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Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
A Nsu.-pealinr Roothlack.
IGeth's New York Letter.l


 All over New York are growing up bootblack porlors. which consist of base ments where some enterprising colored man has got in a patent shOe-cleaning chair or two and an apprentice. and he snines bOOts at cents. sells the papers at the entrance, and keeps old files of news papers in the rear to satisfy curiosity. go 10 one of these places on Broadway and pay 2j cents for seven tickets. gener- ally losing a part of the tickets. but avoiding the temptation to pay more money than the shine costs by having the ticket l found the boss. who was a large negro from about Washington, with his head tied up and spectacles on Said l: What is the matter with youI"
 Il don't know what il is. said the black mas. Il reckon my nerves are out of or der have been picking away in the dark basement here over these old news papers files. and l suppose have strained my eyes I've lived in basements four teen years now. l aint nev~r been well since came tO New York to live. This climate up this way don't suit us. was always strong, but l think 1 am giving away little 1 would get out of this basement. he continued. If l knew where 10 go and get custom. But l have Co pay $4JO a year rent for this cellar '
 l was struck with the amount of money for such accommodations. The cellar it self is probably right on the ground and its supports already rotten. and the stairway to come down was narrow and awkward, and yet com manded a rent equal to a good house in an ordinary town The man hunted me up a newspaper which only half wanted, and when 1 came to pay for it l saw there was some sense in keeping those old pa pcrs. The newspapers and dealers have a surplus of copies almost every day. and these men buy them for about the cost of the paper and carefully arrange them and put them aside Suddenly a man who wants an advertisement Co prove up law suit or a newspaper writer wants to get an article which he failed tO preserve, or there is a lawsuii about some fact or ad- yertiSements. and they have 10 go tO the obscure negro. He has fixed rate. which is 10 charge the price on the day 1t was issued and tO double it every month he has kept the paper. So he got from me l5 cents for a three months old paper, which was equal to three boOtshines.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
An Interview With ZoIa.
IL aris Letter.l


 1 reproduce word for word that part of the cOnver ation which ushered in my in terview with NJ. ZOla one morning at his country house at Medun, some twenty seven English miles from Paris.
 Your readers would like tO know something about me- Well, tell them what you know yourself. and if you wish to institute any comparison between the writer who is going tO endeavor tO inter est them for some months to come and those whom they are likely to know best tell them this. l have not grain, per haps. of the genius of their own Swift, not a thOUsandih part of the humor of their Oliver Goldsmith, not a milliOnth part of the learning of their Samuel John son. but have seen much blacker misery snd privaIion than the whole three to- cether.
 like to the authors of 'Guliver's Travels and The Vicar of Wakefield, the un 'versity authorities refused me my degTee. nor did they even bestOw it upon me as a favor. and they did in the case of the future deans of St Patrick Like the author of the Lives of the Poets, have been without shoes. though again in my case no one had the kindness 10 put a decent pair at my | door. l have been obliged to pawn the only coat possessed and Co come back in my shirt sleeves, though it was iE the depth of winter. have lived for months and months on three sous of bread and cheese a day, not counting the days when there was neither the one nor the other. But never lost courage. l never put the blame of my hardships upon any one. not even upon myself. If after thai | they do not think me it narrator of the suffering of the pOor-mind. a narrator, | not a judge between them and the rich let them slip my weekly installments and and return to more profitable reading.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
The OuijOtOa Outlook.

MT. Samuel Platt of the firm of Shot well & Co.,, Logan, IS in the cliy but leaves for home in the morning. NIT. Plstt for the past year did business m his own name as likewise did Mr. Shot we'll. They have, however, consolidated and now do business under the aooFe firm name. Since the consolidation the new firm have removed into the Iets- worth building (which by the way IS huilding that would do credit 10 Tucson itselD and are now with their immense stock prepared Co meet the wants or all corners.
 The old building formerly occupied by NIT. Shotwell is now used by Mrs- IL. Henry as a lodging house. The ne" hotel built by Mrs. Henry and no" under the management Of her dauenlel' | Miss Anderson, is daily becoming moe popular and is doIBg paylng' prospe ous business. Travel IS steadily lncre's. ing and new faces are daily to De 1e' with. ,a,ra-
 NIT. Philips Of San Francisco, fepre- senting a party of New York cap-iaii. .S s' . has been examining propertlss III 'I 'ii' neIehborhood of Covered WeLs ana VII, . most probably conclude the 2T,ebase ,o. o. tbe same. He expresses biusslt as mos, l, favorably surprised at the quailty ana richness of the ores m sight
 MT. Clark, 8 gentleman recently IF m Australia, has invested teaVli! In 'oN ' properties, and sales to cther parties are being almost daily ma,e.
 On Saturday last bils for hauling ,he e ua,rosa mil from Harshaw to the 0niiotoa were opened and the contract swarded to Mir. W. II. Tweed: The mn ;s to he on the ground April lst, and oy JuIy lst it will be in shape for crushlns E ore Grading for the mill will be com menced this week when fifty additional men will be put on.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
Attest:
 CHAs. k. DRAKE.
ArnY Nr,l.rS.

