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Arizona republican., 1912-02-04

lature from Junction City, was mar
ried last week. He was bachelor
candidate in 1910 and promised his
constituents if they elected him he
would get married. lie believes in
fulfilling his campaign pledges, no
matter how rash.
Bin Wilgus is quoted by the Osa-
watomic Graphic as saying that when
he lived down in Miami county he
knew Il man who was SO pigeon toed
that he walked around himself in the
course of every five or six steps he
took. 81 Young. who lived i'm Miami
az the same time that Bill was there.
says that he never saw the man, and
that it is his private opinion that
Sin is liar; but. he says. speaking
man i'm Lyon county whose feet were
50 big that he had to build a 5-foot
dam across the Ncosho river i'm order
TO get water deep enough TO wash
'em ~.
The Wcllsville Globe reports that
Bin Doolittlc has lost his accustomed
chair i'm the store there The other
day a stranger came i'm and invited
the crowd to smoke "on" him. Doo-
little said that he didn't care to
smoke. The proprietor grasped Bill
firmly ny the collar and led him to
the door and told him To- stay away
He told Bill that he didn't mind his
drinking up the free ice water in the
summer and absorbing free heat in
the winter. but when he began to
tear shingles off the house all diplo-
matte courtcsics were abrogatcd.
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04
AND NOW THEY
WANT TO QUIT
Company Formed to Manu-
facture Dinguses for Sup
porting Nursing Bottles
Asks to be Dissolved by
Court.

The Nursing Bottle Supporting De
vice company wants to quit. Perhaps
there's othing quite like couple of
pink fists to keep the bottle in proper
position: perhaps their particular de
vice wasn't worth much anyhow.
Whatever the cause, the corporation
wants dissolution and has filed appli-
cation for an order in the district
court
This organization came into being
when Theodore Roosevelt was pro-
pounding his anti-race- suicide doc
trines. II had bright future. But.
perhaps unfortunately. the headquar-
tors were made at Taft. Kern county.
California. Taft came into office. said
nothing about helping along the birth
rate and the company which dill bust
ness i'm the town named for him didn't
that's all.
Attorney Tom Prescott says that is
probably the reason for the dissolution.
and. as he is the man behind the pro-
.ccedings. he ought To know He also
says the device was and is a cracker
jack
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04
BORROWER UNDER THE BAN.

II is said even in Biblical times
that of the making of many books
there is no end, and the saying has
greater force today than it ever had
before. Furthermore, Shakespeare
taught us that II was possible TO find
books in the running brooks. The
loss of one book therefore really
counts for very little when weighed
by its intrinsic value. Nevertheless
the ancient prejudice against the
careless book borrower still endures,
and probably viii to the end of time.
even though books and brooks null
tiply until the earth groans under
the burden of the one and is inundat-
ed with the other.
The fact Of the matter is that a
book takes on individuality when it
becomes a personal possession and
seems precious out of all proportion
To- its original cost. In that respect
books are like children. Other peO-
pies children are just children-as
ndistinguishable as the drops of wa
ter that go 10 make a stream. Your
own are cast in a different mold and
possess qualities that attest their SUI
periority and set them apart from all
the other children in the world. The
same thing is true of books when
they become ones personal property.
They acquire attributes of their own
which make their loss a calamity.
So the fight against the book Dor
rover has continued through the
ages and doubtless will continue 10
the end Of time. II has been an I'M
equal fight in many respects. with
the odds on the side of the borrower.
\ scheme that originated in Paris is
designed to restore the balance and
place the parties on equal terms. \
league against book lending has
been organized. Its promoters aim
to make it international. The mem
hers will be provided with cards to
hang on their bookcases warning all
Corners that they have entered into
a solemn covenant not to lend their
books. This is good as far as it goes.
I'm order to make the league really
effective. however il will probably
be necessary To- supplement the cards
with man traps. spring guns, burg
lar alarms and time locks.
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04
TO FIGHT SLEEPING SICKNESS.

