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Arizona sentinel., 1917-04-12
YUMA PROJECT, T,ARIZONACALFORNlA,S SECOND UNIT
 YUMA VALLEY UNrT-PUBLIC NOTICE
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Der l Ot each calendar year tneTeaIteT
 7. Increased construction charge in certain cases- In all cases where water-ght application for lands in pri vate ownership for lands under entries subject reclamation law shall be made within year from the date of this noce the construction charge for such land shall be increased five per centum each year until such plication is made and an initial instament is paid.
 S. Advance payment of construction charge permis- sable-Any waterght applicant entryman may ii he sol elects pay the whole any part of the construction charge owing by him within any shorter period than that provided by the public notices and orders applicable to his land
 g. Operation and maintenance charge.-For the year le7 the operation and maintenance charge under this mo- flee shall apply only to the rrgab lands described in Sec ton hereof not covered by valid waterenta contract at the date hereof for the year 1918 and thereafter Salo charge shall apply to all of the rgbe lands described in Section of this notice The minimum operation and main tenance charge for the year 1917 and thereafter until fur her noce shall be $5O per rrgabe acre. whether water is used thereon or not which will entite the applicant to two acre-eet of water Additional quantities will be fur nshed for 5 cents per acre foot All such charges will be due and payable annually March following the rriga ton
 TO- Place and manner of payment of water charges All water charges be paid the office of the Recama ton Service Yuma Arizona in currency by New York draft money order payable to Special Fiscal Agent U S Reclamation Service.
 H. Exclusion of lands by action of Colorado River Every waterrght application shall contain the following provision:
 The applicant hereby releases the United States from any and all claims for loss damage account of CD the exclusion of said lands any part thereof from the rrg able lands of said project 2 the failure supply water for the irrigation of any part of the land herenbeore de- scbed when such exclusion failure due to a the de- strucon by flood erosion encroachment other action of the Colorado River of the evees erected by the Recama Service along the banks of said river b change he location of said evees when such change consider ed necessary by the proper officials of the United States prevent the destruction of said evees from the said Lands excluded shall be relieved from payment of all nstmens of construction and of operation and main charges which otherwise would thereafter come due from the lands so excluded.
 12 Termination of water-rental cOntracts-Al water rental contracts for lands covered by this public notce in effect date of this noce will remain in force until the end of the irrigation of 1917 and notice hereby given that all such contracts will terminate December 3 l9l7 Water will be furnished after December 31 o7I only to lands for which waterrght application has been made hereunder.
 ALEXANDER VOGELSANG
 First Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
Arizona sentinel., 1917-04-12
San BernardinO Meridian T. l6 S., R. 21 E.
 T. 16 S., R. g E.

approved by the Secretary of the Interior on January 5 l9l7 and file in the office of the Project Manager Uni ted States Reclamation Service Yuma Arizona and in the local land office at Phoenix, Arizona.
 3. Limit of area for which water right may be curedThe limit of per entry representing the which, the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior may be reasonably required for the support of family upon such lands fixed the shown upon the pas for the several farm units The maximum limit of area for which water right application may be made for lands in private ownership shall be 16O of rgabe land for each land 
 4. Application for water rights-Al water-right ap- pcatons be made the Project Manager U S. Rec amation Service Yuma Arizona upon forms provided for that purpose and may be made after the date of this notice
 5. Classes of charges for water-rights-The water right charges of two kinds to witt a charge against each rrgabe the of construction of the irrigation system called the construction charge and b An annual charge against each rgable the cost of operation and maintenance of the system called the operation and maintenance charge.
 6. Construction charge-The construction charge for said unit shall be per gable land payable follows:
 (a) For lands that prior to August 3 1914 sub eced by contract otherwise the provisions of the Rec amaton Law said construction charge shall be paid in ten equal annual inStalmens the first of which shall be paid at the time of filing waterght application and subsequent nstalments shall be due and payable December of each year thereafter provided however that if waerrgh ap pcation subject the provisions of said Reclamation Ex tension Act acceptance of the provisions of said Ac be filed within six months from the date of this notice said construction charge shall be payable twenty install men the first of which shall become due and payable December l. following the date of waer-rgh application and subsequent inStallments December of each year thereafter in which the first four installmen shall each be two centum the next two nstamens each four per cenum and the next fourteen each per of the total construction charge.
 (b) For the remaining lands initial payment of five per centum of the construction charge shall be made the time of filing water right application and the remainder Of the construction charge shall be paid fifteen annual nstalments the first five of which shall each be five per cenum and the remainder each per of the tai construction charge The first of said fifteen annual staments shall become due and payable December of the fifth calendar year after the initial instament and subse quen nstaments shall become due and payable on Dece-
Arizona sentinel., 1917-04-12
Washington, April, 6, 1917.

