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Arizona republican., 1903-03-20
RealEState
 AND Investments

Best 1O-acre navel orange grove in the valley in bearing, s2,000.
 Fourroom brick with screen kitchen, city water, etc. S150.
 160acre ranch, one of the most pro- ductive in the valley, good fruit or chard and improvements, full watir right, etc, at bargain.
 If you have desirable property for sale, list it with me at once. Now is the time to sell if you feel that way, and now is the time to buy.
 Fine ranch under Buckeye canal to exchange for valley property.
 I can sell you stock in one of the best mines in the southwest. Call and investigate.
Arizona republican., 1903-03-20
News ef Y
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THE WEATHER

Local Daily Weather Report for The
 Arizona Republican. Forecast for today-Fair. Data for 24 hours ending D. m. yes terday:
Arizona republican., 1903-03-20
MONTANA COAL STRIKE.

Butte. Mont. March 19.-A special to the Miner from Red Lodge says that as q result of the failure of the men and management of the Elbow Creek Coal Mining company to reach an agree ment on the question of tonnage and manner of weighing coal, the employees have gone on strike. About 15O men are involved
Arizona republican., 1903-03-20
HEAD-ON COLLISION.
Fireman and Brakeman of Freight
 Train Killed

Ogden, Utah, March 1.-Two freight trains on the Union Pacific met in a head-end collision early this morning near Wasatch. Utah, resulting in the killing of Fireman Huston and Brake man Getcheli, and the complete block ing of traffic for several hours. The wreck occurred on a sharp curve. The cause of the accident has not beer learned.
Arizona republican., 1903-03-20
KING EDWARDS MAIL.
Interfered With by Canadian Labor
 \ Leaders.

Victoria, B. C., March 19.-George Estes, president of the United Brother hood of Railway employees, who is or ganizing the strike now on, against the Canadian Pacific railway, was charged in the police court today with corspir- acy to delay his majesty's mail.
 The charge is laid under a section oi the postal service act of Canada, which is punishable with one years imprison- ment. Estes was remanded until to- morrow.
Arizona republican., 1903-03-20

are involved.
Arizona republican., 1903-03-20

Maximum temperature, 6S; minimum temperature, 36. Average relative humidity. 34 per cent. Total precipita ton. 0. Character of the day-Clear.
 M. D. BLYSTONE,
 Section Director.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-02
HUMAN NATURE TEST
Would Mans Second Life Be Better
 Than His First7
New York Sage Comes to the Conclu. sion That We Would Do Just as Before If We Were in the }
 Same Place.

"You hear men talking about what they would do if they could live their lives over again. said man who poses for sage in the hotel where. he lives uptown to New York Sun reporter. Here is an experience which makes me have doubts on the subject.
 1T went back to the country where grew up, and which I left 40 years ago. The first thing I did after I had been in the old town a few hours was to go down to Jim Sims place.
 Jim was the first Scot ever knew. He was an old seaman. He. was the first man to introduce the Scotch game of shufle-board in the old town. He taught me the game.
 ''Ji1n was not at the old place when I went back. He had been dead 15 years. However, played shuttle, the first time in many years, and 1 did other things which go with the game, and went out of the place, as I had gone out of it years before.
 ''The next day I went up to the old courthouse where the boys used to loaf in summer. 1 clambered up into the cupola and went outside, and looked down upon the old hills and valleys. s..-
 Not far away was the old hill where the schoolhous,9 used to stand. It was gone, but the hill was white with snow and the boys were coast ing as we used to coast. '' t.'-.-
 'I borrowed a sled from a young ster, and lying down belly-buster fashion made trip down the track, as I used to do. It shook ms up bit, but did it, ard, as in other
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-02
MuIb CT ry Trees

