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The copper era., 1903-01-15

THE editor Of the Tucson Star, L. C. Hughes, who claims to be in favor of statehood, was the only man in Arizona who appeared before the ser- ate committee and made a protest against the bill. He raised the point that the apportionmen Tt to the consti- tutional convention. which was based on the representation Of the various counties 10 the legislature. was not in accordance with the present popula- ton. In this he was doubtless correct, but as there could be no other method of arriving at an appOrtionmeut, il certanly looks as if Mir. Hughes was "knOcking" statehood. which in fact territory is in the hands of the legis- lature. and the delegate to congress ie not responsible for its failure to reap portion the territory. There was no kick" from Graham county, through according to present population she was entitled to five times the repre- sentation Of some other counties which were given even larger repre- sentation under the bill The terri tory should be re-districted at the coming session of the legislature, a. a great injustice is being done the peo- pie of several counties. Graham county cast 24OO votes at the last elec- ton yet she is entitled under the old law 10 only two members of the house and one in the council, which is also given to several counties casting only ture is called to this matter. Let them right this wrong by making a new apportionment and giving us the representation to which we are en- titled.
The copper era., 1903-01-15

The Bulletin now serves notice on the Copper Era that its proposition to have Clifton created by special legis lative act into an independent school district, is out of order. Such a thing would be beyond the power of the legis- lature, besides nobody, with any sense of fairness, would vote for the fool thing g.-Bulletin.
 Clifton and Morenci arc doubtless paying about seventy-tive per cent. of the school tax of the county, and yet the schools are always crippled for lack Of funds. Of course there is noth- ing unfair about this, and any effort to remedy it is considered fool thing. " Mir. Kelly is well vcrsed in the law, and yet independent school districts have been established in the terri tories by acts of the legislature and are still in existence. What has been done can be done again. An independ- cnt school district would be a grand thing for Clifton.
The copper era., 1903-01-15

THE ERA is informed that the daughter of Frank F. Trott is an ap- plicant for clerkship in the terri torial council. Mir. Trott's services as secretary of the territorial democratic central committee should eutitle his daughter, who if very competent young lady, to any appointment she may ask for. And as the democrats are in the majority it to be hoped that Miss Trott will be given the position she desires.
The copper era., 1903-01-15
Miners Attention

The Steeple Rock Development Com pany will dispose of all its surplus ma chinery, shafting, etc, in the old Carlisle Mill. cheap for cash. There is a great variety Of material, almos { anything that d miner or mill man may want, such as vanners. buckets, cables, cars, shafting, pullcys, stamps, engines, boilers, pipe, belting, etc. If you want anything whatever in this line, write to the undersigned You will get prompt reply.
 4-foot and 6-foot Frue vanners. 5-foot Huntington mills, S-foot Bruckncr Rotary Furnaces.
 SANFORD ROBINSON, Agt..
 Steeple Rock, New Mexico.
The copper era., 1903-01-15

THE immediate future of Arizona depends largely on the next legisla- ture. Increased taxation means a stagnation of business activity, and the crippling and drying away of many new institutions and much
 money. What the territory most needs is reform in all expenditures and appropriations, that at a lower tax rate may follow. The business in- tercsts demand this. Arizona is tax ridden, and past legislatures are largely to blame for it. Retrechment and reform should be the watchword. |.
The copper era., 1903-01-15
WHAT IS THE USE

of suffering from Indigestion if you eat what you want, or of starving yourself to avoid such diStrcSs' Ackrr's Dyspepsia Tablets taken after eating will digest your food perfectly and free you from all the diSagrcCablc symptoms of Iudi- gcStiOn and Dyspepsia. Eat what you like at any time. and take Acker Tablet afterward. Positively guaranteed. Your money will al- ways be refunded if you are not satisfied Write 10 Us for n free sample. W II. HOOKFE tt Co.,, Buffalo, NY.
The copper era., 1903-01-15

