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Weekly journal-miner., 1912-08-07
EvERYBODY's DOING ITi
 SIGNING PETITIONS

GLOBE. Ariz.. Aug. i.-Every- body is doing it.
 And everybody who has right to do 1t is being asked to do it.
 That is: To sign a petition for the referendum of any law that is offensive. obnoxious or otherwise objectionable to any one. Monday five petitions were in course of circulation in Globe. ask ing that as mapy different acts passed by the first state Legislature of Arizona be referred to the voters of the state for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.
 Here are the titles of the acts that are named in the five petitions House Bill No. A--An act regu- iating the number of men to be employed on trains and engines. House Bill No. <2-An act regu- iating headlights on all locomotives and providing penalty for viola ton of provisions of this act. Senate Bill No. 2@-An act to provide for and to regulate trans portation of passengers by common carriers on railroads within the state of Arizona.
 Senate Bill No. i9-An act to amend paragraphs SIS and 6i7 of Part 1. Title XVII of the Penal Code, Revised Statutes of Arizona, 1901. said title relating to mis- eelianeous crimes. (This is the act providing for semi-monthly pay days.)
 House Bill No s0--An act to provide adequate punishment for any person who shall engage or act in the capacity of a locomotive en- ginccr or train conductor. upon any | railroad in the state of Arizona, without having first served three years as a locomotive fireman or engineer. or if engaged as con ductor on any railroad in this state he shall be punished as herein pro. vided if he engages to so act with out first having served three year: as a brakeman or conductor of a freight train; to punish any person who shall knowingly engage. pro. mote. require. persuade, prevail upon or cause any person to dc any act in violation of this act. bu, exempting lines operating of les, than twenty-five miles in lengtf
 from the operation of this act.
 The foregoing taken in connection
 with the proposed referendum or
 the miners lien law and the Kinne!
 bill shows that there will be some
 thing doing in the referendum lin
 next fall.
Weekly journal-miner., 1912-08-07
FOUND GUILTY OF
 ATTACKING AN OFFICER (From rrfdays Daily.)

II. A. Bickford was found guilty in the Superior Court by a jury Of the crime of assault with deadly weapon on Deputy Sheriff Fred Campbell. He will be sentenced next Monday.
 The case attracted many specta- tors. being the first time in years where an officer of the county was attacked and wounded without any proyocation whatever while perform ing his duty. Deputy Campbell was cut with a knife in the left arm by Bickford. the wound being an ugly one and incapacitated him from duty for several days. He also had a narrow escape from more serious injury, when Bickford plunged the knife toward his abdomen. which laccrated the officers coat and bare ly missed the body,
 When the crime was committed Deputies Campbell and Baker were summoned to West Prescott on ar urgent call for help from relatives of Bickford, the latter threatening their lives When Deputy Campbell appeared on the ground it was dark and the assault was then committed Bickford immediately left the plae' and was captured later in the nigh at the Valley View house.
Weekly journal-miner., 1912-08-07
CITY WATER WILL SOON
 BE PUMPED BY JUICE" Urom ThursAnv's Daily,

That the contract between the city and the Arizona Power com pany had been signed up. by which the latter in the future will furnish electrical power for pumping water from Del Rio to this city. was the important announcement made yes terday. The Willow Creek station IS also included as one of the points to be connected up. which is distant about four miles.
 One of the provisions contained in the contract is that the current will be furnished to the city line which runs to Del Rio from the company's sub station in Prescott and is esti- mated al about 2s0 horse power per day. The figures submitted by the Arizona Power company show that the city will save at least 5000 per annum by substituting electrical power for fuel oil. this conclusion being arrived al after close ob- servaiion for the past year. during which time consideration has been given the two methods of furnish ing power.
 N. V. Watson. general manager of the company. stated yesterday that the apparatus for the increased service will be in position inside of ninety days. when pumping will begin.
Weekly journal-miner., 1912-08-07
UNJUST CRITICISM.

