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Year: 1873

A New CLASS OF WEATHER TALKERs.-The
weather has been made topic ofconversation
since men and women beg IN to talk. Ssran-
gers, bashful people, lovers in the presence
OF cold and unteeling world. those who
have nothing to say and cay it, and those
who have something to say but are un-
willing to say it-in short, all kinds of peo-
pie have at one time or another fallen back
upon the weather, so to speak, fo: support
In any trying emergency of speech. And
now this favorite and fruitful, but usually
domestic, theme of discourse has been eleva-
ted-thanks to General Meyer, of the Signal
Service-to be the subject of International
communications


The adoption by the Vienna Congress of
General Meyers proposition, to the effect
that in all civilized countries provisions ought
to be made for taking and recording an obser-
walton of the weather daily and at the same
to be intefchanged by the governments of
these countries-marks the beginning of this
change. Thus, once day the governments
OF the world intend to hold high discourse
concerning the weather. The great differ
ence between these International aud the
private weather talks will probably CONSIST
ln this that the International communica-
tlons will deal with facts and will be of con-
siderable value, particularly in preparing a
science of storms, whereas most private talk
on the weather Is the most aimless of all the
aimless gabble with which the sons of men
fill the world.
Year: 1873

Although there may now be some difference
among good and intelligent men upon the
liquor question as it is presented IN this
State, we are confident that such difference
will speedily disappear if it can be shown
that the liquor sold in New England is not of
a superior quality to that dispensed among
the natives of the Sandwich Islands. In
eighteen years of free rum-sellipg in the
Sandwich Islands, the native-Kanaka-pop
ulation fell off so 900; eighteen years more,
at the same death-rate. wOuld't leave enough
of them to properly officer the census bureau ,
and vet there are hose who say that the liquor
sold TO the Sandwich Islanders was New
England rum.
Year: 1873

This affair was well attended and as well enjoyed. The evening was fine and the spirits of all present seemed finer. The dance opened about half past eight and continued to near twelve when a fine sup per was partaken of at Neugass's restau- rant. After eating and some drinking of coffee, champagne and other joy inspiring fluids, some remarks were made. Gov. Stafford gave concise and interesting his tory of the rise and progress of telegraph ing, and commented on the mysterious wonder which it surely is to the mass of people even to this day. He paid proper tribute to Gen. Crook, and those under him in it's construction, and especially to Capt. G. F. Price whose absence was re- grette6 by all present, for to his energy and business tact, the people of Arizona are much indebted for the entire compile ton of the line as contemplated with the small appropriation made by Congress; and the Governor very 1itly referred to Delegate McCOrmicl's prompt action in securing the appropriation for the work. It is true that others high in authority rec commended it, but for the opportune mo- ton of Delegate Mccormick, and enforced by his excellent arguments in committee of the whole house of representatives in Congress, there would have been no ap- propriatiOn made. This is little history in this connection which the people Of Ar izona should properly remember After the Governors remarks, the proprietor of THE CITIZEN informed those present of the contents of a news dispatch just re- ceived from San Diego, which set forth that the administration of President Grant had wisely averted war with spain upon honorable terms which were briefly stat ed; the Presidents views on the postal tel egraph and postal savings banks, were also given as contained in the dispatch fresh from Washington. Such late news was never before enjoyed at a supper in Tucson. Gen. E. A. Carr of Camp Lowell was called out and he responded in some remarks complimentary to the citizens ill general.

 So far as we can learn, all present still feel that it was good to have been there, and rejoice that a large step towards re- moving our feeling of isolation from the hives of population and thronged busi- ness centers of our country had just been taken. We may here remark that while so many men are ever finding fault with government and it's expenditures, pretty much ail gracefully submit when benefit- ed. With some errors in Arizona affairs, the administration and Congress have dealt quite liberally with Arizona, and mainly because Arizona has been ably represented in Washington by Hon. R. C. Mccormick.
Year: 1873

REASONABLE creatures will not com plain at the management of the weather this week, although much rain fell on Wednesday night and frost and very thin ice appeared several mornings. Tester day was a magnificent specimen of Indian Summer. When people in the northern attitudes read our weather items, then they get up a notion to move to AIizona therefore we make them. People often wonder why local paper tells about the weather each week. Of course all such understand Just how to make news paperl When we run paper in snow banks four to six months of the year, we did not attach much value to weather item, for we then regarded it not good one for our several hundred readers in the old States.

