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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-05

~HE Arabs of upper Egypt tell us
 why all natfish are white on one
 \ side and brown on the other. Moses. like the other Israelites. was very fond of fish. and. as a rule. ne cooked it splendidly. He had cooked sole only on one side, when his fire went out, so he angrily threw the half-broiled fish into the sea But this fish happened to live, and that is why all its descend ants appear to be half cooked.
 Upon the back Of the haddock are strange imprints. said to be the work Of the devil. On the Yorkshire coast. in England, they say the evil one long ago determined to build a bridge at Filey. This he did for no good purpose, but for the destruction of ships and sailors and the annoyance of fishermen While at work he dropped his hammer into the sea. As he hastily picked it up he grasped a haddocx at the same time; so the haddock carries the imprint of his fingers to this day.
 But the legend of the salmon. told by the Scandinavian nsherfolk. Is the most interesting of these tales. Would you like to know how the salmon came to have such a delicate tail9 Here ia the story:
 Lold. the mischief-maker among the gods. had offended Thor gEievously. In fact, he had stolen the mighty hammer which was Thor's most precious posses sion.
 You may know that Loki hed as swift ly as he could when he found that-Thor was in pursuit. But Thor was not mind ed to let the rascal escape. so he fol- lowed after, his wrath increasing with every stride
 At last. finding his enemy close upon his heels, Loki ran toward the water. and Ieaped into 1t, turning himself into a salmon. Thor. however. was so close behind that he caught the fsh by the tall For punishment he squeezed 1t so hard that ever after the tan Of the sal- mon has been fine and thin
 And do you know whence has come the bright rIddy color of this same fish7 That, too, is easily explained.
 Once upon a time the heavens caught afire. and the godB were at their wits ends to extinguish the nameG Finally tflev succeeded in Hmothering most of the flames. The rest they thSeW tnto
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eff I can't see the sojers. I'm going to see the flowers, anyway" said he.
 Through the gate Toddy darted. Along the dusty road he plodded, always seeking the less-frequented byways, lest he be captured Ind brought back. But he saw no one. and at last he arrived at the great iron gates that barred the way to the cemetery. Weighted with big iron balls were they-cannon balls, as Toddy imagined-so that the little fellow had to push with all his might to open them sufficiently for him to pass through.
 Once within the spacious ground, he threaded his way along the grav- eIed walks bordered by leafy trees. unfiI he almost reached the wall at the other side. He sat down on It. looked at the flags and flower wreaths about him. But now he began to grow tired. He nestled more com fortably in the. the iron 6nddirs GnadiTii snG soon
 ssso won came after all, sonnyI
 Toddy started. Right before him was grandpa-the grandpa who used to tell him all kinds of stories apout u the soi- S.- ciers, before he was put away in big black box. not more than year ago; the grandpa who was his chum, his companion, his only playmate. Toddy had been very, very lonely when erand- pa left him, so that you may know how pleased he was to see him now. He was dressed in his soldier clothes, too, al- though you could look right through him and his clothes. It was all so very queer. But Toddy didn't think of that as he eagerly replied:
 Yes gran'pa; they didn' want me to, come, but comed."
 You wished to see the soldiers, didn't you, laddyf' said grandpa with a smile. -And you shall see them" he added
 1oddx rnhhad bis eyes. Before him
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fight was the most foolish thing they could do when their enemies were al- most upon them. Tim and Dick &C., knowledged their error In shame. and put themselves in readiness to fight beside the Atlantosaurus and the Plio- saurus.
 Great excitement shone in zoogy's eyes. "Ah. the enemy has comeF' mur- mured he.
 Indeed. the huge waves. topped with foam, now almost met Tim and Dick and their relatives.
 You see," explained zoogy to the twins. they are the last of the armored fish. Some of them are over twenty feet in length. Their bodies are in- closed in large bony plates, and they have long. punishing jaws. But those gigantic chaps behind the fishes are re- lated almost as closely to Tim as to the fishes. They are the Dinichthys. Some times they fight for Tim; other times. they fight against him"
 The conflict was on There seemed to be one vast, writhing mass, from which occasionally the head of Dick. or that of his cousin. the Atlantosaurus. would shoot up to a great height in the air. quickly to descend again. Everywhere round about the waters boiled and surged, until the swells reached Zoogy.
 I'm afraid. children" remarked Zoogy, that the waves will sweep you from my back. if we do not seek a quieter resting place.
 It was a great sacrifice for zoogy to go beyond sight of the battle. As he swan away he sighed heavily.
 Do you ever fight. Zoogyf asked Raymond. haven't fought since the time l ate my
 Ate your brother? Why, zoogy, surely you could not have done thatF gasped Ray. horrified beyond measure.
 Two huge tears welled up in Zoogy's eyes, overfiowed, and splashed into the sea He was apparently much moved
 "Yes," sobbed he. T really loved Zaggy' But, you see, he bet that he could eat me. while l bet l could eat him; so. of course. we haa va 10 somsht mst assure you, and never should have eaten him but for that friendly httie bet"
 twins imagined Zoogy was still sorrow ing over his brother, and they did not wish to disturb him in his grief. Theress fore they were somewhat surprised when Zoogy, with loud laugh. said:
 Ut WAS a funny bet. wasn't it? An. my brother was a funny fellow, too. twice as 1ovial and comical You won't tell anybody, will you. if whisper that I'm taking private funny lessons rom the Cuttlefish? I'll let you see him II you like" .,.,.
 Ray and Raymond admitted that noth- ing would give them greater pleasure than to see the marvelously witty Cut
 When they were near the shore zoogy
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Chapter V
FAMILY REUNIONS

