of the month of June,
1884, are now on file unpaid amount
ing to SD, 600, and it is known that
there are some others yet to be filed,
so that at least $5S, 900 will need to be
appropriated for this deficiency. One
thousand and forty-fve violations of
internal revenue laws were reported
by agents during the year; 413 persons
were reported on their information;
property to the value of $50, 531 was
reported by them for seizure, and
for assessments for unpaid taxes and
penalties the sum of $103, 662 was re-
ported by them. The amount expend-
ed for detecting and bringing to trial
and punishment persons guilty of
violating internal revenue laws was
$57, ,337. During the year 377 stills
were seized and 902 PERSONS arrested
for engaging in illicit distillation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-12-25
The Receipts Of Revenue Largely Re-
duced

The annual report of the Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue for the
fiscal year ending June 80, has been
submitted to the Secretary of the
Treasury. The total receipts from all
sources Of internal revenue taxation
for the year were S121, 500, 039, as
compared with $144 553. 344 for the
year 1888; $146, 533. .273 for the year
1882, and $135, 229, 912 for the year
1881. It is estimated that $115, ,00O,-
600 will be collected during the pres
ent fiscal year. The payment of the
tax on the large production of spirits
1881 was a material factor in the col
lectiOns during the past year. The
Commissioner says that the falling
off anticipated during the present year
Will follow from the diminished GUAM
tity of bourbon and rye whiskies pro
duced in 1882, on which the tax will
mature during the current fiscal year.
Another cause contributing to the
reduction of receipts will be the Iargt
increased expectation abroad of spirits
IN bond, on which for various rea-
sons the owners cannot pay the tax.
Something like 10000, 900 gallons
have already been forced aboad dur
ing the current calendar year because
of stagnation in trade and the refusal
of Congress to extend the bonded
period. A comparative statement of
the receipts for the fiscal year 1883
and 1884 shows a decrease of SIC, ,041.-
$50 for tobacco, and an increase of
50, 536. .610 from spirits, an increase
=
and decrease of SO, 642, 4C4 from
taxes under repealed laws and penal
ties, making total decrease Of S22,-
963, ,3O5. The largest collection in any
one district was made in the Fifth
Illinois district. s13, ,036, 355, and the
smallest ia Second North Carolina
district, 81, 1872 There are four States
Illinois, Lentucky, New
York, and Ohio-in which collections
were over s13, 100000 The cost of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-12-25

Tariff C-Substances used in chemi-
cal industries, drugs, simples, seeds
OF cotton, and all Oleagineous products
Of the same, except oils, tanning Il
guilds, grease, and all other animal,
oily substances unmanufactured, not
comprised in this tariff
Glass D-Cotton and it's manufac-
tured forms, raw cotton with or with
out seeds.
Glass E-Other vegetable fbers and
their manufactured forms, hemp, fax,
jute, and other raw vegetable fbers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-12-25
The Philosophy of Lightning Rods.
Cornhil Magazine


A lightning conductor consists
essentially of long piece of metal,
pointed at the end, whose business it
is, not SO much as people imagine, to
carry off the flash Of lightning harm
lessly, should it happen to strike the
house to which the conductor is at
tached, but rather to prevent the oc-
currence of flash at all. by gradual
~ and gently drawing off the electric
ity as fast as it gathers, before it has
had time to collect in sufficient force
for q destructive discharge. 1t re
sembles la effect an overflow pipe
which drains off the surplus water of
a pond as soon as it runs in in such a
manner as to prevent the possibility of
an lnundation which might occur If
the water were allowed to collect ia
force behind dam Or embankment.
It is a food-gate, not moat; it car
ries away the electricity of the air
quietly to the ground without allow
ing it to gather in sufficient amount
to produce flash of Lightning. It
might thus be better called a light
ming preventer than lightning CON
ductor; it conducts electricity, but
prevents lightning. Atfrst, all light
ming rods used to be made with knobs
on the top, and then the electricity
used to collect at the surface until the
electric force was sufficient to cause
spark. In those happy days you had
the pleasure of seeing that the light
ming was actually being drawn off
from your neighborhood piecemeal.
Knobs, it was held, must be the best
things, because you could incontesta-
bly, see the sparks striking them with
your eyes. But as time went on,
electricians discovered that if you
fixed fine metal point to the con
ductor of an electric machine il was
impossible to get up any appreciable
charge, because the electricity always
kept leaking out by means of the
point Then it was seen that if you
made your lghtniog-rods pointed at
the end you would be able in the same
way to dlssipate your electricity before
it had ever had time to come TO head
in the shape of lightning From that
moment the thunderbolt was safely
dead and buried. It was urged, in
deed, that the attempt thus to rob
heaven Of its thunders was wicked
and impious; but the common sense
of mankind refused to believe that alb
solute omnipotence could be sensibly
defied by twenty yards of cylindrical
iron tubing.
It is not so well known that the
brain and spinal cord are apparently
conductors, and hence a lightning
stroke On the head does net materially
injure the brain beyond shattering the
nerves and causing temporary de-
rangement. Most persons struck by
lightning do not remember anything
about the stroke, but Others describe
sensation such as wouldnnbe caused by
their being struck heavy blow, and
some have Gkened the shock to what
they would be SUPPOSED to feel if torn
into small pieces.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-12-25

