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Graham guardian., 1900-08-24
TO PREVENT DROWNING.
Avoided by Control of
the Senses,

Anatomical experiments have shown
that the weight of the body is about
equal to the same bulk of sen water.
so that persons falling overheard who
cannot swim, il they do not attempt
to keep more than their mouth out of
water, can sustain themselves for a
considerable length of time. Most per-
sons who fall into the water lpse their
presence OF mind, and either draw
their hands up or wildly dash them
through the air and water. OF course,
the instant the weight of the arms is
added to the weight Of the head above
the water the body sinks, and a few rep
etitions of this ends in "another acci-
dental drowning" The same struggles
with the hands and feet under the wa
ter would have preserved life. What
all persons should impress upon their
minds is this: That in case they should
fall overheard they must retain con-
troll Of their senses, the hands and arms
must be kept under water, and the feet
and hands kept in motion to sustain
the head out of water, So long as
the mouth and nostrils do not get sub.
merged there is no danger.
Graham guardian., 1900-08-24
SHOES POLISHED IN RAG TIME.
nxpsrisnce ON the BootbIaeh's stand
When q Hand Organ Came
Along the street.

"Just after I had got comfortably
settled in one Of the leather-cushioned
chairs" said Mr.. Ellington, relates the
New York Sun, "there came along the
street one Of those big piano organs
with voice like o calliopes, and halted
right in front. 1t was a two-chair
stand, and there were two men on it.
was the only customer up at the mo-
ment, and the two each took foot.
"They had just begun polishing when
the hand organ began to hoot Loozy-
ana Lou Instantly the two blacking
artists swung in with the music, and
from that on, with many original rag
time variations OF their own, they
piled their brushes and polishing
cloths in time with it. When ! stepped
down to the sidewalk 70 be brushed off
both men took up that work. the hand
organ playing now The Georgia Camp
Meeting and the two men coming III
with their whisk brooms with an in
terlocking flip-fap movement that was
nothing short of marvellous. j would
not have been surprised any minute to
see them each turn cartwbeel hand
spring changing places in the tur' ing,
but keeping up the brushing and aver
for minute losing time. They kept
right ON down to my feet, and putting
in there singularly able combination
effect in that last final touch around
my hoppers they turned me loose.
II paid for the polish and put nickel
in the organ collectors box, for the
backing artists and myself, and then
walked away, keeping step with the
music, on the sidewalk. on one side of
the hand organ, while horse pullinga
grocery wagon, and going the same
way, kept step siorg on the other in
the street. The whole earth seemed to
move, in fact, to the stirring strains of
rag time"
Graham guardian., 1900-08-24
HOUSTON AND HIS WIFE.
when He Found She Didn't Love Him
He Left Her without Much
Ceremony.

opie Reed tells an incident of Gov.
Houston as follows, says the Chicago
Chronicle: II am proud to know that
my state-Tennessee-had SO mach to
do with shaping the destinies OF Tex
as. Sam Houston's first wife was the
sister of my brother-in-law, Judge Al
len, of Tennessee. / knew her when
she was getting along in years and
have often heard her tell of the sepa-
ration which took place almost i'm
mediately after the ceremony. The
wedding guests were gone and they
were sitting alone by the fire.
Suddenly Gen. Houston discovered
that she was weeping. He asked the
cause of her tears, and she told him
that abe had never loved him, never
could, and admired him to please her
father. L love Mr.. Douglass she
added, but will try my best to be a
dutiful wife to you.' Miss said Gov.
Houston, even waving the fact that
he had just married her, mo white
woman shall be my slave; good night
He mounted his horse and rode to
Nashville, wrote out his resignation
as governor and before daylight next
morning was on his way to Indian ter
ritory,
Houston was man absolutely
without fear and his strong devotion
to Andrew jackson influenced him to
advise against secession, believing
that Jackson would have taken the
same stand. Issues die, but the fame
of great men must live, Houston is
as immortal as Texas herself"
Graham guardian., 1900-08-24
GRAHAM COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
CENTRAL COMMITTEE ROOMS,
JULY 81, 1900.

