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Year: 1871

A Harry HoME.-Here is some
sound talk from an old philosopher.
"Almost any one can be courteous IN
nefghbor's house. If anything goes
wrong, or is out of time, or is. disa-
greeable, there it is made the best of.
not the whrst; even efforts are made.
to excuse it, and to show it is not felt,
or, if felt, it's attributable to accident,
not to design; and this is not only
easy, but natural in the house Of a
friend: Who will not helieve that
what is SO natural in the house of an
other is impossible at home, but main
tain without fear that all the court
asies at SOCIAL life may be upheld in
domestic society. A husband as will.
ling to be pleased at home and as anx-
ious to please as in a neighbor's house,
and wife as intent on making things
comfortable. every day to her family
as on set days to her guests, could not
fsil TO make their own hofas happy"
Year: 1871

Coax THE HoG.-Swine-driving is
" as easy as whistling after you know
how" 10 wit To the end Of ~ stout
cord tie an car of corn; drop lit in
front of the pig, to within five or six
inches of his nose, and commence
walking away in the direction you
wish him to propeL If his pigship
shows evidence of blighted hopes or
alteration of mind, from the conduct
of the corn, seduce him into the be-
lief that it is Z" all right" by letting
him have a brief nibhle at il, and then
resume your line of march. In this
way the most obdurate pig may be
dscayed auy reasonable distance,
Year: 1871

a LITTLE boy who went to church
was cautioned to remember the text
which was: "Why stand we all the day
idle, go into my vineyard and what
soever is righ. / will pay thee" Johnny
came home and was asked to report
the text, he thought over it awhile and
then cried out: "What dye stand
round here doing muffin for go into
my barnyard and work Ill make il all
right with you." ..H E-i
Year: 1871

WE learn that there is some mis-
understanding with regard to the bill
allowed II. Warner at the last session Of
the Board Of County commissioners.
For the benefit Of those who are honest
ly in the dark. VIC state that Mr.. War
ncr does not receive one cent OF this
money 1t goes to reimburse individ-
uals in the towns where money was
contributed last winter to defray the
expenses of prosecuting and removing
II. NJ. Allen and Geo. W. Bishop two
of the old Rings corrupt officers, and
Mr.. Warmers name is used simply be-
cause he is chairman Of the committee
of management. The bill was allowed
under and by virtue Of a special law Of
last wiuter authorizing it. If ever
money vas expended for the public
good in the highest sense Of the word,
it is the sun. named in that bill used in
ousting from Office two as worthless,
corrupt rascals as the old ring ever pro-
duccd, and there is delightful appear
ance ofretribution and justice in compel
ling the men who put them in Office to
pay their share Of the bills. 1t must
feel good to a genuine old ringer like
dozen We could name to put his hand
in his pocket and take out dollar to
prosecute his bosom companions. Yet
such is the fate Of the wicked. How
about the dollar Mr.. Rcyis'"r?


Some gentlemen were in town the
present week from the State Of Maine
who own land in this county and who
had made long journey to look up the
titles. 1t seems that they had sent
money to pay the taxes to one Solomon
Snow, who may be remembered as one
Of a certain class who have long been
pampcred at the public crib. Now it
seems that this same Snow was Treaurcr
Of Mower county at the time he received
the money and issued regular tax re-
ccipts, but for some reason best known
to himself failed to give. due credit to
the parties Oh the books and the tax
stands as not having been paid. The
amount slipped away i'll this manner,
was only eighty dollars, but even this
little item put with various other little
items of the same kind which have
already been discovered would in time
help to set a man up in business,
Several of these little bills "Solomon'
or in the language Of the immortal
"Chawl cs" ':IIon. Solomon Snow has
paid up during the past year, thereby
acknowledging that he put the money
in his own pocket. How many thous-
ands have gone the same way no one
knows. Time will tell


-TnE crops are now sufficiently ad
vanccd to determine with some degree
of certainty the prospects as compare!
with former years. Early sown wheat
has suffered much from drouth, and
will average from ten to fifteen bushels
per acre. The later sown crops arc bet
ter, and will average with former years,
Barley is good crop and in just ready
to harvest. Corn is the largest ever
known here at this season, aud would
have repaid the lahore RS abundantly
II more had been planted, potatoes are
now doing we'll the bugs having left
them.


