Arizona republican., 1905-11-26
Little James

Concerning the Solution of Diffi- cult Mathematical Problem at Tucson.) They was lint Staithood Meetin' at Tooksoon tn other night to Peti- ehun tn President an Congrous fer Free Traid on Punkins am tn other Necessaries of Life. Tn Promoters of tn Meetin had tride to Conseel tn fack at it was goin' to be held, by havin' Guvner Hughus print Adver- tizemenoe of it in his Newspaper tn AriZony Star. But 1t Leeked out some how am they was a Crate Throng at tn door of the Court House consistim of forty six Amerrycans an Spain yards an Seventeen Persons of Afri- can Decent an wun Misgided Dog, the property of Henry Miers, the Po- licemen, which had got into the habit of follerin' its Master into all kinds of Questionable Resorts. When tn lint Staithood Leeders seen him wun of
 em he sez: This wont never do. We got to Exclood that there Dog" What fur?" ast tn Polisman. "Aint this here a lint Staithood Meetin'? I'm here in tn Line of my Offishul Duty an I'm likely to need tn Dogs Assis- tance."
 ''I gess," sez Guvner Hugus, "'at he wont be in tn way none am mebbe he'll come in Handy. We can use his Signatoor to tn Petitishun fer jint staithood," and tn Dog he renamed tn Gest of Onner in tn first lint Stait- hood meetin' at was ever held in Ari- zony.
 Tn Leeders they made speeches Hoopin' up fer lint Staithood, all but Generic Wilson. an while he was a talkin' tn other Orryters they got off by Theirselfs an ast each othern if tn Generic had been Offishally in- formed of tn Objex of tn Meetin Wun of 'em he sez, "Th' Generic seems to be under a Misprrehenshun an his Remark sounds Irrellyvant. We come here to boost Jint Staithood but tn Generic he acks like he thought at this meetin' was convened to Raise Hell permiskous a talkin' about things at aint in tn Order of Bizness a tall"
 When the meetin' was over tn Speakers they got together to git up a Tellygraft to President Rooseyfelt an they begun, "We tn People of Peemy County are all solid fer lint Staithood-" when tin Polisman he sez, Hole on, you're overlookin' tn Dog. He aint no People" That's so" sez Guvner Hughus "WeIl haf to be- gin it all over like this here. We tn People an Representatif Citizens, et- 
 When they got tn Tellygraft sent, they begun to git up anuthern fer tn Soshiated Press. Now" sez Guvner Hughus. Heres where tn Reel Work begins. We got to throw in some Figgers to make a Showin. How many shall we say jined tn lint Staithood roll tonight?''
 We mite put down all at was there" sez wun of tn Leeders. "They can't help theirsefs now. They was jist sixty-three of us altogether. countin' our Spanish an African Brotherns"
 That aint enuff." replide Guvner Hugus. "We got to work Merrycle like when tn Multitood was fed on Five Loafs of bread an three Small Fishes. Necessity is tn Mother of In- venshun an I'm her Lineal Descend ent. They was Twenty Amerrycans. Twenty-six Spainyards; that's Forty six. an Seventeen of our Cullerd Frers; that's Sixty three" an Guv- ner Hugus nibbled tn top of his pen cil, thotfle like, an asts, Was they any more? Some wun sez You're overlookin' Henry Mierses Dog agin. That's so," sez tn Guvner with Joy; that makes Sixty-four. Now we'll multiply this here Aggergait by Five which will give us tn Troo Mathe- maticle Produck. 32O. It wont cost us no more to send this number out by Tellygraft an it would little ole Needy Sixty Three
 LITTLE JAMES.