AT meeting Of the Democratic
central committee ofGrabam coun-
ty, Arizona, held at Solomonville,
Arizona, en- this 3lst day of July,
1900, it was resolved that a Dem
ooratic county convention Of said
county be called to meet at Stafford,
Arizona, Oh Saturday the 1st day
of September, 1900, at 10 o'clock
a. m. for the purpose of nominal.
ing candidates for the various of
fees of Graham county TO be filled
at the ensuing November election;
the selection of fseventeen delegates
TO the Territorial convention TO
meet at Ph@nIx, September 18th,
1900, and for the transaction of
such other necessary business as
may come before said convention
Primaries for the selection of
delegs tes from the various pre-
cincts to said county convention
will be held in the various pre-
cincts on Saturday, August 25tb,
1900, at such hour and place as
may be designated by due notice
previously posted by the central
committeeman of such precinct.
The basis of representation Civ.
On to each precinct will be one
delegate for each 10 votes received
by Hon. ]. F. Wilson in 1898, and
one delegate for an additional
fraction of six votes, provided that
each precinct shall have at least
one delegate. The precinct OF
Solomonville having been divided
since the last election and a por.
tion of its former territory now
being embraced in San jose
precinct, delegates are hereby
apportioned as follows:
Graham guardian., 1900-08-24


The national democracy, says
the Boston Post. takes its stand
squarely upon the Declaration OF
Independence and the Constitution
framed in conformity with that
great instrument. The platform
carries at its head the reaffirmatlon
Of these doctrines. The Demo.
cracy holds that the Constitution
follows the flag, and that neither
president nor congress can exer.
else authority beyond or in vio.
lation of the law which gives them
existence or prescrlbes their pow.
ors. The Democracy holds that
all governments derive their just
powers from the consent OF the
governed, and that the denial OF
this doctrine in the case of Porto
Rico is dishonor to the Ameri.
can people. As for the Philip
pines, since we cannot take their
people into citizenship without
endangering our civilization, or
hold them as subjects without
imperiling our form of govern
ment, our duty isto give them in.
dependence aud protection under
stable rule Of their own.
Graham guardian., 1900-08-24
I.Innd Flnat. Away.

A large floating island on the Me-
kong or Cambodia river, in Siam, re-
Gently slipped its moorings and has not
been seen or heard of since. There
were number of trees three feet in
diameter on the island and the land
was under cultivation. The owner has
been hunting diligently for his prop
erty, but has not been able to hear any
tidings OF 1t. II undoubtedly went
down the river with a freshet and has
either stranded or gone to pieces.
Graham guardian., 1900-08-24
Territorial Democratic Convention,

Phoenix, Ariz., July 28, 1900.
A territorial demooratial con-
vention is hereby called TO meet
in Phoenix on the 18th day of
September, 1900, at 10 o'clock a.
m, to select canditae for delegate
TO congress, new central COM
mittee and for the transaction of
such other business as may legiti-
mately come before it.
In accordance with the recon-
mendation of the National demo-
cratic committee, "All democratic
conservative reform citizens of the
territory, irrespective Of past pol
itical association or differences,
who can unite with us in the effort
for pure, economical and consti-
tutional government, and who
favor the republic and oppose the
empire, and who will support the
nominee of this convention, are
cordially invited to join with us
in sending delegates to the con.
vention."
The county committees of the
several counties are directed,
either by apportionment or by
primaries, to select delegates as
follows: One for every fifty votes
(or major fraction thereof cast for
the Hon. ]. f. Wilson, for delegate
to congress at the last territorial
election.
Below is given the vote by coun-
ties, and the number of delegates
each county as they now exist il
entitled to send to the said terri
torfal convention.
Graham guardian., 1900-08-24
HOW LoNe'

