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Year: 1877

midsummer day-the air heavy and
sultry-the leaves of the trees, which
have hung heavy and motionless for
hours, beginning to rustic and tremble
the birds flying with shrill notes of
of warning to their nests-cattle wend-
ing their way homeward in search Of
shelter-the tall corn bending lightly
and gracefully toward the earth--a low
storm-murmur telling the bee and but
terfy to leave the honey feast and hide
the skies growing dark with threaten
ing clouds-tangled skeins of lightning
in the east-distant sounds of thunder
young woman, with pretty, fair hair,
small, feline mouth, and bright, shrewd,
green-blue eyes, writing at desk beside
the open window of handsome country
house, one sheet of paper closely covered
lies before her-she finishes a second
and third, glances over them, places
them in an envelope, reaches out her
hand for the one upon the desk !; pauses
moment to lean from the window and
watch the awful glory of the heavens
when, all its forces gathered, comes
the wind like a young hurricane
snatches the envelope from her grasp,
and bears it, with shrek of triumph,
far away.
Year: 1877

mot introduce you toeUncle MaluYe
until six months are 'pdst. I want lim
to believe that I have been thoroughly
devoted to him for the last two years,
ever since he took me from the convent
school where 1 became pupil-teacher
when my father died.


At the end of the six months, on my
twenty-frst birthday, he has half
promised to make over to me this house
and grounds aud all they contain, and
the probability of the half promise be-
coming whole one and being fulfilled
is very much stronger if he be kept in
happy ignorance of our love affair than
it would be if he even suspected my
years engagement to you. So you see,
my dear boy, it is all nonsense-romantic
nonsense your urging me to confess to
my uncle in hopes of Fastening our mar
riage.


1t would be consummate folly to run
such risk, for there's no telling what
these very good people will do when all
their lifelong preiudices receive sudden
shock.


Uncle Maurice finding that / had de.
ceived him might Danish me to the
obscurity from which he took me


Then we could never marry, for you
have but small income, scarcely suf
ficient to procure the comforts an(
luxuries absolutely necessary to mar
of society, and ] have nothing but love
for comfort and luxury commensurate,
with your own.


Be patient, trust to me and you
patience shall soon be rewarded. Ant
really, when one comes to consider, yol
have much less to complain of than
You have no disagreeable old uncle tC
find fault with you. For, as 1 have tolt
you before, Uncle Maurice, though
great favorite with most people, is ex
tremely disagreeable to me. We haven
taste, affecting in common, and were i
not for the benefit accruing, ] would no
remain beneath the same roof with hin
another week,
Year: 1877

The gentleman had Just finished read
ing these lines when down came the
rain in torrents, but he deliberately
folded the paper and placed it in his
pocket, buttoned his coat across his
breast, crushed his soft, broad -brimmed
hat over his eyes and turned about in q
different direction from that which led
to his home.


Through the rain, along the muddy
road, under the wet trees he plodded
until the tiniest of tiny white cottages
loomed in sight. A pretty little cottage
in q pleasant tree-shaded lane running
off from the highway until steep green
hill said "Thou shalt go no farther. -
In front, small neat garden where tall
sunfower and hollyhocks guarded the
pathway; Virginia creepers and honey
suckles climbed the front porch and ran
wildly over the gabled roof, and just
before the door row of many-eolored
four-o'clocks were opening their leaves
and hinging a delicate fragrance upon
the air.


The shower. which had been growing
! lighter and lighter, ceased entirely % be
Year: 1877

Instead Of asking the blessing on
sitting down at a table, family up
town have for years been following the
custom n repeating verses from the BIZ
bic, each person repeating one, COM
mencing with the head of the family.
A few days since young man in the
family brought up to dinner with him a
and was ready at all times to get in a
word Of merriment. When they sat
down at the table the young friend was
placed next to the head of the family,
who began 70 worship BY repeating
/" The love of money Is the root Of all
evil" The friend took II that the re-
mark was made TO him, and replied By,
\" Well, pass along the root A scnsa-
tion all around. - Exchanqe.
Year: 1877

