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The Arizona sentinel., 1884-04-26

me senate COH0mitlo0 on f1USb
 office and PostrOadS has been
 lately considering the proposition
 of a reduction in the pounds
 rates of postage on newspapers
 issued from the office of pubiica-
 .iun. The law fixing the present
 rate has the effect of imposing |
 burdensOme tax on publishers. It
 was enacted in 1874 and fixed the
 rate of postage on papers issued
 from the office of publication at
 two ceuts per pound, which rate
 it made prepayable at the office
 of publication. Before the enact
 ment Of this law postage on this
 class of mail matter was collected
 at the office of delivery from the
 subscriber, the news agent, or
 whoever received the papers, the
 tax falling upon the purchaser. as
 il ought M. Medill, of the Chi cag0 Tribune, made all argument
 before the Committee. Mir.
 Mediil said that wi:en the law
 was passed it Was also enacted
 that country weekiies should be allowed to travel through the
 mails free of postage within the county in which they are publi- shed. This law Was unfair. 1t helped newspaper publishers in county seats and in large coun- ties like Lancaster, in Pennsyl- vania, and St. Lawrence, in New
 York, but cid hot benefit news papers prinied- in corners of coun- ties or margins of counties, a large proportion of whose circuia- ti0u is in counties other than that in which they are published.
 He says the press generally did not think it lair that iu order 10 make good the deficiency caused h" "..'-"viDr Cover rlent mat,
 ter free and county papers
 <-'-@- ii' @i4e cuunty of publication,
 they should be cGmpeAet i0 hear the burden of the present rate,
 especially wbau he Government
 is in receipt al ilions 0f surt50s
 revenue, which are such a trOu- bIe t$Co"gress. If the rates charged by the Government were rut down to Sl per 100 pounds, he thought about all he news papers would go iu the mails ins-
 ttad Of by express, as now, the rXp!esS Tale in many cases being cheaper. If the reduction asked for Were made the press of the country would be relieved of half their heaviest item Of taxation. 1t "as lmpO!itic Of d liberal Gov ernment 10 seek to derive reye- hue from the transportation of intelligence. 4 tax on know!ed- ge Is not a good ,urce of revelue f"r the support of a Government He also argued that the general dissemination of newspapers the people resulted ln a great Increase in he number of iet;ers carried and thus multi piled letter pastage 10 an extent mat makes more for the Govern m~nt than 1t would incur loss lr"m carrying newspapers oh cap
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To Mine Owners of Yuma Ce

am arranging Q collection of the diff ferent ores of this county, in my office. Any specimen sent to me will be thank fully received and placed in the cabinet. Please label specimens as to probable valCe, name of mine and district.
 Jos. J. STEIN. County Recorder.
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-04-26

From the edition of M"sSrs.
 r. R"wtil & Co.'S America News
 paper Directory. DOW in press. it appears that the newspaprrs and
 periodicals or all kinds at present issued in the United States and Canada reach a grand total of
 l3, 402. This is a net gain of pre- cisely l,GO0 during the last twelve months, aGd exhibits au increase of 5,6l8 over the total numher published just ten years since. The Increase iu 1874 over the total fDr 1873 WIS 493. During the past year the dailies have in- creased from 1.13S 10 1,254; ihe weeklieS from 9,OS2 10 10,O25; and the lnonthlies from 1,09l ,o l, ,499. The greatest increase is in ,he
 Western States. Illinois. for in- stance, DOW shows 1909 papers tn place of last y"ar's total Of 904, while Missouri issues 6)4 iustel d Df the 523 reported in 1883 Other Western States also ex- hibit great percentage Ot in 'rease. The total number of na rers in New York State k 1,523 against 1899 in 1883 Canada has shared in the general increase.
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Lincoln's J ekes.

