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CHAPTER X.
NEIGmnORLY GOSSIP.

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mn vou ms NAV cav Il inst nc LONG ,a
vou uus n,ooeo. Inf nc hovo said no.
foro an nc IN c,ntirnr 70 CIV tbor,s
somnthiu nnw,ful bcovv o-wriohin on
sim Ranks, mind"
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o.eovin tbom word. fin vo ms hovo ,u
done learnt ,om Ivy bn,rt an Won con
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toll Won RIGHT now vou'ro borrin IN thr
wrony tron I,vo Soid hoforo mn s,v
op,in thot ,u ON e,rth,s tho matter
viii sim RonE. is thot hos Gxin to
have q snnu or fovor"
"yon h,vo s,id th,t I,son Rohorts
nm mnhhv Won have said somcthin Won
Enow an nohhy vo, hoiu,t Nv mo-.
tion is Won hoin't nm If worm allow
mo lost want to ask Won ono ones.
tion"
.you lost ,o oho,a Pan S,mnsop mn
ask all thc nucstions Won nlcose. ri
answer all Kin of ,cm nm whom Won
ask one ! can't scrapc up no answer for
I'll hollcr."
VERY well. Now, then, Jason Rob
erts. can YOU tell me why a Teller nXin
to have a spell Of fever would go mop
I'm round for two long weeks, not a-fccl-
I'm sick nor nothin. but lest actin for all
the world like he'd lost ever cent he
owned an over friend he had to his
back? Can YOU Jest tell me that?"
"Couldn'+ n fcllcr fyin to have the
fever act that way"
"Mebby he could, Jason, but he don't.
You hain't answered my question,
though"
"NIy notion is. Pap, that THAI amt no
need of him answ erin it, for | reckon
you an Jason's both got the wrong pig
by the tail"
"If you're so smart, Jim Thorn, why
don't you reich into the pen an git Il
hold of the tail of the right pig"
81 have"
"Then you jest show that pig to us an
let us see its color, will you!"
81 will. All on carth's the matter
with Sim Banks is jest this. He's in
love with the Wilder Mann, an he's
moonin round 'causche can't have her"
That's the color of the pig YOU got
by the tail. is ~"
at are"
"Thcn. Jim Thorn. all | cot TO say is
that YOU didn't even Kit your pig outcn
the right pen. The one YOU COTS a
plumb stray"
"That's lest your ntinn Pan Somp.
son, but YOU Jest wait IN you'l see"
Pap thumpcd his canc down almost
viciouSly.
"Jim Thorn he said. you'll never
make me believe no Sicl Il thing as that
of Sim Ranks mot If Won n,n,,b il tll
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Judge John j. Jackson, of Parkcrs-
burg, w. Va, in point Of service, is
the oil lest judge OF the Unite. States
bench, having received his commission
from Lincoln in 1861.
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~" DC "OT0VT NCVTTHT WTTUT YOU
drive"
II hain't afcard Of Sim Banks"
you better be If you git to lcttiu
our tongue run on Louccsy."
II hain't said nary n word about
Loucesy, have II"
WAL, mcbby not exactly"
But will say this, Pap Sampson. |
wouldn't want no wife Of mine mcctin
that Teller out I'm the woods an standin
a-talkin to him, with him a-holt of her
hands"
You mean to say, Sam Morgan, that
Loueesy Banks done that?"
Il amt fallin no names, Pap Samp.
son, but lBreckon most anybody ort to
see through a board IL it's got q auger
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CIlNpTl IN.
a DANGEROUS NETTING.

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curiosity regarding him been III any dc
gree satisfied. He was still an object
of wonder, and speculation concerning
him-hiS past life and character and
his purpose in coming to the Ridge
was rs rife as it bad ever been.
OF course his statement TO old man
Turner that hr had come there to pros.
pcct for mineral had spread abroad
among the people, but there were very
few who believed for Il moment thai
there was II word of truth in it. There
were no mineral developments in that
section and, 50 far as any one knew. no
indications Of mineral deposits. In
view of these things, what likelihood
WAS there OF a company of capitalists
sending Il man there on any such mis-
sion?
Pap Sampson, so bOaStful of his aOil
ity to judge people at first sight, had
been compelled to admit, though he did
it reluctantly enough, thai for once he
had made Il mistake when he SO conf.
IDENTIFY asserted that Melvin was II
preacher and hat his object in coming
to puSSIm Ridge was to hold SOmc
"mc"tin's" at the Coon Run "mrctin
house" Jason l;ohVrtS still having an
excuse for holding to his first formed
opinion, continued to argue that he was
there for the purpose OF buying some.
."" ~ 49, ~ 'N
and Pap had the satisfaction of seeing
Jim Thorn, II mere upStart, holding the
lead in public opinion for once.
Melvin soon observed that wherever
he went the people watched him curl
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Note -tDaily Elk. Sunday.
Dining cars between Now York and
Richmond, and Hamlet and st. Augustine
on Trains Nos. 81 and "A.
Genital time. SEastcrn Time.
The Arizona sentinel., 1901-02-20
THE CHA VALLEY.