At last the plans have been sent down for

 the new railroad bridge across the Colo

 rado. As we said few weeks ago it is to

 be straining beam truss thrown across piers formed on piles. There will be five spans of eighty feet each, seventy-four feet six inches in the clear, and a draw of ninety three and one half feet, making total length nearly 800 feet. Last Sunday a pile was driven to experiment and to make practical test on Hoods report of of the river bottom. A 5O-foot sawed stick, fourteen inches square, was driven into the river bed to depth of thirty feet, striking hard pan. The result was in exact accord ance with Hoods report and was extremely satisfactory. The depth is an unusual one for piles to be driven, but when attainable it ensures the safety and permanence of a bridge. The piers will be formed of groups of piles, driven at an angle slightly diverg- ing from the center. The piles are to be sawed cedar, fourteen inches square. Each pier will be protected around its base by brush mattresses and stone rip raps, and will stand about seventeen to eighteen feet above the water, at its present stage. Across them will be laid stringers eighty feet long, 14119X22 inches. At the edge of the Arizona bank will be placed pier of extra size and strength on which the draw will pivot and be swung by machinery; large place is now being graded on the bank, into which the draw is to swing when open. Some uncertainty has existed as to the exact location of the draw pier; until this point was settled, of course no work could be done on the bridge. Final instructions about it were received on Thursday, and active work on the California end of the bridge is ordered to begin next week. Arthur Brown, superintendent of bridges, was in favor of postponing work till the river falls and the weather gets cooler, but everything was ready and on hand and the chiefs are anxious to get their road over onto this side of the river, so the work goes right ahead. Two small bridges on the California side have kept the carpenters bnsy this week. Six to eight weeks is the time set for completing the bridge if no accidents occur. It can at any time, and at small expense be made into bridge for transit of wagons, simply by planklng It over, flush with the rails. In making foun- dations for the machinery of the draw, 1t may be necessary to wait for the river to fall somewhat.
Year: 1877

FIVE years ago freshets in the Gila rais-

 ed the water over the lower levels of Yuma and frightened property owners into throwing up embankments around their

 adobe buildings. The scare led to the construction of side walks, that nothing else would have given us A special Act was passed through the legislature giving this town authority to raise by taxation a sum of money large enough to erect a levee for keeping out water in the future. Before any steps to that end were taken, the excitement died away and nothing has since occurred to resurrect it. In 1862 Hooper & Hinton's store stood at the foot of Main street right where the railroad company has thrown up the embankment for their side track. The Gila rose and its waters flowed down through Main street and poured into the Colorado in torrent three to four feet deep; it came up to the very edge of Geo. F. Hooper's residence, which stood right where Barney's store is. Hinton's store was washed away. Now the railroad embankment has closed the outlet for freshets at the foot of Main street and, if their projected improvements are carried out, will soon close the only other outlet at the foot of Gila street. Another freshet like that of 1862 may occur at any time. The water from it will be confined in town and the damage it may do among adobe buildings needs no description. All this can be easily and cheaply prevented by taking the matter in time. The railroad company is doing and will do an immense amount of excavation for their road. They have offered to grade lots and deliver earth in town for similar purposes for the bare cost of extra time consumed in delivery, in most cases amounting to only few cents per cart load. By taking advantage of this offer levee can be erected from near the slaughter house to the point of Penitentiary Hill, that will effectually keep out the waters of the Gila, and at cost merely nominal. Excavations made out by the church will supply the material The side track will bar out the Colorado and Yuma will be safe Whether the protection is secured by contributions of property own- CTS or by general taxation matters but little; when the washout occurs, appeals then to our charity will cost as much money as will a moderate tax now to prevent it. The main thing is to take advantage of the railroad company's offer while their carts and Chinamen are here and excavation is going on. If property 1 owners will do nothing, then the village 1 government must.
Year: 1877

ON Tuesday night an attempt was made to rob the church. Monroy's boy was at the Priests house, and hearing suspicious whistles near the church, fired a shot or two into the air. The burglars ran for the sand hills and were plainly distinguished Deputy Sheriff Sherman and Constable Donaldson were promptly on the ground, but could do nothing. That night the thieves were supposed to be Indians, but their tracks next morning showed them to have been white men,
Year: 1877