President Lincoln has been made responsible for so many Jokes that reminds one of a noted Irish wit, who, having been rui- ned by indorsing the notes of his friends, used to curse the day when he learned to write his name, as he had obtained such a reputation for willingness to Oblige that he could not refuse. Mr. Lincoln might well have regretted ever having made joke, for he WAS expected to say something funny on all occasions, and has been made answerabIe for all manper of jasts. stories and repartees, as if he combined all the elements of humOr, common place heartlessness and coarse ness. mingled with passion for reviving the jokes of Joe Miller and the circus clowns. Yet he did say many excellent things. On one occasion when Senator Wade came to him and said:
 II tell you, MT. President, that unless proposition for emAnci- pa ton is adoped by the govern ment, we will all go to the devil; at this very moment we are not over one mile from hell"
 "Perhaps not" said MT. Linz colD, Gas 1 believe that isjuSt about the distance from here 10 the Capitol, where you gentle man are iD session."
 On one occasion, at reception, when the crowd of citizens and soldiers were surgfng through the salOOns of the White House, evidently controlled bv the some what hruscHe western eie:0er' 3 gentleman said ro h!m;
 MT. President, you ,nu7t nm InIsn sha numoer Of voa7 friends, or Congress must eu'arga lhi- --;sfre."
 
 Veil" promptly replied ECr. Lincuin, Il nave no Idea Of dln- inish ing the number of my friends; but the only Question with me now is whether il will be best to have the building 5 rerchsd or split.
 Al one of this receptions, when Paymaster in.full Majors uul- form Was introduced, he said:
 "Bei 2 here. Mir. Lincoln, I l thought 1 would call and pay my respects"
 From the complaints made by the soidiers," responded the President, II guess that is all 1 any of you do pay." Ward Lamar, when Lincoln had l appointed him Marshal of the | District of Columbia. accidentally fouud himself in street fight, | and, in restoring peace, he struck one of the beiIigereUts with his ti>i-a waappn with which he was n0t0riously familiar. The | blow was harder one than Lamar intended, for the fellow Was knocked aansrless, taken up unconscious, and lay for some hours on the border of life and death. Llmar was alarmed, and the next morning reported the affair to the President"
 ''[ am astoniShed at you, Ward!" said Mir Lincoln; |" you ought to have kuowl better. Hereafter, when you have 10 hit man, use q club and not your fist"
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-04-26
YUMA ARIZONA. SATURDAY APRIL 26. 1884.

| The citizen promised to do this and within d few minutes he kept his word. The farmer took a square look at the railroad and telegraph prince and then turned and asked:
 Are you dead sure?" "Oh, yes"
 Can't be no mistake?"
 "No."
 "Weil,. It's about as I suspec. ted. A few days ago a great big slough of d fellow halted at my gate and began meas : uring my ground with a tnpe- line, and squinting around in the most mysterious hummer. I went up to see what was up, and, after heating around for awile, he said he was Jay Gould. I'd heard and read of Gould, but I didn't know what hs looked like"
 ''It must have been $ fraud"
 1T am sure of that now; pum- ped around to find out what he was up to and he finally said he wanted my place for an orphan asylum. II e was going to build one as big as a palace and take cnre of all the orphans in the country"
 "Aud. of course, you treated him well?"
 "Didn't I! Why, for three days he lived on the fat of the land and slept in the parlor bed room! He was going to give me $25.000 for my land, and the way we killed chickens and turned out sweet cake for him made tho old woman sick. He finally jumped the house and took my Sunday suit and fiddle worth eight dol le-s."
 T t.a'c bel Hove E0ui5 steal B fCd.e,
 " hats whatI thought, ana 50 ] came Over to have Iovk at iim. IL wasn't tionid gt al!, bst some gaas .mp0s,ur.
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-04-26
WZ4Sl5iil!lI,z5 5J l oI FURNACE IS(
Galena-SilYer and Copper Ores.
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THE PACIFIC WATER JACKET l Shelters embrace many features tEat are entirely new and of reat prac- tIcal utility, which arc covered by letters patent.
 No other furnaces can compare with these for durability, and in capacity tor uninterrupted work.
 MORE THAN SIXTY
 or them are now running on the Paci- lie Coast, giving results never before obtained as regards continuous running, economy of fuel, grade and quality of bullion produced. We are prepared to demonstrate by facts the claims here made. These Shelters are shipped ilI Oin plete state, requiring no brick or stone work, except that for the crucihie, tEus saving great expense and of time in construction.
 Com o|ete smelting plants made to order Of any capacity, and with all the improvements thut experience has sug- geSted ns valuable in this class of ma chinery. Skilled and experienced smelters furnished when desired 10 examine mines and to superlniend cons tructiOn and running of furnaces. Estimates. given upon aplication. SEND FOR CIRCULAR.
 Address
 RAhkIh BEkYT0N & co.
 Pac.tic Iron Works, San Francisco and Chicago.
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-04-26

