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Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-12-19
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

Mrs. q. r. Rose came in last evening from Stoddard on short visit. Mayer Visitor.
 x. q. GilIctt of Mayer came in last evening on short business visit. Here From Humboldt.
 Rev. F.. Owens and Shirley Wctmorc of Humboldt came in last evening from the new Shelter iCty. Circulating Among His Friends.
 Frank Hawkins, an Ash Fork busi. ness man. is in the city circulating among his many friends. Mayer Visitors.
 Mrs. Wm. Nellis and daughter, Miss Alma, of Mayer, came in last evening on n short visit with friends in the city.
 A Flying Visit.
 Morse Darncll. the Hillside business man, paid n flying visit yesterday to the city, returning home on the even. ing Diamond Jo.
 Mining Man Here.
 George F. Martin. financial agcn, of the Monica Mines company. came in yesterday from his mining camp on n short business visit. Returns Home.
 Miss Mildred Hccker. who has been the guest of Mrs. !. w. Milncs for sev- eral weeks. returned Sunday to her home in Gilroy. Cal.
 old Timer Visits. William Cooper, an old time resident of the Ferguson and Skull Valley sec tions. is in the city on one of his peri. odical business visits.
 Hassayampa Visitor. Frank Butcher. who has extensive mining interests in the IIassayampa dis trict, was among the out of town wis. itors here yesterday.
 Leave for Home.
 Mir. and Mrs. George B. Miller. form er residents of this county, will leave today for their home in Santa Ana, Cal, after n pleasant visit here. Mining Man Here. J. J. Murray, general manager of the Iron King mine. near Humboldt. one of the large producers of the county. is here on mining business. Leaves for Los Angeles. r. \. Jones, general freight and pas scnger agent of the s. F., F. & F., will leave today for n short visit to Los angeles on railToad business. Left for Salomc.
 !. B. Giraud and T. F. Campbell left Sunday morning for visit to the min ing districts in and around Salome, where they have extensive interests. Leaves for Boston. Charles O'Connor, who fills n rcspon. sible position at the Kinney mines in Eugcnie Gulch. will leave today for m extended visit with relatives in Bos. ton.
 California Visitor.
 Mrs. Priscilla Bradford of Corona Cal. arrived here yesterday on mining business. She is the owner of valuable mining property in and near the town of McCabe.
 Mining Man Here.
 John $. Jones, president and gen eral manager of the Jessie Mines com pany, is in the city on mining business He reports work on the Jessie shaft progressing satisfactorily.
 Valley Visitors.
 Mir. and Mrs. Curt Miller and Mis- Edna Miller of Tempe, and Mrs. Wcs ley \. Hill of Phoenix, returned t' their homes in the Salt River Valley D yesterday. after pleasant visit here. Travelling Is Cheap.
 There IS n war on now between in , santa Fe and the Southern Pacific fo the holiday business. and yesterday th Santa Fo announced round-trip rat 2 of s20.i5 to Los Angeles. tickets goo
 for return until January ?.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-12-19
Valley Visitors.
Travelling Is Cheap.
PAN-HELLENIc BANQUET.

All Greek letter fraternity men are invited to attend the Pan Hellenic ban. quet to be held at the Ynvapai Club on Monday night. Already twenty five college men thus eligible have signi6cd their intention to be present. and special preparations are being made for the event, of which John Mason Ross will bc the ioasimaster,
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-12-19
NOT GUILTY.

Yesterday afternoon, in the Justice Court, James Vassar was adjudgcd not guilty by jury on the charge of hay. ing assaulted ". Filler with n hammer. Both parties arc prominent mining men of the Big Bug district. where the al. legged assault is said to have been com. mittcd last Friday.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-12-19

Nothing nicer for n Christmas gift than one of those beautiful packages of Lowney's chocolates, at corbiu & Bork's. ..
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-12-19

Al the annual election of officers oi the Woodmen's Circle, Dr. Emily Wal lace was elected Camp Physician fol the term.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-12-19

