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The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1876-12-02

A GOOD HOG.-The following
description of a profitable hog was
reported by the committee at the
swine breeders convention at In.
dianapOlis, Indiana. He must have
small, short head, heavy jowl
and thick, short neck; ears small,
thin and t0lerably erect, not obiec-
tionable If they droOp slightly for
ward; must be straight from the
neck back to flank; must be let
we'll down 10 the knees in brisket;
Of good length from head to tail;
broad on the back; ribbed rather
barrel-shaped; must be slightly
curved or arched in the back from
shoulder to the setting Oh of tail;
tail small; long in the ham from
hook to the letting off of the lOins;
shoulder not too large to give sym
metry to the animal; ham broad
and full; hair smooth, and evenly
set on; skin soft and elastic to the
touch; legs short, small and well
set under; broad between the legs;
good depth between bottom and
top of the hog; with pleasant, quiet
disposition; should not weigh
more than 800 or 400 pounds gross
at II to Is months old, according
to keep; color may be black or
white, or mixture of the two.
The above described hog will
measure as many feet from the
top of the head to the setting on
of tail AS he does around the body,
and will measure as many inches
around the leg below the knee as
he does feet in length around the
body; depth of body will be four
fifths of his hight.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1876-12-02
MISCELLANY.

to fall off, mount vicious horse,
A ST. Louis man ran six blocks
after his nose thinking he was 60
ing to fire.
Lager-beer will not intOxicate
if left in the barrels. Ii is only
men who attempt to take the place
of barrels who get Il beer drunk.
A young man who has recently
taken a wife says he did not find
it half so hard to get married as
to get the furniture.
81 shall follow her soon," said a
sadeyed man at the grave Of his
wife. Within month he was
following another woman.
II wish you would pay a little
attention 10 what | am saying,
sir" rOared lawyer at an exas-
peratisg witness. II am paying
as little as | can," was the calm
reply.
An Iowa Judge says that a man
may legally kiss his hired girl if
he can swear he thought ii was
his wife.
IVY" said a cOckney in Lon
don to an American, you speak
Hinglish as veil as We do"
"Thank you" responded the
American, "Ive not been here
long enough to forget how to
speak it,"
The OsWegO Palladium men
tons james Clark and wife who
"were born, died. and were buri-
ed on the same day" Jimmy and
his wife must have been awfully
young"
An Irish Emigrant who arrived
yesterday from New York was SO
much disguised with the aikali
plains, coming across the CONT
nent, that he says when he goes
back over the mountains he is 60
ing by ship.
WOMAN's MISSION. When CO.
lumhus braved the perils of un-
known seas to add America TO the
world, it was the white hand Of Il
woman that fitted him for his
veniuresOme voyage Of discovery.
So it is that woman equips man
every day for the voyage of life.
Woman, as mans helper, rises TO
her peculiar and best altitude. lie
represents the intellectual, she
the mindgoverning hearts. Pow
er appertains to him, but influ-
ence, more subtle and penetrating
than pOwer-anOther name for
power in its most delicate and all,
pervading form-belongs to her.
WHY WILL CHRISTIAN ex-
change says: "Why will girls
run away to get married?" 1--WE
give it up," answers the Louis
vile COU1fer-Journ0l. But we
know a lot here who would be
glad enough to stay at home, OF
jump at the chance To walk of
and get married, The boys amt
around asking them like they
dId. IL takes more money to run
one of them now-u days than it
does steamboat, and they can
see more fun with a steamboat.
All! girls. it's your own fault
Swap Off your silks and satins for
lawns and calicoes; shut up the
piano and dive into the wash tub;
throw away your fancy needle
work and tackle red-hOt stove
i'm the kitchen. Instead Ofreceiv-
ing Brown, the bankers son, in
the parlOr, keep your eye skinned
for Bill Burns, the biacksmith's
son, as he goes home from work;
kiss his dirty face through a brok,
en- pane of glass in the kitchen
window, and after awhile, when
he learns his trade and you know
your business, get married, go to
housekeeping by yourselves. raise
a, family that will be an honor to
your names and credit to themsel.
YES, die happy, and the angels
will not turn their backs upon you
up there"
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1876-12-02