Washington, April, 6, 1917. l. In pursuance of Section of the Reclamation Act of June IT, 1902 (32 Stat, 388 and of acts amendaory thereof and supplemental thereto and particularly the Rec lamaton Extension Act of August 13 1914 3S Stat ooo public notice for the Second Unit of the Yuma Project Ar- zonaCalifornia is hereby issued, as follows: 2 Lands for which water will be furnished-Upon proper waterght application being made therefor water will be furnished under said project in the irrigation sea- son of 1917 and thereafter for the rgabe lands of the Second Unit shown the following farmunit plats tex septng however, all unentered public land), viz.: Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian
 T. 8S. R. g w.
 T. oS, R. w.
 T. 8S., R. "A w.
 T. oS. R. 4W.
 T.1OS. R. PAW.
 Tl1S. R. w.
 T.1OS. R. 25W.
 TITS, R. w.
 San BernardnO Meridian
 T. 16 S, R. 21 E.
 T. 16 S., R. p E.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-24
The Value of Birds,

Without birds successful agriculture
would become impossible and the de-
struction of the greater part Of all veg
citation would take place. New York
state now pays an annual insect tax of
$1O,0O0,OO0, and birds are the chief
agents in keeping this tax from in
creasing yearly. AS consumers of weed
seed single species, the tree sparrow,
is estimated to consume about 900 tons
in New York state each year The raw
ages of field mice and other rodents
are kept in check by hawks and owls,
and the farmer upon whose land
hawk or owl stays is saved upon an
average $50 year by each owl or
hawk The damage done by some few
species of birds to growing crops is
more than offset by the benefits of
THERE work in destroying insects, TO-
dents and weed seeds.-New York Sun.
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The Sea of Space.

The mind cannot comprehend what
is meant by the four little words in the
expression "the sea of space" If the
volume of "space" included within our
solar system-which is perhaps but n
single train of planets among hundreds
of millions of d similar kind-were oc-
cupied by one single globe 5,GOO,OOOOOO
miles In diameter it would be but as a
feather in the marvellous spread of ''va-
cancy" surrounding it. In fact, it has
been calculated that in the space occu-
pied by our solar system 300, 100000
100000 globes OF the size of our earth
could revolve, each at distance of
100000 miles from the other, and the
whole business would be nothing, for
there is no wall to the treasure vault
of heaven.-EXchange.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-24

In planning meat for boiling rcmcm-
bcr that the thinner the piece of meat
the greater will be the loss of taste
and juices.
Articles to he dyed should first be
washed SO they win be free from drt.
Lettuce and cabbage can he quickly
shredded with the scissors
Brass bcdStcuds will keep IN much
better condition if they are OCCASION
ally rubbed with sweet oil and then
wiped aud polished
The great secret of frying is TO have
plenty Of fat and have it hot, so the
food cooks ON the inside without alb
sorbing any OF the fat.
Snlt dissolved in alcohol will often
remove grease spots from clothing.
10 brighten carpets wipe them with
warm water 10 which have been added
n fow drops of ammonia.
TO wash scorched goods boil them In
a mixture of one pHrt soap and one
teQcupful Of turpcntine in II gallon OF
milk.
To clean halrbrushcs take cupful
of cornmcnl and MI the brush, rubbing
gently With the hand. As it absorbs
tile grease ana dirt, shake it out and
usc fresh meal tin the brush ia cleaned
thoroughly This is better than am-
monia, ns there is no water 10 inJure
or iooScn the back Of the brush.
change.
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"No; 1 don't refer to Melis. But

"No; / don't refer to Melis. But I
won't give you any more guesses."
Seems to me that's kind o mean"
"Ill tell you what I'll do. Come in
to our house Sunday night and I'll give
you the first letter of her first name"
i made the call on Sunday evenin
and found all the family except Gym
thia gone to church. There was a fire
burnin' on the hearth, and the brass
andirons shone beautiful. Cynthia had
some apples and cider on the table
waitin', and altogether everything look
ed mighty fine. Somehow l could new
er make my livin room look like that,
and / told her so. She said men
couldn't do such things; only women
could.
Cynthia made me feel Mt home and
/ forgot all about asliin her the letter
she was goin' to tell me, and | went
away without it. / met her on the
road the next day, and l said:
what was the letter you was goin'
to tell me? l clean forgot it,"
you'll have to come for it next Sun
day" she said as she hurried on.
went the next Sunday night, and
the first thing | did was to ask for
that letter before | forgot it. Cynthia
said she'd tell me just before l went
home only | was to remind her of it.
The family was mostly Mt home this
time, and cynthia took me into little
by room Off the dinin' room. There
vas only one easy chair in it. Gym
tha set herself down in that and left
me chair with wooden seat. To-
ward 10 o'clock got so tired couldn't
stand 1t any longer. / got up and walk
ed about to rest myself, and Cynthia
moved aside, and, seem she didn't in
tend to be mean about it, l sat down
beside her.
Would you believe it? I went away
without thiniin' to remind her of the
first letter of the girls name who
would like to marry me! l met her in
few days in the store ana asked her
for it, but she said I'd have to try 1t
again and If | didn't remember this
time she wouldn't tell me at all.
| went round the third time to get
that letter and found not only the fam
lily at home, but lot o. friends there.
So Cynthia had to take me to a closet
where they kept old books and magar
zines, and we set ON the pile with our
legs stickin' out into the hall. The
closet was narrower than the easy
/ chair we'd set in the second night l
was there, and there want no room
/ for my arm, so l had to put it around
her. We set there that away from 7
! till 10 o'clock.
by cracky," / said jest as I was
a-goin' away, "lf l didn't pretty nigh
forgit ag'in to ask for that letter!
Cynthia larfed and said that the first
letter l had missed by not askin' for
it at my first call and the second I'd
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-24

