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Arizona republican., 1908-04-04

of Bryan. They said they were not He read from Bryan's paper a plank from the Nebraska pOpulist state con- vention endorsing Bryan and wanted to know if they stood by it or by their statement just made. The Nebraska men were backed into a corner They could fight. but they could not es- cape.
 Parker insisted upon categorical an- sWer. which Nebraska would not give One delegate insisted that the report CT on Bryan's paper had made mis- take. just like reporters are always do- ing" but the convention jeered at the attack upon journalistic accuracy and preferred to believe the reporter on Bryan's paper" From that instant Bryan's cause in the convention was lost and it was only a few minutes be- fore the delegates from that state bolt ed tbe convention.
 Thomas E. Watson, the presidential nominee, is we'll known throughout the country and his political life is famil- jar history.
 Samuel l.. Williams. the candidate for vice president, is a resident Of Vincennes, Ind, where he practiced law many years. He is 62 years old and always has been a more or less active participant in politics. He was at one time a democratic member of the Indiana legislature and has been identified with the pOpulist party since it's creation. He E a gray haired, gray bearded man, about six feet. two inches tall, lean and of a nervous tenn. perament.
 At a meeting tonight of the new na- tiOnal committee James II. Ferris Of Joliet. Ills, was reelected chairman. and Jay w. Forrest of Albany. was chosen vice chairman.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-04
PRESCOTT REPUBLICANS
 AGAINST INSTRUCTIONS
Ar Expression at a Caucus in That
 City Last Nigtt.

Prescott. ApriR'2 '2-(special.)-The republicans in this city tonight ex- pressed themselves as firmly opposed to the sending or an instructed dele gaticn to the republican national con vention.
 II is absolutely certain that the del egation from Yavapai to the territorial convention will stand firm against the instruction proposition
Arizona republican., 1908-04-04
EXPECTS 4 REVIVAL.

Jacksonville. Fla. April 3.-Thomas F.. Watson said he realized that there had been a great falling away from the pOpulist party in recent years, but, said he. ''I believe every man who has been a member of the populist party once is still a populist at heart and if proper efforts are made they will re- turn to the party and give the candi- dates their support"
Arizona republican., 1908-04-04
STENOGRAPHERS

who wish to increase their speed by taking dctaton class. those who are deficient in
Arizona republican., 1908-04-04

in better shape than formerly, but of course they will be satisfied with nothing less than perfection. It was the general opinion that with very little expense the road could be made one of the best in the. country, and Buckeye brought twenty to thirty min utes nearer Phoenix thereby. The main fault to be noted was the chuck holes. The roads have been given care. and are well graded. but the fre- quent low places were distressing to the autoists and two accidents were recorded from this source, in the breaking of springs on the machine
 With these suggested Improvements, filling the bad sections the Buckeye roads can be made splendid highways
 How much this means to Buckeye which has not yet railroad facilities, though it may have in the near future. was fully appreciated by the excur- sionists, and they pledged themselves to do all possible to promote the bet
 terment of the great highway by which the auto brings Buckeye to within a suburban location, so to speak, with the capital city. There was one stretch near the Pan Ameri- can Ostrich farm. over which sixty miles an hour could be made. and proved the chauffeur's dream.
 The Beautiful Valley
 Arriving at Buckeye, the invading hosts were met by a number of the citizens and directed to Longs grove on the ranch of w B. Long and Mar shall Taft, a fine tract of 15O acres, where the big barbecue was to take place. Nearly all the machines and carriages had arrived long before the noon hour and found the grove thronged with the people of that sec ton who had spared no effort or ex- pense to make the most notable dis play of the good things which Buck eye can produce, with the work of the industrious housewife as well as the man in the fertile field. It was a cool. shady and convenient place for the holding of the big event. Fine water for drinking and lemonade were provided for the thirsty sojourn- CTS During the morning. before the dinner was spread, most of the auto ists toured over the west part of the Buckeye country to the HaSsayamp river, a trip which no one should miss when visiting that section. for some of the finest farms in the southwest. the most beautiful agricultural scenes of peace. content and plenty. are to be seen from the town to the river
 When the cars with their numerous occupants returned. they were lined up in a semicircle in the fine alfalfa field of MT. Long next to the grove and snap shooters and professional pho tographers were very busy. getting pictures of what was the most notable group that had visited that section as a body a picture with a gay color scheme of various machines, against the green velvetiness of the growing verdure. the background of shade trees and the crowds assembled there. This picture will be reproduced in many pamphlets later on. After the cars had tied up for noon the school children marched into the field and another pretty picture was re- corded on the films and plates. They i were a happy crowd for it was a holi- day in Buckeye. and school was dis | missed so that the children might en- joy with the older folks the many fea- lures offered
 Continued on page 4)
Arizona republican., 1908-04-04
ALFALFA RANCH FOR SALE