This Company does general Land
Agency Business. Negotiates Loans, & c.
Especial attention given to the Purchase
and Sale of Mines and Mineral Lands, or
ganizing Mining Companies, &c.
Our determination is to make our office
the Headquarters for all Mining Men visit
ing our city. We refer to the business
community of st. Louis.
Our facilities for selling Lands are un-
surpassed, from the fact that we propose
to issue Monthly Paper of our own, as
soon as our list of Lands will Justify,
which we will distribute Free throughout
the Eastern States and Europe, thus bring
ing your properties before the public to
the best advantage.
All business correspondence should be
addressed to
w. I'll. WILSON,
: feb 2O-lY. Business Manager.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1876-12-02

GEND 25c. to G. P. ROWELL & Co
~ New York. for Pamphlet of 100 pages
containing lists of 5000 newspapers and
estimates showing cost Of ADVERTISING.
- meets "
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1876-12-02

Smiths to the number Of two
hundred and thirty had picnic
at Niagara recently, and when a
wicked boy shouted "John," for
ty-seven looked around.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1876-12-02
ROAD STATION RECEIPTS

Bl0nE Forage Receipts,
Very important to Station Keepers, and
printed in he form required by the lates &
Military orders. on hand and for sale at
THE SENTINEL ~. OFFICE
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23

been for ten years silent, and the dear
faces and forms have lain away from
my gaze so long, but the pure souls
have rested in Paradise all these beau
tiful years. Beautiful to THEM, but to
ME often wearisome and sad. The
light has faded from the sky, the earth
is fading from view in the darkness.
the room is enshrOuded in q mist half
light, half gloom, and I lean back wea-
rily in my chair to rest, and as close
my eyes, forms of those loved ones
gone before seem to be fitting about
me, filling the room with music. One
''stakes the vacant chair beside me, lays
the gentle hand in mine," and I feel
that I have not lost the dear ones for
ever, but that shall again meet them
when L lie down to sweet rest. 2
We shall know as we are known. itst
Never more to walk alone,
SEQ When the mists have rolled in splendor
.p From the beauty of the earth.''
i, Oh! rest, sweet rest, when the wea-
ry toll is ended, and we enter into joy.
49, 'tihii tnt' EIBURY.
WA PSIE MEADOW FARM,
OXFORD, Iowa, March sth, 1876.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23

no, Imean-thaf is-that is-that-Mr
Thompson, sir !; it may not be unknown
to you
'And, then again it may. Look
here, Smith: you had better lie down
and take something warm--you aim,
well.' 5i
|. Smith swearing like four year old
| colt, went in again.
'Mr. Thompson, sir: 1t may not be
lonely to you to prosecute me whom
me whom yeu a friend, for CONNER
cial maintenance but--but--ch--dang
it!--Mr. Thompson, sir:-"
s"Oh, Smith, you talk like a fool. !
never saw such first class idiot IN the
course of my whole life. What is the
matter with you, anyhow II.
Mr.. Thompson, sir:' said Smith, in
an agony Of bewilderment, sit may
not be known that you prosecuted a
lonely man who is not good for a
Commercial period of wedleck for
some five years, but
See here, Smith, you're drunk, and
il you can't behave better than that,
you'd botter leave if you don'tI will
chuck you out, or I am Dutchman.'
Mr.. Thompson, sir:' said Smith,
frantic with despair, sit may not be
known to you that my earthly posses
sions are engaged to enter wedlock
I've years with sufficiently lonely
man who is not good for a CONNER
cial maintenance WH
The very deuce he isn't. Now you
jist git up and git, er Ill knock what
little brains out of you that you have
LETT -0
With that, old Thompson took
Smith and shot him into the street as
if he had run against locomotive, go.
ing out at the rate of forty miles an
hour. Before old Thompson had time
to shut the front door, Smith collected
his legs and one thing aud another
that we're lying around on the pave
ment, arranged himself in vertical
position, and yelled out: =.
Mr.. Thompson, sir: II may not be
known to you which made the old
man so wretched mad that he went
out and set bull terrier on Smith be-
fore be had chance to lift q brogan,
and there was terrific dog-fight with
odds in favor Of the dog, for he had
an awful hold for such small animal.
Smith afterward married the girl
and lived happy. f.ss.-s5r
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23
WHICH SHALL 1T BE


