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Year: 1877

The new looks be used in the sazne elasses with
the old Primary and intermediate, and while they
retail at but little half cost the Old ss1es
their text exuslly full and reliable. The beauty
Of the new lie unsurpassed and their funess
accuracy e1ceed even that Of the old series.
Year: 1877

VA. Mssse was tried at the police court
Yesterday, for the larceny of 500. There
being no evidence to sustain the charge no
was dismissed. There was also three cases
of disorderly conduct.
Year: 1877

"DRAw IT MILD."--Our editorial
friend of the Olympia "Standard,n "
thinks we "as in duty bound", must
defend Governor Ferry for every one
of his actions, and that we will now
have to reverse editorial opinions
concerning Col. Wheat. When will
political papers be honest CROUCH to
allow others the privilege Of approx
ing or condemning official acts, from
an impartial standpoint? The same
suggestions which we offered to the
Standard and "1ranscript" are
respectfully rendered to Gov. Ferry,
viz, that if Col. Wheat had faith
fully performed the duties Of Terri
torial Auditor--and we fully believe
he had he was entitled to re-elec
tion. The fact that his nomination
for re election was confirmed by the
Council, previous to the name Of
Hon. 7. M. Reed being sent in, shows
conclusively that all was not quite as
it should be. If the Governor bar
tered away this office for political
support, the action was just as re-
prehensible as it would have been in
a Democratic Governor, and we hope
the day never will come when we
cannot condemn as heartily as
we approve. Bro. Murphy has either
been wofully mistaken in his man,
or he has wiIlfully endeavored to
prejudice the minds of his readers
against political opinions expressed
through this paper. He may think
it perfectly fair to follow any course
whatever so long as it enables him to
influence public sentiment against a
paper which he considers himself Gin
duty bound" to oppose; but we, in
our verdant way, insist that if he
shows us up in an unmerited light,
the action is an unjust one. We
urge no objection whatever to
Mr.. Reed; and, on the contrary, can
conscientiously speak of him as one
oe the most eminently deserving and
honorable men in the party. 1t is
only the justice of the change that is
questioned.
Year: 1877

MAJOR PoE's HOUSE RoBBED.-The thieves
in Richmond are getting impudent sure
enough, and the latest evidence OF this fact
is a robbery that was perpetrated on Major
Poe, the Chief of Police, on Saturday morn
ing just before daylight. Some enterprising
lead-pipe robber succeeded in getting into
the Majors premises, and cut out about six
feet OF his water-pipe from his front yard.
The chief got up and fred at him, but, to
use his own language, "he was saved by
Sheriff Wright's dwelling-house coming be-
tween u.s." The Major was unable to pur-
sue on account of the light condition Of his
clothing at that time OF the morning. and SO
the fellow escaped to sin again.
Year: 1877

SToREHousE RoBBED.-On Saturday morn
ing before day the Old Dominion Granite
Company's store, situated at Granite, was
broken into and robbed OF sixty cents in
money, lot of clothing, and some tobacco.
The thieves effected en- entrance by prizing
of one OF the planks from the side Of the
store, and then put a large stone under the
board to keep 1t open. Through this apper-
ture they went in. It is supposed that they
were frightened off before being able to take
away anything except the articles named.
Year: 1877

CAMP LIFE AND PICKET DuTY.-The I" old
First Virginia infantry" will meet tonight
at their hall to discuss emp life aud picket
duty from the battle OF Bull Run to the
evacuation Of Centreyfllc.
Year: 1877

That the reading public knows a good thing when
il sees it il demonstrated once more by the expe-
rience Of The TRIBUNE Novel Extras. The two
latest issues Of this cheap and popular series of fc
ton have already passed into the second edition,
each within the first week Of publication, and in
dications Of a steady and continuous sale multiply
In cheapness, completeness, and compactness. no
publication can compare with The Tribune Nov
els and the quality OF the fiction they convey Is un-
surpassed. Now that the story-loycrs are looking
around for reading for the Summer days of rest, lot
them bear in mind the handy and economical TRB-
UNE Novels. which any newsdealer will supply for
them, or which they may obtain direct from the
Office, at dime each. for works nowhere else sold
for less than from 30 cents to 81 80.
Year: 1877

