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The Washington times., 1907-11-17
Poor One for Worm.

Some guy spit cat what he no doubt
thought was a sesnsillatipg idea when
he handed Us the dope that '-the early
bird catches the worm" Now, the
lesson which he meant to shove into
our coming tower was ali right. His
intentions were good, bat there g. an
other bunch of dope which tells US OF
a certain sweat shop that is paved
With good intentions.
The trouble with the guy who ripped
of that spaSm about the early bird
VAS that he didn't look az the stunt
from the worms point Of view. He
handed OFT q good lesson to the bird.
all right. but a blamed poor one 10 the
worm. You can gamble that any old
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"A Bird in the Hand
Is Worth Too in the
Bush Only TO a
"Bum'' Hunter

lamps on that little literary stunt
would soon get the dope altering
through bis think tank that he'd bet
ter hug the hay in the morning to
keep from butting into the early bird.
1 believe Il was Emerson who hand
ed out that dope that all mankind
loves a lover" Now, I'm not butting
into the anvil chorus and dishing up
a knock against Emerson, as from ali
accounts ne was a pretty decent sort
Of a guy. and he could certainly rip
on the literary CAB a few. But say.
kid. we're you ever planted behind
potted palm In the conservatory. with
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making a good profit swapping q bird
in the hand for two in the bush
That old dope is a losing tip. kid,
and don't you play It unless the bird
vou happen TO have IN tho hand is
an ostrich But you'n find that you've
got TO bag a laundering lot OF smaller
birds before you can scare up an
ostrich. and if you stop when you
bring down your first pee-weet you'll
have a blamed skimp dinner
Another cid, time-honored stunt Is
The dope that "a rolling stone gathers
The Washington times., 1907-11-17

actual voyage-the crossing OF the
Atlantic. The grapnel caught at
p. m precisely; and thus the whole
voyage was completed. in seventy-five
hours or rather less. counting from
shore to shore. No serious accident
occurred. No real danger was at any
time apprehended. The balloon was
exhausted and secured without tToubls
and w4,er the MS. from which this
naIrative is compiled was dispatched
from Charleston. the party was still
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or hve days (these gales often last
longer) and the voyager win be easily
borne, in that period, from coast to
coast. In view Of such a gale the
broad Atlantic becomes a mere lake.
/ am more struck. just now, with the
supreme silence which reigns in the
sea beneath US. notwithstanding its
agitation. than with any other phe-
nomenon presenting itself. The waters
give up no voice to the heavens. The
immense flaming ocean writhes and
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shown by slde-splitting hilarity.
And let me tell you that it is the
same with any literary stunt, from
jokes all the way down through
the batting order to death notices.
The newborn are always a blamed
sight better than the aged.
think if Doc. OSler had pulled
off that chlorOform idea of his in
regard to literature he would have
made blamed sight bigger hit.
It's all very nice for a guy TO work
his block off pulling off some liter
ary stunt which will live long after
he IS gone. but you can take my tip
The Washington times., 1907-11-17

AZ Fort Moultrie Their further fntsn-
tions were not ascertained. but We
can safely promise our readers sOme
additional Information either Monday
or In the course OF the next day. at
the fIrthest.
This Unquestionably the most stu
psndOus. the most interesting and the
most important undertaking ever ac-
complished by man. What lnagnif-
cent events may ensue. it would be-
useless to think OF determining
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By MRS. JOHN A. LOGAN.

