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E1urrah for the Holidays! Ready fer Inspection. -tl7e Best Of
 Everything for
CHRISTMAS
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anl to the front of all competition we place our extensive holiday stccz-the best and most varied ever shown in this locality.
 The appropriate selection of this stock and the popular prices are the features which particularly rec ommcnd it to holiday buyers.
 Come early and witness the slaughter Of the innocents that has been inaugurated in Dolls all kinds and sizes; Elegant Albums for grown people down to tiny ones for little children: Fine Plush Writing Desks and Toilet Boxes; Elegant Toilet Sets, in Ebony and Ivory, and an infinite variety of fancy and useful articles that must be seen to be appreciated.
 N. B. The most elegant afsort- ment Of Holiday Stationery ever brought to Yuma.
 Game Boards, Crockinoles and CCmbinolas, Chess Boards, Domi- noes, etc.
 Orders coming from Hedges, from Fortuna, Picacho, Kcfa and elsewhere carefully attended to.
 We are the exclusive agents for the delicious Gold Label Candy and Fine favored Chocolates in Boxes, the price of which we have reduced for the occasion from 90 and 60 cts. to p and 50 cts.
 We have now on hand the very latest novelty in Calendars for 1902, hanl-pairtcd Cn vencered wood.
 Only headquarters fer the Best Fountain Pen made--the Parker Fountain Fen. There is nothing more suitable fer 8 useful present. Dc Net Mistake 4he Place.
 4. TONNES
 New Variety Store, Gand0ifo Block, Yuma, Arizona.
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Information regarding Civil Service Examinations, Pensions. Patents, Boun- ties, TradeMarls, Copyrights, Mail Routes, Govt. Supplies, Public Lands. Govt. Documents procured. Three large libraries located here. NATIONAL IMPORTATION BUREAU
 Gl2 14th St, \. w.,
 Washington, D. C.
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COUGHS AND COLDS IN CHILDREN
Recommendations Of a WeiI-KnOwn Chicago Physician.

O!l1--IsO FHy sEEEsiIi' I use and prescribe Chamberlain s
 Cough Remedy fer almost all obstinate, constrieted coughs. with direct results. I prescribe it to children of all ages. Am glad to recommend it iO all in need and seeking relief from colds and coughs
 and brcnchial GHiicticns. It is nCn- narcotic and safe in the hands of the
 most nCn-profes.ional. A universal panacea for all mankind.-Mary +.
 Melendy, Nj. D., Ph. D., Chicago, III.
 This remedy is for sale at Cotter's drug store.
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thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.

conducted by a board of three directors. and tho following named shall constitute the board of directors for the first year and until their suc- cesSors are elected: 0. 4, PedSc. Samuel Shaw Parks and ". R. Parks. Thereafter the boarl of diie,tors shall be elected from among tn; stockholders as the bylaws of the corporation may provide
 The highest amount of indebtedness or liability. direct or contingent to which this corporation is at any time subject shall be Ave hundred thousand dollars CF5O0 OOO.OO).
 SEVENTH
 The private property of the stock holders of this corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever. and there shall be no individual liability on the part of either directors or stockholders for the debts of the corporation.
 In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 29th day of November, 1901,
 CA. PEAsE [SealI
 SAMUEL SHAW PARKS, tSeall
 WILLIAM R. PARIS. tSeall State of Illinois, ~
 County Of Cook,
 On this 29th day of November in the year 1901, before me, Jesse r. Vicle, a notary public iD and for the state and county aforesaid residing therein. duly commissioned and swarn- person. ally appeared O. 4. Pease, Samuel Shaw Parks, William R. Parks, known to me to be the per- sons described in, whose names arc subscribed to, and who executed the annexed instrument. and they acknowledged to me that they exc cutcd the same fer the purposes and considera- tionS therein expressed. Tn witness whereof I have hereUntO set my hand and affixed my official seal, in my office in said state and county, the day and year last above written.
 JESSE F. FIELE.
 Notary Public. My Commission expires June 2e. ls03- Recorded ct request of Assistant Secretary of Arizona. at G. h.. December 1, A. D. 1901.
 p. GROWN. County Recorder. Territory of Arizona,
 County Of Yuma,
 I.C. ?. Cronin County Recorder in and for the County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, do hereby certify that the foregoing is full true and correct copy Of the Articles of Incorpora- tion of the Golden Desert Mining Company, aS fled for record this day, and as appears of rec ord in Book of Bonds and Agreements. page -et sec. Records of Yuma county aforesaid. h witness whereof I have hereuntO set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 4th day of December, \. D. 1901. C. r. CRONIN, [Scaif County Recorder, Yuma County.
 Territory of Arizona. Filed in the office Of the Secretary of the Ter ritory of Arizona this 9th day Of December. A. D. 1901. WILLIAM ENGLISH,
 Assistant Secretary of Arizona First pub, December IS, 1901.
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For Sale,

