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Williams news., 1906-12-22
A Fine Document

Governor Kibbey yesterday com pleted and prepared for delivery the certificate of election of Marcus A. Smith, to represent Arizona in the sixtieth congress, the certificate being dated December 11th. There are no blank forms for this certifi- cate only one is required every two years, so the governor had one made to order that ought to pass the most critical inspection any, where and meet the approval of the most particular house of represent
 atives that ever got together. The document is no more legal than a typewritten credential signed by in e governor. but the governor be- lie, 'es that Arizona's delegate shon M have as much dignity as anybo iy who breaks into congress
 so he h. .d this certificate engrossec bv Jack tdams, an employee of the surveyor Q, ,nerars office. It is ar imitation or printing. partly 1T German letters and party 1T
Williams news., 1906-12-22
Advocates Good Roads

The Fl Pas6 Herald is advocating good roads for Arizona and New Mexico. It says that bad roads rob miners, as they rob farmers. It has been figured out that it costs the average farmer to haul his produce over the average road, just fifty times as much for the same tonnage and distance as it costs a railroad. An average team can haul three times as much over an improved road as over poor road If the miners and farmers of Ari zona and New Mexico could save half of their hauling expenses in getting their produce to the rail. road, would it not make quite ar item in the profit account?
Williams news., 1906-12-22

American workmen in Japan This takes the question out of the class of race issues and puts it on an economic basis
 Fortunately, the presidents plan harmonizes with the aims of the Japanese government, which would rather divert its emigrants to Manchuria and Korea than to see them go to the United States But the individual Jap is even more independent and assertive than is the Japanese nation. and when he is disposed to strike out for himself he is pretty hard to control. An American exclusion act, under the conditions named by the president. would promote the purposes of the Japanese government and at the same time would not be irritating to that government or it's people.
 As for American workmen in J a pan. that is matter of relative unimportance. Few American wage workers go to Japan or would have any reason to go there The ex clusion of such Americans from Japan would be very largely a diplomatic form-Ex
Williams news., 1906-12-22

English type of an official style, and unless the observers attention was especially called to it, he would never suspect that it was other than a Autograph production IL is probably the most clever piece of pen work ever turned out in Arizona. a credit to the genius of MT. Adams, and compliment to the delegate elect-Rrpubica n, Dec. 12
Williams news., 1906-12-22
LOOK FOR GREAT YEAR

That the wool growers of the territory are on the eve of anOl her prosperous year, and one in which all previous records of production of mutton and wool, and high prices, will be surpassed, is, the opinion of L. L. Duell. prominent wool merchant and sheep shearer. who arrived in Prescott recently from Cordes, in the southeastern part of the county.
 II believe that we are on the eve of the most prosperous year in the sheep raising industry ever known in the history of the territory" he said. In the southern part of the county feed was never so plentiful at this season as now, and the prospects are that the territory will be visited by several other rainfalls and snow storms before spring, in surlng good grass in the mountains and mesas along the sheep ranges from Maricopa to Coconino coun- ties.
 Last season thousands of sheep were sheared in Maricopa county hy machinery before heinz driven north, but this year the sheep men are planning to have almost all of the shearing done at Cordts, which is the most d-sira hle place on account of it's loca ton, in the cen ter of one of the best sheep ranges of the territory, and arrangements are now being made to install power shearing machines there so as to facilitate the shearing of the fiocks, which will be larger than in many former years"
Williams news., 1906-12-22

It is expected that Gov. Kidney will make a strong recommendation for vigorous anti-gam mbling law in his forthcoming message tn the legislature. This should be one of the first laws enacted this winter If such a law is not passed then congress will certainly pass the Little6eld bill, The people of Arizona do not want to see the legislature invite congressional action in affairs which we can con trol at home, but they will welcome the Littlefield bill rather than tn consent for the public gambling evil to continue longer in Arizona international American.
Williams news., 1906-12-22
Catholic Church

Beginning with this year services will be held in the Catholic church of Williams on the second and fourth Sundays of the month at 10 m. and 7:3O pm.
 CYP. VABRE, Pastor.
Williams news., 1906-12-22

Dr P A Melick and Dr. R O.. Raymond have succeeded 10 the practice of Dr. D J Brann+n at this place Dr Raymond having charge of the office formerly occupied by Dr. Brannen and also the Milton hospital. al.-Sun.
Williams news., 1906-12-22

Read the NEWS and be posted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-28
POINTED PARAcRAPua
[From the chIcago News.

