Arizona republican., 1891-03-29

folded & couple of marked copies and spread them over the imposing stone.
 Half minute later, and the foreman coming in, asked, "Who placed those papers there"
 ''I did," said slug six.
 "What for ?"
 "I was afraid that gospel sharp in the editorial room might come in and see those naked forms." And slug six went out to get drink and hunt up & sub to work that night.
 WHEN the Appropriation bill of the late Legislature came back to the Honse with Council amendment providing for 5000 for the purchase of books for the Territorial library, the Honorable Mr. Parish, of Maricopa, wanted it stricken out, but finally compromised on @ cut down to $50. This reminds me of the expression one time of certain member of the Legislature in our neighboring State of California, named Matlock. Speaking of libraries he said: ''I don't see what we want libraries for, anyhow, l've got along all my life without libraries" It was not necessary for the gentleman to have so vehemently de- clared fact which he rendered patent in every speech. Matlock s speech further reminds me of another of an ex-member of the Sacramento City Board of Educa- tion, who was opposed to the teaching of geography in the public schools. "What Tn the--is the use of fog raphy,' anyhow?" he was wont to ask. "It never done me no good" Can it be that is the Honorable Toms opinion of libraries?
 IN conversation with one of the solid real estate owners of Phoenix, about the business outlook for the coming season, he said: "My lots are not for sale just now, at least would not sell them for less than double the price l asked a week ago. This railroad exemption law is going to cause not one railroad being built in Arizona, but several railroads, and Phoenix is going to be quite 6 cen ter, you just mark my word. Why" said the enthusiastic owner of city land, "the Southern Pacific will be built uI the north side of Gila river and will have cars running into Phoenix inside of six months."
 "MUsIC hath charms to sOothe the the savage breast" 'tis said. Perhaps that is the reason that Phoenix had a brass band so early. Phoenix Wds a rather savage place in '79, but reformed shortly after the organization of the {, Ng {, La soothing influence of music or not is hard to tell. Still the band may have aided the vigilance committee about that time in it's soothing" work. Few of the twenty members knew anything of music, but all had new instruments, good lungs and indomitable persever- ance, so a Uery little imagination will be necessary to understand the feelings of the neighbors. But the members were energetic, and that's the main thing in a brass band. They had been organized but about a month, and had arrived at point where they could play the scale without break, when a high Chinese Mason died, and of course there had to be music at the funeral. The band took the job, though, and headed the pigtaiI procession that afternoon. They only knew two pieces, and 90 the de- parted Celestial was whisked to the grave to the inspiring air of "King Johns Qnickstep," and the coffin was lowered amid the popping of frecrack- CTS and the dulcet strains of the "Adelis Waltz" And then the band logged back with "King John," played portissim0 and muy proaio. But the Chinese were delighted, and. as the chief highbfnder gave the pay to Leader Kelly, he felt himself called upon to re. mark that the music had reminded him of home, being quite similar, and fully equal to the melody drawn out by the Gong -Bom-Chung-Tie band of Canton