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OF YUMA COUKTY
O ? ARIZONA-
Independent in all things. "
Yuma, Arizona The Gate C?ity of the Great Southwest
VOL. 39.
YUMA, ARIZONA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23. 190S,
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attl o'clock and Sunday niht at 7::!0 by the
pastor. J. MvOcholtre. Sunday School e7evy
Sunday mornins at 10 o'clock, P. T. Robertson,
Superintendent. .
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Ji on the fourth Sunday in each mouth at
H-.SOp. m. Prayer anifiins on Friday night of
each -xeek. Eugene Keen, pastor in char-e.
undav School every Sunday morning at 10.
CATHOLIC CHURCH DIRECTORY: SUN
. ' days. Mass at '- a in. Rosary and Bene-flit-lion
at 7 p. m. Week days. Mass at 7 a. in.
Christian doctrine tauirlii daiv by the p-istor
n EndihatSiSua in.; In Spanish at 3:30 p.m.
PKO!TKSSIOv AX, CAKDS:
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' Xotory Pablle. Will prae.tiw in all the
courts of the Territory. Speciul attention to
Mining find Land I.u-wh. P. O. Box '.01. First
tStreef-, South Side, Yuma, Arizona.
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sicians and Surgeons. OCicc in Cotter's
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Arizona. Telephone No. aw.
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IL ELLIOTT. CIVIL ENGINEER AND
, Surveyor; U. S. Deputy Mineral Sur
Yuma! Arizona.
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OME TO THE SENTINEL OFFICE
for Job work. Satisfaction asfr.ireil.
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and Optician.
Yuma. Arizona.
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AND ALL THROAT AND UiUS TROUBLES.
LGTJAEAlfTEBB GATISFACI-OS.'Sg
Kealtr's Boarding Hoase. i
Have your meals
at Neahr's
Boarding House.
MeaJs: 25c and up.
Sunday Dinner: 35c,
MEAL HOURS Week days:
Breakfast, 5 to 10. a. m., Dinner,
11:30 A.M. to 2 p:m., Supper, 5:o0 j
to H P.M. ;
You'll find your meals iust as
you like them, and, if desired, j
can have them cooked to order
-Ul kinds of. Spanish dishes, if
von like them.
All home cooking". Come and
try our fare.
Mrs. D. L. Ncahr.
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Wanted: A pood hustler id evorv
town N. sell, our pGrfect water filters,.
retkiijiiff from si.so to j.on loo per street and Madison A
cent profit to iiK3tis; exblusivo tQixi- '
tory. Sonoca Filter Do., Senfeca,"Mov'$nqilire at this OfllCC.
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ZST Leave orders at Shorey's, Southwestern News Companj
trs
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Colorail iiver
(iNOOnPOBATKa)
DEALEflS IN ALLKlNpS OF
LUMBER 1 BUItDING li
Builders' Hardware, Lime, Nephi Plnstsr. Glass, Etc,.tc .
COB. TK5RD ST. AND MADISON AVENUE
ALEX DURWARD
PRESIDENT AND MANAGER YUMA, ARIZONA
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I H. H DONKERSLEY
i PIONEER yVERY
? . WSAIIM
S v Uijht Livery of aH descriptions. Outfits for the Desert
and Mountain, .zpress Wagon service.. Trucking
p and Kauiing in ail their branches
Livery, Phone 48. 4 Transfer, Phone 47 '
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&
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DEALERS
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Napct Door
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ABSTRACTS
And Certificates of . TItSe
The Only CompSe.e Sat of Abstract Books in Yuma .Cunty
"OCUnED AN 13 DEFENDED. S?1"
1 liTmu4- ori'auto.-jrfXiKrtseareni.dlren'jMirt. J-
lite nutlet, now Z3 ouiaui pateuw, iituio ni.ifvr, y,
copj-rihta. etc, H ALL COUNTRIES. h,
J;t.tIT:css dirrct n'llh Vf'cshlnlon sazej time. 9,-
" j3 V.'rite or eomo to 03 at tw
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FOR RENT
A new fireproof store
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yon should always bear in mind it's not
a final "GoocUbye," as we expect to sec
you again. Yes, indeed; it's as certain
as the shining sun that we'll see those
again who buy our
Cvavs aud tobacco.
They're satisfied to the limit and bring
thir friends, that they, too, may havo
the benefit of our unusually good things
Besides,, when other purchases are nec
essary, here is. where they malc3 them.
