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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-30
SAVED BY A DOG.

Victoria, Tcxas.-Dear Haphammer: |
have not written since short WINE pc
Was that on the 25th OF June ! went OF
and stayed five weeks had a splehudi
time i rode horseback nearly an the
time We'll az rose and gray won IN
tho color contest, | VIII he loyal 10 that
combination and wear 1t proudly, but SUI
can not nelp, loving dear h..torIr n'uSS
while ago YOU said that the hest think
for those VINO vn'ed for colors beside rose
and gray to do was to sunpora me et,eey ,r
while I'm ling TO support our colors,
am not willing IN say the rest We're
wrong, And now as TO tne Se aSYa and
/ vote for him for beauty, bravery, sls ,
lion and intelligence. Putting these TO,
gethcr. what dog can be better sui'ea "
Iiont many brave Newfoundland coEs
have rlsked and even los, their ives 70
save some loved one5 MANI MnninS wb msso m w
hhnN,hor who s seven years older than
nm,vvseif Was little. Mamma lived right by
The bay ana Roy was iona Gav OF he ga sasr,ed
out taxing Noble with him. While hsh-
10 he fell off of the wharf ana WAS IA
great danger OF nel ~ r rsSW him himssif
| pS, pc NC TOO faithful to leave him win
az, an effort to save him, ran pack any
forlh between , ,ms no Snd ROY Roy was saved
WammS Told me about y Here - a
siarv ~ the dog OF the elder Dumas hls
same " was Pritchard. The log was very
hosnItnble and would get out In ne ilia-
d,e ~ The road and watch for other dogs
s snd u invite yi them in IN the most friendly
a s,nnner some would. only take two or
,hrae meals. while others TOOK up their
| amnda there. At last there were thirlccn
ao.,s IN ali. The gardener came 20 punas
n Se distress but after little convers,a-
y, ,non he decided TO let Pritehard .hSi,e
lo 0 more and keep the fourteen. AZ laA,
sps fsiends 10 adopt dog apiece ana KEEP,
nnn1y pritchard. One day he ;ook the ,'of
vnnn,6 MIN 10 visit Louis Napoleon. tlfh
a nrsoner in the fortress OF Han, ~nS
scd ~ n fancy 10 the dog and wished e
I'm teen him, fhe governor OF the fortress
k sdJp aiready given his consent. hut Pritch;
ard SCI aP m such home A9 WITH 'p MIN. The dos
70 70" scotch pointer. | send 10 cents ioi
s We club pin. J lost my hrst one.
a a,p s.rhool viii commence eieven day'
trom today, which Is the sttm ~ :nugus'
A Hap.
THE RI,ACK NEWFOUNDLAND.
c.ii Texas-Dear iaphammer' ~ J
h..an some time since ] nave Writlei
las THO Post. I will write today. we ar
70 ,,,g s9me very warm Mc. heI her,
having Yin is badly needed. Farmers WI
anJ ,s scarcely Anything In this section o
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-30

birds are courageous ana will protect ami
mails intristed to their care with every
FISK to themselves. II Entrusted with n
flock OF ducks or sheep the yakamik will
ieedtng places, collect the straggers and
bring them home at night. Then the yak
amik goes to sleep on neighboring
branch and Is reAdy In the morning 10
take care OF Its flock.
The bird soon learns the voice OF It's
owner and wild follow him delighteily, pir-
Ing al his absence and welcoming his re-
turn with caresses. 1t is very Jealous and
will drive away other household pets even
obJecting TO the negro servants waiting on
the table where II goes TO be fed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-30

and cast my vote for him. Dock has
"n' Non taught many tricks. bu, he IS
Xero usefui aud sensible. He helps ne
plilE ~ out Of the garden. We also
t ,i,,,s'h, him TO bark when he wants water
c az When he III" he is hungry, and he never fails
to DO When we o6 5si hi be s 10 sPes as
IVA Iva a q, q he can. When ! give him waVr
hn looks III i" M al me as much as TO say
ThaaF YOU" and wll not ob dr INK q Hnp
suy ,au vr,l 1 have a tricycle. ano
want wa rae 1e # Nv Very wei hope Miss palsnie
G Saa I her chair by this time Vel, WI!
sios by saving soSS eol nl lttIe # Haps am
one OF your tue Willie Stroud.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-30
NOW THE EARLY SETTLERS LIVED


