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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-07-31

me- where's your other brother?'
He's down East No he isn't, re-
piled; hes here in this town. and he's
looking for you, and going to find YOU
Just then the second one came in and
said to the first: Come on, Charley,
let's be going While / was question.
ing him in walked the other, and there
was great handshaking all around.
The whole three of them seemed to en-
JOY the thing immensely. Well, l be-
gan to think those were about the craZi-
est cranks / ever saw. when the last one
said, kind of pityingly, to me: It's all
right, my boy Those messages amt
just what they seem. A little cipher,
you know. We've got silver up here
till you can't rest. and we couldn't be
telegraphing everything You see. /
was young in those days, and when two
of those lunatics came in at different
times with copies of messages, inquir
ing very particularly after the men who
sent them, what was l to thinkp No
Philadelphia could come any such
game on me now, I'll bet you. They all
got rich, and when they came to sell out
one of them made me present of a
silver brick worth twenty-five dollars.
The last speaker was one who had
no hair on his head, but who said
in response to an inquiry that no
scalping-knife had ever taken it off.
1T was just scared off," he ex-
claimed, s'down toward old Jules
burg. One day l was at my desk
when the man up at Hooper's sid
ing, ten or twelve miles away, tele-
graphed down that he was surrounded
by redskins, and that they were whet-
ting their tomahawks on the wires.
I thought that it was a pretty good
joke until he : telegraphed that the
lot of the Indians had set out for
my place. Then l began to prick
up my ears. There were not many
of us there just then, and we were
in no condition to fight Indians any
way. We threw up breastworks, and
got everybody who had gun, a pis-
toll, a club, or knife to fall in. 1t
was about shutdown when we got all
ready for them. While we were wait
ing nervously for the onslaught, one OF
the citizens, a saloon-keeper. came rid
ing up in mad haste and shouted that
there were just millions of them
coming You fellows are all as good
as massacred now,' he said. There's
only just one thing to do, and that
is to telegraph up and down the line
for help. Put it strong, now he said
to me. Beg, implore, exhort them
Well, / could rattle a key pretty
well in those days, and I everlast-
ingly begged for help. I was thor
oughly scared, and threw my whole
soul into the work. After about an
hour of agony Cheyenne broke in with:
oh, turn yourself out, you big calf!
What's the matter with youp' This
cooled me off a little, and I looked
outside and saw the people going and
coming as usual. They had put up a
gorgeous joke on me just because 1
was q photographic tenderfoot. My hair
fell out soon after that, and it has never
grown since.-Sidney( Neb. J Cor. N. 7.
Sun.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-07-31
ONE ~ ONE.


Though from the boughs to which they've
long been clinging,
The autumn leaves are dropping one by
one,
Yet from their dust, new forms of beauty.
snail smile again in summers gentle sun.
Though one by one the pearly drops of morn
From dropping flowers, on viewless pInions
WeM see them yet the gorgeous clouds
win blowing arches of celestial dyes.
Though one by one the stars are fading
That all night long kept vigil in the sky,
The distant mountain peaks, like prophets
Proclaim that morning light and song are
nigh.
Though with slow step goes forth the sower
And on earsh's lap his precious treasure
Yet comes the harvest, with its Joyous reap
When shall be gathered home the ripened
sheaves.
Though one by one the friends We fondly
cherish
Withdraw from ours the cold and trem-
bling hand,
And leave us sorrowful, they do no: perish
They yet shall greet us in fairer land
Yes: nom all chimes, where'er the faithful
slumber :
Meath scorching suns, or arctic snow and
stainless they1l rise. In nyriads without
All, all, shall meet-there shall mot one be
-CAnmberss Journal
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-07-31
THE DEADLY CLIMATE o
PANAMA.
Over Four Hundred Canal Workmen In the
Hospital.

