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Year: 1877

Say, you fat feller. said a jelly and
corpulent farmer from Fletcher, to our
reporter the other day, come here; |
want to tell you something to put in
your paper.


All right, said the reporter, unroll
yourself.


You know where we live out yonder,
and he swept his brawny right hand over
radius of about forty miles, knocking
over the inkstand.


Yes. sir; don't know.


Well. my boy Jim, he found an owl,
yesterday, nearly froze to death. 1t was
little bit of an owl, an he sot it on
bench by the kitchen fire to warm it
up. 1t were purity little bit Of an
owl, an it was most pitiful cold, SO the
old woman and children they all came
around and were mortal sorry for that
owl.


Very natural, we remarked.


Yes, and they stroked his feathers and
put warm covers over it, and it was the
incest, quietest owl you ever see. and
winked in a sociable, innocent way that
was just too cunning for anything.


No doubt.


1t were friendly and sociable owl,
that owl were. You see the cat, my
little gals pet cat, she came up to get
acquainted. and when she put out her
paw to pat the owl on the top of its head
it just riz right up and shook hands
with her SO cordially that there was no
fur left on the cats right paw. Then it
caught that cat by the shoulder and
whispered in his ear while it lifted two
square inches of her scalp off. Then it
smoothed an inch wide strip oe fur down
her back and clear off at the end of the
tail. Why, you never saw such socia-
BILE bird as that was, and it hovered
around that animal in such an affection
ate way that you would have thought
there was at least three dozen owls and
cats in the kitchen, and they were get
ting as well acquainted as the stones in
a hail storm. The old woman was afraid
they might hurt each other with toe
much friendship, SO she took the cat out
and buried it in the ash heap. so that
its affection might cool of, and she put
the owl down in the cellar, and every
once in little while we can hear g
squeal of delight from some happy raj
or mouse that has made its acquaintance
tell you what it is, / never saw such &
sociable bird in my life, and this morn
ing counted thirteen rats, with no hail
in the tops of their heads, hurryine
away to the barn.-St. AI6anS AdUer
tiSer.
Year: 1877

Apropos of Jenny Lind, l recently had
a long and interesting conversation re-
spectlng her with a-lady who had often
met her in musical circles in England
and has heard her sing. Though every
vistage of the once glorious voice (and
how glorious it was we middle-aged lov-
ers of music can well remember) has
long since departed, the peerless method
and exquisite finish of her style still
reveal some of the marvellous qualities
that made Jenny Lind the greatest sing
er of the day and generation. Her hair
is well-nigh snow white, but the kindly,
intelligent features still preserve strong
resemblance to the portraits and busts
that were taken of her in the heyday of
her career, now well-nigh thirty years
ago. She left the stage, it is said, not
from any religious prejudices, as has
often been stated, but because the ex-
citement of acting never failed to bring
on an excruciating nervous headache
which left her prostrate for the whole OF
the succeeding day. She still suffers
extremely from nervousness, and her
otherwise happy and tranquil existence
is embittered by the recollection Of one
deeply regretted action of her life-her
retirement while still in full possession
of her unrivalled voice. She knows now
what she then relinquished but no re-
grets can call back the years that might
have given her added fame and fortune,
and brought her the delight of enchant-
ing thousands by the witchery of her
song. She has but little admiration for
the singers of the day. with the one ex-
ception of Albani, and there is nothing
that will 50 quickly ruf1e her usually
placid temper as to hear any one style
Nilsson "the second Swedish nIghtin-
! gale.'' Strange to say, she detests the
music of the future, and never has been
brought to listen to any of Wagner's
operas save. under protest. Her eldest
daughter has very charming voice, but
has no aspirations for an artistic career,
and refuses to study. ''It may be all
for the best" once sadly remarked she
who had once been unrivalled among the
stars of the lyric stage.-MrS. Hooper.
Year: 1877

A story is going the rounds about
girl dying with tight lacing. These
corsets should be done away with, and
if the girls can't love without being
squeezed, men could be found whe would
sacrifice themselves. They would rath-
er devote three hours day without a
cent of pay, as brevet corset, than see
the dear girls dying off in that kind of
stvle.
Year: 1877

Gossips of both genders, give up the
shameful trade of tale bearing; don't
be the devils bellows any longer to blow
up the fire of strife. Leave off setting
people by the ears. If you do not cut
bit off your tongues, at least season
them with salt of grace Praise God
more and blame neighbors less. Any
goose can cackle. and any fly can ind
out sore place. any empty barrel can
give forth sound, any brier can tear
mans flesh. No flies will go down your
throat if you keep your mouth shut, and
no evil speaking will como up. Think
much, but say little; be quick at work
and slow at talk and above all, ask the
great Lord to set watch over your lips.


