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Smyrna times., 1903-05-06

IN THE RIGHT HAND BOX SAT MABEL
STANTON WITH A PARTY
far above his business, she voiced the
sentiments of all the actors who had
come in direct contact with him. Yet.
much as they wondered, none dared
approach Ashley u second time on the
subject of his family history.
What Ashley declined to make pub
lie was the fact that once on a time
his name-AshtOn in those days-had
been signed to canvases on the salon
walls of London and Paris. That was
before he met Mabel Stanton. At
twenty-three, when fame was Just ex-
tending to him a gracious, welcoming
hand, the pretty American girl had
come into his life. Her father had or
dered her portrait, and Ashton had
found it more than a mere commission
"a labor of love. When It was COM
pleted, he called upon her father and
made a formal demand for her hand.
The retired merchant, a self made
man, held in contempt those who did
not gain a livelihood by the sweat Of
th@r brow, and most of all he jeered
at artists as polite grafters supported
by a blinded social following. He
made no distinction between the ris-
Ing young painter of portraits and the
man who drew garish advertisements
on the fences along railroad tracks.
Rather than have his daughter we'd
ued to a lOafing Bohemian, as he
dubbed Ashton, he whisked Mabel
Dack to America, though. to do him
Justice, he paid Ashton handsomely for
the portrait. Part of this money the
artist promptly turned into a steam
EMP ticket and followed the woman of
MS heart, recklessly turning his back
on fame. He reached America only to
learn that his ladylove had been taken
Tor two years tour around the world.
The fame he had begun to make in
London availed him little in busy,
Dustling New York. and he drifted into
DOING pot boilers for an art dealer who
recognized the young fellows talent,
Dut preferred getting salable stuff at
cost rather than to advance the in
terests of budding genius. Finally
there came day when heartache and
Ill prepared food did their work. Ash
toh was lifted. into an ambulance and
hurried to the City hospital
Brain fever" was the verdict.
lie came back to life, and yet the
hand of death seemed still to hover
uooVe him. He could draw with me
Snanlcal correctness, but there was nc
me- no soul, in his work. He realized
somehow that there had been no sou
IN what ne had done since he put the
ast touch on Mabel Stanton's portrait
In the cheap boarding house whittier
ne went from the hospital he met {
symnast who became interested in tht
"ork Of this man who could draw
iapluly If unfeelingly. The vaudeville
performer suggested an engagement al
hghtning artist. Ashton felt 1t wal
Hol MS to choose. One must live or b'
coward. He had rather prided him
sen on his ability to fight it out. AnC
perhaps in the new life he might wo,
paeh the talent he had lost for love
nut he changed the last syllable Of hi
e. Perhaps some day
ne mad made an inoffensive filler OF
Bisbee daily review., 1903-05-15
SMALLER NEWS ITEMS.

City Attorney and Mrs. W. P. Miller went to Tombstone yesterday, where the former will spend few days on legal business.
 Dan o'NeiIl, who played baseball with the Cananea team during the fiesta there. returned yesterday even ing to Bisbee. and will remain here.
 Number 5S drew the piano at the Orient saloon last Wednesday even ing, instead of another number, as was stated.
 The fire department will hold it's meeting Sunday evening in the fire house. to arrange for the hose race during the coming celebration.
 Ross. who drilled with Ed MaIley at El Paso last January. was in the city yesterday. He will enter with an unknown in the contests here on July 4th.
 D. F. Graham Is expected back in the city from El Paso this afternoon.
 Yesterday passed in Benson without the proprietor of the White House sa. Icon and the editor of the Press get. ting together.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-05-15
STREET LIGHTS
 IN TWO MONTHS
SUPERINTENDENT CONAN SAYS
 WORK WILL BEGIN SOON.

