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Year: 1872

lawyer told him to gin it up; for the


Judge was on my side, besides he
shouldn't have left the gate open if he
didn't want the pig to go in thar, SO ar
ter awhile he gin up the notion of suin
me, but while he stopped in the village
he never got over it, for the boys had
picturs chalked on on the fences and
shop doors, so that wherever you look
you'd see sketches of the Parson run
min back from the coffin and me a
hoidin on to the pigs tail. He paid
out more than ten dollars in small
sums to one boy that belonged to the
Sunday school, hirin him to around
and rub out the picturs wherever he'd
happen to see EN-. But every time the
Parson would start out thar on some
fence or door would be the same derned
pictur of him streakin it to head off
the pig. so he would start the boy arter
that one. But one evenin he happened
to catch the same little cuss hard at
work chalkin out sketch on the
cooper's shop door, and he was so
derned mad he chased him all over the
village.


The young speculator had been car
ryin on a lively business. but arter that
thar was sudden fallin away in his in
come from that quarter. Oh, it made
plaguy stir thar for while. and reckon
if Judge Perkins hadn't been on my
side I'd have been obliged to git out of
the place as lively as the old clock tixer
did when he heard the smallpox was
ragin in the village.
Year: 1872

A few days since Henry j. Holmes re-
turned to this city with his bride, whom
he married in Prairie City, Polk county,
Iowa. Twenty three years ago, Holmes
left the lady in the place mentioned to
make his fortune in California, the two
being at the same time engaged. The
luck usual with most of the forty-niners
was his {; and after long and unsuccess'
full labor he settled down to legitimate
business, in which he managed to slowly
accumulate property. After time he
returned to Iowa for his bride but her
brother was afflicted with long and
tedious illness, and the faithful sister
would not leave him. The illness ter
minated in death few months since,
and then the lady wrote her betrothed
the two having corresponded regular
ly all this time-that she was free and
he might come again. Holmes was now
possessed of comfortable competence,
and he was still faithful. He promptly
responded to the summons, married the
lady, and is now settled in the enjoy
ment of domestic happiness. 1t is sell
dom that hope so long deferred in this
particular direction is finally realized,
but they are practical couple, and
| probably feel no older now than they
did twenty three years ago.-San Fran
| cisco Bulletin.
Year: 1872

am a pedagogue in the rural dis


trlcis of Newton county, Mo-, and my
/ school-house had been infested for sew


eral months by species of large black
ant, much to the annoyance of the lit


tie bare-footed scholars, and there
seemed no way Of getting rid of the
pest, for, like the plaques of Egypt, tC
Kill one, two would seem to supply its
place. But what was my astonishment
a few mornings since, on coming into
my school house, to find the floor liter.
ally strewn with dead and dying ants,
and upon still closer examination was
more astonished to find that desperate
battle was then raging among them in
all Its fury, more sanguinary and fatal
than any | ever witnessed land saw
many hard-fought battle during the
late unpleasantness) or read of in the
annals of history.


much larger number were lying
dead than were left engaged, and |
thereby concluded that the battle had
ragged with unabated ferocity all night.
Most OF the combatants engaged were
grappled in a deadly embrace, while
others but recently commenced were
standing erect on their hind legs and
soaring for the advantage with all the
science of the most experienced swords
men or pugilists. The most fatal point
of attack, and the one for whicn it
seemed all contended, was the ligament
which joined the main body with the
head. This vital member once seized
by the powerful nippers death succeeded
without struggle, and the victor was
then ready and eager for another en-
gagement.


No undue advantage was taken by
either party; and no two would en-
deavor TO overpower single one; nor
was there any finching or wavering in
single instance, for whenever two
belllgerents met it was certain death to
one or both parties. Never, perhaps,
were two armies more equally matched
In numbers, strength and valor; and
consequently at the close of the bat
tie, which lasted two nights and
day, as new recruits continued to ar
rive at every moment, there were but
few left, and probably none of the van
Gulshed army, thus rivallng the valor
of the heroes of the Alamo and the
Spartan band of Leonidas. Observing
>i'SSiJ3 Souit oSC ullltIcHCo
in the appearance of the contestants,
one set being perfectly black, with
large head, while the other was nearer
brown, with smaller head though
both about equally matched in size and
strength. Dlsmembered legs were more
numerous than the dead, and many
poor unfortunate though valiant hero,
being entirely deprived of his support
ers, was thus left, hors de combat, to die
on the field.


