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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-02-27
THE SPANISH EScURIAL.
u 10 . Marvellous Specimen Of Ancient
Architecture.

The Es"urial. the palace Of the Span
ish king. an architectural marvel. FOR
merly described as the eighth wonder
Of the world" Is now seldom spoken
OF even by those who are ready to 40
wild over much less pretentious struc'
lures The cornerstone Of this Span
ish ST Peters" was laid 10y Philip III.
In 1853, but II was 3O2 years OSiIi be
fore the monstrous building was pro
nounced finished II was built by Phil.
ip in fulflment OF a vow To erect the
finest monastery in the world" should
his forces bc successful In their great
battle with the French. That battle
was fought at St Quentin OH Aug. III.
1857. ST. Lawrence day. and In order
10 honor that saint a. we'll as o. fulhll
his vow the king had the foundation
OF his great memorial laid OF in the
shape OF gridirOn, the implement Of
torture upon which the goodly Law
renee Is reputcd to have suffered mar
tyrdom.
To those who have never visited the
Escurial the size OF the gigantic struc.
ture is beyond comprehension. Ii Is
40 feet from north to south and ;SN ;
feet from east IL west. the square tow.
ers at each corner rising To height 81
over 40 feet. Within this mOnstrous
building are the kings palace. u cathc-
dral. "A monastery Of 10 cells, two col
leges. three chapter houses. three u
brary buildings. five large halls. six
dOrmtOrics three hospitals and over
/, 5000 other rooms. In order 10 make
ST I.awrencc's gridIrOn complete, the
building is built in quadrangular form.
with seventeen 9ws or ranges Of mon
strous stone structures crossing each
other at right angles. these forming the
grldiron's ribs. the handle being a
wing 4IO feet Ina length. The church,
which Is a part OF this vast pile Of ma
sOnry. is 3Gi feet long, 90 feet wide,
with dome go feet In height. II il
estimated that the building cost $50.
/ COO.OOO.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-02-27
Splendors Of Cafes.

The cafe, ami hotels Of New York
arr rivalng each other In the almost
oriental spleudor with which they have
fitted up small rooms for dinner AMI
after th"It"r parties. NJ one cafe near
Broadway the sides 81 one Of these
rooms are composed entirely Of mir
ror~, after the French fashion. while
the criliLg j. covered with green leaves
and Grapcs. lunches II pink and purple
grapes ~ glass, within which are cleo.
trir lights. The effect is that of a beau.
thu arhnr. Another cafe has mirrors
rrhcctin. small red lights throughout
the r"oU. while the ceiling. also Of
mirrors. Is al exquisite imitation Of
moonlight. the effe,., Of which IL OIL.
tanned hy c."ctrivs inclo>ed ia globes
OF tn" o.. . 90 .r"rp ~ moonlight
seen thro - 90 ate tracery OF fam
green leavc,.> ENrhang".
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-02-27

because Of the complexlty OF the prob
lem which they are made 90 solve.
Doyle's characters. on the other hand.
are drawn with sympathy AMI a
shrewd insight into human nature.
They entertain us by their whlms AMI
individual traits no less than by the
adventures through which they pass.
Thus Holmes addiction to the cocaine
habit, his trick Of smoking great guam
titles OF shay tobacco when thinking
out n problem, his dislike Of women.
his skill as n bOxer-ln fact. a score OF
traits all give him individuality and
make us think Of him as fascfna ting
character quite apart from his powers
as n deductive reasoner. And IL Is so
with thes minor personages as we'll
Watson. the somewhat obtuse chron-
Icler OF the adventures: Lestrade ami
Gregson Of the Official police and
Moriarty, the arch criminal.
But however brilliant Poe may have
been, or however ingenionsly Gaboriau
may have spun tangled plots or how
ever ably Conan Doyle may have given
life and reality 90 the central figure OF
his stories, they all derive their in
splration. whether consciously or not.
from the clever tale told by the en-
nous Frenchman before Poe saw the
llght.-Scrap Book.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-02-27
CRACK NUT SUNDAY.
Queer Method Of Hearing q Sermon
Still In Use In England.