There arc twenty persons IN New
Orleans awaiting trial for murder,
fourteen of whom have been arrested
since Septerber But short time
since four city policemen were ar
raigned in one day for murder, and
three of them remained Wi.lcut
bail
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-12-25

I've got enough" said the Judge,
turning to the lawyer Drive on. I
pity the man who depends on this
man for information.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-09-25
Number Of stitches In 4 Shirt.

The following singular calculation
of the number of stitches in u plain
shirt has bee" made by q seamstress
Stitching the collar, four rows, 5000;
sewing the ends, 500; battonholes,
and sewing Oh buttons, $50; sewing
the collar snd gathering the neck,
1904; stitching wristbands, l,22S ;
sewing the ends, GO; buttonholes, las;
hemming the Sits, 264; gathering the
sleeves, $40; setting on wristbands,
LAOS; stitching on shoulder straps,
three rows each, 1880; hemming the
bosom, 1893; sewing the sleeves, 1854 :;
setting in sleeves and euss+ts, 1880;
tapping the sleeves, 1,526; sewing the
seams, S48; setting side guss-. IS in,
Ara; hemming the bottom. l,lU4 /;
total number OF stitches. 2O.649. Aud
yet, j" New York aud Isrooklyn,seam.
stresses are glad to get shirts to make
at eight cents apiece
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-09-25
Lumber! Luulber!: LAMBERT!

Parties DESTROYS of building would
save money by calling at Z. Board =
yard and getting prices.
Just arrived from Chicaxo-Clear
pine ceiling, weather boards, rustic,
surfaced pine boards, II and 2-inch
plank, cedar and pine shingles, doors,
sash and holdings; also y large
stock of seasoned Bear Valley ium.
ner. and more coming. G. BOARD.
Yard corner Sd avenue and Carbon.
ate street. a-tf
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-09-25
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weakness, early decay, loss of mar.
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This great remedy was discovered by
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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-09-25
The EAST FORK OF WOOD RIVER,
1t will ~ Time Equal Bnllion - an
Ore. Prod I,crr.

Ell. Brown came in from the East
Fork yesterday, and went out to Lost
River to day, to work on the copper
sn'rlter being erect-d there. tie re-.
ports striking a fve.foot iron ledge
showing six inches Of galrna, at the
head of the East Fork Of Wood River.
which h.. located FIR himself and q A.
French, OF this city. There were
over 200 men working along the East
Fork j" July and August, and over
100 men are still steadily employed
there.
Mr.. Brown thinks very highly Of
the East Fork, and believes tina. in
time it will be equal to Bali, II Us AZ
ore and bullion producer.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-09-25
WOOD RlVEK,S REix)RD.
THE EPHRAlM CASE.

