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The Arizona sentinel., 1884-12-20

The Healdsburg Enterprise at
one time, (while under the
management of the Mulgrew
Brothers) a leading Democratic
papers in Northern Sonoma
county, California, but latterly a
sort of, well we don't know what,
has been swallowed up" by the
Russian River Flag" a Repub-
lcan newspaper published in the
same town and county by ]. w.
Ragsdale. The "consolidation"
now sails under the sobriquet OF
the "Healdsburg Flag-Enter-
prise" The present owner, ]. w.
Ragsdale, is a thoroughbred
newspaper man, and will hence
forth, give the people of his
county good and reliable Jour-
malone that will do to bet on"
The fact that the writer is over
one thousand miles away from the
haunts of his early labors in the
field of journalism, does not pre-
vent him from wishing his for
mer partner and business asso-
ciate a grand success in his news.
paper venture.
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-12-20

The following is from the "Ben-
son Herald" 1t is a portion of a
correspondence from Tombstone
by "More Anon:" Hon. w. A.
Hard wood, w. A. Nash and w.
i. Frame will take their depar-
ture for Prescott on the 9th inst.
It is said that Gen. Wardwell
will 60 too, if the railroad COM
pAny and the mine owners will
give him a pass. He puts in the
most of his time wearing out his
unnentionables and telling what
he will do at Prescott; how the
railroad will carry passengers for
8 cents, and how be is going to be
the new Id that is going to do
all these things. When he gets
tired of talking on that point,
he tells about being invited to
dinner by Superintendent Gage,
and that he refused, when it is
well known that he would not
refuse a plate Of soup in a soup
house, let alone such a dinner as
he would get at the table of Mr..
Gage.
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-12-20

The earnest attention of our
leaders is called to an article on
the first page of this paper, under
the heading of ga Remarkable
Work" 1t is worthy of a careful
perusal for it contains facts which
the general reader should know.
The article refers to the great
works of H. III. Bancroft, entitled
the"History of the Pacific States"
Mr.. Bancroft, the author, who
passed through Yuma last Tues
day evening on his way home, to
San Francisco, has been making
an extended tour of Utah, Colo
RADIO and New Mexico collecting
data for his history. He will
make tour Of this Territory in a
few weeks for the same purpose,
and will be assisted in the work
by j. w. ODDS who is at present
in Yuma. Mr.. Olds isa thoroughly
competent and educated gentle
man, who will remain in the
field with Mr.. Bancroft for one or
two years, visiting the prominent
Citizens of this Territory and col
lecting material. Mr.. Olds will
leave next Tuesday for Phneix.
where he will await the arrival
of Mr.. Bancroft to enter fully
into the work.
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-12-20
Gov. Trltle in Yuma.

Not long ago Gov. Tritle made
a tour of the Territory, as is his
custom once year. In an inter-
view with the editor of the Pres
colt Jouanal he had much to say
that was of interest. The follow
ing IS synoptical report of what
he had to say of Yuma:
The Governor next visited
Yuma, remaining there two days
and found the people in a prosper.
Gus condition. A new bridge
across the Colorado river at that
point is being constructed by the
Southern Pacific railroad, and is
very nearly completed. This
bridge is so constructed that it will
not in ,erfere with the navigation
Of the river, and of such spans in
Length as to necessitate the erec-
tion of only three piers, thereby
assuring permanancy and solidi y
of structure.
During his visit in Yuma, he
visited and made a thorough ex>
animation of the Territorial pri-
son, and found everything in the
most admirable condition. The
fence which formerly enclosed the
structure has been about two
thirds replaced with a high and
substantial stone wall. Conve-
nient stations for guards have
been constructed to prevent pos
sibility of escape of prisoners.
New pumping, and all other
machinery required for machine
work has been erected. Sixteen
new cells have been added to the
main building since the present
administration took charge, and
have been entirely completed,
and the iron work of eight adj
ditional cells is fnised and the
cells ready to be placed and wal
led in. TheseiceIls will accom-
modate six prisoners each, but to
avoid ovsrcrowding, but four
prisoners are placed in each.
When these cells are all compile
ted,th ecapacity of the prison will
be 16O. There are at present con-
fined there 1872 prisoners.
All the. work for the erection of
sixteen completed cells and eight
under way has been performed by
prisoners, no outside help having
been employed, thereby effect
ing a very large saving to the
Territory. The management,
discipline snd food of the prison-
ers, he says. is as good as he ever
saw. The Territory is to be con-
graduated on having such an
efficient Board Of Prison Com
missioners as Messrs. Gage,
Davis and Coates, and such a
Warden as Capt. Ingalls,. While
present at the prison, he had the
pleasure of putting into service,
by placing in a commanding
position, a gun Of the Lowell bat
terry style. By means of this
gun, anything like a wholesale
escape of prisoners would be inn
possible.
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-12-20
Coy. Tritle's Report.