- The R"y'<fcr thinks plenty of
clerks could be had to investigate the
county records at So per day. Such ar
would be satisfactory TO the R,yiacr
and cover the footprints Of the dclaul-
tcrs could undoubtedly be procured for
that pricc-in fact they would bc glad
to do it for nothing.
Year: 1871

- The Register says that Sylvester
smith is honest. Viewed from the
stand point ofhoncsty adopted by that
paper we admit that he is honest, in the
estimation Of those who manage that
pious sheet honesty consists in taking
other peoples money and appropriating
it to ones own use.
Year: 1871

\ friendly game of ball was play
ed on the public square Monday be-
tween the State Line Club of lie Roy
and the Austin Club Of Austin For
some reason the entertainment was not
heralled in any Of the local papers, but
there being other amusements in town
there was large crowd to witness the
game. Among whom was an excursion
party Of ladies and gentlemen from lie
Roy. The game is the second played
between the two clubs, the third game
will be played in short time.
Year: 1871

Nearly every day VIC hear complaints
that the brid ycs across the Cedar and
Turtle on main roads leading into AUS
tin. are in such condition as to render
them entirely unsafe. Two Of these
bridges crossing the Turtle, west and
southwest are in the town of Austin and
have for I long time been out Of repair.
We learn that the fault lies with the
inhabitants in not providing sufficient
funds to keep the bridges in repair and
not with the Supervisors. Probably
the payment of two or three thousand
dollars damages for injuries is the only
thing that will remedy this neglect.
The bridy across the Cedar to the South
is one in which the city is interested
and is rickctty old concern that has
long since outliycl its day and genera
zion. 1t cndangers every mans life
who crosses it and is disgrace to our
public authorities. What is the use Of
having officers if they do rot attend to
such public matters.


-TnE editor Of the Owatonna Jour-
nal spent the Fourth in Austin and
was quite elated over what he saw and
heard, and seems to have been not a
little surprised that we were anything
more than small country village about
large enough to make respectable
suburb of Owatonna. Among other
pleasant things he wrote of us when he
got home, was the following:


"Austin contains many generous
wl.olc-soulcd citizens who understand
how to entertain their visitors and We
know from experience that strangers
fare we'll with them. We like Austin
it is pretty place, has fine residences
and substantial business blocks, the
streets are in good condition and every
thing is homclike'
Year: 1871

AS usual there was a large crowd
assembled to witness the performances
in Ollcr's circus troup on Monday last
The wild animal accompaniment of this
exhibition has the tendency to draw in
large class of persons who would hard
~ be seen in attendance upon regular
circus ask them if they were going to
the circus and they would invariably
answer. "No we are going to sec the
animals" But We imagine the most
attractive animal after all was the ono
that performed on the ropes.
Year: 1871

According to previous notice the Lodge Of
Odd-Fellcws. At this place, aided by many
brethren from the Lodge at Fort Smith, on
Friday last. paid last and fitting tribute to
the memory Of those brethren who died dur
Ing the war, and who were not buried by
their lodges. The procession, accompanied
BY our cornet band, marched from the Lodge
room up Main street to the City Cemetery.
They there formed around the grave Of each
brother succsssiyely and a short eulogium
was pronounced by Mr.. ORRIcK. The cere-
mony is something new to US, but We must
say it struck us as highly appropriate, and de-
monstrates the truth of the professions Of
Odd-fellowship. None can fail to see the
beauty of their tenets in these ceremonies.
They fill us with respect for an order that
thus exists in the pure atmosphere ofFriend-
ship, Love and Truth, even amid the hustle,
str tfv --,,,, esvrvr,ug -~--Arld- s-----
We see this band OF brothers laying aside all
the causes Of contention, striving together to
keep the fire perpetually burning on the al
tar Of Friendship. Their gentle and healing
influence is felt by the bereavcd heart, and
their Love is not chilled by the cold touch OF
Death. Each one is ever watchful of the
character and welfare of his brethren, and
falsehood Is never permitted to dim the bright
ness OF Truth. Such ceremonies as we wit
messed Of FrdaA are calculated to bring us
all closer together and make us feel more
like brethren indeed. Every thing was done
with dignity and in order. Returning to the
Lodge, the brethren dispersed. and late in the
afternoon the Fort Smith brethren left for
home, feeling conscious of having well per-
formed sacred duty to the memory of the
departed.
Year: 1871

