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Connecticut western news., 1907-09-19

Bishop H. c. Morrison in his sermon at the Kentucky annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South made a bitter attack on Mrs. Eddy. He charged Mrs. Eddy with being q fakir who claimed that while Christ had only part of the truth she had the whole truth. He had but one way of judging this faith and all others like 1t by the straightedge of gospel truth 1t would not stand. Bishop Morrison said that MT. Peabody, distinguished law. yer of Boston, had publicly proved Mrs. Eddy guilty of various crimes. and If anybody called into question what he said concerning her he would refer him to MT. Peabody. He had great pity for the intelligent and re spectable men and women she led away, but supreme contempt for Mrs Eddy, he declared.
 Silent for thirty years on the subject of his wrongs, which he charges to the founder of the oil trust John D. Rock efeller, his old physician, Dr. c. l.. Morehouse, who says he is the discov- erer of yaseline. paraftin and many products of petroleum, has announced his intention of bringing suit against the organization for S10O,O0O,OOO. pr. Morehouse. who is eighty-five years old and lives at 32S West Thirtieth street, New York, declares the process es of producing petroleum products were stolen from him by Rockefeller. whom he also charges with ruining his business and that of thousands of oth. CTS. .....s -s#-
Connecticut western news., 1907-09-19
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evening service, 7.30; prayer meeting Thursday evening at 7.30.
 St. Bernard's Church Father Smith, Pastor. Morning service, Ills; once each month at 9 am.
 Second Congregational Church (Ells- worth) = Rev. w. E. Page, Pastor. morning service. II; Sunday school, 1215; Christian Endeavor takes place of evening service at 7.30; prayer meet ing, Thursday at 2.30 p. m.
Connecticut western news., 1907-09-19
Harlem Railroad.

Trains arrive at Sharon Station, north bound at 9.25 a. m., l1.40 a. m., 2.50 p. m., 5.54 p. m., TAT p. m.; southbound at 7.23 a. m., 9.09a. m., 1.39 p. m., 4.0S p. m., 6.14 p. m. Sundays, northbound, at 1928 and S.22 p. m.; southbound at 7.23 8. m. and 6.42 D. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-20
Drays of Tangier.

one way or another in this town of Tan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-20

the wedding She takes frequent steam baths, and for a week before the mar riage has one every day. At the same time her cheeks are painted with rouge. and her finger nails. toe nails. and even her feet and the lower parts of her arms and legs are decorated with henna, red eoloring matter, which is In common use throughout the orient
 At the Wedding.
 l have seen number of wedding pro- sessions here in Tangier. The bride Is carried about in q great covered chair or box, and there is music and dancing. The ceremony usually takes place on Friday. which is the Mohammedan Sunday. It consists largely of the couple joining hands while prayers are said over them. On her wedding day the bride Is carried about on the shoulders of the slaves. and a great fuss Is made over her. Her girl friends keep her company. and there is a wedding feast which lasts almost all night. This is followed by other feasts throughout the next week or more.
 I am told that Moorsh husbands first duty is to unbraid his wlfe's hair. and that. thereafter, she pr'- on the especia. dress of the married woman The ordina- ry Mohammedan marriage k, under stand, moderately happy. and 1t Is said that the stronger character generally rules the household. Divorces are easily
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-20

By Langdon Smith. When you were a tadpole ana was
 fish.
 In the Paleozoic time And side by side on the sluggish tide,
 We sprawled through the ooze and
 slime, or skitted with many caudal flip.
 Through the depths of the Cambrian My heart was rife with the joy of life,
 For loved you even then. Mindless we lived. mindless we loved
 And mindless at last we died And deep in the rift Of the Caradock drltt'
 We slumbered side by side. A The world turned on in the lathe Of time,
 The hot lands heaved amain, Till we caught our breath in the womb of
 death
 And crept Into life again. Then we were amphibians. scaled and
 tailed.
 Ana deaf as a dead mans hand, We sprawled at ease beneath the trees
 Or scrawled through the mud and sand, Crooked and blind, with our three-clawed
 feet,
 Writing a language dumb, With never spark in the empty udrh To hint of a. life to come Yet happy we lived, happy we loved. And happy we died once more, And our forms were rolled in the clinging mold Of a Necromean shore, I And the Aeons came and the Aeons ned riIl the sleep that bounds us fast Was driven away by the dawn of day l And the night of death was past. Then light and swift through the jungle trees | We swung in our airy flights. | Or dreamed in the balm of the fronded l palm | In the hush of those moonlit nights; And. oh, what beautiful years were these | Where our hearts clung each to each, ! And life was frilled, and the senses | thrilled | With the first faint dawn of speech. l Thus. life by life and death by death. | We passed through the cycles strange | And love by love- and breath by breath, We followed the chain of change, Till there came a time fin the law or ife, 1 And Der the rocking sod | The shadows broke and the soul awoke l In the first dim dream of God. | Then I was thewed like an Auroc bull, | And tusked liko the great cove-bear. | And vou. my sweet from head to feet, 1 Were gowned In your glorious hair. | Deep in the gloom of a freless cave. l When the night fel Der the main. 1 And the moon hung red OCT tho river bed, i, We numbered the bones of the slain. ] For ". lived by blood and the r'eh5 of
 might N.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-20

