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Graham guardian., 1903-11-20
THE PLAN IS THIS:

With every five dollars in goods,
outs ide of groceries we give you q
copy of the bill, you save all bills
until Monday, December 2lst, at
which time we will begin to give
out the presents. For every two
tickets amounting to ten dollars
you get your choice Of any Of the
80 cent articles we give as pre-
miums, and so on up. For four
tickets, making twenty dollars
purchased, you get 81 in presents.
For one hundred dollars you get
S5 in presents. You will be al
lowed to take the amount you are
entitled to in as many presents
as you please up to the amount due
you. Presents will range in value
from 10 cents to $3.50.
We have had a good years busi-
ness and will show our apprecia-
tion of your trade by making it
possible for you to give presents
to your friends, by giving the
presents to you.
Our goods are all marked in
plain figures and the prices will be
the same as they have been, and as
we have advertised, so when any
one tells you that you pay for the
presents you know that it is not
true. The 5 cent Calico will still
be s cents, the 5 cent outing we
have just received and will get in
will still be 5 cents. Heavy union
suits for women so cents, for chill
dren 80 cents.
All our show windows will be
filed with presents for you to see
now and to select from on and
after December 81. So come with
the bills; let us FIJI them and when
you are ready to give the presents
you can select what you want from
the lot,
Graham guardian., 1903-11-20
FRIDAY, NOV. 30, 1908.
THE TAILlNGS QUESTION.

We understand that the Arizona
Copper CO., has concluded that the
tailings going into the river at
Clifton will finally, if continued
devastate this valley and make it
rs barren and sterile as an Arabian
iesert, and is now preparing to
keep the tailings from their works
out of the river
Five or six years ago the GUAR
DIAN agitated this same question
until the board of Supervisors ap-
pointed committee to investigate.
At that time tho trouble had just
begun and the committee failed to
find any poisonous substance en-
tering the river. We believe Mr..
ColQuhoun was sincere when he
said that nothing was entering the
river harmful to vegetation. But
some substance, fatal to live plants
was there then just as surely as it
is to-day. 1t had only reached
San Jose st that time, and there
are farmers there who will swear
even st that time vine crop would
wither and die inside Of three days
after being watered.
Now the fatal substance has
covered almost the entire valley
and is rapidly transforming it into
a'desert
In Stafford last year r. S. Taylor
had as fine chill patch az ever
grew. He had watered 1t with
water from the ice plant until the
vines were grown, then one night
the canal broke aud the ground
was flooded with river water.
Next morning that chill patch
looked as though it had been
struck by a heavy frost.
The Arisona Copper Co. pro-
poses to meet the farmers and dis
cuss the matter. While we con-
fess that we fail to see what the
farmers can do in the matter of
taking care of the tsilings, yet ifit
will bring any speedy relief to the
valley, we would suggest that a
representative citisen of each town
be selected and meet representa-
tives Of the company.
Graham guardian., 1903-11-20
A Pearl Wedding.

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward G Phillips
celebrated the anniversary of their
3Oth wedding day, their pearl wed
ding, at their coEey home in
Thatcher last Tuesday evening, by
entertaining q number of their
friends.
A nice, social time was enjoyed
by those present until about II
o'clock. At this hour all went
home wishing Mr.. and Mrs.
Phillips a future overfowing with
happiness and many returns Of
their wedding anniversary.
Graham guardian., 1903-11-20
stennad Against a Hot Stove.

A child of Mrs. Geo. T. Benson,
when getting his usual Saturday
night bath, stepped back against
hot stove which burned him
severely. The child was in great
agony and his mother could do
nothing to pacify him. Remem-
bering that she had a bottle Of
Cham berlain's Pain Balm in the
house, she thought she would try
it. In less than half an hour after
applying it the child was quiet and
asleep, and in less than two weeks
was we'll. Mrs. Benson is a we'll
known resident of Kellar, Va.
Pain Balm is an antiseptic liniment
and especially valuable for burns,
cuts, bruises and sprains. For
sale by Stafford Drug Co., Stafford;
Thatcher Drug Co., Thatcher; H.
P. Wightman, Pima.
Graham guardian., 1903-11-20
FREE PRESENTS.
Hundreds Of Dollars in Presents
Given Away.

