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Arizona republican., 1913-04-05
The Braggart
By HOWARD L. RANN

The braggart is human puff ball equip ped with d sef-starter His nl'tN@ power IS com pressed air and he is able t. make rapid head way until interrupted by eyewitness who can testify to the facts. Bragga"-s have existed ever since quit climbing trees and took to wear ing the beted Norfolk jacket. Among the worlds greatest braggarts those who never got fifteen feet away the commssary department, and then came home to describe how it felt in the Hornets Nest Gettysburg. The Union soldier who saw service and returned from the front full of honestly earned glory and 5catic rheumatism is the last man brag about his part in the great struggle. HraS5lns is caH--d bv d rush of conceit to the head, where it la mixed with agination and njcctcd in the form of sound waves. Some business men able to brag with much finesse that the bank never calls their notes until the receivers safe E half over a rule, the more man brags about his days sales the show there is for his creditors. The braggart is very often inoffensiVe person who by long practice, has trained himself to be-
 eve what he says. This is the hardest kind to deal with brags about anything that happened during the present generation. When bragart brings his narrative down to week before last he generally aims to hit the truth at least once in every chapter for fear of being exposed before he has time to back up It is melancholy women have fully twelve times much to brag about If the average man should take a family small children, them the proceeds of wash tub and pay off $S0G mortgage with the scrub brush, the chances he would brag about it his death bed and want the facts engraved upon his tombstone in letters that could be the street. This is another reason why women should be allowed have the ballot
Arizona republican., 1913-04-05
HaUe taithtMlnesS and sheer ity as first principles.
 ---ConuciuS.
The System Is Wrong

The legislature in it's second extraordinary sion bit off much than it could masticate and swallowed chunks without sufficient masticaton thereby provoking indigestion. But this thing has happened all the sessions, the regular as well the extra
 The same thing will happen at every session there d reform the methods of legislation such the progressive party has proposed for both state and national legislation and for the giving of effect to which, organizations have been formed. The reform contemplates, first, the taining of what legislation is needed and, next what form of needed legislation has been shown by experience to be the most desirable.
 What has happened the Arizona legislature lesser degree for everywhere the same hggledy- piggledy methods employed. Members without experience or study imagine that measures which have suddenly occurred them will be for the salvation of the state Other bills are thrown into the hopper and the least disastrous result is the loss of time necessary kill them.
 It conceded the beginning the session that great deal of time would be required for enactment of actually needed legislation but it transpred that the actually needed legisa- lost the right of way much that was not Arizona legislature is as imperative as one was sixty days ago
 We not criticising the membership the legislature. It is of good ability hon esty. It may be compared favorably with any state legislature. The trouble is found in the system lack of system.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-05
Herded by Fear

A picture illustrating the Chaldean story of the Flood shows fierce beasts, harmless beasts and gathered upon a rock above the rising waters There neither hatred one another TOT is there any love. All emotions have been displaced by terror of the rising peril,
 So, in Los Angeles, the factions which have been fighting bitterly and viciousy have been brought together by fear of socialism. Good Gov ernment and old Guard are crowded together slightly snarling at another but in accord upon one thing. Socialism more of a menace to both than each is the other. Each was brought to that own organization was powerless against the rising peril. Accordingly, a new organization pose of nominating proposing a ticket the municipal election in July.
 The ticket is headed by J w. shenk the present city attorney, for mayor, and he has. been given the endorsement of all the newspapers except those that eitherly openly socialstic friendly to socialism The candidates proposed the other c. ..ces, though mostly allied more or less closely with Good Government movement are not offensive to the so-caed reactionary element.
 The tone of the warning newspapers has been modified, though all of bitterness has not been removed, but things have been brought into such shape that the newspaper quarrel may be resumed at time without danger to the ticket upon which all have agreed.
 This state affairs brought about within little than d week. out of conditions that alarming seemed almost hopeless. The factions, before been brought together in peril socialism but time the Old Guard sought safety the Good Government rock This time a neutral point of refuge has been chosen.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-05
Stolen Advertising
(\eM York Tribunel

