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Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-08-10

press, because We have not got the pop ulation to entitle us to statehood, the holding of constitutional convention now is an absurdity. Under the pres ent apportionment about every 10000 inhabitants is entitled to a representa- tive Tn congress. Under the new appor- tionment 1t will require about 100000 inhabitants for every representative. The new census will show that Arizona has population of about 75,000, or less than one-half the number required to entitle state to one member of con greSs. We cannot expect the eastern states to consent to our admission under the circumstances, and the man is not deceiving any ybody but himself who sup poses that Arizona with her inadequate population, has any chance whatever to become state.
 The second proposition is equally ia tai to our aspirations to statehood. If we had reasonable hope of admission, the division of sentiment among our own people as to the benefits to be de- rived from state government would of itself prevent an admission. The very law which provides for this proposed constitutional convention IS itself dem onstratiOn of the fact that we are not capable of self-government. The ques- tiOn of statehood was not an issue when that legislature was elected, therefore they could not know the sentiment of the people on that subject, yet they passed law for the holding of a con yeDtiOn
Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-08-10

THE Tucson CITIZEN, leading Rspubli- can paper of Arizona, is one of the very best newspapers in the southwest. Tue son should be proud of such a paper Prescott Courler.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-08-10
Total amt. taxable property .s3,S2o 2SOCI

No. miles railroad as reported by a Territorial Board of Equalization, report signed by J. T. MeadOr, chairman and auditor. and Henry J. Andrews, secre- tary. 125 G5-100 miles: value, S896, ,40444 l, T. A. Judd, clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Pima County, Arizona Territory, do hereby certify that the foregoing is true and correct abstract of the assessment roll for the year 1889.
 T. \. JUDD, Clerk.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-08-10
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Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-08-10
BREWSTER CAMERON.
LoCHIEI.. ARIz.. Aug.


 EDITOR CITIzEE:-The proposed con stitutional convention if called and held, will be an unmixed curse to the Territo- " of Arizona.
 In the first place the convention is worse than useless, for the reason that there is not the remotest possibility of Arizona becoming a state with her pres ent population.
 In the next place. if the holding of the convention would place the Terr.tO " in the column of states, there Is grave question in the minds of many in fiuential members of both political par ties, whether she is prepared for the du ties and responsibilities of statehood.
 Let us first consider the proposition that the holding of a convention is a useless waste of an immense sum of money. Dakota, with 600.C0O inhabi- tants, all clamoring for statehood, was refused admission for years by Demo cratic majority in the lower house of congress, although the moral sense of the whole country demanded its admis- sion as antact of justice. In Arizona to- day the better elements of both parties are divided-some are crying loudly for admission, while others are vehemently opposing it. The property owners gen erally, so far as 1 know, are opposed to a state because of the increased expense of running the government. With this
 DISSIPATION AMONG OUR PEOPLE, and with the opposition of the eastern
Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-08-10

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Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-08-10
A CASA GRANDE REPUBLICAy.

