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Year: 1876

The Christmas dance to be given by Went worth < Dugas, is going to be the dance of the season. The gentlemen have spared no expense in building, by far the finest danc- ing hall in this Territory and it is but jus their gratitude, by attending their grand ball. Agood supper will be spread in the hall and nothing 'left undone that might he done" to contribute to the comfort of the public. We expect to see every valley rep resented. Christmas comes but once year and all who can should enjoy the pleasure of making it afestivc day. Tickets to dance, including supper, will be six dollars, and can be obtained from members of the committee
Year: 1876

The room in the MINER office being inad- equate for the amount of business, we have to contend with, the proprietors have con cluded to put on an addition, which will be used as mailing room, &c. Job office and other improvements are being made in our Press room and we expect in very short time to have everything in order.
Year: 1876

me Fort Whipple Social Club give an en- certain at the Skating Pavalion to commence a'o o'clock, December 2sth Tickets to this grand entertainment, which will un. aouotediy surpass anything of the kind ever gwen in this section of Arizona can be pro- cured at the Pavilion, three days prior to the night of the entertainment at one dollar each ana reserved seats one dollar and half we nope the people will give the club 8 good turn out.
Year: 1876

We received, to-day, by mail several new and fancy fonts of job type from the Pacific Type Foundry, which added to our very ex- tensive assortment makes our office as near complete as any similar establishment out side of San Francisco.
Year: 1876

MT. Sherman our very efficient school teacher was around yesterday with sub scription paper, raising funds for the Christ mas tree and we learn from him that the citizens responded very liberally and he ap- prehends no danger in being able to raise sufficient funds to decorate the tree in proper manner
Year: 1876

The Mormon missionaries who arrived here recently. crossed the great Colorado at Lees ferry, went to the settlements of their people on the Little Colorado, in this County, where they found many evidences of Nor mon industry.
Year: 1876

Judge John Howard and Mir. James Stew art left Prescott this morning. The Judge goes to Phoenix and from there to Tucson. where he will probably remain during the session of the Legislature.
Year: 1876

While it is not the purpose of the MINER t, devote much space to the discussion of political subjects, its columns are open to such of our subscribers of both parties as may, from time to time, desire to do SO. The only demand we make of such citizens as may do so, is to be brief, gcntlemanly and temperate in their language.
Year: 1876

john Reese, having received information from his partners in the Greenwood country that they were about to sell mines in which he is interested, started yesterday forenoon, on a muc, to see about the matter
Year: 1876

Tae rally at the School house to morrow evening will no doubt be a brilliant and grand affair We understand the Christmas tree is beauty and the hall itself is worth going jonrney to see. The Prescott School house, besides being the handsomest struct- ure in the Territory, is at the same time the strongest and most substantial brick build ing that it is possible to make. The foun- dation sets in natural cement, as solid al most as rock, and, what is most unusual in brick buildings, now after test of several months, including the time of the summer rains, there is not even a crack in the plast- ering, the size of human hair.

 There is probably not brick building in America of its size and class that combines more strength and beauty

 This is why the people of Prescott are so proud of their School house and is one ln- centive to bring out full house tomorrow evening.
Year: 1876

c. E. Hitchcock. of Big Bug is in town and informs us that a recent trip to the Kit Carson and Silver Flake mines near the Az ua Fria furnace, has confirmed him in the opinion that these two mining properties are all that they have been represented to be and recent developments indicate that they will lose nothing in reputation, as the shafts continue on ;n the direction of the center of gravity
Year: 1876

SUPERsTITIoN.-With the old-time
festivities and customs linger the old
time superstitions. These affect social
and business life. Men believe in ghosts,
in haunted houses and unlucky days as
devoutly as they do in the Bible. Strange
enough Saturday is the unlucky day of
old New Workers. l saw to-day very
intelligent lady who refused to sign a
lease because the occupa ncy was to COM
mence on Saturday. Saturday has al
ways been the bane of our family" she
pied for months from the reputation of
being haunted. There is one to-day that
stands in very eligible neighborhood
for the business to which it is devoted
Everything around it is snatched up
readily. This, with every improvement,
stands idle. Parties can be found brave
enough to take the house at low rent,
but they can get no custom. The Ma
thans house was one of the finest man
sions on Twenty-third street. Its loca
tion could not be surpassed. 1t was with
in one house Of Fifth avenue and direct
ly opposite the Fifth Avenue Hotel. 1t
was superbly furnished, and was offered
for song. One or two families were will
ing to take it, but no domestics would
live in the place. After standing idle two
or three years it was given over to trade.
But ladies would not cross the doomed
threshold. At last it was taken down,
stone by stone, and warehouse erected
on the foundations. Even this does not
seem to have silenced the voice of blood.


