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The Arizona sentinel., 1888-04-28
THE RELATEo COURIER.

 Why waited he, the laggard messenger thousand suns like funeral pyres had burned: A thousand days, slow-winged had taken
 flight Through the dim valleys of the twilight land Into the regions of eternal night Why tarred he, the absent messenger? Through many nights the harvest moon had
 waned,
 And shadows faded from deep dusk to gray Then Eastern skies were f1ecked with crimson
 streaks.
 And all the nights had vanished into day. Why was he late, the tardy messenger? The snows of many winters filled the skies Slow drifted down. then melted slow away To babble seaward in the summer streams That follow were June's sunny footsteps
 stray.
 Why loitered he, the slothful messenger Before mine eyes the glow of summer days, Slow-deepened like the tints of rpening
 grain, Until the north-wind's banners led the van And snow-hakes fell, and covered wood and
 plain.
 Why fingered he, the slow-paced messengeri Because to those who wait he latest comes, sought him then, but found that he ad fled To carry to the one who summed him most A strange and solemn message from the
 dead
 Ernest AcGafeV. ip Inter 0csdn
The Arizona sentinel., 1888-04-28
SULTAN ABDUL-AZIZ.
An Indisputable and Celebrated Case of
 Hereditary Insanity.

An Indisputable and Celebrated Case of
 Hereditary Insanity.
 Sultan Abdul-Azz had an undoubted predisposition to insanity in his blood; the mind of his brother. Abdul Med id, whom he succeeded. had broken down under his excesses while still a young man. and his nephew. Murad, who succeeded him. became hopelessly insane immediately after his access sion. He had himself, to my own knowledge, been out of his mind on several different occasions; the first time as far back as 1863. when I find mentioned in letters that I wrote from Athens, where I was on a special mis- sion, and on two later occasions within eighteen months of his deposition 1 had spoken of his insanity in my let ters to Lord Derby. reporting that l had been told of it as an undoubted fact, by one of the ministers with whom was intimate, and mentioning some of the peculiarities by which it was exhibited. At one time he would not look at any thing that was written in black ink. and every document had to be copied in red before it could be laid before him. Ministers appointed to foreign courts could not proceed to their posts. and were kept in waiting indefinitely, because their credentials addressed to foreign sovereigns could not we'll be written in red ink. and he would not sign those that were writ ten in black. At another time dread of fire had got hold of him to such a pitch that, except in his own apart ment, he would not allow a candle or a lamp to be lighted in the whole of his vast palace, its innumerable inmates being forced to grope about in the dark from sunset to sunrise; and in many other respects his conduct passed the bounds of mere eccentricity. That such mind as his should have entirely given way under the blow that had fallen upon him need hardly excite surprise. and under the circumstances there is nothing even improbable in the fact of his taking his own life, especially as he was known to hold that suicide was the proper resource of deposed mon- arch. When the news of the abdica- ton of the Emperor Napoleon was brought to him his immediate excla- nation had been: ''And that man con- sents to liver' When 1 first heard this story I did not know whether to be- lieve it, but the truth of it was after ward vouched for to me by the person to whom the Sultan said 1t. and he is not man whose word need he doubted. Sir Henry E!iot, fg Ntne- teeath Century.
The Arizona sentinel., 1888-04-28
TAgOCA BAYS SHARK.

] It Has Eaten V arious People, and Is Not Regarded as Pet.
 A very large and ancient-ioOlling shark has been swimming about Taboga Bay recently. IL is known to the islanders and generally down the bay by its marks. and by those who know it is called the Som berera,"
 owing to its having seIz d and eaten a man off Anton some years ago under peculiar circumstances. It appears q schooner was sailing slowly along off Anton Point when the hat of one of the crew was blown overheard. The man l jumped into the sea to regain his hat
 when he was seized by this shark, which promptly dived with its prey. Subsequently, off the Morro Island, the same animal was seen to seize the
 brother of Rev. Salinas, of Taboga, while he was bathing. and to carry him under No further traces of this second victim were ever seen. The same shark is credited by the bay sailors with other deaths, but the in- stances mentioned are vouched for by many. The natives, who claim to recognize it as an annual visitor. speak of these incidents as matter of island history, dating from the period when the factory of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company was at Morro. and when the animal first acquired notoriety by eating an Englishman who attempted to swim from a vessel then at anchor there to another.
 All the fishermen have a peculiar and it appears well-founded terror of this animal, and none will dive in the vicinity of its haunt although the wafer is not over five feet in depth. In connection with this carniverous monster the old inhabitants of Tabo- ga relate legend. and in which they appear to have perfect faith, which is worth recounting. They be- lIeve that below the spot where he so constantly swims when on his periodical visit to Taboga there lies a valuable coral bed, and that when in that vicinity the shark believes it to be its peculiar duty to keep constant and careful guard over that treasure. One thing in connection with this peculiar legend is, however, certain, and that is that none of the bay divers-and they are all good men. as they have proved when pearl fishing.will at tempt to dive in that vicinity, and you can not persuade any of the islanders. addicted as they are to the water to bathe in that place. This animal. we are informed, is of the shark species, and not a marine monster of the fiaL-headed type, such as was the last big one caught there some few years agoIby an Italian man. of-war which was then at anchor off that island. -PGnamG Star and Herald.
The Arizona sentinel., 1888-04-28
PITH AND POINT.