D AZ and Raymond awoke. as though IN from nap. Bewildered, they looked about them. Gone were seas and marshes and rocks. They were upon a grassy plain. broken by forests iu the distance. On the right there lowered great mountain range.
 The twins were still drinking in the beauty of the scenery. when. they per ceiyed a curious sort of pony and tiny animal that resembled both a fox and e diminutive colt
 'T'm Billy Hipparion. and this is my -great-grandfather, Mir. Ttb PaIeotheriun. began the pony. frisk- ing his heels and tossing his mane; now. who are you7'
 Ray and Raymond introduced them selves Then, although they didn't wish to be considered rude. they couldn't help gazing closely at these queer ani- mals. The larger looked ever so much like real horse. but he had three toes. and his nose was very pointed. The smaller creature looked very much like a fox, with its sharp muzzle. It pos-
 wont you come with us7'' cordially asked Billy. There is going to be Q GeTleS or IaTuliy lCuAA1OA1S HI AltC AOASct wonder. But very few families can boast of as many living ancestors as possess.'
 Darting the twins a merry glance. he added, solemnly; See how we de- scendants have improved upon the orig inal"
 Transferable conceitl' sniffed Mfr. Tib. He went on to say:
 'sYou younger coxcombs may be larger in size. but you're smaller in wisdom. You don't have now the terrible Enon- sters with whom I had to. contend in my youthful days. Were 1t not for my cunning. I should not be alive this day" l"
 ''Did you ever know Zoogy. MT. TfbT'
 'No, I never knew him personality i but when I was very young had friends among the sea animals who used to tell me of the monsters that lived in the water many. many centuries before their time; and the zeuglodon was one they described.
 why, our adventure with the Saber- Toothed Cat must have happened mill- Ions of years ago." muttered Ray. There certainly could be no doubt of that fact The twins were dazed.
 What nonsense you folks are talk ing" interrupted Billy; "what do you
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Mir. Mastodon's little eyes twinkied. The next instant the twins found the great trunk encircling them Raymond shouted in glee as they were gently lifted high up in the asr. And. when they were deposited lightly upon the back of the Mastodon. Ray. too. began to enjoy the experience.
 When their friend had put them on the ground. Raymond said enthusiastic- ally:
 Why not have carcus7 You say thereN be lots of other anirnals here a Jfm-dandy oneI''
 Whats a circus7" asked the Masto- don. quite mystified.
 s''why. we have them. you knew. where we live." began Raymond. but his sister nudged him and whispered in his ear:
 Don't be such q goosei America won't be discovered for long. long time to comei"
 Raymond blinked a little at the thought Then. carefully choosing his words. he said:
 .swhy, it's just nice weysfor all of us to play together. It would give us a great deal of enjoyment
 The two families considered the mat ter for while. and then decided that some fun would be worth having. cour- tecusly thanking Raymond for propos- ing the celebration. Mir. Mastodon an- nounced definitely:
 "we shall have a circus as soon as our other friends arrive
 CONTINUED NEXT sUNDAY.1
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important that we should hold cer- tam bridge. However. some of our good friends here. who were our en- emies then. decided they wanted to hold that position. too. Therefore. both Union and Confederate troops dashed madly for the coveted point each trying to get there ahead of the other. But 1t could be seen that both troops would probably reach there at the same time; so. of course. there would have to be a fight for it. We were charging toward each other. when a little tot ran out upon the road between us. At once all firing ceased. and the parties halted In their tracks while a trooper removed the little thing to place of safety. That little incident so took away all desire drew. to resume fighting later on"
 The rest applauded when the speaker had finished, although Toddy observed that when they, clapped their hands 1t made not the slightest sound.
 Then for most an hour Toddy lis- tened to stories about the war, some of which grandpa had often told him. He was having the time of his life
 The little boy jumped at least a foot. For some one had grabbed hold of his arm Betore ne could ma out just what had happened he heard a voice saying, impatiently:
 "Of ali things, Master Toddy. that you should come out here to the ceme- fery to sleepi Don't you know, 1t was wrong to run awayF'
 Toddy admitted to nursie that he 'sposed he hadn't done right But, after all, he wasn't sorry. Sorry2 How could he be, when he had seen gran'pa and all his other old friends of the picture books? And he made up his mind. although he didn't tell nursie, that some time again he was coming out to the "cemertery' to see his new chums and granpa.
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 plants was carried across the road to the veranda. where a rocking chair creaked dolefully. Toddy sniffed the breeze. but it's fragrance apparent- iy was unappreciated. for he rocked more savagely than before. And the more the chair creaked and squeaked the fiercer grew his enjoyment. be- cause the chair seemed to protest with every movement-and that was what Toddy felt like doing-prot;. = ing against everything.
 Hadn't mother promised that nursie should take him to see the soldiers march to the cemetery on Memorial Day2 And here Decoration Day" had come. while nurse was away vis- iting. It was too aggravating for everything.
 For a long time Toddy rocked and rocked Many hours before he had heard the music of bands as they marched. Surely it must now be al- most monday. Toddy showed lis chair farther back on the veranda to protect himself from the sun. But once he had moved from his seat he did not wish to remain longer fin 1naction. Longingly he gazed down she road
 sT s'pose all the soJer men have murmured. 'an' there's nobody in the eemertery."
 For a moment he paused. irresolute. Then, with a defiant shake of the head, he made up his mind.
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Ray and Raymond said politely. ''Yes. maam,p although Raymond much re- sented being called a baby by creature who looked to be nothing more than . giant kangaroo.
 whereupon the twins had to listen to the description of the pretty little babies and the handsome Mir. Hoppy who had been eaten.
 Nor is that all my trouble. dears.- continued Mrs. Hoppy in an aggrieved tone: flor new animal, the terrible Saber-Toothed Cat. has just come into this country. He pursues me almost constantly. It was because the animal is afraid of water that Mir. Hoppy brought me to the beach for time.
 But I suppose might as well be eaten by cat as to be swallowed by zoogy, or to die of hunger" she walled.
 Suddenly she turned. every muscle strained and a-quiver. Before the twins could guess the cause of her terror. she had popped them into her pouch. and was hopping with all possible speed across the sand.
 Raymond craned his neck as far to one side as he could.
 .Tt's the saber-Toothed Catr' he nut tered.
 Mrs Hoppy now quilted the seashore and flew inland. with gigantic leaps. Nearer and nearer came the horrible Cat. Never pausing to look behind. Mrs Hoppy covered mile after mile. Past the, sandy region, and then. strange to say, into an extremely rocky country she came. But always the Cat folto1vad Al last if gathered for a spring. The twins gave themselves up for lost. when, just at that moment. they felt themselves falling rapidly downward. Mrs. Hoppy had leaped over the edge of high clinl
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-05
Ornamenting Canes