Bananas, ej cents per dozen. Levy A Co.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-14

inc my surprise to, see my pet snake
playing Yankee Doodle upon the
Mandolin. He was using his rattles
for pick and was ''ingering''-which
in this instance might be called head
ing"-the instrument with the sharp
part of his head. 1t was quite laugh
able to see his head bobbing back and
forth over the frets; but what was
strangest of all, he never made a mis-
take, even in a most difficult passage.
After a while he played himself to
sleep and 1 took him and put him in
his den.
One day he hit upon quite novel
way of making music. He went out
into the yard, where there were two
small shrubs growing about a foot
apart, and, wrapping himself around
one of them, he stretched himself over
to the other and wrapped himself
around that one also. Then he beck
oned to me with his head, but it was
quite a while before 1 could under
stand what he meant At length I
made out what he wanted, and taking
smooth stick from the yard l went
to him and commenced to strike him
gently. He drew himself up tighter
still and then the vibration of his BODY
which my stick was making began to
be heard. He seemed to be highly
pleased, for he waved his head with
glee- Finally he found that by con-
tracing and relaxing his body he
could make different sounds
One morning while l was playing nv
~snakeophone' he began to expert
ment in making different sounds. In a
short time he had learned how to run
the scale, and in about an hour he was
able to play BLUE Bell'' in a yery
heartrending manner. Such fine LIQUID
sounds cannot be produced by any
thing else in the world that 1 know of
1t is a source of much pleasure to me
that l have a graphophone record of
the fine work of my snake, which is
now dead.
My pet met his death in a very ne
culiar manner. 1 took him with me to
near by town to hear an Italian harp
which was to be played by an expert
performer. He enjoyed the music very
much until the man began to play I'll
Trovatore" and then l saw that he was
going into a trance. l tried nv best
to keep him from it, but could not. T
took him home in that condition and
he never came out from under the in
fuence. He died very peaceful death
and I buried him in the family lot in
the graveyard.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-14

Thirty-one by sixty feet, exclusive of
the porch, gives ground room enough
for very roomy cottage, especially
when the roof space in the gables is
transformed into pretty, interesting
bedrooms. This plan provides a tower
AN ideal place for a boys room. The
imagination OF any youngster is stimu-
lated by the prospect of decorating his
own room with pictures, tennis rackets,
canoe paddles, Indian clubs, lacrosse
sticks, snow shoes, curling stones, ball
clubs, Indian snakes, skis, skates and
as many other evidences of boyish
sports as he can lay his hands on. The
encouragement given by father and
mother go long way toward helping
out in the artistic arrangement of such
boyish decorations. Every boy mas
some esthetic ideas along these lines
that may be developed to his lasting
benefit
A boy with such a room, If encour-
aged by his parents and treated right
in other ways, never has an inclina-
ton to leave home. Modern American
life has too strong a tendency to lead
boys into outside channels. Men are
absorbed in business, come home at
night tired out and want the young
sters sent off to bed with little court
esq. AS the boys grow older they re-
sent such treatment and look for
street companions, and too often find
amusement in questionable places
Nine times out of ten, parents are di-
rectly to blame for evil association
tendencies that are developed in grow
ing boys. Healthy boys are full of life
and demand amusement as their right
full prerogative. If they are denied
these things at home it is the most
natural thing to look for it elsewhere.
Their exi -fience and youthful enthusi-
asm leads them easily into mischief
that a good strong home influence
would counterfeit. Industrious Ameri-
cans in middle life usually have the
means necessary to provide comfort
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-14
WAS MUSIC LOVER
A PET RATTLESNAKE THAT
LEARNED THE 1IANDoLIN.
Played Himself to Sleep with the Elk
quisite Music He Produced
Explanation Of the
1.Snakeophone."

A few years ago 1 had a pet rattle
snake which was very fond of music,
says a writer in the Chicago Inter
Ocean. In the first place he was at
tracted to me while 1 was playing the
mandolin one afternoon He was so
charmed by the music that he went
into a trance and l was able to secure
him and put him into cage He after
ward had this habit to quite degree
whenever he heard music
In a short time 1 let him out of the
cage, for he had grown quite fond of
me and would crawl upon my shoulder
and go to sleep whenever l played. He
seemed to fully appreciate the nature
of the music, for if it was sad piece
he would droop his head and his body
would be convulsed with a fit of sob
bling. But if, on the other hand, the
music was a gay and lively air, he
would keep time by waving his head
back and forth, and it seemed like he
fairly danced to the music.
One day l had been away from
home, and upon returning 1 heard
some most exquisite music proceeding
from the house. Upon entering, imag-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-14
Her Practical Gratitude.