IFrom the Chicago News
Thinking well doesn't count unless
you act well.
Love is poetry; matrimony is corn
beef and cabbage
He is a poor lawyer who mistakes
the will for the deed.
Unless you are football player you
have no license to butt in.
Even excuses that are made to or
der are not always satisfactory.
Some men would never miss the wa
ter If the other drinks held out
Don't worry about misIaid bills;
they are sure to show uo in due time.
It's sometimes difficult for a man
with a good reputation to live UP to it..
The complexion Of woman's
thoughts may be due to the way her
face IS made uO-
When it comes to securing the earth
a detective can give scrub-ladies a few
points
People who think they know every
thing that IS worth knowing are SUI
perior Deople-in their own minds.
You are right, Alonzo, a sound
sleeper is one who makes SO much
sound that others cannot sleep.
Only a mother can distinguish be-
tween the rnischievousness OF her boy
and the badness Of the boy next door.
It's too bad that SO many women
are slaves to the habit of using terms
of endearment which convey neither
meaning nor sense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-28
JANA WKER JOTS

Sedgwick county claims to have
100000 bushels OF apples this fall.
The rural route carriers earned their
money last week during the snow
storms.
A Caney man recently killed a rat
that was half white and the other half
black. And he was strictly sober, too.
Sumner county has three electric
light plants and hopes to get enough
seed from them in time to start still
more.
Fred H Wilbur must be ths Little
,2o-Peep of Ell Dorado. At anv late
q hen he came home from New Mexico
he had 1000 sheep following him.
Howard claims a cornhusker who
husked an average of 1O2 bushels a
day for IA days. And Howard doesn't
claim tc be in the corn belt either.
The Coffeyville vindicator, a paper
published for color ed people. has been
purchased by Paul Jones, and will be
merged with his paper at Topeka.
Speaking OF Mayor Gabriers order
closing the saloons in Parsons, Charlie
Blakesley suggests that Gabriel is a
trump. Rather, hasn't Gabriel blown
his trump for the saloons.
Another proof that the Standard Oil
company was behind Colonel Harris is
the fact that a Rockefeller was elected
on the Democratic ticket. This had
been overlooked by the Kansas City
Journal. and its attention is called to
the oversight.
Two young men called on a Parsons
woman to rent rooms of her. One COM
planned that he had on tight shoes, so
he rested below while the landlady took
the other man upstairs to inspect the
rooms They did not rent them, and
later the woman missed five dollars
from the room where the tight shoe
man had rested
Aren't you glad you don't live with
IN twenty miles of Chanute2 B. J.
Manley, engineer at the city water
works there. has made a monster
whistle for use at the pumping station.
It Is said to be the largest in the state
Of Kansas. The length is 4 feet and 6
inches and the diameter is 81 inches.
Steam is used in sounding the blast,
and 1t can be heard on a calm day for
a radius Of twenty miles.
Speaking of the late anti-Leland
movement in Doniphan county, the
Troy Chief relates that just before the
election an anti-Leland meeting was
held in the hall in Wathena- Soon
after the meeting was called to order
the fire bell rang. The crowd rushed
out, but 1t proved to be a false alarm
and the men came back to the hall.
Then an old sorehead got UP and de-
clared. ICY Leland did that. I know
his ring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-28