 In this world it is not what we take up but what we give up. that makes us rich.
 Don ask a man if he enjoys good health. Did you ever know any one who didn'iP
 The hypocrite would not put on the appearance of virtue if it was not the most proper means to gain love- Addison.
 The truly illustrious are they who do not court the praise of inc world, but perform the actions which de- serve it.
 -" Train up chil in tho way he should go;' and keep little ahead of him in the same way. during the train ing, to be sure he goes"
 Women arc contradictory creat- ures. When they say they will give you piece of their mind they give you no peace. - Yonkers Salesman.
 If you would find great many faults, be on the look put; but if you want 10 find them in unlimited quan- titles. be on the look-in.
 Don't size up man by the thick ness of his roll. He may have a two- dollar bill of uncertain pedigree wrapped around section of rag carpet.
 Don't try, If you are an ordinary man. to occupy two seats in crowded horse-car. Only women can do that and look as innocent as a lily of the valley all the while. .-Somervitte Jour- nal.
 HI, (admiring vase of fowcrs)- Aren't they beautiful? Do you know, Miss Rouge. they remind me of you" She (softly) y)-"But MT. Cute. they are artificial" He-.Ah. yes; but you never know it. ."-Judge.
 Sometimes people have fame thrust upon them, but usually it is something bough5 at price that makes it very dear. They who have the most of it doubt if it is worth what it costs.-Iresbyterian.
 A stranger sat down beside St. Louis woman in a street car, and whispered to her to watch the young man on her right. who was a pick pocket While she watched as directed the stranger on her left stole her purse.
 -''Hpw is it so many sheriff and theIr officers are Jews?' asked Way farer. reficctively. as he folded up an official paper headed "The Debtors Act, 1889 " Belong to the tribe of Leyy.n answered Top. with a sad reminiscent smile. -LoVdcn Topical ITmes.
 When a new town is growing all the male inhabitants of the place can drink at the same bar. but they must have at least five kind, of churches to accommodate those oI diHo, ent creeds. This peculiarity shows that religion IS divided where sin is united. and the match is unequal. N o. PicGYune.
 Disappointed Amateur Author "I have jast received my drama back with thanks. have sent poems. es- says and stories. but every thing gets returned. What can I send that will meet with acceptance?" Sympathetic and Practical Friend Try twelve months subscription. "-Life.
The Arizona sentinel., 1888-04-28
NUMBER P.
I'd like to see how it looked over my white dress

I'd like to see how it looked over my white dress
 Mamma always says that if there is any thing dreadful in the world. it's child that will go meddling with other peoples things when they don't know, and that you can't trust to be just as good when you're not looking as when you are. And knew it was the kind of thing Tom-Tom's my brother-would call mean and tricky and sneaky. But Itook out the locket and put it on. and it looked prettier than ever. My little kitty came in, and she jumped on the bureau and came purring close up to me.
 Here. kitty" said. you've got on white dress. too. You must try it on."
 went to put it on her, but she didn't like it a bit. She tried to get away, but held her tight and put the chain round her neck. And it hung down so loose had to put it round twice. Then she made her tail up as big. and said: ''Spht-spht," and jumped away from me. She backed clear across the room, and when she couldn't back out of the chain she gave long ''meow-w-w. and then out of the window she went just like a flash. And I could see her going like white streak through the or chard.
 I ran out after her, but mamma called me. and I had to stop, for didn' dare to tell her. I had to go 10 the party. And when l came home after supper and went out and called: Kitty. kitty, kitty" she didn't come.
 0 dear! How hunted. and hunted, and hunted. and how missed my little kitty! And yet I was afraid all the time that she would come with the locket and then every body would know I had been meddling. Iwanted to find her all by myself. and put that locket back. But she hadn't come when Aunt Emily looked for her locket and couldn't find it. She was sorry the most because it was her mothers hair, and her mother was dead Mamma was very much puzzled about tito think any thing in the house could go without any body knowing; but she thought Aunt Emily must have lost it off her neck.
 knew ought to tell, but every day I thought I'd wait one day more. l cried and cried; felt so bad about the locket and my kitty. and Aunt Emily and every body petted me and were sorry for me, because they thought it was just my kitty l was crying for
 One day some little girls came to see me- and we went to play in the orchard We climbed up in the tree and Lily March said to me:
 What is that white thing hanging up therep
 I looked. and then gave dreadful scream and ran in the house and put my head in mammals lap and cried, while I told her all about it. Yes, in. deed, it was my poor darling little kitty, hanging out in the tree, dead. She had caught the chain in brarch of the tree, and it had held her fast and choked her to death.
 Nobody scolded me. Only mamma talked little to me about how naughty I had been, but knew it before. Aunt Emily said she would give me the chain at once, but didn't want it. never could bear to wear it, for il would always make me think how if killed my little kitty. all for my fault.
 Sydney -Dayer, i'1 Interior.
The Arizona sentinel., 1888-04-28

