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Arizona republican., 1912-12-29
REAL ESTATE
HALF BLOCK SOLD IN
 CAPITOL ADDITION
William M. Fickas Offices Close Sew
 eraI Important Deals

The William M. Fickass office has closed a busy week in Capitol Addi- tion lots, making a sale of the South half of Block 20. Capitol Addition, to the Southwestern Building & Invest- ment Company. Lots r and IS. block $ of Capitol Addition. located between 18th and 18th Avenues on Monroe St. were sold to C. $. Aulen- bach MT Aulenbach will immedi- ately erect d home for his family on his newly acquired property,
 To Mrs. Josie Monihan, MT. Fickas sold seventy five feet on Adams street next to the large house that is now being constructed by the Capitol Realty Co. at the corner of Fifteenth Avenue and Adams street. Mrs. Monihan purchased the ground so that she might have a pretty build ing site at whatever future day she might desire to erect a home for herself
 To MT. Henry he sold the five lots at the southwest corner of Sixteenth Avenue and Monroe street. MT. Henry has already started construc- tion on the first of the five houses that he will build on this property at once.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-29

Gilbert Mr. Pratt secured lot 4, adjoining the Joe Melzer residence on the north and Workmen have al ready begun excavating for the cellar Mir Pratts plans call for a large com fortable house. The architecture be- ing something different from any thing at present in Phoenix. and when finished will be a welcome ad- dition to the many beautiful homes Cn the boulevard.
 Chelsea Place is undergoing a transformation. The side streets are being graded and paved by the Good Roads Co. and by the middle of January the streets will present a clean sanitary appearance with pave ment from curb to curb The orna- mental entrance in the hands of MT Woodward are assuming shape and a good idea can be had of them. When finished Chelsea Place will present a beautiful appearance.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-29
NEW HOMES RISING
 OUT IN WENTWORTH
Southwestern Building & Investment
 Company Developing Tract

The Southwestern Building & In vestment Co, is doing 2 great deal of splendid work in the beautiful residence addition of KenilWOrtn. They have under construction now several houses that will be among the best in the city when completed. The company report a steady sale of these lots Early in the week the sidewalks on the North side of Will letta street will be completed. This company has commenced erection of two houses in University addition and are having plans drawn for three houses to be erected in Capitol ad dition within block of the Capitol building Capitol addition is proving to be one of the fastest growing ad- ditions in the city.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-29
MEN OF WEALTH BUY yF0R0RANCES
J. L. Irwin Realty Company Report Sales of Fin e North Central Avenue Property as Well as Sev- eral Other Tracts

The J. L. Irwin Realty Co report some very fine sales of North Cen tral avenue property Forty six acres adjacent and south of the Country Club, belonging to MT. A. F. wealthy men who made the purchase for the purpose of orange grove homes in Salt River Valley Doubt less their locations will prove to be very profitable and wise
 The ten acres just next to the Country Club were sold to Doctor R P. Parker of Portland, Oregon. Doc tor Parker will at once erect a home to cost no less than six thousand dol lars
 Another ten acres were sold to J F.. Harrison of San Antonio, Texas MT. Harrison is the president of the San Antonio Female College Mir w E. Harrison, of Idaho, brother ot J. E. Harrison, purchased another ter acres.
 The other sixteen acres of the forty-six acre tract were sold to w T. Finn, who is here from Seymour Texas MT. Finn is so delighted with the Salt River Valley and the pros pect of having a home in the district of this purchase, that he has decided to close out his chain of five hard ware stores in Western Texas anC locate here permanently with his family.
 The J. l.. Irwin office also repor; the sale of lot on East Washing ton near Eleventh, to MT. NJ. Tull the contractor who will erect a home on the land at once.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-29
ONE DAY
 BUY HOME NEXT
The William NJ. CoStley Company Makes Record Sale of Tidd Home Ranch to H. W. Holman, New conner to Phoenix