"A rich man who had no chiidren proposed
ne of them. and pr0mised. il the parents
rould consent, that he would give them prop
rty enough to make themselves and their Othe,
iX children comfortable for life. 5,.i
i Which shall it be: Which shall it be? li
looked at John, John looked ut me,
And when i found that L must speak,
MY voice seemed strangely low and weak
"Tell me again what Robert said;'' isl
= And then Listening, bent my head Z
'li ali This IS the letter. tf-.-ittI .fl
loH2sT will give IS a.- nrinlt
A house and land while yon may live, ii
Ii, in return. from out your seven. z3ot7
One child to me for aye is given. l.. boa 3.
J looked at JOINTS old garments worn; Dos
thought of all that he had borne tfflt
OF poverty. and work, and care, -.Hfiisio|
Which 1. though willing, could not share !;
thought OF seven young mouths 10 feed,
OF seven little childrcn's need.
And then of this.
4afsi Come john" said I,iif S.sH al
"We'nchoose among them a. they lie
Asleep So, walking hand in hand. ..fl
Dear John and l surveyed our hand;
'os ftuC StcPpeu
Where Lillian, the baby slept .t.....
Softly the father stopped to lay.
His rough hand down in a loving way,
When dream or whisper made her stir.
And huskily he said: "Not her.''
We stopped beside the trundle bed, g., "a,
And one long ray Of lanplight shed
Athwart tho boyish faces there.
In sleep so beautiful and fair,
saw on James rough, red cheek
A tear undried. Ere John could speak
Hes but baby, too said 1.
And kissed him as we hurried by.
Pale, patient Robbie's angel face
Still in his sleep bore surering's trace
NO. not for a thousand crowns. not him -
He whispered while our eyes were dim
Poor Dick bad Dick our wayward son,
Turbulent, restless, idle ons--
Could he be spared: Nay, He who gave
Babe us befriend him to the grave;
Only a mothers heart could be
Patient enough for such as he; 7'
nd so." SaidJohn. 81 would not dare
To take him from herbedsids prayer
Then stole we soft y up above,
And knelt by Mary, child OF love-
ss.Perhaps for her 'twould better be-
zIsaid to John. Quite silently
He lifted up curl that lay 'N'" Ht1
{ Across her cheek in wilful way,
And shook his head; Nay, love. not thee,''
The while my heart beat audibly.
Only one more. our eldest lad, - i,'A a
Trusty and truthful, good and glad, saL
So like his father, NO. John, no: s2
cannot, viii not, let him go.r -
And so we wrote in courteous wav. I
We could not give one hild sway;
And afterwarl toll lighter seemed.
Thinking OF that of which we dreamed,
Happy in truth that not one lace t
Mas missed from its accustomed place;
1hank ful to work for all the seven,
Twisting the rest to bne in heaven.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23
HOW SMITH ASKED THE OLD
,sH uh MAN. t.7a ef

Smith had just asked Mr.. Thomp.
sons daughter if she would give him
lift out Of bachelorlom, and she had
said Yes. !, ......-5. .=-7 .=-=--=--
1t therefore became absolutely nec-
essary to get the old gentleman's per-
mission, so, as Smith said, the arrange
ments might be made to hop the con-
jugal twig. F I'D
Smith said he had rather pop the in
terrogatory to all of old Thompson's
daughters, and his sisters, and his lady
cousins, and his aunt Hannah, in the
country, and the whole of his female
relations, than ask old Thompson.
But it had to be done, so he sat and
studied out a speech which he was to
disgorge at old Thompson the very
first time he got u shy at him. So
Smith dropped in on him one Sunday
evening. when all the family had
meandered round TO meeting, and
found him doing sum in beer meas.
ure. 3a -tft tuf .'i+tpf f'
'fIow are you, Smith p said old
Thompson, as the former walked in,
white as q piece of chalk, and trem.
bling as if he had swallowed o con-
densed earthquake. Smith was afraid
to answer, cause he wasn't sure about
that speech. He knew he had to keep
his grip on it while he had it there, or
it would slip from him quicker than
an oiled eel through an auger hole, SO
he blurted out HfHeo .tI @
Mr.. Thompson, sir: Perhaps it may
not be unknown to you, that during
an extended period of some five years,
| have been busily engaged in the
prosecution of commercial enter
prise l1n r. aptf4
is that so! and keepin' it secret
all this time, while l thought you
were Tending store? Well, by George,
you are one of them now, amt you?'
Smith began 10 think it all over
again, to get firm hold it.
Mr.. Thompson, sir: Perhaps it may
not be unknown to you, that during
the extended period of five years, L
have been bnsily engaged in the prose-
cution of commercial enterprise,
with the determination to secure a
sufficient maintenance
sit down, Smith, and help yourself
to some beer. Don't stand there hold
in your hat, like blind beggar with
paralysis. 1 have never seen you be-
have yourself SO in all my born days"
Smith had been knocked out again,
and so he had to go back again and
take fresh start. iea
Mr.. Thompson, sir: 1t may not be
unknown to you, that during an ex-
tended period of five years, I have
been engaged in the prosecution of a
commercial enterprise, with the de.
termination TO procure sufficient
maintenance @ tati
81 "A which ance p asked old Thomp.
son but Smith held on to the last
word as if it were his only chance, and
went on:
In the hope that some day I might
enter wedlOck, and bestow my earthly
possessions upon one whom l could
call my own. l have been a lonely
man, siis and have felt that it is not
good for man TO be alone therefore /
would
Neither is il, Smith; I'm glad you
dropped in. How is the old man?'
'Mr. Thompson, sir;' said Smith i'm
despairing confusion, raising his voice
to yell, 1T may not be known to you
that, during an extended period of a
lonely man, have been engaged to
enter wedlOck, and bestowed all my
enterprise on one could determine to
ha erand fop.-for cnrto al, ii
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23
WILD BEAST rAMERs.
London Telegram,