Location of Lights Not Definitely De
 eided, Though Brewery euIch VIII
 Get Two Of the Largest Put Up.
 Within two months after we get started on the new lighting system for Bisbee, the lights will be ready to burn" said Superintendent Cowan, of the Bisbee Improvement company, yesterday afternoon. T expect the material for the system, that will have 10 be ordered. will be here inside of two weeks.
 Though we have four months in which to complete the contract, it will take little more than half that length of time to do the work. Our intention is to get the lights burning, and Bis bee given good lighting system, as son as possible
 Superintendent Cowan explained that the reason for using small cleo tric globes instead of arc lights was because Bisbee is so situated that the large lights would not give the best kinG of service. By using smaller lights and more of them. the city will be well lighted at the same or even less cost.
 The arrangements of the lights has been partially decided upon, but until Superintendent Cowan has further conference with the committee of the city council, it will not be known just where the lights are to be situated.
 It is the intention of the council to locate the lights so that all of the alleys and streets will be lighted. In some parts of the city globes will have to be used every few yards, and in these places the sixteen candle power globes will be used. It is not likely that more than five of the fifty candle power lights will be used.
 The hardest part of the city to light properly is Chihuahua hill, and here the greatest number of small lights will be used. MT. Cowan stated yes terday that Brewery gulch will get at least two of the large globes.
 The wiring of the city for the lights may commence within the next few days. There is now plenty of ma terial here to do this work, and have the system that far advanced when the remainder of the apparatus arrives in the city.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-05-15

to be on their lookout for Smith.
 He successfully evaded all of them, and had he not yentured back to Les Angeles. would have continued to en- joy the freedom that he did not de serve.
 Smiths arrest is purely the result of accident. Just before the fiesta opened in Los Angeles two of the ablest detectives on the police force happened to look up some of the old papers. and there run across the de- scription.
 By some streak of good fortune they chanced to run across Smith that very evening. and easily recognized him from the description they had read only few hours previous.
 When put under arrest Smith tried to make it appear that big mistake had been made, but the officers thought different, and at once took him to the city jail.
 The law will now be given an op- portunity to deal with a scoundreI, who was not satisfied with winning the love of conhding girl. bat had to rob her of her little savings. Can Smith make any sort of jury believe that he should be acquitted, under the conditions? Minette Wolf is the daughter of Mrs. Wolf of Temecula, California, and Mrs. Wolf is the original of Helen Hunt Jackson's famous Ramona Minette is a handsome Juno of a woman-large. dark. like her mother. She has many influential friends in Los Angeles and southern California. who will be glad that the wretch of a man who defrauded her will be brought up with turn.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-05-15
FROM BENSON
 TO TOMBSTONE
LINE BEING SURVEYED FOR TEL
 EeHoNE BETWEEN THEM.

Only Question Of Time Until All of
 Southern Arizona Is Connected by Phone-Grahan County Connections
 The efficiency Of the telphonc ser vice out of Bisbee is to be still more increased by the building of a tele- phone line out of Tombstone to Ben son.
 General Manager E. T. Hams and Lo- cal Manager Sharkey. of Tombstone, are now surveying a line between the two places named. They exrect that inside of two weeks men will be on the ground to erect the poles and string wires.
 The building of the line 10 Benson is only part of the imp rvements that are being planned by the Gila Valley Telephone company. As soon as the Benson line is completed they will lay their plans to connect that place, as well as all others in this county, with the service now existing in the Gila valley, in Graham and Gila counties.
 The Tombstone company, which is building the Benson line, is under stood to be working on a project that will result in the extension of their line into Tucson, where connections will be made with the Sunset con- pany, which is operating a line from that point to Prescott.
 T will never be satisfied until have our lines into Benson, and pro- pose to start building it at once" said Manager Ijams recently. When the proposed line is completed, it is only a question of time until connections are made into Tucson.
 Superintendent Cowan, of the local telephone company. was asked yes terday what he thought about the prospects of the Sunset company mak- ing connections with this section Of the territory. He replied that it was only question of time until they will reach out for the business in GiIa, Graham and Cochise counties.
 If telephone connections are estab- lished between Cochise and Graham counties, they will probably be made by way of Tombstone, Pearce. Co., chise, Wilcox, Fort Grant and Solo monville. From that place to all ;he principal points in Graham county, lines are now in operation.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-05-15
SMALLER NEWS ITEMS.

H. L. Taylor, one of the brilliant members of Arizona's younger bar. was here last night from Douglas. He has legal matters in the city to look after.
 A telegram to Sheriff Lewis from Nogales states that the report that Tom Tyler had been killed in the Huachucas Is without foundation.
 The Catholic concert and dance at the opera house last night was one of the most enjoyable that has ever been given ip this city. A large number were in attendance.
 A small boy fell from the porch in front of Newman's store on o. K. street early yesterday evening. but escaped without any more serious in- jury than a severe shaking up.
 Jack Bolan and Kid" Solomon may be matched for a bout in the near future.
 Avery T. Hanson has returned to 1aurium, Michigan, after making a personal investigation of the Copper mine here.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-05-15

