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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-12-12

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ties Of the animal kingdom to be found
at Pinal, Arizona Territory
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-12-12

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The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-26
THE JUDGE CAVED.
An Experience With a COIored Representa-
 tive of the Law.

An Experience With a COIored Representa-
 tive of the Law.
 As we rode out from a town in Mis- sissippi to view plantation commer- cial traveller for New York house ex- pressed desire to go along. He pro- cured horse and joined the party, and his company was welcomed. A mile and half from town we came to mo- tice, posted on a board, and everybody stopped to read it. It was notice of Sheriff's sale, and the colored man who tackled it up was still on the ground. The notice was badly written and worse spelled, and the drummer laughed long and loud over ''caf'' for calf, ''det" for debt, and ''sheruf'' for Sheriff.
 What's wrong wid dat notis?" asked the colored man in a very edgy voice.
 ''It's too funny for anything" was the reply. Some one had better go to school"
 ''Dat's me, sah. I'm Constable an I writ dat off. .'
 ''Oh, you did? We'll, I hope the c-a-f will be sold"
 "Yes, sah. You come along wid me, sahr'
 'With you?"
 ''Yes, sah. rest you, sahr'
 ''What for?"
 Contempt of court, sah! Come right along"
 ''Where?"
 'Befo' de Justiss, sah! We'll see about dat cafr'
 The drummer was advised against re- sistance and finally permitted himself to be taken before cOlored Justice nearly two miles from the spot. The Consta- ble had picked up a cOlored man on the way, who made and swore to com plaint, and the drummer was duly ar raigned on the charge, although his Honor seemed very uneasy about it. The Colonel acted as counsel for the prisoner. When the case was ready he said:
 "Your Honor, who is this court?"
 'I is, sah, ," was the dignified reply.
 Has this man shown any contempt for you?"
 No, sah.''
 "Then how can you try him for con- tempt of court?"
 The old man scratched his head, opened law book wrong side up, and finally replied:
 '.De prisoner am discharged, but will hev to pay one dollar costs. "
 But if he is discharged because of his innocence, where do you get the right to put costs onto him?" asked the Colonel.
 "Where do I? Why, in de law book"
 (Which one?''
 ''De one at home'';
 '1 take exceptions, your Honor, and shall carry this case to the Supreme Court" said the Colonel.
 "Umph! Dat alters de case. De prisoner am discharged from his fine of one dollar, an de constable am fined two dollars for making fool of hisself an gettin' dis court all twisted up in a hard knot afore white folksr' Detroit Free Press.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-26
A Dangerous Nuisance.

Children are very fond of saying: '1 was going to-" The boy lets the rat catch the chickens. He was going to fill up the hole with glass and to set traps for the rats; but he did not do il in time, and the chickens were eaten. He consoles himself for the loss, and excuses his carelessness by saying: ''l was going to attend to that" A boy vets his feet and sits without changing his shoes, catches a severe cold, and is obliged to have the doctor for week. His mother told him to change his wet shoes when he came in; and he was go ing to do it, but did not. A girl tears her dress so badly that all her mend ing can not make it look well again. There was little rent before, and she was going to mend it, but forgot it. And so we might go on giving instance after instance, such as happen in every home with almost every man and woman, boy and girl. "Procrastina' ton is'' not only ''the thief of time, |" but the worker of vast mischiefs. If Mir. .''I-was-going-to" lives in your house, just give him warning to leave. He is a lounger and a nuisance. He has wrought unnumbered mischiefs. The boy. or girl who begins to live with him will have very unhappy time of it, and life will not be successful. Put MT. ''I-was-going-to" out of your house and keep him out. Always do things which you were going to do.- ChriStiGn Weekly,
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-26
AN AWFUL CALAMITY.
A Helpless old Negro Bemoans the Loss
 of His Better Half.


