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Arizona republican., 1908-08-01
A THIRD EDITION
 WILL BE PUBLISHED
Mir. Downing, a Thoughtful Earnest Writer, Receives Merited Offer From Boston Company.

e. Phoenix authors generally seem to be getting into the lime light of pop uIar favor. MT. Andrew Downing, whose literary work is familiar to the readers of The Republican has just received from the RoXburgh Publish ing company of Boston an offer to brin out a third edition of his book of poems, the second and last edition being nearly exhausted. The com pany writes: "Our Mrs. Wentworth (reader of verse; pronounces your little book, The Trumpeters and Oth- CT Poems as made up of verses far superior to that generally submitted not only in diction but rythm, feeling and pleasing interest. We calculate to take on two listings of verse per year. One is already in cover and at present. we have none in view preferable to your lines"
 Inasmuch as the ROXburgh com pany is one of the largest publishing houses in the United States and that books of poems as a rule never reach third edition, Mir. Downing feels complimented by this offer. He has not decided on an early publication. but the new edition, when issued will contain twenty or thirty new poems written since the author came to Phoenix eight years ago and many of them are local in character.
 Mrs Downing's book Poem Pic tures." has also been received with signal favor by the people of Arizona
Arizona republican., 1908-08-01

stringent laws at home, come down here and take part in these things But their stay on the isthmus is not long.
 The canal commission has a pretty good measure of every man in it's employ, and before long the gambler finds himself out of a' job 1900 miles from home. The commission says that gambling and working do not go very well together. The trouble they experience is that the lottery ticket is a seductive thing, and that the quiet young American, who never gambled at home, once he wins a little in the lottery here. gets the gambling fever and a hard attack at that, destroying his usefulness to the canal What the commission would like to do would be to tear up the lottery root and branch, just as was done in the United States. But they have never found the way-Copy- right, 1908, by Frederic J. Haskin.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-01
The Panama Canal


Panama, R. P, July 25-The Pana- ma lottery and the bishop of Panama share the same house. You have to pass the lottery to get to see the bish- Op. and mayhap half dozen old wom- en ticket sellers will try to sell you a ticket before you reach this church dignitary. In America we would think such a proceeding scandalous. Here thea take it as a very matter of fact proposition. Indeed the Panamanan priests are among the best patrons of the lottery Perhaps they think their luck better than that of ordinary in dividuals, but whatever their views, the day does not pass that one may not see cleric putting down his piece of money for a ticket or a part of a ticket
 The lottery is forbidden to operate on the Canal Zone, but the Americans are not immune from the lottery fever. and every week hundreds of them go to Panama or Colon and put up from fifty cents to fifty dollars in the hope that they will pull down the seductive, if elusive, grand prize. Sometimes they win big money, often they break even, but in the long run they get about SO per cent of their money back. When an American wins the big prize he usually loses his head, throws up his job and goes back to the states. When the West Indian negroes hold the magic numbers they generally salt 1t away in Jamaica or Barbadoes, and continue to work. Recently a conduc- tor on the Panama railroad won the grand prize in the big fifteen thous- and dollar drawing. He immediately resigned his position, caught the first steamer for the states, and sailed away declaring that he was going to buy little home and settle down for life. As his prize was worth s75OO in gold it is easy to figure the nice little time he could have on his lucky turn. In another case a negro in the disbursing office won the grand prize. When the assistant disbursing officer asked him if he had not won it he replied that he lad not, but that his brother had. His nervousness betrayed him, how ever. He had won it, and was afraid of losing his job if he confessed it.
 The lottery is undoubtedly conduct ed fairly. The drawings are public, and are held on Sundays in the lottery headquarters. A child is chosen from the crowd to draw the balls containing the numbers. There are forty of these balls, each made in halves and then screwed together. On the inside of each ball there is a number painted from 0 to inclusive, there being four of each number among the forty balls. Besides the child the mayor of the city and two witnesses selected from the crowd officiate at the drawings. At the order of the mayor the globe con- taining the forty balls is revolved. and the little child takes out one of the balls. This is unscrewed, and the number thereondisplayed to the crowd. Whatever the number happens to be it is written down in the thousands col umn on the bulletin board. Then the globe is revolved again and another number is drawn out. This number Then the next number is drawn and is
Arizona republican., 1908-08-01