l Pullman Merrill, son of Thomas Merrill Of Stafford, was one Of the un- fortunate miners who lost his life through foul air in the Black Diamond near Pearce station last week. The Guardian has the following account of | the accident.
 "A number Of shots had been fired in the tunnel in which Merrill was working. and as there is no ventilation for the tunnel, it takes some time for the foul air and gases to escape after a shot. Merrill and q companion went into the tunnel after the shots. but found tEe air too strong for them and came out. After waiting a while they again went in, not realizing the dan ger of such an action, being inexperi- eLced miners. On reaching the gas in the tunnel. Merrill was overcome with it's effets and fell to the ground His companion, who was in the rear, upon smelling the foul air started to retreat but seeing Merrill fall went to his res cue, intending to carry him out, but as he leaned over to pick him up instead Of doing so he fell prostrate across the body of Phileman and lay all night and until o'clock next morn ihg, when he was rescued and saved but Phileman succumbed to the deadly effects of the foul air and was carried out dead"
 The young man has many friends in this section who extend their sympa- thy to the grief-stricken family.
The copper era., 1903-01-15

We sell the greatest of blood puri- fiers, Acker's Blood Elixir. under a positive guarantee. It will cure all chronic and blood poisons. If you have eruptions or sores on your body. or are pale, weak or run down, it is just what you need. We refund money if you are not satisfied. 90 cents and S100.
The copper era., 1903-01-15
Farmers and Mechanics Bank of
 Los Angeles Natlonalized.

Mir. I. w. Hellman, a prominent tinancier and banker of the west, as signed as reason for this move that they desired to conform to the eastern customs and methods where national banks are the usual form and for the further reason that they are afforded government inspection.
The copper era., 1903-01-15
: COUNTY SEAT NEWS } tII,ullIT
IilIIIIIIII
iIIIinIIIE

From Our Regular Correspondent Chas Bull. of the ERA, was well come visitor in the county seat last week.
 Mrs. Fred Dysart has been very i'll for several days and no improvement is yet reported.
 w. A. Moody has moved his famil Y to Thatcher. MT Moody is now a bis hop Of the L. D. :. church q, Thatcher.
 The ranchers ot the Gila valley are busily engaged in planting crops All indications point to good harvest next season. Mir. and Mrs. Nit Simms are now comfortably located in Solomonville -a nice quiet place indeed to spend a honeymoon. John Birdno secured the assessor plum from the supervisors Christm as tree. Thus do the faithful come in for their reward. Mike Ohl was in town this week on business with the probate court. He now makes his headquarters at Will COX and is engaged in private business.
 Chas. F. Solomon, Of the Gila Valley Bank X Trust Co.,. will leave in few days for New York and other eastern cities. He will be away for several weeks. The new board of supervisors or ganized by electing Caruthers chairman and Arturo NJ. Elias, clerk Mir. Elias selection gives general sat isfaction, but he certainly earned the job.
The copper era., 1903-01-15

The celebrated Esprelle Shoe-the best shoe on the market-now for sale by J. l.. Holt, North Clifton.
The copper era., 1903-01-15

All kinds of mining and commercial blanks printed and for sale by the ERA.
The copper era., 1903-01-15

Wall map of Arizona, 50 cents each at COPPER ERA office.
The copper era., 1903-01-15

Ladies suits cleaned, pressed and altered promptly by A. l.. Townsend q.
The copper era., 1903-01-15

II you desire a good complexion use Moki Tea. pure herb drink. It acts on the liver and makes the skin smooth and clear. Cures sick head aches. 25 cts. and 50 cts. Money re- funded if it does not satisfy you. Write to w. H. Hooker & Co, Buffalo, N. Y., for free sample.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-27
A View on Immiqration.

