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; The Experiences of a 8
: F~ianO-Tuner. 6
SeeocSeoeo OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The piano-tuner was in a remlnls-
.ent mood, and the story of his life
vas in order. The many peculiari-
les of the trade were discussed, and
he conclusion reached that a good
)iano-tuner is born, not made. A
most acute sense of sound vibration
S absolutely indispensable, for no or
iinary mortal would ever be able to
letect a variation OF one-tenth of a
n in a piano, and yet an expert
:uner can do this.
Frequently pianos grow discordant
very suddenly, and in many such
eases distractions are discovered to
lave lodged among the strings. Some
If these finds are extraordinary.
IF I had kept and converted into
money all the articles of value that
I'VE found in pianos I've tuned it
would make a very neat sum for me
% fall back upon in my old age. This
S especially true with reference to
Grand pianos in the. homes of the
wealthy.
"a few years ago I was summoned
20 tune a triangular piano in the resi-
ience of a wealthy family here, and
IN making a preliminary run over the
keys l instantly detected an odd jang-
ing in the upper register. This
jangling, it seems, had also been de-
tected by the young women of the
family, but none of them had taken
the trouble to Investigate the cause
Of the unusual sound.
at didn't take me very long to
pick out from beneath the strings a
diamond and ruby bracelet. A SER
want of that household was even then
Ianguishing in the Tombs on the
charge Of having stolen that brace
let.
when bangle bracelets were fash
ionable I used often to find, between
the piano strings and even sometimes
underneath the keyboard, small coins
and medals that had been lost from
the bracelets. A famous Chicago
woman, prominent in society in this
country and abroad, suffered such a
loss while visiting at the home OF a
New York family.
ct was a small gold Roman coin,
with the head of Domitian, valuable
from the numismatic point of view,
but of many times greater value to
the Chicago woman because 1t had
been given to her by Carmen Sylvia,
the Roumanian Queen. She had lost
it from her gold bangle bracelet OF
antique. coins.
81 found the coin underneath the
keyboard Of the grand piano in the
house at which she had been visiting
here several months after she had
missed it. When the coin was re-
stored to her the lady sent a most
heartfelt letter of thanks and a sub
stantial check."-Harper's Weekly.
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a Calamity.

Many stories are current in legal
circles regarding ~eX-Judge W. T. Wal
lace, one of the best known jurists in
the history of San Francisco, but here
is a new story vouched for by Billy
Barnes, at one time District Attorney.
1t runs thus:
wallace was examining a candl-
date for admission to the bar. All
the questions had been satisfactorily
answered and the lawyer-to-be had
passed so brilliantly that Wallace de-
cided to put a simple question to
terminate the ordeal. Gazing be-
nignly at the young man, he asked:
What is the liability of a COM
mon carrier?
although lawyers the world over
and from time immemorial have
labored with this problem, though
millions Of words have been taken
into the record Of various cases in
which this unanswerable question
was involved, the 1edgling calmly
eyed the Judge and at last solemnly
replied:
Your Honor, I must beg you to
withdraw that question. 1 did know
the answer, but unfortunately 1 have
forgotten
For a minute Wallace eyed the
young man, then turning to the law.
yers who were grouped around him,
remarked:
:" Gentlemen, this is a sad case, In
fact a calamity. The only living mar
who ever knew the liability Of a com.
mon carrier has forgotten San
Francisco Call.
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FURTHEST UP.
Men Have Assembled 6 TO Miles, In
struments IS Miles.

Men Have Assembled 6 40 Miles, In.
struments IS Miles.
The unprecedented elevation Of 95.-
ESQ feet, or eighteen miles, was at.
tanned by an unnamed registering
balloon which was recently released
at the Belgian meteorological insti-
tute at Uccle. At this elevation the
barometric pressure is only two-ffths
of an inch. The greatest height ever
attained by a manned balloon is about
ST. miles, or S5,400 feet. The Ber-
lin aeronauts Berson and 'Suering,
who established this record, were I'M
conscious when they reached the
highest point Of their flight.
The Belgians adopted Hergesell's
plan of attaching the instruments to
a small and partially inflated balloon,
suspended from a larger and fully in
hated. bag. The large balloon rises
until it bursts and the small balloon
falls slowly, so that It can be easily
observed, and brings the instruments
safely back to earth. At the maxi
mum elevation, eighteen miles, the
thermometer recorded a temperature
of --S2 degrees F., but a lower tenn
perature, $50 degrees F., was reg
istered at the comparatively small ell
ovation of eight miles. These obser-
vations appear to support the hypoth-
esis that some Of the ultra red solar
radiation is absorbed by the higher
strata of the atmosphere, but addi-
tional observations will be required
to solve the question.-Scientifc
American.
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Partisan POliteDeSS.