Stock was never highef grade than it is
now.
The Up to Date Groeers. i
Palomori Avila,
Prop'r.
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Lumber Goipaei
i
G. H. ROCKWOOD
TRANSFER CQiP)
STREET
IB
to IPostoffice
.4-
passed liy Congress forhidtlin? railroad
operators working more than nine hours a
clay, lias created demand for about 30,000
moro telegraph operators than can now bo
secured. Kollroad companies have cut rail
road wires into telegraphy Departments of
Practical Business Colleges.
For lwoklot, "Why Iarn Telegraphy?'
call or address Jno. F. Drauglion, Pres. at
ES Paso, San Antanls, Dri'lasor Kansas Cily.
I5tSIXES men snj- DliAUGHON'S is THE
BEST. T II It E 13 months' liookkeeplng by
DUAUGIION'S copyrighted nietliods equals
SIX elsmvhere. 75 of the U. S. COURT RE
PORTERS write the Shorthand Draughon
, teaches. rite for prices on lessons m Short
j hand, liookkeeping, I'enmanship, etc., BY
I WA!L or AT COLLEGE. 30 Colleges in 17 States.
I POSITIONS secnre&or MONEY" IJACK. Enter
ny time- no vacation. cutalojrtto FREE,
A Lesson in Intensive Farming by
R H. Forbes, Director and
Chemist of Agricultural
Experiment Station
University of Arizona,
Jauuury 15, 1H07.
Just west of Yuma, Arizona, In the alluvial
flood-plain of the Colorado, lies a little farm
of 7.2 acres which on May 1, 1905, was virgin
bottomland, covered with salt.weed, arrow
brush and e:voxole bushes.. Toe original
purpose of tlie tract was for platitlns selected
vtirietl'-s of date palms impovle'd by the V. S.
Department of AkHouIhiiv fu)bi tht- Old
World. The Experiment -'tuuou, STuy 2. bc
Kn pieparina therrund, md on Mfty C.i the
work of Ivel!int:. 1rd.'nitK .nd irriKtiti.itr
the tract, and t.!ie planting; of 15- p.'tlms, was
completed.
Till: I'i.AK OS' wouic
RecngnlzliiK, however, I haf a fanner with
his livinpr to make meantime, cannot afford
to wait for an orchard to come into bearing,
it was planned to plant crops , for quick re
turns between the tree-rows, thus puttiue the
won: on a feasible basis from the small farm
er's point of view- In order to economize
ground the irrigating borders were so placed
as to coincide with the rows ofpalms, thus
utilizing space otherwise UKually wasted.
The tract was divided by the borders into
lands, for the most part one-half an acre In
size. Irrigating water from the Colorado
Valley P. & I. Canal was obtained in the cus
tomary manner, and E. If Crane, himself a
Yuma Valley farmer, undertook the care of
what wa nicknamed our "play farm."
In size, as well as in the intensive chsiracter
of the wqrk planned, this "farm" is the op
posite of the average holdings of this looality.
The prevailing crops of the region are alfalfa,
com, barley, and forages in general, compara
tively little attention being given to vege
tables and fruits. Withal, the cost, of levelling
land in this region is high, rarely falling be
low twenty dollaisan acre -at current prices
for labor and teams. .Moreover, the cost, ex
clusive of maintenance, of theGovernment
irrigating system npw under construction
will be about S3.f0 an acre annually for ten
years. To meet, these and other heavy items
of expense In connection with the establish
ment of a farm in this region, intenslvo crops
of a more remunerative character thau those
now in vogue, arc essential." It was partly,
therefore, as an object lesson bearing upon
these llnanclal aspects of the general situa
tion, that this cultural work was planned.
KKCLAMATION OK THK ORClUXD.
The soil of our tract, a warm, sandy Joani
well adapted to gavdening operations, was
levelled, ditched and bOidered at a contract
price of 17.2o an acre, considerably less than
the average for the locality, reckoning the
labor of men and teams at current rales. In
addition, barbed wire and posts for fencing
costStJO-10; lumber Iol- headgatt-s cost. 339.57;'
a drive well point and pipe, a pltcher-spout
pump and a barrel, Si:!.l5: n small lumber
iv.o-rooiu houce, Including five and one-half
davs carpenter aire, $152.76; and a hnish-roof
shelter for horses, about S5.U0. Only skilled
labor employed in levelling, bordering and
ditching the ground, and for part construc
tion of tlie house, is included in the above
estimates, as the common labor rcnuird or
dinarily would be, and in' this easy wa, fur
nished by the farmer himself.
