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Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01
THE MAST1FF.
A British Dog Whose Origin Dates Back ts
 Period Before the Roman InrAsion-

A British Dog Whose origin Dates Back ts
 Period Before the Roman InvAsion-
 The origin of the English mastif is so lost in the mists of antiquity that no positive assertions concerning it should be made. It is evident that dogs with its characteristics existed in Britain when the Romans first landed there. They speak of them as ''the broad mouthed dogs of Britain" Whether these were of the mastif or bulldog type. or whether the two breeds have the same origin, can not be determined. Much written on this subject is neces- sarily pure conjecture; consequently we need only concern ourselves with the immediate progenitors of the mas tiff, and that dog as he exists to-day.
 Of all the known canine races the mastiff is the largest and eminently the most massive Exceptional specimens of the St. Bernard, the boar-hound. and the Siberian bloodhound may ex- ceed in height and weight the average of large mastiffs, but these examples are so rare as not to materially modify the assertion of the superiority of the proportions of the mastiff
 The distinguishing marks of this breed gre size, maSsiveness, dignity and majesty of appearance. Twenty e4ght to thirty-one inches may be sc- cepted ss good average height at the shoulders The girth of the chest should never be less than one-third more than the height. The body should be long and well filled out. without any approach to the tucked-up loin of the hound This is very objectionable. The legs should be straight. with im- mense bone and muscle; the feet round and close; the tail thick at the root. tspering evenly to point, and not extend ing much below the hooks. The head is now the great point with fanciers. IL should be broad across the skull. flat to the eyebrow. well indented up the center. with small. close-lying ears, partly erected when attention is aroused; the muzzle broad. short, and square-looking. as though it had been sawed of. Fashion changes much in this direction. The great show dogs of ten years since would stand no chance in q modern competition. A very much shorter. blunter muLzle is the standard. Whether the dog of to- day has really gained in appearance by his shorter muZZle is certainly open to doubt. The grand pre-eminent qualities of the mastiff are shown in his sffec- tionate. true, noble, faithful disposition and even temper. He is above all others tte watchdog. Bred for genera tions for this purpose. his impulses lead him exclusively in this direction-to watch and guard. and to repulse tres passers within his precinct He ac- complishes this end by a resoluts and imposing bearing. never resOrting to force until repeated gentle warnings have been ignored. Menace to the person of his master the maStiff fiercely reSents. His mode of attack is to spring upon an evil-dOer. knock hIm down. and subdRe him with significant grOwls. He seldom bites, even under the severest provOcstion. To guard those living in isolated localities, as a protector of women and children, he is without a peer-the sturdy and faith full watchman of the home.-W. Wade, tH Me Century.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

4 NATIONAL monument will be erected to the memory of General Grant 1T Central %-t, New York. The may CT Of that city has already appointed . con mittee of one hundred to rsise money for that purpose, among rhom are such illus. trious men Rs Samuel J. T!idsn, Chester A.Arthur, Alonzo B. CorntH. Oswald Ot. tendorfer, George Jones, Thomas l. James, Edward Cooper, Smith Ely, Jr, Roscoe Conkling. Noah Davis, C. N. Bliss, Whiteiav Reid, John Jacob Astor Parke Goodwin, Henry E. Hyde, Gen, Geo. B. Mcclellan, Dr. Fordycs Barker, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jesse Sehgman, Joseph W. Drexel, David M. Stone, Da- vid Drevs, Hamilton Fish, Pierre Lorii- lard and Joseph Pulitzer. The monu- ment will be very massive and will ap- priprlstely perpetuate the memory oi the great and good man.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

THE development of such an aound' snoe of water as the bonanza company now has at its command, ct the QuIo' toss. is one of the many evidences of the ex,stence of vast subterrsnesn reservoirs or rivers in Arizona. We have been de nied an abundance of water on the sur face of our lands but, like our vast bodies of precious metals, the storehouse of the earth contains enough and to spare. Many of our valleys are capable of bringing forth artesikn water and there is no doubt that intelligent e1peri' ments would demonstrate the fact iha' verv large area of our mesa lands can bs made productive by this means.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

