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The Colfax chronicle., 1904-12-24

No Criterion for Kentucky.
The Gentleman from kentucky-Is
this a good article of writing papah.
sab?
The Salesman-You can judge by the
water mark.
Water mark. sab? No, sahi Show
me something else. ssh." - Cleveland
Plin Dealer.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-12-24

Hs-Quesr. . person hasn't any Say - 70
how old he is to grow, isp't it?
shs-0h. 4 aont kRpw. I've managed
some yeau.-bstroit Rpeo Proo.i ~ = :,
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-12-24

The appearance Of things about the
house Is the flrst that attrscts atteE
ton. good or Dad.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-12-24

The only way you get your wife TO side
with you in an argument is to have hee
0other.in-law side against you.-N. X.
Press.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-12-24

Zone year ago. the doctors said I. had
By taking Wakeiields s Cough syrup ss 'ured and
fsiensdjC. Il. 3SiEiss hl.l i
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-12-24

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken Q!
Ave-, n, Minneapolis, MINI, jan 8. 1900
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-12-24
sBOllman Bros.
oooRisentOsGOs

rprr sshd assil. name. Of soml Of your
!riends who are thinking q buying
viii send you free a cnApHOPu0NB -1arge
size, standard mako aua " records ,of your
own selection.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-12-24

only to drop US o postal request Tor our free
piaao eafaseg aud We will mail it y y0u o
once with fnll particulars Do not put 10 o6
-till to-morloWebnt -
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08
A HALF HOLIDAY FOR SAVING A
 BIG CARGO.

At the risk of his life John l.. Beau mont, foreman for the Standard oil company at its Bayonne plant saved q S1O0,000 cargo of oil Wednesday. and as a reward the corporation allowed him half a holiday.
 The cargo was being loaded on the English ship ~KentmSrir when cigar stump thrown into the hold caused a fire. The crew became panic striken by the fear of an explosion and refused to attack the flames. Beaumont heard their cries, dashed into the pitch dark hold and ran back and forth with b1ckets of water until he had extin- guished the stubborn blaze. He fell down another dark hole and strained his back and leg, but continued his brave work.
 A Standard Oil official saw that Beau mont had been hurt and gave him per mission to go home and have injuries attended to.-New York American.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08
HOW TO FOLD A LETTER.

''I see you have lots of applications, ' said the advertising manager to the business house manager who had ad- vertised for a typewriter and book keeper.
 From all over New England" said the business man, jamming his pockets full. But what some of the girls who answer are thinking of I cannot imag- inc. Here is one girl who will come fifty miles to take a place at $5 d week.
 Gan you tell much as to their quail fications by their letters?"
 Can? Well, rather For instance there is the writing; there is the spell ing of the words; there is the way the letter is put together; there is even the way the letter is folded. Ever think that letters are folded so as to save time nowadays?"
 "No,' said the advertising man. Its all I can do to get the stamps put on em. My stenographer folds 'em aD right, I guess. How should it be done?'
 Easy enough. simple enough, but folded wrong often enough" said the business man senteptiously. "If your typewriter knows her business she takes the sheet and folds it up from the bottom toward the top, leaving the proper width for the envelope, then over from right to left and from left to right-so. Then when your letter is opened it is right side up. See?"
 "I see" murmured the advertising man. And how many applicants fold their letters that way?"
 "Oh, three or four out of a dozen perhaps. Quite a commentary on busi- ness as she is taught, eh?" remarked the business man as he strolled away
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08
chine; that is an electrical automobile

chine; that is an electrical automobile developing by dynamo it's own motive power. No satisfactory electrical type could he obtained. and the obvious inn possibility of regularly recharging au- tomobile batteries in the field caused the temporary abandonment of this type. Experiments with steam auto mobiles using gasoline as fuel were tried with moderate success. Military needs require material notifications in
 fuel and in form. which will make it possible to move small detacaments and emergency supplies with Considerable rapidity for special service. It is un- questioned that automobiles will play important parts in future wars, but it will be many years before they con- stitute the major transportation of the army. Motors can not replace mount
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08
.. REvIsIrlNc PHOENIX
Arrival Yesterday of hr. and Hrs. J.
 w. Benham of New York.

