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The Arizona sentinel., 1889-12-28
PEOPLE WIDELY KNOWN.

TALLEYRAND laid great stress on a a happy old age.
 MYRoN W. WHITNEY, the popular Bos- ton basso, is proud of the fact that he was bricklayer for seven years of his life.
 A FINE monument has been placed above the grave of the late Oliver Dit son, the music publisher. It consists of Balls statue of St. John, on suitable pedestal.
 MRS. MORTON, the wife of the Vice. President, was Miss Anna Livingston Street before her marriage, and is de- scendant of Lord Stirling, of revolution ary fame.
 STURGEON, the great London preacher, has a correspondence that averages five hundred letters day. He is obliged to employ three secretaries to answer the communications that come to him from all parts of the world.
 WHEN Wilkie Collins was presented to President Grant two gentlemen made a bet that Grant never read one of Col lins' works. As soon as the President met the novelist he told him he had read all of his works and thought that "No Name" was the best.
 MIR. PIERRE LoRILLARD has invented a afloating stable, which follows his yacht through waters. A coach and coach horses, besides horses for cross-country riding and pack of hounds are accom- modated on this raft, and when the owner gets tired of sailing he anchors his stable, mounts his horse, and away he goes.
 MRS. GLADSTONE takes deep interest in politics. She concludes a recent let ter to a friend as follows: "I must thank you in both our names, for it is only just that we should give you a share in the glorious victory. It seems to us sig nifcant, and, looking at the facts, we see in it the voice of the people; but we must persevere."
 EMILE ZoLA, who has become fabu- lously wealthy for an author, even in these flush days of authorship, was ex- tremely poor upon starting out and be- fore he secured a place in Hachette's book concern; while writing his first romances he was often reduced to bread and water, and playfully remarks that he was compelled ito play Arab,' or to stay in bed night and day because he had no clothes
The Arizona sentinel., 1889-12-28
Why the Holidays Are Burden and q
 Wear to Mind and Body.

Why the Holidays Are Burden and q Wear to Mind and Body.
 When what was designed to be q | pleasure becomes burden, it is time to stop and examine it carefully, and see if it is the thing itself which has grown to be such a weight, or whether it is sim ply an awkward manner of carrying it. Certainly there must be something wrong in any celebration of Christmas which results in serious fatigue of mind and body. During the first three months of the year nothing is more com mOnly given as a reason for ill-health than an overstrain during the holidays ''She got so worn out at Christmas" or ''She worked too hard in finishing her Christmas presents" or ''The week be- fore Christmas she was tired out with shopping" are excuses which appear as surely as January and February come. The question must occur sometime to every one, whether all this worry and wear of heart and hand and brain are really worth while. Is there not some better way of celebrating this day of days than for women to wear themselves out in making or buying pretty trifes for people who already have more than they can find room for? Setting aside all effort of eyes and fin gers, the mental strain is intense: 1t is a remarkable fact that, although Christ mas has been kept on the 25th day of December for more than one thousand years, it's arrival seems as unexpected as if it had been appointed by the President. No one is ready for it, al though last year every one resolved to be so, and about the middle of December there begins rush and hurry which is really more wearing than May moving. Above all things, if you give presents, be more anxious to give something which supplies want than to send some pretty trife which can only prove in the end an additional care. There are numberlesS things which can be procured, without wear and tear of mind and body which make the recipient feel as David did of the water from the we'll of Bethlehem, that what costs so much was too valuable to be accepted.- Century.
The Arizona sentinel., 1889-12-28

