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Arizona republican., 1908-01-17
GENERAL NOTES

The case of Ruth Gibson against Chas; Davis was postponed until 10 a. m., Monday morning.
 The stockholders of the Mesa Melon Growers association will hold meet ing Saturday, the 18th of this month at the Mesa City hall at D. m.
 It is reported that MT. Cooper. an uncle of the Toifords died here yester- day morning. He had been here about two months No particulars of the death have been learned.
 13 O. M. A. initiated three new mem- bers Wednesday evening. They were Jes Pierce, Jack Alison and William Brundage. The next meeting will be held Feb. 5th, 1908.
 Yesterday there commenced shear ing the sheep at Mcqueen ranch. Dwight Cleveland. a friend of MT. and Mrs. Evans, is visitor at Rancho Bonita for a few days, from Phoenix.
 D. T. Mcqueen went to Phoenix last evening to attend the bachelors dance.
 Mir. Wa1sworth of the A J. Peters office of Tempe, was in Mesa yester- day.
 Mrs. Andrews of Tempe is in Mesa City for few days.
 Chas. Korrick of the New York store of Phoenix is spending the day in Mesa.
 Miss Laura Klineman is reported much better today.
 S. w. Quist of Phoenix is a Mesa visitor today.
 Chas. Stauffer was a business visitor in Mesa yesterday.
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about dark. He gave his name as Geo. Dyer and told a story of having ridden from Torres Mexico, but of having lost his horse a few miles south on the desert, late in the afternoon. He lodg- ed with the Gamers that night and the next morning put two Yaquis on the trail of the missing horse. While with the Gamers he represented that he was coming in advance of hun- dred '~-- = horses that were on the way from Mexico. It was his inten- ton. he said. to establish a corral and stable somewhere near town, break the horses and sell them as they became sufficiently gentle to be saleable. IL struck him that between the Garner home and the Canal north, was an ideal location and before he came to town next day. he had transacted a deal with MT. Garner for the rent of sufficient land to fill his needs. Coming to town, he told the same story to a number of different parties and ure
 senting himself at the Farmers and Merchants bank, introduced himself and laid the way for possible further dealings by representing that he had five thousand dollars on the way from Mexico by express. In the course of the few following days, he negotiated with the L. w. Blinn Lumber com pany for a bill of three hundred dol lars in lumber and had the material taken to the proposed corral south of town. He employed carpenters and put them at work on the construction of little Is by 20 house. He started Mexicans at work digging post holes for the corral and had things going in nice shape for the reception of the bunch of horses from Mexico: He contracted with Birchett Bros. for forty odd tons of hay and bought a small bill of goods there amounting to between six and seven dollars. He contracted for more hay with ranch CT near his camp and from E. Schmidt the harness man, figured and ordered a hundred leather halters for use when l the horses should arrive. Burt Dick
 inson made the acquaintance of Dyer early after his debut in Tempe. He worked for him a few days and upon sufficient financial inducement (pay
 ment to be made upon the performance of. services) agreed to go horseback , south toward the Mexican line to meet the incoming bunch of horses and guide them to Tempe Mir Dickin- i son had all his plans made to leave here Tuesday morning, but for reasons : hereinafter stated, did not leave as in- ] tended
 Monday Mir. Dyer went to Phoenix
 where it has since been learned he placed an order with a hardware firm there for a bill of goods aggregating
Arizona republican., 1908-01-17
PROMINENT VISITORS HERE

