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Year: 1878

The st. Louis Republican pub
fishes the following sensible advice,
which we beg to commend to our
readers of all ages:


There has always been an un-
reasonable idea that it was unman-
ly for a man to take any particular
precautions to keep himself out of
the sun'Srays. Ayoungand vigor
GUS man carrying an umbrella for
no other reason than to shelter
himself from the heat of the sun
has been commonly set down as
egemipate, bptthe awful experience
Of the last week has taught the
people OF this city q lesson OF good
sense that they will be the better all
the rest of their lives for having
learned, They can see now that
tho sun is a thing to ho dreaded as
much as the worst of plaques, when
the thermometer ranges above
ninety, and that any man isunwist
who does not use an umbrella o.
other eGeotual means of proteotin;
himself against sunstroke at sucf
time, The wreck of the physica
systom which SO often results from
a sunstroke, where the sufferer es
capes immediate death, is some
thing not generally understood, bu


really a no less pitilul consequence
Year: 1878

me to repeat, the Lords Prayer.
Seventy-fve years have since passed
over my head, and have forgotten
many things, but not that tender
expression when he stood looking
at me in the door, nor the prayer
we made together the morning be-
fore the duel. | do not so well rec
ollect seeing him lie upon his death
bed, though | was there. OF course
l saw him, but that recollection is
only general. Invent to the funeral
at Trinity church and vaguely
remember that"
Year: 1878

than death itSelfin many instances.
Those who have suffered from sum
stroke are always more liable to
suffer from extreme heat than ever
before, and the medical records
show that such persons are fire.
quently prostrated in after life by a
moderate degree of heat that would
have worked them no harm if they
had never been sunstruck. There
is no folly, therefore, equal to that
which esteems it teffeminate to guard
against the suns rays which work
such woful harm.
Year: 1878

Chattanooga Times


Mrs. Williams, well-to-do widow
living near Decherd, had been
building a new house lately, and
employed a tramp to paint it.
During the week or two that he was
at the job he ingratiated himself
into her good graces, and proposing
marriage, was accepted, and after a
brief acquaintance of two weeks,
the parties were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony. The day
after the ceremony, a gentleman
bearing the same name as the BRIDE
groom took a letter out of the post
office directed to him. On opening
it he found it to be from a wife Of
the newly-married man, living in
Kentucky and having several chill
dren. The matter was brought to
the attention of the sheriff, who
Immediately arrested the fellow and
put him in jail. The infatuation
of the widow, however, seems not
to be affected by this disclosure, for
she is highly indignant over the
arrest and has sent the prisoner
money and tobacco since his incar-
ceration.
Year: 1878

GEN. STEWART, Engineer Officer sta toned OF the Pacific Coast, went up on the Mohave last Wednesday, to examine the Colorado river, preliminary to the making of surveys and reports of the practicability of improving its navigation. These will be made at lowest stage of the river next Autumn and Winter. Our pc tition to Congress is likely to result in some benefit to Arizona.
Year: 1878

THE Salt River Herald has been very much improved in size and appearance. It is astonishing how country papers fat ten up just before a general election; and how new ones spring up, like toadstools on dunghill. N. B.-This last simile is very good one, but we do not wish to be understood as applying it to the Herald
Year: 1878

THE citizens of Phoenix are talking about incorporating their town. Judging from the experience of other towns in Arizona they will be very sick of municipal dignity soor after they get it.
Year: 1878

THE walls of the new Picacho quartz mill are being built entirely of stone. A fine quarry of it occurs close to the mill site It can be easily split in any direction wanted, and seems to be a coarse silicate of lime. When finished it will be the best mill building in Arizona
Year: 1878

THE tides at the mouth of the Colorado have been unusually heavy this year, rising to height of thirty to thirty three feet. They set the river back and flooded its bottoms well, insuring good grass and starting the wild hemp, which is now growing finely.
Year: 1878

DEPUTY MARSHAL EVANS, August 9th. was only ten hours behind the man who robbed the Tucson stage the day before There is no doubt that the rcbber was the same one who had robbed the same stage at the same spot short time before.
Year: 1878

FINE PoTATo Es.-TWo specimens OF
sweet potatoes, raised By Captain Temple
Clark, OF King and Queen county, have
been received at this Office. They are
cross between the York and the Spanish,
and weighed when taken from the ground
eight pounds each.
Year: 1878

Business Suspended.-Bu little business
was done Yesterday in any Of the city offices
or ut the sank. The Old Dominion Cotton
Mills suspended operations, and the dag was
generally observed as haif holiday with
all classes and at all establishments.
Year: 1878

The THEATRE.-The Mighty Dollar drew
another large crowd last night. The people
were all delighted.


