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Arizona republican., 1913-01-27
The Scottish Aphrodite
(New York Evening Sun)


 >The pursuit of Aphrodite is proceeding at great rate England. The country to be full of tolerable approximations but the real article has been found in the person of young woman well known in the social world and belngng to f the best known families of Scotland
 She is described the living image of the Aphrodte of Meos, and indeed she be a fine young gantess if her measurements really identical with those of the famous statue but for a slight deference in ankle and calf" The slight difference may readily be overlooked Head. neck chest, bust, waist hips, thigh. knee all exactly right, down to tenth of inch, and this without special effort the part of the She machines invented by physical cultursts for the development of perfect figures. At the she indulges in few of the harmless swinging fooleries that people when they get up in the morning, and perhaps sh walks a little too much.
 Perhaps, say, because it appears her ankles and calves just trifle heavy The calf is said to be half inch too great in girth. and the ankle threefifths of an inch How in the world the judges cOntrived to measure the ankle and calf of her great prototype with such amazing precision will not ask A guess within inch would be we'll enough. but when it comes to tenths marvel the skill of the measurers and wonder how they contrived to overcome the difficulty of the in
 But after all this is nothing in comparison with their skill in the measurement of the forearm at "9.5" and the wrist at "59."
Arizona republican., 1913-01-27
Underground Railroads
(New York Evening PosD

(New Evening Post
 The ingenuity exercised by conductors the underground railroad hardly have been passed in any other episode of history. The pedients resorted to, in order Uutwit the pur- suing masters of runaway slaves seemingly endless. In Pennsylvania, notes the Pennsylvania Magazine History and Biography, the Quakers, who among the foremost in this popular form of lawlessness, had the pleasant custom of giving the pursuer excellent meal, and of reading him long chapters from the Bible while the negro he seeking being taken to the -eXt farm day in 1885, Virginans, having caught their negroes passing through the western part of the state their way home. At place where they halted they placed the in jail for safe keeping. A large crowd collected and there angry remOnstrances about the affair It only required small preteXt to result in action, and so the masters arrested for travelling Sunday. Volunteer lawyers at appeared to defend them and did their part nobly and well by making in terminable speeches in their behalf. Meanwhile, of course, the negroes set at liberty, and long before the farcical trial over, they had disap peared They recaptured. and their erst while owners had be content with awards of damages of $S3O and $500, respectively by the fed eral
Arizona republican., 1913-01-27
4 man makes TO nOlSe OUey c good deed, but passes On to anOtheY aS c Uine to bear grapes dgaiH in SeaSOn.
 --MQyCuS AMelluS.
In Their Order of Importance

We have just received an interesting document showing the state of mind of the National Economic League with respect the i'm portant questions which have before the American people, nearly all of them within com paratively brief period.
 The league is purely bipartisan organza- tion It's aim is to secure, through it's national couaciI and through special committees appointed by the council a consensus of the most intelligent and unbiased judgment as the problems before the country and their solution and also to assist in educating and crystallizng public opinion those questions. It is composed of the leading publiCists of the country and there affiliated with it the economic clubs of thirteen cities
 For the purpose of determining the subjects the greatest importance for consideration by the country at the present time, sixty-one questions were submitted to the members to be voted upon as to their importance. The number votes was 635 For the subject of efficiency in the ad- nnistration of justice" 266 cast
 The popularIy important subject of the tariff was second. with 252 votes: the monetary system of the United States third with 221 votes and con- scrvauon of natural resources fourth with 2l3 votes.
 The subject which regarved the least interesting was our relations with Mexico. Taxa tion direct and indirect" was regarded super IativeIy important by only ninety-five of the mem bers Fifty-one of them believed that the abolition state and federal constitutions was a matter worth considering.
 Other subjects stood as follows: The liquor problem 167; initiative and referendum, 137 term and tenure of office of president, 127; socialism 12O; taxation of incomes and inheritances 11S; call of judges and judicial decisions 113; equal suffrage, 100; prison regulation and reform, S3.
 We do think by the of the people would give the subjects the same ranks in the order of their importance. For instance, the matter of the increased cost of living was given ninth place in the list by the members the league. We think that a majority the people would give it first place Also, we think that on of it's supposed relation the living the tariff the present time would be given sec ond place.
 A popular primary for the nomination of presi = dental candidates which thfrty-fourth in the list would, certain be given much higher rank by a popular vote.
 But the people, a would agree with the league that first choice, efficiency in the ad- ministration justice is deserving earnest and early consideration. For twenty years has been attracting and more attention from all classes of citizens, beginning with what we may call the of government by injunction. There complaint of the laws vexatious delays the supposed discrimination in favor of the wealthy and powerful against the poor and the weak.
 The complaints however empty until within q comparatively recent period when they so backed by public opinion that they became an in sistent demand for reform
Arizona republican., 1913-01-27
Making a SpotIess Town