Mrs. Wm. Mckinley and Miss Maude Keller of Routt county. Colorado, were visitors in Tempe Wednesday. and were the guests of Rev. Bolger of the Congregational church. During Rev. Bolger's residence in Colorado he be- came intimately acquainted with the Keller family and the two ladies on their way to California for the rest of the winter. have been stopping in Phoenix for week and devoted one day to Tempe. Particular interest is attached to the two ladies for the fact that through a story that appeared in Munsey's Magazine about a year ago, they have gained considerable promin- .ence throughout the country. As the Keller sisters there were depicted in this story as the managers and opera tors of one of the largest cattle ranch es in Colorado. They had direct sup ervision of all the work and did their share of it.
 That this is all true and that they prospered. is verified by Rev Bolger who was familiar with the circum- stances. One of the sisters has since married William Mckinley. a relative of the late President Mckinley.
 FOR SALE-Good HOO pound horse sound and true, displaced by motor cycle. See Griffen Tempe.
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ming Post fame in the eunningness and sagacity of his business transac- tions, and to which the transactions of the late Arnolds are as nothing. That is the way it appears on the face of it just at present. though there may be developments at a future time that may cast a different light on the subject.
 Readers of The Republican may re- member reading in these columns a week or so ago of man arriving at the G. E. Garner home one evening
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of flood in the spring and the water was out, then the farmers could turn out and part clean the canal while the others repaired the dam. So an as- sessment of 40 cents per acre was vot- ed subject to the call of the board of directors.
 There arrived in the home of Mir. I. H. Parkman early Sunday morning a young man visitor, and as he likes Arizona climate pretty well he con- cluded he would stay a few years. He is not the largest boy in the world, but as all the most precious things in the world are not judged by size. we guess he will pass. Mother and child are both doing we'll
 C. H. Barkley is down from his home in Glendale, shaking his old neighbor's hands and looking a1er his ranching interests. ~-Gf
 Judge Ainsworth and Mir Rays were down from Phoenix yesterday in an auto, to attend the canal meeting.
 c. T. Hirst had an auto full of home seekers down from Phoenix today looking over the valley.
 Mrs. Douglas died at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Elmer Clanton at Arl- ington. Sunday and her body was in tered in the Palo Verde cemetery to- day. She leaves six children to mourn her loss, three boys. and three girls, all married. Five of them were able to attend the funeral, but one of the boys was in Tucson just recovering from the Ia grippe and was not able to come. The bereaved family has the heart felt sympathy of the Buckeye community and every ons that knew Mrs. Douglas.
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about three hundred dollars. He was
 seen in Phoenix late Monday evening and from that moment to the present
 time, he has been a minus quantity. He has dropped from sight totally. It
 was this fact that caused Mir. Dickin-
 son to postpone his trip. It was
 thought Mir Dyer might show. up on Tuesday. When he did not. suspicion
 began to grow and several interested parties went to Phoenix and made an effort to learn of him. Success did not
 follow them however. and the last
 trace of MT. Dyer that could be found
 was the incident of his being in Phoe-
 nix Monday evening. The Blinn com
 pany has hauled back to town all the loose lumber and the completed house is now offered for sale. Work has been stopped on the corral and the order for halters, hay, etc, have not
 been fulfilled
 Different ones advance different theories. Some think Dyer was simp- ly crazy. Others are of the opinion that the man was on the square and has either been suddenly called away from the valley or has met with foul pAdN SOAiitN s'O lar NdIl Dt learned he got no cash in Tempe and
 his transactions were apparently made
 in good faith. It may be that he will
 yet return and clear up the mystery
 that surrounds his actions here
 The opinion that generally prevails
 however is that Dyer was one of the smoothest gent that has yet struck this country. Some contend that he ! came here without a cent and never owned a horse. let alone having ridden
 one from Mexico and having a hundred
 more on the road. These think that
 he was playing a game here for big stakes and when he saw that he was going to fall down. he did the best thing under the circumstances and flew
 the coop. The theory is that it was
 his intention to establish his credit
 here and make himself known by his
 business transactions as a man of
 means; then on the strength of this 5000 he told of make a big loan and 1 skip the country. If MT. Dyer is yet in the country. he will do a good deed by returning to Tempe and at least
 make his intentions in the matter , known.
 Hodnett and Carr. resident under
 takers and embalmers. Phone 179
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FARMERS LISTEN

Highest spot cash pay for your useless truck. such as Bottles, Old Rubber, Copper, Brass and General Junk. Get the money. See me now.
 S. RACkAl,
 Arizona Bottle, Metal and Junk Co. IS South Fifth St. Phoenix. Ariz.
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SHORT NOTES

J. w, C. A. and w. H. Woolf. c. C.. Jones and Wm. Rohrig left yesterday for the Gila river and hunting expi- dition They expect to be gone several days.
 L. D. Yeager is down from the sheep country near Flagstaff and wilt be here day or two. Mir. Yeager re- ports an unpleasant conditions of dry ness in the north.
 The funeral of A L. Cuber of Mesa, was held from St. Mary's church yes terday morning. and the interment was made in the Catholic cemetery.
 The ladies of the NJ. E. church are planning for their annual Colonial Dinner, Feb. 22.
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Prosper Bardone. commission mer. chant, 19 South Center St.
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"A NIGHT IN pIxIEr

