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Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-03-15

AN UNIQUE AFFATR-A Grapho "A phone party was given at the hone of MT. aod Mrs Fred Wright on East Sixth ayenae Thursday evening, and served pleasing en- joyment for a large num Der of tbeir friends vocal and instrumental program was reatered0y the accom- plished guests, among which were several instrumental gpiano) seaec- tions rendered by Miss Clara Hope, and vocal solo oy Mr Blush. An elegant menu was served and heart tlv partaken of by the guests. The evening was one If the nost eniova- ple knGwn to the leaders of EastEn society.
Arizona republican., 1899-08-23

her the expressing interest which SC
 many Americans come to feel in the
 nobility of foreign lands. She got
 eacily into ..he promised land so far
 as an acquaintance with Q number oi
 titled men would take her, because
 she was attractive. although she lack ed the associations in this country
 which some of the others about her possessed This disadvantage was
 partly overcome by a rather sudden engagement to 9 French count of the best social connections and a small income. He introduced her to his rel atives, and through them the Ameri- can, unknown at home. saw more of French society than persons who would never have known her here had an opportunity to OScerve. This did nc'. last long. Foreign prospective husbands are opposed to long engage ments. The marriage had to come soon. But the settlement was in order before that Negotiations reached the question of fortune promptly.
 But I have no dowry, my dear was her informal treatment of this business like episode. -''I can give you only my heart.'
 The count retired with as much dig nity as he could command The door | that shut him out hid as well the SO uety of the noblesse from the Ameri- can widow. Perhaps the count was inprudent not 70 Inquire into details before he fell in love Perhaps the woman overrated her charms. At all events, the affair was unfortunate. The Americans who knew of it, and most of them did, decided that the count had been oUtrageously treated Their sympathy w2s with him. not aO 171f 1fA1sx-z eoIE that the Faubourg they all venerated had been outTugeously treated, pro- noUnced their verdict, and a-ted up to t. Not one of them felt any pride in the fact that one of their countrywo- men penetrated so far into the charm ed circle without even fortune They pitied the ar.stocracy instead.
 This setback did not deprive the American of all hope She had had a glimpse of what a title meant. and set out to get one. Rome was the scene of her next effort. A papal title seemed better for her purpose than none at all. She was anxious to bene- fit some charity, and one was named. She wanted title as a mark Of appre- ciaion of her efforts, and she named the title she wanted That was be- slowed on her by somebody with the power. It was not like the ancient French name in the grace of which she had once prospered, and no husband came with it, but it was a title.
 The charity has not yet benefited be- cause the lady can give no more to tt than she could to her suitor in France Little more than her heart is to be given to anything. But the concert may produce money enough to help the charity somewhat, and for that reason this titled American is trying to arrange it. It is a deserving char ity worthy of the support Of all good people, and the concert ought to be Q success.-New York Sun.
Arizona republican., 1899-08-23
TEXAS EDITOR WITHOUT ARMS.