zone fine autumn sunday attended
n service In a north Of England coun'
fry church that would have driven
New York preacher clean crazy said
the man who travels. The congrega-
ton didn't do n thing but sit around
and crack nuts. Fancy a New YORK
minister talking To crowd of that
kind, The modern preacher likes to
have things quiet when he talks. IL
dIsconcerts him TO hear n baby cry or
a woman cough or an old man Sn"r''
II he il pat out by such trIi'e> ~ these
II Is interesting To- conjecture what he
would do II hc were tn tax" hold 81
congregation where every l"d! brought
nuts t. crack during the sermon.
"WorShipcrS. II seems. used th ~"
this In England aud even In our "WA
states during colonial days. This dis
turhance was not weekly 0cCurreH' -
by any means. II IL had been. the
Innr preacher would have undoul',cI-
IL left his flock Ia administer spiritual
consolation 10 .uit themselves. Eut ~
A. happened only once year j." was
forced tn endure II. This ore IL"
which was attended 10y such r"u'rt"-
be license came the Sunla" lr''rr
MlchacimaS dly aud was called 'cra'.
nut sunday N"I"dv. ~ matter how
pinuS he might be-. hr~itatcd u avail
himself of the peculiar priNiI"s" grant
ell him. and men. women ana children
came 10 church with their packets
stuffed with nuts. which they c"mrla-
Gently cracked and munchri during
the Sermon
cit was that Mind ~ n sermon that
so impressed m" with IT, Oddiiy. II
can be easily imagined that when for
~ or frty people get Ia cracking nuts
with all their might the noise l. apt to
h. something terrific. and many times
the minister was hard put Ia II {"
hear himself think That custom.
from Ieing regarded with high favor
for many years, finally came 10 Ia
looked upon as a nuisance. and the
habit was suppressed, except In few
remote lOcalities. although the act or
suppression was attended with conSid-
cradle difficulty. so firmly had the nut
cracking fever taken hold " the fancy
OF the people New York Press.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-02-27
SiIyerina Mirrors.

Mirrors are usually Silvered " ~"
ing IA. glass with amalgam. f~
purpose a large. perfectly dat SION. a
provided. and upon it Is evenly sp''. !.
n .h.rt ~ lin foil without crack
flaw. This Is covered To 'he W.
one eighth Of an inch with elean - =,
curry The plate Of glass. p eI,,,
cleaned from all grease ana 'np "a,~s
Is fioatrd on L. the mercury o! n n
30 ~ - exclude all air bubo"s "A
then pressed down by LOADING n IA
weights in order TO press out a. = :
mercury which remains huid Tbs
reccIv"d ia gutter around 'D n b
After about twenty four noui' a a
gently raised upon iis edge S"'
Few weeks il j. ready 20 traipe'
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-02-27
FAMOUS ARCHERS.
Stories Of Wonderful Skill With Bow
and Arrow.

The expression drawing a long how
does not Of necessity mean the telling
Of a falsehOOd. II sometimes refers 10
a wonderful story, which may he true
enough. but which Is so marvellous as
TO require n 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 prize. the
mark being a pigeon tied by n cord to
the mast OF n ship. The first man hit
the mast the second cut the cord. and
the third shot the pigeon as IL flew
away The fourth archer. having moth.
ing left 10 shoot. drew his bow and
sent his arrow dying toward the sky
with such speed that the friction Of the
air set the feathers on fire. and II
swept on. like a meteor, to disappear
In the clouds.
The stories told OF Robin Hoods
~ us NblIfl WI
performance as IOckslcy in SCOTS
''lvanhOe" are also a decided strain
upon sensible persons credulity. The
famous story ~ William Tell doubted
by many persons. is believed by others
10 have Il foundation of fact There
was a Dane named Fokc or whom ~"
same story is told and William Of
Cloudeslcy. an EugliShmau, is said 10
have shot au apple from his sons head
merely Ia show his eXl"rtuc>S
Most stories of bows and arrows re-
late In the accurate AIM of the arrhrrs.
but "a Trcuchmau. RlaiSr de Nigeurre
tells one that shows the tremendous
force with which an arrow NAV be-
propelled IL the bow be- strong and long
enough According 10 h., own ac.
count OF the matter. hr saw Barharu-
81. Turk. admiral 81 4 ship called The
Grand Solyman. send au arrow from
his bow right through cannon ball.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-02-27
PIE BIRDS OF BRITTANY.
They Must Be Pretty Strong, Accord
inc TO This Breton Story.