The war in the Philippines has
been going on says the New York
Journal jus. one year and ban
to-day. For eighteen weary
months the best blood of the
United States has been draiend IN
to a repulsive and apparently bot
tomless swamp Of guerilla lighting
that leads TO nothing, aud we have
spent on the wretched job more
money than the Democratic party
under Jefferson and Monroe need
ed to triple the area of the Repub'
lie.
When we began war with Spain
a nation Of eighteen million pco-
pic, with considerable navy, an
army that could call upon mil
lion trained men, o treasury and u
completely organized government,
we fought her TO standstill ID
three mouths and half, and we
never put more than 10000 men
in our lighting hne. 10 suppress
100000 unorganized Tagals, IN
what we have never recognized rs
a war, we are using $4,000 men,
and after eighteen months OF fight.
ing we do not seem much nearer
success than we were at the DE
ginning.
Does not this imply atrocious
mismanagement somewhere? Ano
how long is it to be kept up! Arr
the American people prepared to
resign themselves to permanent
state Of war In the Philippines,
with a great part of their resources
in men and money annually de-
voured TO no purposc2
Our army of occupation in the
islands is equal 10 the entire force
that state like New Jersey could
be expected to raise to resist IN
vasion. Practically, therefore, W,
have subtracted state like New
Jersey from the defensive resource
of the nation. That is what ha
been accomplished By imperialism
masquerading in the robes of ex.
pansion.
If we had given the Filipinos 4
voice in the management of theh
own country thore would hav,
been no war. If we would con
descend to negotiate with then
the war could be stopped eve
now.
In dealing with the savagt
Moros of the Sulua Islands, wit
their polygamy, slavery and mor
archy, we were willing to recoe
nize the local authorities an
customs, and by doing so We OBJ
tanned the allegiance of thes'
fcrocious bandits without blow
Why should we refuse to do as
much for the civilized and Christ
ian Inhabitants of Luzon?
Graham guardian., 1900-08-24
First publication August, 10 1900
Notice for Publication,
Homestead Application No
2s15.

Application No.
3S45.
(Comnuted9
LAND OFFICE AT TUCSON, ARIZONA,
July 2s, 1900.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler he's filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Clerk OF
the District Court at Solomonville, Arizona on
Saturday, September Is, 1900, viz.
John .. l.. Roger, of Matthews, Arizona, for
the EK NEH Sec TIP 6 R24 u. G & b
4 NJ.
He names the following witnesses TO prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
William Wilson, John S. Waddill, Lorenzo
Honsaker and Dave II. Matthews, all of Matth-
ews, Arizona.
MILTON r. MOORE
Register
Graham guardian., 1900-08-24

sk1I3
Capt. Cameron, on his Journey
through Urua in 1872, heard Of the
cave dwellers in the districts of the
headwaters Of the Congo river, but in
spite Of all the efforts he made was
unable to discover them. News comes
now from Brussels, says the Phila-
delphia Record, that Lieut.. Leon
Jerckel, Of the Congo state troops, sue
ceeded in locating these caverns. Ao~
cording to report published in lie
Movement Geographic, these caves
are situated in the mountains and
hills which surround the valley of the
Lufira, a tributary of the Lualaba.
The Lufira falls down at Djuo over
rock some 100 feet high, whence it
flows through ravine of from 400 to
500 feet deep, surrounded by steep
rocky mountains.
In distance of about ten miles
from the Diuo fall are the caves of
Mokana. All the caves are situated
in the rocks. Some Of them are two
miles and even more in length, and
most of them are inhabited by savage
tribes. Lieut.. Cerckel says that they
nr& absolutely dark, but not humid,
and that at least several thousand peo-
pie dwell therein. The fires which
burned within the caves caused a
dense smoke, which made close in
yestigation impossible. Cerckel sue
ceeded only in entering some Of the
caves after he had presented the chief
of the tribe with large quantities of
colored cotton prints and brass goods,
and even then he was soon compelled
to leave the district with his compan-
ions, as his life was threatened by the
savaRes.
Graham guardian., 1900-08-24
Stafford
BIG FIFE mi THHTCHfR.

Mr.. John Pressler has a
big fire and will take his
insurance fees in the moder-
ate price he is asking for his
excellent brick burned at his
kiln during the late fire. They
are of excellent quality and
will give genuine satisfaction.
Address
JOHN PRESSLER or
THOS. MERRILL, Sr.
Thatcher Ariz.
Graham guardian., 1900-08-24

A first class saw.mill with a
capacity of ten thousand feet per
day can bc purchased of Bnss 4
Birdno. A bargain for active
man.
Graham guardian., 1900-08-24

The Commodore is stopping at
Sparks he is a good fellow and
wants to see every smoker in
Graham County, go in and discuss
the point with him; you will go
away pleased and call again. The
Commodore is pleasant and agree.
able, you are sure to like him.
DR.. w. 4. Linldey, rear OF
post.office. If
Graham guardian., 1900-08-24
MOST PRECIOUS MANUSCRIPT.
The Handwriting OF Milton Treas
ured as the Gem OF All
English Poets.

