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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-12
ODD THINGS IN A DRY STATE.
Mean Joke of n Husband Upon His
LiquOr-Huting Spouse.


An Augusta man is having an unhal-
lowed. masculine laugh at his wife. The
first of last week. after several days suf-
fering with a bad tooth, she made up her
mind to have it extracted. Now gas and
ether are two things " hich she can't and
about the torture in store for her her
husband heartlessly suggested that she
take a nip of whisky to brace her up for
the ordeal
The husband concocted the doses with
the cleverness of a graduate mixer He
contrived to load them so that the taste
was as mild as a May morning-but the
kick thereof was the kick of a March
blizzard. His wife took the doses, blindly
trusting to his good faith-and-well in
view of the fact that the lady had never
taken more than a Tablespoonful of the
ardent and that amount only in the dread
days of grip, the effect of that seductive
and injurious tipple was pronounced.
She had the tooth out She didn't feel
II. Indeed. she hardly knew shed been
to the dentist and things In the house
had strange ouble-and-twisted look
when her husband brought her home in a
carriage. She felt horribly mortified when
the fun consciousness of what she had
been through came back to her. She eX-
pected that her husband would attempt
to jolly her life out, but when he came
home that evening and made only pass
ing remark about her visit to the dem
fists she came to the conclusion that
there must he a greater streak of for
bearance in his makeup than she had
given him credit for
But when nearly every ring of the
postman left a Kelley cure circular at
her door she withdrew her mental oh
servation in regard to her husbands for
bearance. The circulars are still coming
and the friends OF certain weil-known
professional man are wondering why he
= asking them to address envelopes to
his wife.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-12
CLIMBERS INTO THE CLOUDS.
The Narrow Escape of n steepIe jack
From Death.


Hundreds of people watched "Steeple
Pete" climb the flag pole to fix rope
and pulley, on top Of the
the other day. and when his
strength failed and he almost fell from
the 75-foot pole a cry went up from the
crowd gathered in front OF the City Hall.
The big pole on top of the History builu-
ing was without a rope or pulley and Pc
ter Rousseau had taken the contract TO
climb the pole, place the pulley and fix
the wire rope. Almost naked Rousseau
climbed UP. Twice he was almost ex-
hausted. and dozen times he was COM
PEELED to rest.
Finally however. he reached the top.
Quickly he adjusted a new pulley Then
he tried to pull up the flag pole" with
the cord, but the cord broke under the
weight
Clutching the pole with both arms and
legs Rosseau Slid down the pole. and the
crowd, 800 feet below. gasped Soon. how
ever, Rousseau was again seen, this time
with the end of a rope in his mouth.
climbing up the flag pole. He fixed the
rope, made sure of the pulleys fasten-
ings, and then grabbed one end of the
rope and threw himself from the pole
and made the descent in what seemed less
than two seconds. Bob" Mcintyre was
ten hauled to the top and in ten minutes
painted the pole.
It's a hard job to climb smooth pole"
said Rousseau, especially when you can
not look down, for if | look down at the
people so far below me | am sure 10 lose
my nerve. | always look up. Staring the
sun is bad enough, but climbing a wealth
er-beaten flag pole is worse.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-12
AYACHT'S LONG CRUISE.
Her Notable Journey of Nine Months
and n Half.

