Arizona republican., 1902-07-24

NIGHT BLOOMING CIRRUS There was q fine display of the night blooming cereus Monday night at the residence of s. A. Dysart,wh lives near the Indian school. on North Central av- enue. On his collection of three plants there appeared six fine blooms. be- sides one bud. which did not open with the rest. The silvery whiteness of the waxen flowers contrasted strongly with the intense darkness of the night. mak- ing the flowers appear almost lumin- ous. A fashlght picture of one of the blossoms was taken. the outcome of which remains to be seen.
 STATEHOOD DELEGATES.-It is likely that this territory will be well represented at the meeting of the sub- committee of the senate committee on territories, which will be held at Los Angeles some time this summer. The statehood committee of the board of trade wrote to the leading citizens of the territory as soon as it was learned that Senator Bard intended to secure a meeting of the subcommittee. Re plies have been received from most of those to whom letters had been ad dressed and the writers signify their willingness to attend the meeting or do anything they can to forward the statehood movement.
 ANOTHER MYSTERY.-For the last two days some geeZer has been actively engaged in the distribution of circulars in public places calculated to excite curiosity. The circulars are a conglom- eration of four or five letters of the alphabet used in terrifying repetition and geographically arranged in a manner that at first suggests the eX- pression of an idea in print. As the little leaflets are of red paper it may easily De imagined that the purpose is of anarchistic origin, and may serve as the basis of newspaper sensation. Again, it may tell where the body of Francisco Brava is not buried.
 A SMART HORSE.-The Arizona laundry owns a black horse named Dan that must have the credit Of be- ing the smartest hrse in Phoenix. He is a common every-daylooking black horse. but he certainly has great horse sense. Not long ago. during the re- cent hot spell, Dan got to thinking he would like a drink, so he pushed the bars of his stall to one side. walked out to the rear of the laundry, where there is faucet and under it a bucket. There happened to be no water in the bucket. so Dan turned on the water with his teeth, drank his fill. and
 strangest thing of all, he turned the water off when through. Now Dan waters himself, and the driver has no more trouble looking after him in that direction.
 BE HUMANE.-Whtn drivers are locking around for a place to tie their horses at this time Of the year they ought to take the sun into account. Naturally horse is entitled to a shady place at this season if such a place is available, but if it is not there is a chance for choice even in the sum- shine. 4 horse will suffer less tied at the court house CT city hall plaza, where all is open and a breeze is blow ing, than if tied in some more seclud- ed place with his head in the shade Yesterday a horse was noted who was perhaps in the shade when he was tied but when seen in mid-afternooa he was up close to a brick house. where the draft was cut off and the build ing was serving the purposes of big heater. Though his head was in the shade. he was more uncomfortab ble than he would have been on the opposite side of the street in the glaring sum- shine
 THE WATER SUPPLY.-Word was received at the office of the Arizona Water company that there was 40,000