160 acres, mostly in alfalfa. all in cui- tivatiOn Small house. windmill. fine shade. large barn. Price. SrOO per acre E. F. Pascoe, llO North Center Street.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-04
FOR RENT FURNISHED:

room brick. two screen rooms. fine shade. lawn. hot and cold water. gas electric lights. bath, close in. F. F. Pascoe. 110 North Center Street.
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(Continued on page 4)
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THE ITALIAN CAR.

San Jose. April 3.-The Italian car left Gilroy for San Jose at 4:15 pm. and arrived at 5:37
The Jasper news., 1908-05-07

The stage Is merely raised plat
form with q row of gas lights across
the front, each little jet blinking for-
.lornly at the top of piece of pipe
that sticks bravely up for four5or Ave.
inches. Another row of lights is over
the stage, and at the back two cur
tained doorways complete the entire
stage arrangements.
At the back OF the stage between
the doorways sits the orchestra, col-
lection Of nerve-racking instruments,
that shrek and wheeze and bang, es-
pecially upon the entrance of promi-
nent actors.
The play begins at seven, and short.
ly after that time the tables on the.
ground floor are fully occupied by Chi
nese slipping the tea that is an inevi-
table part of every entertainment, So
cial call or business meeting.
One dollar, Mexican, pays the en-
trance fee, entities one to a place at
one of the tables, program and tea
all the evening. Extra refreshments,
such as fruit, nuts, sweets and the
ubiquitous melon seed. are charged at
the rate of 20 cents a bowl.
The attendants who keep renewing
the tea cups do so by adding hot wa
ter, never more tea, but the pinch of
tea leaves in the bottom Of each cup
seem to possess. wonderful powers Of
endurance.
In the balcony, that contains the
&c 20 x.,1,f ,ukr oh L.
made, people sit by the railing, which
is broadened out into sort of table,,
On this they lean, and place their tea;
and refreshments.
The walters walk about on a narrow.
platform outside of the balcony rail,
dispensing the hot water and eatables,
occasionally passing around napkins:
scalding hot with steam, that are con-
sidered very refreshing for wiping the,
hands and face.
Cinnamon and their wives attend.
the theater together. the only public;
place where a man is seen with hisl
wife. She is always spoken of by him
as my little .sstay-at-home," when he:
doesn't politely refer to her as my
dull thorn" or my stupid one."
-7 saw one Chinese lady, p richly
dressed and thickly painted, sitting de-
murely beside her imposing looking
husband. She was smoking beauti-
full gold water pipe that my Chinese
friend assured me cost no less than
$500 in gold, or nearly 5000 Mexican.
A strange distinction is made by
serving with special cups women who
The Jasper news., 1908-05-07
The Funny Things One Sees
Smiling Round the World
By
MARSHALL P. WILDER

When l first arrived in Shanghai 1t
was something of shock to hear our
honorable consul general say to the
boy when sending upstairs for friend
to come down to my room, boy, go
topside, look-see can ketchee Mr.. M.
Sposie have got, tellee come down.
SIDE" to which the boy answered as
seriously, Can do" and disappeared
A story is told in Shanghai of a Rus
sian diplomat who fell in love with q
charming German lady. Unfortunate
ly neither could speak the others Ian
guage and were at a standstill as to
how they were going to conduct the
love-making. They could both talk
pigeon English, however, and fell back
on that. When anyone in China makes
a contract they say Can putee in
book" so the Russian, looking unutter-
able love at his fair lady, cooed soft
ly, "My likee you-sposee you likee
my, can putee in book?" To which she
shyly answered, Can do" and they
were married.
Chen Dong, head boy in the dining
room Of the Aston House, who is quite
famous character in the east and
known to everyone, still talked the
ridiculous pigeon English, though he
could speak very good English. He
had, by his ingratiating and smiling
civilities, accumulated a fortune of
$4,000, a princely sum for one of his
class and, though he denied itroundly,
was said to possess eight wives.
One thing surprised me very much,
and that was the sharp line drawn be-
The Jasper news., 1908-05-07
Tied Up the eaIlasher..

