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The Arizona sentinel., 1886-06-05
THRILLING ADVENTURE,
How a Fierce Flood Saved the Scalps O
 an Excursion Party.

How a Fierce Flood Saved the Scalps of
 an Excursion Party.
 ''In the fall of 1874" said Major Cooke of the army, ''we made up a hunting party at Fort Laramie and pro- ceeded up the Laramie river valley about fifty miles. There were twenty one of us, including three or four citi- zens. We had been out for about a week, and had seen no signs of red skins, when one morning we awoke to find that we were in for disagreeable day. The clouds hung low, a fine drizzle was falling, and we knew that it was useless to look for any change for the better before midnight"
 "A gentleman named David Mills, attached to some Eastern college as taxidermist, and who was also an en- thusiast on the subject of mineralogy, was member of the party and great favorite. When breakfast had been dis patched he donned his waterproof and expressed his intention of scouting up the valley short distance after speci- mems. I offered to accompany him, and after canvassing the project for a few moments we concluded to take our horses and inspect canyon which we had passed two or three days before about six miles up the valley. He took a double-barreled shotgun and 1 my Winchester and a haversack with a lunch strapped to my saddle.
 I've got off about nine o'clock, with the rain coming down in a steady driz- gle, and we reached the canon without incident worthy of record. It was known to the camp that we expected to be gone all day. The entrance to the canon was sort of basin, perhaps half an acre in circumference, with enough grass to keep our horses eating for two or three hours. We unsaddled and hob bled them, tucked the saddles under an overhanging rock, and then started in to explore the canon. At the back end of the basin, and just before the real split in the mountain began, was tre- mendous rock which had fallen down from above. Its crest was at least
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-06-05
READING FOR THE YOUNG.
A FRUITLESS SEARCH.

On cushions of pink velvet in a thistle, she
 lay swinging, A fay, with only Lady Moon to hear her plaintivr singing. |" An me! alackadayI'' she sang, I've hunt
 ed by the hour," And here her crystal tears fell down like dew
 upon the flower; "Tve been to marble palaces, and huts with
 windows creaking- One hardly can suggest place where l have
 not been seeking; " I've looked in daytime all dared and soon
 as came the twilight, I've crept in many mortars house through
 window or through skylight "And, while above my puzzled head my fire
 fly lantern keeping, I've tripped from little bed to bed and scan-
 ned the children sleeping, But always proved the search in vain;
 really feel like scOlding To tn nk of all the lovely things that wait
 that child's beholding; |" I have Fortunatus purse, winged horse
 and rockets, A wishing-cap some seven-league boots, be-
 sides two magic pockets; "But O, it s not bit of use; I know I can
 not find him The boy that never once forgets to shut a
 door behind him!'
 -CldrG l.. BlunhGm, in Wide AlCdke.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-06-05
PAY OF JOURNALISTS.
Ten Thousand Dollars the Maximum Re-
 ceived by Newspaper Writers.

Ten Thousand Dollars the Maximum Re-
 ceived by Newspaper Writers.
 Generally speaking, it is safe to dis credit all big stories. which are evidently told for effect and from some sort of vanity. The man who volunteers to tell you of his great earnings is usually not to be believed. Men who earn largely are apt to keep the fact to them selves. Journalists get fair salaries; as a rule, as much as other workers in the same grade do; but S27,0O0, or $17.00O, or S15,000, is a palpable untruth. Managing editors occasionally receive $1O.OOO a year, and proprietary editors are often paid highly for actual or imaginary services. But no mere writer for a newspaper can command any such figures as have been reported. Five thousand dollars is generally the maxi mum that any man can earn by his pen, even in this, the great center and com mercial capital, where such labor IS more literally recompensed than any where else. They who perform pure literary work are likely to get less than they who perform newspaper work, because books and magazines do not sell like newspapers, and because the field is far more contracted. Now and then newspapers pay what are known as fancy prices for particular kinds of work, or for some special news; but those prices are not kept up. The swag- gering fellows who prate of the munifi cent wages of their pens are lineal de- scendents of Baron Munchausen and their noble lineage is universally recog- nized.-N F. Commercial Advertiser.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-06-05
PITH AND POINT.