THE cut along Madison Avenue will be finished by Thursday or Friday The grading force will then be put upon the spur track running from behind Balsz's house through the corral and warehouse of the C. S. N. Co. and along the river bank. After that there is still great deal of work for the Chinamen to do in grading for depots, shops, etc.
Year: 1877

OFTEN busted, but never ruptured. That picture of the Magnetic Elastic Truss was put in the SENTINEL last week upside down and attracted some attention; our ignor- ance. Parties who have worn them are loud in their praises of this variety of truss.
Year: 1877

FOUR hundred head of cattle arrived by rail last week, shipped by various parties -6ear Anaheim, California, and destined for points in the interior Owing to some negligence the engine ran short of fuel out on the desert and had to be relieved by the

 ,f the construction train sent out

 e river, The train arrived after

 nd the cattle were nearly famished

 CT. They have been recruited along

 er and are new in good condition for
Year: 1877

A WATER tank capable of holding thirty barrels of water was built on wheels this week at Quinlin & Donaldson's blacksmith shop. It is designed for hauling water from the Gila river out to Happy Camp, the new station out on the Maricopa desert.
Year: 1877

JOHN H. SALT was this week examined by commission of doctors and pronounc- ed subject for the asylum He was taken there this week and may recover his reason under proper treatment. His condition in the jail here was indeed pitiful Confined among malefactOrs in close, hot, noxious atmosphere, he was daily getting worse. leave the jail and go out on the street or about the court house. He was haunted by visions of men trying to kill him, and felt safe only inside the iail.
Year: 1877

During the intensely hot summer OF
1925, says a philosopher, l experienced
an attack of day mare. Immediately
after dining 1 threw myself on my back
upon a sofa and before 1 was aware was
seized with difficult respiration, extreme
dread, and utter incapability of motion
or speech. / could neither move nor cry,
while the breath came from my chest in
broken and suffocating paroxysms. Dur
ing all this time 1 was perfectly awake
1 saw the light glaring in at the win
dows in broad, sultry streams; l felt the
intense heat of the day prevailing my
frame, and heard distinctly the different
noises in the street, and even the ticking
of my own watch, which I had placed on
the cushion beside me. | had, at the
same time, the consciousness of flies
buzzing around, and settling with an
noying pertinacity upon my face. During
the whole fit, judgment was never for
momentsuspended. felt assured that
labored under a species Of incubus.
even endeavored to reason myself out
of the feeling of dread which filled my
mind, and longed with an insuferable
ardor for some one to open the door and
dissolve the spell which bound me in
its fetters. The fit did not continue
above five minutes; by degrG I recOv-
cred the use of speech and motion; and
as soon as they were so lar restored as t,
enable ME to call out and move my limbs
it wore insensibly away.-Fraso
1EonthIn.
Year: 1877

A Missouri farmer writes long and
earnest letter condemning the practice of
cutting wheat before it is ripe. With
some truth, he inculcates much error.
We have often urged farmers to teach
one another through the press; but it is
every way desirable that man should
not undertake to teach more than he
knows. The writer alluded to believes
that rust, smut, mildew, and other dis
eases of the wheat plant, come from har-
vesting wheat too soon, and thereby i'm
pairing vitality in the seed sown.


Every seed should be fully developed
before planting; but lack of moisture
at the roots of the growing and ripening
plant, even where suitable food is album
dant, may check the organization of
gluten, albumen, starch, oil, gum or su-
gar in the seeds of wheat or corn to a
degree that will ipjure them for produc-
ing new generation of the species. To
advance breed Of animals or a variety
of plants, requires something more than
ripe seed to do the needful; nor does it
follow that in case heifer or7bull be.
comes parent at an early age the off.
spring will be diseased as consequence.
Most of the maladies which affect man.
beast and plant are parasitic in their ori-
gin and nature. Rust, smut and mildew
are as well knowni parasites as the small
animals that produce scab, mango and
itch, or the larger ones called ticks and
chiggers.
Year: 1877




The Florida Agriculturalist wants ad-
ditions to these old saws-many of them
will be found correct aud useful. Send
them on postal cards.