A copy of the report of Gov.
Tritle, for the year 1884, has been
laid upon our table. 1t is made to
the Secretary of the Interior. 1t
is document of thirteen pages,
and though, succinctly written, it
touches upon every subject of
vital interest to the people of the
Territory. The report says that
the affairs of the Territory have
been in high degree prosperous.
The population has been stead
lily increasing; the development
of the material wealth embraced
In mining, grazing, and agricul-
ture has shown marked advance
ment; our border relations have
been harmonious; the annoyances
of government have been les
sened; there has been absolute
freedom from depredations of
hostile savages, which in previous
years have been such a menace
to the progress of our civilization;
and although the lawless ele-
ments of society peculiar to adj
vanced frontiers have in several
instances during the year COM
mitted deeds of exceptional afro
city within the boundaries Of Ari-
IONA, the outlaws have in most
cases expiated their crimes by
the severest penalties known to
the law, and the civil officers OF
the Territory are to be congra>
tulated upon the general success
which has attended their efforts
in maintaining order and impro-
we'd social conditions.
A further synopsis OF the
Governors Report will be made
in our next issue.
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-12-20
g. T. II. " .
COMMENCING SUNDAY, DE-
GENDER 9TH, 1884.
7 RAINS

TRAINS
Will leave LOS ANGELES as follows:
o 80 A. NJ. - Daily = San Francisco
. through freight and third-class ac-
commodation.
y train via l.. A. & l. r. r. TO Santa
Monica.
600 A. M-Daily-Local passenger
IU train to WILMINGTON and San Pedro.
1850 P. M.-Daily-San Francisco ex-
i 4 press train, connecting at LathrOp
with the Atlantic express train OF the
Central Pacific Pailroad.
= 100 P. M DAILY-Arizona Express
= train for Yuma-Colorado River
Steamers; MaricOpa-stages for Phoenix
and Prescott; Casa Grande-stages for
Florence and Globe; Tucson and Benson
N. NJ. Il A. r. R. to Guaymas, Mexico;
Deming--A. T. & S. F. r. R.; Ell Paso
It. A. P. r. r.. San Antonio and New
Orleans.
O:3O P. M.-Sundays excepted-Local
Il passenger train to Cotton.
. 100 P, NJ. - Dsily-Local passenger
= train to Santa Ana.
A 100 P. NJ Daily-Loeal passenger
4 train TO Wilmington and San Peoro.
A 90 P. M.-Sunday Excepted-Local
4 passenger train to Santa Monica.
ZOO P. M.-Su ndays only-Local pas
y senger train to Cotton.
S:15 P. M-Daily-S. P. Emigrant train
y for Yuma, Tucson Deming, A. T. &
8. F. R. R. FL Paso 7. d P. R. R, San
Antonio and New Orleans.
Z 20 P. M.-Sundays only-Local pas.
y train to Santa Monica.
f. E. HEWITT,
Asst Superintendent, Los Angeles
A. N. TOWNE,
General Manager.
TIL. GOODNLE,
General Passenger and Ticket Ag't
iY23t
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-12-20
Amend the School Law.

Section so OF the School law oil
Arizona says that three school,
Trustees shall be elected In each
district on the first Saturday in
August in each year. n
The Trustees shall hold Office one
year from the first day of Sep
TENDER, succeeding their election
or until their successors are elec-
ted and qualified.
Section 81 says that the school
year shall begin on the first day
Of September and end on the last
day of August.
We quote these sections to show
that there is hardly time enough
given to the Trustees, from
the time they are elected to the
time the school is required to be
opened, to properly inform
themselves in regard to the
condition of the school matters
in their district aud to mature
plans for the good exit of the
school during that year. The
Trustees ought to have more time
than the law gives them, to en-
ploy teachers and to attend to
other matters that might be bene-
fetal to the school. In consequence
OF the shOrtness of time they are
often compelled to postpone the op
eDing of the school for one month,
much to the detriment and an
noyance of parents and children.
We believe that the School Law
should be amended so as to elect
the Trustees the first Saturday in
June and qualify the first of July.
The time for the opening of the
school to remain as it is now.
This change in the law would
give the Trustees ample time to
attend to all preliminary business
and cause the school to be opened
in a manner satisfactory to all
concerned. There is another
amendment to the school law
which should be made. We
have reference to the tenure oil
Office of the Trustees. Instead OF
all the Trustees being elected at
once for term of one year, LET
one be elected annually for a
term of three years. In this way
there would always be two ex-
perlenced Trustees in power, so
that the plans of the Board could
not be totally ignored, land neither
would there be a radical change
in matters pertaining to the
school which had been previously
agreed upon by the Board of Truss
tees. Or if it would suit the peo-
pie better. let tho Trustees be cleo
ted as the Board Of Supervisors
is now elected. Either plan
would be an Improvement on the
present system.
1t is hoped that the next Legis-
lature will look into this all-im-
portant matter, and so amend the
school law that these desired
objects may be attained.
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-12-20