Over Four Hundred Canal Workmen In the
Hospital.
just before Mr.. Dingler left Panama
for France say 10000 men were atwork.
The wet season is now in, and to-day
not more than 1000 OF all ranks are
employed. Quite recently, owing to
the very sickly season, 40 of the 1000
were in the hospital, apart from nearly
160 under treatment at home. This
tells its own story about this deadly
climate. The laborers now are nearly
all Jamaicans. At Gorgoma, a canal
camp, between Saturday last and Mon
day noon three canal chiefs had died.
We hear of the deaths of chiefs--as for
the men, they die on the line and are
buried, and no attention is paid to the
matter. Two American carpenters are
in an unnamed grave near Emperador.
The death rate few months ago, from
careful estimate, was 100 and deci-
NAL, nearly ITO, per 1000 for all ranks.
Yellow fever kills the whites, malaria the
natives and negroes. Many an able
bodied. wen-built negro is cut off in from
twenty-four to thirty-six hours after his
seizure. Many are placed in the ambu-
lance cars of the canal company and
die en- route. None but those living
here and familiar with such painful
sights can form any idea Of this coun-
try.
To return to the appearance of the
canal works. Lack Of spirit and lack Of
energy we're everywhere observable.
Heavy rains interfered greatly with
work. Earthworks are swept away by
the tropical downpour. A few hours
rain caused small stream to rise in
such manner that a railroad bridge
was swept away, stopping canal work
there. One may safely say that during
the long rainy season, from May to the
middle OF December. fully half the
time originally calculated onssby De
Lcsseps is lost, owing to the rains,
small floods, and the stubborn fact that,
while the company claimed to have
5000 in its employ at the close of the
dry season. only 1000 are working.
Some contractors are losing money,
and q great deal of it. One firm oil
Americans threw up its dredging con-
tract rather than lose men and money.
Cor. Montreal Gazette.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-07-31
PITH AND POINT.

The new reading is "bride ana
coachrnan,' instead of 'bride and
groom. n-Cincinnati Commercial Ga-
zette.
If the sou could pick up the stitches
of experience that the father drops, he
would not be obliged to unravei MS
work SO Often Whitehall Times.
-"An work and no play makes Jack
dull boy,n is what the lad remarked
20 his father who refused to take him
10 the theater.-Konkers Statesman.
Let none of the great family OF
Browns be alarmed if they see ghosts
of relatives this season. ALI shades OF
brown are said to be in the height OF
fashion. burlington Free Press.
1t costs over 5000 day, it is
said, to keep and clean the crown
Jewels of England. This is another
disadvantage of being crowned head.
We don't suppose there are dozen
editors in this country who pay half
that sum to have their jewels kept and
cleaned. Herald.
Now let's 60 downstairs and ride
on the electric railway" said city
lady to her sister from the country.
"Oh, no, was the reply; ''my son John
has cot me to ride on a steam railroad
for the first time, but l always said you
could never get me to ride on a tele-
graph wire, and you can't.-BostoH
. Globe.
-..Thatyoung man You recommended
to me as clerk hasn't got particle
of business talent" said a Galveston
merchant to friend. mo, of course
he hasn't. If he had had any capacity.
he would not have needed my recon-
mendation. thought you had sense
enough to understand that. n-Teras
Sittings.
PA, you will have to give my
teacher talking to-" said Johnny Fiz-
zletop on his return from school.
..What has he been doing?" 'Just
look at my certificate. Itis.worse than
last weeks. He will keep right on CIV
ing me bad certificates unless you say
something to him about it. He needs
taking down peg or o."-TerGs Stiff
ings.
-..As the twig is bent, so is the tree
Inclined" This is metaphorical
proverb. We never knew q tree had
any inclinations at all, unless it had an
inclination to leave. Any one can see
that there are great many twigs on q
tree, and they are bent in great many
different directions. Now, tree hasn't
got time to pay attention to all of them
If the proyerb had stated that as the
tree is bent so is the small boy inclined,
one might have been able to see some
sense in it.
-All the animals were sitting around
quietly after the afternoon perform
ance, and the giraffe was thoughtfully
observing her colt snuffing about the
lamps at the top of the center-pole.
Young man." she said at last as he
thrust about eleven and a half lineal
feet of neck through an opening in the
canvas to look out upon the world,
telescope yourself in out of the damp
air. A colt with a swallowing thing
like telegraph pole has no business
tampering with the Group. Burning
ton Ha,okeye.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-07-31
READING FOR THE YOUNG.
a SMALL BUT VALUABLE JEWEL.

