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Arizona republican., 1904-01-30

what makes you think they are such rich AaCricans-"
 'EecaUsc they l-uow % much more about other countries than their own -'Tov n TO1lic-
Arizona republican., 1904-01-30
PRESCOTT BUSINESS FIRMS.
 T Ot el Burke
AMERICAN PLAN.

PRESCOTT, ARIZONA. 105 rooms. All modern conveniences. A strictly fir st-elass and modern hotel Sample rooms for commercial men.
Arizona republican., 1904-01-30
To CuRE A CrLD IN ONE DAY.

Take Laxative Promo -1uinrne Tablets All druggists refund the money if It fails to cure. l.. W. Groves signature is on each box. 2ac
Arizona republican., 1904-01-30
BARRELS AND TANKS.
BUSINESS COLLEGES.

Los Angeles Cooperage Go. Tanks, bar rels and kegs. Write for prices.
Arizona republican., 1904-01-30
EMPLOYMENT AGENTS.
POULTRY SUPPLIES.

HENRY ALBERs. 815 S. Main St Largest poultry supply house in L. $. Send for free catalogue.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-10-20
City Properties For Sale.

A Good three room dwelling house
with basement In good condition, feed
lot and fine we'll Of water, orchard OF
young trees Price $50.
New story and a half frame ouild-
ing, l4x2S, four rooms and cellar.
Three full lots. Frame stable l4x16.
Frame hen-house 7xl2. Orchard OF
forty trees. House in good condition
Good we'll Of good water. trlce 500.
Will take team wagon and harness as
part payment.
A fine dwelling house and four acers
OF land. House has six nice rooms,
pantry and cloths closets all In fine
condition. This property has a good
large frame barn, good well Of water
with windmill, lots are covered with
bearing fruit trees Property all
fenced. This will make a nice home
for some family desiring such property
Situated just outside City limits Low
taxes. Might let part be paid on
time. Price, 1900.
w. II. Pratt.-Phillipsburg.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-10-20
L. W. UNDERWOOD.
Stop and Consider.

Why should you keep your mOnel
at home or where 1t is in danger Of be
log lost or stolen when you can leave
1t in this bank-get good protection
and yet be able to withdraw yOul
funds any time you want to buy prop
erty or make a permanent Investment
Our certificates of deposit max
this possible, An interesting form o.
banking.
Ask Phillips County Bank for par
ticulars.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-10-20

tered Duroc Jersey hogs that can be
found In this section OF the country.
Don't fail to see them and get prices
II you want the finest stock hogs In
the country. They have about one
hundred and twenty in their herd and
they are for sale at all times.
IL. d. O'HARO.
Mr.. O'Haro, the enterprlsing music
man has just recently moved to Agra.
He is putting In a stock of fine pianos
and organs and will have first-class
up.to-date music store here as soon as
he gets bis stock moved. He Is repre-
senting the Baldwin music house.
Mr.. O'Haro has had over sixteen years
experience In this line OF business and
can tell you about all there is to be
told about an organ or piano. He
makes a speciality Of tuning, cleaning
and repairing. Don't fail to see
O'Har0 II you need any thing IN the
music line.
L. W. UNDERWOOD.
L. W. Underwood is the proprietor
Of a fine large hardware store, and
handles everything usually carried In
a frst-class stock, also line of farm
implements and buggles. Prior to his
residence in this city, Mr.. Underwood
lived on farm in Crystal township
for several years. Since he has been
located In Agra he has enjoyed good
business.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-10-20
MARTIN KIsTNER.
TllEo llEMpLER.

Perhaps one Of the busiest men in
town is Theo. Hemplcr. lie may be
found part OF the time at the cream
cry and part of The time at the eleva-
tor. He has charge VI both the
creamery and elevator. When Mr..
Hempler is not doing any thing else
he sells cream separators. BY the
way, he handles one Of the best sepa.
rators mace, che DeLaval. He says
this make sells ten to one OF any
other.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-10-20
Teachers Examination.