Golfers Weekly, which, by the way, is
one of the most important reviews of
our time, both in illustration and text.
presents a new thought to most of us in
considering immigration when it says:
one fault of our immigration laws be-
comes more evident with every cargo of
Europeans that arrives, We are dealing
with the newcomers as with packages
subject to a tariff, not as with human be-
ings If they come up to the test for lit
eracy, if they have a certain amount of
money. they pass. The man who fulfls
both tests may become Il source of moral
and physical infection, the one who full
fills neither may be an empire builder.
The nation that admits the new -comers
has one aim: their development into good
citizens who will upbuild the country.
Anyone with half a knowledge of Euro
pean slums who will watch the eXamina-
tions at Ellis Island can tell in an in
slant that type known as the "city
dweller." His descendants are no more
likely to till the land than his ancestors.
He may have three or four times the
amount of money required, and he may
read and write well, or if he cannot the
agents of the steamship companies have
coached his city cunning till he can
answer the stereotyped questions. We'll
along in years, his few dollars may be
his only capital; he has neither trade
nor physical strength. When his money
is gone, he becomes a public charge
when his stregth is gone, he goes to the
hospital His habits are such that he
spreads infection; he seeks the quarter
of his kind where American influence will
not reach him, while in the city every
occupation is overcrowded. Equally
easy of Identification is another type
the Country dweller" Though he may
not read and write he has an occupation
and he is young and vigorous, with al
the strength of his coming years as cap
ital Though he has not five dollars II
his pocket, he faces a market where the
demand is great. A ticket to the new
Western home is all that he needs. Tn,
day he arrives he can get work at a gooC
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-27
A FINE FALL FOR
1904 GRAIN YIELD.
WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN
IDEAL TO INDUCE HEAVY
WHEAT CROPS.
More Fall Plowlng Than Ever Before
Rain, Sunshine and Frost Distributed
Just Right.

Rain. Sunshine and Erost Distributed
JUST H'ont'
with the execution of a few districts
in Oregon the reports from all parts of
the Inland Empire are that conditions
could not bee more favorable this fan to
induce "A big wheat Weld next season
More Water wheat has been sowod than
ever before ii is estiu; led. and far more
fan blowing has been done for spring
sowing than has been the case for sev-
cral years The rolling hills of the fer
tile Palouse are either bright green with
tall wheat or black with the rich up-
turned earth from the fan blowing The
Big Bend flats are showing a fine stand
of winter wheat. and reports from all
sections of that great grain belt are that
never were fall conditions more favor
able for spring wheat
Conditions "A year ago this fall were
not nearly so Favorable as they are now.
and the consequence was that this years
yield of grain. while prodigious as COM
pared with the central states. was far
below the average Tor the Inland EN-
pire. 1t was dry "A year ago. when the
rains were needed so that the earth was
caked when plowed for spring and the
winter wheat did not get chance to
sprout vigorously. When the rains did
come they were mingled with cold
weather. SO the winter wheat did not
prosper as it should have done In spite
of that crops of from 90 to 40 bushels
of wheat from the summer fallowed win
fer wheat land were the usual thing.
while crops nf more than 80 and even
more than 80 bushels to the acre were
not unusual by any means
The Second National bank of ColfaX,
! Washington. has ON deposit 81 O02 900 in
round numbers. The First National
! bank has on deposit at the present time
about $3.50 900 in round numbers. This
makes "A total of almost one and two
| Thirds million dollars in these two banks
| When it is taken into consideration that
! Colfax is located in a strictly agricultural
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-27
eusTAvus F. swlFT's NOTICES.
[From Success. ]

Gustavus f. Swift, the late head of the
great packing house of Swift & Co, Chi
cago, left an estate worth over $1,000 900
Perhaps MIR. Swift did not enjoy all the
pleasures of life; in fact. he was known
to have missed many that even money
cannot buy, and perhaps there are people
who think that his mode of life was not
ideal; but he left to the young men of the
country-and to the old ones as well--a
greater legacy than can be measured by
wealth. He left the example of his life
and the original maXms that were his
guide in building a great business. All of
these maXims have been collected and are
presented herewith. complete, for the
first time
No man. however rich, has enough
money to waste in putting on style.
The richer a man gets the more care
full he should be to keep his head level
Business, religion, and pleasure of the
right kind should be the only things in
| life for any man.
| a big head and a big bank account were
never found together TO the credit of any
one, and never will be.
No young man is rich enough to smoke
| % cent cigars.
Every time a man loses his temper he
loses his head. and when he loses his
| head he loses several chances.
| Next to knowing your own business, it
a mighty good thing to know as much
about your neighbor's as possible, espec-
! tally if he's in the same line.
The best n man ever did shouldn't be
his standard for the rest of his life.
The successful men of today worked
mighty hard for what they have got. The
men of tomorrow will have to work hard
| er to get it away.
If the concentration of a lifetime is
found in one can of goods then the life
has not been wasted.
No mans success was ever marked by
the currency he pasted up on billboards.
When a clerk tells you he must leave
the office because it is $50 p. m, rest
assured that you will never see his name
/ over a front door
The secret of all great undertakings is
hard work and self-reliance. Given these
two qualities and residence in the Unit
ed States of America, a young man has
nothing else to ask for
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-27

