Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-26

Johnson s brother died, an old negro, a mascot of one of the New Eng. gland colleges, and Johnson s first box ing instructor, also died. A sporting writer in one of the New York papers asks if this does not suggest the hoo doc. Y
 Just now about l,500,000 people in Greater, New York are interested in fund of over $9,000,000 which is in possession of the courts, and which rep resents the difference between $l per thousand feet, the old rate for gas, and so cents per thousand, which the law says shall be charged. The gas com panies have continued collecting at the rate of $l, while the excess of 20 cents per thousand has been deposited with, tho courts, subject to the decision of the supreme court of the United States, which latter has now decided in favor of the people. This immense sum of over $9,000,O0O, which might build many miles of city subway, dozen immense hospitals or rejuvenate the entire trac ton system of New York, will be dis. tributed among l,5O0,OOo people, in sums ranging from less than $l upward, and in the end its purchasing power will never be generally felt. Some of the Jewish elcemosynary societies have sug gested that persons receiving the re- bates donate the same to charity. A woman who formerly kept boarding house in Thirty-sixth street, and paid large gas bills, has nearly $50 coming to her in rebates. In the meantime she has become confirmed invalid and has lost her all Relatives in the west have agreed 10 furnish her home for tho remainder of her life, but have not the means to send for her. The money she will receive from the gas com panies will pay her travelling expenses This distribution of gas rebates will in one case be q God-scnd.
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 If Edgar Allen Poe could have come back to New York recently and visited his little cottage home at Fordham and seen the crowds gathered to do bim posthumous honor, he might have won dered why the public let him become almost pauper when he was living. The hundredth anniversary of the birth of the author of "The Ravenn was widely commemorated in this city. Many people believe that the tide now running in Poe 8 favor will result in his bust being placed in the beautiful Hall of Fame on the banks of the liar lem. river, where hitherto it has been denied niche.
 The question of how to acquire a beautiful figure has been answered by three women famous for their sym. metrical lines of body. Miss Annette Kellerman, who holds the record for en- durance swimming and high diving, says, "swim. Senorita Tierna Car lotta, a young Italian woman who poses for the best artists, says, "eat, drink and sleep" Miss Maude Odell, anoth- CT classic model, advises scientific ex ercise. y Miss Odel claims that she was not only delicate. but ill.favored when she came to the notice of the great Sandow. The latter took an in- terest in her and prescribed series of scientific exercises, which have not only resulted in a classic figure, much in demand by artists, but also beautiful face. It seems, therefore, that almost any girl who would have beautiful face and figure, and who will persist ently and intelligently exercise, may achieve her desires.
 Pretty models remind me of pretty nurses. Mrs. Moneybags, who occupies a swell residence in one of the Forties, just off Fifth avenue, recently required a nurse for her son, who had met with an accident and was confined to his room. She applied to her family phy- sician. The nurse came. She was cheer ful, chic and as sweet and pretty as they come. Mrs. Moneybags met her and she was presented to her patient. Two hours afterward, Mrs. Moneybags had occasion to enter the sick chamber. Evidently what she saw did not please her, for she immediately went to the telephone and called up her physician, saying: "I have discharged that nurse, and want you to send me another one. The doctor was much surprised, and said: "I thought had sent the one to please you; she is an excellent nurse and you enjoined me to send mice looking one.' "Yes," replied Mrs