Only baby with clustering hair,
Golden aud soft Oh the forehead so fair,
ONLY baby with dimple ON chin.
And tiny white pearls the sweet lips within.
Only a baby with cheeks like the rose.
And eyes where the heart OF u diamond glows;
And everything, down from his head to his
feet,
wonderfully precious, and dainty and sweet.
Ont of his bed. from his afternoon nap,
He tumbles-small rogue; and he cares not a
rap
That no one is near. He knows Just what
to do:
So he labors and tugs at each stocking and
shoe,
With the toes in the heels, and the heels IN the
toes.
Fill mt last mamma enters and speedily shows
Her hard M work darling-the sprite-that
tho may be
He thinks he's IA man. yet he's only baby.
Mary ID. Brine. In N. Y. Independent.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-07-31
BLONDES AND BRuNETTEs.
A Question of Ancestry rs Discussed by Z
German Philosopher.

Question of Ancestry as Discussed by Z
German Philosopher.
ssWho were our ancestors?" is the
question raised by German author,
Karl Penka, in recent and interesting
work on the Aryan race. Herr Penka
undertakes to overthrow the hereto
fore commonly accepted ideas as to the
primitive seat of the Aryans and as to
who the Aryans were. He asserts SUBJ
stantially that the Aryan race is in
digenous in Europe, that it was settled.
before dispersion. in the northern part
of Scandinavia, and that the race in its
pure form is dolichocephalic, and has
a light complexion, fair hair and blue
eyes. He sustains his theories with
much ingenious reasoning, which
might be answered, perhaps, with rea-
soning equally Ingenious, Some of his
points are worthy of passing notice.
As to the Scandinavian origin of the
Aryan race, he shows that the dolicho-
eephalic type of skull is almost universal
in Swedish Graves of the Iron Age, the
Bronze Age and the Stone Age, that
the primitive Aryans, as shown by the
evidence of language, knew only such
animals (the bear, the WOLF and such
plants (the birch, the beech and the
oak, as are found in the temperate
zone. He contends. farther, that in
absence of evidence to the contrary, .
race belongs originally to the area
where it is most numerous and most
vigorous; and that in historic times,
certainly, the Aryan race has been most
numerous and most vigorous not in
Asia, but in Europe. So much for the
argument that the race originated in
Europe. To the ordinary critic it APP
pears far from conclusive, and as being
but slight weight against the Biblical,
historical and traditional evidence that
all nations trace their origin to the
East, The claim that pure Aryan
origin belongs only to the type Of
skulls, light complexion. fair hair and
blue eyes is sustained by evidence
equally as unsatisfactory. Herr Penka
brings forward facts to show that in
most European countries the majority
of the sshigher classes still belong to
the blonde type, but this is sufficiently
explained by the wen established his
torical fact that the Goths and other
tribes who effected permanent con-
quests and occupation Of the Roman
provinces, upon the ruins Of the en-
pire, were Of the blonde type, and the
conquered inhabitants chiefly of the
dark type, He also points out that il
was the custom Of many men and
women among the ancient Romans to
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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-07-31

"A new clock has been invented, ane
coming into use in Europe, which =
warranted by its manufacturers 20 -
for five years without either winding q
regulation. The Belgian Governmsenss
placed one in railway station In i9': =
sealed with the Government seal, ana /"
has kept perfect time ever since
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-07-31

As many Is fifty wild geese -.
ducks have met their fate in the Dr. -
of a gas well near Pittsburgh; -. -
light Of the escaping gas deludes =.
poor birds, and they fly into the DIa
The heat is so intense that not even
charred bone is left
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-07-31
TALES OF THE TELEGRAPH
Old Telegraph Operators Recount
Their Experiences.
The Great Bulllon Robbery ut Sidney-Out.
laws Circumvented-Ogala Menu
orabae Call For Help-Mine
Hanters' Tricks-Fool-
ing . Greenhorn.

