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Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-22

Carnegie does not approve of the fact that there is more row in the newspa. pers over two or three Pittsburg steel millionaires who go wrong than over the just man who donates libraries.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-22

Kansas woman; wrote ".the story of her life;" entrusted it to an express eompany. which promptly lost the manuscript; instead of being grateful, she ia suing for &25,O0O damages.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-22

Secretary Taft occupies the end seat in the Roosevelt band wagon, which may he the reason Fairbanks and oth. CTS are not trying to catch on and take a ride.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-22

. Red headed Kentucky man; friend shot him in mistake for a squirrel; l; shows the danger of wearing red hair; l; yet many people persist in it..
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-22

Northern coal dealers are wise en. ough to begin putting up the price of coal in August when people don ', mind and won't kick.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-22

The campaign committees are even more impressed with the scarcity of $2O bills in the country than Secretary Shaw.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-22

The civil service commission ended the year with a surplus; showing that there is no graft at headquarters.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-22

Chicago is as Kansas used to he, . fount where strange and startling news nows perennially. This time it is . teamsters' picnic without beer, and milkshakes the. staple dsiak. 1
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-22
LETTER LIST.

The following is n list of letters rc in the post office for the wcel ending Aug. F, 1906. Bristow. Thomas F., Mrs. Bowie, Wallace D. Bowen, R. D., Mrs. Burchell, Thos. Cambell. Geo. W. Crump. w. Dassonville, F. Davidson. Mrs. Downard. Sam ]. Miss Dugan, Larry. Edwards. ]. w. Esser, Will. Eyer, Meta, Miss Farrell, James Gregg, Katherine, Miss Gold Note NJ. Co. Golden, l.. Mrs. Hooker, !. w. Johnson. Carrie M., Miss Kester. Frank Liman. D. Lounge. Emily A. Mrs. Lynn. C. F.. Mrs. McCommas, Tom McCommas, T. R. McNeill. Harry. MeRolling, D. F. Marks, F..
 Miller, F.. B. Mulvey. !. !. Neal, F.. ". Mrs. Moves, A. G., Mrs. Moves, Emma, Miss Orduno, Josefa, Mrs. Pacific Gold Co.,, Head, 4. !. Reberger, Catherine, Mrs. Robinson, Blanche Salisbury. F. l.. Sans, Stella, Miss Stidham, John B. shultz, ]. w., Mrs. Smith, J S. Jim.ulla Sam Vanwagenon, Theo. r. Veal, John.
 Ward, wm. Mrs. White, q. A. White, C. A.
 SPANISH. Olibaz, Ysabel. Balsano, Joseph Cortes, Juan. Cota Refugio. Corralez, !.
 Bauduin, NJ. Echerberte, Juan Gonzales, Jesns. Medel. Trenidad. Mireles, Jose. -~' Maestro, Rul. LuseiO, A. M.
 Pora, Gibirio. Rios, Anastacio 'RomiA gostino "' -' Olivas, Isabele 'r -, .. 'r Voldo, J. R., Prof. Ymperial, Rita. Parties calling for above letetrs vi please say Advertised" |. s0Mvnry n Ss
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-16

test by the physicians present. He can
remain in that state for any length OF time,
resuming the normal condition at will.
He says there is no danger connected
with the experiment, which denotes nothing
but the exercise Of a power resident in every
person. Asked il the soul during that time
was out Of the physical frame, he said:
-No, IL is confined within a single atom
OF the body and constitutes the vital spark
to be expanded to full life flame at the
appointed time.
We do not send our spirits away from
our bodies; the spirit cannot move in that
independent way, though 1t may have visible
~refiexions. As to the movement OF the
spirit after death, it cannot come back as
a spirit; IL perfected it returns 10 the Divine
Spirit from whence it issued, and to the
highest bliss, but IL still unprotected 1t
RENTERS some earthly body at Its birth and
so comes back into this life"
In spite Of his assertion that he has at
tanned to a state Of divinity where he 10 no
longer Of this world at all but lives in
the eternal, his personality is natural.
simple, hearty, practical, essentially mod
ern. There is certainly nothing Of the
ecstatic or weird or crank about him.
He is full OF fresh vigor. physically and
mentally, ~enlivening and electric, although
so years Of age.
He said that. having prior to this present
life attained the stage where he lar realized
his divinity, he a no use to return to an
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-16
POINTER FOR TOURISTS.
Pack Your Prayer Book on TOP, b.
Don't he Free with Your Cigars.

