The Coconino sun., 1919-07-25

half cigarettes at fixed rental, pay able in advance. An additional source of profit will, according to the in ventor be developed by using the by products of the industry. It is plan. ned to bottle and sell the ashes as an abrasive material for erasing plots from plotting paper, thus effecting a big saving in the latter commodity, The smoke will be stored in central reservoirs from which its heat will be piped to our city homes, replacing the expensive heating systems. Ed Bab- bit, Jr., secretary of the new corpo- ration, is the one from whom the above details were obtained. Dr. Tom Manning had been attend ing a mans family for some time, making several visits and once or twice leaving some emergency medi- cine. He sent him an itemized bill. The man dropped in to see him and laid down the money for the medicine.
 "But there's $22 more due," said Doc.
 "I know" the man replied. five paid you for the medicine and will re- turn the visits. Please credit me for this one I'm returning today"
 If you know of a thing that will
 darken the joy
 Of man or woman, girl or a boy,
 That will wipe out smile or the least
 way annoy
 A fellow, or cause any gladness to
 cloy--
 It's a pretty good plan to forget it.
 Dr. E. S. Miller on Saturday. chat ting about the old days here, said that one regrettable thing was the passing of the odd and quaint characters with which this section once abounded, and their replacement by more conserva- tive, less colorful element.
 He spoke of Bear" Howard, the hardy old giant who "went over" a few years ago, as one of a type fast becoming extinct and told how at S3 years of age siege of smallpox cov- cred his bald pate with a heavy coat of hair: how even at that age he could ride all day. The doctor said that Bear" invited him out on bear hunt in 1890, explaining that though he could not see the bear, the doctor could point them out to him so he could shoot them.
 Salt River Valley, July 24: Special to the Sun) The rains of the past few weeks have created a phenome- non in this section which means finan- cial ruin to most of our growers. De- pending largely for livelihood on the annual cantaloupe crop, this sea- son the acreage planted was unusual ly large, and at the beginning of the shipping season, the prospects were better than before in years. Then, just after the first pickings were ship ped. the incessant rains got in their work. with the result that three fourths of the normal crop has turned to watermelons. This, added to an already glutted market for the latter fruit, has brought watermelons down to only three cents apiece as they now stand on the trees, which price does not nay for shaking them down and handling. What makes the situation more serious is that the growers, in anticipation of record-breakine crop of cantaloupes, have bought and paid for their whole seasons supply of crates, which, of course, are of no use in shipping watermelons, even if there were a demand for the latter, and all their spare cash is tied up in something which they can not use un- til next year.
 The outlook for the future of this section is gloomy indeed.
 Fen while the twilight shades troop
 past,
 And night and darkness come apace, We know the dawn will break at last,
 And always there is light some
 place.
 J. M. Clark was sitting in his store the other day, looking sort O pen sive, you know, and we inquired why the far-away look.
 Eve just been writing letter." he said, "to a California collective agency. I put bill for $16.25 into their hands for collection. After pay ing themselves the various costs, etc, they sent me a check for 58 cents. So I wrote and told them. that I thanked them from the bottom of my heart for their noble efforts in their own behalf, and asked them not to worry if they don't find the cancelled check when they make up their regu- lar monthly balance, as I may frame it for souvenir"
 Two men drove Fords into Mitchell & Gunter's garage last week, one claiming he had driven the last seven teen miles on hot air and the other that he had come all the way from Los Angeles without changing gears.
 Undersheriff Bill Hicklin says that when Tom Brown came from Texas up here to Gods country several years ago he brought with him many south ern habits of speech--some of which he hasn't sloughed off yet. One he frequently used was Fright smart"
 One day Tom ran up against New