MT. and Mrs J. w. Benham of New York arrived in the city yester- dayday morning. They will remain here until Thursday and will then COR tinue their journey to Los Angeles, where they will meet the parents of MT. Benham and will remain on the coast about six weeks. They left New York on January goth and have been making leisurely, the journey across the continent.
 MT. Benham is at the head of the Benham Indian Trading company, successor to the Hyde Exploration company of which Mir. Benham had been a member before it went out of business. The company's headquart- CTS are in New York where fourteen men are employed. There are branches at Albuquerque, Phoenix ard Los Angeles. The company has several Indian stores two of which are on the Navajo reservation.
 There is a curious and interesting story in connection with the marriage of MT. and Mrs. Benham, which has never been published. About four years ago Mrs. Benham, before her marriage and before she had ever heard of her future husband came to Phoenix to spend the winter. She and Mir. Benham met at the Hotel Adams. Their acquaintance was of the friendliest character, but 1t was not so intimate that when MT. Ben ham returned to the east in the spring any arrangement was made for the renewal of it at some future date. Nothing was said about correspon- dence; MT. Benham merely knew that his bride to be had returned to her home in New York and New York is mighty big place.
 At length some business of MT. Ben ham led him to the metropolis. One night at a theater he saw the gi l whom he had known in Phoenix and the acquaintance was renewed on the spot. That time MT. Benham made up his mind that he would take meas ures to keep track of her; he would ask where in New York she lived and here is where the story grows curious.
 In New York, as in many other cities where houses are grouped closely together in a block there are facilities for the stretching of clothes lines for the use of all the adjacent houses or flats. In the cen ter of what may be called a court there is strong pole from which the lines radiate to the back of all the houses forming a gigantic spider s
 web. MT. Benham's inquiry brought out that the line from the back of the house where his future wife lived was attached to the same pole that | supported one end of the line stretch ed from the rear of the house in which he lived. So that when he went to make a call upon the com ing Mrs. Benham he did not have to
 take cab. He merely walked around the corner.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08

Excepting a self-propelled battery of light artillery constructed at one Of the western military academies under the direction of an army officer and which. manned by students, made an unsuccessful effort to reach Washing
 ton, the only experimental work thus far has been done by the chief signal officer of the army. who has confined his investigations or experiments to special vehicles suited for use as tele
 graph wagons for the speedy restora- ton of interrupted communication. There has been an endeavor to obtain what the Italian authorities have late ly advanced as the ideal military ma
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08
GLENDALE MADE GOOD
Phoenix Ball Team Lorg on Science
 But Short on Runs.

Glendale, 6: Phoenix. ,.
 It was good game of ball the lads put up yesterday ct East Lake park. and 1t was greatly appreciated by the grand stand. The playing was even better than was expected on both sides, and the score itself tells the story of a fairly even match and no great amount of time wasted in running bases and keering score
 Somewhat to the surprise of the Phoenix nine, however, the countryrnen -:e-e loaded and their load nit the mark In the book of history it is now written that the two teams that have faced each other four times stand neck and neck with two games to the credit of each. The first was victory for the pumpkin rollers on their own field. The next two games went to the Phoe- nix team. which enticed the farmers into town and gold bricked them, Ieav- ing the town boys to think that any thing and everything that strayed in off the veldt was easy.
 That is where they miscalcuIated. with the result that the populace came in from the back country sugar planta- tions and handed them a bunch. It
  either, for there was a rumor that Glen dale had real pitcher up her sleeve, one of those fellows that had been places and seen things, and among them the way they play baseball when they are paid to do it right. The Phoe- nix boys, therefore. staked out Hart well where they thought they could get their hands on him in an emergency,
 
 time came he was not available, so the game went through without him. Smith, the regular Phoenix pitcher, has nothing to be ashamed of however, and is entitled to all kinds of credit. He throws a good ball himself, ard the visitors only got one run to the good, even with their crack man, Wemp, who Is one of the fastest who ever camped in the box on Phoenix diamond.
 Davis caught for Glendale and But terfield for Phoenix. The batteries, therefore, were good, and the men on both sides gave their principals good support. The score was tied till the game had far advanced. and there was much enthusiasm displayed both by players and fans, for it was anybody's S game till it was finished. It is alto gether likely there will be more con tests between these teams, for they are now only getting their hands in proper lv. Hopors are even and all are ambi- tious.
 The Phoenix team is not in the least discouraged at the handful placed on it's jaw yesterday, and proposes to go uo to Prescott just the same and slip the ground from under the feet of the crag climbers if proper arrangements can be perfected.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08
QUAIL SEASON CLOSES MARCH ].