Ocean seems to consider the nomina-
ton closed, which is far from the
case Two sessions OF congress inter-
vene before. the presidential nominees
OF 1908 viii be chosen. Regulations
for craftsmanship may be made and
broken before two more Junes roll
around. La Toilette is to be '.hazed''
and Standard Oil is to be poured out
before that.
If the selection were TO narrow
down to the two eminent gentlemen
named. it will be pretty hard for kan
sas, at least, to work up much enthu-
siasm In the matter If the rest of
the country is like Kansas and a
choice must be made between these
two favorite sons of Indiana and IL
linois. the people will feel like decid-
Ing it by Tipping pennies-either
would be a misfit in wearing the pol
icies and ideas Of Theodore Roose-
welt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-28

ence numbered fifty people. and the
applause that went up the manager
called positively tremendous. Some
times only half dozen people SAL
around and wondered what II was ali
about
Hiss Hattie had two gold rings. ana
the manager borrowed both OF them.
She loaned two or three Of her dresses
and a hat to the actresses in the nope
of getting into their golden opinions:
She learned to enter and to exit, and II
she fell down she learned to fail grace
fully on her shoulder. The manager
assured her that the pinnacle or 1afne
was not far away, and everything look
ed rosy. when she aWoke one morning
to md the company gone and to learn
that the landlord was holding her lot
the bill.
Luckily her father arrived at that
juncture There was no scene Sne
did not fan into his arms. She had had
acting enough. He simply took ner
home where she found Hiram waiting
for her. He had been biding his time
and there was no scene with MN.
either He simply remarked that II
she had gotten over being a jay nc
would like to revive the marriage
question, and an hour later femaJe
head was resting on a manly shoulder
and gazing up at the new moon Win
dewy eyes. After a long while hiram
gently asked
dearest, what does varlet mean
You know you called me one"
'.It's=it's some kind OF an animal
I guess. and I'm sorry" she replied, as
she snuggled closer.-( Copyright, 1Soos
by P. C. Eastment.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-28
THANKSGIVING.

Tomorrow we give thanks. Some of US
"a very few, it Is feared-wiH repair 10
the houses of worship to express our
feeble gratitude to the Giver OF ell good
larger number viii gather around
the festive board and try to ruin our
digestion by overeating of the good
things the harvests have brought US.
And great crowds viii assemble at GER
tain appointed places to give vent to
their enthusiasm as they watch the
giant heroes Of the grfdiron struggle for
mastery.
Barring the feasting, the Thanksgiv-
ing of today is very different in its de-
tails from that celebrated by the Pill
grim Fathers nearly three hundred
years ago. Thanksgiving has ''evolut-
ed" and in the evolution much Of its
significance has been lost.
Yet the spirit of Thanksgiving re-
mains in US as a people, and a gracious
spirit it is. The man who sits down to
his repast tomorrow-be it frugal or
otherwise-with thankfuiness in his
heart is twice blest. He is not only
blest in his temporal possessions, but
he is blest in having a spirit which
gives him peace and happiness.
And the poor man is more apt to pos
sess this spirit than the millionaire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-28
Mr.. Law saw Things.

]. E. Law had three nerve-racking
experiences while walking from Miller
ton to Sharon last night, and as a re-
suit a goodly number of the hairs on
his head are white today instead of
black Following is his story:
LAS I entered the woods at Indian
lake a mammoth animal. the size of an
elephant, white as snow, with eyes like
two moons and horns like a reindeer,
rose up in my path. I gave one yell,
and the mysterious thing vanished, as
quickly as 1t appeared, without making
any noise
Reaching the old ore pit on the crest
of the hill at the state line, where the
Moravian missionaries were nassacred
by the Indians many years ago, the
same apparit1on doomed up in my path.
but this time it was red as fire with
eyes glaring like two block signals.
shut my eyes, shrieked, and when I
looked for the red monster he was
gone.
when near the watering tub at the
Hazard place, Sharon, the hideous gil
ant rose up again. This time the mon
ster was SO black 1 could just discern
its outlines by two green searchlights.
I must have tainted from fright, for
when 1 recovered my senses it was day
light and my clothes were still damp
from perspiration, and my hair white
where it was a jet black before. Win
sted Comm Dispatch to the New York
World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-28
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Clay Center wants f. B. Dawes to
come back there. says a news item. No
reason IS assigned and there is consid-
cradle mystery about it,
X y
A good many people in this world will
encourage you to get into a fight simply
Tor the fun Of seeing you get licked.
= y
Our experience is that it takes more
editors to edit a college paper once
a month than are required to get out
metropolitan paper six times a day.
\ u
Senator Platt.'' says the Leaven-
worth Times, has a chorus girl on his
side, From the stories that have been
floating around, the suspicion has been
aroused that the senator may also have
had chorus girl on his lap.
% x
In these days of letter writing to San
ia Claus, this department can guess the
names of several parties who will b.
entirely satisfied If the old gentleman
will just leave a United States senator
ship in their respective stockings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-28
TOOKINq FORWARD.

