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Arizona republican., 1906-09-09

college of New York stands equal to, if not betten than the Pratt Institute. As the latter stands exclusively for in- dustriai arts it, would not be fair to compare results in classic training. For manual training, and general tech nology. the Boston School of Technol- ogy seems to have ne equal in this country However, the manual train ing in the Chicago schools, and espec- tally that of the University of Chicago for teachers, ranks very high, and is coming to be recognized as one of the best in the west; with the Teachers college of St. Louis a close competitor.
 These normal training schools and teachers colleges will be described later in detail. The common schools were the first to be investigated. And as it is in the common schools of our. coun- try that most of our citizens get their education. (and in many cases, all that they get) the common schools stand in need of the greatest consideration on the part of the government. The com mon schools are the hope of our coun- try. It is through the common schools that the great influx Of foreign popula- tion is being metamorphized into American citizens. And it is largely. if not wholly due to the American teach CTS that so rapidly, and yet so we'll
 are. those children of foreign birth
 brought up to love the American coun-
 try and to speak and read the English { language. Go to New York harbor and
 watch the boat load after boat load of immigrants turned loose in this coun- try-thousands. every day-and then follow them as I have done, into the public schools and you will marvel at the wonderful work that is being car
 ried on by our American women in the schoolroom. To neglect to educate ! these immigrants would be to bring anarchy upon our government in one generation. The importance of the
 great work to be accomplished by the army of teachers. brings us to the inn , portance of the training of teachers
Arizona republican., 1906-09-09

conceded by those who ought to know
 that if all our schools were equipped
 with kitchens and with the proper
 training in cookery there would be less
 of indigestions and more of happy
 homes There would be .. greater sav-
 ing or money in an economical admin
 stration of the household as we'll as a
 great saving in temper among the
 heads of families. Some one has said, The way to a mans heart is through
 his stomach" Ii this be true, the kind of cook will determine the kind of ex-
 pressiOns of the heart; or, the cook IS a co-worker with the minister in the
 pulpit: or, with the evil spirits without. as the case may be.
 In addition to cookery and sewing.
 Los Angeles schools have a good unit
 of manual training in each building. This consists of the usual equipment
 of work benches and tools necessary for woodwork. There is not a teacher who is not free to admit that better classic work can be secured from her pupils who take the manual training. The mind and the hand work best to- gether. when systematic work is being done. To train the hand and eve to perform correct work keeps the atten- tion in it's normal growth and nables the student to concentrate his mind and effort on the subject in hand. The old idea of weak body for a strong mind is dispToVed ia modern science Jonathan Edwards was not a mental giant because of his weak body when a child, but in spite of it. Pope, the in- ] terrogation point was not the thinker l that he was because of his frau body. With a stronger body who can say he would not have developed also a | stronger mind? A sound mind in a sound body is the voice of industrial art today. And wherever the proper methods are being applied good results ! follow.
 | The Los Angeles schools rank slight | ly above the average of the city public ! schools of the country. There is much room for improvement However. no city. could probably have done better
Arizona republican., 1906-09-09

territory quite as mild as our own, even Tn the very path of the Equator.
 Politically. the larger republics are rapidly arriving at complete stability, Mexico is quite as well governed as the United States; Argentina ana Chile are almost as wei off, and Coloulbia-nat- uraIly the richest of them all-is at length under a capable and honest ad- mlnlstration which promises great things for her future. Some of the smaller states. situated in the tropics. are stIu rather turbulent. but the gen erai trend Is toward permanent peace.
 I4atin-Anericans look u1 to us as the republic par excellence. even where we nave given them good cause to doub our national integrity-as in the case o- colombia. The implicit trust in in, Ioea that it is made in United States IS almost pathetic. I recall one reoues- TOT machine to make it stop raining, anu another to prevent frosts." The people have faith in us commerciaIIv al seast' and other things being equal nre- Ter to ouy from us, even though Euro pean representatives are in tbe field ana American goods must be bought by mail Noe-5At
Arizona republican., 1906-09-09
UNIQUE MISSION TOUR.

