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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-19
Famous Gems Of Prose
GRANTS FAME.
By James G. Blaine.

The monopoly of fame by the few
IN this world comes from an instinct
OF human nature. Heroes cannot he
multiplied. The millions pass into on
livion; only the units survive. Who
aided the great leader OF Israel TO con-
Duct the chosen people over the sands
OF the desert and through the waters
Of the sea unto the Promised Land?
Who marched with Alexander from
the Bosphorus u India? Who cori-
manded The leglons under Caesar in
the conquest OF Gaul? Who crossed
The Alps with the conqueror of Italy?
Who Fought with Wellington at
Waterloo? Alas! how soon IT may be
asked. Who marched with Sherman
from the mountain to the sea? Who
stood with Meade on the victorious
fielo OF Gettysburg? Who went with
Sheridan through the trials and tri-
umphs OF the bloodstained valley?
Napoleon said. The rarest attrib-
ute among generals is 2.o'clock.in.the
morning courage. Il mean he added,
'unprepared courage. that which Is
necessary on an unexpected occasion.
and when in spite OF the most un.
forseen events. leaves full freedom of
judgment and prC;nptness of decision =
no better description could be given OF
the type of courage which dis
tlneuished Gen. Grant
His constant readiness to fight was
another quality which. according %
the same high authority. established
his rank 9s commander Generals
said the exile at St Helena, are
rarely found eager to give battle; they
choose their positions. consider Their
combinations, anG then INDIGESTION be.
gins" Nothing. added this greatest
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-19
OBSERVATIONS.

Rev. Carroll. head OF the Anti.
Saloon League OF Pennsylvania, says
there are not enough Democrats IN
his state to keep the Republicans
straight. This suggests the cheering
thought that Pennsylvania surely has
enough Republicans to keep the Dem
ocrats from being crooked
Police being withdrawn, Berlin had
n peaceabie mass meeting OF 10000
citizens demanding the suffrage, Sun
day. Maybe King William has chang
ec his policy and is going to try to
vote 'em instead OF kill 'em.
Congress wants $4,000 more TO
spend On investigating the cause OF
the high cost of living. Jimminy.
Maybe congress is that cause
Teddy. Jr. after marriage will take
a lob In San Francisco. Talk about
boarding lions and hippos In their
den. Just think Of a fellow Drawing
marriage and that San Francisco eli
mate at one and the same time!
Gov. Hughes Is hot To have those
New York grafters branded with pub
lie scorn, but for party reasons,
wants the scorn nursed until after the
election
Taft SAYS he's wedding no one out
Of the party but wants all In the
ranks. Well, Pill. there are about
seven million holes in the ranks none
OF which would be too small for that
Ballinger.
Harden, that Berlin editor who ex
posed the scandal in the Kaisers Of
flcial family says that Teddy makes
moro npfep than the whole % Drgsi.
dents who proceeded him combined.
What, including the uproarious X. b.
Hayes. too?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-19

warrior Of modern times. nothing is
SO difficult as TO decide" Gen. Grant,
In his services In the field never once
exhibited indecl"ion. This was the
quality which gave him his browning
characteristic as a military leader:
he inspired his men with a sense or
their inyineibility and they were
thenceforth invincible
Gen. Grants nam. will survive be-
cause IL IS indissolubly connected with
the greatest military and moral TIL
umph in the history OF his country.
If the armies of the union had ulti-
lnately failed, the vast and beneficent
designs of Mr. Lincoln would have
teen frustrated Gen. Grant would
then have taken mis- place with that
.Ong and always increasing array of
able men who are found wanting IN
the supreme hour OF trial. But a
higher power controlled the result. In
the reversnt expression OF Mr.. Lincoln,
NO human counsel devised. nor did
any moral hand work out these great
things In their accomplishment
these human agents were sustained
by more than human power, and
through them great salvation was
wrought for the land
AS long. therefore. as the American
union shall abide with its blessings
OF law and liberty. Grants name shall
he remembered With honor; as long as
the slavery OF human beings snail be
abnorred and the freedom of man
cherished. Grants name shall be re-
called with gratitude; and in the
cycles of the future the story OF Lin
coins life can never be told without
associating Grant in the enduring
splendor OF his own fame.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-19

