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Where are his son and dog.)

ing all the while the who ever composed music.
After eating I went sulkily to the piano. and have
often wondered since how it stood such abuse.
had finished that task when my uncle came.
Mother asked me to play for him stubborny refused
at frst but after much coaxng and brides gave In
is mystery to what kept mother from boxing
After playing <f9 piece turned around
out the door without another word have not seen my
uncle since and do not wish to right away.
A Ninth Grade, Gertrude Barden,
South High School 212O Eighteenth Ave. s.
LUCK FOR A CLIMAX.
Jan. IL, 190l.-I at 7:3O this morning and it
Is very foggy that cannot the street.
have appointment with Professor Merytone and fog
fog must CO. $50 p. M have returned from
my visit to the professors and such time had to
get there started at o'clock and with the exception
of hour and half have been walking ALI this time
The professor and looked compositions
then returned to his music and kind profess
played my waltz with great many compliments
When left his house went in search Of music pub
Usher who would publish my creation. lost myself
in the dense fog and travelled around circle for
hour. Then with a lantern found directed
me to the place of publisher. had long interview
with Mr. Jones', the publisher but stoutly refused to
forts fruitless, finally returned home dscour-
aged and very hungry hardly afford eat because
not successful in the publication of my music.
$3.50 p Nj did eat and have money besides i had
the good fortune to meet old acquaintance very
wealthy and after taking to his home for dinner he
remembered that he owed me Of money and repaid
readily. Hazel Cummings
Eighth Grade, 706h Fifth Street S.
Washington School.
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A PLEASANT MOTE TO MAKE

June i2-This is lucky, indeed. just think
rich man IS giving prize for the best original marc
composed by any pupil in the academy of music Here
the chance for to show my genius and win scholar
besides He gives only two weeks time Better hu
ry up and go to work.
June l9.-It's quite hard task. Had to ask tt
little boy and girl next door to march the roo
to see if the time is good. I have to make a few co
rections yet.
June 26.-sory neglected you these days, but no
will impart to you the glad Hurrayl I won tt
prize. Pays to stay up nights and practise it. Now
will take rest and we IL what will happen tomorro,
Seventh Grade, Jennie Frisch
Blaine School 801 Lyndale Avenue N.
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TOO WARMLY APPIAUDED

turned out Of the house for using my best
at meal time - ss} Es.zsa5 Ia -. ET
July 2.-For the last two days have been tryi1
to get my voice in the right condition for my comi1
concert
July 81 have managed to persuade all the Ton
and Tabbies for four blocks around in my ma
ter's back yard for rehearsal IL P. M. tomorro
night.
July THE rehearsal was very good, especially Il
solo by Miss Tabby Whiteface. The concert will
given at A. M. the 10th Of July. s2Z@
July my master has taken me back and ha,
decided to add three extra solos to the program.
July 1.-THE concert was put to an end in abo
twenty minutes by three buckets of hot water and
cided not to undertake the management of any
certs. Garnet Ferguson,
Seventh Grade, 4432 Washburn Avenue.
Calhoun School. =
A TRIPLE CoNCEITED.
Dec. /, 1904-Tom, Dick and Harry had their l.
SONS this afternoon Tom has trouble with the rondo
Dec. 2, 19O4.-The concert last night was perfe.
But just who had charge of it. Myself Who am .
you ask Professor Bumrojelowski.
Dec. 3, 1904.-The band is doing well except the CT
net player, who win have to strengthen his lungs
Dec. 4, 1904.-Tom succeeded in playing the ron
today. i had attack Of rheumatism in my fingers.
Dec. s, 19O4.-Dick sprained the fingers of his rig
hand and so am out the 81 for his lesson.
Dec. 6, 1904 have pupil, very promisi1
JOHNNY is his name.
Dee. Z, 1904.-Went thru some old books last mig
and found something in music
Thus ends page of the diary Of Professor Bum
jelouski, the famous musician Of Pennyville.
Eighth Grade, Harold Fillmore,
Sheridan School. 1922 Adams Street NE
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Els AMBITION. TOO