'Then tomorrow morning early, wife, Before the neighbors are stirring about, Send the basket over the way with John. Twill be heavy you say. Well, John is
 stout. Let him take bag of potatoes aloIg, And 'grist' of fiour-it,s the stan of life.' 1ha- ---'l ''lllt the widow read the Psalm: 'The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not
 wantn And then she bowed her aged head, While Faith took wings for an upward
 mount As she prayed-"Give me my daily bread; Oh Lord, Thou knowest how poor I am.' Next morn she was busy laying her plan For little feast of her own that day; A slice of toast and cup of tea, When a step was heard in the passage-way And a cheery voice saying: Its only me; The folks have sent you something down To make you a dinner, Widow Gray; And best of all there's nothing to pay. This ten-dollar bill-don't stare so hard Squire said you could use it, he knew you
 could; And this isn't all, for out in the yard There's taters and turnips and flour and
 wood" Then the widow knelt and meelly said: Lord have more than my daily bread,'' And John, as he turned to go away, Saw her pale lips move and heard her say: "It's just like him-God bless the man, That night the Squire sat in his chair Reading chapter before he prayed While an unseen One stood with book and pen
 And wrote, while a smile on his visagc
 played: Blessed is he who lovcth his fellow-mcr And sendeth an answer along with his
 prayer"
 J. Alpha Muffin
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off the last vestige of currant jelly from his quivering chin he said:
 ''I wish every poor man had as good a dinner to-day as I've had, and that's saying good deal"
 ''Poor manr' echoed his wondering nieces and nephews, in chorus. 'Why, Uncle Silas, you ain't poor man!'
 Uncle Silas chuckled a hard, chinl1y laugh that might have been tied with a string, it so resembled his own precious money-bags in the hollow jingle it made.
 He's right, said fresh, young voice that had not been heard before; Uncle Silas fS a poor man."
 And how do you know, missy?" asked the old man, without anger and appar- ently quite amused.
 Because you never give any thing away to make you rich," was the cool, calm answer of Bessie Van Pelt, his eld- est niece. She was digging into badly cracked pecan nut and munching the meats with great zest.
 ''Oh, that means, Miss Pert, that I do not help the Busy Bees or Silver Thim- bles, or some other phi1anthropic club, for promoting good fellowship among the poor. 1 do give something away, even if you don't seem to know it"
 "I don't believe it," answered the girl, quietly.
 Bessie! Bessie!" they all shouted, in chorus, ''you have been rude to Uncle Silas-you must ask his forgiveness"
 Bessie" said Mrs. Van Pelt, with thatextreme eagerness with which many good people smite their children for ex-
The Arizona sentinel., 1889-12-28

yourself gives him drinks to make him sing"
 Every time he tried to close the door the elf, as he had called her, thrust a miserable, ragged arm in and prevented him.
 ''I'll ring for the police" he said, say agely, Eff you don't go away"
 ''Oh, please, sir, give me little some thin to keep us from starvin'-a bit of bread that's fit to eat, or a dime to buy loaf; the shops where l live are open, sir, yit."
 Late passers-by heard the curious dia- logue and loitered. Silas Marks jerked the door open and laid rough hand on the child. She cringed at his touch.
 ''Oh, aint goin' to hurt you, ye beg gar's brat Come inside and let me see what's in that basket. I'll give ye neither nickel or dime, but if there's a crust left may throw you that"
 The child stood inside the hall, and by the fiaring light of the candle seemed to be about nine years old-a wan, childish little creature, dressed Tn rags; her long, thin legs encased in torn, black stock ings, and a miserable apology for a shawl thrown over her head: her
The Arizona sentinel., 1889-12-28

poor family in the alley. Uncle Silas' what does fifty-dollar check look like! l never saw one"
 ''It looks like this," said Uncle Silas, taking out strip of lavender-colored paper. See! This is one, signed and ready to be indorsed."
 ''Why, Uncle Marks, that is my namer cried Bessie.
 ''Yes, and you must indorse it right here, and I'll go with you to identify you"
 But what am I to do with it?"
 ''Whatever you want to, miss. Here you've badgered my life out for money for your poor folks on Christmas trees, an now you want to know what you've to do with it. If that ain't jest like a woman."
 But, uncle"
 ''Yes, I know. I'm mean old cur mudgeon, a skinfint, a miser, but I've got heart somewhere, and I guess I've found it. Don't ask me any more, child"
 Bessies eyes dropped, flush came Into her cheeks. She rose rom the sofa and put two loving arms about her gruff old uncle's neck.
 You are a dear" she said, as she kissed his rugged cheek, ''and you shall just see for yourself the happiness you have made"
 ''There, there, child, get on your things, and we'll go and get the cash. l feel as if somehow 1 want to spend the whole day in the open air"
 And wicked, wicked, designing Bes- sic gave him another hug before she went to get ready, singing under her breath
 |" What I saved spent,
 What spent I lost,
 What gave had"
 Mrs. l.. M. Rayne, in Detroit Free.
The Arizona sentinel., 1889-12-28

