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Arizona republican., 1906-04-09

ton street. GOOD new piano for sale Very cheap. 237 West Madison I HAVE Two orange groves; will sell one at a bargain; might exchange for other property. Warwick Scott. Box 743 Phoenix FOR SALE-Jewelry and optical ous- mess established eleven years. T. R. Jones, Tempe, Ariz.
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WAS AN AUTOCRAT.
COUNTRY DOCTOR RULED WITH
ROD OF IRON.
Disobedience to His Orders Met with
Sharp and Decisive Action
Had Curative Methods All
His Own.


A party of men were discussing the
passing of the old-time country doc
tor before the advance of modern sci
ence, and one of them told some sto-
ries of practitioner of this type who
was the terror of his boyhood days.
"He was curious old autocrat,
with curative methods all his own
said the gentleman. Il remember
once a boy chum of mine became af-
flicted with large swelling or abscess
in his throat, which was growing rap
idly and threatening to make breath
ing impossible.
DIR. X was called in. After ex-
aiming the patient, he turned to the
mother with the command to bring
him red-hot poker. AS he was never
questioned or disobeyed, the woman
fastened to heat one in the kitchen
fire.
when she brought it to the sick
room the doctor grabbed 1t and adj
vanced to the bedside with the CLEAN.
ing point leveled at the boys head.
"tOpen your mouth, SIR he COM
manded.
"The boy did open his mouth to
emit terrified shriek-which broke
the abscess and saved his life.
Il have said that DR.. X was never
disobeyed, but 1 recollect now one oc-
casion on which family attempted
to set his orders at defiance. You see,
he was really more intelligent than
the run of way out country doctors
of those days. He went to Holland
for year of study when he was
young and brought back some ad.
vanced ideas, one of which was the
efficacy of fresh air.
"You know how country people
close the windows of a sick room
tight On the occasion in question the
patient was down with fever. Enter.
ing the room DR.. X raised both win.
dows, ordering that they be left so.
1.-THE women who were nursing
made no objection at the time, but
no sooner had the doctor departed
than they fastened to close the win.
dows. Some distance away DR.. x
happened to look around and beheld
what they had done.
''He turned his horse, drove back to
the house, entered the front door
neither knocking nor ringing, mounted
the stairs, walked into the sick room
lifted the thick knobbed cane which
he always carried, and deliberately
smashed one pane of glass after an
other, until all were demolished
Then, without word, or SO much as
a look to right or left, he strobe from
the room and drove away.
"The patient recovered"
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Some Old Inhabitants
BY j. A. Tiffany

last night, when l happened to drop
into Hennessy's place again. ! found
him sitting in just the spot, and in
the exact attitude in which had left
him two or three weeks before. Looked
as If he'd been sitting there ever since
I'D forgotten all about the Old
Merry fellow; but the colonel hadn't
Soon as he caught sight of me-
he called me over and asked me TO sit
down and join him in q drink. When
we had got our glasses filled, the
colonel began in reminiscent tone:
The other night, John, you were
asking me about man named Mere
dith, or Merrivale, or Merryweather
or Merry Andrew-used to live on Del
aware avenue, opposite side to me
had two handsome daughters, highly
accomplished girls. Tall, fine-looking
man himself. very hospitable, used to
entertain lots of company-got elect
ed to the city council, but was un
seated for bribery
"'Yes, yes,' I said, neryously-it
made me mad to have somebody else
going all over this rotten rigmarole
that I'd concocted, and since forgot
ten: What of him, colonel?'
We'll, you were all right up tc
that point, john said the colonel
slowly; but you said he had glass
eye
Yes
That's where you were bit of
JOHN the colonel replied, taking sir
of his liquor.
;How?' l asked.
Why, the dam'd old fool-he had
two glass eyes!' the colonel yelled
banging his fist down on the table.
We'll, l did the only thing man
could do under the circumstances.
set 'em up.
"But the colonel wasn't cured of his
old trick, nor satisfied with his re
venge.
He started out IN another of his
long-winded stories. He said this man
with the two glass e5es reminded him
of another old citizen, whose name
was Sorfleet or Sorefeet - something
of that kind; he couldn't rightly re
member what. But the extromities OF
his arms, the colonel said, were feet
while his legs were finished off with
hands; and he had to walk with his
arms instead of his legs
And what did he do with his legs?
I asked, innocently.
He sawed wood the colonel re
piled, with a far-away lock in his
eyes,"
Copyright. 1906, by Daily Story Pub. Co.
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Just a Little,

