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Arizona republican., 1910-02-15


 Right here in Phoenix this is anus ingly illustrated every week: there is a very humane provision that the really needy and footsore man can be sent to the county hospital for a few meals and night or two of rest be- l fore he is made. to get a job or hit the road. No hungry man is turned away but every man who asks for a meal at the city's expense has to give some account of himself to the police or the Associated Charities.
 l Doubtless our hobo visitors have counted on the police but the Char ities is a far from joyful surprise to the professional vendors of tales of sorrow at the kitchen door. l had barely stepped into my house last ! week, returning from a business trip. when some one pounded at my back door. Perhaps hastily donned ki- I mono made me look like an easy ! mark. at least the woful tale was poured out so fast I could not get a | word in edgewise and with a pathos | that would have been valuable on the stage. When there came a teary ! break in q sentence l said very quiet 1 ly: ''I have nothing here at the house for you but I will give you note to a place where you are sure to get help if you need it: the Associated Charities My fearful gentleman, who had ev- cry mark of the professional, strengthened up with an angry scowl. '1 ain't loolkin' fer that joint" and with string of oaths he started off on d dog trot for the kitchen doors of my neighbors, where he probably got the same reception. for he went on down the street in hurry. I foresee that organization will yet free us from the "hand-out' beggar. in spite of the hobo chorus:
 70 what's the use O workin' when
 there's wimmen?
 You can hand 'em any lie you want
 to spiel;
 Give it to 'em good an hot, they'll put
 on the coffee pot,
 An fill you chuck block with a
 good square meal
 There is a prettier story than this about the Associated Charities, one which illustrates it's true work, which is to help those whom misfortune has submerged but who need only a friendly hand to lift them back where they can make secure footing for themselves. Last Tag Day little girl came and asked to be given a lot of tags for sale. T want to work all day and sell as many as I can." she explained. because the Charities helped us when mother was sick"
 
 This afternoon the capitol is all but deserted, all the offices are closed, but not since the president came. not even then, have the gray walls of Arizona granite and tufa seen such a pretty sight-for the children. crowds and crowds of them, are racing down the corridors where the. president went with the dignity of the chief of a great nation. and where our own greatest men gathered to meet him. They have settled down in the green
Arizona republican., 1910-02-15

Lc, here we face the Weigher with
 our balance; We who out of all our tOil have won only hope fore-spent and ideals van-
 ished; only scars and sweat beneath the
 sun: All We dared. and spent our hearts in
 daring. GraspinS as d hand that Srasps a
 star, Star wise in its beauty and eluding Lies beyond us still. as dim and far. And the soul that panoplied for battle once rode bravcly forth in Fortunes
 train, Wiser now by futile march and foray. Knows the high adventure was in
 vain. We have gained no laureIs for our
 striving. Naught of praise from them that sit
 10 judge Yet while there is room for new en- deavor Life is all too full for fret or
 grudge. We have failed. and bitter was the failing: Full the price we paid of faith and
 trust; still our souls turn backward una Vailing
Arizona republican., 1910-02-15

To the gods thrown prostrate in the
 dust: For we could not keep the sight of
 childhood; And the Grail our hearts set out to
 seek It was but vessel. empty, earthen- Yet we had the joy of them that
 seek. All the winds of earth have blown us
 backward: All her tides have turned our course
 awry: And though night be gemmed with
 starry splcndor There is never lode star in our sky. Straight against the winds of fate we
 venture; In the teeth of every tide we steer; High above the darkness that enfolds Burns our guiding hope forever
 clear. We are them that fail; our hands are
 empty; Hall and mart and temple know us
 not; Power is not to us. nor place upiifted. Wit is not of us to plan and plot; Yet the wide and lonely places know
 us: tf Hill and plain and wood and dark
 morraSs: And the light of homes and smoke of
 cities Rise behind our footsteps as we
 pass. We have broke the way our brother
 followed: We have set the harvest to his
 hand: And the gold he heaps to fill his cof
 fers
Arizona republican., 1910-02-15

