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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-10-27
THUMB BUTTE.
A Legend Of Creation That Tells How it
 WUs Formed

A Legend Of Creation That Tells How it
 wUs Formed
 4 t the dawn of time when planet after planet leaped out into space to tread for enGless cycles the orbit marked out for it by the immutable Great First Cause, the earth joined the procession through the star crowned march of ages-and there by hangs tale. When the molten earth was cooled by the touch of the Mystic hand that doeth all things wisely and well, nature took the job of preparing 1t for the reception of mankind and in doing so played many pranks with the infant planet in its formative period.
 One day, as the legend runs, for pastime. the earth indulged in the game Of thumbs up." It was sport for old earth. When Simon said thumbs up" all thumbs went up. but with "thumbs down." down went all the thumbs save one. and that one stands yet today within five miles of Prescott, and has been called Thumb Butte from time im- memorial as living monument to the wisdom of this corner of the globe. 1t is said that the origin of the game of Thumbs Up" played by boys and girls nowadays IS direct ly traceable to Thumb Butte, handed town Tn legendary lore to the peo- pie who inhabited the earth after Adams day, for the story goes that as man partakes of the foIlies of the earth, If Adam and Eve had been created out of Thumb Butte soil. and the Garden of Eden had been plated at Prescott in the vicinity of Thumb Butte, humanity would have partaken of Thumb Butte wisdom, and the earth would have remained to this day the paradise it was at the beginning.
 Ever aud anon, people visit this to hunt for the tablets on which-like unto the day on Sinai's glorifed summii-was written the legend of Thumb Butte's wisdom, but they have never yet been found.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-10-27
THE GENERAL PRACTITIONER.

He must not walk his rounds for
 fear his patients think him poor, And dearly do they love to see a carriage at their door; And if the horse Is fat, He must
 have little work to do" And if he's lean the reason is, "He
 starves the poor old screw" Should he call upon his patients every day when they are i'll, His motive plainly is, ITO raise a great big doctors bill" IT he visits them less frequently thus lessening their expense The chances are he'll be accused of wilful negligence. He must work all day and half the night, and never say he's tired, For the public look upon hlm sim ply as a servant hired. And should he take holiday, he'll find when he comes back Some patients have resented it by giving him "the sack" Concerning money he must seem in different to be. And folks will think he practices from pure philautrophy; When we hear him boosting of the guineas that he earns, We wonder if they all appear in the income tax returns. About his own affliciions he must never say a word; The notion of a doctor being i'll is so absurdl
 And when, perhaps from over work, he's laid upon the shelf, His sympathizing patients say: Physician, heal myself"
 The Lancet, London.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-10-27
wild AfrIonn Dor. nf pren

Two of tho wild African hunting dogs were shot on tho top of Zo1n- ba mountain recently. Those beasts. as is well known, hunt in packs. At the moment they were first seen the pack was in full pursuit after a bush buck. Tho buck took refuge in some thick cover, and the dogs aft erward came out, showing little fear of human beings.
 At a distance they appeared to have dark colored body, the tail itself showing very buehy and white When close, however, it was seen that the color was a mix ture of black, yellow and white. with fluffy hair. Tho ears are some what like those of a hyena, and the head also, when looked at sideways. is somewhat like that of a hyena. Looking at it, however, from the front, 1t appears to be the head of an ordinary good sized dog.-Brit ish Central Africa Gazette.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-10-27
A. o. U. ". sooIAL.
A Successful Event tn ths History of
 Prescott Lodge 10. fl.