raxas-Dear Haphammer: III
Gonaa'1hs ,,,es story about how, The cary ri.,
s wTs G The first care of to the f snS
houses anu ,rselyes from the savages.
rhd sFG Ssf DOWN and %sd vim so ia
piled ono ON at Thase were very simple.
warm houses. NV two rooms with per
There Tbes WERE %ing the baTs that sopld fire be
place in which huge or k toro me- nor were
There was no to to light the candles a nni
f iires OF course electric iisn said that the
e cH + sny When sas 'sS Sass
time w1 pn made brilliant at nisht ~ NM ,,
e thunder Storm r. %ne Te" we're dSpPlas
heartily ia1 ,silow. and perhaps IN me p wa.
s ssr nea.es some AND ,ae's -
i he pine-knot or the "hsh'"ooN'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-30
THE DOG CONTEST.
NEW HAPPYHAMMERs.

Maud " Brown ......,....... Campbellton
johnnie Strange .................. Huntsville
Mabel J. Stephens .Johnson's Bayou, La
Picnic McFall OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES idmore
George Edwards and Roy Cosgroye.
MINNIE II. Hardt ....................Ca ldw ell
Ruth Beckham .................. Fiatonia
Roger Snow Observation-Disclosures. Coliad
meme 1drksT orange
Oma and Roma Hudspeth .......H Houston
Er.n simpson ..................Alle Farm
Mtllle Harris .,.................,...Ho Houston
Walter Moore ........................L uling
Sale j. Fuller ..................,.,K ountze
Edgar Chinn .....................Su nnysidc
Tommie Towns .....................Yo akum
Jennie Wright ,................Sweet Home
Charley Lightfoot ............... Montvale
New members THIS week ........... u
Last weeks total .....................5, OA
Number of Happyhammers .........b, o.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-30
DRS. BELTS & BELTS
>. N. Charles street. New 0risanA L.,
PhysicsSns and 6rrgeonA

aged and old sin:
gle or mHrieo
men. and all whQ
suffer with LOST
MANHOOD. Nsr.
70 US Debility.
g o . rmatorrheA.
Seminal Losses
Sexual Decay.
Failing Asmorys
weak eyes. stunt
ID Development.
Lack OF Energy
I m Pc 70 rtsneo
Blood, Pimplsa
Marriage; aLeo
blood and SKIN
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-30
TIE srANIEL.

Houston. Texas-pear linphammcr; As
YOU nil are having rev contest, ! think |
will make another attempt 10 Miltc NY
faN,rlte dog is the spNncl The Spnmel
is characterized by large. pen1ulous ears
and long silky hair often curly Hna
shaggy. In cerebral development. ana con-
sequontly in iutrligence. they arn prop,
abiy superior to all other dogs, while theV
are unrtvallcd In docility. IN deNoHon %
mans service. They include tho. common
spaniel, the wat ~ spaniel and the sr,,trr,
lnsfdcs numerous fancy varieties, as NNe
Chas.lcs SPANIEL, the Blcnhclm spau'cl ana
the Mates. acg. The spaniel Is me "
vcrite Of the sportsman, o'lierinE Wott'
than any other dog into his master teri.
lnrs and seeming 10 enjoy tho sport iur
ta own sake. II Is elegant ~ form. re,
markahle long ears aud heauttuily waN1,u
Lnir. usually Of red and whis ,Iiur. J..
takes readily TO the water ani ms n,.i'
lnewr TO exhibit rcmarkahle prop'nsn "
ma we'll as a great deNi,uty IN u4n cav, ",
i~e II is readily taught TO, fcton ~,
carry anything u has seen, IuH sl,'n t,.,
are very r,s,ty dogs W have nad twn,
rboIr names were Frank aud Bon ,hul
| thov arS now seaa My htilo r. W.
wants 10 toin your club. MS name W w
| iis lie is years old and votes ~ tln
| sroniel / VIII write soou again hnN ~, ~, y
| v,u All about the shcep dog ~ 1Vlns nV
| Pos, and the spaniel success, conan
YOUR sincere FRIEND. ,,,..,,,, iia,,ts
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-30
,cIr NsV'FOTNDLAND.