Water rights in the Irrigation, Land and Improvement Co. iLudy) canal, by U. c. Wilder, Box 46, Yuma, Arizona.
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.nn .Hncie0f Foe

To-health and happiness is ScrofuIa- as ugly as ever since time immemorial.
 t causes punches in the neck, dis figures tho skin, inAarnes the mucous membrane, wastes the muscles, weak ems the bones, reduces the power of resistance to disease ard the capacity fer recovery, and develops into con- sumption.
 A bunch appeared CD the left side of my neck. IL caused great pain, was lanced, ana became running sore. ! went into a general decline. I was persuaded to try Hoods SarsapariiIa, and when had taken six bottles my neck was healed, and have never had any trouble Of tie kind since." MEs. X. T. SNYDER, Troy, Ohio.
 Hoods 5aEsGpari(l0
 and p;Ifs
 will rid you of it, radically and per- manenhy, as they have rid thousands.
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g~N.J-tE -C HE SENTINEL OFFICE S for Job H srl1. Satisfaction asSTrcd.
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ARTICLES OF iNG0RPORATION.
 OF THE G0Iden Desert Mining Company.

Know All Men by These Presents: That we whose hands are hereunto affixed, do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming cooperation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona and to that end make the fouoWiur statement:
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WEATHER RE?ORT.

For the week ending rGesday, Dee, 2i, 1901
 YUMA. AEIZCNA.
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FIRST.

The names Of the corpOratorS are: o. 4,
 Pease, Samuel Shaw Parks, William E. Parks,
 ard the name of the corporation shal be The Golden Desert Mining Company. The principal place in which the business Of said corporation
 within the Territory Of Arizona is to be trans acted is Quartzite Yuma county, Arizona, and | the principal place of business of said corporation outside the Territory of AriZO-
 na shall be the city of Chicago, County of Cook, in the State of Illinois, at which meetings Of the board Of directors may be held and the cor p0ration may have such branch offices either
 within or without the Territory of Arizona as
 may be established Gy the board of directors.
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Rainfall for the week, G. Accumulated excess Of tc.npera.u-e for the week, 2s degrees.
 S HACkETT,
 Official in Charge.
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SIXTH.

The highest amount of indebtedness or liability. direct or contingent, to which this corporation is Gt any time subject shall be Ave hundred thousand dollars $500 O00.OO)
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SECOND.

The general nature of the business proposed to be traasacted by this corporation is as follows to-Nit:
 .To purchase. lease. bond, locate, or otherwise acquire Cwn, exchange, sell or otherwise dispose of pledge, mortgage, hypotheCGtc and deal in real estate, any and all kinds cf personal property, mines mining claims. oil lands, mineral lands oil. gas, asphaltum. petroleum, water and water rights and machinery. and to work, mine ex- plore. operate and develop the same; to do 6 general real estate, manufacturing and Iner cantile business; to own, handle and control letters patent and inventions and shares of cap itaI stock of other corporations; toborrow money and execute notes, mortgages CT deeds of trust to secure the same and to exercise in respect of all such bonds, mortgages, notes, shares of cap ital stock and cther securities and obligations any ard all rights powers and privileges of irdi vid"al owners thereof including the right to vote upon any shares of stock held by it to the same extent that a natural person might CT could do; and il general to do all things necessary to the proper conduct Of the business of this cor poratiCn in the Territory and elsewhere, not inconsistent with the laws Of the United States and the Territory Of Arizona
 THIRD.
 The authorized amount Cf capital stock Of this corporation shall be two million and five hundred thousand dollars C2 5Jo.GOG) divided into two million five hundred thousand shares Of the par value of enc dollar ISl.0)} each The board Of directors may by resolution divide the capital stock into common and pre- fcrrcd shares in such proportions and under such Condi ,ions as the directors may deem de- sirabIe. At such time as the board of directors may by resolution Grect, said capital stock shall be paid into this corporation either i1 cash or by the sale and transfer S0 it of real or personal property for the uses and purposes of said cor poration, i1 payment for which shares of the capital stock of said corporation may be issued. and the capital stock so issued shall thercupCn and thereby become and be fully paid up and non-assessable and in the absence Of actual fraud in the trans ac.ion the judgment Of the di- rectoTs as to the value Of property purchased shall be conclusive.
 FOURTH.
 Tke time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the dave Of the filing Of these articles of Incorporate il tha o.aCs U the Secretary of Arizona, ard the tcraliEation
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FOURTH.

