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The evening world., 1903-09-14

The greatness and strength of the Sesel Cooper Store have been
an inspiration to its successful friends in the two cities named.
But what was the effect Of the Sesel Cooper Store upon the stores
of New York; Have you ever given that subject consideration
Our competitors were forced to give better store service. Some Of
them were compelled to build new stores But for the coming of this
Store they would doubtless be tagging still ~dothfuNy far in The rear.
Success inspires success.
1t was natural that the Sesel Cooper Store should grow like a
healthy child year after year. Its n%ourishment was of the best-that
Of public sustenance and approval
In point of variety of good merchandise. atractvness Of displays.
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The Big Store Builds Not for To-
Day Only, but for Tomorrow.
Next Year-for Time Indefinitely

good service, ability to meet the wants of the people satisfactorily ao
to sell desirable merchandise at the very prices people are mos
willing to pay In fact at the lowest prices good merchandise
can be sold for.
Consider The Big Store asmis to-day An enormous structure
of our vigorously expanding Departments. Every method for the
prompt and satisfactory facltaton Of business has been installed.
improvements Of the most incisve and sweeping character have
been made these past seven years. Do you wonder thatt a store Of
marvellous performances
Take the Piano Salesrooms on the Fifth Floor, for instance. Here
is a Piano store of unrvaned beauty. Its appointments alone cost
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Success Is as Nothing If 1t
Have Not the Foundation of
F1erit to Sustain 1t.

has been in existence it has masterfuny stood for progressive store
keeping.
When on the evening Of September II. 1896. the Sesel Cooper
Store opened its doors and invited the public to attend its reception it
indicated in many convincing ways what a powerful factor in
American retail commerce it was destined to become.
No apologies were necessary. The Store leaped ~fun>Aedsed into
the arena of activity.
1t was a revelation. People never saw such a Store before, and
they swarmed hther in countless Numbers. They saw and they adj
mned. The Store conquered.
The SieseI Cooper Store showed a breadth of scope and action
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Store. he Mems Shoes
were moved up from the
Main Floor recently. and all
the Shoe Sections are now
consolidated. forming a vast
shoe emporium in which are
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double within the past six
teen months. Any woman
who buys her Hats here
knows why.
Space crowds too insis>
tently to dwell UPON the
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Were 1t Not Worthy This Bust
ness Would Not Have Attained
Its Vast Present Growth.

abundance and righteousness of the other stocks on this Floor. such
as the Books, the Underwear for Women, the Corsets, Wrappers.
Infants Section and so on. Like the Pictures, Toys. Uphokteries.
Gymnasium Good, Athletic and Hunting Supplies, Cameras Machines
and Music Sections on the Floor above. prosperity has smiled brightly
UPON them.
The Main Floor is such an embarrassment of riches that it spreads
out like a marvellous panorama produced by the Lamp of Aladdin. It
is only when one stands on the balcony overhansins the Mems Cloth
ing Store that some comprehensive understanding of its vast reach is
obtained.
tits a view that dazzles. 1t presents so many variesated features
so many changing pictures of dssolvng humanity that the scene be-
comes almost magical in aspect.
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Is it not happy that the
celebration of the Stores 9TH
Birthday should begin SO
auspiciousIy2
In every day of the seven
wears that this establishment
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that was new to New York.
This was graphically evid>
enced when on the following
Monday. Sept. IA. 1896. the
Store opened for the sale Of
merchandise.
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G1O>DAY, Sept. a. 1903. the Sesel Cooper Store is seven
years old.
49, Seven years of brilliant and inceSant onwardness.
What a task for the historian Of the hour to briefly sketchl
But what a fund of information is at hand to enthuse the
swiftly gliding penl
Seven yearsl There's necromancy IN the number How po>
tendy seven has figured in history
One recalls the 7 Sciences, the 7 Stars, the 7 Wonders Of the
World. the 7 Bodies in Alchemy the 7 Senses as Eccesasdcus defined
them, the Z Virtues the Wise Men, and the 7 Grecian Chiefs who
marched against Thebes, and others.
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many thousand dollars. The
decorations are luxurious.
There are various rooms in
which different makes of
Pianos are exhibited and
PLAYED UPON at the request
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Improvement, Steady, Consist
emit and Intelligent Marks Every
Days History of This Store.

