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Year: 1878

4 large proportion of the Amercan people are to-day dying from the effects of Dyspepsia or disordered liver. The result of these diseases upon the masses of intelligent and valuable people is most alarming, making life actually a burden instead of pleasant existence of enjoyment and usefulness as it ought to be. There is no good reason for this, if you will only throw aside prejudice and skeptlcism, take the advice of drug gists and your friends, and try one bottle of Greens August Flower. Your speedy relief is certain. Millions ot bottles of this medicine have been given away to try its virtues, with satisfac- tory results in every case. You can buy sample bottle for 10 cents to try. t',ree doses will relieve the worst case. Positively sold by all Druggists on the Western Continent. For sale by J. M. Harkey X Bro.
Year: 1878

An English schoolboy declared that an algebra was a sort of wild donkey, all over stripes, and another, being asked to describe the chief source of revenue in the Shetland Isles, said the people requires a precarious existence by washing one anothers clothes.
Year: 1878

Oliver Wendell Holmes says that a man over ninety IS great comfort to his elderly neighbors. He is a picket guard on the extreme out posts, and young folks of sixty or seventy feel that the enemy must come by him before he can come near the encampment.
Year: 1878

It is proposed by several gentlemen who ore largely interested in stock raising, to hold a meeting at the School-housc in this Village, on Saturday tho l7th inst, at 2 o'clock p. m. The object of this meeting is, we learn, to organize society for the protection of the interests of stock raisers, the industry seemingly being next in inn portxnce to that of mining. A President and Secretary can be appointed whose bus iness it will be to open books in which can bc kept description of stray animals. Per sons, into whose herd may come horses, cattle or other animals can at all times re- port the same to the Secretary of the Society, and any person who has lost stock can ex- anime the same and perhaps through this channel succeed m finding their. property without the usual expense and trouble. It is to be hoped thst those Interested in this one of the most laudable industries in the Territory, will turn out on the 1zth, and organize the Stock Raisers Protective So- ciety.
Year: 1878

711e stage which left Tucson on the last day of July. with the driver and three pas sengers, when at point about 20 miles north of that place was stopped by ''soli- tary highwayman, who succeeded in taking in all hands. gaining as his booty s37. the amount the three capitalists hap

 pened to have on their person at the tune. The following description of this bold .Knieht of the Road. we copy from the Florence Citizen. which is probably cer- rect. the editor of that paper having had a,favorable opportunity for knowing, being a passenger on the coach at the time of the robbery, and compelled by the sinner to look down the chamber of his Spencer car bine and disgorge the three last silver dol lars he happened to possess, at the time:

 ssSo near as we remember the man who robbed the stage on Wednesday afternoon, was about six feet high and we'll built. He had his pants tucked in his boots and wore small brass spurs such as are used by the army. His face was covered with muslin mask having opening for his eyes only. His weapons were Spencer carbine and Colts army size six-shooter When making the attack he held his gun to his shoulder all the time and his pistol rested in the finger of the left hand pressed close to the gun barrel and parallel with it which gave it the appearance of being fastened to the carbine. Our readers will remember the one man whs robbed the stage east of Silver City. N. M., about three months ago, Colonel Willard and Lieut.. West were on the coach. This robbery was committed In the night ard the report stated that the robbcr "had a pistol strapped to his gun" This leads us to believe the two robberies were com mitted by the same man"
Year: 1878

The Centaur Liniments are of two kind
The White Is for the human family; the Yel-
low is for horses, sheep and other animals
Testimonials of the effects produced by these
remarkable preparations are wrapped around
every bottle, and may be procured of any
druggist, or by mail from the Office of the
Centaur Company, 46 Dey street, New York
city.
Year: 1878

