Arizona republican., 1906-12-15
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But say. don't things git mighty rosy When clouds fall back and Sol peeps
 through?
 well there's two things certain death and taxes" remarked the man at the window of the county treas ! urers office as he showed in a pile of greenbacks. The clerk gritted his teeth and forced a smile. It was the three thousand and fourth time he had heard that same remark AS the man wended his way homeward he was happy in the thought that he had said something original and funny.
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 | If President Roosevelt is successful in securing unrestricted power in mili- tary matters it may encourage him to ask for the same privilege in dealing with the United States senate. In that event I wonder what would be the fate of his old friend Ben Tillman? f + +
 We have all heard of individuals with Administer desires and rag carpet capacities and we occasionally run across a youngster with a Harvard front and a Correspondence School ability but the most common creature that we today encounter is the damsel with the four-hundred- dollar figure and twenty-six- face.
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 As Christmas rapidly approaches the young ladies of Phoenix are no doubt wondering if ''he" will Hove them in December as he did in May" + + + It was very fortunate for the poli- ! ticians that there was no election dur ing the past few days. as the unsuc-' cessful candidates would have experi- enced some difficulty in going up" Salt river.
 No matter how poorly a man be dressed. if he but flashes a fifty-dollar slimmer in his shirt front it is to be presumed that he has a dress suit at home. FIGARO. The hot tamale man sat his can on the sidewalk at the corner of Center and Washington; dropped a bundle Of old newspapers beside it. gave his moustache a gentle twist and yelled Hot, a-l-l-l hot"
 
 rather short in stature. mounted chair which he had placed in the street and. facing the sidewalk. began a lengthy discourse on Socialism.
 His introductory remarks attracted several loafers who were lounging along the street and they slowly sauntered in his direction. stopped and gave ear to his eloquent and fearless exposur, aa.N
 Passers by tarried. listened for mo- ment and resumed their journey. Oth- ! CTS. with no particular destination in view. mingled with the crowd and help | ed swell the small audience whico | stood before the speaker
 Slowly. gradually. he warmed to hi, ! subject Occasionally his arms wan ] dered heavenward in impressive ges- ticulations and his facial expression | varied in accordarfce with the thought ! expressed.
 But" he loudly screamed as his hands came suddenly together with d loud smack, the unequal distribution | of wealth makes it impossible for the I average laboring man to properly feed , his family"
 Hot, a-l-l-l hot" yelled the man on ] the opposite corner
 Heedless of the slight interruption the ' speaker continued with a sweeping ges- ture. My friends. let us consider for f one moment the conditions existing be- tween the wage earner and the"
 Hot. a-l-l-l hoti" again yelled the thrifty vender of the favorite Mexican delicacy. The crowd Uttered but the speaker continued.
 Dinner pail in hand the laborer comes home from a hard days work. tired and"
 Hot, a-l-l-i hot" was once more ' waited on the warm night air
 His little daughter" the speaker meets him at the gate and ' he observes that her cheeks are pale and sunken and as she throws he- arms about his neck for kiss he dis covers that her slender aIms are cold and that her hands are thin and clam my"
 "They enter the dingy shack. called home. and after greeting his wife, who lies i'll on a dirty cot in one corner Of the room he then seats himself at the table for the evening meal. only to find it devoid of edibles. His little girl I uFdNS near, liillulN lays neT neslu Oh his shoulder and looking up into his eyes. with a meek and tender voice tells him that there is nothing. in the house to eat"
 For some moments he sits in silence, his arm entwined lovingly about the waist of his little daughter. Delving into his pocket he brings forth a purse. It Is empty. The little girl gently re- leases herself from his embrace, shs drops her head to conceal a tear. and slowly moves toward the adjoining room"
 Wait" exclaims the father sudden y. I've found a nickel hidden here in a corner of the puIse.' An, my friends, can you not well imagine the smile which illuminated the countenance of that little girl as she stepped quickly lo her fathers side?" "Take it he says. go down town and buy a." Hot, a-l-l-l hot" reached the ears of the small audience, and they again ndulged in burst of laughter. Now my friends let ne take a little .,