Arizona republican., 1920-04-05
They're Always There

The line of rail birds hanging over the protective fence on West Wash ington street where an excavatioS e being made for a new motor car sayE-- room was lessened by one who regret fully tore himself away from his bal cony position. But the vacancy was immediately filled and operations con- tinued below with full house of spec tatorS.
 The audience was not there for con- versation. The proceedings down be- low were far too interesting to be in- terrupted with talk. A Mexican brought a long handled shovel down to the level of the ground. exerted slight pressure against it and filled it more or less full with sandy earth. Then using the left hand and knee as ful-< crum, he bore down on the end of the handle with the other arm and, lever wise elevated the shoyelfull of dirt which with a slight turning motion. he deposited into the bed of a wagon standing just at hand. The earth in the wagon, the shovel empty, the Mex ican, in andante movement, repeated the operation.
 Not the slightest move of the Mexi- can in his marvellous transferring act was lost to the interested gallery of onlookers that hung enraptured over the railing. From morning till night the Mexican laborers below performed to a full house. with a waiting line ready to fill any unlikely vacancy.
 Might Wash Him Away
 After carefully studying his Easter eggs, little Robert. who lives near Sev- enth avenue and the Indian School road, became interested in the mys- teries of creation. His mother skill fully evaded the question as to wheth- CT the chicken or the egg came first, only to find herself called upon to ex- plain how man originated.
 Referring back to the Biblical story of Adam and Eve, Roberts mother told how man was created from dust. This interested Robert. He delighted in dust and dirt and mud puddles. much to the continual worry of his mother.
 Docs water wash dust away" he suddenly asked.
 "If there is enough of it used, it will" his mother answered.
 Then if I'm made of dust. you'd better be careful how you wash me you won't have nuthin' left of me- was the apt advice.
 Not All In Asylums
 Said a visitor to the capitol the other day in speaking of some peculiar freaks of the human family: T know a man right here in this town who is the biggest romencer you ever heard
  his enterprises of any man in this town. He is always in the middle of a big transaction involving millions, and unless you know him well as I do. you would swallow the yard hook, bait and sinker. The fellow is honest enough, means well, but he just simply can't help it. He must prevaricate. When you nail him in a lie. he just stands dumb. has not word to say, and if you pin him to tell the truth. why he does it. guess he would tell you he don't know. Once I heard man saying he had patent he wanted to put on the market, but it would cost $500 to perfect it. and my prevaricat- ing friend offered to lend him the money, and I knew he did not have $50 to, his name. He Kept that poor inventor running after him for six weeks before the fellow got wise that there was something wrong with his liberal friend.
 That's nothing" remarked another there are more insane people walking around on the streets than there are in the lunatic asylums. only they don't know it themselves"
 Things Are Different Now
 There are a lot of people in this world who must have been raised by the hair of tn head said the man from San Pedro while enjoying dish of noodles in Mexican restaurant some nights ago." I came in today from Winkelman where have a ranch and looked for room to sleep. went to dozens of houses and none of the landladieS wanted to claim me as a Christian brother in distress hard up for a place to sleep. They all sized me up as business proposition. as if they would like to ask me. How much money have you got?r but lacked the nerve. The price they asked for their rooms for a week would have given my mother -in-law bilious attack I ex- pected to find love and sympathy. an arm chair, table and a shelf of books with a sociable chat with the house folk, but instead I was repulsed by