We have winnowed out of barrer sand.
 Earth yields her good only to sterr compellers: Ours the knotted grip that bent hei will: Bound her to the serving of our kin dred- And her captive-hate is on us still Homeless we have reared the homes of nations; CTS mirth; honor. As the stars appointed at our birth: Ours the blood that reddened fields forgotten; Ours the faith that sped a hope forIorn; Ours the eyes that. doomed to watch through darkness. See the first. far promises of morn We are them that fail: o ye that reckon,
 Holding high our shortage to be weighed:
 Grant yc that no other bore our bur
 Grant ye that the debt we made we
 paid.
 We have failed: but broken and de-
 feated.
 StN we face whatever life may
 send:
 c-t;II ,.-o pn od6e nf fate nr for
 tune
 We that go down fighting to the
 end.
 Small chance enough it seems. seen from the outside. that sends many a man into the list of failures. into the great Lost Legion. which may some times be picturesque but is always a problem. The Army of Hoboes the world over has all sorts of recruiting stations. and some of them are in our own dooryards. That is why it's dusty. footsore companies beset all the roads of the world and no cut and dried methods. have ever proven sufficient to seriously check them. Every man who swings under a brake beam or begs hand-out at the back door isn't a hopeless tramp, but he is part of the big problem of so- ciety which is to help every man get into a place where he can do the work he is fit for do something that will help himself and others The Eng fish have very apt way of speaking of the unemployed and the unemploy- able. dividing the unfortunate who only need a chance from those who have no wish to return to the ranks of decent. self-supporting humankind.
 During the past ten years as never before society has made an organized effort to deal with these classes and the result has been good to watch. The condition of the unemployed" has been steadily bettered. and the "unemployable" has come with sorrow to find his choicest tales of misery met with exactly the sort of help he does not want,
Arizona republican., 1910-02-15

which helps to overcome the INVEST MENT CHARGES. THE PRACTICE WORKS TO THE ADVANTAGE OF THE LIGHTING CONSUMER, BECAUSE IT IS THE GREATEST OF ALL FACTORS IN ENABLING THE LEGITIMATE RE- DUCTION OF LIGHTING RATES
 Another reason for higher lighting rates lies in the fact that an extensive distribu- tlOn system is required. consisting of poles. miles of expensive copper wire. transform CTS to cut down the voltage and meters to measure the service Besides this lamps are renewed free. and in themselves com pose an expensive item.
 On many small lighting consumers money is lost rather than made
 If you are business man and were forced to cut down your business hours to three or four hours day, you will realize that your income must be made during these few hours.
 lf you are wage-earner receiving say $3 a day for nine hours work, would you not have to receive three times as much PER HOUR if your working time was cut to three hours-that is if your income is not reduced?
 Try to put yourself in our position for few minutes and you will appreciate some of our problems.
Arizona republican., 1910-02-15

MT. C. w. Mckee has written letter to local newspaper in which he tries to show that the Pacific. Gas & Electric Company discriminates between persons of large and small incomes in selling cleo tric service.
 In making this charge Mr. Mckee states something which is not correct, and which neither he nor any one else can prove.
 Mr. Mckee appears to believe that 1t Is wrong to make low rates for DAYLIGHT POWER SERVICE.
 If he will refer to the great amount of matter which the GAZETTE has printed about municipal ownership in other cities, he will find THAT EVERY MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC PLANT CITED WHICH HAS A DAY SERVICE MAKES MUCH THAN FOR LIGHTING SERVICE. THAN FOR LIGHTING SERVICE.
 Low rates are made for POWER service by ALL progressive electric organizations for three principal reasons: CD POWER business is done mostly during the day and the revenue helps to pay the heavy investment charges of the electric plant; CD POWER business cannot be obtained unless very low rates are made; (3) the revenue from POWER business enables reductions in LIGHTING service.
 It is difficult to make these technical
Arizona republican., 1910-02-15
BABY HANDS

will get into mischief-often it means burn or cut or scald Apply Bal lards Snow Lipiment just as soon as the accident happens. and the pain will be relieved, while the wound will heal quickly and nicely. A sure cure for sprains. Rheumatism and all pains Price 25c, soc and s1.00 a bottle. Sold by Elvey & Hulett
Arizona republican., 1910-02-15
VALENTINE TALLY CARDS.

tine parties. Red hearts for decerat-
 ing. 5c and 15c a dozen. Bicycle Playing Cards. 25c. Table of points for bridge and 800 free. Hinckley's Postoffice Store, 13s North Central avenue bk
Arizona republican., 1910-02-15
PROSPERITY AND PRIDE.