Prescott Lodge No. I4.
 The celebration by Prescott Lodge
 No. If, 4. O. U. w., of the twenty.
 ninth anniversary of the founding oi
 the order, took place in K. of P
 hall last Saturday evening. The
 members, together with their
 families, sweet hearts and invited
 guests, formed an assemblsge that completely filled the hall. Jos. S. Gales presided as master of cere- monies, and the program of the evening was promptly carried out
 unier his supervision.
 First on the program was the I opening ode by the lodge, followed with a selection by the orchestra. r. W. O'SulliVan followed in an address, giving a history of the order, its growth and benefits. He said the order was founded at Mead vile, Pennsylvania, in 1868, by John Jordan Upchurch, and now, at the end of twenty-nine years, has a membership of 350000in the United States alone. Prescott Lodge was organized in July, 1894, with thirty two members, and now has mem bership of over eighty in good stand ing, with money in the treasury. So far, there has been but one death in the local lodge. Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado are all com prised in this jurisdiction, with 9,0O0 members, ,O50 of which are in Arizona. During the past thirteen years, 535 families in this jurisdic- ton have been paid $2000 each, making total of $1,070,000. The average cost of assessments for each member per year has been $l7.50. The emblems of the order are the Bible, the Anchor and the Shield, while the watchwords are "CharitY, Hope and Protection" MT. O'Sul- liyan's remarks were received with applause.
 After a selection by the orchestra, Dr. c. T. Abbott sang the "Thresh- old" in good style. This was fol- lowed with a violin solo by Miss Florence Heavenston. The rendi- tion was excellent, showing the per former to be a fine interpreter of the authors theme. T. E. Fitzsim- mons followed with stereopticon views illustrating the virtues of the order. The first picture was that of John J. Upehurcb, the founder; this was followed by pictures of three ships, illustrating the smooth sail ing in youth, the storms and ship wrecks of life, and the rescue by the l A. O. U. W. life beat. Other pictures | the difference between the homes protected and unprotect- i ed. Other pictures added to the | of the scene, and | were we'll calculated to increase pub lie esteem of the order. This closed | the evenings program, and the audience adjourned to the banquet spread for the occasion, and to which they did ample justice; then the floor was cleared and those who desired to, remained to pass an hour in the pleasure of the dance.
 The committee on arrangements were J. s. Gales, T. E. Fitzsimmons, Thos. L. Shultz, J. H. Mills and Jno. G. Tinker, and to their untiring efforts is largely due the success of the evening.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-10-27
The Nile and the sris.issIppI.

Why is 1t that, since days before even tradition begins, the annual inundation by the Nile of the terri toryGlong its banks has been regard cd as national blessing, while sim. liar rises of the Mississippi every year infiict almost incalculabled dam. age to country whose residents re- gard the ancient Egyptians. and the modern ones, too, for that matter, as little better than barbariansi The only possible answer is that in the one case intelligent advantage has been and is taken of natures ire sistible workings, while in the oth- CT an attempt whose hopelessness was demonstrated long ago is made to interfere with them. The condi tions of life and agriculture along the two rivers arc by no means so dissimilar as to warrant the adop. tion of exactly contrary methods The waters of the Mississippi brine down in solution every spring an amount of potential wealth almost beyond human powers of estima ton, and, instead of accepting the gift, we do our utmost to bury it all under the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. We have millions to spend for leyees that stand only when they gre not needed, and more millions with which to buy artificial ferti- izers for exhausted acres, but seem to lack the adaptability to circum stances that enables naked fellahs to exult over phenomenon for which learned and scientific occi- dentals feel horror and fear.-New York Times.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-10-27

A Spokane, Washington, telegram says: Tie remarkable and at the same time pathetic incident of a child seven years of age literally dyIng of broken heart, because of the loss of her mother, occurred here the day before yesterday. Mrs. Clement, the wife of a prominent real ate agent, died three weeks ago. Her daughter Esther was so stricken with an uncomfortable grief that she refused to be com forted and for the past ten days she has not touched food sufficient to keep a bird alive. She became de- lirious and constantly called for her mother. She breathed her last in her fathers arms. The attending physician said death came from broken heart.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-10-27
4 Bloo.lies. XIII.

The other night an old sportsman was narra1ng his prowesS.
 "One of my friends said to me: A harel Over with him Two hares ThreeF put up my gun, aimed once md fired. Aimed again and fired. Two hares- dead.
 And what about the thirdR" ask cd a listener.
 Tho third ran right in front of me. l had no time to load again, but l aimed and drew the trigger click Nothing came out of it, of course, but the hare fell all tho same. He was dead"
 What killed him then9"
 "He died from fear. He had seen me take aim. Pearson Weekly.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-10-27

k territory of 271, 900 square miles composing Washington, Idaho and Oregon as they are today, was saved to the Union by one man. He had the courage and heroism to ride on muleback for three thousand miles. The ride was thrilling, the trials and hardships marvellous, the result a glorious one. The whole story, beautifully illustrated, will be given in the November issue of the La dies Home Journal, under the title, "When Dr. Whitman Added Three Stars to Our Flag" the closing and most intensely interesting article in the Journals successful series of "Great Personal Events" The first woman to cross the Rockies figure in the story, which proves beyond a doubt that they preceded Fremont, the "Pathfnder," by six years.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-10-27
PRICE, TEN CENTS.
NEWS. NorEs AND COMMENTS.

