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Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
MUSIC OF BONNIE SCOTLAND.
The Enect It Has on the LaddIe. Who
 Wear the Plaid.
Scottish American


 -rn tell you what. said A Scottish fiddler. -I'll lay you a bet of 5 pounds sterling that if party of Scotchmeu can be got together. I'll make them shed tears m one minute, sing the next, and dance Inc third
 Done. said the Exeter professor whose name do not give. and if your music is capable of that, I will not only pay the pounds sterling with pleasure. but will be convinced that it is the most snliyening, pathetic. and best music in the world.
 The difficulty arose as to getting an CD. portunity for trial, but being informed that number of young Scotchmrn were 10 dine al certain hotel on the anniyer sary of Burns birthday, it was considered a capital opportunity by the fiddler. for these young men. being principally raw. boned, oyergrown Scotch lads. who had recently left their own country 10 carry lea Tn the neighbOrhood, were the very ones upon whom he was sure to make a hit s-
 All being nov arranged, and the utmost secrecy being agreed upon, the fiddler and the professor got an invitation to the din ner. There were twelve altogether who sat down. and merry they soon became for the whisky toddy was not spared when the memory of any of Scotia's bards was proposed The fiddler was not long in perceiving that he had got among a musical set, and he awaited Patiently until they were fit for anything. At length he gave a wink 10 the professor. who at once proposed that his friend should favor item with Scotch tune on the violin.
 -Capi!al!" -Capitall" cried the whole party
 The violin WIS brought, and all were in breathless anxiety. The fiddler chose for his first tune, -Heres a Health to Them That's Ava. and played 1t in the most solemn anl pathetic manner.
 That's woul tune, said a great. big. raw-boned youth to, his next neigh. bor.
 1t is that Sndy. There's q mickle in the true man. IL reminds me O ane that's zane. sad Jamie, at the same time giving deep syh and drawing his hand over his long gaunt face 10 hide the | tears which we're trickling down his cheeks
 The fiddler. vitl his keen eve. soon perceived that lefGe he got through the | second part of tie tune he would have | them all in the sme mood. He there | fore threw hi; whole soul into the instrument. played the tune as he had neye' done before. and. | as the last four lars of the tune died | away like the diStat echo. there was not dry cheek amonlthe company Now is the time. thouht the fiddler, and, | without stopping moment. he struck up ir bold and viOrous style. Willie Brewd Peck O Meal. In went the handkerchiefs. aws went the tears
 Chorus" cried le fiddler, and in an instant all struck ul
 For we are nae fOJ we're nae that fOu,
 But just drapplin our e'e,
 The cock may cray the day may daw,
 But aye we'll tas the barley breel
 The song ended, struck the fiddler in his best style the el of Jenny Dang the Weaver
 Scotland forever cried Jamie. and in an instant tables. chairs and glasses were scattered in all1irections. and the whole party dancin and jumping like madmen.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14

HE war in Egypt is getting 10 be a very seriOus affair, and Mir. Woolsey r,s speaks ot General Grant as MT. Grant,
 may find himself out g5neralei by wild Arabs. TEe English forces, seem to have been divided into three divisions on land and one on water, That under Stewart numbered about 2,000 picked men. 1t is not kroxn what forces are under tie command of Gems EarIs and Woolsey, out their combined forces are much larger than those of Gen. Stew art. Tni| scattering Of the British forces up and down the Nile fDr distance Of over lOO miles In sn enc mics country who largely ou' 'nIm5er them m " prove a very dIsasterous 7eT pertinent and result in great loss to the Britl-h forces or possI- ble total distraction, now that Gen. Gordon has bten captured with his army of S,OOO khartoum, which has been captured by the Arabs, is the Capitol of Nubia, and is the chief center of con- merce for Upper Egypt. It formerly had an estimated population Of 50,00O but is now supposed to be reduced to 14,O)O. It is located at the junction of the Blue and White Nile. The houses are built of adobe bricks and the town somewhat resembles Tucson. Further news from the Soudan is awaited with much interest. Taking it all and all the outlook for the English in that re- gion is very discouraging. Yet it is barely possible later news may put more hopeful look upon the situation.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
The Pope Stone. asa.