The cleaning up of Phoenix will begin this morning by the city street department. The work beginning within the original city limits will be pushed as rapidly possible and will be extended thence to the additions
 It is desirable that the cleaning up be finished in two weeks that is before visitors begin to ar rive for the mdwnter festival. If that is to be done the work of the street department must be supplemented by good deal of private enterprise Those whose vacant lots yards are en dish able should get busy at and get the debris collected together for quick and easy removal Phoenix covers great deal of ground and it would take long time to go it. there should be nothing to do but remove the collected debris.
 There are many vacant lots owned by non- residents which are blot the adjacent neghbor hoods. The banks of many of the ditches will need attention. The trees in the need attention Here's chance for cooperation the making of SpOtless Town.
Arizona republican., 1913-01-27
Child Labor Day

Yesterday was labor day,-Child Labor Day. The last Sunday of January apart all the country a day to be especially devoted the propaganda against the emplos of child who ought to be in school preparing them selves for lives of usefulness instead being con- demned almost in babyhood, to lives of drudgery.
 one of the objects of Child Labor Day impress upon the American people something that they ought know but yet do fully realize, that it is a national disgrace that hundreds of thousands boys and girls in country working while fortunate children at school That is not an equal distribution of op- portunty which the greatest prosperity of the country depends
 Many states. like own. have child labor laws but many do not, that all of us become users of the products child labor Commis sioner of Labor NeilI says: "These children
Arizona republican., 1913-01-27
TRUE LOYALTY

(LlpplncOttS)
 Jenkins, a newly welded suburbante, kissed his wife good-bye the other morning, and, telling her he would be home at six o'clock that evening" got into his auto and started for tWn.
 At six o'clock no hubby had appeared and the little began get When the hour midnight arrived she could bear the suspense longer, she aroused her father and sent him off to the telegraph office with six teeSrams to as many brother Elks living in town, asking each if her husband stopping with him overnight
 Morning came, and the frantic wife had received intelligence of the missing As dawn peared. a farm containing a farmer and the derelict husband drove up to the house, while be- hind wagon traed the broken down auto. AL simultaneously came messenger boy with to of the telegrams, followed at inter- vals by five others. All of them read
 Yes, spending the night with me-
Arizona republican., 1913-01-27
MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRuE

II we have the energy which makes, chooses our own fate We always get what we want if we will 1t intensely and consistently enough Wheth- CT we shall get it later is of fate but shall get it. It may when have no longer any it. when We have gone on willing it out of habit, to confess that have failed. But it will come. So few people succeed greatly because few people conceive end; and towards end without deviating and without tiring know that the who works for money day and night gets rich, and the who day and night for no matter what kind of material power gets power It is the same with the deeper more spiritual, it seems vaguer issues which make for happiness and every intangible It is only the dreams of those light sleepers who dream faintIy that do not
Arizona republican., 1913-01-27