The next morning | swept up the
dead and dying Of both armies (for
would not disturb them while engaged),
amounting to thousands. 1t was les
son for the philosopher as we'll as the
naturalist, and caused me to moralize
more than a little. The Brownies were
undoubtedly the victors, as occasion,
ally see IN old veteran of that species
hobbling about on two or three legs
over the battlefield, but big-headed
black soldier is not to be seen.-ShoaLs-
Serg, No., Letter in ST. Louis Republican.
Year: 1872

A SNAKE with ten rattles bit a negro
woman while plowing in q field, in
Macon county, Ala. When discovered.
the woman was dead, her body lying
upon the snake, whose fangs were fast
ned securely in her breast.
Year: 1872

BEBcHER on THE DARwINIAS THEoRT-Rev Henry "ard
Bshe Sunday in the Of his Sermon thus
expressed himself regard to the Darwnian theory:


1t a Of little consequence where came from II Is oi
great deal consequence TO know where am going
There great many the present day investigating
the road which brought the present state and
confess curiosity in the matter aud do not say these
may benefit regard the labOrs OF Mr.
Darwin profound interest, believing that the world will
ia time accord him great deal credit Although am not
his specuaon thank him for all bis de-
ductions tact participate particle with those that
dread the having from someower form OF
existence all that you how got clea=
from monkey and then satisfied to have had one
for fifty centuries uaughtero Only make
the difference great enough aud content had just AS
lieve spring from a monkey from some men know around
here tRenewed laughter look the Pstasonans o
the miserable crawling EsquImaux and don see much
ehooss be them latent animahOod don car
10 much about that thing have never been there ha
no early associations great while have not the leas
recollection Of what happened million All my III
Il. looking forward. want where 4m going, don
where came from.
Year: 1872

cussed the order Of business President Theirs wanted
the taxes TO be disposed OF rst then tho formation OF
Council OF State might be taken up, but he hoped the
discussion Of Army bill would be deferred for grave
political reasOns The Assembly, however. decided TO
consider hrst the scheme for Council Of State and
next the Army BILL leaving the tax question TO an ndef
mite future.


The Radicals rejoicing over evidences OF the growth
Of Republican ideas In the Departments
Year: 1872

- The deaths from smallpox in Baltimore for the
pact week %


- The celebration Of the anniversary of the Ff-
Va the successful affair
sottsu up people that aJ The
mile ons and vas Of military
hied with dressed in
n Al
Year: 1872

ruption had been proved against HIN in this nvestig1


0n but the contrary each charge bad been followed
and shown 10 be false by the mouths OF witnesses
cOguzant of The transact0ns he had night 10 expect
from the Committee and every honest whatever
might be differences OF opinion, complete vim
dcatiOn charges against him had been gross and
outrageous.


The COMMITTEE at l:so p n, adjourned until wednes
day night.
Year: 1872

When I was British Consul at Rio Jam
eric. l passed night Of horror. which
morning revealed under the most painfully
distressing circumstances, and the morn
full results Of which could have been a.
easily prevented had it not been for negli'
gence on my part, that I have never
ceased to blame myself for the horrible
death that occurred


A rich trader from the interior called at
the consulate to transact some business in
regard to the shipment Of hides and tai
low, and as he came bringing letter OF
introduction from an old friend Of mine,
extended to him the hospitality Of my res
iden 9.


He was a sociable, vel Informed man,
had been engaged in the cattle trade,
10th in California and Australia, and could
relate thrilling incidents by the hour, and
SO interested me by his conversation that
forgot an important business transaction,
and found myself compelled to make my
excuses after tea, for the purpose of at
tending to It. leaving The trader on the
verandah to enjoy his smoke. l was ab-
sent longer than had intended to be. and
returned to find that my guest had retired
for the night.


also found upon my table bottle, ac-
companied by note: but supposing it to
be some present Of wine or other drink.
which was the daily recipient of. left
it to be examined and perhaps tested by
my guest and myself a. the breakfast
table next morning, and retired.