+ Some careless newspaper ! + writers who are unmindfui of [!
 + the feelings of the Democratic ! I. administration have accused ! 'a' the first state Legislature of l + having filled the capitol build. ! + ing from cellar to dome with | .' commissions of one sort or s) -l' another. creating as much pie | + as possible for the hungry. | !. This is an unfair criticism. An I + inspection of the capitol build I + ing yesterday. disclosed the I 'f fact that while the regular of- | !. flee rooms are all dcnseiy I + populated and the committee q + rooms of the Legislature arc | + all preempted. only a portion I
 + of the Legislative chambers 1 + themselves have been appro- | + priated for office purposes and | l. there Is still opportunity for !
 + enclosing the front portico at 1 + slight expense. One elevator I + shaft is used for storage but I
 + the other is no, in use at all I l. and is big enough to house l
 + a two-man commission and a | + stenographer. There should bc I + an extra session of the Legis- | + lature by all mcans.--Arizona I + Republican. I + + + l! + l. + + + + + l
Weekly journal-miner., 1912-08-07
ZINC INCREASE IN
 PRODUCTION DURING 1912

| The United states Scologtcal Survey has just made public the statistics of production of all zinc smeiters operating during the first six months of 1912 These figures. compiled by (. F. Sicbenthai of the Survey and including figures of the Bureau of Statistics. show that the production of spclter from domestic ore in that period was 159,9s2 short tons. and from foreign orc 6.s44 short tons, a total of l66,<o6 tons of primary spelter. compared with
 l40.io6 tons for the first half of
 1911 and with l46.3D tons for the last half of 1911.
 If the production for the re- mainder of this year keeps pace with
 that of the first six months the output for 1912 will be about 330.- coo tons. approximately <6.000 tons greater than the production in 1911.
 and more than double the produc-
 ton of any year prior to 1904. The
 apparent consumption for the first
 six months of this year was lS9,-
 0@6 short tons, against l%s,lS tons
 for the last half of 1911 and l34,-
 o02 tons for the first half of 1911. Il There was a falling off in the i'm
 ports of zinc ore during the period
 2.04o short tons. containing 12.- l 228 tons of zinc, having been i'm ported in the first six months oi .his year. against 3s.0o7 tons oI ' ore. containing H.ll2 tons of zinc , in the last half of 1911, and 37.88! i tons of ore, containing l5,028 ton, . of zinc. in the first half of 1911. , Kansas led in the quantity o
 spclter made in the first six month, B of 1912. with s2.48s short tons; IT. , linois was next, with A,22@ shor , tons: Oklahoma third, with 36,0it short tons; the remainder. 33,77; f short tons, having been supplied b, a the other spelter-producing states. C Inquiry made by the Geologica 1 Survey at the beginning of the pres f cnt year showed that the total ca f pacity of the smelters reportinI n production was Si,s82 retoris, an,
 that the construction of lS,86S addi r tionai rctorts in 1912 was contem fl plated, Allowing an annual averag - of <H tons per retort. the spelte
 capscity of the Si.s82 retorts fo A the first six months would be H3, f 562 tons. less than 1000 tons |,
 excess of the actual production O |, primary spelter. Taking into con r sideration the secondary material,
 such as zinc dresses resmeited a l. the regular smeIters, the low grad d carbonates recently smelted, and th
 impossibility of operating eontiu il uously at maximum capacity, it Q evident that the smelling capacit if of the plants in operation has bee .- strained 10 the utmost during th
 last six months, and that any adde
 retorts must have been put int
 operation as fast as completed
 The price of spelter ranged froi
 CPS cents a pound at St. Louis
 January to cents in June. As th average New York price for Jar '. uary was but 07o cent a poun :. higher than the average Londo " price for January, and as the du, A on spelter is 1878 cents a poun, a 1t is interesting to note that ii '. monthly summary of the Bureau e Statistics for January gives the in " . ports of spel,er for that month [ V 4,17. .J60 pounds.
 " Anywax ihe ainnaclc al Ian
Weekly journal-miner., 1912-08-07

When you meet a woman who Is indifferent as to the size of her feet, it's sign she is merely wait ing for her turn to ride in the un- dertaker's wagon.
Weekly journal-miner., 1912-08-07

Many a girl strives to make . name for herself rather than attempt to make a loaf of bread.
Weekly journal-miner., 1912-08-07

Anyway. the pinnacle of fame must be an uncomfortable perch to roost on.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-29