A very famous mansion has just been
sold under the hammer on Madison av-
enue. 1t has the reputation Of being
haunted. An old fellow with o black
pipe has for years put his head out Of the
upper windows occasionally, and has the
ability to curse everybody who lives un-
der the roof. The house has been search
ed from coal-bin to attic. No matter who
comes or who goes, the old fellow abides.
A strange fatality has so far attended ev-
cry occupant Of the house. At one time
it was the abode of fashion. The lady of
the mansion was the belle of New York,
and gave the most famous parties on the
island. Her entertainments were the
envy of New York, and the old Knck-
Ell bockers could not compare with her in
the magnifcence of her receptions. But
her star waned and domestic disaster set
tied down on her house. A wealthy
New Yorker has bought the place, and
renovate it as he will, it is believed that
the old man will, as of old, look out of
the window and do mischief Boston
journal.
Year: 1876

A GKL's PICNIC.-The girls got up a
hen picnic last week and had a glorious
time of it altogether. They had lots of
tea and sugar and milk (Which all got
souri, but no matches, and plenty Of pick
les, ge-cake and butter, but no bread.
Add to this that each Of the girls got her
mother to let her bring roast turkey, so
as to astonish the rest OF the girls and
show that she can do things in style, and
that they had no knives and forks, and,
though lots Of plates, no drinking uten-
sils, it is not difficult to see that their
commissariat was well organized and a
source of much harmony, pleasure and
satisfaction to all concerned in its prepa-
ration. After several lifelong quarrels
and such comments as, don't care -
You're just as mean as dirt ~ Well,
it wasn't my fault, anyway !" they made
frugal repast of dismembered turkey,
cold water, pickles and sponge cake, and
then decided 10 amuse themselves rs best
they could for the remainder Of the day.
One girl undertook to fish, and, having
put on her gloves, introduced hook to
her worm, but the fierce animal gave a
squirm, and with a terrific yell she drop
ped the wild beast right down the back OF
a friend and young companion dear, who
was sitting beneath. The f. and y. C. d,
went into active Mysteries, and the author
of the tragedy impaled her thumb on the
fish hook, and tainted at the sight Of blood.
After this one Of the girls stepped into a
swamp about half way up TO her ears,
and another got beetle into her ear, and
a third unearthed borrid snake seven
inches long, and while devoted member
Of the excursion was STOPPING down TO
collect a specimen Of that rare and valu-
able plant, the sorrel, Mr.. Kehoes meri-
no ram stole upon her and butted her ov-
er seven-railed fence, irretrievably ru-
ming 81 thing to make her dress puff
out behind. Then they went home to
find out what was good for sunburns.-
Watertoton { N. ~ Dispatch.
Year: 1876

INHERIT LONGEVITY Everyone has
noticed that nearly all the members of
some families die aged, while others are
gone before what would be called the
middle age of the former. 1t is common
and correct remark that some are as old
at forty as others are at sixty the latter
will, in fact, be more likely to live twenty
years than the former. The years per-
son has lived is by no means the most
important element for judging how many
he may probably live, nor is present
health of much more consequence, since
it is often the case that families are very
vigorous and healthy while they live, yet
are not long lived. They inherit healthy
but short lives.


Notice the Laplanders. Observe the
citizens of Zurich, Switzerland, very
healthy, but seldom reaching the age Of
sixty while the members of one Italian
family living in their midst since the
sixteenth century, reached the age Of
eighty or ninety. The Welch are the
longest lived people in Europe. The
Scotch are longer lived than the English,
and the Irish shorter lived, yet they are
all healthy as a people.