The Gila valley extends from the Gila canyon near She junction of the San Pedro river. vest erly to the east bank Of the Colorado. distance of slightly exceeding 25O miles. That portion of
 it situated in the county of Yuma, known as the Lower Gila valley, is about lO0 miles long and from to 10 miles wide, all of which is suScept- ibic of profitable cultivation. The river from which it takes its name cuts the valley in two. It's watershed extends some 20 mile, north and upward Of 30 mics south of its channel the land from either extreme inclniEg more or less rapidly toward the stream The Giia -trayerscS Q marvelOusly fertile country, very great il extent, and SplCndidly adapted to the cultivation of nearly ail the products of the temperate and semi -tropic zoncs besides many Of the fruits common in the tropics Nor is this longer g matter of idle speculation. for 1OuriShing ranches in various portions of the valley. drawing water from several important canals. amply demonstrate the magnificent results that will ensue should the water supply be rendered permanent, equablc and adequate through appropriate storage systems.
 This consists of broad expanSe of tillable valley land. sometimes oveTfOwed by the river which iS at times mighty uncertain. and steep range of volcanic hills coming close to the high ways for dozen mllcs or so, hot. heavy. sandy IL k hardly fair to say sandy as it iS really a friable alluvidl soil Of grayiSh hue and loose teztuIe. Several ranches are passed, showing that the Gila bottom iS cultivated. With irri- gation every square mile of the Gila valley is capable Of producing prolific crops of grain and semi-tropical fruits, as well as cotton and sugar in great abundance. The river k able to fur rish all the water needed and a good deal more IL would take no great skill in engineering and not a very large sum Of money either 10 con
The Arizona sentinel., 1901-02-20
Notice of Contest.
L. 2. LAND OFFICE, TUCsOE, ARIZONA,
 February 1 IgO1

February 1, 1901. Complaint having been entered at this office by Wayne F. Pike against the desert land entry Of Charles Martin, No. 286i, made January 25, lSg7 Tor lots and and SH NE1l, Sec. 3, and lots and and S1a NW}l. Sec ?, all in Town ship To- S.. R. @4 ". Said entry having been duly assigned to Hugh Lennox Scott as shown by the records and the same being situated in Yuma county Arizona
 Contestant alleges that if said entryman has filed proof of annual expenditure as repaired by the statute. the same is false and fraudulent. That no expenditure has been made by the entryman. his asSgnecS or by any one for them that would tend toward the irrigation and re- clanation of the land or comply with the re quiremcnts of the law, and that the claimant has net filed a map showing the character and extent Of his improvements wi thin three years after making the entry as is required: and further that the assignee is not resident of the territory in which the land is situated and was not such at the time said assignment was made And a further affidavit having been filed by said Pike showing that owing to the fact that the defendant iS nov living without the boundaries of the United States. That per s0nGl service of notice of hearing cannot be served upon hiJn, and asking that such notice be given by publication. l. is therefore ordered that notice be given by publication in the ARI- IONA SENTINEL. paper published in the coun- ty wherein the land in controversy iS Situa .cd and all parties of interest are hereby cited to appear at the U s. Land Ofhcc in the city of Tucson. Arizona. at 10 o'clock q. I'll. of March i8 1901, st which time a hearing will be had in said case.
 JOHN II. BAUMAN. Receiver First published Feb. 6 1901. VI
The Arizona sentinel., 1901-02-20

The Climate Conditions Favorable to Great
 Variety of Marketable Produce.
The Arizona sentinel., 1901-02-20
THE VALLEYS CF THE COLORADO.

