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Year: 1872

CAPTAIN THOMPSON and his Company GID, of Twenty-third Infantry, got to Tue son on Saturday last on their way to the site of the proposed post at Mount Gra- ham, and left here on Wednesday of this week. He had With him the Government sawmill which was taken over to Grant nearly two years ago to saw lumber tor the areial post the wise Colonel Stoneman was about to erect in the Final mountains.
Year: 1872

DEPUTY SURVEYOR T. F. White discovered immense quantities of magnetic iron ore about twenty miles south of Tucson. It covers the sur face to 8 great extent, but whether there is any particular deposit, he did not attempt to ascertain.
Year: 1872

LOVERS of the game of base ball, are invited to meet this evening in the dining hall of J. Newgass to organize a club for active service. Enough to fill the con- plement will be present. Ball and bats are already prepared, aud the amusement will begin very soon after this evening" 5 business Is transacted
Year: 1872

CHEAP IF NOT CHEAPER than my other House in the Territory We are therefore certain that as to quality and adaptability to the wants of the eo1p munity oar stock is unsurpassed. Ter these reasons we respecttaHys share of the public patronage ft assured that our goods and prices C., an to give entire satisfaction.

 FULLY, OCHOA 6
Year: 1872

The present convention shall be ratified
10y the President of the United States by
and with the advice and consent of the Sen
ate thereof, and by Her Britannia Mai
esty and the ratifications shall be eX-
changed at Washington as soon as may be
convenient


In witness whereof the respective pleni-
pOtentiaries have signed the same and
have affixed thereto their respective seals,


Done at Washington the twenty-third
day Of February, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and seventy
Year: 1872

There are some Republicans, of the
/ played out office holding and seeking
variety, who are being deluded by
their notion that, if Horace Greeley
should be elected, his Republican fol
lowers would get all the offices. and


that, as there will be but few of such


Republicans, the pickings will be very
fat. These may save their bacon by


the information that Mr.. Greeley has


already declared in a published letter


that in the bestowal OF office be will


make no difference between his sup
pOTters on account of their previous


party relations. Therefore, the Gree


ley Republicans will have to pool


their chances with the whole Demo-
cratic party, and be content with their
quota, according to the proportion of
their number 10 the whole of the
Democracy. The New York World
calculates that if ten per cent of the
Republican voters can be transferred
to the Democratic ticket, it will be
elected. 1t does not expect near so
much. But suppose thai so large q
number as this shall 90 over to the
Democrats, still their share of the
offices will be but one in ten. This
proportion would not afford fat official
pickings to even the small body of
Greeley Republicans. And it would
be most likely, in such a case, that
the great. compact, disciplined mass
of the Democratic party would make /
he few Greeley Republicans so in /
significant that they would be simply /
'uOOrdinatedi in that party as heWers
VI wood and drawers OF water.
Year: 1872

There are some People, yes, many
people, always looking out for slight.
They cannot carry on the daily inter


course of the family without some
offense is designated. They are as
touchy as hair triggers. If they meet
an acquaintance on the street who
happens to be preOceupied with busi-
ness, they attribute his abstraction in
some mode personal to themselves,
and take umbrage accordingly. They
lay on others the fact of their irFita-
bility. A fit of indigestion makes
them see impertinenee in every one
they come in contact with Innocent
persons, who never dreamed of giving
Offense, are asIonished to find some
unfortunate word or momentarY taci-
turnity mistaken for insult. To say the
least, the habit is unfortunate. 1t is
far wiser to take the more charitable
view of our fellow-beings, and not
suppose a slight is intended unless
the neglect is open and direct. After
all, too, life takes its hues in a great
degree from the color of our mind. If
we are frank and generous, the world
treats us kindly. If, on the contrary,
we are suspicious, men learn to be
cold and cautious to US. Let a person
get the reputation of being tOuehy,
and everybody is under more or less
constraint, and in this way the
chance OF an imaginary Offeuse is
vastly increased"
Year: 1872