Henry McIl1vary and 9arr,. p1.,-,
 man who have been in cbarea ,,r --te
 sion tent at Coney Island bs,,o st.r.e.7 '.t-, on long tramp. with a tent and ott.- necessities on their backs and ,,-5l1 hold gospel meetings Wherever ,I,a,- can ind vagrants gathered in nus,bers one feature to which they will devote special attention will be the rescue or Doys who have run away from home They Will make their tour on foot and expect to tramp through New yort- state until the close approach of v;n- ter. '1 " ih-
Arizona republican., 1906-09-09

This is what father gets in the wav oI recreation: When the rest of the !ar1lly go to a picnic or a pafade. he Atchison Globe.
Arizona republican., 1906-09-09
SUGAR, s5.e5. MckEE'S CASH STORE.

Bachelor Uncle-Kitty. it doesn't seem just the consistent thing. some how, for you to take your horseback rides man fashion.
 Miss Kitty-Why not. Uncle Rich ard? Good gracious, can't a girl
 Bachelor UncIe-There you, go again! That's why You ride like a man but swear like a woman.-Chicag Tribune.
 Young man. I want an explanation from you. Why did you kiss my daughter in the parlor last night?"
 Because l knew you were hiding in the hall, sic."-CIeveland Plain Dealer.
 All things come to those who wait, and that's about the only consolation some people seem to have.-Philadel- phia Record,
Arizona republican., 1906-09-09

Here you are, a half pound box Of Donofrio's crystaIlized Cactus Candy delivered to your door for B cents. Donofrio C. C. Co.,, Phoenix.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
TUCSON THE OLDEST CITY.
Claims to Antedate st. Augustine,
Fla, by Thirteen Years.
From the Los Angeles Times.

From the Los Angeles Times.
DIR. Alexander Craig. of Tucson. Ariz.
alleges that that city is older than St.
Augustine Fla, by thirteen years. He
says:
There can be no doubt that Tucson
enjoys the distinction of being the old
est city in the United States. When
that intrepid Spaniard, Melendez. dis
covered the coast of Florida, planted
the standard of his country, and founded
the city Of St. Augustine, in the year of
cur Lord 1868. Tucson was struggling
and growing pueblo and had been for
our text books on geography, but it is
just as much a fact for all that, and
the proof of it may be found in a stained
and umeworn document of vellum.
signed by their Catholic majesties Ferdi-
nand and Isabella. and cOuntersigned by
the viceToy OF Mexico and Gen. COro-
nado, who in the early part of 1862 raised
the lag Of Spain over the little Indian
village OF Tucson and laid the corner
stone or the first mission with his own
hands This important paper was lost
10 the public until about twelve years
ago, when it was discovered by a mere
accident among the archives of the
ancient Church Of San Xavier. nine miles
south Of Tucson. As a matter Of precau-
ton II was forwarded to the Library of
Congress, where il now lies This dis
eovery gives the residents of Tucson the
right TO claim that their city is the old
est in the United States"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
TOWERMEN STOP A TRAIN.
Union of Three Strike Against Order
for TweIve-HOur Day.


The Lehigh Valley Railroad crosses the
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg Railroad
at grade near this place, and the trains
on either road are passed through on sig
nails operated from a tower. says the Cal
edOnia, y. Y, correspondent of the New
York sun. The Lehigh Valley has run
the tower, with three men working on an
eight-hOur schedule. Last week orders
came from the headquarters of the west
ern division in Buffalo to cut the force
10 two men, each 10 work twelve hours a
day. They were to receive an increase
Of SO a month.
The tower hands couldn't see things
that way, and organized a union of three.
When the Black Diamond Express came
along from the West at about noon last
Wednesday the engineer found the sig
nal set against him. He stopped the train
and climbed down from the cab 10 ind
out what was the matter. The operator
in the tower didn't know anything about
it, He hadn't received any orders TO stoD
the train.
At about that time the towerman intro
duced himself He was very sorry to de-
tain the engineer and the passengers. but
just as soon as the chief dispatcher saw
fit 10 rescind that order reducing the
tower iOrce the Black Diamond could pro-
coed. Until that happened the signal and
the switch were set against her. He was
acting under instructions from the union
of three
The telegraph wires began to hum with
messages, the engineer continued 20
swear, and the passengers amused them
selves by walking the ties, while the tow
erman, leaning out Of q window grinned
and ate his lunch. The telegraph operator
finally recorded a message from Buffalo
resembling the order, the signal and the
switch were thrown and the Black Dia-
mond sped on its way.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
SAVING MILLIONS.
Discoveries Made at Dakota State
Agricultural College.


