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The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31
Hot Springs.

The government reservation at Hot
Springs consists Of 1000 acres. embrac.
Ing all that part of the city east of the
creek and including the mountain from
which the hot water comes. Uncle
Sam not only OWNS all the hot springs,
OF which there are seventy two. but he
regulates their use. There are twenty.
two lighthouses which are leased by
the government. The prices for baths
aud fees OF attendants are prescribed
'--A law. and no deviation can he made.
The average temperature OF the water
is 13S degrees, but there are places
where IL Is SO as II oozcs from the
mountain side that n cooling process Is
necessary before II can be used for
bathing purposes.
The government has expended more
than 81 100000 In Improvements on the
reservation. The arm! aud navy hos
pital Is pronounced oHe Of the most
elaborate and best appointed govern.
mcnt hospitals In the world. The hos!
pital grounds and. In fact. the entire
Hot Springs mountain are beautifully
laid out In walks. drives and flower
beds
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31
The EnernetIr Hen.

There was Once an Energetic Hen
who paid Strict Attention to Duty nnd
never was below the Average In her
Daily Output Of Eggs.
Each time that she Laid an Egg Il
Rooster would Crow Justify and excit-
edly and Announce the Fact to the
World.
Now, there were Certain Hens that
belonged TO the Gossip Brigade. and
they were Filled with Envy because
OF This.
So they went to the Energetic Hen
and said;
We think It Just Awful the way
Mr.. Rooster takes all the Credit for
your Success. Every day he Crows
and Exults over What is Really your
Achievement"
But the Energetic Hen smiled Cheer,
fully and Answered.
do not Lose any More Sleep over It.,
for he is my Press Agent"
Moral.lf you Make n Success Mt
Winding your own business, all your
Friends Will Assist you In Winding IT,
Baltimore American.
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31
BITTEN BY A SKUNK.

George Emmons. man about thir-
ty-tive years OF age, was bit on the
hand by a skunk Friday night. while
sleeping on the ground short dis
tance below Cottonwood. Shortly after
3 o'clock he was awakened by some
animal walking on the canvas with
which he was covered. and threw ont
his hand preparatory to getting up.
Just AS soon as the hand appeared
from under the cover the skunk grab
bed 1t and put his teeth through the
tleshy part Just below the little fin
ger of the right hand and 1t was only
after some trouble that the animal
was prevailed upon to let go OF his
hold After killing the skunk. one of
large kind. Emmons came direct to
Jerome, whore physician dressed his
wound, a subscription list was at once
started by Johnny Fain and Jeff Davis
with the result that Emmons left this
morning for Chicago with over 5000
to have the wound treated at the
pasteur hospital. Jerome News.
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31
SnMkca In the G,hnrch.

This snake lived In the church OF
G.s first parish In Australia. Its hole
was visible to the congregation. and IL
used TO show its head to them at ser7.
Ice time during the sermon proba
bly@ and make them nervous. SO II
was sought to entice 1t to Its destruc.
ton with saucers Of milk. The par.
son used TO lay the bait over night
and so to look for results In the morn.
ing. Always the saucer was found
empty. but for long time the snake
was not found. AT last he saw II
coiled asleep upon the white cloth laid
over the chancei carpet. where the
sun from the east window poured
warmly down upon It. SO he hewed 1t
In pieces before the altar. as Samuel
hewed Agag. Empire Review.
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31
shOemaker's Cniaue Eli.

Many are the stories told of people
who have charged high prices for
knowing how" to do various kinds Of
work. but 1t remained for an old cob
bier In Massachusetts town to add a
hitherto unconsidercd item to his bill
He was clever at his trade. but az the
years went 10y he showed a growing
distaste for steady work and was irrl-
tated beyond measure II any one tried
to hurry him over II.
An lnsIstent customer who. unmlnd-
ful OF past favors, had drawn the cob
bier away from his peaceful contempla-
tion OF sky and field from his doorway
to patch boot for her found her foot
wear on the porch when she returned
from n walk that evening
1t was wrapped In newspaper, and
In the boot she discovered piece Of pa
per on which was scrawled this re-
markable bill:
Miss Ann to J. Briggs, Dr.:
tine patHh " -
Pester 10
Youths Companion
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31
An Old Time EIopement.