There will be Il performance tonight and
matinee morrow.
Reserved seats will be sold for tue NATL
Year: 1878

While it was yet dark, and the bells were
Ginning glad music to welcome the Blessed
Day, the postman came his early round aud
left large letter at Mr. Gray's house for
Dora. She was up, with sense of expec-
tation, ran herself to the letter-box and tax
ing the letters into the empty breakfast-room
saw the largest of them was for herself and
in Henry's hand writing Her heart beat
wildly for moment. Then he is not com
ing to me- she said, with terrible forebod-
shivering with cold, for it was a frosty, fog
gy,mOrning and she would like to warm her
self by the brightly burning fire; but fear
Of interruption drove her back to her own
room to read the letter.


She closed the door, turned the gas up,
and, wrapping a shawl around her,sat down,
and with cold, trembling fingers opened the
letter, Just an upward glance of entreaty
she gave for strength to bear the worst, and
! then she read


4 cannot trust myself to speak to you
Dora,on the subject at which we slight
ly limited this evening, and which has beer
the cause of the depression of spirit frou
which | have suffered for long time past
Your kind heart did not fail to perceiv
that something was the matter, aud | an
sure your surmses have been painful. I,
put an end to these, and to relieve myself o
the burden of further concealment, which
intolerable to me, will tell you, as simpl
and coherently as my state of mind will al
low, of the calamity that have madly pei
mittsd to overtake me, and which will brin
separation and sorrow 10 us for some time
perhaps for ever but that must depend o
you. If you decree as my punishment this
this separation shall be final and complete
| will submit without a word for feel thu
| have so wronged you, my good, confdiu
darling, that no punishment can be great,
than deserve.


Last summer, while you wereat Norqua
with your parents, you remember that
too, had holidays, and went to Lo1don.


happened to be the Derby week, and NEE
ing with friend who was going to the rae
alone, | consented to accompany him. | la
never before been, and ! felt curious to st
that phase Of liie which is represented ther
as nowhere else. My friend was midd


aged man, almost the last person in III
world could have suspected of being po
sessed OF the spirit of gambling, But
seems that being at one time in great pect
MARY difficulty, he got himself out of it by
lucky bet, and from that lime he regular
tried bis chance, sometimes with gain, ,ofts
with loss, at the races He was very hop
ful aud excited about the horse on which /
had s,aked large sums of money last suu
mer. 4 shall 20 home rich man to-ISsh
Year: 1878

4 description is given of paper car
pet now made in England, and designed
to initiate parquet flooring, the paper be-
ing printed in patterns q initiate differ
ent woods from photographs, 50 that, as
it is stated, the resemblance is absolutely
perfect The floor is first prepared by
being made perfectly level, and the crew
ices filled up with plaster Of Paris ; over
the surface, as thus prepared, hession is
stretched, and on this, first, lining pa
per and then the patterned paper is past
ed, the whole being finished with coat
ing of a peculiar kind of varnish, describ-
ed as wonderfully hard and wearresist
ing. This kind Of carpeting can be kept
perfectly clean with the greatest ease,
and though the wear of paper carpeting
may be thought problematical, the inven-
tor states that he has had rooms covered
with it for some sixteen months, without
showing any appreciable signs Of wear.
Its appearance, also, is very satisfactory
to the eye.
Year: 1878

SWALLOWING COINS. If the coin is
swallowed, there is seldom any danger.
Ihe best thing to do is to take slight
apericnt, and in all probability it will pass
away all right. If it enters the windpipe
medical aid should Immediately be sought
and the only thing that could be done
would be to seize the individual by the
legs and hold him upside down, and strike
him violently on the back, when it may
be coughed up.