To bring this ground under cultivation and
make it habitable for a hinall fanner and his
family, as stated ab ive, therefore required a
cash outlay of about S1WMW. In addition, in
the average instance must be included a
learn, wagon, plow, harrow, haying equip
ment shovels hues and other small tools.
citors .'i .MAliKK-ra.
Thf crops selected for tli'f rir.ison of, UH!G
weie Early Hum- potatoes, White Ilcrnmtfn
onions. Koekyford cantaloupes, Dwarf Cham
pion and Burpee's Quarter Century tomatoes,
and alfalfa, besides a few hills of watermelons
and sundry vegetables.
Tlie produce was marketed in Yuma with
the exception of tomatoes, which, for the
largest part, were expressed to Tucson and
Hisbee. The following statements lor the
various crops are on the basis of net cash le
turns to tlie small farmer, who with ar. aver
age family of live and a team of horses is as
sumed to do the work required, as explained
below. Items necessitating cash outlay, as
?eed. Irrigating water, and crates are deducted
from gross returns. Water costs an average
of 5l cents for irrigation per acre for the crops
grown. The yields in certain instances are
lowt'.ue to the unimproved condition of the
soil', which, like desert soils in geiivial, was
low in nitrogen and organic matter. Some
small salty areas also all'ected yields locally.
White Bermuda onions; .17 acres; Seed
planted Seht. 27-Oct. 3, 15)05. Young onions
transplanted, Feb. 5-5), 19W. Crop matured
about June 1. Yield,. '5910 pounds of dry on
ions. Highest price received, 2'sc a pound:
lowest -price' received, LSc a pound. Entire
irop rnarKetcd in l uraa.
Cash
outlay,
Seed S 2.8S
9 Irrigations in seed bed and
8 irrigations in held, about 3.50
Sacks and sundry, about 2.bU
3Ul(i pounds of onions at 2.5-
l.Sa v--
Cash
returns.
S73.24
Net cash returns, not d
ducting labor
873.21 5f7g.2i
The amount of labor expended upon this
crop Was large for the area, especially at tha
transplanting time. One day's train work in
preparing the hind and about 32 days, men's
time, were required to bring it thromrh, al
thoush the vork was not havy and could
have beer, largely performed. boys. The
yield was low owin to Uip desrrt. aud irhfer
tillzed character ot the soil, onions requiring
large amounts of organic matter in the soil to
give good rpvii'S.
Eat.y Eo-: 1 w.ioef.; ..Si aercs: Seed pota
toes plant: ! Fob '.'l-li; ISO-'i- ileghraing to
bloom Api.i 1 i. Crop all harvested Jtm-j 13.
Yield, IWI'j rounds. Highest, price. .May 21,
SHc BhIk f crop, 'J'ic. All marketed in
Yuma.
Cash , Cash
outlay, returns
250 poun i s eed-potat oes an d
freight on same 5 8.03
Irrigating water for sesbanla
used as fertilizer 2.5)3
2 irrigations for crop. f
Formaline for scab, includ
ing express I.(W
2fil5 pounds of potatoes at
3,S-2Iic 57.1W!
Net cash returns, not de
ducting labor 57-15
S70.00 370.00
The amount of labor required for the crop
Itself was about 15 working days, wl'.h team
1 M days. The sesbania used as green manur
ing on the west half of the potato ground was
given 17 irrigations. Bermuda grass, more
over, flourished beneath the seshania to such
an extent rts subsequently to require J days
labor for cleaning up the .43acres so fertilized.
Although the- lars'-r part of the crop came
from the sesbania fertilized portion of the po
tatoes, this method of enriching the soil
proved very costly, 27 days mans time and S
days team-work being required to put tlie ses
hania under and afterwards get rid of the
Bermuda grass. Nevertheless, the labor eng
tailed could easily have been managed by a
careful farmer, as the Bermuda digging was
done in January when other work was Hot
urgent.
Tomatoes. Dwarf Champion and Burpee's
Quarter Century; .52 acn-s: Seed planted in
cold-frame, Feb-1. liKW. Transplanted to Held,
March 12-15. First ripe uiniatoeH, June 10.