twas apparent to the most critical as well as to the most casual
observer. that this organization was applying modern methods to
New York storekeepng with an energy and diversity most impressive.
The day of large things in sorekeepns had begun in the metropolis.
A new era had dawned. Old store ways when compared with
the methods of the new concern emphas ICED their obsoeteness
Naturally the people began to applaud. Here was an organiza>
ton thoroughly alive to the wants Of the people at large. There were
no class distinctions then, and there is none now. Ideas were not
dwarfed by any consideration of expense. .
The plan to have the largest best and most beautiful Store in
Americas greatest city has developed gradually like the evolution
of a rose.
The Big Stores leadership
More Than r1ere,v q sbon,;ro was quickly acknowledged. 1t
Centre. A Place of Entertain was ina It's manage
,,.r+ . q Th,.sora. We'll Krou, ment was broad>mnded and
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conveniences. low prices and
entertainment it is not ap,
preached by any Of its COM
petitors.
Facts are facts. You cam
not evade them. They are
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Toward the East the
Mems Hat and Clothing
Stores swing forward with
giant strides; while the New
Blanket and Comforter Store
near BY has demonstrated its
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The Same or Better Merchandise
for Less Honey than Elsewhere
Is a Rule Steadfastly Followed.

much like smoke. They cannot long be concealed. Take the past
Summer as evidence Of The SieseI Cooper Stores amazing progress.
Crowds day after day, no matter how hot wet or abnormay
cool the weather. A business that was colossal unprecedented, wa
transacted. And all in. spite Of the most strenuous competition.
Nobody left the Store disappointed. 1t was a splendid testimonial
to the popularity and power of the Sesel Cooper Store. 1t was con-
Wncing evidence of the Stores herculean strength as a trade magnet.
The Stores possibilities are unlimited.
Plain words these. Every time you see a store we want you to
think of the Siesel Cooper Store. Comparison dawns, and that COM
parison will assert the supremacy of THIS Store.
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On the Fourth Floor the Worlds Greatest Grocery does business
with thousa9ds Of families in Greater New York and vicinity. The
fame of this Grocery has become universal. Purest foods in large
Quantities are always ready for delivery.
And the Third Floor. Have you visited the New China. Glass
ware. Brc-a>Brac and Lamp Store on that Floor The Artware
Salon is brilliant with charms. In the, matter of architectural con-
sructon and displays of fine stocks it has no equal anywhere,
he electric lights are arranged SO cunningy that they food the
cleaning statuarY the scintllatng cut glassware. the vases fit for a
and mellow glory.
When you reach the Second Floor you marvel at the New Shoe
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Seven years. There's luck
in odd numbers" said Rory
O'More.
But it wasn't luck that
pushed this store ahead.
What was il A good store.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-02-18
GErOMEzsGg OAn

Ought not to mean growing weak and feeble. It does not mean weakness or feebleness for those who eat with good appetite and sound digestion. It is of the utmost importance that old people should retain the power to digest and assinlilate food which is the sole source of physical strength. When age brings feebleness it is generally because of the failure to assimilate the nutrition con- tained in food
 Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures diseases of the stomach and other organs of digestion and enables the per- feet digestion and assimilation of food. If invigorates the liver and promotes general physical well being.
 vt is with gratitude we acknowledge what D- Picrce's medicine has done for grand1not1- CTS good. in fact it has cured her" writes Miss Carrie Rauke-, of Perrysburg. Ohio. "She had doctored with several physicians but touud no relief until pr. Pierce advised her what to do. She has taken only three bottles Of Golden Med ical Discovery and is entirely well. She sui fered with pain in kidneys. bladder and liver for ten years and her limbs were swelled with dropsy so bad she could hardly walk. My grand mothers name is Mrs. Caroline Heuuen. her age Is 7I years. will gladly answer all letters of inquiry"
 Sick people are invited to consult Dr.. R. V. Pierce by letter, free. All cor respondence is held as strictly private and sacredly confidential.
 Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate the bowels.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-02-18
RICH RIVER IS
 r1UDDY COLORADO

