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Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-11-22
LIGHT AND LAUGHARLE.

''WmL you marry me, Ethel?" said | the youth. My family is all that one ! could wish for" Then why do you want me?''
 CONDUCTOR-''T Those people in this car who mOnOpolize two seats apiece with their bundles are notified that hog ehol- era is raging in the next town we stop at."
 THOSE Kentucky editors are good fel- lows. One of them published an editor iaI, another stole it, and the first one re- published it and gave the second credit for it.
 HAVE you any thing to offer the court before sentence is passed?' asked the judge of Q recently convicted man. No, your honor, my lawyer took my last farthing," replied the prisoner.
 ''CAN you forgive me and love me still" said the new-made bride, ''when confess that my teeth are artifcial?'' Thank goodnesst cried the groom, as he snatched off his wig, now I can cool my headr'
 WHAT contrast there sometimes is between the adjective and the adverb. Reflect, for example. on the wide differ ence that exists between the man who is constant in love, and the man who is constantly in love.
 LIEUTENANT-'Hav you tried your new horse, yet, mam'selle?' Lady ''Yes, and the rascal acted as if he wanted to run away with me-" Lieuten- ant (sighing deeply)-''A very natural feeling, mam'selle. I'm not surprised in the least. I'd feel that way myself"
 ''WHO is that handsome young man standing over there?Y inquired an old gentleman of a rich old lady at a party. That's my son -in-law. He's a very brilliant young man-made a large fort une by the law" ''Indeedr' said the old gentleman. "HOw's that?" ssThe law made him my daughters husband"
 ''SIR,' said a little, bustling chap to a gentleman whom he derided for keeping his shop closed on Saturday; II say, sir, to what sect do you think l belong?'' Well, l don't exactly know" replied the other, but to judge from your make, size, and appearance. I should say you belonged to a class called the insect"
 DINER-''H Here waiter. what on earth have you given me here? Icalled for tripe, but this is the stringiest stuff I ever en- countered" Waiter (after critical ex- amiuat.on)- a5 expected. That cook of ours is terribly near-sighted, and instead of tripe. she's served up piece of Tur fish towel Perhaps you'd ike sOmetL ing elSe2"
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-11-22
ExhmustIng the Reptile.

Said the man from Punxsutawney Il never knew that snakes would ruu at you until one day about three years ago. l was out clearing up piece of ground, and one of these darned black snakes. or black runners. whipping up out of bush, put bis tail in his mOuth. and came rolling at me like the driving wheel of ShoO Fly express But didn { run? Jehosaphatr'
 "Why didn't you stop? He'd have stopped if you had stopped" interrupted listener
 "Yes," continued the gentleman from PunxsUtawuey; but. by the holy horn spoons, wouldn't have stopped ran down the road two clean miles for home. and every time looked over my shoul- der there was that reptile coming like a scared greyhound couldn't get in the house. but had to keep running around it; didn't even have time to think of getting tired. and l kept on running un- til that internal reptile died from sheer exhaustion. ."-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-11-22
CALIFORNIA NEWS.
Jots and Happings on the Coast.

! Mr. l.. M Holt announces that next ! March or Aprli he will build brick
 block in AlessandrO, put in il tirst-class ' job and newspaper office, then print the i Orange Belt weekly, in i've years daily, and close his newspaper work right | there.
 We are sorry to learn that the Bur l bank Times will suspend soon owing to
 lack of patronage. It IS ore of the brightest papers in that section, ener- getically managed in every way.
 Ed. J. Kiplineer of the San Bernar- dino Courier, and Miss Martha Waters of that city were married on the 9th inst. "KIp" Is an energetic newspaper man and deserves his good luck.
 The Southern Pacific is building a good deal of railroad in the San JOa- quin valley-68 miles being to complete the line from Tracy to ArmOna, making it 126.
 A Santa Ana paper tells of Q one-horse potato digging machine in use there abouts, which diggs 4G0 sacks a day. There are also machines for two and four horses.
 Report is that buyers are offering Sl.50 per box for seeding oranges on the Jree at Riverside; g. for Mediterranean Sweets; and g for Navels-ani the corn crop is up to the average.
 \ party of Abilene, Kansas, people haze bought 800 acres of land north of Cucamonga for the purpose of locating colony on 1t.
 The Redlands Grange Grove and Water Company have declared it's third semi-annual dividend of four per cent on S300,0O0.
 The Orange Belt: Of the estimated orange crop of 37S0 carloads, 2O00 will probably be worth $500 ear On board the track at point of shipment, which will give San BernardinO county, in round numbers, an incume of $1,600.00, while the other 17S9 carloads will be worth $500 a carload on board at point of ship ment, giving a further increase of South ern California, from oranges, UI about S1,000,000 more-S2, ,600,000 for the orange crop of Southern California during the coming season, Of which San Bernardi no county gets over three-tifths.
 Chino Champion: There are about 10000 acres of naturally moist land, ex actly suited to alfalfa without irTiga- tion, on the Chino ranch. No land in this or any other state is superior to this for alfalfa. Its location Is greatly in it's favor. This ranch embraces over four-fifth of the alfalfa land ln a large extent of country. The surrounding country being fruit lands [" hich V I not probably grow alfalfa, the e"iH' will be compelled to procure their i-~ m the Chino ranch, assuring it of E 5r- lasting market. Broad and marrow ..uge railroads will afford quick transportation to distant markets; and it lies between the Southern Pacific and Atchi, n, Topeka and Santa Fe railroads whi- n cross Arizona in separate routes, where there is large and growing demand for California hay.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-11-22
Geor-ia Co,.on fnr snirnirn