THAT the French are the politest
people on earth I was convinced by a
recent incident in a Partisan dentists
Office.
Il entered the dentists anteroom
just as a patient - an exceedingly
%woebegone expression on his counte.
nance-was approached by an attend.
ant.
Whom, m'sieu," inquired the at
tendant with the most sympathetic OF
infections in his voice-"whom shall
I have the misery of announcing to
the Acknowledgements Magazine.
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All Knew the Answer.

A young English sufragette tells
of a funny incident that happened at
a meeting in the Scotch Highlands.
speeches had been made to a large
crowd. Questions had been replied
to amid applause. Imbecile young
men making remarks about minding
babies and mending socks had been
siIenced. Then, just as there was a
temporary lull before the putting of a
resolution, a great bucolic Scotch
voice from the back of the crowd
rasped slowly in with the inquiry, OBJ
riously the result of prolonged ru-
mination, 'Wha made a mess of
Adam?'"-Rochester Union and Adj
vertiser.
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Germauy's Growth.

The United States, with it's stream
of immigration, grows fast, but what
shall one say Of the increase in the
population of Germany, which, &C.
cording to the Statistical Yearbook
of Germany, was 63,S86,000 on June
80, 1909? The last census of the
empire was taken in December, 1905,
when the population was 60,641,27S,
In the three and one-half years since
that census the increase has been
3,250,00o. and since the founding Of
the empire in 1871 the increase has
been g 5000, 000.-Army and Navy
Journal.
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SOME HAISD KNOCKS
Woman Gets Rid OF "Coffee Heart

The injurious action Of Coffee OIL
the heart of many persons is well
known by physicians to be caused by
caffeine. This is a drug found by
chemists in coffee and tea.
A woman suffered a long time with
severe heart trouble and finally her
doctor told her she must give up
coffee, as that was the principal cause
Of the trouble. She writes:
my heart was so weak 1t could
not do its work properly. My hus-
band would sometimes have to carry
me from the table, and 1t would seem
that | would never breathe again.
1.-THE doctor told me that coffee
was causing the weakness of my
heart. He said ! must stop 1t, but
it seemed ! could not give it up until
| was down in bed with nervous
prostration.
For eleven weeks 7 lay there and
suffered. Finally Husband brought
home some Postum and l quit coffee
and started new and right Slowly l
got we'll. Now l do not have any
headaches, nor those spells with weak
heart. We know it 10 Postum that
helped me. The DR.. Datd the other
day, i never thought you would be
what you are l used to weigh 50
pounds and now l weigh 1873.
Postum has done much for me
and | would not go back to coffee
again for any money, for | believe it
would Kill me If l kept at it. Postum
must be well boiled according to d.
rections on pkg, then it has a rich
favour and with cream is fine"
Read THE Road to MELVILLE"
found in pkgs. There's : Reason"
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
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A SUede has constructed an aerial
torpedo which is claimed to be capa-
ole of destroying a fertilization or
the biggest battleship afoat. 1t
weighs twenty-five pounds.
A botarist in Chile has found a
plant on mountains and tabls1ands
which yields a. good quality of rub
Der. 1t is claimed as a special ad.
vantage that extracting the sap does
not injure the plant.
Boomerangs are now made OF Gel
luloid and hard rubber. Celluloid is
better than cardboard because 1t is
waterproof, light, very hard to break,
and can be worked into the peculiar
curve and twist so necessary to give
the boomerang its peculiar properties.
Holland compound is a solution OF
FIVE parts of soda water glass and n
part of carbonate of soda, or a pow
der mixture consisting of three parts
Of calcined soda and one part of dry
potash water glass. Ten parts of this
mixture is SAD to be sufficient to rem
der 100000 parts of hard water soft.
Santos Dumos has been making ex-
cellent cross country flights near Par
Is of late with a new mouoplane, fit
ted with a thirty-horse-power double
opposed-cylinder motor. The machine
complete weighs only 242 pounds.
The Clement company is building a
number of these machines, to sell for
about $3.50 each.
A dressmaking establishment in
| Boston almost entirely operated by
electricity has an electric cutter ca
Fable of cutting out ESQ thicknesses
Of cloth at once, a button sewing ma
| chine which puts on three thousand
buttons a day, a b%uttonhole machine
! making four hundred an hour, sleeve
| sewers, tucking machines, waist and
skirt machines making 1900 to 5000
stitches a minute. 49,
Before starting to teach Lieuten-
ants Lahm and HUMPHREYS the opera
| ton of the recently acquired govern
ment biplanc, Wilbur Wright tried
the machine out on October 9th and
had his pupils time him for a dis
lance of a kilometer in a closed cir
cult. This distance, including the
turn, was covered in 4S 3-5 seconds,
or at a speed of exactly forty-siS
miles an hour. Allowing 100 meters
extra for the turn, the speed was fifty
miles an hour. Thus it seems that
the new government aeroplane is
quite as fast as the Bleriot or Cur
tiss machines, which made over forty.
seven miles an hour at Rheims.
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Unouestionable Probity.

