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Year: 1877

| We hold that it Is one of the primary duties to keep ourselves in excellent physical condition; in fact, to order our habits so that they shall conduce to the best health of which our constitu. tions are susceptible, is just as much a duty as to cultivate the sentiments of honesty and good will. Just consider the effect of being ill upon others. g Is it not an improper inflictionP He who is sick becomes incapable of performing his normal work and if his sickness be severe, he prevents others from doing their normal and productive work Hence there is much resultant loss to society. ,ts -,

 We grant that there exist cases of in validism which may contribute richly in the way of moral strength to the community, but they are rare. The familiar side of ordinary inyalidism is characterized by complaining, peevish- ness, vexation, which we are wont to regard as matter of-course accompani- ments of illness, and we treat the 'spa- tient" in that gentle, sympathizing manner, which implies that his atflict- tion is some unaccountable thing, and not an effect of conduct for which he is responsible. Some moralists, the Con- cord philosopher among them. go to the length of asserting that sickness is a kind of sin, because it is not only in its immediate effect a hindrance to the free activities of normal life, but also because of it's being the direct or indi- rect consequence of transgression of physiological law.

 Allowance, certainly, should be made for popular ignorance of the nature of such law. --r .-s

 But in time one would think that the sore experience of ignorance would stimulate at least the intelligent to more earnest endeavors for light and knowl- edge. At any rate, those who claim enlightenment in hygienic affairs should lend willing hand to the work of instructing the people at large in the things pertaining to health. "My people are destroyed for lack of knowl- edge" In no respect is the application of this prophetic declaration more definite and clear than to the physical habits of the people. Society is full of it's ''skeletons in the closet'' and out of it come its asylums, intirmaries, hos pitals and prisons, because of our fail ure to know and practice the true and useful. l.-Phrenol0Qical Journal.
Year: 1877

-The hot weather last summer affec-

 ted even the herring fishery. The fish,

 ermen off the Scotch coast had been sup piled with sea thermometers by the

 Scottish Meteorological Society, and they found that during one week when the sea water showed temperature of 5S deg. to 59 deg. no fish were caught. But when the temperature fell to 55 deg. the herring were caught in great abundance. Indeed they Hooked to the land in such numbers that many nets were taken to the bottom with their weight, and fishermen lost considerable sums from this odd mishap. The ac-

 tion of the Society has produced impor- tant results,-The.e entirely new discOy- cry has been made that the herring love cold water, and in sea sons when the temperature of the sea water rises, they keep away from the land, in deep CT water, between the fifteen to eigh- teen fathoms for which the, nets are calculated. The colder the weather the greater is the take of fish; 1875, & year when the water was considerably duu wal hSA Chhh AV'NJ having been poor year, while the lat ter was better one. This action of the fish makes it probable that it likes a given range of temperature, neither too high nor too low. In cold water this belt of agreeable temperature is found nearer the sun-warmed surface, and the fish creep inshore. Many sin gular facts relating to this fishery are known. If 8 thunderstorm occurs, the fishermen expect 8 good catch on that day, but the next day they will get none except in deep water, and the

 supposition is that the fish are leaving the land. The herring has a strong sense of locality, always returning to the same ground. Experienced dealers can tell by inspection in just what sea or loch given lot of fish were caught.
Year: 1877

Shrink not from a woman of strong sense, for if she becomes attached to you, it is seeing and reviewing different quail ities in yourself; you may trust her, for she knows the value of your confi- ,dence; you may consult her, for she is able to advise, and does so at once, with the tirmness of reason and the consider ation of affection; her love is lasting, and 1t will not have been lightly won, for weak minds are not capable of the softiest grades of passions.
Year: 1877

A writerin an English newspapers says that the great neglect in not providing water for dogs to drink no doubt is the cause of frequent hydrophobia. They do not throw off their heat by perspir- ation like many other animals, but from panting and throwing out the tongue. He says there are many dogs kept in Portugal, and there are not many in- stances of hydrophobia, although the climate is much hotter than ours. It is there understood to be municipal regulation to cause troughs or vessels to be provided near each house contain ing supply of water. There would be little fear of dogs going mad were they regularly supplied with water, unless bit by some other animal.