Last of marketable crop, Sept. rt. Yield, tir.st
class, I12S2 pounds; second' class, salable, 22T9
pounds; waste, most of which could have
been canm-d, 1810 pounds. Total crop of 8301
vines, 1.VU1 pounds or4. pounds, gross, to the
vine. Highest price received, 30 for a single
pound on June 10. Bulk of flrst-clas crop'aold
during .Inly in Tncson and Blsbee markets, nt
Wi to -lVSc f. o. b. Yuma. Second class crop
sold Ioeailv.dovn to 2c.
Cash Cash
outlay, returns.
Seed j. v. S i.pr
IS irrigations, ii acre 4.;;0
43S crates for shipments to
Tucson and Btsbee O'J.50
13531 pounds of tomatoes af
30c to 2c SG24.C0
Net cash returns, not de
ducting labor 551. KS
$021.00 5021.00
Not inelndhig $11.00, failed to collect.
Until the last of June this crop required but
little labor. During the shipping season,
however, four persons were employed out
about half time in picking, packing and ship
ing the crop. The on tire labor requirements
for the crop were, men's time",S5 days; women
and boys, 33 daysr and team 10 days, the
heaviest demand upon labor being, during'
Jnly ! tv' Jlm,iiv:ot nl V-wfjiyt'i! Cjvartei
Century yielded about equally well, both be
ing of the dwarf bushy sorts best adapted to
this climate. Barnyard manure was used un
der the double rows, otherwise' the ground
was unfertilized save by the muddy irrigating
water used.
Roekyford cantaloupes; 1 acre: Seed planted
March 7-5), 15HKJ. Cold, backward saason re
sulting in thin stand equal to about three
fourths of nn acre. Crop picked July 5 to
Sept. 7. Yield 780 dozen, sold locally at from
85c to 15c a dozen.
Cash Cash
outlay, returns.
1 pound seed S 1 .00
16 irrigations 1 8.00
780 dozen cantaloupes at 55c
to Inc
Net cash returns, not de
ducting labor
SHt.60
li?5.(K)
S14-1.K0 81M.60
The labor on this crop was light, but in this
case time consuming, becauseof Inconvenient
arrangements for marketing. There were em
ployed on the cropUl days men's time; H days
women and boys; and 2 days team, not other
wise included.
Tlie rop was fertilized with barnyaid man
u in about three-fourths of the hills, and. as
stated above, the stand was poor. The results
c! thi acn are thtriforo conservative.
Watermelons and sundry small items of
produce were sold locally to the amount
of 515-65
Seed and irrigating Water, about S 2.00
Lea.-ing a cash return of about. 13.65
815.(55 S15JJ5
Alfalfa; 1.70 acres: This was sown May 18
1905, yielding three cuttings of about five fori:--of
clean hay the first season. During the sec
ond season, covered by this Timely Hint,
there were seven cuttings with a total of
about 20 tops or hav. The only cash outlay
was 822.-11 for irrlg; Mng water. The labor re
quired was, man's lime, 14 days and team,
nine days, which Is rather high labor require
ment for this alfalfa on account of the small
size of the field under consideration, and lim
ited Use of machinery. This crop at S5 00 to
SlO.OOa tn( loose, which has been the price
this season, represents a cash return of not
less lharr ?12n.oo for tlie crop; but this hay was
used to feed the team employed on the place,
proving to be more than sufficient for that
purpose, since a stack of about three tons re
mains nt the end of the season. The manure
from this source, being free from Bermuda
grass seed, was especla.ly valuable for fertil
izing a part of the crops grown
In the Probate Cout
Of the founty of Yuma, Territory
of Arizona.
In the matter of the Estate of Harry F.
'Ncahr, deceased.
Notice by Clerk of Day Wised for
OeariDg- Return of Sale, of I leal Estate.
Pursuant to an order of the Probate
Court made on the 12th day of "Decem
ber, 190S, notice is hereby given thut
Alberto Impef-ial, administrator of the
estate of Harry F. vNeahr, deceased,
made to the said court and filed iu the
offieo of the clerk thereof, on said day,
a return f sale made by said adminis
trator on the 12th day of December,
1U08, under a previous order of suid
court, of the following real estate, and
for the following named sums, to-wit:
The south half of lot seven in block 118
in the Town of Yuma, Yuma county,
Arizona, according to White's oflicial
surve.i of suid town (formerly village)
of Yuma, for the sum of $310.