 This is the cOldest morning Of She seas on. Mud is stidened with frost, but the sun is shining brightly.
Year: 1873

THE new proprietors of San Pedro sta and freighters. The station has always been admirably kept and will continue that way. All callers there know this to be true but strangers may not-hcnce this fact is Q bit of proper news to send abroad.
Year: 1873

IT is understood that Q tiptOp dance will come off at Congress Hall about New Years. This announcement is deemed proper so that all hands may nave time to put their calfskin clothes in presentable shape.
Year: 1873

Half or all ordinary diseases would be ban
ished from civilization life, aud dyspepsia be-
come almost unknown, if everybody would eat
but thrice day at regular times, and not an
atom between meals, the intervals being not
less than five hours, that being the time to di,
geSt full meal and pass it out Of the stomach.


Ifa person eats between meals, the process
of digestion of the food already 10 the stomach
is arrested until the last which has been eaten
is brought into the condition of the former
meal just as if water is boiling and ice is put
in, the whole ceases to boil until the ice has
been melted and brought to the boiling point,
and the whole boils together.


But it is law of pature that all food begins
to decay, to rot, after exposure to heat and
moisture for certain time. If a meal is eat
en-, and in two hours another, the whole re-
mains undigested for seven hours, before which
the rottenug process commences, and the mau
has his stomach full of carrion-the very idea
of which is horribly disgusting; but that such is
the case the uncomfortable odor of the belchlngs
demonstrate.


As, then, all the food in the stomach Is in a
rotting condition, in state OF termentlve de-
cay, it becomes unfit, for the purposes OF nutrl-
ton and for making good pure blood. Small
wonder is it that dyspeptics have such variety
of symptoms, and aches, for there is not
one drop of pure blood 10 the whole
body; hence the nerves, which feed on this i'm
pure and imperfect blood, are not properly
nourished, and as consequence, become dis
eased. They ''complaiD;' they are hungry,
and like hnngry. man, are pcevlsh, tretiu,
restless. We call it nervousness, and no one
ever knew dyspcptic who was not restless
fretfu 6dgety, and essentially dlagreea0le, ht-
full and uncertain.


The stomach is made up of a number OF mus
cles, all OF which are brought into reQulsltlon 10
the process of digestion But no muscle can
work always. The busy heart is in a state OF
perfect repose for ne-thrd fits time. The
eye can wink twice in a second but this could
not be continued five minutes. The hands and
feet must have rest, and SO with the muscles OF
the stomach; they only can rest when there Is
no work for them to do-no food in the stomach
to digest. Even at FIVE hours interval, and
eating thrice day, they are kept constantly at
work from breakfast uutil the last meal Is dis
posed of, usually ten o'clock at night But
mutitudes cat heartily within an hour of bed
time; thus, while the other portions of the body
are at rest, the stomach is kept laborlng until
almost daylight, and made to begin again at
brerktast-time. No wonder is it that the
stomach is worn out-has lost its power OF action.
Many girls become dyspeptic before they are
out OF their teens, in consequence OF being about
the house and pibbling at everything they lay
their eyes on that is good to eat.
Year: 1873

be at the Custom House on Thursday next for
the last time previous to the sale of delinquent
property for taxes to receive the amounts due on
such property, and thereby save to the owners
additional costs. nov 2l-eo3t
Year: 1873

Now don't live a single hour of yonr life
without doing exactly what is to be done in
it and going straight through it, from begin
ming to end. Work, play, study, whatever
it is take hold at once and finish it up
squarely and ceanly and then to the next
thing. without letting any moments drop
out between. 1t is wonderful to see how
many hours these prompt people contrive to
make of a day it is as if they picked up
the moments that the dawdlers lost. And
if ever you find yourself where you have so
many things pressing upon you that you
hardly know how to begin, let me tell you a
secret: Take hold Of the very first one that
comes to hand and you will find the rest all
fall iHto file and follow after like company
of well drilled soldiers: and though work
may be hard to meet when it charges in
squad, il is easily vanquished if you can
bring it into line. You may have often
seen the anecdote of the man who was ask
ed how he had accomplished so much in his
life. My father taught me-, was the re-
ply, when had anything to do, to go and
do IT," There is the secret-the magic
word nOp-Erchange.
Year: 1873