quainted with work instead of riding around in cOonskn overcoats and writing advertisements ad dressed people who long appetite and short on bright, red corpuscles. Wheat in vented by the Chinese about 2700 B. C. The Chi a cautious people, they fed the first crop the missionaries, then sat down and waited for results. As of the missionaries was seized with anything, more wheat planted the next year and the hotel pancake introduced. This teaches that nation which lives hOary traditions pancakes and chop suey will rise very high in the scale of human intelligence. Wheat is sold by the bushe to shoestrng spectators who buy margins and sell it with a of deep in jury It is exciting pastime to margin 10000 bushels of wheat with collateral consisting of a bicycle pump and Round Oak stove but it is done day by fascinated cashiers who hug the ticker the close of the morning service. The price of wheat is fixed at Liverpool in such a to cause several melancholy advances in the of flour. Next fish, there is nothing $ good for people whose brains need resusctatng wheat If proof readers and compositions would two pounds of whole wheat for breakfast every morning. there would be fewer boneheads committed in the society column.
Arizona republican., 1913-01-27
The Hard Coal Industry
Engineering and Mining JournaD

Engineering and Mining JournaD
 Probably great trade in this country is closely controlled and unified that in anthracite There is, however nominally trust, and there is tangible agreement combination among the companies. The control is through stock ownership and commmn interest, and is exercised in ways the law does not reach and which it cannot be brought to touch without the greatest difficulty under existing conditions.
Arizona republican., 1913-01-27
The Banking System
(NeW York GlOhel

The banking system of America has been neither indicted convicted It is not criminal busi- ness On. the contrary, no business average is carried on according to higher ethical standards It is not to any alarming degree a monopolized business The total number of banks in the country is 23000 No other country has half many. The deposits in these banks aggregate $15,OO0 00O0OO No other country has much. The bankers vailngly true to their great trupst The improvement in the last few years has been great. Fewer banks fail. Bankers watch anothers conduct more closely than thev did
Arizona republican., 1913-01-27
WHY NOT RAISE CHRISTMAS TREES?
(Syracuse Post -StandardD


 Dean Bakers suggestion that farmers utilize of their waste land in raising Christmas trees is characteristic of MT Baker It is a simple. practical and, far know. a unique sugges- tion. Christmas brought the market in large quantities every year. They retail in this city at prices ranging 50 to $2 There evidently a profit in this for the producer, but there has been no systematic effort at all to go into the Christmas business commercially.
Arizona republican., 1913-01-27

outside the county We're thankful if a wreath of bay adorns lonesome smarty; but Lincoln had her William J.. and she springs McCarty, Oh Lincoln with salty wells. and far salty river, your music, from triumphant bells. may make the welkin quiver but you'll be lonesome in your pride alone you'll chant your dittes for folks will say you should divide your fame with other cities A peerless leader of your own, your luck strong and hearty; it made towns With envy moan-and you spring McCarty!
Arizona republican., 1913-01-27

The launching at Belfast December 11th, of the Ceramic, White Star liner for the Australian service is reported by Consul Sharp. It has 1S,000 tonnage, and besides large capacity for will accommodate 600 passengers with arrangements for possible extension to S20. It is anticipated in view of the marked increase in British emigration to Australia even this accommodation will be taxed the utmost The vessel will have sufficient life boats to accommodate every person board the boats being manipulated by patent davits-Con- suar Report.
Arizona republican., 1913-01-27
AS SHE IS WROTE IN SIAM

lBOstOn TransCrpt)
 English she is spoke Here is a scntating example culed from a Siamese paper, which in advertising itself gave vent the following: The of English tell the latest Writ in per fectly style and most earliest Do a murder get commit hear and tell it. Do a mighty chief die, publish it and in borders of sombre Staff has each been college, and the Kipling
Arizona republican., 1913-01-27

that the soil has to be culti- vated with q blow pipe The best wheat in the world is grown in the frigid zone of northern Canada, where frost can be found 2O0O feet below sea level Wheat is the father-in-law of the breakfast food industry, and has taken the place of a number of populac substitutes, such as
 shavings, saWdust and soy
 beans If it were not for wheat, several of our n ost prominent
 and plethOric breakfast food
 magnates would have to get ac-
Arizona republican., 1913-01-27

0V'0 " ''0'V t'V SIVttN do pr y dIII ;
 For twenty years this man of might with wholesome truths has fed us and from the dark ness to the light he peerlessly has led us. The town that gave us William B.. to reconstruct party, should be content and full of glee-but now she springs McCarty, Now other cities wear a froWn, and think the outlook foggish; two peerless leaders from one town. Is Lincoln growing hoggish? Here in the town of Alsoran we're thankful for the bounty if we can boast
 one foremost man who's known
Arizona republican., 1913-01-27
THINK OF OTHERS
sular Report
(GeOrpe EliOt)