The WIa. NJ. COstley Co. was one of the busiest offices of the week Trey report q number of good deals pending which will be closed shortly one negotiation completed with great satisfaction to both purchaser and seller was the Charles H. Tidd home ranch, selling to H. W. Holman. MT. Holman and wife arrived in the city at midnight about the middle of the week and the next day by eleven o'clock had purchased a complete home The TiGd ranch consists of ten acres very nicely improved, To- cated about three miles south of East lake on the Park road.
 The price paid was five thousand dollars. which price included the horses. cows and all farming imple- ments as well as the household furni- ture giving MT. Holman a completely equipped home ready to do business.
 For sometime past Mir. Tidd's ranch has been famed for it's particularly fine strain of thoroughbred white leghorn hens. The entire flock of two hundred and twenty-five was transferred in the. deal to the new owner, who will continue in the thor oughbred white leghorn poultry busi- ness. These white leghorn hens are called "All-Prcmium" they having taken many of the principle prem iums at the last State Fair.
 Mr and Mrs. Tidd will leave early in the week for Florida where they will make their home with Mrs Tidd's sister
Arizona republican., 1912-12-29
MOTHERS COOKING.

She ne'er took domestic science and
 she's rather short on style, But she can cook a dinner that would
 make an Indian smile; Plain old cooking, nothing fancy. but
 it's honest through and through And you'll find no shams a-hiding to
 come mocking back to you. She neer took domestic science and
 she doesn't need the same, She learned hers in kitchen. and
 she knows the little game Learned it in a country kitchen. where
 the best is alaWys made, And she scorns the foolish ripperies,
 that the college cooks parade. Shes a pupil of experience and sts
 certainly is a cook, She doesn't have to follow what's
 been written in a book: She knows each little crook and turn,
 she never makes a test. But the cooking she produces is tn. kind that's ranked as best. When you've tried all sorts of places.
 when you're sick of what they
 give,
 When you know the pleasures van-
 ished and you only eat to live. You just go until you're hungry.
 then you'll want real food to eat,
 And 9youll bank on mothers cooking.
 for you know it can't be beat.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-29
Christmas at
 Carnegie Library

Following a custom inaugurated by the late Mrs Morford about fifty little tots from the available vicinity of the library assembled on Christ mas morning in the children's room of that institution to celebrate the day. All the rooms were beautifully decorated with pepper sprays, and such native plants and flowers as were at hand. to say nothing of a plentiful supply Of holly and mistletoe from other lands. A green Christmas tree, of fir. was the center of attrac-
Arizona republican., 1912-12-29

Ueople begin to realize the favorable conditions here, our soil, our assured water supply and it's inexhaustable distribution. our mild winter climate and long growing season, the will come and an unbelievable number of them.
 And the majority will be looking for small acreage. We should be pre- uared to satisfy them and that on easy terms. Terms are what the av
 craze farmer is looking for We can't expect them to come into this valley. strangers, and buy land on one third ard one-half cash. It takes money to improve land and
 put it on a dividend paying basis. We are having altogether too much l the farmer a chance. Don't take all | of his money, leave him enough tc 1 build a nice home. to fence his place
 properly. to build his sheds and other | buildings to buy machinery and stock l Leave him enough so his wife ant | children can come to town in clothes l that they wish, that the children cal | have their candy, and show oc- 1 casionally without their father tear ing out the inside lining of his pant: pocket getting them the money | Every man will do his worlds worl
 smilingly and better, if he has tn N+tlrroNith t1 -tlf. v
Arizona republican., 1912-12-29
THE MAIN DIFFERENCE.

What is the real difference between mushrooms and toadstools?"
 "One is a feast and the other a flu neral"-Louisville Courier.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-29

Hire little salesman at The Re publican office. A Want Ad will see more customers than you can.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-29
s5l,O0O WORTH
 IN ONE WEEK
Splendid Record of F. w.. Shedd of Greene and Grif- fin; All Sales Are of Inn proved Ranch Land

r. w. Shedd of the Greene X Grif- fin Co, has started a big ball rolling. He has several hundred thousand dol lars in deals mapped out. Last week he succeeded in selling $51,000 worth of Salt river valley ranch land.
 For W. J. Murphy to C. H. David son. of Minneapolis he sold so acres the east F of the SW7 14 of sec. s, twp. ,. north F east. The selling price of this splendid ranch was $2 100
 To J. Weiser of Iowa he sold the southwest + of NE A of sec 20. twp. ,, north range, east. The selling price was $2O,00O
 For Walter Helms to J. l. Hart. he sold 10 acres in the SW T. of sec. 24. twp. ,. north range 3, east. for $3.5OO.
 For Frank Taylor to MT Kraus he sold 15 acres in the NV T. of sec. F, twp, ?, north range ?. east, for q price of $3,600
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Arizona republican., 1912-12-29
SOAKED OFF.