MONG the many theories as to
" what are the conditions Of thu
~ future state of man. one has
been advanced which, If cor
rect, should warn us against too much
groveling after the flesh pots-it is to
the effect that whatever we do in this
world we shall continue to do in the
next.
II we are not to get away from
things Of the earth earthly, there could
..5s be the same inspiration 10 try to
reach that heavenly place, where
most people believe there is nothing
bat bliss and an atmosphere of divine
evermoTe.
There is an Unsuitable longing in
every human heart for something
above. and brighter than the most
propldous surroundings in this world.
As there is never absolute perfection
In our environment, there is always
something lacking TO make US per-
tectIy happy We are taught that in
aea' er no III can ever enter. and that
we ran sing Gods praises through
all a. nifty
We 'ove TO think that after the
EOVemher II 1907
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tie up to this "birS in the hand IS
worth two IN the bush dope are
usually the dubs who are plugging
along down in the cellar, while the
guy who is up on the Brussels carpet.
pushing the buzzer. took chance
and went after the two in the bush
No, kid, you can take my tip thar
a bird in the hand IS worth two IN
the bush only 10 bum hunter, and
il you've got the goods and can shoot
straight you'll do blamed sight bet
ter TO pass up the bird in the hand
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your ears cooked up. while some dub
ripped of yards CT slush and handed
il out te a dainty specimen OF why
men leave homer II you were ever
there, did you feel any overPowering
thrills OF love for the guy who was
stopping o-sr? Not so that you could
notice. 1 guess. Pi gamble that about
the most OverpOwering thrill that per
meated your system was m intense
desire 10 splash that lovers upper
works against the ranparts Of the
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flower shed. Isn't IT the truth, kidT
And chen look at the dope that's
been pumped into the world 10 show
US why we ought to keep our mug
closed. The Hteray bunch hands Us
such maxins as ''stIIl water runs
deep" 'an empty wagon rattles loud
est" etc. IN order 10 button up our
mouthpieee. Nov. my bonehead knows
that still water doesn't run al all. II
soon gets stagnant and ful OF polly
WOgs and shippers.
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Mr.. Mason. nor Mr. Holland, nor 81.
Eveard Mr.. Osborne complained of
construction Of the ehest-but this
soon wore OF. We have flown at
great rate during thedav, and we
must be more than half vay across
the Atlantic. We have passed over
some twenty OF thirty vessels OF
various kinds. and all seem to be de-
hghtfully astonished. Crossing the
ocean in balloon is not so dlfhcult a
feat after all Omne ignotum pro
magnifieo. Mem: at 5000 feet eleva-
ton the sky appears nearly black.
and the stars are distinctly visible:
while the sea does not seem convex
tas one might Supposed, but absolutely
and most unequivocalIy concave.
ONT Ainsworth has not attempted to
account for this phenomenon, which
however. is quite susceptible OF expla-
nation line dropped from an eleva-
tion or z5.eo0 feet perpendicularly 20 the
surface OF the earth Cor seal would form
the perpendicular OF a right angled tri-
angle OF which the base would extend
from the right angle to the horizon, and
the hypothenuse from the horizon to the
balloon But the 5000 feet OF altitude
Is little or nothing in comparison with
the extent OF the prospect In other
words, the base and hypothenuse Of
the supposed triangle would be SO Iong
when compared with the perpendicular
that the two former may be regarded
as nearly parallel In this manner the
horizon Of ths aeronaut would appear
10 be on a level with the car. But as
the point Immediately beneath him
seems, and is, a. great distance below
him. it seems. Of course, also at a great
distance below the horizon. Hence the
Impression Of concavity; and this i'm
preston must remain until the eleva-
ton shall bear so great a proportion to
the extent Of prospect, and the apparent
pacallelism OF the base and hypothenuse
disappears-when the earth's real con-
yexity must become apparently
Monday, the Sth. CMr Mason's
MS.J This morning we had again some
little trouble with the rod Of the pro-
peller. which must be entirely rerlod-
eIed, fer fear OF serious aecident--T
mean the steel rods, not the vanes.
Tne latter could not be improved. =-ne
wind has been blowing steadily and
strongly ncm the northeast all day;
and so far fortune seems bent upon
fav0rins us. Just before day we were
all somewhat alarmed at some odd
aoises and conclusions in the balloon.
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some dub pulls off a stale and
hoary old joke and chucks it into
your face YOU are not in duty
bound to split your thorax with
mirth. Not by long shot. Re
spect for the aged IS best exhibited
in reverence, and reverence is never
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and rustic around through the under
the bush. Let me tell you. kid. that
there are a laundering lot OF wise
guys IN this world today who are
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no moss. The guy who pulled OF
that stunt had the goods al right as
far as facts are concerned. but he
either dished It up in the wrong place.
or the world has grabbed It at the
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Exc.

The frest is on the pumpkin
And exc the summer sduash,
And exc the watermelon,
And exc the julep sslosh;" -"
The frost is on hayfever-
The which no longer fCy es-
And eke the frost has rkib0shed
Abbreviatsd sleeves.
The Washington times., 1907-11-17
Some Old Ar5on1S and
Ancient Literary Junk
Prove 7hatOSlerIdea
WouldFH Them Best

that he will be blamed sight more
popular if he puts in his time pull
ing off stunts which will enable
him to live while he is here.
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Continued from Page seven.)

grant that we succeed 1 ask not
success for mere safety TO my insig-
nificant person. but for the sake of
human knowledge and-for the vast
ness OF the triumph. And yet the feat
Is only 50 evidently feasible that the
sole wonder is why men have scrupled
TO attempt it before. One single gale
such as befriends us-let such a temp
est whirl forward a balloon for four
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ESPECT for the aged is
a mighty nice thing to
look at. But at the
same time. kid. when
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PAGE Eleven
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-07-31
Yuma County Schools.