A rare example of discerning graft
tude is given by the late Warehouses
Isabella Lucini. of Pavia, who has left
legacy of $4,000 to a local comic pa
per to which she had been a lifelong
subscriber. Deceased's will also di-
rected that $500 in addition should be
spent on a sumptuous banquet to
which the staff of the paper should be
entertained, Gin recognition" so the
will textually reads, "of the many
pleasant hours spent in perusing its
humorous columns
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-14
CLEVER DOCTOR.
Cured a 20 Years. Trouble Without
Any Medicine.

A wise Indiana physician cured 2v
years stomach disease without any
medicine as his patient tells:
81 had stomach trouble for 20 years,
tried al1opathic medicines, patent
medicines and all the simple remedies
suggested by my friends, but grew
worse all the time.
Finally a doctor who is the most
prominent physician in this part OF
the state told me medicine would do
me no good, only Irritating my stom-
ach and making it worse-that I must
look to diet and quit drinking coffee.
81 cried out in alarm, Quit drink
ing coffeei' why, What will / drink?
"Try Postum said the doctor, I
drink it and you will like it. when it
is made according to directions, with
cream. for it is delicious and has none
of the bad effects coffee has,
well, that was two years ago. and
/ am still drinking Postum. My stom-
ach is right again and I know doctor
hit the nail on the head when he de-
cided coffee was the cause of all my
trouble 1 only wish I had quit it
years ago and drank Postum in its
place" Name given by Postum Co..
Battle Creek, Mich.
Never too late to mend Ten days
trial of Postum in place Of coffee
works wonders There's reason
Look in pkgs. for the famous lit
tie book, "The Road to Wellville."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-14
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

An association has been formed for
he purpose OF supplying. under certain
conditions, spectacles to children In
London elementary schools.
The education committee of the Lon
don county council has been revising
the list of prize books given to pupils.
Among the books struck out as mot
quite suitable for children to read" are
VANITY Fair tDombey and Son."
"Pendennis'' and Great Expecta-
TONS"
The recent convention of learned
men at Berlin has advised the govern
ment to establish two kinds of lyce-
ums for girls, one of eight years, cor
responding to a high school In this
country, and another with a supple
mentary course of four years, prepara-
tory 70 the university.
Joseph c. Graveur has been school
master in the Tombs prison, New York
city, for seven years. His pupils are
the young men and boys awaiting trial
for various offenses. Mr.. Graveur has
exerted an influence for good upon
thousands of boys. There is not such
another school in the world. The
schoolmaster lets the boys ask him
whatever they want to know. There is
no Sc. form of study. One question
leads to another, and the Tombs school
takes more the form of general Inc
formation bureau than anything else.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-14
WANTED MORE SNAKES.
A Means Of Bringing Sinners to Re-
pentance, Minister Saw They
Were What He Needed.

In a rural town in Michigan lived
family named Beaver, noted for their
hardihood in all manner OF naughti-
ness They were the great torment
of the minister's life. Finally, one
of the boys was bit by a rattlesnake
and sent for him. He found the lad
greatly scared and very penitent-
After some conversation, the reverend
gentleman closed the interview by
prayer.
20, Lord" he began, 1--WE thank thee
for rattlesnakes. We thank thee that
q rattlesnake has bit Jim. Send an
other, we pray thee, to bite Tom, and
one to bite Joe. And, o Lord. send
the biggest kind of rattlesnake to
bite the old man; for nothing less than
rattlesnakes will bring this Beaver
family to repentance -Metaphysical
MAGAZINE.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-14
LIGHTHOUSE A WONDER.
New Building on Diamond Shoals
Coast Embodies Very Latest
Ideas in Construction.