WHIrPLI BARRACKS. Prescott, Feb, f.
 4 general court martial is appointed to meet at Fors Apache, \. T., at 10 o'clock D. ID. on Wednesday, the llth day of February, 1885, or as soon there after as practicable, for the trial of such prisoners as may be properly brought before it.
 Detail for the court-Captain Allen Smith, lth Cavalry; Captain Charles Morton, 3l Cavalry; lst Lieutenant James Parker, 4,h Cavalry; lst LIenten- ant c. B. GatewOOd, 9th Cavalry; 2t Lieutenant Il. NJ Roach, 1st Infantry {; lst Lieutenant W. ". R. Fisher, assist ant surgeon, Judge Advocate.
 lst Lieutenant I, \. Bingham, Corps of Engineers, Engineer Officer Of the Department, has been ordered to Fort Bowie, to take station temporarily, re- porting to the poet commander as con sul ing engineer in tue system of water works authorized at that post.
 Upon the request ot his regimental commander. private J. J. kerins, Troop I. Sd Cavalry, now at Fort Thomas. has been ordered to proceed to Whipple Barracks, reporting upon arrival to the commanding officer for duty Tn the office Of the regimental adiutant.
 Acting Assistant Surgeon ;. r. Weir ick, T. 5. Army, having reported to these be .dquarters from HolbrOok, A. T., will proceed from that point direct to Fort Aparhe, reporting upon arrival to the commanding officer for duty at that post.
 By order of Bigadier General Crook M, BARBER, Assistant Adjutant General
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
nnnnnZl Mines.
[Oficial report of W. H. SmiIh-l
 QUIJoToA, Feb. :, 1885.

[Offcial report of W. H. smithl
 QUIJoToA, Feb. :, 1885. Aug. Waterman, Esq, Secretary Peer less Mining Company. San Francisco California:
 DEAR SIR-All work in and about the mines IS progressing as usual Work in various, tinnels and upralses has been delayed oi account account or batting ID larger ar plpe ana engines for better veutiHtion of the mines: Peerless sou.h drift has advanced been t1Irteeu feet. making a total of 2lI feet. The upraias has been extended ten feet, makinC atntal of thirty feet We are in n cordItiOn to go ahead rapidly with t1is work. ventilation being perfect. Crcker north drift is being driven sb,ad with no material change, as We gre entirely west of the vein and drIv- ing tO make connections with Peerless drift coming south for ventilation. The air compressor and other machin. cry about the mines Ill are working we'll The company's well m the valley IS down 22O feet. making progress Of about eight feet per day, and think 1t will reach water within the next thirty days. Bds for haulin the mill machinery from Hnrshaw have bean handed m, and the cantrac, will be let immediately.
 Yours truly,
 W. <. Lyle, Act. Supt.
 Per STEVENS.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
The Devon Mine.

T-- l..es. deyelopements reported on ,lz Devon. adds another property Of g--at value to QnIjotoa, and bids fair to e.a.i ;lr great bonsnzas already de- ya.r1ai. Th- ledge on the Devon crops 0l- l0lGly ius whole length of the clam, slimuD pace can 1t be seen from less tala twenty to seventy-fve feet m viitl monster vein of ore, standing without walls at au average height or oU feet, beng milling ore of the finest char sc,er, that will work no less than 6U ounces .O tho ton. How much calcula- toad esit require to figure what amount teEe is iu siglt, taking the minimum v.lti of twenty feet by 75O feet III length and fifty high, Cf $50 ore? li vau'd figure S2,j00,0J0 in sight. Con s,1erilg that the vein extends the en- t-e length of the claim, there need be n Lesi ancy in saying that the Devon hiis fair to become one of the biggest nllrs lu the camp.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
A New Use for Trade Dollars
Mail and Expressl