We have spoken of the Milton book
at Trinity as being the most precious
manuscript of English literature in
the world, says Edmund Gosse, in At
lantic, and the longer we consider its
constitution the less likely we are to
dispute this claim. Nothing of Shakes
peare's works remains in his own hand
writing; nothing important. so far as
we know of Chaucer's, or of Spenser's.
OF later poets, indeed, we possess man
uscripts of more or less value and in
terest. But in no other case that can
recall, ancient or modern, has it been
our privilege to examine the sheets in
which, through several years of the
highest creative intensity, great poet
has left on record the very movement
of his mind and the hesitatiens and Sc
lections Of his art in the act of produc-
ton. When that poet is Milton, the
most splendid artist in verse whom the
English race has produced, the impor-
tance of the document stands revealed
beyond any need of emphasis or in
sistence. Now, in the Trinity manu-
script, everything is the unquestioned
handwriting of Milton, except some OF
the sonnets, which have evidently been
copied by successive amanLenses.
Graham guardian., 1900-08-24

T. Il. FARIsH, chairman,
FRANK TRoTT, secretary,
Territorial Democratic Central
Committee.
Graham guardian., 1900-08-24

Underwear and blankets at cost
at Layton, Alfred & Co.'S, 46tf
Graham guardian., 1900-08-24

Proxies will be recognized when
held by any voter residing within
the precinct represented by such
proxy.
A. M. ELIAS, JOHN ]. BIRDNo,
Secretary. Chairman.
Graham guardian., 1900-08-24

DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.
Graham guardian., 1900-08-24
An Arisona Diii of Fare.

81 was at restaurant out in Ari-
zona once,". said salesman for a
well-known revolver corporation, "and
was looking over the bill of fare, II;
gave u better description Of some
features of the country than a whole
volume. For ten cents you could get
some delicious lamb chops and fried
potatoes. But bread and butter were
extra, while dish OF milk toast was
Is cents. You see that meant that
they raise cattle out there for their
meat and not for dairy purposes.
Milch cows are scarce and dear, But
the Chinese broil beefsteak by frying
it and then making the marks of the
griddle with red-hot poker"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-27
Bow Ran AWAY.

p Oral Graham, who has been living
with his brother, C. H. Graham, and
attending school, left his brothers
house Wednesday before the family
was awake and has not since returned
or been heard from. Mr.. Graham
stated that his brother was not very
well satisfied, as he had insisted on
his attending school, when the boy
wanted to go and work for himself
somewhere. He is quite sure that
the boy has run away, but is natu-
rally anxious to learn his where
abouts, for it is possible that some
thing has befallen him, though not
thought probable. A boy applied
at Duclos' brickyard for work this
morning. but was not hired and went
away. 1t Is not known whether this
boy was Oral or not, and II it was
his present whereabouts Is not now
known. The boy is an orphan, and
has heretofore lived with a sister in
the southern part OF the state.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-27
CASS LAKE SAFE.
Precautions Are Taken Against Approach
of Forest Fires-Partly Pro-
tected by Lakes.

Cass Lake, Mimi. April A.-Owine
to the fact that forest fires having
been raging at no great distance
from Cass Lake, measures have been
taken to remove all danger Of fire In
the immediate vicinity of the town.
A crowd of men, numbering more
than 200, were sent out, and they cut
down and removed the scrub, plowed
an outline furrow and burned aspace
four rods wide on both sides Of the
track, north and south, and also on
the west side Of town crossing the
tracks. With Cass Lake and Pike
bay on the east and oil other sides
duly protected, there is not the re-
hottest possibility Of a forest fire here
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-27
Cement Side walks.

A manufacturer OF cement side
walks is in the city, trying to con:
tract with property owners for the
building of cement walks. 1t is said
that they cost but little more tnan
wooden walks. The time has ar
rived, or nearly so, when the city
should compel all new sidewalks
in the business part OF the city to be
of cement, or some such material.
TO at once replace all the present
walks with cement might be a hard
ship, but the change should be made
as rapidly as possible.
Little Falls should have no more
plank sidewalks in the business
district.
The question is one that the city
council should consider at an early
date.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-27
GAME WARDEN ACTIVE.
He Has Caused the Arrest Of Sew en- Per
sons For Illegally Catch ;..,: i
y, ing Fish. -,

