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Arizona republican., 1913-09-23
Hart.

"A Dash For Liberty" Lubin feature now showing at the Hart today and tomorrow. is a thrilling picture taken in Tucson and Nogales. Arizona, with Romaine Fielding in the leading role. The story goes that John Field. head boOkkeeper of the First National Bank leads a fast life and not only approp- riates the bank funds but also robs the safety deposit boxes.
 The bank president engages the ser vices of a lady detective Miss Mary Ryan she soon ropes the young book keeper, and he proposes that they make their get away.
 Mary informs the bank president and he engages two plain clothes men to make the capture At the depot Field sees he is followed seizes an engine that is sidetracked and bolts
Arizona republican., 1913-09-23
ss s'sNGEETgaM
BRYAN TELLS A FUNNY STORY

In the October American MagaZine Charles Dillon writes an article en- titled "Humors of the Courts" It is really a collection of funny true stor- ies about experiences of lawyers. The following is a story told by William Jennings Bryan:
 Five Irishmen, the Peerless One
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HERE FROM DOUGLAS.

B A. Packard. formerly of Tempe, but now of Douglas, came in yester- dav from that city to spend a short time looking after business interests on his ranch south of Tempe.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-23
CITY WATER TODAY.

Town irrigating water will be in the ditches today for 8 fifteen hour run, starting at ten o'clock this morning.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-23
THE WEEKS WEATHER.

Weather conditions for the week ending September 21st have been re- corded as follows at the local labor atory of the United States bureau of entOmOlo@N:
Arizona republican., 1913-09-23
MESA

MT. Gibbons at Everybody's Drug store will care for subscriptions, advertising, and news of the Mesa department. Phone 291 and p R.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-23
AN ABsENT-MINDED MAN.

Servant maid Gin breathless excite ment)-Professor, there's a burglar in the dining room.
 Professor (deeply absorbed, without looking up)-Tell him I'm engaged From the Philadelphia Ledger.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-23
TEMPE

Horace B. Griffen, agent for Tempe will care for news, sub scriptiOns and advertising in the Tempe department Office with A. Nelson 6 Go.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-23

Oh Yes! We also have culI pears but we sell them at one cent. At Bald win 's.-Advertisement dc
Arizona republican., 1913-09-23

Hire a little salesman at The Re publican office. A Want Ad Will see more customers than you can.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-23
SOUTH SIDE NEWS

or less in the interests of the big
 day al the fair.
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 Ds-Men who shave and shampoo with Cuticura Soap will ind 1t best for skin and scalp.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-23

Tire work of all kinds. Tubes repaired. We have the latest and one of the largest and best equipped plants in the west All work guaranteed. 3O6 N Gen. tra1 Ave. Phone 743
Arizona republican., 1913-09-23

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Goodyear No Rim Cut Tires. Special motorcycle delivery to out-of- town breakdowns. Accessories and supplies.
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Liked to Be GuIIcd "

Sir william Gull. the wcll.known
London physician. was once the vic
tim Of an amusing piece Of rcparteo
on tho part Of n fellow practitioner.
Tho occasion was dinner party at
which several distinguished medical
men were present The conyergatIon
happened to turn upon the subject Of
quackory, and Sir William Gun cv.
pressed his conviction that Il certain
amount Of It was csucutInl to succcaR
In practice adding: at is an exam.
pie Of the old saying. PopuluB vuIt
dcclpi CpcOplc Ike 10 be dccclycdJ
quite So said the host, NOW. can
any one present give an English
equivalent TO that?" Nothing easier" q"
dryly remarked wcllknowu phyaI.
clan Of one Of tho Manchcaicr hos.
pitfalls The public liked 10 bo
gullcd
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gro BE CONTINUED
Expedition Across Greenland.

The Swiss Society OF Naturalists Ia
raising funds to enable DR. A. de
Qucrvain to undertake journey
across the inland ice Of Greenland.
from Disco bay. on the west coast. to
Angamagsalik. the only Inhabited
place on the east coast The eKpcdl-
ton expects to leave Europe on the
steamer Hans Egede April !. 1912. and
TO start eastward from Disco bay the
middle Of June. II IL expected that
four weeks will be required for the
journey, but provisions for twi-e that
time will be carried Two members OF
the expedition are to remain on tho
west coast Of Greenland until the
spring o; 1913 to carry on genealogical
and acroogical GtudieB-the latter In
connection with similar observations
that are to be made at the same time
on the oast coast of Greenland. in leo
land. and in Spltzbcrgcn.
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SYNOPSIS.