kF In'Georgia recently white man
and coiored woman, who had been
married under a license duly issued by
the Ordinary, were in State court con-
victed of adultery and sentenced to i'm
prisonment, on the ground that marriages
between the white and black races are
forbidden by State statue, and are there
fore illegal and void. They sued out a
writ of haJeas corpus, and had their case
taken before Judge Erskine Of the United
States District Court, claiming that the
law under which they had been convicted
was in contravention OF the first section
Of the Fourteenth Amendment, which
provides that no State shall make or en-
force any law which shall abrdge the
privileges or immunties Of any citizens
of the United States. Judge Erskine de-
cidsd that the validity of the statute in
question had not been affected by the adj
option Of the amendment, and that the
pretended marriage Of the parties was H.
legal, and their conviction just and pro
per under the laws. According to this
decision, the marriage Of a white man to
q black woman is neither n privilege nor
a right ~ Y. Sun.
Year: 1871

- The New York Sun tell us that in
his early days poker was a favortc diver
sion with Gen. Grant. We are inclined
to think it is favorte diversion with him
Jet, AT any rate there is no doubt that
he will leave the White House with ful !
nd.-Louisuille Courier-Journal.
Year: 1871

"A love letter picked up in Spring
field had the following paragraph: my
best loved one. chewed the postage STAN p
on your last letter all to thunder, because
l knew you licked it on.
Year: 1871

A MISTAKE MADE THE POINT OF A
JoKE.-A short time ago the Fair
fold Ledger, by some mistake, was
sent to the Bloomfield Democrat with
but ono sido printed. Tho Democrat
printed its edition on the other aide
by way Of joKe, and sent it back
radical Republican on one side and
intenSe Democracy on the other side.
-Albia Union. 2
Year: 1871

Editors Ari,oaa Miner:

 It will hardly be considered matter of news, by those acquainted with the internal workings of the Government of this Repub- lie, to hear that appearances point toward the dawn of q new rebellion. Here, on the outskirts, sensations belonging, by birth, to the interior, have grown old and feeble before reaching us, so that we of Sonora are ever unable to make good showing in the popu- lar revolutionary enthusiasm, at the proper time. l believe that the people of this State are just as devoted to the cause of lawless- ness and the shedding of blood as those of any other State of the republic. but owing to the lack Of speedy communication with the revolutionary centers, we always manage to get up our civil struggles about the time at which tranquility is restored elsewhere, and therefore we are generally choked of about the time the thing becomes enjoyable.

 However, the election is approaching. for President and State officers of this happy re- public, and the enthusiasm manifested is not of the good, old, turbulent character hard ly think there will be pronuRcidmieRto in this State, no matter which party wins. The fact is that Sonora is too poor to indulge in . luIury of this kind. The inclination. no doubt, exists with some, but the wherewith- al is wanting. The probability is that the State will go for JnareE and that Pesquera wifi be reelected

 The resolution of the the Supreme Govern ment, regarding the Mission Camp assassins. has been received The Government will not surrender them This decision, as you know, is founded on the letter of the treaty, but it is, nevertheless, to be regretted, that those murderers must go unpunished. One fact | will state, in this connection, that, treaty or no treaty had the murdered men been Brit ish subjects, either the assassins would have long since paid the penalty of their crime, or this city of Gusymas would now be . heap of ruins through means of the guns of British vessels of war IL B.
Year: 1871

PuaSIx, Maricopa County, Arizona,

 June 22, lS7l.

 To tle Editors cf hs Ari-vaa Miner!

 Albeit in few years we will lie beneath the shade of our own vine and tig tree, m the valley of Salt River, at present we must con tent ourselves with cottonwood and willow, or the roofs of our substantial adobe houses. Our ranches have dotfed the rich green ot the growing crops, and douncd the richer golden tint of rpened grain. The harvesting goes brayely and steadily on to-day the headers pile up huge stacks of the golden grain, and tomorrow the thrcsher sets down beside them, and, in few hours, behold they are not. The crops that have been threshed thus far, show good average. If the far mers realize fair price they will, as a rule have done good years work. At present there seems to be quite difference between the price asked and the price offered. We have had contractors among us from Prescott and now we have one from the vicinity O! Date Greek. They seem to be of the opinion that the farmers must sell them their grain at low figure. so that they need not lose. They say that they were compelled to take the contracts at low figures in order Co get them, to keep them out of the hands of Jews or other parties. What care we whether Jews or GeD.iles have the contractsl What we want is fair, living price for our grain. If they want to keep the contracts out of the hands of Jews, or any ether parties, let them do 1t if they are able, but let them do it at their own expense, not at ours. We have no interest in their little squabbles, nor do we propose to furnish them grain at less than it costs to raise it, in order to save them from loss by their folly. Several hundred thou sand pounds have been sold and taken away and we do not know that any of it has gone to the contractors. We are assured that if we do not sell pound to the contractors, or to the Government in any way, we shall not have any barley or wheat left by the lst of January Many of the farmers would like to sell enough to pay what they owe at once, but if they have to sell at the present price they will hardly have enough 10 pay their debts. The merchants here are taking some barley at four cents. This is fair price, ant would enable the farmers to live.