F4he.e os O
  
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Arizona republican., 1904-02-08
The line up was as follows:
CAUSE AND EFFECT.

The editor smiled broadly.
 Good joke. isn't it? said the would be humorist who had handed it in.
 Sure" replied the blue pencil ma T laugh every time I see it. "
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08

Liberal reward for return of East
 man folding kodak lost at, or near.
 Tempe. to Arizona Mercantile Co.,. Tempe. or 222 w. Adams st., Phoenix.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08

At Phoenix Driving park. Tuesday the great s1OO0 side. match race. Both horses go to the winner. You should see this It won't take long. Admission 25c; grand stand free.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08

A girl generally has an idea her hair would be nice and fluffy if she lived in different climate.-New York Press
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28

things; that she was full OF humor and inven-
uon IN her play. and what whenever she went
with the rest to Mrs Ga-rick's box at Drury
Lane, although she could not read the piece
acted, she was quite capable Of mimicking the
actors. and even of putting appropriate speeches
INTO their mouths. These exhibitions however
she would only give in the strictest domestic
privacy. Before strangers she became at once
the dcmure, reserved ana almost sheepish little
person whom it was the custom to designate
lated 10y her father illustrates some Of these
Huru'NS i'm Poland-St. lived a Wiguakcr. who
wigs then favored by the gentlemen of the Law
The Burncy girls used TO play with the wig
makers daughters. and one day the playmates
got access to the wig magazine. They then
proceeded to array Themselves i'm what Fanny's
later friend Or Hawkcsvorth. calls the hon
ours of the head" dancing about i'm great de-
light at their ridiculous figures. Unfortunately
one Of the ten-guinea haXen masterpieces soused
suddenly into a garden tub filled with water
and. forthwith losing all its portentous "Gorgon
buckle" declared by the manufacturer to
be totally spoiled. He extremely angry"
says Fanny's father. and child very severely his
own children; when my little daughter, the old
lady, then ten years of age Il162I. advancing
TO him. as l was informed, with great gravity
and cOmposure. sedately says What signifies
talking so much about an accident? The wig
is wet, to be sure: and the wig was a good wig
to be sure; but it's of to speak of il any
more; because what's done can't be undone.'"
DR. Johnson himself could not have been more
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28

great Dr. johnson had read the first two vol
umes OF the new novel called "Evelina' and
declared that there were passages in the book
which might do honour to Richardson He
could not get rid Of the rogue" and could
hardly wait for volume three, And Mr.. Burke
had sat UP all night to finish the story; and Sir
Joshua had actually forgotten his dinner while
he read, And the nut brown maid dancing
round the mulberry tree had written "Evelina'
with her own little hand, and her second father,
beloved Daddy Crisp. was beaming at her from
the window. peacefully ignorant Of that re-
n1arkable fact The old man and the girl have
long been dust, but in that little scene Of hap
piness and benignity they live and delight as
sin.
.P0or Fanny was what Dr. Charles Euney
the DISTINGUISHED musician. WAS accustomed To
cau his second daughter lie thought her a
sweet child, % good olsd.ent creature and q
crrrr.et.rt auauueu-is in the days when he
1al8rgd uTou his formidable history Of music
But "roar Fanny as the author Of tre:nen-
5o-rery s-sr..ss.sl uor,l,-it WAS hardly ooneeiy-
able It was while Fanny was making that
memorable visit 20 Daddy Crisp J" the country
shat -I.. secret of h,r book WAS discovered hy The
rood doctor "Tuou hast made Thy old father
rs-.gh and CITY at thy pleasure. Dee wrote 10 the
Girl and that was her orowuirg JOY. Most ieo-
r1e lad aar..l aith 1T BGrae. in L. mod
crate estimate Of Ills Frances. Neither for
l.aart, nor rhysique was she notable in child
hood, writes Mr. Austin Dohson.
r-a..s she WAS fo.h short ana ehortzf=htea
cra ,-4e besides. extremely shy ana sH-i'' as
am al. backward Iu most things. At NE age
~ cent Size had nor learned % read. and Ter
20 ~ 1-gtl.sr us.d often TO divert himself by
t. r..- "a hook INSIDE down, Ira order TO see
.Fat size would make Of il. Mrs. Euingy
friends used 10 call her the little Ounce, buJ
h.r shrewdcr mother had no iS'F Ca 80 -
- a. Us observed by those who looked close
+rat her Tercertive faculties were exceedingly
sIIIfe- that in a quiet way she notced many
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28
LITTLE BURNEY."
Il Biography of the 1uthor of
"ECcLRd."