E. c. Dakc, 6 Merchants Exchange, is ih. sale agent of the SENTINEL in San Francisco. The SENTINEL can al- ways be found on file in his office.
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-04-26

TIyiA NAMED may be foEnd On llca at Geo. P.
 iH!E FET C n Powell Sc Co.'S Newspaper Ad- -ertiS.ns JIrc2uC COSpriIce St where advertising contracts Irpy bc ,!;stic fo-it{ N NEW UEIh.
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Advertising:

Or e inch, first insertion. S2 5e Each subsequent insertion. on.....-.---.. | D
 Contracts by the year or quarter at re- tiuced rates.
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TRlAL BOTTLE FREE-NOTICE -
 l will send a trial bottle of the REJU- vENAT' R-suff1cient to show its merits free of charge, to anyone afflicted, apply ing by letter, stating his symptoms and age. Communications are all strictly confidential. my i3.tf
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-04-26
"And are you so much out?"

AIIu UIt JOU SU IluCll OuE
 Wall, It looks that way, but the experience is worth some. thing. It may not be a week before some one else will come along with ten foot Dole in his hand and theological seminary in his eye, and claim to bs Russell Sage, and the way l wIll knock hin down and step on him. and Walk over hun, and drive him into the sile will pay me prof. of fifty per cent, on the invest meut?"
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS. !.
SAMUEL PUROY,

ATTORN AT L w, Fuua. Arizona
 DISTRICT ATTORNEY. OFFICE building,- next door to Lyons store
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fuIna.
GEO. ". NORTON,

'h-'5-.Y '. $. MINERAL SURVEYOR
 1o fizona and "a.it-r ja. 'i"F' Ar.Zona.
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Ghe 9risuna Seatinel.
Published every Saturday by the
seutinel Publishing Company
5. W. DoYrin gton,
Subscription:

MANAGER AND GENERAL BUSINESS AGENT
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-04-26
DR. c. ID. SALFIELn.

216 Kearny street, San Francisco, =, Consultations strictly confidential. ny lef. ter or at office. FREE. For the convert eRce of patients, and in order to iRsnre perfect secrecy, have adopted private address under which all packages are for, warded.
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-04-26

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The Arizona sentinel., 1884-04-26

This Great Stren- |g:hening Rrme- |dy, and NERVE |roNIc, is the re- suit of over 20
 years of practice Iexpcriencr, and CURES WITH UN-
 FAILING CERTAlS '-~- Nervous rfff-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-11
The had EsOY.

"Ssy, what is this l hear about your
pa and the new minister quarreling?"
said the groceryman to the bad boy, as
he showed up at his usual hour.
Well, it was partly true, but it was
all a joke" said the bad boy, as he
looked out the door to see if his parent
was in the vicinity. "You see, it was
a new minister that came here to ex-
change works with our preacher. You
know when they exchange works it is
as good as vacation, cause both min
listers can preach an old sermon that
has been laying around and got moth
eaten. The next day after the visiting
preacher preached he came to our house
to stay day or two, at mas invita-
ton. Pa hasn't been feeling very we'll
lately, and ma said he wanted some ex-
citement, and | thought of an old story
| read once about some students at a
theological seminary making two profes-
sors believe that each other was deaf and
how they talked loud to each other, and
| thought if such Joke was all right in q
college where they turned out young
preachers, it would do at our house. so
l told ma she better tell pa to talk loud
enough, or the preacher couldn't hear
him. You see / didn't lie, but ma went
and told pa the minister was deaf as a
post and he wou.d have to yell bloody
murder to make him hear. don't think
it was right for ma to say that, cause l
didn't tell her the minister was deaf, but
pa said he hadn't spoken at ward
caucuses for nothing, and he would
make the preacher hear or talk the TOP
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-11
RHYMES in the Mails.