Speaking OF exaggerations." said a
traveller. reminds me OF the pie bird
story Of the Breton farmer.
There was "A farmer In Brittany
who wished to tell visitor how his
farm had been oyerrun with pies. Pies.
you know. are large birds. black and
white. with long talls-a kind Of crow.
he farmer said the pies devastated
lis tields horribly. II he put up scare
crows the birds tore them down. One
day his young son ran into the granite
farmhouse. and shouted:
"'Oh. ID rr, hundreds and hundreds
up"
The farmer loaded his gun. But
where was the shot; IL couldn't be
found. He put In few handfuls ~
tacks instead. Then he ran out. The
wheat ield was black and white. like Il
checkerboa with pies. The farmer
gave a loud yell. and the birds all dew
up into a tall poplar lie fired. and.
10. every bird was nailed fast "a the
tree. They were nailed fast. Their
fapplng wings filed the ali with a
loud whIr The farmer. apazed. stood
watching them. Then a strange thing
happened. The birds. with one grand
united effort. pulled up the huge tree
and few away with It.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-02-27
TIPPED As he WENT.
His Promise to Pay . Lump Sur,
Weekly Did Not Bring Results.


II had heard all about the tipping
system In Europe before going abroad
said the young man just returned from
his maiden voyage. so I thought Id
inaugurate a new system. At fash
ionable hotel In London the valet as
signed 20 my door was the subject OF
my first experiment.
"'See here I said In a frank, jovIal
manner when be came In 10 attend me,
4 want TO make an arrangement with
you. It's an Internal nuisance 20 be
handing out tips every few minutes. or.
ut least, when want anything done.
Now, purpose TO lump the whole
thing In weekly payments. expect
10 be here at least three weeks. You
look after me 70 the best of your ability,
and at the end Of each week Ill make
Il all right with youth fact, I'll give
you more In a lump sum than you
would get In tips. Is that satisfac-
toryr
"Quite. SIR he said cheerfully. but
fancled he looked disappointed.
"'very WELL said I. I'm going out
for a drive about town. Meanwhile
take my evening clothes out OF my
trunk. have them pressed aud laid out
for me. You'il fnd studs and buttons
for the shit In that box on the dresser.
Ny shoes are In that valise.
"'Hall right. sir. Very good. sir.
Thankee kindly said he. and left
with n feeling OF citation.
when ! got back TO the hotel
found my evening clothes still in the
trunk, the shirt and shoes untouched
aud. In short. nothing doing Next
day I went back TO the old system.
New York Press
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-02-27
PLAYING CARDS.
PseuIisritiss Of Those Ussd By n.
Different Nations.