We have received from the National
Publishing Company Of Philadelphia,
the advance sheets of their latest pub
LEGATION. The work is entitled "The
Pictorial History of the World" by
James d. McCabe, the well-known
historian. This book is literally what
it processes to be-a complete history
of the World-for it gives a clear and
concise account of every nation that
has ever fourished on the globe.
The history of each country is related
separately, and IN the clearest and
most comprehensive manner, and the
deeds of all the great actors in the
events of ancient and modern history
are brought before the reader in the
most vivid style. Ancient history is
related in full, and the accounts of
the Middle Ages, the Crusades, and
the great nations of modern times,
are equally valuable and interesting.
There is not dry page in the book.
1t is as fascinating as romance. and
at the same time one of the most val>
liable works of reference ever publish
ed. We are constantly called upon
to discuss the great questions of his
tory, and the wars and quarrels of the
nations of the old world require us to
be continually refreshing our historical
knowledge. In its mechanical execu-
ton the book reflects great credit upon
its publishers. 1t is "a superb volume
of 1860 large dOuble-cOlumn pages.
printed on paper of the very best
quality. The book contains over $50
Of the finest and most beautiful en-
cravings ever published in this coun-
try. They are new, having been
made expressly for this work. and
embrace battle and other historical
sceRes; portraits of the great men of
the ancient and modern times and
views of the principal cities of the
world. These engraTings are genuine
works Of art, and were made at a cost
of oser s25, 900. The great number
and high character of these engray-
ings make this the most valuable
art publication of the century. The
work contains q complete history of
the late War between Russia and
Turkey, which is the only history of
this struggle in print.


1t is for sale by subscription only,
and agents will find that this book
Will sell readily when all Others fail,
from the fact that it is a work chat
the people really want. See the pub
fishers advertisement for agents in
another column,
Year: 1878

As you will no doubt be glad of a
correspondent from this beautiful city,
l will take the liberty of giving you
a small sketch of matters in general.


In the first place we have just be-
gun to emerge from the mud which
has formed blockade for about four
months. The roads were impossible
for vehicles Of all kinds. The streets
were perfect lob>lolly; but we be-
gin to breathe pure air once more,
and as matter of course begin to as
sumo airs of Importance.


Our young ladies and gentlemen
are opening park in Mr. T. E. NoePs
beautiful woods. As soon as it is fin
ished they will have concerts, picnics
and crcquet in abundance. You
must come down and help us enjoy it.
Bellville cannot compete with Milan
in the way Of beauty, but her ladies'
are hard to surpasS


Next, We have a string band in per-
feet running order, under the manage
ment of Fritz Neiman, and he will re-
gale US with music during the spring.
Our corn-6eld is contiguous to the
Park, and we expect to lose our crop
by looking and listening.


We have show of some sort every
week to enliven US up. | will close,
promising, if you desire it, to give
you the items regularly.


Our post office was robbed Of sever
al registered letters not long since, and
suspicion rests in very tender place !;
but more anon. PETEEs.
Year: 1878

Ofcourse you remember our column
was entirely barefooted last week.
That didn't mean We had closed out
or busted, for we are still on hand, anx-
ious to do business, and have pretty
fair stock OF goods to do business on.


Our spring stock will be coming in
very soon, and we are inclined to of
fer our present stock quite cheap in
order to make room for it. For III
ducements call and see us. We are
anxious to do business with everybody,
Jew or Gentle, Male or Female, more
especially the Females Ifthey were
to all quit trading with us We would
soon quit the business. Your early
and frequent calls are specially re-
quested.


Calicoes and Domestic, Cambria
Muslins and Piques, Brown Drills,
Heavy cotton plaids, Flannels. Lin
seys &C., in good variety and at pri-
ces to suit all who know the value of
goods. Come rnd see for yourself.
That's the best way. .a..


Our Tom Harrison did some busi-
ness with a Queensware man some
days ago. He certainly decided the
COWS of the country were all going to
give better milk. Come for curiosity
and see the pile of glass Tumblers and
Goblets he bought. He hadn't join-
ed the Murphys then. Well its a
cheap lot ofglassware; come get you
Il sett.


Our stock Of school and miscellaEe.
Gus books is good.


Our Table and Pocket cutlery Is
good; big lot of it; we bought it
cheap and will sell it as low as any
one else in the trade will. Come get
you Il good pocket knife. or good
sett of knives and forks.


We will have another big lot Of
those beautiful self>acting window
shades in a day or two, in different
lengths and colors. HOusekeepers
come and see them.


We invite every person coming to
Milan to give us IL call, either on busi-
ness or for social friendsh p's sake;
we will try to treat you in a way that
you will feel glad of having found us
out.