Richard Lightnut. an American with an
Affected English accent. receives a pres.
ent from a friend In China. The present
hints OF surprises TO the wearer. L4ghtnut
| dons the pajamas and late at night gets
up for smoke. His servant Jenkins.
comes in and. falling to recognize Light
the servant crazy. Lghtnut changes MS
clothes intending TO summon help. When
he reappears Jenkins falls on his neck
that he Is crazy. Jenkins tells Lightnut OF
the encounter he had with hideous
Chinaman dressed In .patamas In q
for the night on his way home from col;
lege. Later Lightnut finds oeauutui
girl in black pajamas in his room; Light
smoking and slangy talk. She tells him
her name 10 Francis and puzzles him
with a story OF her love for her sisters
lns the girl Is missing and Llgh,nut hur-
ries TO the boat TO see her on. He Is &C
costed by husky college boy. who calls
him "pisky;, , but he does not s see the the
night with Lightnut. They. discover
priceless rubies hidden in the buttons OF
the pajamss. Billings dons the pajamas
and retires. Lightrut. later discovers
ton-chop whiskers and wearing patamas
Jenkins calls the police. who declare the
Intruder to be a criminal. called FOXY
Grandpa" The intruder declares he 10
Lightnut's guest and appeals TO the lat
ter In vain. He Is hustled on TO jail.
In the morning Lightnut Is astonished 70
when ne gets a message from the latter,
demanding his clothes. Lightnut: bound
Cor Tarrytown. Billings home; discovers
Frances" the girl OF the patamas. on
iudes 10 the night before. She declares
Indignantly that Lightnut never saw her
In black pajamas. At Tarrytown Frances
halls fisStnut as "DicSy'" The latter ig-
nores the boy, who then threatens to
thrash him for offending Frances. Light
nut takes the next train home. Billings
storms over the outrage OF his arrest, lie
and Iightnut discover mysterious CHI
nose characters on the pajamas. Profess
sor Doozenberry Is called In 20 interpret
calls the lost silk OF si-LAng-chi. The
writing declares that person wearing
the pajamas will take on the semblance
Of the previous wearer. The professor
borrows the patamas for experiment.
Billings" dressed In pajamas Is found In
the professors room and Is taken home
In an automobile with Frances and a wo-
man Lghtnut calls the trump Lisnt-
Gus talk about Francis Billings" Is
taken TO his room. A servant tells Light
nut that MESSAGE has just been re-
ceived stating that Billings was under ar
rest in New York for stealing suit OF
black pajamas Judge Billings astonishes
Lightnut with a tale OF Francis esca-
pades Lightnut asks permission 10 speak
10 Frances" The Judge declares that
not another living person would tackle
the Job. and Lightnut. his mind occupied
with the beautiful Frances: Is greatly
mystined. Policeman O'Keefe returns the
black pajamas and Lightnut sends them
TO Billings room. Lightnut has an inter
esting hour with Frances. He tells or the
things the Judge has been saying about
Frances" much TO Frances amuse-
ment Judge Billings refuses 20 inter-
cede for a man under arrest claiming TO
BE- his son Jack.
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had such an interesting discussion
about the amaebae."
1.-The what?" asked Frances.
THE amoebae-tiny animalcules.
don't you know, that have the power
Of changing their form and appear
ance. Jacky thinks that perhaps man.
too, In the process OF time and evofu-
ton might scientifically acquire
this"
"How silly!" laughed my darling.
And I thought so too. or course II a
man looked like himself once. he
would always look like himself. Any
fool knew that!
Later. the Judge came to my room.
accompanied by Wilkes with some
Heidelberg punch. frappe.
Couldn't leave you out Of this" he
said genially; - besides, wanted 20
toast your first night under the roof
Of Wolhurst!
Hope they're making you comfort
able" he went on. internal shame.
Lightnut. that rye had to neglect you
so: 90 absurdly busy. you know--you
understand"
4 pretended to. Cor knew M want
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-29
BeGLOW S.
O%%MeQUBIES
BIZ FRANCIS PERRY ELLIOTT
ILLUSTRATIONS ~ KA/nAAzes
O0cNa1sW mn 81 e06RJ -TzE6Aux CClN9&1V

But think he would have, II he had
followed me across into the dining
room and had faced, as did
Frances!
$50 glad you didn't go to the dog
nght!" said presently. beaming
across at her delightedly.
Her sweet lips glowed at me as her
dainty fingers poised the tiny trident
before her lips. Jove. how I envied
that jolly oyster! Then she smiled
witchingly, teasingly.
1T wasn't because I didn't have an
invitation" she responded archiy. I
knew! That beast. Scoggins!
"Umph." grunted the trump. seated
on the curve between us. II verify
believe Francis would 90 to any
thing!"
| scowled-couldnt help II. dash iti
And Frances saw. and ducked her
head. biting her lip and blushing. I
could have choked the trump for so
embarrassing her!
Yet the woman did try to be pleas
ant to me.
Did you ever find a pearl In an
oyster, Mr.. Lightnut?" she asked.
by Jove. MOI" I said, staring at her
for the fool question. For who could
ever lose pearl in a jolly oyster.
don't you know! And yet. the next
instant:
Il have!" said my darling. glancing
up at me the oldest way.
Have you, Frances?'-the trump
faced her interestedly. "You should
examine with a microscope the inter-
qualifications of calcareous matter
and animal membrane"
My beauty looked down at her
plate.
Il am examining It." she said grave
ly. land microscopically. Probably
shall this afternoon"
But she didn't! No, by Jove. we
were together almost all the after
noon. though We never could get away
from the frump-dash II. she just took
charge of us. And II was the same
again in the evening. By Jove. 1t
was disgusting-really. that's the
only word to use-the way that wom-
an assumed toward everybody the air
of expect-to-be-mistress-here-some-day-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Once she did break away from us
for fifteen minutes while she went up
to see how Jack was. She came back
much relieved.
.ua was so Glad IN sao mo" cha
said. land he kissed me twice. We
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-29

