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Year: 1876

A young American lady who has
enjoyed the rare privilege Of taking
n stroll with the poet Tennyson, in
cidentally mentioned in letter to q
friend that sit seriously affected the
romance of the situation when he
paused during the walk to scratch
his back against n Satcpost. t."
Year: 1876

Whom man empties the pockets
of his coat preparatory to laying it
out for repairs, there's nothing that
makes his conscience got upon his
hind legs quicker than the sight of
the letter his wife gave him to mail
two months ago.
Year: 1876

a prominent and active replbli-
can of Now Hampshire. i'll answer
recently to an inquiry as to the
cause Of the grand success recent
ly, replied that it was due to the
shape given to the contest by the
speeches of Mr.. Blaine and Of the
democrats who replied to him
Year: 1876

Wells, Fargo 6 O. each year give a statement of the bullion product of the several Pacific States and TerritO- ries, and while that given for Nevada, California and perhaps one or two other political divisions, where they have numerous offices, may be made upon approximately reliable data and there. fore nearly correct the company can have no facts to warrant even an esti. mate of the product of Arizona, and therefore they do this Territory great injustice in sending one broad cast, backed up by their influential name. That Company now have not one office in Arizona, We believe, and there fore can have no positive knowledge upon which to make the estimate they have recently made regarding our pro. duct, and were wholly unjustifable Tn publishing It.

 We do not administer this rebuke to the Company more because of the re. diculously small estimate, than because of the effrontery exhibited in making and publishing any estimate, without a reliable fact upon which to base one regarding ArizOna's bullion product.
Year: 1876

GEN. Nj. G. BUTLER's ACCOUNT OF THE


HAMBURG RIOT IN REPLY TO Gov,


CHAMBERLAIN.


From the Charleston Journal OF Commerce.


Upon the heads of those charged
with the execution of the laws rests
the responsibility for this collision. If
it is true that Governor Scott placed
these arms and this ammunition in the
hands of these ignorant people, it was
a crime against them and the white
people that he did so. 1t was crime
in Governor Moses to have allowed
them to remain in their hands, and it
was moro than a crime in Governor
Chamberlain in the light of his exper-
ience upon that subject. 1t was a
cruel and ineXcusable wrong, an un.
pardonable sin against the peace of
the country and the lives of the peo
pie that he should have allowed these
guns and ammunition to remain in thell
hands. The jurisdiction and powers
of Trial Justice are large and the re
sponsibility proportionally increased
at an important point on our border
like Hamburg; and man of the great
est discretion, fidelity and firmness
could and should have been procured
to fill the office; but instead of that
this man, Prince Rivers, wholly unfit
for so important a position, is the onl,
acting Trial Justice in Hamburg, ano
I believe the next nearest in AikeI
county is about tweve miles distant
Now if there had been Trial Justic'
Year: 1876

There is curisous case related of a
man who was we'll known character,
and a man OF sense, where il was said
he used to see q number of people in
the roam with him. Now he hims elf
has described the whole of the phe.
nomenon, and all the adjuncts to 1t.
He has said after taking cup Of ceffee
or tea, or SO on, they came into his
room in great numbers; and as he got
better, and less nervous, he has only
seen the arms or legs Of the persons,
without seeing any other part Of them.
Now this is all an irregular action of
the retina of the eye. A gentleman
sitting in his library one day, reading
or writing, on turning round his head.
saw, sitting in a chair, woman In O
red cloak. And he said, "How came
came you in here, good woman?" The
woman said nothing. "What Is the
meaning of your being here, womane"
No answer was made. "Y on have
no right to be here; 60 out of the
room" She took no notice of him. He
got up and rang the bell for the sere
want. The servant came in. "Turn
this woman OUT "What woman,
sir:" "Why, the woman in the red
cloak, SIR" Well, 60 and fetch the doc
tor for me. Tell him 1 am ill, and
wish to speak with him." The man,
however, was not be frightened by
this because he know it was delusion
of his sight.
Year: 1876