For months Miss Wolf waited, hop ing that in the near future Smith would return to her side, and fulfil the solemn vows that he had made on pended knee.
 But Smith had no intention of com ing back. and for years all trace of him was lost. Then he went to the east, and even as far as Canada, as has developed recently.
 Then the time came when Miss Wolf gave up all hope of ever seeing her lover again. Her devotion turned to hate, and she longed to see the mon ster who had deceived her get his just deserts through the medium of the Jaw.
 Descriptions of the man who had robbed a oonfding girl were sent broadcast through the land. and all the great detective centers were asked
Bisbee daily review., 1903-05-15
WILL AVENGE A WRONG

Her awakening to his perhdy was painful.
 After waiting twelve long. weary years for justice, Miss Minette Wolf, of Bisbee is now to see the man who did her wrong receive his just deserts.
 In Los Angeles a few days ago R. z. Smith was arrested on a complaint sworn against him several years ago. Miss Wolf has already gone to Los Angeles to prosecute the man who took away from her her hsrd-earned money.
 It was about twelve years ago that Smith wooed Miss Wolf. and won her devotion. She trusted him to such an extent that he easily persuaded her to mortgage property for s7o0 and turn the money over to him.
 T want to go into business said he, and earn enough money to get for us nice little home Then we can be happy for all the rest of our days" :"
 The money was no sooner in the hands of Smith than he dropped out of sight. taking with him all the money his intended bride had in her possession. and leaving her with a heavy mortgage on what little proper ty she had before he met her. h his wooing Smith was most ar dent. He pictured the cozy little home that would follow his invest ment in business, and what bright prospects the future held for both of them. The word picture he painted was enough to turn the head of almost any woman.
 Miss Wolf trusted him. To her he was the ideal type of manhood, and, like the king, she had pictured her lord as one who could do nc wrong" |"
Bisbee daily review., 1903-05-15
TO OBSERVE
 MEMORIAL DAY
COMMANDER mcLINTocK SENDS
 NOTICES TO VETERANS.

OroerS SpdnlSn-HmeFtSdH VI ar SSF-
 vivors to Properly Commemorate
 the Day-LittIe Done Yet in Hisbee.
 James ". McClintock, commander of the Arizona-New Mexico division of the Spanish-Ameriean war veterans, has sent out notices from Phoenix to all the towns in which the veterans are organized, to make proper ob- servance of Memorial Day.
 Though Bisbee will not allow the day to pass without fitting exercises, little has been done by any of the lodges or other organizations in pre- paration for the event. The civil war veterans will be out in body.
 The order sent out by Commander McClintock to the Spanish-American war veterans reads as follows:
 "All camps within the department of Arizona-New Mexico. spanish-Ameri- can war veterans, are hereDy directed to make proper observance of Memo rial Day.
 'The day should not be one of in- discriminate decorations Of the graves of relatives or friends It should be made sacred to the memories of only those who fought for their country and who are now at rest
 "Short as was the war with Spain and in the Philippines, yet there are scores Of graves in the southwest ten anted by all that is mortal of men who gave their lives to the nation. The flowers of remembrance should be strewn above them, and the stars and stripes should mark their resting place, and -eyery mark of respect should be shown by their comrades who survive.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-05-15

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 + Bisbee people will watch with 1 + interest the trial in Los Angeles . I. of R. z. Smith. who is charged in . 4 the courts with having defrauded I 4 Miss Minette Wolf. of this city. ! [. twelve years ago !
 < Miss Wolf is well known in 1 f this city, and has many friends 1 + who want to see the man who . < deceived her get his just dues. ! < If the facts as given are cor ! + rect, and Smith is the guilty par ! < ty, he should receive long term . < in one of the California peniten- | 4 tiaries. I + Justice is too good for him !
Bisbee daily review., 1903-05-15

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The Van Buren press., 1903-06-06
HERE AND THERE.