C,,o,areaoo
Year: 1877

X CORRESPONDENT at Camp Apache, under date of February 10, speaks of a large scout composed of troops and Indian scouts with Guide Stanley, un- der command of Major Worth and who were to have left Apache for Chirica- hua about the 18th instant The writer incidentally says: We hope soon to have a new mail line established be tween this post and Horse Head Cross ing on the Little Colorado If this 'comes 10 pass, It will be great accom- modation to the people of the Little Colorado section.
Year: 1877

VACANT LOTS AND OTHER PREMISES .THE COMMON COUNCIL OF TUCSON

 do ordain as follows:

 Sec. l. Every person or agent owning or claiming tO own or control any vacant lot Or lots within the inhabited part Of the city or immediately adjacent thereto, is here by required to clean 1p their respective lots and tO remove therefrOm all rubbish, dirt, filth or unclean substances, and Co deposit the same beyond the limits of the city on or before the first day Of March next.

 Sec. 2. Every owner or occupant of any premises within the inhabited part Of the city, shall clean up and keep clean their respective premises and remove there from all rubbish dirt, filth or unclean substance, and shall purify their respective vaults with lime, on or before the first day Of March next

 See B Every owner or agent Of any lot Or premises within the inhabited parts Of the city, or immediately adjacent thereto who shall fail or neglect to clean up their res pectiVe lots or premises on or before the first day of March next, ss required by sections one and two Of this ordinance, shall pay a fine of i've dollars for each and every lot or premises found on tha, day In an Gnclean condition, together with the costs of prosecution, to be recovered before the Recorder of the city. The Judgment for the fine and costs aforesaid IS hereby QecldrtG lD Dt S llen upon tNt pEtIlilstss and if not paid within ten days after the rendition thereof. it shall be the duty Oi the marshal, after having given three weeks notice of sale by publication fin some newspaper published in this city, to sell said premises, or so much thereof az shall be necessary, at public sale for the Of said judgment and costs. AnT lot or pre'f iSes sold by virtue of this ordinance may be redeemed by the owner or agent thereof at any time within six months after the sale by paying to the purchaser the amount for which the same was solo. together with tw nty per cent thereon. The Com mon Council may remit any fine imposed under this ordinance, or may suspend the sale Of premises for the thereof, if in their judgment, they deem proper.

 Passed in the Common Council of the City or Tucson. on the Sth day of February |. lS57. JOHN E. ALLEN, Mayor. Attest: CHARLES H. MEYER. Recorder.

 February l0-2w.
Year: 1877

ARIZONA CITIZEN

 Job Office

 - has New and - FIRST GLASS MACHINE PRESS.

 together with a--

 NEW STOCK OF JOB TYPE

 of the LATEST DESIGNS AND STYLES

 The - PRESENT OUTFIT OF JOB MATERIAL has been selected in the SAN FRANCISCO TYPE FOUNDRiEs,

 with great care and - ss:oncl Ta g ce, Keeping in view the especial demands and needs of this market.

 No necessity whatever to Send Outside Arizona for Job Work. The late unanimous evidence of all par ties who have Led work done h this office is that they could have got NO BEIIE6 OES4G No NA A-NAN7~- EXECUTION IT SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, And .nat ti.a work vas done as Cheap ly as if executed in the large cltiesi

 and at q - LOWER PRICE THAN EVER BEFORE

 KNOWN IN ARIZONA. PROMPT ATTENTION AND EXPEDI-

 TIoUS WORK.
Year: 1877

The Importance of the nervous system its power
lie and the direct bearing which II has happ
thoruu ably recognized; its the
Of foveuaxing IT, whether through intense mental appcA
tion by the excessive indulgence o the appetes
subjects for When
the nervous system Is derapged 1t s absolutely
TO promptly seek advice from who for u long
series of years has devoted his whole and
to this study AID who, from his experience
has learned to discover ~ once the cause and promptly
apply the remedy thus avoiding the painfully slow ccking
for the truth t. the
ing to the patient who very naturally with
delay what Is the matter the OF the
ment the probabilities o recuperation and the
quired.