None of you members had rail-
road pass this session, l understand, .
he said to a state senator just after
the adjournment of the legislature
this spring.
mo, sir. Not single one was is
sued" was the reply.
Some of the members must have
hated to pay cash fares?"
We'll, perhaps,
do you think Il made any differ
ence in their feelings toward the rail-
roads? How was it in your own case,
for instance?"
We'll, there was just little feeling
just a little"
But, of course, you didn't betray
it,"
"Oh, no. When l rose up and stated
that the railroads of this country in
jured 119 people and killed 81 to every
one in any country of Europe, and
that the presidents of four roads had
more power in Washington than the
whole presidential cabinet put to.
gether, l was careful not to show any
personal animus. No, can't say there
was much feeling-only just a little
just shade. American.
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world would run on just as smoothly.
There is a story told OF a public man
who had frequent intercourse with a
former president. One morning he
came into the private secretary's Office
when that man was out. He looked
anxiously about. One of the clerks
came up to him and said: "Mr. Blank.
do you want to see the PRESIDENT"
"No," answered the man, 1T. Is very
important and / want to see the pri.
vate secretary himself.
1t is Mr.. Loeb who answers SO per
cent of the presidents mail, and since
every person who writes is certain
that his letter is important and as 50
per cent. of them are rubbish, you
can see that the task is not easy.
Whenever the president travels Mr..
Loeb goes with him, and at every
station he meets men whom he has
talked with for three minutes about
four years ago; he has to recall their
names and faces and greet them as
old friends, for to forget them would
be a slight that would wound the
heart and pride of the local Filipino"
MIR. Bertram, Mr.. Carnegie's private
secretary, has task that, in its way,
is quite as difficult The world is full
of persons who could spend another
mans millions to perfection, and SOON
er or later their ideas float into Mr..
Bertram's office. 1t takes a staff OF
clerks and a man with a fine head
to answer them. Mr.. Carnegie never
sees those letters; it is only once q
month that real good idea comes
in. All the rest have to be answered
in language that will sootho as well
as decline.
Cardinal Merry del Val is really
more than a secretary; he is the Dip
lomatic head of the Catholic church,
and his work is more difficult than
Secretary Roots. He is the man who
receives the foreign ambassadors as
signed to the vatican; he must con-
tinually steer clear of the petty rules
of etiquette that make miserable the
diplomatic life; he must direct the
foreign policy of the church, which
requires the mature ability of a states
man. Monsignor Bisleti is the man
you must see if you have a favor to
ask; he is the last barrier on the
road to the presence of the Pope.
Lord Knollys, private secretary to
King Edward, is another uncrowned
monarch of the antechamber. He has
the gift of ponteness down to such a
fine point that letters from him on the
most trivial matter are given to the
papers, as letters of great favor and
distinction.
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der If there is not some way in which
l could manage to have mamma go
away for a vacation. 1t is now near
ly IA years since she had seen her
brother"
She walked on, until she reached
the creek, where she sat down on a
large stone and again began musing.
At last she came upon an idea which
exactly suited her, and she exclaimed:
81 have it! I have it! By raising and
selling potatoes, onions and various
other farm products I will soon get
enough money"
The pals were now filled and by
walking quickly Mildred soon reached
home. Breakfast was awaiting her
and, after partaking of it, she went
about her daily duties.
Immediately after finishing her
work, she hunted up Bill and told him
Of her idea. He at once became in
terested and offered to help her in her
undertaking.
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! 4lW
MZDZ9J
FOR A PARTY
The Enchanted Pumpkin" and How
1t Can Be Made to Entertain
Royalty.