The greatest opportunity for the reclamation of arid lands in California, and perhaps in the en- tire southwest, has been found to lie in the utilization of the waters of the Colorado river on it's adjacent lands in California and Southern Arizona. As re- suit of an investigation along this river, made in January, 1902, by the Photographic branch of the United States geological sur vey, the extent of the alluvial bottom land between Camp Mo have and Yuma was found to be from 100000 to 5O0,OOO acres, says the Los Angeles Express.
 Extender surveys was begun November 1st last to determine the area and quality of these bot tom lands, the possibility of di- verting water to them. an3 4fn probable expense of their recla-
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-02-18
IRRIGATION FIGURES.

According to the census re- port for 1900, the number of ir- rigating -ditches and canals in operation in the United States exceeds 10000, and their com bined length is not less than 50, : GOO miles. If joined end to end they would reach twice around the world. Formed into one they would constitute a naviga- ble canal, such as the Erie, 30 feet wide and 5 feet deep, ex- tending from San Francisco to New York, a distance of over 5000 miles. The figures of the last census show that the works required to irrigate 7,273, 263 acres cost $64, ,289,601 an aver age of S8.85 per acre. At this rate the expenditure required to reclaim the area proposed would be at least S45O,OO0. AfteE the government has performed its part there will be no delay by the farmers In carrying on the work. While the initial expense is enormous, it is not compara- ble with the value of the crops which will be grown on the lands reclaimed. The total cost of all the irrigation works in use in the country is only three-fourths the value of the crops produced each year on irrigated lands.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-02-18
A VICIOUS MEASURE.

House bill No. 37 is a vicious measure and should never pass. In plain terms, if enacted into law it would rob the taxpayers and give the proceeds to the county recorder, who already has fiat berth, and it is not to be wondered at that the conven- ton of supervisors at Phoenix resolved against its passage, as follows:
 Whereas, a meeting of the represent atives of the boards of supervisors ot the several counties of the territory ot Arizona, in biennial session, have been apprised of the passage, by the house of representatives of the legislature of the territory, of house bill No. 37, enti. tied An Act to amend paragraph 26So of the Revised Statutes of Arizona, l90l,' introduced by MT. Rowe of Yava- pal county; and whereas, we deem Chls bill menace to good government and agsinst economical administration oi public affairs of the counties of the ter ritory, and one that will work hardship upon the general public and result in increased taxation, therefore
 Be It Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting that house bill No. 3I should not become a law, and we earn estly request our representatives in the council to use all honorable means fol the defeat of this bill.
 A strong protest will go from :. Yuma county against the pass age of this bill. and there should be one sent from every county in the territory.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-02-18
Guy E. Mitchell of Washing.

Guy E. Mitchell of Washing ton says: It is a significant fact and it is an uncertain argument to the western congressman who contend that the present opera ton of the desert land act and the communication clause of the homestead act are used for spec ulative purposes by the big stock outfits, that during the past year hundreds of thousands of Uncle Sam's best acres have been taken up under these laws in Montana, Arizona and in sec tions of other states, while at the same time there there has been no increase in population, show ing that the lands have not been acquired by actual settlers at all. This simply means that the spec nlators and the land grabbers have extended their areas by fraudulent entries of these lands. It is time the people of the coun- try took hold of this question and put an end, to this era of wholesale stealing of the public domain.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-02-18

