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The Arizona sentinel., 1903-12-09
California Country Life.

In California almost unnoticed is growing up the ideal Ameri- can farmer-the man who has high type of refinement that is unmarred by snObbery-the man who is living down the reputa- ton of the "rube." This type of farmer is most common in two great centres of the states agri- cultural industry, the citrus re- zion of the south and the great valleys of the north, adjacent to San Francisco.
 The writer remembers a Sun day afternoon visit to a fruit farm in the Santa Clara valley. There was little "at home" going on. Seven families were represented. Of these the heads of i've were college men. In each of the other two families there was a son at college. The hosts family lived'in cottage finished in natural redwood. There was we'll chosen library. The pie lures on the walls were cheap but tasteful. The house had sanitary plumbing and there was a bathroom. Outside of the busy season, the family dressed for dinner. So, it was learned after ward, did three other families among the visitors. And this was not a fancy farmer" either. He was not farming for the fun of it. He was getting all that he could out of the seventy acres of prunes and apricOts, repre- senting his whole wealth. They live on that plan i'll California because the pioneer farmers set the example of good habit in stead of d bad one And it has been made easy to follow a good habit because conditions are easy and leisurely and pleasant-be cause there is no struggle with a hard climate and a stubborn soil to roughen soul and body Sunset Magazine.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-12-09
Imperial Butter.

On the seventh day of Novem- Der the Imperial creamery turn ed out It's first lot of butter. mention this fact as the begin hing of probably the largest pro- duction of dairy products of any locality in the state. In fact, the possibilities of the Imperial section in this llne cannot well be over estimated, the predic- tions running along the line of development which seemed the most reasonable when 1 went over this field in October. With an abundance of water, climate that will produce at almost every season of the year feed in unlim- tied quantities, thus Obviating the necessity of silos and other storage arrangements, and soils that are adapted to the raising of dairy forage, there seems to De nothing in the way of this section becoming one of the greatest producers of butter and cheese in the United States.
 For a while operations will have to be maintained from one centre. The farms are large and will be given to other agricultur- al industries as we'll, making the delivery of the cream instead of milk necessary This will re- quire the use of the hand separ- ator, unless electricity can be used cheaply. With this method of dairying test stations will have to be established through out the district in order to pro- mote the keeping of the con- mandments, whether the cream cry be run upon the cooperative plan or conducted by a company.
 In a country where irrigation is cheaper than rain and all other qualities of a first class dairy region are present there is no setting of bounds upon the development of this industry. Neither IS it stating it too highly to say that the Imperial country may soon solve the question of cheaper butter and cheese on which to feed the tourists and residents of Southern California. J. W. Jeffrey, in L. A. Times.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-12-09

pail, plods wearily home at night. His head Is bent with the dejec- ton that comes when hope de parts. He has worked at hard labor for forty years and must continue to work until his vitality is used up.
 A ship sails from port on a long voyage. At night man walks her deck. forward and aft, in a monotonous tramp. He looks out over a wide expanse of sea heaving in a sullen swell to the horizon. He revolves in his mind the varied experience of his sailors life. The hardship, the slavish routine of duty, his risk of life so-many times, the hopes that were his once upon time, his many ventures and failures; he realizes what a small part of respect or honor the world has hIm credited with, and his one hope now is that the ocean may claim him, to find rest and peace m it's mighty breast.
 A bank president is bending his gray head over the books il his bank. As he raises his head and looks about with a keen glance, you see the animating desire of his life is to get money. The desire has held him to his task for many long, weary years, until his whole being is shaped to this life purpose. His heart and brain have become fossilized until there is nothing left in his sight but the dollar. He does not hope for but fears the time when he will have to die and leave it all behind.
 All these lives in the rosy, flush of morning were full of hopes and promise. Each booked for success and happiness. They did not know the shifting nature of the sands of popular tradition. They end in despair or else in an apathy that is worse than despair.
 The little life of man whose purpose is wholly self centered, whose ideal is no higher than the qualification of his individual de sires, ungoverned by a know, ledge of natures laws of justice, must end in the darkness and loneliness that he himself has helped to make possible. -S. C. Clark.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-12-09