INGENUITY OF ANIMALs.-One of the
largest of ferocious animals in South
America is the jaguar-a native tiger
felis onca. Besides being large, and
immensely strong, it practices extraor-
dinary strategic schemes in procuring
food, which indicate some thing above
mere instinct, because circumstances
are constantly requiring some variation
in their foraging expeditions for prey.
Humboldt says when they find turtle
they adroitly turn it over on its back.
1t is then helpless, and totally unable
to offer resistance in that condition.
With the most cruel manifestation of
feline character, the jaguar then leisure
ly gnaws out the quivering flesh from
between the shell and carapace. An
other of the jaguar's reasonable man.
euvrings is to quietly follow the margin
of streams. At the sight of fish near
enough to be approached, with quick
dash of its paw the game is thrown
high and dry above the bank. Forum
ately for the country, the jaguar has
match in the great serpents that infest
tropical America. In the twinkling of n
eye one of those monsters winds him.
self around his body, and crushes out
life and cracks the bones into fragments
at the same moment.
Year: 1873

THE KINGs.-A United States ship sail
ed once into the harbor of Naples, and the
king and a glittering party Of noblemen
came off to visit her To the honest Yam
kee sailor eyes, that could see no other sign
of royalty than gold lace, one laced man
was as much Of king as another. And as
one of the royal party upon the deck trip
ped and disappeared, sailor stepped up to
an officer and. touching his hat with grin,
said briefly, please, sir, one of them ere
kings has tumbled down the hatchway."
Year: 1873

The new postal card will be made from
dies cut in hardened steel for surface
printing, a novel and heretofore consid-
cred impossible mode of engraving. The
lines, instead of being sunk, are raised
like those of an ordinary wood cut, so
that the plate may be used in the same
manner as type in any printing press.
The completed card is three inches in
size, made from fine quality of card
board, and is of light buff color. A
border of scroll-work runs around the
edge, while in the upper right-hand cor
ner is very handsome stamp, consisting
of head of liberty encircled with stars,
and surrounded with elliptical scroll
work. The denomination is one cent,
and the color of the work rich velvet
brown. The inscription issimply United
States postage card write address only
on this side, the message on the other
Below are ruled lines, while the reverse
is blank.
Year: 1873

A Michigan man has invented hunting
boat that weighs only l4ls pounds. He can
fold it up and carry it on his back, and if a
storm overtakes him on the water he can
run his boat ashore, take it apart, and use
it as tent.
Year: 1873

MINERS, CROPS, WEATHER--We Thought last
week we had bidden the clerk OF Winter weather
good bye for the season, but it seems he is still
ON duty. On Monday evening he sent US
shower of frozen snow almost as big as buckshot
accompanied by severe thunder and lightning
strange AMI unusual mixture for this place.
This was followed by a heavy snow, which
reached far into the night when il wound up
with freezing sleet leaving three and a half
inches of snow on the ground Tuesday morning
All this is good for the miners ana farmers of
this county. The miners want water for next
summers mining, and the almost inexhaustible
bank of snow left in the mountains will yield
this supply without a murmur The ground is
So completely filled with water that It would take
an extraordinary dry Spring TO prevent the far
mers from having good crops. With these two
elements of our material interests supplied (the
farmers and miners), everything else must and
always does prosper, Pasturaga is sufficiently
advanced to keep stock in good living Order and
the cold weather serves to keep the fruit
back so that a heavy fruit and wine yield may be
confidently expected Grain is doing WELL tax
ing deep root preparatory for a healthy and rapid


With in the warm days Of Spring The excess
s.r. rains have prevented good deal of barley
b.ng sown in this county that otherwise would
have been raissd. On the whole in our expert
ence OF twenty y-three years in California we have
noyer seen a season that promised more boun-
teous harvest in any branch of Industry in this
country than this. May it close as prosperous
as it begins.
Year: 1873