 Shoe leather has been made from
Year: 1877

The Emperor never was a very bril-.
liant conversationalist. and on this occa-
sion bad been rather less elegant and
witty than usual. Not understanding
that she was in earnest he took it into
his head that the brilliant young prims
donna was quizzing him. and thereafter
she was always in his bad looks.
Year: 1877

Charles Joliet, in the Chdrirari:


In the domain Of the passions man
might attain TO the level of the monkey
If he only had his frankness.


The pretticst woman in the world
cannot give what she has not got.


All opinions should he respected. even
when they are sincere.
Year: 1877

having their dams over worked ana less
likely to shrink when weaned, ifproper-
ly cared tor.at that time, and so enclosed
in grass plat that they cannot possibly
break through or crawl over or under
the fence. II mules do not learn to be
unrulv when weaned. they are scarcely
more likely to beceme so than otherscolts.
After being weaned, they will suffer less
from neglect, on poor fare, than most
other stock; although nothing is gained
by falling to support the usual wants OF
a mule until it is fit for the harness.
But they will do comparatively Will on
even poor damaged provender, then
horse colts of any age would become
poor on.


They may safely be moderately worked
Younger than other colts, although they
should not be taxed to their full strength
any younger than prudent careful man
would have his choice "flly" taxed.


Their crowning excellence is their
power OF endurance, and that. too, at a
very great age. consider span oil
we'll made horses. not put to constant
hard labor until they are six years old,
with good usage, good for fifteen years
service, or until they are twenty one
years old. A span of equally well made
mules, put to steady work at same age,
and with similar usage, are good for as
hard service four times fifteen years, ol
till they are between sixty and seventy
years old.


AS mules do not get their full growth
till they are in their teens, it may MOI
be well to put them to their creates
efforts until they are ten years old; bu
after that a good mule having bee
properly cared for, weighing 1000
pounds, will continue to perform mucl
more hourly, and during twelve hour
per day, than a very good horse OF
like food and OF the same weight cal
perform during ten hours daily.
hold that mule team of the sam'
weight as a horse team, should consume
an equal or very nearly the same amour
of provender; but as mule team four
filths as heavy will perform as mucl
labor, there must be relative gain in tn
keeping of mules, besides they will ca
coarse damaged feed much closer.


| conclude by remarking, that mule
can much more readily extricate them
selves from difficult or dangerou
position than horses, and that they ar
incomparably less liable to fatal diseases


Yours truly,


echo"
Year: 1877

fell in value how long would they be
used for purposes Of ornament They
are now so used because Of their money
value. There are any numbers of cheap
metals in the world which can be made
to initiate gold and silver so closely that
only test OF acids can reveal the differ
ence and yet they are held in universal
contempt. Why? They look like gold
or silver; they are as ornamental they
are as useful it probably costs as much
to mine them as it does to mine gold or
silver. Why then are they held in con-
tempt? Simply because they are not
recognized as money they are not re-
ceivable at fixed government standard
in payment for debts; they are not, by
law exchangeable for all the comforts
and luxuries oflife.


If gold was demonetized by all the ma
tions of the earth and fell to be worth,
like German silver or platenum, a few
cents pound, how long would the ladies
display it on their persons as jewelry
They would justas soon wear zinc or
nickel.


Andif gold SO fell to be worth few
cents pound where would that in
creased demand come from, OF which the
Pioneer-Press speaks? 1t is but little
used in the arts. and it meets no human
necessity.
Year: 1877

The increase in number for the quar>
ter appears to be only sixty-three, aud
is only significant because any increase
at all was unexpected. The falling off
in the average OF liabilities, however, is
good sign, and ought to atone for the
small addition to the numbers.