There are no indications thai
Greeley is alluring much strength
from the Republicans, and as the
Democrats are eonfessedly hopeIessly
in the minority, il is hard to imagine
on what foundation their brag rests.
even if all the Democrats were dis
posed to vote for him. We know
that there is a large number of
straight-out Democrats who will never
go to the polls and vote for Greeley.
whatever else they may do, and iC is
equally certain that but an insigniR-
cant fraction of the great Republican
party can be seduced from their
allegiance by this unscrupuIous in
trigue between an ambitious renegade
and a hungry crew Of Democratic
Offiee-seekers. THE lines are now
drawn. Mr.. Greeley is the Demo
cratic candidate, and as such his
defeat is sure. His nomination for
the Presidency by that party has been
made, not because one Democrat in
ten thousand believes him fit and
proper man for the responsible duties
OF the station, but as last desperate
effort to steal into pCwer and place
on false pretenees, and under false
cOlOrs.
Year: 1872

You ask me TO forget the years '
/ wore the Union blue;
Forget the groans. the blood, the tears
OF those whom the rebels slew
YOu ask me to forget the spot


Where slaughtered comrades fell:
You tell me 10 remember not


The rush OF shot and shell.
You tell me that issues new l--r
Our earnest thought demand ...
That those who wore the gray and blue
should both together stand.
That men whose cheers and shouts aros,
When martyred Lincoln fell
That men who starved our dy ing boys
. In Libby's seething hell
That men who sought the nations life.
Who trGtled its nag In dust,
And gloried in their traitors life.
Are worthy of our trusti
Let those who can from memory's page
Blot out those fearful years,
And clasp IN friendship rebel hands
Who filled our land with tears.
Let those who win, ignore the past
With all its lessons dire; r
Forget the fearful furnace blast,
Its mingled blood and fire
And put their trust in promises
Which Punie lips may speak,
But shall doubt their sanity.
Or must believe them weak.
when forget the very name


My mother gave to me
When every sense is locked in sleep
No walking morn shall free
When my right hand forgets its skill
When stilled are ocean waves rs .-
Then 1 will trust the treacherOus crew.
Who hlled our land with graves.


c. E F.
Year: 1872

Half the people do not seem to
realize that the chest of q horse needs
covering quite as much as his back.
They think it only necessary, when
they stop in the street, to throw an
old ragged blanket or piece of carpet
over his loins and leave the rest of his
body exposed. 1t would be a poor
Overeoat for man that only covered
his back, and yet horse has a chest
and lungs as well as a human being.
It is due to the horse, and is for the
best interest Of the owner, to provide
a good blanket. covering chest, shoul-
ders and back.
Year: 1872

A good practical education, inelud-
ing a good trade, is a better outfit for
a youth than grand estate with the
drawback of an empty mind. Many
parents have shaved and pinched to
leave their children rich, when half
the sum thus lavished would have
profited them far more had it been
devoted to the cultivation of their
minds, the enlargement of their
capacity TO think, observe and work.
The one structure that no neighbor-
hood can afford to do without, is the
schOol-house. ~.
Year: 1872

The many who have to take the


wOrld rough and tumble are prone to


envy those who roll through it in
cushioned vehicles and patent springs.


The toiler, as he stumbles through its
] thorny thicket, and climbs over its


foot blistering gravel, is apt to curse


the luck that placed him on


such p hard road, and to sigh for a


seat in one Of the splendid equipages


that glide 50 smoothly over Fortunes


maeadamized turnpike. Born with q


pewter spoon in his mouth, he covets


the silver one which is the birth gift
of his do nothing neighbor. The
more fool he. Occupation is the


+" immediate jewel" " of life. 1t is true
that riches are no bar to exertion.
Quite the reverse when their uses are
properly understood. But the discon-
tented worker, who pines for wealth
without being willing to work for it,
regards the idleness in which it would
enable him to live as the scene of
temporal happiness. He has no idea
OF money as a great motive power TO
be applied to enterprises which give
healthful employment to mind and
Al NAAaS 44C 0CcAACS - " llNC q
feather-bed life-to loaf fluxuriously.


