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The Coconino sun., 1907-01-31


 William H. Sherwood. represen- tative for Rose Melville in Sis Hopkins, listed our city the first of the week.
 Mir. Martin. formerly with the Santa Fe here, went to Ash Fork Wednesday where he has accepted a position switching for the Peavine Ash Fork yard.
 A drunken Mexican was found sleeping on the side walk Tuesday morning by Marshal Hanks and was fined $lO.00 in Judge Flinn's court for his lodging.
 The phone line from Winslow to Holbrook via St. Joe is now open for public business the rates being 25 cents for use of the line for 8 minutes or less.
 Mr. Mahoney, P. Brown and oth- CTS will soon commence the build ing of the new residences in the future, upon new lots recently purchased by them.
 Great preparations are being made by the Skiddoo club for the masquerade ball on Friday, Febru- ry II. Gillard has masks and suits, also the bakery.
 The Viena bakery, formerly owned by P. F. Plus. recently purchased by Chas. Bledsoe, is now being put Tn first class shape and up to date inevery respect as bakery.
 District Attorney Geary, Street Commissioner Shufflin, Manager Selsted of the w. U. telegraph and many others are on the sick list this week with the grip.
 F. w. Nelson and E. Laird made a trip to Holbrook Wednesday to look over the plans for the new phone line to St. John. MT. Laird will take charge of this construc- tion.
 MT. J. A. Lyons of the firm of Babbitr Bros. of this city made a trip to Los Angeles the first of the week where he will remain for a short time transacting business for the firm.
 Mir. w. Vansickle of the dis patcher's office here who has been quite sick for several days expects to go to the Los Angeles hospital in few days where he will undergo an operation.
 A son of Mrs. Todd of this city who has been quite sick in Pocatel- To, Idaho. is expected home in few days he now being able to travel. He was formerly employed by the Santa Fe at this place.
 Engine 126l, engineer Mason, put ling west bound California linn ited No. 3 Saturday night, was wrecked about miles west of here, account of one of the side rods on the engine breaking loose and the train running at high rate of speed it tore the engine all to pieces but the train was not injured as it did not lease the track.
 In the Bishops Carriage, play which was to be played at the opera house here Monday night by the Santa Fe reading room association the leading lady was unable to ap- pear having caught cold and tenn porarily lost her voice and when this announcement was made the house was packed and a very much disappointed crowd then left.
 Sheriff Woods was up from aol- brook Tuesday morning. He states that the man Sullivan, recently captured by him and wanted for robbing the express company isl
The Coconino sun., 1907-01-31
FOR SALE, RENT, WANTED

Advertisements under this head will be in serted st the rate of ten cents per line for the subsequent insertion an average of five words making . line.
The Coconino sun., 1907-01-31

The Territorial Supreme Court adjourned Saturday until March 19.
The Coconino sun., 1907-01-31

Five cents per pound will be paid for clean, large cotton rags, at the Sun office. If
The Coconino sun., 1907-01-31

For rent-Four room furnished house apply at Snn office.
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For Sale-House 6 rooms ant bath, barn and 6 lots; fine location Box 4l3, Falgstaffff. 1t-4p
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For nt-Furnished rooms for light housekeeping. 4t2p Mrs. Mayfower.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-07-06
GOAT ANTELOPES.

Although the long tailed coral
(Neorhadus caudatus), the goat an
telope of Northern China, was de-
scribed so long ago as 1867, from
skins sent to the Paris Museum the
first living example of the species has
only just reached this country. 1t
was presented to the Geological So
ciety by F. G. Bilbrough, a resident
in Corea. Like its better known al
lies, it is goatlike in form and size,
with short recurved horns, destitute
of hook at the tip; the height of an
adult male at the shoulders is little
over two feet. These small antelopes
are exceedingly active and frequent
high broken ground. difficult of &C.
cess, where they form small bands,
led by an old male. They remain in
shelter during the heat Of the day,
coming out in the morning and even
ing to feed This important acquisl-
ton has been placed in the antelope
house.-London Globe.
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claimants with visible ribs and pat