fA9S ~ bCRNEY OImo. d'ArhlaN BY Austin
e,'o''Non. limo. PIP PIC. English Men Of Letters
SeIies- The Macmillan Company.
on a sunny June day i'm las "a pretty. fragile
brown skinned Girl dartcd laughing out Of the
door Of an ancient Surrey mansion. nngins
o2ck- as she went merry word Of defiance at
an old friend who would fain know the mean
ing or This ShttishnoSs. y venerable mulberry
tree stood on the lawn. and round and round
II the Eirl danced jig TO Mr.. Crisp without
any preparation music. or eNplanation-to his
no small aInazement and diversion" 1t is easy
to picture the tumbling brown locks, the bright
glowing face. whose charm was in its varying
expression; the slight graceful figure: the twin
king feet in their trim high-heeled shoes. That
genial cynical, wise old hermit Daddy Crisp
could not guess what his "Fannikin" would be
at; and the small person with the nimble heels
had the self-command not to burst out with the
news in the letter that had almost crazed her
with agreeable surprise"-the news that the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28
ON THE JOY OF BOOKS.
From The Academy.

From The Academy.
AS far as letters are concerned I live by
books alone and live very well, too. l nave
sometimes tried 10 estimate how much OF ny
life ioy books stand for. l have asked myself
what would become of me if books were for
hidden and my answer has ever been that with
out books | should Wither away and die. All
this 10 the man for whom books are mere enter
taiumeut for a vacant hour must appear mere
madness, but to us who love them
it is but matter of fact was tod once by q
ICud voiced friend that l should be ashamed of
myself for spending much OF my time in read
ing Why answered /, what better could
do?" lie laughed. md made the inane reply
that time was money. Maybe il is. but spend
my time and my money in purchasing for myself
the pleasure that satisfies me most, books, books
to love and read.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28
THE OLD SUPERB.

Henry NeUbcIt. in The Spectator
I.- wind was rising easteIly, The morning sky
The straits before US opened wide and free:
N. looked toward the Admiral where high the
Peter few,
and all our hearts were dancing like the sea
.Iae French are gone 10 Martinique with four
ar1-tHeUty SAL.
The ola SUPERB is old and foul and slow;
I-t TIE French are gone 10 Martinique, and
Nelson's on the trail.
ana where De goes The ola superb must go"
So w=stvard no. for trinidad, and eastward no:
AID ..sri- ahovr" a hundred times day:
Hound the world need be, and round the
Win a lame duck tagging al the way.
Tile old superb w4s barnacled and green as
f7.r gtIlls we only TT for stirring grog;
-ae pride q al her midshipnen was silent long
and {grr ago they ceased TO heave the log.
I.-r year cUt from home she MAS and ne'er a
and rothirg save the guns aboard her bright;
I.-t captain Keats he knew The game, ana s"oIe
70 share the sport,
F.r be never yet came in too late 20 fight
s.. westward ho, for Trinidad. and eastward no.
..s .-f.r .favr, "a hundred times a day.
I.-.5 The world Il need BE, and round the
VIA Jane duck tagging all the way.
a. u- ny lads" the captain cried. for
sure The case were hard
rr r.ra..t u.t were first to faL behind;
h...t a-art with stud-iug sails, and lash i..i
I.- r.-ft aai cay ,le Trades are driving
s.. al ssy long and an day long behind the feet
ana low We r-r..ea none but Nelson guessed:
I.. every I.-hJ the old superb she SAILED
g. we raa le Fra1eh to earth with all the
. .. ........5 t, r.- Trinidad. and cast
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28
4 P1INTER,S ANECDOTE.