We have no sympathy with such
longings. People who indulge in
them never acquire wealth. They
lack the energy 20 break their way to
the worldly independence for which
they yearn and whine. They don't
know how much more it is to tear
affiuence from opposing fate by main
strength of will and infiexibility of
purpose than to receive it as wind
fall. There is infinitely more satis-
faction in conquering fortune with
brain and music than was ever ex-
perienced by a lucky heir in
a golden store that some
thriftier hand had accumulated. ]
Your accidental Crosus knows no
thing of the pride of suecess-of
earnest exultation with which the
self-made man looks back upon
the impediments he has overcome,
and forward into the far future which |
he has earned right to enjoy.
Year: 1872

The electric current, it has been
ascertained, passes through the At
lantie cable at velocity of from seven
to eight thousand nine hundred miles
per second. When the wires are
suspended in the air the rate is much
greater and the speed increases with
the height of supension. Thus wires
lightly elevated transmit signals at a
rate Of twelve thousand miles per
second, and over those suspended at a
considerable height the electric cur
rent passes at a velocity of from six
teen thousand to twenty thousand
miles per second.
Year: 1872

The project for a silk factory at
Scranton, Pa, is a success, sixty lots
having been purchased for the erec-
ton of the works, and it is intended
to make it one of the largest establish
ments of the kind in the country
From three to five tho usand hands
will probably be employed.
Year: 1872

Wherever you are. you need God.-
And there is God present with you
everywhere. There is God that you
can love wherever you are. And
wherever you are, there is a sphere of
duty which God makes out for you
And he will give you all needed help.
Year: 1872

To the Impractical eye, the two
platforms seem to be identical; but
in their practical Interpretation, the
difference would be world wide. In
the first place: Everything good in
the Liberal Republican platform, and
much more, is incorporated into the
Republican platform proper. But the
fourth plank in the Liberal Republic
can platform, on local and State self
government, ultra DemGcraticallY in
terpreted. contains all the political
heresy of State rights in the Southern
sense, and is blow aimed directly at
those necessary laws of Congress
against the lawless and blOddy outra-
ges Of the Ku Klux KIans upon the
lives and rights of loyal and law abb
ding citizens. 1t is the glory of a
government that il faithfully pro-
Year: 1872

An old rail splitter in Indiana put the
quietus upon young man who chafed
him upon his bald head, in these words


"Young man, when my head gets as
soft as yours, ! can raise hair to SELL"
Year: 1872

An Irishman called at the stable of


- few days ago, for horse and
buggy. He was cautioned against fast
driving, to which he replied he was go
ing to a funeral, and be jabers i shall
kape up wild the procession, if / kill the
haste"
Year: 1872

Michael Traynor had quarrel with
his wife in Brooklyn the other day. She
locked herself in the Kitchen, and while
he was attempting to enter by window
he fell to the ground. His skull was
fractured and he died instantly.
Year: 1872

Young Donaldson, who made bal
loon ascension at Reading, Pennsylvania,
on the 30th of August last, and per-
formed series of trapcze feats when a
mile or two from the earth, repeated his
thrilling performance in Norfolk, Vir-
ginia, recently. There was no basket to
the balloon but its place was supplied by
a trapeEe similar to those used by circus
performers, and above the trapeze was
placed hoop, secured to which was a
sui; of heavy clothing to be used by the
erial voyager when he encountered the
cold current.


The Norfolk Journal, in describing the
ascension, SAYS that when the balloon was
released from its mooring and reached
great attitude, Donaldson suddenly, and
apparently with little effort, threw him
self into sitting posture on the bar,
kissing his hand to the crowd below.
Suddenly pretending to lose his balance,
be fell backward until he caught by the
toes on the side ropes that suspended the
trapeze bar. In this perilous position he
swung 10 and fro several seconds-a time
which seemed an age to the awe-stricken
crowd below. Throwing himself back
in his seat on the bar, aronaut astride
the same. Then began series of gym
nastic evolutions-ba balancing himself on
his back and "skinning the cat, by the
side ropes, etc. Upward steadily and
gradually rose the balloon cleaving the
air like a mighty bird. When the bal
loon was a mere spec in the distance, in.
visible to the naked eye, and almost so
through powerful telescopes, the man
nerve of steel and the heart Of lion,
repeated his daring trapeze feat of hang
ing his head downward suspended by his
toes. Such a scene was never before
witnessed in Norfolk, and seldom any.
where in the world. The description Of
of such a scene reads like romance, but
the reality far surpasses the most vivid
powers of "worlpainting,' and We desist
from the vain effort to depict it. When
the @rial ship reached the attitude Of
about half a mile, and struck the cooler
current of the air, the sronaut was OBJ
served to climb up to the hoop and ge,
his thick suit of clothes. Descending to
the bar he dressed himself, and then re.
sumed the gymnastic display-exercisine
himself to keep warm.
Year: 1872

First, let us advise you to avoid the
drunken doctor as you would a viper.
Avoid mean man, for you may be sure
he will be a mean doctor, just as certain
as he would make mean husband. And
dishonest man; he will not be honest
with you as your physician.


