Arizona republican., 1901-09-10
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The town Of Shumway, ILL.,, has no
need of an extensive excise bureau. 1t
has one saloon, which pays license OF
500 for the exclusive privilege of sell
ing drinks. This money is used in
building brick sidewalks. The town
has no regular policemen. but each
alderman. the mayor and the saloon
keeper have police powers. The only
salaried official is the city clerk, who
gets SIS a year.
'Why don't you try the faith cure for
your trouble?
''Do you think it would help me2"
Certainly"
"All right. First chance l get I'll buv
bottle. "-Philadelphia Record.
The section of vertebrate paleontol-
ogy Of the Carnegie museum has sent
out four parti& under the direction of
j. b. Hatcher, its curator. One is OPP
Grating near Canyon City, Colo. ar.
other is continuing the work of the last
two seasons in southern Wyoming, a
third is exploring the tertiary deposits
of western Nebraska, while the fourth
VIII devote it's attention to the creta-
ceous and tertiary formations OF south
ern Montana.
"Sir," cried the hello girl, "we do not
permit swearing through the tele-
phone
I'm not swearing through it," cried
the lrate man, but at it"'-Philadcl-
phia Record
Edwin Hinckley Barbour, professor
/ or geology in the University of Ne
braska, thinks the geysers in Yellow
stone park are disappearing. The
rapid decline of the geyser phenomena
in the Yellowstone National park" he
says. seems to be but little under
stood. but TO those who will visit the
spot frequently the changes seem
startling. and to the geologist alarm
ingly rapid. If one may Judge from
Impressions. it seems safe to assume
that. IL the decline In geyser activity
noted during the last four years should
continue for the coming eight or ten
years, the features which most impress
The geologist will have disappeared AS
a warning, every geologist who intends
visiting the park should not postpone
the trip year, but should visit 1t at
once"
"Griselda," said the visiting relative,
you ought not to try to sing when you
are shaking with the chills"
81 haven't got the chills. auntie," re-
piled the church choir soprano. II am
practising on my tremolo. "-Chicago
Tribune.
One Of the attractions of the st.
Louis worlds fair, it is said, will be an
aerial globe, seven hundred feet high
from stone base to roof. At the height
OF ITO feet will be spacious roof gar
den about one thousand feet in circum-
ference. This Space will contain two
restaurants and two theaters. At an
altitude Of 295 feet will be a huge coli
scum, with walks around the globe.
giving a complete view Of the grounds.
Below will be two regular rings and a
race track. Under the seats will be a
menagerie. viewed from the circular
walk
AT last we shall have a chance"
said Mrs. Newcomb, Ito get acquainted
with the snipleighs."
'How?' her husband asked. Has
she finally seem fit to call on you?"
No; but they're going to build a new
and bigger house across the street from
the one they occupy now and when
they go there to live can call. because
etiquette gives the ones that live any
where the right to call first on others
that just move in. you know. Chicago !
Record Herald.
mrs. Enpeck-James, you are good on
language; what Is the difference be.
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