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Year: 1877

No through mails by New Mexico have arrived at Tucson tor about two weeks. Assistant Postmaster Drake in forms us that the mails come and go with regularity as far east as Bowie, Grant, Goodwin and Stafford and per haps 10 Clifton On the main overland route between Bowie and Mesilla, al- though daily line, mails only get through accidentally since the Indian outbreak of a few weeks ago. The con- tractors say drivers cannot be employ ed because of the danger. This is not a subject of wonder; on the contrary il has been a subject of wonder for years that men could be hired to pass over a route on which so many have been kill ed. Of course, considerable intervals of time have elapsed in which none were killed, but the conditions out that way for years, have been such as to make most prudent men avoid employ ment along the llne The consequence has been, unreliable service and little business over the line 10 what there otherwise would and should have been. Hardly 9 day passes on which we are not asked about the safety of that route by men who want to pass over all or part of it on business. The progress Of the country has been and Is retarded because of the general insecurity along it. It seems rather bad that at this late day, men cannot be induced to risk their lives and property on that great overland mail route. But it is so.

 We have communication, however,
Year: 1877

BY a correspondence published in a New Mexican paper, it is seen that C. P. Huntington stated about the first of September, that the Southern Pacific railroad was located 10 MaricOpa Wells, and that it was undecided whether the line would be continued 3y the way of Florence or not ItnOw seems, however, that the company will not push the road much this side of Yuma until after the meeting of the next Congress, unless it is determined to push up the Gila without regard to legal or other obstacles-just as the cars were run over the Colorado bridge into Yuma.
Year: 1877

THE bean crop will be short this year. The frost of September 2i, was quite gen. eraI, and we learn that t..e thrifty crops Of Pueblo Viejo Valley were destroyed. From the best information at hand. it is safe 10 say that this important crop will be almost a failure in Pima county. Corn in Pueblo Viejo Valley and some other localities will be an average crop.
Year: 1877

A Electro-Galvanic Battery, combined with the
"A celebrated Medicated Porous Plaster, forming
the grandest curative agent the world of medicine


and utterly SURPRISING all other Plasters heretofore ia
use, They accomplish more in one week than the
old Plasters in whole year. They do not palliate,
Year: 1877

Circuses and hippodromes are fast be-
coming things of the past. Thirty years
ago the announcement that circus was
coming to town excited both old and
young for weeks previous to the event.
The small boy of those days was willing
to do all sorts of chores to earn money
enough to buy circus ticket, Now, the
posting up of flaming posters by the
advance billboard brigade of circus,
excites no more comment than the past
ing up of an ordinary hand-bill. The
rising generation of to-day care more
for a game of base ball than they do for
all the circuses in Christendom. Cir
cuses have not only lost their charm but
they have lost their! patronage as well.
In eye olden time" circuses were far
better than they are now, and this may
account in some degreee for their rapid
decline. There are at present but few
legitimate circuses on the road, and the
visits from these are few and far be-
tween, just as they should be. Annually,
however, some "snide show" styling
itself mamoth circus and hippodrome,
comes along, pitches its tent, and after
q performance or two, its managers si-
lently fold their canvass and steal away
IN the darkness of the night, generally
leaving unpaid bills behind them. A
"snide" show or circus is composed of a
lot of lazy lazzaroni, with few old sec
ond-hand circus wagons, twenty or thir-
ty detected spotted horses, and few
miserable, weak-iooking specimen de-
scendants of wild animals. Along with
"snide" shows travel the meanest scum
of sooiet5-thieves and black-legs of the
worst type. Eater any one of the small
tents surrounding the "main pavilion"
and you will invariably find half doz-
en- or more three card monte players,
plying their games, scooping in the YER
uant fools who are silly enough to wager
their money or watches that they can
pick up the card in question or find the
little joker" These 'snide" circuses
do not depend so much on their ring
attractions as they do on what their
hired banditti can steal from the gull
ible public, outside and inside the tent.
-Redding Eagle.
Year: 1877

Miss A word in your ear. The next fine
afternoon that you saunter out, buy box of
GLENN's SULPHUR Soar. That admirable pI-
rifer will remove every one Of those pimples
which detract SO much from your beauty.
Sold by all Druggists.