And, the north half'oflot seven in block
US ir! the Town of Yuma, Yuma coun
ty. Arizona, according to White's ofli
ial survey of said town (formerly vil
lage) of Yuma, for the sum of $17.";
as will mote fully appear from said re
turn f led as aforesaid, and to which
reference is hereby made for further
particulars.
And notice is hereby farther given
that Monday, the 28th day of Decern lierj
plUOS, at four o'clock p. iu., at tlie court
room of said court, at the court house
in the Town of Yuma, county of Yuma,
lias been Used, for hearing the said re
turn, when and where any person inter
ested in the said estate may appear and
Hie written objections to thn confirma
tion of the said sale, and may be heard,
and may produce witnesses in support
of such objections.
Dated Yuma, Arizona, December 12,
1908. " v
, Joseph H. Godfrey,
Seal Cleek
IW16 12
Notice of Assessment."
AnottiS. Gold Mining and MilliugCom-v
pttny, with it .priuci pal place of busi
ness at room 42 Copp Building, No.
213 South Broadway, in the City of l.o
Angeles, County of Los Angeles, State
ii California.
Notice is hereby given that at a meet
ing of the Directors, held on the 11th
day cf December, 1908, an assessment
of oneeent ( Ic. ) per share was levied
.upon the capital stock of the corpora
tion, payable immediately to John W.
Sbenfe, Secretary of said corporation,
at the office of said corporation, Room
422 Copp Building. No. 218South Broad
way, Los Angeles, California.
Any stock upon which this assessment
shall remain unpaid on the first day of
February, 1909, will be delinquent and
advertised for sale at public auction,
and, unless payment is madn before,
will be sold on the 2nd day of March,
1909, to pay the delinquent assessment,
together vith costs of advertising and
expenses of sale.
Dated this 11th day of December,
1903.
(Corporate Seal) JOHN W. SHENK,
Secretary of the Auotia Gold Mining v.
Milling Company, 422 Copp lluilding,
218 South Broadway, Los Angeles,
California. DeelH to
tl.or. f:iilirT.MI" rnwsmr.lf frptMv
' nooii-'Ker'rvni!rmntEtin,l:s. Wctako
tbo i.ainp; yntf iTi'tthensults. l'.nyof die
besr e;nipi,-l and niostexptrtwed grow
ers in AniTtea. It la to trarndvantctaito
sansiyyou. wo '.nil. 0? taio every-
Write to
D. !Y?, FEftRV a CO.,
Betrcif, Wish.
It pays to advertise in the
Sentinel,
INAUGURATION DAY
The Commissioners of the
District of Columbia ha,ve recotn
mended to Congress to change
the inauguration day of the Pres
ident and Vice-President from
March the fourth to the last
Thursday in April, the day on
which Washington was inaugura
ted. The serious illness and death
of many of those who have at
tended the inauguration on the
fourth of March, including Sen
ators and other eminent men as
well as representatives of foreign
countries, has called attention to
the danger to all of the many
thousands of persons from tlie
severe weather peculiar to the
fourth of March. The Governors
of many states, as well as many
representative men, have ap
proved the proposition for a
change of date, while the press
of the country has almost uni
versallycommented in favor of
the change.
MILLIONS FOR PEACE
It costs Russia, France, .Aus
tri, Italy, Germany and Great
Britain one thousand millions of
dollars a year to prepare for
war, while professing that they
want nothing but peace. They
are mustering more men and
casting more cannon, introducing
improved arms and munitions of
war. They are able, on short
notice, to put more than thirty
millions of men into the field.
They are prepared to make the
next war more fatal and cruel
than any past war. We, protect
ed on one side of the Pacific and
on the other by the Atlantic
moat, nevertheless are spending
as much for our army as Ger
many, the greatest military
power of Europe.
HAYTI
ince it was discovered by Co
lumbus, Hay ti' bus bee'one of
the world's cauldrons of trouble.
The Spaniards cruelly conquered
the aboriginees. Then the buca
neers more cruelly robbed and
decimated the Spaniards. Then
came the importation of human
cattle from Africa with two cen
turies of anarchy , and degener
acy. The island has sometimes
been an empire, it is impossible
to indicate its political classifica
tion. Matters could not be worse
if the idle and criminal colored
population of the TJniced States
were shipped bodily to the Island.
All the Requisites.
Two young physicians were
exchanging news for the first
time since their graduation from
the medical school, says the
Youth's Companion.