When your little brother or sister
has birthday party and you want a
novelty as centerpiece for the tea
table, try the Enchanted Pumpkin"
and see what fun it will make for the
guests.
1t ought to be a prize pumpkin and
big one. Scoop out all the inside;
that will do well enough to make pies
out Of for grown-up people on days
that are not birthdays. Then stuff
1t full of toys tied up in mysterious
looking bundles.
To each package tie bright rib
bon, letting the loose ends fall out
over the sides of the pumpkin. Then
carefully replace the cap or stem part,
which you cut of. so that 1t will look
rs If it were still whole, and place it
on your tea table. Surrounded by
ferns and colored autumn leaves, and
decorated with the dropping ends of
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Ok Cart lUith Big Wheels.

the Waite farm you must stand on
your head"
No common hayrack can be used
there, as the hay drawn over those
hilly roads can only be kept from fall
ing out by means of high board sides
on the cart.
The wheels of the cart are a great
curiosity, the hubs are one and one
half times as large as the top of a
piano stool, and the tires are probably
two feet wide, and the tongue of the
cart is a good weight for three men
to lift.
To pull this load, Mr.. Waite's oxen,
tramp around up hin and down,
knowing that the hay they carry will
furnish them with many a good meal
after it has lain awhile in Mr.. Waite's
spacious barn.
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STATUE TO A CHICAGO MAYOR.
Model of Memorial to Be Erected In
Union Park.

Chicago.-Plans have been perfect
ed and site selected for the erection
Of a statue of the late Carter Harrison,
"Chicago's Worlds Fair Mayor" who
was assassinated in October of 1893.
The Carter Harrison Memorial asso-
citation, which, has the matter in
charge, has completed arrangements
with the West park commissioners
and the statue. when finished, will
stand in Union park. The work is
to be done by F. W. Hubbard, the
Chicago sculptor, and will be made
Of bronze. The figure itself will be
eight feet high and the pedestal eight
feet six inches. The unwilling will
take place in June of next year.
The project has been in progress
since shortly after the death of Mr..
Harrison, but the needed funds were
not secured until this year. The ac-
companying picture shows the small
plaster Of paris model which the sculp-
tor has made. The work of making
the final model and the bronze cast
ing will take some time and it will
be a year before the statue is COM
plete.
The Harrison statue will be one of
the first to be placed in a park to
commemorate local political history
or perpetuate the memory of a man
who served the city in the political
field. The pedestal will bear inscrip-
lions giving sketch of the late may
or's life and services. placed on bronze
tablets set in the granite 1t is hoped
that the erection of the statue will
start a precedent for the placing of
the statues of men who have served
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Woman Loyal to the End.

A striking case of forgiveness ex.
tended to a murdere to the extent OF
shielding him from justice occurred
recently in Paris. A handsomely
dressed young woman, Mdlle. M Gou.
vier, was found in the street dying
from the effect of a stab in the breast,
and later in the day she expired in a
hospital. But not word could be ex-
tracted from her as to the identity of
her murderer. He did it in a fit of
jealousy" she said, land because he
loved me-" The last words to pass
from her lips were: 81 pardon him. -
She gave up her life, but not her
murderer's name.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
A DAUGHTERS REWARD.
Prize Story Written by Edith Lash
brooke, Fourteen-Year-old
Detroit Girl.

The sun was just appearing above
the trees, revealing small brown
cottage, situated several rods back
from the road. A young girl of about
IL summers tripped lightly down the
path, carrying two tin pals which
glistened as the sun shone upon them.
Every morning, very early, Mildred
Greene went to creek a few fields
OFF to bring water for the day. For
many years her mother had been a
widow, but, with the help of Bill, a
trusty farm hand, had been able to
keep the farm in shape and to make
a fair living.
AS Mildred walked on, she heaved
a sigh and said to herself: 81 Won
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-31
PARISIANc ENJOY RAINY DAYS
Wet Weather Causes Little Disc an
fort IN Gay City.

