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Arizona republican., 1903-08-28

might be proud. and the new public school building. which when finished and furnished will cost fifty thousand dollars. is model of architecture.
 In the residential part Of he city are many handsome homes in the latest style of colonial. mission and cottaga architecture. The citizens of Prescott aIe proud of the new home. to be elab- orately furnished. which MT. F. VI. Murphy is erecting for the Commercial Club.
 Another of the attractions of Pres colt is the soon to be completed Car negie library of which Phoenix ought to have q duplicate.
 The odd Fellows have q fine new building and hall, and the Masonic fra teinity will soon erect q temple The United States government will at once expenG two hundred thousand dollars on new buildings at Fort Whipple, work on which already has begun.
 Prescott had twenty thousand dol lar fire recently when the fire depart ment. under the able direction of Chief A. \. Johns. did excellent work.
 Among the new buildings for which Prescott is noted should be mentioned the great store of the Bashford Bur mister company, and the Burke hotel.
 The climate of Prescott is delightful at present. and at almost every turn we meet citizens of Phoenix who are enjoying it.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-28
EARLY BAYS IN PRESCOTT
"Reminiscences of Phoenix Man Who
 Sat on First Grand Jury.

The Journal-Miner had the pleasure of call from Dr. J. M. Swetnan'. one of the first pioneers of Prescott, but at present one of the leading phy
 sicians of the Salt river valley, durin :, his short visit in this city recently. Which was the first visit to Prescott since he left here in 1865. He first land . ed in Prescott with the Osborn parry of siXty-five people in 1864, and as he recounted the experiences of those stir- ring days his eyes sparkled with de- light, and undoubtedly his heart gave thanks that they were only memories now. He said he had heen over in West Prescott trying to find the old first governors mansion, but the place had been so remodeled and fixed up that he did not know the place although he remembered very distinctly the loca- tion. This is the house now owned ana occupied by Joseph Dougherty. He vis- tied old Fort Misery the little old log hut which still stands under the big cottonwood trees in Goose Flat. IL was in this building that the first grand jury eyer held ir this county deliberat- ed. Dr. Swetnam was one of the jurors and he said Judge Turner, who was then on the bench as an appointee of Abraham Lincoln. gave the jury a very
 9g and dignified charge, covering about an hour. and then the jury re- paired to one end of the building and were in session for three hours but not single care was presented to them and they were discharged.
 In the spring of 1865 he headed a party of eleven men who took B head of cattle and several head of horses to the Verde valley. and before the sum- mer was oyer they had lost every head of the stock by the Indian route. They planted nearly 100 acres in corn and by q judiciouS Use Of rifles and siX-shcoter:s dians stole their horses and they mug zled their oxen and plowed corn with them. The corn was marketed that fall for $7 per bushel. They built a stone corral on a little promontory which had evidently been the defense of the pre- historic in habitantS of that valley and it was we'll fortified for any attack from the blcod-thirsty Apaches with whom they had several sllirmishes the. [ year and several Of the party were wounded but none of them were killed
 The doctor said he could hardly real iZe that the Prescott of today, with her fine modern buildings, which would be a credit 10 a city of fifty thousand fiourishing business institutions. Was
Arizona republican., 1903-08-28
NAM LOY co.

can understanding. Besides the satis-
 faction one derives from the recogni- ton of a familiar type, this sketch will
 immensely tickle the sense of humor every American is supposed to possess. It is an extremely good piece of work.
 The American Husband by Gertrude
 Atherton, author Of "The Conqueror,'
 is thoughtful and sympathetic treat ment of a muchwritten up and much misunderstood subject. It would be we'll for readers of both sexes to consider
 this essay with as open a mind as pos sible. J. J. Bell, the author of Wee Macgreegor, contributes short story. entitled First Love- It is a clever and entertaining exposition of the bangs of this necessary condition of
 adolescence. Dick, Tom, and Harry is another story by E. Nesbit, author
 of ''The Lie Absolute" and "The Force of Habit and is one of the most char acteristic pieces of work of this gifted author. There is perhaps trifie more cynicism in this story, but it is a good
 natured cynicism that reveals. in spite of itself, a deep sympathy with the frailties of weak human nature. In
 deed, one cannot for a moment suspect
 the author of '"The Red House" of har-> 
 A story. sincere, strong and noble. alive with interest, and unique-such is '.The Progenitress,' by G. We're Tyler,
 the novelette, with which the September number of The Smart Set opens. It is a powerful portrayal of unusual types. and has about it a strange, unconven-
 tional glamour that enchants the read CTS fancy, while the truth in the story satisfies the heart. "The ProgenitresS''
 is an absorbing tale and a notable piece
 of literary work; it bears eloquent wit
 ness to that worth and variety which have made The Smart Set nOvelettes famous in America and England. In
 totally opposite vein, but altogether de lightful, is a short story by Jean D. Hallowell. ''The Bishops Wild Oats" a bit of genuine humor that will please every taste. The other stories equally deserve commendation.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-28
WILCOX AND VICINITY.
Both Mining and Cattle Business Have
 Good Prospects,