(New York Tribune)
 The decision of Justice Stapleton in the supreme granting to New York World an iniunc- ton restraining Brothers X CO. propretors of the Berlin Store Brooklyn. inserting ad vertisng sheets in the Sunday newspapers promises to put stop to the attempts of merchants to steal advertising relieve newspaper from growing nuisance. Twenty-four hourse be- Tore in Manhattan Judge Foster, of the court of special sessions, also upheld appeal fine imposed nearly wear Samuel Horowtz, a dealer inserting similar padding in newspapers So il appears that the offer the public and publishers double protection against this The merchant who tries underhandedly to get the advertising and the neWsdealer who abets his scheme both be reached by the law.
 In the case of the neWsdeaer the magistrate found that his conduct dsorderly and violation of the ordinance f0rbddns the distribution of cir houses In the case of Levi Brothers & Co, Justice Stapleton says
 The scehme is plainly design to deceive the ordinary reader. casually reading, into believing that extensive advertisement of the defendant is printed in newspaper of recognized efficiency an advertising medium It is not essential that the stimulation be perfect and complete if it be resemblance will probably deceive ordinary reader, giving such attention to it is ordinarily given.
 Unfair competition business, conducted with the intent on the part of the unfair competitor to avail himself of the reputation his competitor to palm off his goods as those of the other has in proper constituted ground for equitable relief"
 This will certainly appeal the public good As the court points out, the sale of a paper is dstinguishabe from that of groceries The producers Of the latter have interest in the product beyond the sale the distributors, but the publisher is Vitally interested in having the reader get the proper contents of the paper unencumbered with eNtraneous matter These surreptitious serts intended not merely publicity without paN ing for it honest merchants do, but trade the newspapers reputation as an advertising medium. This is wrong to honest advertisers. who are thus subjected unfair petition; it is a wrong to the public, which is de- ceiVed by these inserts into thinking the merchant is q large advertiser in their newspaper. and it is wrong to newspaper publishers whose prestige and of readers appropriated newspaper is expensive, and if seeker for pub licitY get what to the reader a spcuous place in this costly product the charge of printing handbis, he has cheated the publisher.
 Moreover, newspaper is responsible for it's advertising well it's news and serious
Arizona republican., 1913-04-05
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strike is about as big nuisance as an open sewer
 People who have good and who sit in the grand stand directly back of the catcher know that they give accurate judgment balls and strikes because they a altitude that is great for a fair ruling. But the mouthy with the leather lung insists trying show that he is wise regarding baseball by offering criticism of the judgment of the umpire on
 balls and strikes. Sometimes this may be justified, but to have egotistical ass right in at the beginning of the game and keep up his yap on strikes and balls makes the average fan weary, for the average fan knows when the time comes to yell and he yells then good and plenty, but you will notice that when the real fans are yelling the self-appointed umpire is quiet He cant attract attention when the fans are
 busy roaring at the umpire bowling be- of a home run or good play, or close decision
 Proper criticism of an umpire is correct and it is of the rights of the fan but continuous yaps and howls from a halk- baked idiot who never played a game of
 baseball in his life very tiresome and annoying It is just disgusting the real fans it is the umpire"
 We know of way to abate the nuisance Q he loud d-mouthed fan. His way is his own i he pursuit of happiness in which he is protecte y the constitution of the United States. Henc here be local legislation against him. Bu here is one thing that might be done Whil ve in present humor for revising the wor f the fathers, we might amend the constitution Q as to provide for the stationng of a ve-arlne OOl-killcr in Ian. or the protection of the national game We he ieve there enough sensible fans in congres Q propose such amendmet and sur hat the legislatures of more than three fourth If the states would cheerfully ratify it.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-05
How Conan Doyle Writes Stories