elephants, with visible ribs and pat
ches Of fungous growth-but few
weeks OF care and food, few scrub
bings and oilings transform them,
and they soon acquire the urbane
manner and composure.
Every Siamese is a connoisseur and
critic Of elephants, and judges I'M
erringly from the wild herd. First.
the creature should have a good skin.
unscarred, of uniform Srinklings or
texture, and as light in color as pos
sible
His toes should have black nails.
and his tail must be absolutely In
tact. Insignificant as the elephants
tail is, the want of it renders the
creature impossible and ridiculous;
and many promising elephant Is
rejected at the kraal because he haf
lost his tail in some jungle fight. 4
steady, even gait is necessary for the
elephant to be used in travelling.
When the wild elephants have been
chosen and made fast to stakes they
sometimes break loose and wreak
their frenzy on the first animal in
sight, and battles royal between fierce
tuskers often occur. Then the air
rings with the shouts Of the peop,e
and the Siamese thinks he has had
q royal holiday indeed.
When the final choice has been
made and the rejected elephants are
turned back into the meadow, fed ana
freed, the King rises and goes td
his boat. The King Of Siam is one
of the most kingly looking men now
gracing a throne-"The handsomest
man in ASIA many of the diplomats
call him-and in his white military
uniform he steps off at a pace that
puts the royal umbrella bearer a. .
dog trot to keep UP with the strenu'
Gus ruler.
At sight OF the King III his Euro
pean clothes, under his Asiatic un,'
brella, the people sink ON thei' heels
and remain in pose Of reverent
humility .sn.il he has passed. Then
the people, who have enieyed the hoi.
iday to the full, take a fresh betel
quid, tuck up their panungs, paddle
away or wade the stream, and Avn
thia becomes again but busy water
village near some ruined temples IN
the jungle.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-07-06
A HOME LOVING BIRD.

Direct evidence of the return OF
the same individual bird of a migrat-
ing species to a particular spot season
after season is not easily obtainable,
but n C. Beers believes that he has
such evidence concerning chipping
sparrow at Lakewood, N. J. A few
years ago he heard a little bird con-
cealed in the top of a maple utter
ing a peculiar song which he could
not recognize. The next season he
heard the same peculiar song in a
tree but few yards from the original
point. This time he identified the
bird, which seemed to have learned
a song Of it's own. The third year
he did not visit Lakewood at the
proper season to meet his little
friend, but the fourth year he heard
and saw it again near the same spot.
1t appeared always to make it's sum-
mer home intthe trees on an area
not more than two acres in extent
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-07-06
Museum Of Clothes for Paris.

Paris is to have a new museum Of
an interesting character. 1t will be
located on some unoccupied lana bor-
dering upon the Champ de Mars and
will come into existence without
State aid.
The museum owes its origin to the
painter. NJ Maurice Lenoir, who is
the president of the Societe de His
toire du Costume; NJ. Maurice Nam
dron, the well known writer, who fills
the vice-chair, and among other dis.
tinguished members Of the society
the patrons of the museums M.
Edouard Detaille, the painter. The
exhibits will consist Of wonderful
collection of costumes, depicting the
various costumes from the Middle
Ages down to the end of the nine
teenth century, which will be dis
played On life sized models.-London
Globe.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-07-06
BOW AND ARROW YARNS.

The expression drawing long
bow" does not of necessity mean the
telling of falsehOod. 1t sometimes
refers to a wonderful story, which
may be true enough, but which is so
marvellous as to require firm trust
in the veracity Of the narrator to
enable the hearer to believe it. Some
Of the longest bows of this sort have
been drawn about bows and arrows.
These stories began long ago. Virgil
in the Eneid tells OF four archers
who were shooting for a prize. the
mark being a pigeon tied by cord
to the mast Of a ship. The first man
hit the mast, the second cut the cord,
and the third shot the pigeon as it
flew away. The fourth archer, hav-
ing nothing left to shoot, drew his
bow and sent his arrow flying toward
the sky with such speed that the fric-
ton Of the air set the feathers on
fire, and it swept on, like meteor,
to disappear in the clouds.
The stories told by Robin Hoods
archery, illustrated by his wonderful
performance as Locksley in SCOTS
"Ivanhoe," are also a decided strain
upon a sensible persons credulity.
The famous story OF William Tell,
doubted by many persons. is believed
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-07-06
A PROUD FEAT.
Napoleon Bird Becomes Nonstop
Piano-PIayinq Champion.