In the London Times reprints OF a
hundred years ago appears this ro-
nance: "MarrIcd-On Tuesday the
18th inst. ut Bottesfield. Lincolnshire.
John Kirk, an occasional preacher in
the Methodist connection. TO Susanna
Seaton OF birmingham, mantua maker
The patient bride had kept company
near two years with blacksmith OF
the same place and was actually pub
llshed with him in the church the very
Sunday preceding her marriage. but
for the reasons best known to herself
eloped next day with the preacher: 80
true is 1t that we know not what II
day may bring forth"
Artists upplies-Drown' art store.
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31
OmsFnAes.

A touching story OF two friends 10
told by william Beatty Kingston Ia
his Journalists Jottings." They were
two officers In the English army who
quarreled about some trltie and, al-
though they had been the closest OF
comrades. became In consequence en-
tlrrly cstranged. The fact OF their sep
aration was extremely bitter to both Of
them, and one Christmas day one OF
them received from the other card
bearing dove with an olive branch.
The recipient kept the message by
him for twclycmonth ana on the fol-
lowing Christmas sent 1t back to his
fellow officer. who In turn laid it aside
for year and then dispatched 1t on
the next anniversary.
Through three successive decades. at
each ChrIstmastldc. the mute mCssen
ger was regularly sent in token OF con
tinued friendship until year came
when II was forgotten bccnusc the
present possessor was too harasscd by
financial losses to remember II. In the
course OF the Christmas week. how
ever, his wife came upon the card and
sent 1t Off to her husbands friend with
a newspaper cutting referring to her
husbands bankruptcy The returning
post brought her letter. inclosing H..
600. and explaining that the sender had
Just come into Il fortune and that In
return for this trltling sum. intended
for his old friends Rescue. he should
keep the Christmas card as his most
precious possession.
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31
sonth American Horse..

A great many of the horses OF ts
South American pampas are pIebaA
When caught. at first they always kfx
freely. and 1t is often difficult TO %
saddle and bride on TO them. Wba
properly broken. however, these horss
are curiously docile and will allow chS
dren to mount them by climbing v
their tails. When the gauchos lasses
wild horse ch the plains. before tR
captive IL allowed to get on bis fee
they cut the name and tail close ass
mark that the horse has been mouR'
ed: this In case he should get avn
while being tanned. which. however.s
an accident that does not often hsf
pen.
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31
Eccentric Matches,

A child detests soap. How 1t would
amuse child to behold number OF
matches rushing away from soap.
Place some matches In basin OF wa
ter In the shape OF star. Take n
piece of soap cut Into point. insert 1t
In the water In the middle OF the
matches. and, 10! they VIII fy from 1t
In every direction ms II In horror II
you wish to bring the matches all to.
gether agaI1. you will treat them as
you would children-wlth lump of
sugar. Dip the sugar In the water. and
little bits Of wood will come swimming
to II as though they yearned for sip
OF its sweetness Exchange.
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31
Flowers In the PuIpIt.

"If you want some nice flowers"
said the man with the red mustache,
lust go to church on Sundays. and
you'll find them on the nltars. No
matter how hard up a church may be
and how closely It may count its ex-
penses In other directions, 1t seldom
economies In flowers
at is not the big churches alone that
scorn to stint themselves in flowers.
The little chapels whose parishoners
are certainly not rolling in wealth
aud where every penny IL held mt It's
par Nanie likewise provide Il splendid
floral Offering to gIaddcn the eyes of
pnstOr and congregation. OF course.
In n good many less pretentlous houses
Of worship beautiful effects are OBJ
tanned from the artistic arrangement
of rather plchcian blossoms, but In most
churches flowers that are really fine
rnd expensive are used the year round,
md tn" flower committee often finds
that altar decoration IL the biggest
item on lis list Of expenditures.
The selection OF pulpit flowers Is
generally lrrl to the discretion OF the
florist. Wln sends the bouquet every
Sunday morning shortly before service.
occasionally, however, the chairman
of the flower committee gives him tip
MS 10 the fnHorite flower of the pastor.
and when making his selection he
tactfully bears that preference in
mind. - New York Times.
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31
WORKMEN AT GLOBE.