Phlllipsbnrg, Kans., Oct. 10, 1904.
The next regular Teachers Exam
nation will be held at Phllllpsburg,
Kans., ON Saturday; Oct. 20, 1904.
Exercises will begin promptly at s
o'clock a. m.
q. NJ. ARNOLD, County Supt.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-10-20
STUTTGART.
Not Very Big But Right Up-tO-date.
A Thrifty Town.

| Although one of the smallest rail-
road towns 10 the county, yet II the
standing Of a place be reckoned from
the amount of business done In pro-
portion to its population, perhaps no
city in Phillips county out ranks the
rustllng little town Of Stuttgart. 1t
is located on the Rock Island railroad
about nine miles northwest Of Phil
lipsburg. The number OF hous's, In
Guiding business houses and reSlden-
ces, can be counted on your fingers,
but the amount of business done Is
surprising. There Is good country
around Stuttgart and some o the farm
ers are quite wealthy. The business
men OF the town are few but they are
full of business and are gentlemen,
every one Of them. There are but
two stores In the town, ageneral store
and a hardware, one lumber yard,
blacksmith shop, elevator and cream
cry.
j II. vOGEL.
The only hardware store in town Is
run by ]. II. Vogel. lie has been in
business here for over two years and
during that time has enjoyed a steady
increasing trade. Mr.. Vogel carries
complete line Of hardware, buggIes
and wagons. He also has a full line
Of harness. Prices as low as In the
large cities Mr.. Vogel is an enter
prlsing, courteous young man and has
won many friends In the community,
PAUL BETHKA.
Mr.. Bethka runs a general store
which, for completeness Of stock,
neatness and business like way 10
which it is kept, Is a credit to the
town and would be credit to any
city many times the size of Stuttgart.
We seldom find a better kept store
than the one run by the Bethka Bros.
We found there a fine stock Of general
merchandise, groceries etc.
@. Il. WOODWARD.
One Of the best equipped blacksmith
shops that we have seen In this sec
tion Of the country is run by g. f.
Wood He has the latest and best
machinery that can be had for his
work, including a two and one-half
horse power gasoline engine and trip.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-10-20

Mr.. GreyeS has but recently come to
the city, but visit to his up-to-date
candy kitchen, on the east side Of
Main street, will convince you that
he understands his business. Lunch
served at all hours, hot and cold drinks
In season. Mr.. Greves makes his can
dies fresh every day, no old stock
there. For fine candies see Frank the
Handy Man.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-10-20

We found Mr.. Mercer at the Palace
Meat Market, Singing meat in the
latest and most approved style. Here
we noticed a neat, clean, up-tO-date
meat market and in connection with
the meat market, is a nice stock Of
groceries, flour and feed. If you need
any thing along this line Mr.. Mercer
will treat yau right.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-10-20
The Phillips County Bank
First Bank in Phillpsburg-- PHILLIPSBURG, KANSAS.
Capital, $4,000. Surplus, $4,000

j. MORSE President w. MORGAN President MORSE Jr Cashier
y =
Protected by Neu Manganese Steel Bank Sae Triple Time lock
Electric Burglar Alarm, Fire Proof Vault
y y -
RELIABLE FIRE INSURANCE. Money Loan or Security
Rent and Sell Farms Prompt Collections Returns
Foreign Dn:sh Exchange and Bank bought Money
Transferred to all Parts Of the Commercial World
YOU CANNOT GO Through Life Without Money. The
Have the will be the Way The Only Money
Future, Now While Can, Keep Bank Saw
Account
WE INVITE THE BANK ACCOUNTS o. Farmers, Grain Men,
Stock Feeders, Men andM Merchants
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-10-20

hammer. This Is something we don't
find In every blacksmith shop, Mr..
Woodward is anlupto date blacksmith
and gentleman In every sense Of the
word.
MARTIN kIsTNER.
Mr.. Klstner is prepared to furnish
you any thing you need in the line of
lumber or coal He has been here for
over four years in this business and
has built up a splendid trade. He
handles nothing but the best grades
OF lumber and coal. He also buys cat
tie and hogs. Mr.. Klstner is "a rustler,
one OF those men that pushes his bust
ness, he doesn't walt for things to
turn up but goes ahead and turns
them up
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-10-20
II. L. WHITNEY.