TT IS a very simple matter to or
 nament a cane or a branch of wood taken from the pear. cherry or apple tree. If you cut sttcks you must Immediately peel ofE the bark.
 Now take a piece Of well oiled cot ton waste and rub your cane thor oughly.
 Twist several whisps of straw into a tong spiral, having one end thicker than the other.
 Twist the spiral along the entire length of the cane, fastening the ends securely at top and bottom.
 Then light the straw at the bot an inclined position so that the flames may run quickly up the spiral
 When the straw is entirely con-
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pose of the giant Atlantosaurus Tim was spouting water from his nostrils in great clouds. so that nothing could be seen very distinctly. but the twins eyes followed the Atlantosaurus as he threw himself furiousiy upon the combatants and proceeded to untwist Dicks long. snaky neck from about Tim. In an ex- ceedingly short time he had separated the two. And then he talked very sharply to them. pointing out that to
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little while with Mrs. Hoppy, if you don't mind" wheezed Zoogy 'I must confess that I'm feeling rather faint without my luncheon, and I think I'll thys."
 But you won't eat any more of your brothers. will you?" pleaded Ray. Zoogy' in the naaa meantime. in had fiopppsd twins might walk right down his back to the shore without going into the water. And they were already on the beach when he replied:
 "No. I promise you that I won't eat any more of my family, except one or two old great-grandmothers and a grandfather don't like" Before either boy or girl could answer, their cannibal friend was far out to sea.
 ''So you are the two babies that wick ed Zoogy brings to me in place of the darlings the brute swallowed" whim- pered Mrs. Hoppy, rubbing the tears from her eyes with a paw.
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A WAR OF MONSTERS