ed me to think that. but l had heard
the butler tell the trump that the
Judge was reading.
Don't expect to retire at all" he
continued; "and then there's my prom
ise to my poor boy-l must keep that
somehow; never failed on a promise
In my life-I mean. you know, about
wearing his new pajamas." He shook
his head sadly.
IT. be sure!"-and swallowed
hard-Jove. but the very word. pa
jamas," gave me cold marrows!
And. my boy. haven't forgotten
my promise to you, either" he con-
tinued. smiling kindly and replenish-
ing my glass to the brim. I'm still
going to have word with Francis to-
night-that is. II they ever get back
from that internal dogfght-I want to
pave the way for you. you know"
Thanks. awfully!" I murmured
nervously.
Somehow, I felt mean-always hate
to feel mean. dash it--felt almost like
a jolly cad, In fact. Couldn't tell him
how far Frances and had progressed
already: he might take It out on her,
you know. And then. to find ont that
he didn't know she hadn't gone to the
dog-fght after all!
Well" he sighed, II will manage
1t all somehow. even about the pa
jamas. Perhaps, when the house Is
quiet, I may-here, have anoeher-oh.
yes, you must!-won't hurt you: only
q pint or SO of rum In the whole mix
ture. Fine. isn't Il? Yes, l think
Wilkes Is certainly an artist when II
comes to a nightcap. Now. let me I'LL
yours again-oh, yesi"-and he did
it-"won't hurt a baby-make you
sleep tight. you know!"
And. by Jove, I had to go It!
Well" he shifted as II to go. and
sent me a smile over his glass's rim.
pleasant dreams!"
And then the door closed behind our
good nights"
jenkins was studying me somberly.
"Yes. SIR" he said presently. when
I had made comment about the bully
punch. And that was about all could
get out OF him. until he was ready TO
push out the light.
Then he addressed me gloomily:
"GocG night, SIR" he said with a
sickly. feeble smile. II hope you'll
sleep well: and" he coughed faint
ly-"and-er-wake up - HIN - all
right"
"Frisky as a" punched my head
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-29

well and hearty and weigh about
BOO pounds. feel very grateful that
] found Dodds Kidney Pills and you
may publish this letter II you wish. l
am serving my third term as Probate
Judge OF Gray Co. Yours truly.
PHILIP MILLER, Cimarron. Kan.
Correspond with Judge Miller about
this wonderful remedy.
Dodds Kidney Pills. soc. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co..
Buffalo, n. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music OF National Anthem
English and German words) and re-
cipes for dainty dishes. All 3 sent free.
Adv
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-29
CHAPTER xxvil.-(continued.)

