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The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-19
PITH AND POINT.

Many woman marries rich man, and yet gets poor husband.
 When person IS Tn everybody's mouth, he naturally has a high appre- citation of the popular taste.
 Two stupid Michigan hunters shoi a woman, mistaking her for bear. A woman should never be taken for any, thing but dear.-C Chicago Tribune.
 -Jonkheer Dr. P. J. A. M. Van der Does de Wiliebois has resigned as Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs. What Hol- land needs at the head of her Govern ment is more John Smiths.-Bufalo Express.
 A bootblack named Joseph Moak has become an actor. It is now in or der for some actors to turn bootblacks. There are men who would shine in that profession to much advantage.-Tegas Sittings.
 -''I see," said Mrs. De Wiggs to her husband, ''that the King of Bavaria is in debt about S7,5O0,O00." "Yes." 'How in the world can he have got so deeply in debt?' ''Dunno, unless he kept two hired girls. ."-Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
 California boasts of a parrot which sings ''with more melody and accuracy than great many humans are capable of" We do not doubt this in the least, and yet we suspect that parrots voice is no more musical than file on rusty saw-tooth. Post.
 -"Why don't you hold up your head as I do?" asked an aristocratic lawyer of sterling old farmer. Squire" said the farmer, ''look at that field of grain. You see that all the valuable heads are bowed down, while those that have nothing in them stand upright. '- ~. Y. Independent.
 -"Those Chinese have some strange customs. For instance, the men buy their wives at auction," remarked Colonel Witherspoon to Gilhooly. "That is barbarous. When will they learn to buy them at private sale, as we do in this countryP" responded Gilhooly cyn- ically.-Te1as Saftinqs.
 -"Papa, what is tornadoP" asked a youthful seeker after information. Glancing nervously around the room to see if the coast was clear, the old man said: ''You have often heard your moth CT blowing me up for bringing company home without previously notifying herr" ''Yes, sir" ''Well, that is as much like tornado as anything know of. But you needn't tell your mother that I said so, however. ."-N. Y. Journal.
 A mule is pun on the hoss... Con- mon sense is the instinkt of reason.... Politeness has won more viktorys than logick ever haz. What man kant win with politeness iz out ov the reach ov everything except klub....A man has as much rite tew spel word as it is pronounced as he has to pronounce it the way it ain't spelt....It ain't the lies in this world that are so much ov bur den as it is vulgar kritterS who are trie- ing to prove that they are true.-JoSh BillingS.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-19
NUMBER 3.

Her bright eyes rested fondly on the dear mothers face, and her rosy lips curved with a little sorry tenderness as she noticed how thin and delicate that face was and almost wished that mother were going in her place!
 There was no more fretfulness as the many careful last words were spoken to her; but she listened and answered all with smiling readiness. She kissed her mother goodbye, and then watched her as she left the car.
 The people were crowding in; the last busy, bustling minutes were rapidly passing. Yet nothing attracted this young girl until she had watched, with her head leaning from the window, and given last loving smile and nod to the mother she was leaving. Then the bell sounded, the passengers settled them selves in their seats, and the train steamed away from the depot.
 When looked again at the young girl who had so interested me all the eager look of expectation was shining in her face-the thought of the happy days before her, the long hours of sum- mer sunshine, and the joys they would bring her in the home of the kind friends who were to meet her at her journeys end.
 She was relieved, too, I knew, that time had been given her to make some little atonement for her impatience, to say pleasant words and give pleasant smiles to her mother before she left her.
 But wanted to say to her, as say to y0U now, my young friends, that it is far better not to give yourselves tue need for making any such atonement or expression of regret. Check the nasty, impatient words which come so readi- ly! Think of that wondrous love which your parents have for you, which leads them to make many sacrifices, con- stantly, for your sakes. Receive all their admonitions and counsel with re- spect and cheerfulness. Never allow yourselves to be fretful or cross at their warnings and care for you.
 AS the train carried this young girl from her loving mother, I thought to myself: 'It mag be that she will never see her againr'
 There will come time, to many of you, when that dear mother-face will pass from your sight for all the rest of your life on earth. An, then, happy will you be if you have no unkind or fretful words to remember, no impa- tient actions to make your hearts ache when it is too late to offer any atone menti
 Think we'll of this, boys and girls! The little incident in the cars is real one, and I have written it for your good.-Jennie Harrison, i'a M '. ob' serUer.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-19
FOUR PICTORIAL PARAGRAPHS.
Origin of a Club Name.

