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The Arizona champion., 1884-05-24
SIMPLE TESTS FOR THE PURITY OF
 WATER.

In suspected portable water for per sons who cannot command chemical analysis, the following tests, are recom- mended as being generally available and reliable:
 Color-Fill bottle made of colorless glass with the water; look through the water at some black object; the water should appear perfectly colorless and free from suspended matter. A muddy or turbid appearance indicates the pres ence of soluble organic matter, or of soluble matter in suspension. It should be "clear as crystal"
 Odor-Empty out some of the water, leaving the bottle half full; cork up the bottle and place it for few hours in a warm place; shake up the water, re- move the cork and critically smell the air contained in.the bottle. If it has any smell, and especially if the odor is in the least repulsive, the water should be rejected for domestic use. By heat ing the water to boiling, an odor is evolved sometimes that otherwise does not appear.
 Taste-Water fresh from the well is usually tasteleS, oven though it may contain large amount of putrescible organic matter. Water for domestic use should be perfectly tasteless, and remain so even after it has been warmed, since warming often develops taste in winter which is tasteless when cold. If the water, at any time, has a repulsive or even disagreeable taste, il should be rejected.
 Heisch's Test for Sewage Contami, nation-The delcacy of the sense oi smell or taste varies greatly in different individuals; one person may fail tc detect the fowl contamination of given water, which would be very evident to person of finer organization. But il the cause of bad smell or taste exists ir water, the injurious effect on health will remain the same, whether organized or not. Moreover, some water of very dangerous quality will fail to give any indication by smell or taste. For these reasons attach special importance tC Heisch's taste for sewage contamination or the presence of putrescible organic matter. The taste is so simple that an, one can use it. Fill a pint bottle three-fourths full of the water to b, tested, and disolve in the water a tea spoonful of the purest sugar-loaf O granulated sugar will answer-cork th bottle and place it in q warm place fo two days. If in twenty-four to forty eight hours the water becomes cloud. or muddy, it is unfit for domestic use If it remains perfectly clear it is proba bly, safe to use.
The Arizona champion., 1884-05-24
GOLD IN AUSTRALIA.

Gold costs a good deal. So thought to-day when I was sinking into mar row grave, little more than yard square, 500 feet into the earth. For their eight hours daily toll in this hades each miner obtains $l.75, a sum whose smallness amazed me. The Ballarat mine is owned by company which toiled for some years without much result on ground where the first discoverers had found much gold few feet deep. They sank a shaft very far down, they battled with flood and sand six years before they reached sue cess-$3 ,000 per day. Now, at the end of twenty-two years, the company can count over $50, ,000 ,000 as it's gains. And yet the mud and grime of it, the subterranean slime and cold, the un- suned existence passed in digging down there, combined into symbol of the quantity of dirt, darkness, drudgery and unhappiness, through which, in America as well as Ballarat, many must pass before gold can be piled up. That serpent on the English sovereign must eat the dust all it's days.
 So far as can learn comparatively few of the great fortunes of Australia have been built up on gold mines. As We drove through Ballarat many houses were pointed out far sunken in the earth by reason of the excavations be- heath them, and the wealth excavated appears to have largely rested on similarly insecure foundation. In an old German folklore it is said that they who dig successfully for hidden treasure must work in silence and fulfill certain formulas demanded by fatal guardians of such things-a single word, a neglected form, being enough to bring not only failure but danger. The real conditions of death are not less stern than the legendary. They are not to be met by riding horses shod with gold, though that made one Cameron famous in 1856. Few of the diggers could have fulfilled all the dread conditions of ob- taining riches, failure in the least which may turn fine ores to devils dust, or to chains more galling than iron. There are true legends haunting these Australian gold fields which sometimes sound as if invented by some sage to teach the vanity of mere luck. A poor wretch finds a thousand-pound nugget and sleeps no more.
The Arizona champion., 1884-05-24
DANGER IN PIE.
Trouble Caused by Eating Hurriediy
 and Working too Hard.

