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The Arizona sentinel., 1890-01-18
"A curious spectacle was present.

"A curious spectacle was presented
the other night to those living in the
vicinity of Chippewa Lake, o. A cat
tail swamp bordering on that sheet of
water was seen to be one blaze of fire,
which continued to burn for number
of hours. There are several theories
given in explanation of this phenome-
non, the most plausible one being that
someone had saturated the head of each
cat-tail with kerosene and then set fire
n the swamp.
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-01-18
THE LIMEKILN CLUB.
Many Interesting Topics Discussed by
Prominent Members.

Prominent Members.
Some weeks since the question of plac-
ing fire-escapes in Paradise Hall was
brought up by Judge Hornbecker, who
has mortal fear of being burned alive.
The matter was referred to commit
tee, and after the opening of the lodge
Saturday evening, the chairman, Colonel
Cahoots, announced his readiness to re-
port, and reported as follows:
81. Paradise Hall is subject to no less
dan forty-one risks of bein' burned up.
so. In case she eber cotches fab while
meetin' is goin' on, at least dozen OF
dc members will be roasted.
SO. 1t will cost 81, ,75O,2S4 to make de
hall perfectly fiahproof.
81. Dis committee can not conscien-
tiously recommend any sich outlay of
money but feels to advise dat we double
our insurance on the buildin' an trust in
Providence.
''5. Also, in case of an alarm of fab,
dat de officers go out first, an dat no
one else move from his cheer until de
said officers are out.
'6. Den will follow Giveadam Jones,
Elder Toots, Rev. Penstock, Judge
Keho, Shindig Watkins, Uncle Saun-
ders, Judge Kabiff, Colonel Bangs,
Stepback White and Prof. Tompkins in
de order named. Samuel Shin will
stand at de dOah wild a ball club, an
any pussun tryin' to git an advantage,
will be knocked senseless, his pockets
emptied, an his body left to perish in
de f1ames."
The question being upon accepting
and adopting the report, a hot discus
sion prevailed for a few minutes, but
the motion was carried by respectable
majority.
A letter from the mayor of Terre
Haute, Ind, made inquiry if Moses
Demosthenes Galloway was member
of the Limekiln Club. He not only
claimed to be, but had applied for the
position of janitor of the City Hall on
the strength of such connection, and
had said that the club, as body would
recommend him. The books were con-
suited, and no such name could be found
on the rolls. The secretary was there
fore instructed to answer to that effect,
and to suggest that any Terre Haute
kicker practicing on the anatomy of the
impostor would be sent recipe for pre-
serving cider so that it will remain
sweet three years.
At this point Brother Whyfore Davis
said he desired to call up the case of
Broadtread White, who was expelled
from membership about a year ago. Mr..
White lives in Sandusky, and he came
here to deliver his essay on ''De Grad
Ual Decay of Sentiment" He had
then been elected about four weeks. On
the afternoon of the day he was to lect-
ure he started for Canada with Wykoff
Johnson's overcoat, which had just been
nicely trimmed with rabbit fur. A po-
liceman overhauldd him, and he was al
lowed To depart FOR home without being
prosecuted. He now appealed to be re-
instated, giving as an excuse that ne
had just been acquitted of stealing a
wheelbarrow on the grounds of klepto-
mania. That was what induced him 10
take the overcoat and his lawyer had
told the jury that he must be held blame
less for what he elected to pick up.
''De case will not be considered" said
the president, as he raped Brother Da-
Wis to order. ''De difference between a
kleptomaniac an straight-haired thief
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-01-18

Most natures are insolvent-can not
satisfy their own wanks, have an ambi.
tion out of all proportion to their prac.
tical force, and so do lean and beg day
and night continually.-Emerson,
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-01-18

The origin of the new gunpowder
manufactured exclusively in Germany
has been traced to Connecticut Inc
inventor is none other than gallant Cap
tain Ellsworth, of Hartford This pow
deI does its direful deeds without either
nose or smoke, and is as well adapted
To small arms as to artillery.
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-01-18