Lightning has played some queer
pranks, but about the funniest Joke
streak of 1t ever got of was when
1t bumped into old William Gallagher
If Cleveland Mr.. Gallagher was peace
fully In bed when the bolt hit his
domicile and the fluid completely
wrecked the iron bedstead In which
the old man and his wife were sleep.
ing. Worse than that 1t twisted the
clothes and the iron about the. couple
in such curious fashion that they were
actually tied in bed. and, to save them.
selves, couldn't get out, while the rain
beat, in on them from the wrecked
roof. Finally their shouts brought
the neighbors and Gallagher and Mrs
Gallagher were released from old
Jupiter's iron clutch. wet and scared
and exhausted. The bedstead with
the clothes twisted about Its sides Il
curious object oflinterest In aClevs
land to this day. fla tgSt N
The Jasper news., 1908-05-07

usefulness Is over, and It must give
way to the next scenic representation,
which will be arranged as the need fer
1t arises.
When an actor dies or Is slain In
combat he has a most impressive
death scene, wrtggling all over the
stage. to the great delight OF the audi.
ence, who do not seem to perceive
any incongruity when he gets up, after
he Is thoroughly dead, even to the last
little SILVER. and calmly walks Off.
The actors either wear masks Of
painted silk or gauze, or else paint
their own faces with water coiors and
"a brush until all semblance Of a hui
man face Is obliterated.
There are no actresses, men assum-
ing every part. When they make up for
The Jasper news., 1908-05-07

4 This sign is permanently attached
to the front of the main building of
the Lydia E. PinkhaIn Medicine
Company, Lynn, Mass.
What Does This Sign Mean?
It,means that public inspection of
the Laboratory and methods of doing
business Is honestly desired. Itmeans
that there is nothing about the bus
mess which Is not "open and above
board.n
tt means that a permanent invita-
ton is extended to anyone to come
and verify any and all statements
made in the advertisements of Lydia
4. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. 4
is tia purely vegetable compound
made from roots and herbs - with
out drugs
Como and See.
Do the women Of America continue
ally use as much OF 1t as we are told?
Come and See.
Was there ever such a person as
Lydia e. Hnkhaln, and is there any
Mrs. Pinkham now to whom sick
woman are asked to writer
Come and See.
Is the vast private correspondence
with sick women conducted by
women only, and are the letters kept
strictly confidential2
Come and See. j
Have they really got letters from
over one million, one hundred
thousand women correspondents?
Come and See.
Have they proof that Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
cured thousands Of these womens
Come and See.
This advertisement is only for
doubters. The great army Of women
who know from their own personal
experience that no medicine in the
world equals Lydia g. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound for female ills
will still go on using and being benz
}efted bY VI; but the poor doubling,
suffering woman must, for her own
sake, b8 ts1Eht cohfd ence, forshe also
might Just u regain her health.
The Jasper news., 1908-05-07

tween the natives and the white peo-
pie. No matter how high Chinaman's
tells where he would not be admitted,
and l was astonished and hurt to find
that l would not be allowed to enter
tain at tiffin in my hotel Chinese
friend of mine who was of high Off
cial standing, a graduate Of Yale and
a charming gentleman.
1t seemed an unfair law, when at
the next table to mine was party Of
Inbred Japanese, who, gurgled their
soup and made other unpleasant
The Jasper news., 1908-05-07

are notorious. The attendants are
supposed to know them all, and when
they come In attended by their Chi
nese gallants, instead of receiving
their tea in the lowered cups that
everyone else has, they are served
in cups of plain green china, ~
The play is well under way when we
enter, and painted and gorgeously
robed actors are shrieking apparent
ly out of the top Of their heads) in
falsetto voices.
The progress of the playis highly
amusing to foreigner, for, there be-
ing no curtain, the action is never in
terrupted even though the stage hands
are on the stage quite as much as the
actors.
performance, but after awhile one rea,
Lies that IL an actor didn't give some
idea of who he was, and what he in
tended to do, 1t would be difficult to
pick him out and follow his perform
ance amid the confusion and hustle of
stage hands arranging or removing
properties and make-belieye scenic
effects.
Though there is no scenery there
are crude attempts at properties. For
instance, piece of muslin laid down
to represent river; curtain hung
from two bamboo poles held. by
coolies is temple gate; draped chairs
and tables are rocks and mountains,
and boat is made of two chairs with
a pit Of cloth stretched between.
When an actor is supposed to enter
on horseback he Frances in, curyet-
ting handsomely. The whole perform.
ance is singulariy reminiscent of child.
ish days, when Tets pretend" turned
everything to exciting realities.
When the actor. has informed the
audience what he is going to do he
retires, and then makes his proper en-.
trance, going through all tile details az
he has promised them. AS he climbs
over the mountains, or gets out Of his
boat. the stage, hands quickly remove
them, or, should he enter tina temple
gate, II immediately walks on, for III
The Jasper news., 1908-05-07