Pablo Soto, senior partner in the firm of Soto Bros. of Wilcox. both of whom were proteges of the late M. w. Stew art, who was well known here, was a passenger on No. 9 last evening. He was en route to the coast where he will meet his family and return with them to Wilcox next month, says the Tue son Citizen.
 MT. Soto was pleased to say that the country along the s. P. looked fine as the result of the summer rains more especially east of Mescal. q station just west of Benson. He added that the Sulphur Springs valley never had a bet ter prospect than at present, heavy rains having fallen in the valley, in the center of which is Wilcox, the big gest cattle shipping point in Arizona.
 MT. Soto said that prospects in the Dos Cabezas mining section were most hattering. as also in the Dragons and in the ChiricahuaS. While the Dos Ca-beZas district was directly tributary to WillciX, the other sections name1 were not as direct, although his firm, had branches at Cachise and Pearce which was equivalent to direct con : nection.
 The cattle shipping in the fall prom ised to be good although buyers are scarce and prices offered do not meet the demands of the stock raisers. How ever, MT. Soto thought that matters would shape themselves for a busy sea- son after the middle of September.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-28
THE MAGAZINES.

The August Century is entirely out oi print except for a few copies in the hands of some dealers. The time requir- ed to reprint the colored illustrations makes a second edition impossible.
 The twelfth census takes ten quarto volumes, ten thousand pages, to hold it's condensed informa mation-infcrmation Of vital importance touching our popula- tion, our agriculture, our manufac- lures, and our vital statistics. Note worthy results" of this twelfth census will be presented by the Hon. w. R. Merriam, director of census, in the Sep tember Century. Figures will be quot ed, among other topics, on the rapid growth of population, interstate migra- tions, city and country residence, Hitter acy conditions, the status of agriculture and manufao ture, the growth of trusts, and expansion in the export trade
 The September Century will continue the Hon. Andrew D. Whites Chap ters from My Diplomatic Life giving recollections of the Emperors William I and Frederick, Ernst Curtius, Ru- dolph Gneist, Professor Hermann Grimm, Treitschke the historian, Du Bois- Raymond the biologist, Helmholtz and Hoffman, Auerbach, Knaus the noted genre painter, Adolf Menzel, and other famous and fascinating people. I hese memories cover the ambassa- dor's first mission to Germany, a third article dealing with Prince Bismarck.
 "The Blue Moon," by Lucia and Es- ther Chamberlain, is the picturesque title of the novel in Ainslee's for Sep tember. An original plot, with plenty of action and a dramatic climax, bright and clever dialogue, without too much conventiCnality, a high order of liter ary merit, and a faithful delineation of character are among the things to com mend in this story. The authors have every reason to be proud of their work. Joseph C. Lincoln appears again in a delightfully."- humorous story, '-The Cruise of the Dora Bassett.' MT. Lin coin has never done anything better than this, and he is one of the few writers of the present day whose humor is genuine, unstrained and untinctured with burlesque. The Blind Madonna, !" by Harold MacGrath, author of "The Grey Cloak" is an account of some further doing of the goddess Chance ar Monte Carlo. As long as human nature continues to be what it IS, the fascina- ton of gambling will maintain it's hold upon us. But though this fact will have it's effect in concentrating interest in MT. MacGraths story, it is not by any means the only thing. Entirely apart from the theme. the story is in the au- thor's best vein, and that is saying much. "Pourquoi?" by Salome How land, is distinctly a sketch of character. and it is a very accurate picture, at least, according to the common Ameri-
Arizona republican., 1903-08-28
" MY MARYLAND"
James R. Randall Tells How He Carla
 to Write the Poem.