Shun the doctor that you can buy 10
help you out of a scrape-a good doctor
cannot be bought.


Avoid the licentious doctor if you
would protect your family, There can
be no compact between virtue and vice.
Avoid the untidy, course, blundering
fellow, for the man who is clumsy in
hitohing his horse YOU may be sure is
not handy at midwifery surgery.


Avoid the doctor who Aatters you, and
humors your lusts and appetites.


Ayoid the man who puts on an extra
amount of airs; be assured il is done to
cover his ignorance.


Avoid the empty blow-hon, who boasts
of his numerous cases, and tells Of his
seeing forty or fifty patientsa day, while
he spends two hours to convince you OF
/ the fact. Put him down for fool.


To be doctor one must first be a man
in the true sense Of the word.
He should be moral man, honest in
his dealings.
| lie must have good sense, or he can
not be a good doctor.
| lie should be strictly temperate. No
one should trust his life in the hands Of al
Incorporate doctor.


lie must have mechanical genius, OF
it is impossible for him 10 be good sur
gcon.


1t isa good sign II he tells you how tC
keep well.


1t isa good sign II the children like
him.


LISA good sign IL he Is neat and han
dy in making pills and folding powders.


1t iss good sign If heis still student
and keeps posted in all the latest i'm
provemonts known to the profession iol
alleviating human sufieroring. -El
ckaage.
Year: 1872

Our in certain Western fort, some
time ago, the Major conceived the idea
that artillery might be used effectively in
fighting the Indians, by disposing with
the gun-carriages, and fastening the can
non ON the backs of mules. SO he ex-
planned his views to the commandant,
and it was determined to try the expert
ment. A howitzer was selected and
strapped upon an ambulance mule, with
the muzzle pointed toward the tail
When they had secured the gun and
loaded it with ball cartridge, they led
that calm and steadfast mule out on the
bluff, and set up target to practice at.
The rear Of the mule was turned toward
the target, and he was backed gently up
to the edge of the bluff. The officers
stood around in semi-circle, while the
Major went up and Inserted time fuse
in the touch-holc of the howitzer. When
the fuse was ready, the Major lit it and
retired. In moment or two the hith-
erlo unruffled mule heard the fissing
back on his back, and il made him un-
easy. He reached his head round to as
certain what was going on, and as he did
SO, his body turned, and the howitzer
began to sweep arOuud the horizon. Tie
mule at last became excited, and his Gu
riosity become more and more intense,
and in a second or two he was standing
with his four legs in "A bunch, making
six revolutions a minute, and the how
itzer, understand, threatening instant
death to every man within half mile.
The commandant was observed to climb
suddenly up tree; the iieutenants were
seen sliding over the bluff into the river,
as If they didn't care at all about the
high price Of uniforms; the adjutant
made good time toward the fort the
sergeant began to throw up breastworks
with his bayonot, and the Major rolled
over on the ground and groaned. In
two or three minutes there was a puff OF
smoke, a dull thud, and the mule-oh
where was heg A solitary jackass might
have been seen turning successive back
somersaults over the bluff. only to rest at
anchor, finally, with his howitzer, at the
bottom of the river, while The ball went
off toward the fort, hit the chimney in
the Majors quarters, ratified the odobe
bricks down into the parlor, and fright
ened the majors wife into convulsions'
They do not allude TO il now, and no re-
port of the results Of the experiment was
ever sent TO the War Department.
Year: 1872

and having bow and ends Of steel-col.
orcd ribbon near the neck at the back.