The girl on the ether hand reproach- ed her father for his cruelty toward her and his neglect of his family. She said she loved her mother and would not leave her The father hinted that there was a sweetheart in the case, but so far as it known there is none. The girl is a handsome young lady of six teen, bright, industrious and bears an excellent reputation among the neigh bors.
 The father was advised that if he secured the girl he would have to go about it in the regular way, through the probate court. The case then went before Clerk Kirkland, who after hearing the matter briefly made a verbal order or rather a suggestion that pending a regular disposition of the case. the girl should reside else where than with her mother. Sine was acquainted with the family of w. L.. Osborn. and she was advised to go there That advice was acted upon later
 In the meantime Mrs. Morrison ar rived at the court house and several conferences between herself, her hus- band and her stepsOn took place. Once an agreement was reached that the girl might live with her father if the mother might be taken to Yuma where she could meet her at will. It was understood though that the husband and wife were to live apart there.
 But that agreement was short lived and in the end there was no under standing about anything. Whether Morrison will persist in his efforts to take possession of his unwilling daugh- ter is a matter of conjecture.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-01
Silt GHOST HfR MOTHER
 AND CREATED A SCENE
A Fathers Attempt to Secure Posses sion of His Sixteen Year Old Daughter.

An exciting event, thought at first to be an attempt at kidnapping, origi- mated on South Seventh avenue near the Q. K. Store yesterday afternoon. The matter was shortly transferred to the sheriffs office, found it's way in- formally into the probate court and at the close of business was left hang ing in the air.
 The attention of the residents of that part of town was attracted by a pretty girl running and screaming from the avenue below the railroad tracks She ran until she reached the West End school building where she fell exhausted. A telephone message was sent to the office of the sheriff and shortly after the girl appeared there accompanied by her father and d half brother
 The father was man by the name of Morrison now living at Yuma. He formerly resided in Phoenix and was employed at the O. K. store. His son who was with him in this incident had lately arrived from Globe. The wife of Morrison lives in that part of town her daughter residing with her.
 AOtIlSOn CdIllt tO lOMn ytSltIhdy morning and later in the day, his son, the half brother of the girl called on her and told her that a very dear friend wished to see her. He named a place in the neighborhood of the O. K. store. When she arrived there she was confronted by her father whotold her he had come to take her back to Yuma. with him, and indicated that if necessary he would take her by force. The girl began screaming and it is said that she succeeded in securing a revolver lying near and attempted to shoot herself, but was disarmed. Then the race at the West End sChcolhouse began.
 At the sheriffs office. Morrison said that he was trying to secure posses sion of the girl for the reason that her mother was not the proper person to have charge of her, he said he would prove it if it became necessary to do so.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-01
MINING
THE HARQUA- -HALA
 COMPANY.

Ironwood. Michigan. July 10, 1908. To the Stockholders of The Harqua-
 Hala Mining Company:
 You are hereby notified that spe- cial meeting of the stockholders of the Harqua- -Hala Mining company will be held in the parlors of the Adams hotel in the City of Phoenix. Arizona, on MONDAY, the tenth day of AUGUST A D., 1908. at the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon, for the following pur- poses, viz:
 1st. To elect a board of seven di- rectors to hold office until the next annual meeting.
 End. To amend paragraph Three of the Articles of Incorporation, so as to increase the capital stock of said Cor poration from $1,OOO.OOO.OO to $2,OOO,-
Arizona republican., 1908-08-01

OOO.OO, divided into 20OOOO shares of the par value of 5000 each.
 3rd. To amend paragraph Six O, the Articles of Incorporation of the said corporation, so as to authorize said corporation to incur indebtedness or liability of S1.OOO, 100000 and that the highest amount of indebtedness or lia- bility to which said corporation shab at any time subject itself shall not ex- ceed the sum of $1,000, 100000.
 4th. To adopt Bylaws for said corporation.
 5th. In the event that you are noc able to be personally present at the meeting. kindly sign and mail at once the enclosed proxy to the Harqua- HaIa Mining Company, Ironwood, Michigan.
 ELEVEN T. LARSON,
 President
Arizona republican., 1908-08-01