Some very curious and funny letters
are received at the dead letter Office.
The outside Of some is more unique than
the inside. The following are the ad-
dresses on the envelopes of several which
have found their way to the dead-letter
office. They show the poetical bent of
the writer's:
ely little messenger, quick and straight,
10 Humboldt county of Iowa State!
Fly, little messenger, and seek with care
For Miss Annie Fahey, you'll find her there" :"
Unfortunately there was no stamp on
it, and the matter of fact P. M. hustled
it off to the dead letter Office.
A trusting parent writes on the envel-
ope of his letter:
''Please send this letter to my son,
who drives team of red oxen, and the
railroad runs through his place"
Another envelope has:
"BummeI's letter, send it ahead,
Dead broke and nary a red;
Postmaster, put this letter through,
And when get paid I'll pay you"
Another envelope has this address:
"James Irwin. Try all over the State" ("
Still another address is:
"B A. Kenyon, P. NJ, ILL.,"
A would-be housekeeper puts on the
envelope:
"P. M.-Please forward to the ply
sician who was looking for housekeepor
in st. Louis last week is a widower with
two children; don't know his name"
This is no doubt an answer to an ad-
vertlsement. 1t is a pity the widower
did not get it.
Another envelope has:
''To General w. Knowles this letter is sent,
10 the town of Brighton where the other one
went
No matter who wrote it-a friend or a foe
To the State of New York hope it will 60"
But it went to the dead letter office
instead.
Another envelope has:
"Hello Uncle Sam let me 90 in your mail.
As I've taken notion to ride on a rail
To Illinois State, and there let me stop,
And in Mclean county just please let me
drop;
In Leroy P. o. there let me lay,
Until Reason K. Gay takes me away
But the P. M, IS reply just below says:
IPlayed out, my dear boy,
There is no use in talking,
If you can't pay your way
You'll have to try walking"
One who was careful to pay postage
wrote:
"Now haste with this letter as fast as you
can,
I've just paid your fare to good Uncle Sam
The case is quite urgent SO don't stop to
think,
Don't tarry for lunches Or even drink,
Lyman street you will very soon find,
Where the people are honest, good-natured
and kind
Frank Taylor, the man to whom you must go,
Is at 46 Lyman street, Cleveland, Ohio"
= Washington Capital.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-11
A Breakfast Table Barometer.

M. Sauvageon, Of Yalcnce, has studied
the different phenomena which are pro-
duced in cup of coffee when the sugar
is put into it, and the results of his obscr.
vations transform it into barometer,
eff, in Gweetening your coffee, says NJ.
Sauvageon, you allow the sugar to dis
solve without stirring the liquid, the
globules of air contained in the sugar will
rise to the surface of the liquid. If these
globules form frothy mass, remaining
in the center Of the cup it is an indica-
tion of the duration of fine weather: if,
on the contrary, the froth forms ring
round the sides of lhe cup, it is sign Of
heavy rain; variable weather is implied
by the froth remaining stationary, but
not exactly in the center"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-11
II. ISLAND POND, VERMONT FRIDAY, JULY H. 1884

Of his head of. / brought the minister's
satchel over from the house where he
had been stopping, and he came along
with me, and asked him how his voice
was, and he said it was all right, aad |
told him he would have use for it if he
talked with pa much. lie asked m2 If
pa was deaf, but l wouldn't lie, and all
| said was if the minister would yell as
loud as he did when he got excited
in preaching, pa would hear the
most of what he said. Oh, he said
he guessed he wouldn't have any
trouble making pa near. Well, l
ushered him in the parlor, and they
shook hands and skipped up stairs, just
as pa swelled out his chest and took a
long breath and shouted Glad to see
youP Well, you'd dide 1t seemed as
though his voice would knock the new
minister's ear of, but the minister braccd
himself, inflated his lungs, and shouted,
The happiness is mutual, / assure YOU
and then they both coughed, cause |
guess it strained their lungs some. Ma
was leaning over the banisters, aud when
pa would roar at the minister, ma would
laugh, and when the minister would roar
back at pa, l would laugh. Pa seemed
to think the minister talked loud, ana
the minister thought the same, and they
was a having it pretty loud, you bet.
They talked about relidgin, anl politics,
and everything, and pa mopped his
bald head with his handkerchief, and
tho minister got red in the face;
and finally pa told the minister
he need not yell loud enough to
loosen the shingles, as he wasn't deaf,
and the minister said he wasn't deaf, and
pa needn't yell like a maniac, and then
pa, said he was another, and the minis
ter said pa was worldly minded son of
Belal, and then ma she see it was time
ostop it, and she went down stairs on
hop, skip and jump and told them both
that there was mistake, and that nobody
was deaf, and then the minister said he
understood from pas little boy that his
pa was hard of hearing, and pa sent for
me, but l was scarce. Don't You think a
boy shows good sense, sometimes, in noc
being very plenty around when they
yearn for him0 Sometimes l am nu-
merous, and then again l am about as
few as any of the boys. Well, there was
no harm done, but pa and the minister
have their opinion of each other. ."-PeckS
San,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-11
Curing il Of Smoking.

