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The Coconino sun., 1906-10-13
Leading Authority.

Mister" said the sad faced ildivid' ual who had snea!iej In the big sky scraper. "can sell you the great 'En cyclopedia Of Sporting EyentsY
 Nope" replied the busy man. We have one encyclopedia of sporting events already"
 "That so? Where do you keep itT'
 Why. we try to keep him o1 that stool over there. addressing envelopes I mean the office boy. and he Is an el. cyc.opedia on everything from game of skiddoo to the Olympic games."- Chicago News.
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POWER OF MIND.
Aiways . Valuable Asset sn Prea~
 ence of Danger.

ence of Danger.
 Presence of mind Is always an as- set. It Is especially valuable In pres ence of danger such as springs from the presence of men intent upon mur. der. This was never better exempl!. fled than when gang of men set out to take the life of Ma=zinl He got to hear of the.r project. All the precau tons he took was to get ready a store of very excellent cigars. The ru.tans presently appeared at his address. Come in, gentlemen" he said and produced his cigars. To each man he hanaed one. Taken rback at their reception. they seemed abashed and confused T know that you came to kill me-" he said. Why do you not proceed to your taskY This was too much for etea this bloodthlrsty depu tation, They could not kill the man whose cigars they were smoking ana who invitel them to carry out their task. Mutte,ing some excuse for hay Ing Interrupted his studies. they shuf ned out of the room and troubled him no more.
 Each man has his own method with would be assasslns With Napoleon It was the eye which counted. While he was visiting the Duke of Saxe-Co- burg Gotba one of the dukes retainers made up his mlnl to slay him. He had so frequently heard the great man denounced us the curse of Europe that he felt linpelled to seize the chance to destroy him. He was common sol dier at the time and had to do sentry duty In one of the corridors of the pal ace along which Napoleon passed. He put his finger to the trigger us the duke. accompanied by Napoleon. drew In sight. He aimed for Napoleons heart. Napoleon saw him. He said nothing. but simply fixed his eagle eye upon the youth. The latter seemed spellbound. He let the musket fall with crash to the floor of the stone corridor. He felt. he said. as If he must have swooned Napoleon took no further notice. said no word. pass. ed upon his way as If nothing had hap. pened. That one hashing glance had saved his life. He knew It's effect and value.-St. James Gazette.
The Coconino sun., 1906-10-13
A Horse story.

Our Dumb Animals tells remark able story about the intelligence of a mare who saved her colt from death by stopping train on q railroad in Texas. The colt had fallen with Its legs through railroad bridge. and the mother started down the track to meet the coming train. As the train came up she stood on the track whlnnylrg. The train stopped. and then the mare trottel ahead of 1t as 1t moved slow.y to the briGge. Here the colt was dis GOV cred and extricatei from its peril ous position. The story was youched for by the engineer. railroad men and passengers in the train.
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Vitality A-pienty In Mona.tIc Life.

Vitality A-pienty In Monnstic Life.
 Oh, my friend you may prate of wasted lives nrl ldleness'nnd the para sites of the church and all that sort of thing, but fear 1t is Title you kIew about the vital forces that are feeding and sustaining and strengthening 1t every hour of the four and twenty.
 If l could show you the lette.s that came to ne from that frlar in the south of Europe, letters bubbllng over with health and happiness anu the sweetest resignation, and then show you photo graph of young man in tonsure and cowl. with the calnest. clearest eyes that ever looked out from under q placid brow; if you could have felt of his knotted blccps and known tie grasp of his small but powerful hand and heard the peal Of his hearty laughter for h.s spirit was bubbi,ng over even there In his serene sol.tu1e-you woull perhaps lcg.n to understand why the monastlc lie, in spite of its tranquility. never stagnates and why the more you contend against the spirit of the re- llgious orders the more t.,ey live and thrive.-From "A Fin de Steele Frlar" in National Magazine.
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An Awful Cough Cur ed.

Two years ago our little girl had touch of pneumonia, whi h eft her with an awful cough. She lad spells of coughing. just like me with the whooping cough and ,oine thought she would not get yell at all. We got a bottle of Jhamberlain's Cough Remedy, which acted like a charm. She topped coughing and got stout ant at" writes Mrs. Ora Bussard 3rubaker, Ill. This remedy is foi ,ale by all dealers.
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Picking Peanuts.