CROCHET NEEDLES, ETC, IN THE
FLESH. If possible, send the sufferer to
a surgeon. With proper instruments he
can take it out without much pain. If
this is not possible, make certain in which
side the hook is; then put an ivory bod
kin, or any similar article; down the
wound till it touches the hook, and draw
both out together
Year: 1878

No machinery being used 10 their manu-
facture and will be Of the BEST MATER
lAL, and made by the best workmen, and
under his own supervision. | shall sell
these goods at prices very little higher than
machine made shoes.
Year: 1878

A new prophet had appeared, ancient in
manners and spirit, modern in speech and
purpose. No sleek scribe, or pompous
priest, or courtier clad in soft raiment was
he but a son of the desert, clad in gar
ments of coarse camel's hair, bound around
him by leather girdle, seeking his food
from the rock where the wild bee left its
honey, and the locust came-a man full of
the stern spirit of solitude and the thoughts
God speaks to the soul that can dare to be
alone. He called himself a voice, but he
was not like the still small voice the prophet
had heard in his mountain cave he was
rather like the wind and fire that broke in
pieces the rocks, heralds as they were of the
low sweet voice that was to come out of the
silence they left. People from the banks of
the Jordan crowded to hear him. His fame
reached Jerusalem, and Sadducees, Scribes
and priests, publicans and sinners, went
forth TO listen and be awed into passing
reverence and faith. His ministry exercised
an immense power-made, while it lasted,
Judea contrite and earnest, Gallee penitent
and wistful; remained, when it had long
ceased, a memory SO moving as to touch the
courtier heart of Josephus with reverence
and admiration. Each of our gospels is q
witness TO his eminence. Love of him dis
| tlnBulSueu alike Jesus ana the JEWS iS
Jesus he was the very greatest of the proph


cts His name was so potent as to subduC


the arrogance, if it did not extort the re


spect, of pharisees; so noble as to rouse ant


retain the devotion of the crowd. So full


was he of the inspiration of God, that HI


not only dared to be prophet in an age O


priestcraft and Journalism, but even com


PEELED it to listen to him. So possessed wa


he of lofty humility, that he retired befor
greater, proudly confessing that he was
: and had lived to be, superseded. He evoked
from the Old Testament the spirit that in
augurated the New, and so became tn
meeting-point of both, a symbol of tn
dawn, which is at once the death of tn
night and the birth OF the day.-Protesso
J A. A. Fdirbdirn.
Year: 1878

Faith is blind, but it is itself a sense
keener than sight. The eye needs light, but
faith sees in the dark. The understanding
requires reasons in order to give its assertion,
but faith believes without reasons. Reason
requires evidences, but faith is itself an
" "evidence of things unseen" 1t is no SANDER
against the ear to say that it can not see, for
it is enough that it hears, and the ear asks
not the eye to assure it of the delights of
melody. So faith is itself spiritual sense,
and it asks no help from eye or reason to as
sure us of the things that it reveals. In fact,
when we have sight or reason to set truth
before us, there is then no need of faith.
When Abraham left Ur of the Chaldees, if
he could have clearly seen the land towards
which he wandered, could he have seen that
great nation shining forth from it upon all
lands, and that long line of prophets, priests
and kings that were to spread his fame
through the ages, the faith that made him
"father of the faithful " never could have
been born in his heart. Had he clearly seen
that he was to spring from his loins who was
both the "root and the offspring of David, "
| it would have been no task and no virtue to
believe the PROMISE" In thee shall all tine
nations of the earth be blessed" Could
Paul have seen himself as we see him, the
foremost man of that age, and the mightiest
force of modern civilization, he never would
have had the faith that made him Paul. He
simply did the duty of the hour as he wrote
letters to little bands of prosecuted Chris
tians, never thinking that his words woulC
be more precious than diamonds to coming
ages. Faith gives them that quenchless
lustre that shines in the darkness.-Zi ion,
| HeraM
Year: 1878

Some people are fretting from early morn
ing to dewy eve. 1t does no good either to
themselves or Others Such persons simply
make themselves and those around them
uncomfortable. There is great deal in the
cultivation of an agreeable temper with re-
spect to trivial events. A certain degree OF
indifference is essential to comfort. We may
safely say of many things, Well, it will
not make much difference after ALL" when,
if we gave way to natural feeling OF dis
appointment and irritation-perhaps of in
dignation would keep us awake. There
are few things about which sensible, re
ilecting person need be unhappy or over
concerned. People make themselves unnec
essarily uncomfortable, and their own vol
untary discomfort extends 10 others.
Year: 1878