Jones P. Wiloughrib is wag, who has
incurred the enmity of a great many
Bloomington people by the preparation
of his heartless jokes. The other day he
rushed into Doctor Coffin p. Graves
office, flushed and excited, and asked
him:
doc, does smoking ever kill any
bodyW
Gotten, sir, quite often" Wilough-
rib turned white and bit his lips, and
hastily said:
''Is it possible to cure one, who is very
bad with smoking3 Can you save it2"
"Why, yes"
"Well, come down to my house just
as quick as you can get there. There
is chronic smoker down there, which
has turned black in the face and looks
as if there was not bit OF life in it.
Make all haste, Doc, for heavens sake.
1t is lying on our kitchen floor with its
pipe, and smoking, as dumb as loo.
1t is impossible to rouse it, and the
fumes are almost killing the family. 1t
don't know cussed thing. Rush up,
Doctor. Lose no time" The doctor
and Wiloughrib got into the doctors
buggy and were driven rapidly to the
scene of the disaster. When they ar
rived, Wiloughrib pointed the doctor to
the kitchen stove, which lay overturned
upon the floor. but the joke was turned
when the doctor pulled off his coat and
put up the stove, and then presented a
bill for twenty-five dollars for profess
sional services. - Thorough Nail.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-11
Little. but Proud.

Mrs. 5tratton, better known as Mrs.
Tom Thumb, the widow of the dwarf, is
quite sensitive as to her size, and will
only receive the most necessary help from
Others on that account. For example,
when she enters railway car, she seats
herself, at some inconvenience, by a
nimble backward jump, rather than ac-
cept the aid of another to lift her into q
seat. Once settled in place, the tiny
little woman sits upright in prim dignity,
with her tiny feet dangling from the
floor. The companion who is always with
her never offers to assist on such oc-
casions, in accordance with Mrs. Strat-
toms we'll understood desire.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-11
UECElVING HIS WIFE,
How Son OF Vice-AdmirRI Shock
Broke the Marital Bonds.

II. G. Shock, son of Vice-Admiral Shock
has been arrested at Chester, Pa, on the charge
of desertion, preferred by his young wife. Mr..
Shock wns married secretly in Baltimore in
1876 to Maria Louise Byrne, the daughter of
wealthy retired merchant, from whom the ftct
OF the marriage was concealed for nearly
year. The young couple were scarcely of age,
and their union, when discovered was violent
ly opposed by the parents of both husband and
wife. A child was born to them i'll 1878, and
Mr.. Shock brought his wife to this city,
but did not live with her. In 1883
divorce was agreed upon, but recon-
citation ensued, and for several months they
lived together at Chester Mr.. hooks father
during this time is said TO have refused all
communication with his son. Fearing his fath-
or would cut him off in his will, the young
man persuaded his wife to consent to divorce,
which, he said, would only be temporary,
as he would remarry her On his fathers death
an event expected in tn: near future. Mrs.
Shock consented to this, and was supported
luxuriously at Ridley Park while the divorce
suit was p' nding. Her husband was with her
when the divorce papers weresserved, and un-
der bis direction, she says, she burned them
without reading. The divorce was granted by
default some months ago, and since then Mrs.
Shock is said to have heard nothing from her
husband
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-11
Patience.

"Don't scold, my dear" said young
doctor to his wife, who was making home
happy at the rate of forty miles an hour.
"Why shouldn't l scold, I'd like to
know3 You don't give me anything l
want, and I have to sllimp along like a
pauper."
81 know, my dear, that we are not
rich; but after awhile our luck will
change and we will have everything we
want. You must learn to have pa
tience."
"Don't preach what you don't prac-
tice. If you'd learn to have patients,
we would soon be out of our trouble, =
and she whisked out of the room, so full
of feeling that she stopped over at the
eyeS.-Mercbant- Iraueler.