Jaypee Morgan seems to be up against it hard with his ship building trust. He has just had to search his jeans for 400, GOO more good dollars to make good on stock that an outsider could, If he wanted wallpaper real bad,) get for COCO of the buzzard coins.. No great grief seems to be manifested by the public over Jaypee's luck.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-12-09

During q short tour abroad William J. Bryan will study the social and economic questions of England, Germany, France and Italy. He will publish in his paper the results of his study, and his followers will doubtless regard him as the first authority on foreign affairs. The peerless leader" will probably publish lots of advice to Secretary Hay on questions of European diplo- macy.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-12-09

The Panama newspapers are urging the new government to occupy all the small islands near the coast in the Caribbean Sea, as the United States might later be induced to buy them for coaling stations. While Uncle Sam pays cash for anything they have to sell he will be popular with the small Central or South Ameri- can republics.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-12-09

Santos -Dum0nt, the world s most successful aeronaut, is about to start for America to make arrangements for the aero nautic competition to be held at the St. Louis Exposition. It Is believed by many that he wlll secure the first prize.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-12-09

College graduates! Huh! One of lem recently received an offer of "job" as shipping clerk; his letter of declination read as fol- lows: "I have the honor to de- cline your kind offer of a position as shipping clerk, much to my regret, owing to the fact that 1 am always i'll when at sea-"
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-12-09

Consul General Skinner has, nearly reached Emperor Meme lik's capital in Abyssinia. An escort of 8 thousand troops has been sent to meet him and he has received a message of welcome from the Emperor. If the dusky monarch is induced to visit the exposition people will have an opportunity to return the hospi- tality.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-12-09
We Choose What We Have.

A woman, perhaps forty years old, stands in doorway looking out over a field through the daz- zling heat to the hills, where the air is clear and cool. Not a breath of air stirs where she is. Her eyes look wistful and harass- ed, as if a hard life was too long continued. Wiping her steaming face with her apron, she turns back to her work; work is all there is for her.
 An old man, carrying a dinner
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-12-09
Stockmcn and Wool Growers.

The seventh annual convention of the National live stock asso- citation, and the annual meeting of the National wool growers association will be held in Port land, Oregon, January II to 13, 1904
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-12-09

Senator Morgan made a vio- lent attack on the Presidents Panama policy and Senator Car mack tried to ridicule the Cuban reciprocity blli, yet the demo cratic party does not dare oppose the administration in either of these measures.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-12-09

Senator Germans attitude on the race question is not approved by the Northern democrats, who are now talking of William R. Hearst, Judge Parker or Olney for the democratic nomination.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-12-09

The personnel of the congress ional committee on public lands does not look encouraging to the advocates of land law reforms, as the land thieves and cattle barons appear to have majority representation.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-12-09
The Postal Scandals.

The publication of the con.
 densed report of Fourth Assist
 ant Postmaster General Bristow,
 accompanied by memorandum by President Roosevelt, has fur
 nished no new information on the postal scandals, but it throws
 much light upon the manner in which the investigations have been carried on. No one who reads it can fail to be convinced
 of the able, thorough and impar-
 tial manner in which the dishon-
 est transactions begun by Ma
 chen in 1893, during President Cleveland's administration, (the
 "politics for revenue" regime, )
 and lasting up to within the last
 few months, were exposed re- gardless of the prominence and political influence of those con- cerned.
 When, in January, the Presi- dent was first informed of the condition of affairs in the post office department, he gave MT.
 Bristow full power to carry out d relentless investigation, in which he was aided by forty in spectors. Many months of hard and faithful work in the examin- ation of a thousand post offices and of the files of many divisions of the department has, up to the present, resulted in the resigna- tion of four officers of the depart ment and the removal of thirteen others. Forty-four indictments have been found, involving thir- ty-One persons. The total am Ount that the malfeasant officials received by dishonest means is about S400,000, but this amount is small in comparison to the loss of the government through the purchase of unnecessary or in feriOr supplies at exorbitant rates. This amount cannot we'll be estimated.
 In his review of the report the president expresses thorough satisfaction with the work of MT. Bristow, and makes plain the in- tention of the administration to do all that is possible to bring the offenders, officials and others, to justice. He approves the re- commendation of Special Coun- sel Bonaparte and Conrad that the statute of limitations be ex- tended in the case of government servants to a period of at least five years. Such a recommend ation will Le embodied in the re- port of the attorney-general to congress. The President right Iy says, No crime calls for sterner reproduction than the crime of the corruptionist in pub lie life, and of the man who seeks to corrupt him. The bribe giver and the bribe taker are equally guilty"
 It should be remembered by the opponents of the administra- tion, who hope to make political capital out of the postal frauds, that to President Roosevelt is due the credit of directing the most thorough investigation of official corruption that has ever yet been made.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-12-09