"Doctor, how do you account for the alarming increase of insanity in this ceuntry?"
 This was the intorrogative with which a reporter for the Mail aud Express re- gently met one of the medical attendants at the insane asylum on Wards Island. For a moment the eminent medical eX- pert was at loss how to reply. His six feet of stature seemed all at once to go still higher in the scale of measure ment. His fingers toyed with the odd ly designed charm that was pendant from his heavy watch guard, His eyes grew suddenly larger and mischievous until at last the spell was broken by a hearty laugh, supplemented by the monosyllable.
 "Pie"
 The reporter was puzzled.
 "Funny, isn't itY"
 "Very," answered the reporter.
 "When I say pie," said the doctor, I mean dyspepsia, and when l say dyspepsia, mean insomnia, and by in somnia I mean melancholia, hallucina- ton, delusion, illusion and mania"
 "Oh-h-h-hw
 "Yes. The Americans are pie-eat- ing nation. They feed their stomachs and starve their brains. Rush, rush, rush, work, work, work is the one thing characteristic of the American people. They are always in hurry. They will not take enough time to eat. Look at the business men who lunch down town. They spend less time at the table than they consume in getting to it. And as for sleep, well, some take more and some less than nature intended"
 "How much sleep does man in good health requireT'
 "That depends upon the man, his oc- cupation, disposition and the places where he sleeps. The old way of di- viding the day into three parts, is to my mind very good one. Eight hours for work, eight for play and eight for sleep"
 "In other words man should really spend onc-third of his life in bed? ?"
 "They should take more sleep than they do at any rate. Insomnia was, until late years, trouble seldom brought to the notice of the medical practitioner. Now it is daily occur renee. Besides sleep, man should de- velop his mental powers by work. There is such thing as mind-strength- ening work. Brains can be strength ened and developed. The exercise oi the centers of the nervous system is as essential to their nutrition as activity tc the healthy growth of the muscular system.'
 "fBut work can be carried too far, car it not?"
 "Undoubtedly; work is one thing overwork another. Just as extreme weakness of the body produces restless ness and loss of control, so extreme eX haustion of the brain produces menta agitation. One of the first indications is durability. Next comes insomnia o sleepessness. This is of two kinds One that makes it impossible to cease to think, and another which renders concentrated thought impossible,-L Nev York Mail and Express.
The Arizona champion., 1884-05-24

Chinese generals have incentives to success not to be found in the effete armies of civilization. When Chinese general loses battle, he is promptly beheaded.
 "Will the youngest girl in the room please riser" said school superintend- ent in rural district. Every female stood up, including the teacher.
 The name of Philadelphia vocalist is Thomas a-Becket. From this we in- fer that tho martyrdom is on the other side now.
 It is obvious that the lawyer who al- ways succeeds in establishing complete chains of evidence is links-eyed.
 The Moscow embroidery comes in pat terms with many loops like tatting, and is very durable for children's dresses.
The Arizona champion., 1884-05-24

The marquis who is going 10 be Mrs Frank Leslie's husband bangs his hair, wears corsets and writes poetry. When they registar as Mir. and Mrs. Frank Leslie, it will puzzle the clerk to know which is the marquis and who is the marchioness. He can't tell which one is Frank.
The Arizona champion., 1884-05-24

In the letter he said there was, no doubt, something in the claim if l could get the true contract with calcimine walls denoting d true figure. He thought ought to run drift. told him I had already run adrift.
 Then he said to scoop out my stove polish ore and sell it for enough to go on with the development. tried that but capital seemed coy. Others had been there before me and capital bade me soak my head and said other things which grated harshly on my sensitive nature.
 The Vanderbilt mine with all its dips, spurs, angels, variations, veins, slnuosities, rights, titles, franchises, prerogatives and assessments is now for sale. sell it in order to raise the necessary funds for the development of the Governor of North Carolina. had so much trouble with water in the Vanderbilt that l named the new claim the Governor of North Carolina, because he was always dry.
The Arizona champion., 1884-05-24

There was once maid of Utica, Who thought she had cause to boot a cur,
 But she hadn't the strength, Yet she silenced at length With her tongue this cur of Utica.
 -[ Chicago Sun.
The Arizona champion., 1884-05-24
BILL NYE's MINE.