On the other hand, some who do not
have robust health are noted to live long.
1t is said they attain old age because they
take such good care of themselves. Yet,
though it is not denied that the care is
useful, it will be usually found that they
had at least one long lived parent, and
thus inherited longevity from one side, if
not from both for, though it is often
the case that those die young who have
long lived ancestry, it is very seldom
that any person lives to be mere than a
year on two older than any of his ances
tors.
Year: 1876

A DOWNTOWN man who read that the
habit Of tobacco. chewing could be cured
by tasting an apple every time lie felt in
clined to partake of the weed, gave the
recipe one days trial. As he felt hank
ing for the weed all day, he devoured
bushe of apples before bedtime, and re-
tired with chunk of the fruit in his
mouth, which accidentally slipped down
his throat and nearly ehoked him to
death. lie resumed the weed next morn
ing.
Year: 1876

The Nova Scotia lawyers are called on
to settle knotty case. The Bank of
Nova Scotia had insured the faithful
ness Of its clerks in the Canada Guaran-
tee Company. When Barndm visited
the city few days ago, the bank clerks
ran out to see the procession, and during
their absence thieves went in and stole
10000, and the question is whether the
insurance policy covers such case as
this.
Year: 1876

THE SEASON CLOSED AusPICIousLY.


LONDON Oct. 2. 1870.


The Mark Lane Erpress in It's weekly review Of the
British trade, says northern farmers have made
good Of the short interval of lne weather during
tho past week Much, however, remains 10 be DONE
In districts grain has been housed in very
satisfactory condition Ploughing will now occupy
attention, and may hope for moro favorable seed
time than We had last year. Supplies OF home grown
wheat have shown the prevalence of by the
poorness OF their condition. This aud somewhat In
creased offerings have caused decline Of shilling per
quarter The condition OF barley has also been
factory, there being much disco oration by Our
imports at the commencement OF the present cereal
year about half what they at the same time
last year, while granary stocks, which then in.
creasng now, although large, slowly and surely
diminishing Each weeks list OF arrivals shows that
the supply from tho Atlantic ports is unusually light
In many cases below that from Russia and India As
the crop OF California wheat cannot arrive
for months appears almost certain that should
America decline to ship at present prices nothing
prevent in wheat. The reins OF prices thus
In the hands OF America Our local trade has been
somewhat animated, buyers and sellers both walt
ing whether the supply will be increased By
large influx of grain from the Atlantic ports This
momcn,ary lul is probably the precursor Of great
activity when the future of supplies will be
more fully made manifest There was little change in
feeding stuns during the week, but 1rmncss has been
the rule. Oats and beans advanced slightly. haizs
steady for sound qualities tho spot but rather
easier for future delivery; the weeks import
large Floating cargo trade has been dull wheat de-
cned about sxpence per quarter; the demand
very restricted; maize depressed and declining in
tendency.
Year: 1876

WmxEsBARRI Pa, Oct q 1879
Frank A. Beamish. democratic candidate for sena-
toral honors in the Twentieth district under indct-
ment for forgery and mutiating the records OF tho
Scranton School Board, ana who whom his
up for trial had absconded and forfeited his ball.
turned to this city to-day and himself up, saying
he wished ito give bail the courts have continued
his case until after election" BeamIsh adiudged
guilty OF contempt OF COURT and the question whether
be s bailable will be argued tomorrow In the
timo he is in close custody.
Year: 1876

= native Of the state aud never
until the present time, 50 far as the
writer knows, has any one OF pa
tive birth been an aspirrnt for tine
place. do not mean TO say that
this consideration ought TO weigh
very much in the present or any
other case, but mention it as q
gratifying fact that we have men
born and yaised in Arkansas whose
fitness for the highest place in the
gilt el the people OF the state j. not
denied by any one.


Respectfully, Y.