Unless the surface of the ground is
mulched around young trees over an
area of six feet in diameter, the ground
should be kept clean and mellow. Ev>
cry farmer knows that hill of corn or
potatoes will not amount to much un-
less cultivated, and yet there are many
who will neglect to give the same care
to tree which is worth hundred hills
of either of the former. In rich soil,
trees may grow rapidly without cultiva-
tion, and no amount of grass and weeds
will retard them; but there are other
things besides growth to be looked af>
ter. If the weeds and grass are allow
ed to grow up around the stem of apple.
peach or ounce trees, the bark will be-
come soft near their base by being
shaded, and thereby be in suitable con-
dition for the reception of the eggs
which will eventually become peach or
apple borers. Take any dozen young
apple trees in sections where the apple
borer is abundant, end allow portion
to be choked with weeds, and the re-
mainder we'll cultivated, and then
watch the result. From our experience
we believe that the chances are nine to
one in favor of those cultivated being
exempt from this pest.
Year: 1876

A traveller was crossing q mountain
height alone over almost untrodden
SHOWS. Warning had been given him
that if slumber pressed down upon his
weary eyelids they would inevitably be
sealed in death. For a time he wont
bravely along his path. But with the
deepening shade and freezing blast OF
night there fell weight upon his brain
and eyes which seemed irresistible. In
vain he tried to reason with himself; in
vain he strained his utmost energies to
shake off that fatal heaviness. At this
crisis of his fate his foot struck against
heap that lay across his path. No
stone was that, although no stone could
be colder or more lifeless. He stooped
to touch it, and found human body
half buried beneath fresh drift Of
snow. The next moment the traveller
had taken brother in his arms and
was chatting his hands, and chest, and
brow; breathing upon the stiff cold lips
the warm breath of living soul; press
ing the silent heart to the beating
pulses Of hi. own generous bosom.


The effort to save another had brought
back to himself life, warmth and ener>
nv. He was man again, instead OF q
weak creature. succumbing to despair
ing helplessness, dropping down to
dreamless sleep to die. 'sHe saved o
brother. and was saved himself.
Year: 1876

I reported on morning newspaper
three years, and it was pretty hard
work. But enjoyed its attractions.
Reporting is the best school in the
world to get knowledge of human
being, human nature, and ways. A nice
gentlemsnly reporter-I make no refer
ences-is we'll treated by everybody.
Just think of the wide range of his ac-
cuantanceship, his experience of life
and society. No other occupation
brings a man into such familiar social
relation with all the grades and classes
of people. The last thing at night
midnight-he goes browsing around
after items among the police and jail
birds in the lookup. questioning the
prisoners, and making pleasnt and last
ing friendships among some OF the
worst people in the word. And the
very next evening he gets himself up
regardless of expense, puts on all good
clothes his friends have got. go the and
takes dinner with the Governor or the
Commander-in Chief of the District, the
United States Senator, and some more
of the upper crust of society. He is on
good terms with all of them and is press
ent at every gathering, and has easy
access to every variety of people. Why,
Ibreakfasted almost every morning with
ihe Governor, dined with the principal
clergyman, and slept in the stations
house.


A reporter has to lie little, of course,
or they would discharge him. That is
why 1 left it. I am different from
Washington; l have higher and gran
der standard of principle. Washington
could not lie. I can lie, but I won't.
Reporting is fascinating, but then it is
so distressing to have to lie so. Lying
is bad-lying is very bad. Every in
dividual knows that by experience. I
think that for man to tell lie, when
he cannot make anything by it, is
wrong.
Year: 1876

Get few sows and raise your own
meat this year. 1t is surprising how
soon few sows will stock up farm
with an abundance of meat. Hog
raising on large scale may not be con>
venient to every farmer, but every fam
lily can raise enough meat for use every
year, and even few pounds to sell if
necessary. The early-maturing sort are
best in this, that they are easiest fat
tened, and are ready for killing whens
ever desired. Some prefer the Berk>
shire and Essex and others still the Po-
land China. The latter are especially
desirable where the object is to keep
them beyond one season and to in
crease the weight. Get any sort pro-
ferred and give them proper attention.
and then you will be perfectly uncou.
cerued whether the price of pork goes
up or down at hog>killing time.
Year: 1876

