Arizona republican., 1898-07-04
LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS
Small Paragraphs of Gen.
 erdi Local Interest.
News of Phoenix and Tributary Re- zion. The DoingS of PeOpie and Other Matters.

The first thing to do this morning. Lift your hat to the lovely Goddess of Liberty
 All the men will admire the goddess today. All the. women will criticise her dress.
 It is an even bet this morning as to the Humber of fires the day will be accountable for.
 Every citizen should hurrah at least once during the day. Remaining silent may occasion suspicion of sympathy with the enemy.
 It is time wasted to advise the small boy to be careful on the morning Of necessary in the afternoon.
 Are you going to the coast?" No, I went last year, and haven't recov- cred yet" Conversation between two prominent citizens last evening".
 Phoenix doctors will stick close to their offices during the day, having in readiness all the medicaments, ap- pliances and instruments usually nee essary for the casualties of the day.
 A good suggestion was made yester- day: To have composite picture of all the goddesses of Arizona. They are said to be the handsomest, the prettiest and the best girls of Arizona.
 The ceremony of mastering in the recruits for the Phoenix company Of volunteers of Governor McCord's regi- ment will take place at 1 o'clock to- day and will be made part of the celebration of the Fourth in Phoenix
 A grand ball will be given at the park theater tonight in lieu of The reg ular performance. All the ladies ap- bearing on the floats in the parade have been invited to attend, and will participate in the grand march en costume.
 Every town in Arizona will claim that it's celebration of the day was away ahead of any other in the terri tory. They will make this claim through their respective newspapers They will all be wrong but one. Listen to them tomorrow.
 Some enterprising old New Eng lander might get to work this morn ing early and organize an old fashioned
 rag-tag-and-bobtail' brigade in time for the parade. It would attract more attention than the floats and come out second best only to the goddess.
 The news and the ru.uors of other news from the front have failed to cause falter among the boys now on our streets and ready to go forward.
 Popping of crackers, popping Of corks and popping the question. This is the day for it all. The day for pops of all kinds.
 The war with Spain threatens not only the existence of the peninsular government, but the very life of Coffee AIS restaurant. Six of his employees have already enlisted in the Phoenix company and the others are nervcusly awaiting the third call of volunteers. Only Hogan, even the faithful Hogan, is left.
 There are more fool roosters in and around Phoenix than any other local ity in the world. Every time a dug barks after nightfall the roosters think it is daybreak and commence to crow. The dogs bark all night long, conse- quently the roosters keep up their growing. It has become quite ques- tion as to when the fool things sleep.
 There was large attendance at the first of the union services on the lawn near the Presbyterian church last evening. Rev. J. M. Weems, pastor of the Methodist church south, preached an able and patriotic sermon. The singing was excellent, Dr. Nor ton leading with Miss Mary D. Hal sey as accompanist, and large chorus choir.
 One of our South Carolina colored citizens stopped a Republican repre- sentative on Center street yesterday, and questioned: 'Is de fightin' now in Santiago2" Informed affirmatively he said: Dat beats my time. Fightin'? And it ain't rainin' neder. In de las civil war de battles was all fit on days wen it rained. Else cold days. T'ings change nightly desc yere times. Dat dey 1o."
 Do you notice that I always ln- crease my advertising in dull seasons?' asked one of the leading merchants of Phoenix yesterday. T do it because know that it pays. When business is lively there is not the same neces- sity for advertising ana if retrench at all that is the time I take for it. But in dull times I push it hard enough to force a. lively business. Il is mistake to Top off advertising in the summer"
 In his sermon on the duty of honor ing the memory of those who have j lived for us, Dr. Halsey, at the Baptist church, yesterday morning paid 8 touching tribute to the memory ol the gallant Captain William O'Neill oi the Rough Riders," and said that he had put his flag at half mast for him The speaker made special reference tc the noble attempt of Captain O'Neil to save the lives of the two colored private soldiers who fell into the sea as they were being landed in Cuba. bol