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The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1889-06-15
THE AMERICAN GROW.
How His Several Caws Differ from Fac
Other,

How His Several CawS Differ from Each
Other.
l am sorry the character Of the crow
is so irretrievably bad, for there is
much that is interesting about him.
In some respects he is even useful. He
acts to some extent as q scavenger, he
eats a few grubs in the meadows and
pastures, and is said to be in much de-
mand occasionally for furnishing forth
the tables of disappointed, disgrunt-
led politicians. His glossy, blue
black color is fine enough to give a
certain beauty to his somewhat un-
calmly form. But the chief point of
interest about him is his voice, which
on certain occasions is wonderfully ex-
pressive and human. If you come
suddenly upon the place where a COM
pany of marauding crows are commit
ting their depredations the one that
has been placed as sentinel will fly
over your head on discovering you,
crying ha! ha! ha! with force of ex-
preston which Edwin Booth could
scarcely equal. He gives the ''h"
sound with a strong aspiration and
prolongs the vowel sound to give it its
full force. "Ha! ha! haI' he will cry
from above the streets with startling
effect, just as if he had caught you in
some villainy, and just as you might
say the same word if you had caught
some one else in villainy, and at first
blush he will make you feel as if you
yourself were the culprit. l know of
no bird elOcution equal to this. His
ordinary cry is the same syllable re-
peated more rapidly in not unmusical
voice. But without any attempt at
forcible elocutionary expression, and
sometimes varies the "hawh to ''caw,"
or adding a syllable makes it ''caw-er."
His call to his mate is the syllable
couk, couk. couk, couk, usually four
times repeated. But his faculty of
speech seems to be limited to the vowel
sounds aw and ou and the consonant
sounds h, k and r. In this respect he
is by no means equal to some of his
foreign relations. He is, however, a
much smarter bird than his English
cousin, the rook, brt unfortunately his
smartness all runs TO mischief. Hart
ford COurant,
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DUE TO MOTHERS.

The Story Told by "SeIf-Made" Man
His "Early Struggles"
A wealthy business man not long ago
made short visit in his native town,
a thriving little place. and while there
was asked to address the Sunday-schOol
on the general subject of success in life.
But don't know that l have any
thing to say. except that industry and
honesty win the race" he answered.
''Your very example would be In
spring. if you would tell the story of
your life," said the superintendent.
care you not self-made MANI"
al don't know about that"
"Why, I've heard all about your ear
ly struggles! You went into Mr.. Wheel
wright's Office when you were only
ten"
$50 did! So did! But my moth
er got me the place, an while l was
there, she did all M washing and
mending, saw that l had something to
eat and when l got discouraged, told
me to cheer up AID remember tears
were for babies"
"While you were there you studied
by yourself ="
'Oh no, lie IS you. no! Not by my
Sc f! Mothe heard my lessons every
night, ard made me spell long words
while she beat up cakes for breakfast.
/ rem m )er one night | got so dis
courac ed | dashed my writing-book,
ugly with pOt-hooks and trammels, into
the fre and burned her hand pull
ing t out"
'W9ll, it was certainly true, wasn't t
it. tn 1t as soon as you had saved a lit
g money, you invested in fruit, and
g IN to peddle it out on the evening
tr.n?"
The rich mans eyes twinkled and
then grew moist over the fun and
pathos of some old recollection.
Eyes, he said, slowly, ''and should
like to tell you a story connected with
that time. Perhaps that might do tie
Sunday-school good. The second lot of
apples 1 bought for peddling were
specked and wormy. had been
cheated by the man of whom l bought
them, and 1 could not afford the loss.
The night after l discovered they were
unfit to eat, l crept down cellar and
filled my basket as usual.
"'They look very well on the out
SIDE l thought, and perhaps none of
the people who buy them will ever
come this way again. I'll sell them,
and just as soon as they're gone
I'll get some sound ones Mother was
singing about the kitchen, as | came up
the cellar stairs | hoped to get out of
the house without discussing the sub
ject of unsound fruit, but in the twink
ling of an eye she had seen and was
upon me.
Med, said she, in her clear voice,
'what are you going to do with those
specked applesP'
"'Se-sel1 them stammered !,
ashamed in advance.
"'Then you will be a cheat, and l
will be ashamed to call you my son.
she said, promptly. oh, to think you
could dream of such sneaking thing
as thatr Then she cried and l cried.
never been tempted to cheat
since. No, sir. haven't any thing to
say in public about my early struggles,
but wish you'd remind your boys and
girls every Sunday that their mothers
are probably doing far more for them
than they do for themselves Tell
them, too, to pray that those dear wo-
men may live long enough to enjoy
some of the prosperity they have won
for their children-for mine didn't. ~
Youths Companion.
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Not long since a prominent New