England and Germany have agreed
10 cooperate i'm fighting the sleeping
sickness. that mysterious scourge Of
the native African subjects Of both
nations \ thorough investigation is
To- be made into the prevalence Of
the sleeping sickness in the Gold
Coast colony. the Ashanti and Nor
them Territory protectorates. and
Togo. Each government will keep
tho other Informed Of the prevalence
of the disease i'm its territory. and
will treat native subjects Of other
powers without charge, hut each may
impose restrictions on traffic at its
frontier. and may prevent suspected
sufferers from crossing its border
This arrangement between the two
counties viii continue at least for
three years. and may De renewed at
the end of that period-Youth's Com
panion.
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04

customs that have become ANAL
gamated and modified into the usage
Of modern civilization.
The Druids Of Great Britain, whom
the Romans discovered there when.
they conquered the Celts, We're u
priesthood ruling the people by cruel
witchcraft. They worshipped the oak.
the mistletOe and the holly. Their
affairs on their feast days were dec
Grated with the branches of white
and red berries. and one of the most
important of these festal occasions
was the celebration of the winter
solstice when the sun began its back
ward journey.
Huge logs were brought from the
forests and fires were built in great
heaps and in fireplaces in the homes.
while the wassail bowl was passed
around among neighbOrs and guests
amidst great feasting
When the early Christian Fathers
came over to Britain. they found that
it was easier to amalSamate the feast
Gays Of the pagans with their own
customs and teachings than il was t.
eradicate them from the minds Of the
people who. like all men and women.
loved their recreation days. Tho
Christian missionaries merely changed
the name of the feast of the winter
solstice to that Of Christmas, and so
the people paid tribute i'm the old
way to the new God, which. To their
simple minds. was quite compatible
National Monthly.
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04

az extent that il does seem as though
they were the victims of an unpro-
pitious and avenging destiny. But in
the great majority of cases defeat is
self-inflicted
To say Of a man that he IS no ones
enemy but his own is to utter a
flllacy. The man who does badly by
himself must necessarily do badly by
others. He is a source Of loss and
sorrow within the whole circle of his
acquaintance. and he is not to be eX-
cused upon the ground that he is him
self the greatest sufferer from MS
VrongdOing
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04
NOW HE WANTS A WOODEN LEG.

Montgomcry-Dec grateful for
the cIcmeucy shown him by Gov. En-
NETT O'Neal in granting him a pardon
from the pcnitentiary. but feeling
somewhat aEgricved over the loss Of
n leg. Charles Schacffer. just from
Wetuwpka. hobblcd into Governor
O'NeaTs office recently ana asked for
q wooden leg He said that while he
was serving the state as convict lab
orcr i'm Flat Top mine he lost his leg
He thinks that the state should re-
mburse him 10y buying for him Il
wooden leg.-Atlanta Constitution.
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04
THE EN- PRESS.

An excellent picture program, new
songs by the Atoms and Orphans
Four. pleased a packed house at the
Empress last evening THE Rosary"
a special number by the Orphans -Four
received a tremendous encore. on
Monday evening the Four Benos.. an
athletic combination. rated among the
best. will be an added attraction.
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04
HIS CHANCE.

Shortly after Sir Lawrence Alma
Tadema. r. \. was Inishtcd. ne ard
Lady Alma Tadcma gave an at-hom,
at 81. Johns Wood. Everybody pres
cnt was congratulating them, and one
lady was very profusc
"Oh. dear Sir Lawrence" she said.
Il am awfully glad To- hear of the
honor you have received. | suppose
now that you are knishted YOU viii
give up painting and live like gen
uemau "-Tit-Bit
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04
OLD CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS.
Some Of the Pagan Rites That Have
Survived Until the Present.

II is interesting to note that many
OF the Christmas customs which have
endeared themselves to the people
scattered al over the world have
their origin in many cases among
those ancient men and women who
worshiped strange gods before they
heard the message of peace brought
To- them by the early Christian Faith
ers. The holly. the mistletoe. the
wasSail bowl. the yule log and the
Christmas tree are remnants of old
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04
MISTAKEN THERE

The phrenologist was eXaming tn,
bumps on Sambo's head.
Curiosity ana acquisitiveness alb
normally large"
Sambo rolled his eyeballs and show
ed two rows Of white ivory.
"Imitativeness, casualty and con-
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04

Mrs Chubb with newspaper Il
see several persons are petitioning to
nave their names changed. What does
il cost To have a name changed?
Mr. Chubb-It cost me couple of
hundred To have your name changed
To- miuc-Boston Transcript
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04
ADJUSTMENTS
THE. COLISEUM.