Beginning Saturday, November
l4th and ending Thursday, Decem-
ber .24th at 10 o'clock p. m. we
are going to have the greatest pre-
MUM sale ever had in the valley
We are the originators of premium
sales here but this sale is going to
climax anything ever before at
tempted.
We will give away absolutely
free of cost, to our cutomers hun
dreds of dollars in goods. This is
a sale where every one gets pres
ents. Presents suitable for old
and young, father, mother, brother,
sister, cousin, aunt, uncle, sweet
heart or friend.
Graham guardian., 1903-11-20
phv of the mind?

ply OF the mind!
We expect of the mechanic, that
he must be able to understand his
machinery in all its parts, and the
philosophy of the force or power
that is applied.
Who has cared enough OF the
matter to analize the makeup Of a
MANI
For short, cremate him, and you
find FIVE ingredients. lst, liquids;
End, solids "a small amounD; 3rd,
gases; 4th, ether; 9th, trans-ether
or spirit ether. Force.
George Comb, of Edinburg,
Scotland, was one of the best rea-
soners on philosophy of his day,
yet he never could repeat the mul-
tiplication table. Was an imbecile
as to the rules of arithmetic. Now
you say why soi Because the
etheric force had no organization
in the sidehead to conceive the
mathematical thought. How
many people have you known,
who could not conceive the idea
of the harmony of sounds. Gould
neither sing, whistle nor dance q
step.
At the Territorial Normal school
at Tempe, / managed to have a
class of seventeen examined as to
their perceptive faculties, and two
of the seventeen were color blind,
and one of the color blind, al
though being educated as a teacher,
was calculating to glide from the
Normal school to an apprentice
ship before the mast, anticipating
TO become the master of a ship.
That examination saved this young
man from making failure, as he
became the manager of a station
cry engine, and is doing we'll in
Colorado, managing a powerful
engine today.
Ulysses S. Grant was failure at
tanning COW skin. Neither could
he haul wood to town after it was
chopped and put on wagon, for
be had fair trial as an apprentice
at both. But when he was tried
as an engineer in seige, where
the power and force of these
American people was pitted at
battle, entrenchcd, he proved to be
able to handle his job.
Our teachers, they are a supply
filing u demand. Teachers have
othing to do with the pupil only
to put him through the course of
study laid down by time-honored
custom, to-wit: to put all into one
grist and mill them all out togeth-
er.
The most hopeless tramps to be
found out in this wild, wild West,
have been we'll brought up, well
educated. They have been milled,
trained and ultimately diplomaed.
to do something to which they
have found, by trial, that they
were incompetent, could not com
pete. having spent years of time,
consumed their health and
strength and their money too, as
we'll. And now, what? If cour-
age fails, tramp.
GEO. KAY MILLER.
90 North Stone Ave-, Tucson.
Graham guardian., 1903-11-20
STATUS or LOsAL OPTlOa.

During the past few weeks the
editor Of the GUARDIAN has been
making inquiries among the promi-
nent men of the valley as to the
status of the local option move
ment. Most Of them agree thst to
stop the sale of whiskey would be
a good thing, but at the same time
they are of the opinion that the
movement has developed and
spread so far IS to actually en-
danger the object originally in
tended 10 accomplish.
We end that the original move
ment was in Pima and for that
town alone. But before much bad
been done Thatcher and Central
were included, then Stafford and
later Solononville. The petition
including all of these towns was
hled with the board. Later q petit
ton, but not by the local option
committee, was circulated, includ-
ing the county, and covering the
same ground that the original petit
tion does. When the matter comes
before the board, if the petitions
cover the requirements of the
statutes, that body must order an
election on both petitions.
We 6nd at Pima, especially, that
the people are dissatisfied with the
condition. That town is almost
unanimous for local option, but
they want it local. They do not
want their chances endangered by
including towns that do not want
it. They want an election called
for Pima, let the Pima people vote
on the proposition and all other
towns do the same thing. 1t is
Relieved that if the matter goes to
vote az it stands now, a large
vote will be cast against it even in
Pima. The feeling has developed
to a more or less extent through
out the valley.
II seems to us that the wisest
thing to do is for each town or
precinct to petition the board and
let an election be called for each,
all on the same day, but count each
town OF precinct vote for itself
alone.
Under this plan, If it carries, it
will be local option and will be
enforced. But should a communi,
ty that does not want local option,
if forced upon them by the votes
Of other towns, there are none who
will contend that the law would
be enforced.
Again we wish TO say that it
was never the intention of the
committee to force any town IN that
did not want it bad enough to cast
a sufficient number of votes to
carry it.
Graham guardian., 1903-11-20
Hints to teachers,