The seeds of the peanut are planted like beans, and when the vines have come up and the nuts are ready for harvesting the farmec takes a culti' vator especially made for that pur- pose and starts down the lolg rows, On either side of this cultivator are two long knives which sink into the ground sufficiently to cut the tuproot of the vine. The same process is gone through with on the other side of the vine. The main root being thus sev- cred and the ground looseaed. the vines are lIftel Into shocks Ike corn. They are cured by allowing them to stand In the sun for h1out ten days. when colorea woman and calldrcn are sent Into the Geld to p.cx the nuts from the vines. An ayesa e picker will pick about five ba. LelS q Gay. for which be Is paid nt the rate of ll cents bushel
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Stock to Winter

l would like to get stock to win .er, have good pasture and lots of hay. will be in Flagstaff between he 20th and 18th. Thomas tyarroll, Cottonwood, Arizona. P. O. Box I.
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To Tc,I Ees., Sex.

"It is usually possible" said D chicken farmer. ''to tell from an eggs look whether it will hatch out rooster or a hen. The egg that will hatch out a hen Is. ycu see. quite smooth at both ends. The one that will give Il rooster Is wrlnkled at the point. Sometimes this rule falls. but as general thing 1t hob,s good"
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He Was at Church.

Saunders. the village slater. was a very poor nttender at the church. One day the minister met him and said:
 Come. now. Saunders. why Is 1t you are never at church nowadays?"
 "Never at the klrkT' replied Saun- ders We're quite wrang there. sir: spent the hale O last week on the tap o't."--CIasgow Times.
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Register

My office will be open for the purpose of registration from ' o'colck p. m., to g o'clock p. m. l, Oct. sth to Oct. 16th. Registration closes at midnight Oct. Is. 1906.
 Harry c. Hibben.
 County Recorder.
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Material For | .::co Eggs In n Man.

German scientists announce that the material for man weighing lJO pounds can be found in the whites and yolks of i.200 hans' eggs. Reduced to a fluid. the average mnn would yield ninety-elght cubic meters of il!umlnat- Ing gas and hydrogen enough to fiil a balloon capable Of lifting l55 pounds. The normal human body has in it the iron needed to make seven large nails. the fat for fourteen pounds of candles. the carbon for slx,y-four g'oss of cray. ons and phosphorus enough for SEQ. 900 matches. Out of 1: can be ob. tained. besiaes. twea.y teaspoons of salt. fifty Jumps Of sugar and forty-two llters of water.
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Arnnsed her sn.nicion.

"sfamma." asked the little girl. has Mir. Brown got heart diseaseT'
 "I don't know. my child Why do you ask?"
 "Well. 1t says in my new book that faint heart never won fair lady. and when 1 saw Mrs Brown made up my mind that something must be wrong with bis. s."--To.edo Blade.
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church--Did you know that pigs wev afraid of water?
 Gotham Well. noticed today on Q car. when 1t be'an to rain. all the end seat hogs got IT, in the middle of the sar,-Yohkers Statesman
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Mishler & Walker, photographers will open a studio in Flagstaff {; heir old stand about Oct. 10. '0t
 39t.
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There. a n-..~~.

Bill-He used to be lawbreaker. ou' he's changel now. Ji.l-Keeps within inc law. now. does he? Bill-Oh yes Keeps within the jail too.--ionkers Rtatesman.
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

Advertisements under this head will be in erted ai the rate Of ten cents per line for the irst insertion. and i've cents per line for eachs ubsequent insertion, an n, erage Of five words making line.
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For sale-House and lot. Pri
 500. Rents for $40 per montl 1nquire at Bicycle shop. S4 If
 For Sale-First class Iail,oat icket to St. Louis, Mo. Apply a his office. 4lt1.
 For sale-Seasoned slab woot ut to lengths of your heating ol ooking stove, by J. w. Power. 37 If.
 Wanted To rent a first ella. piano. Will give good lent fo .ood piano. Apply at this office.
 Wanted-20 or 30 saw log cutte
 tt once. Good contracts to be Apply H. C. Walter. Poland, AIi zona. 40-43p.
 Wanted Twelve teams to hau umber. For particulars apply to he J. M. Dennis Lumber Co.,. |, 2hoades, Arizona or Rabbit Bros. |. Flagstaff. 35 If
 WANTED Freighters to hual rom Cananea to Basaitequi, forty niles, price S25.oo per ton of Mex ic;ln currency. Time required to make trip four days. Good roads md accommodations. Address Gro Eaximo Mining Company, Cana lea. Sonora, Mexico. Apaftado 26.
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FOR SALE, RENT, WANTED

