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The Arizona sentinel., 1895-08-17

Arizona stands at the threshold of an era of wonderful social and industrial de- velopment There can't be doubt about the fact. The dawn for which she has waited so long is breaking at last. There is every promise of day of great pros- perity and permanent upbuilding just be- fore her. The impulse of a new and ener- gizing hope is visible everywhere among her people, while the cumulative effect of many things, which made but small inn pression as they transpired singly, is now commanding for her a full share of atten- tion and interest abroad among home seekers and capitalists.
 4 lively competition has sprung up for the possession of things which have hereto fore gone a-begging for ownership. There is scramble for franchises. Nothing more surely indicates great industrial awaken ing than this. The rates of interest are falling to moderate figures. Nothing more surely indicates confidence and competition among the money lenders than this.
 Arizona has reached that climacticer period which every western state has ex- perienced sometime in it's history when, after long and weary struggle and doubt, with each side of the balance first up and then down, the clouds of despondency have suddenly rolled away, and a sunhurst of energizing hope has thrilled the droop- ing spirits of the people to greater and braver endeavor than before.
 For the last twelve years the subsistence of the great Tombstone boom and the con- pletion of two transcontinental lines of railroad across her territory-Arizona has rather dropped out of public attention, but in that time she has been quietly &C., cumulating fund of substantial wealth and force of moral character which qualify her now to rise up and take her destiny in her own hands.
 The population of Arizona is Mexican This is mistake of great importance from the moral point of view. There is but one considerable center of Mexican population in the territory, the city of Tucson, and even there it is not by any means at pres ent the predominating element. It think it is certain that Arizona has not to-day nearly so large Mexican population as Colorado and not above one-tenth as much as New Mexico. -->"Fitz- Msc," in Denver News.
The Arizona sentinel., 1895-08-17
Irrigating
 canals, bitches
 and Reservoirs.

The above cut illustrates an AUTOMATIC WATER GATE, to regulate and keep in sHbjeetioR the rise of water in canal, due to an over-abund- ant flow, or to sudden rises in the canal owing to severe rains or storms.
 It is particularly valuable to have such Water Gate placed in lower bank of eaEal at such points along it's line Where there Ravines, Gullies, ArrOyOs, Foot Hills, Buttes, or Tableland, as any rains or storms bring down at such points surplus of water that is very dangerous to the banks of canal. The Waste Gate, however, will prevent such damage, as it is
 SELF-ACTING AND A PERFECT SAFETY VALVE Relieving the canal at short intervals of it's sur plus water, thus preventing the washing away of banks, and causing great damage generally, no alone to canal, but property owners all along the line, who may suffer more or less damages there afterfor the want of water owing to the damaged condition of canal and while such repairs are being made. Not only is it valuable to relieve canal of it's surplus water, to prevent damage and ex- pense, but by it's use the first cost of canal con- struction will be materially lessened, as the banks need not be made so high or wide.
 The device is extremely simple, and compara- lively inexpensive Its plan of operation is this:
 There is pipe fastened to an opening in the vertical gate, 1. When the body of water rises to the level of the upper end of pipe, 2, water runs freely into the tank 8, which is immediately filled, thus overbalancing the weight, 4, which is on the other end of lever, 5, thus forcing open the gate, which suddenly relieves the canal of large sur plus of water. When body of water recedes below certaln leVel, no more water IS admltbeu tO the tank; therefore empties itself by a small faucet opening, S. at the bottom; this being done, the weight overbalances tank, and brings down the lever which, being rigid to the swinging gate closes it. This operation continues at short in tervals so long as the body of water keeps rising over certain level. The lever, gate pipe and tank are all rigid, and hinge, or pivot, on hori- zontal shaft. The gate, Hume or bsx can be made any height width, or length desired The gate ca n be hinged between any bulkhead without box
 The Water Gate is a Perfect Safety Valve and is to body of water what safety valve is to steam. They can be made any size, corresponding with body of water and size of canal It is secured by letters patent, and for sale only by
The Arizona sentinel., 1895-08-17
Fuma's Climate.