With three years of experience in
Washington. William p. Dillingham; finds
himself filling the first class chairman
ship OF the Senate committee on immi-
grafton. This is exceptional advance
meut, and is indicative of the standing
which our junior senator has already won
in national legislation. The immigration
problem is one Of the great questions of
the day. and at the head of the committee
Senator Dillingham; will have an oppor-
tunty for helpful and lasting service to
his country. In selecting Dillingham; for
senator Vermont picked the candidate
having more of the essential qualities of
the kind Of craftsmanship needed in
Washington than We're possessed by any
other man in the public life of our state,
Senator Proctor is at the head of the
Senate committee on agriculture and
forestry and the second ranking member
on the committee on military affairs.
Vermont is losing nothing of her ira
ditional reputation for influence in the
Senate.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-27

Panama will be Uncle Sans bottle
baby. although pretending to walk alone
as a full-nedged republic. The first and
most important article of the treaty sign
ed by Secretary Hay and Minister Narila
is this: The United States guarantees
and will maintain the Independence of the
Republic of Panama" The United States
is given sovereign powers over a strip
ten miles wide each side of the canal and
control of the rest of Panama for such
purposes as may be necessary for the
building or proper maintenance Of the
canal No duties will be exacted in the
ports of Panama and Colon except such
as may be imposed upon goods for use
within her territory. Tne two cities will
remain part of Panama, but the United
States will have the power to step in to
enforce proper government and santa
tion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-27

IF / could be absolutely assured of my
election as president by turning my back
to the principals of human liberty as
enunciated by Abraham Lincoln, l should
be incapable of doing it, and unfit to be
president if / were so capable. | do not
expect to be elected president by the
trust promoters who are fighting for
special privileges, nor by such labor union
men would shut out all other men
from an opportunity to work. nor by those
who would close the door of hope against
the colored man as a citizen. All these
demand special privileges which cannot
be recognized by president, whose oath
of Office binds him to execute the laws
for all alike and recognize none as above
the law. If l am elected to this high
office, it must be on my record as an
| executor of the law mithout dis'rim-
| ination. - President Roosevelt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-27
ALCOHOL NO FooDsTUFF.
The View That Alcohol Has Practical
Nutritive Value Combatted.

American Medicine combats the view
of Professor Atwater that alcohol has
nutritive value in any practical sense,
says the Baltimore Sun 1t is conceded
that a small quantity of alcohol is oxi-
died in the body. This may be true
without justifying the placing of alcohol
among useful foodstuns. According to
Herr Kuhne the oxidation of a substance
in the body does not prove that its effect
is useful. Faust holds that morphine,
like alcohol, may be oXidized in the body
in increasing quantities. but no one
contends on this account for the use of
morphine as an article Of diet. The
Professors contcntion-on the basis of
experiments with three persOns-that
alcohol in small quantity can be sub
stituted for carbohydrates and fats is
not admitted. The important action of
alcohol when taken with other food is
Indirect modifying, as it does, the
metabolic processes of the body" Pro-
fessor Atwater argues that alcohol has
an indirect drug action on the nervous
system as well as a direct action as a
food, but errs. says American Medicine,
i'm assuming that the food benefit can be
obtained without the nervous injury.
Horseley is cited as "a neurologist of
quite the first rank - who maintains that
" alcohol even in small amounts with
meals. is injurious to the nervous sys-
tenn Our medical contemporary does
not even concede that alcohol is, as Pro-
fessor Atwater thinks he has proved, a
probable source of muscular energy, and
quotes with glee his admission that
practical experience indicates it to be
a poor food for muscular work" The
conclusion reached is that Michael Fos-
ter, the eminent psychologist, is about
right when he says that no distinct
physologic dicta concerning the useful
ness or the opposite of alcohol as an arti-
Gle of diet can at present be enunciated.
Any physiologic opinion which may be
given is of less value than the teachings
Of general eXperience."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-27

