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MORENCI NEWS.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
 J. N. Stanger came off winner in the Morenci clubs tennis tourna- ment
 A. L. Gaume is able to be out again after being sick in the hospital for a week.
 MT. and Mrs. Rodney M. McDougall are the happy parents of a little son. born last week
 Wm. Stinson, head boilermaker for the D. c. Co.,, has been seriously sick for the past week.
 Mrs. Mary Chapin returned home last Friday night after two months visit with relatives in southern Kan sas.
 The Morenci Club Athletic Asso- citation will give a smoker tonight. An enjoyable programme has been arranged.
 Mrs. McNair, of Los Angeles, is in Morenci visiting her daughter, Miss J. F. McNair, head nurse at the D.. c. hospital.
 Mrs. A. M Tuthill entertained a number of the ladies of the camp last Tuesday afternoon in honor of Mrs. Charlt9n Jay.
 w. B/Merrill is a new arrival in camp/from Medicine Lodge, Kansas, and>has taken position in the sup ply department of the D. c. Co. r. Thomas A. Hughes returned to Morenci last Friday evening, bringing with him his bride, formerly Miss Kell, of Cisco, Texas. Mrs. Hughes is already known to many of our young people as she visited in Mo- renci about two years ago. MT. and Mrs. Hughes are at present at the Morenci Hotel, but will soon be at home to their friends in their new house on Improvement Hill.
 J. w. Brighton has resign ed his position as book-keeper in the supply department of the D. c. Co.,, and will leave next Sunday for his old home in Ottawa, Canada, where he will join his family. During the past four years MT. Brighton has filled several responsible positions in the D. c. Co.'S. office with much credit to him. self and he has always taken an ac, tive interest in the church and society work of the camp. He will be very much missed in Morenci but will have our best wishes for success in his new location.
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THE resignation of Manager Mo Curdy of the Mutual Life Insurance company will be hailed with joy by all policy holders. As a "grafter'' McCurdy stand without parallel in the history of this country, though the presidents of other companies were not far behind. Like Senator Mitchell, when his frauds were dis covered, he has gone into decline, and it is possible that also like Mitchell, he may pass soon away un- honored and unsung, except by the McCurdy clan, who were well taken care of by the old man. Senator Depew, who had little rake down of $2O,OOO a year as a political advisor, has also resigned.
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THE Phoenix newspapers are au- vocating a scheme to have a law passed requiring that the territorial auditor be appointed agent of all companies in Arizona. This would give the auditor the right to have all of the articles of incorporation printed in the Phoenix newspapers. which is really the main object of the proposed change in the law. Why not go little further and have law passed -FeSlai7Si aff TegIrr no- ffces to be printed in the Phoenix newspapers? It is just this sort of contemptible business that has hnrt Phoenix with the people of Arizona. The removal of the land office and the surveyor generals office from Tucson to Phoenix was against the interests of the miners of southern Arizona. These officers are of nc great benefit to Phoenix, but they enforce the fact that Phoenix wants to ''hog it all." If the law as sug' gested in regard to appointing the auditor as agent for all the com, panies passes the legislature, it would mean that in litigation all papers would have to be served on the audi tor at Phoenix which would be . great expense and hardship to those bringing the action. But this, o1 course, is not to be considered wher the interests of the Phoenix news papers are at stake.
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SENATOR MITCHELL, of Oregon, re- gently convicted of being implicated in land frauds, passed away on the morning of the 8th at his home in Portland. He had been ailing for some time, and ever since his trou- bles with the government commenced his health failed rapidly. His end was not unexpected, neither will the people generally mourn his loss. He was a man of brilliant parts, but he possessed an itching palm that was his undoing. He was of the type who are in politics for the money there IS in it. However, his death under all the circumstances, ought to have good effect on others who seek to pro- fit through politics by dishonesty.
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Notice of Annual Meeting of StOckhOld- CTS of The POlaris Mining and
 MiIIin9 Company.

Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the stockholders of The Polaris Mining and Milling Company will be held at the office of the Company as designated by the Board of Directors thereof, to-wit: at the Polaris camp in the County of Graham, Territory of Arizona, on the third Wednesday of January, 1906, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m. of that day, the same being the 17th day of January, 1906.
 Dated this the 12th day of Decem- Der A. D. 1905.
 GUSTAV BACHARACH,
 Secretary.
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This gives the counties in the demo- cratic convention the following num- Der of delegates: Cochise, 40: Mari copa, 35; Yavapai, 30; Graham, ?; Pima, 20; Gila, 15; Coconino, 10; Yuma. 9; Mohave, '; Pinal, '; Nav ajo, 6; Santa Cruz, 5; Apache, 1.
 In the republican convention the apportionment is as follows: Mari copa, 39; Yavapai, 32; Cochise, 2S; Pima, 21; Graham, 16; Coconino, II: Yuma, g; Gila, S.. Navajo, '; Apache, 6; Santa Cruz, 6; PinaI, 4; Mohave, 4.
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Loyal Citizens of Arizona.

The Arizona Anti-Joint Statehood league is in need of money. The voluntary subscriptions have thus far sustained the work of the League and there has been no need to call for subscriptions, but we now ask all loyal citizens of Arizona to con tribute toward the good work.
 Subscriptions of $1.OO or more may be sent to w. D. Fulwiler, treasurer. Phoenix, Arizona.
 T. c. ADAMS PreS
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AmUSementS.

George Samuel's Attractions will be seen at the opera house December P and g in two new plays.
 On Friday night will be presented "A Wise Woman" that effervesces with the best of comedy, it is played by the Complete company, fifteen in all, and is equal if not superior to "The Man From Mexico" It's comedy is bright and clean and full of laughter.
 Saturday night will be presented ''The Great Conspiracy" a melo- drama. On this trip will be shown all new scenery, none that was here before.
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Xmas presents? We'll, try Smiths.

Every man who works hard appre- ciates good things to eat. The Ma nilla Hotel dining room, Chase creek, furnishes them. All white help, cool
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Good whiskey as a medicine is beneficial. You get it at Smiths Store.
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Xmas turkeys, geese and ducks. We can book a few more orders at Smiths.
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The following figures show the vote cast for Smith and Fowler by counties at the last election:
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Banner Fashion patterns for sale by the Shannon Copper Co. Store.
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GOVERNOR KIBBEY's annual report to the secretary contained a strong argument tor single statehood, and for this he is entitled to the thanks of the people of the territory.
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FOR RENT-At S2O per month three room cottage on Hills addition with electric lights and water. Call on L. J. Dunagan.
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Meat, meat, meat, all kinds, at Smiths.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-17
FAMOUS ENGLISH WELLS.
Some Whose Waters Are Charged
With Magic or Miraculous Power.

Charged
With Magic or Miraculous Power.
Though there are hundreds of wells
supposed to possess magical power
scattered all over England, the general
public is ignorant of their locality OF
the romantic stories connected with
each one. There may be possible ex
ception in the well of st. Keyne, in
Cornwall, for Southey has made 1t "a
nous in witty little poem. The mag
tc of its waters is such that the hus-
band or wife who drinks first from II
after leaving the altar will have the
upper hand over the mate for their
Joint lives. The bride of whom Southey
tells us did not wait till after the mar
riage ceremony to pay visit to the
well, but took the precaution of taking
a bottle with her to the church.
Another well, in Monmouthshire
which has peculiar fascination for
the unmarried maidens is known is
the 'virtuous we'll" For generations
the maidens of that locality have ac-
credited it with marvellous powers in
forecasting their futures. They have
only to drop pebble into its water
and count the resultant bubbles, for
each bubble represents a month of
waiting for the day which will make
them brides In order to propitiate
the genius which presides over the well
1t Is necessary to decorate the bram-
bles which shade 1t with bits of white
cloth.
Then there are the so called holy
wells which have many medicinal vir-
tues. Such one is st. Winifreds, at
Holywell, which is accredited with
cures that are almost miraculous. The
legend of its origin is a very pretty
one. 1t is said that twelve centuries
ago ST. Winifred, the winsome daugh-
ter of a Welsh chief, was wooed by
Prince Caradoc, a prince of i'll repute.
She declined his persistent advances,
and at last he killed her in a fit of
rage. From the spot on which st.
Winifreds lifeblood fell there gushed
forth stream of crystal water which
has worked miracles in her name for
SO many centuries.
Practically all the ills to which the
flesh is heir can be cured by one or an
other of these wells. st. Ninan's, In
Cornwall, is said to restore lunatics to
sanity, but the patient must be i'm
mersed In the water and held there un-
til the breath has nearly left his body.
This seems a heroic measure But even
this is not so severe as the treatment
which must be endured if madman is
to be cured at Llandegla we'll, in
Wales, for after the victim is nearly
drowned he is trussed like a fowl and
laid under the communion table of the
neighboring church for the night.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-17
Admitted the Lie.