Piano-PIaying Champion.
Napoleon Bird of Stockport is a
proud man today He established a
record for a nonstop run on the piano
which is little likely to be challenged
and still less to be beaten.
He started to play tunes at III
o'clock on Tuesday night al the Stock
port armory and he continued to play
them without a moments intermls
sion until 10 o'clock Thursday night
But this forty-eight hours flow Of
melody was net achieved without ply.
steal discomfort. Napoleon Bird is 81
years old and his muscles are not so
timber as they used to be, but Mrs.
Napoleon Bird sat by his side for all
the forty-eight hours, and her pres
ence revived him in moments when
his task appeared monotonous.
In the latter stages of the struggle
between melody and time Mr.. Bird
showed signs of excusab)e exhaustion
and pardonable drowsinesB He vas
rescued from both by gentle showers
Of eau de cologne, which were spray
ed on him. In the course OF yester-
day also barber shaved him to slow
music.
AS the hands Of the clock approach
ed the hour of 10 the enthusiasm of
the audience knew no bounds, and
when the hour struck and Mr.. Bird
lifted his hands from the keyboard
he was seized and carried in triumph
through the streets to his home.
During the forty-eight hours he per-
formed 1900 separate compositions,
accompanied three concerts and play.
ed twice for dancing. A slight swell
ing OF the fingers and cramps in the
legs were the only ill effects Of his
strenuous exertiOns.
A change of piano became neces-
sary yesterday afternoon owing to the
stiffness Of the keys but skilful
manoeuvre enabled Mr.. Bird to change
instruments without losing a note OF
the song he was playing-Chicago u
ter Ocean.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-07-06
WILLING TO CUT.

I'm de man What cut your graa
once, ma'am,' said the tramp at tna
back door.
Yes. | remember you.' replied thl
woman of the house.
"And once cut some wood fd
you. ma'am.'
Eyes I know: but I've got nothin:
for vOu to cut just now
''Ain't yer got stray pie aroun'
what needs cuttin', ma'am?'-Yos
kers Statesman.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-07-06
A SQUIRREL STORY.


of and on for forty years, but the
most peculiar adventure l ever had
with them was right here upon this
place." said Dick" Compton of the
Compton farm in Clay County. 1T
was IN the early part of the summer
when new potatoes and green peas
had just come in. There is nothing
on earth quite so good as green peas,
new potatoes, and young squirrel COOK
ed into a stew in an old-fashioned
iron pot over hickory fire in an old
fashioned fireplace We had the
vegetable part of the stew and l start
ed out to get the young squirrels.
Going up a draw l heard chat
tering above my head, and looking up
saw a young squirrel sitting on a
hollow knot. 1t was the stump OF a
limb that had rotted off long time
ago, and the BARK had grown partly
over the edges Of the knot. Inside
that hollow a squirrel had built its
nest and brought forth its young
This was one of the little fellows
scolding at ME from that knot. My
mouth watered when l saw him, for
l knew how delicious he would be IN
that stew. l had an old muzzle-load-
ing rifle. l was a good shot. and from
where l stood took careful aim anu
fired l was using the oldfashioned
black powder which makes a cloud
of smoke. | stood still until the
smoke cleared away and then looked
up at the knot. l could hardly be-
lieve my eyes. There sat the squirrel
untouched and it was chatering and
flirting its bushy tail as if in defiance
of me.
Il loaded up again and took more
careful aim and fired. When the
smoke had blown away SO that could
see, there was the squirrel exactly III
the same place.
well, sir, 1 was the most aston
ished man you ever saw. l was not
in the habit of missing. l couldn't
understan1 it.
"Ill gt't you this time l said to
myself, aid I loaded more carefully
than ever. aimed with the greatest
deliberation. fired, and rested the
stock of the gun upon the ground to
wait for the smoke to clear up. And
when it did there was that squirrel
as clipper and saucy as ever you saw
any squirrel It was the most as
tonishing thing l had ever seen.
looked at my gun. at the powder, at
nv bullets, and then UP at that squlr-
rel. 1t was with feeling akin to
superstition that I loaded up again.
I thought may be that squirrel was
bewitched.
With the fourth shot l got him.
After the smoke had blown away
saw that the knot was vacant.
"'Well, l got you that time, said
to myself, and I walked up to the
foot of the tree to get him.
Imagine my surprise when l found
four young squirrels dead in a heap
there. Then l knew what had hap
pened. Each time had fired l had
shot a squirrel, and with the smoke
so thick about me | could not see
him fall. There was only room upon
the knot for one squirrel at a time
to sit. and as soon as one had tumbled
off another had popped out OF the hole
to take his place and be sitting there
when the smoke cleared, and
thought all the time that it was the
same squirrel."-Kansas City Star.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-07-06