Many residents Of Chicago will remem-
Der that on the LIST of September last a
yawl-rigged yacht. the Natka, anchored
in this port. She hailed from New York
city. having come all the way by water
from the Eastern metropolis, and being
bound for the Gulf of Mexico 2 nd thence
home. The yacht was owned by Richard
i. Hart. and left the wharf in Gotham
on June % for an extended cruise. On
April she returned by the stormy At
lantic. During this cruise of more than
nine months and a hall the yacht visited
the Great Lakes went through the canal
and rivers to the Mississippi. down the
stream to the Gulf of Mexico, and then
sailed up the coast.
The Natka went up the Hudson as far
as Albany and through the Erie canal to
Buffalo, which place was left on July I
to cruise along the lake shores. Stops
We're made at Long Point, Canada: Erie,
l'ut-in- Bay. Toledo. and Monroe on Lake
Erie; Detroit and ct. Clair Flats. on Lake
81. Clair. and Port Huron and Sand
Beach on Lake Huron. Then Sault Ste.
Marie Mich. was visited. and then the
Chippewa River. Gargantua- Michipicten
liarbor. and Island Marquette. Grand Is
land and Grand Marais, on Lake Superior.
Marie. From there she touched at Har-
Dor Island, Maclfpac Island, Macknaw
city, Harbor Springs. -Charlevoix. Petos-
key and Grand Haven. and arrived at
this port on September l.
Here a pontoon was built under the
Natka to lessen her draught. She was
then towed through the Illinois and Mich
igan Canal and the Illinois River to the
Mississippi, and down the river 10 St
Louis. where the pontoon was removed
and she proceeded under her own power
to Cairo, III. There she was refitted, and
started for the run down the river on No
vember 10 stopping on the way at Tip
t1nvllle, Memphis Nicksburg. Natchcz.
Baton Rouge, aud New Orleans. n trip
was also made ~ the White River of
about fifty miles.
Leaving New orleans on December 81,
the yacht went out in the Gulf of Mexico,
going to Mobile, Pensacola, St Joseph's
Bay. Appalaehicola. Tampa, Charlotte
Harbor. Punta Rassa, and Key West. and
then. heading TO the northward, soon
reached Mama. There Mr.. Hart and his
guests left the yacht. with orders that
she proceed to New York.
The Natka left Mama on March a.
stopping at Mayport and Southport on
account Of strong head winds. All the
way up the coast she ha,i bad weather
running into the aforementioned blow of
April just above tine Capes OF Della
ware fut. being an excellent sea boat. mr.
rived hos-n without the least damage
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-12
PUZZLED THE LIBRARIAN.
His Inability to Answer Any of
Three Questions.

one day two well-dressed young women
approached the desk in the reading room
of a big library. One of them took a
memorandum from her pocketbook.
Can you tell me how many yards-oh.
that's the wrong list!' she said. hastily
bringing forth another slip of paper.
Here IL is. win you please tell me who
Il am unable to tell you, never having
heard that he had one" admitted one of
the librarians.
Dear me-" said the young woman, irri-
tabIV 1T is one Of the questions for our
next club meeting. Wen. which one OF
Thackeray's books brought him the most
ncome2'
THAT you can probably find out by con-
sulting book the number OF which / VIII
give YOU" said the official.
oh, ! can't stop to look 1t up. she
said hurrcdly. Il thought you could tell
me at once. Well, there's one more thing.
Bessie Cummock. my cousin in Mauches-
ter had a splendid book when | was there
last year, for anecdotes OF famous people.
! can't remember the name Of it. or who
wrote il, but IL was about so big Illus
trating with one finger on the desk-"and
Il has dark green cover. Now, can you
tell me what il is? Some day when /
have time / would like to get il out. OF
course, you must have 1t in the library"
For the third time the official was Oblig-
ed TO confess his inability TO give her di-
rect information. She looked nj him with
a piercing gaze and turned away, saying
audibly to her companion:
There. that just shows what all this
talk about their being examined for posi-
tons In libraries amounts to. Three per
fectly simple questions. all on literary
subjects. and he couldn't answer one of
them"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-12
QUEER SITES FOR BIRDS NESTS.
Some Odd Places Chosen as Homes
by Ee.thered Families.


The peculiar nesting sites of the birds
in the vicinity of Baltimore is a most
interesting study. Several days ago on
the old Liberty Road the completed nest
OF a bluebird was found in a letterbox.
which was in constant use. When found
a letter was lying beside the nest and
one of the birds was in the box
In Dulaney's Valley sparrow-hawk
appeared at a barn and drove from a box
in which it had made its home wren:
The hawk threw out the wren's nest and
soon completed one of its own, and there
reared its young.
or nighthawks frequently lay their eggs.
The cow bird deposits its eggs in the
nests of other and weaker birds Tor them
to incubate. Only one egg Is usually de-
posted in the nest. The discovery of a
summer tanagers nest short time ago,
in which four COW bird eggs reposed be-
sides one of the proprietors, was consld-
cred almost unusual case by ornitholo-
gists.
In the telegraph poles about the. sub
urbs of the city two members of the
woodpecker family. the flicker and the
redhead frequently make their homes,
burrowing into the wood In the masts
OF abandoned vessels they also rear their
young.
English sparrows frequently build in
freight cars and their nests and tnhabi-
tants are sometimes taken across the con-
tinent. Mr.. Frank C. kirkwood, Score
tary of the Game and Fish Association,
tells of a find he made in a large tree on
Kent Island In the top was a nest of
FISH crow; farther down was a fishhawk's,
in the sticks of which were five purple
grackles with young ones, and four Eng
lish ssparrows' nests. Farther down
hicker's nest and three more grackles and
the nest of one wren.
Mr. William III. Fisher. a weIl-known
of this city, has in his COL
lection double nest of a chipping spar
row. 1t was found near baltimore and
81 in Qrl- ~ 1fanf n
three in the other.
In the glass globes of the arc electric
lights of the city English sparrows and
purple grackles sometimes build.
Barn-owIs. despite the noise around the
grain elevators, have been known to rear
their young in buildings. Mr.. Kirkwood
last year found very intimate relations
existing between the families of red
tail hawk and a grey squirrel. The
hawks nest was built upon the squirrels.
and both of them were inhabited. In the
sails of boats which have been laid by for
the summer tree-SwallowS have been
known to build their nests.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-12
CURIOUS CHRISTIAN NAMES.
Burdens Imposed Upon Children by
the Caprice of Parents.