A new use has been found for the much abused trade dollar by an enterprising ieweler of New York He takes the de spised coin and makes it up in such shapes as he can without destroying its identity 1t is the Bachman idea. sai he tO re- porter. some of the designs arc copy lighted. just a, publisher would copy right book. tO keep the sha1ks and guer- riilas of the trade from stealing them Here is one. he said, producing what ap- pealed to be a new specimen ol the con- @desic 4ed for a pocket piece The piece is split and hollSwed out so that pict- ure can be placed in it. The pieces ilt together so perfectly that no one would ever suspec1 the use Co which it has been adapted Here is a matchbox made of four of the dollars You see the coins. although split SO that both surfaces show the face of the design. are SO bent and worked into shape that their outlines are undisturbcd Nothing else enters into the composition of the box but the hinge.
 Another curiosity shown was a cigarette case made of coins Of various denomina. tions. dimes. quarters. half dollars and traie dollars. welded on Co a silver base of alligator skin. and SO Oxidized that the coins seem a century old.
 Is there no law against putting the coin to such use? inquired the reporter.
 You can do as you please with United States money if you do not attempt tC counterfeit t or try c. pass it after you have mgulated or otherwise tinkered with it7
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
Eyened Up.


 In Delmonico's eating house l saw two men who couldn't eat an elaborate meal The causes of their disability were unlike. One of them was q young man about town who lacked an adc iuate endowment fund. In other words he was a swell in habits without swollen wallet. He sat al table in the public restaurant, and rom the long bill of fare selected some viands of comparatively small cost.
 Il see something that almost makes me content with this meagre fare. he conf dentially said to me Look at the old dufTer eat oatmeal crackers and milk over wonder. He is a millionaire. and could buy tho costlieSt dishes DclmOnico can turn out: but thank heaven he can't eat them Whyg Dyspepsia 8 why. could eat a Chaicaubriand steak with mush- rooms. but can't pay for it; he could buy it. but couldn't eat it. Doesn't that kind of even things up between me and the milliOnairay'
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
Mexican Mining Laws.

The CITIZEN acknowledges the receipt of a copy of the Mining laws of Mexico, issued by Don. Carlos Velasco, editor aud proprietor of Fl Fronterizo. To within the past year every state m Mex leo had Its own mining laws, but st the last session of the Mexican Congress the states surrendered these rights to tho National government and a uniform code governing the whole, was adopted. This cole has been compiled and issued in pamphlet form by MT. Nelasco. and in- asmuch as 1t IS correct to the letter Vili bs found invaluable to miners and pros pectors working on Mexican soil, but unfortunately 10 many, It k n the Spanish language. Their sale will m doubtedly bG large. They can be had at the Pioneer book store.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
One More Unfortunate.

A man was killed at Casa Grsnde yes. terdsy. He got on the train at Maricops but having no money and being under the influence of liquor he was put of at Casa Grande. Later when the eastern bound freight train passed, be was seen to throw bis blankets in the cabocse and then walk towards the head of the train. He was not again noticed until found on the track frlgbtfully mangled. His legs were broken in many places and both feet cut of. He was alive when found and an effort was made to get him to the St. Joseph's hospital but he died before reaching here. The body was taken to the mOrgue of County Coroner Smith and was buried from there to-day.
 In the pocket of the dead man was found the following letter, written on a Maricopa Hotel letter head, to his mother:
 MRs. +. BRowS. Feb. $. Ny Dear Mother: 1 have bought a place for Sl00 and will do the best can for us all. I will write to you more fully as soon as l can do so. Nothing more for the present
 Your Son.
 J. <. Brown.
 Byond this nothing more Is yet known of him. He was a young man apparently about thirty years of age.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
EaiIrn. d fn EnIahnSAS.

CaL Sykes has written a letter to J1igs Haynes. bis attorney, in this city stating that he had made an arrange neat with men o' ample means to se- Sure '4g hgilding of a railroad from Cal aaa,s- tu Tucson within six months Ion tla Ellng of the contract. Coi'
 S!Se- UiIl be m Tucson in a few weeks
 . . -e,1re such terms from the town oi il,son and county of Pima as may pe lesmed jus, and satisfactory to the peo- !ie ani lhe company he rtpreeents' 4li> arr lgei, work will begin at once, | Lhl the Colonel says the the entire road
 VI! te completed m the time specihed CaL S.Aes IS interested in other lm' I,aFisH, projects winch will rebound tc /. .-7 teu,'i. oi this section of the coun' ", oI' tLe umr has not yet arrived tc
 ]ake ,lem public.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
The Largest Circulation.
Inland Printer