80 LID 1AAHolIION, IOO
Aug Woke up at $3.50. Had good breakfast
and went out in the barn for bowwow practice Had
fight with Fuzzy our next door neighbours cat She
Aug 2.-Was awakened by pull Of my tail
Strained my vocal chords trying to let her know it hurt
Had whipping from my mistress because I tore
Of her doll clothes Missed practice account Of my
tender throat. Had . bone before went to bed.
Aug 3-Had a very successful practice and made
enough noise to receive from Tip my senior
playmate, who lives back Of us Nothing unusual hap
pened Had long sleep in the and felt encouraged
when I awoke and gave three big bow-wows.
Aug Had fne day Scared the cat when Z
gave the 1oudest bow-wow I had made and had .
conversation with Tip thru knothole in the fence Ws
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For Sunday, February 10:
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Croker's Awakening Interest.
mr. croker may yet regain his interest IN
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The Confederate Museum

TWELFTH AND CLAY STREETa.
Open daily from A. NJ. to p NJ Al
missio1s = cents. Free on Saturday
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The more business we Get
the more we want; and, in
spite of the fact that we
move into our big new store
shortly after the first Of the
year, we've just received a
solid carload Of China Cases.
Combination Cases, Book
Cases and Desks, which were
late coming in, due to the
extraordinary rush at the
factory. We just could not
comtclmmd this order. be-
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and styles in the goods.
Book Cases, from $500 to
$4,000 each with glass
doors j.
China Cases, from S14.4O
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Combination Book Cases
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5000 each.
Amy goods you may select
during this sale viii be put
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without extra charge.
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PHI BETA KAPPA.
Oldest of the Greek Fraternities
TO Hold Annual Celebration.
Especial 70 The Times-DisDa,ch.I

LNporitl 70 The Times IJlsDa-chl
WILLIAMSBURG. VA. November IT,.
The Phi Beta Kappa Society OF william
and Mary College VIII hold fits annual
celebration December g. PM Beta Kappa
IS tie oldest OF the Creek letter fratcr-
mites ia America, having been founded
December 3. 1876 at william and Afarv
College Since that time IL has spread
all over the North. and chapters now exist
az all Of tho prominent universities and
colleges of the country.
Only men distinguished in letters and
science are admitted MS members Mr.
Edward VirFnius Valentine. tho aistin-
guished sculptor, is nj present president
of the William and Mary CHAPTER The
speaker at the celebration will De Dr. D.
@. Gilman. formerly president OF Johns
Hopkins University
The poem VIII be delivered by Mr.
Armlstead O. Gordan. Of Staunton. Va.
Tho following are the names OF those
Who have been invited to Join. and who
Will be initiated us members If IL is
possible for them TO be here December E.
colonel Archer Anderson Ex-Governor A
y Montague. Hon. !. Garland Pollard and
w Nhoham r. Meredith Of Richmond:
colonel Walter IT, Taylor arl Jyd0o
Theodore $. Camett. Of Norfolk. M r.
alton Moore Of Fairfax. Professor (
Z. Mitchell. ~ Richmond College. Presi-
cont b. A. Alderman Of the Vniversitv
~ virginia; Hon. J. r r. Thornton of
Manassas. and Rev @. p. Wilmer. d
r., % Atlanta Ca
As part Of tho exercises the faculty.
ona board Of visitors VIII confer the de-
E,ee OF TT. u. upon Dr. u. G. Gilman
''s oefree Is especially desirable from
s. ms v"Hese' so Few having been given.
me last IL. p. degree vvos copsovro5
-N'h ron. john GOodo president % tbc
constitutional Convention of 1oooo1oo,
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TOO. solitaires OF different sizes and diff
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static at that poia, for The next two
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1906-12-27
MARK TWAIN IN THE WHITE
HOUSE.

Mark Twain in the instalment Of his
Autobiogl Apply which appears in the
current number of the North American
Review. gives a droll description of an
incident that occurred at the White
House.
He was always liable. as Mrs. Glenn
ems knew. to absent mindedness, and
here is the story as Mark Twain tells
il:
When / was leaving Hartford for
Washington. Mrs. Clemens said: 4
have written a small warning and put
it in a pocket of your dress vest. When
you are dressing to go to the Authors
Reception at the White House you will
naturally put your fingers in your vest
pockets according to your custom, and
and you will find that little note tnere.
Read it carefully. and do as it tells you
lrt2an not be with you, and so l dele
Satti yaIy sentry duties to this little
'note.Shf / should give you the warning
by word of mouth. now. it would pass
from your head and be forgotten in a
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1906-12-27
KING LEoPoLD's AMERICAN
AGENTS.