Not long since a prominent New
burg divine was called upon by a wo-
man who inquired if he would marry
her. He answered that he would most
certainly. Shortly after this the lady
again visited him and informed him
that she was ready. The dominic said
very well, and inquired where the
groom was. To his horror the woman
announced that he was the party who
had said he would marry her, and that
she was ready to fulfill her part of the
contract! Of course, the good minister
explained that he understood she meant
for him to marry her to some other
person, not to take her himself, and
she departed highly indignant.
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CONSOLABLE WIDOWS.
A Bereaved Wife Who Was Only Too
Thankful for Release.


Thankful for Release.
Once l was with friend of mine
when the news of her husbands death
was brought to her. He had been
killed in railway accident. She was
shocked by the news and the dreadful
suddenness of it. and turned so white
that thought she was going to faint.
L made her sit down on a sofa that was
near, and she whispered in my ear:
''Get them all out of the room, Madge,
| am so afraid they will see the Joy in
my face that l feel in my hearth He
had been q brute to her and to his
children. He used often to knock the
little ones down in his RACES, and.
though his wife never told me so,
fancy that he more than once had laid
his hand upon her by no means ''in the
way of kindness.
Now, was not that a release from
misery for her and her children? They
arc happy as possible now, and when
any one suggests a second marriage to
her she smiles in way that a few of
her friends understand thoroughly.
Leila, our American friend, is great
on the subject of widows. II know"
she says, "that society expects wild
ows to sit on their husbands cofins
and make every body uncomfortable,
and society is just the first to turn and
rend them for doing it, Just you wait
till I'm a widow; I'll be real smart
one. This is the sort of cap I'll wear"
and she sketches her own pretty head,
with cap about two inches square on
the top and pair of ''weepers"
streaming on the air behind. There!
shan't look nice? Oh, girls! l wish
I'd been born widow, that l do!'-
''Madge," in London Truth.
During the past twenty wears there ]
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VOLUME XVIII.
TOLD BY THE WAVES.

was a child, but the sea was old,
Gray and old was the roaring sea,
When first his mighty waters rolled
At my restless feet and sang TO me-
was a child, but the washing waves
In their wailing grief or their htful play,
Called nv name in the hollow caves,
And told me stories of yesterday.
OF strange old time, know not when,
or distant land, know not where!
OF Home beyond the thoughts OF men,
And beyond the reach Of my fondest pray'r +.
was a child, but the gray old sea
Told of time that was long Of yore-
Told of a past Eternity
Like the great infinity before.
Long have trodden his beaches bare,
Gathered his sea-weeds brown and wild,
Scattered his spray from my waving hair
AS though / were still little child.
But now no more does the ocean tell
His mystic tales OF the Past to me,
For hear in his ceaseless surge and swell
The call of far Futurity.
Arthur L. Salmon, in Once Week.
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FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
WHY SHE CRIED.

There sat q silly little lass
Upon bed of posies,
Her tears bedewed the summer grass
And twinkled on the roses.
''Now, why is all this grief? 1 said,
And all this doleful crying?"
The maiden sadly shook her head,
And answered softly signing:
"All yesterday wept," said she,
"And then this morning could see
IT was quite without reason;
So now mourn the stupid way
In which 1 spent that lovely day
The fairest of the season.
o dear 20 dear-O dear-O dear
The fairest of the season.
So there she sat, the silly lass,
And nothing could content her;
The roses and the summer grass
No grain of comfort lent her;
Nor any word that I could say
Would ease her doleful crying.
81 can but weep for yesterday,
She answered, sadly signing:
"'T was all SO foOlish-.hat | see
And that is not the worst" said she:
"'T is not my greatest sorrow;
can not eat-I can not sleep
And all the day 1 weep and weep
For fear I'll weep tomorrow!
dear-O dear-O dear-O dear
Ifear I'll weep tomorrow
--Eudora s. Bumstead, in St. Nicholas
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The story is told of a Frenchman
who went into a shoe store in one of our
cities and gave the clerk no end of an
noyance. At last the CLERK sought to
get revenge, after having shown nearly
every style of shoe on his shelves, by
bringing forth a pair of boots and plac-
ing them before the customer with the
remark: Now, sir. here's an excel
lent thing, just suited to you in every
way, half sole and all French calf.
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PlTH AND POINT.
"A fool must now and then be right,
by chance.