dvertisements under this head will be rtcd tt the rate of tn cents per line foi rSt insrrtion and hve cents per line for r taking line.
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csu.I ul

Persons who travel should exer- else care in the use of drinking wa ter. As safeguard it is urged that every traveller secure bottle of Chamberlain's collie, cholera ard diarrhoea remedy before leaving home, to be carried in the hal d luggage. This may prevents dis- dressing sickness and annoying de- lay. For sale by all dealers.
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Presbyterian Church Items

All services as usual tomorrow. We cordially urge our people to come out.
 We extend very hearty welcome to the Reverend MT. Metcalf, the new pastor of the M. E. church, and wish for him and his family a pleasant and inspiring year.
 The unexpected death of Mr. A. V. Balir has cast gloom over oui young people with whom he was general favorite. To the bereavec family we extend sincerest sym pathy.
 Fogg's chemical chalk, new departure in glove cleaning, no bad odor, no trouble in cleaning an, color, and the simplest article ever offered to the public. There is no chemical that can possibly injure any color. It also removes grease, paint and tar. For sale at Sun Stationery Department. If
The Coconino sun., 1906-10-13

Judge Sloan will hold a regular term of distr.ct court at Kingman next week.
 Wm. Hicklin, w.. H. Nickell and Jos. Snanks are ex:ayaling d reservoir at Mund's lark for k. s Gosney.
 Leo F. Verkamp, mayor of Flag statt, will leave tomorrow on a visit to his former home in Gin. clnnati, Ohio.
 c. P. Metcalf, the recently ar- pointel pastof of theM. t. churcn will hold services in the Emeis son School Hall at the regular ho rs ol service.
 James J. Cain of Prescott came hele to meet his bride to be, Agne- ]. Cara of Holyoke, Mass. !, and they were married Monday, Rev. Marsolier officiating.
 The people love a square 6ea. and they also believe in fair play. Harry Hibben has Leen befole She people three times for election as recorder and the people have elected him because he has givel chem square deal, and he will be ,e-elected because the voters will now see fair play.
 A few years ago a man with L million dollars was supposed tt nave reached almost the acne 0. wealth. Today the Wall Suee, Journal estimates that the wealtf of the six richest men in America aggregates $l, GOO, ,0OO, GOO, or a, much as ten hundred single mil lionaires would possess. Looks like the rich are getting richer al right whether the poor are getting poorer or not.
 Fenton Jones and c. w. Heisel returnad from Tempe Thursday where they had been with ship ment of cattle belonging to MT. Jones. The cattle were placed or pasture to fatten on alfalfa.
 Copper is said to be marvelou. preventive of disease, and if we wo Id return to the old coppe. drinking vessels of our forefather, typhoid epidemics would disappear in China, where cholera ofteI makes its appearance, certain town. are immune, and it is at thes, places where the drinking water i. kept in huge copper vessels whict are said to be very beautiful. l copper cent is examined under microscope it will be found fiet of germs, but gold and silver arc wiggling, contoting mass oi germs, diphtheria and cholera cul- tue spread on copper cent will die in couple of hours.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-01-10
WHEN WE STAND UPRIGHT.
Special Complex Mechanism Ena-
blcs Is 10 Do IL.