The exterior Of the poultry house
Is u matter Of taste, but internally
the comfort and Wcll,bcng Of the
fowls must bc the frs, consideration,
Use upio'datc methods In your
business, Read your farm and poul,
try paper carefully, nnd use good com.
mon sense In selecting advice udapt.
cd to your ease, Then pcrscycrc,
It Is a good idea to put up butter
for market so that the consumer viii
get tho original package. Pound
prints neatly wrapped viii nearly al.
ways sell better than would the sure
butter put up In bulk with less cnrr.
Fodder corn may bc planted any
time up to the middle or last Of
June, The cNact date Of planting ,ho
crop should be- governed hy personal
convenience, condition NJ the srnson
ANA by the supposed time Of harvest,
1t Is not the acreage planted, bu,
the harvest that determines ,h, prof,
ON the farm The man who plants
Just what ground enn be cultivated
well aud then proceeds 10 cultivate II
usually has more ca.h at the end of
the year than his ncighhor who pu,s
In big crop tha, is half ehoked ly
weeds,
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-06
SOME MUSICAL CATS.
One Used the Telephone, Another
Played the Piano and Third
Was "A Guitar Sirtuoso.

One particularly interesting cat that
! knew had a long life He had reached
the advanced age of "A years. He was
not a blue. .biooded cat, but simply a
plain, black cat, without pedigree, and
bore the piebeian name Of Tom, but he
often displayed high degree of com
mon sense, and sometimes Of reason.
In the house he lived in was a speaking
tube Of the ordinary kind, passing from
the upper to the ground floor. On one
occasion Tom was left alone in the
downstairs room, the doors of which
were closed. Desiring to get out of the
room, and having no means of opening
the door, he climbed upon chair near
the speaking tube, erected himself
upon his hind legs, steadied himself by
placing his paws upon the back of the
chair, placed his mouth to the tube,
and began whining and mewing intoit.
In this attitude he was found by his
young mistress, who came into the
room at the moment that he was try
ing to call some one to his aid.
Tom had evidently observed that the
tube was used for such purposes, and
that some one usually came in re-
sponse to it. He did not know enough
of its mechanism to remove the plug
or to use the whistle, but he certainly
showed that he knew something about
the use Of the instrument, and as far
as he had ever seen into the mystery
used il accordingly.
There lives at this day in New Jer-
sey a cat whose tastes are esthetic, il
not cultured. She answers to the
name of Bonny. While she is the pet
of all the family, she is especially de-
voted TO the only daughter, who is
young lady OF some 90 summers, and
she is equally devoted to the cat.
Bonny is fond Of music and is per
haps the only one of her race that per-
forms upon the piano. This she does
of her own volition, and apparently for
her own pleasure, for she is shy Of
performing in the presence Of
strangers; but while alone or in the
presence Of her young mistress she
does not hesitate. Bonny seems to
have clear sense Of the fitness Of
time and place, and never interrupts
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-06
FARMER ANDP PL ANTER
FUSSING THAT PAID.
A Sbor, sketch that Contains some
Valuable Hints To Those VINO
send Fruit to darket.

Hank Peters profits from straw
berries were the talk of the neigh
borhood.
"Ju,t that feller's luck" sputtered
Deacon Pepperton, disgustedly.
"Mcbbe it amt all luck hinted
Mrs. Peppcrton. mildly. "Why don't
YOU 90 over an have a talk with him
P'rhaps he's got some new idee-he ;
always hayin' 'em, you know
Fudge" calculated the deacon.
Mrs. Pepperton wisely said no more
Whereupon, inside of ten minutes
her husband concluded that "mebbe
he'd better see bout it, so he picked
up his hat. went out of the door
thence "cross lots to Mr.. Peters
farm Mrs. Pepperton smiled, She
kew that opposition was not the way
10 manage the deacon.
Hank was in his packing-shed, put
ting some finishing touches on mum
ber of filled berry-crates.
Hello. deacon" said he, as he neat
ly stencied shipping directions on the
.ndS Of the crates.
"IIow are You. Hank? | hear you're
maxim a pile o. money of'n your
strawberries this year
"Oh. I'm doin' fairly well, deacon
nothin' to complain Of" replied
Hank. as he picked up some printed
labels and began TO paste one on the
end of each crate. The labels read as
follows.
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-06