 An old negro, with an air of utter de- jection, sat on a bench in front of a cabin. Some one, seeing that he must be miserable, stopped and said:
 You do not seem to be enjoying yourself, old man"
 No, honey. De time fur my joy ment is dun ober.'
 "What is the matter?"
 ''Wife dun dead, honey"
 ''I am very sorry to hear that, and assure you that you have my sympa- thy"
 "Thankee, sah.''
 "A man loses a good friend when his wife dies''
 ''Dat he do, honey, dat he do. I has foun' dat out ter my sor', let me tell yer, an now my good days is all gene"
 "What was the matter with your wife?"
 ''I dunno, honey She tuck sick one night an she died de na.xt ebenin' It wuz CT awful blow on me, fur dat 'om- an wuz earnin' fifteen dollars ebery munf. It wuz awful hard fur ter die jes' arter de white folks had raised her wages. Feared like long ez she wucked fur twelve dollars CT munf she kep' her helt, but de fifteen dollars, 'peared like, wus too much fur her Yas, sah, she wuz Snatched of at de berry time when she wuz de most use ter me. doan know whut's goin' ter come O me. I'll hab ter go ter wuck, Fse afeerd. .''-Ar- bdasdW T'rdUeJer.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-26
PITH AND POINT.

They are making the new styles of collars so high that before long young men will have to stand on tip toes to see any thing at all.-M '. Graphic.
 The baseball mans salary is hence forth to be not over $2,000. We fear only men with common-school educa- tions can be obtained for this sum- Boston Post
 According to correspondent "the Princess Louise of England writes very we'll" This is encouraging. We trust she reads, too. After a while we may expect to find Princesses almost as well educated as other people. Chicago Inter Ocean.
 The United States has nearly three times as many doctors as England and nearly four times as many as France in proportion to the population. Does this redundancy of doctors in the Unit ed States account for the small propor- ton of the population?-BOston Tran- script
 At social gathering on Austin avenue Hostetter McGinnis, who is a great wag, said to Miss Esmerelda Longcoffin: ''You would not believe, Miss Esmerelda, what conquests I've made among the fair sex. You would not believe it. "- ''I don't" replied Miss Esmerelda.-TerGSS SiftingS.
 Humanity owes at least one little debt of gratitude to Emil Zola. When he was poor he used to catch English sparrows and eat them. Now, any rrr,n A~ o,.l English sparrows can secure steady en- ployment at good wages and will be hailed as public benefsctor.- Brooklyn Eagle.
 Hostess: ''Oh! Mime. Zuchetti, let me introduce my friend, Major Ender- by. He is most anxious to know you" |" The Major-"Believe me, madame, this is an honor I have long looked forward to. I remember listening with rapture to your Marguerite when was mere boy" His acquaintance with Mime. Zuchetti never got any further.-Puck.
 My dear fellow,n says an Indiana Sheriff to his prisoner, ''I must apolo- gize to you for the sanitary condition of this jail Several of the prisoners are down with the measles, but assure you that it is not my fault. ''Oh, no ex- cuses," replies the prisoner. ''It was my intention to break out as soon as possible, any way."-N. r. Sun.
 Athletic Note: ''There is a man on our street afflicted with bad case of the foot-and-mouth disease" remarked Ebe- nezer Jones to young physician of his acquaintance. ''ImpOssible!' said the young doctor. 'I never heard of hu- man being taking that disease" But he has it, undoubtedly" ''What are the symptoms?'r Why, he thinks he is champion pedestrian, and he is al- ways talking about it. it."-Patsburgh Chronicle.
 Important Information: A profes- sor at the University of Texas was ex- plaining some of the habits and GUS toms of the ancient Greeks to his class. ''The ancient Greeks built no roof over their theaters," said the professor. "What did the ancient Greeks do when it rained?" asked Johnny Fizzletop. The professor took off his spcctacles, polished them with his handkerchief, and replied calmly: They got wet, SUD- pose. "-TeTGS SittinqS.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-26
A SMOKING MINISTER.

Two Good Stories of Ouick-witted Meth.
 odIst Minister.
 Rev. c. D. Bum is remarkably eloquent and witty member of one of the New En- gland Conferences of the Methodist Episco- pal Church. He has peculiar drawl, which adds much to tue mirth-provoking character of his sayings. He is, withal, exceedingly bald and much addicted to smoking. When he preached in - the young men of his acquaintance used to chaff him great deal, for the sake of drawing him out. One day he was asked how it happened that some men grew very bald at so early an age, while others were well covered. Well" said he, ''some peoples heads run to hair and some to brains"
 At the Northport camp-meeting one day brother was walking about in the woods, meditatiDg upon a sermon, when he saw smoke curling up from the roots of a large tree that had been leveled by storm. Mounting the trunk he crept cautiously along and peeped over the end. There sat Brother B., pulling away at T. D. pipe.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-26
A coNsIDERATE DAUGHTER.
Why She Didn't Want Her Lever to See
 Much of Her Mother.