New songs and new photo plays,
with two excellent vocal selections by
Stewart Il Irwin, made up an hour
of really pleasing entertainment at
the Coliseum. Notwithstanding the
fact that every number has been a
musical feature the house has been
packed every night this week. The
selection: THE Beautiful Lady, from
THE Pink Lady" sang by Miss IriOn
last evening was worthy of first class
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04

You think she married him for his
money "
Yes" replied Miss Cayenne 1t
didn't seem To me as much like a
wedding as like speculation. 49,
Washington star.
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04

company. The little lady has a clear.
yet sweet and full tone especially
suited to the piece and her rendition
Of il was flattering to herself and
pleasing To her audience
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04

scientiousness small; which with your
weak mouth indicates-"
Don yu be So shu bout me habtin
Il weak mouf. l kin crack nuts in ma
teef Satire
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04
oEElcER. HE'S LOOSE AGAIN.

We do not know what these "ther-
mometcr earrings" are. but suppose
they are the kind that YOU pay for
by degrees,-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04

Really" said the coy girl, Il think
I'm entitled to a Carnegie medal
saved a life the other evening"
The idea" exclaimed her friend.
whose"
Jack Hansom'S; he said he couldn't
live without me."-CathOlic Standard
and Times.
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04

Republican Want Ads-The live
Wire statesmen. always on the
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04

Republican Want Ads-The Tive
wire statesmen; always on the
lob
Arizona republican., 1912-02-04

Elopirg Bride-Ah, Here's telc-
gram from papa.
El"ping Bridegroom eagerly
What does it say
Eloping Brlde-Do not come home
and all will be forgiven.-London
Tattler
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there was nothing left but hill Of
embers and blackened ruins. The mad
excitement over his fear came on him
ten-fold. lie looked suspiciously at
the little groups that formed to con-
verse about the fire. The dog obcyed
the stealthy beck of his finger. Thcy
skunk off quietly together.
He walked till he almost dropped.
He lay in a hidden iano and had n
long, uneasy sleep. He walked again,
and turned hithcr and thither irreso-
lutte. He feared another solitary nigh
in the black fields. suddenly this fear
SO grew that he resolved to turn back
to London.
There's somebody to speak TO thero
at lcast!" he said to himself "a good
hiding place. too, after all this coun-
try scent, Ill lie by. for n week and
then force blunt from Fagin and get
across to Franco. Damme. I'll risk
IT."
It came to him thYit the dog would
bctray him. Ilc picked zip a heavy
stone and tied II in a handkerchief
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have been true to you. upon my guilty
soul hnve!"
He struggled violently to release
himself; but her arms were around
him, and tear as he would he could
not tear them away.
"a littlc-little time" she sobbcd.
He freed ono arm and grasped his
pistol. The certainty of immediate
detection II he fired flashed across his
mind even in the midst of that fury.
He turned 1t and beat twice. with all
his mighty strength, upon the upturn-
cd face.
She staggered and fell away from
him. From a deep cash in her forehead
the blood ran into her eyes and BLINDED
her. But she raised herself to her
knees and held out her hands.
1t was ghastly sight to see: Tho
murderer tottercd backward. He shut
out the sight with one uplifted hand.
with the other he seized a heavy club
and struck her down.
The sun. rising fast, began TO send
light into lhe room DESPITE the drawn
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lXBill Skies; Dickens Most Startling Character

holds them through every suffering
and i'll usage!
Though there was no feeling remote
~ resembling this passion in that
anatomical part oil Mr.. Skies known
us ms heart, his feeling for Nancy
might be called almost exalted in one
respect at least. He trusted her; and
us ne never had trusted any human
being before. 1t was evident that there
was something like high emotion in
his breast. Indeed, her trustworthincss
became his boast. and over quart pots
OF liquor he sang her praises in mag
ninccnt oaths.
One day Mr.. Fagin, in pursuit of his
educational lifc-work, picked UP a
young boy, who said that his name
was oliver Twist. Oliver had run
away from the poorhouse authorities
OF nearby village to csrapc their
CHARITY which was 50 scientific that
1t proved triumphantly how nearly
human being could be starved to death
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night by tal!ow candles stuck into bot
Ties aud other makcshitts for candle
sticks. In these, like vcrmin burrow-
Ing underground, Mr.. Fngin's pick.
pockets and petty robbers met and,
AT rare intervals. had the honor of en-
lortaining the greater lights. such as
H(!ll Skies or Toby Crncktt when these
prominent professionals condcscendcd
TO drink with the small fry and curse
al it,
In one OF these visits of state, Mr.
Skies met girl who had the fortune
to gain his approval She was good
looking still. although her face was
hard and reckless. and dissipation and
Vice had marked 1t with premature
age. Her name was Nancy. She was
one OF those whom Fagln had picked
up in childhood and trained to theft.
Associating from youth with only
lost creatures; having experience OF
more than one jail; accustomed to see
her acquaintanccs and comrades end
in prison cells or on the gallows, she
still had in her some distorted ycstige
OF woman's heurt. Ii was strange
that il should be there al all. 1t was
not strange that IL should manifest
itself In poor and distorted way She
bc=;t:no All. Sikcs's slave. more devoted
10 him than his dog, and he In re-
turn liked her fully as we'll as he did
Bnlls-cyc. and did not, on the whole,
beat her much 0ftcmcr.
What was II that made this strange
thlnE grow even III mat degraded life ?
Ask what makes love spring up IN tho
very pit--for this was love wrctchcd,
distorted. evil. as II could not help
but be, growing in such a wrctchcd
and evil soil---yct IL WAS love. We
Know only that il Is 50. and so with
thousands OF women as bad and
wrctchcd rs she was, something that
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HALT Aour Portraits of Dicker1ss Greatest Characters