In seeking to account for the contin-
ued large number of these casualties. the
agency states:


considering the political uncertainty
in January and February, and the re-
stricted business which has prevailed
throughout the quarter, it is rather sur>
prising that the increase in failures is so
small. 1t must be recollected that the
decline in the volume of trade within
the past four years has been much
greater than the decline in the number
Of traders whom it sustains. If the
same ratio had prevailed in the number
of failures and Withdrawals from busi-
ness in proportion as business became
restricted in extent during the past
three years, it is certain the number OF
failures would have been much greater.
and so long as business continues with
out material Improvement, so long may
failures be numerous. Some interesting
figures on this view of the situation may
be CLEANED by comparing the disasters
in business with the decline in its extent.
For the three years, from the end of 1878
to the beginning of 1877, the total
number Of failures in the United States
has been 22,662. This amounts to less
than tour per cent, of those engaged in
business at the erd OF 1873. This is in
small proportion to the decline in the
volume oftrade. 1t is difficult to arrive
at any definite conclusion as to the
extent of this decrease, but if measured
Dv the falling off in imports and the well
known decrease in the production OF
manufactures, the internal business oil
the country is less by 80 per cent than
it was in 1873. So that the number ol
Withdrawals from business, by failure OIL
otherwise, is far less than seems either
justified or demanded by the decline il
the extent OF business to be transacted y
We look upon this in another way
If there are 10000 business men in {
State and $500 fail that is % per cent. o.


the whole but it the number of business
men is reduced to 5000 and $500 o
these fail that is 50 per cent, of the whole
And il must be remembered that for one


merchant who goes through the bank.
rupt court there are several who quietl,
drop out of trade, with or withou
assets. Ifdespite all such Withdrawals
and the published bankruptcies, tn
number of failures for the first thre


months of 1877 is greater than for


similar period in 1876, then indeed is
. lad showing for the country.


1t proves how fallacious has been tn
Year: 1877

There is good deal OF unfavorable
comment in some quarters as to the
management of the State Agricultural
Society. While some Of this may be de.
served, it should in justice be remem'
bered that the Society has been very
unfortunate in the kind of weathersit has
had for several years past at the time Of
holding it's annual fairs. For this the
managers could not be held responsible
and yet it has done more to produce
successive failures than all other causes
combined. Noman could be more ener
getic or faithful than the Secretary, Mr
Judson, las been ;but there is no energy
that can surmount snow and rain ant
cold.


Let Justice be done.
Year: 1877

Still the work OF destruction goes on.
We quote the following from the Mime
apoNs Tribune:


Contrary to general expectations. the
number of failures in the United States
for the first three months of the present
year show slight increase over those
of the corresponding quarter of 1876
though the amount of liabilities is some
what less. The quarterly circular of R
6. Dun & Co. furnishes the following
comparisons.
Year: 1877

pretension of the hard.moneY journals
that financial matters would improve as
soon as the presidential question was
settled.


There will be no improvement until
the present financial policy is radically
changed.
Year: 1877

would be recognized by any one famil-
lar with life at the National Capital.


Political matters are extremely quiet
Some of the most useful functions of
the Post Office Department are threat
ened with temporary suspension from
exhaustion Of the appropriations which
were cut away down below the estimates
of officials thoroughly familiar with the
needs of the service and against their
protests, by the Democratic majority Of
the Forty-fourth Congress, utterly in
different, apparently, as to the effect.
embarassmen's quite as serious and due
to the same cause, threaten the De.
parsment of justice and many other
branches of the public service.


MAXWELL.
Year: 1877

Persons who patronize papers should pay promptly, for the pecuniary pros poets of the press have peculiar power in pushing forward public prosperity If the printer is paid promptly, and his pocketboOk kept plethoric by promptpaying patrons, he puts his pen to his papers in peace, hIs para graphs are more pointed, he pants his pictures of passing events in more pleasing cOlors, and the perusal of his paper is a pleasure to the people. Place this piece of proverbial phiios- ophy in some place where all persons eau perceive it.-Yolo Democrat.
Year: 1877

The importance of patenting the mines cannot be too frequently i'm. pressed on the thinning community Every man who finds ledge looks forward with bright hopes to Its future, and is assured that success will reward his labors. When it does it seems too bad to have defective title prevent a sale. A United States patent is @ guar rantee that no one can come in with a conflicting title after the patent is granted; and people will not buy mines nowadays unless they are sure of this. The avoidance of litigation with min ing property is worth looking after, and when the title is once vested in the proper owner by means of patent, that is the end of any legal proceed Ings.