As d novelist, A. St. John Adcock in the April strand, Conan Doyle is d novelist pure and simple, and preacher political social former. T have always envied the who had definite views art and messages their age and that sort of thlng he said the other day: it must make for tidy mind and clean-cut life. 1 fear l never had any particular views mission. 1 have had the humble idea to have a story Q tell to tell it clearly l could, be redundant or to wander from the line and to interest others by trying far possible about the things which interest rule of life, and l have had other 1 have been omnivorOus and rapid reader all my life with t fairly retentiVe memory for general facts, though not good for accurate detail. This has given me fair-sized quarry out of which to get my stones. Some authors have the enviabe power of making the solid things in life the subjects of their novels without spelling the novel. l have such power l only wish I had. I should only bore people if I wrote fiction about the things o which 1 have devoted most thought and work--the reform of the divorce laws, the Congo question: criminal reform, and the like That of Charles Reades great gifts-to make the actual interesting
Arizona republican., 1913-04-05
The True Patriot
By WALT MASON

How blessed is the who asks office, low or high who rustles at his useful tasks, vearns to bleed and die, No spoiled ambitions make him sore or him to repine; and every day at every door. he gets the 'Welcome' sign. He is no politicians pup, Q follow him through town: no whppersnapper higher up can ever call him down. He need to whine and sob in some cheap statesmans ears, that he may hold his dinky job another of years It isn't needfu to pretend he loves the unWashed jay; he needn't call his bosom friend each ruhe who comes his way. He not for the smiles or froWns of peope in high place but in his old blue hand n1e-doWns he tolls with skill and grace. From all official fetters free he herds his lowing kino, and prtlnes the spreading pumpkin tree and trains the cabbage vine Administrations oft may change, and pa triots may weep; such things do not his plans derange or make him lose his sleep. Let others break their nab those prizes dear to men; all ouietlv he keepeth tab upon his setting hen How blessed $ the who'd take no office, small or big, Who'd rather stay at home and make boudOr his pig.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-05
A Timely Remonstrance

The following observation by the Arizona Sta the umpire and the fool in the grand stand ha entire approval. even to the violence of tn language which Brother Smucker hav been moved by anger and disgust
 The umpire of qthe city league has quit the job because he became weary of listen ing the remarks regarding his work made by few people who sit in the grand stand The umpire isn't bit more weary of hear ing the wise in the grand stand doing self-appointed umpire work than the majority of the people who occupy seats in the grand stand. The who insists bowling strike when the umpire says ball, and who yells ball when the umpire announces
Arizona republican., 1913-04-05
BOTH SIDES OF THE QUESTION

lAnnie Winsor Allen in te Atlantic Magazine)
 Mattresses Say: Housekeeping is Wearisome and disheartening. There maids ready to draw good pay, and few ready to do good work Many do not know work well, and most do not want to work we'll They all to get much and give little.
 Maids Say: HouseWork is tiresome and dis couraging There are lots of mattresses ready to d good work and very few ready to give good conditions Lots of them do know how to manage well, and most of them do not want to deal fairly. They all want o get much give little.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-05
Pan Him, Fans! Pan Him!
(Popular MagaZine)


 William Atherton Du Puy. the writer. the holdest braNcst man in the United States. When comes to taking d chance he far surpasses the um- pire who deliberately steals q same from the home baseball season, and once month through the win ter he projects himself into the midst of a lot of fans and gets off something like this:
 As Wrecker of and chloroformer of intellects, the world never has known the equal the so-called national game, baseball. reality 1t is the national course, breeding incidence tering folly. I assert that there many boys who lose their jobs business men who fail. and professional who fizze because of baseball as from any of the widely advertised vices.
 The game is drugging the national intellect. Nine men out of ten have but twenty minutes d day that they devote to reading. and they give it all to the sporting page. They know nothing what ever about what is going outside Of the pink sheet, and they talk inteIligently but one subject: batting averages. Yet this information is of possible worth, and their careers depend on keeping abreast of the times. There you have it, Baseball is a Virulent and violent disease
 Besides, only drOne will hire else to do his athletics for him Whie he sits stupidy in the sun and looks Fans lovers of ath- letics, but fat lOafers, to whom the mounting of q street is almost impossible eXerton. I will take my chances with a nice, ripe, habitual drunkard but spare me from the fan,'
Arizona republican., 1913-04-05
SPEEDING HIM
(Chica go Tribune)