Near Silverton, Ore, is quarry OF
what is called Fireplace stone IL is
soft when mined, and can be sawed or
chopped in any desired shape and When
subjected to intense heat does not seem
to be affected.
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-01-18

ever, was doomed to DISAPPOINTMENT, fol
with millions of cases of urgent neces-
sity so near home philanthropists have
neither time nor inclination to buy part
nerships fer young Austrians, and by sc
doing increase the marriage rate in the
town of Trieste.
Many of these foreign letters, how
ever, are more moderate, and ask only
for work. A woman in Norway, for in
stance, asks for position as governess
and sends her references with her let
ter; journalist in Bengal writes for
permission to furnish East Indian let
ters to the Ledger at the rate of six dol
lars column; and so they run on-alille
in that they ali want something, but
absolutely differing in their manner of
asking.
But for absolute impudence and capa-
bility is the art of begging once more,
'"The United States is ahead by thun-
der" And Pennsylvanians, naturally
enough when Mr.. Childs' residence is
considered, away in the lead. Here are
few instances of State and National
desires:
A woman in Lebanon County desires a
loan of one thousand dollars to pay off a
mortgage and asks for it in this way:
"Out of your many millions will you not
spare me one little thousand?"
A man in Lancaster County says; 81
have been praying for help out of my
troubles, and my mind has been direct
ed to you, Mr.. Childs," and on the
strength of this wants Mr.. Childs to buy
his farm, which is about to be sold in
order to pay two thousand five hun
dred-dollar mortgage.
From Raleigh, n. c., comes the propo-
sition from "a paid State official'-as he
styles himself-that thirty thousand
dollars be sent him with which to start
cotton mill, the chief aim of which
shall be, apparently, to employ the or
phans who are compelled to leave the
State asylum at the tender age of fifteen.
Requests for aid in founding institu-
tions and business enterprises are as
plentiful as roses in June. Schools,
boarding-houses, aSylums, hospitals,
stores, each appear in turn, demanding
OoPAOoA anu AAllOOAiOO, poA OAOuA"A1J SoP
ital. One letter recently received came
from the daughter of one of the war
Governors of this State, who asked that
Mr.. Childs would make an investment
in sheep-raising out in Wyoming Terri
tory. She would herd the sheep and
manage the enterprise herself, giving
him the original amount invested with
half her profits as return for the in
vestment.
The desire for adoption by million
aire seems very general, and by no
means confined to the colored twins,
who, as has been so often told, wrote
Mr.. Childs many years ago, asking him
to be father to them. Other children,
both colored and white, have had the
same desires. One little girl at Chest
nut Hill writes in quite plaintive
strain: would you like to adop a
girl, for 1 would like some one to
a5a0 me. II you do not care about
-.... H- me, If YOU knew any one who
would like to adop me please letm
know; bu5 would like very much if
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-01-18
VOLUME XIX.
JUST WAIT AWHILE AND SEE.

In one short day it was not made,
This great big world of light and shade,
And if you'd know it more and more,
And get by heart its wondrous lore,
Just wait awhile and see.
just what shall happen by and by,
And who shall laugh and who shall cry,
Who shall go up and who go down,
Who wear the thorn or laurel crown,
Just wait awhile and see.
Nor happy call the man to-day
To-morrow's sun may call away,
For happiness is but flower,
And what is fame, and what is power?
Just wait awhile and see.
And when the darkness intervenes,
And Death and Sorrow shift the scenes,
And Faith and Hope, with feeble breath,
Are gasping toward the land of Death,
Just watt awhile and see.
Private DalZell, in Cincinnati Gazette.
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-01-18

1t is the guilty man who makes es-
plauatieps,
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-01-18


gets mold OF patent or discovery, ne or
she torments Mr.. Childs and his brother
millionaires for money with which to
perfect it, generally saying that some
divine influence has prompted such ac-
ton. The following letter is one of this
very large class:
MR.. GEORGE w. CHILDs, DEAR SIR: The
coming Monday intended to go to some in
fiuentiaI German with my discoveries, in
case you will have nothing to do with them.
As 1 disliI1ed to do that, my Lord and master
has prompted me to letyou know of my de-
cision. Please write to me and oblige, yours
truly. --.
In a single days mail recently came
letters from woman in Florida, who
wrote for money to send her daughter to
school because she ''could not keep the
girl in at nights" from man in In
diana, who wanted Mr.. Childs' picture
for publication in an illustrated paper,
and from woman in Portsmouth, O.,
who wrote to ask for Mrs. Childs' cast
off clothing, on which, she announced,
she would gladly pay the freight. A
girl at Smiths Landing, N. j., says she
is an invalid, in need of thirty dollars
with which to pay for medical aid,
(which now," she writes, sis an impos-
sible thing"
Political requests are, and, of course,
have been since March 4, exceedingly
numerous.
Retentions in office, Government posi-
tions, and particularly consulships, have
been the rGtSO71 d'etre for hundreds of
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-01-18

less for what he elected to pick up.
''De case will not be considered, said
the president, as he raped Brother Da-
Wis to order. ''De difference between a
kleptomaniac an a straight-haired thief
is so slight dat we can't afford to make a
distinction. ."-Detroit Free Press.
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-01-18