Concerning King William ". of Eng
land the following story was told, the
Countess Of Strafford being responsible
for it: ''The king was at dinner. Next
to him was a titled woman whom he
was entertaining with some extraordi-
nary anecdotes, which the lady found
it impossible to believe were true. She
therefore answered, oh, sir, beg your
pardon, but really do not think that
can be true To her surprise he in
stantly replied, You are quite right,
marin, there is not a word Of truth in
it. 1t is a lie, mar7m, a lie. In fact,
marin, we all lie; we can't help it. We
had it from our motherp This" con-
cludes the Countess Of Strafford, was
the biggest lie Of all, for Queen Char
lotte was a very truthful person, never
given to lying"
Amador ledger., 1905-03-17
The Triumphant spider.

A little garter snake about five inches
long went to sleep in a wheelwright
shop, and a big black spider spun a
web around the reptile. When the lit
tie snake awoke it was literally in the
tolls and began to struggle 1t finally
managed to free its body, but not its
head. Meanwhile the spider was in
dustriously spinning fresh threads,
stopping occasionally to give the snake
bite. Then the real fight commenced
and lasted for an hour The snake
could not get away, but it tried it's best
to bite the spider, without avail Weak
ened by its futile efforts and the sue
cessive sttpgs of the insect, it gradual
ly ceased to struggle and finally died.
Then the spider, presumably triumph
ant, disappeared under the wall.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-17
Conditions That UNIT For Marriage.

The low paid employee today can sue
ceed as well alone as with wife,
which his ancestors could not de. At
the same time his selfish enjoyments
are greater without her, for he may live
irresponsibly, without a motive to save
and with all his surplus available for
wayside pleasures of an antisocial sort,
The disintegrating forces of a great
city upon homeless youth are too obvi-
GUS to need emphasis. The wage earn
ing girl, on her part, is likely to acquire
the taste of fragmentary, pointless and
unproductive spending. Both form
habits harmful to the altruistic mo-
dves of group living-of the home idea.
A man who goes from the saloon, street
corner or cheap pleasure club, a girl
who leaves the dance hall and pave
ment glitter to make a home for him,
the bare necessities of which are hardly
met by his wages, are not qualified by
their experiences to bring to a success
full issue the supreme test of character
that makes stable a high standard
Professor Simon N Patten in indie
pendent
Amador ledger., 1905-03-17
MARRIAGE IN MEXICO.
How the Engagement and wedding
Ceremonies Arc Celebrated,

HOW the Engagement and Wedding
Ceremonies Arc Celebrated.
The Mexican people are hospitable to
fault, always welcoming their friends
even though they have not enough to
eat themselves. And they religiously
visit the sick, including those who
have contagious diseases. They are al
so addicted to public social functions.
the invariable mode of entertainment
being the dance. They are fond of mu-
sic, though not proficient in the art Of
making it, probably more from lack of
opportunity than from lack Of capac-
ity The violin and guitar are the usual
Instruments of music, the repertory of
the local musicians being usually lin
tied to a few tunes which are In equal
demand for the dance and for the fu-
neral.
One of the most interesting and beau
tiful of the social functions is the prem
dorlo. When young man wishes to
marry he asks for the girl of his choice
of the parents, not of the girl herself,
and if she is given the prendorio at
once follows, ushered in by shooting
and demonstrations of JOY The bride
and bridegroom are publicly presented
to their future parents-in-law, after
which the company pass In procession
In front of the couple, each one drop
ping piece of money into the hands
of the bride. Then follows the inevita-
BILE dance. This public betrothal is con-
sidered almost as binding as marriage,
and l have heard of but one instance
in which the compact was not kept, the
recreant bridegroom in that case being
visited with ostracism The betrothal
is usually followed by marriage just as
soon as the services of the priest can
be secured. The marriage ceremony is
followed by feast more notable for
the abundance of things to drink than
for things to eat and by the usual
dance. Indeed the festivities are often
prolonged for several nights after the
wedding. Workman.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-17
why Leaves Turn Brown.