Mir Weerius making a call
 T never take any chances with holdup men," he remarked, looking at his watch to fill pause in the conversation When am likely to De out late night always carry dollar Watch.'
 Why. there's danger this time, is there2' smiled his hostess Its only o'clock and it cer- tainly won't you more than half an hour to get homo"
Arizona republican., 1913-04-05

reputation may be done by the insertion it's of improper matter which it might refuse to print The public may fairly assume that the merchant who thus tries advertising does conduct business a high plane and will be as ready to defraud his customers if opportunity offers as he is defraud the newspapers
 THE COMFORT WE NEED
 The comfort which poor human beings want in such a world this, is the comfort of ease comfort strength.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-05

NHyOr bAyhOr.
 The invitation of John D. Rocke- feller, Jr., of New York, to Lieut.. Gov. Barrett O'Hara, of Illinois, to bring his Illinois vice and girl wage investigators to the eastern metropolis has been seconded by many Ne" Workers, including Mayor Gayno-.
 The chief cause of the social evil is to be found in our social condi- tions,"s declares the mayor. "If women and girls were paid a living wage very few women would become immoral for pay"
 Rev Anna Howard Shaw, president of the National Women's Suffrage Association, favors nation wide probe. followed by the passage of a minimum wage law for women by congress.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
Three Months. Without sun.

In the valley Of the Lyn. in England
there Is quaint little hamlet called
Middlehan. where for three months in
the year the sun Is not seen. The clus
ter Of houses forming the hamlet is sur.
rounded on all sides by hills 80 steep
and high that from November until
February the sun does not rise high
enough to be seen over their tops. The
first appearance Of the sun 10 eagerly
looked for. and as II IL first seen on
Feb. IA the Inhabitants call it their
valentine. II the day should be foggy
or cloudy. so that 1t cannot be seen
there is great disappointment For the
flrst few days after the 14th the sun ia
only seen for very short time, but as
the sun rises higher In the heavens the
time 1t Is in sight increases daily until
its height Is reached. when It gradually
begins to fade from view again until in
November it entirely vanishes from
sight for another three months.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
Japanese Mirrors.

It 10 only during a comparatively
short time that the Japanese have
known glass as occidentals know 1t
When the first railroads were built pas
gengers In the coaches often put theil
heads through the glass, supposing tn,
frames Of the windows to be empty
and the railroad company at length
pasted pictures on the glass to call at
tention to the fact that a solid sub
stance was behind them. The masses
Of the Japanese today do not know
the mirror as 1t is known in the west
The richer people have one mirror. in
deed. but usually the glass used in thu
mirror, sold to the populace Is mo-
quicksilvered. being merely well pol
ished. As for cut glass. It is practical
" unknown In the island. ana glass
drinking cups are rare.-Harper'i
Weekly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
PICTURE SIGNATURES.



Many Of the works Of the old mas
ters are not signed. Experts rarely
rely on signatures alone in determin-
ing the authenticity Of an old work,
but trust rather to their knowledge OF
the painters technic.
False signatures can be easily de-
tected. Spirits of wine or turpentine
will usually remove name Of later
date than the painting. In the course
Of time signatures often become very
difficult to find. Painted originally IN
"a shade slightly lighter than the
ground, perhaps. they sink in, darken
and merge into the ground color or
they are almost rubbed away by sue
cessive cleanings. Recognizable one
day in specially favorable light. they
may not be visible again for weeks.
Experts speak Of "will-o'the-wisp"
signatures, and many collectors have
encountered accidental strokes and
cracks that tantaiizingly suggest sig
nature, though it can never be made
definite. On the other hand, there
have been remarkable cases Of such
marks, after careful study, resolving
themselves into famous name.
eon'c INES 'ne ~
nus. ovnsp,suou,.as, -, 49, 49,. :,
- plasl oposll1lv s. ~ NV =.
= maslns suIpasSs,u nis A..aS ss ~. =
you.iilu senius WOE w ..a an -
.le sery cen'.i y 'ne canvas
p1ael o,Dinas
neynolus naluiy EYER sasneu 49,
"o.A Dus upo'. .ns Sop'e = .., - ...o
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
WORKOUT FLAGS.
Uncle Sam Burns Thorn Unless They
Have Been In Battle.