In 1889, just before the people came to their senses in regard to the hallucination that mulberry trees would bring them wealth, nursery man sent an yagentito France to pur- chase several millions of young trees. He carried $sO.ooo in cash as a first payment. When the trees arrived, the inevitable. crash had come, and the nurseryman failed for so large an amount that he could never reckon up his indebtedness. His trees were offered in vain at dollar a hundred for pea brush. After the crash some large holders sought to unload with out loss. They chartered an unsea- worthy vessel, loaded her with trees, and sent the cargo heavily insured via New Orleans to India. To their great chagrin, the vessel reached New Orleans safely, and the trees were transferred to river boats at great expense and hurried on to their des- tination. When < finally they ar- rived no one would take them as a gift.-Chicago Daily News.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-02
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Men of blue or gray eyes are almoS4 inyaria bly, the best shots.s
 The total Immigration into Ganad@ for the fiscal year ended June 30 foots up over 10000 persons, Americans bel ing in the majority.
 The Gulf stream is 200 fathoms deep off Cape Florida. Near Cape Hattezas the depth is only half as great the stream appearing to have run uphiAs with an ascent of ten inches to the mile.
 Road taxation on Long Island is an item of importance. Included in Spnth- ampton's tax budget this year is S16,- 900 for the maintenance of highways. For the support of the poor of the town S3,3oo was provided.
 During the nineteenth century IoRd don grew from city of sO0,0o0 people to one of 6,50o oO0-that is. increased eight fold. New York increased from Go.00o to $500, OOo-nearly 60 fold. Lon- don is now increasing F per cent. in a decade, and New York 35 per cent, or twice as fast. If this rate Should hold good for 50 years more New York would have, over 15,o00, GOO population and be million ahead of London
 The three balls, the sign of the pawna brokers in this country and Great Britain. are derived indirectly from the coat-of-arms os the Medici family of Florence, Italy. The family sprang from a. physician, medicus; it became wealthy through transacting a bank- ing business for many years. and whem it became noble it adopted five gClden pills on a blue ground as its armoriab device. Bankers in other countries adopted the same device. either in whole or in part, as sign of their business; and when bankers gave up the pawnbroking business the pawn- brokers retained the old, Florentin@ device.
 When New York was young q tower clock was built in the tiny steepleA of a little church that then stood at the corner of Beekman and Cliff streets. That was nearly two centuries ago, but the clock is still ticking away and keep ing just as good timeas ever. Its hands arc not as artistic and gorgeous as those that point the time in many of the tower clocks to-day. They were made by Simeon Willard, who ham mered them out of rough iron at a. lit tie blacksmith forge in the woods near Boston. Not only the hands. but the whole clock was made out of the same rough material, and to this day it shows evidence of the crudest kind of workma anship. It's scape wheel is much worn now, yet from all appeara nces it is still good for another cHnfurv and the regularity of its movement is X almost perfect, putting modern clocks to shame.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-02

days, I narrowly escaped colliding with a wagon. =.. .. {, T went into a store where every one used to know me. It was ar ranged very different from the old store, but the fever was on me and I sat down on a counter. "
 '@The foorwalker asked me where I came from. Iltold him. He said that nobody ever sat on a counter in these days. ,sy- .sa]y,a.a stses}$4 .J-.@.f3 st-..
 Wherever l. went the old desire to do what I had done in the old days came back upon me. It came very near resulting in my, undoing.
 ''I was passing by a house where++I used to. go courting. The old house was not changed very much, and the first thing knew I was at the door pulling the bell-knobs out it's socket. A 'demure woman answered the ring.
 ",;Is Miss Amanda at ,home?' r asked. That was the name. of the girl used to go to see iii that home.
 "The matron looked at me very suspiciously and slammed, the door. As I was passing down the. walk the man of the house overlook me, and demanded an explanation and an apology. @A,. @'". "A ", ss.
 q finally explained who I was and then the man asked me to go back. which did. He showed me around the old place and l. had a pleasant visit. He was a pretty good fellow after all. As was leaving he said:
 "'I suppose you always kissed your sweetheart in leaving?' ."
 ''I told him he was all right on 4elepathy. ,.....
 "'Well,' he replied, there isn't any girl here now for you to kiss. I am doing all that business myself in this establishment. But if you'll step into my den we'll have a drink to- gether.'
 His den was the room of Aman- da's brother, and there he and I used to go and make sneaks on h.s fathers bottle.
 And now whenever I hear a man talking about what he would do if he could live his life over I conclude that he would do just what he did before if he were in the same place. | I don't believe any of us would be any better than we are, and prob ably not as good.
 | Tn leaving the old town I saw an orchard that was familiar The train passed by it. But the inclination to get into that orchard and steal fruit came back upon me as strongly as it did when in other days I yielded to it. I felt like jumping from the | train"
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-02
HE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN.
A Street Car Conductor Who Was Not Fully Up to the Require mealts
 of His Passengers.