their next regular meeting on January
3. will install the officers for the Gu
suing term ana initiate candidates.
Following the regular business a
smoker will be held The lodge has
had prosperous year The member
ship at present numbers Sc, and the
promise for considerable growth dur
ing the next few months is excellent.
Henry Gates supreme deputy and or
gani2er who has awakened a great
interest in the United Workmen order
at Tucson and Phoenix. is expected to
visit Globe lodge early in the com
ing year, and much Is expected from
his efforts to increase the member
ship here. At the last meeting OF the
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31
riuhe. Live to "a Great Age.

Crows are commonly said to live for
hundred years. and turtles are re-
ported to have even longer life. but II
the late Professor Baird be right the
greatest amount Of longevity IL pos
sessed by fishes. Professor Baird once
said that as fish has no maturity
there is nothing to prevent 1t from
living indefinitely and growing con-
tinually. He cited in proof pike In
Russia whose age is known to date
back to the fifteenth century. In the
Royal aquarium at st. Petersburg
there are hundreds Of fish that were
put In over 100 years ago.
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31
The Matnb%Ieiand Piano.

The piano in n very primitive form is
found in Matabclcllnd. where, primi-
tive as 1t ls 1t Is aS much appreciated
as the finest grand IN our own coun-
try, even though it consist merely Of n
number OF pieces OF iron strung on n
wooden board. \ picture of one Vof
these shows twenty three pieces OF
iron OF varying lengths and brcadths,
no two alike. arranged iu an ascend
ing scale along the board Thus II
scale Of twenty three notes IS produc
cd. quite sufficient for rlthurAtc tunes
TO add to It's sonur9uSuces the nstri
mcnt is usually pat us.d" a hollow
gpurd. around th" cpuuiUg Of which
bli4 OF bone are placed. with Ia" same
end In view. The performer ,iis. plasra
the guHrd Oh his hnccs. the oprnIl-
toward him. and plays l piano
with both hands through t'lr opening
The late Mr. tcDt. the great South Ar
ricuu traveller, describes the sound a.
"dcciGedly mclodiouS' and recalling Il
GpluGt. Good Words
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31
"Pln Money"

In days long ago pins were SO OK
pensivc that husbands gave their
wives certain allowances Just for the
purpose of the costly luxury.
Hence we call the money given to n
woman for hcr own special use "pln
money" Five centuries after pins
were invented the peddlers sung the
following rhymes MS they went through
the streets in London:
Ten rows a penny. OF
Isn't that a many, or
Silver heads golden points,
Ten rows a penny. OF
Artists upplies-Brown's art store
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31