 - EEMINGLY unaware of their foes
 approach. Tim and Dick continued A| in fierce combat.
 Zoogy was enjoying himself to the utmost He grinned so wide that he al- most swallowed barrels of water. as he chanted:
 s.A pretty little. lively little. nice little light; 0. how pleasant how delightful-o. what
 happiness in sighti'
 sswhy. you bloodthirsty zoogy.' ex- claimed Ray. reproachfully.
 s'wen. some one must always be fight ing hera," remonstrated Zoogy. land shouldn't I be happy that am not the one to be killed this timer
 While they were talking, two great creatures swept by them. They some what resembIed Dick, except that they were much larger than he.
 ssThe AtIantosaurus and the Pliosau- rus are about to join in the fight" grin ned Zoogy.
 But that was not the immediate pur-
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SYNOPSIS.

FT~ HH twins. Ray and Raymond. visit
 a natural history museum to in- A spect the fossil collection. They are locked in. During the night a num- my high priest of the Egyptians appears before them. and in great anger sends them back thousands and thousands of years to live with the animals whose bones they have been examining ssDacky." a toothed bird. proves friendly. He invites the twins to climb upon his back and flies away with them on tour of sightseeing. They attend a council of the foothed birds. The meeting is dis persed by two great monsters. and the twins flee toward the sea, where ZooRy'. Tim Ichthyosaurus and Dick Plesiosaurus in fierce combat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-05

A STORE they say you came from. Dolly dear "A store that's not so very far from here; And porcelain you're made of and Of glass; You, who, I'm sure all other dolls surpass! l can't believe 1t. Dolly-not of you Your hair of fine-spun gold; your eyes of blue N That smile in wttchery when raised to mine; Those tiny ears; your pearly teeth that shines Oh, ev'ry bit of you love, my dears And to MY mind 'tis very, very clear
 That you princess are-Just in dream princess wandered far from Fairylano- But yet thing do not understand: Why no good prince has sought you long ere this And walked you from your dreaming with a kiaat
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CAUGHT THE FISH BY THE TAIL"

the sea. where they were eagerly gob- bled up by the hungry salmon. You ses now why the flesh of the salmon Is so rcd
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sumed the cane must be rubbed hard with a woolen rag.
 You will now have a nicely pal- ished cane, with a spiral like a spaka summing from top to bottom
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 Chapter W

tcoNTINuEp FROM LAST suNDAY.l
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-07-26
WAS FAMOUS FIGHTER
Col. Fife Visits Scene Where Many Years Ago He Fought Appaches.