The sole effect rain seems to have
on French spirit is to bring out it's
brightness by contrast with clouds.
ITEMS! il pleut!" ("Ah, it rains!")
And monsieur, dressed with scrupu.
lous care, ready to sally forth, doe.
not stop for an umbrella, probably,
but steps out jauntily into the street
and makes no more unfriendly COM
ment on the weather than I'll ne fat
pas beau ce matin." CIT is not fine
this morning")
This is the French point of view.
Discomfort of any sort is for them
only the negative of something desir-
able, and so they keep their minds
on what is pleasing, naming it to de-
fine the absence of it. La petite
Helene and her little brother Henri.
who go to school in the neighborhood,
trot along in the rain, the bonnie at
their heels, carrying their school bags.
Henri wears capuchon-a cape with
the hood drawn up over his head:
Helene holds over her head a minus
cule umbrella which she tits in such
fashion as to make the most of the
rain. Unrebuked by any threat of
something awful to result if a drop
of water falls on them, both children
dance along in the wet letting the
drops fall on their upturned faces and
laughing in glee as if the rain were
another playfellow. Even his royal
highness-th baby-does not miss
his accustomed outing on account of
the weather. Num-, the nurse, will
shorten the great ribbon streamers of
the white cap she wears, and she pins
up her dress to escape the muddy
streets; lie bebe himself is resplendent
in the laces and feathers which are
an inseparable feature of the magnifi.
cent devotion which the French be-
stow upon an infant; he is snugly
tucked in his go-eart, the hood is
raised if it is heavy downpour-
anything less is thought to be good
for him-and off he goes.-Harper's
Bazaar.
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home, she placed them under her
mothers supper plate.
A look of surprise stole over the
mothers face, and the evening that
followed was indeed happy one.
After two days preparation, Mil.
dred's mother set out an unexpected
trip Her brother was overjoyed at
seeing the sister whom he had not
seen for so many years. On hearing
of the circumstances and of the
thoughtfulness of his niece, he at once
decided to send for her.
The next train that left certain
little village carried with it a very
happy girl Mildred arrived safely
at her destination and was met at
the depot by her uncle.
All that winter she remained In the
city and attended school. Many other
rewards were bestowed upon her, and
all on account of her thoughtful
ness and unselfish ways.-Detroit Free
Press.
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Huoe WAGONS of Aroentina.

On the Argentine pampas, where
men are scarce and horses are cheap,
and the roads are hardly roads at all,
enormous wagons are used. Some
have hind wheels II, or even IA feet
high, and the drivers seat may be
20 feet from the ground. Such wag-
ons are built as much as so feet in
length, and II to 10 feet in width. As
many as 60 horses have been used on
one of these huge wagons, ON the
dusty plains of La Plata
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-31
KNOWING THE BIRDS.
Pleasant Study for the Summer Time
in Learning Their Habits
and Songs.

How grand is the hawk or the eagle
sailing far away in the blue sky! And
how beautiful are song birds, each in
its favorite position to sing, the song
sparrow with head thrown back, the
bobolink sailing down to the grass
with raised wings! Those who have
spent much time in watching birds
In the field know how differently the
various birds perch, fly, run, climb or
feed. The warblers catch flies, but
they do not do it in such an interest
ing way as do the true fly catchers.
We come to know bird by the flight
ar walk, says ST. Nicholas, just as we
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

How much money is needed to
cover expenses?" he asked.
twenty-five dollars will cover
everything. But, remember, mamma
is to be kept without knowledge as
to this plan," and, saying this, she
skipped off to the house where she
found her mother making butter
For nearly six weeks she worked.
and by that time had saved the
sum of $23. There were two more to
get. But where? She arose early
one morning and walked into the
barnyard to hunt eggs. She found
new nest which contained several,
and after short hunt she found some
others, which altogether made three
dozen. These she sold to neigh
boring farmer, and, after telling Bill
of her success, she at once ran to
the farm grocery, mile distant, and
received in exchange for all her money
five five-dollar bills. After reaching
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know other friends by their gait or
even by the sound Of their tread In
flight, the wings of many different
birds make peculiar sounds whereby
we may know the birds even If they
themselves are out of sight. 1t is not
at all necessary to get close enough
to bird to see its exact color. or the
shape Of its bill and feet; for its
movements and outlines can be seen
at a greater distance; and so we may
know the bird even though it should
fly away, as birds often do as soon an
we try to stalk them for a nearer
view.
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Remarkable Escape from Death.