The defendant was not Disc hary~d Z,
Stated, but Put under Bonds, Ia
Appear.
Hon. r. w. Berry, Deputy Collector
of Internal Revenue, arrived las,
evening from Boise, to remain four or
five days.
Being asked about the Ephraim
case, he stated that, imnedia' ely on
receiving the complaint from HALEY.
he notified the United States District
Attorney and Marshal. When Mr..
Ephrsim got to Shoshone he was in
formed that steps were being taken
to prosecute him, and he voluntarily
went to Boise and appeared before the
United States Commissioner, where he
inquired the charge, which was selling
cigars without license. He there
upon admitted the charge, but ex.
planned Ms follows:
When he (Ephraim) came here he
took out license for Mr.. Levy, in
tending him to sell only his (Ephraim's)
cigars. The goods not selling to Mr..
Ephraim's satisfaction, he took some
cigars and sold them hi,"self, but in
his own name, instead Of Levy's, The
Commissioner thereupon placed him
under bonds to appear ut the next
term Of the District Court, in Boise,
for trial.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-09-25
Something Every Lady Wants.

f: A. White has just received a
stock Of Improved Novelty gliding
Tables, which he is just giving ava.
Tor $3.50, spot cash. His order was
duplica'ed by mistake. 80 that he is
compelled to sell at cost, for account
Of the manufacturers.
These little tables are rapidly com.
ing into favor. They are just the
thing for the sick.rum, the sewing.
room. pio"ics, gardens, card parties,
ETC.. as they can be put out of the way
when not wanted.
Remember the price: only, $3.50.
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-04-19

Board of Supervisors.
OFFICE OF THE Bo,RD OF SUPERVISORS
 Yuma County, A. T.

OFFICE OF THE Bo.RD OF SUPERVISORS Yuma County, A. I. YUMA, A. T., April s, lSS4.
 REGULAR sEssI1N-l0 A. M. On motion of Supervisor Baker, sec onded bv Chairman Thurlow>the Board then proceeded to make out the list of qualified jurors resident of the county, which list was compiettd and ordered placed on file. The following bills were then taken up and approved by the Board on the gener- al fund:
 Bill No. 43, F Avila interpreters fees sl5.
 Bill No. A, F Avila interpreters fees s1O.
 Bill No. 45. F Avila drayage s29.05. Bill No 46, Purdy districG attorney s fees sl25.
 Bill No. A. Purdy district attorneY's fees 800.
 Bill No. 4S, Avila int terpreter's fees S1O.
 Bill No. 49, W H Tonge iailor's salary sS75.
 Bill No. 50, s Purdv district attorneys fees s575.
 Bill No. 5l.J L Smith, Justice of the Peace fees sl03.
 Bill No, B, Billy the Indian interpre- ter's fees S10.
 Bill No. 53. F Avila interpreters fees S15.
 Bill No 5S, J J Stein GO folios at 20 cts SIP.
 Bill No. 55, F Avia salary as clerk of Board s125.
 Bill No, 56, J Stein dist. court comr. fees S55.
 Bill No. 57, Billy Indian, interpreters tees Sl5.
 Bill No. 5S, J Bancroft, Justice of the Peace fees, Sl15 o0.
 Bill No. 59, w A Wernlnger overseer clam gang S333 .33.
 Bill No. 60, John Stanley waiting on E Eugram S26.
 Bill No 6l, Isaac Lyons, accounts pur- chased S355.
 Bill No. 62, Drs De Corse & Taggart as DOT contract S250.
 On motion of Supervisor Baker, sec onded by Chairman Thurlow, and car ried unanimously, the Board adjo ufned to meet Alrll g, 1884, q: 10 d. m.
 GEO. M. THURLow, F. AvILA, Chairman.
 Clerk.
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-04-19
April 9:h, 10 o'clock q. m.
E. AvILA,
 Clerk.