When pigs pick up straws and run
about it is a sign OF rain.


When fowls begin to oil their feathers
look out for rain.


Look for rain also when frogs begin to
croak very loud, smoke hangs near the
ground, objects look near you, and swal-
lows fly low.
Soap a nail to drive into hard wood.
Grease a saw and it will GO in easy.
Sprinkle starch in tight boot to get
it on.


For felon roast a sour orange, or lime
cut a small hole and stick your finger in
as hot as you can bear.


For cold mix the juice of sour
orange that has been baked with sugar
and take a teaspoonful when the cough
is troublesome.


Soles of old shoes will make hinges fol
light gates.


For chafe on your horse burn leather
and coveNthc sore spot with coal, ol
cover withttunpowder and vinegar made
into paste.


Mercurial ointment rubbed on n gur
barrel viii keep it from rusting.


To cure a child of collie rub the back
gently between the shoulders.


Tomato juice or borax, and sugar ol
honey will cure thrush in children. Dip
a rag in the mixture and let them suckit
Sugar mixed with salt, when you have
saltpctre, will give meat fiue color.
Year: 1877

An exchange gives this timely sugges-
ton: Cooling off suddenly when
heated sends many of our farmers youth
to an early tomb. 1 is often matter
of surprise that so many farmers boys
and girls die of consumption. 1t is
thought that abundant exercise in the
open air is directly opposed to that dis
ease. So It's; but judgment and knowl-
edge of the laws of health are essential to
the preservation of health under any
circumstances. When overheated cool
off slowly; never in strong draft of air.
Gentle tanning, especially if the face is
wet with cold water, will soon produce a
delightful GOODNESS, which leaves no disa-
greeable results.
Year: 1877

A loaf of wheat bread represents the
necessary food of all animals and all
plants without an exception; and no one
need be surprised that over two thousand
different species of animals and plants
subsist more or less on this cereal. Joint
worms, IIessian and wheat flies, weevils,
granary moths and bugs, rats and mice
are a few OF the enemies the farmer has
to fight or lose his wheat. Cutting is
grain early or late does not change the
nature of any living thing that subsists
when it can on this bread-yielding plant.
Wheat should be cut as soon as may be
when in drying the berry will not shrink
from the loss or absence of starch. What
it contracts from the loss of moisture
does no harm.
Year: 1877

The Southern Live Stock Journal
says Hitherto the goat has been con-
sidered the most worthless of ali our
domesticated animals, but, by the intro
duction of the Angora, promises to be
elevated in the scale of being to us one OF
the most useful, as well as ornament IL.


Let us consider for moment the value
of this goat in the south, aud the cost
of establishing a flock. We have large
tracts of unoccupied lands-affording an
unlimited range, where, without any
feed whatever, goats would subsist. the
year round. Their favorite food is Such
as is rejected by other domestic animals.
They utilize the growth of leaves and
noxious weeds by converting it into
the most beautiful fleece. The common
goat as foundation stock can be bought
1or a merely nominal sum. The only
maternal cost is that OF pure Angora
PUCK, costing $50 to 500, The fleece of
Year: 1877

the second cross is worth from 20 cents
to % cents per pound. Each additional
cross rapidly increases both the quantity
and quality of the fleece, and when the
third and fourth cross is made, you find
the fleece equal in value with the full
blood-worth in the market rs cents per
pound, and averaging about five poands
to the head By purchasing three or
four hundred common goats, costing not
exceeding one dollar per head, it would
be but few years before flock of l ,00)
goats would be built up yielding an an
nuai- clip OF 1000 or 5000 noundso of Mo
hair. We may be mistaken, but we be-
lieve this Mohair industry is destined
in the south to assume mammoth
proportions-constituting an important
factor in the future wealth of
the country. On a small place
or in thickly populated section OF
the country, the breechy habits of the
goat make him very undesirable
neighbor. They will not brook confne-
ment. Put them out on our creeks and
wild lands, where they can roam fol
miles at will, and they are then in a con
dition most favorable to theirbhighest


development, and will prove most profit
able to the owner. To every one who
owns the common goat we would urge