One of the most curious names ever be-
slowed upon girl is Airs and Graces.
She is now about three years old. her
name being registered at Somerset House.
London. In 1898. when she was baptized
Her sisters name is equally unusual
Nun Nicer. When Airs and Graces and
Nun Nicer arrive at the age of maturity
at least one of them should marry a
youth whose Christian name compares
favorably; for example: Acts of the ApOS-
ties
This is name found on an English par
ish register: Actsapostle, son of Thomas
and Elizabeth Pegden, was baptized Au-
gust 2. I795. Again this name figures in
records in 1853, when Acts of the Apostles.
son of Richard and Phebe Keunett was
baptized. This name. curious as it is. IS
preferable to What, or Dunn Spiro Spero,
names with which children have been
handicapped.
1t was patriotic American who bestow-
ed upon his young hopeful the name OF
Declaration of Independence. A most WIZ
like name is Robert Alma Balaclava Ink
erman Sebastopol Delhi Dugda1e, who Is
an English ilnkeeper's SON similar
name is Richard Occur de Lion Tyler
Walter HILL
About one hundred years ago a snow
storm IN western Pennsylvania set In
about the LIST of March. and there were
many weeks of s!eighing. traditional for
years fer the length of time it lasted.
What did a Mr. Smith do, who happened
to have a boy horn about this time. but
name him Seven Weeks Sleighing in
March. He usually went by the name o.
Weeks. His initials were all written out
S. W. S. l. NJ Smith.
Parents of large families need no assUT-
ance that the advent of another child Is
not always as welcome in fact as in th7-
DRY. but 1t is scarcely kind to make the
child hear token of disappr0val all it,
life. II must be rather unpleasant to
go through life for example. as Not
Wanted James. What Another. Only Fan
CIV William Brown; or even as Last OF
En- Harper. or StilI Another Hewitt Aud
Yet these are all names which the caprice
of parents has imposed on innocent chill
dren.
An American lady spending some time
in Devonshire. England. met at an after
noon tea Mr.. Pine-Cofiin. Mr.. Detth tpro-
nounced Death, and Miss Graves.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-12
IMPOSSIBLE AT THE PRICE.
An Artistic Idea Concerning the
Value of Il Picture.

certain parvenu of great wealth has
hanging in his drawing room large and
hideous daub in oils which some dealer
in Paris induced him to buy. He is very
fond of taking a caller by the arm, lead
ing him before the canvas, and saying:
Great picture that. BY Maccaroni di
Vermiceui, you know. Pail e2,O00 for it
in Paris and got Il great bargain. r
(naminS an eminent artist says II is
worth el0O0."
few days since this gentleman was
Iuuching at the Artists Club, when the
cat came out of the bag. Someone said:
= old Centpercent says that you
have appraised that frigh.rul nightmare
of his at ei0,HN, Is il right?'
The artist answered. smilingly
Il will tell you how that happened. He
asked me to dinner one day. and after
we left the table took me to see the pic
ture and told the usual story Then
turning abruptly. he asked:
- How much is that painting worth?'
why. MIR. Centpercent,' said |, 1 re-
ally would not like to place value upon
it..
We'll, I'll put it differently. said he.
How much would you charge for such a
picture?
~ don't mind saying I answered.
that I would not paint such a picture for
E10,O00.' / had to be civil, you know
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-12
THE DISTRICT Gem GTERIES
Noted for Their TOmbs, MausO-
Ieums. and Monuments.
A Strange Memorial mt Rock Creek
4 Celtic Cross with History-A
Reproduction of the Temple OF
y.sta-Cenotaphs to congressman.