HERE Is good reason to believe that 'ieae'lon in the business affairs of the 0Olntfy ls close st hand. The vast slAnil'ies of idle money in the eastern 0''es Is even now seeking western in 'ss'nents that promise fair rates of in- ,e'es' with reasonable security against 'Osa' Money IS an element of too much ''"'lty to remsIn idle long; 1t IS an 't7n' that must bring home to its owner '1e value Of it's services or remaln an in- '1Uorsnce on his hands. When money 'eases to command a rate of inter
 beyond the rate of taxation ex- a''eu upon 1t, 1t is really an incum- o''-ee to the capitalist and of no value
 produCer. This is the state of a'-a'ls ID may cities of the east at this -e' end capitalists are scanning the -s'a Tor favorable investments. The '0'N business has been receiving Rn 'N-ge'uS from this source and our graz m are now nearly all occupied. -e next field of profitable speculation
 @ining, and on this resource oAse car anticipstions of easy times t, tue future. Our mines are prsctics-
 ne1haustible, and the hard times .A'e enforced 8 great deal of valuable a'opement, So that the capitalists b- HOW md some indications of an ore when he inspects 6 mine before uasing. A few mills in successful 'sraaon will inspire confidence in min. ,bs ID 5his portion of Arizona, and when ,. "de Of investment once sets in .. Na'd us, there will arise tidal wave Of 0'psOspsrity.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

THE San Francisco Chronicle, with Its characteristic enterprise is the only morning daily on the Pacific Coast that contained the news of General Grants death on the morning that is occurred, Although the general died at eight o'clock at Mt McGregor, when the news reached San Francisco it was not yet five o'clock local time. Tue Chronicle delayed its edition in anticipation of the event, to the latest possible moment, and utterly "scooped" every other news paper by devoting thirty columns of reading to the dead hero. In a race fer enterprise, the Chronicle can always be depended upon ss being it the lead.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

HE appointment Of II. D. Under wood as deputy, by US Marshal Meade, Will meet the apprcba,.on of the people ot southern Arizona generally and those or Pima county particularly. Mir. Un. derwood IS capable, discreet and ineor. ruptible, and will never soil his fingers with any irregulRrity. Mr. Meade has So far been particularly fortunate in the selection of hIs deputies.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

IT has been definitely settled that the remains of the late General Grant will ultimately find their rest in Central Park, New York, with 6 pledge that those of bIs widow shall eventually be placed beside his. The remains will leave Mt. McGregor at p. m. on Tues day. August 4,h, and arrive at Albany st 4 30 D. m.. remaining an hour at Sara togs. Al noon on Wednesday they will leave Albany for New York and will he in state at the City Hall until Saturday, August sth. when the funeral will take place. Like honors will be simultsD- eously paid the dead hero in every city and town in the United States.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

FIVE miles Of the Prescott railroad have been graded, and the remainder of the line will be completed as fast as men and money can complete the worF. It is now ID order for the citizens of Msricops to put their shoulders to the wheel and induce the company to ex- tend the road through to the sas: line Of their county. Then the people of Pinal will take holi Cf tho work and see that the line Is extended on through this county, either to n junction with the Tucson & CalRbasas read or tO Benson. This road, and this road only, wall give Arizona chesp transportation for her im- ports and exports. ard enable her to compete successfully with California in the sale of the natural products of the soil. As We are now situated no market Is open to us, not even the principal markets If our own Territory. The The Southern Pacific, discriminating in favor of California. will lay down at any present railroad point in this Territory the grain, fruits, flour and vegetables of that state cheaper than 1t will haul our products between any of the stations along its line ip Ar;z0ns.--Flor- ence Enterprise.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01
Inhirnatlnu or the Prss.d at.