The green matter in the tissues of a
leaf is composed of two colors, red and
blue. When the sap ceases to flow in
the autumn the natural growth of the
tree is retarded, and oxidation of the
tissues takes place. Under certain con-
ditions the green of the leaf changes to
red. Under different. aspects it takes
on a yellow or brown hue. The differ
ence in color is due to the difference in
combinations of the original constitu-
ents of the green tissues and to the
varying condition of climate, exposure
and soil. Naples and oaks have the
brightest color.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-17
The Buttered Side.

A woman who is close observer of
children was out walking in the coun-
try one day, she relates, when she saw
a little girl with solemn big blue eyes
sitting on a doorstep munching huge
slice of bread and butter. The only
popularity about the operation was
that she was holding the buttered side
Of the bread toward the ground.
"Why do you hold your bread and
butter that wayT' asked the lady.
'Tause," whispered the little maiden
confldentially, mamma says bwead
always falls butter side down, so If
you hold it butter side down to start
VIII and then dwop it, why, of course,
It falls butter side up
Amador ledger., 1905-03-17
Half or Two-third..

The bishop of Kensington at prize
distribution recently told of a case in
which a boy got the better of the ex-
aminer. Suppose" asked the exam
liner, Il offered you half an orange and
two-thirds of an orange, which piece
would you takep please. sir. the
half!' shouted the lad Stupid boyr'
exclaimed the examiner. 81 shall put
black mark against you for that"
Subsequently a deputation of scholars
waited on che examiner to convince him
that he was wrong. "Why am I
wrongT' he inquired. Because Tom
my does not like oranges at ALL" was
the conclusive answer.-St. James Ga
Zette.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-17
The spbtnx.s Riddle.

The riddle which the sphinx pro-
pounded to the Thebans and the solu-
ton of which she made condition of
her withdrawal from the state was as
follows: What animal has one voice,
at first four, then two and at last three
feet?" Gdipus discovered the answer
to be man." who in infancy, from
using his hands as well as his feet in
walking, may be said to have four feet
all fours), in after life employs but
two, and in old age to these he adds a
staff, which may be reckoned a third.
Upon this solution being given the
sphinx is said to have thrown herself
headlong from the citadel.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-17
PRONUNCIATION.
Read Over This Test and Then Con.
suit Your Dictionary.

Read Over This Test and Then Con-
suit Your Dictionary.
The following rather curious piece Of
composition was placed upon the black
board at a certain teachers institute
and prize of a dictionary offered to
any person who could read it and pro-
nounce every word correctly. The book
was not carried off, as twelve was the
lowest number of mistakes in pronun-
citation made:
"a sacrilegious son of Belial who has
suffered from bronchitis, having ex-
hausted his finances in order to make
good the deficit, resolved to ally him
self to comely, lenient and docile
young lady Of the Malay or Caucasian
race. He accordingly purchased a CALI
ope and coral necklace of a chameleon
hue and securing a suit of rooms at a
principal hotel he engaged the head
waiter as his coadjutor. He then dis
patched letter Of the most unexcep-
tional caligraphy extant, inviting the
young lady to matinee. She revolted
at the idea, refused to consider herself
sacrificable to his desires and sent a
polite note of refusal, on receiving
which he procured carbine and bowie
knife, said that he would not now
forge fetters hymeneal with the queen
and went to an isolated spot, severed
his jugular vein and discharged the
contents Of the carbine into his alb
domen. The debris was removed by
the coroner"
The mistakes in pronunciation were
made on the following words: Sacri-
legious, Belial, bronchitis, exhausted,
finances, deficit, comely, lenient, docile,
Malay, calliope, chameleon, suit, co
adjutor, caligraphy, matinee, sacrifica-
BILE, carhne, hymeneal, isolated, jugu-
lar and debris.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-17
stories OF the Gravediggers.

Grimly humorous is the tale of the
gravediggsr who complained that he
did not get constant work.
But, George" said the minister, ''if
you were to be constantly employed in
the duties of the office you would soon
bury the whole parish"
THAT MIGHT be, sir, but hoo am to
keep a wife and family unless I get
regular work? Deed, sir, I havena
buried leevin' soul for the last six
weeks"
Harder still was the case of another
gravedigger who was asked to reduce
his fee for digging a grave because,
mind We, James, she was an auld wo-
man and was sair spent. Chicago
Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-17
A PRAIRIE DINNER.
Cooking Utensils May BE Dispensed
With In Preparing 1t.