The conductor on the street car is theoretically responsible for the lives and comfort of, all his, pasgehge rAGa aSo matter how crowded the car, he is sup posed to see every signal for the car to stop, and the company expects him to collect every fare and say Please, when heasksffor it.. Worse than that, he is supposed by soIneS pass ehger like the one who figures in this story from the Chicago Tribune, to know everything. She was an elderly wom- an in youthful hat, and as shespaid her fare, she said: es ss.S Conductor, I want to get offSat the street Mrs. Rebecca, Isinglass lives on I've forgotten the name of it, but there's a drug store on the corner kept by man named Johnson"
 q ''I don't know any such woman, ma 'am, ', replied the conduct orr and we pass 40 corners where sth ere are drug stores" AZ
 ''But it's in this part, of town, and she lives in a two-story brick about six doors from the corner. She's a woman with double chin, and she < always travels on this line" s.
 ''I don't doubt that, ma'am, but don't know where she lives or any thing about her.
 "I think that's mighty strange. She's got 9 sister that teaches iii the Kershaw; school, and I've told you the, kind of house she"
 "1'm sorry, but don't know a thing about her, ma lam. You'll have to tell %ha, sr,f% c+r or-
 Seems to me the street car company ought to employ conductors that know something. If you can't tell me where to get off, give me my money backsand I'll take some other car" K
 'I can't do that. I've rung up yoG; fare"
 "Going to cheat me out of my nickel, are you?" .
 "Certainly not, ma'am. If you had told me where you wanted to stop---s's.
 s'I did tell you,z. sir. If you didn't know where to let me of, you ought to have said so. I told you the name of the woman I'm hunting, I told you about the drug store, described the house she lives in so plain that nobody can miss it. and I told you it was ;u this part of town. What more do you want?"
 Nothing. ma'am,'' said the con ductor, weakening. Here's your nickel. I'll pay it cut of my own pocket. You're too many for me s'-s5s :
 He gave her a coin. rang the signaIto' stop, and his passenger got off at the next crossing, where she stationed herself to wait for q car with more intelligent conductor.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-02
King PcHnilCss.

Wealthy as King Edward of Eng land is, he found himself without money the other day, and at Q mo- ment when he needed it badly. The queen and he were attending divine service in St. Pauls cathedral, and in due course the poorbox was hand. ed to them. The king thereupop put his hand in his vest pocket for some money, but found none, and, though he searched pocket after pocket, he was unable to produce a single penny. Much discomfited, he turned to the queen, probably with the intention of asking for her purse, but he was too late, for the official with the box had passed on. After the service the king mentioned the incident to the bishop of London, who had officiated, and said that he would be obliged to ask him for a small loan, adding, hu- morously: ''It is not the first time T have borrowed money" IN. Y. Herald,
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-02
YOUNG ROYALTY IN GERMANY.
q XambeG Who Will Soon Come to 4 1he FSonft in. n spectacular
 ssg,. & z, < i. Way, .4

The members of the royal family, who have been hitherto in the infant class will now play a leading role ip court society. There is, first of all, the crown prince, lusty, fun-loving young lad, who has just reached the age of manhood, and for whom the court intriguers are trying to make brilliant match. At present gossip has it that Princess Alice, of Great Britain, the daughter of the duchess of Albany, is to be the favored one. But the crown prince, like his father, insists upon making his own choice, regardless of political considera tions. But if predilections go for anything he will doubtless marry Q member ot the British family, and Princess Alice combines both royal English blood and beauty. She is now living with her mother in Potsdam, near the royal palace, and is the favorite of the kaiserin at little family gather fngs, country strolls and drives around Sans Souci, says the Brook lyn Eagle.
 After the crown prince comes kIlNS -AodAOCA Us "ho IS AO" 11NiAlS in Kiel, and is to be the future lord of Germany's* navy, just as Prince Henry, as the next eldest of Kaiser Wilhelm, became chief admiral Prince Adelbert is being bred for the sailor life, however, and will not be seen much at court. The third mem Der, however, is a charming, hand some lad called Eitel Fritz, who is to enter at Bonn university with the crown prince and has already become a social lion. The remaining chii- dren are still to be kept to their studies. t'
 As in all court centers, society is divided into various sets, each of which has it's own leaders by virtue of office or lavish entertainment. The most exclusive court set is that with which the kaiser and kaiserin sur round themselves at the Anew palace in Potsdam, in which are included Prince and Princess Henry, the arch prince and duchess, of Schleswig- HoIstein, brother of the empress; I Prince and the beautiful Princess Leopold of Prussia and the different reigning leaders of the Prussian houses affiliated with the royal fam fly. This circle is the simon-pure "Hohenzollern" society, in which only family relation counts. Then come the members of the royal cabinet and their wives, with Chancellor and Countess von Buelow at the head. Countess von Buelow is an Italian by birth and one of the most brilliant of. social entertainers at the old chancellor palace in which Bismarck lived when in Berlin. Adjoining this estate are the ministerial residences and gardens of Baron von Hichthof- en, minister of foreign affairs; Min ister von Rheinbaben, minister of finance; Minister Posadowsky, minis ter of culture study, and others. All the ministers are supplied with palatial residences by the govern ment, where they. entertain accord ing to their measure. .~.,s. ..E
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-02