We only have the highest happiness such goes along with being great man, by having wide thoughts and much feeling for the rest of the world for ourselves.
Arizona republican., 1913-01-27
Lincoln Products
By WALT MASON

In fair Nebraska Lincoln sits. and sends forth mighty lions. Men gather fame by fits
Arizona republican., 1913-01-27
w H E A T
By HOWARD L. RANN

Wheat is hardy cereal which is grown the best advantage in countries where it gets so cold
The Winslow mail., 1913-12-20
Lest They Toraet. =

Hunt out the little lame girl,
The poor boy who is blind;
Hunt out the weary widow
Who thinks the world dnkind;
Search down among the novels
Where gladness seldom strays,
And teach the doubling people
There still are Christmas days.
You have been busy planning
To spread your gifts Afar,
To add your fair love-tokens
Where joys and comforts are,
But have you in your gladness
Bestowed one kindly thought
On those who sit in darkness,
Whose crusts are dearly bought2
Your heort g full of kindness,
You hear the anthems sung
And gaze up at the windows
Where ribboned wreaths ire hung;
You've heard the sweet old story
With reverence retold-
But there are hungry children
Where all is dark and cold.
Hunt out the little lame girl,
The poor hoy who is blind;
Hunt out the weary widow
Who thinks the world unkind;
Go down among the victims
OF chance and greed and crime
And cause them to remember
That this is Christmas time.
The Winslow mail., 1913-12-20

the result? She'll conclude that this
is pretty good place to work; she'll
see that we give her credit for pos.
sessing good taste, and we will have
no more trouble over the servant
problem for awhile anyway"
Mrs. Glenfaddle decided to take her
husbands advice for once. If the SOL
emn truth must be told, she has never
become addicted to the habit of doing
this. But there seemed to be few
CLEANS of reason in his argument,
and accordingly she decided to make
her Emma thrice glad on Christmas
morning. The girl had been very pa.
tient and faithful for quite q while
anyway, and it was no more than
right that merit should be rewarded.
Among the things IN the box which
Emma found on the kitchen table
when she went down to get breakfast
on the morning of the great day were
cloth for fine new dress, toilet set
for her bureau. glove box with a
pair of gloves in it, and purse made
of seal leather.
The next day when Mr.. Glenfaddle
got home his wife said:
"Oh, by the way, Arthur. wish
you'd put an ad in the paper tomor
row. Emma has given me notice that
she will leave us a week from Thurs
day. She has found place where
she can get 25 cents a week more than
we are paying her.
The Winslow mail., 1913-12-20

Mr.. Glenfaddle started out about
two weeks before Christmas to solve
the servant problem.
THE trouble with women" he said
to his wife, is that they don't go at
the thing right This trouble will
never be settled until it is settled by
diplomacy, and diplomacy is thing
that, | am sorry to say, doesn't come
natural to women. Servant girls are
only human-that's thing which is
too often forgotten. Treat your girls
kindly and they will stand by you
That's the rule | go by in my busi
Aess affairs. What kind of time do
you suppose I would have with the
msn in my office if I tried to manage
them as woman manages the help in
her kitchen? Why. I'd always have
to keep breaking in new people.
Now let me give you few point,
ers. Get something nice for the girl
on Notwithstanding that you
would be glad to have yourself. Most
women give their servants few
cheap trinkets that serve no other
purpose than to show the girls that
they are put away down in the social
scale.
Instead of getting her a ten-cent
comb or a new contrivance to scrape
the crumbs off the dining-room table,
buy her a nice present this year. Give
her something she will be proud to
show to her friends. Then, you see.
they will get to envying her and COM
pairing their own cheap presents with
what she got from U.S. and what'll be
The Winslow mail., 1913-12-20

smoke cigarettes;
that you use lit
tie slang; that
you pay strict at.
tention to your
duties and al.
ways show a
proper Difference
TO those above
you"
IN y m o t h e T
told me when l
started out in the
world" the boy
replied, "to al
ways keep away
from bad habits
and be respect
full to those who
had the right to
be treated re.
The Winslow mail., 1913-12-20
Getting the Particulars.