A northern spliaer recently mentioned his estimated Waste at I6 3-lO per cent. but subsequently, wrote ne that he thought it was tnen about IA per cent l think that nor; ;lern spinners usuaily estimate it at lG ger cent Even If per cent. seems a very large wastage from
 middlin1s. the grade my core sponGent Uses, which 1 attribute to h1s using the gulf and southwest cottous- from feSas. Louisiana. Mississippi etc. made mostly by negro labor in prefer ence to cottons from the upper counties 0t Georgia. made largely by white peo. ple-the far:ners,. iHeiT wives and chil dren, who certainty handle the aeecy staple with f;;r more care
 The cotton marketed at Marietta. ID Cobb county. abHG; twenty-five miles above Atlanta. Is generally beautifully white and cleau it is grown much more abundantly than before 1860. ant almost always by inc aid of fertilizers which hasten the maturity of the cotton. so that the crop of that part of the conn try Is much sOOuer prepared for market than III the lower counties. where it was often plOwed in to make way for the new crop.
 The l:cejudice in favor of Ele Gulf cot ton has always seemed to me to be m founded. though know it to prevail in Old as we'll as in New England. and gen orally m the north. These nor hern spinners have often bought uplands in New Orleans. shipped from Columbus and Macon in this state.-Henry Y Meigs in Popular Science.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-11-22
The Man Who Says Fool. {"

shudder when l ponder upon the final judgment of the man who, when he hears that a fellow man has gone astray shrugs his shoulders and sneers, "Foolr- who, when he hears that another has encountered a terrible temptation. re- sisted until nature herself gave out, ex- hausted. and then at the very last has yielded to it and plunged headlong into forbidden pleasures. again misses, "FOolr who, when he hears that another is the victim of some terrible passion, burning unconquerable, stronger than death it. self, and before which one day he sinks like beast on the plain. cries out only 'Foolr
 pity the heart that never aches and the eyes that never grow wet at the tale of another's downfall or ruin, while | think there is something brutal and in human about one who can sheer at a long, terrible struggle between the body and the soui And have more respect for the man who, having sinned, fees and gives up everything, letting all know his dishonor. than 1 have for the man who sins and wears mask through which the eyes of the world cannot pierce Yet this same world calls the latter an upright man" and the former a fool Some of you upright" ones be careful how you sheer at the fool West Shore.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-11-22
RAEpOAD BATTLES.
Locomotive Sparks, and News From
 The Line.

The total length of track in the Unit ed States, June 30, 1889, was 200,95C ] miles.
 Two mammoth engines have been re- | ceIved by the Atlantic < Pacific from the Colorado Midland. The rails on railways in the United | States, laid Tn a continuous line, would make twelve girdles for the earth's cir conference.
 sleeping and parlor cars are to be sub- stituted for the Pullman equipments on the Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and Missouri Pacific roads. The Rio Grande Southern, from R . way to Durango, the narrow guage e | ITO miles long, will prove to be a great boon to the Telluride and Rico mining districts of southern Colorado.
 It IS openly stated that the Southern Pacific shops and division headquarters are to be moved back to Deming at an early day. This will add very consider ably to the resident population of the town.
 The immense crops of Washington
  and northern Idaho cannot be moved for want of rolling stock, neither the Union or Northern Pacific being able to supply cars. The crop of wheat for ex- port will exceed l3,000,000.
 The annual meeting of the stockhold- CTS of Texas, Santa F9 and Northern railroad company will be held at the of flee of the company in Santa Fe, N. M. on Monday, December s, 1890. at o'clock p. m., for the purpose of electing board of directors and the transaction of oth- CT important business.
 The Southern Pacific company have all of the front truck wheels of passen- ger engines made in Germany. and they are Krupp steel tried. The tire may break, but 1t will not leave the wheel as it is held on with retaining rings. The company is fitting up the freight en- zines with the same kind of wheels
 The offices of auditor of the Sonora and New Mexico and Arizona railroads have been consolidated, or rather given over to one management, and MT. E. w. Walsh, auditor of the New Mexico and Arizona, will hereafter hold that posi- tion on both reads. He will locate in Tucson and have headquarters here.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-11-22
Didn,f Bother Him

