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The Arizona sentinel., 1896-05-23

acres, now proftless can he made productive by the construction of irrgating ditches and there is no investment which larger or more permanent returns"
 The foregoing statements are not exaggerated; in fact, they fall short of doing justice to this derful land, Ptaeapples, dates, aImoNds and wal nuts will 6o well Strawberries raspberries black berries entrants, gooseberres 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, gran grass or vegetable which be produced in either tropic or temperate zone, will thrive in it's rich and fertile sois WHY IMMIGRANTS SHOULD COME 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 a variety of products can bs 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 arc 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, nor 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 mora and material elements 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 tregions of the Uuited States that yields tn, products of the temperate and semi-tropi, zones.
 Because the worker receives a fair com pensation for his labor, and the srustler' ha a field for the display of his energy and en terprise.
 Because there are neither blizzards O tornadoes, earthquakes nor inundations lsnow-storms nor cyclones.
 Because the vast and varied resources O the country are yet to be developed.
 Because the wealth of it's mines, its farm ing valleys, and grazing lands, will yet builc up great and prosperous county.
 Because man can make a livelihood her with less labor than in any other part of tn ; United States.
 Because there is health in every breeze and strength and vigor under it's cloudles skies.
 Because the settler need not spend a life time in felling trees and grubbing ou stumps.
 Because vegetation is so rapid that in tw years the home is surrounded by 8 growtl of trees and shrubs which would requir 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 futur and you want to be in the 'swim.
 Because in its pure, dry inyigorating air epidemic diseases cannot live or germinate
 Because its people are generous, liberal H hospitable and progressive.
The Arizona sentinel., 1896-05-23
ARIZONA

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 new and ener- gizing hope is visible everywhere among her people, while the cumulative effect of many things, which made but small i'm pression as they transpired singly, is now commanding for her 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 a scramble for franchises. Nothing more surely indicates a 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 its 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 endeayor 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 ac- cumulating a fund of substantjal 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- Mac" in Denver News.
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WHY CAPITAL SHOULD SEEK YUMA COUNTY

WHY CAPITAL SHOULD SEEK YUMA COUNTY Because its mines are the richest.
 Because it's grazing lands are the best.
 Because its farming lands are valuable and productive.
 Because 1t gives assurance of the largest returns on money invested.
 Because it's grand resources are yet to be developed.
 Because it is young, growing county with an assured future.
 Because the opportunities for engaging in manufacturing enterprises are better thau iu any other region of the West. Because good mining properties can be had at reasonable figures.
 Because there is 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 ct artesian wells.
 Because there are many openings in new country which cannot exist in older con- 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.
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DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF. |.
 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, Tucson. Arizona, April. l3. lSQ6.

Notice is hereby given that Nettie Blaisdelr, assigned of James Kyle of Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona has filed notice of intention to make proof on her desert-land claim No. 1776, for the W. of NV. I and W. of S.w. ], Sec. S4, Tp. s., R 23. w., G. x S. R. M., before the Clerk of the District Court at Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona on satur- day, the 23 day of May. 1896.
 She names the following witnesses to prove the complete irrigation and reclamation of said land: Charles c. Stowe, Cassius Smith, Frank L Ewing and Charles E. Maynard, all of Yuma Yuma County, Arizona
 EUGENE J. TRIPPEI, Register.
The Arizona sentinel., 1896-05-23
State of California, County SfLOS Angeles.

Before me, George Pomeroy, 8 Notary Public in and for the County of Los Angeles State of California, on this day personally appeared George G. Mullins c. L. Hedges, and w. V. Hedges, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument. and they each re- spectively acknowledged to me that they ex, ecuted the same for the purposes and con sideratiOn therein expressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of office this the 5th day of March, A. D., 1896.
 (Sea.) GEORGE PoMERoY, Notary Public in and for the County ot
 Los Angeles, State of California.
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LANDS AND SOILS.