Another novel spring toilet had the
underskirt Of lavender silk striped with
white. This had two gathered hounces
upon the bosom. The polonaise was of
plain lavender silk, scalloped around and
bound with bias strips Of the striped silk.
Lavender hat with pink roses and white
lace.
Year: 1872

Nor a few ofthe admirers of Long
fellow have asked the meaning of the de-
sign upon the cover of his new book.
The Divine Tragedy. 1t is a beautiful
device, and singularly appropriate for so
grand a subject, a Greek cross:
Year: 1872

How comes it that the increase IN the Rspubli
can vote Is just double that of the Democratic p
Had the Philadelphia frauds which made up the
Hartranft majority OF 3j,627 anything to do with
it ? World
Year: 1872

There are too many who exhibit r
roughness of treatment toward the COW
and yet no domestic animals are more sem
sitive, or more quickly feel the unkindness
shown them. They can be made docile
and mild in their disposition or timid and
wild, just in accordance with the treat
ment they receive from the herder and
mixer; and it is we'll established fact
that a COW will transmit her disposition in
great degree to her progeny. A rough,
quick-tempered person should never be
employed as milker; and one who will
on any pretense whatever, kick or strike
cow, should be kicked in turn, from the
barn-yard into the street, and never be al
lowed to return. Gentleness will increase
the quanty of milk, as has been shown by
change of cruel and irascible to one who
practiced kind and gentle treatment. 1t is
an injury to cows to be driven faster than
an easy walk, to or from pastures. To be
urged on by thoughtless boys, and these
perhaps on horseback, is to produce a fe-
yer and heating of the blood which is sure
to dry up or lessen the flow of milk. Cows
should always be made as comfortable as
possible, summer and winter; it pays to
do it.-Pdcifc Rural Press.
Year: 1872

It has been mentioned by telegraph that
the celebrated racer, Harry Bassett, the
rival of LOngfellow, was beaten at Pros
pect Park, New York, OH Saturday, by
Monarchist, owned by M. H Sanford.
This was most unexpected result, as the
odds were extravagantly in favor of Bas-
sett. The race was dash of three miles,
and very exciting. In drawing for places
Monarchist had the inside, but Bassett got
the best of the start by "a full length. At
the quarter pole they were head and head.


but Bassett soon got the lead, and coming
up the stretch they seemed to move almost
with the speed of the wind. The faster
Bassett ran the closer Monarchist seemed
to hang to him, and at the finish of the
first mile, which was run in las, Bassett
only led three-quarters of a length. The
next mile was almost repetition of the
first. but entering the stretch Monarchist
was still only neck behind the favorite.
and when again they came up the stretch
both were going more slowly, and they
PASSED the stand, having run the two
miles in S:S71. AS they passed the stand
the general opinion was that Monarchist
was running the fastest, and that if he only
stuck to his work he would win. sBassett


however, kept the lead until well into the
straight, when the whip was applied tc
Monarchist, and he came up even with
Bassett, amidst the greatest. excitement


Monarchist came home the winner by two
lengths, in 5:341. On returning to welgh
neither horse appeared to be distressed
Monarchist certainly was not, while Bas-
sett cantered away to his stable. The
scene at the finish was one of the greatest
excitement, all present, even some of the
losers, shouting themselves hoarse. z
Year: 1872

We are afraid of clover afraid to feed it
extensively, especially as a main feed and
afraid to plow it in. This is wrong; we
are constantly losing by not growing more
clover-lOsing in many respects. Clover
is plant that draws from the atmosphere
and enriches the land. 1t improves the
soil by its roots alone, if the crop is used
for other purposes, even if seed crop is
taken. Glover contains q large per cent.
of nitrogen, and hence its great value as
manure when turned under. The plant
works for itself and for you. We get its
strength from free source-the atmos-
phere. You can make this plant work for
you, and even on poor or thin soil you can
get good thick set by sowing plenty of
seed. Cut this when it begins to lodge,
which will be about the time when bios
SONS appear, and you will be surprised at
the yield of superior hay you will cut to
the acre. The second crop is often as
heavy as the first, but as it contains the
seed many farmers prefer the first crop for
their horses. r. .--. 10
Year: 1872

On yesterday as the eastern bound train was
on its way to this city, a horse got on the track
near Muddy Greek, and though driven off, made
slight circuit and got on the track again, run
ming ahead of the engine four miles, until with
in short distance of Concord, when the ambi-
tious equine turned off on arriving at cattle
guard. Whether the horse wished to commit
suicide or merely wished to test the speed of the
engine is question that would require the
genius of a Darwin to determine o. 4.
Year: 1872

PUMPKIN PIEs.-The following new
method for making pumpkin pies is re-
commended by one of our exchanges.
Pare the pumpkin then CRATE it, and add
sugar and ginger to taste, and milk enough
to make it of the proper consistence. Then
line your pie-tins with crust, and put in
pumpkins and bake in the ordinary way.