IF you ever 60 TO Bermuda I can tell
you how to make time at the custom house.
said n returning New Yorker. Il reached
Bermuda early in the morning. 1 made
up my luggage rather hastily before leaving
the ship.
just as / was ready to close my suit case
/ noticed that I had left my prayer book
on the lounge. I pitched 1t in rather un-
ceremoniously, strapped down the case
and hurried ashore.
You don't have to wait to declare "a Won
do when coming into the port of New York
Az I stepped into the Office Of the johnny
Bull official / unstrapped my case and
opened 1t up. The official talked at me "A
II 1 had been a telephone.
Hello he said, the first thing. What's
this?' he asked picking up my prayer book.
Prayer book, eh1 All right. Shut up your
case.'
Want TO look at anything else?' I asked
No, you're all right, my friend. Anv
man who will put his prayer book ON ton ~
his traps isn't likely to beat the Govern.
ment. III take that for your declaration'
Il threw him half a dozen cigars. That.
where 1 made my mistake.
Got any more like these In that case1
asked the official.
Il said | hadn't. but do you know hs
wouldn't believe me, and | had 20 open nm
the case again, and he went through h AZ II
he thought / was a smuggler."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-16
GRAVE or AN OFFICE HOLDER.
Plot In Greenwood That Recalled the Say
ing About Government Jobs.

Plot in Greenwood That Recalled the Say
ms About Government Jobs.
~DidIe ever tell you about my great-uncle
who is in the Pension Bureau at Washing
toni asked a matter OF fact individual
Of his friend.
His friend did not recall any such in
formation.
He is OF, coming next birthday" the
matter Of fact man went on. Hes been in
the bureau ever since Andrew jackson
swore by the Eternal"
Must be pretty husky"
slightly. He's never been sick but once
since he got that job"
Fortunate old man
He scared me nearly TO death when he
was sick. Caused me a whole lot Of trouble,
besides.
Il got a wire from him that he didn't
expect to live and had written. Same
day / got a letter In which he wrote that he
had a lot somewhere in Greenwood. Wanted
me to 60 over and look 1t up, mako neoes-
sary preparations and await orders.
Il took a day of, found the spot and told
the man in charge to avail my phone mes
a before he prepared the grave. He
misunderstood me. The next day 1 got q
hIteroBC " pth LIZ tiO EIhNc was
ready.
Il waited several days md no tidings
came. All quiet on the Potomac. Just
about that time I had a hurry call to 20 to
Buffalo. I expected TO be back IN twenty
four hours and left instructions to cover the
situation in case a corpse arrived before I
returned.
Il was detained in Buffalo longer thai I
expected. When l got back I asked nv
bookkeeper il he had any news about my
great-uncle.
He was here day before yesterday
was the reply.
THAT shut of my breath for a minute or
more-it seemed more.
What did you do with the bodyt' I
gasped.
There were a lot OF explanations. The
short OF the story is that the old duffer
had recovered, come ON to New York and
concluded that q sea voyage was what he
needed. He took a urn to London and
stayed over there six weeks.
He came back looking as though he
were good for a hun on the plains. /
never told him the Greenwood story, but
1 had to pay for a grave that was never
occupied
Il have heard that office holders seldom
died and never resigned" said the friend.
Now / believe It,"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-16

