Arizona republican., 1905-02-26

did attend. however, were more than | pleased, and there were many there. In fact, the auditorium was almost | filled and the audience was kept in one continuous ripple of laughter from the beginning to the close of the lec- | ture, or as he himself termed it, the talk. MT. Parlette is not a handsome man and his attitude on the stage is, at times, anything but graceful, but nevertheless he held the audience in profound interest throughout the entire talk, which lasted about two hours, ard at the conclusion there Were many who would have willingly listened as long again.
 While his address was distinctly humorous all the way through the hu- nor and truth of his remarks were SO closely related that they were as one and it was much in the nature Of a humorous sermon. He said that since he was speaking principally to stud ents he felt that it would be only right that he should choose some sub ject appropriate and he spolSe on the matter of growing. In doirg so he drew a close comparison between the ideal man as God made him and the ordinary man. Very, very few bal anced in the scale, but why? Man as
  CT his side of the scale want up. that is, he grew less and less like the ideal man. The cause was the way we grew. He cautioned all to symmetrically develop the three different phases of nature-the physical, the mental and the spiritual. The development cf one and neglect of the others left a non strosity, who was of no use tC h'-nsClf or the world, but a person who had paid attention to the development .1fl the three in unison was as near the perfect as many get. Mir. Parlette clinched every statement with z. Joke but there were so many Of them that it would be impossible to record tl.r:n all here. He remarked, however, that the most sublime example of faith that he had ever seen was the man in his town, and a member of the church, too who purchased a bottle of hair lestor- CT from a bald headed druggist. He said: We are a nation of liars, but from the weather here know that no one is greater in that regard than the weather prophet. There are, however. a few certain weather signs; foc in- stance, a bent pin in the teachers chair is sure sign of a forward spring, and a banana peeling on the sidewalk D: C. diets without fail an early fall When l pass a house on Sunday evening end see the parlor blinds pulled down and the light burning low, I say two heav- enly bodies are in close contact and there will be a honeymoon soon.''
 MT. Parlette spent the night at the Casa Loma and returned to PhOeniN last evening by the Santa Fe. From there he goes to Los Angeles. Yester- day morning he, in company with RoyI Park. climbed the butte. Mir. Park and the lecturer are old friends. having lived in Ada, Ohio for years and this was the first time they had met in some time.
 In conversation with the writer yes terday MT. Parlette expressed himself as being well pleased with Tempe and the reception rendered him at the lee ture. He is particularly pleased with the west in general and it's people. He still keeps in correspondence with his paper in Ohio and ct the present time is writing a series of articles for it. In fact, that is in a great measure, the reason of his trip here, as much as his featuring is hunting material for new articles.
 It is understood that he will appear in Phoenix again next fall and it is hoped that he may at that time be secured for another lecture here.