here last night, and in the course of
long conversation told some of their ex-
perienees on the frontier, One of them
began by recalling the great bullion
robbery at this place. 1t was at noon,
and most of the depot and stage hands
had gone across the yards to dinner.
As the operator sat in the telegraph of
ice alone two men presented themselves
1t his d0or and demanded admittance
Both had revolvers. He jumped up and
let them in. and they quickly bound and
gagged him. Believing that he was
safe, they disappeared, and he saw no
mora of them. As soon as they were
ont Of sight he managed to get to his
instrument. and by lying down on the
table found that with one of his hands
be could reach the key. 1t was difficult
work, but by degrees he improved his
sposition until finally he raised the Chey-i
enne Office and communicated the fact
that robbery was in progress The
operator at that point kept him posted
IS 10 the proceedings there, and in
few minutes he was gratified to hear
the intelligence licked over the wires
that Che superintendent and party of
detectives were en- route for Sidney on
special train. The distance was one
hundred and two miles, but the run
was made so rapidly that the people of
the town were hardly aware of the rob-
berry when the train dashed in. The
operator had by that time been released,
ard + was found that the thieves, who
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-07-31

"A cider-mill in Msssachusetfs
500, 900 barrels of apples every yeLs
Sentiment in Italy and Sw,fze
Is IN favor Of : return to csPs1ai pun
Raent
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-07-31

Nn911e5. Will leave Tor home with
him tomorrow As he was paying me
! made Some inquiry. because I WAS
curious to know something about the
cas0. The man said he would tell me
the next day. meyer saw him again.
Two or three months later = man
came in and. showing me that dis
patch, asked me If I remembered send
ing il. ] told him / did. Can YOU
tell me- where the man Is who sent ftp
- sid. / couldn't Then he went
ont, and / yelled to him !, Say, hadn't
you better tie string to yourself? I'm
losing you fellows pretty fast. This
led TO an explanation, and he told me
about Il. Il seems the three were
hfothers. The first one was = little
Eighty, and was continually rum
ming on TO some out-of- the-way cor
1cr Of the globe. Only few months
1e1ore he appeared In Nevada he had
- in India. His brothers paid NO
attention at fiE1t to his crazy tele-
gvam, thinking is was only one of his
kony Jokes, but when several months
had passed and they heard nothing Of
him they began to fear that he might
havo 1allen into trouble, and it Was de-
cided that one 81 them should 20 otter
him Ibis was the second gentleman.
md kis failure to return brought out
- tkird under tie apprehension that
~ cehe1 Rid been ioully dealt with.
Vel h W1D gcne about ! week. and
kteEAn - 6e1ioxo that be had eohc nm
lfoGpu1k 10, VIA IL. lr1t ore cane
-, 49, -. = Smxf m 81 1ss--s
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-12

WOULD a railroad to Maricopa put us in any worse condition, so far as our freight business is concerned
 than we are now in? The Southern Pacific people would do no more than they are now doing and will continue to do till they are sufficient ly interested in the valley for it to be an object to them to give the commu> nity every commercial advantage. To that end would the valley not be better off if the Southern Pacific people should build and own the road into the valley. It would then be to their interest to give such inducements on freights and other wise as would settle up the valley with the heaviest population it will carry and afford the greatest amount of produce to ship over their lines out of the valley and other material into 1t.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-12
THERE now remains no dou

THERE now remains no doubt of the success of the Quijotoa mines, and The speedy resumption of busi> ness and population Tn the towns abcut the mines. According to re, cent correspondence, Logan City is now rapidly filling up. Numerous new buildings are being put up and those already up being inhabited and repaired. The original great rush to the place built up considera- ble of town, but when people dis covered that they were too nasty, the place and improvements were abandoned, and often property cost ing considerable money was left owHerless. Everything ;n the place is now being rapidly reclaimed and business in town lots IS once more active. At the depth of 475 feet great abundance of water has been found and a well is just being finished up and pipes are being laid from it to Logan City and steam pump will supply water.
 All this is matter of no small importance to the Salt River valley in general and Phoenix in particular. The sooner Logan City holds popu- lation of ten thousand inhabitants the better it will be for Phoenix, the better it will be for the valley Quijotoa will furnish market which we can reach by wagon and at a reasonable rate of freight. Let it hOOm
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-12