"" ?" Z" uNNa-J TOT u0me NIthOuJ UeInT
prosecuted. He now appealed to be re-
ins-ated, giving as an excuse that ne
had just been acquitted of stealing a
wheelbarrow on the grounds Of klepto-
mania. That was what induced him TO
take the overcoat, and his lawyer had
told the iarY that be must be held blame-
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1890-09-13
THE HERfLD BRAND.

All stock branded as above on any
part Of animal from the tail mp 10 right
behind the ears. Range. Garfield,
Routt. Grand, Eagle. ritEiu and Mesa
counties, Colorado, Eastern Utah and
Southern Wyoming and few select
patches Of feeding ground all over
+. S.-No extra charge for cut, en-
craving descriptive matter, or engraved
characters, and also includes a copy of
TIE HERALD. Let the cowboy on the
range know your brgni.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1890-09-13

cattle branded rec ubuyc on left hip. Ni-n
oHn cattle branded Oh ON lrft hip and pop
I'M lrrt side. Al cattle dowlaprol tgat upJ.
crop and split l,ft and two UNDER
hacks r,rht Hur.u brand, OH on lcfi stalo.
I,nurr Thurman urDak and Government read.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1890-09-13
COPP & LACY.

Above brand on lief, side. Ear-mark, left
,rdor half crop. Range, flCc-nncc creek.
ro.,otpcc address, VIM c. Lacy, White River.
Rio ulanco county, Colo.
, 1890-04-10
INDIAN NAMES.

According to joaquin Miller's
theory Of the pronunciation of In
dian names, Spokane would be pro-
nounced Spo-kan-ah, with the ac-
cent on the middle syllable. This
Is unquestionably correct, II 1t is es-
sential 10 the future of the river, the
county and the city, that the In
dians share in the discovery aud
development of this glorious coun-
try be perpetuated. On the same
theory idaho would be pronounced
I-dah-ho, with the accent on the
"dah." Omaha would be called
O-mah-ha, and so on. But mas
much as the Siwash Is no longer
considered the most interesting
character in the civilization Of the
Northwest, the people will con-
tinue, through all time, TO speak of
the greatest inland city on the con-
tinent as Spokann Falls, the forty
fourth state admitted to the Union,
and one of the greatest, as Idyho,
and the giant metropolis of the Up
per Missouri valley as omy bah.
Busy people, such rs comprise the
population of the great Northwest,
have no time to waste In the be-
stowal Of honors upon the savages
who inhabited this country before
the coming of the Kingdom Of civil
izatlon and progress. This will
CRATE harshly on the sensitive ear OF
the poet of the Sierras, but IL is a
cold, stubborn fact, just the same.
, 1890-04-10
THE MEDIUM GROUND.

The city Of Atlanta, Georgia, had
been badly demoralized for several
years, by the reckless and unre-
strained method Of conducting the
liquor trnfflc and the lenlency of
the officials toward the gamblers.
This state of affairs was found to
be seriously detrimental to the best
interests Of tho city, and general
uprising was the result. But the
fanatics who control the prohlbi-
tion party everywhere went to the
opposite extreme, and their course
proved equally Injurious to tho
commerce OF the city, as were the
officials especially favorable to the
liquor and gambling element, mas
much as they kept the city continu-
ally In n state of turmoil.
The Constitution, one of the
ablest and most influential papers
in the South, I'm an editorial headed
"SIlence tho Voice Of the Agitator,"
says:
Wa have always said that there was
good ground for complaint when the
first prohibition campaign was started.
The whisky influence had too strong a
hold on the control of the city, and the
rcbuke that it received at the polls was
the result Of its audacity. An ill-adyised
and injudiclous policy In the admins
tration OF city affairs brought the prohi-
bitionists TO grief two years after their
triumph. The extreme to which they
went In victory was scarcely less in
furious to the welfare Of tho city than
was that to which the whisky influence
had gone while in power. With the last
election a new state ofailairs was created.
Medium ground was selected, and the
conservative men ON both sides came to
the conclusion that the city could not
stand the drain Of another such cam
paign as the two which 1t had undergone.
This is very similar to a part of
the political history of Spokane
Falls, and 1t ia hoped that the
medium ground assumed by the con-
servative men will result In peace
and prosperity in both cities
throughout all future time.
, 1890-04-10
THE AEWLST0N RAILROAD.