Weather Observer A. Ashenberger furnishes us with the following i'm portant facts relative to the climats, rainfall and weather at Yuma.
 The following data from the records of the U |. S. weather Bureau are from observations taken for periods rang ing from five to twenty years and are published by request of the Hon. Mayor of Yuma:
 Mean actual barometer.-Yuma, 29.76 inches; Denver, Col, 24.73 inches.
 Mean annual temperature. re.-Yuma, 730; Jupiter, Fla, 730.
 Mean maximum temperature during month of July.-Yuma, lO6.6'; Phoenix, lO7.3'.
 Mean minimum temperature during month of July.-Yuma, 770; Galveston, Tex, 790.
 Mean minimum temperature during month of January.-Yuma, 42'; Tucson, 35'; Phoenix, 320.
 Highest temperature recorded. ed.--Yuma, llS0; Phoenix, ll90; Fort Lapwai, Idaho, ll50.
 Lowest temperature recorded.-Yuma, 220; Riverside, Cal. Voluntary observers record.) 2l'; Jacksonville, Fla, l5'; Gal weston, Tex, ll0.
 Mean relative humidity.-Yuma, Az, San Diego, Cal, 75%; Chicago, 74%; Pen sacola, Fla, 76%; Port Angeles, Wash, SS%.
 Mean annual rainfall.--Yuma, 3 inches; Tucson, l3 inches; Jacksonville, Fla, 55 inches; New Orleans, La, 62 inches; Neah Bay, Wash, l02 inches.
 Average annual number of rainy days Yuma, IA; Tucson 49; St. Louis, Ills; Washington, D. C., l26; New York, l26; Baltimore, l33; Chicago, l36; Cincinnati, Al; Atlanta, Ga., Al; Rochester, N. Y., IT; Tatoosh Island, Wash, IS6.
 Average annual number of cloudy days.-- Yuma, l7; Sacramento, Cal, 45; Oswego, N. Y., l73.
 Average annual number of partly cloudy days.-Yuma, 69; Sacramento, Cal, 76; Oswego, N. Y, l24.
 Average annual number of clear days.- Yuma, 279; Portland, Ore, 92; Oswego, N. Y, 68.
 Average hourly wind velocity y.-Yuma, 6 miles; Dodge City, Kan, l2 miles; Sam dusky, O., l3 miles.
 Highest wind velocity recorded Yuma, 54 miles; San Francisco, Cal, 60 miles.
The Arizona sentinel., 1895-08-17
Resources
 of Yuma County.
YUMA COUNTY.

A white man first set foot on what IS now Yuma County in l77I. It is the southwest division of the Territory, and one of the four original counties of the Ter ritery. Many great reclamation projects are however or foot, and in few years ex- pect to see Yuma County rated as the richest in the Territory.
 The first glimpse the traveller from Cali fornia catches of Arizona is that ot the picturesque town of Yuma, which IS snugly situated in the embrace of gentle rolling hills, upon whose crests and sides the modern homes of our superior civilization are crowding the adobe dwellings into eternal oblivion. Yuma is the gateway to Arizona, the new empire of the West, upon whose undeyeloped riches the eyes of the cunt are at present turned, and as such, ,ne .;und to grow and prosper with rapidity that at present can hardly be re- alized. But coupled with her geographi- cal position we find that she is the center of a country whose agricultural possibili- ties are practically unlimited, being sur rounded by soil the fertility Of which exceeds that of the delta of the Nile, and wanting only water to become paradise ot bloom. Billions of gallons of that precious fluid have annually gone to waste at Yuma's very doors, but already reaction is taking place and many enterprises are on foot to supply the life-giving waters ot the yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth.
The Arizona sentinel., 1895-08-17

WHY CAPITAL SHOULD SEEK YUMA COUNTY :. Because its mines are the richest.
 Because its grazing lands are the best. Because it's farming lands are valuable and productive.
 Because 1t gives assurance of the largest returns on money invested.
 Because its grand resources are yet to be developed.
 Because it is a young, growing county with an assured future.
 Because the opportunities for engaging in manufacturing enterprises are better than in any other region of the West.
 Because good mining properties can be had at reasonable figures.
 Because there is a demand for additional facilities for ore reduction.
 Because there are vast stretches of rich soil to be reclaimed by the construction of irrigating canals.
 Because there are large tracts of grass lands that can be utilized by the sinking ot artesian wells.
 Because there are many openings in a new country which cannot exist in older com munities.
 Because the opportunities for engaging in the successful cultivation of semi-tropic fruits are better than in any other part of the United States
 Because property values are rapidly ad- vancing.
 Because Arizona's boom is yet to come. Because it is virgin field, ready for the seed which will produce golden harvest.
 ARIZONA.
The Arizona sentinel., 1895-08-17