II the brain has become exhausted by intense mental
application dcprivng IL OF the power OF Thought
only Its strength ny being properly
nourshcd by the nsc OF certain systematic methods 1t
precisely the with the that
lite. The value of this branch OF medical practice can
scarcely bc overacd for IL reaches marriage tho
alton of family the securing OF hereditary titles
and tn retention Of estates IN the same family


From long aud large experience In this direction
been alb command by the thankful appre
citation of of the first families In the city naton
and communicates much that pertains the ov.r
exercise Of department. of the
tho OF recovering its powers whether bain appe
tito. propensity passun
Year: 1877

Does she? What of it? Is it dis
grace to her? Is she the less true
woman, less worthy of respect than she
who sits in silk and satin, and is vain of
fingers who never knew labor? We
heard this sneer few days ago, and
the tone in which ii was uttered be-
tokened narrow. selfish, ignoble mind,
better fitted for any place than a
country, whose institutions rest on hon
orable labor as one of the chief corner
stones. 1t evinced a false idea of the
true basis of society, of true woman
hood, of genuine nobility. II showed
the detcstible spirit of caste, of rank,
which certain class are trying TO es-
tablish: a caste whose sole foundation
is money, and SO the meanest kind of
rank known To civilization. Mind,
manners. morals, all that enter into a
grand character, are of no account with
those social snobs; position in their
stilted ranks is bought with gold, and
each additional dollar is another round
in the ladder by which elevation is
gained.


In matter of fact, is it more dishon-
orable for the merchants wife to do
her own work than for the merchant to
his? For her to look after her house
than for him to look after his store.
Or is woman for nothing only to be
'pleased ith a rattle. tickled with
straw" 1t seems to be the height of
ambition in some circles to be, or pro-
fess to be, not only "above" work, but
even ignorant of how work is to be
done; and if the table is poorly spread,
and if the housekeeping is at skies and
sevens, the "help" receives maledictions
without stint, but the LADY takes none
of the responsibility upon. herself. She
look into the kitchenl She know how
bread should be made, or steak broiled!
She know when the flour is out or the
sugar inl Absurd. Help" may be
bad enough, but what interest can the
girl in the kitchen feel in the household
economy, if the lady in the parlor has
none? If mistress neglects all domes-
tic duties, will maid be thoroughly
conscientious? Win the husbands
business go on well if he neglects itg
And why should that of the wife pros
per under her lack of responsibility?
Year: 1877

In the fourth annual report of the
Michigan State Board of Health, d..
Scott relates something new in the in
fluence of tobacco on the human sys-
tenn, as follows:


''There has come under my notice
for several years, but more particularly
during the last two years, a kind of
rheumatic condition of the walls of the
chest. The disease in a majority of
cases is confined To the left side. The
pain is circumscribed and limited TO a
space of not more than two inches ir
diameter, just below and a little to the
left of the left nipple. At times the
pain is very severe, and always constant
day and night, when the patient is
awake. have investigated the disease
to some extent, and find it to be more
common among tobacco users, espec-
tally those who use the weed to excess.
Patients suffering from this complaint,
invariably come to their physician with
the belief that they have heart trouble.
4
in anv of the cases that / have exam
ined but there does exist in some of
them what might be called irritable
heart / am convinced that the greater
number of these cases are the result of
intemperance either in the use of to-
7 ibacco or other stimulants, for the rea-
son that when the patient abstains from
the use of them for short time, his
pain ceases and his condition improves.
In one case, where the patient abstained
from the use of tobacco for thirteen
months, the pain entirely ceased; but
at the end of this period the gentleman
recommended the use of tobacco, and
after three weeks use the old pain re-
turned with all its severity. am GER
tain that quite number in this vicinity
are receiving treatment for heart dis
ease, when if they would reform in to-
bacco using, they would speedily re-
sOyer.r
Year: 1877

In the country towns and villages in
New England, In the good old times,
young girls of parentage, often hired
out TO do house-work, as did the young
men hire out to work on the farm
that they might learn the life lesson Of
self-supporting labor, and earn the
wherewith to commence life on their
own account. Very many of the best
and most capable female servants in
our city homes, in those times, were Of
country families, and were treated, in
many cases, like other members of the
family.
Year: 1877

Edgar A. Poe, left an orphan at the
tender age of two years, lacked the
moral influence and training which
might have prevented the blight of his
after years. Heaven had breathed into
his soul the fire of genius, but at the
same time endowed him with NOR
bid sensitiveness which rendered his
imagination weird and gloomy. He be-
came victim to the appetite for strong
drink, and was marked for an early
grave, dying after an erratic career, Of
dilirum tremens, in public hospital.
He was editor, critic and poet, welding
most witty but bitterly sarcastic pen.


