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Arizona republican., 1905-09-03
PHoENIx. ARIZONA, SEPT. 3, 1905
Change of the Inauguration Day.

An editorial article in the New York Globe and Commercial Advertiser calls attention afresh to the movement for changing the date of the inauguration of our presidents.
 It may have been forgotten that though the fourth of March this year in Washington was unusually pleasant for the season. there were several dis tinguished victims of pneumonia con tracted on that day. not to speak of others not so well known. Among the former were Senator Bate of Tennessee; Chief Judge Vel don, of the court of claims, and the Mexican ambassador to this country. The deaths of these men intensified interest in the move ment for changing the date for inaug- uration. and a committee of fifteen residents of the District of Columbia was formed. of which H. B. F. Nc Farland, commissioner of the district, is chairman. which will bring the mat ter to the attention of congress with view to securing an amendment to the constitution.
 MT. Mcfarland has sent invitations to the governors of all the states and territories, asking them to become members of a national committee, and has received replies from forty-one governors, all cordially approving the proposed change.
 The present plan is to have joint resolution submitted to congress by the committee with a view of so amending the constitution as to pro- vide for the inauguration ceremonies on April 3Oth. instead of March 4th- April 3Oth was the date of Washing tons first inauguration. Coming nearly two months later than at pres ent. when balmy weather may reason ably be anticipated. there would be vastly less risk of pneumonia and oth- CT maladies due to the unaccustomed exposure to inclement weather on the later date than at the breaking up of winter.
 There is probably no important in terest standing in the way of the change. There is now ample time to have an amendment adopted by con gress and by a sufficient number or the state legislatures so that it may go into operation when the president to be elected in 1908 shall be inaugu- ra.sed. The effect of this would be to prolong President Roosevelt's term by a period of nearly two months; but there is no reason to suppose anybody will object to that.
Arizona republican., 1905-09-03

It is because most women suffer from some derangement of their delicate organism, the discomfort of which is less trying when they are in motion than when standing.
 In some states laws compel employers to provide resting places for their fe- male employees.
 But no amount of law can regulate the hard tasks of these women. They must get the strength which this work demands or run the risk of serious diseases and the surgeons knife.
 Read about the experience of Miss Margret Merkley, PTS Sd Street, Mill waukee, Wis:
 Dear Mrs Pinkham;-
 $. Gradual loss of strength, nervousness, bearing-dOwn pains and extreme irritation compelled me to seek medical advice The doctor said had ovarian trouble and ulcer ation of the womb, and advised an operation if I wanted to get well I objected to this and decided to give Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg etable Compound a trial. soon found that all the good things said about this great medicine were true. The alteration soon healed, backache, headache and nervousness disappeared, and in a short time l was strong, vigorous and perfectly well. I wish every working girl who suffers would try Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound" :"
 Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound is a vegetable tonic which invig- crates and strengthens the entire fe- male organism, and will produce the same beneficial results in the case of any sick woman as with Miss Merkley.
Arizona republican., 1905-09-03
AFFLUENT BURGLARS.

The arrest of a band of burglars, whose operations would have delight ed BaIzac to celebrate, is described by the Sveit, of St. Petersburg. Thirteen men and women. the flower of the pro fession, are Nlnder lock and key. They had a town house in Moscow, rent S2.OOO a year, furnished at a cost of $1O.OO0. They had a country house near Moscow, worthy of a Russian nobleman. They had stables of fine horses. and gardens kept by the best gardeners. They never condescended to an operation likely to yield less than $1O,OOO. Their last exploit, in May. brought in $25.OOO.
Arizona republican., 1905-09-03

In an interview with Dr. Hugo Gang, of the Franl1furter Zietung, King Oscar of Sweden said that he, for his part, had pardOned the Norwegians for sec ceding. and that he prayed to God the Swedish nation would preserve a peaceful attitude, as an attempt to restore the union by force would be like hanging a millstOne around it's neck.
 ''SOon or late, however" he added, "retribution comes to nations as to in dividuals; and thereat I grieve on ac- count of the Norwegian people for I still believe the majority were merely led astray and are innocent of what has been done"
Arizona republican., 1905-09-03

gifts word at he's too late. Mister Rocky Teller was appauled. He tore his hair an exclaimed: Between my Dispepsy an my bad luck, I'm a Chile of Misforchune. That's tn way it's always been. When | think l see a openin' on tn Groun Floor by tn time I arrive tn bottom falls out, jist mist anuther Chanst to lay up Trashures in Hevin. I'm afeard at when I get there I'll be a objeck of charity.
 LITTLE JAMES.
Arizona republican., 1905-09-03