In matters of generosity woman acts first and reasons afterwards man reasons first generally forgets to Chicago Neaos.
 A woman will face a drowning world, and cling to the man she loves through the most bitter diversity; but she wouldn't wear a bonnet that was out of fashion to save the Government. N Y. Telegram.
 -''I see the scoundrel in your face, exclaimed the judge to the prisoner. "I reckon, jedge,' was the response, ''that that 'ere's a personal reflection; ain't it?"-Y r. Independent.
 We met man the other day who said he knew nothing whatever about running a newspaper. If Barnum wants the gentleman's address we will furnish it.-N '. Sun.
 The Emperor William says he feels no older than he did forty years ago. However, when he is called upon to put up clothes line, or to chop up an armful of wood, he feels the feeting years.
 -sI say, waiterr' shouted the inn patient gentleman, do you kno" lhat you remind one of the millennium, you're such long time coming" '1 beg your pardon, sir, :" replied the polite attendant, ''but you also remind me of something-to-wit: the American eagle such distance between tips, you know" The matter was straightway settled by arbitration. Chicago Tribune.
 MT. Heavipurse (to his daughter)- '.Yes, Carrie, we shall hereafter spend our summers at the North, and when the winter approacheswes shall go South, and thus escape the cold weather. Car rie-"But. father, reflect. can not do it. Just think of the consequences. Mir. H.-"Consequences? What conse- quences?" Carrie ''Why, you see if I am to have two summers a year, by the time I am twenty-five shall be a woman of fifty summers. Really, l can not consent to grow olda fast as that. :" Boston Transcript.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-06-05
ON TIM E.
A Thirty Thousand Dollar Job-A Young
 Man That Could Be Depended Upon.

A Thirty Thousand Dollar Job-A Young
 Man That Could Be Depended Upon.
 The head clerk of large firm in Charlestown promised an old customer one day half bale of Russian duck, to be on hand at one o'clock, when the man was to leave town with his goods The firm was out of duck, and the clerk went over to Boston to buy some. Not finding truckman, he hired man to take it over on his wheelbar- row. Finishing other business, on his return to Charlestown the clerk found the man not half way over the bridge, sitting on his barrow, half dead with the heat. What was to be done? It was then 12:30, and the goods were promised at one. There was not, moment to lose. In spite of the heat, the dust and his fine clothes, the young man seized the wheelbarrow and pushed on. Pretty soon a rich mer- chant, whom the young man knew very well, riding on horseback, over took him. "What," said he, "Mr. Wilder turned truckman" 'Yes," answered the clerk. ''The goods are promised at one o'clock, and my man has given out; but you see I am deter mined to be good as my word" Good, goodr' said the gentleman, and started on.
 Calling at the store where the young man was employed, he told his em- ployer what he had seen. And l want to tell him." said the gentleman, ''that when he goes into business for himself my name is at his service for $30,000." Reaching the store, which he did in time, the high price set on his conduct made amend for the heat, anx- iety and fatigue of the job. Keeping his word-you see how important it is regarded. It is one of the best kinds of capital business man can have. To be worth much to anybody, boy must form a character for reliability. He must be depended upon. And you would like to know, perhaps, that this young man became one of the most eminent merchants of his day, and known far and wide, both in Europe and this country. His name is S. V.S. Wilder, the first president of the Amer ican Tract Society. Words
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-06-05
A FREAKY KING.
The Reckless Whims of the Ruler of the
 Bavarian Kingdom.