James R. Randall, of Augusta, Ga. the author of Maryland, My Mary land" has been in Chattanooga for the past few days as the guest of L. c. Thompson and George D. Lancaster.
 When asked last night about the poem which made him famous, and how he came to write it. MT. Randall said.
 T was a resident of the parish of Point Coupee. La, in 1861. a very young man and professor in q college. One day I rode to the river bank postoffice and got q copy of the New Orleans Delta, which contained an account of the riot occaSioned by the passage of d Massachusetts regiment through Balti- more, to invade Virginia. Baltimore was my native city and one of the men wounded on the Southern side in the assault was a college mate of mine. l had the war fever at that time, like all of our people, and this bloody event ct Baltimore greatly excited me.
 "Ao that period l was fond of poetic compositions and felt inspired to put my feelings into verse. That night l could not sleep. To unbdrden my mind I sat at my desk and began to rapidly write what afterward became the poem Of ! My Maryland
 The next day I read it to my pupils, | and they received it enthusiastically.
 l sent it, somewhat polished. to the New Orleans Delta and it was duly 1 printed. I had some hope that it would 1 be favorably accepted at the South and l in my native state. but 1 hardly dream
 ed of the full result.
 The poem was set to music by Miss Constance Carey, now Mrs. Burton l of adapted to an old German air. It is
 little remarkable that the music Of
 the Star Spangled Banner and even | the 'Marseillaise' is not original; the | one was taken from an Anacreontic l ballad score and the latter, it is said. l from a mass of the Middle Ages. 1 | have written more artistic poetry than My Maryland, but that song seems to eclipse all my other compositions, in l popular appreciation. no doubt because | .t is associated with d transcendent event.
 For many years l have written no | poetry. There seemed to be no neces- sity to do so, and the exciting struggles of life forced me to prose. I do not
 regret this for my mind became more | pra actical and better balanced. The TO- nance of my earlier day has yielded | to the more serious affairs of time and
 eternity.
 Many things that once kindled am- | bition have passed away and l seek
 the only immortality worth having and
 l mediate upon the time, not now very l distant
 When the grass above my grave will grow as long,
 And sigh to midnight winds but not to | song.
 | Chattanooga Times.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-28

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 Millions now rely on Cuticura Soap, assisted by Cuticura Ointment, the great skin cure, for preserving, purify ing and beautifying the skin, for cleans ing the scalp of crusts, scales. and dandruff, and the stopping of falling hair, for softening, whitening and soothing red, rough, and sore hands, for baby rashes, itchings and chatings, in the form of baths for annoying irritations and infiammations or too free or offensive precipitation, in the form of washes for ulcerative weak nesses, and many sanative, antiseptic purposes, which readily suggest them- selves to women and mothers. as well as for all the purposes of the toilet, bath, and nursery. Sale greater than the worlds product of other skin cures. Sold throughout the civilized world.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-28
THE NATIONAL GAME.

Baseball has ups and downs, and Wanes little at times, but there is no doubt about the sound basis of it's title to be called the national game. Noth- ing threatens to supplant it: noting even rivals it. There is no other sum- mer game that is sufficiently well es- tablished to compare with it. The com parisons are between baseball now and last year, or five, or ten years ago. Wherever there is a. sufficiently numer- our aggregation of Americans, the youth of that aggregation spend a large share of their leisure, between the ages O. five and twenty, preparing them selves to discharge the obligations Of citizenship in the baseball field. All over the country school plays against school, college against college, village against village, city against city. A newspaper so grave that it does not print the daily record of the important baseball matches is hardly a newspa- per at all. and the great newspapers lind it profitable to devote the better part of a daily page to that topic.
 Cricket is q game of merit. of course Fat men and elderly gentlemen who know 1t seem to prefer it to baseball. It fourishes in Canada, and in vener- able and deliberate Philadelphia, but the reasons why Americans take so much more readily to baseball are not far to seek. Once I saw a cricket match end and a baseball game begin on the same ground. The change was exceedingly striking-a change from leisure to active business, from delib- eration to briskness. from port to champagne And the demeanor of the spectators changed to match. Atten- tion was livelier, more intense. more exclamatory.
 The English keep to cricket because 1t suits their temperament, and We have invented, and will cleave to. baseball because it suits ours. The games in the cities between the professional teams get so much notice and-this year mar. ticularly-draw such crowds that we are in danger of forgetting how widely the game prevails among amateurs of all sorts and social conditions. It is the
Arizona republican., 1903-08-28
PRESCOTT AND ITS PINES
Their Popularity Steadily Increasing Among Arizonians.