STARTLING MEHAcESTol COMM
bal FELICITY OIscovEHEp.
Experiment Successfully Made yNew
Jersey Man Threatens Terrible &
VI PossiblIitIes---f sw Propertles 70
Found In Salt Water

| If Richard Tague Of South Amboy,
NJ. j., had followed the advice Of the
popular song and told his troubles to
the p1eceman, he might not have
known 30 much In the long run, but
he would have been sight happier.
There had been slight domestic
fracas because Tague had shown an
unreasonable jealousy, according to
his wife, and 30 he was aswalking the
streets, pondering whether he should
drown himself or go home and thrash.
his wife. s 3,s'
At this psychological moment . salt
or-inan crossed his path and In the
subsequent manenvering they became
chummy. Tague told his tale Of woe,
the Ancient Mariner prescribed a.
remedy. He Was p salt of the old
long .befpre the, days OF tin kettle
sailors In his wand ringBs he had
touched many ports. met many strange
peoples, and 4 wealth OF uaysteriqtts
knowledge was hidden beneath his
wind-worn cap. He whispered in
Tagues starb0ard ear Tague shook
his head appr4ytnEly, and the twain
sheered of.
That night when Mrs Tngue, bit
tired by twghonr Cnudle lecture.
slept heavily, b6r husband procpred a
basin OF salt #xter ana placed her
hands In It. After witch hesJ1iEr
tened. For 3 time she lust babbied:
Then her steech clarified and began
The Jasper news., 1908-05-07

women they wear wigs and put blocks
of wood under their feet to counterfeit.
the proper walk of ladies swaying
along on their Golden Lilies" as the
Chinese admiringly style the dreadful
little hoof-like feet Chinese woman
spends years of torture in obtaining. a
Vaudeville, composed Of acrobats.
magicians and imitators, sometimes
varies the performance.
Approval is not shown by clapping
the hands, but by grunts Of different
meditation.
There are numerous travelling
theatrical companies in China, and
these generally pitch their tents in the
temple courts, thus affording the peo-
pie opportunity to kill two birds with
one stone and combine amusement
with religion.
If one can endure a Chinese theater
until the end Of the performance, the
deafening orchestra, and tho falsetto
voices. he will find that two ushers
come to the front of the stage and an
nounce that the play is finished. Chi
nese plays never end in any culminat-
ing climax, indicating to the people
that all is ended, so this announce
ment is really necessary.
The plays generally abound In pre-
posterous heroes and characters,
though occasionally scene Of home
life will be represented, giving for
eigner an insight into customs, abso-
lutely unattainable in any other way.
But with their faces painted out of
all human semblance. their exaggerat.
ed and unnatural voices, walk and
manner, together with constant jum-,
BILE of properties and stage hands,
with their feeble make-belieyes, COM
bine in producing most amusing
and absurd ensemble.
We were not altogether sorry that
we had endured unto the end, though
the boredom was beyond anything !
can remember. We kept our seats,
mentally CHASING ourselves with the
caller who. with winxing smile. said
to the little girl who occupied the
study while her father, an eminent lit
erary man, was at dinner:
II suppose, my dear, that you assist
your papa by entertaining the bores?''
"Yes, SIR" replied the little girl,
grayely, "please be seated.
know of only one thing In China
that is funnier, and that is practice
drill OF soldiers, which may actually be
seen within 200 miles OF Shanghai.
Here they use weapons Of a pattern
as ancient as the first Crusaders,
spears with triple points and battle
axes on long poles. Arrow Of soldiers
armed with these antique curios stand
behind row squatting on their heels
and armed with rifles Of the vintage
Of the American civil war. In front OF
these third row Of men lie fiat like
sharpshooters. also armed with the
same venerable firearms. S-,rs so
When the word Of command Il
given they make ready. ard +take
aim" but at the word s'fire!''' mot a
trigger is pulled. each man says
"boom!" with that sublime indiffer
ence to the ridiculous and childlike
faith in make-belieye. that dlstin
guishes the theaters, sl..is..
When an officer was asked why
/ such performance was. allowed he
said 1t kept the men busy and under
discipline and didn't waste powder.
TO see q whole company OF men gt
through this absurd performance
1 again and again as soberly and con
~ ~
The Jasper news., 1908-05-07
Her Chance to Come.