"I was surprised when I heard
you'd settled at Beech Hill, "said
one to the other, laughing.. "I've
always heard it spoken of as
such a healthy suburb, I won
dered if you'd if you'd find any
patients there."
"My dear man," said his class
mate earnestly, "it's a hoalthy
suburb, but is also the strong
hold of football every family
has its automobile, and there
never was such a place before
for giving children's parties. I
am doing splendidly, thank you.5
The ways and means commit
tee of congress is proposing a
higher duty on millinery as a
means of making women support
the home-made hat. As the
waAs and moans committee is
made up of married men, it is
willful ignorance to presume
that making imported hats more
expensive will prevent women
from buying them.
Those who howl for a distribu
tion of other people's money
never distribute what they them
selves get hold of.
If JLtuther Burbank, the pomo
logical wizard of California, will
invent a wormless chestnut pos
terity will bless him.
The collection plate may get
the nickels and dimes, but the
devil getc the dollars.
An Enigmatic Answer.
A newspaper writer of New
York was praising Mme.-.-Bern-hardt.
L
"She has a great deal of tact
and finesse,'5 he said. . ''When,
in an interview, you broach ;t
subject she dislikes she doesn't)
come right out and say. so, but
she makes you such pU2ling,
such enigmatic answers that,
perforce, you shift to another'
topic.
"t once went to get a very in-
r.iiniitn in1,prvirw vi r.h t.hn fmnn4
lady. I went to' ilnd out w'hat
colors. she likexl best, what fbod
she ate, what wines she drank,,
what hours she slept, and all
that sort of tiling. v ''
"She talked freely enough till
I came to the food question.
That, it was plain, she regarded
as too gross a subject for dis
cussion. So, when I opened up
with the query, 'And have you a
good appetite, madam V she
smiled strangely and answered:
" 'I sometimes eat more than X
do at other times, but ,neierj
lo5G "
Attack on Fafhersin-Lawl r
Jerome K. Jerome at a bach
elor's club dinner in New York,
said of bachelorhood,' , . .
. (,Nn dmihfc it, is the dread o
the father-iu-law that keeps so
many of you young men single.
We hear a great deabof the hor
rid mother-in-law, but the, moro
horrid father-in-law artfully
manages io keep in the back
ground. He ought to bu drag
ged out into the limelight of
criticism. He ought to be ex
posed. J,I think the concensus of
"opinion is that the father-in-law
is worse than the mother-in-law.
It is because he is dreaded so
much, maybe, that no one talks
of him.
nr j -i ii i 1- 4.1.
"i actraireu me piucu it:us;iiu,y
of a young- fellow-who spoke up
to his sweetheart's father. This
crusty old gentleman, when the
youth asked for the young girl's
hand, said with a sneer ;
" You want to marry my
daughter, do you? Let me tell
you that youre not exactly the
sort of man I would choose for a
son-in-law.'
"The youth nodded.
" 'Well, to be frank he said
'yon are not j&he sort of man I'd
choose for a father in-.law; ,but
we needn't chum up, you knowT
unless we want to.' " N-
- . .
Congress is working hard in
order to accomplish as much ?.s
possible before the holidays, and
will probably adjourn on the2lt
inst, for a holiday recess of ten
days. Many members or tne
lower house and senators will
return to their near by homes,
but since ihe anti-pass law-was
enacted it has become morq fash
ionable to remain in Washington
during the holidays, and it may
safely be assumed that the mem
ber from Hawaii, as well as some
members- on the Pacific coast and
intermediate points, will remain
at the national capital until - the-post-holiday
work in congress is
resumed.
ThTs is Worth Reading.
Leo P. Zelinski, of OS Gibson Street'
Buffalo, N. Y.,xsays: "1 cured the raost
snnoyintr cold sore I ever had, with
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. . I applied this
salve once a day for two days, wheu
every trace of the sore was gone.27
Heals all sores. Sold under guarauteer
at all drug stores. 2.1c.
Congress is deeply offended
that the president ever thought
it necessary to use the secret
service for the purpose of inves
tigating congressmen. Is this
righteous indignation, or plain
fright?
The average man feels that, na
ture intended him for a better
job than he got.
A Dangerous Operation
is the removal of the appendfx by a sur
geon. No -one who takes Dr. King's
New Life Pills is ever subjected to this
frightful ordeal. They work so quietly
you don't ,fel them. They cure con"
stipation, headache, biliousness and
malaria. - 25e at all drug store