Arizona republican., 1900-08-08
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"A large and heavy woman, accom- panied by small and meek looking man, had come in and asked to be mar ried, relates a Michigan preacher. Everything was regular and the cer- emony was performed. After it was all over the bride explained her position. You see,' she said, farm hands are mighty hard to get in this part of the country, and they are even harder to keep. You get good hired man and get him well broke in to work around the farm. and the first thing you know he quits the job and goes off to town or somewhere else. Last spring I had a | first-class hand, about as good as I ever expect to get, but just when the season got right busy he up and quit me I just made up my mind I wasn't going to be left in the same fix this summer so here We are.' The bride groom in the case simply stood and smiled meekly. He had nothing at all to say"
 Giacomo Puccini, the young Italian composer, whose newest opera, La Tosca." was produced recently in Lon don, is the first representative in the direct line of a family that has con- tributed to musical art for nearly 200 years. His t-great-grandfathe also named Giacomo born in 1712, was maestro de cappella at Lucca. His son.. Antonio, born in 1747, wrote for the church, and left a, son, Domen nico, born in 1771. who composed operas and sac red pieces. His descend mt was Michele born in 1913, who's compositions were praised for their scientific acuracy, and one of his sons is the present Gia- como, who was born fin 1858. The latter studied at Milan, where he was the pu- pill of Ponshielli. composer of La Giaconda."
 MT. Keneth Morell Mackenzie. son of the late noted throat doctor. ran up a l bill of nearly $250 for drinks at an Eng | fish public house, and when the land | lord sued for payment, pleaded a stat ute of George IT., the so-called Tip ling act of 1751," in his defense, by which an inn keeper cannot recover for debts for liquor amounting to more | than S5 The statute is still on the books and MT Justice Grantham was | obliged to admit that it is good law now; he managed to deliver a Portian judgment, however, by distinguishing between spirituous liquor and mineral water. MT. Morell Mackenzie had not take n his spirits neat, so that he land lord recovered $50 on his bill, for the soda water supplied with the whisky.
 MT. Arthur Evans. who dug up the palace of Gnossus in Crete, gave some intere sting details about his discovery to the Hellenic Society recently. A l large paved area he spoke of as "the original dancing ground of Ariadne." '" In one corner of the palace was a throne room, the throne having "crockets~ and other details that anticipate gothic designs. These are frescoes of flowers, water. fishes and crowds of men and women, the former with red faces, the latter with white.> The headdresses and costumes of the women are truly Par isian.
 Age cannot wither nor ridicule dis may the political enthusiasm of Mrs.
 Mary Green. of New Rochelle. N. Y. She is "A and she is a Thoroughbred democrat who believes Bryan will be
 elected. To that end she is going to stump her part of the country for
 him. She was the principal orator in
 her town the other day at a democrat
 ic rally. She said trusts and imperial ism were the issues and she, and Bryan
 were against them. He was not, she