Mrs. Newliwed---I baked this cake
this morning. Mrs. Naybor gave me
the recipe for It. y
Mr.. Newliwed-Never mind. dear;
Just bide your time and some day
you'll have revenge on her.--Philadet
.phia Press. y = 3, Is
The Jasper news., 1908-05-07

no relief until used Doan's Kidney
Pills. They cured me I'VE years ago.
and this is twice have publicly said
so. The cure was thorough.
Sold by all dealers. so cents box
Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Jasper news., 1908-05-07
Mlsundersso,od.

Visitor What lovely cut glass yot
have, Mrs. Chump.
4 Mrs. Chump (indignantly}--Th
hain't q bit OF that cut. We paid full
price for all Of It, We don't have to;
60 to no bargain sales.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-10-27
Southern Railway.
SCHEDULE

BKTwr gNWAsHINGToE ALEXANDRIA, sTRk
BuRG AND HARRIsoNBURG.
Effective Dec. ). 1907.
NJ b. Following Schedule figures are pub.
lished only as information and are not guar
anteed.
Grains Nos. 80 and Is daily; trains Nos. 213,
273, IA, I'll, week daye.)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-12-30

$35, 600 by more than $4,000 1t is
possible that the work will be done
by the government No immediate ac-
ton is necessary, however, as the ap-
preparation does not lapse The build
ing will be of reinforced concrete con-
struction-Army and Navy Register.
- -
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Fine Job Printing, Star Office.
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DEPARTING.
The LOG-:BOOK

SEATTLE, Dec. 1S.-"The Alaska
Yukon-Pacific exposition is the sub
ject of much interest in the Hawaiian
islands," said Alexander Hume Ford,
corresponding secretary of the Terri
torial Transportation Committee, an
organization for the development of
Hawaii, Australia and the South Sea
islands, yesterday.
81 believe Mr. Matson, of the Mat
son Navigation company, will estab-
fish a passenger steamship from Seat
tie to Honolulu during the fair pc
riod. I saw him recently, and he stat
ed that as soon as he got through with
the establishment of the freight SER
vice here he would probably put a pas
senger steamship on the run"
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
Newso Page 0
--latest Shipping News on Page 1O)

the typhoon. Had the Dix been dis
patched sooner from Manila she could
have been used to bring to Honolulu
the horses for the Fifth Calvary troops
to be stationed at Leiehua. Instead,
as previously announced, the Amer1-
can-Hawaiian S. S. Virginian, leaving
San Francisco on January 3, is to
bring the mounts. If the Dix had
been hurried to the States for these
horses, however, her taking a coal
cargo at Nagasaki and discharging at
this port and Seattle would have been
interfered with and the difference in
outlay to the government, when the
coal convenience for transports is con-
sidered, will amount to little or moth
ing.
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DIX IN STORM.

U. S A. transport Dix yesterday
morning arrived from Manila, via Ma
gasak, having left the latter port on
December 10. For the last five days of
her voyage she was on a series of
severe storms. She has aboard 5000
tons of coal for this port and Seattle,
She just escaped the typhoon in which
the hospital ship Relief was caught
and damaged The Relief was con-
siderably battered up upon reaching
Manila, Owing To the quartermasteTs
department nc Manila having failed
10 cable 10 Washington news of the
arrival Of the Dix there was consider
able anxiety concerning her, Il being
thought that she may have suffered IN
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Shipping in Port
Army and Navy)

(Army and Navy.
U. S. S. Iroquois Moses, station tug.
U. S. A. transport Dix, Ankers, Ma
Mia and Nagasaki, Dec. q.
(Steamships)
Nor. S. s. Mathilda, Newcastle, Dec
%.
(Saning Vessels.)
Am. SC. Helene, Grays Harbor, Dec
z.
Am. blk. st. Katherine, Saunders
S. F., Dec. 8.
Am. blk. Nuuanu, Josselyn, New
York Dec. IA.
Am. bkt. Irmgdrd, Schmidt, S. F.
Dec. 25.
Am. sp. w. P. Frye, Murphy, S. F.
Dec. 25.