EDITOR GUARDIAN: Your article
IN the GUARDIAN of Nov. 18th, is
IN keeping with our educators of
tie day, and age in which we, the
people of these United States,
sec fit to grope along in the same
old ruts and grooves of former
generations. Not one educator in
q thousand has even vague idea
of what constitutes the mind of
man. Our standard works on
mental philosophy are practically
the same as they were in the days
Of our great grandfathers, when a
boy with retentive memory was
supposed to be suited for any posi-
tion in life.
A little more than two thousand
years ago distinguished Roman
teacher made visit over to the
neighboring province Of Greece to
ask of a distinguished Grecian
teacher one question, to-wit:
"Wbat is the best course of
study to develop the minds of our
studentsi"
The Grecian answered; ~ as
certain, as best can, what bust
ness the pupil is best fitted for,
then / aim TO train the body and
the mind to manage that business"
The Grecian educators in those
days knew that it was wrong to
put a boy to work at a business to
which he had no adaptation.
Would to God, we knew this much
today.
We have gotten along far enough
in mechanical arts to think that a
boy, to ever be able to manage an
engine and other machinery, must
know something of the general
make up of an engine, or the fac
tors and parts of any machine over
which he is to have supervision,
else we doubt his ability to take
charge of such.
Now, it is a fact, and a deplor-
able fact, that with all the pro-
gress of the twentieth century,
that we, 10 our Normal schools fit
up the teachers for the school
positions, diploma and pronounce
them competent to train the minds
of our children, when those teach
ers have not the remotest idea of
what constitutes the human mind.
Yet we have grown into the age of
diplomas. But do we find that
the diploma makes the teacherl
Does diploma make the doctor
or the lawyer' Don't understand
me to object TO diploma. A
diploma is like a pedigree to
horse. 1t is a good introduction;
sets up presumption. But will
horse man stake his money on a
horse with a pedigree without
other evidenced
Don't we, before we employ a
lawyer or 6 doctor, want q little
more knowledge Of the capability
of the professional than TO know
that he had a retentive memory
and was q bright student at col
legei But a retentive memory and
bright record in our Normal
schools, and there 10 not doubt
as to the fitness to train the most
wonderful machanism-the ma
chanism of thought.
The doctor 10 schooled, and sur
gically so trained that he csu num-
ber and name all the parts of the
human body, and, too, tell of their
duties, and of their functions, until
he comes to the human brain, and
there he finds many convolu-
tions or lobes, but there he ends
He tells you nothing of the won
derful mechanism.
Now, is it not about time that
we began to train our teachers to
know something aboutthe philoso-
Graham guardian., 1903-11-20
VOTING CONTEST.
Prizes Given TO Most Popular Girls
In the VALLEY.

At the same time this sale is going
on we propose to help public en-
terprise that more people are in-
terested in than any other in the
valley. We are going to have
voting contest and give as prizes
the goods that were uncalled for
from our August lst premium sale.
The life size doll and seven other
premiums will be given to the
most popular girls in the valley
under ten years of age. The one
receiving the highest number of
votes will get the doll, the next
highest, the next most valuable
premium; and so on until all are
given.
We give the presents aud will
charge one cent for each vote, all
the proceeds from the contest,
every dollar taken in will be paid
to the building committee of the
new church at Thatcher. We ap-
preeiate the fact that good por-
ton of our business comes from
people interested in the church
mentioned aud we propose to help
them finish their building which
will be an ornament to the COM
munity. The voting will begin on
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18th
and continue up to and including
December 24th, and on the morn
ing of December 25th the pre-
miums will be awarded.
All votes with the money to
pay for same, to be sent to the
Cyclone store, where the votes
will be received, and the count,
as the contest progresses, will be
published weekly.
Now is your opportunity to
help good, a deserving people
and at the same time, show your
appreciation of your little friends.
We have the largest and best
stock of goods to select from in
the valley, and have only one
price, that is the lowest and is in
plain figures.
We will have extra bargains in
different lines all during Novem-
Der and December, and no matter
what you want, it will pay you to
call on us.
We are going to help now all
who have helped us make sue
cess of the big store.
Presents will be given on mail
orders as well as on what you buy
in person.
Graham guardian., 1903-11-20

On Monday Blake Messenger was
found guilty of misdemeanor by
Judge Mashbir, for refusing to pay
his road tax. He was arrested on
complaint of Pratt Stewart, road
master for the Hubbard district.
He was fined $40.
Graham guardian., 1903-11-20
Doesn't Respect Old Age.