have decided to sacrifice another piece of mining property this spring. It would not be sold if I had the necessary capital to develope it. It is good mine for 1 located it myself. I remember well the day I climbed up on the ridge-pole of the universe and nailed my location notice to the caves of the sky.
 It was in August that 1 discovered the Vanderbilt claim in a snow-storm. It cropped out apparently little south east where the ari of the orbit of Venus bisects the milky way, and ran due east eighty chains, three links and swivel, thence south fifteen paces and half to q blue spot in the sky, thence proceed ing west eighty chains, three links of sausage and a half to fixed star, thence north across the lead to place of beginning
 The Vanderbilt set out to be a car bonate deposit, but changed it's mind. l sent a piece of the cropping to man over in Salt Lake who is a good assayer and quite a scientist if he would brace up and avoid humor. His assay read as follows, to-wit:
 SALT LAKE CITY, U. T.,l
 August 25, 1877. Mr. Bill Nye;
 Your specimen of ore, No. 5,S32, current series, has been submitted to assay and shows the following result:
 Value Metal. Ounces. per ton. fOlu. .'.''ss... ollVer. ..................,. = Railroad Iron .............. Pyrites of poverty ......... .. Parasites of disappointment. 90 .. NoTE.--I also find that the formation is igneous, prehistoric and erroneous. If were you would sink q prospect shaft below the vertical slide where the old red birthstone and predamite slag cross-cut the malachite and intersect the schist. think that would be schist about as good as anything you could do. Then send me specimens with $2 for assay and we shall see what we shall see. MCNICKER, Assayer. Well, I didn't know he was "an humorist," you sec, so l went to work on the Vanderbilt to try and do what Mac. said. l sank shaft and every thing l could get hold of on that claim. It was SO high that we had to carry water up there to drink when we began and before fall we had struck vain of the richest water you ever saw. We had more water in that time than the regular army could use.
 When we got down sixty feet sent some pieces of the pay streak to the assayer again. This time he wrote me quite a letter, and at the same time in- closed the certificate of assay.
 SALT LAKE Cry, U. T.,l
 October 3, 1877. Mr. BiH Nye:
 Your specimens of ore No. 36132, current series, has been submitted tC assay and shows the following results:
 Value Metal. Ounces. per ton. Gold. d......,......,........ ..
The Arizona champion., 1884-05-24
SALT LAKE CITY, U. T.,l
 August 25, 1877.
Mr. BiH Nye:

Your specimen of ore, No. 35,S current series, has been submitted to assay and shows the following result:
 Value Metal. Ounces. per ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-22
To The Public.

On the 18th day of October, 1884,
Morgan O'Brien, a citizen of this city
mysteriously disappeared from his home,
leaving a wife and six children who are
frantic as to his whereabouts. 1t is sup
posed by his many friends hat he has
wandered in the woods adjacent to this
city. He was an industrious, sober and
good man to his family. He was hurt
some time ago by a crash. on the Union
Pacific railway, and it is feared his mind
ls affected and that he has wandered
through the woods. l. therefore, earn
estly request at the solicitation of his
wife and many friends a hundred
or more citizens on horseback
and on foot to report to me at the build
ing and at 10 o'clock q. m. this 22d day
of October, 1884, and get a description
of said U'Brien and assist in hunting him
in the woods adjacent to Council Bluffs,
Iowa. BE was seen at MUNSTER springs
about a week ago. The fire bells will
ring at the above hour.
w. r. VAUGHN, Mayor.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-22
THE ODD FELLOWS.
Meeting of the Grand EncampmeDt
Here Yesterday-The Grand
Lodge Convenes To-day.

Yesterday the grand encampment Of
1. o. o. f. met in this city, and by
holding sessions morning, afternoon and
evening completed this work. There
were about seventy-fve present from diff.
ferent parts of the state. Reports were
received and considered, some res
olutions passed and amendments
to the constitution adopted, and
the following officers were installed:
Grand Patriarch-D. E. Willard, OF
Keokuk.
Grand High Priest-W. j. Moir.
Grand Scribe-Wm. Garrett, of Bloom
~inpton.
Grand Treasurer-Thos. B. Evans, of
Fairfield.
Grand Junior Warden-W. T. Nc
Crary, of Mt. Pleasant.
The grand lodge is to meet this morn.
ing at 10 o'clock. The lodge will be es-
corted from the Ogden house to the place
of meeting, and all members of uniform
degree camps and all members of the
order present will be expected to meet at
Odd Fellows hall at 8 o'clock to join in
the escort. The following are the local
officers and committees:
Hon. d. q. Bloomer, president.
Frank Grass, treasurer.
G. 81. Jackson, secretary.
Finance committee, G.. F. Smith, N.
f. Rohrer and John Schicketanz.
Hall committee, d. g. Bloomer, Thos.
Bowman, j. w. Peregoy and j. o.
Printing committee, J. M. Matthews,
A. ]. Mandell and Edwin Irons.
Hotel committee, S. S. Keller, T. G.
I. Brenneman, j.. Epeneter, and w. G.
Oliver.
Music, VIM. Treynor, Theo. Beckman,
Ed. Schicketanz and E. s. Barrett.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-22