They wear kaftan. a sort of waist and skirt. which reaches to the feet, and over this a garment of fine goods, through which the bright kaftan shows. They have belts of leather or sashes of gold thread. They sometimes nave handker- chiefs about their heads, held up by card board They are fond of jewelry and load themselves down with earrings. bracelets and anklets. They paint the eye brows, lips and cheeks, but do not tattoo.
 Slavery Still Common.
 As far as I can learn the Moorish ladies have an easy time. They nearly ah have slaves. and this is especially so of those outside Tangier. There are also slaves here. but the chief markets for them are in the cities of the south. this place being too near Europe to permit them being publicly exposed and sold. Most of the slaves come from the Souaan, and the greater part are females. Coal black ne- gresses are in great demand. and they will bring from $20 to 5000. according to age and beauty. One of the dragomen about the hotel here tells me he bought an eIeven-year- girl last week for about ss9. and he added that she pleased him SO well that he would not take sl50 for his bargain. Such slaves become A part of the family and their children are considered legitimate.
 It Is difficult to learn. much about fhe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-20

borers, some of whom are almost in rags.
 One queer genius is a beggar who claims to have been in America. He makes a weird music with cymbals. dancing and singing and blubbering at the mouth as he does so When l saw him today he said: Master, you Amer ican. l been in America. l been in Shee- caago, Buffo, Cleveland, St. Louis, Umha. Philadelpheeya, Wasintone. I Soudan man in Barnum circus. I travel all over. You American, suppose you give money" The word Wasintone caught me and I handed him a few coppers. He then danced away blubbering and jIngllng his cymbals.
 Women of the Moors.
 Among the strangest sights here are the women One does not see much of them, except an eye or so, but they look ont nevertheless. If one of you Ameri- can girls will take a well-worn blanket of thin white flannel and drape 1t about your body, over your clothes. so that it hides the whole of your person, wrapping a fold or so about the head and leaving only a crack lor one eye, or perhaps both, you will have a. fair representation of the common Moorlsh girl as she goes along the streets. The only bare skin one can see is. the. little section about the eyes; at least not until the lady gets by. She shows more at the rear than the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-20

customs of courtship and marriage in a land where the woman subject Is tapooeo. but I can give you some information Every Mohammedan here, as elsewhere has the right to four wives, but these Moors, as a rule, have but one. The chief reason for this is that two or more heads of family create discord, and the husbands has to keep as many different establishments as he has wives. In Fez, where the people are richer, it is some what different; but even there the wealthy Moor prefers to add slaves to ms harem to taking on an extra wife.
 Marriages are made at an early age. Girls wed at fifteen or sixteen and young men at twenty or twenty-five. There Is no such thing as courtship, and the matches are usually arranged by the parents of the respective families. There is always q marriage contract and the groom is expected to pay dowry In a marriage among wealthy families there are always preliminary feasts and pres ents. The groom sends dates and other fruits to his sweetheart, and the pros pective bride puts herself into training in order that she TX look her best at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-20
A Greed for 1907.