her mistress while playing or when
otherwise engaged, but on seeing her
idle she often goes 10 her, claws at
her skirts, and runs away 20 the par
lor. II not followed, she returns and
repeats the act until her wish Is
obeyed,
When the instrument is opened for
her she lightly springs upon the key.
board and amuses herself and friends
by prancing over the keys IN most
singular manner, or course her music
is without melody or rhyme, but she
appears 10 Nnd infinite pleasure In her
tuneleSs noises,
Every evening after her young mis-.
tress has finished dinner, Bonny climbs
into her lap, purts, caresses her, claws
at her drapcry, and then runs away TO
the parlor When the piano is opened,
II no one is seated nt II, the eat !mmc,
diatcly begins her overture, but when
the young lady takes her place on the
stool Bonny promptly resigns IN her
favor, and crouchps herself on the top
Of the instrument, whore she remains
as long NJ one continues 90 play H.
A woman whom | recently met told
me that her eat was devoted 10 the
music of guitar, and when the In.
strumcnt was placed within reach the
animal often amused lttclf for an hour
az time by pluukng the strings
When the lady herself took up the IN.
strumrnt, the cat invariably pcrched
Itself upon her shoulder and remained
purring as long us the music was con,
liuued,
lnthc island of Sac Thomc saw cat
that was 80 shy Of human society that
II rarely entered any part Of the house
when any person wOs present, but
whenever anyone began playing n
guitar IL came into the room and
mounted n table or n vacant chair near
the performer where II quietly re-.
mnined, II no, molested, until the music
ceased Chicago Tribune.
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-06
ROBINS EARN THEIR CHERRIES
Destroy Insect Pests and Save Far
More Fruit Than They Can
Possibly Consume,

An orchardist at Fulton makes com.
plant against the robins or Jack rob
ms" as he calls them, He says they
are nippiug all the bloss oms oF his
cherry trees, They just strip the trees,
and the ground beneath them is white
with blossoms, He says the wicked
birds tear the hearts out of the bios.
SONS and then bite the stems in two
and let them falL aud fears that his
cherry crop will be ruined, says the
Portland Orcgunian, A member Of the
John burroughs society who has been
applied 20 for Information on this sub
ject says the urchardist Is mistaken;
II III" robins do cut OIL any blossoms
II is only defective ones, or such as
have iusoctsiu them, and that the birds
are doing good instead Of harm lie
says he puts up nests Of boxes among
his trees to enable birds Of any Kind,
even tparruws, 60 make their homes
Oh his grounds, lie says that birds help
Themselves 60 a few cherries when
ripe, but they are welcome 10 them, as
they have earned them by destroy ing
insect pests, It is hoped that this IN.
formation will satisfy the orchurdist
II Is doubtless correct for II robins
were as destructive Os he imagres
there would long ago have ccOfed to
be any cherries In Oregon, while the
fact Ia that the cherry crop Is large
almost every year. and Of great value,
The birds mWt not be condemned 90
lNhc " mIAthkrn tcatImnnN.
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-06
TURKEYS IN RED COATS.
Maryland Splnster First Plucked the
Birds and Then Supplied Them
with Warm Clothing.

Miss Sallie Blake, who lived in
Calvert county, Md, some years ago,
was in the habit Of gathering
chicken-grapes in the autumn, and
making them into medicines by pre-
serving them in spirits.
It happened once, after the CON
tents Of a jar containing the decOc-
ton had been exhausted, that Miss
Blake emptied the liquor-soaked
grapes on the ground. Here her fine
brood of turkeys quickly gobbled
them. relates the Baltimore Sun.
Presently Miss Blake found the
turkeys lying on the ground and, not
realizing the cause of their stupor
she thought they were dead, In or
der to realize something from the
feathers, she had the turkeys picked.
The CarcaSseS were thrown outdoors.
The next morning there was IA
great hue and cry from the servants
in the backyard and, looking out Of
the window, Miss Blake saw her tur-
keys walking about absolutely bare
except for a few tail and wing feath-
ers.
In order to protect them from the
cold, the good old woman bought
enough red flannel TO make each tur.
key a comfortable garment. Very
soon, TO the wonder Of the ncighbors
far and wide Miss Blakc's turkeys
stalkcd abroad, wearing their red
coats with the same easy grace with
which they had worn their feathers.
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-06
MhlIr Ann ~ a. mimi,

\ recent book on the Congo Free
state gives this picture of the fond,
ness uf the natives for white Rnlsl
ain the white ant month the natives
have a very busy time, The river I.
deserted, and men and women, boys
and girls, go out to gather the white
ants for food, ! cannot say | nd.
mirc their taste; but the white ant
is not eo bad for food merely very
rich. In this month he Ia about an
inch long, the natives gather him In
hundreds, pun Of, the wings aud
roast him. The native boys have u
shorter way with him Sometimes al,
mess white ants Topped on the Ia
bic, attracted by the light IN,
boys who were waiting pounced %
them, and without further cctemony
popped them into their mouths"