The farmer gay of cash. they say. Is one of our great hoarders; He now prepares to put on airs Ger this years summer boarders.
 -WaShington Evening Star.
Arizona republican., 1910-02-15

sums, you can start and carry it to i 500. and see what happens.
 At any rate, ou will soon find your hair getting grayer-London Answers.
Arizona republican., 1910-02-15
TO SQUARE THE CIR
GLE.

The oldest of problems is that of squaring the circle-i. e., of telling the precise length of the side of square
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-10-28

for the sea, that ineXorable claimant
of Brittany's noblest sons. and who
leaves it, for two-thirds of the year,
a land bereft Of men.
The Bretonne Is not always so sol
emn and devout, albeit 1t is at the
"pardons" that she and her sweet
heart do the best part of their court
ing and lay in a stock Of gay mem
ories to solace him when pursuing his
fishing trade along the desolate Ice
land coast, and to support her in
her eight months solitude. These
pardons, erstwhile wholly pious in
their aims, are yearly growing more
like their secular brethren, the fates,
a consummation brought about, 1t is
to be feared, by the ubiquitous for
elgn tourist. For the especial benefit
of the American visitor enterprising
persons have lately revived or in
augurated merrymakings, for which
pardon" is only a courtesy title.
In the larger towns both pardons and
fetes are tending to become artificial
and theatrical. The old regime is
better studied in the weekly markets,
which, from time immemorial, have
been held in nearly every township
Here the Bretonne is in her element,
and handles pigs, poultry and rabbits
in a manner which would be mastery
if it were not also trifle cruel. She
is slow, canny and even grasping
and certainly inclined to parsimony
She seldom buys a whole new gown,
since in Brittany patching is recog
nized art. practiced by the highest.
New caps and colts, neck ribbons
and laces, do not tempt her sorely.
as does a gaudy rosary or a Haunting
trinket. 1t Is little wonder that she
wishes to look we'll during the brief
weeks that she has her sailor sweet
heart at her side. 1t is natural that
during her spell Of happiness she
strains every nerve so that she may
swell in the thoughts of her Yves in
all the glory of her Sunday best, a
neat, comely little housewife, screen
ing him from the perils Of the deep
by the prayer in her heart and the
longing look in her eyes
r. M. MORRISON.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-10-28
History of Red Cross Seal.

Charity stamps" first usde in
Boston in 1852 for the soldiers relief
funds during the Civil war, were the
original forerunners Of the Red Cross
Christmas seal, which will be used
this year to bring happiness and cheer
to millions. The Delaware Anti-Tu-
berculosis society in 1907 for the first
time in America made use Of stamp
for the purpose of getting revenue to
fight consumption. In a hastily or
ganized campaign of only three weeks
they realized $4,000. The next year,
1908, the American Red Cross con.
Quoted the first national tuberculosis
stamp campaign. From this sale 1885,
900 was realized for the anti-tubercu'
losis movement. In 1909, under many
adverse conditions, S250,000 was rea.
lized from these stamps. This year
the slogan of the tuberculosis fighters
and the Red Cross is "a Million for
Tuberculosis From Red Cross Seals
in 1910"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-10-28
Eqqs by the Pound.

By fixed tradition anything pertain.
ing to the egg industry is a most
amusing joke-the older the egg the
more irresistible the joke 1t is not
surprising, therefore, that New York
officials proposal that eggs be sold
by weight rather than number should
be greeted with loud editorial laugh.
ter. Of course eggs vary in size, the
editors admitted, but after all ''eggs
is eggs," and it is their nature to be
sold by the dozen. The way mother
bought eggs is good enough for us.
Hopeless, slavish conservatism this;
egg progress is slow and tortuous. We
denounce doctored scales and short
weights, fake bottles, strawberry
boxes with high bottoms; We have a
wholesome contempt for the grocer
who puts all the big peaches on top
and mixes sand in the sugar. But we
buy eggs by the dozen regardless of
size until the very hens have seemed
to see the futility of laying large
eggs and the omelet languishes and
fades away.-Success Magazine.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-10-28
The Power of the klnkdon1.

