Arizona republican., 1898-02-21
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 A man came up from Sonora re- gently to get impressions of Arizona. The fame of it had gone south into his country and finally with great ex- pectatiOns he started out on his visit. He had that appearance. His frequent mines, of the fertility of it's soil, the salubrity of it's climate and its Italian skies. Phoenix, he had heard was the gem in the jewel and he trained his course in this direction. He arrived and was pleased that he had come. One day he came under the direction Of a zealous-perhaps over-zealous- Arizonan who wanted to show him around. They visited several places of interest, the Arizona man keeping up steady narration of unheard of discoveries of mineral, of phenomenal productions O. the soil, improbable cures effected by the climate, and quot ed f-om the weather bureau report the number of clear days as compared with other sections. The Sonora man was apparently meek and credulOus He had heard of the richness of it's exclamations Of aston1shment lndi- cated surprise but not disbelief. The Arizona man had reached an exciting point in a thrilling alfalfa incident, as they passed a green spot. On tree close by was printed sign-'DOn't Lie on the Grass" The man from So nora stopped and read it, mentally at first, then orally. He repeated it thoughtfully. Say" said he 'I should like to offer an amendment to , that. I suggest that grass be strick- en out and country inserted in it's stead. Don't lie on the country would be all right" The enthusiastic Arizona man was so absorbed in the thread of his story he didn't sabe, and he would have been going yet if the Sonora man hadn't gone back home.
 A certain little girl in Phoenix is !. just years old. She can't talk yet. That is she can't form sentences of the few words she can speak in her own peculiar fashion. Her express ions are usually conveyed by the speaking of single word. She simply gives the subject, and the predicate and all it's relative parts of the sentence are al ways understood. When night comes she is 10th to go to sleep and many plans are practiced to lure her into
 
 likes to be sung to sleep and this is where she displays a singular taste. The melody of song is nvthing to her she must hear and understand the words-but not only that, she desires the privilege of choosing the song her self. She has a prefernce for Mother Goose's rhymes set at random to the tune of a church hymn or national air and far sweeter than the sweetest lullaby are the alluring melodies of Jack Spratt," 'fDing Dong Bell" and "Old King Cole" "Torner" signifies she wants Little Jack Horner," next comes "Umpidy,'' which is "Hunpty Dunpty." These come in turn and then, drowsily, she calls for ''Diddy," :" which means that fantastic legend of the fiddle and the cat and the capers Of sundry other animals, the outcome of which is that the dish accompl;shes his dire purpose and elopes with the spoon. There comes then a little fai: y and with a motion of his wing bends the lashes downward. Another little E fairy comes and slowly, gently, they push the tired lids together ard my little girl is revelling with the people of Mother Goose in the land of myths and fancies.
 T.so little girls were going to school the other morning and they were car rying on an animated conversation as they walked along.
 Did you know Miss Jones is re- lated to me?" said one.
 NO; Miss Jones ain't related to you" said the other You don't know what relation is. Relation is cousin or somethin' like that. Just seein' people don't make you related to 'em."
 How beautifully does Ruskin, who did so much to popularize art and har- mony among the lower classes in Eng : land in Sesame and the Lilies," ex- press his ianV the true sphere of Woman Ge says: What do you UfhY1k the beautiful word wife comes from? It is the great word in which the English and Latin languages con quer the French and Greek. I hope the French will some day get a word for it instead of their femme. But what do you think it comes from? The great value of the Saxon words is that they mean something. Wife means weaver. You must be either house wives or hOuSemOths, remember that In the deep sense you must either weave mems fortunes and embroider them, or feed upon them and bring them to decay Wherever a true wife comes home is always around her. The stars may be over her head, the glow worm in the nights cold grass may be the fire at her feet; but home is where she is, and for a noble woman it stretches far around her, better than houses ceiled with cedar or painted with vermillion, shedding it's quiet light for those who are homeless. This I believe, is the wOman's true place and power"
 THE NEED FOR BETTER ROADS
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