The Chicago Inter-Ocean has very
kindly eliminated all other Republi-
can presidential possibilities except
Vice President Fairbanks and Uncle
Joe" Cannon, and now all that Is left
for the people to do is to choose be-
tween these two.
Mr.. Roosevelt" says the Inter
ocean, SIS out of consideration for a
third presidential term. He announc-
ed his decision two years ago. He has
never changed it. He is not seeking
the nomination. He will not accept it.
He is resolved to retire.
Mr.. Root" the Inter-Ocean con-
tinues, must be credited with an
equal veracity. He faces the facts.
He knows that under existing condi-
lions he is not a possible candidate. He
faces the facts and tells the truth.
Hon. William H Taft" according
to this Chicago public opinion mould
er, 'in spite OF great public services
and many fine qualities, is also out Of
consideration. because of we'll known
political conditions in Ohio.
80" concludes the Inter-Ocean,
"the field of Republican choice is mar
rowed to the middle west. and because
of local conditions in other states, to
Indiana and Illinois.
sThese great states have great Re
publican leaders. These leaders
these two leaders@stand straight for
Republican principles. They tolerate
no compromise with socialism. They
are making an aggressive fight against
such forces as that of ". R. Hearst in
New York They are making the
fight and are winning it.
"There is little doubt now-the log
ic OF political facts makes it almost
certain-that the Republican candi-
date in 1903 will be one of these two
men-either Hon. Joseph G. Cannon
of Illinois or Hon. Charles w. Fair
banks of Indiana"
or course it is very kind Of this ed
itorial writer in Chicago to thus set
tie the matter two years in advance.
He summarily puts quietus on the
demand of the people that President
Roosevelt be drafted because that
gentleman is disliked BY the Hon. 10
seph Benson Foraker and the Hon.
Mr.. Dick. the United States senator
from Ohio.
But the rank and file of the Repub-
lican party=who, incidentally COM
prise the greater portion OF those or
dinarily known as the people"-may
be just cranky enough to refuse to ac-
cept the program mapped OUT for
them by the Inter-Ocean. They are
not yet quite ready to concede that
Mr.. Roosevelt has the right to refuse
to serve his country another four
years. If his country needs him to
complete the work he has begun. And
even if Mr.. Roosevelt may be allow
ed to retire, the people may not heed
the likes and dislil1es Of AIessrs. For
aker and Dick as regards Secretary
Taft The very fact that Messrs. For
aker and Dick are opposed to him is
a strong recommendation in the eyes
of the people
Then. too. the esteemed Inter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-28

lFrom the Philadelphia Record

lFrom the Philadelphia Record.
The fault-hnder never has far to
look.
There is no rest for the wicked or
the gas meter
Some people progress IN spite Of
themselves.
Figures dent lie. unless they are se-
male figures.
Many a man is easy-going TIL he
gets an automobile.
In politics a boom IS often an abb
breviated boomerang.
It is sometimes possible to get some
thing for nothing. but you can't get
experience that way.
They can't say that we have no
ambition to rise in the world remark
ed the porch-cIimber to the second
story man.
BY the time a fellow feels that he
has money enough to get married he
generally finds that he has other uses
for =.
Blobbs-.'That fellow Blununn Ger
tainly puts up a good front" Siobbs-
Yes; he has to do that to compensate
for his lack of backing"
THE trouble with taking one drink
IS that it gets miserable in a mans
stomach says the man with the inn
pressionistic nose, land you know hoz
misery loves company
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-28
GLOBE SIGHTS.
TFrom the Atchison Globe. ]