The cemeteries of the District are known
e,-ervvhere for their beauty and the mag
nifcence of their tombs. mausoleums, and
monuments owing to its national char
acter. Arlington is perhaps Of more in
t;arest TO visitors. but the older burying
grounds around the city are not without
their interesting features.
The visitor to Rock Creek Cemetery
notices. In a secluded portion of the
grounds, a thick grove Of pine trees Fac
ing the gravel walk that skirts the grove
Is A plain piece of polished marble without
any Inscription. Making his way between
the marble and the trees, the visitor finds
himself in an enclosure. great bench
of polished marble occupies three sides Of
the enclosure. leaving only space enough
for a person to squeeze in between the
carved edge of the bench and the slab
of marble already mentioned. The bench,
and. indeed, the entire enclosure, is ef-
fectualy hidden by the piece of marble
and the pine trees. The seated inquire
of a woman in bronze rests against the
inner side of the slab and faces the bench.
The effect of this figure is weird in the UNI
canny death-like expression of the face
and the heavy drapery about it.
No inscription is found on this curious
monument, the back of which abuts on
the footpath, and which is therefore in
visible except from the interior of the
grove. 1t was erected to mark the burial
place of a Mrs. Adams, who died in this
city several years ago.
An addition to the notable monuments
in Rock Creek Church yard is the recent
IL completed vault erected by Thomas II.
Aldrich. II is a handsome structure OF
white marble, the floor and ceiling OF the
interior being of mosaic. Facing the
small, circular-headed entrance are the
inches, twenty-one in number. for the re-
ception of urns containing the ashes of
the deceased.
Facing the gate of Rock Creek Gene
terry is a Celtic cross upon which is the
following fnscription:
The Arizona sentinel., 1901-02-06
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 shut in by cliffs which, with intervening noun 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 widenS with every mile until the Gulf of California is 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 100 feet, and to this height water must be brought, as the bottoms are dur Ing certain months completely overfiowed 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 temperate products According to d careful chemical analysis. the fertiliZing mud carried by the Colorado closely resembles that of the waters of the Nile, while its volume at low water has been estimated by competent authority as sufficient to easily irri gate more than ,750,000 acres"
 The lands of the lower Colorado River Valley have not b9en developed very extensively, owing to the litigation over what is known as the AlgodoneS land grant, which has been in the courts for the last decade. The veXed question has lately been settled by the U. s. Supreme Court in favor of the government.
The Arizona sentinel., 1901-02-06
TERRITORY or ARIZONA. -
 COTTNTY OF YTTMA -SS-

I. c. P Cronin- County Recorder fin and for said county. do hereby certify that have com pared the within and foregoing instrument and the same is full true and correct CODY of Articles of Incorporation or The Sunlight Min ing and Smelting Co the same appears of record in Book ''3' Bonds and Agreements. page - ct seq. recorded p. m. Jan. D. 1901 in records of Yuma County, Arizona.
 In witness whereof l have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 26sh day of January, 1901.
 lSEALl C. P. GROWN,
 County Recorder. First publication JaEIary D. 1901 w6
The Arizona sentinel., 1901-02-06
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
 COUNTY OF Los ANGELES, nn-

On this 18th day of January, in the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and One before me, MaIcolm M. Hays, Notary Public in and for the County of Los Angeles, p 2rsOnally appeared William A. Cheney and ROiie l.. BidwelI. known to me to be the same persons whose names are subscribed to the within instrument, and duly acknowledged to me that they executed the same.
 It witness whereof, have hereuntO set my hand and affixed my official seal at my office in the County of Los Angeles, the day and year in thts certificate first above written.
 Notarial Seal MALCOLM M. HAYS,
 Notary Public in and for the County of
 Los Angeles, State of California.
 lTen-cent Revenue Stamp cancelled-
The Arizona sentinel., 1901-02-06
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA. m
 COITNVY OE WILMA HS-

Before me. J. L. Redondo. Notary Public in and for the County of Yuma. Territory of Ari- Zona, on this day personally appeared Barney l.. Meeden, Pablo ;. Ramirez and Benjamin +. Fled, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instru- ment. and acknowledged to me that they exc euted the same for the purpose and conSidera. tion therein expressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of office this 18th day of January, A. b. 1901.
 [Nogarial Seall J. l.. REDONDO,
 Notary Public. My Commission expires Feb'y II, 1901.
 Aen-cent Revenue Stamp cancelled.
The Arizona sentinel., 1901-02-06
ARTICLE TX.