straight, black hair hung in ragged locks over her white face and that looked almost ghastly in it's setting ot black shawl border.
 If that bread ain't no good I don't want it. All our food is n. g. You kin keep it."
 'Well, baggage, do you expect mince pie and plum pudding?" asked MT. Marks, in high sarcasm.
 ''Oh, sir, wouldn't that be bu-fne! Wese folks don't never get nothin' like that-we don't"
 An you won't git it here, and if you won't take a loaf of bread that's good enough for me you kin get out at once. "
 He opened the door cautiously, but she made no attempt to move. Instead of going out she dropped her wretched baske on the floor and drew her tattercd shawl closer about her.
 'You won't give me nuthin'? You, a rich gentleman, offer me loaf of stale bread. There is whole family starving in the row where 1 came from. What have you to give to them?'
 Silas Marks was frightened; he looked into the face of the uncanny child and his dry lips formed one word:
 ''Nuthin'."
 ''Your Master, yes, MT. Rich Man, y0ur Master said: The poor ye have al ways with ye. And He said: Feed my lambs.' Have you done it?'
 The voice seemed to have risen into the air above his head. Every note was as clear and distinct as a bell.
 ''Shrouds have no pockets" continued his strange guest. "When you go-and it won't be long, SilaS Marks, it won't be long-you will have to leave all your houses and lands and gold. And when you go to the judgment they won't ask for your rent-roll, but there'l be ques- tiOns hard to answer. Can you answer when the King shall say:
 I was ahungered and ye gave me meat;
 was thirsty and ye gave me drink;
 was a stranger and ye took me in
 ''Get right out, I tell yOu." shrieked Silas, but he did not lay the weight of his lean finger on the beggar child.
 ''How will you meet that dear mother who fed the hungry and clothed the naked, and that other-I see her now your poor. unhappy wife?"
 Silas Marks turned in such mortal fright that the candle fell from his trembling hand and went out on the floor.
 You have time to repent" came the voice, and it sounded supernatural in the dark ''Come down to the narrow river streets tomorrow and find the people who have no food and no fire the little children with not enough to eat and shivering in their wretched hOmes-the sick and deformed and wretched, whom God gives to you and such as you for an offering, in the name of Him who was once homeless child It is only what you give that you can take with you beyond this life"
 The door closed and all was silent Trembling in every limb, Silas Marks hurried to relight the candle Yes, she had been there. The miserable, rickety basket with crust of bread and sod den potato in it was left behind.
 The next day Bessie Van Pelt was laid up on the sofa in the library at home suffering from slight cold when Uncle SilaS walked in.
 ''How bright an cherful you do look" he said warming his numbed hands over the light coal fire.
 Whats to hinder?" laughed Bessie.
The Arizona sentinel., 1889-12-28

" IT LOOKS LIKE TIIIs," sAID UNCLE sILAS. ''Why shouldn't we be warm and cozy and comfOrtable?'
 the leaves with lazy satisfaction.
 'Well, that's so, I s'pose; but then s-ahem-some folks that don't seem to have the wherewithal, " drawled Uncle Silas
 ''Oh, there are lots of good people in the world who at this time of year re- member the poor. Let me see. Where was I reading Oh, yes! He gave her a check for fifty dollars, and told her to buy a load of coal, barrel of flour, a quarter of beef and some bedding for the
The Arizona sentinel., 1889-12-28

'TIs sad to see woman growing old before her time All broken down and hopeless when life should
 hold it's prime;
 She feels herself burden when blessing she And longs for death to bring her rele ase from
 misery.
 If these poor, discouraged women who suffer from diseases peculiar to women could only know that health could be re- gained by the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, how eagerly they would hasten to avail themselves of it They ought to know it, and try it Every woman who is still healthy ought to be told about the won derful virtue in this medicine, and under stand that it is safeguard against the ter rible diseases common to her sex It is gudrdnteed to give satisfaction or money paid for it will be refunded.
The Arizona sentinel., 1889-12-28
A So. .6n Paner for sI.rR.