Board in session pursuant to adjourn ment.
 Roll called: present Chrirman Thur low, Supervisors Baker, HutchinS and Clerk.
 Yesterdays m inutes were read, and on motion Of Supervisor baker, seconded d by Chairman Thurlow, and carried uEan- imonsly, tue minutes were approved.
 The bill of 0, F. Townsend for $l00 taken up and on motion of Supervisor Baker, seconded by Chairman Thurlow, the Said bill was rejected. Supervisor Hn!ch chins voting yes, and Supervisor Baker and Chairm an Thurlow voting 20.
 The bill of C. Ginocchio & Co.,, for board of prisoners, taken up aud on mo- tion of Supervisor Hutchins, seconded Dy Supervisor Baker, and carried unani- mously, said bill was allowed in the sum of S2S7 on the contingent fund.
 The bill of A. Romero for board of prisoners, on motion of Supervisor Bak- CT, seconded by Supervisor Hutchins and carried unanimously. was allowed on coDtingent fund in the sum of Sl97.5O.
 The bill of A. Romero. board of NJ. Rache macher inGegent sick, On motion of Supervisor Hutchins, seconded by Supervisor Baker, and carried unani- mnusly, allowed in the sum of S24 on contingent flu d.
 The bill of Isaac Lyons for county sup plies, on motion cf Supervisor Baker, seconded by Supervisor Hutcnns, and carried unanimously, allowed in the sum of Sl,4}9.22 on general fund.
 The bill of Sentinel Publishing Co.,, for publishing delinquent tax list and suO- scriptiou to Sentinel TOT 1884, on motion of Supervisor Hutchins, seconded by Supervisor Baker, ana Carried unani- mously, allowed in the sun 0: SlO4 .69 on contingent fund.
 The bill of J. s. Bancroft for S51, for stationery tor Probate Judge, on motion of Supervisor Baker, seconded by Super visor Hutchins, rejected Dy unanimous vote.
 The bill of J. H. Taggart, for medical attendance as expert in criminal case. on motion of Supervisor Baker, seconded by Supervisor Hutchlns, and carrled unani- mously, allowed in the sum of S15 on general fund.
 (Centinued on 3rd page)
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-04-19
It was the Lemon.

A mau recently fell down on Warren street. He was a large individual, and took up lots of the sidewalk, and a bystander thought it the proper time to be funny.
 "How did you come to fall?" he inquired. ''On bit of lem on"
 "Yes, sir; on a bit of lemon," replied the cOrpulent one.
 "But I see no lemon," replied the funny man.
 "Well, who said you could ." savagely roared the large indivi- dual as he got up and dusted himself of with his handker- chief; ''Can any one see the lemon in half-a-dozen coktails, siy?"-Puck.
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-04-19
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
TERRITORIAL.

TEkRlIORlAL. :4overnor-F. A. Tritle, Prescott. Secretary-H. fl. FanArman, Prescott. Tressurer-Tnolnas J. Butler, Prescott. Superintendent of Pubic Instruction-W B. Hnrtor, Tucson Auditor-E P. Clark, Prescott. Supreme Court-C. G. W. French, Chief Justice, Prescott. D. Nj. P1nney, As socixtc Justice, PhGnix: 4 w. Sheldon, Associate Justice, Tucson. U. District Attorncy-J. A. Zsbriskie Tucson U. 5. Marshall-L. $. Tidball, Prescott. Delegate tu Congress-Granvile Oury Florence.
 COUNTY. Treasurer-A. Lorettc. Probate Judge-lsaac Levy. SbeI iff-A. Tyner. Under Sheriff-W. H. Tonge. District Attorney-SarHuc Pnrdy. supcrvisors-G. NJ. Thurlow, Chairman Chas. Baker and c. H. Hntchins. Clerk Board of Supervisors-F. Avila. Loroner-J. H. Taggart. Justices Of the Peace-J. L. Smith, W H. Simmons, J. S. Blpcroft. Yuma. A. D. Crawford. Silent.
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-04-19
Embraced by a Fish.