From the Chicago Post
 TO consider the other fellows feelings unless he shows a lack of considerations for mine.
 TO be watohful of opportunities to do good, and to be mighty watchful for op- portunities for others to do me good
 To speak a kind word whenever can. especially where I think 1t will soak in.
 To cast my bread upon the waters. 90 long as I control the salvage rights of the stream.
 To remember that while I am looking for the best of 1t there are others equip ped with microscopes and telescopes sean ming the same horizon.
 To be a better man, but to reflect from time to time that all of-us are bluffing alopgsthatslins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-20
Strange Features and Character of a PlOl1ammedam Stronghold


accomplished in all Mohammedan coun- tries and the man who wishes to get rid of his wife has no trouble in doing so.
 Among the Babies.
 I wish I could show you some of these Moorish children which are fiocking about me. They are Just as sweet as our Amer ican little ones, although they seem diff ferent. They dress somewhat like their parents, the boys wearing red fez caps and long white gowns. While playing in the streets many go bareheaded, and If you will imagine a crowd of little Amer jeans of say six. eight and ten years dressed in white night gowns playing on the streets and thoroughly enjoying themselves you will have one of the com mon sights of this city. You must make some of the faces, however yellow and even black, and must shave the heads close. with the exception of spots here and there where ions locks are allowed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-20

front, and often more leg than the Amer ican girl shows when clad in her stock ings The bare heels of these maidens can always be seen rising and falling In their red slippers, as, bent half double, they hasten along. The women here do not loiter and chat on the streets, and though they often visit their friends they spend but little time at the doors while greeting each other, and there are no front gates for them to hang over while they discuss the servant question or re- tail the last scandal.
 Some of the lower class females go about with bare faces. and an old wo- man may, now and then, drop the cover ing which hides her features. The young and the pretty are always kept hidden, and I notice that many have cotton or some other cloth wrapped tightly about the lower part of the face in addition to the outside covering. which they hold tight as they go.
 Like Good Clothes.
 I am told that the Moorish girls are fond of fine clothes, and that these ghost ly wrappings often hide costly garments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-20
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to grow. The little girls have at first only a single lock on the crown of the head. Later this is allowed to spread out until it finally covers the whole head. The hair is then put up in plaits and braided.
 The boys head is shaved soon as he is born and Is kept shaved for the great CT part of his life thereafter Each rich family has it's own barber and the bar Der keeps the head of the boy in order for nothing until he Is married At that time he receives present and Is well paid thereafter. Every man is shaved regu- larly. and the whole head Is scraped, ex cept the lock left on the crown, by which as a handle the Mohammedan thinks he may be pulled Into heaven. The man shaved sits upon the ground. the barber soaping and latherlng him as he bends over him. The hair cut close to the scalp. a good job leaving 1t like the skin of drum head sprinkled with black pepper.
 FRANK G. CARPENTER.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-20

other. eThose two old men on the corner have been gossipping for more than an hour. little later these streets Will be bordered with groups of men sitting on the ground or upon low stools, leaning back against the walls as they chat to- gether. They spend a great deal or time in the tea houses and are fond of en- tertaining each other. This Is Moharn- medan land, and no one ever introduces his wife or his daughter to his friend. The two sexes are kept wide apart, and this throws the men more together and makes friendship among them more common feature than in our part of the world.
 Negroes, Jews and Others.
 In addition to the Moors dressed in white there are other odd characters which we meet at every step. There are rough fellows in gowns and hoods of dark gray or brown, fierce looking noun taineers with brown faces and negro slaves as black as a stove. There are many mulattoes. There are men from the desert and beyond travellers from Fez and other Moroccan towns and la
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-20

The Foreign Invasion. From the New Orleans Picayune An "All American Menu. Scotch Barley Broth. Canadian Trout.
 Jerusalem Artichokes. Hamburg Steak. French Fried Potatoes
 Bermuda Onions.
 Lima Beans. English Muffins. Vienna Rolls. India Relish Spanish Olives. Chile Sauce. Japanese Fritters.
 Roman Punch. Neapolitan Ice Cream. j Geneva Fancy Cakes English Pound Cake.
 Java Coffee. Ceylon Tea. Mexican Chocolate.
 Swiss Cheese. Brazilian Nuts. Egyptian Dates.
 Malaga Grapes. Havana Cigars. Turkish Cigarettes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-20
A TOAST TO A LADY

 Ere human laws were drawn, For the age of sin did not begin Till our brutish tusks were gone; And that was a million years ago, In a time when no man knows Yet here tonight in the mellow light We sit at Delmonicos. Your eyes are as deep as the Devag
 Springs,
 Your hair is as black as jet Your years are few, your life Is new, Your soul untred. and yet. Our trail is on the Kimeradge clay, In the scarp of the Burbeek flags. We have felt our bones in the Bagshot
 stones.
 And deep in the Coraline crags. Our love is old our life Is old. And death shall come amain, Should he come today. what man may say That we shall not meet again? Then as we sit at our dinner here, Der many a dainty dish. Let us drink anew to the time when :, Were a tadpole, and l. fish.
Graham guardian., 1907-08-23
Till Tapped at
Hooks Saloon