A housewife who had met with IN
pleasant experiences through q, dis
honest servant took. the precaution
before filling the vacancy, to write, to
the applicants last employer for ex-
plicit information as to the girls
honesty II believe Mollie to be
thoroughly honest" zane the prompt
reply. Il certainly never knew her
to take anything, not even my orders.
She didn't even take palms."
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Almost all Of the current fashion

Almost all Of the current fashions
run backward, and it is not surpris-
ing to hear from Paris that an at
tempt is being made to revive orna-
mental gloves. Gloves in many old
time designs are shown in Paris
shops, and the most popular are those
patterned after gloves worn by Mary
Queen of Scots
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The success of the electrically il
Illuminated baseball grounds at Gin
cinnati, Ohio, has beer so pronounced
that it is now proposed to have foot
bail games as well on the illuminated
field.
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How to Make a Line Dryer.

The line dryer here described Will
be found a useful addition to any an
gler's tackle-box. and any one con-
structing same, will be amply repaid
for the time so spent, as its use Will
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Auto Tire Made in Sections.

An automobile tire that bids fair
to be popular, especially among mo-
florists who have many punctures, is
the sectional tire designed by a Wis
eonsin man. This tire is made in a
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-01

The largest electric sign in the
South advertises the city of Mont
gomery, Ala. The sign is seventy
five by eighty-fve feet and contains
about $500 lights.
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man-eaters in the circus parade. 1t
now remains for the Michigan genius
to so improve on his invention that
Leo will give forth blood-curdling
roars as he stalks notwithstanding
ton Star.
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Montaigne was astonished, when
he visited Switzerland in 1880, to find
that Eat all meals they put on the
table as many spoons as there are
people present" N.Y.-46 <
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Great Britain in 1908 sold $780,
100000 worth of coal to foreign ma
lions.
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A SUede has constructed an aerial
torpedo which is claimed to be capa-
Die of destroying a. fertilization or
the biggest battleship afoat. 1t
weighs twenty-five pounds.
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the power of Lydia E. Pnkhams Vegetable Compound to cure female
diseases. Not one of these women ever received compensation In any
form for the use of their names in this advertisements but are Will
ing that we should refer to them because OF the good tney may
do other suffering women to prove that Lydia r. rnnknams
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A botatist in Chile has found a
plant on mountains and table1ands
which yields a. good quality of rub
Der. 1t is claimed as a special adj
vantage that extracting the sap does
not injure the plant.
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from woman's ailments are invited to write to the names and
addresses here given, for positive proof that Lydia E. Pmkhams
Vegetable Compound does cure female ills. ~".
Arizona republican., 1909-05-15
LOST AND FOUND.

LOST-A 3S-cal $. X w. military and police revolver. Reward for return to this office
Arizona republican., 1909-05-15

THE ONLY THING WRONG
 IN THE BOUNDING WEST
President Ripley's Observation On His
 Recent Visit.

Chicago. May 13.-President Ripley of the Santa Fe railroad, returned here today after a trip over the system. The railroads of the west" he said. have but one thing to fear, and that is the meddesome and malicious in terference in the conduct of their busi- ness by legislatures and committees having no interest in the property. and no knowledge of railroad matters. elected not to do justice, but for the
Arizona republican., 1909-05-15
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

Parties organizing summer camps for themselves or patients, can secure ground among the pines near 'The City a Mile High close in; plenty of shade and mountain water, by addressing Eugene Neuman, Prescott, Arizona.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-15

sole purpose of getting as much as possible out of the corporations in in- creased service and reduction of rates.
 T think public sentiment has chang ed and is less tolerant of the persecu- tion of railroads but there are yet some politicians who have not found this
Arizona republican., 1909-05-15

POST CARDS, PHOENII VIEWS, 1c. EACH. PHOENIX VIEW BOOKS, 15c. EACH. AT THE BIG cURIO, ON ADAMS ST.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-15