 A doubt regarding ownership is a worse thing to contend with In negotia- ting for mining property than a doubt as to the value of the mine itself When a man buys mine he IS not work it, as the title then rests in him compelled to spend more than he wants to and can stop when he likes; but in a law suit he is not a free agent There fore, if miners intend selling their claims or getting capitalists to aid them the first step after getting the claim is to get the patent Moreover, by procuring a patent the miner is re- leased from annual expenditure, ana the cost of the patent is no more than a few years necessary annual eXpen- allure. Once the mine is patented it can lie idle until the owner is ready to- and no longer on the Government. Much trouble and expense can be pre- vented by getting a patent and it is much less expense than many sup pose,-Minlng and Scientific Press.
Year: 1877

The latest from The Hub, is d mar row guage railroad, with track only ten inches wide X brilliant young man of Hyde Park, who is an engineer and also a practical machlnist, con- ceived this new plan, and constructed railroad from that elevated village down to the depot. He also, with his own hands, constructed cars and en- zine to run on this narrow track, and during six weeks carried over 5000 passengers from the village to the depot.

 On September 1, eight miles and a half of thls narrow guage road was completed to the town of Billerica at a cost of only s35OOO equipped. Two passenger and two freight trains, pass daily each way over the road. The passenger cars will seat sixty persons, and are furnished with all modern inn provements and appliances. The weight of cars is less than one-half of ordinary cars, and the running expenses of the road only about one-fourth that of our broad guage roads. Ben Butler is a large stock holder in this company.

 The Boston correspondent to the New York Express is the author of these statements, and we cannot doubt their reliability. The success of a rail road as cheap and safe as we are as- sured this is, and with a capacity near ly equal to the broad guage roads is a matter of great importance to every mountainous country, and especially to those mining camps which happen to be located in elevated and rugged sections. Many of Arizona's citizens will watch the progress of this ten incher" with great interest, and if the fates are favorable during the next year or two, we are very liable to build one of these roads from Florence to the Pioneer and Globe Districts.
Year: 1877

PICKET POsT, December 14, 1877

 Considering the fact that my res

 last night was short and broken, and that our early start from Florence this morning only allowed time for half a nasty breakfast, I credit myself with a becoming display of energy and good nature throughout the day. The triI up from Florence is not one usually rife with excitement, nor is it over stocked with wayside subjects of in terest. Our propelling power con sisted of four long-eared quadrupeds of jacko-horse extraction which plod ded along at the rate of about four miles per hour. Our near-wheeler sev eral times displayed his innate bellig. erent proclIvities, on one of which oc- casions he planted his left hind feeler through the dashboard and into the messengers lap. This was the greatest and only real exciting event of the trip. My companions were hardy min CTS of the Pioneer District, all with good claims and glowing with the hope of riches almost secured.

 At Hewitt's Station I found force of men at work on the old mill which was built there a little over two years ago, and shortly after abandoned through want of practical knowledge on the part 0f its owners and operators. Our energetic citizen, MT. Aaron Ma son has purchased all the old machin- cry, and has brought Wheeler Pan and some other new material from San Francisco, all of which is now on the ground, and the work of construction is being rapidly pushed forward under the management of W. c. Boyle who is a practical and energetic machinist NIT. Boyle told me that the mill would be in running order Tn about two weeks, when the success of the pan process will soon be tested The boiler IS an old one but in good order. The pulveriZer is somewhat peculiar, being Of cylinder shape, little larger and thicker than car wheel, inside of winch is a shaft with several arms and shoes attached which turn at the rate of about 5000 revolutions per minute. The mill can crush about ten tons per day, but the pan will 50, work over three to four tons daily.