The next call we made was on Mr..
II. L. Whitney at the State Elevator.
Mr.. Whitney has been running this
elevator for the past live years, during
which time he has made many friends.
We also met bis brother, VIC. Whit
ney who is manager Of the Agra Ship
ping Association. The Whitney Bros.
have one Of the finest herds OF regis
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
How Sparks Are Formed.

Sparks are formed by the expansion
under the action of heat, of air con
tained in the minute cells of wood, Goa
or other burning substance and also
by the evolution of gas in the same
cells. When the elastic force of the
imprisoned gas or air is greater than
the tenacity Of the material can hold
in check, then the small cells OF, cavi.
ties burst, and the flying splinters rise
as sparks. A sharp crack commonly
accompanies the explosion and con-
tinues as hundreds of these cells burst
In rapid succession. The quick flight
of these burning particles acts as a
fan to increase the flame, and when
the substance burns so far that no
more fame is formed the remaining
carbon ash is kept in a state of in
candescence by the draft Of air. When
all the carbon has been consumed the
spark dies out, as is evident if we
watch falling spark on a dark night.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
AN ELEPHANT TRAIT.
The Animal While Busy Will Never
1njure a Person.

The Animal While Busy Will Never
Injure a Person.
"An elephant never Injuries a person
when it is busy" says an animal train
er with big circus. 'It may sound
strange, but there is not a case on rec
ord of one getting ugly when it was
performing or working. The reason, l
think, is that the elephant is an animal
of one idea-that is, it can think of
only one thing at a time.
when you put an elephant at work
it gives its whole attention to it's task
Great power of concentration? No,
just inability to think of two things at
once. When it gets busy it takes lot
to distract its attention, and it never
stops to think about private griev-
ance. If we start horse or dog do
ing trick we can't leave it for a min
ute or it will loaf or stop work alto
gether, but it is different with an ele-
phant. Once get it started, either alone
or with others, and it will go through
with its turn without another word
1t is absorbed in its work
That same trait, l take ii, is what
makes an elephant such vicious anil
NAL when it gets ugly. 1t can think of
nothing but what has made it angry,
and it will not stop until it has torn
something to pieces. Oh, yes, an eIe-
plant can carry grudge. 1t never for
gets an injury, and 1t waits its chance
to get even, but when it is busy it for
gets the tricks that have been played
on it. 1t is only when it has nothing
to do that it gets to brooding over its
troubles. Human, eh? Well, 1 have
known folk with that sort of disposi-
tion.''
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
To saxe Ones Bacon.

Some think that the phrase ''to save
ones bacon" arose at the time of the
civil wars in England, when house
wives in the country had to take ex-
traordinary precautions to save bacon,
their principal provision, from the
greedy appetite of soldiers.
In slang sense bacon stands for the
human body, and ''to save ones ba-
con" is just to escape, SO that when it
is said that a man has saved his bacon
it refers to himself, as do the cognate
expressions, Spare my bacona and
"Sell ones bacon" Thus in Carlyle's
Schiller" we read, ITO the kaiser I
sold my bacon, and by him good
charge of the whole is taken"
Others have less probably connected
the phrase with the times when heresy
was expiated at the stake, and a man
was said to have saved his bacon"
who had narrowly escaped being burn
ed alive
The French have very similar
phrase, "Sauver son lard"
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
49, $4,000 - =
OPENING PARLIAMENT.
The Pomp With Which 1t Was Done
by Queen Victoria.