A is shown by an interesting correspond
ence, print d elsewhere. well-known bank
ing fun of this city is considering the cx-
pediency Of forming syndicate 70 furnish
money to pay the soldiers during the months
for which there is no appropriation. The firm
expressly disclaims any intention of establish
ing an Objectionable precedent by lending the
money to the Government, but proposes simply
q private arrangement with the soldiers.
Year: 1877

A great deal has been said, says the Lon
don Ec1O, as to the inventor of the art of
printing, the period when the invention first
saw the light, and the locality where it was
born. Two or three of these points, how
ever, need not excite discussion. 1t ;s good
while since the remark that ''there is nothing
new under the sum- was made, but anterior
to that remote period-namely, some 1000
years ago-the first printing machine existed
in Babylon! If proof be required of this
rather startling assertion it may easily be
found, for it exists no further off than Trim
ity College, Cambridge. In that place there
is pseserved solid cylindrical figure about
seven inches in length and three inches in
diameter at each end. On the surface of this
miniature cask-like cylinder, minutely and
finely wrought characters are engraved, and
these are ranged in vertical lines. It is, there
fore, striking example of the ingenuity of
the ancients, and shows their method of pre-
serving and multiplying national or family
records. It is quite evident from the indented
letters of the Babylonian printing machine
for such it really is-that some means of ap-
plying pressure to it was in use among the
Ninevite typos" this being SO. the primi-
tive appliance at Cambridge must be said to
embody the identical principle of the news
paper machines of the present day.
Year: 1877




We learn from gentleman who lives in
the western part of this county, that last win
ter party of men drove a herd of cattle
from Bell county, and kept them for while
in Brown county, near the Hamilton line,
where their herd was added to by a small
herd Of cattle taken principally from that
section. The mysterious movements of those
in control Of the herd soon excited in the
minds of the people living near suspicious
that all was not right. The cattle men,
knowing that they were suspected, moved
their herd in the spring, increasing it as they
went. Some few weeks since several citizens
of that section who had missed cattle, follow
ed the herd, and overlook them about 800
miles west of here. The herd contained
about 1000 cattle, guarded by about thirty
well-armed men. The pursuers identified
many of their own and their neighbors' cattle
in the field, but were told they could not have
them, and were advised to return home imme-
diately, which they did; and now another
party of about fifty citizens of the vicinity
from which the cattle we're stolen have start
ed in pursuit of the thieves, and it is hoped
they will succeed in capturing them, as we'll
as the cattle.
Year: 1877

Mary had little dog,


Its hair was white as snow,
But Marys ma was all agog


For tear of hydropho.
She tied the dog up with string


That measured four feet long;
The law required this cruel thing,


Though Mary thought it wrong.
When Mary took her daily walk,


A leading of the pup,
1t made the neighbors laugh and talk
TO see him trip her up.
He ran around peanut stand


That happened to be near,
And Mary took tumble, and


Her stockings did appear.
"What makes the young men laugh so much 2
The neighbors did inquire.
Because puppy's rature's such.'


Said Mary, red as fire.
Year: 1877

When swimming horse never touch
the bride as horse Is easily drowned
when checked or otherwise interfered With
about the head. Sit we'll back and guide
the horse with the band gently slspping
him on eithor side as msy be required;
thus horse will swim mile or more with
. full grown man upon his back. and suffer
but little. A few encouraging words gen
lily spoken will give the horss cosfidsses
to perform the labor required Of him.
Year: 1877

The Argument of Messrs. Farley & Pomroy in the hearing before Court Commissioner Carpenter, for an order restraining the Secretary of the Terri tory from removing the capital 10 Pres colt, is on the first page of THE CITI- ZEN. Notwithstanding the array of high authorities cited and strong ar guments made to justly call for the order, it Is not expected that the Pres cott officials who perpetrated the cen sus fraud of Yavapai and their aiders and abettors, will acknowledge them as sufficient for the purpose intended Criminals cannot be expected to ap prove of law or court proceedings winch thwart their bad acts, but the outraged people will. In this case, the rascals now assume a virtue though they have it not" Their organs talk of the rights of the people and the sacredneSs of the observance of law just as if they had some regard fOl either. Temporarily, at least, their scheme of fraud meets with a check They are mad of course.