Ut was curious" remarked Fogg, "how the new Boston club received its name." "Why, how was that?' asked two or three of the boys. "Why, you see," said Fogg, removing his cigar, and then remouthing it for half-dozen leisurely puffs; ''why, you see the members were sitting around the ta- ble, each one thinking with all his might for an appropriate name for the club. It was so..very quiet that the servant outside thought the gentlemen had all gone home. At all events, he suddenly opened the door, and addressing his fellow-servant within, uttered these remarkable words: "All gone, Quinn?' It came like an inspiration. It seemed the very name for which all were searching. It was immediately and unani- mously voted that the new club should be 'The Algonquin. ."-Bos ton Transcript.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-19
A BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS.
The Laudable Act of Humanity Performed
 by the German Crown Princess.

The Laudable Act of Humanity Performed
 by the German Crown Princess.
 The German Crown Princess has done a very laudable act of practical human ity in opening at her husbands estate of Bomsted, near Potsdam, kindergarten for the children of the farm-laborers of the estate. Here the little ones find shelter, food and tuition while their parents are working in the fields. The institution is built after the fashion of English workingmen' houses, and con- tains sitting or working room, a kitchen, a large sleeping apartment and a very large garden, with playground The children are brought to the institu- ton at six o'clock in the morning and stay till nine in the evening, the larger part of the time being given to play and rest. In the morning they are made to work in the garden for three-quarters oi an hour, and in the evening for two hours and half, each child being given a separate place of garden land to take care of; it is also permitted to take home the crop raised. During the forenoon and afternoon the children are taught for about two hours, drawing, plating and similar handiwork After dinner they are put to sleep for two hours, as also for short time after they arrive in the morning. An old matron takes care of the babies, for whom a separate spot of the garden nearest to the house and full of shade-trees has been set aside. The Princess is daily visitor at the institution, and looks to it that the little ones are well taken care of.-Chi. cGgo Tribune.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-19
{" "NANNIE."
A True Story of the Mischievous Prank of
 Donkey.

A True story or the M1ScheVOuS frdnk Of
 Donkey.
 Leo Fryer and Jennie Cleveland were two little English girls. Leo's real name was Leonora, but they called her Leo ''for short" These two little girls were great friends; they were both the same age, lived in the same town and went to the same school.
 Iwonder how many little girls who read this story have seen a donkey! Well, they are just the funniest little creatures, with long ears and shaggy coats. And I am very sorry to say they are like some little girls and boys, in that they have very strong wills of their own, and when they make up their minds not to do thing, it is next to impossible to make them do it.
 Donkeys are not so often seen in our country as they are in England, where Jennie and Leo lived. There they use them to ride upon as we do ponies here.
 Now Jennie had donkey, and that donkey's name was Mamie, and every morning Leo and Jennie rode to school, one behind the other, on Nannie's back. When they reached the school and both had jumped of, Mamie would run across the green all alone to the stable, where she stayed till the little girls were ready to go home.
 One beautiful day early in May, when the yellow primroses were in blossom; Jennie and Leo were riding home at noon-time as usual. They were brimming over with fun and laughter, as two happy little girls are apt to be. Nanny was jogging along as she was in the habit of doing, seem- ingly intent on no mischief, when sud denly, without the slightest warning, she threw down her head, kicked up her heels, and almost before they knew it, Leo and Jennie were in the hedge beside the lane which they were riding through. Fortunately it was only hedge, where there were neither rocks nor stones, or our little girls might have been seriously hurt; as it was, they picked themselves up and laughed until they could laugh no more. As for naughty Mamie, she had taken to her heels and was nowhere to be seen. However, when they reached home, Miss Nan was quietly grazing in the field as innocently as though she had done nothing wrong.
 am glad to be able to tell you that Mamie was never naughty again, and day after day rode Leo and Jennie to and from school like good donkey.
 Jennie and Leo are now women grown, with the wide ocean stretching its billowy waves between them, but letter from the ''dear old home" tells Leo that Mamie still grazes in the fields as of yore, though she is no longer able to bear burden Watch man.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-19
SHE DESERVED HIM.
How One California Woman Entrapped Q
 Bashful Admirer.

