Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-08-11
OTHERS. F4SCTEs

Sun-Leader: \ merry fishing party composed of the following citizens left for the west today: Dr. Barber and wife.
 Tombstone was visited by thun- der storm that made many men tremble with fear. The editor of the Prospeetor was the only calm. unscared individual in tho town. He had knowledge of the fact that Christian newspaper man was never yet struck by lightning.
 The Grand Valley fruit breeders are feeding the Grand Junction newspaper men on peaches of ambrosial flavor, and enjoying aIl the delights of seeing their names in print.
 Sheridan young men are m a wild fever of excitement over the news that the Boston Female Baseball club may come there to play an ex- hibltion game in sawed-oif pants and gauge sweaters.
 Did you know Oliver Clark. dear reader, an old coiored man conmop- ly called John, who has lived at Albuquerque for many Yearsi He's dead.
 That individual who got evarv man m his town, and every official ln the territory, and every memher of the legislature to sign his sne- tition" for office, and then couldD't ino5ee the president to to look at if at all Is mad, and says this is "D-d pin head administration any. way. ay."-Albuquerqne Democrat.
 4 Kentucky paper says the Klon- dyke excitement is not felt in that state. Probably because the greater portion of the journey must ba made by water.
 The other day down in Novalas a we'll got to smelling and tast;nc somewhat badly and a comm;ttas which was appointed to investi0ata the trouble ished out the bodv of Marcial Valles, Mexican b.rn player, who had fallen in sava-aI days before while intoxicated.
 1t IS sad the song, "We Won't Go Home Till Morning" is mora tban 700 years old. The old fellows who posed as our ancestors seemed Io know the virtues of red paint as wall as we of later vintage.
 A giddy young fellow of IO4 and a blushing damsel of % are to be marrIed down in Tennessee. Cupid must have been on a rose water and dew drop drunk when he took a shot at their susceptible hearts.
 The Tucson Star says there are only three more pieces of federal pie to be given out in Arizona. Then all those who get in the Adams apple will return to plain diet.
 Rev. Mir. Selby preached on "Wo-kers and Parasites" to a fair congregation of workers at Las Vegas last Sunday. The Parasites had all gone fishing.
 Editor Eggers, of Pagosa Springs. is surely bald headed, or he would not dare talk this way: sThe News family were out picnicking last Sun day, and the editor got the first square meal within year. He stayed at home and was invited to dinner at the Lee Park restaurant"
 A state exchange has discovered that when you notice man digging in the garden very slowly, stopping often to rest, it is safe to say he is making flower beds for his wife. bet if he is working like a Turk and scarcely stopping to catch bis breath. you can bet your life he is digging worms for bait.
 A man named Rouse married T woman named Nixcom in Missouri year or more ago, and now the wife IS bringing suit for c divorce. She alleges that it was bad enough to have the papers announce the wedding as the Nixcom- Rouse nup- tials, but 1t IS more than she can bear when her husband insists upon naming her son Nixcom A. Rouse.
 A Wheeling, W. Va, paper an- nouaees that an old and respected citizen of that place "was shot twice in the cemetery" al q allowed golden opportunity to pass it by when it failed to also state that ''the physicians have grave fears of his recovery"