By special request the young people of the Congregational church will re- peat "A Night in Dixie" at the church this evening. the performance com mencing at 7:45. It will positively be the last appearance this season of the Great Octroon Trio and Old Black Joe.
 Admission 9 cts, children 10 cts.
Arizona republican., 1908-01-17
"PER TEIEPHQNEn

The above is the title of play that was presented at the Normal Wednes- day afternoon by the Philomathian society as surprise and compliment tary to Miss Fernandez, monitor of the society Those participating in the play were Misses Lulu Heating. Nath- ally Larson and Alien Walsh and Messrs. Farley Blake and Frank Thomas. The play was presented in a Very clever and able manner.
Arizona republican., 1908-01-17
MESA
A GREETING FOR 1907.

Clarence Baldwin is in receipt of eight fine sterling silver spoons en- graved with the initials of the lodge. K. P. '01. They were ordered by the lodge for the widows of previous mem bers, to be presented to them as a New Years greeting.
Arizona republican., 1908-01-17

HOdnett and Carr. resident under takers and embalmers. Phone 179.
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FOR SALE-Good HOO pound horse sound and true. displaced by motor cycle. See Griffen Tempe.
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A CRAZY MEXICAN

C. Phelps arrested a crazy Mexican yesterday afternoon east of town. He took him on ito Phoenix last evening.
Arizona republican., 1908-01-17
TEMPE
OVERS SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE
Several Tranactions That Leave Doubt
 as 70 His Original Intentions.

IL is beginning to appear that within the past week a man has been operat- ing in Tempe who rivals the famous J. Rufus Walingford of Saturday Eve
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-03-25
Illuninntinn ann.

In the Philosophical Transactions
of the Royal Society of London for
1889 is printed letter, written in
1851, in which the Rev. John Clay
tor details series of experiments
he made in disabling coal in re-
tort, showing not only that he had
observed the inflammable gases
evolved, but that he had collected
and stored them for some time in
bladders. In 1887 Lord Dundonald
made gas from coal, with which he
lighted the hall of Culross abbey.
In 1893 Robert Murdoch began the
experiments which resulted in the
establishment of coal gas as an illu-
minating agent. In 1897 he public
ly showed the system he had ma
tured, and in 1898, being employed
in the factory of Boulton & Watt,
Birmingham, he fitted up an appa-
ratus for the manufacture of gas
in that establishment, with which
it was lighted This was the first
use of Illuminating gas except by
way of experiment.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-03-25
IMPARTING YIGOR-
A ROUGH DIAMOND.
70 the Touch II Greatly Resembles Q
Lump of Alum.
They are adapted to old and young.


1 asked dealer: GLOW is it pos
sible to distinguish diamond in
the rough from ordinary pebbles OF
quartz, jasper, carnelian, heliotrope
and other similar stones? Are not
many valuable stones lost in the
sorting?" "Dlillions of dollars
worth annually" he replied. "Here
is a rough diamond. 1t weighs fif-
teen carats. Shut your eyes and
put it in your pocket. There. Now
feel of it, and remember exactly
how it feels. You notice a smooth
soapiness? OF course. That soapi-
ness or oiliness is shared by no 9th
er mineral, or at all events by no
other white stone. Now hand it
to me, still keeping your eyes shut.
Thanks. Put this in your pocket.
1t is another fifteen carat stone. /
have only two of that kind. How
does it feel? You find the same
oiliness or soapiness, do you not?
OF course.
"Give it back to me. Open your
eyes. Here are the two diamonds,
side by side. One is real diamond,
the other is piece of alum. Alum
is the only substance that can be
mistaken by the feel for diamond.
If you had not been so anxious
about your sense of touch you would
have noticed that the alum dia-
mond is much lighter than the gen
uine. Play this trick on some of
your expert friends who think they
can tell diamond as far as they
can see or feel it."
1 rccollect Boer who, having
heard that the diamond is the hard
est material in nature, placed good
sized one on the tire of his wagon
wheel and gave it mighty crack
with his sledge hammer. This nat
urally splintered it to atoms, for
the diamond, singularly enough, is
not homogeneous substance, but
is ANIMATED, or in layers. In some
diamonds these layers may be easily
separated, especially in the SO called
"plate glass" ones. Cutters always
take advantage of the layers in their
operations. "Plate glass" diamonds
are always white and peculiarly
clear. They are so brittle that they
often splinter of themselves on be-
ing disembowclcd from the earth
and introduced to the light. 1t is
the practice now to wrap them in
cotton wool and let them receive the
light and air very gradually.-New
York Press.
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Did This DOG Reason7