OdShAuA
 Marriage has long been considered as more or less of lottery. It is like g lottery in more than the drawing Drawing blank once only makes you go into it again. The fact is, to lose g husband or draw one she has got to get rid of is reflection upon the woman and wounds her vanity. She feels she must marry again just to show it was not her fault, and she is much Gkelier to be happy in the second ven. ture. The experience of the first helps her to better understanding of the second, and the unpleasantness of the loss teaches her to yield very often where her. natural inclination would be to kick. But there's one woman very happy now, whose husband will proba- bly, never know that he was brought up to the scratch in a very simple but ef- fective way.
 'I have come to ask you if you can help me to some work" she said. She was a finely-educated, very attractive woman. My husband has turned out quite worthless. I have had to leave him, and I am now compelled to SUD- port myself.
 ''I am very sorry, but am afraid 1 can not give you any work. Do you pro- pose to support yourselfP"
 ''I've got to-"
 Look here, that's all nonsense. You're young, pretty, attractive. Why don't you marry sgain?"
 Marry again! Never. I've had enough of it."
 Nonsense; you'll have better luck this time Haven't you any admirersp"
 ''Oh, yes.'
 "Any one you like?"
 "Yes. There's one young gentleman very much gone on me. He's well off; has very nice position.
 That's the man. You marry him. :"
 ''But he's bashful and backward, and I've got to do something right away. ] have no money"
 ''That's bad"
 Do you mind assisting me to bring him to the point?"
 'Certainiy not. Tell me how, and I'll be most happy to do anything"
 ''Well," and she heSitated; ''if you wouldn't mind. You see, he's very, very backward, but he's very fond of me, and I think he means business. Now, if you will put on your best clothes and come up-you see, he's coming to call upon me tonight"
 Certainly. I'll call tonight with pleasure; but"
 "Of course I shall not tell him you're married-you understand; and if you'll well, he might get jealous, perhaps, and that would be something, you know"
 70, see. I'll be there."
 So the lady went of, and the adviser dressed himself in gorgeous array and called at her house. The bashful lover was there, and it was not fifteen minutes before he got wildly jealous of the new beau. The rival worked it up for all it was worth, and when the backward adorer got to the infiammatory point of jealousy where fight was probably im- minent the confederate lit out, left him the field, and in the br explanation of the next five minutes il 1ad commit ted himself to an immediate marriage. She deserved him.-SGn FrGnciscQ Chronicle,
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-19
A Man of Mark.

MT. DeKaggs-There is man, Ma tilda, who will make his mark in this world.
 Mrs. DeKaggs-That lazy, ignorant, Jenkins? Edward, am surprised at you; why, he can not write his own namel
 ..I am aware of that, my dear. That is the reason he will make his mark. Philadelphia Call.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-19
A Meditation.

I doan know why CT pusson wants ter cut off CT dogs tail. Elf natur hadn't wanted de dog ter hab CT tail she wouldn't hab gin him one. It's CT pitiful sight ter see CT glad dog try ter wag his tail when he ain't got none. Itp put me in mine O CT man dat hab los bof arms tryin' ter shake hans wid CT frien'. It sartainly dOan inn prube CT dogs looks ter cut off his tail, an dar oughter be CT law passed ter prevent sich cruilness. Elf I wuz CT bob-tail dog folks would hab ter take dar chances ATkd9lSdlU TTGUeIer.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-19
TWAS EVER THUS.

The winter days are near at hand When silently through all the land
 The snow will fall; Its dazzling whiteness all around Will drift above the frozen ground,
 Deep over all. Then the young lover haste will make And in a narrow cutter take
 His girl to ride; And she will laugh, blithe and jocose Beneath the buffalo snuggled close
 Up to his side. Meanwhile at home his aged fath- Er will, to shovel out a path,
 The drifts attack; And while Love holds the youth in thrall The poor old man at home will al-
 Most break his back.
 -SOmerUille Journal
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-19
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A Good Suggestion.

'You seem to be serious this morning, Col0nel," said one Missouri gentlemen to another.
 'Yes, Major, am puzzled to know what to do. The merchant with whom have been dealing has been dunning me every day for the past week. 1 believe I'll step around and shoot him."
 Don't do that, Colonel. You might have to pay fine. Keep on trading with him, and if he don't starve to death, he will kill himself. ."-MtSsOuri E1chdr0e.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-19
AS OTHERS SEE US.