The Clifton Clarion says that
"John w. Darlington, Council
man-elect from Yuma county,
heretofore a Republican. proposes
to act as an Independent in Pres
colt this winter" The Journal
man is mistaken in the man il
Mr.. Darlington is not found, as
heretofore. working with the Re-
publican party.
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-12-20

The "Tucson Citizen. says that the
owners OF the Abbie Waterman mine.
Messrs. Gates, Woods and Hull, have
just let contract to certain parties for
the sinking OF so feet on the ledge in the
main drift. This looks like business
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-12-20
A Card.

To all who are suffering from the er-
rors aud indiscretions of youth, nervous
weakness. early decay, loss of manoood,
&C., ! viii send recipe that will cure
you, Free OF charge. This great remedy
was discovered by a missionary in Sopth
America. Send self-addressed enyelope
to the Rev: Joseph T. Inman, Station D
New York City.
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-12-20

A gentleman who Is we'll pos
ted says that Arizona will never
prosper in a substantial way until
she learns to depend upon her
agricultural resources. The gen.
tleman referred to has been a
miner in this and adjoining
countries for the last fifteen years,
and he has not made his pile yet.
There is a shade Of truth in this
assertion, which is worthy the
consideration of Arizoniane.
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-12-20

The Speakership of the Arizona
Legislature seems to have mar
rowed down to Judge DeForest
and Gen. H. G. Rollins. De-
Forest has the inside tract.
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-12-20
EDITORIAL NOTES

There will be two seats contested
at the next meeting of the Ter
ritorial LegislatHre-one in the
Council and the other in the
House.
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-12-20

Girls are ingeniously provided
for in Tartary. They are betro-
thed as early as possible to some
young man, and then il. anything
happens to prevent the marriage,
he is bound to take the next Sis
ter, and so on In rotation. If the
youth has a disinclination to the
Rllisn,s he can buy himself of
for consideration.
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-12-20

Every body says now hat"they
knew Cleveland was to have
been elected President of the
United Stated. We haven't
found one in Yuma who thought
differently.
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-12-20

In cases of dyspepsia, debility, rheuma.
tism fever and ague liver complaint, in
activity of the kidneys and bladder, con-
stipation and athcr organic maladies,
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is a tried rem
edy, to which the medical brotherhood
have lent.their professional sanction. and
which as tonic, alternative and household
specific for disorders OF the stomach, liver
and bowels has an unbouuded popularity.
For sale by Druggists and Dealers to
whom apply for Hostetter's Almanac for
1885.
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-12-20

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Daily south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1881-18??, 1884-10-02

nal would say: ado not undertake to
Gll it for honey; no matter what the
amount may be which the bees have de-
posted in their surplus honey Sec
tions."
The other point of tho "caution"
which we would give, is this; Ii the
fall crop of honey should be poor
one, the bees may have nothing upon
which to subsist during the coming
winter, except this secretion of the
aphide, misnamed honey-dew, and the
result of such state of affairs may be
very detrimental-spreading disease
and death all around.
Should there be bountiful honey
crop this fall, it will be indeed "a God
send' to the poor bees-savlng the
lives of millions. Let us hope that it
may be so, especially as the Eastwood
has failed in many places, and the early
havest has been, generally, but q very
slight one.
In case the fall-harvest is also fail
ure. there should be close inspection
of the contents of the hives, a general
cleaning-out of the aphide secretion by
the use Of the extractor. and system
attic feeding of the bees with sugar
syrup. or good honey, for winter stores.
We give this word of warning thus
early, so that no one may have an ex-
cuse for neglecting the matter until it
is too late and thus entail severe IL IS
of bees during the next winter. Bee
Journal.
Daily south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1881-18??, 1884-10-02
''The Best Fertilizer"