The Reckless Whims of the Ruler of the
 Bavarian Kingdom.
 King Louis is, to all intents and pur- poses, bankrupt, both mentally and financially. But he was clever enough to apply to his Minister of Finance lately for 100000 or 30,000,0 marks to enable him to continue his fantastic building operations. On the Minister obecting that the country could not bear such an enormous outlay, and sug- gesting that his majesty should retire from the building business, he flew into passion and dismissed his adviser with the curt remark: ''I let no man meddle with my private concerns. Soon after he sent Councillor Klug to Germany to try and raise loan, but the bankers to whom he applied at Berlin, Frankfort and Hamburg laughed in the envoy's face. On learning this, far from stop ping his building freaks, the King wanted money for erecting more palaces. For months past the King has had no personal intercourse with his courtiers or body servant. He com municates his orders in writing to one of his courtiers, who does double duty as secretary and valet, while even this privileged person is not permitted to enjoy the liz ght of the royal countenance, but is obliged to lie flat on the floor, face downward, while the King dictates his pleasures. The Bavarian Landtag, court and people are sick of pandering to the Kings caprices and would rejoice at his overthrow.-Munich, Cor, M r. Herald,
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-06-05
POLLY AND JIM.
The Bitter Enmity That Existed Between
 Them.

| Them.
 They were bitter enemies, although they lived in the same house.
 Polly had been there week, and be- gan to think she owned every thing. She gave her orders in the most anus ing way. In the morning the first thing would be: "A cup of coffee, Mary, quickm Then: '.Now I'll walk out. want to walk out" And if she was not attended to at once she would exhibit frightful temper, or utter the most pathetic reproaches.
 Her self-pity was quite moving. ''Poor Polly, poor Polly's so hungry' Polly's sick. Nobody loves Polly"
 One day handsome black cat was given to me. named him Jim Crow. I took him in to visit Polly, as I knew they would see a good deal of each other.
 Jim Crow glared at Polly out of his green eyes till they looked like balls of fire, Then he uttered dreadful m e-e-o-w. that was a challenge in itself.
 Polly ruffled up her feathers, tossed her head, and screamed out: You black niggerr' What Jim Crow would have called her, if he could talk, can only imagine. But all hope of making friends between them was at an end. Jim would look at her for an hour at time, and pour forth torrent of abuse in cat language.
 Polly's favorite retort would always come in time. How she knew the cat was black will ever be puzzle. They kept up their quarrel for some months.
 One day Jim came home in sad plight. He had been shot, and I feared he would die. I washed and bandaged his wound, but he grew worse every moment.
 Polly had been looking on with much interest Suddenly she flew down from her perch to his side.
 "Poor Jim! poor Jimr she said. Then she began to cry as only parrot can. In the midst of her grief she broke into wicked laugh, and ended with her usual taunt: You black nigger!''
 But poor Jim Crow could not flash his eyes at her again. He breathed his last in few moments, and we carried Polly to his funeral.-Mrs. 4. D. Bell, in Our Young Folks.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-06-05
TEA DYSPEPTICS.
The Effects of Tea and Coffee on the Diges-
 tive Organs.


 It has occurred also to the writer to make many observations as to the cir cumstances under which tea and coffee are found to agree or disagree with diff ferent persons; in the first place, as Sir w. Roberts has pointed out, tea, if taken at the same time as farinaceous food. is much more likely to retard its digestion and cause dyspepsia than if taken little time after eating; and the custom adopted by many persons at breakfast, for instance, of eating first and drinking their tea or coffee after ward is a sensible one; so also it is bet ter to take ones five-o clock tea with out the customary bread-and-butter or cake than with it.
 Indeed, while there is little that can be said against cup of hot tea as a stimulant and restorative, when taken about midway between lunch and din- ner. and qUithOm solid food, it may, on the other hand, be a fruitful cause of dyspepsia when accompanied at that time With solid food. It is also curious fact that many persons with whom tea, under ordinary circumstances, will agree exceedingly well, will become the sub jects of tea dyspepsia if they drink this beverage at time when they may be suffering from mental worry or emo tional disturbance.
 Moreover, it is well-recognized fact that persons who are prone to nervous excitement of the circulation and palpi- tations of the heart have these symp- toms greatly aggravated if they persist in the use of tea or coffee as beverage. The excessive consumption of tea among the women of the poorer classes is the cause of much of the so-called 'heart-complaints" among them; the food of those poor women consists largely of starchy substances (bread and butter chiefy), together with tea, i. e., a food accessory which is one of the greatest of all retarders of the diges- ton of starchy food.
 The effect of coffee as a retarder of stomach digestion would probably be more felt than it is were it not so con- stantly the practice to take it only in a small quantity after very large meal; it is. then mixed with an immense bulk of food, and it's relative percentage pro- portion rendered insignifcant; and to the strong and vigorous the slightly re- tarding effect on digestion it would then have may be, as Sir w.. Roberts suggests, not altogether disadvantage; but after spare meal and in persons of feeble digestive power the cup of black coffee would probably exercise retarding effect on digestion which might prove harmful. .-Dr. J Burney Yeo. in Popular Science Monthly.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-06-05
TIRED MOTHERS.