He who looks, and hopes to find Faults belonging to his neighbor, Will, unless he should be blind, Be repaid for ali his labor, For of them we all have plenty, Glaring out from sun to sun, But perhaps we may have twenty Faults where he has only one. So, before we criticise
 Others so, 'tis best that we Take the beam from our own eyes, And our own shortcomings see. We had better spend our days Looking for our neighbours good; There's hundred different ways We can help him if we would. There are tares in our own ground, Growing ranker every day; In our garden may be found Weeds to keep the flowers away. Let us have more charity,
 Praying time at last may free us From our blunders so that we See ourselves as others see us.
 Helen 4. MdaUilte, i1 Interior.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-19
YUMA, ARIZONA SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19
"Did YOU ever see her againp'

CA few days later I chanced to be in the Boston & Albany Depot, when a lady and gentleman passed me, going toward the train. She had the look of a bride, and as they passed me she gave me glance and hummed the air that I had scratched upon her shoulder. "- Boston Cor. ~. F. Sun.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-19

A woman ate cake of giycerIne soap to cure a cough. thinking it was new mixture. When she returned the remaining cakes to the druggist she amazed the clerk by saying that she took one of those thing. ''It was aw. ful to swallow. but it cured the cough" :"
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-19
How If Was Settled

One of the boarders in private boarding house in this city, not over prompt in pay ing board-bills, grumblingly observed, a morning or two ago, in the hearing of the
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-19
TALES OF ATATTOOER.
Whins of Various Female Patrons
 of the Art.

Just beyond the Mission Building the eye of the seeker after novelties is att tracted by this sign, upon cardboard;
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-19

A San Francisco paper asserts that there are on the Pacific slope to-day more divorced and unmarried couples than in all the rest of the country.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-19

boarding missus:" 'This coffee isn't set tied" q guess it will be settled before your bill is settled" she quickly retorted. This was settler he little expected. It set little ripple of laughter in motion round the table, and. when it settled, tlle peacemaker of the house observed that there were probably grounds for complaint on both sides, which settled the matter, and harmony resumed her reign. - Boston CODrio1
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-19
In a Texas Hostelry.

Guest-Waiter, bring me some rice pud- ding.
 Waiter-Boss can't jess recommend de rice pudding to-day.
 What's the matter with it?"
 Muffin, cept dar ain't none" Teras SifttngS.
The Monitor., 1885-07-31
TO SKELETONIZE LEAVES.

Lay the green leaves and seed vessels on
small sheets Of tin and cover tightly with
thin lace or muslin, place in YES
sci of cold water, put over the fire and
boil slowly for several hours. Uncover
one by one, wash out the cellular issue
wire, and mount in the usual way. Or
put into basin equal quantities of soft
soap and rain water, put in the leaves and
let stand on the stove till the mixture
boils. Remove the leaves to a pan of
clean, soft water, wash them quickly
and carefully from the soap, float out on
a piece of glass, remove the tissue with a
brush, rinse in clear water. Or take three
ounces of carbonate Of soda, one and half
of quick lime previously Stacked, and one
auart of water. Boil ten minutes and
draw off the clear solution. Return this
to the fire, wash the leaves and boil brisklv
one hour, or till the tissue is easily re
moved. To bleech the leaves mix a
dram Of chlorate Of lime with a pint of
Waltr al4sl ItIit dc' lN dcNu Or strong
vinegar. Steep the leaves in this about
ten minutes, simmer. rinse well and place
IN book, to press. Or procure Labar-
raques solution of chloride Of soda, and
use teacupful to a quart Of water Put
the leaves in, and in two or three days
they will be perfectly white. Ferns need
no naceration or boiling, but simply to be
placed in the bleaching fluid.
The Monitor., 1885-07-31

The latest theory concerning Bright 5
disease. and other affections of the kidneys,
is that they are due to the immoderate use
Of ice water and other chilled beverages.
Thirty or forty years ago, physician as
serts, when people slaked their thirst with
fresh water from well or pump, kidney
disease was virtually unknown Now,
however, the general use of ice in every
household and saloon; and the multiplied
tion of soda fountains cause the thousands
of persons to abruptly shock their heated
internal organs with freezing draughts,
and kidney troubles are prevalent.
The Monitor., 1885-07-31
AS our trade in Shoes is better

AS our trade in Shoes is better
ing every succeeding year, we are
forced to conclude that we must
be doing our patrons better ser
vice as we grow older and more
experienced. We have noticed
this spring a manifest increase
in sales as compared with a year
ago. We keep nearly all kinds
of low priced and medium goods
for Ladies, Misses and Children,
also for Men and Boys, and so far
as we know can give as good re-
turns and value for your money
as you can get elsewhere.
Z. B. HUMPHREYS & Co.
The Monitor., 1885-07-31