a brief description Of the Council Bluff
water-works:
The water Of the Missouri River is
pumped int two subsiding reservoirs OF
q combined capacity of ten million gal
Ions, by two Andrews centrifugal pumps,
each capable of ~discharging fifteen thou
sand Q5,000) gallons per minute. The
water is pumped from the subsiding res.
ervoir into a storage reservoir by two
Knowles compound duplex pumping en-
gines, each capable of raising three and
one-half million q, 500, 000) gallons Of
water in twenty hours. The storage
reservoir has an average elevation of 175
feet above the city, and a capacity of four
million $4,000, 000) gallons.
The Birkinbine fire protection
apparatus Is also connected with
the works, 30 that the pressure is
increased in time of fire to 125 pounds to
the square inch. The apparatus is pro-
vided with safety valves, to prevent rup-
ture Of mains, and an automatic valve
ESQ constructed that it is positive in Its
a%ctiop) that will open, should the pumps
be stopped from any cause, and the en-
tire contents of the storage reservoir is at
once available.
The works have twenty-five miles OF
street mains, composed of 30, "a, 20, IL,
10, 8, 6 and 4 inch pipe, connected with
200 two way fire hydrants. Very re.
spectfully,
(Sigped) HARRY BrRK1NB1NE,
Chief Engineer.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-22
COMMERCIAL,

CoUNoIL BLUFFS MARKET.
Wheat-No. l milling, 6O@65; No. 3, 500
CO.; rejected45 B.
Corn-Local purposes, 35@ 40.
Oats-For local purposes, 5000.
Hay-$l0 00@i2 90 per ton; baled, 50@60
Rys-4O@45c.
Corn Meal 80 per 100 pounds.
Wood-Good supply; prices at yards, 9 COG
700.
Coal-Delivored, hard, II 80 per ton; soft
5 90 per ton
Lard-Fairbank's, wholesaling at 9sc.
Flour-City -four, ! 60G3 80.
Brooms-2 95@S 90 per doz.
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle-Butcher COWS 8 00@S 25. Butchs
steers, 4 0064 20.
~Sheep-3.50.
Hogs 2594 65.
N FRUITS.
Poultry Live old hons, 7cj spring chickens,
2 25@2 80 per doz.
Peaches-A bus. box, l 90.
Lemons-4 80 G5 0G per box.
Butter-Creamery, 1S@20cj choice country
1fc.
Eggs-l6 per dozen.
Vegetables Potatoes, 301n40c per bushel;
onions, 40@50c per bu; apples, cheice cooking
or eating, 2 90; beans, l 75@2 90 per
bushel; Sweet potatoes. 4 90 DER biol.
Wrought iron ranges at reduced prices
at DeVol q Wrioht's. bn4 Broadway.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-22
Closing Out.

To close the business / offer my stock of
miscellaneous books, picture, fancy goods,
notions, fire screens, e%asels, willow and
cane high chairs and children's rockers,
at prices never known before in the west.
Ell. E. Seaman, paper, books and station
cry, 504 Broadway, Council Bluffs.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-22

The roller skate mostly in favor seems
to be the n with % inch brass lined
wheels, the largest in use. III. ID Miller,
lOo6 Fourth avenue, Council Bluff, i.
the sestern agent for these skates. and i,
having an immense success in selling thu
same de carries a large and we'll as
sorted stock of club, halt club and straI
skates.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-22

Wrought iron ranges at reduced prices
al DeVol q Wright's. 504 Broadway.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-22
BIZ Rlazn a, Toronto.

ToRoSro, October Eth, p,s.ofRee
teleqrIph e%fice, a hotel, hail, md ten stores
wee burned to-day. Loss not knogn.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-22

Gorham, the photographer at 81 Main
treet, is now ready for busip ess.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1884-05-07
StraYed or Stolen.

