davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-04-26

THE Nogales Herald Is authority fol the statement that an attempt is being made by some office seekers in Tucson to secure their own election, and in fers that the clique Is made up ol both Republicans and Democrats Whether or not the Herald has relia- ble information on that point we know not, but that such movement is on foot is entirely probable. Tucson llas for years been a hotbed for the p-opa. gation of all manner Of jobs and schemes to rob the taxpayers, and il the Herald IS correct it is evidence :i4..t the political and moral atmos. phere of Tucson has not been inn proved by the lapse of time. Pima county has been mercilessly plundered and saddled with a heavy debt. All she has 10 show for it is court house not very we'll built, and few miles oI track for a narrow gauge railroad. IL is in order for the taxpayers of Pima county to keep sharp lookout for any such combination, and if it should put up its ugly head to smash it.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-04-26

SOME months ago, in discussing the question of our dual form of govern ment, which has been forced on us by two sets of officers, the EPITAPH pre-. dicted that the taxpayers and citizens of Arizona would have more than the inconvenience of the situation to re. gret, its prediction being based on the idea that an effort would be made in the legislature which will meet next winter to pass bill for the relief" as all such steals are called, of the Dem- ocratic holdoyers. That such an ef- fort will be made should the Demo- clats have a majority in the legisla- ture, there is no room for doubt. Sev- erai of our Territorial exchanges have taken Up the subject, and from the tenor of their remarks 1t is evident that they have received an inkling oi lhe fact that such a combination has been entered into by the Democrats, and that the :dea of reimbursing these Democratic holdovers will be the handspring of action in the Demo cratic camp during the coming cam paigns That such an idea Is even entertained is sufficient reason to cause a closing up of the Republican ranks, and also to see 10 it that none but honest and capable men are put on the legislative ticket. These Dem
 ocratic holdOvers are entitled to no consideration whatever. In defiance i of law, reason and decency they held onto offices to which they were not entitled, went through the farce Oi attempting 10 administer the affairs o' i the Territory, and because majority of them have been turned out by the | courts, and the rest are soon 10 follow
 they set up a whine that they should l be paid for services which no one asked them to perform and, it has | leaked out, have entered into a con spiracy to raid the Territorial treasury next winter. If for no other reasons than selfish ones, and as a measure oI self-protection, the electors of the Territory should see to 1t that the Re
 publicans have a majority at the next session of the legislature
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-04-26
AN ARIZONA ALPHABET.
Written for the EPITAPH.

Written for th. EPITAPH. A stands for Arizona, and B for Bisbee town, G is meant for Charleston, which the earth
 quake tumbled down; D is for Dos Cabezas, and for EPITAPH, F is meant for Fairbank, or else it's for Flag
 staff; c-is for Geronimo, the captured Indian brave, \ is for Huachuca, which its hoarded waters
 gave. 1 is meant for Indian, and J, Jerome, wis, K is meant for Kingman-in Mojave county,
 this L is for Las Cuevitas, not far from Gila's
 mouth, M is meant for Mexico, our neighbor on the
 south. N is for Nogales, a city of renown, n is for Ochoa. little railroad town. p is meant for Phenix, our new-made capital, q is Quijotoa, and that, think, is all. R is for Rillito, where the railroad wanders
 down, ; IS Tor San Pedro, WhCn HoWS Dy r1IDanK
 town. T is surely Tombstone, where you and re-
 side, U is for the Union-our protector and cur
 pride. V Is Virginia mountains, and " Wilcox is; < is found in Truxton, railroad station, this. Y is meant for Yuma, where all the convicts go; z is the Zuni river; and this is all know.
 FLORENCE E. PRATT.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-04-26

IN another column will be found some remarks rela ing to the misman- agement of our county affairs. What entities the correspondence 10 more than ordinary attention is the fact that our correspondents do not hide them selves behind. the convenient screen of an anonymous signature. They sign their names and ma specific charges, which are susceptible of being proved or diSproved. Both gentlemen are large taxpayers and, although belong ing to opposite political parties, have d common interest in the lawful and economical administration of the bus mess affairs of the county.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-04-26