by chance.
Not every one who has the gift of
speech understands the value of si-
lence.-Texas Siftings.
Why not reverse the ancient Or
der of things? Let trouble go to pro-
test and borrow happiness once in a
way.
1t takes genius to tell good lie
that will stand the test of investiga-
tion. Any simpleton can tell the truth.
Galveston News.
If one would be pungent he must
be brief; for it is with words as with
sunbeams, the more they are con-
densed the deeper they burn.-South-
ern.
-Gayety is to good humor as per-
fumes to vegetable fragrance; the one
overpowers weak spirits, the other rec
reates and revives them. DR.. S. John
son.
Some men are smart because OF
what they say. Others are great deal
smarter because OF what they don't
say.-Merchant Traveller
The power to hate truly what lie
evil must be involved in the power to
love truly what is good, and must, in.
deed, usually precede the growth OF
the highest kind of love. Newman.
There is sweet pleasure in con-
temptation, and when man hath run
through a set of vanities on the declen-
sion of his age, he knows not what to do
with himself if he can not think
Blount.
"A lame Dublin attorney wanted to
be enrolled i'll volunteer corps.
You'd never do" said the officer to
whom he applied for admission; 1.-The
more We told you to march, the more
you'd halt"
Duty ought never to wait on feel
ing; but feeling ought always to wait
on duty. A man ought never to pivot
his duty on his feelings; but every
man ought to conform his feelings to
the demands of duty.-S. s. Times.
Many confess that they are proud;
some will even confess that they are
vain; some will sigh frankly over their
passionate tempers; and others will
admit that they are of careless dis
positions. But who tells, who con-
fesses how mean she is, or how sly. or
how envious?-Jean Ingelow.
What maintains one vice would
bring up two children. You may
think that little tea or a little punch
now and then, diet little more cost
ly, clothes perhaps little finer and
little entertainment now and then, can
be no matter, but remember many a
mickle makes a muckle; and further,
beware of little expenses; a small leak
will sink a large ship.-Franklin.
Any body can soil the reputation
of an individual. however pure and
chaste, by uttering suspicion that his
enemies will believe. and his friends
never hear of; puff of the idle wind
can shake a million seeds from the
thistle and do world of mischief
which the husban dsman must labor
long to undo. Such are the seeds of
the slanderer, so easily sown, so diff
cult to gather up, and so pernicious in
their fruits.
No man can maintain himself in q
position of great prominence suddenly
thrust upon him unless by instinct and
he has been prepared for the
of the place. Nor can
a man bear the strain of temptation in
such circumstances, and in position
of trust and confidence, unless his con-
science has been educated and his |
sense OF responsibility to others has
become rule of action in his daily
a Week.
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"A German fell into lager beer
vat the other day, and seeing his dan
ger began to drink as hard as he could
ducing the depth of the fluid, and it is
thought he would have succeeded had
not floating cork got into his throat
and lessened his swallowing power
N Y. WeeklY
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"A sandwich company, which pro-
poses to sell it's wares in offices, on the
streets and in bar rooms and cafes, has
been established in New York. The
company will have uniformed peddlers
who will carry neat willow baskets.
The sandwiches will be sold for i've
cents each.
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A Hays City (Kan. p;

"A Hays City (Kan. paper recently
printed the following remarkable card
of thanks: 'Mr. and Mrs. Garland
wish to express their thanks to the
friends and neighbors who so kindly
assisted at the burning of their hotel
Monday morning.
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First old-time parson (dejectedly)
There are no pulpit Founders nova
days. Second old-time parson (more
dejectedly) And there are no pulpit
expounders either.
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property. James is still clerk on a
small salary. Alger, Jr., in
Yankee Blade.
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= Superstition among fashionable
people is on the increase, Boston Sat-
uday Evening Gazette.
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during the past twenty years there.
nave been granted in the United States
328,71 divorces.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-09-21

ways made il work until last
winter, when, thank God we were
freed. There must have been
something awful wrong. Gilmore
Co. never had assessed over $780,
900; now without the subsequent as
sessment il reaches 81, 25o,000.
The rate il $3.50, levied by the
commissioners on the assessment Of
Old Alturas, whereas $500 would
have been enough. All our war.
rants will be paid off, and bal
ance left in the treasurer Of $4,000
to $4,000 to pay of the HALEY
debt. We can run the county thu
next fiscal year on levy Of si.15
and have a good surplus left afte
paying all expenses. Rings hav
no show here, as a burnt chile
breads the fire, 80 does the IA.
payers Of the most economics
county in Idaho. Thanks to on
Board Of Commissioners.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-09-21
DISCUSSED TAXPAYERS.