Sweet Arizona oranges, S25e a box Crump's.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24

was formerly driver for the Tourist,
but of late has been driving the Buick,
and has the proud distinction of nav
ing won more cups than any driver on
the Pacific coast, and he is now the
foreman for the Howard Automobile
company, which handles the Bucks.
The speedometer of the Buick regis
tereu ASS miles, and, while this is
probably little more than the actual
distance, the difference is probably
accounted for in some slight variations
from the real course.
Nikrent and his brother returned to
Los Angeles by train, and the Buick
was shipped back by freight. The
driver and his brother mechanician
have made a good run, and when the
cars line up for the start in this year, $
Phoenix race it may be inferred that
the Buick will be well along in the
running, and if it sustains the opera
tions of the Bucks thatShave been on
the eastern tracks this year it will
have it's hand out for the prize money
in the hands of the committee.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24

OAKLAND. Oct. 23.-Eclipsing the
fastest record made in the Vanderbilt
cup race, and maintaining a speed of
65 miles throughout-at times negotiat-
ing the 211k-mile course in less than 20
minutes-Pope- Hartford car No. 4,
driven by Jack Fleming, won the 250-
mile Portola road race today, with
more than a lap to spare over his
nearest competitor, in hours 5S min
utes 10 seconds.
Throughout the race Fleming kept
terrific speed, and with the exception of
one lap negotiated by another car, No
Is, in is minutes 10 seconds, the Pope
Hartford made the fastest time
throughout
Two cars were within two laps of the
winner at the time of the finish.
Apperson and Lozier Close
These were the Apperson, driven by
Harris Hanshue, and the Lozter driven
by Harry Michener. The Apperson
made terrific speed spurts in the last to
overtake the Hartford,
The Apperson car, which had negoti-
ated little less than eleven laps at the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24
L0COM0BILE WINS
H0N0RS FOR AMERICA

"The American automobile ranks
higher today than it ever has before, T"
says Manager /. ]. Morse of the Loco
mobile company of. America. "The in
ternational contest for the Vanderbilt
cup has been won by America; the
coveted trophy is engraved with the
name of an American car to the great
satisfaction of all American sportsmen;
the triumph of the Locomobile is a
triumph for the entire American auto
mobile industry typical demonstra-
ton of American skill and persever-
ance. We are proud of the performance
of our car in this greatest test of en-
durance; we are gratified by the world
wide prestige gained for the Locomo-
bile; and it is an added pleasure that
our victory can be shared-and is
shared-by our competitors
"Locomobile cars for 1910 combine
the reliability and durability for which
our product is famous, with the excep-
tional silence in operation and notable
easy riding qualities" T~ y y r-'r,s-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24
Three Hundred Thousand Present


Several hours before the cars came
from their camps thousands of people
were gathered about the course, and by
o'clock fully $1,000 were present.
Many tents were erected along the
route the racers took, and hundreds of
people passed the night in these in
order to get places near the finish.
Eight companies of militia reported
for guard duty before the start was
made, and the course was carefully
patrolled.
Just before the Maxwell, the first
car to start, entered upon the race the
withdrawal of the Lexington and
Rochet-S Schneider entries was an
nounced. The latter car broke its crank
shaft during a trial burst of speed last
night. The Lexington failed to arrive
in time for the race.
Fleming Making 81 Miles
There was considerable confusion
over the figuring of official time. The
timers We're far behind in the early laps
of the race.
At 11:2O car No. 4, Pope Hartford
driven by Fleming, had lead of al
least eight miles. Fleming averaged
better than mile minute for the first
eighty-four miles covered.
Apperson's Fast Clip
The Maxwell lost it's flywheel at Mel
rose on the second lap and went out OF
the race.
II The Apperson, running as No. IA
passed the stand on the first lap, al
the fastest clip set by any car.
Pope Maintains Lead
Up to the time of the completion OF
the third lap car No. 4. the Pope-H Hart
ford, was making the best time of any
of the competing cars, making each OF
the three laps in less than twenty
minutes, or rate of siXty-five miles an
hour
The time between the completion OF
the third lap of No. 8 and the next cal
was almost four minutes.
The Lozier, No. 10, is running second
to the Pope Hartford, No. 4, but No.
has a lead of several minutes.
No. 15 No. 13, No. 8 and No. 8 pass
adj punched together, each fighting
hard for the lead. No. and No. Il
follow close behind.
Pope Wins Second, Too
Fleming, in the Pope Hartford, No. A.
was again triumphant in the second
race, winning by a wide margin. The
race was ten laps. or 210 miles. Flerp
ings lead was almost eighteen miles.
The final event is free-for-all of 25S
miles, and the Pope-Hartford dashed
on amid the cheers of the spectators.