he is possessed of a humor which is cutting Frequently he is sarcastic, But whatever his replies to the an- gry patrons, he offers them so polite ly that, as the song goes, they are music to the ear.
 In a Pittsburg tncatcr recently a lady approached tho box office and angrily demanded:
 ''What do you mean, sir, by giv- ing big, fat man seat rig!sr in front of me? Do you suppose I can see through him? I certainly cannot see over or around him."
 II did not know who was going to be iQ front of you, madam," replied the treasurer.
 "WeH, he's there, and J wish you to get him away stated the az grieved one, with great emphasis.
 1T cannot do that, madam. He paid for the seat and has right to it.
 "You cannot? You have no right to put stout people in front seats. You ought to make them take the rear rows.' .. '..-.-
 tsI don't know. You arc getting ! little stout yourself, madam. Per haps some day you will be in the rear-seat class, How would you like" ''I didn't come here to be insult ed, sir," the indignant woman tars- ly responded, as she founced away.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-02
gGrieVe, BiSSet e. Holland.
t'ink Ia boutit? How aorryis yo', Sister

t'ink "a bodtft ? How aorryis yo', Sister Polly? ?~gr,. ,,,,.ty s..,r,se. t, s,,n-
 Sister Polly, tucked away her hand kerchief and sailingsup the aisle, plain lively said: s'Ise sorry fo' bits," and laid down 50 cents upon the coffin.
 The preacher kept onswith the col lection. Dsf fiHowx sorry is. yo', 4Brudder Gardner e1ne "long up here an lay down yo't money! How sorry is de mudder ob de church?'e. 4.' Y"
 The mother of the church walked up and was sorry "six bits," and laid down her money.
 "How sorry is yo', Sister Ann?"
 4s Sister Ann grieved to the extent of 1.-two bits," and so on through the con- gregation, the women hurried up the aisle, proud of a. chance to show off their neN4frqckss and and fpnt down their money in tangible sorrow," until an old auntie hobbled up On her cane un- til she reached the coffin, then wheel ing about and facing the congregation, she .exclaimed: @ s-xl- ss .,s...,s..
 ''I nebbershear.d .destrufe told befo' at any nigger funeral, an Use. gwine to F tell de trufe. Brother Jinkins was the Ameanest nigger de Lord ebber made, an I ain't sorry one picayune!" and here she gave the edge of the coffin 8 thupdering rap with wit lhh flhlfe her cane, "fo' yo' shore stole eb}btseryt bog I ebber had in Fernandina. ,E >.
 And thus Brother Johnson called out an honest expression of tangible sor- row" to the amount of SLOTS; $5 he put instantly into, his. pocket, the rest he turned over to the widow; and in less than two weeks he was the proud possessor of the remainder of the funeral money, for he bravely married the widow and 13 "head" of father less children. sncsHs Z .,a ..5
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-02


 elephant in the trained animal show. One of the festival managers held a consultation with the prospective bridegroom, who in turn consulted his fancee.
 The elephant was driven to 0 prom inent place on the main street of the town. A ladder was procured and by means of this the stalwart groom assisted his bride to their lofty and decidedly unique altar. After them ascended County Clerk A. NJ. McAlil- Ian, with book containing the cere- monial interrogations. Once his foot slipped and the crowd cheered him when he caught the groom's foot and swung back to safety. t-
 Then all three parties stood up on the elephants back. The huge beast, evidently assuming that he had a sufficient load, started off with them, but his keeper hauled him back with hook. while the bride screamed a wee bit and grabbed the groom to keep from falling. After that, during the entire ceremony, the elephant remained quiet, merely con tenting himself with the proverbiaI swaying to and fro habitual to all peaceably disposed elephants. The bridal party answered all the necessary questions in audible tones, the brides answers being particular ly clear and convincing. The clerk pronounced the benediction upon them in tone somewhat fraught with fear, it seemed, and he appeared thankful when the ladder was again run up for them to descend.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-02
ANOTHER SURE CURE.
Man Who Could Not Sleep Tried Mince .-" Pie and Dropped On Like < -, 3- sa R LOw. . >.

