Weekly journal-miner., 1909-04-28

nave no nesltancy Tn making thls aS- t sertion, despite the optimism oftimes : expressed by that observant and great g man - Theodore Roosevelt. When | Rome declared war on Carthage, you I know those twenty wise old Roman g senators wept while they plead in the 2 Roman senate. Their prophecies came 9 true. Rome was five hundred years in l dying, but unless we have a change in
 some way, mark me, this government , will either change in form or perish within the next hundred years. Let : all who will, call it pessimism if they ) please; 1t is not, but a logical dedue- ton, from the conditions existing to- day. Pardon me, am wandering, as
 1 believe 1 started to say something , about myself and this place I have ' been told to take.
 My friends tell me to hold this job
 down right, one mas to send one's
 friends bills or duns for even the sums
 of twenty-five and fifty cents. have had every conceivable kick adminis- tered to me and all forms of insult, to taste and call good, but never
 thought my friends would ever force me to this. I see right now where I get of financially and I give all my | friends possessing any extra change in | their clothing, due notice, that when
 they see me coming down the street,
 it will be wisdom on their part to
 dodge down the first alley they eome
 to. This position, properly belongs to
 inaneier, or a captain of industry.
 pose as neither, but solely as al
 General of Hard Work. My friends.
 if you should happen to get dun for twenty-five cents, blame it on the as-
 sistant secretary, and write him and |
 tell him what you think about it.
 Seriously, however, no task is so
 small that it is not great if properly
 done. It is the first clerical position I
 have held since I was fourteen. At
 fifteen I was directing others, and ex-
 cepting short interims, that has been
 my line of life ever since.
 The hmelight is distasteful to me,
 but I am beginning to feel at home
 and for fear l shall delay the really
 important act in this performance. I
 must hurry along. They tell me there
 is to be real live dance after tnis act.
 I want to ask these beautiful ladies
 here who dance. not to get frightened
 at my shape. for really I once sang in
  everything and I went so swiftly some
 times, there was naught but a swish of
 wind as I passed by, I was going it SO strong. Those were the days when I
 had the dancing or society shape. Since building a railroad up in
 Coeonino county, and mining here in Yavapai county, l have built up this present shape It's what is known as A l. ! thing of a bluff. but one must have it when building railroads or developing i a mine or opening up new country. , unless one happens to be the highty i son of a golden sire. It may not work well in dancing, but I am going to ask !, the best girl on earth for the first dance, and ladies you watch her-if , don t kill her, give me just one trial, , and you will live happy ever after. $ By the way, when I was over in Wash f ington the other day helping to make { governors, seeretarys and all such { great things, I received lot of tele- l grams, but among them all l received s this one, and it sounded so good 1 for f got everything else. Here is what she c says: "Governor or no governor, f you are a king'' Now. ladies, has s she lived with me nearly nine years s and thinks she knows me, but sac s doesn't. as she is so much greater than I I, that shall not let her get aequaint- 2 ed. She makes all, her friends, who f meet her. She does not pose as a so- & eiety woman and I should quit ner if k she did. but she has fine looking ba- T bies, she has remained out here in the a rocks and brush. and has been the in- n spirational force behind the scene, n and has made the mine which will be- a fore all is over, make Prescott. Ladies f and gentlemen, I speak the truth. I f could tell you of sorrows and joys in, ii the not distant future in store for our f beautiful little town. of which few if h any now dream. T
 To the voters of Yavapai county. let me at this the first opportune time, thank you for your remarkable vote O for me last election. True, you placed l me in the "also ran" class, but not [ being acquainted, not being able to make any campaign whatever, the vote I received was remarkable, and you don't know how muen I appreciated it. If I ever do make a campaign in Yavapai county I promise the other o fellow he will know he has been going ., some. 1 never saw the dog, the baby pr the mother, yes, and lots of the V girls, that didn't like me, when they il knew me, and that's a combination a that never has nor never will be beat , nn.
 I presume Governor Sloan will take II me down to Phoenix about the first of fl he month. You know, we both have h just returned from Washington. II lon't know whether the governor has my back pay due or not. If he has e Te shall ride down in the cars. If he Q lasn't, have a couple of good strong ., mules, this Interstate Busy Fake Com mission has nothing whatever to say about, so we will get to Phoenix. I al haven t lost anything down in that re- a, zion that I care tarrying too long to lunt for at this season of the year. !" 4 well developed man has himself so
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