EPHRAlM'S BUSINESS
Not ssUch Romance Abov. =, n
In COurttnK m a.. =


In Courting n Or,
"No. there wasn't much
about Ephraim." said the postm..,
stroking his beard tloughtfuIlv paS
I'm had been the great man Wv
town. and his ceath the day be,or.
called out "reminiscences TO witt
postmaster seemed anxious to cam.
ute. Il don't s'pose II You'd nn
Ephraim or put him under tha ~
breaker you could have d.. n .
out OF hfin. Never saw him .l.n
Likely enough he never kissed HE 's
or one of his children.
And yet he wasn't mean man
hard man. | callate he often .nna
or cried inside. but 'twasn't hls wsA
show It. And he was n naturo, !.
business man, up and down, ion 10
and that partly accounts for II ,oo
Dye ever hear how he puppo,a, :.
know. because she ana nv wIfo ~
Aunt Eleanor. his wife? IIannsn.
cousins. and the perseedln' tics,.
Eleanor so't she had to tell Of II
"Ephraim wasn't ever talkatlv..,
Ter. and he didn't go around much III
the other young folks. Jest stun
home and tended to his knIt,lp, vs.s
as II ware, but he was well thopcb, !
by everybody. and Eleanor and ber J
and ma always made him wcconn
so he came In sort o. casunI a
p'tic'lar Sat'dny night and set arou,
us usual. putin In word now a.
then. TIL Eleanor's pa went ont to \
sick COW he had and Eleanors n
started off up chamber somewbe,a
And then Ephraim speaks 10 all /
once. and he says:
"'l'd kind o like to marry ye, Ee
nor says he.
'ShoH says she. Would yer sd
was dumfounded and couldn't think
anything else to say.
Yes. | would says he. lie ney.
moved out OF his chair. but he looks
her right square In the eye. reel fried
ly. I've got q place O my own. Il
know-rented. but | can take II bad
most any tlme--and $50 out ON inteI
ust and enough besides TO stock N
place. make ye an offer he saw
and I'll hold 1t open for ye till ned
Satday night
Eleanor WAS starin' at him all N
time, mind ye, with her mouth ops|
and before she could get any word u
put into II, It's time I was gettsj
along home EphraIm says. so I'll III
ye good night. Eleanor
"Weli. that was all there was to \
First of Eleanor was mad at bis nal
in an offer 30 fashion and leavin'
open jest sech a time, as though he
been dlckerin' for a yoke o. steer5
But when she came to think II oyd
she realized II was only Ephraim|
way. and she believed he liked hes
and she knew she liked him, and
she took him up. and neither o. ed
was ever sorry for It.
"No. EphraIm didn't make love N
mantlc--no gettin' down on bis kned
and writin' poetry and sech ike doiBi|
But Ii ye ever see woman better pss
vided for and more uplifted and mos
waited on by inches than Aunt Eles
nor was. I'd like to have ye pint be-
out.
ACTIONS speak louder'n words, ther
say. and carlate that's true. Theret'
women In this town would be Wills
TO forget they was married II thui
could be treated like human belHs
row" youths Companion.
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31
SIlClnE NEAR FLnRENCE.

\ F. Bachr. gardner on Mineral
Creek. committed suicide last week
undor distressing Cirmustances He
wa, placing roll OF blankets in a
wagon when pistol fell out of the
bundle. striking the ground and dis
charging. the bali breaking the bones
in the leg, His partner, George Phen-
ming. went for assistance and when he
returned he found that the wounded
man had shot himself through the
head. Bachr left a note making dis
position of his property. and stating
that he preferred death to being Grip
Piled He left married da"gtrcr IN
Globe and single daughter who was
with him Florence Tribune
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31
OUT OF JAIL.

Last Saturday Mr. f. c. Fenner
was at NoeaIcs returning from Quay
mas 20 his home In Bisbee The
gentleman was superintendent at the
San Marcial coal fields, representing
the Green interests and with Mr..
johnson was incarcerated on account
Of the difficulties. He had been re-
leased the preceding day after an ia
generation of more than month h--
and immediately proceeded to pun d,s-
tanrr between himself and the scene
OF his trouble. sunday mornine h."
started for Bisbcc He stated that Mr.
johnson was yet in durance Nosa!es
Oasis.
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31

An acric OF the order OF Eagles was
instituted at Globe on Sunday by Ed
ward ], Ashley. president OF the El
Paso lodge of that order. who arrived
here ON Saturday night for that pur-
pose, SiXty-one members were inItl-
atcd into the mlstcrtes Of the order.
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31
Arizona News
Views and Gossip.

Globe lodge q committee was appoint
ed whose business 1t will be to provide
entertainment OF some sort for every
meeting of the lodge during the com
Ing year.-GloDe Silver Belt.
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31

Our winter stock is the choice Of the
mann 'acturers art. Call and see it
Smith the Tailor in the upper Wedge
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31

PASTURAGE-Horse pasture first
class alfalfa % per month, two miles
South Of town. Horses called for
and returned. Address w. w. Allis, p.
o. Box III, Tucson, Arix.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-03
GAINING PAPA's CONSENT.
She Did 1t by Employing the Per.
Suasive Methods of
PuEilist.