-., Every newspaper one picks up these days offers sure cure for in- 'somnia somewhere in it's columns" said man who believes that he hasn't slept any worth mentioning for ten or twelve years, relates the Detroit Free Press. But I have tried many of them without any benefit whatever. Recently, however, I've devised pe- culiar remedy of my own. The for
 mula cannot be filled at the drug shop, and you may not always have the pam acea in the house; but, at any rate, ft'won't hurt you to hear about it.
 ''Being a bad sleeper, it is my habit to sit up after all the rest of the fam fly has gone to bed. read all the pa pers,> look over the magazines. and sometimes doze a little over my read
 ing. My wife says that's really the reason why I don 'tsleep better in bed; but, of course, that's not so. We'll, the other night, when ready to go up- stairs I felt a wakeful fit coming on felt as if could never go to sleep again and had never been asleep since was born. Instead of going upstairs I wandered into the dining-room aim lessly. There I remembered that we had had excellent minee pie for dim ner, so I rambled into the pantry, found whole mince pie and ate one third of it. Then I went up to bed. Yes, sir, and slept like top--didn't know thing till morning. After two wakeful nights tried naince pie again, and with the same excellent results. I give you the experience for what it is worth, and you take it at your own risk. A man simply can't stay awake on mince pie-it holds him down, Yes. sir!"
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-02
UNIQUE WEDDING WaIM.
Pretty Florida Bride Insists upon Bcdng Married cn the HccIS of
 & Huge Elephant. e+

Pretty Rhoda Hurd, of Pensacola. Fla, transcended the limit in unique weddings when she married Daniel Spence on the broad back of a huge, swaying elephant. Eight thousand gaping people witnessed the cerc- mony and cheered the bride as the final words of the ceremony were pronounced.
 Miss Hurd and Mir. Spence have been engaged for some time. They came to Pensacola to be married A fall festival was in progress, ono of the features of which was a huge
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-02
Mans Inhumanity to Man.

First Detective-How did you man age to get confession from that des- perado? ..., ,q3t.~.... .at
 Second Detective--Well, you see, we travelled together by rail for 200 miles - But what had thateto do with his conf essionP g.qac .a-t .e& @ tr"5
 Ibought cigar. of the train boy aud gave it to him. After smoking it he thought he was going todie, so he told me eEeEz thing. - @@biSago Daily News.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-02
Our Cities a Century A~o.

At the beginning of the nineteenth century there were 16 cities in the country which had a population of more than 4,Ooo. Philadelphia was first in the list with 69,oOo, with New York a close second, while Baltimore had taken third place from Boston by 26,ooO to 25,oOO. At the same period the popu- lation of the country was 5,3O8,4SS, of which only per cent. was urban Indianapolis News.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-02
Cnmnrnm1ae.

Wife-But why don't you want me to buy your neckties any more5
 Husband-Well, er-I'd rather buy them myself than have you go to all that trouble. ..
 'tBut I like to do things for you.'.
 "'Oh, in that case I'll let you look after the furnace this winter.'-Chi. cago Daily News.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-02
Chofsped Ham.

One cupful chopped ham, one tea spoonful butter in spider, when meli- ed add ham, add 1A teaspoonful mixed with one-quarter cupful hot water, pinch of cayenne, stir all to- gether; when heated well stir in one beaten eog.-Boston Globe,
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-02
Worth TrYing.

Dsughter-He says he would give up verythtng-even his life-for me.
 Mother-Accept him at once, dear. He is heavily insured-Stray Stories. Men of blue or gray eyes are almost invariably the best shots. f.S
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-02
PRnnf nf If

els it true," asked the boy, "that riches have wings?'
 My son." replied the old gentle man sadly, If in your later years you ever put money into flying machine invention you will have proof of it."- Brooklyn Eagle