Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-01-06

He cud devote his life to paintin' wan
RIB iv fan fr which he got two dol
lars, or he cud become a cab horse.
An even in tn wan branch iv art that
Westhern civvylization. is supposed to
excel in they had us beat miles. They
were tn gr-reatest liars in tn wur-
ruld an formerly friends iv tn Presi-
dint.
'All these here things | heerd firm
Hogan an see in tn pa-apers. / in
We'd this wonderful nation. l wisht.
sometimes, tn Lord hadn't given me
two blue an sometimes red eyes an
this alkiline, nose, but a nose like an
ear an a couple iv shoe buttons FIR
eyes. / wanted to be a Jap an belong
to tn higher civvylization. Hogan had
a Jap frind that used to come in here
with. Hogan thought he was Prince,
but he was a cook an a student in a
theological siminry. They'd talk be tn
hour about tn beauties iv what Ho-
gan called tn Flowery Kingdom. oh,
wonderful land says Hogan, Land
iv chrysanthymums an cherry bios
SONS an gayshee girls says he. Jap
an is a beautiful land says Prince
Okoko. Nippon Chats the name it
goes by at hOme). Nippon. l salute
ye,' says Hogan. May victhry perch
upon ye're banners, an may ye ham
mer our old frinds an allies firm
Mookden to Moscow. 'Banzal,' says he,
An they embraced. That night, in or
dher to help on tn cause, Hogan
bought a blue flower pot firm tn
Princes collection fr eighteen dOllors.
He took it home indher his arm in
tn rain an tn next mornin' most iv
tn flower pot was on his new over
coat an TIL rest was meltin' all over
tn flure.
"That was tn beginnin' iv tn end
iv tn frindship between tn two gr-
reat nations that owe thimsilves so
much About tn time Hogan got tn
flower pot, tn fire sale ads an tn
outrage news both stopped
in tn Newspapers a well-known
f-nanceer who travelled to Tokeeo
with a letter iv inthraduction TO tn
Mickydoo firm tn Prisidint beginnin'.
Dear Mick, got a brick put through
his hat as he wint to visit tn foOrth
assistant to tn manicure iv tn eighth
assistant TO tn plumber iv tn brick
layer " tn Mickdoo. which is tn near
est to his Majesty that foreign eyes
ar-re permitted to look upon. A little
later a number iv Americans in pri-
vate life who wint over to raycieve in
person tn thanks iv tn Impror fr
what they'd done fr him talkin' ar
round tn bar at tn Union League
Club, We're FORCED be tn warmth il
their rayciption to take refuge in tn |
house ~ the Rooshyan counsel TIL |
next month some iv tn subjects iv
our lifelong frind an ally were shot |
while hookin' seals firm our side iv tn |
Passyfic. Next week a prominent Jap /
anese statesman was discovered payin' |
4 socyal visit TO tn Philippians. He |
lad with him at tn time two cameras, i
l couple iv line men, surveyin' tools. a /
thousand feet iv tape line an a bay iv /
bombs. Last month tn /
Presidint: Most gracious an bewil- /
lerin' Majesty. Impror iv tn Sun, |
iustere an patient Father iv tn Stars, |
I has come TO our benign attintion 4
hat in wan iv ye'er populous domains /
,ur little prattlin' childher who ARE /
lver forty years iv age ARE not ad- |
nitted to tn first reader classes in tn /
public schools. Oh. brother beloved, l
We adore We. Had We not butted in |
With ye'Ie hivenly binivolence we I
yud've shook Rooshya down fr much |
V her hateful money. Now we must
prove our affection with acts. II is
,ur intintion to sind a fleet to visit
'e're shores. partickly San Francisco,
where we understand tn school sys
EN- is well worth studyin'.'
AN there We ARE. Hinnissy. Tn /
ceminted two years ago with
blood an beers is busted. l don't
lnow whether anything will happen.
Hogan thinks SO. but / amt sure. tn
orisidint has announced that rather
hin see wan octOginaryan Jap pre-
rented firm larnin' his a-bee-abs he
will divastate San Francisco with fire.
lood. dinnymite. an personalities. But
San Francisco has had a pretty good