From the World To-day
How much Prof BoIIey. Of the
North Dakota Agricultural College. is ac-
comprising for the farmers Of the world
through his patient and thorough inves-
legations in plant life it is not easy 20
estimate A single one Of his discoveries
that Of the formaldehyde treatment for
smut-has already been worth many mil
lions Of dollars 10 the agriculturists of
the United States and the entire world.
Thirteen years ago he found that this
hitherto uncOnqUerable enemy Of the
grain grower could be effectually proven
cd by bathing seed in a simple and
inexpensive chemical solution made by
dissolving one pound Of formaldehyde.
30 per cent strength, in forty-five gal
laOns OF water and using three-fourths
Of a gallon Of this solution to a bushel
Of wheat, oats, or barley. and One-half
gallon to bushel of flax.
For many years he could not persuade
a single farmer TO adopt his plan. They
looked upon him as d scientific dreamer
an impractical experimental. and laughed
at his theories. It was in 1880 that the
farmers first began to regard Prof.
Bolley and his Ideas seriously. Then a
few of the more progressive and wealthy
ones. who owned large tracts Of land and
felt that they could afford TO experiment.
decided TO test his prescription for wheat
smut. This was the first time the treat
ment had been tried on an extensive scale
By practical agriculturists, and the ex-
periments proved to be remarkably sue
cesful The farmers suddenly awoke to
the fact that there was much to be gained
by the scientific treatment of plant dis
eaScS
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
WEAVING RARE G0BELINS.
Hard Work and Small Pay for the
Men Who 10 IL.

From the New York Press.
The foreman of the weaving plant stood
by while the weavers were being paid off.
Some were paid S cents a yard. others 10,
II and Z. according to the number of
picks" in the cloth, or threads to the
square inch.
There's man who did III yards of 60
picks at T. cents a yard" he said. as the
cashier paid over to the weaver S13.GS.
That's pretty good weeks work And
yet there are weavers who turn out only
one yard of stuff year. They are the
Gobelin tapestry weavers, who work in
the factory in Paris which is owned by
the French government. They average in
the year only from enc to three yards of
goods, according to the fneuess of the
weave and the intriCacy Of the pattern
These WeaveTS work at hand looms.
where they put in the filling, or welt,
with a shuttle held in the left hand The
back OF the tapestry is toward them. A
mirror shows them the other side Bas-
kets of wool in every shade or color sur
round them. They use ]. 400 tones in all
Skilled as these wOrkmen are, their gay
is no bigger than that of the ordinary
American laborer. They get about $500 q
year on an average, or about so week
But, then, it must be remembered that a
dollar goes farther in France than it does
here These Gobelin tapestries, requiring
years in the making. are, of course. very
expensive An offer of $4,000 wouldn't
get some of them.
New GObelins you can't buy at all The
French government has them made to
give away as presents TO its friends-peo-
pie Of power and position. 1t was Gobelin
tapestry, you remember, that France gave
to Miss Alice Roosevelt as a wedding pres
quf
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30