 The argument of Farley & Pomroy will convince the mass of fair-minded common sense people, that the plain. tiff has a case, and that the Court Commissioner could not have justly refused the order, and the writhings of the rascals who perpetrated the fraud which made the proceedigs nee. essary in the interest of the present and future welfare of the Territory will neither frIghten nor disturb honest people to any noticeable extent They now rave at Judge French and Score. tary Hoyt, but if they think they can gain by it, they will go to praising both-though both may never deserve the praise of any but honest men.

 If the validity of the laws are called in question, the Yavapai census fraud deliberately executed by Prescott of ficials, is the cause.
Year: 1877

THE BULLETIN and other California papers say the Desert Land Law ad- mils of much abuse in the location of land, and sc does every law admit of abuse which contains provisions fo: the benefit of the people generally, if men be can got to prejure themselves for a very small consideration. If land speculators or grabbers can find many men who will perjure themSeves for a triffing sum, abuses will surely take place; but notwithstanding all that may be done in this way, We believe the law wIse one, one that will induce thousands upon thousands of people to try to reclaim and own land that otherwise would not think of such useful employment of their time and means. We have heretofore stated and believe we were right, that the Desert Land bill is one of the best passed by Congress relating to lands. Now let il be followed by law that will make the timber land of the mountains available by purchase without resi- dence. The great body ot the timber in the Territories is on mountains which cannot be occupied for perma- nent homes, and therefore laws that ap- ply justly to timber lands Tn many parts of the country, do not in Arizona ana other sections of the mountainous in ;erior of the continent.
Year: 1877

THE Prescott Miner is pleased to remark that Court Commissioner Car penter know no more law than their black cow" and also that a writ of mandate should be obtained from Judge Tweed, compelling the Secretary to move the capital, or, in other words, to hasten the cOnsummation of the Prescott fraud Now thls seems to show that if the Miner man or men have possession of any legal knowl- edge, It must be confined to their black cow" for any school boy knows that Judge Tweed has no jurisdiction out side of his district. The Miner men had better call on their "black COW y before touching law questions again.
Year: 1877

GEN. WM FANDEvER, L. $. Indian Inspector, arrived here by stage on Wednesday, and will remain for sew eral days. He will make a thorough inspection of Indian affairs here and at San Carlos before leaving the Terri tory. He has already inspected the agency on the Colorado river and also the Pima and MaricOpa agency. The last Congress declined to appropriate dollar for either of these agencies.

 Owing to the pressing want for some aid, the General recommended and obtained a small allowance of means for relief at the Colorado reserve. Re garding the removal of the Pimas, he thinks it out of the question, at present, Congress having provided that no more Indians should be taken to Indian Territory unless first authoriz- ed by law, and all things considered, he thinks their removal, if ever done, would perhaps be best made to the Colorado. He is of opinion that a want of water will sooner or later compel a removal. He does not think the matter pressing now. lie express es surprise at tine extent f their crops, the good cultivation done and the general thrift displayed by the Pimas He also believes that they are not as badly demorallzed as they were in 1873, when he visited them before Yet he is apprehc .sive that the com ing of the railway right by or through their reserve, with its increase of pop ulation and various kinds of traffic will exert bad influence

 General Vandever has his quarter, in the rooms formerly occupied by Mir Hudson, on the corner north of the courthouse.
Year: 1877

TIE SENTINEL of Yuma has entered upon its sixth year, and we are glad to see in ils own columns the statement that the year opens brightly" and its circulation is steadily increasing" |" The Sentinel is in all respects better than ever before Its local news is more full and of better quality. IL is well written and exhibits firmness and independence in ali matters discussed We wish it abundant prosperity.
Year: 1877

TELEGRAPH line down yesterday hence no late news. Nothing of start ling importance occurred in the polIiic. al world early in the week. At latest dates the extra session of Congress had not been called, and the European news was of the same tenor as that published in THE CITIZEN last Satur day.
Year: 1877