lantern; the rain beat in tury against her; tho lightning was blinding, the thunder like roar of artillery in battle. But she succeeded; and unfastening and rolling together the cover, she let out fl food of light on the boiling waves along the shore. and showed the white line of breakers on the reef and boat rocking like shell in the milst of it.
 Fer moment she held her breath in awe and terror; then. undaunted. sought her way carefully down the slippery ladder; but when she reached the tower door and turned to enter. she found it had blown shut she hay ing failed 10 fasten it open, and it could not be opened from the outside!
 Frantically she clung to the iron steps in the rush of wild thoughts that overpowered her. while the storm throbbed in fury around her. Sud- denly gull. driven by the wind past her. struck the lantern and it fell from her hold. dashed in fragments below. Should she lose her hold, the same fate would be hers.
 At midnight. when the storm abated enough for boat to live on the water, Will left his wife among her friends, and crossed to the lighthouse in nameless anxiety. In the cheery sit- ting room he found Carrie and Tom Williams sitting comfortably beside an open fire on the hearth, and learned from the latter the story of his sisters bravery. and how Williams found her having crossed the channel in ihe tiercest of tho storm, on learning from Balla that Carrie was alone in the storm-crouched on the stone ledge outside the tower door, drenched and pallid, but brave as ever woman wasi
 And Will drew her in his arms tenderly, his face full of pride and sor- row. and told her of his regret for leaving her so carelessly. And Carrie laughed brightly now the danger was over. and said, with tender touch on her brothers hand, that 'it wasn't much, and even Tom agreed she was a commonplace woman-a Uery com monplace woman indeedr'
 To which Tom added later, his strong face full of tenderness:
 But the dearest and bravest com- monplace woman in the world, Car rier'
 And Carrie male no reply X. LudL1sn1. i11 WomGn'S MGgaziue.
The Arizona sentinel., 1888-04-28
READING FOR THE YOUNG.
A BIT OF ADVICE.

There are some bows and girls Who have bad way Of putting of work
 That they should do to-day. "Let it go till tomorrow"
 They carelessly say; Or. Twill do bye-and-bye, When we're through with our play" But oh, boys, and oh, girls, And oh, girls, and oh, boys, AS sure as young folks
 Make great deal of noise, "Let it go till tomorrow"
 And you'll learn, to your sorrow, Iris ten chances to one If it ever gets done; And "bye-and-bye" leads, In spite of endeavor, To turn from the track.
 Almost always, to ReUer. Do at once, when you can,
 What your hands finds to do Is the bit of advice
 An old girl gives to you; Then, with hearts light and free, You can pleasure pursue, And the sun will seem brighter, The heavens more blue. For oh. girls, and oh, boys, And oh, boys, and oh, girls, As sure as from oysters
 Come beautiful pearls, "Let it go till tomorrow" And you'll learn, to your sorrow, Iris ten chances to one If it ever gets done; And ''bye-and-bye" leads, In spite of endeavor, To turn from the track,
 Almost always, to nerer. MdrQdret EytiR2e, in Hdrper YouRJ People,
The Arizona sentinel., 1888-04-28
Japanese Politeness.

The men of Japan are always ex- cessively polite to one another They bend their backs and bow theIr heads and put their hands back to back be- tween their knees and have a great time. But the most amusing thing is to see two old ladies meeting one an- other on the street. The street is empty. we will say. and they catch sight of one another three or four blocks apart. They immediately begin to make obeisance at one another. and they keep bending and lowing at short intervals until they come together. when they make that peculiar hiss by drawing in the breath and keep on saying "Olavo" for about two minutes The young things, the '.Moosmais." are very charming and graceful in their greet ing of one another. but the old ladies are ornate and elaborate in their ad- dress. And the language has been framed with a vlew 10 the necessities of politeness and of difference in rank.
 Are" with accent on the c, is the verb to be. If you are talking to coolie, somebody very much below you. "are" is good enough for ''s-" If you are talking to one little below you. or you wish 10 be polite to an un- derling. you use 'arimas." If you are on formal terms with an equal you say ''gozarimas, and when you address man high above you in rank you make it ''gozarim asuru. It's an elastic language. and pulls out to almost any length. -San Francisco Chronicle.
The Arizona sentinel., 1888-04-28