 The paper with the largest circulation in the world is the Petit Journal. of Paris. IL now circulates 7jO. 900 copies per day It's director. MT Hyppolite MarinOni. is the inventor of the MarinOni perfecting presses He was originally a cattle herd When he first started there was not one perfecting press in France. and no news paper would buy one of him, but he secured the contract for printing the edition of some of the papers at a certain pice. Among the papers he printed were The Figaro and Petit Journal The latter then h"d a circula- ton daily Of lCO.OO papers. IL ran be- hind in is bills with MarinOni. and tO save himself from loss he had 10 take hold of the paper He spends Sl0O. OOJ year for advertising. and is confident that within two ycArs he will sell l. .0OO, 900 copies per day. He is allowed SlO0. 900 per year for printing the paper Not less than Sl. 20per line is received for advertisements in any part of the paper. and as high as Ss per line for one insertion is charged Once as much as $IO OO0 was paid by De Lesseps for an article on the frst page announcing the is>uC of the Paiama canal loan. The paper is unsensatiOnal in the extreme, but pays close attention 10 news.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
The Pioneer Hose Company,

The Pioneer Hose Company purpose to celebrate the coming anniversary with a grand ball to he given in their hall on the night of the 2 instant. To say the least it Is to be hoped that II will be we'll patronized, for the fire lad dies are deserving of every favor tha' can possibly be shown them. However unprupitIous the weather, night or day, in sickness or in health. they are ready at a moments notice, to answer the fire bells taps and rush her1ically tD the rescue of property or lives, and that, too, at the risk of their own, without a pos sible hope of reward beyond a due acknowledgement of their good deeds by an appreciative publIc. The patron age extended to them on this occasion will be well-merIted The 23d will be the anniversary of tbeIr organization and as they propose to celebrate it becomingly It is to be hoped that they will receive the encouragement and support so justly due.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14

1885. The bids to be opened at special meeting of the Board to be held at their office at 10 o'clock a. m- Feb. 19, 1885.
 On motion the Board adjourned till 2 o'clock p. ID. Feb. II, 1885.
 J. $. MANSFIELD, Chairman.
 Attest: CHAs. R. DRAKE, Clerk
 TUcsoS, A. T., Feb. II, 1885.
 Board met at ? o'clock p. m. Feb. II, 1885. Present, J. $. Mansfield, Chair man; J. c. Handy. member; Geo. W. Teitsworth, member; Chas. R. Drake. Clerk.
 Minutes of previous meeting were read and approved.
 J. 5. Mansfield reported as follows: That he had made arrangements wish J. A. Muir, Supt 5. F. k. k. Co, that in regard to transporting indigent persons, that 1t would cost Sl625 10 send c. W. Iryor 10 San Francisco, and S29 35 for Arc lie ConnOr to Kansas City.
 On motion 1t was ordered to draw a warrant on the county railroad fund for SjO and send the parties to their homes, to save further expense to the countT.
 Petition of Demetrio Romero, asking that his taxes on $l,0OO personal prop. erty be remItted. It appearing to the Board that said personal property con sisted of cattle in the RlncUn Mountains and that Romero had paid the county tax thereon, 1t should not therefore be as- s.ssed as personal property within the city.
 On motion ordered that tax on said personal property for Sl 600 be reuitted
 Petition Of Alex Mckay asking that S2,OJO taxes on mortgage of 5000 asaInst J. M. Litchtieid be remitted, as the said mortgage Of 5000 was included m the assessment Uf S5,0O0 against said Mckay. It being satisfactorily shown to the Board that the above were the facts. on motion ordered that S2,OOO be stricken from the delinquent list against said Litchfeld.
 It appearing to the sstisfactien of the | Board that S960 assessed against the estate of Jesus CarillO for personal prop erty was erroneous, on motion 1t was ordered that the sad assessment of S960 be stricken from delinquent list. On motion, all members voting aye" It was resolved that ;hIs Board protests | against the forming of n county court 1T this county, and increasing the salary of the District Attorney of Pima county, and ihe contemplated creation of the offices oI two Assistant District Attor- Deys with salary of Sl, 500 each. Also, to reque-t our delegation m the Legisla- ture tp amend the school-tax law so as to allow the Board of Supervisors to | levy a tax of from Dc to S0c on the Sl00, instead of J0c to S0c on the SlOO, which is the present law.
 On motion the Board agreed to hold a special session at o'cloc< D. n. Feb ruary l2. 1885. for the consideration of road matters only.
 On motion the Board adjourned to meet at said special session at ? o'clock p. u.. February r., lSSj. J. ;. MANSFIELD, Chairman. | Atfaef.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
B. A O. Red Book.