Take an aged mother seventy years OF age,
and she is almost omnipotent 10 comfort.
Why2 She has been through il all. At
seven o'clock in the morning she goes over
to comfort young mother who has Just lost
her babe. Grandmother knows all about
that trouble. Fifty years ago she felt it.
At twelve o'clock of that day she goes over
to comfort a widowed soul. She knows all
about that. She has been walking in that
dark valley twenty years. At four o'cock
in the afternoon some one knocks at the
door wanting bread. She knows all about
that. Two or three times in her life she
came to her last loaf At ten o'clock that
night she goes over to sit up with some one
severely sick. She knows all about it. She
knows all about fevers and pleurisies and
broken bones. She had been doctoring all
her life-spreading plasters and pouring ont
bitter drops and shaking up hot pillows, and
contriving things to tempt a poor appetite.
Drs. Abernethy and Rush and Hosack and
Harvey were great doctors but the greatest
doctor the world ever saw is an old Chris
tian woman. Dear me do we not remem-
ber her about the room when we were sick
in our boyhood? Was there any one who
could ever so touch sore without hurting
it =? And when she lifted her spectacles
against her wrinkled forehead so she could
look close at the wound, it was three-fourths
healed. And when the Lord took her home,
although you may have been men and wo-
men, thirty, forty, fifty years of age, you lay
on the coffin lid and sobbed as though you
were only five or ten years of age. o man,
praise God it, instead of looking back to one
of these berouged and bespangled old peo-
pie, fixed up Of the devil to look young, you
have in your memory the picture of an hon.
est, sympathetic, kind, sef-sacriticing, Christ
like mother. OH it takes these people
who have had trouble to comfort others in
trouble.-Tdlmaqe.
Year: 1878

Influence is one of the most powerful


levers that moves or ever has moved the
actions of mankind. All persons have been
under its magical power at some period Of
their lives, and have been guided by its
dictations TO greater or less extent. In
fluence may be divided into two classes-the
seen and the unseen-the former being con-
fined mostly to mankind. Unseen influence
affects almost everything, and often objects
which we deem of little consequence, and
appear to be most insignificant, possess it
in the highest degree. Nature unfolds many
lessons and imparts much influence. Go
where you will, how many beautiful illus
trations can she show of real life The
grand old trees, with their massive trunks,
stand like monarchs seeming to await the
wishes of their divine maker There is a
world of music in their presence, and in
liuence in their motion, yet so silent, so hid
den, that it is impaired as gently as the dews
of heaven. The glossy leaves, as they bend
gracefully downward to receive the refresh
ing breezes of heaven, pay homage to the
power that sends them blessings they ap-
peal to the heart of man in their voiceless
eloquence to worship at the same shrine.
What is more sublime than the early morn
in some quiet country place 2 To rise just
as light begins breaking, and notice what a
hallowed, sacred peace abounds, is pleasant


indeed; and as the sun first peeps over the
crest of the HILL to see how soon all nature is
stirring, the birds sing their morning hymns
of thanksgiving to the Almighty. The
| calming, softening influence of such scene,
once witnessed, is one never to be forgotten
A little keepsake given to us by one we


love, whose path has diverged from ours
will arouse thoughts and feelings when the


little treasure is looked upon that has lain
dormant perhaps for years. And often how
how great its influenced Youths impetuosity
and ambition inspire older hearts to greater
works, while the silvery voice of old age
chimes in and teaches those who have only
started in life that the voyage may be rough


and wreck seem inevitable, but there is a
strong arm at the helm which will guide the
frail bark safely through
Year: 1878

JENKINS old Commercial gratuitously re-
vamps and advertises the story that the
GAZETTE was for sale several years ago.
The story was put in circulation then,
about once in every two weeks on purpose
to inJure the paper.


There is no secret about the matter
Several gentlemen about 1870 desired to
get up paper on the stock principle that
they could control; they held a meeting In
Dover and secured charter from the
Legislature. But falling to get subscrip-
tions, they sought to buy the GAzETrE
and the proprietor offered to sell TO them
subsequently the Messrs. O'Byrne. and q
number of other gentlemen have offered to
buy it; and only last week a gentlemen
came to this city with this intention, as he
Informed us. But what has this purely
business matter to do with the silver
question may no doubt be asked Our
answer is that we don't know. There is nc
Year: 1878