THE BLACK NEWFQuNDLANp n,
cal, Texas-pear Haphdn inner wr as N
has PEI post will write today. We are
10 Inc IN. very warm wes; her here
ha hay rs,p is badly needed Farmer. WIZ
anI rs scarcely Anything In this section Of
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-30

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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-30

the country. one OF mammals friends.
Miss Miriam Mcfarland, aNl my eous.n,
Alice Inrhan,. OF orange. are visiting W.
now. Miriam and wcni 70 l hlroyy nls
my photo ukcn tmnk Guy Pagan 3
picture was SPLENDID. and tank We all
should be proud OF such Hap as he IL.
think Carl Schoppe writes SPLENDID let
tiers. What mas become of himg Cpil
| am sure we would all he pleased 70 see
\ letter from yon. 40 ca!l again soon. Ana
Miss ella Mahon, also, ! haven seen a
letter from her In a long tWe We hNpt
to hear from them all asain soon. l am
glad Dasie got her chair. think we are
goinI 10 have one OF tho most interesting
contests we have ever had Iho dog Is
the most fagLhfdl of AL animals He is
the companion of man. aud how often his
own lie has been IN peru 10 s'lve Ms mas
ter. My faVorite dog II the black New
fouudlnnd I do not think we could have
n more suitable pet dog Than this brave
and faithful Newfoundland. Will tell
you about our pet Newfoundland. itls
name is Poodle and niS. hair - us biacN
ms n coal. lie Wouldn't le, anything hurt
one of US fer anything. '!c Is easily IN.
suited aud when yan speak cross Ia HUI
no will look ashamed and afraid. l'stth
| Ruth can play With him IN the yerd an'
| he will lie as still as he can. w" cculc
| hardly part from him nav, SITTER haNn'
| had him 80 loug. My little canary hir'
| died the othcr might. ! was Z, sorry. w
| haze y calf named tiorSucg NY hui
| friends, Misses May Farmer aud fi1
| Summers from salem. stayed a fcw DAY
| with mo not long nrN. alsa Went u
| Salem aud spent n few DAYS and ! Ger
| toinly had n nice time. { went to churc'
| three times while | was there. ! receives
| y letter from ono OF my ladN lr'nor a
Salem. and she snid there Were I'VE lome
the Rnpiist church there last sunday
was certainly GLAD 20 hear " There
going 10 80 n ntartcriy Meeting at Falri
the second sunday in September and
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-30

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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-30
THE HOG DOG.

Number of Happyhammers .....,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-30

I count the cars as they 10 pnst
M wight they'd 20 by quick N fast'
40 Il wouldn't ercrn 80 long 10 NE
When I'm lnoktn' for papa home 70 "h-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-25