When one considers the extent
OF Lewiston's trade, ana stuuies
her resources, climate, etc, ne won
des why the great railroad com,
pantcs have stood back 40 long nnu
neglected to push their lines INTO
her rich and fertile territory
WIN characteristic western ON
terprise ana Independence the peo-
PIE oil Lewiston nave iaiseu poIius
OF nearly s5o,oOo, which tney now
oiior TO the Northern Paciho II IL
VIII extend the Spokane @ ra'o,ise
prhnch TO their mty. nor ~ TINS ,ho
only inducement. Ihey nave op-
tanned right OF way into their
town from the edge of the Nolfercc
indian i,servatlon, a distance OF
seven mules. In consideration ol
these inducements u does not ap-
pear probable That the Northern
Pacific officials VIII mii To accept
the proposition. by building a
line py way ot Moscow, they couiu
tap the rich AGRICULTURAL section ina.
Ia drained by the Potiach river, ana
would, beyond dodbt, iind rlch re-
ward rom the heglnhlng' reward
that wouih rapidly increase WIN
the development OF the country,
spokane fails also mas more 'tah
passing interest IN TINS coinlnehua-
ple enterprise, ana her punilc-spi
iteu business men may De reieu
upon TO assist the people OF Lew Is
ton Ihe construction OF such hhe
wouid DE adVantageous 10 All con-
cerned' Inc railroad company
would gam profitable addition 10
ltB SYSTEM, spokane WOtllu ne given
, 1890-04-10
THE SIBERIAN railway


NJ. Nicolai,. the engineer at the
head Of the commission that has
been investigating the question of n
Siberian railway for the Russian
government, has reported that the
whole line can be completed by
1900, at an expense of about $780,
100000. This Is the Russian divis-
ion of the road that Is TO branch
away from all the American trans
continental lines ut Spokane Falls,
and meet the Russian line at some
point above Behrlng straits. II Is
the only feasible plan for an all-rail
route between the commercial CEN
ters Of the United States and those
OF Europe. Spokane Falls stands
ready to contribute literally toward
the subsidy necessary to be rnlsed In
this country, but congress will be
compelled TO give u liberal share.
Less than $3.50, 900, 600 will be suifi-
clent to complete the work required
to he done by the American COM
many.
, 1890-04-10
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THE BOODLERlS MUST 40.

The histories of nations teach us,
without exception, that govern
ments were powerful only so long as
principles of patriotism, honor and
morality controlled the people and
their leaders. The downfall of the
nations of the past has invariably
been preceded by a regime of cor
rupti0il. Whenever men in power
began to sell their votes, to barter
the loftlcr principles that should
control tho actions of men empow-
cred with high trust, for bribes and
Doodle, their governments began to
totter, and unless the people arose
in their majesty and power and re.
buked their false servants and lead.
ers, that government was doomed
to downfall and dissolution.
If the fathers of 20 had not been
inspired by the loftiest aims, IL cor
ruptlon had stalked without rebuke
through the continental congress
and hovered like n beast of prey
around the army of Washington,
the American nation would have no
existence to-day, and the stars and
stripes would not be floating over
this country.
The war of the rebellion was pro-
longed because of the presence in
our midst Of dangerous element of
corrupt men, who plundered the
government at a time when her
very existence was at stake, and
had 1t not been for the lofty patriot
ism of Lincoln and his cabinet, Of
the congress, and of our generals In
the field, In all probability the
Union would have been disrupted,
and the black cloud of slavery
would still be hanging over the
land.
What would have been the conse.
quences II Lincoln, Grant, Sher-
man, Hancock, Sheridan and n host
Of other patriots had been reared In
the dirty school Of ward politics las
they exist In many OF the larger
cities? Would the Union have been
preserved If these great men had
gone hunting for Doodle? Never!
Hut these patriots had
been taught the higher du-
ties OF life in quite q
different schools aud when the cri-
sis came, and the country was In
the throes Of a life aud death strug-
gle, the ship Of state was in tlic
hands OF friends. Incorruptible
statesmen were at the helm, aud the
country rode out the storm Of flame
and death.
In the annals of history the pco-
, 1890-04-10
THE TIDE LAND.S