Thecompletion of the 'ashington mon ument and the preparatn for setting in the interior the -menrial stones" sent here, with suitable icriptions. 10 be placed il the monumen recalls the curi- Ous history of the stonsent by the pope and which was thrownn the river by a band of masked men ring the excite ment attending -KnF-Nothing" days. Dr. Toner, distinguish both as a man of letters and as a philsnropist. for half a century a resident of Ashiugton, talking of the incident on c day the mOnu- ment was completed. i'd:
 Il can give some teresting incidents of that eyel-t. for l rsember it very well The Monument socy applied. through its foreign repreSentSes. to all the gov ernments with which was on such rela- lations as to warrant, inviting them to contribute blocks ofOne, with suitable inscriptions. to be lced in the monu- ment The pope sea block of African marble, which had ln taken from the Temple of Concordnd. as far as I can ascertain, was inscrd with the simple words, Rome to Africa The Know Nothing exciiemenwas rife at that period of our hisio and but little was needed to foment hatred against all things foreign
 A fanatical minis In Baltimore wrote an address to the ,ple of the United States against plsg the pope's block in the monument, the result was such a religious and pocal furore that the stone WIS taken bnknown men aud de- stroyed. They cs suddenly upon the watchman one Suly night. and. tying a rope about his ser box so that he could not get out. put thone on a wheelbarrow, and disappeared u 1t in the direction of the Potomac. Wher it was broken up before being thro in the river, no one except those takipart knows.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
A Hint to the Charitable.

Lnaln I-uil4lFtE Letcf.l
 The ex-mayor then said: Do you know that there k great opportunity for a rich man to do real good by having some practical sense about the necessities of the poor and the great opportunities for real charity in New YOrk3 Take that little point about poor people buying their coal and potatoes at such extortiOnate rates. Now, here the other day very rich man died. leaving a fortune of many millions of dollars, and a very conside' ble DOT. ton of it is understood to have gone 10 the old class of institutions. like theolog- ical seminarieS. do not throw one straw in the way of money to such institutions, But suppose that gentleman had left his money Co establish a ore-house, or a series of store. houses. where the poor could trade in the small at corresponding rates to the large? Suppose they could buy fraction ct barrel of potatoes or a fraction of ton of coal without having the ratio run up on them2 Don't you see what great benefit it would be. and how 1t would make life comparatively easy here to many who have not a cent at the end of the year?"
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14

WILL it pay PbenIx to lose her chances for the capital by grabbing at an insane asylum bait? or what benefit IS aD ln- sane asylum to the valley? Will 1t eat at more of our pork and beans? Mlh II bring more money into the valley; Is if more of an inducement for settlers to gsther about us than the capital would be?-Phenix Herald.
 Certainly. It will eat lots of pork and beans. It will bring large sums of money to the valley. Itis 8 settlement of itself. By the way, does Phenix want all oi these outside things and the capital tooP What is the capacity of PheniI anyhowf
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14

YES, the Star said many compliment tary things of Judge Fitzgerald during the course of the Paul-Shaw trial. Those notices at that time and under the cir cumstance were very much out of place, and numerous remarks were made to that effect. But it is notorious fact that the Star has had nothing but abuse Of the Judge since that trial. The opin- ion of the Star was not worth much. if a single decision contrary to its wishes did away with all his former good acts. when that journal was pleased to speak of him as a "just Judge"
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
TEE NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION,