Aaron Smith, editor and manager Of the Mount Pleasant, Texas, Times-Re-
 view, is the only armless editCr of a newspaper in the United States. Not withstanding this he turns out "cOpy' as fast as any veteran in the business and manipulates a typewriter with a rapidty calculated to arose the envy of any stenographer in the land.
 He was born in Miller county, Ar kansas, a little over thirty years ago, armiess, but endowed with a high de- gree of natural ability, an indomitable i perseverance and an unconquerable ambition.
 In these thirty years he did mere in the way of personal advancement than men who had the advantages of af- fluence, and who were gifted with a I-erfect physique. When Aaron was about ten years of age his father nov cd to 'Cass county, Texas, where he fol- lowed the trade of wagon and carriage maker His parents were very poor and On this account their armlass son was deprived of the proper education al advantages.
 He attended the country schools during the winter and in the summer months studied at home until he had mastered those branches which he considered most essential for a sue cessful business and professional career. In 1888 he came to Mount Pleasant and took up the study of law and was admitted to the bar.
 He continued the practice of law un- til 1894, when he purchased the Times Review, which at the time was a very small paper with but Q few hundred subscribers. T knew nothing of the newspaper business when I purchased the Times-Review, in fact I never had toen in a newspaper office and had never written line for publication up to that time," he said to your corre sponden:, ''but I believe I can say that I have been fairly successful, a fact which glance at his subscription books and at the general makeup of his paper fully corroborated.
 He is a public speaker of no ordinary ability, and during his active practice of law won considerable distinction fer his force and impressiveness in pre- senting an argument to a jury.
 Smith stated that he began using his feet instead of his hands when very small, and that he now experiences but itt.e trouble in doing almost any thing he desires. When a boy at ScnOOi ne OIIen engaged III the sports Of his companions, such as ball, cro- Quet, etc, and at one time became quite proficient as a chess player.
 He writs a. an ordinary desk by holding a pen with his toes. He uses a typewriter by punching the keys with a pencil held in his mouth or with his toes, and makes excellent speed in this manner He lives in cosy little home which he recently bought, and is apparently as happy as any man cne could find H-e is not gloomy, as enc would expect to find him, but is, on the other hand, lively, witty and contented. MT. Smith is married and has one child.
Arizona republican., 1899-08-23
THE BLIND ADDRESS READER.
His Death Will Be a Great Loss to
 New York's Postoffice.

w w Stone, known throughout the United States as the blind address reader of the city postoffice. died at his home in Brooklyn, recently, from heart failure. His succes in supplying deficiencies in addresses was wonder ful. Given the name of a small coun- try postcfice in the United States he could name the state in which it was located or how many of a similar name there were in the United States. Ow- ing to this proficiency he was promot- ed to be chief clerk in the cffice of directory searches
 MT Stone carefully compiled a man uscript book of the names of all the streets in tEe United States. He was several years in completing this VOL ume. The book was recognized by the general postofice department in 1880 and copies sent to all 9ostmas- Uars. This is an instance of how his system worked: A letter was received from Roumania addressed Miss Maria Bellew, 10 Alphonso street, America. ,"
 By referring to his handbook MT. Stone found that in the United States there were two Alphonso streets. one in Charlottesville, Va, the ether in Providence, R. I. He found, however. that the streets in Charlottesville, Va. were not numbered, but there was a No. 10 in Providence. The letter was sen5 there and it proved to be the right address-New York letter
Arizona republican., 1899-08-23

have been taken to preveL.c our army
 and navy doing any damage to the
 enemy The battle Of Manila was 3
 grievous mistake, and instead of be- ing honored by his cCUntrymen Dewey should be censured for having laid the groundwo. k for the wild shout for expansion Having conquered Ma nila according to the rules of modern warfare. and the seEate of the United S5z.es having sanctioned the payment ct S20. 900, GOO for the islands, 1t was the duty ol our officers there to accept the cowardly night attack of tLie insurgents as an expres- sion of ,th@fr desire for lib- e,,y. and get out of the country in a.auter, leaving cur rights acquired by conquest and purchase in the hands Of a mob of cutthrcatz, such as the --brsve and G=vot=d Filipincs,' as MT. Valentine calls them, have shown themselves to be.
 The Valentine plan of upholding the honor of the country is simply the old copperhead plan Of 1S61-65 revar Eish-d to fit new conditions. The American people may be trusted to it as in 1864 they repudiated the equally shameful scheme to sacri- flee the nations honor There is nothing so kingy as kindness and so royal as truth" says MT. Valentine. True, and there is nothing quite so despicable as an American c5izen who would play the part that Atkinson and Cleveland and Valentine have played in connection With the war in the Philippines.
Arizona republican., 1899-08-23
ANYTHING FOR A TITLE.
How One American Woman Worked
 10 Attuin Her Desire.

Gre concert that was to have taken
 place under distinguished social pat rcnage late last spring has been post
 poned until next wir'.er. It's object is indirectly to help a worthy religious charity; but there $ q slant to it's bs- neYoIent purposes which has dimin- ished the interest Of the patronesses wllo have heard of the mater. Tha woman ir1ts. estsd n making it Q sue ce3s lost the sympathy of her compa- triCtS several years ago in Europe, al though their state Of mind toward her at that t.me was explained as one ,f '.ha incompreh5 nct bla attitudes Occn- si0laI-y assumed by expatriated Amer
 jeans toward their own country peo- pie. She went to Paris widow, and
 either absorbed tkere CT carried With
Arizona republican., 1899-08-23
THE ADMINISTRATION METHOD.