MISS WILSON, VINO Is teaching n select school
near the residence of Judge Spear we hear is
trying to get room nearer the center of town,
and is now likely to succeed. The only objection
to the former place that most Of the children
had to 80 through Chinatown to get to school.
Year: 1873

THERE are several bun8 holes open to the
county treasury, but the authorities are around
with microscopes hunting up diminutive leaks
while tue ring stands in the rear all in broad
grin.
Year: 1873

ST. PATRICK CoMpANY.-Iids company has
now put their whole working force on the Crater
Hill, about half mile from them mil, which they
bought few weeks ago OF Judge Spear, men
toned by us at the time paying forit over $l0-
OJO The mine consists OF three parallel
lod5es running nearly east and west, but dverg
ng to the northeast at the eastern end where
there is an old shaft, 65 feet deep, from which
the richest rock was taken IN the former working
Mr.. Crossman, the Superintendent, is now, how
ever working a shaft near the west end of the
south ledge, is down abou, l65 feet and is taking
out rock that averages ABOUT $40 per ton. An
ar shaft is being sunk some 45" aet east of the
present working shaft and s..l ,st OF this n
main working shaft IS being sank. All these
shafts are on the south ledge and the ledge is
still pitching to the south and west. The hous
in5 steam hoisting works and everything in
and about the mine and mil Is in complete order
and in the few weeks they nave worked the ledg,
they have nearly taken ous tho ten thousand
dollars it cost them.
Year: 1873

HIGH ScnooL.-The people of Lincoln are
talking strongly of establishing high school
there. The palatal residence and grounds of
Col. G. l.. Wilson now stands there tenantless,
the Colonel having removed north where he has
large tracts Of land. The ouilding in Lincoln is
very large one, and built Of the best material
and in the most substantial manner with fine
grounds around it, we'll improved With fruit trees
and shrubbery, well and WIND MI, all complete.
Little change would make this an admirable
seminary. We have heard that the Colonel Of
fered to donate this building and grounds to the
town for purposes of u seminary of learning,
with some reservations rs to who should consti-
tute the faculty and what the cha acter of the
institution should be or sell it at nominal fig
IRE to the people of Lincoln for an institution
OF learning. Lincoln would be an admirable
location for such an institution, and we hope her
people may succeed in this present effort


FATAL ACCIDENr.-ChIrle Gilmore, brakeman
on the eastward bound freight train, met with n
fatal accident near Clipper Gap yesterday morn
ng, says the Onion of last Saturday. He is sup
posed to have slipped and fallen to the track
and then became entangled in the brake appara-
tus. He was dragged nearly mile before the
accident was discovered, and when found the
body was shockingly mutated-the brains be-
ing beaten out, portion of the skull torn of, a
leg cut off etc The remains will be brought to
the city for interment by the passenger train to-
day.
Year: 1873

Senstor Blair is so feeble ss to require
the assistance Of q servant or friend while
walking. His disease. which is partial
parulyss Of the spinal column, is Of q
Kind that gradually wears away the phys
ical strength Of the victim, and unless
checked by skillfull medical treatment,
aided by careful nursing, is exceedingly
dangerous,
Year: 1873

The ingenuity Of woman is beyond
all earthly comprehension. A Dam
bury lady, becoming tired OF bother
Ing with wood, besought her husband
to get coal stove, and devote the rest
OF their lives to that fuel, but he
wouldn't do Il. He said wood was
cheaper. and he might rs well be chop
ping it aud saving his money. Having
exhausted her eloquence without ahy
effect, she hit upon 4 very simple de-
vice. She extended her clothes line
over his chopping block. After supper
he adorned himself with his Ak and
went out for fuel, and five minutes
later came tearing into the house with.
out his hat, and with his mouth half
full Of blood, lacerated gums and
broken teeth. A bright and cheerful
coal fire now illuminates that house.
Year: 1873

A coMcAL twin story is reported
from Dublin. A barber WAS waited
upon one morning by a nice young
gentleman who desired the hair
dresser's lowest terms per week for
keeping his comely capat In condition.
A moderate sum was named and ac-
cepted. Thereafter the new customer
appeared regularly every day for
s'ciose shave." with frequent additions
of shampooing and hair cutting, and
often twice u day. In short, the barber
marveled much at the rapidity with
which this young mans beard and
hair grew, and the mystery was only
solved after considerable lapse OF
time, when one day "two of him"
came into the shop at once for shave.
The original customer who made the
bargain had a twin brother so exactly
like him in personal appearance that
you couldn't tell t'other from which,"
and the two had been getting the at
tentlons Of the tousor Tor the price
paid for one.
Year: 1873