Itis getting to be the proper thing to do to wait the appearance of the B. 6 O. Red Book, to learn satisfactorily just how election results came about. Judg. ing from the promptness ID which di- tlons follow political contests, the B. S O. has found the Red Book a popular scheme, and tho special yust out really takes the palm. It Is quite pretentious little book, embracing a hundred and twenty-eight pages. Upon them Is shown the returns from the dozen or more of the states in which the fight was wsged the hottest, and to imagine a more ex. tensive or comprehensive compilation Ui figures would indeed be difficult. The scope of information furnished Is cer tainly s wide one, and after going Oysr "The Revolution of 'S4," the tItle of the special edition Tn question, even the verisst of tyros in politicsl statistics wIlI unhesitstingly declare the publication a most excellent one 10 have Tn the house To get it IS easy, merely the forwarding of address with stamp to c. K. Lord Baltimore. Aside from the election re. turns, the book has SO much in 1t rela- tive to the comIng inaugural ceremonies at Washington to be worth sending fOI such information alone.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
It Should be Done.

oe'era. projects are maturing to raise
 s1'ef out of the Santa Cruz river bed ,'' i'r'gating purposes. There IS DO c9-'i but several hundred acres Of first ,t5 as la'd could be reclaimed and put G-f GT-1sf cultivation if the effe-t w2s made. L5p elts or di cbes run into the S1hs S11hs anywhere along the bed ot ,s .';-. '; a Cruz where the surface IS moist, Tbs Tb'o-loWed by copious supplies of water ne s eity of Tucson IS supplied with r,-. -'et rom such a cut, and there art --',! r-s5! places where similar cuts can be S-14e' S..' In re Is money in developing ,,,-.s ,-,gr h this way, and those who en- N-se ID It are sure to meet with success
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
Death of Mrs. SWaSey.

The following death notice appeared in the San Francisco Call of the eth instant:
 SwASEY-In Alemaaa, Feb. :, Mrs. Hannah, beloved mother of Captain ". r. Swss y and Mrs. J. A Harron of San Francisco, Judge c A. Swasey of Arizona, and Dr. l. N. swlsey 'i -3fOoklyn x. r.. a native of Dover, N- Ill., aged % years, 6 months and 21 days.
 Tier son, Judge c. A. Swasey of Globe, who has himself tur ned his 10th year was especially devoted to his mother and of whom he could not speak but in words of the most si lcere endearment and effection, and her death although ripe as she was in years will be deeply felt by him. Judge Swasey Is among the most honored and respected citizen oi Globe and has many friends throuZhou all Arizona who sincerely sympathize with him in his great loss.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
The oldest Inhabitant Talk.
lNashylle world

-Such day as this. V remarked one oi the oldest inhabitants (and one of the oldest inhabitants is supposed 10 know ii aIl-such a warm, spring-like day as this is a regular weather breeder.
 @What is a weather breederg'
 @Why, don't you young folks know what a weather breeder is when you see itY All old people will tell you that a warm day in winter sits on her nest Ike an old goose to hatch out ice and snow and that's what we call weather hraa1ar -
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
Court marital.

A general court-martial is appointed '9 iaes, at Fort Huachuca, A. T., at Iu Clock B. n. on Monday, the 10th day '. feorl4ry. 1885, or as soon thereafter aN IT4cucsble, for the trIal of such prls' s-v's as may be properly brought be- .r. .De'si. far the Court-Csptains W. N .-,dali, lst Infantry; P. k Brown, as, .,'.,'l; sl.'l; surgeon; Captains A. E- Mood fII I CA P. Hatfield; Lieutenant J: h .1'si aud J. R. Richards, ir., 2d Lien -aqt II. C Benson and R. ID. Walsh i.. i1- Savalry; 2i Lieutenant 5. l.. talson
 ioiaatIy, judge advocate.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
Blood of the Lower Animals.
Chicago Herali-l ]

The blood of the lower animals IS com monty colorless. It Las. however. a blueish cast in crustacCans, reddish. vel Jewish. or greenish in W orms. and reddish, greenish. or brownish in jelly fishes. The Blood is colorless in tho muscular part oi fishes; that of birds is of the deepest red The red liquid which appears when the head of a dy Is crushed is not blood. but comes from the eyes. In vertebrates thC blood is red. except in one species ol
 white bloOded fish