That the reclamation fund, Tn its present figures, clocks good" to the politicians is shown by bills recently introduced in con- gress, designed to appropriate the fund as stuffing for the polit- ical pie.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-12-09

There are thirteen men in the Philippines who will mighty soon be firm believers in the old superstition of the unlucky "t3;" just that number of wives are on the last transport bound for the islands.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-12-09
A Biz Count.

The work of counting the sil- yer dollars at the United States mint in Philadelphia, was com pleted last week. It is shown by the count that there are no, GOO, ,000 dollar coins in the vaults, and not one missing.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-12-09

The Dreyfus affair is about to be reopened in France, owing to the recent discovery of several forged documents used in the former trials.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-12-09

The Tom Thumb republic of Panama will feel comfortably safe under the protecting wing of Uncle Sam's eagle.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-12-09

Senator Lodge has introduced a bill in Congress barring out all immigrants over 15 years who cannot read and write English,
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-12-09

The United States produces more coal than any other nation m the world, yet many of our citizens find it difficult to get a supply for the winter.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-12-09
HAVE YO(JBE:EN

through my stock lately? Have you noticed the class of merchandise that is being re- ceiyed daily in the different departments? Do you know that when you send away for things before looking for them at my store that you are
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-12-09

In order not to be OutdOne by Panama, Colombia now offers to give Us the canal rights free. They walked up too late.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-12-09
Notice to Creditors
In the Probate court of Yuma County,

-11 V-1~ 1 -0|7NIIO O7tIaV VI T 4lIa NJllltN,
 Arizona Territory In the matter of the estate of Notice to Abbie Denicr, deceased. Creditors. Notice is hereby given by the undersigned. administrator Of the estate of Abbic Denicr. deceased, to tho creditors of. and all persons having claims against the said deceased. to cx- hi5it them with the necessary vouchers. within four months after the first publication of this notice, 10 the administrator of said estate at the law office of Peter T. Robertson in the town of Yuma, county Of Yuma, and Territory of Arizona, the same being the place for the trans action of the business of said estate
 JOHN N, DENVER. Administrator of tho estate of Abbic Denier, deceased.
 Dated at Yuma, Arizona. Dee ?, 1903 First publistCyl Dec ? I9r3. 4t
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-12-09

Marigold Rye at The Ruby.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-12-09

An old man, carrying a dinner
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-26
WILCOX BACK WITH NEW IDEAS.
wants the City to Have a big Park for
Outdoor Sports.