When penniless and in absolute want,
he writes to a friend with supreme
contempt of the very sinews of war for
which he was suffering: 1.-The Romans
worshipped their standard, and the
Roman standard happened to be an
eagle. Our standard is only one-tenth
of an eagle, one dollar, but we make all
even by adoring it with ten-fcld de-
votion."
Year: 1877

We believe in good schooling for
children, but not in cramming. We
have known trees, forced by high cul-
ture and severe pruning, to be covered
with blossoms and fruit the year after
they were set out, but they never bore
afterwards. Just so it is with children.
Don't forget their physical health in
order to develop their brains under q
hot-bed and forcing system; don't stunt
their bodies by over stimulating their
brains. 1t is the besetsing sin of the
times to reverse the process of nature
In the process of education.
Year: 1877

DIR. Holland says the most precious
possession that ever comes to man in
this world is woman's heart. 1t would
seem that he has never observed the
tender care with which man handles
meerschaum pipe that is just begin
ming to have bilious look around the
base of the bowl.
Year: 1877

One hundred years ago not pound
of coal nor cubic foot of Illuminating
gas had been burned in the country.
No iron stoves were ,lsed, and no con-
tivances for ecOnomising heat were
employed until DR.. Franklin invented
the iron-framed fireplace which still
bears his name. All the cooking and
warming in town and country were
done by the aid of fire kindled on the
brick oven. Pine knots or tallow
candles furnished the light for the long
Winter nights, and sanded floors sup
piled the place of rugs and carpets. The
water used for household purposes was
drawn from deep wells by the sweep.
No form of pump was used in this
country until after the commencement
of the present century. There were no
friction matches in those early days by
the aid of which fire could be easily
kindled; and if the fire went out upon
the hearth over night, and the tinder
was damp so the spark would not catch.
the alternative remained of wading
through the snow a mile or two to bor-
row a brand from neighbor. Only
one room in any house was warm un-
less one of the family was ill; in all the
rest the temperature was at zero during
many nights in the Winter. The men
and women of a hundred years ago un-
dressed and went to their beds in
temperature colder than that of our
modern barns and woodsheds, and they
never complained.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, March cit appears
that there was small mutiDy at the
arsenal yesteaday. When the troops
were ordered to fall in to march to the
city and take part in the inaugural pro
cession a nnmbe; of soldiers declined to
obey, because they did not believe Hayes
legally elected President. and they were
put under arrest for daring to have con-
yictions.
Year: 1877

MR.. KEYS NOMINATION FOR POSTMASTER


GENERAL-AN OLIVE BRANCH


TO THE SOUTH.


WASHINGTON, March 7.-Well inform
ed friends of the President assert that the
nomination of Senator Key, to the cabi-
net was the initial step in the develop
ment of his policy of seeking to disarm
Southern distrust and to promote peace
in that section on the basis ofjustice and
protection to all. Mr.. Key led Confed-
crate regiment during the late war, and
was the democratic Senator appointed to
fill Andrew ,Johnson's vacancy. But at
the late session of Congress he was the
first to make speech from the demo-
ton through the conciliation of and co.
operation with the incoming republican,
administration. lJIT..r


| h MR.. KEYS SENTIMENTS.


| That he and the President would be
liable to harmonize was made sufficiently
clear to the latter by the sentiments of a
private letter addressed by Mr.. Key to a
personal friend on the 10th of February
last in which he said: ~ am ready to
do all / can to restore confidence and
good government to the people of the
South. This can only be done by hearty
lfraternization of the sections, for which
1 nave i6DOTcus
me the sacrifice of any personal or poll
tical independence. you find that my
name can be used for the good of the
South in your best Judgment, you are at


liberty to use it. If were to become a
member of an administration Should


not feel at liberty to place myself In op.


position to its general policy but should
feel bound to build up and strengthen IL
in the hearts Of the people; and if the


time arrived when could not heartily


Cooperate with it, 1 should resign. As


matters are in the South could be more


useful to our people by an independent
position and if, as hope and believe,


the administration will develop broad
, and liberal policy toward the people OF
the South, / would not hesitate to incor-


porate my fortunes and self with it."
THE APPOINTMENT.