Remember that We want 10 close
our stock of Mems clothing out if we
have to do it at sacrifice. Come get
you a suit.


We hope the pupils Of Milan Col
lege will strive hard for the au ards
offered them by us. We offer them
OH true merit.


All kinds of machine needles and
parts Of machines furnished at our
store.


We have on hand a lot Of plow
names we are offering at the follow-
ing low prices: Plain root hame at l5e
and iron bound hame at 30c.


We have also about one and half
coils Of grass rope, size &, just the
thing every body needs for good
substantial well rope, and especially
those who are boring wells. 1t is
exceedingly cheap we think, at only
10c per pound. Come and get some
of it and have no more broken well
ropes The Emporium.


We will be in Cincinnati and st.
Louis in a few days. Parties want
ing special goods not kept by us, can
have our attention in selecting for
them. Brussels, Ingrain, and other
carpets will be bought to order, and
made up ready to put down. As
there is big decline in these goods,
wecansecure bargains for parties want
ing them. Bring in your orders and
describe what you want


The man who lost a good pocket
knife can get it by describing same at
our store. We found a good one at


The Empo um.
Year: 1878

The enormous sales of the Singer sewing
machine throughout this country and Europe prove
beyond dispute that by long odds the most popular
machine made. This popularity is based upon the fact
that construction and management it is simple,
and in Its work most excellent, leaving absolutely
nothing to be desired. Moreover, the purchase Of
Singer the coed housewife patient, treess
and invaluable assistant that will save hundreds
Of dollars time and money and will not get tired or
wear out lifetime OF late, will be seen by the
another page, the prices have been
so greatly reduced that good Singer machine can be
sht Company elegant store IS Canal street
| for less than many inferior or bogus machines.
Year: 1878

So oonsiderate and experienced is our we'll
known and popular friend Coroner Roche, in all mat
ters connected with Funerals and splendid tho
carriages etc. he CONTROLS that while halt just this
side of saying that it be pleasure 10 be buried
by him, emphAtically assert that it must rebound


to the credit OF and be consolation Though sad one)
to the family that gives into his charge the MANAGE
ment of the details OF any funeral in which they are
concerned. But not only in such sad affairs As
funerals 10 the Coroner Jat he shines best when
the "happy marriage bells ring" and advise young
gents about to step Cf to call him. Road the
Coroner's card in another column.
Year: 1878

RATLRoAD.-The vexed railroad ques-
tion has already consumed much OF the
time of the Constitutional Convection
and bids fair to be the leading topic for
several days TO come. The favorite pro-
ject, and the one which seems probable
the Convention will adopt, is the estab-
lishment of Board of Three Railroad
Commissioners. These Commissioners
are to be given unlimited powers over the
Railroads of California. worth in round
numbers Sl50,0OO, 900, and from their de-
cree there will be no appeal. In them.
selves will be concentrated Legislative,
Executive and Judicial powers, making
them Trinity only excelled by the Holy
Trinity above. Under their management
the owners of railroads in this State will
be only agents OF the Commissioners,
who will allow them TO operate the roads
if they obey orders and pay all defcien-
cies in running expenses. In plain words,
the effect of establishing the proposed
Commission will simply be the confsca-
ton Of The property of the Railroad Com d.
panies. But while the Convention may
propose the people will dispose, and it
cannot be that the intelligent voters Of
California will ever sanction such an out
rageous measure. 1t will indeed be a
sad day for Republican Government
whenever The people decide that an indi-
vldual or an association Of individuals are
not allowed to manage their own business
affairs IN their own way. After all Is said
and done, it is very doubtful if as many
just complaints can be made against the
railroads of this State as can be proven
against other corporations engaged in the
carrying trade or the management Of toll
roads and other similar enterprises. The
Convention declares itself opposed to
speclal Legislation and then proceeds to
legislate specially against the Railroad
Companies.
Year: 1878