SCIdYeu UT oIUISHs
On April 4th, 1854, one dark bay horse
black name and tail, about I5X hands
high, rough shod with scar on lett tore
knee. A liberal reward will be paycd tor
the return of horse or his whereabouts.
.:-Im JoHS r. TERRELL,
Butler, Bates Co., Mo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1884-05-07

poison, which he had mixed with his
tobacco. He made a second attempt
before succeeding. He made no ad-
mission of his guilt, but it is believed
that he was the guilty party. and his
preparation in securing poison to be
used in case of arrest goes far to
prove his guilt. The man he killed
was his brother-ia-law. having mar
ried MaXwell's sister. The trouble
is supposed to have been Lafoon'S
interference with Maxwell and La
foon's sister in love affair
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1884-05-07

81. Louis. Mo. Iuly y, SIN lifting
= small casting IN my Office, sPraIned
nv back. from which I suffered the most
eycrutiatiug pains and could not rest IN
anv position. after using several wen
known remedies withou- effect, Aerrefi's
Penetrating Oil was recommended 10
me and tried ii. One application re-
i;eved me in about ivc minutes, and IN
TWO davs was entirely cured and have
had no trouble since. Il Is lininent CT
gTeat value. .Eoiix !. FITzwILLiAM.
s3-.t Health Com. City oi y. Louis
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1884-05-07
Fine Millinery.

Our sPHING OPENING has been Il
mauuificent success. This branch IS
iustlv called the leading millinery
department OF the southwest. The
variety OF Stslcs exhibited during
the present season eNcels everything
heretofore attempted by iIs. whsle
pfsces are ulucn lower
SAM'L LEW Il Co.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1884-05-07
Summit Racket.

Summit twp, May Ist. 1854.
EDITOR TIMES AS this is
rainy day, and bv the way, they aie
getting very frequent of late, we will
dish up a few more items tor the
booming TIMES, which is finding its
way into nearly every household in
this, the banner township.
The vote polled on the Jail prepo-
sition was very light IN this town.
ship, but if other townships make as
good showing it will have carried
bv considerable over the requisite
two thirds ma aiority. The vote stood
IS for to II against in this township.
Deepwater, which was largely
against it in previous elections made
a better showing this time, and give
a small majority in favor of 1t.
There was one thing very notcea-
BILE in the vote on the Jail. which
showed where the principal objec-
ton to it come in, or the class of tax
payers which were opposed to it.
We tailed to find any of our heavi-
est tax payers who were against it.
The objections seem to be with
those who pay the least tax.
1t is very wet weather at present.
O. yes very, but Squire Rite says
that he vowed some years ago, when
it was very dry, that he would never
say ''enough' So long as he could
keep his head above water. Won
der if the Squire don't do some hard
thinking about this time:
Corn which had been planted ear
ly was doing nicely but this spell OF
weather will cause it all to rot and
farmers may rs we'll prepare to plant
over, If it ever gets dry enough toi
that business. Mr.. B. F. Howe
thinks, seed time and harvest always
come. now are we to understand
from this that it is sure to be dry
enough before the seed time is pas
for us to get our crops in? How i:
1t Mr.. H.?
Wheat is looking very well, bu
not large acreage sown. Oats arr
10 oklng splendid.
| We are having splendid Sabbatl
schools at the Summit and Redmo.
school houses, 3 O'Clock P. NJ. at the
former named place, and 9 o'cloc
at the latter.
There Will be preaching at tn
Summit school house as follows
Rev. Bewley Ist, Rev. Brown ENC
Rev. " alkcr 3rd and Rev. FREQ
rick 4th Sundays i'll May, at 4 O cloc
P. NJ.
Our live and wide awake stoc
+ man. g. G. McCutchen, is engage
/ IN the breeding of Short Horn catt
=: and will make that specially IN II
future. He will keep the best ped
! greed stock He has on hands. nov
I about forty head of COWS and heife
: also Il few males. some of which
; will sell at reasonable prices. NJ
y McC. is a very energetic gentIem'
e aud ii good citizen. and always su
cccds in whatever he undertake al
$ will. doubtless, lead the country
: blooded stock. +. GOVT
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