There is no longer any doubt about letallure oi the Worlds Exposition at S,E Orleans. Becarse Colonel Burke ;lcceeded ia building up the Times yenocrat in New Orleans, 8 city noted lf Iis grudging support of newspapers, aey thought he was equal to any emer- ssacy, but now after 1t is too late they lave iound out their mistake. Last Monday Colonel Burke made detailed ''Aisnent of the financial condition Of '-e Exposition, which to any man of lsiness Is confession of failure from '-e Very start. The statement shows 'aat the concern is S3O0,000 in debt -'E, with no hope of aid un- @s t can come from the out '-e' He confessed that the man Se1ent had exhausted all their re- Nlfces and could not carry the con ''n through beyond the end of Febru- " Eithout help"
 ne matter was discussed by the man. 'ssnent and commissioners from the 'A'lols States and it was finally settled '-'' 'he only thing left to do, was to ap- ': 10 the government for more money. Osegatlon, headed by Frank Bacon oi AAosas was selected to send to Washing .,'' 10 ask Congress for S5OO,OO0 to save ~s exposition from ruin.
 ID the first place the selectIon of New e''eahs' a city that is on the borders or country and in 6 region that IS not '->el! ? pulated, and which of itself --'saes but little toward the support worlds fair, was most unfortunate
 ~ ms We have to add incompetency oad Management from the very be- -ag' The Exposition was opened ,o+ sad month sooner than it ought
 save been; the buildings were not
 -feted; the lines of transportation e wholly inadequate to accommo-
 he people, and, once on the
 '.ads-or where the stesmboats
 -1ed them-were left a half-mlle oi ~ and slush to wade through before 14hs the Exposition buildings An ,t -'' 's-y foolish thing on the part 0l
 arrangement was the ostentatious pa
 o' Jeff Davis in the face of Northern SO's' It may be well enough for tho
 -'a To cling to this old relic of 6 bygon' n 'sI the prominent position assigned oid traitor and the warm reception WI -ei him by the management of th' tpOaltlon cost them loss of not les
 sAO,OOO in receipts from Northern
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14

THERE IS a man m Tucson who con- slders 1t labor of love (Manlove) to edit s crazy quilt newspaper. Now. don't lose your temper, old man.-Prescott Courier.
 There is where you mistake. The Courier man has had the monopoly of the "crazy-quilt newspaper so long that We have no desire to infringe on his rights. Go ahead, old man, you shall not be disturbed
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14

AN intelligent member of the Canadian Parliament, who has been in British Columbia, and has given some attention to Alaska affairs, says: "The establish ment of local government there by the United States is perfect farce, as the territory is completely under the con trol of the Alaska Seal Fur Company. When We stop to examine into the facts that Canadian Member of Parliament Is about right. There is no use of local government in Alaska. We cannot gov ern Indlans, if we would, and as the pop ulation is chiefly composed of lndians xs had better let them alone.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14

TIE report of Cleveland's views by of Congress Potts, of Penn sylvania, will not impress the average Democrat with being exactly tho right thing. The offices which they were reaching for, according to Potts repre- seutation of Cleveland's views, are m the remote future. Cleveland Is evi- dently going to follow the lead of Sam. Purdv. who recognized the fact that he WAS not elected entirely by Democrats but owes something to the Republicans who chipped in and made up the ma iority. The indications are that Cleve- land will have a good deal Of influence with the next administration
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14

TIE Star makes charges against Sup erinteDdent Muir winch are utterly with out foundation. Superintendent Muir had nothing whatever to do with regis tering votes. That job WAS entrusted to a good Democrat by the name of Shibell and if it was not done according to the liking of the Star it should smother its grievance In as much as was performed by a number of it's own household.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
n IS A QUESTION.