That these Articles of Incorporation may be amended by consent of the stockholders holding two-thirdS of the stock issued by this Corpora tion, except that stock may never be made assessable, voting therefor at any regular meet ing of the the stockholders or at any special meeting called for that purpose, and such Recorder of said County of Yuma and printed as required by law
The Arizona sentinel., 1901-02-06
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATICN
 OF The Sunlight Mining and Smelling
 Company.

We the undersigned. Barney l.. Meeden, William A. Cheney, Pablo s. Ramirez Benja- min F. Field and Rolfe B. Bidwell, 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 States of America,
The Arizona sentinel., 1901-02-06

Have your clothing cleaned and .re- paired to look as new by Frank Doyle, opposite GandOlfo hotel.
The Arizona sentinel., 1901-02-06
ARIZONA.
Her Great ResourCeS---Splendid
 SOil---Fine Climate.
Agriculture One of the Important
 Industries of Arizona.
No Fertilization of the Soil Neces- sary--Silt Deposited by Irri- gation Renders the Soil
 Rich in the Element
 of Fertility.

The Climate Conditions Favorable to a Great
 Variety of Marketable Produce.
The Arizona sentinel., 1901-02-06
AND WE DO HEREBY CERTIFY:
ARTICLE I.

That the name of this Corporation shall be THE SUNLIGHT MINING and SIMPLIFYING COMPANY, and its principal place of transact ing 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 maintain an office in 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., 1901-02-06

WANTED-ACTIVE MAN OF GOOD CHAR. acter to deliver and collect in Arizona for old established manufacturing wholesale house. S9O0 year sure pay. Honesty more than eXpe- rience required, Our reference. any bank in any city. Enclose Seif-addreSSed stamped en- born St., Chicago,
The Arizona sentinel., 1901-02-06
SPECIAL FEATURES

nents of Porto R;co and Ha- waii. Polar exploration in 1900
 Conc'u ion of the South African war. Pan-American Expo-ition cf 1901. Ch na-Its present con ditioa and slatus among nations. Ro-ter ot general otfi;ers of the Regular U. 5. Army, 17G9-1900.
The Arizona sentinel., 1901-02-06
ARTICLEX,

That Bylaws may be adopted at a meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose by the consent of the stockholders holding two-thirds Of the stock issued by this Corporation voting therefor or by the consent Of the stockholders holding twO-JhirdS or the stock expressed in writing. and amended at any time in the same manner. I he elections Of Directors and the annual meetings cf the stockholders may be AC.G Cn the 25Jn day e January of each year. s.nC 2t al meetings cT S-Cca holders stock may De represented and Vcted Dy proxy.
 In witness whereof. We have hcreunto set our hands aEd seals this lstn day Of January, 1901
 BARNEY L. MEEDEN. [Seall
 WILLIAM <. CHENEY, fSeaIl
 PABLO .. hAMIIiEZ. lSeaii
 ROLFA H. BID WELL. lSeall
 BENJ AMIN +. FIELD. iScaI1
 Ten-cent hevenCe Stamp caEcellcdl
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-07-13
list OF THE DISQUALIFIED.
,,,,1od from Making Homestead
Entries in the Newly ,cuen
Indian Lands.

Washington, July 9.-Commissloner
Hermann, of the genral land Office
has issued a general circular specify
inc the persons who are disqualihed
from making homestead entries IN the
Wichita and Kiowa, Comauche and
tnache eeded lands Those disqual-
fed are as follows: Any person VINO
has an existing homestead entry or
after June 6. 1900 abandoned or re-
linuuished such entry; marFleu
woman unless deserted or abandoned
Inv her husband; those not citizens or
who have not declared such intention;
any one under q years of age At the
head of a family, unless he served ID
army or navy Il or more days III ae-
tual war: proprietors Of over one nun
drad and sixty acres of land any
where; anyone who has perfected tlIle
70 a homestead Of 100 acres by PROOF
of residence and cultivation for five
vears or under section ,, act OF june
- 1850. any one whose title acquired
and now being acquired 10y him under
the public land laws, in pursuance OF
entries made since August 80, $780,
with the tract now sought to be en-
tered. shall make an aggregate OF over
one hundred and twenty acres OF non
mineral land.