to get one. This is especially true since ihe Americans came on the isthmus. Before that time the lottery business Was pretty slack. everybody being pc
 rennially broke, but since American oc-
 equation tickets have been in strong
 deu'and. There has always been a provision that all unsold tickets should
 remain in tae possession of the com
 pany. and if they happened to hold
 the one which won the grand prize they were just that much ahead.
 The lottery was established about
 the time the French came to the
 isthmus, mainly for the purpose of
 getting money out of them. It was
 chartered by the Colombian govern
 ment, and the concession was to
 run until 1918. When the republic
 of Panama took over the government
 of the isthmus it recognized the char
 ter of the lottery company. It is
 probable no way will be found to stop the lottery, though the United
 States is doing everything it can to limit the evil in the Canal Zone. It
 might prevent the transportation of the tickets to Colon, and it might make it unlawful for any one on the canal zone to have ticket in his possession, but even these measures would hardly overcome the lottery fever which has more victims here than malaria.
 There are all sorts of stories afloat in the canal zone about hard luck and good luck that have come to Americans as a result of the lottery. In one case a grave and respected senator of the United States, one who helped to pass the anti-lottery law at home, is said to have bought a ticket and won the grand prize. In another case an official of the canal, one not so low down in rank at that, was sitting in a poker game. He had lost his last cent and in a fit of desperation put his lottery ticket into the jackpot at face value. It was for the grand monthly drawing, where the grand prize is $7 800 in gold. His luck was still against him and he lost. When the drawing came off that ticket carried the grand prize.
 A little stay at Panama will dem onstrate to any one how far ahead VI EObuLi <AiItilIt lliC OIlltu GoldltS is in the matter of morality The fact that one has to run the gamut of a half dozen ticket sellers on his way to sec the bishop is but one instance in a thousand of different points of view the Americans and the Latin Americans have of things. A bull fight at home would not be thought of yet it is a great event in Panama. Cock fighting is out laWed in the states, yet a guest at the Tivoli might imagine there were 10000 fighting cocks here by the number he hears growing all night long. Craps is absolutely tabOoed in America, but in Panamanian terri tory it is an eminently respectable game. No matter that the bull fights tame because of the lazy indifference of the bulls, no matter that the fight ing cocks at Panama do not put up as game a fight as a farm yard rooster does at home, no matter if the crap game is so small you have to look through a magnifying glass to see the size of the jackpot, the spirit of the gambler and the pro fessional fighter is to be found every where among the Panamanians. Many whose propensities in this direction have been held in check by
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-07-07
am There.

Old Lady Goodyear laid down the
paper. with sigh, and looked over her
spectacles at Grandfather Goodyear
Il feel quite ashamed when | remem-
Der our humble marriage notice." she
said,
Married in the First Congregations
al church of Harborville, Abel Good
year to Mary Lawton,'" chanted
Grandfather Goodyear. ut read well,
to my thinking"
Eyes, for those days, but not for
present times" said his old wife. "You
know Anastasia Cummings daughter
Laura married a Toby. and their
daughter has just married Sophy
Leavitt's grandson. His mother So
phys child, married a WILSON,
WELL what Of all thatT inquired
Grandfather Goodyear. rubbing his
forehead In great confusion OF mind.
Its the fashion to keep all the fam
lily names" said Old Lady Goodyear
severely. "You hear how grand 1t
sounds:
Married. at the home Of the brides
mother Mrs. Frederick Cummings
Toby, by the Rev. Harold Lowden
Kirkbrlght. Edith smythe Cummings
20 George Broune Leavltt- Wilson,
"Now, there's something for old
Grandpa Broune and Grandma smytha
to be proud Off they were alive"
'Mm!' said Grandfather Goodyear.
Youths Companion.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-07-07

This popular periodical. representing
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organizations. and which is the most ex !
Extraordinarily commended publication u
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vance. Copies will be sent free occa*
sionally to veterans who cant pay, upouz
request OF their FRIENDS. Address S Z
Cunningham. Nashville. Tenn.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-07-07

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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-07-07
Modem NOOdnen Of America

America, furnishes iis members sound fami-
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High Safaried CfiIcers The sociefy's bus5~
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insurance company Of approximate n.AgnI-
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supporters among leading public men than
any other society 10 existence. Investigate
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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-07-07

Health Coffee 10 really the closest Coffee
Imitation ever jet produced This clever
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DR.. shoop Of Racine, Wis. Not a grain Of
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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-07-07
Antique Sideboard

FOR SALE. A good Mahogany Antique
sideboard for sale Apply at the
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-07-07
Gllnor's
Hfternoon Off.
By CECILY ALLEN.
By CECHY ALLEN.

Copyrighted. 1905, by Associated
Literary Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-20
WHITE WINGED MOTHS.
Cause the Death of a Three Year Old
Child.