The trumpets soundI The queen ap-
proaches! The trumpet continues, and
first enter at side door close at my
elbow the college of heralds richly
dressed, slowly, two and two. Then
the great officers of the household, then
the lord chancellor bearing purse, seal
and speech of the queen, with the mace
bearers before him. Then Lord Lans-
downe with the crown, the Earl of Zet-
land with the cap of maintenance and
the Duke of Wellington with the sword
Of state. Then Prince Albert, leading
the queen, followed by the Duchess of
Sutherland, mistress of the robes, and
the Marchioness of Douro, daughter
in-law of the Duke of Wellington, who
is one of the ladies in waiting. The
queen and prince sit down, while every
body else remains standing The queen
then says in a voice most clear and
sweet, my lords (rolling the ~, be
seated" Upon which the peers sit
down, except those who enter with the
queen, who group themselves about
the throne in the most picturesque
manner. The queen had a crown of
diamonds, with splendid necklace and
stomacher of the same The Duchess
Of Sutherland close by her side with
her ducal coronet of diamonds and a
little back Lady Douro, also with her
coronet. On the right of the throne
stood the lord chancellor, with scarlet
robe and flowing wig, holding the
speech, surrounded by the emblems of
his office; little farther, one step lower
down, Lord Lansdowne, holding the
crown on a crimson velvet cushion,
and on the left the Duke Of Wellington,
brandishing the sword of state in the
air, with the Earl of Zetland by his
side. The queens train of royal purple,
or, rather, deep crimson, was borne
by many train bearers. The whole
scene seemed to me like a dream or a
vision. After a few minutes the lord
chancellor came forward and presented
the speech to the queen She read it
sitting and most exquisitely Her voice
Is autelike and her whole emphasis de-
ctded and intelligent. Very soon after
the speech is finished she leaves the
house, and we all follow as soon as we
can get our carriages.-Mrs. George
Bancroft in Scribner's.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
SOME WOMEN

Pose in public and do it in an ex
ceedingly clumsy way.
Carry on conversation in tone
that savors of scolding.
Show a spirit of happiness on the
smallest possible capital.
Lose the regard of men by being toe
exacting in their demands.
Have an idea men constantly are try
ing to attract their attention.
Use terms of endearment which con.
vey neither sense nor meaning.
Impart flavor of comfort to every
thing of which they are a part.
Want the world to regard them as an
authority on all social questions.
Talk so much about loves of the
past that there is a suspicion of boast
ing.
Have manner about them that is
positively exasperating- Philadelphia
Bulletin.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
OYSTER FARMS.
The Natural and Artificial Beds In
Eastern Virginia.

In eastern Virginia there are several
thousand acres of oyster farms where
oysters are raised by artificial methods
on artificial beds. The natural oyster
bed is where the oyster breeds and
natures naturally There are thou
sands of acres of such beds in the
Chesapeake bay system Of salt water
In such beds the oysters breed by the
millions, and as they are too close to-
gether there they cannot all reach a
satisfactory growth. If taken when
small from these natural beds and
strewn along on the bottoms where
there are no oysters naturally, at the
rate Of 900 to 1000 bushels per acre,
such young oysters mature and ripen
off for the market, some in one and
the rest in two years.
There is profit in such work when
intelligently managed of 25 to 1914 per
cent. Probably more than 100000 acres
Of artificial oyster beds are made to
grow an oyster crop in addition to the
acreage embraced in the natural beds.
The area of artificial beds is ifcreas-
ing rapidly each year.
One singular feature about the oys-
ter is this: They all look exactly alike
there being no difference between the
male and the female externally or in
ternally. In fact. the art of man is not
sufficient to distinguish one sex from
another. Another unique feature is
this: The male oyster lays as many
eggs as the female-"equal rights we
perceive. The eggs of the male are
called milt, and the eggs of the fe-
male are called spawn. An ordinary
full grown oyster is supposed to lay a
million eggs year. In spawning sea-
son the water is full of these eggs,
and when the milt and the spawn
come in contact and the water is at the
right temperature life is impaired to
the microscopic egg, and it drops to
the bottom, where, If it succeeds in
grasping hold of something, such as
another oyster or shell or rock or any
thing to hang on to, the tiny creature
begins to form its shell and in a few
weeks becomes visible to the eye.-
Country Gentleman.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
THROWN UPON THE STAGE.
The Way English Audiences Reward
Popular Players With Gifts.