A gentleman Just In from Elmore
county asys that the settlers are the
most disguised lot OF people ever seen
had heard 30 much about the thieving
HALEY ring. that they really believed
themselves robbed 10 death. But
their experience Is similar 10 that
Of the people OF Logan county.
While the rate Of taxation 10 n little
lower than in Alturas, the valuation 10
80 much higher that they Will have TO
nav from one-fourth TO one-third mort
taxes, and they fail to see where the
benefits OF division are coming from
HALEY Times.
More fabrication by the Chief OF
Liars. The editor Of this shset has
been placed in position this sea-
SON that has brought him in con-
tact with every tax payer in FL
more county, and he has the first
complaint TO hear from the settlers
vet. The gentleman referred to In
the Times, must have been one Of
the HALEY pets" as there was
quite n number Of them in this part
of Old Alturas--men and corpor'
asions, that estimated their prop
erty worth from $50, 900 TO 800, 900
that were only assessed for $4,000 Oh
$1,000. These are the parties thai
are kicking. The poor people were
taxed for every dollar they were
worth; while the rich paid virtually
no taxes. 'Cause" the ring always
wanted it to appear tina. HALEY
and vicinity paid all the taxes, Sc
there would be no chance for thin
county (Elmore) 10 be cut of
from that rotten ring, and they al
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-09-21
Notice Of Forfeiture.

70 the pttisbursh and Idaho Geld nislas $50.
pany, Ice ofEesrs and shareholasrs:
feu hsrsey notasa that I have sxSssAek
shs sum OF sns hsndred dollars 10 lsAes ss< h.
prsssnsnss ..sh year fsF the years A. D. ias, INA.
issT asd 1858 sBen the
ADA Kr.xoRR
Lexs nininr slslzn. sltuass4 In nsAx csssA lnsAs
District. In sEore fermsriy Alsarss) sssnty. lxaAs
rsrriory fer ths purpose u ssrfcrmiss the ss..Al
labor thereon Ter Ahs years Hsntioasa, Bsisx ~
presiens Of ssetisn 9s7s Of tie Revised stas.ss q
ths lnised 5sa,ss. ths same bong sxpss1isssss ~
required npsn said property for tAs ysArs nss
ti0asd 10 ths sist day OF peesnbsr isss. Thasysss
proportion OF the tor the pear lnSk 70 &ss kns
drsd and forty ssyen twelve hundfse as< Tort,
snlhs shsrsoi, Anscsntisg 70 the II isTssthrss
dollars Rad sishtyswe esuts tssa ~. Ans fer ths
years 1855 last and lass IL slx hssars4 sn4 ffsy
ssht nnssz hsndrseths thsrsoi snzzsrsiaE Ter I'D
thres years 20 the sum u eas ku1drs< ssA thirty
asil&rs and forss-six ssass (essi 90. nd 4
within nisesy days Fem the ssSvies d shs sstiss
wlthln Etnety days zitsF tAix asties ~ pss,saass
you fall fsfn 10 eontsibats yeur properties q
sseh expenditure. yoar Interest IN sAld sisin vi
become the property u ahs undersigned, rzasf NJ
pFsssons u ssetion xszs 81 The ssissd htstztss 4
The Isitsd ss~sssL chAkLks LoCxkADa.
First pshliesnsz Jane 9f--ns
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-09-21
ANOTHER FRIEND OY THE
TERRITORIEs GONE.

Hon. s. 8. Cox died At New
York on the 10th inst. His last con-
was about the Territories
whose Statehood he had hoped to
father. The death Of Mr.. Cox, re-
moves q conspicuous figure and
able man from public life. He was
born in GAINESVILLE, Ohio, Sept. 80,
1924; was graduated at Brown
university in 1916; edited the COL
umbus Statesman 1854; Travelled
in Europe. and in 1855 WAS ap.
pointed Secretary Of Legation to
Peru. In 1856 no was elected 10
Congress from Ohio, and was re-
elected in 1858, 1850 and 1862.
He removed to New York In 1855,
and was elected 10 Congress from
that city in 1858 and 1870; was de-
feated at large In 1872, but the
same term was elected to succeed
q deceased member. and served in
the House continuously until ap'
pointed Minister to Turkey BY
President Cleveland, but resigned
in the middle Of his term and wal
again elected TO Congress, and wal
reelected again last November
Mr.. Cox was an ADLER man than h,
had credit for being; his wit ans
literary taste smacked too mucl
Ito the dull souls about him) liz,
frivolity; and he might have wei
make the same complaint that Ton
CROWN did, that bis rcpute for wi
had kept him from public advance
ment. Mr.. Cox has been q candi
date for many higher positions, ba
was always beaten by men Of NOR
gravity and correspondingly, .
supposed, of more weight and char
acter. Yet that this was an unjus
view to take Of the merry legislato
10 reasonably certain, for he was al
ways able TO worthily fill ever.
station. He was . literary light
too, though no. Of the pretentiou
order, since he devoted his efforts ;
making men good humored, lsas
| ing their set instructions TO Others
Because Of his long service, warmth
OF sympathy and friendliness, an
his unfailing sprightliness, no vii
, be more missed than almost an
other member would be. His wa
, a bright soul; the world can i
spare such 40 he.--Tribune.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-09-21