acres, now proitless, can be made productive by the construction of irrigating ditches and there is no investment which assures larger or more permanent returns." The foregoing statements are not exaggerated; in fact they fail short of doing justice to this won derful land. Pineapples, dates, almonds and wal nuts will do we'll Strawberries, raspberries, black berries currants gooseberries and all varieties of small fruits be successfully cultivated. Indeed Yuma County is not only the natural home of the citrus and semi tropical fruits as almost every fruit, nut plant, grain, grass or vegetable which eau be produced in either tropic temperate zone, will thrive in its rich and fertile soils. WHY IMMIGRANTS SHOULD e 0ME TO YUMA
 COUNTY.
 Because the climate is perfect.
 Because the soil is fertile and prolific.
 Because land is abundant and cheap
 Because home can be made with little labor.
 Because so great variety of products can be grown.
 Because the yield is large and the priced always remunerative.
 Because life is a luxury in land where the sun shines every day.
 Because there are chances for poor man which he can never hope to find in older countries.
 Because the country is advancing and property values are increasing.
 Because, unlike Southern California it does not require small fortune to secure a piece of land.
 Because capital does not block all the av- enues to wealth, ner crowd the poor ,man to the wall.
 Because Uncle Sam has yet many farms in Yuma county waiting for occupants
 Because churches, schools, newspapers and railroads are fast developing the moral and material clements of the Territory.
 Because good land is becoming scarce, and if you don't catch on now, your last chance will soon be gone.
 Because the country is one of the few regions of the United States that yields the products of the temperate and semi-tropic zones.
 Because the worker receives fair com pensation for his labor, and the hustler has a field for the display of his energy and en- terprise.
 Because there are neither blizzards or tornadoes, earthquakes nor inundations, snow-storms nor cyclones.
 Because the vast and varied resources of the country are yet to be developed.
 Because the wealth of it's mines, its farm ing valleys, and grazing lands, will yet build up great and prosperous county.
 Because man can make livelihood her, with less labor than in any other part of the United States
 Because there is health in every breeze, and strength and vigor under it's cloudless skies.
 Because the settler need not spend a life time in felling trees and grubbing out stumps.
 Because vegetation is so rapid that in two years G1o uOlho IS SurrOunueu Dy SrOWGn of trees and shrubs which would require five years to develop in a colder cline.
 Because fortunes here await the venture some, and health welcomes the afflicted
 Because the country has brilliant future and you want to be in the 'swim."
 Because in its pure, dry invigorating air, epidemic diseases cannot live or germinate.
 Because its people are generous, liberal, hospitable and progressive.
The Arizona sentinel., 1895-08-17
C. w. BARNHART,

Ne. SUFFER STREET, SAN FRANcIsce, CAL.
 Please write for price list and further information
 giving length, top and bottom dimensions of canal. All plans and specifications furnished with evsrJ
 srdsT.
The Arizona sentinel., 1895-08-17
LANDS AND SOILS.

The lands of Yuma County comprise the river bottoms and valleys and the uplands or mesas. The bottom ands moister and slightly mere tertile' if, indeed, it is possible to make comparisons where all are 50 wonderfully productive and prolific The uplands or mesas are warmer and, perhaps,
 rhty better for the cultivation ofthe citrus fruits yur.a contains YarietY of soil The valley land
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-12-21
SEN ID FOR ONE.
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The Winter season of Southern travel
is at hand, this year made doubly at
tractive by the Atlanta Cotton States
and international Exposition, which is
texcepting only the. Columbian Exposi-
tion)the grandest and most comprehen-
sive American international exhibit
ever accomplished, rejecting great
glory upon the enterprising Gate City,
upon the State of Georgia, and upon the
South generally.
The Railways of the North have
made unusually low rates aud even
lower figures may be obtained on speci-
fled dates in connection with special
parties now being formed to start from
Detroit and other Northern Centres.
A beautifully illustrated and des-
criptive folder of the Exposition and
also setting forth the perfect Southern
service al the Cincinnati. Hamilton &
Dayton Railway, can be had free by ad-
dressing d. G. EDWARDS, G. P. A.
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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-12-21