The lanes of Yuma County comprise the river bottoms and valleys and the uplands or mesas The bottom ands moster and slightly mere fertile s 4, indeed, it is possible to make comparisons where all are so wonderfully productive and prolific
 The uplands or mesas warmer and, perhaps,
 lightly for better the cultivation the citrus fruits ssaraa ee.4 ai rs zGrietso of soil The ,alley lapd
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of California

Territory of Arizona, ss
 County of Yuma, '''
 I, M. L. Pool, County Recorder in and for the County of Yuma, Territory of Ari- zona do hereby certify that the foregoing is true, full and correct copy of the arti- cles of incorporation of the Shasta Group Gold Mining Company as appears of record in the Recorders ofie in said County and Territory in Book of Bonds and Agree ments at page 445 ct seq. In witness whereof have hereunto set my
 hand and official seal this 5th day (Seal. of May, A. D.. 1896.
 NJ. L. POOL, County Recorder, Yuma County, A. T.
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the SHASTA GROUP GOLD MINING
 COMPANY.

Know all men by these presents, That we, the undersigned, a majority of whom are citizeds and residents of the State of California, desiring to incorporate ourselves under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, for the purpose of engaging in the business hereinafter specified, do maKe' sign, adopt, acknowledge and publish these Article of Incorporation.
 ARTICLE I.
 The names of the persons hereby asso- ciating themselves together for the purpose aforesaid are Robert Ash, A. W. Poole, John Cameron Simonds, William II. Me Donald and Charles w. Pope.
 The name of the Cooperation hereby formed is the SHASTA GROUP GOLD MINING COMPANY.
 The principal place for the transaction ol its business shall be in Yuma, in the County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, with all executive, business, branch and transfer office at San Francisco, State of California and a business and transfer office in the City of New York, State of New York; anC that the Board of Directors may hold re gular and special meeting in said cities O. San Francisco and New York, with the further privilege of acquiring mines, req and personal property, erecting and main taining it's plants, and transacting its busi ness, and operating gold and other mines in any part of the United States; and deal ing in gold and the products and by-pro ducts thereof as stated in this, and in Ar ticle IT thereof.
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" ANTED:-Several trustworthy gentlemen
 w or ladies to travel in Arizona for estab- lished reliable house. Salary S7S0 and expenses Steady position. Enclose reference and self ad- dressed stamped envelope. The Dominion Com pany Third Floor, Omaha Building, Chicago III.
The Arizona sentinel., 1896-05-23

stockholders of this corporation shall be served personally or by registered mail, with sufficient time to enable such stock holder, or stockholders, to attend such meeting, or meetings.
 It witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hand and seals, this 3Oth day of April, A. D, 1896.
 ROBERT ASH, (sEAL.)
 CHAS. W. POPE, (sEAL,)
 JOHN CAMERON SIMONDS, (sEAL.)
 WI. H. MDONALD. (sEAL.)
 A. W. POOLE, (sBAL) Signed and sealed in the presence of,
 W. B. BENCHLEY.
The Arizona sentinel., 1896-05-23
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the HENRIETTA GOLD MINING COM.
 PANY.

Know all men by these present: That we, the undersigned, a majority of whom are citizens and residents of the State of California, desiring to incorporate our selves under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, fer the purpose of engaging in the business hereinafter specified, do make, sign, adopt, acknowledge and publish these Articles of Incorporation.
The Arizona sentinel., 1896-05-23
State of California

State of California, = City and County of San Francisco. '' Before me, W. B. Benchley, Notary Public in and for the City and Co1n5y of San Francisco, State of California, on this thirtieth day of April, A. D., 1896. personal ly appeared Robert Ash, A. w. Poole, John Cameron Simonds, William A. Mcdonald and Charles W. Pope, personally known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged to me that they execut- ed the same for the purpose and considera- ton therein expressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of office
 this Thirtieth day of April, A. D. LSeal.) 1896. W. B. BENCHLEY.
 Notary Public in and for the City
 and County of San Francisco, State
 of California.
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ARTICLE VII.

The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from the debts of this corporation, and no indi- vidual liability of stockholders shall exist for corporate debts.
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County Recorder, Yuma County, A.
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ARTICLE VI.

The highest indebtedness, direct or in
 direct, to which this corporation shall at any time be subject, shall not exceed a bonded indebtedness of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars and a floating in. debtedness of one hundred thousand dol lars.
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Notice of any and all meetings of the
The Arizona sentinel., 1896-05-23

The highest indebtedness, direct or in. direct to which this corporation shall at any time be subject, shall not exceed bondsS indebtedness of one hundred thousand ($lOO, ,O00.00) dollars and a floating in debtedness of seventy-6ve thousand ($75,- GOO O0l dollars
The Arizona sentinel., 1896-05-23

The Board of Directors shall have power to establish bylaws, name and designate the officers of the company, and make all necessary rules and regulations as may be by them deemed expedient for the manage ment of this corporation not inconsistent with the laws of the United States, and the laws of the Territory of Arizona; and to enter into all contracts allowed, or pertain ing to the business of the company.
 ARTICLE TX.
 Notice of any and all meetings of the
The Arizona sentinel., 1896-05-23

The private property of the stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from the debts of this corporation and no individual liability of stockholders shall exist for cor porate debts.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-01-25
ANNIE LAURIE.