For the kingdom of God is not in
word, but in power" 1 Cor. 4:20. We
are always giving a fictitious value to
knowledge In our ignorance we some
times imagine that the Christian re-
ligion owes its power to a certain set
Of ideas. We speak of the golden rule,
and the Beatitudes, and the Lords
prayer, and the fatherhood Of God, as
though these were mighty forces
which would account for Christian
growth and progress. But when we
study history we discover that ideas
are comparatively tmpotent in the
great work of changing the character
of the human heart. This is the work
of the Spirit, which IS the power of
God unto salvation to every one that
beieyeth.-Rev. Chas. E. Jefferson,
D. D.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-10-28
Paid for Politeness.

A well-known Maidstone (Eng)
bachelor died recently, age seventy
eight His will leaves $4,000 to char
table institutions and London's poor
For many years he was an insurance
agent earning five dollars a week, but
never spent more than $3.50 a week
and was believed to be as poor as a
church mouse. He leaves legacies tC
all the porters, nurses and sisters, 3G
in number, at the two Maidstone hos.
pitfalls, where he had been sick. Lega
cies were left to inmates of 20 poor.
houses and to townspeople, for the
reason that they had merely passed
the time of day" with him, as he used
to put It, When anyone greeted him
with Good day, George" he would
always say: "a man loses nothing by
being kind and polite to everybody" j."
Mires left to his relatives sums
ranging from fifty to a hundred dol
lars.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-10-28

the Breton is the oldest race in
Europe. Dwelling on a remote, ster-
lie and dangerous coast, this Celtic
impulse from the outside world Even
their Christian missionaries have, as
a rule, been hermits and recluses,
appealing to their flock rather as un-
canny sorcerers, to whom it was pru-
dent to submit, than as mild and
paterna1 rulers, whom it was well to
follow. There are many churches,
resorts for pilgrims and suppliants
But the power invoked at Auray is
not ST. Anne, mother of the Virgin
Mary, but Ane, mother of the Gods,
Presider over the Destinies of Men,
Receiver of the Dead. The Bretonne
does not realize 1t, any more than
when worshiping a saints image
perched amid the boughs of a tree
she realizes that she is perpetuating
the Druidic ceremonies Of the sacred
grove On the dolmens-great stones
set up under Druidic rule to the
memory of some certain chieftain of
old-the priest has carved a cross or
painted an image. But he cannot
eradicate the instinct which prompts
the -Bretcnne to daub them
with oil and honey, and to invoke
them with strange rites that she may
find a worthy husband, that she may
be blessed with children, or that 1t
may be long before she hears the
rumbling of the cart of Anllou, the
dread gatherer Of souls. Perhaps she
herself dimly understands that In
these actions she does homage to the
spirits of her ancestors, now passed
into their monuments. The idea Of
the dead as being intimately con
cerned in the doings Of the living is
no new thought to the girl Of Lower
Brittany. She knows that on All
Saints Eve the anon revisit their
earthly homes and drink the cream
she provides for them. She plights
her troth before her forefathers in
the churchyard. She knows that It
is necessary to have their good will
They may be very useful. For in
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-10-28
HIS HANDS CRACKED OPEN

81 am a man seventy years old. My
hands were very sore and cracked
open on the insides for over a year
with large sores. They would crack
open and bleed, itch, burn and ache
so that 1 could not sleep and could do
but little work. They were so bad
that 1 could not dress myself in the
morning. They would bleed and the
blood dropped on the floor. I called
on two doctors, but they did me no
good. 1 could get nothing to do any
good till 1 got the Cuticura Soap and
Cuticura Ointment. About a year
ago my daughter got cake Of Cuti-
cura Soap and one box Of Cut1cura
Ointment and in one week from the
time I began to use them my hands
were all healed up and they have not
been a mite sore since. I would not
be without the Cuticura Remedies.
"They also cured bad sore on the
hand Of one of my neighbor's children,
and they think very highly Of the Cuti-
cura Remedies. John w. Hasty, So. Eff
fingham, N H. Mar. 5. and Apr. II, '09."
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-10-28
LEFT TO A WORSE FATE
Dynamter Himself a Married Man,
Knew What Awaited Forgetful
Husband