Twas night; in dark and curtained room, Too tired and worn to feel the gloom, The creeping shadows round me made, Myself beside my child laid. felt dissatisfied with life, I sighed each day with work was rife; Far more l ought than could do, Each eve saw tasks but half way through. The moments calm, my sleeping child, Soothed ruff1ed soul, and care beguiled. Ashamed of my complaint t appease My heart, wrote such lines as these: 70 mothers tired, perplexed, in fear, A greater work you're doing here Than you yet know. Iris not in vain The patient word the aching brain. 'The act seems small oft times to you, And ceaseless, too, the work you do; Yet years from now some child will say: My mother taught me this good way "The hidden life, the constant toiI, Contains the seed for this fresh soil. By planting it, the fruit will grow For you who now unselfish SOW. "The wreath sometimes may crown the
 brow
 That's faded, pale and care-worn now; What if perchance it comes but late, When you have passed the Heavenly
 gate?"
 Good Housekeeping.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-06-05
A HARSH LAW.
A Pointed Decision on American Divorce
 by an English Court.

Pointed Decision on American Divorce
 by an English Court.
 A book has just been published in Boston on comparative jurisprudence and the conflict of laws as they affect citizens of different European nations and Americans of the different States of the Union in eases where foreign law are concerned. A case has just been decided in England which, in matters of divorce deserves to be known in the United States. The case is this: An English officer named Elmhirst married in England Mss Kenhard They sep arated, and Elmhirt came over to this country and went into the cattle business in Montana. While in Montana he got divorce, and subsequently, married Miss Livingston, an American lady. A short time afterward he returned to England with her. His first wife then sued for a divorce before MT. Justice Butt, who declared the Montana divorce invalid. The first wife, thereupon gained her case. and the princi pie stands that American divorces are not to be recognized as valid in England where they affect British subjects. Accord ing to this decision, an Englishman may be divorced and free to marry again in the United States who in the eyes of the English courts would be bigamist and presumably subject to the penalties for bigamy. The condition in which the second wife is left by this decision is deplorable one, and it is only one of many instances in which the laws be- tween Governments conflict to the in jury or harassment of innocent parties. Marriages between persons of different nationalities in France involve a great deal of risk, they being invalid unless all the formalities with which marriage is hedged about in that country are ob- served. MT. Merrill, the author of the book in question, expresses the hope that future discussions of these con- f1icts of law as to the nationality, domi- cile, civil and commercial contracts, marriage and property rights, con- ducted in candid and liberal spirit, will lead to an adjustment of many existing divergencies on an equitable basis. It is not to be expected that all the difficulties arising from conflicting laws can be removed, but something might be done by diplomacy to relieve such laws of their harsher features.- Baltimore Sun.
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The Arizona sentinel., 1886-06-05

Trout have been successfully plant ed in streams of Central Russia. It was supposed until recently that they would not live in these waters, because there are no rapid currents, and the streams become very warm in summer.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-06-05