It is a hard choice that is offered to Mayor Woodward of Atlanta, who wantonIy disgraced himself and his constituents at the recent municipal ownership convention in Toledo. He will be allowed to resign or he will be impeached. If he Is wise he will choose the shorter pathway to retire ment, as he does not appear well in the liueIieht
Arizona republican., 1905-09-03

The farm in Kentucky on which Abraham Lincoln was born, consisting of no acres, has been purchased at public auction by R. J. Collier, of New York. For the raising of crops this farm may not be specially notable, but as the birthplace of one of the great est of Americans it has an immortal interest Why doesn't some historical association secure possession of it?
Arizona republican., 1905-09-03

At times Mir. Bryan is really exas- perating. Just as we had prepared to see him start on his round world trip by way of Europe he announces that he will go first to the orient; and so we must make ready for a tipping of the world in the other direction.
Arizona republican., 1905-09-03

In the rock-ribbed republican state of Pennsylvania there is actually some apprehension lest the regular party nominees suffer defeat this fall. To such lengths has the disaffectiOn in Philadelphia spread.
Arizona republican., 1905-09-03

From their recent interchanges of remarks it is quite plain that Secre- tary Shaw and Governor Cummins, both of Iowa. are rather more given, at least in their personal relations, to retaliation than to reciprocity
Arizona republican., 1905-09-03
Thai Sell Are Always in Demand
 THE WILEY B. ALLEN co.

247-49 WASHINGTON ARE SELLING O 8 of of a is aIwa tineu prices  a to andO on Co
 
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Arizona republican., 1905-09-03

George F. Baer expresses the opin- ion that there will be no anthracite strike next year. Let us hope he is 2 better prophet than he used to be.
Arizona republican., 1905-09-03

A magazine has published q descrip- tion of how a wound heals. If you care to observe the process, take a trip through Japan and Russia.
Arizona republican., 1905-09-03
SaIesWOmen's Peril GRAVE DISEASES, DUE TO STANDING
Facts About Miss MerkIey's Dangerous
 Illness and Complete Cure

Have you ever thought why so many women or girls rather walk an hour than stand, still for ten minutes?
Arizona republican., 1905-09-03
DANGER SIGNALS.

No engineer would be mad enough to run by the flag which signaled danger. It is different with the average man
Arizona republican., 1905-09-03

25 per cent discount on all spring goods at Feelings, the tailor, r West Adams St.
Arizona republican., 1905-09-03
ALICE A SECOND CHOICE.

Boston is somewhat ahead of Wash ngton in furnishing the Sultan of Sulu
Arizona republican., 1905-09-03

with desire to possess an American girl for a wife. Marie Sweet, daughter of Colonel owen Jay Sweet, U. s. A., who subdued the Moros in the Sultan's s territory, is the one first coveted as a bride. Miss Sweet, who is now Mrs. Wm. H. Baker, of Boston. is the proud possessor of some rarely beautiful pearls sent by the sultan in 1899, at the time he sought her in marriage.
Arizona republican., 1905-09-03

A man has to be awfully fond of woman to want her to sit in his lap on a warm dsy.-N. Y. Press.
Arizona republican., 1905-09-03
OSCAR "FoRelvEs" NORWAY.

Circus free. McKee's lad"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-19