by others to have foundation OF
fact. There was a Dane named Foke
of whom the same story is told, and
William of Cloudesley, an English
an, is said to have shot an apple
from his sons head merely to show
his experiences.
Most stories of bows and arrows re-
late the accurate aim Of the archers,
but a Frenchman, Blaise de Vigenere,
tells one that shows the tremendous
force with which an arrow may be
propelled if the bow be strong and
long enough. According to his own
account of the matter, he saw Bar
barossa. Turk, admiral of ship
called the Grand Solyman, send an
arrow from his bow right through a
cannon ball-Boston Post.
WHAT MAKES THE SKY BLUE?
The old question hobs up again,
Why is the sky blue? The Reader
answers:
1T is the atmosphere that makes
the sky look blue and the moon vel
low. If we could ascent to an ele-
walton of fifty miles above the earth's
surface. we should see that the moon
is a brilliant white. while the sky
would be black, with the stars shin
ming as brightly in the daytime as
at night. Furthermore. as a most
picturesque feature of the spectacle,
We should take notice that some OF
the stars are red, others blue, yet
others violet, and still others green
in color OF course, all of the stars
Gf We bar the planets of our own
system) are burning suns, and the
hues they wear depend upon their
temperature. The hottest stars are
blue. Thus Vega, in the constellation
Lyra, is blue sun, hundreds of times
as large as our own solar orb. We
are journeying in its direction at the
rate of millions of miles day, and at
some future time it may gobble US
all up. For. after all, humiliating
though the confession be. our sun is
only very small star-of the sixth
magnitude, or thereabOut-and of an
Importance in the universe so slight
as to be scarcely within the pale OF
reSpecta bility.'
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-07-06
VERY FRANK.

Guest (studying bill Of re)-WaS
err. | have fifty hellers (ten cehlS6
tell me what you recommend
Waiter-Try another restaurant
Wiener Caricaturen.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-07-06
KILLED THE TAME CROW.

A tame crof escaped from a cage
at Poole, Eng tand, and tried to join
a colony Of COWS in a neighboring
grove. But the wild crows resented
the intrusion and killed it.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-07-06
NAY HAVE DIED OF OLD AGE.

They say Miss Allingham's molne
used to be a grand opera chorus gu,
Used to be? Why, isn't she !es
Did she meet Pittsburg millionaire
Chicago Record-Herald.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-07-06

The long feathers of birds wing
are fastened to the bone. It is this
which gives the wing the strength
and surface wherewith to beat the
Air.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-07-06
WHAT, INDEED?

WHAT, INDEED?
Miss Musley says she PAL, eish.
teen dollars dozen for those photos
of herself.
But they don't iool; like her"
of course not. Wh&. do you SUD
pose she paid eighteen dollars foyr
Philadelphia Ledge.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-07-06
LOOKS THAT WAY.

He who borrows an automobile
borroWs trouble remarked the Ob
server of Events and Things.-YoE
kers Statesman.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-07-06
COULDN'T BE AN EMPLOYE.

THAT fellow over there acts q
though he owned this hotel
''Insulted YOU
NO. He asked me if anything
could be done to make me more CON
forta BILE '-Cleveland Press.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-07-06
TO BE EXACT.

This meat" protested the boardsr,
lis overdOne."
Not exactly, it amt" replied tn
waitress: it's done ver."-Philada
phia Ledger.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-07-06

Nine. Patti, who is a marvellous
specimen OF well-preserved powers, At
tributes her exceptional heath q
plenty Of sleep-nine hours.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-07-06

IN 1901 not single passenger ),
Titled nv train accidents in az :
rnflways o, the United Kins'0A
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-07-06
ZERO.

Gunner-Is there an exclusive ciic''
In this town?
Guyer-I should say So lie 'n. -.
bers are as cold and distant as ~
north pole. thin.
Gunner-Ah, it must be somesAi =.
Of an arctic circle.-Chicaso Law
News.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-07-06
11Fr PRESERVER.

By-Stander - You nave savius
sbovn wonderful bravery in saw
that mans life. Is he a feia''
yours? M But h
Hero-Relative? oh' Nv ,,rnal
owes me s4oO.-somerville 'ou'D
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-07-06
HE HAD THE Q.

HE HAD THE Q.
1east-The population of the United
states on Sept ! was estimated BY
ne treasury Department at Si.s79.GOO
and the money in circulation pc. cap
tia $3.50. /
Observation-Disclosures where mi
1928 is?-Yonhess Statesman.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-07-06
PERHAPS HE WILL DO BEIl~
LATER.