 We have a large supply ofall kinds of vege tables here, and can live very comfortably with very little 50 cent bacon to fiavo them. A.
Year: 1871

/ The engineering difficulties haye been,
found to be SO great in the way of sinking
the center pier for the international bridge
at Buffalo, that the contractor has given
up his original intention and decided 70.
commence building out from.the Ameri-


can shore, The sWiftness and depth Of
the river render the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
" difficult. and the incest calculations have
been foiied by untoward circumstances.
Year: 1871




Was compounded for those not inclined to ex
treme bitters, and is intended for use in cases
when some alcoholic stimulant is required in
connection with the Tonic properties Of the Bit
ters, Each bottle Of tho Tonic contains one bot
tie Of the Bitters, combined with pure SANTA Cruz
RUar and favored in such n manner that the ex-
trems bitterness Of the Bitters is overcome,
forming 2, preparation highly. agreeable and
pleasant to the palate, and containing the medici
nal virtues of the Bitters. The price the Tonic
81 80 per bottle, which many persons think too
high. They must take into consideration that the
stimulant used is guaranteed to be of a pure
quality A pure article could be furnished at a
cheaper price, but is it not better to pay little
more and have good articie' medicinal prep
aration should contain none but the best ingredi-
ents, and they who expect to obtain cheap com
pound will most certainly be cheated. a-- 81
Year: 1871

ones, and really. they are larger, finer
and better than many millions of your
sex are able to obtain.


make these suggestions Tor your con"
sideration, but leave you to follow them
or not, rs your Judgment may dictate
and to show that this is the fact, enclose
you draft of thousand dollars on my
cashier, which you may use at your pleas
urc. A1ectionately yours.


JOHN BROWN.


Kate did not long hesitate as to her
course of action. Her mother gave her
few dollars of her pocket money, and
she bought only z simple. plain white
dress. and appeared in it at the altar,
with natural flowers and her own lowell
ness for udornments.


She drew the amount of the draft in
gold. and one month to day after her
marriage. handed the amount to her hus
band, and accompanied the gift with these
words -


"DeareSt:-I applied to my father for
money TO purchase what | supposed !
needed for my marriage, and he wrote
me This letter (handins it to her husband)
and enclosed in il the draft upon which |
drew this thousand gold dollars, which |
now present 10 you as the money saved
by victory over foolish fashion. Have
done wisely"


You have. my blessed wife, and are
y thousand times dearer to me for your
better Judgment"


1t is needless to add that the husband
OF Kate is now worth many thousands OF
dollars, and in delightful old ago they
often tell their friends and children, OF
the thousand dollars ut the foundation OF
n all
Year: 1871

This advice Is given by the editor of
the Rural World To put frosted iron
bit into horses mouth is as dangerous
as it is cruel, for the reason that every
time living flesh touches metal much
below the freezing point the latterextracts
the heat from the former and freezes it..
Thus horses mouth becomes frozen by
the cold iron several times day put into
it; each time causing these freezings to
60 deeper, to end at last in extensive
liberation With such sore mouth the
poor horse refuses to eat and pines away,
which calls the horse doctor in. He pro-
nouuces it bots, glandcrs, horse all, etc,
and goes to cramming down poisonous
drugs, in doses and the next you know
of the poor, abused creature, he is trotted
off to be food for fish or the crows
Many a valuable horse has been "myste
riously" lost in just this way. Thinking
and humane people avoid this by first
warming tho bits; but this is much
trouble, and sometimes impossible, as in
night work, like staging and physicians
work. Now all this trouble is entirely
avoided by getting the harness. makers to
provide leather bits for winter use, so
made that no metal substance can touch
the flesh. They are durable, and cost
only halt dollar
Year: 1871

Somebody wants to know how to cure
the scratches on his horse. l will give a
remedy. | have used for years with
universal success Take two pounds of
Glauber salts, one pound Of sulphur, and
one quarter pound of saltpetre; pulvcrizc
all finely together, and give one heaping
tablespoonful once day, thrown on the
feed.