from a three days election spree in
Kiowa.
Jackson! Halt, or I'll" Bang! One
The bullet graZed Jackson's ribs under
the right arm and broke his horses
neck. The animal collapsed in midair.
Bob Steele had missed. II was a snap
shot. He had intended to kill, but in
stantly was secretly glad of the lucky
accident.
Boys. none of that 1t won't work
with me. This man goes to Kiowa
alive, or we both go there dead, and
plenty OF you fellows to keep us COM
pany. He says he's innocent. 1 don't
believe his tale, but we'll see when we
get to Kiowa.'
The voice, though hoarse and raw,
was cold and firm as iron. The Win
chester was at his shoulder, cooked.
The sheriff-elect spoke along the bar
rel. He in black. the tile and feathers
painfully arose to his feet. Calmly
and fearlessly he faced his would-be
lynchers. No anger showed. On the
face was a bewildered, pleading ex-
preston, but not unkind. With his
handkerchief he busted his clothes and
patent feathers and smoothed his
wrecked tile.
"All right, pardner. just as you say
Excuse u.s." the foreman FASTENED to
say.
1t was a great day in Kiowa The
whole town assembled beside the
White Dog. The reaction from drink
and politics had set in. The town felt
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-19
THIRD PRIZE
The Wooden Hen

Last spring we had an incubator and II
was very mucn fun to have it.
We filed 1t with eggs three weexs bafora
easter. Easter eve We looked into the in
cubator and some of the eggs were
cracked.
Easter morning some of the chickens
had come out, and 1t was very much fun
to watch them.. First they would peck the
shell and crack 1t all around, and then
out came a chicken.
We then put the chickens in the brood
err This is a sort Of box made for the
chickens to live In until they are old
warmed by lamp. There are some rags
hanging from the roof which serve as
feathers. -Gustave Brohaugh.
29S Williams street; Franklin school, grade
b sixth: age IL years
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-19
Jacks Honesty

Jack needed five dollars and ne needed
them badly AS he was walking through
the streets thinking on the ways and
means Of making five dollars, he suddenly
noticed on the sidewalk before him a small
pocketbook. On opening II ne found 1t TO
contain the required sum, exactly five dol
lars. Jacks feelings at once rose about
20 degrees.
AS ne was reading the paper that even
Ing he noticed in the want ad column
the following ad: Lost, on Erie street.
between Cook and Cortlet. a small pocket
book containing five dollars. Finder please
return to sol Green street and receive
thanks of the owner" Jack promptly re-
turned the money to the owner, who
turned out to be a poor washerwoman,
and though ne received no temporal re-
ward the thanks OF the poor woman was
worth more to him than five dollars
Charles O'Grady.
$40 Carroll street; Cretin high school,
grade first commercial; age 13 years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-19

Bob Steele and the chicken theft
Zip XII! VII" rang the cry through
the Sd ranch. Out poured the cow
boys; into camp came a roam horse
with two men on his back. In the sad
die was typical COW man: behind him
rode, blinking. gentleman in minis
terial garb. 'Water-boys-quic
whispered Steele. Both men dismount-
ed; one easily, the other otherwise.
Saddle a couple of fresh ones. will
yah?" murmured Steele between drinks
A roar of a hoof tore into the corral.
A rope settled around the neck and
over one shoulder of Rev. John Ashton
Kent. The man grabbed wildly at the
air as he was jerked over backward.
Fourteen of old man Mitch's cowboys
had at that unlucky instant returned
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-19

Gray. and the other one Tabby. Buster
Is gray and white. and he is not a year
old yet Tabby is Busters mother. She
back IS kind of striped. something like
that of pickerel. Buster is very fond
OF going off into some odd place for a nap.
He will be a year old the twentieth OF
March. do not know just how old
Tabby Is because we did not raise her
from kitten. but l think she is about
three years old. Both cats like liver very
much. Sometimes when l go to the
butchers shop l get them a little piece.
AS soon as they hear a pan or paper
rattle they come running for they think
there is something for them to eat.
-Evalyn Manning.
b51 st. Peter street: Cathedral school;
grade Il seventh; age IL years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-19
Tombstone wiz

A clergyman lost his wife, and on her
tombstone had inscribed. THE light OF
by and the late lamented's husband took
unto himself another wife. Strolling past
the first wife's grave, the attention OF a
high dignitary Of the church. noted for his
epigrammatic wit was drawn to It, and
he was asked what would be a suitable
addendum TO the inscription on the
stone under the altered circumstances.
Quick as thought came the reply: 81
should make the inscription read thus:
The light of my eyes has gone out. but
have struck another matchi'"
Minnie Hartmann.
920 Albemarle street; Whittier school,
grade A fourth; age 10 years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-19
Do Animals Think