The weather being very warm, 1t was
my custom to leave the inner doors of my
residence all open for free circulation Of
air; but this night 1 retired, feeling an
unusual oppression from the heat. and
there seemed to be some strange influence
acting upon me. some foreboding Of fear
that held me in wakefulness until far into
Year: 1872

Ny servant came and threw some light
upon the matter by telling me that the
trader had given him the bottle and note.
particularly insisted upon his giving IL to-
me and calling my attention to 1t on my
return. The note was brought, read it,
and all was explained. alas too late.


The trader was subject to fearful Cts.
and the bottle contained the only medical
preparation that would restore him and
his note explained all this, and requested
me. in the event Of his being taken, to
give him o wine gle :sfui. and battle his
face and hands till he recovered.


Poor fel ow genial but unfortunate
guest of mine, we placed his body in q
vault to await his family, ard have
never ceased 10 blame myself for the mis-
hap that sent him into that long eteraity.
Year: 1872

PRIZE OF lMMoRTALITY.-On its being
once remarked to Zeuxis that he was very
long in finishing his works. he replied,
Il am indeed, a long time in finishing my
works; but what paint Is fog eternity"
Year: 1872

Ar Grafton q few days since a two;
horse team ran away, and collidiDg with
. mare hitched to a fence, the wagon
tongue was driven through the body Of
the animal, and thus impaled it was car.
ried considerable distance till the team
was stopped by collision with dray. The.
mare was killed, OF course, but the runa'
way horses were but little injured
Year: 1872

There's beautiful face in the silent air,


Which follows me ever and near,
With smiling eyes and amber hair.
With VOiceless lips, yet with breath Of prayer,


That feel but cannot hear.
The dimpled hand and ringlet of gold


Lie low in a marble sleep;
I stretch my hand for clasp of old,
But the empty air is strangely cold,


And my vigil alone keep.
There's sinlcSs brow with radiant crown,


And Il crOes laid down in the dust:
There's a smile where never a shade comes now,
And tears no more from those dear eyes flow,


SO sweet i'll their innocent trust.
All, we'll and summer is come again,
Singing her same old songs;
But, oh! it sounds like sob of pain,
AS it floats in the sunshine and rain,
Ger the hearts of the worlds great thrOng.
There's beautiful region above the skies,
And long to reach It's shore,
For l know shall tind my treasure there,
The laughing eyes and amber hair,
OF the loved one gone before.
Year: 1872

A painter being asked to estimate
the cost of painting Il certain house,
drew forth pencil and paperand made
the following calculation a naught
is naught three into tive twice you
cant III paint your house for fifty
Year: 1872

Imony. They share everything in common.
There is no division of the proceeds oi
their well-paying farms Either draws for
the wants of himself and family, as the
occasion requires, without any particu'a al
consultation with or permission of the
other. There is confidence in and a reli-
ance upon the integrity of each other that
Is as rare as it is beautiful. If member
of one household is sick, he or she is cared
for as tenderly by those from the neighbor-
ing house as by those beneath the same
roof. There is no finding of fault because
some may think they are doing more than
their share of the common work. As the
wife of one Of the brothers is an invalid,
the management of the dairy has fallen to
the lot OF the other but this extra duty is
discharged as a matter of course, and is
the source of no unpleasantness. Each Of
the brothers has a son, and it Is probable
that the grand old farm will be transmit
ted TO them still undivided. and that the
same pleasant family relationship will he
continued for another generation. We
doubt If a ike instance Of happy copart-
nersh.p can be found in the country
Greenfield uaSS) Gazette.
Year: 1872

Carl SCHURz As AN AMERICAN CITIZEN
Let me tell the Senator from New Jersey
1FreIjng that, although | certainly
am not ashamed of having sprung from
that great nation whose monuments stand
% proudly upon all the bAttle-6elds of
thought; that great nation which, having
translated her mighty soul into action,
seems at this moment to hold in her hands
the destinies of the old world; that great
nation which for centuries has sent abroad
thousands aud thousands of her children
upon foreign shores, with their intelligence,
their industry, and their spirit of good
tzenship-whjle l am by no means
ashamed Of being a son of that nation.
yet may say [ am proud to be an Ameri-
cen citizen. This is my country. Here
my children were born. Here [ have
spent the best years of my youth and
manhood. All the honors [ have gained,
all the aims OF my endeavors, and what
ever Of hope and promise the future has
for me, it Is all eucompassed in this my
new fartherland. Ny devotion TO this
great republic will rot yield TO that of the
Senator from New Jersey, nor to that of
any member of this body, nor to that OF
any man born in this country.-From a
Senate Speech
Year: 1872