Col. Vim \ Fife, formerly of the volunteer servic now a contractor in Cansnea, is spending the day iu Tombstone on business.
 Col. Fife visited Lowell yesterday, where, on the ground now occupied by the big Mason hotel. he and General Crook, Emmett Crawford, Tom Horn, Generals Lswton and Datewood, and General Shsiter, csmpsd and scrspped Apaches on the 18th day of November 1880. Col. Fife is " years of age, but one would naturally put him up for 5.
 General Crook used to speak Of Col. Fife as the cast iron man. and he was generally known as "the favored one" :" having slid through SO many close calls during the Indian wsrs. Col. Fife states that of all the officers who ever took the field against the Apa. che, Crook was the right man and considers that the record of that de- voted Indian fighter has ever been sadly underestimated
 Col. Fife will return to CAnanea to- morrow, where his son Walter Fife is holding a prominent position with the Greene people.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-07-26
$10 FOR A SHAVE?
That Is the Amount Asked For By a Tucson Barber--Shaved Murderer

"For shaving Horace J. Groce slO."
 This is one of the bills on file in the office of the Board ol Superyis- ors. It was presented few days ago.
 According to the board members, it will not be allowed. They do not believe that tonsorisl performance ou the face of murderer just few hours before he goes to his death is worth more than a shave for sick man, which latter price, they say, is but Sl
 ''The board will probably allow Sl for the shaving. but to a certainty the bill for BIO will be turned down, one of the supervisors said today Tucson Citizen.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-07-26
NEW USE FOR CACTUS
Alcohol for Fuel May Become Cheaper
 Than Gasoline.

A news item from Fl Paso which is
 of considerably more than passing in-
 terest in Arizona tells of the success
 ful operation in that city of a com.
 mercial plant devoted to the distilla-
 ton Of alcohol from cactus. A thirty days run, It is stated, has demonstrat- ed the entire success of the project, and government tests of the product pronounce it of a high standard of quality. The cost of production is stated to be very low.
 The possibilities opened up through the manufacture of cheap substitute for gasoline in its capacity as fuel have been pointed out and comment ed upon. A field of usefulness exists the extent of which few realize. The substitution of alcohol for gasoline at the present time would mean A local market for the product of many of gallons monthly. With the cheapening of the fuel, however, the use of gas engines for power may be expected to be greatly extended, 1 and A local market for 1uel alcohol will 1 exist which will warrant the mainten- 1 snce of A manufacturing plant of very proportions here.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-07-26
FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT
New Ore Bodies in Tombstone Mines
 Promise Marvellous Wealth

The volume of water being handled daily by the pumps in the Tombstone Consolidated this week, is five million gslions strong. The company now has the water question perfectly in hand with plenty oi reserve pumping cspa- city in the event of a break down, and proceeds with development work with greater conftence than ever.
 On the 1000 foot level they have driited i2O feet east Within five or six hundred feet more in this dsIft, 1t has been definitely determined by ob- servation and engineering, thet they will catch up with the original Old Contention ore body in all its virgin purity, size and values. When that is accomplished, the population of Tomb stone will again be able to look upon that superlative article which made Tombstone famous iu the sos. It will be great treat to the old timer to crawl over car load oi the famous Contention ore, rescued from the depths below water level.
 Such achievements as that is what the company has been looking forward to all along, and when three or four tested old ore bodies shall have been recovered, there will be something do ing.
 At the new Emerald shaft tLey are down about l50 feet with their prelim mary facilities. In the mean time they have nearly completed their per manent hoisting equipment which is strictly up to date in every particular The new hoisting equipment will be one of the beat in the southwest.
 There is some talk of converting the Tombstone Consolidated mill into B concentrating plant
 This report lacks confirmation, but the situatIon and conditions obtain ing in the camp would favor such an enterprise. The ore in sight and which have not been hand ed by the mill are better adapted 70 concentrat- iUg, while the rich ore from the new -trIte- "n the combinations of the old pioneer ore bodies will be adapted to shipping.
 In the progress of drifting for these rich ore bJdies, they find the coDdi- tions rem mtrkably uniform and ident- ical, SO that there can be no possible duub; but what these bodies will be recovered approximately as the re- spective distances calculated upon by the engineers.
 Everything considered, the outlook for the camp and the company is ex- ceptionally bright.