TAILOR srELL PURSUED EIaf
TN shs College man Vas Over Head IN
Debt.
Oxford tailors are fun Of guile. Once
they get q new student In their debt they
display ingenuity iu keeping him there.
One Of their victims finally oonaded In
an older friend, who sent the letters Of the
sartoriaI Machiaveli to TrxfA. An these
epistles were written In one term. the hrss
being dated May 4:
dean SRA: We note tina there q . balance
Of "a owing on your account. We should
be glad II you would let US have that sum
by return-thst Is. II You have decided 70
close year account with US. Otherwise.
may We have the pleasure Of sending our
Mr.. - around in the morning with our
latest patternsf obediently yours, TO-.
OF course our Mr.. - came around In
the morning with his patterns n got
an order for q flannel suit. This, however,
did not satisfy the tailors for many weeks,
and on June s the firm writes as follows;
DEAR SIR: viii you kindly let US have
by return the 50 los. due to us2 II you can
not let us have IL. will o say when we may
expect tho same, as we note that IL Is q year
and four months since You ordered a cloth
suit from us. and we think II most unfair
that you should owe US an account and be
buying your clothes from other firms. and
IL certainly In not business. Obediently
yours, &C. -
The reader will note the subtle distinction
between a cloth suit and the suit ordered
a month previously. The undergraduate
10 clearly given TO understand that IL he
wants further credit he must order
thing more expensive than flannel. The
youthful debtor made an EFFORT to ave
himself from this alternative and TO
avoid encumbering himself with Q super
pay the account in the following November.
This produced the following letter:
DEAR SIR: With regard to your proposal
that we should wait till the end of November
for your settlement. We beg to state that 1t
does not pay US to keep your account on the
books any longer. At the same time. IL you
were to give US q good order. say. for two
suits. We should be pleased TO help o In
the matter. as we never press a good customer
KINDLY say by return II we may send you
patterns. as we have some very nice stun
Just In. which we feel sure you would like.
There IL one check in particular. which we
think would suit you very well. as It requires
q tall gentleman to set It OF to advantage.
Obediently yours, &c, -
The wretched youth accepted the terms
possibly also dazzled by the vision of the
Particularly klllnH CueCks WnlCn ne, as u
tall gentleman, would set of to advantage.
But the check and the financial accommo-
dalton attached TO it both proved equally
delusive. The gentleman who tells the
story writes:
This one check in particular proved
a bad bargain, for though guaranteed OF
best Scotch tweed 1t shrank shockingly
In the first shower to which IL was SUBJ
jected. At the beginning of the following
term-before the end Of October-the inn
Fortunate one again sent in his little bill.
once more accompanied by a request either
for further orders or immediate payment"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-16
A MAHATMA STTRS LONDON.
CROWDS GOING TO LISTEN TO SRI
AGAMYA'S TEACHINGS.

Tne First Genuine Mahatma 20 Visit the
western world. His Friends say-Mlra-
cles Attributed 10 Him Coming to
America is parliament OF Truth"
LONDON. Dec. 5.-A good deal Of interest
attaches to the visit to London Of the Ma
hatma Sri Agamys, who is said to be the
first genuine Mahatma that ever left India
TO visit the Western World.
Before ~renouncing all else to devote
himself entirely to Yoga, or the occult,
he was a Judge In the High Court Of India.
He has come TO London and will go a little
later TO America, not as a p~ropagandist
Of his religion in the ordinary sense, but to
organize what he denominates a Parlia-
ment of Truth, and answer any inquiriet
which seekers after truth, as it is viewed
by those Of his ancient faith, may care to
make of him.
The response in London to this quasi
invitation has been so overwhelming thas
It has been necessary to eliminate from
the throngs who seek 10 see him the crWks
and merely curious who form a large pro-
portion of the crowd. These come TO him
usually in hope of seeing some manifesto
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-16
NO WHITMAN VERSES PREF.
Charles G.. Leiand's story OF the Good
Gray Poet.
From the Eclectic Magazine.

From the Eclectic Magazine.
Charles Godfrey Leland told the following
story Of Walt Whitman:
When my book on the gypsies appeared
]. knowing that IL would interest Whitman.
gave him a copy. in which | had written a
short complimentary poem; and mindful
OF the great and warm gratitude which no
had declared regarding my brother Henry
l asked him II he would not write for me .
Few original verses. though IL were only .
couplet. In the copy OF Leaves Of Grss''
which he had sent TO my brother.
His reply was a refusal. at which ! she q
not ave felt hurt had It been gently word d
or civilIy e~vasive; but II was to the erscE
that he never did anything Of the kind except
Tor money. His exact words then were
Sometimes when a fellow says 10 ne.
walt. here's ten or I'VE dollars-writs me
q poem for H. ! do So Then seeing a look
OF disappointment OF astOnishment in my
face. he added: But / will give you my pho
tograph and autograph which he did
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-16
From he Boston Posl.