SOME of the preachers who are fiatter-
ers and panderers to anything that ema-
mates with the wealthy and is supposed
to be in opposition to the Democratic
people, have commenced to preach and
pray for an ''honest dollar" as if s'dol-
lar" could be dishonest. The phrase Is
a dishonest one and one that sincerely
honest and discreet disciple Of the Lord
ought not to use anywhere, and least Of
all in the pulpit. 1t charges upon the
metal the crime which belongs to the
government and the men that ordered
the issue of the "dishonest dollar - but
doubly unjust is he who uses the dollal
which he proclaims dishonest to pay an
honest debt with it. Like the Phariset
these preachers stand up and publicly
thank God they are not as 'that publican
and sinner %
Year: 1878

1T IS supposed there was in the hands
Of the people throughout the country
ole hundred millions of dollars in silver
If so. and the demonetizers tell the
truth, every dollar of this immense sum
was deprecated by the rascally bill which
was secretly and surreptitiously passed
the House without being read, and sub
sequently passed the Senate.
Year: 1878

OUR BUTTER AND CHEESE are wins
ming as much favor in the European
markets as our beef. The exports of
these articles for the present business
year are nearly double what they were
In 1876.
Year: 1878

THE DAILY GAZETTE was never SO
popular, and never was so much in de-
mand. When our edition runs close, az
1t has done for some evenings past, the
paper sells for two cents. The people
want the Bland Silver bill hurried
through, and the silver dollar raised
above par as a purchaser.
Year: 1878

1T Is astonishing that the single standard
gold men have so much sympathy for the
bondholders and none for the poor man or
widow who owns cottage, The policy
that was introduced when silver was de-
monetized was one which reduced the val
ue of the cottage and increased the purchss


,ng value OF the bond tsf
Year: 1878

The Ward Mcetings.-The Conservative
voters of the several wards will meet Mon
dav night to elect three members from each
to the City Central Committee. In the First
Ward they will assemble at the corner OF
Seventh and Hull streets; in the Second at
the Mayors Courtroom; in the Fourth at
the corner of Eleventh and Hull streets.
The place of meeting in the Third Ward
has not been selected. 1t is hoped that there
will be full attendance OF the voters, in
order that the proper sense OF all may be
ascertaincd. Persons attending viii not be
required to show taX-recelpts.
Year: 1878

The following extracts from the primary
election plsn should be read and remem-
bered by candidates and voters:


Any Conservative desiring to become a
candidate for any OF the various Offices to
be filled at the, May election, and wishing
to submit his name to the decision OF the
primary election, shall so notify the Treasu-
rer (G. watt Taylor) of the City, Conserva-
tive Committee on or before ITO day1 Satrr-
day, 4th Of May, 1878, at 8 O'Clock, and at the
time OF such notification shall pay to the
said Treasurer the assessment fixed by the
Finance Committee. The names OF all such
persons shall be printed in alphabetical
order on tickets OF uniform size. and no
ticket except that printed by order OF this
committee shall be received by the judges
Of election at said primary election.


THE money may be left with Captain
Taylor or at the Citizens Bank, nearly op-
posite the post-office.l


WHERE TO VOTE.


Qualified voters who have moved from
the wards in which they are duly registered
to other wards shall be authorized to vote
only in the wards in which they reside on
the day OF the primary election, provided
they exhibit to the judges Of the primary
election at the precinct at which they are
duGuOllLCu w fotC u VI c
gistration from the registrar, or certificate
from the judges OF the primary election of
the precinct or ward at which they would
have been entitled to vote il they had not
moved, stating that they had so moved, and
the Judges Of the primary election giving
the certificates shall cause the names OF the
persons to whom they give such certificates
to be erased from the books in their posses
sion or control ii they appear thereon.


Persons who will arrive at the ace OF 81
on or before the day OF the election (tourth
Thursday IN May) can vote at the primary.


TAX-RECEIPTs.


The City Committee have had printed and
certified by the Deputy Treasurer lists OF all
white persons who paid their State capita
ton tax for 1877 prior to the 1st OF May.
The totals for the wards and city are as fol-
lows:
Year: 1878

The City JuH.-There are at this time in
the city Jail eight inmates-al colored, four
males and four females; one OF the latter
charged with lunacy. The men are profit
ably and punctualIy employed in the chain
gang, under the uperintendency OF Police
man Jones. City Sergeant Fitzgerald keeps
the Jail in good condition and maintains
perfect order, his discipline being mild but