"Oh, have you seen your Christmas
present to me, dear?"
NO." he answered, what did give
you?'
This beautiful cabinet for the dim
ing-room.'
TITS beautiful, isn't It? How much
did l pay for it,"
The Winslow mail., 1913-12-20

You are not asked to take Mayr's Wonder.
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before you receive any beneft-one dose is usu-
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good health. Mayr's Wonderful Stomach
Kennedy has been tax en- by many thousands of
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paired of ever being restored and who now pro-
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others who may be suffering with Stomach.
l. er and Intestinoi Ailments to try it. Mind
you, Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Renee, is so
different than most medicines that are on
the market for the various stomach aiinlcu sit
is really in class by itself, and dose will do
more to convince the most skeptcal sufferer
than tons of other medicines. Results from one
dose will amaze and the benefits are entirely
natural as it acts the source and foundation
of these ailments. removing the poisonous ca
tarrh and bile accretions and allaying the under
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and intestinal tract, rendering the same anti
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Chemist. 154-l56 Whiting ST., Chicago. Ill.
The Winslow mail., 1913-12-20

should be very proud Of him, and !
have no doubt that your mother fully
appreciates your worth. What start
ed to say moment ago was that IN.
tend to do something to encourage
you in your work-something to prove
to you that I wish you well and that,
however cold / may nave at times
appeared, | am kind at heart"
"Oh, thank you, sir" said the boy.
Mother will be proud when she
learns that I have been able to win
your respect"
81 like to hear boy talk as you
talk" the eminent gentleman contin-
ued "A boy who is glad for his
mothers sake to win the approval of
others may always be depended upon
to give a good account of himself.
You may not have suspected it, but /
have for long time been watching
you. have noticed that you do not
The Winslow mail., 1913-12-20

my boy" said Burlington Bilger,
the eminent speculator in stocks. u
intend to do something this year that
l have never done before. have
never taken much stock in this Christ.
mas foolishness. It seems to me that
people carry it to an absurd extreme;
but, as l have said, am going to
: break away from my custom this
year. You are helping to support you,
The Winslow mail., 1913-12-20
His Gift.

His Gift.
He gave the girl a pair OF skates
And now his heart is full of hate;
He merely stands around and watts
And inwardly rebels at Fate,
While one more favored far than he
la or may ever hope to be
Kneels where she stands, so fair, ss
sweet
And fastens them upon her feet,
The Winslow mail., 1913-12-20
70 BE A TIME
OF JOY FOR HIM
This Little Stcfy Slow. Just What
a Lot of Good Things the
Bachelor Misses at Merry
Christmas Time

'My wife has been questioning me
for the past three weeks about what
| WOuld like for Christmas"
well, suppose you told herr"
"Yes. The first thing l thought of
was an umbrella. l really need an
umbrella, because it is quite a dis
tance from my house to the train,
ard ! have to walk it. A nice umbrel-
H. would come in handy on rainy
days. Then there are some books
would like very much. l gave her a
list Of them as nearly as ] could at the
start, and have been adding to it day
by day as I happened to think of
something else in that line. | men
toned cuff-buttons and studs for full
dress occasions, and / gave her to un-
derstand that if she didn't feel like
troubling herself over the matter l
would be glad to take the money she
had set aside for me and buy myself
some cigars. Last night l had occa-
sion to look into a closet we don't use
much, and there l found my present,
all ready to be placed before me on
Christmas morning"
"Of course, then, she hadn't adopt.
ed your suggestion as to the cigars"
NO. I'm going to be made glad
with beautifully worked sofa pillow"
The Winslow mail., 1913-12-20
No Room for Any More.

No Room for Any More,
"GoM' to hang up your stockin'
Christmas, Mickey?"
"Naw"
Better. You might git 1t filled"
"It's filled now."
what with?'
Holes"