Ancient history records a beautiful in
cident Illustrating the power AMI unsel6 sh-
ness of f.ial love Ia the siege of a GER
tain city, two young men within its walls
mad rendered great service TO the general,
through which It finally fell into his hands.
In return he ordered their lives to be
spared, and gave them permission to take
with them out OF the city as much treasure
as they could carry. They accordingly
both appeared at the gate. one carrying
MS mother on his bacs, and the other his
father; showing 6y the act how much more
precious they were in their eyes than any
amount of jewels or gold.
Year: 1872

greater sacrifice of one sort, and another
Of another, but there is always something
to be sacrificed let things be carefully
considered at the outset, and the choice
made where the self-denial shall be, either
in saving or in earning, and then there
will be more chance for success in the
grand experiment-how to make both
ends meet.-Eoery Saturday.
Year: 1872

A Methodist minister in Troy having


closed his labors in a certain church,
apologized for not visiting his people more
by saying that as general thing he had
to wait beyond his allotted time for the
visit before the lady of the house would


put in an appearance-she evidently think
ing more of her curls. frizzes, ribbons, ETC.,


than she did her minister. He does not
admire city fashions, and hopes to be


transferred to the country where there is


more simplicity and less fashion and folly.
Year: 1872

President Hopkins of Williams College
is thoroughly good and greatly loved, and
he is a stately and dignifed old gentleman
withal. All these excellent qualities
added a quaint effect of contrast to the
suddenneSs of the following answer which
the worthy president once received. and
which illustrates the principle that =" ridi-
cule is the test Of truth" In the railroad
cars one day the President deserted one
Of his students, a youth of regretable
habits in point of dissipation, and wearing
at that moment the haggard and dishev-
elled looks of one not yet over the effects
Of a hard de5auch Stepping up to the
young man, looking him sternly yet sadly
in the face, the president said in deep
and impressive tone:


d" Been on drunk ? "


=. So have I, was the answer-GaLary
Club Room TOR Apru.
Year: 1872

The burden of taxation ought to fallevenly upon all. But does it? Not in all cases. For instance. 4 owns house, lot and, we say, "blacksmith shop" B comes along and purchases one-half of this property, giving his note in payment. The note may be good, but, in order to guard against mishaps, A takes mortgage on B's share of the prop erty. By-and-by comes c to assess the prop erty for taxable purposes. It is given in at its full market value, but, under the law of this Territory, the assessor claims the right to, and does, assess the mortgage, thus virtu- ally assessing and taxing portion of the property twice. Now, this may be statute law, but we have serious doubts about it. In fact we do not believe that the law contem- plates any such proceeding, or that any DOT tion of the revenue act can be so tortured as to give color of right to this unfair mode of wringing money from any owner of property. Of course, where a man loans money, and takes mortgage to secure payment thereof, said mortgage should be assessed and its holder made to pay a tax.
Year: 1872

As this is the last number of the MINER hat will be seen by ell our Territorial read ITS previous 10 the General election, Novem- per 5, next, we wish to impress upon all legal 'oters the importance of their going to the polls and voting for candidates of their choice

 For Delegate to Congress there is but one andidate-R c. McCormick-and he, we ;hink, is deserving the support of all good .itizens and true friends of the Territory regardless of politics. He IS to be our at torpey at Washington for the next two years, and large vote will give him strength to plead our cause and secure for us rights which we are fully entitled to, but which have heretofore been denied Us, owing to our paucity of numbers.

 An illy taken census has been used as an excuse for denying us rights end privileges, and now let us show that, despite "Peace '" fanatics, Indian Ring barnacles and murder ous Apaches, our Territory has a respectable number of bona yfde citizen voters.

