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Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
JAMES A. FosHAY

day he died Is physicians, members of
the Columbia County Medical society,
took dinner at the hotel.
When he died and the hotel was
closed there were 13 single dollars and
1S nickels in the cash register. He was
buried Friday the 18th. and there were
IS floral pieces upon his coffin.
In an ancient mummy case dating
back to the age of Alexander or earlier,
Herr Borchardt has found at Abusir,
Egypt, a papyrus roll containing an
ode by Timotheus, the Greek poet and
musician. The Independent chronicles
the details of the discovery as follows:
"By the head of the buried man lay
the remains of small leather purse,
sponge, a rusted piece of iron, bit of
wood, and a thin roll of papyrus With
infinite pains this thin roll was opened;
when broken and pieced together 1t
proved forty three inches long and con-
tained five columns of Greek writing.
The first column was in ruinous state,
the second was not complete, but the
three last, were intact and gave the
concluding verse of a poem, in which
by good luck the poet speaks of himself
by name. 1t was at once clear from
the theme that we had here portion of
The Persians,' a famous name of Timo-
'theus of which two or three brief frag
ments were already in our anthologies."
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
Military World

The Scientific American for March Ia
publishes quite an article on 1.-THE Mill
tary Academy at West Point" by
owen Macdonald, accompanying it with
some two pages of excellent illustra-
tions, all descriptive of life and work
at the academy.
"There is no use in Disgusting the
fact" the writer says, that the work
at West Point is hard. The discipline
is Spartan, and the spirit that animates
the whole corps of cadets will permit no
infraction of the rules of conduct which
have been laid down by the tradition
of generations; but the work is in
tensely interesting, and much of it has
all the qualities that make sport ex-
citing Intelligent youths are glad to
submit themselves to this rigid uisci-
pline, proud of the fact that they have
share in maintaining the traditions
that ruled the conduct of Grant and
Lee. of Sherman and of 'Stonewalr
Jackson. They are old enough to
know that this Spartan rule is neces-
sary to make them good soldiers; that
they can never know how to command
unless they have learned first how to
obey"
He saws further "There are few
Young men who would not consider 1t
hardship to have to handle rapid
fire guns and siege cannon, to build
pontoon bridges, make rafts and to
drill long hours in the hot sun every
day. But cadets look upon these as
part of the education of soldier and
while they involve hard, grueling work
they are the essentials of an officers
equipment for the responsibilities of
command, and must be met in cheer
full spirit and as matter of course
AS for the regular mess, it Is, when
not on the march, quite as good as any
boy gets at home. and in many cases
very much better. The food is abun-
dant. Of the best obtainable quality,
we'll cooked and served at the mess
table as gentlemen are accustomed to
having 1t served.
An instructor in the Military Acad-
envy at West Point was once assigned
to conduct about the place the visit
ing parents of certain cadet.
After a tour of the post the proud
and happy parents Joined the crowd
assembled to witness evening parade,
most imposing spectacle. The march
past aroused the father of the cadet
to high pitch of enthusiasm.
"There!" he exclaimed, turning to his
spouse. isn't that fine? But" he
added reflectively, II shall not be
happy till by boy attains the proud
position that leads 'em ALL" And he
pointed in rapt admiration to the drum
major.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

li5S57alOU know my brother Bill gets
ia ID ri lot of fun out of life," said
IlSA Ml Henry Taft, when in New
lWAzAI York recently. "Whlle I am
Vs-s=sJ here trying to convince the
court Of appeals that it is
wrong occasionally. Bill is playing
the part of Walking Delegate for
the White Mans Civilization. You
know Charlie tells me that must have
been a radiant occasion in Harbin when
the very formal committee tried to do
the honors in French. They were all
the local dignitaries and they showed
up at the train in full regalia and great
enthusiasm. There were about twelve
of them, mostly princes and generals,
and Immediately on presentation they
began to make a sort or syndicate ad-
dress of welcome in the sort of French
they speak In Siberia. Little Charlie
calls it bull French Brother Bill
smiled-it must have been easy-and
listened, after whispering summons
for Gen. Clarence Edwards who was
sort of flying squadron for such an
emergency. When the twelve had
cleared the last barrier and were
III W lllC WIG, I4dN oiA7 "a
rived.
Tell them, general said Bill, that
say this is a wonderful country; that
1 deeply appreciate their presence here
this morning; that on my return to my
own country it will be my first pleasure
to inform my countrymen of the pro-
found courtesy shown to visiting Amer
leans in Siberia. Tell them again that
this is a wonderful country; thank
them up one side and down the other;
tell them anything else you can think
of, but don't say anything about Port
Arthur or the Japs or the war. That
must be a rather sore spot
Edwards spoke eloquently for fif-
teen minutes in beautiful French, with
bows on 10th sid IS after every rhetor-
ical period: then the honorary gray
beard of the party said, addressing
Brother Bill:
'Excellency, We spik by you, for we
onnerstand you very we'll; but we no
onnerstand obese ganllemun. An you
will now please spik wit me, an, say
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
What Happened to Jones