Different Nations.
zone OF the most interesting e.,,..
tons Of foreign loot that I've a..
recently" said "A man ordlnarilv 49,
busy to make the trip over the a..
himself, is an assortment of piav,,.
cards from various parts ~ the NOM
"ln every country the owner OF N.
collection visited-and be went n /.
good many-piCSel UP cards Of loe,l
manufacture and SD representative a,
the nation.
The Russian car'ls are perhaps ,hA
most elaborate The faces OF the klnv.
and queens are different in each AMI,
indicating the racial elements that m
10 compose the empire.
ION The Greek cards classical here,
and h"roiues are represented. Nesto,
for example, is the king of hearts and
OrcstCs the knlve Agamemnon "a N.
king OF clubs. Hercules the Jack az
spades aud Mines and Danae the king
AMI queen of diamonds. The Creek
pack is rather Il cheap one and scarct.
~ does honor 10 the celebrities Dor.
traycd.
"Cadiz il center for card manufao.
TURNS. The idea NJ the Spanish earl
maker Sr"IuS IL he TO get as much color
OH the cards a. possible, The rg1I
robes arr ~ unusual magnldceace
Tie clubs are big bludgeOns in green
and rcd. aud the knave NJ clubs gayly
caIarispncd nn u praEcing horse. ~
minds you instantly ~ Jack the Giant
Killer. The spades are ugly little dag.
gers. and for hearts and diamonds
there ARE disks aud dice cups he
cards in some uf the spanish packs are
very yin AMI have capital spring.
The Madeira cards come from Lis
bon. The figures are more conventi0n-
al in design than on the Spanish he
ace cards are adorned with typlcsi
Portuguese scenes.
"A peculiarly of the pack bought N
Constantinople Is that the ace earia
In addition 10 the single SPADE, d.
mond. club or heart In the center q
each. have diminutve aces al the W
per left hand and lower right had
corners
"The Italian face cards portray d
cidedly gloomy persOnages. Each oss
Of the face cards, by the way. carfsss
In small print the name and address q
the maker. There are tiny packs, 60
inch and quarter by an inch snd
three-1uarters In size. which can Be
bought on the streets OF Naples zoe
soldo. These resemble the Spanha
cards 10 some extent. although. Nc
royalties are more dignihed
Cairo Is n great card emporium AN
Mousky street offers rich returns
the earl hunter Fortune telling card.
must he IN demand there. to jag
from the samples | saw In the eoase'
ton. The Cairo playing CARDS coz
mostly from Germany. They are ee'r'
liant in their coloring. The aces esfg
scenes from lands both west ana ess~
The gem of all the packs e0@o
from Switzerland. The cards .N
small. one aud three-quarters ey IVY
aud half inches In size, and the paA
design Is the edelweiss. The ki.sN
queens and Ja'ks are delightful s.ua.
I'm Swiss costume, and the pure"A.
certainly gets his moneys worn. ~
each face card has two han nsI
/ quite unlike. ON the aces are ~
scenes and objects ~ interest also
Ia "a card. the subjects includins
castle of Chillon. the Matterhorn.
bridge AZ I.ucerne and the Lion OF ~
Cerne ."-IndianapOi star.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-02-27
Where Sno. Fails.

II YOU are not lover ~ snow. - 10
Malta, which : the nearest >po, where
kpu are certain NJ complete immunity.
IfSou are fond or II, the suburbs of -.
Petersburg viii furnish all you urei 20
ask, for there you may bc sure of Il
for 40 days la the year The happy
rhelium i supplied hy Copenhagen.
with thirty days. while Palerm" Rome
and Venice. with one. ~ and he day,
respectively. may be recommended -
those who merely care for SNOW rs a
casual and heetns guest. London
Chronicle
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-02-27
His Good News.

Il have" said a lawyer as ne -,
bis condemned clients cell. s''1
at last" - a.
"a reprieve?' eagerly eHclalrneO
prisoner. ND
"No. not a rrprierc. but !ot "a
has iort you tju. and now ~ 800
meet Your fate with the :, 80
feeling that the noble efforts Of -. y,
lawyer in your l.elaIf viii n'es
warded. London Tit Bits
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-02-27
Feminine Bravery

Tom - u" You think women are
drawer than mem Dick-yes. do
ne'"' saw one Yet that wouldn't take a
chanre at marriage. Detroit Free
Press
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-02-27

Guest hear you ar" going 10 give
up housekeeping Host Sh, Not so
loud. My wife wants 10 have the salts
faction Ct discharging he cook. Puck,
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-02-27
Jobnn,'s horrid Finish.