De Brazza. the African explorer, says the upper Congo region teens with ivory. He found large quantities of tusks in some of the villages, and they were offered to him fo: small quantities of beads. While he was floating down the river he saw in eight days 105 elephants along the bank.
The Arizona sentinel., 1888-04-28

A Texan who has been in the penitentiary five times for horse steal ing, was released the other day. hay ing just completed five years sem tence. Before nightfall he had stolen another horse and was lodged in a county jail,
The Arizona sentinel., 1888-04-28

-C. H. Osgood, q veteran of inc Mexican war and the war of the R'- bellion, who recently passed a few days in Ashland. Wis. is a remark able man in many ways. It is said that the bullets he carries in his body will weigh pound, and he can show forty distinct scars of wounds which he received in service. His stomach and his finger tips are blue from the poison of the copper bullets fired into him by the Mexican regulars. For the past twenty years he has been roam ing the mountains and plains with Mexican desperadoes- He is over sixty years old. but is still rugged an yioOrous.
The Arizona sentinel., 1888-04-28

The British pos,-oilice service em- ploys 8 3OO0 women. Competitors Tor places have to be over eighteen and under twenty years oi age.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-05
a Queer Society Found in Iowa.

81 found a curious society up there
in Iowa County. They call themselves
the True Inspirationists.' and all their
property is held in common. No one
has individual possessions, and but $40
to 800 is allowed to man and $25 to
$40 to woman for spending money or
personal emolument. Marriage lowers
the spiritual standing of a member,
though it is allowed. Rule of their
bylaws reads like this: Fly from the
society of womankind as much as pos
sible, as highly dangerous magnet
and magical fire Reasonably enough
the community has grown but little
during hundred years; they are now
about 1900 or 1,600 strong. Their
wooden goods, and, indeed, everything
they make, are quoted away above the
usual market price for that class of
goods. They are eminently moral and
upright. not one single ease of COM
plant against them being found on the
records of the county. 4 rule for chill
dren is: DO not play with children OF
the other sex They indulge in no
amusements. One of the head men
said to me: a picnic is mighty poor
business Their houses are German
in appearance, warm, comfortable and
filed with everything in the way of
eating and drinking. The dress is OF
the simplest sort, and no ornamental
ton is allowed. The women all wear
blue calico, with black wrap or cap
over the head. The horses and oxen
are too fat for severe service. Every
body takes it easy; an outsider will do
as much as four Of the community in a
day. They are winemekers, but, be-
ing first of all law-abiding citizens,
they have dropped that branch of their
industry. They read few papers, and
take little interest in politics, but at the
test election the whole colony in a body
voted against prohibition. The chances
that woman suffrage will ultimately
prevail has q tendency to further dis
turb them. The sexes are required al
ways to sit apart, to prevent silly
talk and because the female is dan
gerous to the peace of mind. '''-,St
Louis Republican,.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-05
Gems From Lies MiserabIes."

Labor is the law; he who rejects it
will find ennui his torment.
What precipices are idleness and
pleasure! Do you know that to do
nothing is melancholy resolution; to
i've in idlencss on the property of So
cicty; to be useless, that's to say per-
nicious? This leads straight to the
depth of wretchedness. Woe to the
man who desires to be parasite! He
will become vermin.
Man is not a circle with asingle cen
ter; he is an ellipse with double TO-
Gus. Facts form one OF these, and ideas
the other.
To read aloud is to assure ones self
of what one IS reading. There are peo-
pie who read very loud, and who have
the appearance of giving themselves
their word of honor as 20 what they are
perusing.
To what party did he belong? To
the party of humanity.
Nothing is small, in fact; any one
who is subject to the profound and
penetrating influence of nature knows
this.
All birds that fly have round their leg
the thread Of the infinite.
The soul of young girl should not
be left in the dark; later on, images
that are too abrupt and too lively are
formed there, as in dark chamber.
She should be gently and discreetly en-
lightened. rather with the reflection of
realities than with their harsh and d.
rect light; useful and graciously au-
stere half-Gght which dissipates puelile
fears and obyiates fall. There is moth
ing but the maternal instinct, that adj
mirable intuition composed Of the
memories of the virgin and the expert
ence of the woman, which knows how
this half-ight is TO be created, and OF
what it should consist
The soul aids the body, and at GER
| tain moments raises it. 1t is the only
bird which bears up its own cage.
Poverty in youth, when it succeeds,
has this magnificent property about It,
that it turns the whole viii toward Eff
fort, and the whole soul toward aspira-
ton.
There has not been a despot, not a
traitor for nearly a century back who
has not signed, proved, countersigned,
aHd copied, ne variatur the partition
OF Poland.