Now for the feet. Take one pint of
meats foot oil and one fourth pound OF
fine cut chewing tobacco, and simmer
them together. Strain out the tobacco,
and bottle Cor use. Take CASTLE soap
and warm water, aud wash tho parts
affected clean, and dry thoroughly before
applying the oil. IF the ankles are much
sore, it would be we'll to put cloths on
them to keep the air from them while
they are drying; when dry, annoint them
we'll with the oil for few days then
wash rs before, dry we'll, and Of ply the
oil again. II thoroughly applied, it will
effect permanent cure. Keep the feet
clean, and scratches will not be likely to
return.-Cor. Rural New Yorker.
Year: 1871

To WASH WHITE LACE. The follow
ing recipe for washing white lace is gener.
ally found more sussesful than any other:
Cover glass bottle with white flannel +;
then wind the lace round it, tack it to the
flannel on both sides. and cover tho whole
with piece Of flannel or linen, which
sew firmly round it; thon steep it over
night in an ever, With soap and cold wa
ter. Next morning wash 1t with hot wa.
ter and soap. the soap being rubbed on
the outer covering; then steep it again
for some hours in cold wator, and after.
wards let it dry in the air or nsar the
Ere. Remove the outer covering, and
the lace is ready, no ironing being re-
quired. u the lace 10 very dirty Of
courssi it must bs washed sssst dssl,
Year: 1871

Adrunken Irishman camc near bleed.
log to death in one of our town saloons
last Saturday night by the bursting Of a
blood vessel in ono of his legs. DR.. HUT
was called in and stopped the hcmor-
'rhage. A short time after he attempted
to walk, and the flow of blood commenced
again. The Doctor was called in second
time, and arrived just as the poor fellow
swooned, and once more stopped the
d flow and seeing that the unfortunate
man would die if he was not properly
cared for, tried to secure place for him
to rest for the night. There was no room
in the saloon, SO the Doctor generously
had him carried to his office and provided
for him. Just before leaving the saloon
he had $50 or more, which was placed in
side pocket; on arriving at the Office
he was sober enough to feel for his
money. 1t was gone The bursting of
the blood vessel vas caused by an ulcer
on tncieS.-
Year: 1871

To CLEAN MOURN ING. DRESSES. 10
remove stains from mourning dresses,
boil handful of zig leaves in two quarts
Of water until reduced to pint. Squeeze
the fig leaves, and put the liquor into a
bottle for use. Bombazlnes. Grape cloth,
etc, need only to be rubbed with sponge
dipped in this liquor, and the effect will
be instantly produced. If any reason
exist to prevent the substance from being
wetted, then apply French Chalk, which
viii absorb the grease from the -


texture without injury.
Year: 1871

VINEGAR FOR INK.SrAINs.-One OF
the editors of this paper was SO unlucky
as to spill quantity of ink over q pair
of slate.colored pantaloons. He sup
posed the garment was hopelessly ruined
until one of the ladies of bis family sug.
gested that vinegar might remove the
stains q quantity Of ordinary vinegar
from tho table cruet was at once applied
to the cloth and vigorously rubbed in
with a sponge. When the cloth was dry
most of the stains were entirely gone,
especially where they had been thor
oughly rubbed.-Hearth and Home.
Year: 1871

Some Of our business men believe in
advertising, as will be seen by our col
umns, and they certainly must reap some
advantage from it, or they would not
keep it up. Two Of our liberal patrons,
Mcssrs. Cake e. Rogers, have shown their
faith in printers ink by doubling the
space heretofore occupied by them IN
which to advertise their goods. This is
the first 6rm in the place that has made a
levy upon whole column Of our paper,
and 1t bespeaks for them those business
qualities and that liberal spirit which We
all like to see in those with whom we
have to deal. These gentlemen have
made some additions to thcr business,
and offer excellent inducements to buy
,ers. Read their advertisement.