The census of 1900 shows the total improved farm area of the United States to be 414, 800, GOO acres. It is conservatively esti- mated that the reclaimable area is not less than 5O,O00, 900 acres. It's reclamation, therefore, will add nearly one-eighth to the ac- tual crop-producing area of the country and will exceed by lib- eral margin the tillable land of all the states, excepting New York, on the Atlantic coast from Maine to Florida. Allowing 40 aces, the average size of irrigat- ed, farms, this area will make 1 ,250, GOO farms, or a little less than one-fourth the number in the United States in 1900. The occupants of these farms will add directly to the population 6,250,000, and indirectly, in the accompanying mercantile, pro- fessional, manufacturing and in. dustrial classes at least 3, I25, ,O0C more, a total increase in the pop ulation of the United States of 9,375, ,000, or nearly twelve and one-half per cent.
 The total valne of all the farms in 1900, including all improve ments except buildings, was $13, 115, ,000,0 ,0OO. At S42.50 per acre the average value of irri, gated land, the 5O,00O, ,00O acres to be reclaimed, will add to the value of farm land $1 ,250, GOO, ,0OC If buildings are included the value will be increased S775, ,OOO, while the augmented wealth through railroads, cities, mills and factories, is beyond estima, tion.
 The value of all farm products in 1900 was $4, 370,000, 1000.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-02-18
AMENDMENT TO Articles of Incorporation
 OF THE Rio Del Monte Gold Mines
 Company.

- This iS to certify that at the regular annu- al meeting of the stockholders Of the Rio Del Monte Gold Mines Company, duly held at the office of the company in Yuma, Yuma coun- ty, Arizona, on the 18th day of October, A. D. 1902 at o'clock p. m., the following resolution was presented, read, and after discussion was unanimously adopted, voting aye" all the shares present and represented. being 2T0,OE shares of the capital stock of said company. the same being more than a majority of the capital stock of said company, to-wit: Resolved: That the Articles Of Incorpora- ton of the Rio Del Monte Gold Mines Com pany be and the same are hereby amended by striking out the word nine and inserting In place thereof the word seven in line three of section Fifth of said Articles"
 Witness our hands this 18th day of October A. D. 1902.
 R. F. PETTIGREw, [Seall Vice President. Attest: CHARLES H. FAY.
 Secretary, TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 COUNTY OF YUMA,
 Before me, J. H. Carpenter, notary public in and for the county Of Yuma, Territory oi Arizona, on this day personally appeared R. F. Pettigrew, Vice President of the Rio Del Monte Gold Mines Company, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the pur- pose and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal of office this l3ih day of October, A. D. 1902.
 J. II. CARPENTER, [Scall Notary Public. My commission expires January 5, 1905. TrRRTTOnF EDoREx OF Hf vAma ARIZONA ss.
 I,C. P. Cronin, County Recorder Of the county of Yuma. and Territory of Arizona, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy Of the amend mcnt to tn" Articles of Incorporation or the Rio Del Monte Gold Mines Company, as the sarle are Of record in Book l of Articles of In- corporation, page, records of Yuma coun- ty, Arizona.
 Filed Febru ry l4th, 1903, at 10 o'clock a. m Witness my hand and Seal ol office this lith day of February, 4. T. :9}}
 ?. CROWN, [Seall -'" ''c''rreF
 Yum ..tI, .; ..-- iii .. EIrst publication February lS, 45u5.-
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-02-18

Yuma has become the Gretna Green for Californians who have secured divorces in that State and desire to again hook up in the thraldom of married life. The San Francisco courts are now granting divorces at the rate of 1,272 per year as com pared with the issuance of 4,309 marriage certificates. Verify, the fog, or climate, of the Golden Gate city appears to exercise a dampening influence on the tender passion that causes some folks to cavort like a two-year- old in a clover patch.-Dispatch.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-02-18