recent Washington telegram says: "You treat ne d-t shamctully, is tbe way in Uhicn tue President oFered conversion With alstlug'u-ted Mlsso a- rlan of high p1l-.1u. Auare Wa- no doubt that M- C.gyu and was tEorougA- ly out of temper. aad ths ca.-.-, "lo had come ir Tlt1 a mat. fer ot patronage fait A clfIi go down Li- back bone. With a reI face .s Is--el Go know what was uu. IEr. tle President en- tered into ru indignant cEf lauatiou about q candidate Ean lad been Iecom- mented for o.iier iy some mem. CTS ot Congress auI tls party leaders or a state. Iuforust- had Irs- reached inc White H,u-c, pot through any ot tbe sponsor-. however. taat ,.e office seeker bac a bismis b iu l,7 rHlord-he had been seu'eucef -u jail lgr .a crime. The news had been rIy-I Co Ir. C.eye- land inst before tue MissJrrlan entered, and the visitor had come while The finish of anger was si1.lur.
 "Rnt what have I to do with thls case?7 the Missourisn a76,d- 'l chAl- lepee you, Mir. President, to show any recommendation from me.
 "I am speaking generally, inc fses % dent went on. lt ItsAaiA A eli.A. N Senators, Members of Congress and rep resentatiyes of the patty who come here and put in inducements Tor thls anu thet man and leave us to ind ont aiter snnojutments are announced that we have made trusted officials of convlcts and bad men. It IS wrong.
 For ten minutes the President con- ,;nned i'm this strain. Ii seemed to re- Ievs his mlnd. He WAS evidently thor oushly aroused, and spoke as If not car inc how much publicity was given his exnressions. Ii Is said that the Missouri ian is not the only one who has heard ,hs President express himself in strong Saxon upon this grievance which he feels toward the party lesders- MT, Cleveland IS growing more and more sensitive on ths subject of records or office-seekers.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01
Very Good Fish Story.
fPresco.t Joarnal.D


 Dr. Lincoln has several sDecImens of Arizona fish, which are great curiOsities and to which he has given the scientific name of mugwump. Their heads re- semble a catfish while they have tails like an eel and are supplied with four legs giving them somewhat the resem- blance of lizard st distance.
 They are found ID natural tanks throughout the Territory. and as these dry completely up, nature has generous Iy provided them with legs with which to navigate dry land in search of an- other moist place. While they are un- mistakably fish, they come tO the sur face of the water to breathe, but other wise are perfectly at home in the water. As they were no dOubt evolved ID a period when the conveDiences of our mod ern civilization were unknown II has been suggested to supply them with can teens for use in their migration over the plains in search of water. They gre certainly euriositles.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

THE morning penny-dip fickers up enough to speak of the D.mocrotic newspapers Of Arizona that do not meet it's views in advocating the claims of Ger. tain parties For federal appointments, aS alleged Democratic papers," By tfe way, it would be a puzzlIng matter Ter the most astute politician to define tle exact political standing Of the Star. The best attempt at a classification of that daily document will undoubtedly term 1t a journalistic maverick.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

Major c. f. Hamilton, president of the Arizona Construction Company, and Major c. NJ. Wilson, president of the Prescott & Arizona Central railroad, now in Washington. have filed an sp- plIcahon for nghi of way for the road with the secretary of the interior. The franchise of the AriZons Central rail. road is considered one of the most val. uable franchises now being discussed ir railroad cities. New York capitalists have freely offered to place the securi ties of the company at par. Messrs Hamilton & Wilson are we'll known re sidents of St. Paul. and represent a syn dicste of Minnesota spitslists.-Sants Fs Review.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

IRE Tombstone Record Epitsph takes ocssiou to deny there is any foundation ,', inc rumor that 1t had succumbed to ss.sucial strain, and it publishes the rs,sipts of its employees for their wages Us are glad to record the fslsity of the r-15r. fer we rank the Record-Epitsph sn5as the most valued of our exchanges szi VII rejoice to see it prosper and r.r rr-st and fat.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

HISTORY seems especially designed to take the conceit out of many of our most cherished idols. Take, for instance our postal money order system. that nearly everyone has been led to think ofiSina- tad m the inventive brain of Yankee genius. A similar system was insugur- sted in France in 1927. but it did not succeed. In 1877 France again adopted the postal money order service; in ls44 she adopted postage stamps, and in lsoS she adopted the postal note system, which latter was adopted in the United States in 1883. It does really seem as though there was nothing ne" under the sun.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

The MsIicsn government seem d, ter mined that DO merchandise Of any de- scription shall reach the interior of their country, without having paid the law ful duty. They have established snoth- CT custom house at tronterss, where all parties passing are subjected to an in- specsion of whatever articles they may have with them, provided they do not already possess passports from the col lector at the San Pedro custom house. The customs seem to be the chief reve- nue of Mexico, and they are determined to make all of it possibls.-Escord-Ep' itarh.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01
Pnhiie PrinIiEg.