I'M. Goodwin Of the Salt Lake
Tribune is visiting Rocky Bar and
vicinity. Mr.. Goodwin made this
Office pleasant call, but found US
in bad shape, our chief laid up
frem the effects az his accident.
The news rustler trying TO do Seem
job work on a press that would not
work, and everything seemed to 20
wrong.
Judge Lewis A. Croft, q
Omaha wac appointed Commas
sioners Of the General Land Ofiic,
on the 18th inst. Vice =. NJ
Stockslsger resigned.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-09-21
Advice 90 Mothers.

Ms. WIssLow's SOOTHING ayRrr,
for children tcething, 10 the prrscriv-
ton Of one Of the best female nurses
and physicians ia the United States
and has bccn used for forty years with
nsver-failing success By millions Of
mothers for their children. Daring
tbs psocess Of tecthiug lie value 10 in
caleulabie. Il relieves tho child from
pain, eares dysentcry and diarrhnes
gripping In the howels, and wind-eolic
by giving health TO the child 10 rest
the mother. Price Use. . bottle.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-09-21

Frank Ganahl has been nomi'
mated for Supreme Judge by the
washington Democrats.
James A. Nicholson and family
have returned TO the Bascon ranch
from a visit 70 the old folks In Mis-
souri,.
w. C. Hyland Of Mountain
Home, Uncle Of the genial Super
intendent Of the Wide West, came In
on Thursday evenings stage.
Commissioner Of Pensions Tan
ner resigned last week, and Major
George s. Merrill Of Massachusetts
was appointed TO fill the vacancy
The fire bugs are a. work in
Boise City. Two attempts to burr
the town was made Monday night
Let tho people Of Rocky Bar b
vigilant.
Ed. ellis, a fellow we'll but moi
favorably known here, shot mar
named Kennedy at Boise last Tues
day. Kennedy was not dangerously
hurt. The Statesman, says; Gillii
| 10 we'll known in Boise, having beer
here from time to time during the
past fifteen years. He is the mar
who, in the spring Of 1876 was the
4 intimate friend and associate of q
noted highwaymsn and stage rob
Der whom all old Ii ners viii re
member hy the mans Of "Seotty.'
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-09-21
NOTICE or ronrErrUnx

To wsiseT Ryas. his heirs or a..igns:
Ten hsfshy ncssaca that ne kavs vryswt@A
the sasa Of sins hundred and afty dslszrs. 81 e9f
sises JaHsaTy !. spsa rks
e xAEKES
Leas zisinx sla,n. 81 rns.r cre<A nisiss sls
triet (fornsrlY Red N9lllIQ kElnef. tunsy tsss.
merry Aiturssl Idaho Tsrritcry. tor tu6sssyss. Of
performing the annual labor ikefscn ~ 49, yesrs
mentioned. sndsr TIE prnyisisss Il sssfk69
the ksssso statutes Fl the United Gpzs<s The ssss
being expenditures required uroa said fpr
ths msslionsd 10 shs isa day Of JAnassv ism
That your properties Of the ssnss h fear sassrs4
and ssssssy Ave dollars. and u ~itkis ninety xsys
from the sersscs Of this Bosss vttkn ansty 6s-s
after this notice by paacasos 200 fall rsfsss 10
contribute yeur properties "a such sspsaeissrs.
your iBssrsss In sAid elsim ~i became The property
Of ihs sndsnissrx. usder tss prsvisiras u ss<tss
H5s4 d The ksFissd ststate~ ct the CAiss6 Bates
JOHN ". DOsAnGM
0E0HGk wfNnuA
First pahliea;iss Asyuss ie. 1850