Leopold has for two years made the
Belgian embassy In Washington little
less than his Congo lobby; and the
Belgian minister. Baron Moncheur has,
I'm public and in private. devoted him
self unremittingly to the kings per-
sonal enterprise in Africa.
To the credit of the American press
and people It may be said that all these
Efforts have not met with much moro
of success than in England. though an
amazing amount Of confusion has been
created in the public mind of both
countries-and confusion serves Leo
pold's interests only second to corrup-
ton. In addition. now that American
interests in the Congo has risen TO a
point that might well cause its auto
crat fresh alarm, he has fortified him
self by conceding 100000 acres OF the
richest rubber country in the world to
a French American English combin-
alton whose American head is that as
tute financier, Thomas f. Ryan. Upon
this powerful ally Leopold depends to
prevent the consideration of the Congo
situation in the coming congress-
Robert f. Park in 1.-The Blood Money
of the Congo" in the January Every
body's.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1906-12-27
STRENUOUS METHODS TO
AVOID CAR SHORTAGE
Railroads Plead With consisnees to
Unload Quickly-lngenious Scheme
to Record Train Movements.

Philadelphia, Pa. Dec. 22.-In order
TO avoid a car shortage. in the face OF
the present remarkable Offering of
freight, the Pennsylvania Railroad has
made use of every possible expedient
to secure the fullest service of the cars
which are actually in hand The great
est difficulties encountered have been
with consignees who have detained
cars for an unreasonable period. The
records of national car service mana
gers show that during the quarter.
July September. 1906, the thirty-six
car associations handled 7.741,673 cars.
The average detention of 5.690.934 cars
for which records are available was
1888 days, divided as follows: Rail-
roads. SO days: consignees, Las days.
The railroads only earn money by NOV
ing cars; consignees often save money
by using them for storehouses pending
consignment or other disposition.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has sent
letters TO shippers and general agents
repeatedly pleading with them to re-
turn cars as promptly as possible. 1t
has about thirty men now on the road
urging station agents and traffic man.
ayers of the large corporations to hur-
ry cars back. They declare that each
shipper will save one hour in unloading
it will place ten thousand more cars in
service.
The journey OF a freight car from
shipper to consignee is now watched
and speeded by the Pennsylvania
freight officials with extraordinary
care. in order that It may reach its
destination without delay. discharge its
load and be ready for the use of an
other shipper as soon as possible Con
ductors of freight trains are required
to furnish at the end of their runs a
complete record Of the cars OF their
trains. to enable freight yard super
intendents to keep in touch with all
cars passing through their yards.
The superintendent in turn keep
their own records. which show the ar
rival and departure of engines. the
number of cars. as well as their engine
number. the date of their arrival and
departure. and, in fact. furnish a COM
plete account of the movement Of every
car through freight yards. and the
the length of time it has been there
This system of yard records is now
in Altoona. Pa. Baltimore.
Md. and i'm Buffalo and Olean. y. Y.
Eventually it VIII be extended to all
the freight yards of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, and will facilitate greatly in
the work OF locating and correcting de-
tentions. This system contributes ma
terially to the prompt movement of
cars. and aids in the railroads effort
to furnish every shipper promptly all
the cars needed.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1906-12-27
AN ESSAY FROM ROOSEVELT.

There have been of late so few mag
azine contributions from Theodore
Roosevelt that his essay on THE An
cient Irish Sagas" in the January Cen
tury will be the notable magazine fea-
ture of the month. Mr.. Roosevelt ranks
the wealth of poems and tales in the
ancient Celtic. and especially In the
ancient Erse anuscripts-already a
matter of keen interest to scholars-as
a treasure house of literature of much
Importance and value. He desires to
see popularized this literature-"a body
of prose and poetry Of great and well
nigh unique interest from every stand
point which in some respects can be
matched only by the Morse sagas. and
which has some striking beauties the
like of which are not to be found even
in these Morse sagas'-and to this end
urges that, wherever possible, chairs of
Celtic should be established in Amer
ica's leading universities. ]. c. Leyen-
decker's best illustrative work, it is
promised. will accompany Mr.. Roose-
velt's article.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1906-12-27