"You scoun,rpl." yelet, young Jacob Green
 At his good neighbor BrOwn.-
 You kissed my wife upon the street,
 ought to knock you down."
 That's where you're wrong" good Brown replied,
 In arcents mild and meek:
 kissed her; that I've not denied
 But kissed her On the chrek- and did so because she looked so handsome the very picture of beauty and health. What is the secret of it?"
 Well" replied Green. " since you ask it, will tell you; she uses Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. l accept your apology. Good nighr."
 An unhealthy woman is rarely. if ever, beau- tful. The peculiar diseases to which so many of the sex are subject, are prolific causes of pale, sallow faces. blOtched with unsghtly pmples, dull lustreless eyes and emaciated forms. Women so afflicted, can be perma- nently cured by using Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription; and with the restoration of health comes that beauty which, combined with good qualities Of head and heart, makes women angels of lovelIiess.
 " "Favorite Prescription Is the only medi- cine for women. sold by druggists. under positive guarantee from the manufactur- CTS, that it wil give satisfaction in every case, or money will be refunded. It is pOsitiUe specific for leucOrrhea. painful Inenstruation, unnatural SJipprcsSions. prolapsus, or falling of the womb, weak back. enteVersion. retro version, bearing down sensations. chronic congestion, inflammation and ulceration of the womb.
 WORLDS DIsPENSARY MEDICAL ASSOCLA- TON, Manufacturers, Buffalo, N. r.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-04-26
Total

Thus it will be seen that our hospi- tai Is costing the taxpayers considera- ble money, and yet no report is re- quired by the Board. How do they know how many patients were treated whether an average of one or twenty per day? Taking as granted the number to bn eight. which has been ihe average for some time, we find that the cost of each patient 10 the county for the month of March was, to be exact. $22JS rer day, and, as we have said, the above items do rot include all the expenses of the hospital, which, ii all were enumerated and published where they rightfu!ly belong, would materially increase the expense of each patient 10 the county. So by the refusal of the Board to comply with the law the county hospi tai Is costing the taxpayers about twice what it should, as they had a bid 10 maintain the indigent sick for $l.l8 per day per patient. If this is a specimen of gathering up loose ends, stopping leaks and splendid business management, it would occur 10 taxpayers that the less they have of it the better of they will be.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-04-26

THE Pherlx Gazette says that Tombstone is d candidate for the Ter ri'orial Democratic Convention. Bet ter hold the convention here. Tomb stone is the coolest town in the Terri tory during warm weather. when the convention will be held, and our ac- commodaiions are ample To be sure Tombstone is Republican town, but citizens will try and accord courteous treatment to the delegates should the convention be held here.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-04-26

IN the event that the men who are seeking 10 disincorpOrate the city should be successful next Wednesday the EPITAPH suggests that q mass meeting of ali the citizens of Tomb stone be held to elect candidates for appointment as trustees by the Board of Supervisors, or that the Board Of Supervisors call a special election for the purpose of choosing officers under the proposed new city government. As this is a question that affects all electors of the city they should have a voice in he choice of officers.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-04-26

Hill Mining Company of St. Louis, which is reorganization of the Pe- dro Consolidated Mining Co.
 The Granite Hill ledge is 32 feet in width in the cross-cut. Six feet assays 52 ozs. silver, 20 per cent. copper and SIS gold. Twenty-six feet assays l6 2-lO ozs. silver, 2l per cent copper and $14 gold. Development work is being pushed vigorously and new men put on as fast as room can he made for them. A good road has been opened between the camp and Mammoth. Capt. Burgess is the superintendent of the company. He has great faith in the properties.-Star.
 The gold mine recently discovered by Mellor & Young, above Dudley vile, near Ash Creek, on the Globe road, was originally found by soldier while on picket duty at that point many years ago. He took an axe and returned to the place the night-follow- ing its discovery and broke off a small sack Of the rich ore which he took with him. He afterwards died in the hospital at Tucson and just before his death he gave the doctor in charge his sack of gold with full description of the place where he found it. Many parties have sought for this mine and great deal of time and money has been expended to find it. Some of the searchers went very close to the ledge but for some reason failed 10 find it. If it is one-half as rich as the soldier represented tt to be, the pres ent locators are the luckiest men in the Territory and their fortunes are assured. But no one can tell what may be found below the suriace-it may be richer still, or it may prove to be all expectation. It is hoped that it is veritable bonanza.-Florence En- terprise.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-04-26

THE latest proposition is to admit Arizona and New Mexico and at the same time disfranchiSe all Mormons wi hin the two Territories. As a con sislenr member of the Mormon church can never become a good citizen of this republic, it occurs to us that it would be a gnod scheme.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-04-26