 This is only an experiment on the part of lr. Mason, and if successful will be but the beginning of extensiveI operations. J. P. c.
Year: 1877

The Hon. Secretary of the Interior with one grand sweep of his mighty pen brands the Indian Bureau of his Department with glaring corruption, and declares that the agents of that Bureau and the supply contractors are mass of unprincipled, willy, whole sale thieves. Now, if this great Sec retary possesses the genius to recon struct the Indian Bureau he IS all right;

 otherwise it seems to us he must resign

 for how can he remain at the head of all this corruption and yet retain his self respect and keep his own skirts clean
Year: 1877

THE London Lancet says: Few people know the value of lemon-iuice. A piece of lemon bound upon a corn will cure it in a few days: it should be renewed night and morning. A free use of lemonjuice and sugar will al- ways relieve a cough. Most people feel poorly in the Spring, but if they would eat a lemon before breakfast every day for a week-with or without sugar, as they like-they would find it better than any medicine.
Year: 1877

THE Directors of the Permanent Ex- hibltlon at Philadelphia have resolved to keep it closed hereafter on Sunday, not to satisfy moral scruples, but be cause it doesn't pay. They hope in this manner ito insure the support of a large majority of our fellOw-citizens on both sides of the question"
Year: 1877

IT is a great misfortune to have 6 fretful disposition. It takes the fra grance out of ones life, and leaves only weeds where a cheerful disposition would cause flowers to bloom. The habit of fretting is one that grow: rapidly unless it be sternly repressed and the best way to overcome it is to try always to look on the cheerful side of things.
Year: 1877

IN order to give information for a farm paper it is not necessary, by any means, that you should be a scholar, or even fair writer. What IS wanted is facts; plain, every day common sense facts. If you have found that your stock thrive better by a certain kind of treatment; if you have found that certain crops pay better than others if you have a preference for cer- tain class of stock because they have yielded greater returns than others give the facts in the case; let others profit by your experience. Just state the plaIn circumstances. Your com munications will be warmly welcomed. Western Farm Journal.
Year: 1877

Is always supplied with an ample variety of well-coOked food. No congregation In this. Stage passengers and travellers by there understand It, and to them all un- acquainted with the fact are respectfully referred for information.
Year: 1877

4 MIsTAKE-A wei known young lady
OF this city recently made herself the VIC
tim of a ridiculous mistake. Ahandsome
and wealthy gentleman, whose acqualnt-
ance she lad Just formed, invited her to
attend dress party in his company. She
accepted, and arTayed herself for the event
with unusual care. To her surprise and
modification he appeared, TO escort her to
the party, attire1 in white linen coat
She invited him 10 be seated and then
begged to be excused for a few moments,
To her mother she stated the fact that
she would be ashamed 10 go with him if
he wore 'sthat coat. 1t was finally de-
cided that she should ask the gentleman
to pass the evening at the house. Asham-
ed, but determined, she told him that
she did not believe that any OF the gen
tlemen would wear linen coats at the
party, and that they had not better go; =
delightful evening could be passed at
home, etc. The gentleman took the mat
ter good naturedly and remarked, ''N ny
this is only my duster" BE revealed be-
meath it a garment Of shining broadcloth-
The lady recovered from her modification
sufficiently to attend the party, but she
feels ashamed OF her stupidity TO this day
Her companion was the best dressed man
there.
Year: 1877

GIRLS ATTITUDE TO YoUSG Men. -
There is a thing of which want to speak,
and that Is the behavior OF young girls to-
ward Young men who are not lovers but
simply friends. Let me tell you plainly
that our sex were not meant TO be wOoerS.
The custom prevalent among certain
class of Young ladies Of asking, directly or
indirectly, the attention Of young gentle
men, is not an admirable custom Ny
son. said lady TO me not long since, ''is
much prejudiced against young girl,
whom / admire, because she is constantly
sending him notes, inviting him TO be her
escort here and there, and planning TO
have him with her" A modest and dig
nified reserve, which IS neither prudery
nor affectation, should distinguish your
manner TO gentlemen Too great famili-
arity and too evident pleasure IN the so
ciety of young men are errors intb which
no delicate and pure-minded girl should
fall