similar nature. Besides bruises, a
three days growth of beard WAS tho
nearly invariable ornament OF his
conntcnancc. which ssmcd always to
need iron bars In front of |, TO make
IL quite complete.
MIR. FaEin, being a fence" for con-
Ncrting the proceeds OF house rob-
berries into money. Il rather close part
nership existed between them Though
MIR. Fagln robbed MIR. Skies, and
though Mr. Skies frequently swore.
with grimness that was too real for
humor, that he would cut Mr. Fagin's
throat each knew 50 well that the
other could hang him that they re-
manned linked together. despite hearty
mutual dilike and mistrust.
Owing to the pcrnicious activity OF
the police, Mr. Fagin was forced to
maintain more than one refuge for
his male and female pruteScs. These
refugees We're all alikc--hiddcn away
at the ends of inaccessible alleys dirty
with tho Crime OF Years that never "a
hand. tried to remove. furnished with
ragged beds laid out OIL the foul floors,
With few lettering chairs and
greasy TABLE, and Illuminated day and
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better Of his usual prudcncc. IF Skies
comes back and doesn't bring the boy,
murder him yourself II you'd have him
escape Jack ketch! can hang him
with half dozen words.''
Hardly had he uttered the threat be-
fore he rcguineI his presence of mind.
lie stole frightened loon at the girl.
She stared at him listicssly. stupidity.
anu presented every appearance of
being quite drunli-un appearance
which was borne out by smell Of
Gin that pervudcd the room. Fagin
put few cunning questions TO her.
She answered so ramblingly that he
felt assured she had not comprehend
cd What he had uttered i'll his fury.
lie cast ono last look at her. as she
sat ut the table, her head dropping
heavily, Id stepped softly from the
room.
a change came over her instantly.
She was up and after him. nurriedly
as he went. far as he : cnt she pur-
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that the inmates of the house had
found Oliver, taken him in and nursed
MN through his wound; that he had
tod them his story; and that the
tender hearted people had decided not
to pursue the criminals, for fear OF
settihg the boy into trouble with the
authoritics. The spies who had learn
ed all this for Fagin reported that
olivnr was to stay with his new pro-
tectors Hut by this time, too. the
SiFl Nancy, spying indefatlgabiy on
Fasin, had discovered nearly all about
MONKS and his purpose.
she had seen many children destroy
cd body and SOU by Fagin, as she had
been herself, ana she had felt hardly
an emotion about 1t. But from the
very beginn!ne there had been some
thing about the utter innocence of
Oliver that stirred her IT stirred that
same small spring OF remaining good
IN hcr thht mad" her Bill Sikcs's slave,
and made her 80 stannch even To those
VINO Ia" wrecked hey life thas, though
aH the criminals Of the gang mis-
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F r E E