THE editor of the EPITAPH acknOwl- edges the receipt of an invitation to attend the wedding of Hon. Charles R. Drake and Kate A. Seeley, sister of Mr and Mrs. Herbert Brown. The EPITArH wishes them q long and happy welded lie.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-04-26

EDITOR DANA and Grover Cleveland have tcen having little setto, and the way Dana excoriates the obese ex-President is beautiful to behold. Cleveland is no match for the editor in the use of vigorous and singing English The language used in the Sun would make any man, even with the hide Of a pachyderm, wrilhe un- der its scimetar-like cuts. It is the most fearful scorchipg any public man, in Our times, ever received from newspaper, and will go far toward defeating his renomination for the Presidency.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-04-26

THE Tucson Star suggests the name of Chief Justice Wright as the Demo- cratic candidate for Delegate 10 Con- gress. It Is evident that Mark Smith will not have a walk-over for the nom- inalion.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-04-26
ENTERED IN rHe POST OFFICE AS sscoEo-ctAss MATTER.

ENTERED IN rHe POST OFFICE AS sscoNO-cLAss MATTER.
 IT was stated one day last week that the report on the county finances from 1883 up to 1890, which was ordered by the Board of Supervisors, but for some reason not yet published, shows that the loose ends have been gathered up and all leaks stopped, and great stress is laid on the alleged fact that the affairs of Cochise county have been conducted on strictly business meth ods. But upon investigation this gathering up of loose ends, stoppage of leaks and fine business manage ment is not so apparent. If the head of a large mercantile establishment should discover that his confidential clerks had been guilty of like business methods they would land on the side walk with a duli thud that would make their teeth rattle. The taxpay- CTS and the Board of Supervisors stand in the same relation to each other as that which exists between a merchant and his clerks. The mem bers of the Board are the confidential clerks of the taxpayers, elected to their positions because of their sup posed fitness to perform the duties of their important office. But events oi the last year and half have proven that the electors of Cochise county made a sad blunder at the last cleo ton. Almost in the beginning Of their term the Board commenced by deliberately ignoring two plain laws arrogating to themselves judicial func- tions, whereas their duties are purely administrative and in numerous other instances, which have been pointed out by the EPITAPB, they have failed to subserve the interests of the taxpayers We had supposed that the Board required reports from all the county officers at least quarterly, that they were kept on file for examination by the public, and that such reports were requisite 10 an intelligent knowl- edge of the conduct of county affairs, But it seems that we are mistaken; that in at least one case an appoinlive officer is allowed to conduct his de- parlmcnt ds ie secs 1t aad without being required 10 render an account to the people, whose money he ex- pends. This is shining example of first class business management. See ing by the report of the last grand jury that some sort of a report had been made on the county hospital, 1t was 10 be inferred that such reports were required to be made at stated periods, but such Is not the case. At the last quarterly meeting of the Board the publishers of the EPITAPH asked permission to see the quarterly report on the hospital, but were put of from day to day, and finally told that no report had been made-that it was not necessary In order to find out how much the hospital is costing the county we had to take the bills al- lowed on the hospital account, as pub lished in the proceedings of the Board, and even then it can be arrived at only approximately, for a portion of some of the bills allowed should be charged to the hospital, as, for in- stance, the charge for water. The va
 rious items allowed directly for the hospital for March were as follows:
 H. J. Peio, drugs. .....: ....$ g 70 Mrs. Turner, supplies hospital 24 0S Mrs Davis hOSuifal nurSe 4ii 50
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-04-26

To MAKE sure of the city property, it is the part of prudence to vote against disincorporation.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-04-26

THOSE wishing to prev ent monop- oly in water should vote against the proposition to reincorporate under the Blinn act.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-04-26

Harris, the tailor, has received 6 large stock of fall and winter goods of lait IIfeST DarrtfIS IT
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-04-26
GRAHAM.

Mir. Salcido sold the Francisco cop per mine at Longfellow, to the Ari- zona Copper Company. The ore is rich, the first-class is 55 per cent while low grades is running at % per cent copper. There is seven hundred tong of low grade ore on the dump. A new wagon road has just been completed to this property, and arranged so as to deposit into the wagons from the dump, thereby saves expense of hand ling.
 Silver Basin will soon be added to our already large list of producing camps. We were shown milling re- turns from the Fl Paso smelter of ore shipped from this camp, which milled 884 OF. of silver and over 4 oz. of gold J. c. Meader is the fortunate owner of four claims that produced the ore. T:.o r-z;.aiug interests at LoHgfellow and Morerci are not tagging, by any means. New strikes are common, while the old mines are opening up richer than ever-Clifton Clarion.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-04-26
FINAL,
YUMA.