Judge ]. H, Godfrey has made his annual report as public school superin- tendent to the territorial superintend- ent. This report shows the excellent work done by the schools of Yuma county during the year 1907. There are fifteen schools in the county end three school libraries. The salaries paid for the year amounted to Sl6, ,253. and of that amount s8,055 was paid to teachers of Yuma district. or the total school census of l00j Yuma district had an enrolment of 5i0, and of the total average daily attendance of G65 Yuma district had 338. The county owns ST, ,575 worth of property and of this amount 1000 belongs to the Yuma district. The total expenses for the county schools in 1907 was $2l, ,06s.05, and l2,49l.71 was spent in the Yuma district. Only two coored pupils are reported and they reside in Yuma.
 A letter accompanying the report tells of the plans for the new school house and imparts other information of interest.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-07-31
Motor Cars for Railroad Traffic.

A recent trial on one of our largest railroads demonstrated that a motor car carrying forty-eisht passengers can be run 709 miles in twelve hours with out stopping its engine, and which is better than any steam car record. It is believed by many that Lhe day for motor cars for local and suburban traf- fc is now here Do you know th 1t there is better record Of cures Of stomach, liver and kidney ills back of HcStetter's Stomach Bitters than any other and fair trial will demonstrate beyond all doubt that it always cures poor appetite, belchlrg, bloating. dys@ pepsia, indigestion, costiveness, SOFT risings, headache, cramps, diarrhoea, female ills or malaria. Start taking the Bitters today and see how quickly your various ailments will disappear. Your druggist will supply you with the genuine.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-07-31

4 petition is in circulation was pre- sented to the cnupcil to pass an ordi- naEcs declaring what is known as Rin- con alley 10 be the red light district. They argae that this place can be well looked to by the police and that it has answered the purpose for the last forty years without offense to the public.
 A. A. Polhamus, son of Capt. Isaac POlhamus, has resigned as city ticket agent of tie Southern Pacific Company in Los Angeles to accept position as travelling passenger agent with the Canadian Pacific. He had been with the $. r. sixteen years, and only makes the change to have more outdoor life, in the interest of his health.
 Attorney Wupperman did not have to remain at San Diego ss long as he expected. He went 10 be treated by an osteopath, but that gentleman sad that only one treatment would be nec- essary. He claimed that Mr. Wupper- mans toe was out of joint, and be gave it a yank and said it was in place.
 Maricepa county is paying out con- siderable money for iaclrabbit boun- ties. In the month of July up to the 27th the ears of T,2j3 rabbits had been paid for and the county was out $362.65. When they run out of jackrabbits Yuma county can loan them seed supply.
 Mrs. T. A. Jordon of the valley has been called to San Diego by the illness of her adopted daughter, Miss DicI1er- son. As this is the second time she has been absent from home in 45 years her husband naturally fees trifTe home sick.
 A chicken was matched in refriger- ator atthe Lower Heading. All pre- yious stories of heat are thus anti Quated.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-07-31

John Rimpau and daughter have gone to Los Angeles and Anahefm to visit relatives and friends.
 L. r.. Farnsworth of Imperial and George ". Thing wert to Potholes Saturday in the interest of Imperial, which is making hard fight to land the county seat.
 Mrs. E. c. Feggett has been spend ing several days with her parents. Mir. and Mrs. G. ". Scbutz, in the valley.
 Mrs. Mike Levy was quite ill the lat- ter part of last week. She is spending She summer at Santa Monica.
 4. Y. Greer has purchased the store of John Ghiotto at Third and Main streets and is continuing the business there.
 "Tbe Whispering Kid," eolored boot black with d stand at the Old Plantation, WAS fined S10 by Justice Redondo on a charge Of stealing 3 pair Of shoes.
 An American girl by the name of Linda Williams was arrested at Kofa and brought here for exhibiting pis- tol in a threatening manner.
 The government oD Monday paid for the farmers pumping plant. They got SG000 for it.
 John Ffshbaugh is recovering fron 8 nervous collapse extending over a per iod of several weeks.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-07-31

