Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-01-21

nent Industry in the east at present.
 All prisoners in jail in Topeka who
 are charged with stealing coal have
 been released and police officers have
 been instructed not to arrest any
 others charged with this crime during
 the coal famine.
 A Washington newspaper man tell:
 a characteristic story of David Ben.
 nett Hill. MT. Hill thought that the
 republicans had, with a majority of
 twelve votes in the New York assem-
 ply, stolen two seats. ''I cannot un-
 derstand why they did it." said Mir.
 Hill slowly, shaking his head. And
 he added, 'It isn't right to steal
 unless it's very close.''
 Edward J. Eisbrenner of Rogers
 City, Michigan, wants wife so badly
 that he has decided to raffle himself
 off. He has issued 1000 tickets, which
 will be sold at 9 cents each. Ed
 wards says: ''I agree, immediately
 after the raffie, to marry the lady who
 holds the lucky number, which shall
 be drawn by a blindfolded boy"
 There is one woman in this country
 who prefers job to husband. She
 has both, but in order to retain the
 job she will have to igve up the man.
 She holds government clerkship at
 Washington and her case comes under
 the recent ruling of the postmaster
 general that all married women must
 get out of the postoffice department.
 This woman gets $500 a year; her
 husband makes S1400, it did not take
 her long to choose.
 After being in progress nineteen
 days. the trial of the Tingley Times
 libel suit has come to an end, result
 ing in a verdict for Mrs. Tingley of damages in the sum of s7, 800. Her suit was for SJ0,0OO. Looking at the case from this distance, as the testi- mony appeared from day to day, it looks as though the Times was some what handicapped by the presiding judge. A large amount of evidence submitted by the Times deposition was ruled out by the court. Objec- tions were also made to a large num- Der of questions submitted by counsel for the Times and the objections sus- tained by the court. The court may have been right, but General Otis an nounces his intention of appealing the case.
 Orders issued from Division Super intendent Fox's office of the Santa Fe road have a tendency to jack up passenger engineers for rough driving over theI New Mexico division. The orders mentioned especially apply to engineers pulling the limited, No. 3. 1 This train is the pride of the Santa Fe and the officials are very touchy l as to its handling. It carries fine buffet cars that are noted for elegant service. No. runs over the New Mexico division just about dinner time, and as the track is little rough. | the walters have no little trouble in keeping the soup in its proper place. | The chances are some unfortunate passenger has had half a dozen iced oysters dropped down his collar as a of nasty jerk from the engine. Hence the kick-Ex.
 An Albuquerque young man, who has been living in a tent, conceived a brilliant idea recently for warming himself in bed during the cold snap | The idea was of sixteen candle power brilliancy. His tent is equipped with electric lights hung on cords so that the lights can be moved from place to place within its confines The idea evolved by this young man was, that an electric light could be utilized for warmth as we'll as light. So turning on the current, he took it to bed with him placing it under the covers. The effect was magical. Under its warm ing influences he soon fell asleep, but had not been in that condition long when he was awakened by too warm'' feeling. His blankets were on fire, the electric current in some manner having ignited them. His brief mo- ments of comfort cost him the price of new bedding for his cot,
 Editor Mercy, of the Globe Times. says the report that Councilman Noorehead, of Gila county, intends voting with the republicans is mis- take. Mir Moorehead was nominated by the democrats and the republicans tailed to nominate a candidate. As Gila county went republican for head of the ticket the claim was made that Mir. Moorehead would respect i the will of the majority by voting with them in the legislature. While ; the compliment of hay : ing been given a free field sfor cleo $ ton by the republicans, MT. Mercy says his appreciation does not go to the extent of voting with them in the 2 
 \ scientist says that eff the earth was tiattened the sea would be two f miles deep all over the world" After 8 due meditation a Kansas editor gives put the following: ''If any man is f caught fiattening out the earth shoot ( him on the spot, and don't be too C blamed particular what spot There's | whole lot of us in Kansas that can't f ,wim.'' z
 If the people of South Carolina de- ire to continue mob rule and lynch | ngs they have a very appropriate subject for it just now in the7person t If Lieut.. Governor TilIman, the red ! landed assassin. f The democartic party is like the f nan in the parable who received one 5 alent and promptly wrapped it in r lapkin and hid it away. It is too 8 conservative. This does not apply to | he Bryanites for they are not demo el rats - MT. Roosevelt is the only literary d lan who ever broke into the presi- lS ency. We have had others who could c rite English, notably Jefferson and fc Cleveland, but their works were dis n ;,,,.I,- .I,,,.. AL. b