Ed. ReyGolds,, deputy game war
den at Royalton, is doing a whole
sale business in arresting. parties for
violating the game laws by catching
fish contrary to it's provisions.
Last Saturday night hesurprised q
party of fveresidepts oiTwo Rivers,
who were spearing fish in the Missis:
sippt with q boat and torch light.
In this party were Joe and Mat.
Kline, Martin Wiener, his brother
and another man whose name the
game warden did not know. Martin
Wiener was handling the spear.
Several black bass and pike, both Of
which tits unlawful to catch at this
season of the year, were found in the
boat. =
Alive men were arrested but .
settlement was reached whereby the
complaints against all but Martin
Wiener were dismissed. He pleaded
guilty and paid a fine before one OF
village justices at Royalton.
Mr.: Reynolds has also caused the
arrest of Mat Newman and r. A.
Mills. The were caught, they game
warden claims, with several black
bass in their possession.
Mr.. Reynolds was here Wednesday
consulting County Attorney Lyon
in regard to these two cases, and it
is probable they will come up before
one of the Boyalton justices this az
ternoon.
The game warden stated that he
had his instructions to enforce the
law and intended to do it, II any at
tempt was made to do it in other
places. He said he was informed
that people Of this city were allowed
to fish as they pleased, and II that
was the case he would not modest
anyone in his section in the future.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-27
FELL LIKE A BoMBSHELL.

Quay's Friends Had Not Expected an Ad.
=, =. verse Vote in tho Senate.
HARR1sBuRa, Pa, April 25.-Matthew
s. Quay q defeat in, the senate at Wash.
ington fell like bombshell in the camp
Of his friends gathered in this city for
the state convention. It was totally
unexpected. In anticipation Of his
triumph the regular, organizat ton lead
ers had come together from. all over the
state and preparations had been made
to hold what they extected was to be q
joyous occasion. They had in.anticipa-
ton fireworks, lively tunes by the band,
but all is gloom. But not all is sorrow
in Harrisburg, however. At the head
quarters Of the anti-Quay men, the Gin
surgents," presided over by Senators
Martin of Philadelphia and Flynn Of
Pittsburg, there was gathered a party of
men who took an active part in the op-
position to Mr.. Quay in the last cam
paign and they were not slow to express
their satisfaction at the turn affairs had
taken. The general opinion among the
Quay lieutenants is that the result at
Washington takes their leader out Of
the race for the senatorship.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-27

ROBERTS llJ 81 SPREADS p "a 4 NET r.
With Some Forty Thousand
Men He Covers Western
i -. Semi Circle.
f,y' - l:T.3-IrF iNf5HfrIFII.l n, "a.
Bad Condition of the Roads Ac-
counts for Slow Progress
T., {. - GO: @&1G L.stS..&' lJEr'
Ill ~ ~ 2~.& Of Column, ..

j MAsERu, Basutoland, Tuesday, April
A.-The Beers severely attacked Colo.
mol Dalgety's northern position, facing
Bokpoort Action, under whose fro they
made determined advance. The Brit
ish maintained heavy fire, before
which the Beers recoiled after extend
ing across the fats and maintaining a
continuous long range fusilade for some
hours: Artillery can be heard in the
direction Of Dewetsdorp, but there is no
belief that the British relief column in
that direction has advanced farther.
The natives report that another Brit
ish relief force has been detached from
Bloemfontein. II 50 the position Of the
Beers around Wepener is precarious.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-27
Current Comment.

Atraveling man gave the following
talk to the Fergus Falls Journal :
II notice Fergus Falls is making a
strong effort to secure the new Far
20, Duluth & Northwestern railroad.
I'm glad to see that the city is alive
to the Importance of the enterprise.
1t has often occurred to me that Fer
gus Falls has so many natural ad-
vantages that they are an actual
detriment to the place. The city Ia
well situated and has a fine water
power, but it does not do to depend
upon this alone; it takes tremen-
dous amount of enterprise to build
up any city. was talking to a man
in u small village not long ago, and
asked him why the citizens of the
place did not make an effort to secure
a railroad. "A Railroad he replied
in surprise, well, for one would not
he in favor OF it, When pressed for
his rea sons; he admitted that he
feared if q railroad were built some
one else might start store and take
away some of his trade. Men Of this
stamp would kill off the best place
that ever was founded. I do not
mean to say that there are any such
here; in fact am sure there are not.
But if you people are honest about
it. you must admit that business
here is carried on on rather conserva-
tive lines. Everyone is making a fair
living, and very few have a desire to
branch out, so to speak; to draw
trade from long distances; to make
business hum as they do in some
places-in Fargo, for Instance. 1t al
ways does me good to go to Fargo.
They have more hustlers there to the
square yard than they have in any
other section of the Northwest"