The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the dave Of the filing Of these articles of Incorporation in she olls U the Secretary of Arizona, and the tcr1liE2tl0n
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was S627, 500, 095 In addition 10 the CAPT
tai stock OF banks organized during the
year. old associations increased their
stock to the extent OF SO, 921 500. The ma
ti0Dal bank capital stock account was re-
dUCed during the year to the extent Of
S13 275. 200. Bonds on deposit to secure
circulating notes increased in the sum Of
fIS22.I9o. and circulation secured by
bonds in The sum Of SIS, 1I5,I31-
To Amend Ranking Laws.
Under the head O. banking and cur
reney. Nj. Gage makes the following sug
gescion, amendatory TO the existing stat
Utes-
That any national banking association
which shall deposit 80 per cent of its
capital in the form Of United States bonds
at their par value. and &c per cent OF its
capital il United States legal tender
notes, with the Treasurer Of the United
States. as security therefor, shall be en-
titled TO issue its S.rcpIa ting notes to an
amount eqz-aI 10 is paid-in and unim-
paired capital III addition 10 the de-
posit OF security 50 required, banks per
mitted to issue notes as above shall pay
! semi annually to the Treasurer of the
United States. n trust, an amount equal
to one-eighth OF 1 per cent on their CAPT
tai stocks, respectively, such payments to
+. constitute guaranty fund for The pro-
lection OF the note of any bank which by
reason OF insolvency shall become unable
TO pay its notes on demand
= venture now to present some esti-
mates Of the effects Of these amendments
If incorporated into the law If I am not
mistaken, It would lead 10 an important
/ increase in the capital of the natioaa
banks. Their total capitalization at pres
ent is $685., 200, eco. They have surplus
and undivided earnings fund of $3.50. 600,
coo. the larger part Of which could b
put into the form Of capital. With tht
moderate advantage afforded under tins
Ia = so amended. q movement toward re
organization under the national act woult
take place il banks now doing bushes
under State laws.
1T is safe, I think, to estimate tina
within three years the total capital of tn
| national banks would increase from tn
present amount of 1858 000. 600 to 81, 900,
! GOO 600 -
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curing subjects Of legislative enquiry and
action. How to appropriate wisely for the
legitimate objects connectd with gov
ernmentsl duty and responsibility, and
how to take up from the people In a just
and equitable manner the means to pro
vide for necessary expenditure, are prob
lens which challenge the best statesman
ship IN their solution
These questions become complicated
and troublesome when, by reason o. WAY
or other serious disturbing influence. ex-
traordinary expenditures are required,
and extraordinary revenues become a ne
! cessfty When such emergencies are
rassed and a return to simpler condt-
/ lions becomes possible, wisdom and
prudence are again needed TO make =
wise adjustment Expenditures being
/ reduced and taxation not correspond
! inglv ahated. revenue in excess OF need
/ is the inevitable result. f. On the other
! hand. taxation be too greatly reduced, the
! depressing and disturbing influence Of 3
/ financial deficit is certain to appear
Repeal of the war Taxes.
THE VIZ with Spain was an emergency
| involving extraordinary expenditure. The
provision made by Congress for an in
| creased revenue appears IN the light o.
| events to have been timely and judicious
The short duration Of that war, the dis
bandment Of the volunteers, and, later on
the reduction of the military forces. nov
exposes Us to the evils Of a revenue great
er than reasonable requirements demand
Congress must be the final judge as II
what particular objects of taXatiOn, ant
in what degree, reduction in rates shall
apply. IN my opinion, it would be within
conservative limits to reduce revenue Il
the extent of $50, 000, 600. AS a first stel
in that direction. l recommend for con
| gideration the repeal Of all the mfsCel
Ianeous taxes known as war taxes Thes
items exclusive of the increased tax o.
fermented liquors, tobacco, tea an
mixed four are estimat ted to pToduc
ST, SOC, 000 They are in their natur
vexatious, in some instances oppressive
and, separately considered, yield bu
small revenue"
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Accommodations of Interest Offset
Need of One Augmentation.