FVOW ne bost0n POs.
VirgtlP Kline. the noted corporation lawyer
OF Cleveland. Ia an address upon Ambition
said: .
u the world would not progress. But there
are worthy and unworthy ambitions. eilly and
wise ones. Then there are the peculiar, me
hood.
Thus. I once knew q little bov who had an
ambition 10 be q letter carrier. and rndlng -
cedar chest in the attic a great bundle Of lcv'
letters that his mother had been preserving
since the days of her courtship he psctsi
srasyEsd .hsR Ton psus' to house thTs'sS'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-16
Couldn't Hear the Can.
from the phIndeInh;, a,,u.,

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
The late Barney Owen OF Point Breez.
was . David Harum type Of character. ThIs
noted and successful horseman had a way on
saying wise things with Q seasoning Of homeIy
egreeiously in life Owens said one day a.
Point Breeze: "
Well. Bill. you and l know how it is with
own horns that they can never hear The fso-
Worry whistle ooaxing than 70 comS 10 work'g
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-15
BOUND To CROW.
American Cotton Exports
to Japan Must Increase.
Now ThTee-tourths Of Coun-
try's Supply Is From Asia.
Article Is Best and Is Used for
Manufacture Of the Fine Grate Cloth.

San Francisco, Aug. 14-Yoshuchi
Sakuri has just arrived from Japan, in
the interests of the cotton merchants
of Japan. Speaking of the trade of
the United States with Japan. he says
that in the next ten years, Japan will
get over three-fourths of her cotton
from the United States. He said:
Last year. Japan used over 100000
bales of cotton, and only one-fourth
of that was from the United States.
The rest came from India and Asia.
This cotton is very inferior to that
which comes to Japan from the South
ern states. and all the fine work is
made with cotton from the United
States. The other is found to be much
cOarser and rots easier The Japanese
realize the superiority Of the American
article, and all first class cotton weav-
ers are coming to use it. The export
of cotton from the United States to
Japan is bound to increase enormous
II i'll the next few years"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-15

coffee and hard bread was give out by
each company quarterma ster, but the
men were so eager to be on the march
that they appeared to be in too much
of hurry to prepare breakfast. In
consequence. the dinner was enjoyed
very much and the men ate ravenous-
~.
At l o'clock the long column pushed
on again and after marching three
miles further or a total distance of
Q 12 miles from Waterville arrived at
the camp site near this town, where
they are now safely and securely en-
sCCnced.
The health Of the regiment is excel
lent. One mana member Of Co. D.
was sent back to Waterville this morn
ing suffering from an affection of the
eyes. and as his trouble appeared to be
one that would not yield to treatment
for 4 week or two, the surgeons DEEM
cd it best to have him excused and re-
turned home, which course was fol-
lowed, much to the apparent disap-
pointmcnt of the patient. The only
other call for aid that the hospital
corps received today was for foot pow
der for sore and blistered feet and
soothing ointmonts for sunburn.
The band went through to Augusta
on the train this morning, having ac-
companied the regiment from the fair
grounds to Winslow. where a short
concert program was rendered, and the
band then parted company with the
troops, to meet them again at Camp
Cobb tomorrow afternoon.
1t is planned to break camp here
early Wednesday morning. Col. New
comb hoping that the regiment may
make Camp Cobb in time for dinner at
noon. The men have stood the march
very well thus far and seem to be en-
Joying the novelty Of the long hike
very much. The few real and imagi-
nary hardships which they endure
while in the field only serve to tougher
them up a bit and make them more
fit for the tour of duty in camp which
is to follow.
Col. Mayo, commissary general,
went to his home in Foxcroft yester-
day, called there by important BUSH
ness, and he will proceed from there
direct to Camp Cobb to prepare for the
arrival of the regiment. The company
cooks are now in camp and getting
ready for the reception OF their respec-
tive companies tomorrow noon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-15
HEIR TO BOSTON PROPERTY.
Identity Of Jchn Keenan, Killed at Lin
coin Being Established.

