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Arizona republican., 1907-01-17

ual interpretation of the child's life in d garden.
 Some say the close indoor life of our city school children is the reason why We have so few strong literary light 1 today; so few really great men; q scarcity of poets. The child has no, enough of contact with Mother Earth. He does not stop to listen to biri notes and brook songs and insec, voices and learn to love the trees and rocks.
 Some have thought that a portable house like ours would be cold; some. that il would be too warm, but neve' in any winters work have had fewer sick children. and not one epidemic of colds. IL is because of the fresh. pure air. When ite is hot the children feel splendidly; heat is good for grow ing children. If the house is not sn warm as a tightly sealed room the aiI
 is fifty per cent better, and the air we breathe is our life. Then 1t belongs te the children. Every nook and corner k theirs and we can hang pictures and birds nests and pin our work to the walls and laugh and sing and work in the sweetest freedom indoors and ouL We have not been al any expense for seeds. We have had donations from every conceivable source and have fiV, times as much as we can use. one liberal donation was from MT. Clark of the Experimental farm. all prize pc pers. and let me tell you his bachelo- buttons are growing beautifully and. strange to say. on the other side of the garden, the wall flowers are lifting up their heads. and about them a ne. hope is dawning. We may have a TO- nance later on. Mir Clarks sugar beets and carrots for Peter Rabbit. and parsley and turnips will one day b. in Kindermarket for We are to sell our flowers and vegetables to buy a bus of Fredrich Froebel for our home.
 The board of trade has introduced politics m our youthful enterprise for we are indebted to Mir. Van der Neer for some of Mark Smiths Washington seed packages We have 22S feet O. sweet peas all given by the Garden Mother Every little sweet pea mad soul in it. We have a TOW 142 feet lol.. of Chrysanthemum roots given b. Mrs. GriswolG and Mrs. Talbot. mum ber of young plants for transplanting from the court house gardener. three umbrella and three eucalyptus treea planted the Friday before Christmas.
Arizona republican., 1907-01-17
TO ENJOY A GOOD DINNER.
How to Avoid Distress and indigestion
 After Eatinu.

Let us tell you how you can enjoy a good dinner. so that the hearties; meal will set well on your stomach and cause no unpleasant and disagree able after effects.
 We will show you how tO regain thc appetite of your childhood and the en- joyment of food. so that it will taste as we'll as when mother cooked the dinner.
 There is no hard work necessary to do this: no need of a rigid and self denying diet list: no call for nasty and disagreeable medicines. Simply talk Ia Mi-O-na stomach tablet before each meal and before going to bed. and 1T will so strengthen the stomach that before long a hearty meaT will give you qualification and comfort. without the least fear of distress and suffering.
 The strongest proof We can offer of our faith in this advice, is the fact that the Larson Drug Co. give an ab- solute unqualified guarantee (apply- ing to two soc boxes of Mi-o-nI), that your money will be refunded unless Mi-O-na cures. A guarantee like this gives you confidence in Mi-o-Ia. They take the whole risk. and the remedy will not cost you a penny unless 1t cures.
 Mi-o-na is not a mere digestive. giv- ing only temporary relief, but a spe- cifc for all diseases of the stomach, strengthening the digestive organs and making a permanent cure.
Arizona republican., 1907-01-17
THE SCHOOL GARDEN
 THt HISTORY OF II
An Interesting Paper by Miss Ellis, on This Interesting Accessory of the Child's Education.

Miss Lucy Terrin Ellis read befo, e ;he meeting of the Woman's Club ou Tuesday the following paper on tre school garden:
 It is best to begin witt a bit Of gar den history. School gardening is noJ a thing of recent date. for We read that as early as 1892 Comerius referred tO gardening for educational purposes He writes "A school garden should be connected with every school. when children at times may feast their eyes on trees and flowers and herbs. and Do taught to enjoy them.
 Rousseau advocated school gardens as an important factor in French ed ucation and since 1885. no plan of a school that is to receive state aid. is accepted that does not include prOvis- ion for a garden. Pestalozzi was d farmer as well as educator. and made his farm the pivot of his agricultural and educational efforts.
 Froebel in 17S2 in his Kindergarten in Thuringia gave gardening as i'm pOrtant employment to his children. From Froebel's garden the idea spread through western Europe and now there are over 100000 The public schools )c Canada tried gardening as early as 1872, but proved a failure. owing to me teachers lack of preparation for work. but has recently been taken up with marked success. The movement ia the United States began in 1891 when Henry L. Clapp established a garden in connection with the Gen. Putnam Grammar school. Roxbury. Boston. We find school gardens in every state in the union and we kn0- of one territory, whose capital city Is Phoenix. that has a Kindergarten gar den, so far as l have yet been able to gain information, eclipsing any grade garden in the east or west in propor- -ion plan and outlook. IL is similar Tn plan 10 last years prize garden in Los Angeles, ours far exceeding the Cali fornia garden in size
 President Roosevelt and MT. Bever- idge, come on and know a little more
Arizona republican., 1907-01-17