It's shameful when youth fails
to show proper respect for old age,
but just the contrary in the case of
DR., Kings New Life Pills. They
cut off maladies no matter how
severe and irrespective of old age.
Dyspepsia, Jaundice, Fever, Con-
stipation all yield to this perfect
pill. 25cts at, Stafford Drug Co.,
Stafford; II. P. Wightman, Pima.
THE governor of Montana has
called a special session of the leg
islature for Dec. lst., for the pur-
pose of enacting laws for the re-
lief Of the labor situation in that
state.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-10-08

While the past summer was particu-
arly favorable to the growing of all
crops produced in this county, the
weather for the past three weeks has
been so stormy that harvesting has
been greatly impeded and grain and
fruit have suffered seriously. The
rainfall last month was 4.27 inches
more than double the September
average and the heaviest precipitation
for that month recorded i'm the county
for the past thirteen years. The
weather so far this month has also
been very unfavorable. There was an
exceptionally heavy rainfall last Mon
day, accompanied by high wind that
must have blown from the trees a
large amount Of fruit, not yet quite
ready for picking. The oat crop is
large but large part of it, still in the
stacks, has been greatly discolored by
the rain. 1t Las not az yet been seri-
ously damaged for feed but the discol-
Grafton will probably affect the price
to some extent, although present quot
ations indicat- that prices of both oats
and wheat will be higher than usual.
The storms have been general through
cut the Sound country and the rain
fall has been very heavy on the La
conner and Samish flats, the greatest
oats growing section Of western WASH
ington.
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will be acceptable to all parties on the
islands and one meeting with the ap-
proval of Whatcom merchants.
Impure Food Law

A summary prepared by DR.. Wiley,
chief of the bureau of chemistry, shows
that of POS consignments of foreign food
products inspected by his bureau since
the law authorizing the exclusion OF
impure foods went into effect, June |
last, twenty samples had been found to
come within the laws inhibition and
had been condemned. OF the twenty
samples five were Rhine wine and
contained salicylic reid; two white
wines, containing sulphurcus acids;
four olive oil, containing cottonseed Oil
and being mlsbranded; three Frank
furter sausage, containing preserva-
tives injurious to health; four canned
vegetables, covered with lead tops IL
contact with the food; one vinegar
which was misbranded and made of
distilled alcohol, and one of colorine
matter for foods, in which coal-tar dyes
We're used.
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The Telephone Project

Referring to the proposed telephone
cable project the Whatcom Rsveille of
last Sunday says: 1.-The committee APP
pointed by the Whatcom Commercial
Club to confer with the business men
of the San Juan islands relative to the
establishment of telephone communi-
cation between the islands and What
com, has arrived at conclusions which,
il is believed, will insure the consum-
nation of the project. David +. Lain,
chairman of-the committee, stated yes
terday that at the regular meeting of
the club to be held next Tuesday the
committee will present report favor
able to an early establishment of tele-
phonic communication between the
islands and the bay cities. lie believes
that q plan has been arrived at which
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-10-08
INSTRUCTIONS TO
LAUNCH OWNERS
OF CUSTOMS CALLS AT
TENTION TO NAVIGATION LAW
Launches, ''Without Regard to Tonnage
or Use,' No Matter How Propelled.
Subject to Same Rules and Regula-
tions as Steam Craft.