Reg. L. S. Pat onc.jclse Its effect IS
permanent DOCS not
wash on look unnatural. Has scdt-
mcni. so it's neither sticky nor greasy
It's as pure and clear water.
Don't experiment-usc what thousands Of
others have found safe and satisfactory.
Generous free simple and comb sent for
five &C stamps to cover postage and pack
Ing Mention original color Of hair. Mary
7. Goldnan, Goldman Bldg, ST. Paul. MINI.
The large size $l.Go bottle sold by all deal
ctE, Including Cohen Co. and Owens IL
Minor, Richmond, Va.
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sued him as steadily. as softly, as
unacceptable as shadow. Fate was
SioslnS around the old man-was
closing around them all; on this very
night, when he had betrayed himself
and sent her to spy on him. he went
10 meet Monks, the man who wanted
oiiNcr Twist kept out of the way.
Nancy manascd to hear what they
SAID. She learned enough TO make a
good guess at the secret
When Skies succeeded at last in en-
tcrihg London again E'agin's old mask
OF friendship and servility was on him
once more. By this time they knew
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I
r difference between Bill Skies and
H. Bull's-eye. Bill Skies WAS the
man and Bulrseye was the dog. In
point OF evil looks intellect, surliness
OF disposition and feroclty OF action
they were closely alike. They walked
alike, treated acQua intances and
strangers alike, expressed themselves
Very much alike and ate alike. The
one clear advantage the man had over
the dog was that the man could get
drunk. Except for this. it might be
said quite Justly that the dog had sue
ceeded very thoroughly in getting
down 10 his masters level.
They We're close and practically in
Bcparahle friends. This friendship WAS
not weakening, soft sentiment Mr..
Skies preserved his rugged iRdcpend-
encc OF thought sufficiently to choke,
Kick. hammer and cut his friend Bulls
eye whenever no felt like il; and
Bull's-eyc responded 10 these carcsscs
with teeth that did their best 10 an
initiate his friend, Mr.. Skies.
In the thieves quarter. and especial
y in MI. Fag!n's headquarters for
training the'cyounis4 Idea how TO pick
pockets, Buli'S-cye was an object OF
admiration second only TO his owner.
When the evil creature licked his lips
hungrily, waiting FOR the word to tear
somebody down, or when he sat watch
ing something that his master had
placed in his charge, and his red eyes
looked iongingly for somebody TO
touch II, the respectful admirers al
ways repeated Mr.. S!kcss own on
comium that Bull's-cyc was as willing
es n Christian.
The larger OF these two animals was
housebreaker by profession. lie had
bread heavy face, from which his
eyes scowlcd very much as the dogs
hloodshot ones scowlcd from that ami
mars dirty white face. And as the
coE's face constantly bore from half
q dozen TO a score Of wounds and
scratches. so the housebreakcr's face
rarely Lacked ornamcntations OF n
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Before Dtciscnss day. art aud lttcrn-
lure lind been drrssiugs Its crimfnnis
In gold lace and piuEnrd hats. No
hudy except lioInrth had drawn the
ugly, dirty rugged truth. NCnptntn
aInchcHth swBgEcrch In the story
and OH stnse with NIL the charm
and romantic bravery and enter
prise, blessed by the love Of benu-
tiiul women. making merry In snug
tnNcrns. Bu1wcr Lyiton Ind painted
Pant clifford In such aspect as mnic
II far better IA be II hlrhSayman
AMI robbcr than common honest
citizen.
st Ind been nm nGc OF artistic, literary
socinl mud political smirk and ipnlxc-
believe sentiment. The wind thnt
blew health through the world from
the whirling storm centre Of the
French RcNointion had blown away
much of the frippcry; but there WINS
much Icit-->o much, thnt when
Dickens cnmc ont with "UIiNrr
Twist" II strncii Great Brltnln like
N club.
Dickens never was guilty of the dead
~ dullncss OF writing novel with
n purpose. There never WAS such
nnrrowncss I'm his literary method.
HIT his whole life was 80 full OF
purpose, tue whole mnu WIS such
u natural antagonist OF anything
and everything thai WAS wrong, thut
nrurly every chapter he ever wrote
hns In Ii blow mt some soctnl sll-
pcrstftfon. .0lircr Twist" hit the pet
s"clnI superstition of the picturesque
thief md smashed II 80 utterly 1hut
IL never hus come to life again ca-
ccpt iii dime novels. The foul and
frowsy den of old FnSin, Its inmates
RAGS thni hurdly hold together, the
wet. shclterlcss strects-thcsc, us
Dickens snys in his preface 10
.ofrcr Twist nrc not likely 10
allure even The most joltcr-hcndeu of
Juveniles.
ulli Skies startled England. Bill
skies stnrtlcs md horrfhcs n mulsi-
tiidc of people to-dny. II Is extreme
~ probable that during the seventy
four years since Hili Skies was dc
Scrihcd he Inns startled nnd Mortified
fair army of young persons into
avoiding the rond thnt leads to the
GalloWs-thnt road that DickcuS-s
predecessors Ind rntntrd as IL moon
III one along which the criminal
conferred IaiIy in crimson cont and
ruflics.