MS = w ~ ne
We are 50 accustomed to standing
upright as natural attitude that few
OF us think what special complex
mechanism is required for this pur-
pose \ moments consideration will
show that the ordinary explanation Of
the erect position 1.-THE center Of gravi-
ty to be directly above the feeu IS in
sufficient When man Is suddenly
shot, whether from the front or behind.
he drops on his face, for the truth Is
that there Is much more weight in the
front Of the spinal column than be
hind il.
The fact Is that when We are stand
ing large number of powerful mus
Giles (both front and bacllJ are stimuli
tancously at work, the effects Of their
action being to neutraiZe each other.
Thus the legs would fall forward were
it not that they are kept vertical on
the feel by thc strong tendon (the
"Achilles'i at the hack of the heel
Al the same lime the muscles of the
thigh arr tighteucd So rs to prevent us
taking sitting position. and the mus
elcs Of the hnck are pulled tense SO that
the trunk does not stoop forward. The
head is prevented from dropping on the
chest by the ligaments in the nape OF
the neck.
That the upright IS not its normal
position Is easily shown by the fact
that man mods rs he Is falling asleep
for rs soon ns the controlling nervous
force IS deadened The head drops for
ward by lis OWN weight, only to be
pulled back into position again with
Jerk WHEN the brain becomes sud
denly aware of uu unusual attitude.
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nrittsl, Contrasts.

Their wealth, their luxury. their cul-
tlvation of arts which We have not yet
had time to seriously contemplate, their
civilization. their strange class distinc-
lions. but above all the great wealth
and the great poverty Of their people,
stir our wondering faculties more than
any other things can ever do. When
we behold their wealth we are as poor
children brought suddenly into Il rich
chlld's nursery and lost in astonish-
ment AT the number and profusion Of
toys strange 10 US When we see their
poverty we arr lharisce> who thank
God that We are not as these others.
But IN either else are we beSct with Il
great amasement From An outlsnd-
or In EHs@aia
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

When Il man is loaded yoa always
know it. but it's different with gun
Keep telling boy he never will
amount 10 anything. AMI he generally
wont
y six weeks engagement viii put a
lot OF rouceit into man. but SIX min
utes Of married life are sufficient to
take ii out
Ii is wonderful how many have
watches considering how few there are
in the world TO whom time really seems
to be Of any value
Perhaps a mans eyesight grows poor
er with the years as mereiful way
Of preventing him from seeing his
wrinkles and gray hairs
We suppose n man IS called "wo.
mans protector for the reason that
he protects her from others imposing
upon her, prcferring 10 do it all him
self Atehlson Globe
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1t must be admitted that some Of
the best work that has lived has been
done by ndolent men, This IS espe-
elally true as regards literature The
finest description Of sunrise was
written by the poet Thomson in bed.
Coleridge was one of the most indolent
OF men, yet his work Is Of its kind,
unapproached. one OF the most i'm
portant Improvements in the steam en-
CINE was due TO the Incidence of James
Watt. Many other examples might be
quoted; but. as general rule, ii IS
fairly correct TO say that work which
Is the outcome of meditation or pro
longed observation IS best performed
by people whose natural Incidence
makes them careless of the strife and
hustle in which an active temperament
would tend to immerse them.-Pear-
cons
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THE OCTOPUS.


Bon tn eetgp-= ind t1r cutue1sh
have arms that are clothed with q
formidable array Of suckers which are
wonderful pieces VI mechanism. When
the sucker CONES into contact with an
object the central piston having pre-
viously been raised 80 as - complete
Is fill the cavity Of the sucker. is al
once withdrawn aud a perfect vac
uum produced. explaining the great tie
nacity with which the suckers cling.
They number upward Of 100 pairs to
each arm u The octopus, and once they
obtain lip on the victim. unless the
arm Is actually tom away from the
body of tie octopus il is practically
impossible for ia prey to disentangle
itself.
Ia addition 10 these suckers the octo-
pus has Il powerful pair Of jaws. shap
ed like the bcak Of Il parrot behind
which IS a formidable armor plated
tongue used as raspng organ. The
octopus wiii attacS and Kill crabs and
l5bsters Of considerable size. ripping
open the body by means of It's powerful
jaws and dev,urn2 the tSntents. In
spite Of being creature II such awe
inspiring loai.s tie octopus has several
enemies in various species of whales
sharks and conger eels In fact, the
latter are particularly fond "a evour
ing the smaller octopuscs
Congcr GELS hunt for the octopus and,
when found, proceed 10 browse on its
limbs. The octopus tries TO hug the
slippery, shiny conger tight, but III
vain and finding its limbs growing
less. discharges is ink in the face Of
the foe and mdcr cofer Of the turbid
water beats hasty retreat 1t is to
escape the too pressing attention of
Its foes that the octopus possesses the
power Of changing its color to CORE
spond with that of its surroundings
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QUEER MARRIAGE CUSTOM.
The Malay bride Has To Have Her
Teeth Filed Away.