with In preparing III.
Suppose you start on a trip across
the mountains. You have plenty of
"grub," but you accidentally left your
cooking utensils behind-not a dutch
oven, not a frying pan, not a tin plate,
even tomato can. Do you suppose
for moment l would sit down on that
sack of -four and starve? Not quite.
Build big fire and when it gets low
shove lot of good old spuds under the
Goals. If you have fresh meat the way
is clear for broiling. If not, slice your
bacon, impale it on stout switch and
when your spuds are done break them
open and allow the good old bacon
grease to drop on them as it broils on
the end of that stick. You want cof
fee. Rip the jacket off that canteen,
bring the water to a boil, funnel your
coffee in, and your coffee is ready. But
how about the bread? No pan to mix
the dough in, no article in which to
bake the bread. You don't like ash
cakes? All right Just mix your bak-
ing powder carefully in the top of the
sack, form the flour into a funnel
shape, pour in very little water at
time-don't be afraid of getting your
fingers balled up-miX that dough right
there, and when it is the desired con-
sistency roll it out like a snake Cut
cane from any old thing, wrap this
snake shaped piece of dough around it
in long coil, turn 1t before the fire IN
til it is good and brown, and you will
have finer bread than grandma ever
made.
If the average Arizona prespector can't
take care of himself when he has plen-
ty of raw grub it is strange-Mescal in
Tombstone Epitaph.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-17
HE LOVED THE THEATER.
Farces and Clowns Were the Joy OF
George HI. of England.

George HI. of England.
Few men of any rank or time have
ever derived SO much unaffected pleas
ure from the theater as George III.
In fact, in the words of contempo-
rary, it was "as good as play to hear
the royal laughter and note the genu-
Inc enjoyment of his majesty" "He
is said," Thackeray wrote, mot to
have cared for Shakespeare CT tragedy
much. Farces and pantomimes were
his Joy, and especially when the clown
swallowed carrot or string of sau-
sages he would laugh so outrageously
that the lovely princess by his side
would have to say, My gracious, mon
arch, do compose yourselfr And he
continued to laugh and at the very
smallest farces as long as his poor wits
were left him"
So frequent were Georges visits to
the theater that "his face was the most
familiar in London to playgoers, who
took no more notice of his presence
than If he had been a simple citizen,
except when his boisterous laughter
drew attention to him and started 9TH
ers laughing out of irresistible infec-
tion." AS familiar spectacle as that
Of his majesty purple and rolling with
laughter was to see him sleeping as
peacefully as a child between the acts.
So partial was he to actors that he
permitted and even smiled at liberties
which he would have resented in any
one else. On one occasion, when Par
sons was playing in 1.-The Siege of Ca
lais," the actor walked toward the box
In which George was sitting and ad-
dressed him in the words of his part:
"An the king were here and did not
admire my scaffold would say: Hang
him! He has no taste,'" piece of i'm
pudence which threw his majesty into
fit of laughter.-London Tit-Bits.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-17
Damages Enough.

There had been a railway collision
near a Scottish country town, and an
astute local attorney had hurried to
the scene Of disaster. Noticing an old
man with a badly damaged head lying
on the ground. he approached him with
notebook in hand. How about dam
ages, my man?" he began. The in
1ured man waved him off with the re
mark: ma, ma; yell get nae damages
fac me. 1t wasna me that hit yer
bloomin' auld train"
Amador ledger., 1905-03-17
A1phonse Karr,. Dagger.

On the wall in the study of Alphonse
Karr's dwelling there used at one time
to hang dagger. Karr in one of his
stories had poked good deal Of fun at
woman named Colet Nine Colet,
enraged at being made a butt of.
stabbed Karr. He on his recovery
hung the dagger she had stabbed him
with above his desk, with this inscri, p
ton beneath 1t:
Presented to Alphonse Karr-by
Nine. Colet-in the back"
Amador ledger., 1905-03-17
Not His Turn to I,aurb

Stranger-You are the only gentle
man in the room. Guest-In what way,
sir? Stranger-When 1 tr1pped in the
dance and went sprawling on the floor
tearing my fair partners dress, you
were the only one in the room who did
not laugh. Guest-The lady is my
wife, and 1 paid for the dress.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-17
Paternal Pride.

when have occasion to punish my
son." said the austere man, 81 always
tell him that 1t hurts me more than it
does him."
81 DON'T" replied the plain, practical
citizen. Johnny may be little head
strong and disobedient, but he has too
much sense to believe anything like
that" Washington Star