At midnight last Friday some
individual succeeded in relieving
the cash register at Hooks saloon
of about twenty dollars in silver
and bills. Manager G. W. Morris,
who has charge Of the establish
ment during the absence of Mr..
Hooks in the mountains, was
called out to the back to make re
pairs on the acetylene lighting
plant, the light having been burn
Graham guardian., 1907-08-23

was decided to have q parade in
the morning, and to offer prizes
for foot races, horse races, bicycle
races, CREASED pig contests, creased
pole contests, and other sporting
events. The outlook is good for
four or five first class horse races.
The Mexicans will hold a meet
ing on the evening Of the 18th at
IL o'clock. On these occasions
stirring speeches will be made in
the Spanish and English languages,
in honor of the downfall of Maxi
milan and the dawnlng of Mexi-
can Independence. These are
most unusual hours for the hold
ing of meetings but it is the Next
can custom and will be strictly
followed on these occasions.
Prizes will be offered for the
best floats in the parade.
Graham guardian., 1907-08-23

Heavy reduction on prices Of all
goods. J. L. Wilkins, Thatcher. 1t
Graham guardian., 1907-08-23
Local News

A. Mejia of Globe is visiting in
Stafford.
Billy Forbes of Ft. Thomas was
in Stafford yesterday.
DR.. Warner yesterday removed
a piece of steel from the eye of a
San Juan miner.
Mrs Nellie Todd has been afflict-
ed with bad attack of neuralgia
during the past two weeks.
J. F. Brown, the jolly former
Stafford resident, is here this week
from Douglas.
Mrs. Nellie Todd and daughter
were the charming hostesses at a
very pleasant social party We'd
nesday evening.
Graham guardian., 1907-08-23
THATCHER

The schools will open on Mon
day, September End,
A fine son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. Woods, l2.pounder, on
August 18th.
The Academy opens next Mon
day, August Goth, and the prepa'
rations for the event are now fully
made.
Webster & Hopes, the enter
prising merchants, announce that
they are paying sl:4O for barley,
and will take large or small lots
at this price.
At the ball in Thatcher last Fri
day evening the prize for the best
walters was awarded to Mr., and
Mrs. Eugene Curtis. The dance
was great success in every way,
and it is likely that another will
be given in the near future under
the same management,
Hon. w. w. Pace reports that
his company received carload of
the we'll known and popular Ra-
cine buggles and car of the old
reliable Schuttler wagons Tuesday.
They sold three of the buggies the
same day they arrived. The COM
pany is shipping considerable hay
and barley.
Mr.. E. G. Rogers reports that
the creamery is turning out 200
pounds of butter daily. This is
the output from II list Of So milk
furnishers. Mr.. Rogers states that
the creamery could handle vast
ly greater quantity of milk if 1T
could only be obtained, and that
the demand for the excellent
quality of butter now being turned
out far exceeds the supply.
Graham guardian., 1907-08-23

Mrs. A. D. Richmond and chill
dren of Patagonia, Arizona is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. P. Pearson of Stafford.
Mrs. Harry L. Castle and chill.
DIRE n, Ruth and Leo, reached Saf
ford yesterday from Roosevelt, to
visit with relatives here.
J. T. Owens and son returned
from Denver Tuesday, where they
obtained expert optical treatment
for tho lattcr,,s eyes.
A fine North Star refrigerator,
just received, will be sold at cost.
Come in and see il. 1t speaks for
itself. Gila Valley Furniture Co.
25-1t
Attorney George H. Crosby has
reached home from an enjoyable
trip overland to st. Johns and
other points. His brother Charles
came with him to reside here.
Chas LiDdeman of Bisbee has
taken up a 100 acre homestead in
Artesia this week. In company
with Charles Kruger he has pur.
chased a well boring machine.
Supervisor George Olney re
turned Saturday from an extended
stay in Los Angeles, whittier be
went for the benefit of his health.
He'suffered some from neuralgia
during his absence, but reports an
enjoyable trip.
J. L. Wilkins of Thatcher will
shortly take trip of three or four
months duration to Utah and
Idaho, on business and pleasure,
and is closing out his stock Of
general merchandise at and below
cost. This is an excellent oppor-
tunity to obtain bargains.
On Tuesday last Constable Dave
Ridgeway investigated the case of
a family living in the south part
of Stafford reported to be destitute.
He found the husband, shiftless
individual, and the family IN dire
need. The former agreed to pro
vide for his family in future under
pain of arrest.
Mr.. Charles H. Garrison, fore
man of the Arizona Commercial
Company mine at Globe, is spend
ing few days in Stafford to recup |
crate from his arduous duties
there. While in this valley he
will incidentally look over a num-
Der of mining claims hereabouts
and went up on Mt. Graham with
County Assessor John j. Birdno
Tuesday with the view OF exam
lining some properties there.
1t is with the deepest regret
that the Era announces the death
of John DeWard, the little son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John d. Parks, Of
Clifton, which occurred at Los
Wednesday Of last week.
The little fellow was one of the
brightest in Clifton and was con
sidered one of the healthiest, bat a
few weeks ago be was taken quite
Graham guardian., 1907-08-23
Splendid Horses
Sent to D0Uql3S