Life is creditably informed that President Mckinley has asked MT. Griggs to ask Vice President Hobart to ask MT. Secretary Root to ask General Otis if it is really true that the cen sorship in the Philippines is a piece of foolishness on par with many ether exhibitions of incCmpetency in the management of the unhappy isles.- Life
Arizona republican., 1899-08-23

The Phoenix Republican does the Tribune the honor of disagreeing with it on the question of cession of arid lands to the territory. The editor Of the TribEne gets his ideas Of the needs of Arizona from twenty years constant residence in the territory while the editor of The Republican admits that he formed his while Washington cor respondent of an eastern paper and be fore he had any idea of coming to Ari- z0Ila. only few n1Onths ago. These Johnny Come-Lmtelies are nice fellows (1one of them), but they surely ought to wait till they fhecome acclimated be fore taking charge
 The above shows the Tribune man at his best and we haven't q word to say in criticism.
Arizona republican., 1899-08-23
GOOD INTENTIONS NOT CREDITED

Some people" said the boy with the dirty face, never thank ye, no matter what ye do fur 'em A feller put ben, pin on the teachers chair tn other day, an when the teacher was about to set down I pulled the chair out from under him to save him frum the pin. An, by George, ha licked me fur it!'-Chicago Tribune
Arizona republican., 1899-08-23
CROKER'S POSITION.

If we understand Mr. Croker cor rectly he is not opposed to William Jennings Bryan if 1t is impossible to kesp him out of the ncminatiOn.-Chi- Cclgo Irter-Oce-n
Arizona republican., 1899-08-23
GETTING OUT OF IT.

Teacher-How is the United States Of America bounded?
 Scholar (who don't know)-Why-er since de war, ma'am, there is no north, no south, no east and no west ter dis glorious country!-Puck.
Arizona republican., 1899-08-23
WHAT HAS WINDY WILLIE DONE.

Crokar's coming cut fer Bryan gives rise to wondering what the silver lead e. can have done to the boss to make him 50 Vindicivc-B0ston Herald.
Arizona republican., 1899-08-23
THEY'LL ALL BE THERE.

Satan should keep a large stock of cel.uloid collars fer these persons who persist in wearing them in this world. Washington Post.
Arizona republican., 1899-08-23

Publication office: 36-3S East Adams street. Telephone No AT.
Arizona republican., 1899-08-23

Entered at the postoff1ce at Phoenix, Arizona, as mail matter of the second class.
Arizona republican., 1899-08-23
PiDar1S abules.
J. E. O'BRIEN, Prop.

benefited and after treatment Of one week the and she has had q bad spell snce
 writing this the lady states that she has reduced the Tabu day and the good effect still ntnes and she Tabus be wholly discontinued for her daughter appears to be absolutely we'll
Arizona republican., 1899-08-23
The Arizona Republican.

CHARLES (. RANDOLPH.
 Editor and proprlSfor
Arizona republican., 1899-08-23
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

By mail, daily, one year.. .....$ 900 Weekly, one year ......-.. ..... 2.OO
 Cash in advance
Arizona republican., 1899-08-23

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Washington bureau. 800 Fourteenth street, N w.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-11-23
FI UFNY.
TOWN.