There is youth in every bottle of Hill'sIIair
Dye
Year: 1877

Joseph Price raised, for Sheriff Cooling, Of
Cecil county, Nd, this season, a pumpkin
weighing l30 pounds Hard to beat" The
above item was sent US this week by somebody
who, judging from bis not sending us his name
according to the well known requirement of
all publishers, must be sort of pumpkin him
self. Nevertheless the vegetable or the yarn is
q pretty good sized one. We don't know
which and don't want to be held responsible
for it
Year: 1877

A regular quarterly meeting of the Trustees
Of the Poor Of this county, viii he held at the
AImshOuse on Wednesday next. Persons who
have bills against the Trustees would consult
their interest and secure payment by present.
ing them to the member from the hundred in
which they live, on Tuesday.
Year: 1877

The sum realized at the supper at the Second
Forest Presbyterian Church, at Armstrong;
Station, last week, was not very large one
nor sufficient to go far toward the object for
which the festival was held, but the entertain
ment was good one, and furnished consider
able pleasure to the participants.


The ladies desire to express their gratitude
to all who lent them their aid and assistance in
their undertaking.
Year: 1877

There is boy in Milford, says the News Of


that town, the son Of poor parents who both


labor day in and out to feed and clothe large
family, who is determined to be somebody in
spite offate. He goes steadily and regularly


to the public school and is always near or at
the head of his class in all studies; and out of
school hours he supplies the family with wood
frorl the ship yards, cultivates small garden
which supplies the family with vegetables, and
every Saturday has place as helper in store
for which he gets one dollar. Besides this, he
is always ready to run errands and do odd
jobs for anybody when he can find time. In
this way be has already saved over forty dol
lars which he is keeping as sacred treasure to
pay for his board, clothes and tuition when he
goes to college, which he means to do. When
ever his savings amount to $40, he manages
to put the amount out at interest and his cal
culation is that when he is nineteen years old,
and prepared to enter college, he will have
nearly or quite 81, 900 to carry him through.
BE also attends regularly on his Sabbath
duties, is always in his seat at the Sunday
school and at church.
Year: 1877

The entertainment by the Amateur Dramatic
Association Of Odessa, in the hall on Monday
and Tuesday evenings, was very pleasant
and enjoyable affair. The audience was not
50 large as it might hare been, but all present
seemed to enjoy the acting very much. The
play was entitled 'Above the Clouds and
was pretty fairly acted, though we think it
was scarcely equal to some others that we have
seen the same company produce. A number
Of Middletown folks were present each night.
Year: 1877

THE GOLDSMITH RANGE-soll by John
Briggs. is the most economical, heats up
the room less and is the equal at least of
any other stove or range as baker or for
any other purpose for which stove or
range is used. A full complement of tin
ware goes with each range. Call at John
Briggs store and see for yourself. 81
Year: 1877

clerk, sheriff and probate judge, and coun- ty recorder kept in satisfactory manner. We would recommend that the Board of Supervisors furnish the said offices with some kind of a suitable floor so that the books and records can be protected from tl.e dust. We find the records of the Board of Supervisors kept in very unsatisfactory manner, in this, that the records do not show the full transactions of the Board. There being some doubts in our minds if there be legal Board of Supervisors in the county since January 1, 1877, we would recommend that the district judge, if he should deem it necessary, appoint some competent attorney to examine said rec ords and give his legal advice thereon.

 We find that the coroner and public ad- ministrator have no record books, and recommend that they be provided with the same by the Board of Supervisors.

 We have examined the county jail and found everything in satisfactory condi- tion.

 In our examination of the different de- partments of the county government we have come to the opinion that there is much reform needed. We have seen enough to convince us that if the different county officers would bear in mind that their chief duty-that the duty of each and all of them-is to watch over the interests of the county, and not consult entirely their own, there would be "a saving of much useless and created expense.