always brings out the wildness IN a
man. and down there the spectators get
worked up 10 a great pitch over a para
chute jumper Their pent-up feeling has
its effect on the jumper. too. and tends
to rattle him. Jumping isn't the pleas
ATTEST occupation in the world, and
II is a large sight more unpleasant 10
hear bullets singing past you, either
coming down or going up! A balloon
ascension in my early days out West
wouldn't have been natural without the
popping of six-shooters. II was all done
in play, of course. but when man gets
red liquor in his system and a gun in his
hand. it's no place for a balloon The
old saying, You can't hit a balloon is
all bosh. I know better. I've spent a
good many hours sewing up bullet holes
in my apparatus
Another disconcerting thing was TO
look down as you fell and see a string
OF mounted men come riding cross lot
at full jump, shooting as they rode and
yelling like Indians to see who would be
first to get under you as you neared
the ground. Usually these citizens would
have a small bet up on the results Of
the race. Add this little personal interest
to the excitement of the jump. and the re-
suit was enough TO make you want 10
keep on going right through the earth and
never stop on top The wild look of ex-
element in some of those eyes I'll re-
member 10 my grave. As many as could
would get their hands on me the mo-
ment they came up. They would slap
me on the back, punch me, pinch me-
offer me tobacco, whisky, guns. every
thing they had, uttering yIpping yells
in shrill staccato 10 let their eXuberauce
Of spirits escape.
But my jumping days are all over
I'm spending all my time now, and
money, too. trying TO fly. Parachute
jumping. besides bringing in money,
helped me with ideas for my machine
Sometimes when 1 was jumping the fair
management would give me dollar bills
10 throw down as I went up, and the zig
gag movement of those banknotes as they
hutteTed down gave me one idea The
movement Of a clamshell when thrown
into the water is the same as II sinks
It is a gliding, shifting movement. and
the wings on my machine have idenu-
caly the same movement reversed.
There is also tail and a head on IL
which largely control its flight. l got
that idea from watching pigeons. They
use the balance Of their heads and the
movement Of their tails to guide their
course and TO alight. The longer the
neck and the larger the head, the faster
the flight. No bird can touch the swan
or the goose for long and strong Nights
If you are going 10 learn 10 fly, you
must study nature"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
VIRGINIA'S ONLY GIRL DOCTOR
Miss Billiard Sole Woman who Has
Hospital Position,

From the Philadelphia North American.
Dr. Irene B. Billiard Of Radford Va. re-
Gently appointed by the general hospital
board as third assistant physician at the
Eastern State Hospital for the Insane
Williamsburg. Va, is the only woman ply.
stefan In the State. and probably in the
South holding "a government position
DR. Billiard is pretty and yet in her
twenties. Though her social standing +,
high. she cares nothing for gayeties. but
has been bookwcrm from a child. read.
ms literature far beyond her years while
other girls played with dolls
DIT. Billiard graduated from Vads.
worth High School Radford. at an early
&c She attended a school at Madison
Wis afterward taking professional
course at FaTmville Va. She taught for
three Tedrs in the public schools Of Pu-
lasSi County after her graduation.
Lured by the science OF medicine. she
gave up the thought of sweethearts and
balls. and in time obtained her degree
as doctor. To do this she first became
"a trained nurse for several years. OBJ
tanning valuable experience.
She afterward began her medical edu-
cation at the Boston Medical School.
where she spent a year before entering
the medical school Of the University OF
Michigan. at Ann Arbor. After three
years at this institution she was grad
uated with high standing, after which
she practiced with signal success for two
years at Birmingham. Ala. Later she
returned 10 her native State and took up
her life work among her own people.
She is called into important consulta-
tons by the oldest and wisest practi-
utoners in Pulaski County, all Of whom
hold her In high regard because of her
learning and ability as a physician Her
work among the women and children OF
Radford has been phenomenal
Or. Billiard is the youngest daughter
NJ Mrs. Meta g. Billiard and the late
Daniel Bullard. who settled in Virginia
before the civil war. Though a native
born Virginian, she comes of Puritan
stock. uniting the energy and progress
sive traist Of the Yankee with the warm
heartedncss and generous impulsiveness
Of the South.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
BEAT A HASTY RETREAT.
Soldier Walked Into Y. W. c. 4. and
Asked for a Drink.