.ssueslion after all, whether the
 -,.b are more happy than the com '''' .,rls who are blessed with health
 ,t.-n the.r own living by trade, pro -, ,- honest labor. It is said that
 '-.,s Nr Garrett of Baltimore, who
 -4r,-th sS5.OOO.OOO, "hsd hardly a
 ..,;- inc world but his wife. He
 .vsr with everybody and every
 -. The moment he stepped outside
 ,l ,or he seemed to enter the do-
 hostility. He was in conflict
 the politicians, with the City of ',.,.-5r.. with the Maryland Legisla
 -. r,,b the authorities at Washington
 .., ,ls C.ty Government at Washing ~ with his contemporaries of all kinds
 -;ri,b nearly all the parallel rail
 i. Alter he had lost his wife there
 ..-si to be hardly a spot for him to -,,.t-. shade and rest" A few days .,,NsT York was surprised at the ,'---s 5f inc Banking house of Jobn J. Ian k Son winch was said to have t,.- t,ought about by Mrs. Green, re-
 ,...i 10 be the richest woman in ,-.-.s. aIl worth from thirty-tive to .ltaAa and who could have saved .,. bspk had she been so amind. Mrs. c...- bs,ore marriage was Miss Hattie g.rrs7r daughter of Edward NJ. Rob- nam r.ch New Englander, who left an s.,,.s ys,aed at SG0O0.000 most of which v.. Robinson got hold of. Some years ,,, .bis woman married Edward Green ,--,a nearly a million dollars. With | --s bls.ness tact Miss Robinson .---lstei ID the marriage contract that V- Green should not meddle with her -.5y and that he should pay all family -,-zasrs out of his own pocket. Tt is .s,j tbat this woman Is an exceedingly E-,sl person of violent temper, crafty sri perseyering to a remarkable degree n ce turtherauce of her plans, and Eta all miser. At time when she Ess single and in her own right worth :; ue0 she berated her aunt soundly 5s,,use she was so extrav8gant as to lire hack from livery stable. She Ts1iei the old lRdy to use a one-horse
 sa.cle. Miss Rowland, her aunt, WAS E rya.ii, and necessarily employed ,-,s5s. She wanted to Lave a small slilu0n built to the old homestead. to finnish comfortable rooms fer her nurses, s-l for this piece of extravagance Hetty b-rsted her SO soundly that the old lady had it ut weeping. Hetty boasted to the servants that she could conquer her aunt by so6bing and crying and keeping it up. l. fact, she said she was bound 10 carry her point on all occasions with e7ergb5lE, She was so parslmonlous tlai sLe would not allow the whole Of s ssiIt tJ bs washed, for that would be a Waste 0l soap, and would unnecessarily EssE lL7 cloth. So she had the bottoms q t1e skirts washed where they were @s most exposed. Her stockings were EQr1 as long as ever thls untidy person 01ll stand the dirt, and then they were -;lti and made 10 do double duty. s-sTsv5j because a few pieces of johnny- aie were thrown into the swill-pail, and .sc.s:si her extravagant servants would ,-lg tbeIr mistress to the poorhouse."
 lae ts4 very rich persons above re- z;.r! to uli not have been hap E TLe laiy-it such a person can be E issIgnEtgd under Webster's defni
 1l of the term-who still lives, is Tscome to her life and her money bags.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
An Oveyed Night Editor.
hso Herald l !. Al 1. :.


 An! there there it is knew 1 would do it s1iayl It's darling. too. How well il !, and l feel SO good over it.
 Thus ejaculia passenger on an carly suburban train of the city. He was looking at thep page of one of the blanket sheet ling papers. He looked very happy. bre other passengers were much mystifet
 of course yTolks don't know how 10 appreciate happiness. be said. but am the night IT of this paper | hold here in my hanFor three wears have been trying to sy telegraph editors 10 print dispatch it some telephone case without the woillo' appearing in the headline nav morning succeeded As it is the first on record YOU will pardon my 'ov
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14

Is the murder stasisiIcs Of 1884 Ohio leads Texas by five. but Texas makes the most blow about their family feuds and superior performances in such mat ters. Ken lucky falls behind Texas SIX notches. Them air high-toned gent'e- men from the Blue Grass Region" had rather been defeated in last falls cleo ton than to have been thus disgraced.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
He sfasit Attractive.
TC1go Newsl

lNENo NtNe4
 @Ihear you wsto hire good window dreSserf"
 -Yes. sir." tied the dry goods mer. chant. -Cal q make a window at tractivef-
 Attractive sh'd say I could can dress it SO q van can't git by it 'thout looking in.
 -Nery well. you may try.
 In have anur the sidewalk in front of the store w:rowded with women, all waiting to ge chance to peep in. The merchant cont understand it, since nothing but lid piece of black velvet was hanging he window.
 Il didn't sy a simple piece of plain velvet was soTactive.
 -- Faint [. said the new clerk. -They ain't lin at the velvet
 What the
 wy. doyou see. that black back ground maktcapital mirror.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14

STRANGE as it may seem, We have at least one Dynamite member of Congress in the person Of Finerty, of Chicago. How any man with sufficient ability to secure a seat Tn Congress can be a Dy- namiter. We cannot understand. It is as bad as the most barbaric act of an- cIent or modern barbarism, compared to which the business of a common burglar or out-throat is made respectable.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
Raymond's Joke on Irving.