Receiver Frank L. Fish of the Packard
National bank of Greenfield, Mass. an
nounces the first dividend to the deposit
ors and other creditors 1t is one of SC
per cent, and is payable upon the pre-
sentation of proven claims.
The city of Santo Domingo, capitulated
to the revolutionary forces Tuesday. Sa-
lutes of 21 guns eacn were fired through
out the country, and there was great re-
joicing over the triumph of the revolu-
ton. The defeated president, Wos Gil
accompanied by his cabinet sought refuge
on a German warship.
Thirty-five Italian laboTers, employed
by the railroad cOmpany's contractors, al
Lilley. west of Altoona, Pa, were burned
to death in their shanty Saturday morn
ing. Fourteen others were seriously and
some fatally burned. There were 15(
men housed in the long building with
one entrance and a few windows. The
fire caught from stove, and the mer
perished like rats in a trap.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-27

If any man familiar with conditions
here i'm Vermont can read the report of
Commissioner Henry G. Thomas of
stowe, in regard to the slaughter Of game
in the ten days open season for deer and
still argue that Vermont has a future
as a paradise for sportsmen ne has a
more vivid Imagination than the facts
will Justify. 1t is apparent to any
thoughtful person that the deer-klling
gait of 1898 cannot long be kept up. Now
the question is what shall we ask the
general assembly to do about it next
year2-ISt. Albans Messenger.
Where the determination policy comes
in under the present law within an open
season Of only ten days is not apparent.
In 1893 the hunters snot only 81 bucks.
The number has increased steadily since
then the record in 1872 being $50 and in
1872, 75i. As long as hunters have only
the opportunity legally to shoot bucks
with horns the last ten days of October
there will he plenty of deer in Vermont.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-27

wage More than one American born pi-
oneer had little more education than he.
He will be surrounded by American in
nucuccs; his children will be well edu-
Gated, he will become the owner of his
own roof-tree. TO say that he is never
allowed to enter because he does not
come UP to the package test, would be
presupposng that our officials never ex-
ercise their judgment. The need of the
hour is the exclusion of the other type,
when infectious, clannish and anaemic
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-27
For Sale.

MY home farm. The outlook" con;
one of the best sets of buildings In Ran
dolph, two miles from station; The now
ings are in high state of cultiyation
is an abundance of fruit and pure spring
water Being in the, lumber business; l
wish to make immediate disposal OF this
4S-49 e. L. BASS, Randolph, VT.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-27

George" I'm surprised that you have
a lottery at your church fair. Don't you
know that gambling is a sin?" Mabel
Oh, but this isn't gambling. You can't
possibly win anything. II Judge.
" Does your daughter play Mozart?' in
quired the young man with gold glasses,
Il think she does" answered Mrs. Cum
roX affably. But l think she prefers
bridge whist. - Washington Star
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-27
Gbr l)rrmOnt a9bonie.
BRATTLEBORO,
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1903.
THE VERMONT PHOENIX.
Published every Friday at Brattleboro, VT hy
Q. |. FRENCH.

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paid within the year s..
Rates of advertising furnished on applica-
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free Obituary Notices. Cards of Thanks, etc,
- cents per inch of - lines or less.
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-27
Special 9nticcs.

C,TRAYED- From my pasture in Newtane'
= two yearing heifers, one black and white.
the other red and white. Finder notify NJ. II.
ROBBINS. II
TSTRAY.-Cam into my pasture on Put
II ney West Hill, one light brindle yearlng
steer The owner is requested TO prove prop
erty, pay charges and take him away. GEO;
ii. PHILLIPS, Putney, Vt, Nov. Is, 1903. lt4S
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-27
Pigs and Shotes for Sale.
LII. & +. A. RICHARDSON,
i6tf BrattleborO, VT.
For Sale.

~ DING WEST.-Will saerltice SOD Ten ac Q
Keeps Tour head cattle. Nine large rooms, two
tencments. Sl2O0. Easy terms; Tools, lock aud
hay for halt price SOL aoHis M u: H. kiNs-