We have many reasons for believing
that animals think. / have seen some
animals play about the same way as chill
dren. II may be they do not think like
people. but they surely have some power
OF reasoning.
We have a dog named Watch. One day
he brought home a dead rabbit. He
ed around the corner to see what she
would do. She saw him and called to
him and he came wagging his tail and
seemed very much pleased. She left the
rabbit outside and closed the door, But
Watch did not like that. He scratched on
the door again and put IL at my sisters
please him more.
No animal would act that way unless he
could think -Thora Gronvold.
Kenyon, Mimi, r. F. ID. 4; age IA years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-19

ashaIleu OF user, Out stoutly avowed
otherwise to avoid suspicion. II Is hu-
man nature for men in these circum-
stances to cast about for a scapegoat.
Rev. John Ashton-Kent hypocrite.
drunkard, embezzler. chicken and horse
thief. came to hand just in the nick of
time.
But there was Bob Steele and Bob
Steele's rifle. That cold blooded gen.
tleman, with fanatical regard for
lawful forms, could-and what was
more, would-shoot. "Shot, hung and
arrested" was said TO be the way he
sometimes transacted official business.
So pious Kiowa gathered. The COM
mittee who had run the sanity pris-
oner out of the widows hencoop acted
as a self-appointed jury, with Paddy
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-19
SECOND URIZE
The Story of a Dou

Once there was a little girl whose name
was Katherine. She was about years old
and she had pet dog named Jip. One
Day Katherine ran away from home down
to a little brook near her home and she
fell in, and the dog who saw her jumped
In and saved her from drowning. 1t hap
and came down to the brook and found
her little daughter very wet and crying
while the faithful old dog was watching
her. Helen Perkins
S57 Lincoln avenue: age years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-19
FIRST PRIZE
Honesty

AS we have been celebrating Washing
tons birthday during the past week
thought 1t would be appropriate to write
little essay on Honesty" One reason
think that Washington was such a great
man was that he was honest, and he was
not only honest but he was a true Chris
tan as well. He set an example that ev-
cry boy and girl should initiate. Honesty
Is one of heavens greatest virtues and it
might be called 1.-The pearl of great price"
How many people whose crimes fill the
pages or the newspapers today can look
back and trace their downfall to that first
little white lie. And l would advise every
boy and girl, when tempted to do wrong
TO bear this fact in mind. We may not
win a title as George Washington did
but we can at least have the satisfaction
OF doing what is right.
Helen Mccall.
1923 Dayton avenue; ST. Joseph's academy:
age IL years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-19

time she had repeated it during the
last forty-eight hours. What early in
the tale were opinions later on became
facts; surmises changed to realities.
and ii was a very black story that she
vehemently related TO the solemn jury.
Rev. John Ashton-Kent looked
aghast. His exit from the hencoop,
where the widow found him, was
known personally to the jury. One of
the ROSTERS spurs had drawn blood
from Old Man Mitch's scalp. A feather
still stuck with dried cockerel blood to
Andy's shirt. The preachers theatrical
dash through town had already be-
come matter Of local history. Kiowa
saw him steal the roam. The church
fund was gone. Where?
Then the reverend young minister
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-19
The Greedy Doc

Once upon a time there was a dog with
large piece OF meat. He looked down
into the water and saw his shadow. but
he thought 1t was another dog with a
piece of meat and he let his piece fall
and grabbed for the other dogs piece
His piece fell into the water and then
think he saw that II was his own shadow
/ suppose he never forgot the lesson OF
that day and never was greedy any more
because he must have been very asham-
ed. l think, too. little people can learn q
lesson from this story.
Louise Mary Sauser.
Prior Lake Mimi; Credit River school
grade b third; age years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-19
The Little Red Hens Dream

Once upon time there lived a little
red hen. She lived in a little house in a
large wood She was very much afraid
Tor there were many foxes around. One
day as she was walking in the grass near
thicket fox ran after her. When she
saw him coming she ran to her house as
fast as she could and jumped upon the
poor little hen trembled with fright just
then she heard a loud shot and the fox
fell dead on the floor. She looked around
but could see no one. But when she
awoke she found II was only a dream
Leo Ryan.
Minnesota City. Mimi; Minnesota City
school; age years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-19
A Cat and 4 Chicken