CASA GRANDE. Aug. ,.
 EDITOR CITIzEN-I am of the opinion that we have not got sufficient popula- tion. Secondly, it would be an unneces- sary expense, as the census will be ta- ken in 1900 at the expense of tke gov ernment, which will determine our pop ulatiou: then it will be time enough to knock for admission. Let us be sure we are ripe for statehood c. Loss.
 Mir. Loss is Republican.
 OPPOSED, FROM A FINANCIAL STANDPOINT.
 TUcsox. Aug. 6.
 EDITOR CITIzEN-It Is true, there IS no nation on the face of the earth that oan boast of her treasury overfiowinG with wealth as can our United States of America: but Arizona being yet in its early social and political infancy, and its eoffers containing but little of this great wealth, 1 therefore. from financial standpoint. would oppose the holding of constitutional convention at the present time. Yours Respy
 II. BUEHMAE.
 MT. Buehman Is Republican.
 A PIONEER FAvoRs ADHESION.
 CHiiS- Il. ECHlDCIl, SouEil ItSCOFUtT,dHQ Q democrat, is strongly insfavoT of the convention, and believes it should be held and constitution framed. This does not mean admission as a state Gt once' said he. ''The adoption of any constitution that may be framed would not be voted on until next fall. Until that time we would nOtsbe in position to ask admission to the union, and would probably not nearly three years in the future. The expense would not be great. The convention will be composed of 45 delegates at 5 per day" Mir. Shi- bell thinks that statehood will have tendency to strengthen the confidence of capitalists and persons seeking in yestments in the west, and result in the speedy development of the many natC- raj resources of the Territory, the bene- fits accruing thereby being sufficient to outweigh many times the additional ex- pense that might be r quired in main taining state government.
 AFRAID OF THE COST.
 Mr. George Pusch, a progressive Re publican, said: If it will result in any increase in taxation l would say DO, but am not sure that it would. | believe that if i Arizona was state, people would take more interest in public affairs and give closer attention to the election of officers, and that a better class of men would be elected to make laws than We have had in the past. This would. of course. result in correcting abuses and the exercise of economy in the transac- tion of public business. l don't think the people could stand an increase of taxation"
Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-08-10
TO ADOPT A CONSTITUTION,

not knowing whether or not the people wanted state and giving them no op- portunity to express their views on that subject; but requiring that certain cleo tions be held, the total cost of which act will involve the Territory in an ex- pense appToXimating S200,OCO.
 The arguments in favor of statehood are pitably weak. The one which is most potent, the appeal for home gov ernment, is really the feeblest of all. We are now in the position of child who thrives best under wholesome parental restraints. Assuming that the press of the Territory, of both political parties, is worthy of the least confidence, their assertions warrant the statement that it would have been a sad thing for Arizo- na, had our past legislatures been clothed with the power which state constitution confers upon its lawmakers. All of the great natural advantages with which this land of sunshine has been blessed would long ago have been bar tered away, enriching handful of ad- venturers and impoverishing the Terri tory for all time. A special charter, for instance, would have enabled a few thrifty individuals to have controlled all OI lAlC dA ACoCA NOiAo HI OhC Territory. Other persons, by special charter, would have secured water privi- leges along all of our principal rivers, out of which they could have realized
 MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
 There are other special privileges, scarcely less valuable than these, which state legislature could grant away.
 If each of the political parties is as corrupt as the other declares, through their respective party organs, whIchso- ever party secures control of the govern ment of the new state, the interests of the state will be subordinated to the greed of adventurers.
 1t will surely be time enough to or ganiZe a state government when the people have at least a reasonable assur- ance that the birthright of the new state will net be sold for mess of pot tage. In the meantime, with taxes so high that they are almost equivalent to confscation.of private property, let us not fool away S200,OO0; for whatever our individual opinions may be, as to the advisability of the admission of Arizona as a state, there is absolutely no hope.
 Very Respectfully,
 BREWSTER CAMERON.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-08-10
Cuticura Remedies.

Feb, :. ISS8.-NO trace of the disease from which suffered has shown itself since my cure.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-07-20
A TINE Tonic.

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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-07-20

Read the following: Mr.. c. H. Nor
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with abscess of lungs, and friends and
physicians pronounced mo an incura-
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able to oversee the work on my farm.
II is the finest medicine ever made"
Jesse Middlewart, Decatur, Ohio, says:
Had it not been for DR.. Kings New
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-07-20

Mr.. B. F. Galway is a young
gentleman who has lately arrived
in Grant parish from New Orleans,
who proposes to make his future
home with us. Among our adver-
tisements will be found his notice
of application to enter 160 acres of
land, north of Colfax, in the neigh
borhood of Johnson's mill. He is
already hard at work clearing up
the ground, and from the push and
vim with which he proceeds we are
satisfied he is made of the kind of
stuff that furnishes thrifty and sue
cessful citizens.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-07-20