Consideration is caused on the last
nigth that the Opera is managed Dy De
hienne and Poligny because or the ap-
pearance Of a ghost said to have been
in evidence on several previous occasions
Christine Daae. member of the opera
company. is called upon to fill a very
important part and scores a great sue
cess. Count de Chagny and his brother
Raoul are among those who applaud the
singer. Raoul tries to see Christine IN
the dressing room, but Is unable TO DO SO
and later discovers that some one Is max,
Ing love to her. She emerges alone. and
upon entering the room he finds 1t empty.
While the farewell ceremony for the re-
tiring managers is going on, the opera
Ghost appears and informs the new man
Box No. is sold with disastrous results.
The managers receive a letter from the
Opera Ghost calling attention to the er-
ror. Christine Daae writes Raoul that
she has gone to visit the grave OF her
father. He goes also and in the night
follows her to the church. Wonderful
violin music Is heard. Raoul visits a
graveyard. Raoul is found next morning
almost frozen Moncharmin and Richard
Investigate Box No. and decide to see
the performance OF Faust from front
seats of that box. Carlotta, who sings
the leading part in Faust Is warned to
give the part to Christine. Carlotta, il,G
OF song and the main chandelier
crashes down. killing a woman and
woundinG many. Raoul searches for
Christine. who has disappeared. He sees
her at last. but does not speak. and later
a note is received from her making an
appointment for a masked ball: Raoul
meets Christine at the ball He sees a
person in the disguise of Red Death.
He hears her conversing with some one
whom she calls Erik. Raoul visits
Christine and tells her he knows the
name of the unseen man whom she calls
the Angel OF Music. Christine and RaOul
become secretly engaged prior to polar
expedition that RaouI is to make. Chris
tine relates a strange adventure with the
unseen Erik and promises to run away
with Raoul. Raoul announces his inten-
ton of marrying Christine, which dis
pleases Philippe. In the midst OF a per
formance the stage is enveloped in dark
ness and Christine disappears. No trace
Of her is found. Moncharmin and Rich
ard behave strangely. Raoul searches
nadly for the missing singer The Opera
Ghost demands the first installment of his
allowance. and when 1t is left at an hp-
pointed place the sum mysteriously dis
appears. RaOul goes In search of Chfis-
tine. He meets mysterious pcrSon
known the Persian. The Persian plans
to aid Raoul in locating Christine and
they gain access to a secret chamber.
The two find themselves in passageTay
which they expect will lead to where
Christine has undoubtedly been carried
by Erik.
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Boys Prefer the Farm.