When Sam Jones was preaching in 8 western town, some time ago. he was annoyed by young man who was whis pering to his girl Finally the preacher could stand it no longer. so he looked straight at the young man and said
 ''l will pause until the young man III the back of the room gets through talk ing"
 TAe silence was intense. and every eye was on the young man, who was still whispering to his girl He had been so busy that he had not caught the preach CTS censure. NIT. Jones repeated his re mark, and this time the young man heard him Not an instant did he hesi tate. but he immediately tried to square himself While every one was watching him he looked squarely at the preacher and said
 Go right ahead, Mr. Jones, you are not bothering me. Chicago Special Press Bureau
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-11-22
Thanksgiving Proclamation
TO THE PEOPLE OF ARIZONA.

WHEREAS, BENJAMIN HARRISON the Presl- dent, Tn grateful appreciation of the bountiful grace of the Omnipotent Power that rules the Universe. and in thankfHl ackaowledgement of blessings hberally bestowed upon the most favor ed nation of the Earth by the divinity that con trOls and guides the destinies of men, has, by proclamation, named Thursday, Noye1lber 27th as day of Thanksgiving throughout the United States.
 THEREFORE, I, NATHAN c. MURPHY, Ncting Governor of Arizona, by virtue of the authority Tn me vested, and in c onfOTmity with the prOcla- nation of the President, hereby request Obser- vance in this Territory of custom that is beauti- ful, and eminently proper, in expressing grati- tude to an all-wise Providence for protection from war, pestilence, and famine, and for bOun- tiful dispensation of the good things of life and 1 accordingly ask, and recommend, that on Thursday, November 27th, the citizens of Ari- zOna fOrego labor and the pursuit of business affairs, and give thanks to the Dispenser of all good, in such manner as shall be satisfactory to the consciences of law-abiding and grateful people.
 IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunt,
 set my hand and caused the [Seall Great Seal of the Territory fo
 be affixed.
 Done at Phoenix, the Capital this
 Huh day of November, a, ID
 1890.
 NATHAN O. MURPHY
 Secretary of Territory
 Acting Governor. By the Goverpor, E. B. KIRKLAND,
 Assistant Secretary.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-11-22
Daniel O'ConneII's Duel.

In MT Commissioner Phillips Life of Curran" there Is the following anec- dote connected with t-ic celebrated duel between Ar Daniel O'Connen and 8Ir D'Esterre
 Being one of those who accompanied OConnell he beckoneG ne aside to dis tant portion of the very large field wEich had slight covering of snow Phillips said he. this seems to me not personal. but political affair. am obnoxious to a party. and they adopt 8 false preteEsc to cut me of shall not submit tO it. They have reckoned with out their host. premise you
 '''l am one of tie best shots in Ireland at a mark, having as a public uaa con- sidered it duty to prepare for uly own protection against such unproyolled az gression as the present. Now remember what l say to you: may be struck my self. and then skill is out of the queS- tiOn; but if l am not my antagonist may have cause to regret his having folced me into this conflict.
 ''The parties were then placed on the ground at. think. twelve paces. each having a case of pistols, with directions to fire when they chose after given sig nal D'Esterre rather agitated himself by making a short speech. disclaiming all hOstility to his Roman Catholic countIgman. and took his ground, some what theatrically crossing his pistols on his bosom They fired almost together and ill., :aa5iy on the signal D'Esterre fell mortally wounded. The greatest self possession was displayed by both l deemed it duty to narrate these details in OConnell's lifetime whenever I heard his courage questioned and justice to his memory low prompts me to record them here
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-11-22
QUIJOTOA.
Work Progressing in the Camp--A
 Lively Horse Race.