IF little one-horse newspaper ot
 Arizona had a manager who should visit the capital of the Territory
 greatly impressed with h1s personal
 importance and endowed with more
 than the ordinary amount of inso-
 lence usually attached to very light weights, and should start in to dlc- tate to, then to bulldoze the legisla- tors, or any one of them, and should be very sadly snubbed and sat down upon, and utterly fail, even with an immense amount of blowing and swearing, to impress any one into the very ordinary business of notice ing him or his desires at all, the probabilities are that said manager would sneak home very mad indeed and might even go so far as to talk against those who had sat down on him, behind their back, and to allow said paper to show the terribly bitter gall and wormweod that rested very uneasily upon his mental stomach at first opportunity. The probabili- ties are that said paper would stoop, Tn its hatred of those who had spanked it's manager, to abuse the legislator who introduced q bill in which it could pick flaw rather than to severely criticise the bill or make suggestions as to it's improve ment, and give the sentiments of the people concerning It. Personal hatred and little spie never resulted in anything but reflection upon the journal which indulged a public show of them, and Tn the supposl- tional case which we have cited there could scarcely be more sui~ cidal course pursued or one better calculated to excite the sneers and contempt of the people at large where the indications of being van quished and disappointed in an at tempted bulldozing affair are so apparent.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-12
Spring FasnIO ns.

With the first approach of the sun as it comes northward, the thought of suitable apparel for the coming season is one of the first to the ladies living in lower attitudes. Lent coming so early this year, the New York market is unusually prompt in supplying customers for the coming String.
 Among the fabrics ot most inter- est to us, as given in Harper's Bazaar, are China crape, soft cotton goods without dressing, it has 8 peculiar twilled surface with tiny raised figures; shown in all the light delicate shades of summer goods, light shades prevailing over the dark blue, red and brown grounds that look so warm for summer weather.
 Scotch ginghams are made more attractive by embroidered dots, blocks and raised lines, in white on blue, pale blue on darker blue, red on blue, ecru on blue and ecru on brown. Blue being shown in many different shades.
 Stripes and pin>head checks are shown III color and white.
 Satteens have less pronounced colers and less of the gloss, which Is lost in washing. Some are shown in solid color with raised figures, which have the appearance of bro- caded silk.
 Calicoes at ten cents per yard are shown in all the pretty French patterns on delicately tinted grounds and will be much in use in place of the more expensive fabrics.
 China silks are offered in place of foulards and the checked silks so long in favor for summer use. These come principally in light grounds with small figures.
 Ecru cloths, the newly revived reseda shade of gray green, fawn color, golden brown, darker green and pearl color are the prevailing shades instead of the cold grays of l last year.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-12

THERE can be no possible objec- tion to the Hon. DeForest Porter's Insane Asylum bill. It is clear, comprehensive, simple, and thor oughly practical in all it's provIs- ions, and the only possible objection that can be found to it is that it loca'es the Asylum in thIs valley, which is about the only place in the Territory where it could be made a paying institution.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-12

THERE does not seem to be a necessity for creating the new offices of Assessor, Collector or Auditor in the counties of the Territory at present. County Treasurers should be tax collectors and have ample time to attend to that duty, while Sheriffs can continue 10 perform the duties of Assessors without ad- ditIonal expense to the people, which would be necessitated by the creation of the separate office of Assessor. So far as the business of an Auditor is concerned, county clerks might be required to perform that duty If it should be thought better that the Board of Supervisors should not perform that duty winch properly belongs to their office
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-12

PRESCOTT has a fellow who says he IS going to keep "record'' of those who may aid ID forcing un> necessary burdens upon the people. What terrible thing that will be indeed. A man who could do the like of that might be expected among the enemies of every move tending to develop the Territory, and so this fellow, with his terrible threat, is opposed to an Immigra- tion Bureau. Possibly this is the resident of Skunk Hollow who wants the wagon road and is the "only population" It takes the whole country to contain him-no body else need apply.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-12
ED. MccowAN, formerly of Ari

ED. MCGOWAN, formerly of Ari- zona but at present of Washington City, D. C., and who, by the way. has come to be Gen. McGowan, is one of the parties who, according to the telegraph, predicts that there should be danger to Mr. Cleveland during the season of inauguration. Why there should be is not stated and possibly the "General" is not clear on the matter himself.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-12

SAN FRANCISCO has worked up Aanother sensation, which is nothing Bless than a traffic between the found ling hospitals of that city and the Chinese in white babies. Good round prices, as high as $50, are pad for female baby by the Ce- lestials, the object probably being to raise white wives. The city has begun 10 prosecute the baby traders.