Women's plain lasting slippers Soc, grain
leather slippers at same price Ladies fine
French kid in Newport ties and 2 button
lace at LOO to 81 % hand made and good
goods, no better assortment in town. also
morocco shoes or rather half shoes, a cross
between slipper and a high cut shoe, side
seam and low heels, just the article for
comfort in warm weather, Sl00 per pair,
at E. b. Humphreys & Co
The Monitor., 1885-07-31

We offer quarfer-barrels Of fat, late
caught, No inaekerel, for 81 ~, and war
rant each package to contain 45 pounds of
fish Also kits of same, with 20 pounds
ill., for S1.o0 We sell no short weight
packages at amy price. f. b. Humphreys
& Go.
The Monitor., 1885-07-31

English white granite cups and saucers,
40c per Dozen at i. B. Humphreys & Co.
Also wall brushes, shoe brushes, dusting
and stove brusIics-the best makes at hon
est prices
The Monitor., 1885-07-31

Don't fail 10 see our all wool Jerseys
We don't sell any cotton mixtures. All
the desirable styles of cut and make. f.
b. Humphreys & Co.
The Monitor., 1885-07-31

An Irish counsel, being questioned by
a judge to know ''for whom he was con-
cerned, =" replied, 81 am concerned my lord,
for the plaintiff: but am employed by the
defendant
The Monitor., 1885-07-31

The corset we sell at so cents is possibly
better than you can find elsewhere for the
money. We sohave them at higher prices,
60, - and 80 cents. T. B. Humphreys &
Co.
The Monitor., 1885-07-31
100000

Mfi00 nm IN presents Otten dtCog. send
X/ilii ttIltI Us ) cents postage, and by mail
W LUUiUUu you viii get free package OF
goods OF large value, that will
start you in work that Will at once bring you
in money faster than anything else in America.
All about the S200.uo0 in presents with each box.
Agents wanted everywhere, OF either sex, of
all ages for ali the time or spare time only, 10
work for rs at their own homes. Fortunes for
all workers absolutely assured Don't de
lay. II. HALLET 4 Co, Portland, Maine i7Iy
The Monitor., 1885-07-31

See our IS cent hip-gore corsets in white
and colored, silk embroidered and silk
stitched, the incest goods for the money
We ever had. Z. b. Humphreys & Go.
The Monitor., 1885-07-31

42-inch bleached pillow case muslin at
10c., 46-inch at 12c. Seamless sheeting
muslin, q yards wide, either bleached or
unbleached, 25c. E. B. Humphreys & Co.
The Monitor., 1885-07-31

We have the best Jamaica Ginger, in
large bottles. full strength, equal to
Browns, at zoe. bottle. OF. bottles of
essence of lemon, &c; o. bottles Of es-
ence of peppermint, &c; ? o. bottles of
pure sweet oil, &C.: 2 OF. bottles of best
castor oil, &C.; large bottles sweet oil, &C.;
large bottles castor oil, Sc. The best ex-
tract of lemon, 15c. for a bottle. f. b.
Humphreys & Co.
The Monitor., 1885-07-31

Childrell's Solar Tip Shoes, No 8 TO 104
for s1.00. Misses or boys No. II to 2, at
81 20, solid leather, no shoddy, just the
thing for wear. The people asc learning
that we give them better value than they
get elsewhere, and our sales are far beyond
former seasons.
The Monitor., 1885-07-31

We have fine damask linen towels, -
inches long by 90 inches wide, at % cents;
also heavy huck towels, all linen, SO inches
long by 10 inches wide, at 129 cents. Our
stock of linen table diapers and figured
linen damask, in all widths, from 48 to GA
inches wide, is full and complete. We
know just where and how to buy these
goods and sell at a close margin of profit
f. B. Humphreys x Co.
The Monitor., 1885-07-31

Just received 500 pairs of ladies', misses
and chldren's hose at s, 10. 12 and - cts.
worth more money. Come and see them.
i. b. Humphreys & Go.
The Monitor., 1885-07-31
PATENT MEDICINES.

UIeb10bose to KEEP a skoek of
aHMe sm7ons Proprietary MedE-
zines Mat there is any demand
fer, and ssqH, from time to time,
add to our stock all sufh that may
be engaa1ed for. NE amer a
Prize list and cau furnish any
h0cu1uble articles IN tins line
at a6of tie same acreage Of Prize
as beIo7v.
The Monitor., 1885-07-31

1900 yards ConeStoga w. fine brown
yard-wide shiuing muslin, soon bleaches
after washing few times. Very desirable
weight g cts. per yard, at +. B. Hum
phreys & Go.