WOOING
By PAULINE D. EDWARDS

When mother died and left me the
farm | found it mighty hard to run
the housewOrk.
One eveun' WHEN I'd watercd the
horses and MIXED the cows and done
all the other chores we farmers have
to do | went into the house and got
my supper. BY the time I'd washed
the dishes | was dead tired and, set
tin down in front of the fire, got to
.hinkm' what n lot o work l had to do
that was usually done by women.
could stand it all till 1t came TO wash
in dishes, and that l always hated.
There came n rap at the door, and
Cynthia Jones came in TO ask me IL |
wouldn't lend her mother II quart of
milk The JOneses have the next farm
to mine. There's one boy and five
girls. I've often wondered what Farm
er Jonesll do with all his girls. There's
only one livin' at the farm, and that'll
go to the boy. | went to the spring
house and got Cynthia the milk, and
as handed it to her she said:
you're very comfortable here, Mr.
Crabb, amt you"
"Well, yes" I answered. I'm COM
Portable enough"
Don't you ever git lonesome livin'
all alone"
mo. don't git lonesome at all.
. You see, by the time git the dishes
|, washed it's perty nigh bedtime
|. "Do you, like dishwashin'? Most
men don't"
II hate It,"
"Why don't you git woman to do
1t for you?"
81 don't know anybody that would
like to hire out for that purpose"
you might marry some one. She
could do all the woman's work-tho
sweepin', the cookin', the milkin and
all" N'-
IT don't know any one that would
marry me-"
"You don't mean It! Why, there's
lots o nice girls would be glad of the
position. / know a girl that would mar
ry you and make you n good wife,"
"Who's that"
"Why, Mr.. Crabb, you wouldn't have
me tell you! she wouldn't thank me
for doin' so. If she did 1t would be
immodest of her."
SIS it Susan Park"
"No" ,,
"It amt Mells Billings. is III"
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Personal Responsibility.

There is such thing as personal re-
sponsibility which cannot be delegated
to another In the navy, for example,
we dock ships, and the docking officer
Is held personally responsible. Dis
bursting officers in the navy are per-
sonally responsible for every payment
made not only by themselves, but by
their assistants. They cannot delegate
for the petty cash.-F. G. Coburn in
Industrial Management.
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TITLES OF THE ROMANOFFS.
Alexander III. Was Proud to Be Called
the Peasant Emperor.

The late czar of Russia is now known
as Nicholas Romanofi in the great land
over which he held autocratic sway. 1t
is not the title by which he expected to
go down to posterity.
NJ. de BlOwitz. the famous correspond
ent of the London Times at Paris, was
responsible for putting on record
story regarding Alexander ILL.,, the fa-
ther of Nicholas, which is worth recall
ing in this connection. The czar and
his courtiers had been discussing by
what added title he should be known in
history. His father had been called
Alexander the Iiberator and AleXan-
der the Martyr. What should the son
be called? alexander the Just" sug-
gested one. "Oh, no." replied the czar.
II am and shall remain the peasant
emperor SO some of my nobility have
styled me in derision, scotling ut my
affection for the moujik. But l accept
the title as an honor. l have tried to
procure for the humble the means Of
livelihood and this, think, Is the best
and only means of keeping the world
going. My greatest ambition
is to deserve to bear to the last the
title of the peasant emperor"
Little could Alexander III. have
thought that the world was so near the
time when his son would run the
chance of becoming the last of the en-
perors Of Russia."-Dundee Advertiser.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-24
WARNING AUTOISTS
New York State Is Reducing
Number OF Accidents.
APPEAL FOR "SAFETY FIRST"