CHAPTER II.
Ii is unnecessary to dwell upon the
steady increase Of the excitement
here In New York during the month
OF July. BY the first of August all
hope that We should escape collision
had been abandoned. The only ques-
ton which now divided scientific
men was the hour when the collision
woulc take place This became d
matter OF the utmost Importance.
Were it TO occur during the day the
, comet would strike somewhere on the
opposite hemisphere. and il was then
hoped that the people of the western
world might escape AN injury. Most
OF the scientific men asserted that the
blow would fall at a. m, on the
teuth OF August, and that the immedi-
ate point OF contact would be In the
plains of Siberia An unfortunate as
tronomer who took the opposite view,
and claimed that the comet would
strike near Washington. was de-
nounced a traitor by the Tribune, and
narrowly escaped mobbing. There
was yet no apparent falling off in the
number of customers at the shops and
brokers offices. or in the throngs
which filed the theaters II was
known, however, that few large pur
chases Of goods were made by retail
merchants, and that business in real
estate was almost at standstill.
There was a strong revival OF religion
IN progress everywhere, but at the
same time the thieves and burglars
were unusually active The police had
relaxed their strictness, and many o.
the patrolmen neglected their beats
to attend religious services.
On the ninth OF August for the first
time there was a general neglect OF
business The steamer for Liverpool
carried but two passengers. and the
railway trains were thinly patronized.
During the day the churches were all
open. and the stores were for the
most part closed. Wall-st alone kept
up It's interest in worldly things. and
bought and sold as though no come,
had ever made its appearance. Singu-
larly enough. very large number of
marriages were celebrated on this
day. though during the previous three
weeks there had been fewer mar
riages than at any time during the
last 20 years.
The comet was now stupendou5
sight It's nucleus was nearly as brill
liant as the sun, and its tail swept be-
low the horizon. The press on the
morning Of the ninth admitted the
collision 10 be inevitable, with the
exception of the World which still as
serted that the comet was receding.
and that the astronomers who assert
ed the contrary were ignorant per-
sons who had not read the World
Almanac
During the night OF the ninth hard
~ anyone In the whole city, and prob.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-19
AS THE SHEARS GO THROUGH

average business man. The Socialist
administration in Milwaukee will
probably try to collect taxes more
firmly after assessing them more
equitably than before. II Will prob
ably try to make the public service
corporations give the community more
for the great privileges they enjoy.
II will probably try to make the city
a more pleasant place to live In and
treat the problem as one in which
every citizen. and not alone the busi-
ness man, is nterested.-William NJ.
Reedy, in The Mirror
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-19
Socialist Milwaukee.

Reports from Milwaukee say that
the business men of that city are
much in dread that the recent cleo
ton OF a full ticket OF Socialists will
paralyze business. The business mer
need not worry The Socialist pro-
gramme is not dangerous. II does not
contemplate confiscating the property
OF the rich. nor parcelling out the
citys funds to the poor. The new
mayor OF Milwaukee is himself a
business man. and the average So
clalist surpasses in intelligence the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-19
From Another Point of View

all of
now the price of bananas going slip
invited friends up strawberry
By reormatory word that
will governor.
-
However he will be the ono
lone
the best Detroit got by OF Washington
"a don't
Aes wouldn't be headlights
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-19

III.
More censusing. I'm getting so
can earn my . l-2 cents per head.
Gee. it's snapp when YOU strike
house with 10 children in II. But you
don't find many like that.
Today | discovered some folks
named Mush. That was the husbands
name and he looked the part But his
wife didn't She ought 10 change her
name. and | guess she'd do it If she
could. She is suffraget OF the Man
is-a-microbe" type. Everything went
lovely enough until asked If the head
OF the house was born in this country.
She thought | was asking about her,
and began telling me when clipped
in and said | meant her husband. Say
| certainly started something. | came
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-19

near not being able to finish. I had
an awful hard time convincing her that
she wasn't the head of the house. You
see, Uncle Sam will have il that the
husband IS IT even If he is-a bald.
headed little shrimp who has To do
the family washing II am master
here" she roared. Madam | said.
you may be, but the government
won't recognize II unless YOU hit Mr.
Mush on the bean with an ak and be-
come widow
made three more trips To the Batch
block TO get the facts about Mr..
hoofitt. the party / didn't get yester-
day. He was out each time, and the
people around the building are begin
ming to think have laundry bill
against him.
,ContinuedO
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-19