IF you don't quit eating 30 much,
Johuny." exclaimed Mrs LapSling. hOr-
rihed at the gluttono'IS-propensities Of
her youngest. the first thing you know
you'll be a regular er!'-Chlcago
Arizona republican., 1907-09-12
SCHOOL IS NOW ORGANIZED.

The enrolment at the opening of the public schools this week was not as large as was anticipated. Several families are in the mountains and will not return for several days. The fam fly of F. P. Drew. with four pupils are now on the way home, but cannot cross the Salt until the water goes down. A number of the Mexican fam flies are just beginning to find out that school is open and their children will come struggling in for the next month or SO. Superintendent Loper yesterday reported as follows: Total enrolment of pupils to date, 407. dis tributed as follows: High school. 56; eighth grade. 22; seventh grade. 30; sixth grade. 35: fifth A grade. 2S; fifth grade. 30; fourth grade, 52; third grade, 51: second grade, 47; first grade (Mexican). r.; first grade (white). ~.
 The teachers are: High school Mathematics and science. Zebulon Pearce; latin and history. Nora Smith; eighth grade. Mrs. Clara Bak- CT; seventh grade. Miss Mamie Pink erton; sixth grade. Bertram Jones; fifth A grade. Miss Cora Mellen: fifth B grade, Miss Nina Houston; fourth
Arizona republican., 1907-09-12
TEMPE
THE PICKRElU FUNERAL.
Attended by Large Number of
 Friends and Relatives.

The funeral of the late Watson Pickrell was held here yesterday af- ternoon at 1:3O o'clock from Andre Hall under the auspices of the A. O.. l.. w. lodge. of which the deceased was a member. The body. accompa- nied by MT. Pickrelrs two brothers ar rived here on the morning train from the south.
 The services in Andre Hall were conducted by Rev. Kloss and consisted of an address by him and several se- lectiCns by a choir composed of C. w. Miller Maurice Blome. Misses Irma and Laura Schmidt, Helen Blome and Vera Buck under the leadership of Prof J. l.. Johnston. Following these services the remains were escorted to the hearse in front of the hall where int funeral procession was formed The pail bearers in this instance were Andrew Nielsen. Jack Harris A. J. Peters. J. A. Dimes. R l.. Long and Curt w. Miller. The funeral process sion was q long one and was lead by an escort of Cadet Guards followed by the members of the A. O. T.. w. some forty strong. The carriages of sor- rowing friends followed the remains to the grave where the services were conducted according to the ritual of Inc A O. [. W. lodge. The pail bear trs at the grave were NJ. E. Curry
Arizona republican., 1907-09-12
PERSONALS.

Mrs. w. A. Kimball and Mrs Dr. Hawley were Phoenix visitors yester- day.
 Mrs. Chas. NJ. Blakely is on the sick list. though it is nothing serious, it is believed
 Mir. White arrived in town yesterday from the east and will hold down a chair in the Modern barber shop.
 Dr. Chandler Postmaster Newell. Don M. LeBaron and Geo. s. Irwin att tended the funeral held at Tempe yes terday over the remains of Hon. Wat son Pickrell
 Mrs. ZenObia Harmon has entered the Tempe Normal school for a course of study. Mrs. Harmon is the mar ried lady who graduated from the Mesa nigh school last spring She has two children and her household du- ties to ook after. but is determined to have a good education as well. The public admire her pluck.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-12

sent from here informing him of his mothers illness.
 Miss Beulah Stauffer visited Miss Meta Eyer northeast of Phoenix few days last week
 Glendale Literary society reorganiz- ed Saturday evening at the school house and will meet each Saturday evening.
 Mrs. Betz. wife of the ticket agent of Glendale. returned home after a few days visit at Iron Springs.
 J. w. Forney moved Prof Bunch's household goods and family into Phoe- nix on Friday and Saturday.
 Charlie Stauffer spent Saturday night with his parents at Glendale.
 D. Y. Hooley is building an addi- tion to his home one and One-halt miles north of town. Mir. Davis is dO- ing the carpenter work.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-12
FORTY FINE MILES.