One day a tall, gaunt woman. with rope col
ored hair and expression of great fierceness
strode into the office of a county clerk in West
Virginia.
You air the person that keeps the marriage
books. amt yer" she demanded
What book do you wish to see, madam ?'
asked the polite clerk.
"Kin you find out II Jim Jones was mar
ried IT.
Search of the records disclosed the name of
James Jones for whose marriage license had
been issued two years before.
Married Elizabeth Mott didn't he?" asked
the woman.
The license was issued for marriage with
Miss Elizabeth Mott"
well, young man, I'm Elizabeth. l thought
oughter come in an tell ye that Jim has es-
capped. ."-Harpers Weekly.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
WORLD WIDE REVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS OF MEN AND WOMEN
TAF1T'S ENGLISH BEATS
A LOMAT'S FRENCH

wat do you think hov they Japonaise
and the war
With an absurd question a man inter-
rupted one of George AIDES stump
speeches in Elkhart, Ind.
The humorist paused and smiled.
Then he sid:
THAT remark was nexpected-start-
ling. AS unexpected and startling as
salesman on Broadway.
"a lady entered a Broadway curio
shop and sid:
LET me see something handsome
and cheap
Just gaze at me, madam said the
fat salesman"
A brother of Sir Arthur, Commodore
Sir Alfred Paget, who is one year his
junior. is frequently confounded with
him In the American press, probably
through the fact that the elder married
an American wife, and the younger has
passed many years in the United States,
for a time as naval attache in WASH
ington. Sir Alfred with the Japanese,
German, French and British army at
taches, was present at the battle of San
Juan in the Spanish h-Aimerican war,
The foreign representatives saw the
engagement from a convenient eleya-
ton, and when the Americans rushed
up over the NIL III open OrQer and the
spectators realized that an actual
charge was taking place their enthu-
s1asm became unbounded They fin
gered their side arms, and, as the red
and yellow flag came down on the
blockhouse, broke out in lusty cheer.
all but Paget who stood quite isolated,
his legs wide apart, and his field glasses
glued to his eyes,
Finally Col. Arthur Lee, the British
army attache nudged his elbow and
said:
"Oh! I say, don't you see the Ameri-
cans nave taken the hill? Why don't
you do something?"
Paget deliberately lowered his glasses
and as he snapped them together,
glanced at the German officer pointedly
ana drawled out: "Ah! What-er-a
glorious day for the Anglo-Saxon race"
The continental officers suddenly be-
came silent Then the little Japanese
sinIGkered and got behind Lee, who po-
lltely lost himself in contemplatjon ~
the smoke dimmed Landscape.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
Quaint and Curious

II was down in little southern town
the other day." said a commercial trav-
eler, where a new system of water
works had just been installed. All the
drinking water for the town was
pumped in from an artesian well on the
outskirts of the town. The inhabitants
were Immensely proud of their new
water and at every place | stopped l
was urged to take drink of 1t, being
assured at the same time with great
tmpressiveness that it had been
'analyzed and found to be half hydro
gen. This mystic expression seemed to
have a strange fascination for most of
the citizens.
FINALLY I stopped at the town pump
In the middle of the square in front
of the county court house. and as
wroked the pump handle 1 thought
would find out what an old negro
leaning against tree nearby would
say. :.
"'Uncle said, is this good water?'
"'Sho!' he replied with enthusiasm.
sW'y. sab. dat water is done been
scan'lyzed an foun' ter be- ha'f hydro
phoby, sah!
In the village of Suhr, in Switzer-
land, lives Johann Schmid, who calls
himself the happiest man on earth.
Schmid, who is in his f1fty-fifth year,
defied an interviewer to find happier
man than he.
"I have never worked" he said,
s'neyer married, never been i'll. and
have never been anxious for the future.
I eat well, drink we'll and sleep well
What more would you have?"
When in his teens Schmid's father
left him an income of $5 per week and
a small plot of land. On the land he
built a cottage in which he has lived
ever since.
In Persia the man who laughs is con-
sidered effeminate.
The life of the modern battleship is
put down at fifteen years.
China and India comprise more than
half of the worlds population.
Following are the dimensions of the
largest shipS in the world:
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

The number 10 figures curiously in the
case of James M. Kline, hotel keeper of
Bloomsbury, who was buried recently.
Kline was taken sick 13 months ago;
he consulted during his illness 13 physi-
clans; at each of two operations per-
formed upon him the physicians, nurses
and attendants present numbered just
10; there are 10 letters in the name of
Ratti hospital where he lay. and on the
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
Following are the dimensions of the
largest ships in the world:

The famous bells of Shandon, immor-
talized in Father Prout's verse and more
recently popularized by william Blacks
novel, have arrived In Bngiand from
Cork on their way to a bell foundry,
where they will be remoided. Father
Prout, whose real name was Francis
Mahony, 1t may be recalled, began his
famous poem as follows;
With deep affection
And recollection
1 often think on
Those Shandon bells
Whose sounds so wild would,
In the days of childhood,
Fling round by cradle
Their magic spells.
on this l ponder
Where'er I wander,
And thus grow fcnder,
Sweet Cork Of thee
With thy bells OF Shandon,
That sound grand on
The pleasant waters
OF the River Lee
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

The Waldeck- Rousseau, of $4,000
tons. one of the largest cruisers in the
French navy, was launched at Lorient
on March 4, after having been nineteen
months in course of construction. She
will have engines of 10000 horsepower
and is expected to show speed of 23
knots. She will carry crew of ESQ.
Arizona republican., 1908-12-06
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And Digest It Easily If He Will But
 Try.
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Arizona republican., 1908-12-06
FOREIGN LITIGATION
 BREAKS IN UPON LAW DAY
Cases From Pima and Cochise Before
 the Court.

The time of the district court was taken up yesterday mostly with i'm ported litigation. One case was that of Felipa Schramm against the Arizona Savings and Investment company of Tucson which has been in the hands of Receiver William Griffith for the last four years. The case was sent here by Judge Campbell for the fixing of the compensation of the receiver and his attorney, s. C. Klngan of Tucson. The receiver was allowed by Judge Kent, S16.0OO and the attorney. S15.OOO. Since the receiver has come into con- trol of the company about $210.G0O has passed through his hands.
 The other foreign matter was that of Jepp Ryan and others against w. s. Tevis and W. H. MKittrick over some mining based on some mining proper ties in COchise county.
 In the case of Jesse Hoyt Smith against w. J. Rainey and others. the trial on the motion of the plaintiff was set for January 2. The others" in this case and the real defendants, are Frank and John Luke and the suit in wolves the tract of land northeast of the cit-- known as Las Palmas. This matter has been before the court for several years and the LukeS have won. The last time it was before the district court they won on a demurrer and the judgment of the lower court was sus- tained by the territorial supreme court. But last summer the supreme court of the United States reversed the terri torial cOurt and the case was sent back to be tried on it's merits.
 In the matter Of c. r. Ainsworth against M. c. Phelps. constable of Mesa precinct against whom a judgment of one dollar and costs was given in damage suit the other day. a stay of execution for ten days was allowed.
 The case of Hurley vs. Abbott and others was reset for aJnuary 4
 J. H. w. Jensen was arranged on an indictment charging him with selling liquor without a license and the mat ter was set for hearing next Tuesday. -
Arizona republican., 1908-12-06
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Arizona republican., 1908-12-06
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Arizona republican., 1908-12-06

Clayton ranch Some two years ago Mir Fair went to San Diego, Cal, and opened a millinery business. but when his health failed him he returned to his home in Canada.
Arizona republican., 1908-12-06
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Arizona republican., 1908-12-06

Finest Burbank potatoes ever brought to Phoenix $1.75 per cwt. at Crump Hay & Grain Co.
Arizona republican., 1908-12-06
VIM. FAIR DEAD-Word was re

VIM. rETN DGND W OTU W tr' TV- ceiVed here today of the death of Wm. Fair in Toronto. Canada. He leaves widow but no children. MT. Fair was well known in Phoenix. hay ing spent a number of winters at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23