Editor Reey The Mirror for convict
bards o anything like that
simply Carriers there is merit in lines
l ess sn .s'' snns w hs s Tgs s
4:.: ss. H ss. ~s that ~ s;: . a
Have pity on these my comades Lord
Again. there is LIKE merit in THE Prisoners Plea"
being Editor
Redy extend like recognition Carriers offerings it looks
cell door and let
this poet convict out also.
having precedent led to ask how
going to keep poets prsoni
kept solely they poets
desiring charity people
would average inquire where the
line leaving the shadow Of the
"pen" by of the pen.
The subject that should interesting here Michigan
Irving Of his mother and
for whom pardon sought SLOUGH of writer himself and
magazine contributor
may prison unhh Carter
whose n his lines all for his comrades.
may suggested by poor sympathetic,
devil who simply lacked the ability put his sentiments
That being the should free and this other convict
femains
composer Plea" 60 free kind
many prison long much
and as deeply for homea
Latimer2
mind the Of his crime.
speaking standpoint ability rhymes
and write for magazines
Writing self INTO prison has long possible.
Which suggests pnenaies
today when it to figures
Why keep possessed of ability make S. with
stroke of their clever pen, worth $55l
And why longer detain the poor unfortunate murderer
in
for home, simply because his ability stops prose7
There doubt but that scratching
prisons today and that lot of ink being abds an
their which will finally
this:
a
For which, please pardon also.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-19
The Truth. No Matter
Whom II Helps or Hurts

John Carter, a prisoner in the
Minnesota state prison in Still
water, gets his liberty today as a
result of having attracted the at
tention of a number of editors to his
case, through his ability as writer
of verse.
Carriers poems were first accepted
and printed by William M. Reedy
in The Mirror and later in Harper's
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-19
SALESMANSHIP TO DATE.

who had been ushered In Il
presumption
What means a
that did
OF
could a
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-19
WHEN THE COMET STRUCK
BY w. T. ALDEN.

I'm s72t a atcomc car
b onA n
OF The
s. yeae
y i'm Tile n
oT)
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In Which Event, How
Are We Going to Keep
Our Poets in Prison?
a Missouri Convict Asks the Same
Recognition In a Newspaper
as That Given John Car
ter-Why Not of His
State. Also?

Weekly Magazine while number of others will shortly ap
ear in other metropolitan periodicals
The having the first publication print Carriers lines
Rdy appealed by convict in the Missouri state ~
or like recognition for the following
PRISONERS PLEA
Oh, want free
And q a s watin for
cave a dread
An the uture-the dead past is dead
! want o ground,
Wher he a $
| be doth
a joytime Ct
Where waiting, at breast
with might with main.
again!
I find laughter to fine cheers
suret Of waling tears!
l feel fiendless and be all alone
I
Want &c
vigil woe7
barriers,
held
dandle the
folies dire debts release.
communion forever with
oh, Christ, i the heavenly dome
|
Home.
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John" said Mrs Spenders. i've
lots OF things | want 10 talk 10 you
about
Glad 10 hear IT," he snapped.
Usually YOU want 10 talk TO me about
lots of things you haven't got.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-19

when heah you tawk aboua
havin' an even tempah." said the Ken
lucky colonel. Il CANT help thinkin'
OF whut ole man Hutchins used to
say of Jack Chinn back theah In
Harrodsburg: He's just about the
mos even tempahed man evan wuz
In the wuhld, he is-mad all the time >"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-19

The largest sponge ever found
six feet in circumference
and two feet In diameter. A diver in
the Bahama islands brought 1t up.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-19

What do you mean by putting
your arm round my waist. Frank? III
give you just one hour TO remove
your arm. or III call papa"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-19

ne just dDOul lAic
mos even tempahed man evan wuz
In the wuhld he is-mad all the time y
The largest sponge ever found
measured six feet in circumference
and two feet In diameter A diver in
the Bahama islands brought 1t up.
What do you mean by putting
your arm round my waist. Frank? I'll
give you just one hour to remove
your arm. or I'll call papa"
Out of the 121 ,673,O9l hair cuts adj
ministered in this country last year,
So were cut just as the patrons de-
sired they should be.
Match stems are being made at
Sholapur. India, out of grass dipped
In paraffin. The materials are so cheap
that the boxes OF matches sell at 20
cents u gross.
Casey made a lot of money as a
contractor and built a fine house for
his children. They were much
ashamed Of their plain father; and
kept him in the rear OF the house
when they had a reception. But when
he died. they gave him fine coffin
with plenty OF flowers.
When an old Irish woman who had
known Casey all her life walked up
10 the coffin she took long look, and
said
Faith, Casey. an they've let yc
into the parlor at last"
Admiral Wilson OF England has no
chairs I'm his Office except his own.
Their absence is more effective in
speeding visitors than a This-is-My-
Busy.Day sign.
Mrs. Swell Uptodate: Have you
given Fido his soup?
Buttons: Yes'm.
AND his omelet?"
"Yes'm.'
His outlet and his jelly"
"Yes'm."
Then you may have some bread
and butter and go TO bed"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-19