Although the tide lands steal has
been consummated, the hot fight
that was waged against the in
famous proposition may be produc-
tive of some good after all. Public
attention has been directed To the
schemes of the conspirators, their
purposes are fully known, and the
result will be that the state will re-
celve larger price for the property
she has surrendered than she would
IL the bill had been permitted to
rush through without thorough
discussion
The honorable gentlemen who on
posed the measure will make it their
duty to lessen the loss us much ms
possible, by making the beneiiciar-
les pay every dollar that can be Sc
cured for the public under the terms
of the bill. Attorney General Jones,
who made such II gallant fight
against the boodlcrs, has not lost his
interest in the matter by long
shot. He is thoroughly familiar
with the law in all its intrlcncics,
and although the conspirators have
shown themselves To be exceedingly
cunning of fence, they will learn
that the state can not he piundercd
completely without word ofprotest.
if the sound cities can stand tho
loss of the tide lands, with its consc-
quent tax upon their commerce, the
inland empire can live without
them. Some day the Columbia
river will he opened to the sea and
our products can seek the markets of
the world by floating down that
noble water course Time will
demonstrate the wisdom of the pro-
test from Eastern Washington and
the folly of tho men who have
squandered the most magnificent
heritage that ever fell 10 new state.
, 1890-04-10
WELCOVI, ZD1Ho.

The REVIEW extends congratula-
ton to its beloved neighbor, idaho,
on Thursdays great victory in con-
gress. The measure had been so
adroltly presented, so sklllfully ad-
vocated, and the justness and the
righteousness of the cause SO ably
and so forclbly enunciated that
when IL came up for final passage in
the house only one vote was recorded
against IL. This insures the admis-
sion of that great country to the
sisterhood Of states, for IL Will meet
with no serious Instructions In the
senate, and II Is taken for granted
that the president will not hesitate
90 pronounce his approval That
will be day of jubilee in Idaho,
and every Washingtonian viii claim
the privilege of rejoicing, as he
would at the birth of another Venus
In his own family.
, 1890-04-10

pie of Spokane Falls may lcnrn a
useful lesson. The REVIEW believes
they will profit by 1t, because 1t
knows that the sentiment of this
community cries out In anger at the
methods of the boodlcrs and their
employers. That such methods have
gained fpothold In the past Is due
TO the fact that society here has not
hud time to crystalline, and public
indignation is not 30 effective as In
older communities.
The boodlers and the bribers must
go. They are enemies to good gov
ernment. They retard the city's
growth, and give IL u blackcned rep
utation abroad. They prey upon the
community, and degrade tho morals
Of weak men. For these reasons
they arc more dangerous a foe than
the tin-horn gamblers, Migrants and
petty thieves,
, 1890-04-10
THE YALENrIME SCRIP.


While all the papers have. pub
ilshed brief reference to the decis-
ion of Secretary Noblo with refer
ence to the applications for the loca-
tion of Valentine scrip upon certain
portions Of the tide lands In this
state, the full text Of that important
document appears in print for the
first time In to-day's REVIEW. Its
scope is far more extensive than
most people supposed, and 1t will be
found highly interesting and Of
great value 10 all who desire infor-
nation with reference TO these
lands. 1t Is an exhaustive review
of the entire subject, including the
law and the court decisions bearing
upon the questions involved, besides
a history Of the cases brought to the
attention OF the department. 1t
Furthermore settles beyond contro-
versy the states ownership of the
tide lands. The REVIEW commends
the secretary's decision TO the care
fii consideration of all citizens.
, 1890-04-10
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CHRKSTiS TEA CYI4NGS.

Chrtatianitv has stood tho tout of
fine n hos endured the assa,,lts
of its enemies for nineteen hundred
vear. and to-day mon tho ami
yenarv of the resurrection of the
Lord we know that n Ia stronger
than ever before we were about
10 add that Il ia better but that
would have been an erroneous dee
laration because tbe Christian re-
lIgion TO-DAY IL identical in ever,
particular with the teachlngs ~
Christ himself and his anostles
Man has grown better and in bis
elevation the church has been ex-
allied but ChristlanItv il the same
forever Its teacbinos are no n,ner
no lofticr than thew were nineteen
hundred years ago. and thew will
st,nd unchanged throuob the rolI.
inc centuries OF the future.
Sone dav tbe church will discard
tbe trannings and mvsterv n has
lone thouuht bcst 10 throw ahout
tbe sanctuary Of its religion, in the
S,,tur we shall hear Ioss abo,t
miracles: there will be less conflict