Why She Didn't Want Her Lever to See
 Much of Her Mother.
 Sam Holbry, wealthy young man, has been paying marked attention to Miss Birdie McGinnis. Mrs. McGinnis, the mother of Birdie, is an immensely stout woman. A few evenings ago Mir. Holbry was expected to call Just before the hour appointed for his arrival Birdie said to her mother:
 Mother, dear, will you do me one tavor?''
 What is it, dear?''
 You know that daughters always grow up to resemble their mothers"
 Well, my dear?"
 Well, now, just look at yourself in the glass. You look as big as one of these water-tanks. You know you weigh one hundred and sixty-nine pounds. :"
 Well, what is it, my daughter?''
 Please, stay in your room. Don't let Mir. Holbry see you. I don't want him to see much of you"
 Why so, my daughter?"
 Because, ma, I've nearly got him coralled. He is little skittish, but I'll have him roped in pretty soon; but if he should see you he will think that I'll be as big as you some of these days, and he'll jump the fence, sure. I tell you, just wait until we are married, and then you can come and live with us, but don't scare him off just at this crisis. ''- TerGS SJtings.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-26
THE TORNADO.
Its Nature and Freaks Explained
 by "One Who Knows"

have been making the Western tor nado a subject of special study during the past ten years, and have been led to the following conclusions as to the na- ture of the meteor, leaving out of the present discussion the manner of its generation. I present these convic- tions: They are not creations of acci- dent, springing up haphazard, no one knows how or where, but they are gov erned by law. The grand cause of their inception, course and motion, is the law of gravity. And the trifing dust whirl we see on our prairies and in our roads during summer afternoon is governed by exactly the same law as i'm pels the frightful tornado. Since my attention has been turned to the subject 1 have noticed hundreds of those toy tOrnadoes, and have enlisted my friends in the observation; during this time I have never seen or heard of one revolv- ing with the hands of clock or in this fashion:
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-26

There is very simple reason for this motion; in fact, the whole mechanism of the tornado is of the simplest charac- ter when the law of gravity is applied as the key to its solution.
 All its actions conform to this law. Leaving aside the discussion ofits initial formation at this time I say: The tor nado springs out of a circumscribed area of high barometric pressure and moves forward in the line of least resistance or toward areas of low pressure. It never takes form and motion until past mid day. It is never generated in the night time. It is never brought into action during a cloudy day or soon after a suc- ceSsion of cloudy days. Now, why the whirling motion contrary to the move ments of the hands of a watch?
 Prof. W. NJ. Davis, of Harvard, College in his monograph on ''Whirlwinds, Cyclones and Tornadoes," says:
 ''It is found, however, that all storms yet studied turn from right to left in the Northern hemisphere, and from left to right in the Southern. Such constancy points to something more regular than the accidental strength of the winds, to some cause that shall always turn the indrafts to the right of the center as they run in toward it in the Northern Hemisphere, anG to the left in the Southern Hemis- phere; and this cause is found in the rotation of the earth on its axis. There is force arising from the earth's rotation that tends to re- fleet all motions in the Northern Hem- isphere to the right, and this reflect ing force varies with the latitude, be- ing nothing at the equator and great est at the poles.
 There is a simpler reason and more tropical in its character. It is this:
 Bear in mind, the tornado comes into being only after midday, and, further, only after succession of still, clear days; these conditions induce the fol- lowing atmospheric status in the North ern Hemisphere:
 The air to the south and east of the point of cyclonic disturbance has been more influenced by the suns heat than any point to the north and west of it: ratification has ensued, vast columns of air have been thus lifted, and, corre- spondingly, areas of low barometric pressure, as compared with those north and west, have been es- tablished. But the suns influence to the south has been of several days dura- tion, so much so as to warrant the con- clusion that this area of low pressure in this direction is a constant factor; the adventitioUs factor is the area of low pressure eastward caused by the suns heat during the morning. Now, then, the first impulse of the air which goes to form the tornado will be toward the south, in the direction of the longest continuing area of low pressure, and for the same reason its next impulse will be toward the east, giving the resultant motion, as shown in this figure:
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-26
WHAT SHE IS NOW.