Running No Risk. .--Maud-I'd hate tc think that you'd throw yourself al Fred Mamie-Why not? He's good catch.-Brooklyn Life
 Teacher-How dare you laugh at me you young rascals? Chorus of pupils But we're not laughing at you sir Teacher-Wel, then, don't know what else there is to laugh at.-Tit-
 A Gentle t.-Frank-Blanche pin ned tiny flatiron on my coat last night. Dick-Do you know what that means? Frank-No Dick-Why, she wants you to press your suit.-Chicago News.
 He-What would you do if I should die and leave you?
 She-Leave me how much?-Tit-Bits
 Me son. said Pat, lis eddycated man. He gradyated from civil service examination last year.-Pbladelphi North American.
 One Unmoved Hearer.-"The slow but sure decay of the Latin races" re- marked the lecturer on ethnology "can- not but awaken the profoundly sympa- thetic interest of the student"
 II wish they would decay a little faster muttered one of the listeners, a bulet-headed young man with cropped hair, and take their blamed old Latin language along with them!"-Chicago Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-11-23
4 OUESTTON 1ySWERED,

| Our young friend the Register has
 risen to what it blandly calls Ia ques-
 ton of personal privilege The ques- tion seems to be, Why did the Journal
 and Courier print that at the dinner
 of the New York Chamber of Commerce "A toast to the Queen of New Britain
 was drunk standing amid great enthu-
 siasm?" We are always glad to see our young friend rise. and it always does us good to contribute more to the wealth of information which our young friend has acquired by rising to ask qNestions of us, On this occasion we shall follow our usual custom. We shall not move to adjourn, we shall not filibuster, and we shall not try to shat ter the quorum We shall hasten to give our young friend the information it asks for. We printed the interesting statement which has attracted the at- tention of our young friend, and caused it to rise, for exactly the same reason that inspired our young friend to print it's interesting statement concerning the Hon. E. J. Phelps, formerly minis ter to New Britain Trusting that the eager and laudable curiosity of our young friend is temporarily appeased, and awaiting another opportunity to give needed and desired information to our young friend, we move that the committee of investigation resume bus mess where it left off, if it knows where that is.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-11-23

than on the plain red wine The plain Ted wine ia assessed in California at about cents a gallon, and taxes are paid on that basis, but the wine sells Tor about IA or 15 cents a gallon, and at that figure there is a comfortable profit The past season has been an excellent one for California fruits of all Kinds. September was a dry month, and the rain in October came in just the right time. The only drawback was that it did little damage to table grapes It is no product of the imag- lnation,' continued the Californian, that our wines and fruits are often shipped abroad to be put in new bottles and sent back here as produced in Flu rope"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-11-23

tain the present success he and his com rades, as reformers, had to meet great opposition from old-fashioned people
 with old-fashloned ways, but, happily,
 that was all over and these men had
 been converted in their last moments. Lord Wolseley turning to the Trans
 yaal, said that as a Governor and High | Commissioner in South Africa, he had had many opportunities of studying the principal leaders in the war There were many traits in the Boer character for which he had the greatest possible admiration. There were very strong ly conservative people, anxious to pre- serve and conserve all that was best in the institutions and ideas handed down to them from their forefathers. | But" said his lordship, "of all the | ignorant people In the world that I have ever been brought in contact with I will back the Boers of South Africa as the most ignorant At the same time they are an honest people.
 When the last President of the Transvaal handed over the Government to us-and I may say within parenthe- ses that the last thing an Englishman would do under the circumstances would be to look in the till-there was only As. 6d to the credit of the repub- lie. Gaughter)
 Within d few weeks or days of the hoisting of the British flag in the Trans vaal bill for 94 los 4d came in against the Boer Government and was dishon- ored. (Renewed laughter)
 "The Boers at that time-perhaps we did not manage them properly-certain- ly set their faces against us and things have gone on from bad to worse until the aspiration now moving them is that they should rule not only the Transvaal, but that they should rule the whole of South Africa. The one great question that has to be fought out is the ques- tion of Boer republic or an English monarchy. (Cheers.)
 Well, if at all understand and know the people of this nation, I can see but one end to it, and it will be the end that we hope for and have looked for. (Cheers.)
 But l would warn every man who takes an interest in this subject not to imagin that war can ever be carried on like a game of chess, or some other game in which the west powerful in- tellect wins from the very first. War is game of ups and downs, and you may rest assured that 1t is impossible to read in history of any campaign that has ever been a march of triumph from beginning to end.'' (Hear! Hear) London Chronicle.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-11-23
----------------------------- Il POINTED pOTNT

