Arizona republican., 1899-07-15

full resolved that whenever there was
an abundance of thirteen or less they
would have an oyster supper. When
this arrangement reached the abb
sentees they turned out but the faith
ful always voted down the oyster sup
per motion. The absentees got to at
tending, though, with the hope Of
some time finding thirteen or fewer
present and az last formed the habit
Of attending regularly.
A PROFITABLE PATCH. j. E.
BETTER of Trippels almond orchard
near Mesa, was in town yesterday.
The orchard is much better thing
than an overwhelming majority of
gold mines Mr. Better IS preparing
TO gather the crop, which. he thinks.
viii amount to almost, If not quite.
thirty tons. which has already been
contracted at 1215 cents pound
The gross receipts will Therefore be
not far from $500. which is not bad
yield for twenty acres. The crop last
year was about twenty tons, and sold
at 10 cents a pound.
WILL QUIT SHIPPING. B. A
Packard the BiSbee cattlsman. was IL
town yesterday en- route TO his old
home IN New York, where with his
family, he will spend a few weeks Wis
iting. Mr. Packard, who used TO be
heavy shipper of feeders to this val
ley, says that he thinks he has per
manently discontinued these ship
shipments There are several reasons
which now render il Improbable. He
says also that not SO many cattle ara
being brought into this country from
Mexico as IN previous years. Then
people thought one COW or seer was
as valuable as another, depending only
upon its weight. but they are now TAX
ing The quality into consideration. The
prices held out by the Mexicans, which
are about the same as last year, are
considered high this year.
THE COMPANIONS CONCLUSION.
The Youths Companion of Boston,
Mass, the greatest and best weekly
in the world, in the current
issue contains an editorial on the sub
ject of Governor Murphy's official
warning. The Companion never deals
with a matter Of less than almost na-
tional Importance, in It's editorial de
partment. Its editorials are dis
by the careful view of both
sides Of every question and if there
are more than two sidts of all OF
them. The conclusion is seldom either
an advocacy or a condemnation. but
he reader s presented with 4 careful ,
and complete analysis so thai h can
distinguish the right from tn wrong.
Companion editorials are correct SOU
tons of perplexing problems. After
weighing Governor Murphy's
semi-ofhcia1 proclamation the Com /
Da1ion concludes that it is worthy of
4 COMMISSIONER OF ED /!
JCATION. A Phoenix man who /.
formerly lived in New York
,ity tells story about one
there now. The man s so /
lliterate that he writes his own name +
with a struggle He was requested to :
show the schools to a visitor and had /
visited several of them when he came !
o a school where a spelling mach was +
)eing held. The teacher called of a I
ew words and asked the commission .
II to take the book 10 see how we'll the :
pupils were spelling. Taking the +
book he asked the first pupil 70 spell
egypt" The pupil had never heard /
he word before and failed 10 spell
[. In a like manner six of me class /
we're spelled down, and the teacher E
lerself was dazed b. the word. When .
she took the book to continue the
;pelling match she called off the first
word her eye. alighted upon and the +
same word which the commissioner /.
lad staggered over 'Spsn Egypt"
jhe said to one member Of the class.
KNOWS HER BUSINESS. "A sa-
yacious horse is Bridget" a member +
If WeLs. Fargo & Co. here. She has
,een connected with the company 4
Phoenix for five years and has beel
aught almost all that IS possible 10
each a horse. Her work is routine
md the driver says he believes he
ould turn her loose and she would so
o every place he ordinarily goes TO
n a day He has little use for the
ines while making his route Any
inc he wants Bridget" to sop he
avs so and she stops. IN Ike man
Ter she can be made TO start or back
ID. Bridget IS a favOrite w'-h the
rev and well treated, which Is
WINGED by the rolls OF fat which con-
cal her ribs. But when ii comes
own to hard work she is equal to the
ccasion, making herself valuable
and mentally. She has a
ocular habit of wanting 10 stand
acing the street. When her driver Is
emporarily done with her he usually
caves her standing in the alley back
f the office. She invariably turns the
fagon around SO as TO face the street.
ut then she is cOntented and no
Teight is necessary to keep her from
eserting the company's Office