Jack-There goes Perlcy with his suit case and there isn't a label on it. That's odd. He used to be crazy about having labels plastered all ov CT it.
 Tom-Oh, he's probably had the suit case in soak.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-29
[. \. PRATT ID BUILD
 IN CHELSEA PLACE
Unique Home Planned in Popular
 Residence District

Another one of the large southward lots in Chelsea Place is tob e inn proved with a beautiful two-stOry home. This time by MT. c. H. Pratt of the well known firm of Pratt &
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-22
DrNden,s Wit.

The duke of Dorset, John Dryden,
Bolingbroke and Chesterfield were in
the habit of spending their evenings
together. Twas in general ''the
feast Of reason and the flow of soul"
On one occasion, however, ennui had
taken possession Of the whole. At
last it was proposed that the three
aristocrats should each write some
thing and place it under the candle
stick, and that Dryden (who was at
that period in very different circum-
stances) should determine who had
written the best thing. 1t was no
sooner proposed than agreed to. The
scrutiny commenced; judgment was
given. "My lords" said Dryden, ad-
dressing Bolingbroke aand Chester
field, you each of you have proved
your wit, but I am sure you will,
nevertheless, agree with me that his
grace the duke of Dorset has excelled.
Pray attend, my lords-T promise to
pay to John Dryden, Esq, on demand,
one hundred pounds.-Dorset.' '" 1t
scarcely need be observed that the
noble wits subscribed to the judg-
ment.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-22
Acid-Proof COMPOSITION.

Iron alloys containing a certain per-
centage of chromium are usually en-
plcyed in the manufacture of articles
and apparatus which should resist the
action Of acids. These compositions
are, however, not absolutely acid
proof. Recently the well-known Ger
man metallurgist, Professor Borchers,
of Aix-la-Chapelle, discovered that by
adding molybdenum to an iron COM
position containing more than ten per
cent chromium, in amounts of 2.5 per
cent, an absolutely acid-proof com
position can be obtained. 1t is es-
sential, however that the iron be free
from carbon, or at least nearly so.
A composition containing 35 per cent
iron, 60 per cent chromium and 5
per cent molybdenum, it is claimed,
remains unaffected even by hot aqua
regia. This alloy has the tenacity Of
cast iron and can be worked like the
latter. Titanium and vanarium may
be used instead Of molbdenum, but the
latter is preferable.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-22
County Doctors Elect.

The annual meeting Of the Frederick
County Medical Society was held few
days ago at the Elks' Club, this city.
Luncheon was served before the meet
ing. The following officers were elected:
President, DR. Morris a. Birely Thur
mont; first vice-presldent, DIR. 5. S,
Maynard, Frederick; second vice presi-
dent, DR. Ralph K Browning. Myers
vile; secretary, DR.. B. O. Thomas,
Frederick; treasurer, Dr. H. P. Fahney,
Frederick, delegate to the state Society,
Dr. T. c. Routson, BuckeystoWn; censor,
DIR. Ira !. McCurdy.
DR.. T. Z. Routson, DIR. Z. L. Becklev.
Middietown and Dr. b. c. Perry, Ur-
bana, were named as a committee to
send condolences to Mrs. Smith, widow
OF the late DIR. Franklin Buchanan
Smith, for years a member of the Fred
erick County Medical Society. Condo
lences were also sent to DR.. and Mrs l..
S Barker, Of Baltimore, upon the death
of their child. DR.. Barker is the head
OF Johns Hopkins Medical School, and is
well known in Frederick.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-22
U. d. G. Elects officers.

At a session crowded with routine
business, the United Daughters of the
Confedaracv, on Saturday night Novem-
Der 10Th. concluded their nineteenth an
nual convention, which has been i'll seS-
sion in Washington since last Tuesday,
November 18th.
The convention adjourned to meet in
New Orleans next year.
The following officers were elected:
President General - Mrs, Alexander
b. White, Paris Tenn.
First Vice President General - Mrs.
Frank c. Odenheimer, Jessups Md.
Second Vice President General-Mrs
Drury c. Ludlow, Washington.
Third Vice President General - Mrs.
|. W. Faison, Charlotte, n. c.
Recording General - Mrs.
Roy Weeks Mckinney Paducah, Ky.
Corresponding Secretary General
Mrs. + c. Schnabel katie Childress), },
Treasurer General-Mrs. c. B. Tate,
Pulaski, Va.
Register -General-Mrs Orlando Hail
burton, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Historian General Miss Mildred Ruth
erford, Athens, GA.
Custodian of the Cross Of Honor-Mrs.
/ Fl. Raines, Savannah, Ga
Custodian OF Flags and Pennants-
Mrs. Frank Anthony Wake, Norfolk,
Virginia.
All Of the officers were elected by ac-
clamation.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-22
81, 800 Paid in Montgomery.