 The district attorney was in faithful at tendance on the grand jury, we feel grate, fuI and tender, thanks to your Honor, the District Judge, for your courtesy and kind consideration and respectfully ask to be discharged. J. W. DoRRINGToN, Foreman.
Year: 1877

elsewhere when they come here for the advantages of our climate. Bill Werninger would make a nice hospital steward, wouldn't he? The jury was mean toward the bailiff; never noticed him; he too was lin faithful attendance," and was of some use. Take it all together, however, this grand jury was a good one and acted wisely in their disposition of the business before them.
Year: 1877

IF the farmer persists in selling off his
crops, or anything that is made from his
crops as beef, pork, butter, cheese, the soil
must be constantly growing poorer in nor-
ganic elements, unless fertilizers outside the
farm are procured and substituted for the
elements removed, for when we SILL any pro.
duct Of the farm we sell part of the soil,
not enough, perhaps, in single pound or
ton of anything to sensibly diminish the
quantity lett, but enough that the aggregate
in few years may render the field aud farm
barren. 1t is like an individual picking his
own pocket for the sake of getting money
to spend
Year: 1877

South CARoLINA's QUoTA OF ARMS FOR Forty
YEARS, FURNISHED TO THE Misunderstanding
ton, September 9.-Gevernor Hampton went
away from this city without being able to secure
any government arms for his State militia The
critics who cried out at Hampton's coming here
to secure arms for what they pleased to call the
White League, will have to change their tone.
When Hampton made application it was thought
that his State entitled to large num-
ber of arms. The militia companies in his
State are not able to arm themselves hence the
application. On examining at the War Depart
ment the astounding discovery was made that
South Carolina has already received an advance
Of oil arms to which it is entitled for forty years
to come. 1t was also discovered that this extra
ordinary issue of arms came through Don Cam
eron, who, at the instance of Honest John Pat
terson, ran this load Of arms into South Carolina
for the use OF the negroes only. This was done
last fall when the Camerons and Chan;llers were
crying out so loudly at the dangers arising from
the presence of the White Leagu0rs in South
Carolina. This when the negroes had twenty
stands Of arms to one of the whites. Besides
this great issue of arms, it will be remembered
that large body Of troops was ordered into
South Carolina. Everything was done that
could bo done here to preoipitate O color-line
fight, but the patience and GOODNESS Of Governor
Hampton and his people frustrated this we'll
laid plan. Governor Hampton goes back with
out any arms for his State, but he is satisfied
with the reason as it will help explain to the
public the extreme means adopted by the ad-
ministration people towarde the South.-Ne,o
York Sun.
Year: 1877

The man who does nothing don't amount
to much. 1t makes little difference wheth-
or he is millionaire or a pauper He is
only stagnant pool without energy enough
to start ripple. He diffuses moral miasma
over everything around him. Do some-
thing; don't stand on the corner gaping,
with your hands in your pockets, like an
idiot Tho world was made to work in, and
if you fill your hearts with good angels the
bad spirits will keep out because there is
no room for them
Year: 1877

BLIGHTED by RAILROAD JoBs-CoLFAX, jim
BLAINE, AND HONEST JoHN.-Ilow unfortunate
these railroad jobs are to Republican statesmen.
How recent is the sad fate of that model of
goodness and grace, Schuyler ColfaH-how his
lies and tricks found him out, and how he is now
out in the cold with none to do him reverence
except Young Mems Christian Associations, and
q few of the kind that believe in Henry Ward
Beecher. He came near being President, too
would have got the next nomination of tho Re-
publican party but for the premature exposure
that blighted his blooming prospects. There
was Freemcnt, another Republican favorie son.
He came nearer being President. lie got the
nomination but the party could not poll votes
enough to seat him, and at that early day had
not learned the counting in trick. lie got a
sentence of condemnation from French court
for putting forged and fraudulent Iailroad bonds
upon the market, and if he sets foot in
France he will have to serve out his time within
. prisons walls.


And there is the favorite son Of Maine. He,
too, got into trouble about railroad bonds and
had to steal the papers which convicted him of
malfeasance in Office from Mulligan, after beg
ging Mulligan on his bended knees to spare him
and his innocent family.


Now heAest John, the last hold of South Car.
olina Republicans, the "last button on Gabes
coat," >" and the last thorn in Happton side, and
about the last Of the Republican majosit in the
United States Senate, is in danger Of losing his
liberty.
Year: 1877

CLOVER HAY OR RYE AND OATs.-For
high colorcd, sweet favored butter, we have
found that clover hay, cut when in early
blossom and cured in the cock, without
much exposure to the sun, is the best feed
The next in value is oats, cut when in the
milk, aud carefully cured. Rye cut green
and cured we do not value very much We
have found peas and oats, sown together,
cut in flower and cured, to be excellent feed
for milch COWS during winter. 1t is also q
prolific crop.
Year: 1877