The farm boy has tremendous ad.
vantage in the world Early he Is
trained to sclfrclinncc. to perform.
ance of duties. to regular labor lie
has II sound body He is cmIncntly
fitted TO do the greatest things done Iu
tho world. lie recognizes that the
farm Is the best place IN the world in
which to live. Ten chances 10 one he
would prefer TO stay on his fathcrH
farm. If the father can learn 10 make
tho farm pay well, II he can make It
progressive, with hope Of fine achieve.
mcnt at the end Of the struggle, then
most boys viii stay. II is when tho
farm is Htagnant, unproRro8Bivc, dead
almost hopolcBs, that the young man
sets his face rcHolutcly away from the
farm Brocdor'B Gazette
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begged the "trap.door lover as we
used to call Erik in my country, to
open its mysterious doors to me lie
always refused / made very many
attempts. but in vain, to obtain ad
mittanco. Watch him as might.
after | first learned that he had taken
up his permanent abode at the opera,
the darkness was always too thick to
enable me to see how he worked the
door in the wall on the lake one
day, when / thought myself alone, /
stepped into the boat and rowcd to-
ward that part OF ne wall through
which / had seen ErE disappear It
was then that ! came into contact
with the siren who guarded the ap-
pruuch and whose charm was very
nearly fatal TO me
] had no sooner put on from the
bank than the silence amid which /
flontcd on the water was disturbed by
a sort OF whispered singing Inat nov.
cred all around me II was nalI
breath, hall music, Il rose nDuly from
the watorH Of the lake. and was sur.
rounded by It through / knew not
what artinrc. # followed me. moved
with me and was so soft that II did
not alarm me On the contrary IN
my longing to approach the source OF
that sweet and cnticiug harmony. /
leaned out Of ny little boat over the
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water. for there was no doubt in my
mind that the singing came from the
water itself. By this time. was
alone In the boat In the middle Of the
lake; the yoiCe-tor II was now dis
tinctly NoiCe-was beside me, on
the water. | leaned over, leaned stil
farther. The lake was perfectly calm
and a moonbeam that passed through
the air hole III the Rue Scribe showed
me absolutely nothing on its surface,
which was smooth and black as ink
| shook my ears to get rid OF possi-
BILE humming, but | soon had to ac.
cept the fact that there was no hum
ming in the ears so harmonious as
the singing whisper that followed and
now attracted me.
Had | been inclined to superstition,
| should have certainly thought that /
had to do with some siren whose bus.
mess it was to conlound the traveller
who should venture on tho waters OF
the house on the lake. Fortunately, /
come from a country where We are
too fond OF fantastic things not to
know them through and through; and
| had no doubt but that was face to
face with some new invention OF
Erik's. But this invention was so per
feet that. as | leaned out Of the boat.
| was impelled less by desire to
discover its trick than To enjoy its
charm; and leaned out leaned out
until | almost overturned the boat
Suddenly. two monstrous arms Is
sued from the bosom OF the waters
and seized me by the neck. dragging
me down to the depths with irrcsistl-
BILE force. | should certainly have
been lost. If | had not time to give a
cry by which Erik knew me. For II
was he: and, instead OF drowning me
as was certainly his first intention
he swan with me and laid me gently
on the bank:
How imprudent you are" he said
as he stood before me. dripping with
water "Why try to enter my house?
| never invited you! don't want you
there, nor anybody! Did you save
my life only to make It unbearablc to
me? However great the service you
rendered him, Erik may end by for
getting it; and you know that nothing
can restrain Erik, not even Erik him
self"
He spoke, but had now no other
wish than to know what already
called the trick of the siren. lie sat
istied my curiosity. for Erik, who is a
real monster have seen him at
work in Persia, alas-is also, in GER
tain respects, regular child. vain
and self-cOnCeited. and there is moth
ing he loves so much. after astonish-
ing people. as to prove all the really
miraculous ingenuity of his mind.
He laughed and showed me long
reed.
It's the silicst trick you ever saw. e
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afraid. l viii catch you In my arms
Raoul soon heard dull sound, evi-
IDENTIFY produced by the fall of the
Persian, and then dropped down.
He felt himself clasped in the Per-
slams arms.
Hush" said the Persian.
And they stood motionless, listen
ing.
The darkness was thick around
them the silence heavy and terrible.
Then the Persian began to make
play with the dark lantern again.
turning the rays over their heads.
looking for the hole through which
they had come, and failing to tiud it
OH" he said. The stone has
closed of itself"
And the light of the lantern swept
down the wall and over the floor.
The Persian stopped and picked up
something, a sort of cord, which he
examined for second and flung
away with horror.
The Punjab lasso!" he muttered
What is IT, asked Raoul
The Persian shivered. 1T might
very well be the rope by which the
man was hanged. and which was
looked for so long"
And. suddenly seized with fresh
anxiety. he moved the little red disk
of his lantern over the walls In this
way, he lit up a curious thing: the
trunk of u tree, which seemed still
h.,
branches OF the tree ran right up the
walls and disappeared in the ceiling
Because of the smallness of the
luminous disk. it was difficult at first
to make out the appearance of things:
they saw corner OF branch
and leaf and another leaf
and, next to 1t. nothing at ALL
nothing but the ray OF light that
seemed to reflect itself . Raoul
passed his hand over that nothing.
over that reflection
"Hullo!" he said. The wall is a
looking glass"
Yes, a looking-glass!" said the
Persian. in a tone of deep emotion.
And, passing the hand that held the
pistol over his moist forehead. he
added. We have dropped into the
torture-chamber!"
What the Persian knew OF this tor.
ture-chamber and what there betell
him and his companion shall be told
In his own words as set down in a
manuscript which he left behind him.
and which | copy verbatim.
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Promoters Of Spiaituality