!. Dawson Williams, Treasurer OF the
Democratic Campaign Committee for
Montgomery county, has made public
the names Of the contributors and the
amounts contributed to the campaign
un The total fund amounted TO about
s.. 500, the principal contributors being
as follows: II. Worthingtou, $3.50;
Charles c. Manz. $500; Clark Worthng-
ton. $3.50; David ! Lewis, 5000; Glenn
II. Worthingtou, SO; Philip d. Laird,
$50; Clifford l.. Howard sos; Robert G.
Hilton SIS; James B. Henderson, SIS;
!. Dlw,on Williams, $50; Robert IT,.
Peter, S35; Preston 3. Raw, $35; Arthur
Peter, $50; William G.. Carter. S25; Henry
T. Newcomb. SIS; Chevy Chase Dem
ocratic Club, SIS; William Fl, Drayton,
S22; Spencer c. Iones, Sr5; Earl B.
Wood. SIS; Berry E Clark. $50; John l..
Brunett SIS; w. O. Spates SIS; Henry
c. Allnutt, SIS; c. c. Tucker. $40;
Stanley H. Recher. $40; c. d. Gugle,
$40; Rudolph Johnson, $40; II. Bradley
Davidson, $40, and Robert 6. Hilton,
SIS,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-22
One That He Foruot.

Two blackfaced minstrels were
giving an entertainment on the sands
of a certain seaside holiday resort
recently. While one of them was
telling funny stories about the hum
ors of boarding house Iandladies, the
other went among the crowd making
a collection. He at length went UP
to a stern looking woman, who
promptly snatched the tambourine
from his hand and poured the con-
tents into her lap. AS she returned
the empty tambourine to the aston
ished minstrel she exclaimed:
Tell your friend who knows so
much about landladies that I'm the
one he forgot to pay the last time he
was here!"-WeeElv telegraph.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-22
ANCIENT STONE SUN DIAL
1t Was Built Into a Church Buttress,
Probably in the Thirteenth
Century.

The stone sun dial, probably Of the
thirteenth century, which has Just been
placed in the south wall of the chancel
of West Clandon church, is likely TO
be of considerable interest to anti
quaries. The dial, which has unfor-
tunately last its guomon, was till re-
Gently built into the western side Of
a buttress, having apparently been re-
garded as piece OF stone of no value.
The stone on which the dial is cut
is of chalk and the dial is about a foot
across. The er-Naving Of the lines
on the face is deep and sharp, the
stone being in a good state of preser-
walton, and the hole in which the
gnomon had been fixed is wide and
deep. At each of those positions on
the face of the dial which in a clock
would be called the quarters four dots
are engraved but these dots are ar
ranged in different positions Sun dials
such as that at West Clandon are
not at all rare and at one time they
were probably placed on every church.
Indeed, at Saltwood, in Kent, there
are three close together, but particu-
lar interest attaches to the specimen
at West Clandon from the fact that it
is much nearer perfect than is gener-
ally the case.-The Guardian.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-22
To Increase Membership.

The Mountain City Lodge, Knights OF
Pylhias, plans on December 10Th, to re-
ceive a class of 90 candidates into the
order. The lodge wants 500 members
by the time that their castle which is
now in the course of erection, is com
peted, and this will probably be some
time in April. THERE'S prize Of $40 in
gold to be given to the member of the
order who will bring IN the largest num-
Der OF new members into the order be-
fore December 10Th Following the
initiation a big banquet will be held.
The committee on membership and for
the banquet follows:
J. NJ. Dronenburg. George l.. Twenty,
s. H. Bennett, Claggett f. Ramsburg,
J. K. c. Hamilton, Ernest r. Powell,
Harry G.. Tritapoe. William B James,
Walter L. Flautt, |. G Waltz, Ernest L..
Myers and Reno S. Harp.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-22
WHAT SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE
Odd Superstitions That Are Prevalent
Among the inhabitants of Euro
pean Countries.