Circular Impresses Upon Reader That
Il Is Far Better to "Stop, Look and
Listen" When Approaching Grade
Crossings Than to Take a Chance
Which May Cost Life.
Albany, n. Y.-There isn't n better
safety first" device in the entire world
than the careful automobile driver,
according to Francis NJ. Hugo, secre-
tary of state, whose Office Is co-operat-
ing with the steam and electric lines
of this state in Il campaign to lessen
the number of grade crossing accidents
which reached appalling numbers last
year. BY means of Il small folder in
closed with every registration card
Mr.. Hugo has succeeded in reaching
close to $4,000 automObilists since last
January. The folder is of Il type that
impresses upon the reader that it is
far better to stop, look and listen"
when approaching some grade crossing
than to take chance which may gain
moment or two, but which may cost
a life. The observance Of the three
words OF caution now rests almost en-
tirely with the motorists, who are tray-
cling the highways of this state in
greater numbers than ever before.
you can keep on drumming safety
first stuff into the ears of some per-
sons for the term of their natural
9ives,' said Secretary Hugo, but | be-
lieye that the campaigns Of education
are having their effect today, and even
should the number of grade crossing
accidents loom up TO as great proper
tions as last year headway will never
theless have been made when it is re-
membered that there has been Il 3G per
cent increase In the number of motor
vehicles in this state so far this year"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-24

Your pot lids win always have their
proper place II You win take yard
or 80 of picture molding and two
lengths Of picture wirc and make lid
holder Nail the moldng ON the wall
near the stove and run the wire four
or five inches apart parallel with tho
moldmg.
Keep roll Of absorbent paper over
Tie sink, 1t Will be found useful for
other purposes besides drying your
snnds, such as wiping the grease from
lans, etc.
IL your kitchen IS large pur casters
" your table and move 1t nhout wher.
!Ger II Is most convenient.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-24
YOUNG GIRL STYLES.


y OInIS SNDObL ilO" W D'Soo toe'
Twelve year-oId.
This season the designers have Great
cd some very charming dresses for chill
dren: one of the most novel and pie
turcsquc was n party dress for girl
of twelve.
The dress was of apricot pink crepe
de chine, made with simple little bod
ice, open in the front with n wide box
plait which concealed the buttons be-
meath. The small fiat collar was of the
same material, and the cuffs were the
SAME width@as~ the. coll0fS gl,rhe skirt
was II plain gathered one, with II wide
hem.
Around the bottom Of the dress and
down the front on either side of the
box plait white wool was threaded
through the material in plain running
stitch ....-
The most novel feature was the wool
cdgng used as trimming. Around
the edge of the collar and cuffs, also ut
the top of the hem, an cdging was
crochctcd with white wool and then
with Il row Of china blue.
The box plait was ornamcntcd by
three large tight balls of china blue
wool, suspended by wool chains two
inches long.
At the belt line ccrdlilio affair was
used. 1t was composed of eight or ten
strands of the blue yarn, couchcd mt
intervals of thrcc-quartcrs Of an inch.
The color effect was charming, and
the dress was really beautiful.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-24

missed on my second call. So was
only entitled to the third letter, which
was IN" | didn't like that way o.
putin me off and went back and set
down ag'in to persuade her to tell me
the whole thing. She wouldn't, but
we had our heads perty nigh together,
and lock of her hair brushed my
cheek. l kissed her. Then | said |
didn't care rap for all the letters of
the other girls name. l wanted her
to come in and do tie woman's work
Oh ny farli f3r Ilo
And, laws, how we dill kick M our
heels at the weLdip'i
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-24
TABERNACLE DISAPPEARING.
Building Sold For Its Timber to the
Bronx Exposition.

New YOri.-Bily Sundays tahcr.
nacle n One Hundred and SiXty-cighth
street ana Broadway Is disappearing
1T took 100 carpenters and 100 laborers
nine weeks TO build it and cost the WI:
liam A. Sunday eyangclistic committee
5000 Nearly 100000 feet Of lum-
Der We're used.
Thomas G. Wallace, who built the
tabernacle, bought 1t ana the adjoining
building and IN turn sold them to the
Bronx International exposition. The
sum paid was not announced. The
plans for the Bronx exposition require
seventy-two exhibition buildings, in
the construction Of which the million
feet OF tabernacle timber win be used.
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Puzzled by Old Coin.

Philadelphia peculiar gold coin,
dated 1906 ana about the size Of five
dollar gold piece, has been received 10y
Receiving Teller Kcifcr at the sub
treasury. The gold in the coin Is near
ly red. II bears the head of the God
dess OF Liberty. 1t Is not the product
OF any government mint and must
have been coined by n private concern
The gold Is of higher grade and
weighs more than that OF the i've dol.
lar gold piecos now In circulation.