Capt. Jack Burgess is in from the Granite Hill mines. These properties are located eight miles north of the Mammoth. There are eleven claims in the group. Twelve men are now being worked on the mines. The properties are owned by the Granite
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-04-26

DR. PEEnGGE'S PELLETS IaSisl Rls5sly eeSgsi1 eySgiS7 Laxative, or Gathartic, according to size of dose. By druggists. 25 cents vial
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-04-26
NOtice.

NULlC6. All persons indebe to me are re. quested and notified 10 call and settle with M. C. Crowley who is aurhorIzed to collect and receipt for all accounts due me.
 apI2tf l. H. CAMPBELL
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-04-26

J. D. Morgan returned from Silver Bell district yesterday. The Red Rock Copper Company is working about twenty men on the mines, and sinking on the Atlas we'll, which is now down 700 feet, and new contract for 200 feet more has been let. Jas. Quiggle is boring the hole and he thinks he will strike water before he gets through with the present contract.
 N. W. Faison is developing the Nor wood copper mines with most mag nificent showing. These mines are four miles from the Atlas camp and about two miles from the Imperlal. The district generally is presenting q most prosperous appearance.
 The sampling works are doing fair business. It is receiving ore from many different camps, and Superin- tendent Wotes reports that the ore outlook continues to improve A car load was shipped yesterday 10 Socorro, New Mexico, running AGO oz per ton. Star.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-04-26
CHA.

Charles Ruckelshausen is taking out excellent ore from the Silver Era mine, Quartzite Hill. It promises to be- come second Fame, which claim it adjoins.
 The Fame company will begin to pack ore from the mine to their mill in Globe, in few days. They have about 28 tons of ore from which they expect handsome returns. - Globe Silver Belt.
The sun., 1890-10-19

dsrp with its forepaws TO. knock him over
md e ieS @S.sSd %elGysd SS en- iSTEs dogs
stated e es%psSsiV as So T1 Gf9tcs S% mercy S'
slst tho attack and to turn The tatiss Sp:n his
sdnE SsnsS Rs wo T;S h7 Inn nsb
ii upon the frozen snow with such iorco as 10
XIII Il. He grasped another bT the throat ard
tail and broke its baes ey bringing bic hands
Lekeeslk's . revenge was not vet satisfied Fi,st
fastening al his dogs into snow hut, he shaEr-
snow 90 that only portion OF the two blades
then GrnI sTTinslGa iC%O GoOd arG%Hd So and
iOwins from the wounds as fast as they larpoi
they soon porisncd. The bodies Of two woTo
found neat morning that Ind died In This way.
pisces % OF meat In which were were concealed strips
frozen meat until it tthawcd In their stomnchs
walls OF the stomach and deaih was inevitably
ofen, whom on the, road, one oL our alcls
was calIed, upon TO rolense Il; AS soon MS E,-
ESssE tS2f hold S the dr lsshnssb on rn ihG SGS
almost double under tho strain, and generally
Yielded to hie gigantic effort.
trRtion. for he was not regarded among his
people as anything more than ono OF their
strong young mon. while Tom Farmer" the
ankcEo, or medicine man. TooEoolah and old
Oxeomadidlie were look ed upon as phenomen-
ally strong. and Sehwatka always believed that
our chief hunter, Tooloonh. was more power
full thon any Of thom.
Among the Tohouktchis. in Siberia. l found
q great many stronH men. Like the EsRimo
when making On extraordinary effort they
would supplement their hands by seizing what
ever they had to hold between their short,
this peculiar kind OF strength GmouE thos,e
people that / never saw eauRlled, though
Richard J. Bush In the story OF his experience o
among the Glllaks OF Siberia, o very similar
race. records having witnessed the same feat:
had box Of crackers on one OF my slcds, and
handy I said TO my driver: g guess We won't
hRvc any. bread tonight 1nsidlin. We can't
open the box"
but Inaidlin did not propose to. be deprived
OF his hi cad on account OF tri1e like that, so.
stoopinG down. he gnawed the wood imme;
diately surrounding zach nail, 80 that he could
gets good hold with his teeth. and actually
pulled out sufficient Of them in that way, to
remove the lid. That his tee'h were not dam
aged thereby was clearly shown by tho way In
which he crunched and devoured an extra al
lowance Of hard tack which the box contain ed
that gave him as reward for his eXtraord-
mary services. W. II. GLIDER.
The sun., 1890-10-19
COLoHED HOMEN,S CLUBS.
One or Their Objects is to Give n Good
Funeral and Shiny Comu.
From the indianapolis Journal