Out of the 121, 673,O9l hair cuts adj
in this country last year.
IS were cut just as the patrons de-
sired they should be
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-19

Match stems are being made at
Sholapur, India, out of grass dipped
in paraffin The materials are so cheap
that the boxes of matches sell at 26
cents Il gross.
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-06-15
RIVER REPORTS

Tae steamer #h.-Llrse H4s a-
Taaa.as d. la 5.e.oek sas uora-ls
-ae uaazga PASSED Stewart a- & D. u
Yesterday ana -ae Se-s-k leU pas-
son e4-g sa.s uoraas All oo-al Up
stream
The Cas,a down RIVER rg1e1ed Le
Barse a- 2 gc.ock la-s aorans and
as Bgaaaza KING sailed NON W1t-
a-rse this EcFu.ls SO s C'cloek
Tae Wulesa1se s.L leaye W1-.-
horse -g Erlsy uoruus Cor lcsa
river points s1e sil SAIL 5--Cee the
arrival u Waaehorse ls No D. o.
-le W T. EF
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-06-15
HTTAslf REhEg8E8El TIE
Berth Of 1ll a8r

The F4s uag eNsce1seS held AZ
E-zs lAI Azg u-sa- c0@ms@ora--ass
rae 5-a 81 -2e Stars ana ST.Pes,
se9e 1glL-e-=L el1 -2e usual oea4S-
L-l ana lsE-->-us sery-ces-
A arse number Of ne PsoPls %
Szasvay were praeaI and Ae pro
zran. wa1ua s1oEet .aresll prepare
-s1 was rendered as manner sig-
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-06-15
IS BRIEF IN
NAME ONLY.
To- AHs<. 14a4s sarsaal

#ASH-N- zEo-, D. O. June l5-Fae
Ba-5lser J.-ze IS RL oE=r ezcspL tae
5ees1a Eas 4-eruess uIay slet
ler 5-eLs -1 '1e -ese v-h -as con
2---ae Tue 1-es are elGoersome
aE-e5s ana scl9C.se hogsal1s ot
1ass rae ar~t tilel ay SAe De-
gease lands EalaaEsc ana a- ,Ae sane
le lalerat--y GAYS FlUeagt Eae
At-E J b. lae p-oseygliOa IS op
gCs.-e -l every resgg,-
Arizona republican., 1910-06-22
OF LOCAL INTEREST

NOTARY PUBLIc-May c. Loveitt of Phoenix was yesterday granted commission as notary public.
 W. E. DEITY HOME-W. E. Deity returned home yesterday from Cochise county, where he went to examine mining property.
 RAILROAD MANI. E. Holton of Los Angeles, travelling freight and passenger agent of the Wabash lines, is visitor in Phoenix.
 WILL ADDRESS sUCKEYE-Act- ing Governor Young yesterday accept ed an invitation of a committee from Buckeye to deliver an address there at the Fourth of July celebration.
 THE SCHlLllNG CASE-Wesley Schilling the telepone -lineman charged with an assault upon Ernest Fogle. a lineman in the employ of the Consoli- dated who refused to quit work at the time of the strike, will be tried before Justice Johnstone today.
 FORMER PHOENIX WOMAN DEAD-Mrs. James Kay yesterday re- ceived a telegram from Charles Scheib at Glendwood Springs, Col, saying that his wife died there the day before. Mir Scheib was for a long time con nected with the Hotel Adams and his wife was well known here. DEATH OF A CHlLD-Little Everett Philabaum, 10 months old, and the only son of MT. and Mrs. Herbert Philabaum, died of brain fever at their | home, No. 115O East Van Buren street, at 3:45 a. m. June 15. The body was sent to their former home in Terre Haute, where the funeral was held June 20 at 2:3O p. m. The parents have the sympathy of their many l Phoenix friends.
 CARS TO THE cOAST-Three au- i tomobiles were sent to the coast from Phoenix last night for the use of Ari- zonians during their outing season One belongs to MT and Mrs. Tom PascoG | of Globe, who drove the car to Phoenix and proceeded on the train last night Another belongs to another Globe man who is already in California, and the third belongs to w. H. Nall of this city, who will shortly leave for his outing.
 A. K. STACY BACK-A. K. Stacy returned from his second summer va cation this season and he calculates tC take two or three more if nothing hap pens He went to ocean Park the last time and says that piece)of coast looks good to him at this time of the year Los Angeles he says is dry as bone but the water at ocean Park is fully as wet as ever and the atmosphere salubrious. Still he would hate tc think of leaving Phoenix if he couldn't get back again.
Arizona republican., 1910-06-22
SURE TO BE HIT.