The Los Angeles papers are doing all that good papers should do to secure the trade of this Territory for tho business men of their town and the producers of their county. We wish them luck in their efforts, but fear they will not he as successful as they desire to be. Their main hope for aid to secure said trade is pretty well rooted in the rail- road that is now approaching us. The Ex- press believes that the Railroad Company will favor its city; advises its merchants to import from New York, direct, and taking certain things for granted, boldly asserts, m guarded way, of course, that under such circumstances. it will be to our interest to purchase all the goods we may need from Los An-eenos. AriZonans would not object to this, provided they could do better, or even as well, as they could do by going to San Francisco. But, won't II be aS 1t was m California and Nevada after the railroad had reached those States from the Eastt Chicago then undersold Frisco and Frisco will be ant to underSell Los Angeles. True, we must continue to purchase Los Angeles oranges and other fruits, until such time as we raise fruits of our own. As for flour, we can raise wheat and make 1t at home. Even Californians underrate our farming and man. uiacturing abilities. as they will soon dis cover Los Angeles can have good foundries and supply our mill men with machinery, and this matter she ought to attend to. Her press and people have always stood by us and we do not forget them for if, but they must secure more direct railroad communi- cation with that portion of Arizona north of the Gila river before counting a great deal upon having a large trade with this section of the Territory, A railroad to some point on the Colorado, at or near the Needles would give them big purchase upon our trade and travel.
Year: 1877

As the friends Of Bishop Green In
distant parts Of the diocese, are natur-
ally desirouS Of knowing where he is,
aud what is the present condition Of
hIs health, Wo are requested 10 state
that be commenced his visitasiOns six
weeks ago, but was soon taken down
with malarial fever. He is now in the
city Of Jackson, under the roof OIL
Judge Bailey, confined to his room,
aud under medical treatment. He
will commence his VisitatiOns as soon
as he is able to do 30.


WIN other State papers please copy?
Year: 1877

In compliance with the earnest solicit
tations of County Superintendent Par
ker, l have consented to edit for time
an educational column in the BULLETIN.
l have heretofore refused to undertake
this work on account Of the small
amount of time which / have to devote
to it, and l consent now only in the ex-
pectation that my fellow-teachers will
render me practical assistance.


Being constantly employed in school
work, shall not find time to write
much, but l hope that such original
matter as I may be able to prepare or
procure, with liberal selections from the
journals Of the day, will make column
that shall prove not wholly an inefficient
factor in the educational work Of the
county.


Teachers laboring anywhere in the
county are requested to send in such
items Of interest as may come under
their observation, also any practical
questions which may come up in their
school work or private studies. When
suitable questions are sent in, we shall
give them to our readers with the re-
quest that any who feel competent to
do so will send us answers, or, if the
questions be mathematical, solutions of
the same.
Year: 1877

The apostles of the spelling reform"
may expect persecution even from those
who ought to be their warmest support
ers. We were led to this remark by
seeing four Independence teachers, the
other day, making merry over a gaily
painted sign on which the word buggy"
was spelt with one 9, and ''jobbing"
with one B.
Year: 1877

London Correspondence Courier. journal


All the walters in London cafes
and dining-saloons pay SO much per
day for their posts. This seems
strange to Americans, but they
soon find the secret. You order
what you want and, after eating,
ask for the bill, which will be so
much, and if you don't give some
thing to the waiter, you will have a
very cool reception the next time
you enter. If you look around you
will see somebody paying the bill,
and giving coppers or a sixpence to
the waiter, and this is the only pay
he gets; but some of them make as
much as six or seven pounds per
week. Thus every servant in the
land is taught to hold out his hand,
if he only answers a question. The
railway people are disgustingly OBJ
sequious in this respect. AZ the
station, two or three of the servants
run to meet you and ask your des-
tination; one snatches your satchel,
puts you in the carriage, tips his
cap and holds out his hand-on
sly though. AT the hotels, the
the chambermaid, dining-room
waiter, and the porter, expect you
to give them something; and when
YOU arrive at the station, the bus
driver will be very polite in hand
ing over your parcels to the railroad
men described above) and expects
something on the sly. Mrs. Price
said, in one instance, " Hand over
the purse and contents, and be
done" Then the beggars and
cross-sweeps besiege you. Some


times | think there are more beg
gars than business men in London.
Americans, at first, are very much
provoked, but they soon become
accustomed to all.
Year: 1877

latch-key. Ye gods, what a posi-
tionl Shouting was of no use
kicking against walnut with ones
bare heels was truly kicking against
the pricks whilst the attempt to
take the maximum of comfort from
cotton nightshirt in a furious gale
of wind in pitch-dark night was
futile in the extreme. On, on we
roared and ratified, past towns and
villages and clachans-my white
garment doubtless looking to the
few night watches like a flag Of
truce. Oh! the exquisite misery
of that ffty-fve minutes. Fortu-
nately the little courage possess
never deserts me when in peril, so
/ resigned myself to my sad fate
and prayed for the next stoppage.