At the late sitting of the circuit
court in Alexandria, Judges Clegg
and Perry presiding, the following
cases on appeal from the parish of
Grant were decided:
No. % - w. s. Calhoun, appel
liant, VS.. NJ. M. Ada Lane, appellee,
St James church third opponent
Judgment appealed from affirmed
at appellants cost. est. James
church was interested In this way:
Some years ago Mrs. Lane donated
square or block of ground in the
town of Colfax to st. James church,
on which church and rectory was
to have been built. Mrs. Lane lost
some of her property in law suit
with w. S. Calhoun. The donation
of the ground not having been re-
corded properly, on this technical
ity was claimed by Calhoun, it hay-
ing formerly been part of Mrs.
Lanes property awarded to him IN
the courts. The church by this de-
cision loses the lot
No. 9O-W. S. Calhoun, appellant
VS.. Eugene Kelsoe, appellee. APP
peal dismissed at cost of appellant
Rehearing refused
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-07-20

Our neighbors of Alexandria are
wide awake to the importance of
railroads. AT a late meeting of the
town council Judge w. T. Black
nan and Hon. G. w. Bolton were
sent as delegates to a convention
at Tyler, Texas, for the purpose of
devising ways and means for build
ing a railroad from Tyler to Alex
andria. The police jury of Ra-
pides parish, also looking to the
best interests of the people, have
passed an ordinance exempting all
railroads that may be built through
the parish from paying taxes to the
parish for ten years.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-07-20

Throw up your hands and yell,
for Col. johnson, of Little Rock,
has been heard from again, after a
silence of many weeks. He as
serts that the Little Rock and AL
exandria railroad is now a certain
ty. He says that the money has
been secured, contracts for the con-
struction of the road have been
signed, that work will actually be-
gin on August 18th, and that the
entire road, from Little Rock to AL
exandria, under the contract, is to
be completed by Jan. l, 1891
Town Talk.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-07-20

Under date of July 18th, Rev. j.
1. Hoffpauir writes that he has just
had eleven more accessions to the
church at Holloway's, on Saturday
and Sunday last, making a total of
ninety-five accessions for Ada cir
cult this year. He also asks that
we announce that he will preach at
Colfax on the 4th Sunday of this
month, July 28th, instead of the
first Sunday in August.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-07-20
Spring and Summer Goods!
A New Stock Just Received by
j. TURNER
Pfmevflle, La,

nuEC nld4ss
who has recently returned from New York
Boston, Cincinnati and other cities, where
he purchased a Large Stock Of GOODS
suited TO the wants of his trade which he
bought at reduced prices and is now offer
ing at small margin of profit.
The public are invited to call and exam
inc his large and well selected stock OF
DRY GOODS,
consisting of Dress Goods and Trimmings,
Fancy Goods, White Goods. ladies' Cloaks
and Jackets, Jersies. Hosiery. Shawls and
Hoods. Balmorals, Jeans, Cassimeres and
Flannels, Linseys, Blankets, etc.
Mems and Boys Hats. and Ladies' Trim
med Hats.
A large stock of Boys and Mens's CLO-
THING. Special bargains are offered in
Boys and Mems JEANS Clothing, which
were bought at sacrifice.
A fine assortment of Boots and Shoes,
Saddlery, Crockery, Hardware, Groceries,
Plantation Supplies. TRUNKS. Valises,
Towers celebrated Fish Brand of Slick
ers, and FURNITURE.
All of which were selected in person
with great care, at low figures, and will
be sold at rock bottom prices.
Call and examine for yourselves.
Highest market price paid for Cotton,
Hides md Beeswax.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-07-20


Judge Richardson, parish super
intendent, hands us statement of
the schools of Grant parish, giving
the teachers names, the time the
various schools will continue, and
the amount of public money ap-
propriated to each, which will be
found in another column. He also
promises to hand in statement of
the school funds as soon as Sheriff
Kemp completes his settlement for
amounts lately collected, which will
be within the next few days.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-07-20
mo- sc.