Thomas Gill IS in from Quijotoa. He reports work progressing in satisfac- tory manner at the camp. Considera- ble prospecting is being done with req sonable success. On the Peerless, two Burleigb drills are constantly at work. and the mill will probably be started up in the spring. Much credit is due Mr. Picket for the thorough, systematic, and business manner in which the work is being carried on. Quijotoa has a fu- ture.
 Monday a horse race was indulged in between Jim Neals mare, Nellie, and Vincente's blue horse. The race began at the pump ID Santa Rosa Valley, and continued to Stevens store, all the way up hill A distance of five miles. Wages were about evenly laid, the friends of both animals having nm plicit confidence in their favorite nag. Between SJ00 and $500 was up. After the first mile the mare began to weaken and Vincente's horse cared off the laurels.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-11-22
Notice toTaxpavers,

Notice is hereby given that the "Dr- plicate Assessment Roll" of Pima County for the year 1890 is now in my possession for collection of taxes levied therein and, that said taxes will be delinquent on the third (3d) Monday of December next hereafter, and unless paid on that day or prior thereto, one and half per cent. Q1a per cent per month, during the time the sad taxes shall be delinquent and accuring costs, will be added to the the amount thereof as penalty.
 Taxes must be paid in my office in the County Court House between the hours of g a. m. and p. m., every day except holidays.
 NJ & SNYDER
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-11-22
A Fine Si0hf.

Lovers of sweetmeats will see the largest variety of fancy candies ever ex- hIblted in Tucson at Siewerts just now. They are all fresh made and simply del lclous- His cocoanut and chocolate can- dies are all the rage. This place is also the headquarters for fancy and wedding cakes, and fresh oysters Tn every con celvable style. MT. Siewert understands how to make the goods that please the public. Hence his steady increasing trade.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-11-22
An Explanation of A sasan Cau

''Co-day" is derived by one authority from Come, Dick" Dick having been a name as much in vogue for male sheep as Jock was for horse But ''Cc-dan may come very easily from Come, Nan. Nan or Nanny is still favorite name for sheep, as well as for goat. Co dan" would come by corruption from Conan" and "Co-day" from that, in order to make it more explosive and easily heard at a distance
 'Co-dar" is said to be derived from Come, Darby" another name once often used for sheep. Boston Trans cript
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-11-22
Gratifying to All.

The high position attained and the universal acceptance and approval of the pleasant liquid fruit remedy Syrup of Figs, at the most excellent laxative known, illustrate the value of the quail ties on which its success is based and are abundantly gratifying to the Calf ornia Fig Syrup Company.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-11-22
A MEMORY.
A wail of a child at midnight

4 wall of child at midnight, The chime of minister bell The sorrowful moan of a sOrrowing e1ul And the sound of a passing kneil An old worn book on corner shelf And a spray of faded yew A locket with nair all golden and fair And G ribbon of faded blue A needle ct;;',.. ;.Otn empty and old And case with hidden spring. Wherein two Eu.,!cn watch keys lie A heart and a wedding ring 1 take the book from the corner shelf. And the ribben of faded blue; And before Eie sands the form loved With hair or laa hur And l gaze so hlag m those earnest eytas That n y SOJil ErOH's weak vitl. rain; Then she faces away ana gently lay The old book down again
 Every Other saturday
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-11-22
To E1terminate Garden Pests.

The best and cheapest protectors against destructive insects which attack small garden plants is to place bottom less flower pots over them, admitting air and light from above. but excluding the depredators at the sides A short piece of pipe tile. several inches in di ameter. answers the same purpose as well.-Popular Gardening.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-11-22
COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-Money on cal l strong, ranging from 4@11; per cent Last loan offered 6, prime mercantile
 paper 69S per cent. MONEY AND METALS. Sterling exchangc-Quiet and steady | at4.79 for 60 day bills, and .4.851S; for de- mand. COPPER.-Dull; lake nominal. LEAD.-nomInal; domestic, 300 Pig Iron-Dull; lake nominal. TIN.-Easy straits 20.65. SILVER. R.-Bar 1022. MEXICAN SILVER DoLLARs.-El Pasc Quotations.-S0, CATTLE AND SHEEP. KANSAS CITY, Nov. 2O.-The Live Stock Indicator reports: KANSAS CITY, Nov. 20 O-CATTLE-re- ceipts 2l60 shipments 145O; market steady, steers.S3. .15@465; COWS 13O@2.55, stockers and feeders, 200@335; range steers, 2.OO@29O. SHEEP-Receipts, 27O0; shipments 1116 market strong; muttons 4.00@420; lambs 3.l5@425; stockers and feeders 2.S5@4.50.
 -CHIcAGo, Nov. 20.-The evening Jour- nal reports.
 CHICAGO. Nov. 20-CArTLE-Receip 2,5O0; market steady; steers 3.75@5.1O beeves, 375@4.25; stockers and feeders, 1.75@2.70; Texas steers, 2.15@23O.
 SHEEP-Receipts 1000; market steady, natives, .4.0O@5.20; westerns 3.15@4 20; Texans, 1.50@2.50.
 ST. LOUIS. Nov. 20.-Cattle receipts 0002; market strong.
 KANSAS CTTY, Nov. 20 -HoGs--Re- ceipts, 5000; shipments 1000; market steady; all grades 3.75@4.42; bulk, 3.52 @3.65.
 CHICAGO, Nov. 2O.-HoGs- Receipts 9000;shipments, $500; market strong; mixed. 3.7O@39O light, 3.6O@400; heavy 3.65@3.95.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-11-22
Buckleu's Arnica Saive