From NJ \. +.
Supplementing your recent "Storeys' here Is
a little anecdote OF the distinguished painter IN
his capacity Of teacher Of perspective at tNe
Tgoy-al Academy. on one occasion Mr. storey
accented an invitation to dine with the wealthy
and PhiIStiue-fdther Of one OF his pupils
over the uudeuiabIe port the by no means dot
ing parent inquired how his son was getting on,
and although the kindliest Of men, Mr.. Storey
could not bring himself to say much that was
favorable "Uumph," grunted the man OF
money Well | hope he viii turn out an artist,
for | am quite sure he's not fit to be anything
elaeI'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28

~.I.t.v who ls in good health just now, h.-S
...f -E.e formal expression ~ opinion TO .-H
... ....l Dickens society. 81 think iLat 'AiII ,7
..re 8. inc greatest novel writer q The ilhe-
,....tl century. and that his works, imTrcaSe9
s..a 90. true Christian spirit, nave G"Le, 80
s.. .. ,...t5f.e 10 60. great deal Of good 70 man
L.4"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28

FANNY HURNEY Cfmc d'ArhIayl BY Austin
LaohSon. Emo PIP 21f ENGLISH Men Of Letters
Series The Macmillan company
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-31

Europe to examine the Continental
school system. The results of his
study and observation are embodied in
the report of the committee, volum-
nous but well written and suggestive
document.
In 1918, Mr.. Murphey was elected,
by the Legislature, a Judge of the Su-
periour Court of North Carolina,
which position he filled with patience,
courtesy, dignity and justice, for two
years; after which he again resumed
his duties as lawyer, becoming an
adept in the examination of witnesses
and arguing cases before juries. 1t
is interesting to read an account of
the case of Burrow VS.. Worth in Ram
dolph Superior Court in 1880. AL
though there were many famous men
of this time, such as Henderson, Cam
eron, Norwood, Nash, Seawell, YAM
cey, Ruffin, Badger, Hawkes., Mangum,
Morehead and others, still Judge Ar
chcibald De Bow Murphy was the
shining light of them all. Some men,
whose opinions are to- be valued, con-
slider Judge Murphey as one of the
three greatest men this State has ever
produced.
His address before the two literary
societies of the University of North
Carolina aroused much favorable COM
ment at the time and is also very ia
vorably mentioned today.
Trusting too much to the prosperity
of the times, he invested all of his
money in carrying out his pet schemes,
which were not supported by the
State as they should have been; con-
sequently, he lost everything. His
later life was marked by adversely and
poverty.
He died in Hillsboro, February
2rd, 1882, and is buried in the Pres
byterian church-yard of that town.
There are two surviving children, DR..
V. M. Murphey, of Macon, Miss, and
Lieutenant p. U. Murphey, of the
United States Navy.
Judge Murphey was characterized
by a scrupulous neatnesS and simpli-
city in his appearance as we'll as in
his life itself. His handwriting and
the style in which he wrote evince
the same characteristic qualities. He
was polite and dignified, pleasing all
by his grace and earnestness of man
ner as we'll as by the smooth flow of
his speech. He was proficient in
Greek, Latin and French, reading the
works of standard authors for his
own delectation. One of our esteemed
lady friends, who is relative of his,
says that the man who is supposed to
have been Marshall Ney was at one
time Judge Murphey's amanuensis.
In the life of a man whose whole
interest was for his fellowman, even
the most minute details are interest
ing, yet accounts of him, whose mem
ory is cherished by all true North
Carolinians, are indeed meagre. His
efforts were, perhaps, not as some see
it, directed, and his plans did not
mature, yet, with men as with the
gods of old, true effort is accounted
success, although he himself regarded
his life as a failure. The hero of
heroes, because of his devotion to
what he considered his duty, was at
his death made a demigod.
EUGENE CLEVELAND BAGWELL.
Raleigh, N. c.