|
From Paris the other day came a
story, half grotesque and half revolt
ing, of cruelty ingenious Snowman
to whom there had occurred the idea
of getting up Liliputian exhibition
of tiger-taming. He procured four
cats, whose bodies he painted orange
tawny, with black stripes 20 as to be
closely initiative of the hide Of .felis
tigrss, and then he engaged little boy
| who, clad in tights and spangles, was
to enact the part of beast-tamer, but
who, prior 10 his appearance in public
was shut up in q cage with the cats,
and instructed to reduce them into
subjcction and teach them variety of
tricke by means of rigorous chastise-
ment. II, however. the poor little til
ger king was provided with switch
the four Liliputhians had been en-
dowed by Nature with a due compile
ment of claws !; and they so tore and
worried the unfortunate lad that, had
he not been able to make his escape
from the cage fatal results might have
followed. He ran shrieking into the
street, pursued by his master: but the
police interfered, and the Correctional
Tribunal may possibly have something
very serious to say TO the barbarous
promoter of Liliputian tger-taming
exhibitions. sat
Scarcely, however, has the echo of
this affair died away ere we hear of
two very alarming accidents which
have occurred to pair Of wild-beast
tanners of some notoriety in France.
At Harve the lion king Bidell has had
a sufficiently narrow escape from a
horrible death. 1t was this perform.
er's custom to go into the cage with
his wild beasts, bearing with him
sheep, which through the awe inspired
by his presence, was kept safe from
molestation on the part of the fero-
cious inmates of the den. On q recent
occasion he entered the lions den,
and placed the sheep on the back OF
tuC llOuCSS, q AC~e WhASh Az uoN OtlCu
before accomplished with perfect safe
ty. No sooner, however, had he done
this than huge lion sprang upon the
unfortunate sheep burying its teeth
deep in its body. There was gener-
al Lommotion and panic among the
crowded audience, but the undaun!ed
Bidell stepped forward, and with a
heavy bludgeon dealt Leo such trc-
M mendous blow over the jaws, that the
beast. uttered a yell of pain, and was
completely cowed, abandoned his
bleeding victim, and crouched humbly
at his masters feet. The sight aud
smell Of blood of the sheep were,
too much for wild beast nature to bear.
The other denizens of the cage began
to howl in an ominous manner, and
with singular unanimity of teeth and
claws, they attacked Monsieur Bide l.
even as MIR. VIM. Nye went for that
heather Chinee. The baast tanner, mot
whit terrified, chased the first lion
into another cage, fought his way
back through the remaining lions to
the sheep, and rescued it from the den.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23

LET US do our duty in our shop or
our kitchen, the market, the street, the
Office, the school, the home, just as
faithfully as il we stood in the front
rank of some great battle, and we knew
that victory for mankind depended on
our bravery. strength and skill. When
we do that, the humblest of us will be
serving In that great army which
achieves the welfare of the world.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23

SAID wife TO her husband: sslIow
is it that you can't come home nights
in some sort of season2' The gentle
retort was: "You got me in the way
of it. Before we were married you
used to throw your arms about my
neck at 3 o'closk aud say, "don't go,
darling, it is early yet" but now if l
happen to stay out till two it is hor-
rible affair."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23