THE YoUTH's COMPANION gives so much for the small amount that it costs it is no MGnder 1t is taken already in nearly Half beautiful illustrations, it's Weekly Illus trated Supplements, and its Double Holiday Numbers, it seems as if the publishers could not do enough to please. By sending SL "a now you may obtain it free to January, and for full year from that date to January, 1891. Address, THE YOUTHS COMPANION, Boston, Mass.
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To THE EDIToR:-Please inform your readers that have a positive remedy for the above named disease By it's timely use thousands of hopeless cases have been permanently cured. shall be glad to send two bottles of my remedy FREE to any of your readers who have consumption if they will send me their express and post-ofice address. Respectfully, T. A. SLOCUM, M. C.,
 1S1 Pearl street, New York.
The Arizona sentinel., 1889-12-28

AN optician hangs out this sign. "Glasses bought here now will be exchanged after Christmas to suit the sight" What is it that man or woman who wears glasses does just before or CD Christmas that interferes with or chang 8 their sight so as to make change ia glasses necessarY?-Chicago Times,
The Arizona sentinel., 1889-12-28
A QUEER VISITOR.
Bessie Succeeds in Getting a Check
 Out of Her Uncle.

NCL E s HAS MARKS was eat ing dinner with his favorite sis ter, Mrs. Mar shall Van Pelt, and her family. As it was nearing the holid a ys, they had an un- commonly good dinner, and when
 the old m a n
 pushed his chair back from the table and wiped
The Arizona sentinel., 1889-12-28

He sat and counted the blessings over
 That had come to him from the Father:
 hand;
 He measured his bursting cribs of corn, His well-filled barns and fruitful land, And the heart in his breast grew soft ana
 warm
 As he thought of the helpless poor. He thought of the widow across the way, And said to himself: ''I have goods to spare, The Lord has been very kind to me- I'll tighten a little her load of care; If I'm alive tomorrow I'll see
 That she has a happy Christmas Day" Then he called to his wife, in the other room; ; She was busy baking tarts and pies, While turkey lay stuffed on a table near, And he said: Let us give Widow Gray a
 surprise;
 It will make our dinner taste better, my dear, Tomorrow afternoon ''Fill basket full of something good, Christmas comes but once a year: Send what you think she will like the best; Here's a ten-dollar bill her heart to cheer; Send pair of chickens among the rest, And John can leave her load of wood. What we send to her we shall never miss, For gift to the poor is a loan to the Lord And He's powerful prompt in paying back; We have our security here in His word, In the keeping of which He is never slack; So l guess we can take His promise for this.
The Arizona sentinel., 1889-12-28
CATARRH.
Catarrhal Deafness-Hay Fever-A NeN
 Home Treatment.

Sufferers are not generally aware that these diseases are contagious, or that they are due to the presence of living parasites in the lining membrane of the nose and custodian tubes. Microscopic research, however, has proved this to be fact, and the result of this discovery is that simple remedy has been formulated whereby Catarrh, Hay Fever and Catarrhal Deafness are permanently cured in from one to three simple applications made at home by the patient once in two weeks.
 N. B.-This treatment is not a snuff or an ointment; both have been discarded by reputable physicians as injurious. A pamph- let explaining this new treatment is sent on receipt of three cents in stamps to pay postage by A. H. Dixon & Son, cor. of John and King Street, Toronto, Canada.-ChrtS- tid7l AdUOcdte.
 Sufferers from Catarrhal troubles should caref1lllv read the ahOVe-
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G. M ScoTT. of Ol,olona, Miss. wrote