May i. 1876
Year: 1876

After the prayer meeting in Plymouth church last
evening the Special Committee of Seven, appointed to
arrange the preliminares OF the proposed Advisory
Council met in the trustees room. They consulted at


length to the method TO be adopted in calling the
council and the date of the meeting OF that body 1t
the original intention OF the committee to the
sessions of the council the Sh of February, and
an announcement made TO that effect; but
at the meeting last night a majority OF the
members of the committee expressed the
belief that the date fixed upon too TO allow
the churches which to be invited to decide whether
or not they would send delegates For these reasons
the committee agreed to postpone the time of meet
ing from the sth of February TO the 10Th day Of that
month.
Year: 1876

The temperance question IN one OF its phases was
ectured on in the parlors Of she Young Mems Chris
tan Association last evening by DR.. Elisha Harris
DR.. Harris said that experiment made daily for
eight days upon soldier in good health showed that
the force OF the hearts action every twenty four hours
represented power sufficient TO raise weight OF 100
tons one foot from the ground. After civ.
ing the man graduated quantities OF the alcoholic
etimuant II was found tue expiration OF eight DAYS
that the hearts action registered augmented force
equal 10 the addition Of fifteen tons daily, and subse
onentlv by adding brandy literally the last day Of
some additional experiments IL found that tho ac-
uon of the heart was s further increased 70 equal
increased force capable of lifting daily twenyour tons
more This experiment. showed that the dram drink
ing man takes upon himself wearying burden, which
equal much additional exerton besides causing


dangerous mental oxcitabiity. The only sase rule IN
the use Of strong drink was nrst to obtain medical
judgment


DTs Willard Parker and H. G. Post also spoke briefly
In fAvor OF the cessation Of alcoholic consumption and
IN denunciatloD OF iIs evil oGectz
Year: 1876

Oscar weide, aged thirty years, living on Bushwich
avenue, Williamsburg was found insensble at the
corner OF Third and Tweny-second street last
night with vial containing acetate Of lead In his
hand on being restored consciousness he said that
he had portion OF the contents Of the vial for
the purpose OF ending his life. He removed TO
Bellevue Hospital and will recover
Year: 1876

ating, grading and improving streets and avenues in
the city Of New York and limiting the issues OF stocks
and the adoption OF the contract system Also on Mr.
Fshs bill In relation 20 expenditures by the depart
ments Offices and branches OF the local government IN
the city of New York
Year: 1876

considerable force OF workmen was engaged at the
Brooklyn Bridge yesterday preparing for the laying Of
the ootbridge and cradle cables Tho ends of tho
working rope have not yet been spIiccd in Brooklyn


At New York they have not yet been carried TO tho
anchorage These ends viii probably be passed across
South street. and over tho house tops the anchorage
IN day or t~o Then tue ends Will be spliccd and an
endless chain formed facilitate the work in hand


Meantime the wIros that span the river continue
30 attract The general attention OF ferryboa
Year: 1876

In this case, however. the resources Of the
country should not be measured by the ordi-
nary standard as to population. 1t will give
better idea, if we show the pro rata of me"
furnished for the revolutionary armies drawn
from the whole body of the people. When in
1870, in the first Congress under the Constitu-
tion, a call was made for the number of men
furnished for the war by each State, and the
number of the militia, the answer from the
War Department, then under the charge of
General Knox, gave the following table,
which is copied from the first volume Of A'neri-
can ATchircs:


Statement of the HumDer of troops and militia


furnished by the several States for The support


of the Revolutionary udr, from liIi 10 1888, in


clusire,
Year: 1876

TIE STREAM or TIME.--The fol
lowing passage is from q sermon
preached by Bishop IIeber to Lis par


ishoners a short time before his de-
rarturc for India, in 1928: Life
bears us on like the stream of a NIGH
ty river. Oar boat glides down the
narrow channels of the placid MUIR
murng Of the little brook and the
winding Of its grassy border. The
trees shed their blossoms over our
young heads; the flowers on the brink
seem to offer themselves to our young
hands; we are happy in hope, and we
grasp eagerly at the beauties around
us; but the stream hurries on, and
still our hands are empty. Our course
in youth and manhood is along a
wider and deeper flood, and amid OBJ
jects more striking and magnificent.
We are animated by the moving pic
ture of enjoyment and industry which
passes before us; we are excited by
some short-hved success, Or depressed
and rendered miserable by equally
short-lived disappointment. But our
energy and our dependency are both
in vain, The stream bears us on and
our Joys and our grIefs are alike left
behind US; we may be shipwrecked,
but we cannot anchor our voyage
may be hastened, but cannot be de-
layel; whether rough or smooth, the
river hastons towards its home, till
the roar of the ocean is in our ears,
and the tossing Of His waves is be-
meath our keel, and the lands lessen
from our eyes, and the floods are lift
ed up around us, and the earth loses
sight of US, and we takc our last leave
of earth and its inhabitants and Of
our further voyage there is no witness
but the Infinite and Eternal.
Year: 1876

