Arizona republican., 1898-03-14

loan of wheelbarrow to wheel me i boy to the burying place, and after the box was in the ground I raised boord at the head of the grave, and to kape 1 the remembrance of me boy, 1 had this bit of epitaph painted upon the boord:
 Beneath this stoon lie two childers
 dear,
 Wan in swaite Ireland, and the other
 here.''
 Lake George Mirror.
 Friendly mbassadors.-A remark able incident of the Gridiron dinner at Washington was the presence of the German ambassador, the French an- bassador, the Japanese minister and the Chinese minister. These four gen. tlemen conferred and agreed, in ad- vance of the dinner, that if it should be necessary for them to respond they would delegate one of their number to speak for all. Strange to tell. the choice fell upon the Chinese minister. The reason given was that the Chi neSe minister was more familiar with the English language than any other member of the quartet And so, when the time came, this representative of what the rest of the world is accus- omed to look upon as the most lag i gard of the nations arose from his place between Speaker Reed and MT. | Depew, and spoke in behalf of Ger many, France, Japan and his own Flowery Kingdom. He had grasped the spirit of the occasion, and his ten minutes talk was the pleasing surprise ocrat.
 Confidence in Bill.-Just to illustrate how big man congressman really is ! in the eyes of his constituents, MT. Terry of Arkansas showed con- munication he received from man in l his state one day. Circulars had been sent to almost every business man in all the country, asking him to request his representative in congress to sup port the Torrey bankruptcy bill. One of the circulars found it's way to the | keeper of a small country store, man who knows MT. Terry well. through the stops the congressman has made at the little store when on hunt ing expeditions. The storekeeper realized the importance of the matter He sent the circular to MT. Terry, and on the back of it he wrote:
 Dear Bili-Do I want this passed, or don't ?"-Washington Post.
 Railroad Freaks in Alabama-The drummer who tells this experience produces affidavits, taken on the spot whenever he springs it on his friends He was travelling on a little branch road in Alabama when the train stop ped suddenly, and the passengers were somewhat surprised by an order from the conductor to vacate the car
 We got out,' said the drummer, and saw just ahead bridge over which the engineer was already walk ing. When safely on the other side he waved his hands, and the fireman started the engine at a slow pace and jumped to the ground. The engine and cars passed over the bridge with not a single person aboard On the , other side the engineer got aboard the engine and stopped it. The passen- gers walked over, and the journey was proceeded with. The bridge had been condemned as unsafe. I have been on the road a greater part of my life put never have gone up against such a deal as that Cincinnati Conner . cial Tribune
 Ex-Mayor Stokley's "Repeatin ''- : Ex-Mayor William s. Stokley attends : Bethlehem Presbyterian church He was there Sunday morning, when z . movement was started to collect money for new carpst for the T church. Mir. Stokley gave S10 fol himself, $10 for his wife and equa e amounts for his daughter and grand a daughter. But subscriptions came tot | slowly to suit him.
 a Let's try a little repeatin',' h. > called out to MT. Rambo. Just adC n SlO to my subscription and tack tel = more to my wife's.''
 e After this things began to brighter F. up;cards came in more rapidly. WheI h the total had mounted up to some I thing like $500 there was lull. Nil l. Stokley began to get rest ess
 Where's Dave Watts and Fran
 Harris? 1 haven't heard from ther
 yet" he demanded. Mir. Watts an
 Councilman Harris attend Bethlehe1