Her hair Is lovely brown that turns To gold when the sunshine on it lies And, fringed with lashes of darker hue, A golden brown are her radiant eyes, And the milk white teeth that her smiles
 disclose Are like pearls enshrined in the heart of .
 rose. As fair as the snow are her helpful hands, And her low broad brow, and her slender
 throat And she fits about with a fairy grace, And her voice is sweet as a wild birds
 note Aye, sweeter you'd say if you heard her
 speak In the cheeriest way to the weary and weak. To the weary and weak, for her life is
 passed
 In scenes the saddest that one could find And the many prayers that are prayed for
 her
 Are breathed by the malmed and the halt
 and blind. Some day, up in Heaven, a saInt she will be 1; EosU only a hospital nurse is she.
 -MdrgaTef Eytiage, in Hdrper's Weekly.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-26
READING FOR THE YOUNG.
A PLACE FOR YOU.

Some day, my boy, you'll be a man, Compelled to face the world alone; Your own career you'll have to plan. And work out, too, and by your own EXertions gain whate CT renown Will ever gather round your name; And if you lose life's waiting crown
 Yours Is the blame. The impress of each sunny hour On life's great after-work you'll see; Youth now Is yours, and yours the power To make or mar your destiny. How? By the way you use these hours; NOtC store your mind and nerve you
 heart, Training the while those latent powers
 To do their part. Within the world, my boy, somewhere There is place made just for you; Your future battle-ground is there, And there is work for you 10 do; Perhaps it is to sell the grain, Perhaps to SOW, may be to grind Just think awhile-yOur quickened brain
 Your place will ind. And be it high or be it low, No matter where you find your post, Oh, stick to it, my lad, and show Your mettle, while you make the most Of youths fair hours. Learn to i'll Your place with honor. Know always To do your work, and do it well,
 Is highest praise.
 Golden Ddys.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-26
One Price Only.

One Price Only.
 Schentlemens, schoost walk in and look at dose winter goots"
 How much is this oyercoat?" Terventy tOllars for dot overgoat and dot vas making you present of dot over goat"
 That's too high"
 II dells you Mishter Gilhooly, I have only vOn brice, never drades. Choost read dot sign on der vail Fixed Prices.'" 70, that means you fix the prices to suit yourself. Twenty dollars is too much" believe you heard me ven tole you I had only vOn price, terventy tollars." " It's not worth seven and half" Mose Schaumburg, eagerly: ''Vill yel give dot?"-Terds StttingS.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-26
SATURDAY., DECEMBER 26, 1885.
THE OPEN onATE.

Before the snapping, glowing grate, We sit, my wife and together, And happy in our tete-a-tete,
 Defy this dull November weather. There's nothing like blazing fire To make man feel blithe and jolly, To raise his dropping spirits higher And drive away his melancholy. And we enjoy, my wife and 1, Our cheery fire when darkness hovers, And while the cold winds moan and sigh We sit there like pair of lovers. l sometimes think that there must be Some subtle witchery about it, But this know. l can not see How we could ever do without it. So every night it's lighted now, For thus we both of us have willed it And every night we have row, To settle which of us shall build it.
 -SOmerUiJte Journal
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-26

The good brother was very much shocked, and hailed him with:
 Hello, Brother Bum! Are you offering incense to the devil?''
 Brother Bum slowly lifted his eyes to the intruder's face, settled back into his old position and drawled out:
 "Ya-as. But didn't know he was so uear."- Detroit Free Press.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-26
Not Familiar with Them.