Some OF the national marriage Gus
toms Of other countries are distinctly
quaint and interesting and to us appear
curious enough. our conventional white
satin and orange blossoms are certainly
traditional. but otherwise we indulge IN
no real madness apart from the throw.
Ing OF rice and old shoes
An instance of curious marriage
custom Is thar of llwer Ceylon. where
"A cocoanut. which + regarded as a sort
OF oracle, i, sacrificed to the detles and
devils a. a solemn offering
Ia Japan the symbolic girdle. so much
more expressive than our simple wed
ding ring. Is the outward sign OF mar.
rlage, while In Burma the piercing OF
the ears Is the prelude to matrimonial
considerations.
In Malay however. the poor bride
experiences bad quarter OF an hour
before her marriage, inasmuch as she
has TO have her teeth filed down almost
TO the level of her gums. process
piteously painful as well as disfiguring.
In spite OF this pain. however, she Is
expected 10 participate In the wedding
dance and festivities generally.-Lon-
don Standard
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An AU,IaXft.

The suggestion of an English harris
ter that certain matter was 4 proper
subject for oral examination, not for
affidavit, agreed with the emphatic
opinion of an English justice recently
retired. He was once trying case al
the Manchester aSsizes in which a man
had been cross examined upon an atii
dayit. Summing up the evidence TO thu
jury, the judge said. Gentlemen, of n
the weapons in the whole armory of in
iquity there is nothing TO equal an af
fldavit for concealing the truth"
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Nerve of IA stowawa,.

The captain of Mediterranean liner
was talking about stowawaYS
Most of those fellows lie said
have an excessive quantity of check
OF brass. Once we discovered a stow
away few days out from New York
and put him 10 work in the galley
\ Indy on tour of inspection paused
by the stowaway as he sat peeling pc
tatoes
".IIow soon do You think we'll reach
Naples she said To him
".Well. madam. he replied, I'm do
Ing all | can to get her in by Tues
day"
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We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot he cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure
F. ]. CHENEY Il co. Toledo. O.
We, the undersigned, have known +. J.
Cheney for the last Is years and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transae-
tions and financiallyable to carry ont any ohli-
cations made by his firm.
WsLDINs. KISNAN & MAEvlS.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Testimonials sent fret.
Price IS cents per bottle. Sold by all drug
gists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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why is it said the Young man with
long hnlr. that the average woman
would rather marry money than
brains"
she tukes less chance" answered
Miss Cayenne The average woman Is
a better judge OF money than she Is Of
brains Washington Star.
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Didn't Need To.

IT'S too bad" said the judge causttc-
ally, that the defendant should have
chosen you for counsel You know
nothing about law"
We'll. your honor" replied the young
lawyer, Il don't need to in this court"
philadelphia Press
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His Luck.

Friend of the Family You are very
lucky, my boy. to be the seventh son.
1t viii bring YOU everlasting fortune
Son No lit hasn't SO far. All it's
brought yet is the old clothes OF my six
brothers Illustrated Bits
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Her Contribution.

Visiting PhilanthroplSt- G pod morn
ing. madam. / am collecting for the
Drunkards' home Mrs Mcclure
Shure I'm glad Of II, sor If We come
around tonight yez can take my hus-
band-IIarper's Weekly.
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Nothing hnI Rrniae.

Il have nothing hut praise for our
new minister"
so | noticed when the plate came
round Chicago Journal
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In Bohemia eonrtships are abnormal
II long In that country engagements
frequently last from fifteen TO twenty
years
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II we neglect TO exercise any talent
power or quality II soon falls from US
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JOHN Z. LAEAW,
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
and UPHOLSTERER.

All kinds of furniture repaired.
Work and prices guaranteed to give
satisfaction.
Night Bell on office door.
J. X. LABAW,
No. G3 North Union street,
Lambortville, \. J.