4 This letter was laid before Mr.. Hayes
who found It entirely in accord with his


own sentiments and hence the lorna


tender of an appointment to Mr.. Key
; after an interview between these gentle
men last evening which established the
identity of their respective views on the
Southern question.
Year: 1877

Evidence showing the guilt of
Brigham Young in connection with
the Mountaiu-Meadows massacre is
beginning to accumulate. Young
became the head of the church after
the death of Joe Smith in Nauvoo, Ill. !,
and so must have been directly con-
cerned in the organization and direc-
tion of the order of Danites. whose
business it was to commit the homi-
cides required by the church. Follow
ing Lees confession duplicating
Young there comes now a copy of the
order for the destruction of the emil
grant party. signed by the commander
of the Mormon legion and given upon
the authority Of Young. There is but
one thing for the authorities to do in
this case. and the way is very plain.
Year: 1877

Commencing the south side of Harlem River
at Kingsbridge, tho Gilbert Elevated Railway
goes thence along River street TO Eighth
nue.; thence along Eighth avenue to 10th street;
thence along 10th street to Ninth avenue; thence
along Ninth avenue to Fifty third street. thence along
Fttythrd street to Sixth avenue thence along sixth
avenue West Third Dtrect; thence along West
Third street to South Fifth avenue; thence
along South Filth avenue to Canal street;
thence crossing Canal street into West broad
way; thence along West Broadway to Chambers
sreet thence Chambers street College place;
thence along College place to Murray street; thence
along Murray street to Church street thence along
Church street to New Church street; thence along
New Church street to and Morris street, thence
through private property to Bowling Green; thence
around Bowling Green into Beaver street; thence
along Beaver street to Pearl street; thence along
Pearl street and New Bowery to DIVISION street;
thence along Division street to Allen street; thence
along Allen street and First avenue to Twentythird
street; thence along Tweutytbird street to Second
avenue; thence along Second avenue to Harlem
Rver thence along River street to Eighth avenue


Also connecting line through and along Chambers
street IRON West Broadway to Chatham street. thence
through Chatham street to DIVISION street. Also
extension from tho junction at Flty.th,rd street
through and along Sixth to Fiityninth street.


Along the line from Chambers street up West
Broadway, along South Fifth avenue, to where the
nearly completed structure has for some tinc spauncd
the from Houston strectto West Tn-dQormcrly
Amity) around into this street up to It's Junction
with Sixth avenue starting again from this point
up sixth avenue tar Forty second street. the
work In its various stages Is being carried on with
great vigor. Al one place the foundations are being
dug over feet in depth below the sidewalk. and at
another, where the ground not hrm enough, piles
beng driven to hard bod and crowds stand around
Year: 1877

New Haven and Hartford Railroad, and from tho in


terseGton OF Third and East 10th street over
and across Third avenue and over, through ana along
East i29th street TO Lexington avenues thence over,
through and along Lexington avenue TO River street
and the Harlem River thence over through and atoDg
River street and the southery shore of tho Harlem
River to and connecting with the railway of tho New
York and Harlem Railroad and Fourth avenue; thence
over, through aud along River street TO Kngsbrdge


with branch and turnout from the Intersection Of
New Bowery and Chatham square, over and through
and along Oh hatham square to Chatham street; thence
over, through ana along Chatham street to Park row


thence over, through AMI along Park row TO Tryon
row. there to with the railway to be laid over
the East River Bridge for to be operated
PEELED by steam; thence over through and along,
front OF and around Tryon to the Park; thence
along the Park and over, through and along Centre
street to Park street, thence over through and along
Park street TO Mott street, crossing over Mott street,


thence and through the block TO Doyer street,
crossing Dover street; thence over and through
the block 10 Pell street, crossing over Pell
street, over, through and along Pc street. and
intersectng the route hcrcinbeiore liked ana deter


mined, over, through and along tho Bowcry. And