What the colorcd woman of Indianapolis
most desires is membership in society that
when death comes. Hor chief object in life is
apparently to have her mortal remains dis
posed Of in gooi style. The great majority of
negro women as well as men IN this city pay
weekly dues into some lodge treasury, and
sleep sweet dreams OF peace In consequence.
have. but falling in this direction Is not TO be
held to their blame. since for SO many genera
nor n reqHred to taHo RouSht for
fore l exto6Gs to tie limits is ns@ed Hs and
and an auGury Of bottor things In future. -,
Just what do the societies do for you 2"
relics. SO fast passing away. Of the time before
"Ef we done get sick" was the reply. a
ies' porely an nbble. they, send the doctah. Ef
we git right down sick in bald. they send some
body to take care ot US. tive up an die they
What Kind Of q funeral2"
neT kes e0Sa sn2 Ss Conn 1hs eshssgsss soSd al
the membahs OF the lodge who can anyhow DO
thar. and sshmun. Lave. yes. gSSt TO have n
reckon we Rwine pay 70 cents 4. week dues an
not hayS some SsSio when Sidad Es ad %
take care q YOU themselves docs the lodge do
'"jcs tue same. rich er pore: the lodge is
'Much trouble about payments2"
opE :; esPts week, AMI anyGodv tIn eit
thai though women with biG ian'ly, O. chlllun
sds gRt t5 smr' Eara t. Sas sr Mbo
70 eSt c'nts ieh SfS iodSs AZ thSH 20 bahio1
az. raGGIl rssi o Ih9 week an I9ebbSS hungry"
men D. sssh YAK de' ~ IS soaS We tss
sl asn a. a hsi, S Is 'iSs Sd
expressed 10 tho tone Of the Rmpl? matron's
w. and tho t9ss Of her head could NOT have
been exceeded by any member Of the Propy-
What are the names Of yoHr lodgesf'
4sSsc S%, SSn Eut IA hsys % s T4$asS 4s@Sso so
81 bYii 81 TGSss TasS XIX BesG s. f%O 81 s!S
10y. i:T,ii isa;sSSS SSS EsIf" ti:sSS. :, y:
iSuf paaETiS y "fipi 4 fipioSsI @ afs S' braecb u
E.: 1:us SGSi 81 Dad tsIonsa a s;; ; as tss .S ,nE h
WIZ psiGls r. ESsS = tLSs 6ais as pUGPis
RoGnihp ,Eai "Io3ss%s % 10 indlao.Gis GutS they Icy
S6oSSSs Ii'LiSl 10 lou ,ynstS epllud yadles have
y lT.sn's AZ SSlJss 10 wasblgFB VIA dSD'l
Sq s5t SHss III iloS" G%" iSs II 'InS DaSvItsG n ~
IOyf DsggLtAbs n iLs nole0P Gha Tot Icy.
dss sIBEit BsEEt iS ,rd lR BfSsSs ss'sI: ~, p e: +:
20 Is,s 90 Ti6lni ioSIISI ISnS" Doves L
-pEIsJ 20 ioS dost yovr Lodge meetings.
I'VE We look o sab, ehile. don ylg try
~ sssSsf e.. % 'aisr SRs 70 DO 'ESI JS SasSi =
10, moi no, no NIsint gsS that Law no.
Al N l. OI 1 DIN 10 HWIna 70. wifi lIsss y0F
SlDss wont " h pashln dOhs Cd daJ." An
SHAI Fls tfudRnd. 10 gInR toliy ~ \ minor
fer - ths SDt NhB, you'd li;sebuY 10
"TiE ygssI - sell 20 liz
Glfk % gATtas cher aDsu gin
u tke taobnlu, 10 tbe nlDhfilni
kSSS gOa II bssa a. ~ - sea
EffNe ueb 81 Dggg % bgL
ntEs nSSilb. q lhS nSAhiH.'