Ranger F. s. Wheeler went to Silver Bell Tuesday to attend the inquest con. ducted by the justice of the peace there over the remains of James Ker- rick and Lee Bentley, two horse rus stjers shot and killed by Wheeler and Johnny Cameron when resisting arrest. No coroner could be secured to hold ar inquest the day of the killing, as the tragedy seemed to be in nobody's dis tr;ct.
 The Southern Pacific Company is planning to rebuild seven miles of its rcadbed west of Yuma from the river bridge through the reservation. The object is to lower the grade and get away from the river, which is encroach- ing on the right cf way. A survey for the change was made some time ago. The Indians will be paid for the land thus taken up by the railroad company.
 Francisco Amavisca, Felipe Ama- visca and Iiamon Mazon have returned from Kofa, where they did some loca- tiOn and assessment work on q property in which Henry Levy and 4. L. Yer dugo are interested with the Amavisca brotlterS.
 The famous old Yulture mine is to be operated again. In times past this property has produced reore than s15,- OG0, ,000. George E. Sanders is presi- dent of the new company which is to work it.
 The Good TempIars of Yuma went for a jolly straw ride last Thursday night and made terrible assault upon the experimental farms melon patch. Tobe Crane drove them.
 Tobe Lacy is in trouble again. He was released from the pen few weeks ago after doing two years for cattle stealing and he is HOW in jail at SofoS meaYille charged .ish b9Tse rRstling,
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Long Live the King !

is the popular cry throus bout European countries; while in America the cry of the present day is "Long live Dr. Kimg's New Discovery, king of throat and lung remedieS!" of which Mrs. Julia Ryder Paine, Truro, Mass, says: "Ft never fails to give immediate relief and to quickly cure cough or cold" Mrs. Paine's opinion is shared by maiority of the inhabitants of this country. New Discovery cures weak lungs and sore threats after all other remedies have failed; and for coughs and colds it's the only sure cure. Guaranteed by all druggists. 50c and Sl00. Trial bottle free
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-07-31

J. T. Clayton, s. P. agent at Yuma, wss here Saturday on his way from the southeastern part of Arizona to San Francisco, where he will spend his yaca- tion in company with bis wife and daughter.
 "Alother" Jones, who made herself famous by her street corner speeches during the big coal strike in PennsyIs vania, has gone to Clifton to encourage the smelter strikers.
 George A. Carter passed through here Monday on the way from his ranch in yayspai county to Imperial with e load of cattle. He used to be cashier of the Imperial bank.
 The Yuma aerie of eagles expect to take in twenty new members within the next two weeks. They will then have 8 total membership of 130.
 Fred Humphrey has been sent here from Benson to fill the position ofpight yardmaster. He is accompanied by bis young wife.
 Tong Lock, a Chinaman who has been waiting deportation in the YumR Jail, was taken 10 Frisco Tuesday.
 Charles Stabnke, the gas manager, has returned from brief trip to his home at San Bernardino.
 C. H. Utting, district court clerk, is back from two weeks vacation at ths coast
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-07-31
Mike Levy has joined his wife on the

Mike Levy has joined his wife on the coast.
 l Louis Levy has returned from the coast.
 | Mrs. 4. L. Yerdugo is spending sey' efaI weeks cn the coast. l Mrs. A. M. Foster and daughter Irene, have been to Silver Bell for q visit.
 bIy. and Mrs, L. J. Bergman have moved to the city from their home in West Yuma.
 C. Ben Wilde visited his wife at the coast few days last week.
 Tom Hind, who has been with the California Development Company. has taken service in Mexico with the Ran- do!ph roads. He is civil engineer of great ability.
 The furniture for the new s0athern Pacific club house has arrived. More men have asked for rooms than the building can accommodate.
 Charles Ingalls,, son of Surveyor General and Mrs. Ingalls,, and formerly 8 guard on the bill, Is said to be sert- ously i'll at Phoenix.
 Adam Ludy has been brought from Pasadena by his SOD, Jacob Ludy, and is feeling mach better in Yuma.
 Mrs. A. T. Pancrazi and Miss Stella have gone to the coast.
 H. H. Griswold has been transferred from Lower Heading to Calexico. He has been made purchasing agent.
 A fine brood mare owned by A. F. White died last Thursday night. She weighed Ieeo pounds.
 ". A. Linfesty was down from Kofs the latter part of last week.
 ". H. Elliott, county surveyor, is back from the northern portion of Yuma county, where he found much life in the mining industry.
 Elmer Maybew has bought twenty acres of valley land from ". E. Lynch for which he paid $lG0 an acre.
 Miss Lillian Marshall and her moth- CT have gone to the coast. Capt. Frazer has gone to Los Angel es to join his niece, Miss Smith.
 Miss Gertrude Bose gave q pleasant party at her valley home last Friday evening.
 William Baker came down from Pot holes to accompany the militia to Pres colt.
 Mrs. P. B. Hodges and daughters, Bell and Agnes, have joined MT. Hodges at the dam.
 The Redbird company has filed some new mining locations.
 Dr. H. V. Clymer has returned from Los Angeles, where he went to take a hospital patient.
 Francis l.. Sellew spent several days this week at San Diego visiting with his family.
 John Ghiotto and family will leave in ten days for San Diego, where they will | make their future home.
 Dr. J. F. Teufert, the dentist, will go 10 the Grand Canyon August to stay | two weeks pracLicing his profession.
 John Fishbaugh is suffering from a :ollapge due to the heat,
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-07-31
Yuma city and valley real estate was