Long afore lnow'd Susan or Ind
ever heard Of her ylt," said Cuthbert
Miles, the octogenarian basket-weav-
ing hermit of Indian Run, Pa,
"which'd make 1t sumpin' like seventy
yenr ago, she had started In TO be as
toundin' alreedy, an she was only jest
comm ten year old ut that. never
know'd about it, either, till = year or
more arter me an Susan was married.
an' had come down from York state
into the Pennsylvany wildernest an
chopped an dug an grubbed out that
clearin' Of our'n down the creek.
wouldn't know'd IL then, nuther, IL
me an Susan hadn't got mp one night
to go out and resky some OF our live
stock belongings from painter that
had come down out O. the mountains
an set out to levy on calf We
reslsied the calf On got the painters
hide an taller, an after we'd gone
back an went to bed, Susan said that
the painter didn't begin to be rs big as
either one o the two she killed wunst
at one shot, up in Cortl and county.
when she was gal.
".If I'd know'd this one wasn't no
bigger'n 1t was says she, I wouldn't
u woke you up, Noses says she, but
ID slipped out an gethered 1t In
alone says she.
"'Susanv says I, how you talkl
"Then she didn't say no moro, but I
couldn't git them two painters at one
shot out O. my mind, an pooty soon
says:
"'Susan,' says I, how did It happen9'
"'That woke you upT says she
"'No,' says I. The two ut ono shot
"'Oh! says she. Didn't I toll ye
bout it?'
"'why, nor says. Course nott
"'Must ben, then, cause / hadn't
thort of It, says Susan. It's ben so
long ago that most fergit It, anyhow,
says she, but his is sumpin' like the
way it came around says she.
Then she told mo bout Il. Seems
that Susan's mother had n sister Hvin'
down ut the Chenango Forks, an one
day some one from down there came to
| Susan's folks clea1n' a-horseback 10
| tell the oil lady that her sister wAs
sick an mebby wouldn't live till the
next mornin.' Course, SusAn's mother
mus go down right away, but Susan's
pap was way from homo, an wasn't
'spected back till late that night, or
mebbe not afore mex mornin'. II
wouldn't do to go way an leave no.
body on the clearin', fer whom the OIL
man came home an found his wife an
darter gone he wouldn Z know what to
make of it, an there wasn't no neigh
bors to leave word with.
"Why, nanny says Susan, I'll
stay till pap comes, an tell him.
AN Snsan wasn't ten yit, an there
wasn't no one livin' nighern iivo miles,
an there was big woods on every side,
full o. bar an painters
"'AiH't ye 'feerd, Susan?' says her
mnmmy.
"'Puh!' says Susan. 'Feerd! Igucss
! wasn't fetched up in the woods to be
slieert by owls' says she.
"An SO Susan's nanny went down
to the Forks to see her dyin' sister.
Susan done the chores round the clear
in jist rs If the hull family was there
as usual, an artcr eatin' her supper she
put big log on the fireplace, cause II
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-12-21
KIsal New Route TO wcliston, IKam-
den and Jackson,

WEa the C. II. V. & T. Ry. is now
aasu and two passenger trains are run
saSr& regularly each way daily, except
S1rRaaay, at convenient hours for the
tfaueLing public, between Colum bus
and Wellston, and Pomeroy and Wells
cUu, making direct connections at
WeIIston with trains of the Ohio
Southern Ry. for Jackson. Tickets
wiik be sold and baggage checked
through to Hamden, Wellston and
Jackson at same rates as apply via
lhuger lines. For time of trains and
fIlt particulars call on agents G. II. V.
& z. Ry. or address w. H. Fisher,
Cen Pass. and Ticket Agt. Dec3l
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-12-21

rs she wouldn't n missed II fer farm
Sometimes they'd be standin' up like
men a-rasselin', an gnash away at
mt each other, an then they'd tumble
an roll on the ground, first one on top
an then t'other on top, now an then
r'ollin' out o. sight In the dark edges o.
tho woods, an then bouncin' out ag'in
into the moonlight of the openin', an
all the time n-rippin' an a-tearin' away
with teeth an claws, m yellin' with
fury an screamin' with pain.
by an by, in one of their rollin' an
tumblin' rounds, the two painters
come divin' nm pitchin' an rippin' an
tearin' straight to'ard the house, an
KEEP on comm till they banged ag'in
the door till it shook an shivered.
Then Susan see that both painters was
tore up pooty bad, an was bleedin' like
stuck pigs. She didn't keer nothin'
bout tho bleed, but when she see the
way their skins was gettin slit, she
i'most turned cold.
"'Glory! she says. what hev' ben
thinkin' OFF says she. Them skinsn
be spilled if this here scrimmaRe
goes onl Less sumpin's done pooty
quick them painter skins won't be
wuth the shuckin' of 'em Off their
wuthless carcassesr says she. I've
got to take hand in thisr says she.
"Ten year old, mind yc, an two big
painters madder'n fury, an gittin'
mndder every minute!
"Susan's pap's rifle hung on coupl,
20 pegs ag'in tho wall. Susan had t,
put sap bucket upside down on
bench to stand on fore she could reacl
the gun, she was so little, but she GO
1t. The winders in the house WASH
made to raise, an SO Susan had to ope.
the door fore she could git shot
the painters They had rolled an
'tumbled away from the house, an wa
both up on their hind feet, fifteen O
twenty yards of, locked togethe
m chawin' one another as Susu'
stepped out. The moon lit 'em up, III
it glistened on the gun bar1 as Susa
run her eye over it for second or two
an fred. When the gun cracked bot
painters tumbled to the ground. On,
didn't get up, but t'other un did. II
sprung in the air, Susan said, as mucl
rs tcu loot, Witn yen tnbp pedp III
the rest O. the hollerin's she had hear
that night, an then dropped back kel
chunk. Susan trotted out to where tn
two painters laid, an give 'em few
kicks to see If they was dead, an then
lugged 'em into the house.
"'Powder an ball was mighty
skeerce in them days Susan said, tell
in me bout 1t, AN wouldn't q used
up any O. pap's on them painters II it
hadn't u ben fer keepin' 'em from spile-
IN their slSins!' says she.
"Susan's pap didn't get home till mex
mornin', an Susan usety say that she
was powerful glad, cause If he'd a
come that night he wouldn't had a
wink O. sleep, thinkin' O. what he
missed in not seein' the scrimmage.
"'Them was the biggest painters
ever killed in York state, said Susan,
tellin' me bout it, an when think O.
the size o. this'n we killed tonight,
says she, 1T makes me 'shamed that !
woke ye up, Moses, Std O. goin' out an
dealin' with 1t by myselfp says she.
"Why, sir, there never was but one
definition of astoundin', an that was
Susanl" said reminiscent Hermit
Miles.-N. Y. Sun.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-12-21
FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST.