Tho old adagn IN regard 20 tho way
10 man heart Is regarded by some
persons 1913 libel on masculine hu.
muuI,y but Deacon Simpson Of Gran.
stDu evidently I'D not regard Il In
thar Hight
Uc wont much farther rhan tho
adnrn. and was willing 10 orprc.H nig
opinion 90 my time when al seemed
Dost When the members OF the
Central church were discussing tho
best ~ay to ln'ercs, tho young people
OF .Ie town and bring them into
touch with church AFFAIRS, Deacon
Sampson spoke his word
= believe in meetings" he said
firmly nobody believes IN ON more.
aud nobody attends en- more than I
DO. but along nth tho meetings !
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ChIrr.r pL.krrrkcl

For the FIRST lime lu tho history oi
th" san Fraur.ano police department %
Chinese is under arrest hero on tho
chnrgo ot pDran, picking All Chong
is tho man IIr "as nocu by q passing
policeman wroaD.inE In tho stree, with
"a Greek ciuzon. 10 hH possession was
tho gold watch tho Greek claimed had
been llflcd from his pocket. 40 grind
larceny was written opposite Ans
name In the book Of thA city prlson.-
Stockton Mail
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CHAPTER XX-(Continued) q.

Il ought to have remembered that
Erik talked to me about the rat
catcher" said the Persian. But he
never told ms that he looked like
that and it's funny that /
should never have met him before.
or course. Erik never comes
TO this part!"
Are We very far from the lake.
sir?" asked Raoul. when shall We
get there? Take me to the
lake. oh. take me to the lake!
When we are at the lake, we will call
out, Christine will hear US!
And he will hear us, too!
And. as you know him. we
shall talk to him!"
'Baby!" said the Persian. we
shall never enter the house on the
lake by the lake! | myself
have never landed on the other bank
the bank on which the house
stands. You have to cross
guarded, fear that more
than one of those men-old scene
shifters. old door-shutters-who have
never been seen again were simply
NGpted to cross the lake. II
rs terrible. | myself would
have been nearly killed there
II the monster had not recognized me
IN time! One piece OF ad-
vice, sir; never go near the lake.
And. above all. shut your ears If you
hear the voice singing under the wa
tor, the SIRENS voice!"
But then. what are We here fory"
ssxsd Raoul, in a transport of fever,
trSpatience and rage. III you can do
soothing for Christine. at least let me
Gle for her!"
The Persian tried to calm the young
ran.
We have only one means OF saw
ing Christine Daae. believe me. which
Ls to enter the house unperceiyed by
Che monster"
And is there any hope of that,
str?"
"Ah. If had not that hope would
not have come to fetch you!"
And how can one enter the house
on the lake without crossing the
lake ?"
From the third cellar, from which
we were 30 unluckily driven away
We will go back there now
will tell you" said the Persian, with
a sudden change in his voice, Il will
tell you the exact place. sir; It is be-
tween set piece and a discarded
scene from Roi de Lahore, exactly at
che spot where Joseph Buquet died
Come, sir. take courage and
follow me! And hold your hand at
che level OF your eyes! But
where are we?"
The Persian III his lamp again and
nuns its rays down two enormous cor.
ridors that crossed each other at
right angles.
We must be- he said, I'm the part
esed more particularly for the water.
works. see no nre coming from the
sci-V es"
l. bant u fru.t Of RaouI, seeking
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to others, You know what you prom
ised me. Erik? No more murders!"
Have | really committed muir
ders?' he asked, putting on his most
amiable air.
"Wretched mani" l cried. Have
you forgotten the rosy hours OF
Mazenderau@
Yes" he replied. in n sadder tone.
i prefer to forget them. | used to
make tho little sultana laugh.
thought"
An that belongs TO the past" de-
clarod. but there is the present @.
and you are responsible to me for the
present, because. # | had wished.
there would have been none at all
for you. Remember that, Erik; 4
saved your life!"
And | took advantage Of the turn
Of conversation to speak to him OF
something that had long been on my
mind:
Erik" asked. Erik, swear
that ."
"What?" he rctorted, You know
| never keep my oaths. Oaths ARE
made TO catch gulls with"
Tell me you can tell me.
at any rate -
"Weu?"
We'll. tho chandelier the
chandelier, Erik"
What about the chandelier"
You know what | mean"
on" he snigEered. Il don't mind
telling YOU about tho chandelier!
1t wasn't |, The
chandelier was very old and worn"
When Erik laughed. he was more
terrible than ever. lie jumped into
the boat. chuckling so horribly that
could not help trembling
Very old and worn. my dear
daroga, Very old and worn, the
chandelier! II fell of itself!
1t came down with smash!
And now. daroga. take my ad-
vice and go and dry yourself. or
you'll catch cold in the head! D..
And never get into my boat again.
And. whatever you do, don't
try to enter my house; I'm not al
ways there daroga! And |
should be sorry to have to dedicate
my Requiem Mass to you!"
SO saying, swinging to and fro. like
monkey, and still chuckling. he
pushed OFF and soon disappeared In
the darkness of the lake
From that day. gave up all thought
of penetrating into his house by the
lake. That entrance was obviously
too well guarded. especially since he
had learned that | knew about it but
| felt that there must be another cD
trance. for | had often seen Erik dis.
appear in the third cellar, when |
was watching him. though | could not
Imagine how.
Ever since | had discovered ERIK
installed in the opera, | lived In per.
pctual terror of his horrible fanCics,
not In so far as | was concerned. but
| dreaded everything for others And
whenever some accident, some fatal
event happened, | always thought to
myself, Il should not be surprised II
that were Erik" even as others used
to say, It's the ghost!" How often
have not heard people utter that
phrase with smile, Poor devils! II
they had known that the ghost exist
ed in the flesh, | swear they would
not have laughed!
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UnansWerablo-