The Way English Audiences Reward
Popular Players With Gifts.
There have lately in the provinces
been several sensational nights at
prominent theaters WHEN to mark the
last performance of local pantomime
all manner Of gifts have been thrown
upon the stage for the benefit Of popu-
lar performers.
All those acquainted for long with
the inner life of the theatrical profes-
sion can tell some remarkable stories
of these gifts cast upon the stage. The
most celebrated and universal of these
relates to lady who once held the
main portion of the lease Of a promi-
nent London theater While this lady
was still an actress only and not
manageress, an actress of great talent
and beauty, there was one night on the
first production of the piece a small
bouquet cast upon the stage at her
feet. Attached to the bouquet was a
small Russia leather card case, and in
side this were bank notes to the value
Of f1,Oo0 exactly. On no fewer than
seven different occasions, with a toler-
ably long interval between, did the
same thing occur, and the lady, as al
legged, has never from that day to this
discovered who her admirer was,
though all manner of romantic conjec-
lures were made at the time.
Even within the last few weeks an
unknown elderly gentleman threw an
envelope weighted with pennies and
containing a five pound note to tiny
child performing in a London subur-
ban pantomime. Some theaters have
been celebrated for their gift nights,
all manner Of presents, from frying
pans to green vegetables, having been
gently deposited on the stage for the
popular actors; yet, on the other hand,
both writs and summonses have been
handed to actors who could not be ap-
preached through the stage door, but
who consented to receive presents over
the footlights on their benefit nights.
The most curious sight the writer
ever saw in connection with these gift
throwing nights was in relation to a
favorite actor who, at great provin-
cial theater, played during long pam
tomimic run the part of a parasite
named Cadgi who carried a pipe
that had huge bowl and whose oft
repeated cry was, Can any one oblige
me with a bit o. 'bacca?" On the last
night of the performance the familiar
request for ''bit O. 'bacca" had no
sooner been spoken than literally scores
of packets and screws of tobacco of
every imaginable kind were thrown
upon the stage, more than 12O of these
falling about the actor.-London Tit
Bits.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
The GoaI of uninn,.n,.

The individual struggle begun in in.
dustrfal slavery is now knocking its
shackles to pieces and will end with
each worker having a hand and voice
In the management of his work, in CO.
operative control of all industry. 1t is
as inevitable as that an acorn will
grow into tree. All things must grow
or die; they cannot stay still even if
they would.
To say that laboring men should be
satisfied with certain rise in wages
or other favorable conditions is like
saying that rosebud should not want
to blossom. The trouble with many
people is that they cannot change their
viewpoint, which must be done always
as the world grows.-Robert Bruce
Grant in Century.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
Not to BE Hunhed.

Bishop Littlejohn of Long Island,
who died at the age of ninety, refused
up to the day of his death to accept the
assistance of a coadjutor bishop, de-
claring that he was perfectly able to
perform his duties and care for his
people. At meeting of the clergy in
the last year of his life Archdeaco
Bryan was requested to call the meet
ing to order. The archdeacon arose
and requested the delegates to give at.
tention, remarking:
"The bishop wishes to say few
words"
"A few words, sir; few wordsp' in
terjected the bishop. Il would have II
understood, sir, that the bishop will
say as many words as he pleases."
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
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and no lover of good reading should fail
to take advantage of our offer. These
rates are payable 10 advance, and we
invite old subscribers as we'll as new ones
TO interest themselves on this subject.
We have not forgotten the ladies, as
you can see by referring to the list our
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Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
He Wa. a Prnnhat

In Cheshire, England, there are leg
ends of prophet, one Robert Nixon,
who is supposed to have lived in the
days sof King James L. His fame
spread, and the king sent for him ac-
cording to the story. Nixon was great
ly distressed. He wept and mourned,
saying that if he went to London he
should be starved. When he arrived at
court the king, having hidden ring,
asked him to find it. Nixon replied,
"He who hideth can find" This great
ly struck the monarch, who ordered
him to be kept in the kitchen so that
there might be no fear of his being
starved. Nixon had a great appetite
he could manage leg of mutton at q
sitting-and he became such nuisance
that one day the cooks locked him in a
closet. Here he was forgotten, and
his prophecy came true-he was starved
to death. The closet is shown in Hamp-
ton Court; but, unfortunately for the
veracity of the tale, that portion of the
building was not built till the reign of
King William III.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
His PPaRAnf.

"John,'' she said, your little wifey
has been saving up her money to buy
you nice present
Good little wifey," he replied
''What is it?"
"a smoking jacket" she explained
"And l saved the money all myself out
of the house allowance. Wasn't ]
thoughtful?"
"Splendidp' he exclaimed.
"And now 1 wish you'd bring me
home some more money tonight"
What did you do with what /
brought home last night?' he asked in
some surprise.
"Oh, that's what saved the smoking
jacket money out Of" she answered,
':and there wasn't any left" Chicago
Post.