Most people have an idea that Annie
Laurie was a creation of Robert Burns
mind. The fact is, she was a real per-
sonage, who lived and died many years
before the poet of the people saw the
light. 1t is also probably true that the
words of the beautiful ballad we're writ
ten by man named Douglas, who was
in love with Miss Laurie, but failed to
win her. Annie Laurie was the daugh-
ter of Sir Robert Laurie, the first baron
ct of that name, and was born at Max
welton house, the family residence, To-
Gated in Glencairn, one of the most
beautiful spots in all of that lovely
Scottish shire, Dumfries. cHer birth is
thus set down by her father in what is
called the "Bariorg MS" "At the
pleasure Of the Almighty God, my
daughter Annie Laurie was born upon
the 18th day OF December, 1852. about 6
o'clock in the morning, and was baptized
by Mr.. George -, minister of Glen
cairn."
Maxwelton house was originally the
castle Of the earls of Glencairn. 1t was
bought in 1911 by Stephen Laurie, the
founder of the Laurie family. Stephen
was Dumfries merchant. The castle
was turreted building. In it Annie
Laurie was born.
1t was at the Maxwelton house that a
traveller came across the missing link in
the chain Of evidence that fixes the au-
thorship of the song upon Douglas of
England. England is in the parish of
Dairy. in the adjacent shire of Kirkcud-
bright, and Douglas was somewhat
near neighbor of Annie. The present
proprietor of Maxwelton house is Sir
Emelius Laurie, formerly rector of St.
Johns. Paddington, where he was known
as Sir Emilius Baylay. He took the
name of Laurie when he succeeded to
the family estates. Sir Emilius is de-
scendant of Sir Walter, third baronet,
and brother of Annie.
Some forty years ago famous ballad
singer was on visit to house in the
north OF England. One evening after
dinner she sang. annie Laurie" and
was cordially thanked by another guest,
a venerable Scottish dame of 81. The
latter said she was granddaughter of
Douglas OF England, who, she said, was
in love with Annie, but Ibid ma get her
after a." She was not quite sure as to
Armies fate. she said. Some folks had
said she died unmarried. while others
had said she married Ferguson OF Craig
darrock, and she thought that was the
truth.
The music of the song is modern, and
was composed by Lady John Scott. aunt
by marriage of the present Duke of
Buceleucb. The composer was only
guessed at for many years.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-01-25
RIGHT HABITS OF GIVING.

A man cannot be trusted to do right
in any particular till he can do right
easily, that is to say until it has become
his habit to do right. Giving cannot be
left to impulse any more than spelling
can be left to impulse. We have seen
what might be called impulsive spoilers,
and they make just the same wretched
work with photography that impulse
giving makes with charity. Nor is the
purpose subserved by putting into the
childs hands as gratuity the money
that he is expected to bestow as bene-
ficence. Merely letting money go through
his hands will not make him charitable
any more than letting water slip through
lead pipe will make the lead fertile.
The act that is going to strengthen the
little boY-giver or the little girl-giver in
the direction of matured generous dis
position must be an act in which the &C.
tor feels that he is parting with some
thing that is his own, not something
which he is merely handling in the ca
pacity of agent. 1t is a very common
thing, il there is beggar at the door to
whom pittance is to be given. or a
gathering in the church or the Sunday
school where the contribution box is to
be passed. for the child to obtain from
his father or mother the requisite penny,
and then for the child and parent both
to imagine that the child was somehow
involved in and disciplined by the pen
ny's conferment. The child in the Sun
day-school does not learn to give in that
way any more than the child in the
spelling class learns to spell by the bare
mimicry of the letters that the teacher
herself puts into the child's mouth
Bee. G. FL. P0rkh@rst. ia the Ladies'
Home Journal.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-01-25
OUR PRESIDENTS MOODS.
With Few Exceptions the Executives of
the Nation We're Grave Men.