PRESIDENT MEssAGE.-The Annual
Message Of President Hayes was present
ed and read before Congress at its open
ing on Monday last. The documents of
average length, plain and unassuming,
and not particularly forcible in any re-
spect-in fact it is characteristic Of the
man. The President acknowledges that
the working of his Southern Policy was
not such as he anticipated or desired. and
hopes for the restoration OF the rights of
citizenship to all who are entitled thereto.
The remainder Of the message is devoted
to the ordinary routine and no speciai rec
concentrations Of moment are made.
Year: 1878

A woMAS's hair has suddenly turned
white in Milan. She was mother, and
WAS going from church with two children,
one OF whom could walk. while the other
was held in her arms. The one who
could walk ran down tho church steps
into the street, whero carriage was
passing. As the child disappeared be-
tween the wheels the woman uttered a
loud cry and fell insensible, with the
other child in her arms. on the ground.
The child under the carriage was picked
up unhurt. The mother. when she was
restored to her senses, found her hair had
turned perfectly white.
Year: 1878

The moro the people see Of President
Hayes the more they know he is a good
man but not great man, man of prin-
ciple but not OF backbone, man vigor-
oHs and earnest in theory but weak -kneed
in practice. He might make fair as
sistant but he is very poor leader
Sacramento Bee.
Year: 1878

4 correspondent of the London Lancet recommends nitrate of lead as most ef- fectiye deodOriZer. Bad smells, he says, from whatever cause they may arise, ale removed as if by magic by its use. It is, also, remarkably inexpensive, pound of of the material costing less than shilling and, in common salt, furnishing sufficient to make nearly 400 gallons of the fluid. To prepare it for use it is simply necessary to take, for ordinary purposes, half d dram of nitrate of lead, dissolve it in pint or more of boiling water; dissolve about two drams of common salt in a pail of water, pour the two solutions together and allow them 10 settle. All that is required to oimmediately purify and sweeten fetid atmosphere, however originated, is to dip cloth ill the liquid and hang it up in the apartment,
Year: 1878

1 The Colorado river (nOt our Texas Colo rado) is noted for it's swirls, so-called. They occur everywhere, but chiefly at high stages of water. A bubble rises from the bottom and breaks with slight sound on the surface. The water at that point begins a rotary motion, so small that an inverted teacup might cover it. Larger and larger grows the circle till a surface forty feet in diameter is in motion, spinning around a funnel-shaped hole in the center, two or three feet across the top and coming to a point in the depths below. Often large tree f1cating down the stream is caught and it's foremost end thrust in the air 20 or 30 feet while the other passes under neath-the exposed end to be slowly drawn down again and disappear. Three soldiers -deserters from Camp Mohave-passing through the ravine in a skiff, immediately below the fork, suffered their craft to run into swirl One of the crew at the first intimation of danger, threw Himself over board, beyond the charmed circle, and as he swan away he turned his head and saw the boat spin round until, one end being drawn into the vortex and the other up- heaved in the air, it slowly sank as it re- yolved into the turbd bosom of the river. 

 it's human freight to be seen no more, for the Colorado river gives not up it's dead no corpse lodges on its shorcs.-[ Hunts vile Item.

 That sounds familiar; but we did not say ''swirls" and we did say canyon instead of ravine. The item is good enough for us to print over again.
Year: 1878

Experiments have been made in the manufacture of all kinds of paper from the fiber of the yucca draconis, Spanish bayonet, on so large a scale that there is now no doubt of it's adaptability to that purpose. This plant grows on the Colorado desert in ineXhauStible quantities. Wrapping and print ing paper are annually imported into California to the value of over two millions of dollars; the writing paper imported costs still more. All this paper can be made from the pulp of the yucca. The only thing that has retarded this in- dustry has been the unsettled con- dition of the labor question. Capi- talists are afraid to invest in manu- featuring enterprises, while there is risk that they will hot be sui. fered to employ such labor as will enable them to compete with east ern and foreign manufacturers.
Year: 1878

From St. Louis Times, Dec 24l

 Said lady in London, when told by her attorney that her husband had gone to Arizona, And where is Arizona? I have searched the atlas through and I can find no such place in the world. You don't mean to say that he has gone to H-Hades 9" The trouble was her husband was not a very good man and her atlas was old.