Lincoln. Me, Aug. 1f.-John Keenan,
was killed July ~ by an accident in the
mill of the Kathadin Pulp & Paper Co.
Although Keenan, had lived here and
worked in the mill three years little
was known Of his past. He vas buried
III tlc cemetery here July 50.
Mrs y. Il. Scott Of BuckSport has
satisfied the authorities of the identifi-
cation of the dead man as her cousin,
John Keenan,, formerly Of Boston and
East Rridgewater, Mass. Mrs. Scott
saws that keenan, was born in Dublin.
ireland. ~ years ago After his par
ent's death when he was q, boy. an
aunt cared for him in that city until
he was about u years age. when he
visited another aunt, Miss Catherine
Mcdonald, in Boston. He secured en-
ployment in East Bridgewater and lived
there several years. When his aunt in
Boston died she made him one of her
three heirs and he was given a portion
of her estate.
Then in 1899 he disappeared COM
pletely and no trace Of him could ever
be found, although from hiss tatements
at Lincoln it is thought he tried to
ina MS TellldiIlltlS aunt anu SpuoAl
ter they had left South Boston for
Bucksport.
The Mcdonald estate is said to be
row in Suffolk county probate court
unsettled for the reason that keenan's
whereabouts was unknown.
Keenan, was popular in Lincoln. With
his fellow workers, but was reticent
among the townspeople. He told one OF
his close friends that he was without
close relatives. saying that his aunt and
cousin. who formerly lived in South
Boston. had disappeared and must be
dead. He referred to Mrs. Scott and
| her mother. Mrs. Miller, who not know
| ing his address. had been unable to
| write to Kim when they moved from
| South Boston to Bucksport some years
| ago.
| A peculiar and interesting phase Of
the case is that all of keenans cash
| and valuables have disappeared since
his death. One of his close acquaint-
ances states that a few days before his
death he had what appeared to be
about $500 in cash and his landlady
says when she borrowed $40 from him
short time previous to his death he
took the money from a roll containing
a number of bills of large denomina-
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riverside. Nc, Aug. 1i.-(SpCciaD. -
Under a hot sun and amid clouds Of
rolling, choking dust, the troops of the
I'd Regiment arrived in camp about
at 2 o'clock this afternoon, and to-
night arc preparing for the last stage
Of their march from Watervillc to
Camp Cobb. The staff officers with the
the regiment are Adjutant General \.
r. Farnham. Brigadier General Charles
f. Davis, Surgeon General O'Neill and
Col. Elliott c. Dill The full staff Of
officers Of the regiment, commanded by
Col. T. +. Newcomb, are with the
troops and all of the line officers are
in camp tonight.
The several companies of the regi-
ment are in charge of the following Of
fjccrs:
Co. D-Capt. William a. Paul. First
Lieut.. Harry L. Sargent, Second Lieut..
George D. Sewell.
Co. E-Capt. Arthur H. Field, First
Lieut.. Charles A. Jumper, Second
Lieut.. John ]. Coughlin.
Co. Capt. George A. Rukcr, First
Lieut.. Charles l.. Pratt, Second Lieut..
John w. Gilmore.
Co. K-Capt Daniel f. Belcher, First
Lieut.. Joseph +. Norton, Second Lieut..
Harold f. Mari.
20. A-Capt. John J. Mckenna. First
Lieut.. Charles A. Hodgdon. Second
Lieut.. Winfield b. James.
Co. E-Capt. BERTHE l.. Rice. First
Lieut.. Edgar H. Murphy, Second Lieut..
Charles L. Patten.
Co H-Capt. Harold L. Pepper, First
Lieut.. Frederick d. McAlccry, Second
Lieut.. Wilbur c. Lunt.
co. M-First Lieut.. Edward e. Per-
~ lin command), Second Lieut.. James
F. Bagley.
Co. F-Capt. Walter J. Mayo. First
Lieut.. Harry w. Warren, Second Lieut.
Sabgcr Z. Corburn.
60. Capt. Ralph Fl. Whitney, FIRST
Lieut.. Harry NJ. Perry, Second Lieut..
Elson ri. Hosford.
Co. G-Capt. William II. Southland,
First Lieut.. William A. Mcdonald, Sec
ond Lieut.. William Z. Sweeney.
Co. First Lieut.. Albert Grecnlaw,
Second Lieut. Ralph w. Bradish.
The battalion commanders and adJu-
tants, in order, are as follows:
First Observation-Disclosures Frank b..
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c. r. MlLLIkEN.
One of PortIand's Solid Business Mer
Dies in Massachusetts.

Portland, Me, Aug. 14.-Word was
received in Portland on Tuesday Of the
death, early this morning in Massa-
chusetts of c. r. Milliken. for many
years Il prominent business man of
this city. Mr.. Milliken retired from
active business life some years ago
and for the last year had been in very
i'll health.
Mr.. Milliken was born in Poland
Dec. II, 1888, and lived in that town
until u years old. when he moved to
Portland, where he was clerk in a
grocery store for five years. He then
formed a partnership in the grocery
business, with his brother under the
firm name of w. e c. r. Millikcn. this
firm being succeeded by Milliken, Tom
lison & Co.