From the present prospect, the wo-
man with a new fur coat is going to
get more enjoyment out of life this
winter than she did last.
Say what you please about the stage
holding the mirror up to nature; the
average play is unnatural, and the
players are a lot of elocutionists.
We have marrying on trial" al
ready If you don't believe 1t, look
at the number of divorce cases on the
docket of every court with jurisdiction.
OF course the dear children are en-
thusiastfc about Christmas; they havo
things given to them. and are not ex-
pected to give anything in return.
When we sit around. and hear a lot
of men talk, we think How smart
they are!" But when we not how they
act we think, what fools they are!"
control her husband SO that he does
not realize that he is subdued but she
never fools the neighbors; They pity
her husband all right.
When some one starts out of the
house with a little tin bucket YOU may
know that for half an hour preceding
there was wild search all over the
house to find the lid.
When women say anything they
shouldn't, and a man overhears. this
usually follows: ooh. you mustn't mind
him. He's married" And in this way
constantly narrowed, and he is forever
hearing things and seeing things that
make him blush like an over-ripe Ben
Davis.
1t is the big men who are bossed by
the women. In an Atchison family
there are two brothers. One is a six
footer and the other is a little over FIVE
feet tall. The big man is as completely
under the control of his wife as a child
is ruled by stern school teacher but
the little man rules his house and his
wife is as meek as Moses.
How the male sex is imposed on!
Hen turkeys sell for thirteen cents a
pound. but the gobblers bring only
twelve. One country woman said to-
day that her hens brought eight cents
pound and her ROSTERS only three
ITS unjust" q reporter said. IT
don't care anything about that" the
woman replied. but I would like to
get more for my ROSTERS" And look
how the hens are acting now. Eggs
are thirty cents a dozen, and the hens
not doing a thing. Has anybody
heard of roosters being contrary?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-28
AN ORIGINAL PROCLAMATION.

The mayor of Wellington finds other
things to be thankful for besides good
crops and other evidences of prosperi-
ty. He takes occasion to add a Thanks
giving proclamation to those issued by
President Roosevelt and Governor
Hoch. and in it he says:
Here where law reigns supreme:
here where obedience to law is the
crucial test of patriotism and good
citizenship. and the guidon that marks
our footsteps along the pathway OF
life; here in this delightful Arcadia
far from the rum polluted cities OF
wichita, Topeka and Leavenworth.
where the frenzied worshippers Of our
country's flag keep their eyes uplifted
to its starry folds that float in the
alcoholic vapor over the domes and
pinnacles of their city. unmindful of
the reign of anarchy. lawlessness and
corruption that is going on around
them; here in a pure. invigOrating
atmosphere an enlightened, high mind
ed. lawabiding. patriotic people. with
clean conscience and grateful hearts.
give praise to our heavenly Father
And, while you return thanks pray
also for the benighted rulers in our
state. who, like the heather of old.
have eyes and see not; have ears and
hear not. Let the poor and needy, If
there are any in our community, be re-
membered; let joy, peace and happi-
ness be with you in the family circle,
and the day be to every one happy.
helpful day of gIadness and good
cheer
The mayor of Wellington is certain
ly an original Individual
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-28
HUMOR OF THE Day

What are your favorite dishes, Bridget2
New Cook-"To ate or to break, mum r
Boston Transcript.
PA, what's a philosopher "A poor
man who Is trying to make other peopie
believe he doesn't want to be rich. chi
cago Record-Herald-
If it is a fact that children and fools
speak the truth, the average of veraclty
is probably safe, in spite Of the consider
able falling off in the number OF children
Puck.
But Tommy" said his mother. didn't
your conscience tell you you were doing
I don't believe everything hear '-Phil-
adelphia Press.
The office boy pied the first page by
stairs 7 wish murmured the gentle
editor that you had broken the news
more gently Judge
American author-"How Is your new
novel progressing" French dltto-'l nave
the story all written. and nov I must , go
time on the next one!"-I4ife.
one day Percy. aged three. was playing
said careful aunt; he'll bite You. dear
"Oh, no, auntie,' he said, Use not at the
bitin' end."-Harper's Weekly.
why do reformers so often come to
grief?' Il have often asked the question,
answered Senator Sorghum. ! think It
an incidental diversion instead Of a reg
ular business. It's the difference between
the amateur and the professional. "
Washington Star.
Whereabouts was Sam simpsons son
hurt, doctor?' He was injured in the
lumbar region" L want to knOwi Tree
fell on i'm, 1 pose!'-Judge.