were the gift of Walton Hill. the baby
 boy of Mir Hill the seed man. alons with other things for our garden. Then come the tools. a -wheelbarrow
 two large shovels, a rake, two water ing cans from the Garden Mother. I'll, children have brought their own tools set consisting of hoe. rake and shov
 d. We have h3tcEet and stakes aat
 strong string. a long tape measure also long board; the children can fol low its edge better than a string h making little trenches for seed plant
 ing. We plant everything in rows
 and next time I will have fewer rows and wider space between them. Every thing we planted came up but our pan sies. and stock. Our nastur, 'ums were almost a foot high when the heavy frost came and killed them.
 There are two types of school gar dens. The Group Garden and the In- dividual Garden. The group garden is cared for i'm common by number of children. Where space is small it is the only way. Most authorities advo- cate the individual garden. it giving the child more responsibility and more individuality. I like it best, and have followed the group garden plan. The community of idea of all working to- gether in any part of the garden where work is needed is suggestive of the true brotherhood to begin with the liz children. Miss Millspaugh, whose Kindergarten garden in Los Angeles last year took the prize. writes me that after three years of trial of individual gardens. there was a mixed mess of things in each small garden. She be- lieved that the little ones kept things more clearly in their heads and knew the plants better in masses of one kind: that every little fellow should help to keep the whole garden in or der. She now uses entirely the group garden.
Arizona republican., 1907-01-17

about us. Some day you many hear
 one of our Kindergarten garden men in
 the United States senate. You will
 find in some of the state normal schools and in the rural districts. large and splendidly equipped gardens, but
 in the cities the value of real estate
 limits the ideal. Business men .migh.
 advertise their property if they would
 let the schools use their vacant lots for gardening Our corner lot is own ed by the Valley Bank, and they let Us
 have the use of it for the watering of the trees. So by right We belong tO the department of civicS for We have transformed a vacant lot into a thing of beauty. I wish l had kept a list .'s the people who have stopped in to thank me for the change in the corner and Of the neighbors who have wei comed the sounds of the children's voices; of the different ones inquirins if I kept boarders or rented rooms. or had vegetables for sale. or if the houso was for sale, or the loJ. and how much the portable house cost. The educa- tionaI advantages of school gardening must not be overlooked. It is the best introduction to nature study. eiemen- tary science and manual training. It's physical exercise is the most whole some. It is valuable in the teaching of arithmetic. language. geography. his tory, drawing. The first sentence in the first book ever written on school gardens is this: "A school without garden is like a stag without water To the city child, contact with na- ture is almost wholly left out of his life hence his need of gardening.
 In my plea for the child's life in a garden I go back to ancient history, to the creation. when God planted a gar den and called il Eden and gave it t0- the first man and woman. and they were to live on the fruits thereof.
 Phoenix has a garden mother-but for her We could not have a garden. In the kindergarten the children call her Fairy Godmother. In my soul I call her the Madonna. for she has given birth to the beautiful idea that the Salt River Valley is to be the chil- dren's Garden of Eden.
 This little seedling on Monroe and Third ave. is but the beginning Of greater things and I prophecy that in d few years Phoenix will have public and that all of them as well as the grammar schools anu the high school will do gardening cannot dwell too strongly on the spirit
Arizona republican., 1907-01-17
IothIng succeeas LiXe succrss
Leading SpGGi5llS
 IN cHROEIc DISEASES

He hIs the confdsn s aad patronage e tnl leading business men
 and m ost pTOminsuI citizens of Arizona. The
Arizona republican., 1907-01-17
CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to thank the neishbor, and friends who kindly aided us during the recent illness and death of our be- loved son and nephew. John E. Jordan. and the members and pastor of the South Methodist church for assisting at funeral. Also Dr. W. NJ. Bell for his faithful medical attention
 MRS. JULITTA JORDAN. CMotherD
 IRA BECK, (Uncle.)
Arizona republican., 1907-01-17
SEWING MACHINES FOR RENT

by week or month. at low rates. The Singer is acknowledged the lightest running and most convenient of any. Try one and be convinced. only at the Singer stores. Look for the Red s.
 Sold only by Singer Sewing Machine Co, 31 West Adams St, Phoenix. Ariz.
Arizona republican., 1907-01-17
RASMIJS-

