The Arizona sentinel., 1890-01-04
St Louis Cores pondence.
ST. LOUIS Mo-, Dec. IT, 1889.

see that the South Gila Canal Com l pany has its canal open. Glad tc r see that they have new town named
 Doanville. Hope its shadows wi never be any less but greatly aug mented by the addition of all things
 that add to city of greatest import
 ance. They have done we'll to estaF.
 fish school so soon, where the child
 ren can be educated in all that makes
 people. What is a country, fl
 what can country be, unless the
 people be educated ? A school house and its influence is worth more to a country than thousand other things, that often crowd ill at the first open ing to the settler. It is to be hoped that Doanville will have the school house and education whatever others may do.
 We were still better pleased to see that they had church established, and preaching regularly appointed among the people. It is not hard to guess, whpt a people will be, if they choose those things for their educa- tors. Even Infdels of good sense would prefer such influences in a country than the opposite. An in idel and Christian man, were once travelling through new and sparsely inhabited country, Night came on and the infdel expressed considerable concern, about their safety for the night They came, however, to a little cabin, standing by the roadside. They asked plain looking man, if they could have lodging there over night. The frontier looking man answered, that he had but few con- veniences, but if they would bear with his cabin accommodations, they were welcome, They went in and saw the walls covered with guns, knives and such things as are common on the frontier. They got a plain supper and chatted about the con- mon events of the times. Time came for retiring, and the old frontiers man went to a shelf and took dowE an old bible, and said, Strangers we are accustomed to read and pray before we go to bed, and if you have no ob- jections, we will read before you are shown your place to sleep"
 The man then read a portion of the word of God and prayed very fer ventlv for the strangers nd himself, as well as the world. They were then shown to a bed, in the corner of the cabin and lay down to rest. They resumed theIr journey next day. and after time, the Christian said to the .uddcl, "Aow d.a you rest last night, were you afraidP' No sir, said the infdel promply. "All my fears left me after I saw that old man get down his old bible, and heard him pray so earnestly for us fellows" The school house, church, preaching of the gospel, and family prayers, will dispel the fears from any mans mind. Cut-throats, robbers, thieves and burglars, are not neighbors of these things. Arizona will do we'll to welcome all of these, and give large space for all others to pass on to the desolate islands of the unknown worlds.
 We would be glad to see the water running along through that canal, around which, so many anxious de sires, have fingered through the months past. We can almost see the fruits, pendant from a thousand heavily ladened orchards in the valley. Farms will now spring up as if by magic, and of course some work, all over the valley turning that arid des- ert into a garden of fruitfulness and beauty. Under the diligent hands of the people, who have settled that val ley, we will look for grand results, in all departments. There are many of our people who would like to enjoy your nice and balmy winters, that you are having. We have cold, wet, damp, and foggy weather here which chills person through and through. It only requires the undoubted as surance of good chance to have water, and the chance to raise crops, and fruits, to induce many people to go to your land of sunshine and fruit fulness. We hope the SENTINEL, will, in the future as in the past, encourage industry, temperance, piety, and edu cation, and all good things, and may live to see that country second to none