Sectionalism has no place in the movement for the reclama. nation of the arid lands of the west. It is a broad, national question, and it is important for the future success of this grand movement that it be kept as such.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-02-18

nation. To this end a hydro graphic map of the land was be- gun, including the gauging of the river; the location of canal lines, soil analyses and the de- termination of salt and evapora- tion; and topographic map of the lands upon which the topo- graphic features are clearly and accurately shown, will be of great value in assisting engineers to locate the main canal lines, and is essential to comprehen- sive knowledge of the river as whole. About one hundred men are engaged in these investiga- tions for the United States geo. logical survey, E. T. Perkins being in charge of the engineer ing field work, B. c. Bernard in charge of the topographic map ping and J. B. Lippincott, resi- dent Photographer for Califor- nia, consulting engineer.
 Demands for irrigation in the Colorado valley are urgent. The average rainfall at Camp Mohave is only 1.99 inches per annum, while the temperatures are such. as to provide twelve growing months in the year. The Colo rado river derives it's principal source of water supply from the melting snow on the high noun tains of Utah, Colorado and Wyoming. It reaches the stage of maximum flow, approximately 50, 900 cutie feet per second, in the months of May and June, when the demand for irrigation is normally the highest. It's minimum fow-about 1, 900 cubic feet per second-occurs in the months of January and February at the time of least demand. The opportunities for storage on this stream are excellent.
 Sits of the river are difficult to handle in the canals, but the fertilizing properties which they have are such that lands irrigat- ed with these muddy waters never will require further fertil- ization.
 R. H. Forbes, of the agricultu ral experiments station at Tucson, Arizona, who has made a study of the silt in the Colorado river, has pointed out that this stream resembles the Nile in many par ticulars. Like the great river of Egypt, the Colorado is subject to an annual summer rise suffi- cient to overflow the extensive areas of it's borders and delta lands. These high waters are rich in fertilizing sediments, are exceptionally free from alkaline salts, and come at an Opportune time for irrigation. MT. Forbes maintains that when the Cobra do is understood and utilized as successfully as the greater and better known Egyptian stream, it will be recognized as the American Nile-the creator of a new country for the irrigator- the mother of an occidental Egypt.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-02-18

I have used Chamberlain s Cough Remedy for a number of years and have no hesitancy in saying that it is the best remedy for coughs, colds and croup 1 have ever used in my family. have not words to express my confidence in this remedy.-Mrs. J. A. Moore, North Star, Mich. For sale at Ketcherside's drug store.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-02-18

The rumored organization in Los Angeles of another mining stock exchange, established on democratic, equitable and lib- eral principles, is stock joke with a piercing edge and spring time odor.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-02-18

In contemplating the action of the Arizona legislature on labor measures, so far,: it seems pertl- -nent to inquire: What good are democratic party platforms any way, except to catch the ever credulous voter at election time?
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-02-18

It is estimated that about S27O, 900, 900 will be appropriated for railway betterments this year. Of this amount the Penn sylvania will appropriate S70,- GOO, 1000, Vanderbilt lines $50, : o0o,O ,OOO, Wabash s2O, 100000, and Baltimore and Ohio S2O, ,O00, 900.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-02-18

According to an English paper more steel was used during the past ten years in the manufac- ture of steel pens than in all the sword and gun factories of the world. Verify, "the pen is mightier than the sword"
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-02-18
Notice for Publication.
 Homestead Entry No. 4010.

Dcpartment or the Inter1or,
 Land Ofice at Tucson. Arizona,
 February l6. 1903. Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final pToof in support Of his claim and thar said proof wiil be made be- fore the Clerk of the District Court ct Yuma. Arizona, on Saturday, March 28 1903, viz: Arthur E. Johnson, of una, Arizona, for the E. and Nj
 He names the following witnesses to prov : his continuous rcsiGr ice upon and cultivation of said iaEd, via:
 Merton I.yGjl i1SE Lindsay. Charles M. Lewis and ttot --.'- '."". Ii 0i - ~nG 4rizC-..
 MILTON x. MOOIsE, Register. Fi<st publication Feb ls 1868