Arizona republican., 1898-02-01

we wear the full uniform of the com pany, which consists of an abbrevi- ated w2istcoat, skin colOred tights, horse hide leggings, and runners shoes. The qualification for member ship is weight alone, and previous condition of servitude cuts no icicles. You cane weigh in on more than 100 pounds, bur, if you weigh but fifty you can get place at the head Of the rope. We are known as the Lung ers' Hook and Ladder company You had better come in''
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 Speaking of the big b1r Of silver shipped from the Commonw edith mine at Pearce the other day, reminds me of story the foreman of the old '76' mine in New Mexico told me-" said a mining man at the Ford yes CT day. During the early operation of that famous mine the stage which car ried the bullion to the railroad from the mine was frequently held up and robbed. A great deal of bullion was lost by the owners of the mine, and they tried every device they could think of to get the bullion safely to the shipping point. Between the des- peradoes and the Indians they had been dividing their product unwilling ly for some time, and they either had to engage an army of men to accom- pary the bullion to the railroad or shut down the mine. But they did not do either. One day the stage was held up and the men were ordered out. The desperadoes found the sil- yer bullion in its accustomed place, but instead of six bars weighing fifty pounds each there was one bar and it weighed 300 pounds. The foreman had solved the problem and the. mine was saved from bankruptcy"
 The pancake batter is now dividing attention with the base ball batter. They are both popular on the home plate.
 Say, mister, won't you give me the price of something 10 eat; I haven't had bite since the last church so- olable." The fellow wore the look of despair, and that is about all he wore l only had a fve-cent piece, and I was spelling for smoke. But I gave him the nickle, and at the same time, I pointed out a number of fellows whom l knew were getting generous monthly stipend. I told him if he got more than enough for his supper to come back where I stood and give the nickle back to me. He tackled the fellows I put him onto and came back with a smile on his face that would melt an iceberg. Here's your nickle, mister, and say, wouldn't you like to drink beer out of a tomato can for half an hour?''
 
 There is one man in this town who will hereafter steer clear of restau- rant waiters as a rule and one waiter in particular. Saturday night he walked into the Grotto to get some thing to eat. A waiter stood patiently waiting for man to decide what he would select to appease a midnight tppeIte. Sometimes it t2kes a long time for one to decide, and in this instance the waiter had to wait long CT than usual. In rhe meantime a man came in who knew what he wanted, and he wanted it bad. The suspense angered him and he abused the waiter.
 T will see you outside,'' said the of fended waiter.
 Come on then, I have been waiting IOl CuduCt u SpOll yOuI u1CG, duu the offender and offended lost no time in getting oul into the alley.
 They did not stop to spar for an opening. The waiter swung his right and landed. His opponent swung his left and feinted. He might just as well have tainted, for it was all-day with him in second There was no scrambling in the mud The waiter had his man pinned to the earth, and he pounded on his nose until the man called for help. The waiter went bsck to his work, and the bully went 70 a butcher shop to get some pork, not to eat but to bring his face back into its normal shape
 ''I have "a bothersome idiosyncrasy that puts me in a ridiculous and en- barrassing position sometimes" says J. K. Doolittle, secretary of the Rio Verde Canal company. ''I often have to ask men their names after 1 have known them for some time. Not long ego I wanted 70 introduce a friend to Mrs. Doolittle. I tried to guard against this defect in my memory of names by repeating the mans name over and over again to myself as I lead him over to where my wife sat. 1 held the. name all right, but when I came to present my wife I could not for the life of me think of her name For the moment I had forgotten my own name"