The new Diamond Shoals lighthouse
will not only safeguard a dangerous
coast, but will be in itself a model in
construction. Livingston Wright, in
the Technical World Magazine, de-
scribes it as follows:
1.-The lighthouse is to have eight diff
ferent floors, besides the lantern gal
lery and watchroom. The first will be
equipped with three lifeboats, with a
crane for hosting or lowering on the
outside. The second floor will be di-
vided into four rooms, and contain the
fog signaling apparatus and two oil
engines. The third floor will contain
the hoisting engine for operating the
crane, two large provision rooms, and
a bedroom. The fourth and fifth floors
will each have two bedrooms, a
writing-room, and a bathroom. One
half of the sixth floor will be devoted
to the dining-room, the other half to
the kitchen, pantry and refrigerator.
The seventh floor will have a double
On this floor also will be placed a tank
holding 1000 gallons of fresh water
The eighth floor will be properly
equipped for the lighthouse service
room. The ninth floor will contain the
watch room and will have a gallery
extending all the way around it. The
floor above this will contain the light
itself, visible in storm or calm for
about 20 miles,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-14

light and warmth have been bred into
the marrow of the human race.
A fireplace may be cheap and it may
be expensive; so long as the fire is
burning the furnishings are not c-iti-
cised; and it is by no means necessary
to neglect the decorations designed to
enclose the crate fire. Manufacturers
have spent millions of dollars for ma
chinery, especially designed to turn
out CRATES that are scientifically con-
structed to induce thorough combus-
ton, and they are not expensive af
fairs, either.
Chimneys are constructed to furnish
sufficient draft to prevent the smoke
from blackening the ceiling. There
usually is, and always should be,
chute to the chimney pit in the cellar
to hold ashes Some builders do not
understand the proper construction OF
this pit 1t is easy to make it with
draft that will send the ashes out into
the room above, but this is a stupid
inexcusable oversight. 1t is necessary
to have an opening in the bottom to
remove the ashes once or twice a year,
but ii is very easy to put in an air.
tight door to shut this opening. If the
air cannot enter at the bottom there
can be no draft. One lady discovered
that the pit door would not shut per-
fectly tight, and she remedied the trou-
BILE by allowing the ashes to accumu-
late sufficiently to cover the door on
the inside. 1t was necessary for her to
stand over the chore boy with a stick
of stove wood to prevent him from TAX
ing the ashes all out instead of leaving
a bushel or two each time OF course
1t would be easier and save great deal
of annoyance afterwards to see. that a
proper door is provided when the
chimney is built; but if person is de-
termined to have comfort in a house
they Will find some means to carry out
the provisions to secure it. The price
of comfort is forethought with consid-
cradle subsequent determination
Such houses as this may be Quilt to
advantage in any of the smaller cities
When q place gets a population of half
a million or so there is no room for
cottage houses except in the suburbs,
and these places sometimes are not al
accessible as they should be.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-14
tsafe Deposit.

OF Marshal Field III. an Anassng
story was recently told at Lakewood.
The boy, according to the story, APP
preached an old lady in Lakewood
hotel and said to her:
Can you crack nuts?
mo, my dear, can't" the old lady
replied. 81 lost all my teeth years
ago."
Then" said the little boy, extend
ing two hands full of walnuts, please
hold these while 1 go and get some
more."-Denver Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-14
Queer Pets of Soldiers

The Lancers of New South Wales
have an emu and kangaroo. Peter"
the goose. became a pet of the Gren-
adiers while in Canada. The lame
bird 1imped up to a sentry one night
and held up hurt foot for his inspec-
ton. He attended to the wound and
the bird thereafter refused to leave
the camp, so the soldiers adopted if.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-14
Famed Lover of Flowers.

Anthony Cook. 80 years old. kind
iy old wizard of flowers" who said
he introduced the geranium into this
country from his native land. Ger
many. and also propagated the famed
American beauty rose. died the other
day at Baltimore. with the odor of his
beloved roses blowing at his chamber
window.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-14
sim Believe in "Black Art ,,

The astonishing fact has just come
to light that Prof Richard Garnett,
librarian of the British museum, who
died recently, for years had devoted
much time to the .'black art of as
trology- Even more extraordinary is
the circumstance that business men of
New YORK and other cities regularly
consulted him regarding contemplated
ventures.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-14
Leavenworth Contract. Let.