Miss Clara-Can you call the names of the different stars and cancellations, Mir. FeatherlyP
 Featherly-Oh, yes. There is the north star and the evening star and the Great Bear and the Little Dipper and the Milky Way, and all the rest Oh, yes.
 Miss Clara-The Great Bear is calIed Ursa Major, is it not?
 Featherly-Oh, you mean do know bo- tanical names? am ashamed to confess I do not-N. r. Times.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-26
The AmenIties of Life

"YOu are liar, sir"
 ''You are gentleman
 "Ahp returned the first speaker, molli. fled. q was mistaken. Please accept my apology"
 Don't mention it." replied the other, curtly. II was mistaken, too."-N r. GrGphic
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-26

-'1 threw my love to him and it hath gone astray," sings Lillie Drake in an exchange. Let Lillie be comforted by the reflection that a woman never could throw anything straight Chicago Jour nal.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-26

If you can not convince others by reason, it is losing game to hunt up . club for the purpose.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-26

When the whirl is once established the tornado moves toward the point of least resistance.
 In this section. during the cyclonic period from the lst of June to the
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-26

They are making the new styles of collars so high that before long young men will have to stand on tip toes to see any thing at all.-M. '. Graphic.
The Arizona sentinel., 1885-12-26

On the contrary, their motion has in variably been the other way, or contrary to the motion of the hands of clock, as in this manner:
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-03-21

PIMA County is not an agricultural County bat in her superior grazing lands she has source of wealth that surpasses that of any of her agricultur- sl neighbors on the Gila and Salt rivers. Cattle can always be turned into money. while there is much uncertainty in dis posing of a gram crop and the prsfi,s are still more uncertain. Pima Cousty Will continue to grow rich, while the farmers In the agricultural Counties will continue tO be hard up and pressed for money. Pima County will turn of beef cattle this year to the value sf S5OO.OO0. S350,0OO of which will be net. Where Is there an agricultural County on the Glla or Salt river that will do As well? The prospects are exceedingly good for largely increasing this yield. We have more than million acres of virgin grazing lands in the County, and We may safely conclude that water will be found in many localities on these lands, and wherever water is found cat tie will be put on. h another year or, two Pima will turn off annually, nearly a million dollars worth of beef cattle.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-03-21

Federal pay rolls." Yes. and m less than twelve months their places will oe supplied by thirty thousand stalwart Democrats. It is simply the easiest way MT. Cleveland has of getting ria of Republicans. When the heads of de- partments tell employes that their ser wees are no longer required and that such services can be entirely dispensed with without injury to the public busi- hess' they go, not willingly 1t is ture, but tney make no particular fuss about it. AS soon as they are fairly out of the way then the work of filling up will begin ana go gradually on until every place IS nlled aud new ones are provided. It IS an oid trlck that has been practiced of and on Tor the past half century at least and the discharging four supsrnumeries at the White House to be followed by other discharges from the departments only shows how we'll up the new ad- mlnistration is in such things. They may talk civil service reform, but by this means they can abridge many of its to them objective features snd it will be done.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-03-21
Longevity In HorseS

LA@lNc StoSh JoATu4Ll
 While the aptitude for living to a great age is undoubtedly inherited, still thls tendency to long living many times shows up in the character of a spurt, as a single son or daughter from a gwen pair may attain to great age, all other scions from the same stock being only moderate long liverS. As to longevity, as We ordinarily meet with 1t, there are physical signs that, fully inspected and estimated at their worth, will always be found to tally with the results.
 The thoroughbred has firm structure throughout, clearly the result of trans mission through an agency rendered firm of tissue by continuous and some what severe training, ignoring accumu- lation of fat. The latter substance m excess, or even approaching this, places the horse, or the person with this pe- eullarity, as though with a sword sus- pended over him by a very weak thread. Life is prolonged by such repeated efforts as give vigOr, short of sapping the vitality, and one of the agencles through which this Is done Is eurtail- ment of tendency to fatne s.
 We have in trees corroborative evi- dence that firm texture leads tO long life. The hardwood trees are cOnsid- cred by naturalists to be lOng-lived m proport on as they grow thick and stout rather than tall Sim plants are, as a rule, delicate and shOrt-liyed. We can safely apply this similitude to the horse, and calculate that the spIndling, leggy horse will not prove hardy or long-lived- Tke firm texture of the flesh and bones of the mule may be taken as evidence that this concentration of structure may be considered to be associated, ss a rule, with tendency to long life, and 1t IS worth considering how far we can safely depart from the peculiarly referred to.