Several miles above Yuma. in the neighbOr- hood of Explorers Pass. near the Purple Hills, the great Colorado River Valley proper com menceS From this point nOrtherly the river is shut in by cliffs which. with intervening moun- tain systems, absolutely preclude the possibility of canal construction. Passing SOuthward, the cliffs are seen to gradually disappear until they become merged in the low bottom lands. The bottom meanwhile WiGenS with every mile until the Gulf of California k reached. There are large quantities of land which could be made productive were irrigation practicable. These are general fertile bottoms inclining toward the river and covered in spots with dense under growth and cottonwood and mesquite trees Considerable of the valley iS raised above the river as much as 100 feet, and to thif height water must be brought, as the bOttOmS are dur
 Ing certain months completely OYerf1owed by the waters of the swollen streams. The soil is extraordinarily rich and particularly adapted to the cultivation of sugar. rice. and all the tex tile plants. in addition to an extended list of tropical, SemitrOpical, and tenn a,e products. According to careful chemical analysis. the fertiliZing mud carried by the Colorado closely resembles that of the waters of the Nile. while
 it's volume at low water has been estimated by competent authority as sufficient to easily irri gate more than .750 GOO acres.
 The lands of the lower Colorado River Valley have not been developed very extensively. owing to the litigation over what is known as the AlgOdOncS land grant, which has been in the courts for the last decade. The vcXed question has lately been settled by the U. s. Supreme Court in favor of the government
The Arizona sentinel., 1901-02-20
ARIZONA. Her Great ResOurCeS==SpIendid SOiI===Fine Climate. Agriculture One of the Important Industries of Arizcna.
ARIZONA.

No Fertilization of the Soil NeCes- sary--Silt Deposited by Erri= gation Renders the Soil
 Rich in the Element
 of Fertility.
The Arizona sentinel., 1901-02-20
TEFFITORY or ARIZONA. ..
 CnITNVN Glr NT-MA H'

NyNNI O-ElF-
 Before me. J. L ' ledondo. a Notary PubHc in and for the County of Yuma. Territory or Ali ZonR. c7 '1zis day personally appeared Barney -.1 Needcn. Pablo :. Ramirez ard Benjamin F. Field known t0 me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to tte foregoing inStru- mont and acknowledged to nc that thcy exc cuted the same for the purpose and considcra- tiOu tin rein expressed
 Given under ny hand and seai Of office this 18th day of January, \. p. 1901.
 l>Otoriai S,eali J. l.. REUONDO,
 Notary Public. My Commission expires Fco'y Il. ly0i-
 T1Cn-ceut hcvenue stamp canceucd.l
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TERRITORY OF ARIZONA.
 InfrNrrFrE~ nE7 EyIfh4A ''

P Cronin. County Recorder in and for said county do hereby certify that 1 have com ra:t,.l the within and foregoing instrument, and ihe same k a full true and correct copy of Ar.icies of Incorporation of Tho Sunlight Min i,o and $ melting Co. aS the same appears of record in Book '3'' Bonds and Agreements. Dlgc 4. ct SeG.. recorded D. m. J an 25, 1901. in records Cf Yuma County. Arizona.
 n witness whereof l have bercUntO set my an6 and affixed my official Scul this 2j.h day of Jan;iary. le0i.
 SEAL C. r. GROWN
 Count- Recorder. L-ir.f oi1 bIi sltion Jauilary 90 l.gJl w6
The Arizona sentinel., 1901-02-20
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
 :. ] l


 On this 18th day of January. iu the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and One. before ne. Iia!colm M. Bays a Notary PubIlc in and fOT the County Of Los Angeles. personally appeared William \. Cheney and RO!Te B. Bidwci, known to me to be the same persons whose name> are subscribed to the within instrument and dHly acknowledged to me that they executed the same.
 1t witness whereof I have hCreuntO set my hand and affixed ny official seal at my office in the County or Los Angeles the day and year in thtS certificate first above written.
 INOtarial Seal MALCOLM NJ. HAYS.
 Notary Public in and for the County of
 Los Angeles. State of California.
 TTen-oent keycnue Stamp c2Icciled.I
The Arizona sentinel., 1901-02-20
Notice for Publication Homestead Entry No. 1873.
Department of the Interior
 Land Office at Tucson, Arizona,


 Land Office at Tucson, Arizona,
 February l3. 1901 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention tC make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Clerk Ot the District Court at Yuma, Arizona on Tues day, April 2 1901, viz: Henry H. Muller. of Yuma. Arizona. for thC ". F N. w. 14, N. F.. 4, N. W. 4 and N. ". ]4 N. T.. l.. Section -, T. 10 S. R. 24, w. C. and s. k. E. and Nj.
 he names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation Of said land. viz Richard P. MaTahlC. Cyrus P Holt, George ". Crane and Custidio Ramirez all Of Yuma, Arizona.
 MILTON R. MOORE Register First publication February l3 1891. w6
The Arizona sentinel., 1901-02-20
ARTICLES CF INCCET GRAFTON The Sunlight Mirirg GEd SEeEtiEg
 Company.