Hyou have any intsntion OF going to
e}la Southeast this fall or winter, you
elouid advise yourself of the best route
(Rzsn ths North and West. This is tue
Eionfaville & Nashville Railroad, which
ekrunning double daily trains from Gin
dinnati through to Nashville, Chat,
eGnooga, Birmingham, Atlanta, Mont
gamery, Thomasville, Pensacola, Mo-
HAlc, Jacksonville and all Florida
Epints. Pullman Sleeping Car Service
taxauGb. Specially low rates made to
AtaAnta during the continuance of the
essxeOn States Exposition and tourist
sesss 10 all points in Florida and Gulf
Coazt resorts during the season. For
PARTICULARS as to rates sad through car
GsFvice, write
JACKSON SMITH, Div. Pass Agt.,
Cincinnati, O.
G. p. 4TdoRE. csn1 Pass ARt.,
Louisville. Ky. !
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-12-21
AFTER ALL

Our Journey now is ended.
And our steps OF last descended
To this valley, whore they tended.
Where the twilight shadows fail;
We have roaohed--by faith insptred-
The sweet haven wo desired,
And we do not feel no tired
After alll
Though the way was dark before M,
And the tempest gathered Ger Us,
Yet, the faith within us boro us
Through whatever did oefsll:
Though with sorfow--hnvins met hor-
OFT wo supped, and felt her fetter,
Yet We feel the end in better
After ALL
We have now no cares to bind us,
Though the wnyside past remind us
or the joys We left behind ue
When the leaves OF autumn fall.
Yet. we look not back in sadness.
And wo murmur not IN madness,
For our grief hnth brought US gladness
After all
-E j. Stanton. in Atlanta Constitution.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-12-21

"cnstoria is the best remedy for children of
which am acquainted. i hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the
real interest of their children, and use castoria
instead of the various quack nostrums which
are destroying their loved ones, by forcing
opium, morphine, soothing syrup and other
hurtfn1 agents down their throats, thereby
sending them to premature graves"
DR. ]. F. KINcHELoE,
Conway, Ark.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-12-21
Winter Tours.

If you contemplate journey to the
South, Southwest. or West to Winter
resorts in the South, to Mexico or Cali
fornia for tue Winter or shorter period
don't fail to enquire cf neares, Ticket
Agent of Clover Leaf Route for rates
and other particulars. 9. G. Jenkins
GenI. Pass. Agent. 36f
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-12-21

-Sister-"You have told me her
name, yet know no more than I did
before. Is she beautifully Brother
Beautiful? Why she could make even
the present fashions look artisticl'
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-12-21
ohio Central Holiday Rates.

Tickets ON sale Dec. "a, 25 and 81.
Also on Jan. l. Limit for return Jan.
2, 1896. Rate one fare and third for
round trip between all stations. See
Ohio Central agents for full par
ticulars. Dec. 81.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-12-21
Hunters lkates.

The usual reduced rates from all Clo-
yer Leaf Stations, call on nearest agent
Glover leaf Route or address G. G. Jen
kins Genl. Pass. Agent, Toledo, Ohio.