1t is remarkable how little the ten
dency to humor has been developed in
the men who have been Presil dents OF
the United States. We do not so much
refer to exhibitions of humor ia Office:
that. of course, is not to be expected.
He must be bUbbling over with sense
of humor, as was our single humorist,
Abraham Lincolo, who could give vent
under such conditions. IL it had not
been for Lincoln we might have followed
the heading of this article after the
manner of the historian who wrote of
snakes in Ireland by saying; There has
been no humor in our Presidents and
we might have gone further and said
that there has been no humor in the
character of any of them, before or after
they left the office. The heaviest re-
sponsibility that ever rested upon a
President might we'll have weighed
down Lincoln. He appeared to find it
necessary to relieve himself OF this bur
den by an occasional joke. He never
jested officially; be was carefully mind
full OF the proprieties in this respect
upon all occasions. but he enjoyed relax.
alton from this kind of etiquette when
he was out of the public eye, and good
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-01-25

mons Temple. It's double rows of
windows, of which | knew the num-
Der by heart; its doors, with great
wooden quirks over them; its belfry,
projecting out at the east end; its
steeple and bell, all inspired as much
sense of the sublime as Strasburg
Cathedral itself. How magnificent
to my eyes seemed the turnip-like
canopy that hung over the minister's
head, hooked by long iron rod to
the wall above. How | wondered at
the panels on either side of the pull
pit, carved and painted as flaming
red tulip. The area Of the house was
divided into large square pews, fin
ished with a balustrade ten inches
high. Through these loopholes the
children could watch each other and
report discoveries"
The meeting houses were not
warmed, but the old and the delicate
carried foot stoves, and between the
services they all repaired to small
building outside to eat their lunch
and warm their nearly frozen limbs.
The ministers were settled for life,
and they were looked up to with
great respect, and well they might
be, for they were really the only edu
Gated people.
In the very early days neighbors
usually paid friendly visits during
the winter season. In summer they
were too busy. The men talked
over their family affairs and the
prices of what they had for sale
The wives and daughters chatted
freely about their yards of homespur
linen and linsey woolsey, while they
were busy knitting. 1t would have
been regarded as quite disgraceful
for any woman to sit idle. All were
RECALLED with good doughnuts, cheese
fine cider, or home made beer.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-01-25
STOCK

An ambitious farmer with 10 acres of
land can make an excellent living with
combination of dairying, swine and
poultry raising. add bee keeping. The
demand for gilt edged butter will be
continual spur. A demand for few
hogs to consume the wastes will create
itself. To the keeping of poultry and
bees he should need no urging.
If the bee keeper has home market
we'll worked up he makes mistakes il
at any time in the year he allows lin
self to get out of choice honey to sell.
His customer gets an inferior article at
the grocery store, and then is likely to
demand the same "store prices" when
the bee man again comes around with
bis prime article. Procure supply
somewhere.
Animals get into the habit of eating
SO rapidly that half the grains enter the
stomach whole, and the outer tough
coating of oats, barley and corn can not
be destroyed even by the strong acids
OF the stomach. Not only is the grain
wasted, but the stomach is injured, and
indigestion and fiatulency follow. For
young or old stock the grain should be
ground.
No question about it, shelter is good
substitute for food. The amount of
food required to resist the attacks of
inclement weather is quite large if there
is much exposure, and this is all useless
waste. Under good shelter we can re-
duce rations If we do not desire to fatten
If we desire to fatten, so much less food
will be required that there will be a mar
gin OF profit even when provender is high
in price.
The older an animal gets the more it
costs to put on flesh, and if, as in the
case with hogs. beef cattle can be put
into shape earlier, SO as to command the
highest market price pound, cattle
men will readily adopt the policy Of
feeding off earlier. There is often more
net profit in 1000 pounds than in 1900.
Animals will get along with little or
no salt other than that found in ordi.
nary food, but experiment has shown
that il a small quantity is added daily
they will appear brighter. their coats
will be sleeker, and they will have more
life. In other words. the secretion will
be better and the animals will be in bet
ter health.
Why does not hog nor a hen need
salt just as we'll as the OK or the horse?
The same physiological laws govern
assimilation and excretion in them.
There is ground for believing that one
reason, aud in some instances the only
reason, why these animals do not look
we'll and are sluggish and dull is because
they do not have salt added to their
ration.