WHEAT SowTNG.-Accordlng TO iati-
tude and elevation, wheat should be sown
from the middle of October to first of Do.
combcr-the last period being suited to the
Gulf borders. Wheat succeeds best in
rather cold climates, but much can be done
to offset adverse Influences, and command
success even in warm climates We men,
ton few of the steps to be taken in such
localities. Sow an early variety, and pro-
cure seed from a region several hundred
miles north of your farm, and select varieties
that have the reputation Of being ruSt, proof.
Sow on high, dry soils, which never become
water. sogged, and which are rather destitute
of vegetable matter-pulverize the surface
soil thoroughly-manure moderately, but
not excessively, the latter induces too much
sappness, and favors the occurrence of rust
-top.dress with moderate application of
lime Is to bushels per acre.) Seed rath-
er heavily, to prevent tillering and to en-
courage early maturing and even ripening.
Sow in drills Is inches to feet apart run
ming north and south, so as to admit sun
shine and air freely.


In cooler climates manuring may be
pushed farther and thinner seeding be prac-
ticed, but in other respects the above sug-
gestions apply to the whole cotton belt
TO guard against "smut" sdsked the seed
overnight in a solution of Hue stope-onc
pound to five bushels of seed. dissolved in
sufficient water to cover the. seed. Drain
off the water and roll the seed in lime be-
fore sowing. Care should be taken to skim
off all the light, imperfect seed which float
and it would be we'll in addition to sift out
before soaking, all grains below certain
size. Nothing is lost if hair The seed nre
thus taken out, because the small ones can
be ground into -four, and much will be
gained by sowing selected seed. No farmer
IS willing to plant corn shelled from all
parts of the ear-that from the tips is al
ways rejected. Why should aot the same
be done with wheat p. Southern CuAtya-
fOr
Year: 1877

The Suburban Me'cs tells of a young man
in Jamaica Plains who woke up the other
night and saw ghost in his room Seiz.
ing his SKIS shooter, he approached it and
found it was his collar which WIS standing
on the floor IL called it case of collar
in phantom.
Year: 1877

Why is pig looking out of second
story window like the moon Because he
looks round. If anybody triumphantly re-
tOrts that the moon does not always look
round, you can reply that the pig doesn't,
either
Year: 1877

In answer to the question: Why arc
farmers so liable to rheumatism The
Science Of Health says: "Bccduse they
wear wet clothing, heat, and suddenly chill
the body, ovcr>eat after very hard work,
and because they do not keep the skin in q
clean and healthy condition. IF farmers
would avoid suddenly cooling the body after
great cxertion, if they would be careful not
to go with wet clothing and wet fect and if
.hny would not -ouar-aat whom in an exbaus-
ted condition, and bathe daily, using much
friction, they would have less rheumatism"
Year: 1877

The latter part of this month or during
the first half of next, SOW rye for winter and
spring pasturage. The Rural World says
of it, the farmer that does not raise crop
Of rye for his stock makes great mistake.
To this we would add thattt is cheap, and
all kinds of stock like it. As pastufage for
milch COWS there is nothing Better. Green
food mixed with the dry provenderof win
ter serves to keep stock in healthy condition,
and their bowels open; and fof weakly
calves and colts no pastprage isquite SO
good as rye in tho early spring.


In many ways rye is superior stock crop,
EAAd- .4Sh~ss Ea.s.s, onsht. e-amit In tha-
process OF rotation..S The practice of rest
ing land with briers and weeds is not a prof.
table one. Land does not require rest, as
was once supposed, but only NEEDS change
Of crops joined with rccuperative tillage
and manuring to increase constantly in fer
tility. AS rotative crop for this purpose,
rye serves an excellent use. 1t draws but
lightly on the soil, and leaves more of tho
elements of fertility in the field than il ex-
tracts from it. Land is always benefited by
blowing, and as rye requires first blowing
of the soil and afterwards leaves porous
SUI VI TOOtS W MAKE manure 1Or Il sue
ceediug crop, it is easy to see how this crop
is beneficial.