We, the undersigned Barney l.. Mecden William 4. Cheney. Pablo s. Ramirez, Benja- min r. Field, and Rolfe B. Bidwcll. hereby associate ourselves together and adopt the following Articles of Incorporation. for the purpose of forming Corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, United Stat te> of America.
The Arizona sentinel., 1901-02-20

That these Articles of Incorporation may he amended by consent of the stockholders holding two-thiTds of the stock issued by this Corpora tiOn. except that stock may never be made asseSSable, voting therefor at any regular mee1- ing Of the the stockholders or at any special meeting called for that purpose, and sIch amendments shall be filed with the County Recorder Of said County ot Yuma and printed .,s rennired hT law.
The Arizona sentinel., 1901-02-20

That the private property of each stockholder of this Corporation shall be exempt from any md r.li rlflNn fiehfS..
The Arizona sentinel., 1901-02-20
ANDwE 20 HEREBY CERTIFY
ARTICLE !.

That the name of this Corporation shall be THE SUNLIGHT MINING and SIMPLIFYING COMPANY, and its principal place of transact i2g business shall be at Yuma Yuma County Territory Of Arizona. but the Corporation pur poses to carry on business in the State of Cali fornia and to maiLt in an ofice ia the City of Los Angeles, State Of California at which lat ter place meetings of the stockholders and Directors may be held.
The Arizona sentinel., 1901-02-20
ARTICLE x,

That By-I.awS may be adopted 3t a meeting Gf the stockholders called fer that purpose, by the consent of the stockholders hudITg two thirds of the stock issued by tbis Corporation voting therefor. or by the consent or tho stockholders holding two-thirdS of the stock expressed il writing and amended at any time in the same manner. The elections Cf Directors and the annual meetings of the stockholders may bC he'd OF the 25th day Of January or each year and at al meetings of stock holders stock may be represented and voted bT proxy.
 In N.itneSS whereof we lave hcrcunto set OIT hands and seals this 18th day of January, 1901.
 BARNEY L. MJEDEN, IScall
 WILLIAM X. CI:ENEG. tSCall
 PABLO S. RAMiREL.' l~CaI
 EOLFE F. BlDNEiI-- lSealI
 BENJAMIN F. FIELD. sea.
 TTen-cent Revenue StaDD CanCellcdI
Evening star., 1901-03-21
HANDLING REGISTERED MAIL,
Important Changes to Relieve the
New York Once,


New York once.
By direction of Postmaster General
Smith, Superintendent Beavers of the sal
airy and allowance division OF the Post Of
flee Department has instituted important
changes in the New York postal service
which, it Is believed, will reduce the cier-
fcal work in the main Office in New York
at least 90 per cent, and expedite all mails
destined for points in the United States
outside of New York city
May l about thirty clerks will be trans
ferred from the registry division of the
main post Office to the foreign annex at Nor
ton and West streets to handle foreign
outgoing mails exclusively. While In New
York Mr.. Beavers authorized Postmaster
Van Cott to employ in the registry division
twenty experienced men taken from other
divisions. .-
AS soon as possible after May 1 each post
office station in New York except Station
r, which Is located at the produce ex-
change, will be made practically an inde-
pendent post office for registry mail busf-
ness. Each of these stations will send out
It's own registered mail instead of sending
it through the main Office. This Is ex-
pected materially to relieve the congested
condition of the main office.
AS soon as correspondence can be had
with the various European governments
this government will send out on the mail
carrying steamers eight registered mails
instead of one, as at present, these being
made up separately at New York, Boston
Washington, Chicago. st. Louis and three
other cities centrally located and sent d.
rectly, instead of through the New York
Office.
The mails from Europe, in turn. instead
of being concentrated on New York, as
now, Will be forwarded in direct closed
sacks from the European countries to the
cities mentioned An additional allowances
or at least 100 extra clerks will be author
lied later, and in the forthcoming annual
adjustment of salaries at New York there
viii be several hundred promotions mainly
from the lower grades.
Evening star., 1901-03-21
Girls Clothing Found by the Police
10 Chicago.
DAUGHTER OF WEALTHY PARENTS
Her Father Thinks She Has Been
Kidnapped.
POLICE SAY SUICIDE