| few minutes
1T was President Cleveland's first
term. l had never seen his wife-the
young. the beautiful the good hearted.
the sympathetic, the fascinating. Sure
enough, just as / had finished dressing
TO go to the White House l found that
little note. which l had long ago for
gotten. 1t was a grave little note.
serious little note, like its writer. but
II made me laugh. Livy's gentle gray
tiles often produced that effect upon
me. where the expert humorist's best
joke would have failed. but / do not
laugh easily.
When we had reached the White
House and l was shaking hands with
the President, he started to say some
| thing. but / interrupted him and said.
If your Excellency will excuse me.
| will come back i'm a moment: but
now have a very important matter to
attend TO. and il must be attended to
at once
Il turned TO Mrs. Cleveland. the
young, the beautiful. the fascinating.
ana gave her my card. on the back OF
which | had written He didnt-and l
asked her to sign her name below these
words.
she said: He didn't? He didn't
what%
"'Oh.' l said. never mind. We can
not stop TO discuss that now This is
urgent. Won't you please sign your
name? q handed her fountain penn
Why she said. I can not commit
myself in that way Who is it that
didn't?-and what is it that he didn't
oh. l said time is flying. flying.
flying. Won't you take me out of my
distress and sign your name to it? It's
all right. 1 give you my word its all
right
she looked nonp.dssed; but hesita-
tingly and mechanically she took the
pen and said:
81 will sign it, / will take the risk
But you must tell me all about it, right
so that you can be arrested
before you get out of the house i'm case4
there should be anything crimina.
about this
Then she signed; and handed her
Mrs. Clemens's note. which was very
brief. very simple and to the point. II
said: Don't wear your arctics in the
White House 1t made her shout: and /
at my request she summoned a mes
senger and We sent that card at once
to the mail on its way to Mrs. Clemens
in Hartford"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1906-12-27
RECORDERS oFFICE.

Thomas J. Prescott to E. H. Win
tiers and wife. deed 20 part lots seven,
nine. eleven. in block Is Phoenix.
d. d. Horning and wife ct al TO Il.
o. Greene, deed to lots nine, eleven. in
block SO, Phoenix.
f. II. Winters and wife to Thos.
]. Prescott, deed TO part lots seven,
nine. eleven, in block rs. Phoenix.
Mary Z. Stephens and husband to
G. NJ. Cope. deed to ten west one-half
northeast one-quarter and northeast
one-quarter northeast one-half and
northwest one-quarter, 34-1N-1E.
VI. Il. White to f. a. Murphy, deed
to west one-half northwest one-quarter
14-1S-4E.
Hattie +. Buck ct al to NJ. b. White,
deed to west one-half northwest one
quarter II and northeast one-quarter
15-1S-4E.
John l.. Irwin trustee and wife to
John ]. Corrigan, deed to lot twenty
two Monte Vista place.
Merritt futile to Hannah Hill, deed
to lot five block seven, Irvine addition.
When a man is unable to choose
between two evils he usually hunts up
a third.-Chicago News.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1906-12-27
! Personal Mention

The passengers on the NJ. and z. yes
terday were X. J. Mckinney, for San
Francisco; u. Dineen. for San Bernar-
dino; ]. +. Workman for Cotton: Mrs.
l. Sayford. for Los Angeles; w. A.
Slater. for Iowa City Ia: J.R.Clark for
Riverside; Geo. Coleman. for. Chau-
tauqua. Tenn; Mrs. H. T. Noel for
Nashville, Tenn; H. L. Petersen. for
Salt Lake City; E. II. Amet, for Los
Angeles: NJ. j. Brown, for Los Angeles.
Some OF the passengers on the S. F.
p. and p yesterday We're f. S. Miner,
for Chicago; r. A. Abbott, for Phila-
helphla, Pa.
Those registered at the Ford hotel
yesterday were L. w. Napton. Port
land. Ore; Frank Napton. Portland,
Ore: L. b. Houge, Venturs, Cal; J.
r. Lowing, Prescott.
The guests of the Commercial hotel
yesterday were Mrs. L. X. Drais. Flor
ence; A. T. Abbott. Florence: VIM.
Harregar, Roosevelt.
There were registered at the Hotel
yesterday Clarence McHeavy.
San Francisco: DR.. Alvin Hyde. Des
Ia.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1906-12-27
MY WIfE'S FAMILY
A LIVELY FIRESIDE
A Good Audience Thoroughly Enjoyed
Itself at The Doris Opera House
Last Night.