Never cut flowers during intense sun.
shine nor keep them exposed to the
sun or wind. Neither collect them
tightly together, as it hastens their de-
cay. Do not pull them, but cut them
cleanly off the stems with a sharp knife
or pair of scissors. When taken in
doors, place them in the shade, and re-
duce them to the required leugth of
stalk with sharp knife, by which
means the tubes through which they
draw mp the water will be left open,
and the water will ascend freely; where
as if the stems are bruised or lacerated,
these pores will be closed up. Use
pure water to SGT them in, or pure white
sand in state of satnration, sticking
the ends of the stalks in it, but not in q
crowded manner If the stems are put
in water alone, it ought to be changed
daily. and thin slice should be cut of
the stalks at every change of water.
Year: 1876

This diverting piece of fiction was in
vented in San Francisco: Edwin Booth is
proverbially opposed to having his pri-
vate trumpet blown, but little incident
of his overland trip is too good to be
lost. It seems that in the same parlor
car with the trugelian and his family
was lady more remarkable for the loud
ness of her style than for her refinement.
She repeatedly stated that she would
give hundred dollars to kiss Booth.
At Omaha a poor emigrant attracted
the attention of the travellers as they
returned to the car after dinner. He
had started for California, but had
been robbed while asleep. Booths eyes
fell upon his gorgeous admirer, who
was standing near. He went up abrupt
ly to her and asked, "Did you say you
would give hundred dollars to kiss
me?" She replied, II did," and open
ed purse defantly. He passed his arm
around her neck, and giving her a
sounding smack held out his hand for
the fee. This was given. Booth wheel
ed around and forced it into the emf
grants hand.
Year: 1876

Men who isolate themselves from So
ciety, and have no near and dear family
ties are the most miserable of human
beings. Byron says Happiness was
born of twins" but the phrase though
pretty and poetic, does not go far
enough. We are gresarious, and not
intended to march through life in single
or double file. The man who cares for
nobody and for whom nobody cares has
nothing to live for that will pay for the
keeping Of body and soul together. You
must have heap of embers to have a
glowing fire. Scatter them apart and
they grow dim and cold. So to have a
brisk, vigorous life, you must have a
group of lives, to keep each other
warm, as it were, or afford each mutual
encouragement and confidence and sup
port. If you wish to live the life of a
man and not of fungus, be social. be
brotherly, be charitable, be sympathet-
10, and labor earnestly for the good of
your kind.
Year: 1876

Ministers do not exercise good sense


in addressing the people. They are
afraid of repetition. They use langu-
age not well understood by the common
people. Their illustrations are not
taken from the common pursuits of life.
They write in too elevated style, read
without repetition, and are not under
stood by the people. If lawyers were
to take s,ch course they would ruin
themselves and their cause. When /


Was at the bar, used to take it for
granted when l had a jury before me,


that should have to repeat over my
main positions about rs many times as
there were persons in the jury-box. I
learned that urless did so-illustrated
and repeated, and turned over and over
the main points of the law and the eyid-
ence-I should lose my cause. One
object in addressing jury ia to get
their minds settled before they leave
the jury-box; not to make a speech
only partially understood by them; not
to let ourselves out in illustrations en-
tirely above their apprehension; not to
display our oratory and then let them
go. We are set on getting a verdict,
and hence we are set upon being under
stood We mean to convince them;
and if they have doubts as to the law,
we make them understand it, and rivet
it in their minds. We expect to get q
verdict, and to get it on the spot; 30
that when they 60 to their room, it
will be found that they have under
stood us, and that they have been con-
vinced by the facts and arguments. II
we do not thus take pains to urge home
every thought and every word and
every point, so as to lodge it in their
we are sure to lose our
cause. We must overcome their preiudi-
ces; we must overcome their ignorance;
we must overcome their interest. even
in our client, if they have any.


Now if ministers would do all this,
the effects of their preaching would be
different from what they
are. They go into their study and
write sermon, they go into the pulpit
and read it, and those that listen to
it but poorly understand it. Many
words they will not understand, unless
they go home and consult their dctiOna-
ries. Ministers do not seem to address
the people expecting to convince them
and to get a verdict in favor of Christ
upon the spot. They rather appear to
aim at making fine Literary productions
and displaying great eloqnence and an
ornate use of literature and language.
Year: 1876

And so ne went on. but was watch
ing snowy form that hovered ovel
him, and in her fury-like mien and gilt
tering eyes, I saw the spirit of the
storm. She inspired the rushing tenn
pest and the deep thunder. She wore
the awful lightning for jewel, and had
her home on the pinnacle of storm
cloud.