croSs-cut has shown Is Inches = - D.
assaying as high a. 100 ouneeo ~
per cent copper and e gold in enIr~s l.!
copper suiphides. Below this on ~. p s..y
lite. Thomas Barrett, OF WooaIs- S1
shown up Is inches0of pay ore q : A.
foot ledge by means OF teu-fom .s!x<s
and On the Jumbo he has 10 inchs~ -
ore. though q <o-foot tunnel on ~ r.
has not penetrated to the ore chun ~ w.
ing in the croppingA Hall q - rSs
this he has the Homestake on 6r-:ss
ledge. in which several small streeSs'
upwards.
About half q mile below the heaA =,
south prong of the mld...e fork ChssSa
Pollard has the Michigan grcun Fl -
claims on two parallel hedges vhicS H.
been traced for so feet. One a. 49,! .
which the Wayiand. ALegan Ana 0asss
are located. Is five feet wide. M j. r.
inch paystreak showing on the ~, IS d
tunnel run IS feet along the lesiea. h~,
yet eross-cut- Tive assays show - -.
silver. 90 per cent lead and s. rais- r..
ounces silver. 10 per cent lead. q ;ss
The other ledge. on which are the iSss
and Emma, is 1--WE feet wide WIN 49,
feet OF mineralixed rock SHOWING !. \ r.
foot open cut. Southwest OF tn 3d..
Thomas Barrett has the Back cnne.s b.
a four and one-hals foot ledge, IN vSi.k "a
open cut L. feet leng shows Is i,ens. vi
gaIena asssying about Ice ouueea N
on the south fork, among q nunk.s 81
promising lodges, Is one or aoout ~ d
six miles above Mineral Park. on sT..<
the Taber brothers have the nr~sssx
claim. They have shown is to Is inehss ~
galena and copper and iron sulph;de.
An Iron Cap Of Great STA.
Three and a haif miles furtAer ~.
that stream is a blowout OF ox;6inas "a
500 feet wide, which has been fracSS y
feet in a northeast and soushveet S,,ss
ton, covering ledge OF pyrites. On vTs.s
Mr.. Leach. of Sank City. has the IrnesS
On the northeast extension OF thie 49,
Richard Joy and Josepn Peraud have ~
Cascade and Palmer Butte and IN : 4. ~
tunnel run into the ledge on the Go. n
have shown a streak OF black sulnA~
and iron pyrites 10 to is inches ~ ~
carrying gold and silver. This n ~ ~
appears-tn the width Of the tunnsl ~
ledge not having been croos-cut
On Day creek. which flows INTO - -
Cascade from the north six miles 49, 70
mouth IL 12-foot ledge Of low mas ~
mi4iing quartz. assaysng about An s.aS
ON which Gilbert Landre has the ~
and Imperial claims and has run 4 sHsss
tunnel. -
This district possesses advantaem -,
mon to those Of the Cascade r>nen-rsss
cipltous mountains on which TIA 1850
are laid bare so far down the si1oo M
they can be followed In from IA Sss-
with great depth OF ore and Nth 6Inx
work: level valleys to which the - sns
be trammed for concentrates: na1S
bundant timber and water power o PA y.
need. In the majority Of cases. II I1s
carry enough mineral throughouf 1S6|
width. irrespective OF the pays&ronn S]
pay for concentration and arr 9 - 49,
SO rich that it Is inconceivabls thaf 80
merely an assurance OF railroad tPus1
portation. they will not soon dsveleo 1IS
erl producing mines. L X. HoD6I1
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-25

The times are wrong; no doubt q -.
There Is some wcighty. crying ~
Is II because the plutocrat
Takes all the cream with gluten No.
Alas! Il seems some other thlngn
Conduce to MI our hearts with Wpo
And keep our dear. angelic wings
From sprouting where they ouG>s I
grow.
On every hand We hear the pirate
OF mono and bf-metalllsts.
Who fear some dark. impending ~
And chant at prediction trysfs.
Some say we need more psychic tYutAl
And those who seek mundane do1sl<(o
In topmost fats are filled with rulG
AT mans eternal upward dightA
Some claim we need more Of real -
And some protest o X diets wrong
No doubt these troubles form 4 pGY1
OF mankind's sad. complaining ooua
But In these cool October days
There is one universal care =
That fills life's desolated wayo--
We need some winter underwooa
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-25
Malaria Disarmed Of Its Terseu