"What fertilizer is best for vegeta-
bles" Taking all things into consid-
Grafton, nothing has given me such
complete satisfaction for all occasions,
and all crops, as the contents of my
compost heap. This is composed Of
barn-yard and stable manure; cleauings
OF pigpens; sink-hole (where all the re-
fuse slops of the house are thrown) tf
the privy; all the weeds from the gar
den; also the cabbage.leaves, potato
tops, bean and pea vines; in short,
everything that we think will add to its
value. The heap is always made With
in reach of water, and whenever it gets
too hot a sufficient quantity of wateri is
thrown upon it to keep it from burning,
but not enough to keep it from heating
The heap is generally worked over
twice; once late in the fall, once in
early spring. The above has given mo
better satisfaction than coarse stable
manures or any commercial fertilizer /
ever tried. With me it never fails, and
with one or two exceptions | prefer it
to any or all other fertilizers ever used
upon my land.
For potatoes, ashes of hard wood,
applied broadcast at the rate of fifty to
seventy-five bushels per acre, and har-
rowed in, are equal to, and if the sea-
son be dry, superior to the compost. l
have number of acres of potatoes now
on hand, manured in this manner, and
giving me a remarkably large yield. 1t
is possible that Strawberries may be
another exception, but l know of no
others. II fone knew the character of the
soil it would be much easier to give di-
rections in regard to manures. Some
times very coarse and apparently
poor manure, will have remarkably
good effect upon very stiff and heavy
soils. This is due as much, and often
times more, to the mechanical effects
of the manure in loosening, as we say,
tightening the soil, and thus improving
its condition, as it is to the fertilizing
effects of the manure. One more ad-
vantage of the compost heap: it may
be obtained with but slight outlay of
money; and it is surprising how large
heap may be accumulated in the
course of the year by close attention to
it,. M. Smith, in N. Y Tribune.
Daily south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1881-18??, 1884-10-02
Both Went Back.

Several years ago, there lived in Oar
danelle, Arkansaw, an eccentric hotel
keeper known as-well, say Uncle John.
He was violently opposed to the title OF
governor, declaring that he once knew
of gang of thieves whose pass word
was governor; and on many occasion
guests who thoughtlessly gave him the
title, were driven from the house. Com.
mercial travellers put up" at his hotel.
Those who were acquainted with his
pecuiarities took great delight in as
surfing drummers who had never be.
fore visited the town, that by calling
the old man governor, special attention
would be paid. One day Harry Collins,
young drummer for a New York
house, decided to visit Dardsnelle.
"By all means stop with Uncle John
Pash," said a companion. "He is the
best feeder in the country; and-say,
call him governor and he will nearly
kill himself waiting on ycu."
when Collins arrived he was re-
ceived with welcome that was delight
full to contemplate, and during the
course of affable conversation, Collins
remarked;
"By the way, governor, bow are"
The old fellow became furious. He
had been teased several times that day,
and he knew that the title was intended
to be an insult, The drummer became
angry and swore that he would not
stand such abuse.
"Come out here" said the old man.
Collins followed and was conducted ia
the bank of the river, not far away.
"Now," exclaimed the old man,
drawing a revolver, "we'll settle this
thing. 1.-TWO of us came down here.
Only one of us will go back.
The drummer took out pistol, hal
as long as his arm, and remarked:
I'm going back"
WELL" said the old man, returning
his own pistol, and eying the one helc
by Collins, 81 reckon that under thu
circumstances we'd both better gC
back. ."-ArkdnSaw Traveller.
Daily south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1881-18??, 1884-10-02