Forty fine mules arrived in the Salt River valley yesterday. They were re- ceived by Charles Granger manager of the Shattuck S Desmond company. and will be used on the road to ROose- welt. With the addition of the new mules. Mir. Granger says he will be able to send loo barrels of oil to Roosevelt daily. The mules are all young. large and in good condition They came here from Los Angeles. but bear the Missouri brand The blacksmiths for the company are hay ing all kinds of fun in shoeing the new corners.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-12
BEST MAN ILL.

P. c, SteinmetZ, who came down from Roosevelt Tuesday night to act as best man for D. O. Robinson. who was married in Phoenix yesterday. is at the Alhambra. Ill. The doctors say it is nothing serious and that he will be all right in a day or two. There was a special reason why Mir. Stein metz regrets his inability to fill the engagement with his friend-so his friends say. It seems that MT. Stein metz is on his way to Texas to per suade certain young lady to return with him to Arizona as Mrs Stein metz. and he wanted the practice of standing before the officiating gentle man who tied the knot for Mir. Rob- inson.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-12

galore. Colorado salmon, hunch back suckers. cat fish. sun fish and carp All the boys fished early and late and had a fine time.
 Sine Bros. the enterprising ranch CTS. are ploughing by steam. using two gangs of six and four blows. and ex- pect to blow twenty acres per day. J. D. Bivens finished loading a car of hay Saturday. Sept. 7th.
 Mrs. O. J. Beaver visited her son. Emmet. at Congress Junction. Elm met is night agent at that place for the g. F. P. & P. railroad.
 Mrs. Jos. Asher and daughter Edith returned home from Prescott Tuesday. the 3rd.
 Mrs. Fauber and daughter Helen ar rived in Glendale Thursday. after sev- eral months visit in St. Louis.
 Wesley Davis returned home from Los Angeles in response to a telegram
Arizona republican., 1907-09-12

Mrs. Geo. w. Nichols is home from Prescott. where she has been spend ing the summer.
 Chas. A. Stauffer. circulation man. ager of The Republican. and Harry Gerard of the Gerard-Jones company of Phoenix were south side visitors yesterday.
 J. F. Hawes today takes up the work of zaniero of the Kirkland. Mckinney and Western Branch ditches. J. w. Parry having resigned the place on account of business reasons.
 l.. D. Nelson of the Gila river was a business visitor here yesterday.
 Mrs. Heating of Florence was a yis-
Arizona republican., 1907-09-12

Henry Schoshusen. Geo. Nichols. J. J. Hodnett. E. Ruse and Geo. Wander walker.
 In respect to the memory of Mir. Pickrell the normal closed in the af- ternoon and during the hour of the funeral. and most of the stores in town were closed.
 Watson Pickrell was one of the best known men on the south side. He was a staunch friend of the normal and of Tempe and his loss to the town is one that will be deeply felt by all.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-12
PosToFFIcE INSPECTOR HERE.

C. D. Lowe of the postoffice depart ment. is spending a day or two here. Yesterday he made the trip with the carrier of route No. with view to making a re-estimation of its length and will probably recommend its ex- tension a mile or more to better serve the present patrons of the route and new ones that will be served. provid- ing this change is made. He spent the afternoon making his regular inspec- tion of the postoffice here and will re- turn to his headquarters in Phoenix today.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-12
SHOULDER BROKEN.

While at play on the school grounds yesterday noon. Collins Jones had his left shoulder fractured. He was en- gagged with others in football practice. Another boy had the ball and Collins tried a tackle. He tackled too low. according to the spectators who un- derstood the play. and in the scrim- mage had the accident. The boy went to the doctor and had the injury dressed and returned to school in the afternoon.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-12
GLENDALE NEWS.

Glendale. Sept. 9.-(Special Corres- pondence of The Republican.)-Fred Woodward has plowed up his little ranch and expects to plant it to fruit trees. He is taking orders for Stark Bros. nursery stock for fall delivery
 The late flood brought down fish