My Wife's Family is certainly IN
amusing aggregation and if all wives
had the same cort the world would
have 10 be enlarged for their accom-
mediation. 1T is to laugh somebody
has said and whoever it was. the re-
mark was probably called out by
somewhat intimate acquaintance with
the Nagg family.
The Doris opera house last night
was the time and place for the delight
full entertainment of a fair sized audi
ence of fun lovers and that they were
thoroughly pleased was demonstrated
by the frequent and enthusiastic APP
plause they gave the cast Of my
Wife's Family" The bill is strictly 4
comedy of errors, involving the con-
founding of baby and a piano in the
minds OF all members of the Nagg
family part of them addressing them
selves TO the interests of the baby.
and part of them being chiefly con-
cerned about the piano. This compli-
cation. affecting two or three nervous
and rather eccentric women and a
more eccentric old man. brought about
entanglements that were bound 20 be
ludicrous.
The bill is almost entirely comedy
and music, the latter introduced i'm the
progress of the play, together with nu-
merous dialogues Of wit and humor
that make a roaring fun producer all
the way through. The chief comedian
is James L. McCabe, a man well known
in the profession and he would be
headliner in any fun making aggre-
CATION. William J. Madden, as Jack
Gay. who married into the Naggs FAM
lily. is clever performer and the 9TH
er parties to the cast are all lively AMI
talented people. The production is of
the rougher order, not Of the slap stick
variety, but is all action, more de-
pending on action than on gracefulness
OF emotional delineation. The scenes
are not laid in such delicate settings as
the higher order Of comedies, but the
fun is more boistreous, equally as well
pronounced and brings out the hearty
laughter of the audience.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1906-12-27
CLANCY THE ToSsER.

The fiction of the January Century
will include the first of series or
short stories of life on the Mississippi
and Missouri rivers by Charles ID.
Stewart. known for the fresh charac-
terization and unhackneyed humor OF
his Fugitive Blacksmith" These
stories are put into the mouth of one
Sam as his "reminiscences: and the
first will relate humOrously his &C
quaintance with CLANCY the Tosser.I
c. ]. Taylor. who is making the pic
lures for the series, visited the scenes
described by Mr.. Stewart; and his
drawings are said to reproduce the
racy spirit of the text.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1906-12-27
MISPLACED SYMPATHY.

DR. Fridtjof hansen. Norways ia
nous Arctic explorer, now minister to
Great Britain, makes light of the SYM
pathy expressed by many persons
anent the "hardships" of travellers. He
says: There never was such mis-
placed sympathy as commiserating a
man who has lived in the wilds. Most
men who travel in -the-way
parts of the earth do so because they
like 1t. People who live in the center
of what is called civilization do not
understand. cannot realize. the spell
that getting close to nature, battling
with nature. has on the heart" He
does not believe in the use of alcoholic
beverages, holding that while liquor
viii raise the temperature for a few
minutes, but after that it falls lower
than before.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1906-12-27
A MUCH TRAVELLED LORD.

Lord oxford is one of the most-trav-
eled peers of the day. and began his
voyages at the age Of II. when he en-
tered the navy. He was once ship
wrecked off St. Paurs island. suffering
terrible hardships in consequence. and
saw active service in the Russo
Turkish war. when he was present at
the battle of Shopka pass. He has
been on special missions to Spain,
Turkey and Eastern Roumania. and
has Travelled for pleasure in Asia and
besides which he has an in
innate acquaintance with the South
Sea Islands.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1906-12-27
A LADY STATISTIcIAN."

Mrs. Bertha ]. Burch is a new lady
statistician." whose speciality is cotton.
She has entered into her new field af-
ter a thorough course of training in
the bureau of statistics at Washington.
Wall street at first was inclined to
make light of lady statisticians," as
it sneeringly called them, but has re-
vised its estimates. Mrs. Burch is en-
ployed by finn of New York brokers.
Her estimate of last years cotton crop
is said to stand out clearly as the best
issued
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1906-12-27
A REDUCTION.

you say" was the question. al
though 1t is not recorded. who had the
temerity to ask. that you are 26?"
Yes" she confessed and it is pos
sible that she was in a mesmeric state.
marked down from Al. owing to the
competition in the matrimonial mar
ket"-Puck.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1906-12-27
FACTS ABOUT BREATHING.

People breathe less when they are
concentrating their minds on study or
work. and also when under the influ-
ence of depressing emotion. On the
other hand, they breathe more when
exhilirated by pleasure and amuse-
ment.