Captain ]. e. Normoyle, quarter
master at Fort Leavenworth has re-
ceived word from Washington that the
contract to contruct three sets of cap
tain'S quarters, barracks for $50
men and stable for 200 horses for the
college section of the post had been
awarded to James A. McGonigIe of this
city. The entire cost of construction,
heating and plumbing and electric wir.
ing will be about S154, 900.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-14

help him arrange it in a style peculiar
ly his own. 1t is well lighted, with two
double windows, and if he needs more
room will find perch on the roof
And if he makes the roof part of his
playground do not scold him for split
ting a single now and then Shingles
are cheaper than boys.
This house plan provides for two
CRATES 1 wish every house in America
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-14
Beware of Ointments for Catarrf1
that Contain Mercury,

,as mercury viii surely destroy the sense OF smell
and completely derange the whole system when
entering ft through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on prescrfp-
viii do Is ten fold to the good you possibly de-
rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. j. Cheney Co.. Toledo, o., contains no mer-
curry, and is taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces of the aystem. In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the
genuine 1t is taken Internally and made in Toledo
Ohio, by ,. ] Cheney q Co. Testimonials free-
Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c. per bottle.
Take Hairs Family Pulls Tor constipation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-14
Modern Love-

Anxious Father-But do you feel
sure that you can make my daughter
happy?
Calm Youth haven't thought
about that. But I have finally de-
cided that she can make me happy.
-SQmerYilla Journal
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-14

With a smooth IRON and Defiance
Starch, you can launder your shirt
waist just as well at home as the
steam laundry can; it will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there will
be less wear and tear of the goods,
and it will be a positive pleasure to
use Starch that does not stick to the
iron.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-14
A Kisser,s Boom

BILL see it said that Capt. Rich
mond Pearson Hobson is nursing Q
presidential boom.
Jill-If the boom could speak to
Hobson. it would probably say: Kiss
me good-by, and go!"-Yonkers
Statesman
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-14

in Japan in 1895. AS is usual with
natural curiosities in Japan, there was
a small shrine with stone lanterns,
and across the road tea house for
pilgrims. The trees were so curious
that we stopped and had a cup of tea
and a gossip with the voluble old land
lady, while 1 made the accompanying
sketch from a point of view from
which it would have been difficult to
have obtained a photograph on &C
count of the bad light.
1 obtained photograph from the old
woman, and 1 wrote up the data she
gave me on the back of the photo
graph.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-14
Surprising Ignorance.

A bright Kansas youngster was sent
to school for the first time. The teach
er called him up and pointing to the
letter A asked him what it was. The
boy looked at her in scorn for a mo-
ment and then said: cit pears to me
that if you have to ask little Teller
like me what that is you had better be
huntin' another job
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-14
QUEER TREES OF JAPAN.
Phenomenon Proves Possibility or
One Growing inside the
Trunk of Another.

Writing in the Scientific American
F. NJ. Barber, late United States naval
attache at Toxic, relates the following
fact:
l inclose herewith a singular proof
of your opinion as expressed in the
accompanying cutting concerning the
possibility of one tree growing inside
another
My wife and I discovered this phe-
nomenon while making a walking tour
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-14

hushed up Anyone contemplating
building this house could not do a
wiser thing than plan this little tower
room for one of the children 1t Is not
very large. but it is big enough Give
1t to the boy, let it be his own exclus-
lively until he outgrows it Do not pile
in some old trash just because it hap
pens to be handy corner to stow
away something that you do not want,
bat consult the young fellows taste.
think about what he would like and
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-14
All But Four Admitted.

Only four of the So young men who
took the examina lions for admission
to the bar of Kansas failed. The board
of examiners completed the work and
reported the successful candidates to
the supreme court The class was the
first to take the new oath which has
been prepared for attorneys in Kan
SaS
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-07-14

able home with accommodation for the
boys, and girls, too, that are at once
more attractive and satisfying than
any outside influence.
A tower room is attractive especially
to a boy because it is something out of
the ordinary, and because it is shut
away from the main part of the house,
where he can make all the noise he
wants to without being continually