Prescott, Aug. 26. Special core spondence of The Republican)-Pras colt, the city among the pines, is be- coming more and more popular as . summer resort for Phoenicians. The improvements recently inaugurated by Mr. F. M. Murphy. including winding ways over the hills and among the pines, and attractive pleasure grounds. will make Prescott more popular than ever with citizens of the capital city, who tire of city life and surf bathing on the coast, and long fer mountain scenery and the breath of the pines.
 The great fire was q boon to Prescott, and has given her some of the most handsome buildings in the territory. The new banks, of one Of which Mil- lard X Son. of Phoenix, were the arch itects. are edifces of which any city
Arizona republican., 1903-08-28
LIFE.

On a bleak. bald hill with d dull world
 under,
 The dreary world of the commonplace, l have stood when the whole earth
 seemed a blunder Of dotard Time in an aimlesS race. With worry about me, and want before Yet, deep in my soul was rapture
 spring That made me cry to the gray sky
 OCT me,
 "Oh. l know this life is a goodly
 thing" I have given sweet years to a thank
 less duty.
 While cold and straving, though cloth
 ed and fed (For a young hearts hunger for joy
 and beauty
 Is harder to bear than the need Of
 bread). I have watched the wane of Q sodden
 season, Which let hope wither. and made care
 thrive; And through it all. without earthly reason,
 have thrilled with the glory of be- ing alive. And now I stand by great seas of splen- dor. Where love and beauty feed heart and eye; The brilliant light of the sun grows tender.
 As it slants to the shore of the bye and-bye. I count each hour as a golden treasure, A bead Time drops from a broken string And all my ways are the ways of pleas ure, And I know this life is a goodly thing.
 { And l know, too that not in the seeing. Or having, or doing, the things we would, Lies that deep rapture that comes from being
 At one with the Purpose, which makes all good. And not from pleasure the heart may borrow That vast contentment for which we strive, Unless through trouble, and want. and sorrow, It has thrilled with the glory of being alive. Ella Wheeler Wilcox, in September Smart Set.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-28

A new form of espionage is being or ganZed in Russia. It takes the form of an entirely new police, to serve er- tirely in the rural districts, and will b., composed of fifty thousand men, dis tributed through tile forty-siX prov inces. Prominent among the duties of the new force will be those of keeping the government. through the provincial authorities, well informed as to any symptoms of ferment in the rural pop ulatior. with indications as to it's cause. and the strict surveillance of all strangers. and, still more, of suspected persons appearing in their districts New York Tribune.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-28
CORONADO CLUB WOMEN
Entertain Their Sisters From Various
 Parts of the Country.