What may be called a pointed point IS made by Town in the communica- ton which we print this morning. The new mingling idea is all right and promises well, but ningling that doesn't mingle isn't mingling. It cer- tainly will be polite and beneficial for Town and Gown to occasionally eat to- gether and play together, even if they can't study together, and Town has very properly and courteously made the first move. It is a pity that Gown didn't think to give Town a good chance to play in it's yard next Satur- day, but 1t is consoling to think that the neglect was due to want of thought and not to want of heart. When the new Professor of Harmony between Town and Gown is appointed he will teach that if the chief point of union between Town and Gown is athletics Town ought to be allowed to buy some good seats for the big games in Yale's ward
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-11-23

However, there is dressiness enough for majority of women in high bodices. Fancy bodices of some delicate color worn with a white skirt are current fancy. Shown here is bodice said by its maker to be fine mate for a white broadcloth skirt. It was pale blue taf- feta banded with ecru lace insertion and draped with ecru lace. The sleeve puffs were tucked and the belt matched the goods. Such a get-up Is all right; of this conviction many women have such courage that they do net mind the oth- CT woman insinuating about those who wear collars because their necks are not slightly.
 When mourning is suggested by even the least conspicuous going into black" there is later prejudice against a sud- den return to color or to progress to- wards color through a conventional succession of purple, lavender, lilac, gray and delicate shades. Usually, in- conspicuous mourning is frightened by the use of gray or black and white and of more dressy materials than the lus- treless silks and woos of first mourn ing. Mourning held through the pres ent season may be frightened in spring by gray gown without a conspicuous departure from general custom, and summer white and delicate colors may follow naturally. The widows stfffocat- ing crepe veil is seldom seen these days though the small bonnet with long black cashmere veil at the back Is worn.
 FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-11-23

900 rubles, more by 215,000,000 rubles than during the decade ending with 1896, and surpassing all previous rec ords. Since the resumption of specie payments, he says, the rate of exchange has never made it advantageous for anybody to export gold, and 1t has been impossible to find any appreciable quantity of Russian gold money coined during recent years in any of the great centers abroad. The general dearness of money, he adds, is bound to be felt also in Russia, and Russian industry must count with it without expecting the government to scuander the re- sources of the state in backing up risky enterprises
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-11-23
EDUCATIONAL.
that is.

Clerk Hewlett of the Board of Edu- cation having called MT. Fox's atten-
 tion to some errors in the statements made by MT. Fox. MT. Fox promptly and publicly corrects the errors he has made and in so doing reveals the ad- mirable spirit which animates him in his discussion of school matters He desires nothing but the truth and he is entirely willing to be set right when he is wrong. His attitude Is in marked contrast to the attitude of some of those who have been engaged in trying to make it appear that the Board of Education can do no wrong. Now that the discussion has got down, or rather up 10 common sense and ordinary po- likeness it is to be hoped it will stay there. The more thorough it is the bet ter. The schools cost a great deal of money. Many think that some Of the money isn't as well spent as it might be- If there is anybody who can throw any light on the question he ought to be allowed to do so and in addition thanked for his public-spirited work. The columns of this paper are open to anybody who has anything interesting to say on either side of the question. The efforts which have been made to squelch the discussion have been as fruitless as they have been wrong. The real enemies of education" are not those who believe in the educational value of free and honest discussion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-11-23
NOT so RAD.

It has been consistently asserted that Russia is in a bad financial condition. and some figures have been given in support of the assertion. But M. Wit te, the Russian minister of finance, says nay, and he has some figures too. He declares that the estimate of the budget for next year will be balanced without the necessity of resorting to a fresh loan either for ordinary or extraordi- nary expenditure. He quotes figures to show that the amount Of money now circulating in Russia is greater than ever, that the new gold coinage is not going out of the country, that the pay ment of gold for paper is assured. that the State bank. instead of restricting it's operations, is increasing them when- ever it can get solid and proper securi- ty, and that the condition of the imper
 ial treasury is perfectly satisfactory. Without counting treasury bonds and bullion the total amount of money now in circulation, he says, exceeds 1850, ,OOO,-