 In voting for Mir Mccormick, citizens will, by no means, endorse his political sentiments, be they what they may, for the question Of politics is, for the present, tabled, and the general sentiment of our people is that, hay ing done so we'll of late, Mir. Mccormick can and will do better for US in the future

 In saying this much, we have not forgotten tbat we have bitterly opposed him in the past, and may live to do so again. But, as the acts that set us and majority of white Arizonans against him have done us but lit tie harm, we can afford to be magnanimous and set the country an example in politics, which it would be well for it to follow.

 Great dangers threaten us; Indian sava- ges are in our midst; bad Mexicans hover around our frontier settlements; well-kept tools of the Indian Ring are plotting to keep our wounds open, but, our people are united, and, by remaining so, and sending McCOr- mick back to Washington as their Represent ltive, to state our case and the case of Cen eral Crook, his officers and soldiers, to the Government, we may be saved from being ugain insulted by another such scamp as Col yer, to whose visit the Territory is indebted for the loss of nearly 200 lives and thousands of dollars worth of property, while Govern ment is out thousands of dollars thereby.

 Regarding the selection of Legislators and county officers we have but to say that the candidates on the several tickets are pretty well known to the people, and having faith in the honor, honesty and good sense of said people,, we only ask that they will apply the usual tests to said candidates, and vote for no man who is not honest, honorable and capable.
Year: 1872

This debauched creature has again been tried by Court Martial, at San Francisco, and here is the sentence pronounced upon him: from rank and command for six months and to be con fined limits of the Post where his Company may be serving, for the same period.
Year: 1872

WHAT is HOME ?--"Home," says
Robertson. in his sermons, "is the one
plice in all this world where hearts are sure
of each o her 1t Is The place of confidence


1t is tie place where we tear off that
mask of guarded and suspicious GOODNESS
which the world forces US to wear 10 self
defense, and where we pour out the un-
reserved comm unication of tull aud conf
ding hearts. 1t is the spot where express
sions of tenderness gusb out without any
sensation of awkwardness and without any
dread of ri icule Let a man travel where
he will, home is the place to which his
heart untrammeled fondly turns. He is to
double all pleasure theIe. He is to divide
all pain A happy home i the single
spot of rest which "a man has upon this
earth tor the cultivation Of his Loblest
sensibilities"
Year: 1872

SAVED BY His AsSAsSIN-The New
York World takes quite an original view
of the Fisk case. 1t says that Stokes saw
ed him from coming to ruin, and argues
that in the natural course of events his life
would have terminate d IN poverty and
diserace-iu poor house or prison. 1t
Stokes had been sagacious enough to plan
a really terrible revenge; if he had net
been passionate fool, he would have let
him run through his natural career, TO be
overtaken by his inevitable fate. The bul
let, says the New York World, WIN b
ended the career of Fisk. inv sted is
memory in moment with IA kind of popu-
lar sympathy and pity, which will intahbly
be imputed, if not to him for righteous
ness, at least for scandal aud a shame to
his slayer.
Year: 1872

FAME.-W hen Tamerlane had finished
building his pyramid seventy Thousand
human skull, and was seen standing at the
gate of Damascus glittering with steel, with
his battle axe on his shoulder Till the fierce
host filed to new victories and carnage, the
ralc n-looker might have fancied that na-
ture vas in her death throes for havoc
and li>pair had taken possession OF the
earth, and the sun of manhood seems setting
in blood Yet it might be on that very
gala day of Tamerlane, itt boy Was
playing in the streets OF Mentz hose his.
tory is more Important thar tw' ny amer
lanesl The Tartar Khan with his shaggy
demons of the wilderness passed away like
the whirlwind to be forgotten forever: and
that German artisan has wrought benefit
which is yet UNNECESSARILY expanding itself,
and will expand through all countries aud
all time. What are the conquests an ex-
petitions of the whole corporations of cap
tains from Waiter the pennicss to Napoleon
Bonaparte, compared with the movable
types of johannes Faust?
Year: 1872

At one of our churches, Sunday, while
the organ was playing vociferously, good
lady whispering to her neighbor in the
pew, had to raise her voice quite high in
order to be heard Suddenly the organ
changed from loud to soft, when the lady
n taking note Of the organ, was heard to
say TO her f lend, 1--WE try ours in butter"
Perhaps the congregation didn't snickcr