G. M. ScoTT, of Okolona, Miss, wrote to Dr. Shallenberger:
 s'Your Antidote for Malaria is certainly the best thing for chills and fever that has ever been sold in the South. 1 have been selling it for tlCelUe ysdrs, and know it to be the best medicine I have ever dealt in. It is perfectly harmless, anda sure cure in every case. Sold by Druggists.
The Arizona sentinel., 1889-12-28
NOTES ABOUT BATHING.
Perfect Heaithfulness Is Impossible With
 out Perfect Cleanliness.

Perfect Ieaithfulness Is Impossible With out Perfect Cleanliness.
 Frequent bathing is necessary to free the mouths of the innumerable little sweat glands from Instructions, and per init the elimination of impurities from the body. Another important effect of the bath is it's influence on the circula- tion of the blood. A bath, properly taken, invariably accelerates the circu- lation.
 One should never bathe immediately after eating hearty meal, but should wait two hours at least; nor should he bathe when greatly fatigued. The best time is just before retiring at night.
 The entire body should be bathed two or three times week in winter, and from three to seven times week in summer.
 It should be remembered that a quick, hot bath, especially when followed by Q cool sponging and brisk rubbing, is strengthening, while to remain long in a warm bath is weakening. A hot bath is one in which the temperature is from S5 to 1O5 degrees; a warm bath is from 70 to so degrees, and a cold bath below 60 degrees.
 There are many people to whom a cold bath is injurious. It should not be indulged in unless, when it is followed by drying and rubbing, the skin glows, and grateful feeling of warmth is felt throughout the body.
 One should remain in the bath from ten to twelve minutes, using soap and sponge freely. It is well to open the could water faucet two or three minutes before stepping out, or to take cool spray or a shoWer-bath instead.
 Immediately on leaving the bath it is well to envelop ones self in loose gown made of Turkish toweling or thick flannel. This will prevent rapid evapo- ration and the chilling of the body and absorb much Of the moisture of the skin. The body should then be rubbed with Q warm towel till perfectly dry and warm. The use of the fiesh-bruSh after bath isstrengthening and healthful.-Youth's Companion
The Arizona sentinel., 1889-12-28

NEITHER gifts nor food nor drink can make a Christmas. The Goulds, Van derbilts and Astors are as liable to have a dull day of it as you or l, or the lady on tho corner who sells apples, or the gentleman who leaves our morning pa per on the doorstep. Food and drink and gifts are handy things for Christi mas; and take care that, so far as lies in you, all the world shall have these things-but they don't make the day. It is the state of mind that does that and the state of mind that is needed was Tiny Tim's when he said: God bless every dyp"-Life
The Arizona sentinel., 1889-12-28
The Ladies DeIipbted.

The pleasant effect and the perfect safety with which the ladies may use the liquid fruit laxative, Syrup of Figs, under all con ditions make it their favorite remedy. It is pleasing to the eye and to the taste, gentle, yet effectual in acting on the kidneys, liver and bowels.
The Arizona sentinel., 1889-12-28

PURE soap is white. Brown soaps are adulterated with rosin. Perfume is put in to hide the presence of putrid fat. Dobbins' Electric Soap is pure, white and unscent- ed. Has been sold since 1865. Try it now
The Arizona sentinel., 1889-12-28

WITH it's yellow, green and blue plumes, the new Brazilian bird of freedom must be a compromi between a paroquet and a peacock.-Baltimor American.
The Arizona sentinel., 1889-12-28

WE know men who insist at every point upon beatingtheir way through life, but we observe that they all draw the line at a car pet-BinghamtOn Leader.
The Arizona sentinel., 1889-12-28

A MAN no sooner lets a confidential-look- ing stranger take him apart than he wants to pull himself together again.-New Or leans Picayune.
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WHEN Spaniard comes to America and gets to prefer beer garden to bull fight, he is said to be on the road to higher civ ilization.-Texas Siftings