One day two little boys found a little
chicken in the alley back of our house,
who had lost its mother. The boys
brought IL into my grandma. who is very
found Of chickens. Our old gray cat, who
had two little kittens. took a liking to
the chicken and raised IL. When the cat
and the kittens drank milk out of a sau-
Ger. the chicken would drink. too. When
the cat would climb a tree the chicken
would stand at the bottom and call until
the old cat came down. Now the chicken
is two years old and lays an egg every
day which 7 have for breakfast
Margaret Cody.
1913 Fuller street; Madison school; age s
years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-19

gathering berries he saw an old man in
the forest who said -''Will you give me
those strawberries for my little girl, who
IL sick?" The poor boy at once gave the
strawberries to the man and the man gave
the boy a new dish in place OF the old
one which the boy had. Then the boy
hurried up and filled the dish with straw
berries again. but it did not take him
long this time to fill il. So as soon as
he got home he showed his mother the
His mother said, why, child, that is
pure gold. and we shall be very rich now
But we shall not forget TO help the sick
and the poor" Catherine Dolan.
7S6 Earl street; st. Johns school; age IL
years
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-19
The Soma SPARROW

I think the song sparrow Is the most
Intelligent small bird there is. While out
TO the lake last summer, another boy and
were passing through the woods. and
we came to an open space with small
bushes and tall grass. little bird ran
out right near where / was standing
and hoped a little ways and then flew
into the bushes and watched US. / then
looked down and saw a hole in the grass
i stopped down and pulled the grass away
and saw little nest with five little eggs
In II.
This song sparrow had hoped away
so as to draw us away from the nest that
we would not find IL and disturb the eggs
Harold Schaub.
632 Lincoln avenue; Irving school. grade
A eighth; age IA years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-19
Hurry Up. Jim

Some mothers think too much Of the
girls and not half enough OF the boys. Hats,
dresses, feathers and buttons are the
things that girls like to talk about.
Some people say that the boys are as good
as the girls are. but 1 think that we boys
are much better, because we do all the
work and the girls do all the talk
i am very glad there are no girls in our
mouse, because they complain too much
about the boys and that brings the fathers
into the game. Over at Jim's house there
are six girls. And It is Jim here" and
Jim there" Poor Jim has a miserable
time Of II in consequence II he COM
plains about his work they will say. you
naughty boyi I'll tell your teacher on
you" But OF course they do not. / am
glad / am good boy, anyhow.
Clifford Crosby
l72 West University avenue; Cretin high
school. grade first intermediate; age DO
years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-19

but JACK prevailed, propaoiy because he
Ghrame gave him half the money, he was
so glad to get the pocketbook back again.
because 1t contained penknife his father
had given him on his tenth birthday
When Jacks mother heard of II she shed
tears OF Joy at having such an honest
son.. The SIS was q godsend to the poor
FAMILY. The man was so grateful TO the
boy that he secured him q position as
office boy in good business house
Robert James.
Hendricks school: grade A seventh.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-19
George WASHINGTON

When George Washington was a little
boy he lived on a farm called Mt. Yer
he would like to make a garden. When
the seeds came up IL pleased George to
see his name. On Georges birthday, Feb
Y, his father gave him a Ratchet. He
tree. When his father asked who chopped
the tree George said that he did. for
ne could not tell a lie. At school he
liked TO play soldier. He divided his play
mates into companies and used corn sfalks
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-19
Table

have a kitten whose name is Table.
She was very playful when we got her.
but she Is nearly one year old now. She
is very fond of music and when 1 play
she jumps upon the piano and runs across
the keys. One day a girl 1 know was
here and she was playing. When Table
heard her she jumped up and began to
play too. She plays by herself sometimes.
Ella Wicklem.
249 Grove street; Franklin school, grade
9Th intermediate B; age IL years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-19
The DANCING Monkeys

Once upon a time a prince amused
himself by dressing some monkeys. He
dressed them in rich clothes and put
masks on them. You could hardly tell
them from the courtiers. Monkeys like
to initiate and these monkeys liked to
dance. Suddenly a courtier full of mis-
chief threw some nuts on the floor.
The monkeys forgot all about the dane
ing, tore of their clothes and masks and
scrambled for the nuts. Oh. how the
courtiers laughed. -Alvina Thomas
$50 Blair street; St Agnes school, grade
A fifth; age u years.