CHICAGO, March 21.-A woman's mack
intosh. hat and gloves. and letter signed
May Comstock," and addressed to Sarah
/. Wright. 740 Park avenue, Were found on
the lake front, at t3d street. The police
learned from Sarah Wright that Miss Com
stock boarded with Mrs. Freeman, 240
North Union street. At the latter house 1t
was learned that Miss Cemstoek was a
daughter of John Comstock of Benton
Harbor, Mich, a wealthy retired fruit
grower, formerly of Florida and California,
and that she came here to study music
Tuesday Miss Comstock left her boarding
house for the American Conservatory of
Music, where she appeared and took her
music lessons. but when she went away
from there at 4 o'clock she left behind her
violin and umbrella.
Park Policeman Richards reports that he
saw a woman enveloped in a black mack
intosh walking on the lake front late that
afternoon. but paid no particular atten-
tion to her, as many persons stroll along
the beach daily at this POINT.
Theory Of the Police.
The police believe the girl has drowned
herself. and the lake was dragged between
Goth and 66th streets, but no body was
recovered. A strong current sets out into
tho ioNe at tiiis poitte, diio IL tIit siti HIS
committed suicide her body has probably
been carried out into deep water.
The father reached Chicago last night
He is unwilling to accept the suicide theory
that the police have formed from the find
ing of the outer garments of the girl. Mr.
COmstock has an idea that his daughter
was kidnapped, and he will not credit any
other theory.
Miss Comst ock was taking a special
course on the violin. She was an accom-
plished musician for her age and aspired
to perfection in her art. Her father en-
ceuraged her ambition. He wanted her to
become a great artist He was impatient
to have her advance rapidly and expected
to send her to Paris to complete her mu-
steal education.
Evening star., 1901-03-21
DENIES THE CHARGE.
Prof. Browns Communication to the
|. Secretarx Of the Navy.

Prof. Browns Communication to the
Secretary OF the Navy.
Secretary Long has received communi-
cation from Prof Brown, director of the
Nautical Almanac, making specific and
general denial Of the charges Of intrigue
and neglect of duty preferred against
him by Captain Davis of the navy, super
intendent Of the naval observatory. These
charges arose from the controversy result
ing from the efforts made during the last
session Of Congress to obtain legislation
which would transfer the control Of the
naval observatory from line officers of the
navy to civilian scientists skilled In as
tronomy. Secretary Long refuses to make
public the correspondence in the case at
this stage of the controversy He said this
morning that he had not fully made up
his mind as to the best course to pursue in
the matter, but there is general impress
sion that a naval court Of inquiry will be
convened to deterrfne whether the conduct
Of Prof. Brown toward his official superior.
Captain Davis. was such as to call for
court-martiati iproceedinga.
Evening star., 1901-03-21
LEPERs IN THE PHILIPPINES.

Report of Surgeon Perry, Chief
Quarantine Omcer.
Marine Hospital Surgeon Perry. chief
quarantine officer for the Philippines has
forwarded here an official report on ieprosy
in the Philippines. He says:
'Leprosy Is widely prevalent over the en-
tire archipelago, but the greatest number
of cases exists In southern Luzon and the
southern islands. It Is quite prevalent In
Cebu, the number of iepers being estimated
at 2,00o. The total number of cases in the
islands is estimated at 10000, but the actual
number IL not known. and a census is difh-
cult on account of the majority Of cases
being In the rural districts.
''The cases in. Manila and surrounding
country are isolated in subst antiai hos
pital, under the auspices Of the Manila
board Of health There Is also ieper hos
pital at Cebu. - -
IAN attempt at segregation and isolation
of the lepers in the islands has been made
by the army ofaciais. and several months
ago orders were issued from Headquarters
directing that a. hospital in each district
be set aside for the, isolation of the lepers
that could be apprehended. and a board of
army officers was detailed recently to in
vestigate several Islands for the purpose
Of selecting suitable. one for leper col
ony, the intention being to deport all cases
Of leprosy to this place for segregation
and isolation"