Yuma city and valley real estate was actiye Tuesday, when several transfers were made. Iobn Noble bought fifteen GcPes frota L. r. FaisGn fer S1CGo; the Yuma Title Abstract Company sold to Joseph Todd ten acres for Sl!00; the YnmR Waser and Light Company sold 50 hGbert !. Marten lot II, block IS, for $la8; ard E. D. Marshall lots snd z, block ,, for s80o; ". Il. shcrey sold to Charles Wiilweb5er lot l3, block I4S, for $500.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-07-31
No Bids Submitted.

No bids were received on Monday for the construction of the school house, the general belief among contractors being that the style of building called for in ;he plans and specifications over reached the funds available for that purpose. If possible without changing the ground plans, the board will en- deayer by scme slight alterations in the plans to bring the cost of the build ing within the prescribed limit, and will readyertise for bids.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-07-31
Bad Eurn Quickly Healed.

"I am so delighted with what Cham- berlain's Salve has done for me that l feel bound to write and tell you go, !" says Mrs. Iiobert Mytton, 457 John St., Hamilton, Ontario. My little daugh- ter, had a bad burn on her knee. ap- piled Chamberlain's Salve and ithealed beautifully" This saIve ailays allays the pain of burn almost instantly. It is for sale at the Ketcherside drug stOra
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-07-31

Carl Jacobson, a German break beam tourist, arrived in the city Saturday as noon and went to sleep in the grass in the Southern Pacific hotel yard. The hose was being used to water the grass and plants in the yard at the time and soon the sleeping tramp was partly sub- merged. City Marshal Anderson hail. ed him and towed him to port of safety at the jail
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-07-31
A Wonderfa! Happening.

Port Byron, N. Y.. has witnessed one of the most remarkable cases of healing ever recorded. Amos r. King of that place says. "Bucklen's Arpica Salve cured a sore on my leg with which I had suffered over 80 years. I am now 85." Guaranteed to cure all sores. By all druggists. 25c.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-07-31

James Lewis; young mgn from Tue son, where he says he has tended bar for eighteen months, was in trouble last Friday. He and two companions, who were also late Yuma arrivals, were having some fun with trio Of Indians. Everything was agreeable until an at- tempt was made to cut off g Cocopah's hair with pocketknife. The Indian rebelled, and Deputy Sheriff Kinney arrested Lewis and placed him in jail, where he stayed until Saturday morn- ing, when he plead guilty and was fined twenty dollars.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-07-31
llAtIOh

Arriving from Santa Barbara to ap- praise the land of the Yuma Indians to be used by the railroad company in changing the present line through the reservation, Engineer L. II. Long stat cd that the new grade would be one. half of one per cent less than formerly so that 20 helper would be needed ia the future to take frcights from Yuma 10 Knob. the grade will thea be the same from here to Knob G5 1t IS from Imperial to indio.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-07-31

Afidavits Of labor have been filed by the White Eagle Mining Company in the Empire Flat country and by the Carnation company, which also is oper- ating in the Seneca district. J. Iiou- ten, Empire Flat, has also made afiida- vit of assessment work on the Red Eagle claim ard on the BelcheP group.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-07-31
Of for the Eucanpment.

Capt, H. H, Donkersley and fifty men of Go. H, of the Arizona National Guards, left Monday nightSat I0;l0 o'clock for Camp Brodie to attend The encHmpmert, which is to last ten days, They went with heavy marching equip ment und expect to have big time.