New York. July 20.-The host of white
winged moths that again appeared last
evening caused the death of one child,
Frank Stevens, 3 years old. The little
boy stood at one of the rear windows
of his parents home on the top floor
of the house last night, and jumped
up and down when he saw the little
moths f1utter past the window.
Finally the child, excited by the num-
bers of the moths that flew about the
window, attracted by the light within,
climbed upon the window sill and be-
fore his parents could save him, tum-
bled to the yard beneath. He was
almost instantly killed.
The myriads of white moths that
have swept down town the last two
days. thick enough in places to sug-
gest a summer snowstorm, are believ-
ed by entomologistS to be the descend
ants of the great army of measuring
worms ethat afflicted New York in 1852
and caused such concern that an asso-
citation of distinguished physicians was
formed to design the destruction OF the
pests.
Prof Butennuller of the Museum of
Natural History, who has followed the
study of entomology for 30 years, never
saw this particular species before and
he is on terms of intimacy with the
entire bug family, from the flea up to
the hard shell pincher.
The invasion of 1862 lasted for six
days and one morning in the latter
part of July the streets in New York
and Brooklyn were filed with millions
of dead moths. The measuring worms
that laid the eggs that produced the
white winged insects. disappeared as
suddenly as they came, and have not
been seen since.
The cloud of moths that swept down
Broadway did not stop to feed in City
Hall park. Only small part of the
foliage of the trees was attacked. The
flight was continued to Battery park
where the insects chung to tree trunks
and branches while the eggs of the
female were deposited. These eggs will
go through a period of incubation OF
355 days and the butterfly that finally
appears will live for seven days.
DR.. Southwick, the city entomolo-
gist, foresaw three days ago that the
invasion of the measuring worm prom
ised to threaten the park and made
immediate preparations to spray the
tree trunks and branches with an in
secttcide to destroy the egg mass, and
five gangs of men will work constantly
until the entire park area is covered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-20
JAPS ARE AROUSED.
Fear That Commercial Interest VIII
Suffer From Decision


Chicago. ILL.,, July 20.-The bust
ness interests of Japan are thorough
ly alarmed over the prospect of West
ern railroads being compelled to go
out OF the Asiatic export and import
trade on account of a recent decision
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. K. Matsubara, nhe new Japan
csc consul at Chicago, received ca
blegram from the Japan Trades as
ISOLATION today, asking him to see If
something could be done to prevent
such a catastrophe. The consul ap-
pealed to the Chicago Association of
Commerce, and as result he and
H. c. Barlow, managing director of
the association, held a long confer
ence. Mr.. Barlow assured the consul
that he and the association would do
all they could to induce the western
roads not to abandon the Oriental
and Asiatic trade.
The Japan Trades association, with
headquarters in Toxic, is the most
powerful trade organization of the
empire. and its influence and MEM
bership Is national. 1t appears that
the commission some time ago ruled
that the western roads must publish
the inland proportions of their export
trade. The railroads claim they can
not do this and compete with the Suez
route. where the rates change with
an hours notice. By keeping the in
land proportions secret, the railroads
have been able to do a fair share Of
this business and the revenue 1t brings
them probably aggregates $4,000, 900
annually.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-20
B. p. Waggener's Atchison Pic.
mic Attended by 5000.
Free Trains Brought Young.
sters From Surrounding Towns.
HOSTS NINTH AFFAIR
Gave Away Horns, Balloons and
Flags to His Guests.
Plenty Of Music, Lemonade and
Street Car kides.

Atchison, Kan. July .20.-Eight thou
sand is a conservative estimate of the
attendance at B. p. Waggener's birth
day picnic Saturday. which ranks on
the Atchison calendar with the corn
carnival and the Globe anniversary
concerts.
This was Mr.. Waggener's ninth an
nual picnic. He was 81 years old Sat-
urday. The exercises were held at
Forest park A free train of IL coaches
brought 1900 people from Muscotah.
Efiingham, Monrovia, Pennington and
Parnell. Five extra coaches on the
regular train were loaded with people
who came from Nortonville and inter-
were required to bring the guests from
Everest and intermediate points on the
Missouri Pacific. Farmers. within a
radius Of ten miles. drove In
Mr.. waggoner's first picnic nine
years ago. was a very unpretentious
affair. Consisting Of his neighborhood
children. He gradually extended his
territory until now the entire country
side and surrounding counties feel per
fectly free to help him celebrate. Inc
entertainment consisted Of two free
concerts by Marshalrs band Of To-
peka, the singing of patriotic songs and
familiar hymns, free street car rides
for the children, free lemonade, flags,
horns and small balloons.
six thousand horns. 5000 balloons and
5000 flags were given away. The busi-
ness houses on Commercial street were
ali gaily decorated with flags and bunt-
ing. A.
There were no special policemen to
watch the children. and the parents had
been notified to give them all reason
able liberty they demanded None OF
the children enjoyed the occasion more
than Mr.. Waggener himself.
I've never spent happier DAY IN
INV life. and if any one can tell me
how to show the children a better time
next year, and grown people, TOO. !
would like to know how" remarked MT
Waggener When he got on the Cen
trail Branch train at noon he carried q
bouquet of flowers some little glrl mac
given him. He was as proud OF tnat
bouquet as the children were OF tnelI
flags and horns. At the park In tne
afternoon every now and then some
modest boy or girl approached MIN
and thanked him for the good time
thew had had. Those incidents play
ed tunes on the heart chords man
likes to have touched, and aided IN
making it a certainty that there VII
be another picnic providing the hos'
is still enjoying good health.