the purchase of pure or a high-grade
Angora buck, and begin at once TO grade
up a stock now comparatively worthless


which may be made, taking stock into
consideration, the best paying stock OF


the farm. In the general improven1al
of farm stock, horses, cattle, hogs -


sheep, do not let the goat prove the only


exception. Grade him up.
Year: 1877

progress. Arabia has gone backward in
stead of forward, Persia has lost her an
cient glory, and Turkey made no progress
until forced to accept western political
philosophy. MOhammedan nations have
stood stubbornly at the line drawn in
1852, and have refused to advance, asking
nothing and desiring nothing beyond
what is outlined in the Koran. In the
meantime the Christian nations that
covered at one time at the feet of the
Moslem cOnquerers have, with few ex
ceptions, been moving forward. What
is known as the civilized world is nearly
all Christians, and the nations are strong
and wealthy. Mohammedanism is
strong among the tribes of Africa
and the nomadic nations of Asia.
With these facts in mind we
eAme TO the consideration OF the prob
able results in case the sultan should
unfurl the flag of the Prophet and call
upon all Mohammedans to Join in holy
war. He would forfeit all claim to sup
port from those nations which now sup
port Turkey, not because she is Moham-
medan, but because she is European.
In the old days of holy war it was easy
to arm and clothe a mass of adventurous
soldiers; but, suppose the Mohamme-
dams of Africa and Asia poured into
Russia they would come as a barbarous
horde indifferently armed and without
discipline, and against the discipline and
armaments of modern warfare they
would have little chance of success.
Such a movement would be the signal
for new combinations in Europe. The
Christian nations would soon be unit
in driving back the hordes animated by
an anti Christian fanaticism, and the re-
suit would be the end of the Ottoman
empire.


The sultan will not take such a course
unless he is prepared to cut loose from
all European alliances, or unless he des-
pairs of help from European ma
tions If he does take it he plays into
the hands OF Russia and hastens his own
downfall. 1t is questionable whether
such an appeal would rouse the rival
sects of Mohammedans to the old war
spirit of enthusiasm, but even if the
response was not general Russia would
suffer. The importance of the event
cannot be overrated, as it would make 9


new era in European politics. The un.
| furling of the flag of the Prophet would


arouse the old spirit of warfare f; it would


be bad for Europe, bad for Mohamme
danism and fatal to Turkey.
Year: 1877

1t may interest some to know just how
a late law enacted by the Virginia legis-
lature regulating the sale of liquor in
bar-rooms operates. What is called a
registering apparatus was provided for in
the act, aud is described as follows by the
Lynchburg Virginian: (" On one side is a
crank, and on another dials like those of
a gas meter The bar-keeper turns the
crank round at every sale of drink, a
bell strikes, and the dial registers one.
The object of the device is to determine
the amount of tax to be collected, at the
rate of one cent on every drink. AL
though heavy fine may be imposed for
neglect to use these machines properly,
or for tamperiDg with them in any way
and there are officers whose duty it is
to detect such ofienses-tbe belief is that
they will not answer the purpose, because
drinkers will generally connive at viola
tions OF the law.
Year: 1877

examined TO determine if it bore any
marks of violence, nor was it touched
but left for inspection by the coroner.
Clinton took the older girl home with
him. 1t is reported here that story is
told that her father came home and beat
her mother until he killed her, TIE cor
oner will probably hold an inquest this
afternoon, Mallon isnot under arrest.


May 26.--The jury in the case Of Mrs.
Malion yesterday afternoon found that
the deceased came to her death from
blows received from the hands of her
husband, His examination will take
place next Monday, and he is now in
jail. The body OF the dead woman pre-.
sented a most revolving spectacle, the
whole breast was one mass of discolOra.
tion, and Imprint from tue nails ID the
mans boots were plainly visible in the
flesh. Under the ear WAS quite deep
wound which looked as if made with q
boot heel, Deceased wasa large. healthy
woman. Her husband was intoxicated
ut the time
Year: 1877

NATIONAL CAPITAL.
At the White House and Other


News Points.
What Has Been Done and Some


Probabilities.
How the President and Family
Spent their First Sabbath in


the Executive Mansion.