Here is simple incident which
perhaps the experts can explain:
am clergyman. My study is in
the church. On the side of the
building at right angles from the
door and distant from it is a win
dow. One summer evening l was at
work in my study. Our dog, young
Aircdale terrier, was with me. A
large moth, attracted by the light,
flew against the wire window screen
from the outside. Sandy, very much
excited, jumped up and tried to get
at the moth. OF course he could
not do it, as he was inside and tho
moth outside. After few efforts
he seemed to realize the state of af-
fairs. He left the window, came to
me, whincd, paved me and asked
as plainly as a dog could to be let
out. rose and opened the door.
He rushed out and bolted around
the building and tried to reach that
moth from the outside.
Did the dog reason?-X. x. in
New York Times.
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curea hx Eunnx atorien.

Having vainly tried many and
various remedies to restore to health
a business man whom / know and
who had fallen into morbid con-
dition owing to years of overwork,
famous Baltimore physician at
last persuaded his patient to take
course of funny stories, one at
each meal, with an extra two at
dinner. The patient, solemn and
gloomy fellow, at first rebelled, but,
finally falling in with the idea,
adopted the course recommended
and was in the end restored to
health, the effect of laughter being
entirely to change his mental and
bodily condition.
Laughter, in fact, is one of the
cheapest and most effective of med
icines, breaking up stagnation of
mind and body and sending a
healthy vibration through ones sys-
TEN. There is very little the mat
ter with the man who can enjoy a
hearty laugh. - Nashville Tennes-
GaaaO
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STRETCH YOURSELF.
Do It the First Thing After You Wake
In tho Morning.

Do II the First Thing After You Wake
In tho Morning.
A splendid thing for the body is
stretching. When you first wake
up in the morning, take good. long
stretch. Stretch tho hands as far
out sideways as possible. Then
stretch them over the head as far as
you can reach, and at the same time
stretch the feet downward as far as
you can. Raise the feet and stretch
upward just as high as you can, and
then lower the feet and legs very
slowly.
When you get out of bed, raise
your arms over your head, and,
standing on tiptoc, see how near you
can reach the ceiling Then walk
about the room while in this posi-
ton. Stand on the right foot and
stretch the right arm forward and
upward as high as you can, while at
the same time the left foot is raised
from the floor and stretched out
ward, and the left hand is stretched
backward and downward. This is a
fine exercise for the whole body and
is especially good for the waist and
hips, making them firm and strong.
Standing on the left foot this exer-
else can be reversed.
If you have been sitting in the
same position for long time read
ing, studying, writing or sewing and
the muscles have become tired and
crampcd, the best thing to do is to
get up and stretch. Stretch the
arms upward and outward and for
ward and backward Lift the shout
ders as high as you can and drop
them. Expand the chest and
breathe deeply, or, sitting in the
chair, stretch the hands upward, lift
the feet from the floor and stretch
them forward as far as possible,
any way SO you give the muscles a
good, vigorous stretch.
When one is very tired, there is
nothing more restful than stretch
ing the muscles and then relaxing.
Exchange.
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A WARNING.
The utter iUseIessness of Taking g
Course In German.