The best saIve in the world for cuts sores, letter, chapped hands, chllblain's corns. and all skin eruptions, and posi-. lively cures piles, or no pay required. Ii is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
 For sale by Geo. Martin
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-11-22
The Progress off Century.

It was not till 1790 that girls were ad mitted to the public schools of Boston What changes time has worked in equal izing the rights and privileges of the sexes!-Boston Globe.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-11-22
Gold Dust in a Tree.

A log cutter in Fl Dorado county, Cal. is said to have found bottle containing q, 900 worth of gold dust in the middle of a sawn tree three feet thick.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-11-22
RECORDERS OFFICE.
c. A. SHIBELL, COUNTY RECORDER.

Deed of trust from Clemente Bardean and wife to Thos. Hughes for lot II, in block 232, in the city of Tucson. Consi- iteration S400.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-11-22
outIooI. for we.,..ru .r,,.,,.o,,.,a

Take it altogether 5he OCtlock for western CT 7 hOTsJs5 seems most pIomis- ing. WeS. ern people themselves are be coming. and will stiil more become. al- most ideal ciie-tS It is true that. as iE [ the east, we -srl r;. F.. : have not escdlisj tn. ,,', -s1. 4.s ,la ",-.lO;v- lt-aH vke.-t. nor oi UAc -.--i w,.1 !s building the house to suit himself. nol of him who ''is going to live inside tar house, not outside, and who is the reforv loftily indifferent to the street aspect Oi his house; but each, even the last per son, is becoming infrequent
 In the past, and to some degree ;.t prese.t. western cities have been al. are influenced by raen whose lives bas-. been absorbed by things to latrs.@I {, leave them much leisure for art: hu. even in the c:,sa of sU,a ,Le.l tkert. '. !. marked indispOsition tp dictate i1 ,Iire, tions where their lno +iel-a k l...~;-.i plete. They hay" g i;..-c Op-1u,,,s asi unbiased atti5u,ie u: min |. ant ;: gsl5 inc and earnest desirr to get t1e best
 In the wet iS less often fo1nd than 2, the east the ';es,Ietic crank aal t l.. also true that life II the west i5 less con. ventiona1. freer. less reS,-.siaed by arti- ficial restrictions th,n in older comnI;i- mites. and the trre nature of people, :.uG things is perIays more f~;citiy K pressed.-John " Roos in Scrinuer's
 Securing Great a:en's Aa:og-s; ;I,S.
 Aside from Gladstone tllSre IS uo a,u- ropean wiOm the Americans su pa.;5eI for his autograph IS they do Bismarck They used to approach hin through the American minister at Berlin. and slr. Phelps was exceedingly OJiiging mdl at last Herbert Bismarck Cwho is quite willing to do unpleasant things that his father hesitates to dol wrote Co Y1 Phelps asking him to beg the AInerics,i... to stop iInpcrtuning the old g. ltleIaaa for souvenirs Gladstone IS mr:h u.o.p amiabIe He is particular to answer all communications addressed to him, and considerable sport has been made of the old gentleman because he writes most of his correspondence upon postal carls
 Gladstone is said to regard it as his duty to employ the postal carG freely inasmuch as it was under n.S aEsy:,-es that the postal earl was introduced into England As for Tepnyson, he treats autograph hunters with disjain The sure way, however. to secure his sigma ture with an appropriate sentiment" is to approach the oil bear through the medium of a pretty girl. for the poet laureate IS by no means proof against the Vaccinations of the geutler sex.-Eugene Field in Chicago News