Ii Hung Chang is sick and will retire from office.
 Typhoid fever is epidemic at Kingston. Jamaica.
 Spain and Portugal are negotia ting an alliance.
 The Luetgert case has gone to the jury.
 Business men in some portions of Cuba desire annexation to the United States.
 Admiral John L. Worden, com mander of the Monitor in its eu. gagement with the Merrimac, died in Washington recently.
 Theodore Davenport, member of the Senate ef NeFada's first legisla- tuEe, IS dead.
 Bryan telegraphs from Nebraska that he has not expressed an opinion m regard to the New York election. and more. he does not intend to. Discreet WsslianJ ~
 The steamship Alameda. due fs San Francisco, from Australia, has $2,0O0,000 aboard. This will make $8.OO0,OO0 received within three months.
 General Blaneo thinks he can bribe the Cuban leaders to leave Cuba.
 Cotton pickers are wanted in Oklahoma. One county adyertises for 5000.
 Ex-King Milan, of Servia, who abdicated in 1889, has returned 10 the Servian capital with his son, and trouble IS anticipated.
 Dysentery is epidemic in Japan There were over 1000 cases in one prefecture in September.
 The Whittier, California, reform school will be enlarged, and the partially good inmates will be segre- gated from the incorrigible.
 Lily LangtrY has decided to with draw her horses from the turf till the clods settle down in the gray of her former husband.
 A shipment of $225.OOO worth of arms, ammunition and dynamite for the Cubans was made recently from St. Louis.
 The remains of man were found suspended from tree near Peta- luna, California. He disappeared a year ago, and Is supposed 10 have committed suicide, and remained hanging for twelve months.
 Col. Johnstone, recent arrival from Cuba to purchase arms for the insurgents, says that Cubans will accept of no terms, but absolute Independence. He says: I've could take Havana by means Of dynamite, but we would have to notify the foreign consuls, who, of course, would notify the enemy, else we should blow up our friends"
 Reports from the Yaqui country state that the Indians resent the of whites upon their .errstory in search for gold, and are iriVing all the whites out. Core 'pondents atiHermosillo advise the whites to stay away, as the Indians will not allow any one to penetrate Q the gold fields.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-10-27
A Bas. Bah Challenge


 The following rather significant challenge has been sent to the Phe- nix base ball team:
 To Franklin Pierce Trott. titular manager; William Xenophon Me Carty, de faeto manager; John Doe. Richard Roe ct al, members of the so-called Phenix base ball club. greeting: Whereas, You and divers others to the undersigned unknown, willfully and unlawfully organized yourselves into an alleged base ball club, and did, of your malice afore- thought, feloniously attempt to play Tucson a game of base ball on behalf of Phenix, and thereby al- most irremedially disgracing the capital city by being, as any reason able person could foresee beaten by the humiliating score of I5 to 1 Heretofore without precedent in Phenix base ball annals) in a soul narrowing exhibition of what you did not know about the national game. Therefore, believing that your further existence as a base ball club representing Phenix would be libel upon the sporting fame of our city, your aggregation of misfits IS hereby challenged to play the Union High school base bali nine game of base ball on some suitable grounds on Saturday, October 23. 1897, or some other date to be mutually agreed upon. You are notified that if you fail or refuse to respond to this challenge the Union High school nine shall claim the base ball championship of Phenix and the right to represent it till more worthy champions arise.
 G. ". STEWART, Manager and Coach of the Union
 High school base ball team, Phe- nix, Arizona.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-10-27
Judge rruesdale,s Conai,inn

AdVices from Phenix this morn ing state that Judge Truesdale passed very comfortable night.
 He recognized his wife and children
 and brother on their arrival. On
 Sunday morning Mir. Robinson. of
 Minneapolis, who has been looking alter him, requested to have pr. Goodwin, of Minneapolis. and Dr. Belden, of Phenix, called in con sultation. The attending physicians objected to consulting with the lat ter, on account of their being Homeopathists. MT. Robinson in7 sisted when the other physicians withdrew from the case and it was turned over to the Homeopaths. At this time the patient had been uu- conscious for about forty eight hours and the attending physicians said be could not live through inc day. Under the Homeopathic treat ment he showed signs of reviying by noon and by Sunday evening was able to recognize those around nm. His condition has shown slight signs of improvement since. but ms condition Is still very critical. ai- though his physicians are more hopeful now than at au1 time pre- vious. :.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-10-27