 The reason for Mr Irvings delay in making his appearance SO long after his arrival in this country from Liverpool is said 10 have been occasioned by MT. John T. Raymond, who has keen relish foi practical joking.
 Happening to come across the tragedian in Canada, the subject of Irving's appear ance in New York during the election ex- citement was discussed, when Irving said he had doubts whether it would be prof. itable to go there that week
 Why. my dear fellow, said Raymond. 1t isn't question of profit so much as one0f personal safety.
 What do you mean2' asked Irving, with a startled expression upon his face.
 Then you have not heardI' queried the comedian with a solemn air.
 Heard-heard what?" exclaimed Iry- ing.
 Why. that during an election the ab- original instincts of the New York peO- pie are thoroughly aroused. They go about armed with axes, and execute war dances in the most alarming fashion. All quiet persons. especially the high toned PSUplc. secure the iOOrs and Iemain within their houses. Beside the personal risk. you would not get corpoTals guard in your house, Irving
 = Is il poSsible?" quoted Irving.
 l suppose you have heard of Tam manyf' continued Raymond
 Yes, have seen the name somewhere. but what of thatgn
 Tammany is the great political society in New York. most of whose members are lineally descended from a celebrated chief of that name, who was guaranteed certain rights at the declaration of inde- pendence. Tammany formed a society. and his descendants retain all their old customs during election times; they parade the streets. flourish their tomahawks. and. in fact. create the widest alarm. Upon the l whole, Irving. don't think it will be we'll | for you 10 show yourself in New York | until election is over. The advice of Raymond was taken, and | Irving jumped the town. Whether or | not NIT. Raymond had an engagement in New York with which Mir. Irving's ap- pearance would have interfered is not stated. but. if such was the case. Mir. Ray mond exhibited considerable shrewdness in preventing the tragedian from appear inp
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14

GEORGE AUGUSTUS SALA is to arrive In San Francisco to-day. He will give two lectures in San Francisco before sailing for Australia. It does seem that nearly every Englishman who comes to the United Stat of late years, consid- CTS himself called upon to lectere 10 us- hesthen of the West. and We are foolish enough to give them a sufficientcy of money to make a tour of the world with and have a competency left.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
Aaron Burr's Retort.
TExchangs

Aaron Burr was noted for being a very egotistic man. and an unbeliever in all the doNies of the day. He attended church in Albany, \. T.. with regularity. and always made it point not to come in until services were commenced, it was supposed for the sake of being noticed when he walked down the aisle to his seat in the first row from the pulpit The church authorities asked the pastor to publicly reprimand him, which he did in the following manner: As Burr was walking down the aisle. the minister stop ped his discourse and said: -Sir, will appear at the judgment seat against you. Burr drew up his little figure. and in his rich. bass voice said: sir. in all my legal practice l have considered that class of criminals who turned states evidence the most degraded and to be despised
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14

THE CITIZEN waved red rag in front of the Star man last Saturday, and as a result the usual complimentary notices of Judge Fitzgerald, Paul and thd Hal road followed. He became so enraged that he then threw all of his little para graphs. which be had prepared with SD much care for Sunday reading. into the uaste basket
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14

THE poor Crofters recently arrested at Glendale. Isle of Skye, charged with resisting the sheriff in the discharge oi his duties, are now undergoing their trial. These poor people are :o be fur ther punished because they were hall crazed for something to eat, and incl dentally resIsted the Sheriff in tine dis charge of hls duties.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14

PRESIDENT ARTHUR evidently does not consider the resolutions passed Ut the Republican Convention in Chicago as applying to his Administration. If he had have received the nomination for Presidenthe might have regarded that resolutions which declares in favor of making territorial appointments from citizens of the Territories" in n different
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14

IT is the general opinion that the Interstate Commerce bill passed by the Senate, will have but little effect m reg
 ulatiug freights aud fares OF railroads A conference with the House will now be in order. as the bill passed by that b,dv vvs an entirely different measure.