Two fine teams were sent to
Douglas, Arizona, this week from
the Gila valley, for use in the fire
department of that city. Mayor
W. M. Adamson of Douglas was
here early in the week and ar
ranged for the purchase Of the an
imals. One Of the teams was OBJ
tanned by G. W. Morris for the
mayor, they being purchased from
Turner West for $500. One of the
other horses was purchased from
Richard Clifford and the other
from NJ. z. Snow, and the price
paid for each of these was 1926.
The horses left overland Tues.
day for Douglas in charge of Mr..
Clifford. They were all large,
gentle, and intelligent animals and
among the best work teams ever
produced in this valley. They
prove what can be done here
when it comes to raslng fine teams
and also indicate the: there is
money In horses wnen carefully
bred. These four horses brought
into the valley eleven hundred I'D
fifty dollars cold cash, a years
salary for the ordinary citizen.
All goods going at or below
oos+ I, W;lL;na Vhotobar II
Graham guardian., 1907-08-23

All goods going at or below
cost. j. l.. Wilkins, Thatcher. 1t
Graham guardian., 1907-08-23
PIMA

A heavy rain fell last Tuesday
night.
The measles are dying out lat
terly, many of those afflicted hav.
ing recovered.
Manager Merrill of the Webb.
Merrill Company reports that his
company is shipping out hay IN
large quantities, paying sll per
ton therefor, They are also ship.
ping out considerable barley, pay.
ing Sl.40 He reports business
extremely brisk In all lines
Graham guardian., 1907-08-23

ing very low. There was no one
in the saloon except one man, who
was sitting asleep in a chair,
While outside, Mr.. Morris heard
the cash register bell ring, and
came back in and discovered that
the register had been opened and
the sum named taken. He aroused
the sleeping individual and search.
ed him, and proved conclusively
that he could not be the culprit.
He therefore concluded that some
one must have come in from out
side and stolen the money. Mr..
Morris has his suspicious of the
ma lefactor and the guilty one
should make restitution or egal
difficulties may overtake him.
Heavy reduction on prices of all
Foods. l. r.. Wilkins. Thatcher. Ii
Graham guardian., 1907-08-23
Stockholders Meeting

Notice is hereby given that a
of the stockholders of the
Graham County Mining & Smelt.
ing Company will be held at the
residence of J. G Alfred in Thatch.
er, Graham County, Arizona, on
Sept 2, at 10 o'clock am.
HYRUM CHLARsoN, President
Graham guardian., 1907-08-23
PREPARING THE CELEBRATION
Chairman Simms Reports Great In
ierest and a Large Contribution
for the Days Events

We learn from Chairman Mitt
Simms of the celebration com
mitteo on Mexican Independent ce
day that nearly $500 has already
been subscribed and that great in
terest is being manifested in the
affair.
A meeting of the program com
mittee was held last Monday eve
ming at which the program for the
day was considered at length. 1t
Graham guardian., 1907-08-23
Announcement /!

On Friday evening, August 30th,
there will take place at Todd's
Hail, a grand prize ball. Two
prizes, first aud second, will be
awarded to winners of prize waltz
Good music. Refreshments Is served
ia hall.
Graham guardian., 1907-08-23
Meeting of the
Fire1e1 TUESDAY,.

Notice is hereby given that a
meeting of the tiremen of Stafford
is hereby called TO be held at the
Office of Attorney Wiley Jones on
Tuesday evening, Aug. 81, at 7:30,
for the purpose of completing ar.
rangements for the coming ball.
A full attendance is desired.
Chas. Kruger, Chief,