The person who will give us a
remedy for ground moles that we
may publish it pro bono publico,
will place a very large portion Of
this community under lasting obi
cations to him. On some places
these villainous little pests have
become an intolerable nuisance
Ruston Caligraph.
Take spade, dig hole that the
moles' road will cross, and few
inches below it put in some dry
straw or rubbish, and put in half
ounce of sulphur or a little brim-
stone, set it on fire and cover the
top of the spade hole up with a
board SO the smoke and gas cannot
escape. 1t will follow the mole
road for rods and kill the moles.
One man can kill all the moles on
a hundred acres of land in day
with pound of sulphur. Murray
County Pioneer.
The editor of the Winn Parish
Democrat gives the following plan
for catching moles, which is quite
novel, but simple and inexpensive.
and said to be effective: Take q
beef horn and place it in the run
of the moles, with the mouth ia
cling their approach. They crawl
into the horn and will never go
backward As many as three are
said to have been caught at one
haul, all in the same horn. Two
horns with their mouths facing in
different directions, so as to catch
the moles coming and going, would
soon clean them up.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-07-20

The people of Connecticut have
always boosted of the school system
of the State, which they hold to be
superior to that of any other State
in the Union. Yet the Legislature
of the State has just provided for
its improvement by raising the
school fund to the large sum of
$2,250, 900, or nearly $3.50, 600 more
than it has been in recent years.
Every boy and girl in Connecticut
can now secure thorough educa-
ton, from the primary school to
the normal school, under system
which deserves to be studied by
teachers eyerywhere.-Ex.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-07-20

1t was a Connecticut boy who
surprised his teacher by his inter
probation Of the sentence, There
is worm; do not tread on him
He read slowly and hesitatingly, as
follows: There is warm dough-
nut; tread on him!
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-07-20
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-07-20

A young lady of jackson, Miss,
had her sweetheart to call on her,
and she met him at the door. By
some means not explained, while in
the-hallway she discovered that his
breath smelled strongly of whisky.
She led him to the door, and, with
more of sorrow than anger, said:
Joe, this country has voted on the
prohibition question, and l vote
/ vote no! Now, don't come back
until you have got around on the
side of the majority"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-07-20

A special from Baton Rouge, I'M
der date of July 18th, announces
that Gov. Nichols has pardoned
Andy Jenkins, convicted in Grant
parish of resisting an officer, and
sentenced to six months imprison-
ment in the parish Jail. Consider
ing the fact that Andy had served
out his full six months in jail sew
eral days before his pardon was re-
ceived, this must be refreshing and
gratifying news to him.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-07-20

The prize fight between Sullivan
and Killrain having taken place on
Mississippi soil in spite of all or
ders and proclamations to the con-
trary, Gov Lowery is now endeav-
oring to bring them back into the
State to answer for violating its
statutes, and the chances are favor
able for the principals and num-
Der of the aiders and abettors of
the fight having to suffer fine and
Imprisonment for their utter disre-
grad of the law.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-07-20

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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-07-20

In these hot sultry days of sum-
mer don't forget to pay the printer
that little bill you owe him.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-07-20

IF -FOUR BACK ACHES
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il is general debility. Try
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-07-20

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-17
No. sO7.-A Curious nrenacerie.

No. 3O7.-A Curious 1Ienagerie.
Co When Snip, the younger tailor, set up for him
self
he found his way smoothed by this comical elf.
Cd In the kitchen these live with Biddy the cook,
Cc) And this with his eyes his lady love took.
I'D This in the laundry you surely will find,
Ce) And this on q turn out is mounted behind.
% This in a baby's robe. daintily dressed,
Stands u fair flower Of beauty confessed.
60 These once were in fashion to dress ladies'
hair,
Qh) And these on her hearthstone were always a
pair.
o What great sheet of paper that artist requires,
This answers his purpose and this he admires.
o ChinkI chinkl tho not silver, It's certainly
gold
Triumphantly leading the Romans of old.
% If Franklin were here with aerial sail
He'd say to his grandson. Thereby hangs a
tail"
O Did this one Idle happy" when he saw the
French run?
% They call this dipper or heavenly spoon.
% Here is fellow who never leaves home
Without taking with him a fashionable comb.