Accommodations of Interest Offset
Need of One Appropriation
The net expenditures on account Of the
District OF Columbia for the fiscal year
1901 were s8.748. S29.O4. The net revenues
deposited in ,ne Treasury on this account
for the same period were 1886, 1853.
Under the operations Of the sinking
funds. the net reduction Of the bonded
debt during the year was S22. $50, and Of
The annual interest charge, 1858 A. Since
the close of the fiscal year bonds amount
ing to $12,250 have been purchased, and
of $685. 600 water stock bonds maturing
October 1, 1901, S306, coo have been re-
deemed.
The total amount of the bonded debt at
the close of the fiscal year was $15,06S, $50
OF this sum S14, 201. $50 consists Of $50 per
cent bonds. These bonds command
premium in the market Of 70 per cent,
and at this figure would only net to the
sinking fund about 2-25 per cent, while
the law contemplates an increase to the
sinking fund of 365 per cent ner annum-
The accumuIations of interest on the
bonds Of the old funded debt held for &C
count of the sinking fund for the water
stock bonds will hereafter pay the inter
est on the water bonds outstanding, and
no appropriation will be required on this
accC unit.
Higher Pay for Women Workers
The report recites the operations of the
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing, and
then says:
In the execution OF the large amount OF
work required. an Increased burden has
been placed upon the female operative
foree-a very poorly paid class compared
with other employees of the Government il
Washington This force is divided into
three groups. now receiving annual sal.
aries Of $40, S54S. and S626, respectively
Employees doing similar work N other
bureaus and departments OF the Govern
pent receive from $3.50 to $500 per annum
In view of this and of the fact that TIT
present prosperity throughout the coun
try has tended to increase the prices o
the necessaries of life, there has been add
ed to the estimates for the appropriation
fer this bureau for the next fiscal year
sum sufficient to increase the eompensa
tfon of these employees in each grade fror
$40 10 $500. from s54s TO $500, and fror
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RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.

How Aggregates of Hundreds of Mil
lions of Dollars Are Attained.
The report shows the total receipts Of
the Government from all sources for the
year ended June 90, 1901, were $685., BIS
53092. The expenditures for the same Pc
riod we're 1921. 598, 1854. showing a sur
plus of ST., III, 984-3S In the receipts Is
included the sum OF S111, 631 1882, de-
rived from the postal revenues, which
amount, plus 81, 954, 1922 deficit. was ex-
pended in maintaining the postal service
Internal Revenue.
The largest item in the receipts Of the
Government vas $S07, 1S0, 663-77 derived
from internal revenue. The sum of $685.
5S5, 1888 was received from customs. The
remainder was derived from various
sources, including S3,414, $3.50 from the
District Of Columbia revenues.
The Cost OF the Army.
The amount expended to maintain the
military establishment was the largest
item in the cost of running the Govern
ment, It was S144, 615, 1920, which ex-
ceeded by more than Ave millions the
amount paid fer pensions. which was
| S139, 323, 621.99.
The civil budget was $117, s27, 240.Ss. In
! GLIDING the District expenses The navy
| cost $50. 500, 97S Al; $50, 342 $500 was paid
| as interest on the public debt, and $10,-
/ SCI, 073.S was expended upon the Amer
! lean Indian
4 General Scale of Increase.
The increase in receipts over the fiscal
year 1900 was $2s, 721, 099.74, and the in
crease in expenditures $2z, 255, 561.44. The
]
were IS. T4S, 323-G4, an increase OF. 81 639. :
/ III A over the preceding year. The mill
! tary increase was So, AZ, 1894, and tbs
naval increase 1906, 5S727.
Secretary Gage estimates the revenue!
| for 1902 at s6SS. 633, 042, and the expendi.
| lures at s5SS, 633. 042, thus creating a sur
| plus Of s100, ee0, coo.
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AZ ocenn Mam &C.