party who worked at a .Suuken vessel near VancOuver'S ISlahd, tells in the Portland Transcript how a comrade was enfolded by a devil fish. He says: "We dis covered the old hulk in about four fathoms. In the crew were two half-breeds from MexicO, who could stay under water, it seemed tome, about ten minutes. They were pearl divers from the Panama coast, and when they went down they carried heavy stone to sink them, and a rope to make fast to anything they could fnd.
 "When the oldest diver slipped over we could follow him on the bottom by the air-buhbIes. His mate held small lifeline that he signalled by. In about four minutes the signal camG. We drew him up.
 "He came aboard with a jump, aud said he had hooked on to a cask or box, and that as soon a he moved it. great cloud of mud or sand arose as if some great fish had moved, and thiukS ing of sharks he had come up for his knife.
 'He seemed somewhat ex- hausted, aud the other man said he would go down. Taking a sharp knife in his mouth, he was lowered and was sool out of sight. A Aftcr he had been down about five minutes, there came a pull on the lifeline that nearly jerked the skipper uverboard.
 eve pulled and pulled, until it was evident something was wrong, and We all gave way hard; and by the Way it came, We thought the whole wreck was afOul.
 "In half a minute we had Ped rO's head out of water, but the sight of it almost made Us drop him back into the water. The poor fellow Was almost covered with whit seemed to be mass of shakes that Were twisted all over him.
 "The arms and legs of the ani mai Wfilhed about, some around his neck, others around his arms aud body, while fastened to his breast was big bag like dOdy with pair of eyes like d cats, with the same green light you see in them in the dark.
 "The skipper and he other diver knew it was q devil fish, and sung out for knives. We couldn't get it on deck, because three or four of iIS arms were slung around the bow cable. ! he diver lowered himself, and put ting his knife under the animal, sit it in two.
 'The skipper, in the mean tir1e. was at work in the fore chains, and he cut off the arms. Then with jerk we had the man on board.
 We had to cut the octupus from him piect by piece, anu il took Us half an hour to clear him. The whole animal must have weighed two hundred and fifty pounds. We put it together afterwards on the deck, and i. measured. from the tip of one artn to the tip of the opposite one twentv.fwO feet.
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-04-19
To Mine Owners of Yuma Co

am arranging 2 collection of the diff ferent ores of this county, in Eny office. Any specimen sent to me will be thank fully received and placed in the cabinet. Please label specimens as to probable value, name of mine and district.
 Jos. J. STEIN. County Recorder.
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-04-19
'.There!" triumphantly

''There!" triumphantly ex- claimed an enterprlsing editor, as a bullet came through the window and shattered the inkstand, "I knew that new Per sonal Column would be a suc- cess"
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-04-19
The Territorial Prison.

l
 victs, costing S1.43 each, per day, to maintain tbein, or S43.0O per month. The sum total for the whole number per day, is a charge upon the territory of ES16734, or for the year, s72, ,026, l0. Ii would-be well for our political economists to devise means of reducing this burthen upon tax payers, soon 10 become unsuppor- table. We believe that arrange ments can be made with eastern penitentiaries to care for our cons victs, for greatly reduced sum than is now paid by the territory, If not for their labor alone. Ano- ther resulting advantage, if such an arrangement can be made, would be that they would be turned loose at the expiration of their term, at points remote from Arizona, antl not likely to return.-GlOve Silver Belt.
 There are some errors in the above statements, among which is that giving the total number of convicts at 138. At present there are, we believe, 122 prison ers confined in the Yuma peni- tentiary and the cost of keeping them is about that computed by the Belt. The Gazette believes h t reductions should be made In the expense of maintaining the prison, but it is opposed to the proposition of letting con- tracts for the keeping of prisoners at any point outside of the terri
 tory. Such a measure is opposed to the primary principles of poli- tical economy, inasmuch as every cent disbursed would become a loss to the territory, and the money expended for he purpose would at once be removed from circulation among our own peo- pie. Again. the cost in trans- porting the convicts to an eastern jail wo id render tn" proposition impracticab!e. It is On these principles that we most object tO the location of the territorial prison at Yuma. The site is on the extreme edge Of the territory and in Il nOn-producing country. Political combinations rather than any proper or business con- siderations brought about the To- cation of the prison at Yuma. The result is that most all of the supplies consumed are brought from California, and an addi tiou- al expense is entailed upon every county in taking the prisoners 10 the penitentiary. The facts con- plained of by the Silver Belt are Of nature that will st aadily grow with he increase in num- Der of cOuvicts, and the Only sen- Slble means by which We cau lessen present expenses and provide against a prOp0rtiOnate increase Tn the future, is to ahan. don Ynma, aud select some point centrally located and in a produc
 ing region. Say, for instance, that the territorial prison was lorated in this valley, and that, with the buildings, the territory secured couple of hundred acres of lands. On inc latter the pris :. oners could produce the greater part of the articles necessary fur their consumption, while the cost of conveyanre to the prison would be materially lessened from all northern counties, and slightly from southern Arizona. Without any exaggeratiOn we confidently believe that the reduced cost of maintaining convicts, il the terri tOrrial prison were removed 10 this city. would equal fully 25 per cent. from the very first. The
 matter is one that is deserving of careful thought on the part of the people of Arizona.
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-04-19

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