The business man was sitting in his
office, thinking of starting for home,
when a suspicious looking person
came in with a leather bag in his
hand.
eff you don't give me $25," said the
visitor, coming at once to the point,
Il will drop this on the floor"
The business man was cool What
is in it?" he asked.
Dynamite" was the brief reply.
What will it do if you drop it,"
BLOW you up"
Drop it," was the instant com,
mand. MY wife told me when I left
home this morning to be sure and
send up bag of -four, and l forgot
it. l guess it will take just about as
much dynamite as you have there to
prepare me for the blowing up I'll get
when she sees mel"
He threw himself back in his chair
and waited for the explosion, but ii
did not cone.
I'm a married man myself" said
the dynamiter, and quietly slipped out
illustrated Bits.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-10-28
ChIIdIika Idnorapce

Laura Jean Libbey. discussing in
Brooklyn her successful appearance
on the stage, said:
Il talk in my monologue about love.
marriage and the other interests of
the heart. On these subjects women.
especially young women, are strangely
ignorant.
"They really make me think, you
know, Of the little girl who was asked
by her teacher:
What can you tell US about Solo
mon?'
Solomon replied the little girl
was very fond of animals
And how. my dear said the teach,
er, do you make that out?'
Because answered the little girl
the Bible says he had 500 porcu
pines."
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-10-28

1lH1f NyVUEYQ5IXI OF
lR}lNLII11ENAlXYI7M2-g e.

stance. In return for a small coin
placed on their tomb they will re-
trieve lost property or prevent
heavy-headed kinsman from over
sleeping himself. On the other hand,
neglect brings speedy and terrible
vengeance. Very, very slowly these
myths may be supplanted by the
gentler Christian legend, in accord
ance with the precepts of which the
Breton has long ordained his life
All the same. the weird and childish
stories related about the most orth0-
COX Christian saints lead one to mag
inc that in land so wholly the play
thing of the elements the most deep
felt reverence will be kept for tho
primeval forces of nature-above all,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-10-28
COFFEE WAS 1T.
People Slowly Learn the Facts.

"All my life I have been such a
slave to coffee that the very aroma
Of it was enough to set my nerves
quivering. l kept gradually losing my
health but l used to say Nonsense, it
don't hurt me-.
Slowly l was forced to admit the
truth and the final result was that my
whole nervous force was shattered.
MY heart became weak and uncer-
tain in it's action and that frightened
ME. Finally my physician told me,
about year ago, that l must stop
drinking coffee or l could never ex-
pect to be well again.
Il was in despair, for the very
thought of the medicines l had tried
so many times nauseated me. l
thought of Postum but could hardly
bring myself to give up the coffee.
Finally | concluded that I owed it
to myself to give Postum trial. So l
got a package and carefully followed
the directions, and what a delicious,
nourishing, rich drink it was! Do you
know l found it very easy to shift
from coffee to Postum and not mind
the change at all?
Almost Immediately after l made
the change l found myself better, and
as the days went by I kept on improv-
Ing. My nerves grew sound and
steady, l slept well and felt strong
and well-baIanced all the time.
"Now I am completely cured, with
the old nervousness and sickness all
gone. In every way am well once
more"
It pays to give up the drink that
acts on some like a poison, for health
is the greatest fortune one can have.
Read the little book. THE Road to
Wellyille," IN pkgs. There's Rea
son"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-10-28
The Place of Honor,

Farmer Hodge was of the good, old.
fashioned school, and he always gave
q feast to his hands at harvest time.
1t was harvest time and the feast
was about to commence.
Giles was the oldest hand and the
hostess, with beaming cordaality, mo-
toned him to the seat by her right
hand. But Giles remained silently un.
responsive.
Come" said the hostess, don't be
bashful, Mr. Giles"-he was just Giles
on ordinary occasions-"you've a
right to the place of honor, you know
Giles deliberated a moment, then
spoke.
Thank you kindly, Mrs. H odge,
he said, "but If it's all the same to
you, I'd rather sit opposite this pud.
den!"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-10-28
May Sell 1oo,ooo,ooo Red Cross Seals.

twenty-five million Red Cross
Christmas Seals have been printed
and are being distributed by the Amer
lean Red Cross, and arrangements
have been made to print 100, 100000
If necessary. 1t is expected that this
number will be needed. While the
sticker is perforated like those used
last year, it is intended for use only
as a seal on the back of letters. The
seal is one inch square with the con.
ventional Red Cross in the center
and the words, Merry Christmas.
Happy New Year. American Red
Cross" in a circle about it. The col.
ors are red and green. The design Is
by Mrs Guion Thompson Of Water
bury, Conn, who received 500 as
prize for her sketch.