But here a sudden burst of music fill
ed the place, and lovely form glided
through the eastern gateway. Her
white robes were futtering in the south
ern breeze, and her arms were laden
with flowers. She was followed by au
elan train, who unlocked the streams
as they passed, SO that the air was filled
with the sound of bubbIing water. The
reignlng monarch gave her no cordial
greeting for Ii scolded that she al
ways came before her time, and tried to
melt him with her south wind. But
Spring smiled and took her place, while
Winter vanished with clatter of hail
stones and a whistle of angry winds.


Spring called to her flowers. Corni>
Gus, blow your trumpet for the birds to
return. Nimbus, pour down refreshing
showers. Rusticus. SOW your grain
and let us adorn our earth 30 beautiful
ly that she will forget how old she is,
All, here come the flowers already, and
all the air is full of busy life. The win
dows are open to let us in. and the pale
faces are getting rosy and brown. The
roses are budding and the birds are
rearing their young" She was here in
terrupted by fat lady in scarlet robe,
who came putting up through the floor.


"Oh! my" she exclaimed, lit is so
warm coming through the earth. I
hurried up the short way from China. F"
She looked around uneasily. "The June,
roses are lovely and the crops look we'll
but here / must bring the cholera
across the ocean and half dozen fe-
vers Here you are, Malaria, at last.
Well, do your duty. sir. You know
what it is. And here's many field of
grain to ripen and many barn to fill
with fragrant hay" She had scarcely
finished, when the western gateway was
swung wide and a lovely maiden enter
ed with burst of triumphant music.
She carried golden sheaf on her arm
and cluster of grapes at her side.


"What a merry. busy time herald"
she cried. 1.-The harvest is ready to be
stored away and the apples are ripe for
the gatherer. Thanksgiving is to be
celebrated and the earth to cool down
for winter All, Bacchus! does your
old face grow jollier at the royal grapes
I bring you?" and Autumn laughed and
waved her sunny hair. And at the
sound of her silvery laugh the scene
changed. The October breeze was
playing through forest whose flame
color and crimson grew glorious in the
loving rays of sunlight. could hear
the clear whistle of the quail, and the
dropping of nuts on the rustling leaves.
Beyond. flowed lordly river, reflect
ing in its sapphire bosom the fieecy,
floating clouds. In the blue, dreamy
distance lay waved line of hills, where
the harvesters were robbing the vines
and orchards Of their wealth. And over
all rested the sweet Autumn veil of
woven sunbeams rare.


But magic wand was lifted. I sat
by the dying embers in my CRATE. 1t
was midnight, and the last night of the
old year.
Year: 1876

A layer of dry sawdust sprinkled at
the bottom of the box, and then layer
of apples placed in, SO that they do not
touch each other. Upon this place q
layer of sawdust, and so on until the
box is filled. Tho boxes, after being
packed in this way, are placed on the
wall in the cellar, up from the ground,
where they keep perfectly. retaining
their freshness and favor until brought
out. Z
Year: 1876

Quite large party of gentlemen from
Fort Smith went down to "The Point"
the first part Of the week for the purpose
of dealing destruction to the fnny tribe
and although their success did not equal
their expectations, they had lots offun.
Year: 1876

our sentiments exactly:


lf it is found at st Louis that Cove.
nor Tilden is not available, we will defer
to the JUDI ement of our friends and sup
port Hendricks or any other good Dem
ocrat that may be nominated Prudence,
moderation and that spirit of concession
which gives everything for the cause and
cares nothing for man, are the signs
alone by which we can conquer
Year: 1876

The wheat crop will turn out better
we think than was at first anticipated


From Dripping Spring district, halt
crop will be the yield, and we may ex.
poet as much wheat in bulk as last year.
Year: 1876

SLEEP THE BEST STIMULANT-The best
possible thing for man to do when he
feels too weak to carry it through, is to
60 to bed, and sleep week # he can.
This Is the only rccuperation Of brain
force. Because, during sleep, the brain
is Ia ID state of rest, in acondition to re-
ceive aud appropriate particles ofnutri-
mcnt from the blood which take the place
of those which have been consumed in
previous labor. since the very act OF
thinking consumes and burns up solid
particles, as every turn of the wheel soi
screw or the splendid steamer is the re-
suit of lthc hcconsumption by fire Of the fuel
in the furnace. The supply of consumed
brain substance can only be had from the
nutritive particles in the blood, which
were obtained from the food eaten previ-
ously. and the brain is SO constituted tha,
it can best receive and appropriate to it
self those nutritive particles during Q
state of rest, of quiet stiffness in sleep
Mere stimulants supply nothing in them
selves; they only goad the brain, force
it to greater consumption of its sub
stance, until that substance has been sc
exhausted that there is not power en-.
ough to swallow anything, and all is
over.
Year: 1876