An extraordinary escape from a GRO.
codile recently occurred at the Sido-
godo drift of the Usutu river, Swat
land, South Africa. While washing
his head in the river, a native was
seized by crocodile. What followed
he is unable to state, but when he
regained consciousness he was lying
on the bank with his throat slightly
1acerated, and the whole of the back
of his scalp nearly torn off. He was
carried to a kraal by natives, where
he is recovering from his injuries.
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PRIVATE SECRETARY BERTRAM.
(The Man Who Answers Practically
All of Carnegie's Mail.)

yourself or several million suffering
humanity you must convince a man
named Bertram that you are talking
sense before Mr.. Carnegie is even
aware of your existence. Likewise, If
you make the pilgrimage to Rome to
receive the blessing of the Pope you
must first see Monsignor Bisleti be-
fore the inner doors of the vatican are
thrown open to you.
1t takes a great man to be a secre-
tary to great men; in some cases If
the two were to change places the
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For Millions Masterpiece. s1os.

The original agreement by which
"John Milton, Gentleman" sold the
copyright of "a Poem Intituled Par
adise Lost, to Samuel Symons, print.
err" for G5, is preserved in the Brit
ish museum This, however, was not
the total amount he received for that
the greatest of English verse. Symons
paid him Els (s9o) as royalty from
the sale of subsequent editions. max.
ing his total compensation sos.
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Prospecting.

She went up to Muskoka prospect
ing. It's full of prospectors just row
Some are prospecting for SILVER
others for gold, some for nickel, a
few for copper, gang for liquor Il
censes, a bunch for votes, etc., but
she was not prospecting for any OF
these things.
She was prospecting for man.
There's lots of them-all nice fel
lows" remarked her lady friend.
"Ye-es," she replied, every prus
pect pleases, but only one mans
worth while"
And, humming "Greenland's Icy
Mountains" she went out in the moon
light to look for him.
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Tom Knew.

Teacher-Tommie. what is the hard
est wood that grows?
Tommie-The kind feller's got to
sDlit.-Yonker's Statesman
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WORK OF PRIVATE Secretaries
OF GREAT IMPORTANCE.
Four Persons Who Stand Between
Prominent Beings and the Pub
Iic-DifficuIt Post Of Car
dinai Merry del Val.

New York.-Any one who has ever
tried to get an interview with Presi-
dent Roosevelt or a personal letter
from him knows that there is man
named Loeb who must be overcome
before the inner circle is reached. If
you have brilliant idea that will al
low Andrew Carnegie to benefit either
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The Only Way.

Barnstormer-What Is the seating
capacity of your opera house?.
Country Manager amt never ben
able ter find out. Ye see can't afford
ter give no free shows.
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A UNIQUE OK CART.

Byron H. Waite, of North Blandford,
Mass.
The cart was built by Mr.. Waite's
father in his currycomb factory many
years ago. and was designed especial
ly for use in gathering hay in steep
haylots.
1t is a, common saying in Blandford
that IF you want to hay it around on
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Unique Vehicle Owned by a Massachu.
sets Farmer.

Boston.-One of the most unique OK
carts in the country is that owned by
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A Matter Of orthonraphy.

After a few weeks at boarding school
Alice wrote home as follows:
Dear Father: Though was homesicir
at first, now that / am getting acquainted,
like the school very much. Last even
ing Grayce and Kathryn (my room mates)
and had a nice little chatting dish party
and we invited three other girls. Mayme
and Carrye Miller and Edyth Kent 1
hope you are all we'll at home. I can't
write any more now, for / have a lot Of
studying to do. With lots OF love to all,
Your afrectionate daughter,
Abyss.
To which she received the following
reply:
My dear daughter Abyss: was glad to
receive your letter and to know that you
are enjoying yourself. Uncle Jaymes
came the other day bringing Charts and
Albyrt with him. Your brother Henrie
was delighted. for he has been lonely
without you. have bought a new gray
horse whose name is Byllye. He matches
nicely WITH old Freddye. With much love
from us all, / am,
Your affectionate father,
Wyllyam Jones.
The next letter from the absent dauEh-
ter was signed. "Alice."-ISuccess.