/ From the Chicago Record Herald
About I o'clock one evening a soldier
/ and two comrades in civilian clothes
| sauntered forth from the Illinois Central
depot very thirsty. Tongues Cleaving 10
/ the roofs Of their mouth, they cast about
them for a barrOom. The lights from tbs
Y. w. c A beamed forth in welcome
So they dropped in, thinking il was 4 no.
tel
Followed by the rear guard in plain
clothes, the man OF gold letters and but
tons pushed his way through the phalanx
of girls in the entrance hall, who had just
finished dinner They got TO the end OF
the corridor only to be confronted by
doors marked Office, gymnasium. and so
forth. The mystery deepened. There was
nothing that looked like a barroom.
After d hurried consultation the United
States brave walked up TO the Office Win
dow and asked for a drink
He was given a red ticket, for which he
paid . cents
Back he went to his friends. and a Sec
ond consultation followed. There was no
mistake about it. The thing said plainly:
Young Womau's Christian Association,
Meal ticket Good this day only"
Somewhat abashed. but deadly thirsty.
the spokesman sauntered up to one of the
strange inmates of the temperance house.
We wanted drink. a bar he said,
and we asked at the window and we got
this producing the ticket
DO you know where you are?" she
asked.
well, We didn't, but we do now" he
answered Sorry. Here. take the ticket
and give il TO some one who needs it worse
than We"
And with soldierly mien they retreated
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
FOR PRISON REFORM.
Mrs. Florence MaybrIcIS Points Out
Defects I'm Management.

At the Madison Square Presbyterian
Church. in New York. Thursday night
Mrs. Florence Maybrick addressed an au-
dience for the first time since her re-
lease from an English prison two years
ago. She spoke on the subject OF prison
reform in America, and drew many Illus
trations from her prison experience OF
nearly fifteen years.
Underlying all legislative reforms en-
acted for the betterment of prison oondl-
tons in this country there must be
hearts throbbing with human fellowship -
said Mrs. Maybrick Il claim for all
humanity, whether it be free or mewed
up in prison walls, the right to see God s
sunshine and TO breathe Gods purs air
under conditions fit for Gods creatures
to live in. Our legislatures cannot make
any Roadway against the abuses that ex-
ist in our prison administrations unless
they realize that the conditions most of
the prisoners in this country have i'm
posed on them are not those fit for a
human being
Sing Sing Prison is without light. With
out air. So damp is il that when the tide
comes in you can write your name on the
moisture that forms on the walls Is there
any wonder that tuberculosis RACES un-
checked I'm this prison pen? State Super
intcndent Of Prisons Collins has done
much to remedy the conditions at Sing
Sing. but they are still beyond human
conception"
Mrs. Maybrick said that for nine
months she was confined in a cell seven
ieet by four in dimensions; that she had
a canvas hammock TO sleep In. and that
her food was passed TO her through a
trapdoor. This is done in England to
save the souls of the prisoners. said she.
I'm glad to say that. though some things
equally bad are done in this country.
there IS no idea of saving souls prompting
the measures
The State prison at Easton. Pa. was
the worst Of twenty-four penitentiaries
she had visited. said Mrs MAVERICK.
Inere the prisoners have not the freedom
that bear has in a cage. she added The
State prison at Trenton. n. J.. offered 2
strange contrast between modern reform
ideas and ancient barbarisrn. she Thought
Though they still keep men in under
ground dungeons at Trenton. the warden
has organized a string band among the
prisoners, and they sometimes have apple
iumplings for dinner.
The speaker condemned the abolition Of
prison labor in New York State. She said
that while the Gates law Of 1855 deprived
the conyicts Of the right TO labor with
their hands. and thus help to support
their families outside prison walls the
people Of the State continue 10 pay 800
600 yearly for the support OF thousands
OF idle prisoners. while the product Of
prison labor from without the State
comes in unchecked 20 flood the market
or legitimate labor which the law sought
10 protect.
ASIDE from this, the awful demoraliza-
ton that results from idleness in the
prisons works a double harm. The sys-
TEN propaeates crime instead of eradic1t-
ing it. Us the prison idea seeks To do"