There is DO pubic money expende,i for a better purpose q zn that winch Is paid tp the printer f1r ;ls publication of tine official business of tEe county. The pubhcat.on keeps the people sp- Drised of the GisIosltIon which. from tune Co time. ls made o' the puhllc funds and of the operatious of Our county gov erumsnt. These things the people have right to know and the knoUiedgs tends tO preserve harmony bst~een the people Rod tbe ofiiclals and tO keep down mistrust and suspicion-- 1iohsvs Miner
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

Irrigation is quite naturally bringing the water ID this valley nearer the sur face, and in.ihe wells of Pheni1 during the past four years water has raised four or five feet Recent experiments with the portable steam pump show that it is almost impossible to exbarst the water ID our wells. With s capacity of l20 gallons a minute. the pump has op- ersted on two wells in this city, tO the knowledee of the reporter for durstions of two and four hours. and in neither cases was the water lowered more thar l three feet-PhsDix Gazette
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

THr people of Washington express ,rzisrable dissatisfaction because ;srtral Park, New York, has been se- I.,,sd as the place of the burial of Gen G-sgt l. would seem more appropriate had inc National cemetery in the city of Washington been selected.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

T-vss only a few weeks ago that the S,s, most msliciously asserted that the 7-ass Of General Grant was feigned to .,4ts sympathy and to secure hIs sp- --ia.ment Bs General on the retired Ia. Alas for the charity of that jour. -.ls-ic reptile.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

While cutting s pigeon UIng as the corner O! Pennington aud Conrt streets th:s morning. Martin Medley's team brought oue Os the wheels Of nis Sack- board against a telegraph pole. and bro Se the pole of his vehicle and xhIf.s- trees. This released the horses. but Mr. Medley held 90 firmly to the reins that be was dragged out over the dashboard, but was not hurt greatly.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

TgE Congo country is to be complete. ,r rs;gil.zsd. London, Glasgow. Boston -i Chicago have each sent large con- s,ome1,s of very bad whiskey to the s..k clutlnent.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

Phil Drachmsn now draws the reins of spanking span of bays attached I0 the bright and renovated Little DAi:! hack. It is matter ot congrstulation to MT. Drs.hman that. no matter now dnII buelness may be. he Is in position to always Phil his own vehicle.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01
The Child Got We'll.

A little five-year-old girl in East Eighteenth street was suffering severely from sore throat. and her friends and the doctor for a time feared that the at tack might prove serious. She saw that they were anxious, and asked; "Aunty, do you think I am going Co die?'' "No. my dear. was the reply, we think you will soon be better. ' 'Well." said the child. wearily. II know I am very sick. and l think I'd like to die and go to Heaven and rest a little while. if was only sure l could come back if found I didn't like the place" The child got well.-N T. TrSbtlHe.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

Tar p.,scott Courier now also makes .,.,nre statement that U. s. Marshal y..sf rill have his office in Tucson.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

Tur St. Louis Republican asserts .,s,spr, si lent Cleveland is enfilsded ,ga+n two lines of lis.s." That is --.,., bsr3 on Democrats.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

An old man at Jasper. Tenn. has left large property to be used by the trustees in any manner they think best tO suppress the too prevalent practice of eating with a knife when . fork ought 10 be used.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

HE New fork Tribune uncoyars s, lHinols appoIutee with a record. A
 week or two ago John Warner WAS ap- pointed postmaster at Peoria, Illinois
 IAe oihce Is one of the most importsnt In the state. It pays s3,OOO a year. If Is regarded by politicians of the state ss one of the great federal prizes. There wss sharp competition for the place. A great many reputable Democrats contended Tor It. The worst man. it seems. won
 John Warner, according to papers rc. csIved, was indicted ill 1879 by the grand Jury for the Southern District of nl,- nols, sitting at Springfield, f,r conspir. ing to detrsud, in August, 1874, the gov ernment by removing internal reveuue stamps from the cosks and packages of distilled spirits, and using such stamus R,gein on other casks and packages. Tn this indictment he pleaded, ID January. lSoO, the statute of Limitations. He es- capped punishment. Another part of the record Is that be was dlsmlssed from the military service in March, 1865. ss the records Of the Adjutant Generals office show, for drawing more
 rationa than there wers men ia his com pany, after swearing to the correctness of hls acquisitions. Authenticated trans- cripts from the official records covering those transactions have been received and will be placed before the Senate next winter. It not likely that Mir. Warner will be confirmed, especially in view of the feet that an efficient and conscientious postmaster, Col. Cockle, was removed to make room for this shining example of Democratic reform.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01
RED-BT G-. TLIE>.

