Arizona republican., 1900-09-16
OLDEST POLITICAL CANVASS.

If the candidacy for the governorship Of West Virginia. which Judge John D. Holt. democrat, is now making. does nothing else ft will certainly result in a vast decrease of dyspepsia in the state.
 The judge is Indeed a practical polf- tician. and has faith in the theory that if he can win the women the men will come of themselves. So the judge is now travelling the rural districts on horseback and dispensing fattery and lessons in cookery ana homework wherever he goes, and that's pretty nearly everywhere.
 Tn fact. tn news leaked down hare from Nicholas county. It wae there that the judge did his first stun It was at the home of a prominent farm CT that he put in his appearance, and Le bowed and smiled and said comp.i- mantary things to the farmers wife. Sha was surprised and pleased.
 Suddenly the judges eagle eye tcll upon bask5t standing on rhe veranda. which said basket was full of blackbar- ries, and. in a low, melodious nate, he asked for the flour barrel. the baking powder, and some other ingredients. The astonished housewife pro .ureI these at once and the candidate promptly went to work.
 It is reported hat the resulting batcn of blackberry Gumpliags has never been edualed in Nicholas county.
 The ju6ge rode al ng on his big gray horse until he reached another farm house. Thera the wife was struggling with her household duties ana a frctful baby at the same time. The judge said good morning and then went to the baby's crib, where he looked the. iittle mite over. Then he "cooei" s-ftIy q few times and the baby stared. stopped crying, ana became interested. Then il smiled. anI the judga cooea some more. In q little while the baby wznt to sleep and the judge set a5oL'. making himself otherwise useful. He made the best hired girl in the neighbortoad look like 20 cents. , the woman of the house testified in a conversation with a neigh Dor next day.
 As sort Of variant or diversion from these solid efforts Judge Holt main tains that there is nothing 10 equal q little good spirited country dancing. In these parts dances are easily arranged. He has fiddle that was made by a blind fiddle maker in Northumberlanf. the notes of which can be distinctly heard in the biggest barn or house in the country. Well, one night somebody said dance in the judges hearing, and lamented the fact that there was To fiddler about. There was the judges chance.
 Going t. the barn where he had left his bags and blankets, the judge un- wound coil from about the fiddle ca se and returned to the housa. Bhe~e ha began tuning up." while every one pres-n was silent with azt0nishmcat. In a littl= while su-n tunes began com ing from that fiddle as had never been heard in those parts before. Hoedowns. Virginia ree.s, polkas, two-steps. all s5; the air to jinglng.
 Such dancing as ther5 was that night had never been known in the neighhor- ho-l. Hour after hour. dance after dancc. the judge played. only stopping now and again to give the dancers a rest, or to put a little fresh resin on his bow, or to drink a glass of elder. Day light was breaking down before the 1ancing ceased. and the judge never needing the loss of sleep. went on his tourney many votes ahead.
 The judga is modest withal. He does not c!2tm 70 be either a wonder o1 a hero. He says he is just making a D ain canvass among the plain people. and naturally is putting his best fo1t for warG,-ChisIEO Journal.