Simeon Ford. New Yorf'R we'll.
known humor'st, said whimMcally the
other day. apropos Of the death of j.
Pierpont Morgan: I'VE learn from
Mr.. MorGan's life that wealth does
not bring happiness We know al.
ready that poverty doesn't bring It,
either. What on earth then lB II man
to do?"-Argonaut.
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and ! got nothing
that helped me un-
til l began taking
Lydia L. Pinkham =
V cge ia BILE Con-
pound. | was irreg-
ular and had crampr
80 bad that | had to
go to bed. Now l
have better health
than | have had for
years and ! cannot
speak too highly of
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Alexandria.

Alexandria is EEypts principal port
and commercial center. According to
statistics taken in 1908. Alexandria
occupies third place among McdItcr
rancan ports. Twcnty-onc ocean navi
cation companies maintain regular
scheduled service ut Alexandria.
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don't know Of anything Dhul promotes
spiritual growth murcu nfrlnbcrry
aoc.nla and oyster ruppor.. oaru ur.
oordiug 10 i,B romuu YourhB Com
pHnIOn
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breathing and singing In tho wn,or
/ learned it from the Tonkiu pirates.
who are able to remain hidden tor
hours In the beds Of tho rivers"
! spoke TO him severely.
ItH d trick that nearly killed mo-"
said. And II may huvo been lalal
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Case of Mrs. Tully.

Chicago, nl.-"I take pleasure in
writing to thank you for what Lydia l..
Pmkham's Vegetable Compound has
done for me. | suffered with such aw-
full periodic pains, and had n dispIacc
mcnt, and received no benefit from tho
doctors. | was advised TO take Lydia
T.. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
am now rs well IA ever. Mrs. WILL
LIAM FULLY, 2052 Ogden Avenue,
Chicago, Ill.
IL you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia T.. pinlShnm' Ncgcta-
bic Compoundwillh help you, ,writo
to Lydia E.PinlSham NJ cdicine Co.
(contidcntinDL Lynn, Mass, for adj
vice. Your letter Will be opened,
read and answered by n woman,
and held in strict confidence.
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CHAPTER XXI.

Interesting and Instructive VIcissl-
tudes of Persian In the Cellars
Of the Opera-The Pcrsian's Mar.
rative.
1t was the first time that | entered
the house on the lake. ! had often
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Rcd Cross Bag Blue. much better. goc.
farther than liquid blue. Get from any
good grocer. Adv.
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Some men never borrow trouble
they buy 1t outright.
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Mrs Winslow'a Soothing Syrup for children
tecthing, softcns the gums, rcduccs iunnmmn.
ton ,nlayB pain curcs wind coliC ,25c a bottle IA,
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Politoncss opens many doors, but
they are usually selfclosinE
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WOMAN 4
GREAT SUFFERER
Tells How She Was Restored
To Health by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta"
bic Compound.

GRANVILLE, lll.-"I was great suf
ferer of female complaints for year
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your medicine. Mira. JESSIE SCuAAR,
4l3 Main St, GRANVILLE, Ill.