Flies, roacLss, ants. bet-t ugs. rate, mic--. gcphers. chIpmu-ks. cleared ont by "Rough oa Rats. lac-
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

CRooE and Crooks pets seem to be CD. gagged h an interesting game Of saneuius ary shuttlecock and batt.edore.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01
THIN PEOPIE-

Wells Health Remover" restores heslthsnd yigor, cures DyspepsIa, Im- pOtence, Sexual Debility. Sl. W
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01
MOTHERS

If you are failing; brok ken, worn out and neryous, use Wells Health Re- newer" Sl. Drugg sts. W
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

Miss Ella Taylor, of Middleton. O., was frightened to death while passing through the city cemetery by one of her companions calling out to ''look at the ghost. Cleuelapd Lender.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01
sROUGH ONPAINS.'

Cures coIic, cramps, diarrhea; sx- ternslly for aches. pains, sprsns, head ache. neurslgs, rheumatism. For man or beast. 20 and 5Oc.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-04-22

None can say that the moisture just
received In various forms has not been
sufficient for present purposes Of irri.
CATION. 1t was noticeable fact,
last evening that Notwithstanding
the thickness Of the mud but few
complaints were heard and twas
only the girl who sat down on the
Rink street crossing that seemed to be
mad ut the clerk Of the weather.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-04-22

The steam launch Surprise" ar
rived at Miles City yesterday on a
Northern Pacific fiat car. The boat Is
forty feet in length and eight feet
breadth of beam. She will draw from
three TO four feet of water. The engine
and boiler with which this neat craft
is to be operated made a load for
another car. The boat was built by
Charles p. Willard q Co., Chicago,
and is a handsome model of the work
Of the shipwright.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-04-22
weIls, Fargo q Co.

A few days ago we mentioned the
fact that Wells, Fargo & Co. were es-
tablishing an Office at Fort Benton.
The River Press says; "A. A. Sted-
man, OF Bismarck, route agent for
Wells, Fargo q Co., arrived In the
city night before last for the purpose
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-04-22

Charlie Rhodes alias Dutch Charlie
took matters rather jovially yesterday
taking into consideration the nature
of the charges against him. He In.
formed the sheriff yesterday that the
Custer county Jail was hard place to
get out OF, aud the chances are that
he will have considerable time to re-
fleet upon Its stability. The examin-
alton was postponed yesterday pend.
ing further proceedings.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-04-22

A number Of tramps were noticed
by the officers here yesterday. 1t was
the first installment of the travelling
season and the officers observed some
ofthem carefully yesterday afternoon,
sizing them up to see which will he
best suited to work on the streets and
which would do well handling stone.
There Is plenty for them 10 do.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-04-22

Of establishing an Office Of the com.
pany here. He has made arrange
ments with the Helena 4 Benton
Stage company for the transmission
of packages over the line. The rates
on packages to and from the east have
been materially less.ned. The estab-
lishment Of the Office here will be OF
great convenience. Mr.. b. l.. Powers
will be the agent at Fort Benton"
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-04-22

We are sorry we cannot emulate
some of our contemporaries in publish
ing n picture of Riel, only We would
prefer to take him as we saw him a
year or two ago, being taken to Jail in
wheelbarrow, in state of beastly
MODIFICATION. Press.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-04-22

that was sent to gladden. the hearts Of
all the people. He has had good graz
ing up the Powder, however, and his
recent importation of thoroughbreds
are doing splendidly.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-04-22

The Ladies' Gun Club will hold a
meeting at the Inter-Ocean this morn.
ing to inspect sample uniforms and
discuss the question Of who shall be
captain. All members are requested
to be on hand promptly at 10 o'clock
and those who wish to join may send
in applications.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-04-22

John o. Ming, of the Powder, re-
turned yesterday from his trip to
White Sulphur Springs, where he has
been experiencing the effects of the
springs on "a severe attack of rheuma-
tism. The result wes very satisfac-
tory.