"Very nice cake" said the lady who
waited on her. "We will take the
three loaves." AS she spoke she opened
the cashiers drawer and handed Mrs.
Hilton the price paid for such cake.
"Can you make good cookies and gin
ger-snapsP There is such demand for
them that we can't half supply our Gus
toners.
"I'll bring some tomorrow, " replied
Mrs. Hilton. Il
They were pronounced excellent, and,
as the days passed by, there was such a
demand for Mrs. Hilton's cookery that
she was obliged to get Ellen back again.
/ II really can not get along "alone,"
she said, "and Ellen is so good"
"Of course you need her," replied
her husband.
When the second month was passed,
Chester Hilton had only a little money
In his pockC.. The months bills were
coming in. 1t was the first time that
he had ever had to humiliate himselfby
asking the "butcher and the baker and
oapdlestick maker to wait for their
pay. His wife had kept the grocery
book hidden, because it was her stock
in trade, and there had been a larger
bill than ever entered against her hus-
band that month. But when Chester
Hilton asked for the pass-book the last
day of the month, she laid them with a
cunning smile on his desk. AS he
glanced through the long list of gro.
ceries, frown gathered upon his face
for an instant-was his wife so very ex-
trayagant, when doing her own werkp"
But when he got to the bottom of the
page and saw the word paid" writ,
ten across it, he said in tone of sur.
prise:
"Who is paying my bills?"
Nobody but your own little wife,
Goldie, dear" she said, putting her
arms around his neck. "You know
you kept secret from me, and SO ]
kept one from you"
Then followed such burst of elo.
quence as only husband in the same
situation can appreciate.
II know, Goldie, you have a theory
against money-earning wives, but Just
this once you know you must change
your opinion. 1t was so much better
than having bills carried over"
"You precious darling" he said
"But you won't have any more of your
husbands S bills to pay, because have
just been engaged by Hunt & Slocum,
TO begin work there tomorrow at 3
higher salary than | ever had before. u
Mrs. Susan f. Perry, in Chicago In
| terror.
Daily south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1881-18??, 1884-10-02
The Honey Crop.

The honey crop of the present year is
not up to the standard either in quantity
or quality. In some localities the So
called 'honey-dew" has been so abun-
dant as even to kill the leaves of the
trees where it was deposited, and, of
course, the bees gathered it in large
quantities, and deposited it in the hives,
but it is unworthy of the name of hon
ey, not being of the nature of that arti-
Gle at all.
But now comes worse trouble, and
it is of two-fold nature I'VE refer to
the uses TO which this so-called "honey-
dew secretion is put, when gathered
by the bees. To sell it for honey will
be as damaging 10 the sale of pure hon
ey as to put glucose upon the market
and sell it for honey, and it should not
be done under any circums ances. A
one-pound section well-filled with this
stuff was placed on our desk few days
ago, with The ques ion, "What is i ?"
1t neither has the smell or taste OF hon
ey. and is the poorest kind o. a substi-
tute tor it, 10 all, then, the Bee Jour
Daily south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1881-18??, 1884-10-02
THE OLD WIFE.

n AA,
ny 'no 9eu ine o,u man. waiting, sat m vigil
"nere MS aged wife lay dying; and the twi-
llght shadows brown
NiV"ly from me wall ana window chased the
sunsets golden spendor
dolng down.
,,..,
~ nlgntr snewhispered' waking Tor her
LOST between the next worlds sunrise and the
peui 'e cares OF thlsl.
nnu tne olu man, weak ana fearful, trembling
as nc bent above her.
Answered yes"
nre tne enlLuren int she asked MIN. Could
or their household lay In silence many years
beneath the snow;
But the heart was with them living, back
among her tolls and pleasures
Long ago;
Ft
And again she called atdew.fall, IN the sweet
g"Where Is little Charley, fatherP Frank and
4. ~ Robertrhave they gbmeT'
'p. They are snfe," ttip old man fnltered-"al
81 the Children a1p together,
hGh Safe at home, ~
49, sG% t5 W{i.g w.
Then bemurmlred gentle s0othjngs, but his
-, .griqt grew strong bilq' 'stconger,
Daily south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1881-18??, 1884-10-02
Modifying Nature.

Speaking of rains recalls the fac,
that the dry and arid regions of this
country are steadily diminishing. As
the cultivation of the American soil
extends, the area upon which rain falls
enlarges, In California, seasons OF
drought when wheat could not be
grown were formerly frequent, but Of
late years there has been no failure
of the small grain crops from this
cause. Then the number of days in
which rain falls has increased,
Formerly rain rarely fell later thar
April, but this year rain storms of great
violence occu ed as late as June
Rain also now falls often in western
Kansas, where formerly it was very
unfrequent. 1t is supposed the exten
sion of telegraph and railway lines ha,
something to do with cloud-formation,
in districts heretofore arid.
Daily south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1881-18??, 1884-10-02

Robert Thompson, awealthy young
Georgian, en- route from Louisville to
St Louis in Baltimore & Ohio sleeper,
dreaming of swimming tournament.
and, imagining himself on spring.
board in sanatorium, walked to the
platform and plunged of. Fortunately,
the train was running through level
country, and his leap did not result
seriously. ST. Louis Globe.