Mesa free press., 1898-08-26

cation in some quarters, because OF
the changes made in some of the text
books in use In the schools OF the
territory. An Investigation into the
causes for the change, the necessities
therefor and the ultimate saving in
the cost of books, would save good
deal Of spleen and hard talk by those
who have made no such investigation.
In the first place many of the books
had become practically sbselete; the
biographies, for Instance had been in
use for eighteen years, and show Pres
oott still as the capitol of the ter
ritory. The newly adopted ones are
np-to date, and will have ten or more
pages devoted especially to Arizona
and its industries and resources, and
on the ground of economy will be
largely in favor of the people. The
ybitterest opposition to the late change
comes, it seems to be evident, from a
GLASS Of demagogues who without in
,vestigation of the merits of the new
books or the saving which their adop-
ton will make to the people, have
raised hue and cry about robbery
and joboery in order to ride into Office
or curry favor with the credulops, for
their own personal ends. If anyone
will be fair minded enough to investi-
gate he will be convinced, of the large
saving in expense to the people that
will result from the change. Arizopa's
school system is now in the forefront
of the educational systems of any OF
the states or territories and she can
not now afford to cling to the efete
and practically obsolete books Of years
agone. All the new books adopted
are OF the very best and have received
the endorsement of very bese and
most progressive educators of the
country Let the people investigate
the new books and the prices at which
they will be furnished and we are
satisfied that they cannot fail to en-
aorse the action of the Board Of Edu-
cation. i
The Democratic county convention
which met in Phoenix last Thursday
and Friday nominated the following
for county officers: Councilman Aaron
Goldburg; Assemblymen, J. G Evan,
Chas. Peterson, j. M. Langston, III
M. Willis; Sheriff D. IL Murray;
Treasurer, J. I. Dunlap: Recorder,
w. A, Moeur; District Attorney, JOS.
Campbell; Probate Judge, Lee Gray;
Supt. Public Instruction, 4. H.
Fulton; Surveyor, G. A. Streitz;
Supervisors, Albert Miller and Sam
Stout.
Judging from the letters from the
boys there has. bean large over
production Of nlghtshirts in all the
camps. The dear girls have been
wearing their fingers out making
dainty nighties, which their brothers
and sweethearts are using at Camp
Thomas to clean their guns, and the
Camp Merritt fellows are saving up
for the PHILIPPINES, where nigh'shlrts
are regarded as full dress. florence
Enterprise.
One of our exchanges get off the
following: A couple we're recently
married and the bride invited an old
aunt to the wedding. The cards were
swell duaITS, duu III OI40 COIHCI OOIO
the inscription. Children not expect
ed" After scanning it cl l,sely over
her specs. the old lady said. CHATS
all right but they'll have them just
the same"
Mr.. Ferguson who began work for
Will Kinball yesterday morning met
with quite a painfur mishap. While
milking the'cow kicked scattering the
milk over him and while stopping
over to scrape the milk off his clothes
colt ran against him, with its shoaI-
der striking the upper jaw breaking a
portion of it off. The broken part
with number of the teeth, was re-
moved.
For the Territorial Democratic
convention at Prescott, to be held at
Prescott on the 18th and 16sh of