Ultimately the train bowled rapidly
into Leads Station, and after the
porters had got rid of the amaze
ment to which my appearance gave
rise, was rescued and got back to
bed,
Year: 1877

1t seems that the greater part of
the labor performed by the city
magistrates at present consists in
the trial Of persons who are arrest
ed by authority Of warrants issued
at the instance Of parties who are
desirous of thus forifying them
selves against personal attacks for
six or twelve months. Nine-tenths
Of these warrants are sworn out by
negroes. AS soon as one hits an
other the assaulted party marches
to the office of the nearest justice
of the peace, and the warrant hay-
ing been issued, is given to an Off
Ger who executes it upon the party
complained of. Heis then arraign-
ed for trial and is generally required
to give bond of $3.50 to preserve
the peace toward his late antagonist
and every other human for six
months or a year. If a bond can
not be given, he is sent to jail.
Year: 1877

I'm Tropical AttIre-An English


Gantleman's very Intereating


Railroad Ride.


A correspondent of the London
Scottish Journal gives the following
account of his experience on a
Pullman sleeping car while return
ing from London to Scotland. The
other night | entered a Pullman at
St. Pancras, and after spending a
pleasant evening among the passen-
gers, | went to bed comfortably,
and soon fell into a sound sleep
while travelling smoothly toward
Scotland at the rate of fifty miles
an hour. The Pullman being lux
uriously fitted up, l did not go to
bed in that half-dressed state that
is SO commonly adopted at sea. In
fact, being d midnight-oil man, aud
requiring comfortable rest, knew
/ could only get it by acting as if |
was in my own bedroom. 1t hap
pened to be the night of the recent
storm, and during the short hours
of the morning, when all in the car
were sound asleep, / quietly got up
and went outside to have a railway
peep at the elements in their fury.
The door of the car softly shut be-
hind me; it shut a latch, and there
/ was as completely closed out as
any husband who never possessed a
Year: 1877

To DRIVE OFF VERMIN.--lf mosqui-
toes or other blood suckers inlcst our
sleeping rooms Mt night, we uncork q
bottle of the oil of pennyroyal and they
leave in great haste, nor will.they return
so long asthe air in the room is impreg
mated with the fumes Of that aromatic
herb If rats enter the cellar, little
powdered potash thrown in their holes,
or mixed with meal and scattered in
their runways, never fails to drive them
away. Cayenne pepper will keep the
buttery aud store room free from ants
and cockroaches. If mouse makes an
enterence into any part Of your dwelling,
saturate rag with cayenne in solution,
and stuff it into the hole, which can be
repaired with either wood or mortar. No
rat or mouse will ever eat that rag fol
the purpose of opening communication
with II depot Of supplies.
Year: 1877

TUE SYMBOL OF TIE CRESCENT Tie
crescent was the ancient symbol Ot By
zmtium, now Constantinoplc. Philip,
the father Of Alexander the Great, hay
ing planted his hosts against the city and
pushed the sicg ewithOut effect, at length
conceived the plan of undermining the
walls Mt night, that his troops might
enter and take the place by surprise. On
the first dark night he set about the
work, his engineers having examined
and decided where the mining could
be most easily and successfully done,
which was under u section ~ the wall on
the west side Of the city. The work
was fairly commenced, when suddenly Il
rift in the thick clouds revealed the
bright face of the new moon thus, rs by
a miracle uncurtaincd, revealing to the
watchmen in the towers the work OF the
enemy, and the design OF Philip was
frustrated and the city saved Believing
that heavenly power had given them the
CLEANS of the crescent moon for their
deliverance, the Byzantines, in token Of
grateful remembrance, adopted the
crescent as their national symbol. The
Moslems found it at Byzantium and
retained it.