An exchange tells of the pitiful case of two young men, one oi whom has married girl who caa cook and thinks she can play tie piano, while tho other "has mar ried girl who can play the piano and thinks she can cook"
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-10-27

Railroad companies east complain oi a scarcity of cars to meet the in creased traffic demands. The Wabash reported a shortage of l,3OO cars on Wednesday 70 meet the business offered.
 & Yellow fever is increasing in the
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-10-27

Chicle, an emulation of the sapota tree of Mexico, is the basis of all the chewing gum manufactured in the United States. Over 4,OOO. OG0 pounds of this gum are imported in to this country annually, the prod uct being valued at S1. 800. 900.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-10-27
A mob of about 1OO masked me

A mob of about 100 masked men attempted to enter the county jail at Liberty, Mo-, for the supposed purpose of lynching William Foley and Frank Wade, murderers waiting for trial. The sheriff and few dep uties compelled the mob to disperse after exchanging shots, but no one was hurt.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-10-27

thaa the cattle interest. All the live stock interest requires to make it prosperous is careful and intelli- gent breeding, and ordinary busi- ness care and good judgement ap- plied to it.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-10-27

Geo. NJ. Pullman's funeral will take place on Saturday, October 23
 Joe Patehen. has reduced the worlds pacing record in a four wheeled sulky by about foar sec onds, or to 2.04a.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-10-27

The farther north the more 1niu rious to the human system is the use of coffee Greenlanders have found 1t necessary to prohibit its use by the young.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-10-27

Forty thousand tons of of steel rails have been ordered by the Pennsylvania Railroad company. The prices named in the contracts are $l9 per ton for thirty-foot rails and S20 for sixty-foot rails.
 The largest tin-plate mill in the world is to be erected at Newcastle Pa.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-10-27

De reason people won't go ter church in rainy wedder is kase del religion ain't waterproof.-Atlanta Constitution.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-10-27

Pride that dimes on vanity sups on contempt.-Benjamin Franklin
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-10-27
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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-10-27

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The advocate., 1897-03-24
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Four or Five OF Them Are Sufficient
for a Small Flock.

Tut y 9IAH0tAA y HWNNAs
Where the flock is small, consisting Of
about a dozen fowls, four or five nests
are sufficient, and there may be saw
ing Of space by arranging the nests as
in the illustration. A box two feet
square and one foot deep will provide
four nests, as shown by the dotted lines,
The advocate., 1897-03-24
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The advocate., 1897-03-24
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There is nothing to compare with linseed
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The advocate., 1897-03-24

and the entrances may be arranged in
any manner preferred (front and rear).
If more nests are required, one OF moro
can be added by placing them ON the
box, as may be seen In the illustration.
By this arrangement tho nests can be
moved or placed anywhere in the house,
or carried outside to be cleaned Gas it
Is not necessary to nail the top to the
sides), and being very compact, there
Is quite a saving of space compared
with the usual method Of fastening
continuous nests to the sides Of the
house, while by separating the nests
from the roosts the nests will be clean
er. and the roosts more eaSily arranged
for the convenience of the fowls. The
entrances to two Of the nests are not
seen, they being at the rear or other
Bide.--Farm and Fireside. -.l
The advocate., 1897-03-24
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It gives protection from the weather
Ond is much appreciated by the birds.
The house should be removed every few
days on to fresh ground, 1t will be
noted that two important points, light
and ventilation, have received atten-
tion from the designer Of this house.
Strong handles placed at each end
would facilitate removal, or the house
could readily be fixed on wheels If
corrugated iron is used for the roof it
should have a wooden lining, as the
former is a rapid conductor of heat and
cold.
The advocate., 1897-03-24
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painted. When perfectly dry it should
be placed on bricks or blocks of wood,
so as to raise it few inches from the
ground.
The other sketch Gig. p represents
a more elaborate house, which can be
made according to the number of birds
for which it is required. The illustra-
tion explains itself, and the space un-
der the floor is of great advantage, as
The advocate., 1897-03-24
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