The Pasteur fund in Paris now amounts to over S10O,O0O, and the hos pital is assured
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-06-05

-Lucern, Switzerland, has an ancient wall with eight towers. The builders must have worked under the eight tower law,-MerchGnt TrGveLer.
Arizona silver belt., 1886-11-27
A Notable Eycnt

Probably no more brilliant an aud fence, nor one representing such enor- nous wealth ever assembledin in a place of public entertainment as witnessed the opening of the season of German opera at the Metropolitan Opera House, in New York City, recently. The seventy-two prlvate boxes had been engaged by the wealthiest and most aristocratic families of the me- tropols, and were decorated Tn the most sumptuous style by the occu- pants. The New York World esti- mates that the wealth represented in the boxes aggregates $70O, ,5O0,OOO, and in the body of the house many millions more. Among the holders of boxes appear the names of Jay Gould, W. K. Vanderbilt, c. Vanderbilt, W. Rockefeller and Heber R. Bishop of the Standard Oil Co.,, Cyrus W. Field, J. J. Astor, Mrs. Wm. AstOr, Henry Clews, Charles Crockor, Austin Corbin, Ogden and Robert GoeIet, J. w. Drex- el, Jas. Gordon Bennett, c, P. Hun tington, Levi P. Morton, Mrs. Thur Der, Mrs. J. c. Aver, D. o. Mills, Hen ry c. Marquand, J. Plerpont Morgan and others. The experienced eye de- tected along every circle faces known in the realms of journalism, finance, commerce--men whose names are rec ognized as powers Tn the learned pro- feSsions, women who shine in the cir cles they adorn, a very galaxy of splondor and of intellect combined. A more notable gathering was never seen in New York.
Arizona silver belt., 1886-11-27
Mrs, Langtry.s Great Book

[From the Philadelphia Times.
 he novel with which Mrs. Langtrv
 poses to electrify a long-sufering
 ,lic is now said to be on the high
 d to completion. According to ru-
 r, thisis about the way the ambl-
 us author is writing it: During the urs that her dramatic duties claim r attention a promising itterateur rites two, three, four, or even halt zen chapters, The next morning csc are taken into the naughty beau- $ rooms and read to her, while she. ad in the most raEishing morning 1stume, sips her French coffee and ats her early roll. If they suit her nc disrnisses the writer with some in- truCtions on the next few chapters, githout even asking him to have eith. r coffee or a roll; but further than ms her authorship does not extend he gossip is that the real author of le book is a man of considerable abil, y, and that he is weaving many of ne dubious Langtry experiences into he work with light and graceful and. When finished the work is to e "placed"--that is, knocked down to he enterprising publisher who will ay highest for the unusual honor of iylng so eminent a woman's remin. iCenCes to the world.
Arizona silver belt., 1886-11-27
A DehCieECY of Bulls.
Has Vegas Stock Grower.

Las Vegas Stock Grower.
 It will be noticed in looking over IT live stock laws that no provision as been made to regulate the opera Lous of the rangeman who has a de- icieucy of bulls in his herd. Nothing has arisen among the stockmen during the year which has excited their in terest to such degree as the question of running bulls in sufficient number, and the general detestation that is felt for the man who steals the service of hlS neighbor's bulls Is none the less a matter of interest than the former question. A law should be enacted and we believe that it will meet with almost general approval, which com pels every cattle raiser to put on the range one good, ssrviceable, grade bull for every twenty head of female bear ing cattle thereon. This is a matter of equity and justice to all. The enactment of such law will only af- feet him who requires the compulslon of the iaw Go do what his neighbors have already done through a senti- ment of deceucy and good business judgment. The unprogr essive fellow needs prod to bring him into line with other members of the cattle grow ing fraternity. The prod&ing should be directed against the scrub bulls and the man with no bulls at all, or who depend at most on his neighbors for this important element of successful cattle raising,
 There is such a provision in the stock laws of Arizona, bat in this sec ton of the Territory it remalns dead letter on the statute book. ED. BELr.