There is no longer any reason why We
navies of European Powers Tor our ocean
mail service The establishment Of COM
pIete American ocean mail service to Flu
rope, Asia 0ncIuding the Philippines,
South America and Australia similar to
the national mail services of Great Brit
ain, Germany, and France to the United
States. Asia. Africa. and Australia, will in
itself furnish the backbone for an Ameri-
can system of cor1municat ton by sea.
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buildings rented BY IL for additional
files There is q serious condition Of con
gestion both as to current and uncurrent
documents Valuable papers are IN some
instances stored in the corridors and the
clerical force IS IN many cases crowded
into quarters wholly insufficient for the
transaction Of public business Over
crowding in dimly lighted and poorly ven
tilated rooms cannot fail TO affect injuri-
ousIy the health OF those Who are sub
jected 10 such conditions
The report also deals with many sub
iects Of lesser Importance including the
Secret Service. smuggling, the Russian
sugar case. Coast and Geode=ie Survey,
National Bureau Of Standards Life Saving
Service. Porto Rico. Hawaiian debt. ard
a series OF topics under the general heads
of Marine Hospital Service and Revenue
Gutter Service
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INCREASE IN IMMIGRATION.
4 Better Class of Prospective Citi-
zens Have arrived.

Upon the subject Of immigration the re-
pert says:
The total arrivals OF aliens aggregated
562. Sos. OF that number 4S7 ,91S were
steerage and "A, $50 first and second cabin
passengers, The former, as compared with
the came class of arrivals during the
preceding year. shows an increase of So
346- The new Territory of Hawaii makes
an initial report of !, IA alien immigrants.
Europe contributed 469. 237 to the total
steerage immig ration; Asia, IL 5Q3: Africa,
IFS, and the remaining 1915 came from
other sources. Italy again leads In the
number sent. which exceeds by IS, s61, or
Yearly 96 per cent, the total from the
same source for the preceding year.
There were 1857 who could neither
read nor write, 3,05S who could read but
not write; 294, 500 brought less than $50
each. 56,312 had each more than $50, and
the total amount exhibited by the steer
age aliens to the inspectors amounted to
| 81. 3SS, S22.
The immigration was Of a better class
than that of the preceding year, for, al
though the number was greater By Sc, 34G
! but 3.516, or 720 less than last year, were
! refused g landing at our ports OF entry
/ On our lard boundaries !, $50 aliens, Wit
| attempted to enter the United States il
violation of law were also excluded.
| OF the races which contributed to tn
/ total steerage immigration, the Italian
with 137. S07, is far in the lead, repre-
senting about IS per cent, followed in tn
| order given by the Hebrew, with s., OBS
| the Polish. zS, 617; the Scandinavian, 10,
/ 257: the German, S4,742j the Irish. sc. zo4
the slovsk, q. 54S; the Croatian and Sic
| venian, II ,s2s; the English, 18.4s8; III
| Magyar, 1881, and all other combined
s' ChtueEe ExcIuafou
Secretary Gage makes this comment, b,
GO recommendation regarding the excI'
sion Of the Chinese:
1.-THE laws relating to the exclusion
TIA Chinese eYnira BY Limitation on III
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GERMANY sHcRT OF WHEAT.
VIII Have an Import Demand for
1IO.o0O,0Oo Bushels

Consul Albert writes from Brunswick,
November &, 1901:
The agricultural Journal 'GetFeide-
markt, published in Berlin. has MADE
calculation Of the probable results Of the
harvest in Germany for the present year.
based on answers % 5000 circular letters
OF enquiry.
1t is estimated that the wheat crop
will amount to 2.F70,000 tons; rye, TO 3
1860 tons; summer barley 70 -leoJ
tens. and oats. to 7I05, 900 tons
This calculation shows, in comparison
with the official estimates OF the harvest
of 1890. a deficiency IN wheat Of 1887 $50
tons and in re Of 4G5, 200 tons: surplus
in oats of 265, eco tons and in barley Of
! ii, 600 tons.
1t is calculated that during the pres
ent wear there will be an import demanded
I by Germany of 3,G00, coo tons (110-o0o- coo
/ bushels of wheat and 1.000,0 600 tons ST.
| coo GOO bushelsg Of rye.
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WORK OF SECRET SERVICE.
HabItuaI Criminal act for Counter
feIters Approved.

The Secret Service Division IS IN sat
isfactory condition The COUute-feiting
Of notes has been reduced 20 The lowest
point known IN its history While the
wording OF the appropriation act which
supports the field force Of the division re-
stricts the operation Of its employees TO
the suppression Of counterfeiting, there
has been g gradual but marked growth n
the demand for the services OF expert
operatives to Investigate miscellaneous
frauds and violations of the Federal stat
utes for which 60 specific appropriation
has been made.
In connection with the suppression OF
counterfeiting. the chief OF the division
has suggested q habituai criminal act
providing for additional punishment OF
persons convicted Of more than one OF
fence against the coUDterfeiting laws. The
suggestion meets with the Department
aDDTOVal.