Park Commissioner William r. Wilcox,
who got home on the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse yesterday, had something TO say
about municipal matters abroad, short
stay in Glasgow having filed him with
admiration for municipal ownership,
In that city, where, he says, one would
no more inquire into mans politics than
into his religious opinions, the town owns
the transportation. electric light and tele-
phone systems and gets handsome profit
from them, besides giving the service to
the people at low rates.
The Glasgow men, Mr.. Wilcox says,
are wrapped up in their city and can't
understand why the people Of New York
have been content year after year to turn
their city over to the plunderers. We
could have municipal ownership il it weren't
for the Crokers and the Scannells and the
Deverys. he thinks,
About parks the Commissioner SAYS that
there is nothing in Europe to touch the
small-park system here, Of which Seward
Park is an example. They have more OF
them in London, because they have been
steadily opening up spaces in the corgested
districts there for the last fifteen years,
but there are no five parks In all London,
Mr.. Wilcox says, which have the features
contained in Seward Park.
The large parks in the outlying London
districts which give the masses a chance
to play football, cricket and tennis have
given Mr.. Wilcox the idea Of opening a
similar park near this city: He says he Is
going 10 urge the acquisition OF large
tract on Staten Island to be devoted to out
door sports for the people.
The building Of the rapid transit tunnel
in London filed the Commissioner with
admiration He says New York looks
like mining camp in comparison with
London where one would never know a
subway was being built.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-26
BROTHERS HANG IN MTDATR.
One Holds Other by the Leg After scafIold
Gave Away-Thirdl MAN Killed.

An old chimney on Public School No. 81,
at $40 West Forty-fourth street. collapsed
yesterday, causing an accident which re-
suited in the death Of one man and serious
injuries to two others. The injured men are
Edward Drummer, "a years old, Of ISL Dupont
street, Brooklyn, and his brother, George
Drummer, 20 years old, Of 22s5 Third avenue.
The man who was killed was William Car
penter, As years DID, OF Third avenue and
14Sd street.
All three were painters. They went to the
school early yesterday morning and rugged
up scaffold from which to paint the build
ing The end Of the scaffold rope was
attached to a cornice hook. and the other
rope was fastened about the chimney on
the roof The ropes held the scafold in
position, and left guide rope which ex-
tended to the ground below.
After lowering the scaffold to point just
below the windows of the fifth floor, Car
penter climbed ont on it to test it, He was
Immediately followed by the two other
men. Carpenter walked to the end Of the
scaffold nearest the chimney. Edward
Drummer started after him, and had reached
point about the centre when the chimney
began TO shake A few bricks came tum-
bling over the edge OF the roof ana all three
men made dash to get back to the window.
George Drummer succeeded in getting hold
of the cornice hook rope. His brother was
a few feet away. Carpenter had reached
the centre Of the scaffold, when the entire
chimney collapsed. The slackening Of the
chimney rope caused that end OF the scat
fold TO drop, throwing Carpenter into space.
He landed on his head five floors below and
was instantly killed.
When the scaffold gave way George
Drummer reached out and got hold OF Ed
wards arm. Edward grasped Georges
leg Then the scaffold fell into the court
yard below, leaving the Drummer brothers
suspended in the air.
The strain on George Drummer was be-
coming too great for him and he shouted to
Edward to catch hold Of the scafolding
guide rope Edward obeyed and then.
swinging loose from George, slid down the
rope. his brother following him: They
went down the rope 30 fast that the flesh
was burned from their hands. Before
they reached the ground, the cornice end
Of the rope parted, throwing them In heap
beside the body Of Carpenter.
score Of persons who Witnessed the
accident ran to the assistance OF the men,
and then summoned an ambulance from
Roosevelt Hospital. A surgeon treated the
injured men and they were then taken TO
their homes.
Carpenter WAS a widower His body
was taken to an undertaker's shop.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-26
John Henry Hears From an ncle.