Being an independent, straightfor-
ward American girl, she boldly entered
the library where her father was try
ing to keep awake, took his lap in
preference to an easy-chair, got him
by a half-nelson hold about the neck
and promptly told him that she had
engaged herself to that young johnson
on Second avenue, says the Detroit Free
Press.
WHAT" whooped the old gentleman.
and he attempted to get to his feet
that he might express himself with
more action and impressiveness. But
it is quick shift from the half-nelson
to the strange hold, and she made the
shift while she talked rapidly in a
cooling tone, patted him on the cheek
with her free hand and vigorously
worked the strangle.
''Lucy!" he yelled, "break away"
showing that he was not so unsophisti-
Gated as he looked, you're throttling
me-"
He has a nice position and good
prospects, and no bad habits. and he
never made love to any girl before
and his family is all right, and nam.
ma said she was willing if you were
and Uncle Dick says there are lots OF
worse fellows than Mr.. Johnson, and
Aunt Kate says she always did like him
and our minister"
For heavens sake, girl" gurgled
the old gentleman, who was purple and
gasping, do you know what you're do.
ing?" and he made desperate effort
| to break the hold, with the result tina,
he frightened it.
Don't get excited, papa dear, bles.
his old heart. l knew you WOULDN'T
be cruel enough to break my heart
and she put on the pressure. "As ]
was saying. the minister said
| Minister be bowed" and papa.
eyes were bulging; "all of 'em be
blowed. Marry him. Marry the whole
! Johnson family, but let me get &
breath" Then she kissed him en-
Enthusiastically, called him an angel anc
was proclaiming her engagement il
the parlor, while the old gentleman
was coughing, wheeling. swearing anc
assuring himself how he'd hate to b,
in Johnson's place.
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SAYS HE WAS NOT EXCITED.
Why CooI-Headed Mr.. BlenkinsOn
| Paid the Costs In q Suit
He Won.

81 never could understand" said Mr..
|Blenkinson, in the New York Press,
why people should get so excited over
a lawsuit
Don't you?" asked Mrs. Blenkin-
son.
Never" said Blenkinson. "It takes
more than the threats of lawyer or
he frowns of judge to upset me. So
long as man has justice on his side
he need have no more fear at the hands
Of the court than of his own family.
Yet some people go all to pieces the
minute they step inside courtroom.
That was the way with wilkins this
afternoon. He got SO nervous he
couldn't have told his own name if he
had been hanged for it,"
Mr.. Wilkins?" echoed Mrs. Blenkin-
son. "Was he in court this aftern-
oon?'
EYES," said Blenkinson. "He got into
some trouble over that sidewalk he has
been laying up at Ninety-second street
and was hauled up for trial"
Why" said Mrs. Blenkinson, "I
thought you were interested in that
SIDEWALK zeal 100.
$50 I am" admitted her husband.
Il was at the trial too
"Oh," said she. ''how terrible!"
Nothing terrible about it." correct
ed Blenkinson. "Our side had such a
cinch that the whole business was over
in less than an hour after the case
was called. The judge soaked the
of Gil 10
costs. Wilkins acted like a crazy man
when the verdict was rendered. I
couldn't do a thing with him. One
dollar more of costs here said the
judge, and Wilkins danced around like
a flying dervish. Zone dollar more
said the judge second time. I've
got it, your honor said I, and I tried
to make my way up to the bench,
but Wilkins was so excited that he
caught me by the coattails and pulled
me back with might and main. 1 was
positively ashamed of him. He had
everybody in the courtroom laughing
at him. He chung to me like grim
death, and it was fully five minutes
before 1 could break away from him
and go up and pay the judge that other
dollar he was calling for"
Before you could pay him?" inter-
rogated Mrs. Blenkinson. 81 thought
you said you won the case?"
$50 we did," said Blenkinson.
"And that the other side had to pay
the costs?' she persisted. ''Then why
in the world did you insist upon paying
that additional dollar? No wonder
Mr.. Wilkins chung to your coattails
and tried to hold you back I think
you were the one that was excited"
Mr.. Blenkinson pushed back his plate
and flushed deeply. eff you want to
hear some logical reasoning" he said,
lust get a woman started to talking
about law. / excited"
Then what made you pay the costs
of your opponents?" she persisted
You couldn't understand if I'd tell
YOU" he said. stiffly. "But whatever it
was, it was not excitement"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-04-03

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