Proud Father-John "ro'e w. !.
from the city last week tha' n'
making good money now mi,
Cynical City Man-Yes. ~ o aai
four dollars a week, but II $ lea =,
genuine money.-Somerville ''u'''
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-07-06
AL TOPOGRAPHY

~ . IJ4 NNI1IlIE1
An sr'ocrat in an au,ocrat
Walled; Oh, this vehicle auto starr,
NY adtotype Of the guarantee
Reads automatic plainly see
ana II autographs of the maker; hon
Have auto do with the running. peo,
d not be wasting an autumn day
In such neutrality-suspicious. way"
But he sat and sat, in the FROSTY fall
All an autopsy was the end OF AL
Edwin L. Satin, in the Ksade,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-07-06
ONE THING CERTAIN

Bacon-Noah had mis- trcu5,As !
Suppose
Esbert-Oh, yes; bit he didn', have
70 bore an a:tcs.an well 10 Sc. uesa
"ater.-loL.kers Statesman.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-07-06
ur WASN'T ALL THERE

HE WASN'T AID IHHnH. :,
a,,,;ah vas all bwoke up o'a''
q girl once, doncheF Know "a conn
Miss Knoy-An, ! see c,.;oaos
of the pieces were 'o''
Daily News.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-31

Continued on Page z,
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-10-10
To Initiate a Rooster.

The natural history class had just
begun and the teacher was telling the
boys about various animals. Although
she made her little talk as entertaining
IS possible. she noticed that some
members Of the class were not paying
very strict attention. Thinking to re-
viye their Tagging interest, the teacher
said. Nov. boys. want every one to
initiate the noise made by some ami
rnal viii give you two minutes to
choose your animals. and then wen
sse how well y0a can do it."
The two minutes being up. the room
was allied with sounds seldom heard
outside a menagesie- SQuealing Of
pigs. barking dogs. braying Of dOnkeys.
roaring Of lions. tWittering Of birds ant
mewlng Of cats issued from every cor
ner. The children seemed to enjoy
themselves Immensely, with one ex-
capiion. Johnny Small sat In utter ST.
hence Teacher noticed his closed
1noulh. 50 when the noise had some
what subsidized she said.
e1ohnny. why aren't you Initiating
some aDimai2 Can't Jon think Of
any"
n am. responded Johnny. quite so
1oriy. ~Sh-shl TN keopin' perfectly
cuiet. cause I'm a rooster. and I'm l=y-
an az eggs" -Washlugton star.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-10-10

where there IS lots Of dew on the grass
or vegetation. have often done this
and for a space Of about two feet
about the head Of my shadow there
would be a glow, or the dewdrops
would be brighter than elsewhere. Was
this caused by the suns rays passing
through my auraY Has any one else
ever noticed the same?-W W. +.
You are all familiar with the APP
pearance Of heat vibrations as they riso
over hot stove. or from any surface
superheated by a summer sun
There is an indirect radiator" In
the floor near my desk under large
window. When the radiator is hot
can see these heat vibrations. When
the radiator Is only warm the Yibra-
lions are not visible to the naked eye.
But al times when | can't see the heat
waves at all, can, II the sun Is just
right, see their reflection much magni-
fed on the polished back OF ElleRs
desk where the sunlight strikes.
have noted this several times.
Query. II the sun shining through
the atmosphere will magnify invisible
heat waves, causing them to throw
visible shadow, why may not the same
wonderful sun and atmosphere make
visible the vibrating shadow Of an 9TH
erwise Invisible aura?-Nautilus.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-10-10

There Is a funny little boy
Who follows INC around.
lie aOmetimeR walks upon the renee
And often on the ground
lie never runs about Alone
But always mimtcs me,
And some times I'm 50 tired OF NM
As tlred as | can be,
Once Ia a while, IN lonesome uihes'
Hes nice 70 have around,
for then he's sort OF company
oftentimes have found
He always seems 20 be afraid
To 80 outdoors at night
lie hides away and never comes
TIL Il Is very light.
sometimes think he's coWardlyi
Aud try to punish him;
But on he starts and runs away
He's such an awful limb
] get so veXed | Try TO put
My foot right on his head.
Me hobs and lodges 30 l cant.
Who says shadows are deadr
My brother says Il Is no boy.
II hasn't life al all;
But l know better, mines alive.
just see him on the wall.
he shakes his finger so and so,
A. lively as can be.
I'm fnttSr, but | cannot run
a faster race than he.
Washington star