In Spain the wedding is spoiled IL
one Of the guests appears entirely in
black or if the bride looks into a mir
rOr after orange blossoms and veil
are fastened in her headdress.
When a persons hair ends split it is
taken by the superstitioas Tor a sign
that she is either q witch or has been
bewitched. As blond hair splits more
readily than dark hair, all witches,
sprites and sorcercesses have blond or
red hair, according to popular belief.
Likewise, according to the standard Of
art.
On the marriage eve there is often
much good natured rivalry betwe
the groom and the bride in the Slay
countries as to who shall blow out the
candle, for the person who does will
be first to die" 1t is impossible to
trace the origin of this superstition,
yet it prevails in aristocratic society
as well as in the peasants hut, even
as like this, that ito insure the life
and health of the children" the wom-
an must occupy the right side of the
bed. In addition, she must not smoke
before her forty-fifth year.
There is a superstition in this coun.
try and many others against burning
a broom. The bud of birch broom
is used in southern Germany as a pre-
ventive against erysipelas. These
buds, a piece of yellow wax and some
ether articles. are inclosed in a pink
silk bag, secured with red silk and
worn on the back of the neck. The
person must change his shirt every
Friday.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-22
Sale Of High Bred Horses.

Messrs c. NJ. de Garmendia, c. c.
Waters, l. Howard Allnutt aud Colonel
F. A. Baughman offered at public sale
at the Fair Grounds, near this city, on
Thursday, November I4,b thirty head of
horses. high bred and OF good appear
auce, and with good prospects OF devel-
oping into good racers While the at
tendance was not very large, the animals
brought fair prices. The purchasers
were: c E Schid,;necht Charles Law
renee, Murray Slautfer, and Jesse
Kaufman, of Frederic,; Benjamin CHS
well, Dickerson; l.. 5. Sinr son, of Lib
erty; Thomas Johnson, Of Hanover, Pa;
and William Ditch OF Baltimore.
AucGoneer Harvey 4. Lease con
Quoted the sale The sale was the
largest sale OF horses Of this kind ever
held IN Frederick county.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-22

In a mill in the north of England
an old Irishman and his mate were
set on to replace a floor in little
shop which was used for by-Droduct
Of the business. They had just fin
ished the job, and it was getting dark,
when the old man bethought himself
that floor ought to be level.
Off he rushed to borrow spirit
level and soon returned, flushed and
excited, to see how his floor stood the
test.
He placed the level on the floor
and peered at it, but could not see
the bubble as it was too dark in the
shop. So, picking the level gently up
by both ends he carefully carried it
to the door and exclaimed joyfully to
his mate. "Fair in the middle, lad;
the floors as level as a die."-Weekly
Telegraph.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-22
DID GREAT THINGS AS BOYS
Notable Instances of Those Who
Have Accomplished Much in
Their Youth.

1t is well for us to remind ourselves
not infrequently of the historical fact
that some Of the greatest achieve
ments in the world have been made
by youth, and it will always be so in
human history. David had expert.
enced some of the greatest emotionG
before he was twenty, and was q king
at the age of eighteen. Raphael had
practically completed his lie work at
age Of thirty-seven. He did no great
artistic work after that age. James
Watt even as a boy as he watched the
steam coming out of the teakettle,
saw in it the new world of mechani-
cal power made possible by the old
element turned and driven by a SIM
pie appliance. Cortez was master of
Mexico before he was thirty-six.
Schubert died at the age of thirty-one,
after having composed what may per-
haps he called in some ways the most
enhancing melody ever written.
Charlemagne was master of France
and the greatest emperor of the world
at the age of thirty. Shelley wrote
Queen Nab when he was only twenty
one, and was master of poetry before
he was twenty-five. Patrick Henry
was able to shape the revolutionary
history of a new country before he was
thirty, and astonish the world by his
oratory before he was twenty-six years
old. At the age of twenty-four Ruskin
had written Modern Painters, and Bry-
ant, while still boy of high-school
age, had written Thanatopsis. The list
of achievements of youth in all ages
in all departments Of activity-is end
less.-Christian Herald