1t is a mistaken kindness in moth
ers to excuse their daughters from
all participation in the work of the
house, since it deprives them of ex-
ercise that would benefit their health,
and of habit Of usefulness, highly
valuable to girls of all classes. II
this has been the experience Of our
readers, we would advise them, whilst
they honor the disinterested affection
that has spared them all domestic
labor, to change their habits on leav-
school, and to make point of taking
care of their own chambers at least,
if the arrangements of the family do
not render further eXertlon IN that
way desirable.
Year: 1876

SAID Brooklyn wife to her hus-
band the ether day. IF you fail to
produce me the money for new
spring hGt in three days you will be
the most astonishel man that ever
lived in this world" When he awoke
the next morning he found his wife
in the dressing-room exercising with
dumb bells. The money was "pro-
duced' that night.
Year: 1876

The BRIDAL CHAMBER.-He was
tall and awkward and she was short
and bashful, but both wore an aspect
Of exceeding great joy. They en-
tered a hotel in Chicago, and after he
had registered his name "and lady,
he said to the clerk


"See here, mister, me and my wife
have Just been spliced, and I am go
ing to show Amanda Chicago if it
takes mule day. Now gives us
one of them rooms like the Temple of
Solomon, you know"


The clerk called q hall boy and
said, "show this gentleman to TIE
bridal chamber.


At this direction the tall rustic be-
came instantly excited.


"Not by burned sight Ye shiny
haired, dollar breast pinned, grlnning
monkey, you can't play that on me
If | am from the country, ye don t
catch me and my wife sleeping in your
old harness ROOM" And they left
the hotel.
Year: 1876

He was telling her of Belknap's
disgrace, and casually remarked that
there was woman at the bottom of
it, as there always was III the troubles
Of men. But after he had crawled
out from under the bed and apollo
gized, he gathered the children
around him and told them that a wo-
man was holy and beautiful thing.
So it is that triaes change our views
of life. A hat-iron-aye, even an in
expensive rolling-pin may be the
humble instrument to teach a man
that the hayloft is a good enough
place for him to sleep in.-Bullct1n.


THE CuEEKIEsT DRUMMER ON THE
RoAD.-A well-known gentleman Of
this city was lately the subject of an
exhibition Of cheek which discounts
the proverbial canal horse. Crossing
ing the lower bridge, he was stopped
by stranger who crossed from the
opposite sila, and asked if he had
lost relative recently. Being told
that he had lost q sister some time
ago, the fellow proceeded to say that
he noticed that he wore a weed on
his hat, and he wished to call his at
tention to an improved monument he
vas agent for. "A drummer who goes
about soliciting people who wear
weeds on their hats is new abomi-
nation. .-Osayeqo Pulla0ium.
Year: 1876

RESOLUTION having been passed at caucus in
Mineral Point asking the candidates for city
treasurer to collect the city taxes for less per cent
than allowed by law, we would call the attention
of the citizens of that burgh to Chapter "a of Gen
eral laws of 1o75.-DurSington Republicmn.


We have taken some pains to look
up Chapter "a of laws of 1875, and
find nothing therein bearing upon
the subject referred to. Our neigh
Dor has evidently made a mistake.
Year: 1876

>. w. Wis. l. A.-The Executive
Committee Of this Association have
determined upon the erection of a
new exhibitors ball on the grounds
IN this city the present season, as
indicated by their call for proposals
in another part of this paper. An
assessment of $500 on each member
we learn is to be levied to raise a
part of the funds required for the
work.
Year: 1876

THOSE who desire to pass pleasant
evenings will not fail to attend the
Temperance Ladies Sociable at the
City Hall on Friday Evening. Lit
erary and musical exercises through
out the evening, and choice sup
per for all who wish to partake.
Admission 10 cents, supper extra.
The ladies having this sociable in
charge never fail to succeed in con-
ducting such things in manner
creditable to themselves and entirely
satisfactory to those attending.