Hugh McUugh's new book, -out For
the Coin" o. w, Dillingham; Company,
unrolls for us further the troubled hist ory
OF John Henry and Bunch jefferson and
Clara J. It will do very well, we think
though it has not seemed TO US quite 80
poignantly effective as Back 10 the Woods, /"
the singularly memorable and distinguished
volume Just before 1t. This tells what
happened to John Henry when he fell heir
TO seven racshorses left by a Kentucky
uncle OF whom he had never heard. But
If he had never heard OF his uncle his uncle
and others in Kenucky had heard Of him.
His own st cries OF his operations on the
turf had been duly reported in that State,
and it was believed there In consequence
that he was big casino on the Eastern
tracks" Hence the gift of the horses.
of which the departed uncle, an ambitious
and conscientious breeder. had wished to
make the best possible disposition.
Here Is John Henry's succinct description
OF that sincere Kentuckian, Murf Higgin-
bottom his uncle trainer. who had brought
on his inheritance to Jersey City. IL found
Murf Over In the yards Of the Pennsy
found him and his select assortment Of
spndle-legged sand-pounders. Murf was
all to the good. He had Kentucky dia lect
that sounded like pink tea on a moon
sinner lawn, and he was made up to look
like something that could be but didn't
seem possible"
1t will be seen that the hand Of John
Henry's historian has not lest its cunning.
If further proof were needed VIZ should
quote from page As, where 1t is said OF one
Dixie Lawrence: Dixie was leading a
three days jag by the hand and talking
10 It like child" But we feel that ii IL
not necessary to encourage the reader,
We will only say further that Clara j bet
500 on Peaches, one of the pindle-legged
seven, and won 100 to I, and that when she
asked to be forgiven John Henry declared
his Willingness TO open n factory and turn
out forgiveness by the barrel.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-26
PROF. DORSEY MAKES DEFENCE
SAYS HE DID NOT TNCITE CHEY-
ENNES TO Sun DANCE.

Dlh Not Pay Indians Anything and Adj
vlsed Against Selr-rorture- S'ipt.
SeEcr Was Present when He Took
the Snapshots OF Laccraaed Dancer.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-Prof. Mooney
OF the Bureau of Ethnology, who, with Prof.
Dorsey of the Field Museum. Of Chicago,
was charged recently by Supt. Seger OF
the Seger Indian School of Oklahoma
with having melted the Cheyenne Indians
to perform the sun dance, and with hav-
ing paid Indians to practise self-torture.
has prepared q statement emphatically
denying the charges His statement,
which is made public through Secretary
Langley Of the Smithsonian Institution, is
in part as follows:
THE Cheyenne sun dance referred TO was
not paid for by me in whole or in part,
and was merely the regular annual tribal
ceremonial, common to most OF the plains
tribes and enacted on various Western res
ervations every year. Ihavo seen the dance
four times on the Cheyenne reservation
within the past ten years, each dance bein 6
with the full knowledge and sanction OF the
agent in charge, az appears liz the pub
Of Indian Affairs. The three superintend-
ents OF the present Cheyenne jurisdiction
were all present at one time or another
during the progress Of the particular dance
now In question, as was also the agency
missionary during the whole encampment,
together with several Indian police to keep
order.
"No dancer was strung UP with cords
in the dance, as has been represented.
OF the thirty nine men who entered the
dance one was anxious to undergo this
peculiar form Of torture in accordance with
vow Of sacrifice. A public council Of
the chiefs was held, and was invited to
attend for the purpose Of presenting my
opinion on the subject. strongly ad.
self-torture and liberation, and they
promised that my advice would be taken.
i learned afterward, however, that on
the last night Of the dance the man re-
ferred to had two Sits made In his breast
with a knife, each cut being about half an
inch in length l was not present, and
did not know Of 1t until the next day.
Il am not studying the Cheyenne sun
dance, and therefore took no special In
terest in the ceremony, and was probably
present less than two hours at the cere-
mony proper, which lasted four days.
was giving attention to my legitimate
official work-the preparation Of shield
and tipi models and drawings for the Lou
isiana Purchase Exposition.
-In regard to the charge that hired, or
in any way instigated, an Indian to drag
buffalo skull by means OF cords passed
over skewers fixed in his shoulders, ! will
say that did not suggest it and did not know
that II was to be done. l was not present
when the man started, being In my tipi
at a considerable distance away when
called by the owner of the tipi. went
QUAR- ~ xuhero the man wna WALKING raDillV
around the camp circle and made several
kodak shots. Mr.. Seger. the superintend-
ent. who is said to have made the charges
against me, joined the party. conversing
and looking on. but made no attempt at
interference at any time