Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-02-08
Civins Ada :ional Compensation
 to Territorial Judges.

of the Board of Supervisors, held or Monday next, that that body will recOg
 nize the justice oi the suggestion q often made by the press of Iavapa county. and follow the example set b, every other county in the territory II the matter of giving tO the Distric Judges some additional compensation for holding Territorial courts. Unde
 section 1871 of the Revised Statutes o
 the United States, creating the office and prescribing the duties oi Dlstrlc
 Judges, it l. expressly provided that th' cxpcnse oi holding Territorial court' shall be paid by the counties or tht territory in which such courts are held. Ii was in compliance with this law that Governor /ulick recommended, and the last legislature passed an act giving to each oi thc District Judges additional compensation in the shape Of an an nual salary of $l .200, payable out of the Territorial treasury, which act was, however, vetoed hy inc Governor, thus placing the matter under the direction of the Supervisors of each county, where, perhaps it more properly be longcd. While no county in the terri tery probably has larger criminal and civil calendar o; purely territorial character than has IavApai county, il alone has displayed any disposition to Hhlrk tae responsibility oi meeting and discharging the Ju-t and equitable obi Eauon oi recompen,ing the District Jud se who presides over its courts for bis services m the administration of justice While Judge Wright differs from the JOURNAL--MINER politically we believe we but express the public sentiment that his faithful discharge of the responsible and burdensome duties pertaining to his position, and his unselfish sacrifices of per sonal comfort, and considerations to economize as far as poss hie III all court expenses, entities him to the same con- sideIation in Iavapai county that Is accorded the District Judges n all other counties, and that he should therefore, receive some compensation from this county for his services Tn presiding over the Territorial courts. By giving 1t to him, the county will not only be recog- nizing the worth of q faithful and elf cient official. hut will acqult itself of q charge of niggardly meanness. that it I'll becomes either the county polite or its individual citizens to bear.
 Song Of the Fool-ki!ier
 The foolkiller sat by hickory tree, in the luminous light of the moon; his eyes were lurid with haleful glee, and he chanted a simple tune. And the fool killers iresses were black as night, and the foolkillers voice was strong, and the ioolkil.er sung with a weird delight, this simple vet rapturous song: "Oh, whthcr and where is the youth who gocs m inc light of the waning day, to the riverside. where the hock beer flows and squandcrs away his pay? sigh for a crack at his swollen head, aud a punch at his hloodshot cye-Oh, whIthcr and where is the youth, said, that I'll iind him and let him die? Oh. whuher away k the man who tries to get oil pubic speech, who'll range from murmurs and broken sighs te 8 desperate Wolii-h ecreech, who gropes around fer missing word, and stam- mers and hems and hawe2 Oh. soon will tine crack of my club be heard. as it flaitcn~ upon his jaws. Oh, show me path to some lonely dell. where I'll ind an iiiot gay, who twangs d note on i chestnut bell, whenever word you slv; for chestnut bell i- a fools de and III knock such lunatics in trice, clear ont uf their high-hecled shoes. Oh, whithcr away k the man who smiles, and grinS m the house of prayer? He thinks hes smart. but my snares and wiles will coax him into my lair; and there in the dark and dismal damp ill ,lattcn him on the wall. and I'll pave the floor of my lonely camp with his indc,tructibie gall" Then the foolkiller loaped to his feet quite blithe, m the light of the dawning morn, and he drew his finger along his .cythe, As he chanted that simple tune, and he startod of on spanish trot, according to lifelong rules. and sung as he went, |" ri make IL hot in this dismal region yi ,orls ''-Atchisou Globe.