Smith had just asked Mr.. Thomp-
sons daughter if she would give him
lift out Of bachelorlom, and she had
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23

WHEN man earning salary of fif-
teen dollars per week can dress his
wife as well as man earning $4,000
per year, what's the use of earning
$4,000 per year? tiea l- aa7
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23

A NEW ballad is entitled "TelI me,
Mary, How to Woo Thee" IF Mary
is sensible girl, She. will tell him not
to come oftener than three nights in Q
week. aud not to stay later than one
o'clock, a. n. This going seven nights
in week and sitting up till three in
the morning, ruins the health and aug
ments the old mans coal bill. 20
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23

BosToN GLonE: although the
Secretary Of War held the two Bowers,
he get euchered at last" '''s
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-04-01
The Ticket.

Many of our most prominent citizens
of both parties have expressed them
selves heartily in accordance with the
TRIBUNE, in the opinion that it is not
for the best interests of the place that
local elections should be carried on in
accordance with the tactics of party pol
itics. A few Democrats who, perhaps,
may be considered the leaders of that
party in the village, thought differently,
and issued call for a. straight SDemo-
cratic caucus" That caucus met and
placed in nomination straight Demo-
cratic ticket for both township and vii
lage officers. The ticket in the main
is a good one; as good. probably, as a
citizens meeting would have nominated.
AS far as we can learn there will prob
ably be no opposition to it. All that
we desire is that administration of
our local affairs be in the hands of con-
scientious and competent persons, wheth-
er they be Democrats or Republicans.
We know that this is the feeling of the
large majority of our citizens. If it is
any qualification to a few men that the
of our lccll affairs be en-
tirely in the hands of Democrats, We
think it well to crafty them as long as
they select good men. Party lines have
never been drawn here in these affairs,
and we trust that there viii not he con-
test OH that basis. ~
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-04-01
The Improvement Association.

We hope that the excitement of the
coming elections, Monday and Tuesday
will not so engross the minds of our
people that the msmbers of the Improve
ment association will neglect to attend
the meeting next Tuesday night. For
the past two months it has so happened
that the meetings have occurred upon
- 4 L---- -----s
been a very meager ATTENDANCE. 1t is
highly important that tic next meetin.
should be we'll attended. The busy sea-
son is almost upon us: the season when
more can be done TO advance the inter
ests of Cheboyganthan at any ether timi.
Some definite plan of campaign should
be determined upon. As soon as naviga-
ton opens there will be large number
of settlers flock here. The association
can do much with them in getting them
to influence their friends i'm favor of this
country. Many will also come he,e
r)specting-tbese should be lookel af-
ter In short there is much which could
be done to advantage, and we hope to
see large attendance next Tuesday ev :
ming. The meeting will be held in
Cueny's Hall. Hol1l
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-04-01
PERSONAL.

Mr.. p. NJ. Lathrop arrived home Oh
Thursday. He was absent nearly three
weeks.
. Mr.. VIM. Shultz, formerly of this
place, but now of Chicago has been pay
ing his many friends here a visit during
the week.
Mr.. Peter McRae left town for Saginaw
yesterday morning.
H. w. Overhaul, Esq. OF Mackinaw,
was snow bound i'm town several days
this week. He returned home OH Fri
day.
Thompson Smith went outside last
Wednesday. He expected to be absent
ten days or two weeks.
Mr.. J. F. Jessup and family will re-
move TO Grand Rapids next week.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-04-01
Stolen Mittens.

Louis Jolie, of Mackinaw. was in town
the early part of the week, and when he
was ready TO start hence found that his
mittens which he had left in the Spen-
Ger House office were so much lost that 4
dilliyent search failed to find them. Mr..
Spencer soon suspected that they were
stolen, and that dead beat, known as
Jimmy Dan," was the thief, as that in
dividual had been seen hanging around
short time previous to the loss being dis
covered. The suspected man had are ;dy
started for his home over at the Point,
but Mr.. Jolie came up with him on the
road, but he denied all knowledge of the
mittens. The next morning Mr.. Jolie
went to the young mans house and dis
covered a member of his family trying
the mittens OH. They were given up
without argument. Whether there will
be any further proceedings or not We
have not learned, but he had better make
himself scarce about the Spencer House.