Collector of Customs Ide has issued
the following letter quoting and con-
STRUNG the navigation law III its appli
cation to vessels propelled otherwise
than by steam: ..
To Customs Officers, Owners and
Others Concerned: Your attention is
called to the following provisions of
the navigation laws relating to vessels
propelled by gas, fluid, naphtha, or
electric motors:
The act approved January IS, 1897,
provides:
"That all vessels of above fifteen tons
burden, carrying freight or passengers
for hire, propelled by gas, fluid, naph-
lha, or electric motors, shall be, and
are hereby, made subject to all the pro
visions of Section 1926 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States, relating
to the inspection of hulls and boilers
and requiring engineers and pilots;
AND ALL VESSELS so PROPELLED
WITHOUT REGARD TO TONNAGE OR
USE, shall be subject to the provision
of Sec. 44l2 of the Revised Statutes OF
the United States, relating to the regu
lations of steam vessels in passing each
other; and to SO much of Secs. 1888 and
1884 of the Revised Statutes, relating
to lights, fog signals, steering, and sail
ing rules, as the board of supervising
inspectors shall, by their regulations,
deem applicable and practicable for
their safe navigation"
1t will be observed from the forego-
ing that all launches propelled as
stated, without regard to tonnage or
use, are required to comply with the
rules to prevent collisions of vessels,
and to keep posted two copies Of the
printed regulations prescribed by Sec.
4412 Revised Statutes, which can be
obtained from the local inspectors of
boilers and hulls, at Seattle, and such
vessels of above fifteen gross tons are
subject to the same inspection as are
steam vessels.
Such vessels, IRRESPECTIVE OF TON
MAGE OR USE, are subject to all the
rules relating to lights, fog signals,
steering and sailing contained in Sec.
4433 Revised Statutes, and applying to
steam vessels, with the exception that
open vessels of ten gross tons and un-
der, propelled by gas, fluid, naphtha,
or electric motors, the red and green
lights may be exhibited from COM
bined lantern in lieu of all other lights
required for vessels under way.
Such vessels must be provided with
an efficient whistle, or siren, sounded
oy steam, or some substitute for steam,
so placed that the sound will not be
intercepted by any obstruction, and
with an efficient fog horn; also with an
efficient bell, excepting that such YES
sells Of ten gross tons and under, If pro
vided with bell of six inches in diam
eter of good tone and quality, to be
rung by hand in fog or thick weather,
shall be deemed to be properly equip
ped in that respect; that Is, the fog
horn also required on such vessels of
over ten tons may be dispensed with.
Respectfully,
G. w. IDE, Collector.
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The teachers of San Juan county
will meet in joint Institute with tho
teachers of Whatcoin county October
1916, the sessions to be held at the
United Presbyterian church, opening
at 8 o'clock Monday morning. Each
and every teacher Of the county will of
course be expected to be in attendance
upon each session Of the institute.
This arrangement is made in view Of
the fact that the county superintenF~
ent does not feel justified, this year TT
least, III holding the institute which
the teachers need, and III accordance
with desire to give to the teachers OF
this county the benefit Of the most
helpful and broadening Institute posi-
BILE. The program promises TO be de
lightful and beneficial Our teachers
have already become acquainted with
the teachers Of Whatcom county in
Institute.
MRS. G. B. BUXTON,
County Supt.
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COMMISSIONERS
IN SESSIO N
ROAD MATTERS AND TELEPHONE
PROJECT BEFORE BOARD
Proposition OF Telephone Company Sub
mitted-Teachers' Institute to he Held
at whatcom Next Week-Au Teachers
Required to Attend.

Among the Important matters before
the county commissioners for action at
their session this week are the appoint
ment of three road supervisors under
the new law, the fixing of the road tax
in three districts, and the matter OF
granting county aid to the proposed
telephone cable project. These matters
will probably be definitely settled to-
day.
The new road law empowers the
commissioners TO fix a road levy as
high as ten mills, Which would pro-
dlce approximately $4,000 on the
basis of the present assessed valuation
OF property. The present average road
t of the seven San Juan districts is q =
trifle over four mills, the one-mill levy
in the Roche Harhor district material
" reducing the average. The average
Of the seven districts on Orcas island is
5.7l mills and of the four Lopez dis
trl is 6.5 mills.
If the commissioners were to make
five-mill levy for each district, which
is the present average for the entire
county, the amount which would be
realized on San Juan island would be
approximately $1,000; on Orcas, APP
proximately, $500, and on Lopez
about $500, while Shaw island would
get little over $3.50 and Waldron
aoout 500.
Bearing upon the telephone project :
petitions signed by large number of
taxpayers were presented asking the
commissioners to give it reasonable
aid" The company asks the county
to subscribe for four .instruments-ono'
for use in the court house here and one
in each commissioner district, at
monthly rental of $40 ach, all taxpay-
ers to have the free use of suchi nstru-
merits when communicating with
county officials upon public business.