But this is not all, or perhaps not the
best, of its uses AS a bread crop it is con-
sidercd almost if not quite equal to wheat.
During the past spring VIC partook Of rye
bread almost exclusively for several days,
and although we prefer wheat -four for gen
eral family purposes, we found the rye to
make a good aud, we believe, very nutritious
bread AS a substitute for buckwheat -four
in the manufacture of that Incompatible
breakfast dish it can hardly be detected
So that, if not tho equal of -four, it sup
plies an excellent bread material which
every farmer would do well to raise some Of
We like change in our food frequently,
and in view of the capabilities of our soil
and climate, what excuse have we for not
catering to this want? If it were but an
acre planted in rye for this purpose, it would
serve good purpose by increasing the lux.
uries Of the farmers table. BY all means
plant little rye during the next twenty or
thirty days.-Rural Ta.) Messenger
Year: 1877

LONDON, May 14.-In the Commons
this afternoon Burke, Under Secretary
Of the Foreign Department, said that i'm
mediately after the outbreak Of war the
Government learned that the iron clad
was built for Turkey, lying at the Yicto
ria docks, and took steps to prevent the
infringement Of the foreign enlistment
act.


Stafford Northcote, Chancellor of The
Exchequer, said that Egypt forming q
part OF Turkey is certain Of war with
Russia. The Russians therefore have the
right to blockade the Egyptian ports apt
invade the Egyptian territory, and goods
going to Egypt may be considered con
Year: 1877

While half a dozen persons were
rolling along in a Michigan avenue
horSe-car a man leaned across the
aisle and said to another: "Excuse
me, but didn't a big bug crawl
down behind your collar" "Ooh!
Ouchw exclaimed the other, as he
leaped up and hauled off his coat.
He looked the garment all over, but
there was no bug to be seen. ''Per-
haps it crawled down under your
vest," suggested the man. Off came
the vest, and it was closely inspected
without making any discoveries.
The attentive stranger then made
the victim turn around two or three
times to see if the bug wasn't hid
den under the suspenders, and when
a thorough search had been made
the stranger sat down and said at
was probably a shadow fitting
across youl collar, but felt sure
it was a bug. You can put on your
coat and vest again" The more
the victim thought about it the
madder he got, but before he put
on his coat the other man left the
car and slid down Twelfth street as
if he had grease on his HEELS
Detroit Free Press.
Year: 1877

An ancient fOmnhaWk and Scnlper,


The West Baton Rouge Sugar
Planter furnishes this interesting
reminiscence of by-gone days:


"Relics of the olden time have
always a strange interest for the
antiquary and for those Of a curious
temperament, though less learned.
We are one of the latter number,
even in trivial matters, if they are
Of the strange and uncommon char
acter. A few days ago, Augustin
LIE Blanc, Esq, brought to the
courthouse for exhibition the toma-
hawk and scalping-knife of a Hou-
mas warrior, an Indian tribe long
extinct, whose lends once lay in
what is now known as the New
River District, in the parish of As
cension. The tomahawk and knife
are in an excellent state of preser-
vation, and show remarkable skill
in their manufacture. The blade
the former implement is of brass,
handsomely engraved, but the edge
is Of iron, so closely welded that the
line Of demarkation is only seen by
the co'or of the metals. OF course
the top or butt end is fashioned
into the bowl of a pipe, while the
tube or stem runs through the han
die, which is composed of cedar.
lhe knife somewhat resembles the
Bowie of the present day, but with
longer and sharper point. 1t is
an ugly weapon without doubt, and
not at all calculated to inspire
soothing dreams when known to be
in the hands Of some one hunting
your scalp. These weapons once
belonged to the SieIlr lie Blanc de
Villeneuve, a French noble, great
grandfather Of our fellow-citizens,
Augustin and o. M. LIE Blanc,
themselves now grandfathers), who
emigrated to this country many
years ago, and settling near the
lands of the Houmas Indians, was
made a chief Of their tribe. With
these relics of the days gone by is a
water color portrait of de Vile.
neuve, in his dress of a chief, drawn
Lhy Miss Josephine Fayrot, of Baton
Rouge, a sister Of the venerable
Capt. Bouvicre Favrot, some years
since, which represents him as a
man of very tall stature and re-
markably i'll ll.favored, while the
dress is as fanciful as the most vivid
Indian taste could suggest. While
a chief of this tribe, de Villeneuve
established the feast of the Petit
Ble'-anglice Young Corn "a GER
emony which was observed faith
fully while there was a Houma left
to celebrate it. Years have passed
away and with them the HOumas,
and beyond relic here and there,
but little is left to guide the histo-
rian in his enumeration of the In
dian tribes that once claimed Lou
isiana as their first home and last
resting place.