Malaria. that fell atmospheric polenn !
dIsarmed OF Its terrors. and health inoo6o1
to thousands residing where the noniuu
exhaiat.ons periodically infects ~ ~
and engenders intermittent and ron1t1oo1
fevers. by Hostetter's Stomach Dle11Hs
the most popular as II 10 the b !. q ~
ventives. alternatives and tonics. h -
beriess localities where the doman1 n
sulphate OF quinine was formos8 ~
mense. the hurtful alkAioid has ~ ~
most entirely supplanted by thus aa64 ~.
uiar and effective substitute, Wh1GA \
prompt in action and entirely unoh56olil.
able. II null.fies the influence Of ns1o1Ino
by giving a more active impulse q ovGy
vital function. qu.ckening and 1nrichhS
the blood. overcoming tendency = TT
BUSINESS, and promoting digestion.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-25
RICH IN MINERALS.


ly~p, Cool, Gold ssa silver Lying Re-
sessh FORESTS sf Valuable Timber.
asa Within Reach ~ Eansing water
-prsliAe Agrieafsssai Lands watt
ing Upss fhs Development Of the
Mines fes . Reciprocal Market for
she Exehsnge u Lsbsr's Prednets-
Some Of the Mines wow worked.
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Thss lasely dwelling. Ia the sGrthe.t re-
easses ~ Tire mountains. where the ccca-
pants lullaby = rsxte Gp az the mingled
Fe2r % CASCADES. eT@&ss s14 TIE sins r@sh-
inE aowa tTosa re pass varied by the
crash az Aa<e blocks OF he sambslng from
tAs glaciers. 9Asa.GS themselves Into sTAx-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-25

TIE Boston le-sge, the greatest IN the
dis.ric. 80 Far as ieve.cs5Hienr s.ows crops
oat on the north side of the Boron glacser
10 a width % 80 feet ana stan5s up above
X for a height OF about 40 feet. the glacier
having carried away one OF the walls COM
risteiy. This IL wal OF ore divided IN
The middle BY a horse OF black po-phyry
three feet wide and il rms on up gorge
over the summit: 20 the head OF Taun-
der creek. the Groupings showing = feet
OF solid ga,era above the glacier. When ]:
was bonded by tie Montana syndicate. as
already mentioned, Donald Ferguson. wf1o
Vas superintendent ran crt@s-clt from
the side OK the glacier for ~ feet. WITH
eolsd e2ieua On the wall for 10 feet He
thea ran IN on the wall for 50 feet. show
ing gaiena. steel xaisnA ara IRON sulphsdes
al the way and almost solid for the whole
width AZ point $50 feet higher tunnel
was run thtrry-f1ve feet ard also
showed scif3 ore CO re same character.
In spite Of th2s showing. tins Montana
nsa threw W tie bond Acd William
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-02-12
An Electric Palace.

The palatial New York home of
Charles L. Yerkes, the Chicago mil
lionaire, at Sixty eighth street and
Fifth avenue, has not only the most
complete electric lighting, heating,
and ventilating plant of any of the
several electrically equipped mansions
in the city, but it has the largest
storage battery plant ever installed in
n private residence. A gas engine of
thirty five horse power In the base
ment is belted to a dynamo. The
storage battery consists of sixty cells,
having a capacity of $500 hours at
ten-hour discharge rate, the maximum
discharge rate being 500 amperes for
four hours.
The house is wired for about 1900
sixteen-candle-power lamps, and has
besides electric passenger elevator
and several electric motors for venti-
lating, pumping and other purposes.
The arrangement of the lights is
very artistic. The vestibule or recep-
tion hall is lighted from above through
cathedral glass in the base of dome
by 800 lights. Lamps are concealed
within the carving OF the principal
salon, or in rosettes of colored glass
cunningly placed in the ceilings.
In the library, an apparent framed oil
painting, which is really wonderful
piece of cathedral glass work, is made
the vehicle OF the food of lig bit, which
Eliminates the room with the soft
radiance of day.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-02-12
A Patriotic Answer.