course In OOFmdHs
a customer during a trying on
asked her dressmaker, whose son
was at college, if he were pursuing
a general course or specializing IN
any particular branch The answer
came promptly, through mouthful
of pins:
"Sanskrit, ma'am. He's specialize
ing in Sanskrit. / can't say but I'd
have preferred something a bit
more usual in the way of education
something more plain tailor made
for every day like. Sanskrit's such
fussy study"
Her criticism, if oddly worded,
was comprehensive and not unin-
telligent. Less reasonable and equal
ly unexpected were the remarks OF
an old farmer in remote hill vii
lage upon the favorite studies of his
son. He had always been suspicious
of the higher education and was far
from pleased when his Joe, whom
he wished to keep on the farm, OBJ
tanned a scholarship.
Languages may be all right for
folks that's born to 'em in foreign
parts" he declared recently, with
impressive deliberation, "but a man
that amt had better talk plain
Yankee and do things.
"To see that boy of mine sit down
with a book we can't read, saying
over words we can't sense-jest put
ter, putter, mutter, mutter, sputter,
sputter-why, it makes me fair sick.
And for all he's been at it most a
year, he can't make those Italians
on the highway understand three
words together. He owns himself
he can't"
at is italian he is studying,
then?" the listener murmured po-
litcly.
"No, faint; it's German" admit
ted the old man in reluctant
growl. "But precious poor ex-
cuse call that, and SO l told him.
81 don't care if faint their own
lingo, Joe,' says 1. TT oughter come
long sight higher to it than jest
United States talk. Squeezed all
up together the way folks be on the
map O. Europe, course they must get
used to each others talk enough to
make each other out.
"'Bet ye my Sunday-go-to-
meeting hat told him, if We talk
ed reel German to those Italians
they'd understand YEP
"But he can't All he can do IS
to set in corner with his book,
putter puttering and sputter sput-
tering.
Don't We talk to me about col
leges! Joe's warning."-Youth's
Companion.
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Not Lost.

A bus conductor was shouting
"This way for 'Ollowayl 'OllowayP
when would be witty jester on the
pavement called out: "Stop, con
ductor! You've dropped one of
your his" There was litter
inside and outside the bus, but the
conductor quickly retorted, with a
broad grin: "Never mind, sir. I'll
pick it up again when we get to the
Hangel. "-London Answers.
A Distinction.
There had been an explosion at
the quarry. The reporter rushed
to the hospital and was shown to the
room wherein Pat Mcqueen lay
grooming. The scribe pulled out
notebook and pencil.
"Pat," he began, "they tell me
you were calm and collected"
81 was CAM" answered Pat, "but
poor old Dinnis was COLLECTED"
Judge. --..-.--
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Tho Axial Rotation of vonus.

For over two centuries 1t was geneR
ally accepted that like the earth, the
planet Venus rotated on Its axis In n
little less than twenty-four hours, but
since Schiaparelli after long and care
full observation of the planet suggest
ed that the actual rotation period was
between six ana nine months astron-
omers have devoted much attention to
this matter. In the Observatory Mr..
Denning sums up the available evil
dence on the point and can only con-.
clude that this particular problem still
defies solution. Life on Venus would
be very different from life ON the earth
should the planets aylal rotation be,
as SchIapnrellI asserted, Identical with:
the period of Its revolution round the
sun, as In that case the Same heni-
sphere would always be turned to the
sun and enjoy perpetual day, while the
opposite hemisphere wonld be doomed
10 eternal night: s ,ga
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At tho Flood.

Hearing of a rising river at the
headwatcrs of the Euphratcs, with
a falling barometer and indications
of flood in the valley, the Pithe-
canthropus changed his mind and
frankly admitted it to Noah. His
manner was that of chastened and
softcned person.
"You monkcyed too long," said
the patriarch. owe gave you a
chance to come in with us, and you
wouldn't take it. Now we have ar
ranged for all the stock we care
about trying to float"
The general liquidation which fol-
lowed had the usual effect upon all
but the ihsiders.-Puck.
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An Easv Task.

In his day Herr Heuterstein had
been busy instructor of many mu-
sic students. Promptncss and econ
omy were two of his watchwords.
Now that he had grown old and
taught but sparingly his habit of
speech often caused smile.
"What time shall 1 come for my
lesson tomorrow" asked one of his
few pupils.
"You come ven you get realty"
said the music master, "but be
prompt, so as not to waste my time
nor your own. Understand?
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Tho Day and tho Knight.

Lord Kelvin when Al professor at
Glasgow university was occasionally
obscure and complex when the in
tcrcst of side issue led him off the
beaten track This was made the
subject of an cpigram which con
trastcd his methods with those of
his assistant, Day, to his disadvan-
tagc. Tho occasion chosen was that
of his return from having received
his knighthood, and student wrote
upon the blackboard, "Work while
it is yet Day, for the knight cometh
when no man can work"