 Arizona is in places pretty warm, but it furnishes substantial evidence in bustling mining camps, browsing fiocks and grow ing towns, that it is the land of life. To the eye of the Artist the Territory is well named-Arizona, the land of beauty. No casual traveller can fail to mark this. In the most hurried passage through it the eye will be met with scenes on every side which will be remembered. Bold, rugged mountain ranges, lifted up in picturesque and striking outline, whose serrated peaks pierce the sky; brooks filled with sparkling waters, which find their way down through steep and narrow ca1ons to be lost in the sands of the desert, or to be absorbed by some smoothly flowing river, which slips down through broad valleys, disappearing now from sight through some subterranean channel to reappear miles away, the same
Year: 1878

come place agaln, US old JenementS, vel

 in state of preservation, finding new

 dwellers in the place of those who were

 slain. Up in the heart of the Santa Ritas where the children of old Cachise, the

 Apache chief, were born and cradled, has sprung up the little village of Toltec, which Is destined to grow into large proportions

 The great attraction to this new yet old land is, of course the great mineral wealth

 which it has been known for the past fifty years to contain. This is being rapidly uncovered, and large lodges of ore, assay ing in silver and gold from $500 to S1O,OOI per ton have in many places been opened and developed to the depth of over 10O feet. This immense mineral treasure, to be had for the mere labor of getting it out, would of itself make great country. But added to this-as is the case in California-iS a a body of millions of acres of fertile land, much of producing wonderful crops with out irrigation, and all of it, under cheap and economical system Of irrigation, capa- ble of being made to yield two crops per year. This feature alone would make the country great The climate is very warm in some of the valleys but, as is the case all over the Pacific coast, owing to the char acter of the atmosphere the heat is not so much felt. But in the foothills and moun- tains the climate is perfect, varying scarce ly ten degrees from seventy degeees the year round. This feature will make the country great resort for those who are Tn search of health, especially for consump- tiyes and those troubled with diseases of the throat. On these accounts Arizona, and especially the southern part of the Territory, is ROW having an almost unprec- edented immigration.

 As result of large immigration and the starting up of many new enterprises, traae has assumed large proportions. St. Louis should look well to her own interests and see that this trade comes to her markets, for here it properly belongs. There are two reasons why the trade thus far has been done by the East:

 1. Because San Francisco merchants have thus far very foolishly insisted on doing business on gold or hard money basis and Arizona has always used curren- cy, and the merchants now do not find it to their taste to change; and,

 ?. For some unaccountable reason the freights have been from 9 to 90 per cent lower from New York than from San Fran cisco. This of course will not continue, as the Southern Pacific road will be speedily pushed on to Tucson. But, as all know, trade follows in accustomed channels, and its diversion is not easy. Nine-terths of this trade now goes from the East, being done by Chicago and New York, and it is rapidly enlarging. St. Louis can now se- cure large part of this trade if her mer- chants and business men are energetic and on the alert. If secured it will prove next to Texas, to be the most remunerative that this city can secure.

 The discussion Ill Congress of the Texas Pacific and Southern Pacific railroad bills will soon bring Arizona into great promi- nence, and we may expect to learn much more in detail concerning this wonderful land.
Year: 1878

HE found rope and picked it up, And with it walked away; It happened that to t'other end

 A horse was hitched, they say. They found tree and tied the rope Unto swinging limb; It happened that the other end Was somehow hitched to him.
Year: 1878

THE Philadelphia Bulletin calls to
mind the fact that gold never really
was any cheaper than at present be-
cause, before the war, by reason ofthe
different State bank currencies, there
was almost always discount on bills
varying from one to ten per cent.
Now the National banking system
has done away with all this, and it is
perfectly safe to say that a thousand
dollars in paper currency taken at
random from the money drawer,
would buy more gold this week than
ever before in the history of the coun-
try. 1t is good for our people to just
think of this. Here we are with an
irredeemable currency, the govern
ment not paying its debts inthe mon
ey of the world, and yet as every man
of so and over can well remember, we
never before had the difference be-
tween our paper money and specie so
slight, nor did we ever buy Eastern
exchange so low, that is, on specie
basis. five can only realize it there
is the least loss to-day in m inter-
change of money for commercial pur-
poses throughout the entire limits OF
the country than ever before existed.