Uncle Sam Burns Thorn Unless They
Have Been In Battle.
The government sets an example to
the whole country In requiring that
wornout flags shall be burned and not
permitted to become mere pieces OF
waste rag Whether or not any special
law or regulation governs the disposi-
ton of the flags, the universal practice
of the army and navy for generations
has been that whenever flag Is no
lon;cra ii, for service 1t shall be de-
ST. +!
Ss..,t Il dag used at an army post or
on board Il naval vessel becomes un.
serviceable requisition Of the quarter
master is made for new one, and the
old one il burned. The same disposi.
ton is made of flags used on public
buildings in Washington. Custodians Of
buildings outside of Washington buy
their flags outright Of the government
Whether or not they follow the Official
plan of disposing Of old flags cannot
be stated.
Flags borne in battle are invariably
preserved either by the commands
which carried them or under instruc'
tons fronA the war department by the
government at Washington. A whole
roomful of battle flags is on exhibition
at the war department
The government is a little thrifty
however, in the use of the national col
ors. A flag is not put out of business
merely because it is torn or worn, fol
contracts are maintained with meI
who repair flags. and If the injury Il
not too serious repairs are made and
the flag is sent back to service. Boston
Transcript.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
Sunset and the Flag.

A stalwart sergeant in an artillery
regiment stationed in one OF the har
Dor forts walked into a store in upper
Broadway the other evening at about
o'clock and demanded of the store
keeper the reason for having the stars
and stripes displayed after nightfall
isn't that all right. general?" asked
the bewildered tradesman.
"I'm not a general" said the big sol
der. "but 1t isn't all right to keep the
flag out after sunset. Only during q
siege is the flag displayed at night, and
judging from your business. don't
think you're under siege"-New Yorl
Sun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
BAGGAGE SMASHING.


- RUSSIA Customs Omoiate MAKE "
Maddening Reality.
In the Railway Magazine Robert
WseatherDurn days the Russian Gus
toms officers for the manner in which
they abuse passengers baggage In
their ransacking examination. De-
|scribing his arrival ut St Petersburg,
Mr.. Weatherburn says:
amid vociferatfons and hoarse
shouting we at length m0ored along
side the quay Of Washili Ostrom zone
Of the islands on which st. Peters
burg is built. The babel of tongues
in various languages had almost be-
wildcring effect From this was
aroused by the customs officials. who,
selling my trunks and boxes and de-
handing my passport, led me to their
superior. The examination was pretty
stiff and it included the smelling and
tasting by lot OF dirty handed per-
sons Of certain jars OF preserves and
plum cakes which had taken In my
baggage. and it was not exactly anus
ing to see the hasty and indiscrim-
mate manner adopted in repacking
= =
those innocent articles.
"Heavy boots and plum cakes, pre-
serves, writing paper and ink, well
| ironed white shirts and collars. neck
| ties crammed into coat sleeves-all
| that had taken weeks to carefully
pack and stow away-were thrown in
mass In box or trunk, the gaping
lids Of which. falling to reach the lock
by some inches, seemed to remain
| open mouthed In silent protest against
such Ill usage.
"Afterward the dirty hands were
held out for 'natchi,' or tea money, an
| institution Of which knew more.
The Qparreling Of the isvostchiks, or
cabmen, who, like sharks. had al
ready scented their prey, would at any
other time have been intensely com
| ical
"After some trouble succeeded IN
getting the lids Of my boxes closed,
but not until plum cake and boot
heels. burst preserves, white shirts.
ink, castor oil and pills were all com
mingled in one glorious state OF de-
mocracy. Half an hour later found
me In the English hotel. where, after
recounting my troubles, was laughed
at. the experience being Of nearly ev-
eryday occurrence"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
resth Of the Sperm Whale.

Instead OF having plates Of baleen
the square nosed sperm whale carries
row Of twenty to twenty-five heavy
teeth ON each side OF the lower jaw.
These ft into sockets In the roof Of the
mouth and assist in holding the giant
squid and cuttlefish ON which the enor-
nous animal feeds. The squid seldom
gets away from the warm currents;
hence the sperm usually remains in the
tropics.