Can your little boy come over and play wid de gang on de lot?" asked Tommp Finn. as he doffed his ragged cap.
 'Er-Tm not sure that Homer can stand rough play" responded the fashionable mother cautiously.
 "Oh, he won't have to play rough Wen be de ones to play rough
 "Graciousl And what game are you going to play?"
 Teddy in Africa, and Homer can be a lion or an ant"-Chicagc News.
Arizona republican., 1910-06-22
LETTER OF APPREcIATIoN-

Mrs. Marjorie Russell of The Earth, has written Secretary Welch of the board of trade acknowledging receipt of the manuscripts and pictures sent for the August edition of that journal, declaring them fine and noting her appreciation.
Arizona republican., 1910-06-22
VISITING IN THE cITY-Mrs. Ge

VISITING IN THE ClTY-Mrs. Geo. N. Steinmetz, wife of the junior mem
 Der of the firm of J. M. O'ROurke & Co.,, the contractors building the Roose-
 welt dam at Roosevelt, is the guest
 of Mir and Mrs. Walter Bennett fdr a few days en route to the canyon and the coast.
 RATES FOR ELKS-The Santa Fe road will run a special excursion to De- troit for the benefit of the Elks who wish to attend the annual convention which will open in that city Monday, July II. Four sections daily on train No and one section on the famous California limited will be reserved for those who wish to go east at this time. These trains will reach Chicago in am pie time to make connections with the afternoon trains for the city by the strait, which will be reached the same evening. Tickets are good for three months. They will be on safe July 4 to inclusive. The round trip rate is SIG.
Arizona republican., 1910-06-22
ARIzoNIANs AT HOTEL HOLLY

ARlZONIANS AT HOTEL HOLLY WOOD-Mr and Mrs. James B. Giles pie, baby daughter and maid are pleas antly located at the Hotel Hollywood for the summer months. They were formerly residents of Bisbee, but MT. Gillespie left last week for Phoenix, where they will make their home in the future. Mrs. NJ. J. Cunningham and interesting little family, with maid, are enjoying the environments of Holly wood hotel The little folks spend many happy hours out of doors each day. Their home Is Bisbee, Ariz., but they expect to make their summer home in Hollywood. Mrs. w. H. Brophy and little daughter of Bisbee have taken apartments at Hotel Holly
 wood for several months. Mrs. Brophy has her touring car with her and is enjoying the many picturesque drives around Los Angeles. Mrs. A. J. Lyons of Bisbee is a late arrival at the Hotel Hollywood, Los Angeles, Cal FORTUNATELY FALSE-At the northwest corner of the Fleming block is a pit twelve feet deep and about five feet suqare, tightly closed with an iron cover like a sever manhole. A screened opening from this pit, which is enclosed by a brick wall 21A feet thick, leads into one of the big flues in the rear wall of the Fleming block
 running clear from the basement to several feet above the roof. This pit was constructed for the exclusive use of Henry Davis, the janitor or porter of the building, in which to burn the waste paper that aecumulates in the offices in the building, and it is prob ably the only absolutely safe place in town to burn a piece of paper with the certainty that it will not set any thing else on fire. Yesterday after noon Henry got the dump full of pa
 per and decidet to make a "smelter
 run. Hardly had the smoke begin to
 issue from the top of the building when a citizen, assuming that no such a smoke could come from that quarter
 unless the Fleming block were on fire, turned in a fire alarm that
 brought the department out in light | ming time. There was nothing to it
 but the alarm was all right for there
 might have been and to one down ir | the street below the big smoke cer-
 tainly did look ominous.
Arizona republican., 1910-06-22

BIKE TRlP-Linn Thomas, book keeper at the Valley bank, and E. w. Reed. paying teller. are spending their vacations on a wild bicycle trip to Flagstaff They were in Prescott yes terday and 'phoned down that they would be back in a day or so. They left a week ago Friday and pedalled up to Roosevelt first and then to Flag staff
Arizona republican., 1910-06-22
WHY BOTHER ABOUT IT?

Do you think man who will neglect his business to go to baseball games is of sound mind?"
 "Oh, come, let's be optimistic. can't believe everybody's crazy."-Chi- cago Record Herald
Arizona republican., 1910-06-22
STORED WATER SUPPLY.

The elevation of the water in the Roosevelt reservoir yesterday was 1O546 feet, indicating a stored supply of l3O,002 acre feet.