Coronado, Aug 20. Special corre- spondence of The Republican)-A re- ception to visiting club women by the local club women of San Diego, Cor onado and Tent City was held in Tent City this afternoon, was largely attend ed and proved q most delightful func- ton. Mrs. Estelle H. Langhworthy, Of San Diego, for sometime president ot the San Diego club was called to the chair, and in q neat speech extended greetings to those present and indulged the hope that their delibera tions should be of great interest. and that an inter- change of. experiences in the various clubs represe nted should oe of vital in.- portance to every one interested in this sphere human activity. Assisting Mrs. l4anghworthy in receiving were Mrs Anna Ryan, of the Happy Hour clu6 san Diego and Mrs. w. G. Ferguson
 president of the La Mesa club. Re sponses were made by Mrs. Hancock
 vice president of the Chicago Women 5 club. who spoke of the work of that club. and by Mrs. Flower, also Of Chi cago, who spoke of the work of the juvenile court in the city and of her efforts in having the law placed OF the statute books of Illinois. Other speak CTS Were Mrs. Cooper, of Canada; Mrs. Kyle. Columbus, Ohio; Mrs. Campbell
 Wichita. Kan: Miss Bisbee, Westfelc
 Mass; Mrs. Cramer, Cincinnati, C.: Mrs. Fowler, Phoenix; Mrs. Margaret Beaumont. Texas; Mrs. Carroll. San Diego: Miss Fitzgerald, St. Louis: Mrs. Bowney, New Mexico; Mrs. Burleish, Highland: Mrs. Cook, Covina: Mrs. Belcher, Chula Vista; Mrs Whitson
 Fullerton; Mrs. Slocum, National City: Mrs. Fish. San Diego; Mrs. Eaton, San Diego; and Miss Pease. Pasadena
 The meeting was fraught with such deep interest that another meeting of
Arizona republican., 1903-08-28
TT E M P E
Frank W. Griffen, Mgr.

Irving Andrews of Phoenix came over yesterday afternoon in his automobile
 The I. O. G. T. meets tonight in Andre hall.
 Ashby Flaws returned yesterday morning from an extended eastern trip. He spent some time in Virginia and stopped in Missouri on the way back.
 Miss Alice Curnow of the class of 1903 has been elected teacher of the primary department of the rural school.
 G. A. Dobson and family returned yesterday morning from a six months trip to the mountains.
 Professor Matthews, Dr. Blome, pr. Charles Ii. Jcnes, Miss O'Hara and Miss Finnie went to Phoenix yesterday to purchase some furnishings for the dor mitory.
 Manuel Otero had the misfortune to fall from his wheel yesterday and in some way his foot was caught in the spokes. breaking the leg just above the ankle. He was taken to his home and at last report was resting as well as could be expected.
 J. Bernard of Phoenix has been here for the past few days repairing and re- modelling I. F. Surgeons cold stor- age plant. The work is now completed and the plant is giving better satisfac- tion than ever before.
 A party composed of J. B. Mullen and family. R. L. Mullen and family. Byron Carr and family and Misses Alice Greenleaf and Neva Stone returned from a trip to Baker mountain We'd nesday. They are all looking well an1 report very pleasant vacation.
 When L. D. Crook, superintendent of the Tempe canal, came to town yester-
Arizona republican., 1903-08-28

similar import was voted to be held m the same place on Tuesday afternoon, September 1. Social Tent, the place where the meeting was held was most tastefully decorate for the occasion, the work of Mrs. Spooner, Mrs. Lyon and Mrs. Debney. Before adjourning, reso- lutions were passed thanking MT. Jen- ner, of the Tent City News. the Tent City management, and Mesdames Lyon. Spooner and Debney for courtesies ex- tended.
 Not the least enjoyable of the after noon's festivities was a delicate menu, which was furnished by the Tent City management, and was greatly appre- ciated
Arizona republican., 1903-08-28

game of American boys and young mer
 everywhere, and would continue to be if the salaries of all the salaried players stopped and the paid umpires were all retired on pensions. That, however. is not going to happen just yet, for the professional games, when properly con-
 ducted. are salubrious and highly, edi- fyirg spectacles, in which thousands of spectators find rest and out-of-door en- tertainment that does them good Ward SandIord, in The Illustrated Sporting News.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-28
so SWEET OF HER

Lady Gecently married, in answer to congratulations of visiting lady friend) Thank you dear. But I still find il very hard to remember my new name.
 Friend: An. dear But of course you had the old one so long.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-28

day morning it was thought from the looks Of his radiant countenance tha. there must have been an unusually large rise in the river. However. II soon leaked out that it wasn't the rive:' that was causing his elation but q bran new girl.
 John Spainhower has just complete i harvesting his almond crop. which was unusually large. Some idea of the work done may be gained from the fact that he paid out over $200 for help. The ye!ld amounted to between four and five tons, about twice what was har- vested last year. and ought to net their owner something over $100O.
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 Household goods of every description for sale cheap Apply to J. G. Thona
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built on the same site that the Prescott of those days was.-Prescott Journal Miner.