danced over his plate with his fork. and
said: ''Hydrostatic acid with here and
there symptoms of manganese germs and
a few sulphide microbes
Uncle Gregory pushed his plate back
with a sigh that was pitiful to hear.
Peaches was now so nervous that her
hands were doing a shaker duet, and there
was bright spot on each cheek.
The others at the table. with the eXcep-
ton of nervous old Uncle Greg, paid not
the slightest attention to DR.. Busyface.
Even Uncle Peter threw away his germ
fear after the clam episode, and took a
long chance with everything from soup to
nuts.
Next we had some chicken la Mary
land, with French-fried potatoes, green
peas and asparagus tips.
When Uncle Gregory saw all this his
face broke out in a smile, and we could
see his appetite roll up it's sleeves.
In this the doctor began again. hold
ing up a chicken wing on his fork. lin
this we have a cold storage hen which
has been treated with oxalic acid and
chloride of potassium to keep it in a shv-
ering stage
Pardon me, Doctor exclaimed Peaches.
Indignantly, but it isn't cold storage
chicken, because l bought it from Mrs.
Reilly only this morning.
Possibly went on Caterpillar Charlie,
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saw a black-looking object dart out of the
door holding in its arms bundle. Ii
fell gurgling and gasping at my feet.
bringing with it the smell of burning
flesh. 1t was Nellie. but SO burned and
blackened that for a moment 1 hardly
knew her. 1 stopped over and spoke to
her. Nellie 1 says, Nellie, do you know
me? It's Tom-can you see? Are you
hurt much?' Tom she says. twisting
her swollen black lips into horrible grin.
dear old Tom! You wanted Sadie, and 1
brought her to you. Tell me, is she all
right?"
found the little girl choked and singed
some. but unhurt. She is safe and sound.
Nellie l said. and you will be all right:
too, after while Yes. / will be all
right she said. trying to smile again-,aii
right. hope, for I am going to die. No.
she said to the young doctor fellow who
came up just then with his cigarette case
and wanted to put some morphine In her
arm. 4 want TO keep my head clear for
the little while I've got to stay. Tom,
she said. motioning me to come nearer to
her, 4 am going to make a die of Ii
this time. / want to tell you something
before I go. and / want you to promise me
something-it's about Sadie. / lied TO
you when said she didn't belong to me.
She is my child-and his-and now he is
dead, and i am going to die. too. L
want you to care for her and bring her up
as your very own. You Will. won't you!
Don dHflUiIl., tHics hSSp
it form her and she will forget 1t after
while Tell her / was a good woman
she will like that. 1t hasn't been my fault
If | haven't been one, has it?-only my
luck Oh, If had only married you in
stead of him, II had only married you
and lived down there where 1t is always
cool-sweet and pure
"And she went to sleep just that way.
while sat there holding her hand, and
never knew she was dead until the doctor
came around and said so.
well | guess that's about ALL / saw
to everything and then l put Sadie In
the convent where they will look after her
all right until I can buy that ranch. It's
bound to come some day. and then am
going to take the lid down there to live.
and when 1 do I am going to sprinkle
every foot of that ranch with prayer
that harm shall pass her by. so she may
grow up pure and good. and be the wom-
an God intended Nellie should be-"
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An Amusing Autograph.

TN Clyde Fitch's large collection Of auto
/ graphs there is none that he values
more than a letter of the eccentric and
brilliant jurist, III. III. Breckenridge. on
dueling.
Breckenridge. youth at the time. re-
piled to the challenge of a British omcer
with this amusing letter. He said:
II have two objections to this duel mat
ter-the one is. lest I should hurt you;
the other is. lest you should hurt me.
don't see what good it would do me to
put ball through your body. I could
make no use Of you dead for any culinary
purpose, as I would a rabbit or turkey.
/ am no cannibal to feed upon the flesh
Of men. Why, then. shoot down q
human creature. OF whom I can make no
use? A buffalo would be better.
You might make a good barbecue. 1t
or opossum: but people are not in the
habit of barbecuing anything that is
human now. And as to your hide-it In
not worth taking of. being little better
than a two-year-old colts.
LAS to myself do not like to stand
in the way of anything that is hurtful.
/ am under the impression that you
might hit me. This being the case, I
think II most advisable to stay in the
distance. IL you mean to try your pistol.
take some object-a tree or a barn door
about my dimensions. II you hit that,
send me word, and I will acknowledge
that. IL ! had been in the same plaza,
you might also have hit me-"
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in and took our stalls with hearts full Of
Thanksgiving.
And here's where old DR.. Guffhander
the food expert. stepped into the spot
light and took the show away from every
body.
You know, Bunch, the Doc is one of
those old guys with license to hunt for
germs. and everything he eats has to give
the countersign and then go through
written examination.
He loves to display mis- scientific knowl-
edge and throw Latin crimps into the low
foreheads.
Uncle Peter believes every word that
leaves Doc Guffhanders face, but for my
part think he's an old Camenbert.
Well, Bunch, no sooner were we seated
at the table than Doc parted his whiskers
carefully, coughed to attract attention.
then picked up little neck clam on the
end of his fork and proceeded to give it
the third degree.
THE adulteration of foodstuffS these
days is being carried on to an extent
worse than criminal the old fluff began
solemnly. "Ah, even here I see traces of
sauysillic acid with borax-pbosphos, even
here on this clam"
Put little tabasco on it and cut
loose suggested Bud Hawley.
Have lemon said Stub. Squeeze 1t
over the CLAIMS and make a wish
Uncle Peter and Uncle Gregory, the lat
ter refreshed and made happy by his Ioisy
nap, were the only ones at the table who
seemed to take the doctor seriously.
Uncle Peter listened with marked
attention. while Uncle Gregory glanced at
his CLAIMS and shuddered
The doctor ate his unconcernedly.
When the soup came on the doctor lift
ed spoonful thoughtfully, then sloshed
it slowly back in his plate. while the two
old unkies eyed him nervously.
It's bullyon,' whispered Uncle Peter,