A teacher in one of the public schools,
" no had occasion to punish pupil, re-
ceived the following letter a few days
thereafter. She has sent it to US for pub.
lcation:


Miss TT will now inform you why |
did not let salle 60 Back to school to
you it is on account of Miss treatment
you have not dun lady act in treating
her the way you did no lady or no one
with one drop of lady principal would
treat little Girl as you did this l would
have tod you when went after her
Books if you had not looked so sneakin
mean and gilty if you felt as mean as you
looked you must have been misarble I
could not make comparison Of you !
think you new you had done a mean
trick and if you say anything els you tell
lie aud you know it you are not ht to
teach white child so l think you bad
Better apply fore a school of colored
children this l suppose would suite you
Better or at least think so all regre
is that an irish yankee fool had the
pleasure of misusing a child of mine il
you say sallie deserved the treatment yor
gave her you tell lie and the Truth i
not in you or any one that will say j
take this as you please l have not sai'
aword But what can say to your fac


Nj c.
Year: 1873

The spring term OF the Circuit Court
commences on the fifth Monday Of the
present month. Those attending court
will find the Laclede Hotel an excellent
place to stop. 1t has been enlarged and
8t.ed up for the accommodation of as
many as may put up there. Every atten.
ton will be paid to guests, and their stay
n ade comfortable.
Year: 1873

There is not a spider hanging
on the Kings wall but hath its
errand; there is not a nettle
that groweth in the corner Of
the churchyard but hath its pur-
pose f; there is not a single in
sect fluttering in the breeze but
accomplished some divine de.
cree; and | will never have it
that God created any man, es-
pecially any Christian man, to
be q blank, and to bea nothing


He made you for an end. Find
out what that end is-~.fnd out
your niche, and lllsit. If it be
ever SO little---if it is only to be
a newer of wood and drawer ol
water-do something in this
great battle for God and truth
Year: 1873

Nearly the whole sea IS, four
times day, subject 70 q change
in its level by The motemchas
Of its tides. The motion pFo-
duced by the winds and known
by the name OF waves is much,
less regular. The wind, styik-
ing the surface Of the sea in an
oblique direction, pushes some
of the water on the surface ogel.
that which is contiguous TO ie,i
and thus raises it above the
common level until 50 much
water is accumulated that tfe
wind is unable To maintain III
"a that position ff isIis
down. Each wave presents a
gently ascending surface to the
windward, and a particular de-
scent leeward. The elevation
Of the waves varies according
to the strength of the wind. A
very heavy gale raises them
from six to eight feet above the
common level; but in very
strong gales they attain an ele-
walton of thirty feet. This mo-
ton of the surface of the sea is
not perceptible to great depth.
In the strongest gales it is sup
posed not to extend beyond
seventy-two feet below the sur
face; and at a depth Of ninety
feet, the sea is perfectly still.


The form and even the size
of the waves vary according to
the depth and extent of the sea.
In shallow water where the
lower part of the waves ap-
proaches the bottom and meets
with resistance, the waves are
abrupt and irregular, and this
is also the case in confined seas (:
whilst on the open seas they
are wide and long, and rise and
fall with great regularity
When the waves run to a slow
shore, the slope of the ground
breaks their force and they ter
inmate in q Tranquil mannerr
but when they are impelled
against an elevated rocky coast,


being repelled by the rock, they
produce what is called swG
This evident rising of tie sea-
on a rocky coast sometimes at-
tain an eleyatioa Of eua llga.
dred feet above Tire yea IG75T.
This surf is always dangerous
to pass, except in boats Of a
peculiar construction. The
waves do not subside simulta
neously with the wind. The
sea continues in an agitated
state for many hours. The air
being little agitated or none at
all is unable to depress the I'M
dulation of the sea, and there
fore the waves during q calm
after a gale rise higher and
their elevated part forms a
more accurate angle than dur
ing a gale. Such a state of sea
is called a hollow sea.