Thank you-thank you, my boy!"
He patted me on the back. And as
you'll have an opportunity OF seeing a
little more of that charming girl. Miss
Kirkland" Charming girl. indeed!
I wondered what he would think, II
he knew OF her designs on poor Jack!
IT want you to go In for her bit
cultivate her little; you may change
your opinion-eh?" He laughed soft
ly and paused in our progress through
the library TO dig me sharply in the
side. go ahead-fiirt with her, my
boy! She will like tall girls do.
and II will do you good: do both OF
you good!"
Thank you." I said rather coldly.
but don't think that-er-sort OF
thing would show much consideration
for Frances-and"
Rubbish" And, by Jove. how he
laughed, do you think Francis would
show any consideration for your
he snapped his fingers. Il think you're
a BIT too quixotic. young mani"
! didn't know-don't know now;
never was up on any OF those legal
terms. He knew what he meant!
"Pshaw, now" he went on, IF that's
what's restraining you. you must drop
Il! I want you to have a pleasant
time while you are here with Miss
Kirkland-get along with you!"-then
he pulled me back again-"You
needn't be thinking about the slight
est obligation so far as Francis is
concerned. Why should you when the
affair Is all one-sided?"
"One-onesided?" / repeated falter-
ingiy.
why. yes; the girl doesn't care fbr
anybody in the whole world except her
old father-and he idolizes her!"
Oh. did he!
$50 you 20 on In there and loosen
up-have a good time-and make her
have one; and keep II up this after
noon. I'm so anxious for you to lind
bomething to interest and occupy
you"
But I had caught the back OF q
chair.
"Dogfight7" I said family. Frances
up In the hills-and-and with Scog.
xinsr' And she had only left me q
half-hcur ago!
why. certainly" he said YEARLY,
almost testify. what OF Il? ! tell
% you've got to get your ideas ali
rsadjusted about Francis. What's the
MISTER with the dog-nght?"
"0o--so surprised" ] faltered: so
unexpected, you l<now!"
''rocfi"-and he pushed me out
throagh ths doorway-'T never facs
snythlny Unexpected IN that Quartsri"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-29

medicine In catarrhal c nvusesa
coughs. colds and grip. and roa
er ailments to which tho famS
subject. But since the cham" a'
formula Of Peruna I do NO,
quite as useful TO myself NJ, N
are naturally very active OO
take a cathartic OF any sor, ,aas
me injury to do 30. The ola n n 70
contained no cathartic ipr,sS
and was therefore very usa,Si us
cine to me. But I notice ~. as
new Peruna has q slight leva,t'
ton, which almost makes
hibltory for me to use. NO. ~
dering II there was not sono We
which ! could obtain the old psS.
as you used to make It." 'els
To this letter I made tho to,,,-
reply: Yes. the new perna
contain laxative elemen,
should therefore take the old po
(Ka.tar-no) which has no ,a,a.
quality. While prescribing tha y.
Peruna ! found II quite necessarv
quently to prescribe the laxative Wv
alln In connection with It, Ths,s.ss
Manalin was combined with po,.e
In order to meet those cases ,h,, :
Quire a laxative. But in case !.
laxative IL required the ob,ectIo, \
the new PerunG you speak OF a,I,s
Many Of the people who used ~ t,s'
the old Peruna found difficulty IN 49,
Ing the new Peruna. To NEE. ,hos.
cases I am having manufactured NJ
old Peruna under the name OF K,,.
no. and II you are anxious to pei N
old Peruna exactly as II used "a n
made you can do So"
Pe-ru-na, Man-a-lin and La-cud
manufactured by the Pe-ru.na con
pany. Columbus, Ohio. Sold al al
drug stores.
SPECIAL NOTICE.-Many persons ipou.,
for The Old-time Pcrupa. They war, n.
pcvuna that their Fathers aud Mother, 80
10 take. The old Pcruna H. now called III
tarno. If your druggist or dealer do., "a
keep II for sale write the Katarno Corrss,
Columbus, Ohio, and they will tell yvu al
about H..
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-29
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Demon Rum.

Tho Demon Rum.
didn't feel frisky when I awoke!
No. dash It. ! had a devilish head.
ache and my mouth had that gummy,
warm-varnish taste-you know! The
sunlight lay across the floor. and out
side I could hear the jolly birds twit-
tering among their what's-its- names.
Jenkins stood by the foot of the bed
and somehow had gloomy look. He
cleared his throat. and had feeling
that he had already done It several
times. I raised to my elbow. mouth.
ing at him heavily.
Morning. sir!" He said II very
gently thought solicitously. How
do you feel. sirT This last In the
kind Of tone you use when the chaps
going to die tomorrow. don't you
know. and doesn't know It vet him
self.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-29

my breath was
short and I had
chills and back
ache. / took the
pills about a year
ago and have had
no return of the
palpitations. Am
now So years old.
able to do lots Of
manual labor, am
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-29
JUDGE CURED, HEART TROUBLE

took about boxes OF Dodds Kid.
ney Pills for Heart Trouble from
which ! had suffered for years.
had dizzy spells. my eyes pulled.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-29

! an 1,
SS sip Of i ~
from a nass
Il &c who Is ~
head OF ~
has been o.
for Gn
many many Year, s
writes as s
lows - y
vo AS You Ga,,I
t Peruna in :
nome foras'y,
% Ssr OF Of yss's|
W., find ny
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-29

We have noticed that the men who
die for women nearly always do so at
the hands OF an injured husband