Just after the war of 1776 an Amer
lean frigate visited England. Her
crew of gallant tars had been princi-
pally recruited from the fisheries, and
some of them, it is to be acknowledged,
did not compare favorably in appear
ance with the spick-and-span, jaunty
English naval seamen, for the former
we're of all shapes and sizes, from the
tall, round-shouldered, long-armed
Cap Coder, down to the short, wiry
members OF the ships company who
hailed from various ports farther
south, where less Drawn was to be
found.
One day the captain of the Ameri-
can ship paid visit to the commander
of a British man-o'-war at anchor in
the same harbor. The coxswain of
the gig was a great, lanky seaman,
whose back bone was so rounded as to
form q veritable lump. While the
boat rested at the gangway Of the
visited vessel the English sailors gath
cred in the open ports and 'took
stock" in rather disdainful fashion,
of the occupants of the gig. At las
one of the seamen on board the man.
o'-war called down to the coxswain
1
"Ello there, Yankee; I soy, what
that bloomin' Jump yon ave ON you
back?"
The American sailor looked mp an,
called back, quick a. . shot: "That'
Bunker Hilll"- Harpers Roun'
Table.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-02-12
The Geese Struck.

"I have been having good deal Of
trouble lately with the birds on my
geese ranch." said Col. Stitt-Floyd of
Wharton, Tex. to Star reporter.
81 had an order for q thousand
dozen goose eggs, and my trouble all
arose in trying to fill that order. II
is the first time ever attempted to
market any eggs, always heretofore
relying on the sale of feathersan live
birds for my profit.
'This is the laying and Matching
season with us, and thought would
have no trouble so get eggs enough to
fill the orders. Nova hen, you know,
will let You rob her nest right along,
just so You leave one egg. 1t is sup
posed that hen has no idea whatever
of numbers. But this is not true of
Madame Goose, as 1 found out to my
sorrow.
"She first two or three days we &C.
cured big batch of fresh eggs, but
after that the find began to dwindle
down so fast that determined to
make personal investigation. /
went down to the river bottom next
day and found that instead of being
off attending to business all the geese
which were not sitting had 'hocked'
and were rowing about feeding, just as
if they never expected TO lay another
egg. When I approached them, in
stead OF running away they all sat
down and began to hiss at me.
''It was clear case Of strike, and l
was at loss to know how to settle
the trouble. I tried putting half n
dozen porcelain eggs in each nest, but
it would not work. The geese came
up, eyed them solemnly, and walked
off. Then, in despair, l told the boys
to put the eggs we had gathered back
and see if that would break the strike.
Well, sir, inside of two hours after
the eggs were returned every goose
was back on her nest, and for the next
four or five days there we're more
eggs laid on the Floyd's ranch than
there had been before in years; but 1
dare not undertake to fill that egg
order. "-Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-02-12
Arizona "Chicken Feeds

"The men of Arizona have little re-
gard for money in small denomina-
tons, or what is termed Chicken
feed,'" suid H. d. King, OF Ph@nix,
at the Coates, yesterday. 'Tn the
older states when a purchase is made,
exnct change is usually rendered, and
one thing certain-a bill is not broken
If 1t possibly can be avoided. In our
section any ordinary purchase is made
simply by asking for the article, and
when 1t is passed across the counter
piece OF money ample large to cover
the cost is thrown down. When
change is made the customer careless
ly drops it into his pocket. apparently
without counting 1t, and goes out
without once mentioning tho cost of
the article. He gets just as good a
deal-as though he had haggled with
the dealer for half an hour. This
custom OF throwing down a larger
piece of money than is necessary is
not followed, as rule, to exhibit
cash, for in Arizona everybody has
money. 1t is only to show apparent
indifference, and is mark OF liberal
ity.
'It may be said pennies have no
abiding place in Arizona. Even at the
post Office where everything is sup
posed to be equal tender, pennies,
two-cent and three-cent pieces are un-
known. Change is made to the cent
by the postmasters, but they do it
with postage stamps or postal cards.
Nowhere else are odd pennies recog-
nized, even in the banks. A check
for S4. SO would be paid with $5 bill
without word. The same is true iu
all the shops aud stores; change is
made to the nearest nickel, sometimes
to the nearest quarter or dollar. The
saying, Take care of the pennies,
&c, don't go in Arizona as small
change-anything under dollar-is
by most people valued only as trash. :"
Kansas City Times.