To PRENENr TIN RusTINe Rub fresh
lard over every pait of the dish, and then
putt into hot oven, and heat it thor.
oushly. Thus heated, tin ware may be
used in water constantly and remain
bright and free from rust indefinitely.
Year: 1876

ELSEWHERE in thIs number of THE lCITIZEN will be found some very in

 tereresting proceedings of meeting

 of citizens of Grant county, New Mex

 ico, held at Silver City, in favor of an

 nexation 10 Arizona. From what VIC

 know of the citizens of southwestern

 New Mexico, they are a most desira

 ble lot and we sincerely hope they will

 be successful in making connection

 with Arizona. Some corner loafer here,

 who perhaps owes us an unpaid and

 unintended-to-be-paid bill, and there

 fore owes us grudge, lately wrote to

 the Silver City Herald that THE CITI-

 ZEN, in it's lukewarmness on the subject

 of annexation, didn't represent public sentiment here. There are q number

 of people in Tucson whom this paper doesn't represent and never will re- present and can't be hired to represent.

 And when THE CITIZEN does repre- sent or advocate any men or measure it does so intelligently and to some purpose. Our paper has many .and strong friends in southern New Mex leo and they know that even its luke warmness on a subject is more desir- able than the frantic howlings of a score of imbeciles.

 We have not had time to thoroughly examine the matter of annexation, but from cursory attention we cannot see that it would do harm to any portion of New Mexico to be joined to Arizona and in many respects we believe great good would result. It would be super fluous to repeat that nothing would please us more than the annexation proposed. But there may De great obstacles in the way and the first thing to do is to ascertain the force and char acttr of those obstacles. As we said in THE CITIZEN of September g, it is quite an object to hear from Santa Fe and the interior on the subject. We have heard nothing from there yet. It is quite possible that for certain req sons northern New Mexico might not object to the divorcement proposed. If such were the case, or if pacific pro- cedure would achieve such result twothirds of the difficulties in the way of divorce and annexation would be at the outstart. For if north ern New Mexico object, and press its we are afraid annexation would stand a poor show. But let there be a strong and rational effort made in the matter. If the men in Grant county are confident of the en- of a majority of their neigh boring fellow citizens in their project, 1 let them enter into correspondence l with and secure the cooperation of lead | ng men in Arizona and New Mexico, | md obtain some representation and l of their views and meas Ires at Washington.
Year: 1876

TIE Miner says: Murat Masterson fought a gallant fight at Tucson in the census fraud case. He went single handed, clothed with the breastplate of righteousness, and holding ID his hand the sword of justice"

 We do not know how Mir. Masterson started out of Prescott, but we assure his friends there that while here he

 wore none of those things mentioned by the Miner. Every time We saw him

 he had on ordinary store clothes exter nally. It is barely possible that he

 may have had a breastplate of right ,eousness on under hIs shirt-we never saw him with his shirt off-but we are positive about the sword. No man could come into this quiet and peace able community and appear in our courthouse and walk down our streets and go to hIs meals. with a sword in his hand and not attract universal at liention He couldn't do this with even

 a lin sword, much less with such a lcheese-knife as we have always con lceived a genuine sword of juSuce to

 be. Somebody has been imposing On the gHsher Of the Miner
Year: 1876

lN the rejoicings al Prescott over the decision of Judge French thu the census crime and criminals could rest assured and secure from any intcrfer ence of law as dealt out in his lrror hash house, one poor fellow had hi, hand blown off by a giant cartridre We are sorry for him and wish he had his hand back and that every one con 'cerned in the most shameless crim. every attempted m Arizona could h, set down on a ton of nitro glvcerlD, and blown into that hell to which the, are ultimately destined. We womb sing peanS of praise in such event an, rejoice that the body polite of Arjzo na was freed from inc moral leprous, oi thelr existence.