DEATH OF MRS. J. A. RASMUS- SON.-Mrs. J. \. Rasmussen died yes- terday at her home on California av= after a long illness. The funeral vii! be at o'clock this morning from the Catholic church.
Arizona republican., 1907-01-17

Henry Maillard's famous New York candies received fresh every week at the Phoenix Bakery.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-06-20

price: maybe it gives a picture Of the
article also. but you don't see the
goods. The local merchant shows you
the goods: you may examine them
critically; he may allow you to test
them or to call in an expert to advise
you. Is it fair to conclude that the
catalogue article is the cheaper just
because the price is lower?
An element that must enter into the
comparison OF goods and prices is,
that in any attempt to fool the GUS
toner. the local merchant is decided
ly at disadvantage. He must show
the goods, not merely describe them.
His business depends wholly upon the
limited trading area of his town and
his ability to inspire confidence within
that circle. He cannot afford to make
a practice OF misrepresenting his
goods.
The mail order house is not so tied
down to the maxim that Honesty is
the best policy" 1t has no neighbors,
no fellow citizens, no mutual interests
with its patrons. It's trade area is
wide and always shifting. Naturally
these conditions do not demand extra
ordinary vigilance in supplying hon
est-made goods. And where Vigilance
is not a needed employe in the busi-
ness he is generally taken on the pay
roll, which makes a saving in expense,
as well as in the cost of the goods. IL
lower prices are quoted by the cata.
logue house, may not this account for
It?
viii II pay?" Is il matter OF
economy to buy inferior and damaged
goods vixen the same money, or even
a little more. will pay for goods of the
best quality? Which course does a
mans first duty to his own household
dictate?
But TO get at the bottom OF that
question. we must consider the far
reaching general effect OF mail order
trading. IL single catalogue houses
are to be capitalized at $4,000. 900,
they must be reckoned with along
with Standard Oil. the beef trust and
railroad mergers. IL they are allowed
to suck the blod from our country
towns. your grandchildren will find
conditions much the same as those OF
your grandfather's time. Their mar
kets will be 80. so or 70 miles away.
The towns and villages will be de-
serted, and the hubs" will be too dis
tant to send the radiating spokes OF
rural mail. telephone lines and other
modern conyeniences far into the
country.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-06-20
TWO BIG QUESTIONS
THE MORAL OBLIGATION" AND
DOES tr PAY7"
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
An Honest Answer 90 These VIII
Keep the Trade with tbs
Home Merchant Every
Time.

Ecpyr1 ghted 1906. by Alfred c. CIark.)
When the thrifty person or his wife
sits down for the first time-or any
time-with the mail order catalogue
and IT'S temptations, there are two.
and only two, points to be taken into
consideration.
One of Theses is n;a al obligation,
and the chances are that that will be
dismissed as sentimental nonsense.
The other is-Wiu it pay? and to
that the thrifty person will be In
clined to interpret an answer from the
prices quoted in black-faced figures In
the catalogue.
Neither Of these questions should
be lightly dispdssed. Moral obliga-
ton is not sentimental nonsense, and
black-faced figures sometimes lie.
The duty a man owes to his own
community and his obligation to trade
at home are so often reiterated In the
country press that, possibly like some
of the preaching. it has a tendency
to harden the hearts OF the sinners.
What has your neighboring town
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-06-20

small guards, ID, are nailed or glued
to the longitudinal sticks to prevent
the struts slipping out of position. OF
course the ends Of the struts could be
fastened to the longitudinal strips IL
desired, but IL made as described the
kite may be readily taken apart and
relied up for convenience In carry
ing.
The bride knots, 4, are shown In
detail at ii and J. II is a square knot,
which may be easily loosened and
shifted to different position on the
bride, thus adjusting the lengths of
+ and G. A bowline knot should be
tied at ], as shown, to prevent slip
ping. If the kite is used in a light
wind, loosen the square knot and shift
nearer to G, thus shortening G and
lengthening F, as IL a strong wind
is blowing, shift towards f, thereby
lengthening G and making shorter.
In very strong wind, cautions Pop
ular Mechanics, do not use the bride,
but fasten a string securely at X.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-06-20
IT WOULD BE SIMPLE.
Fornalities Complied with, Escape
from Hotel Was Easy

In the days before the dawn of his
fame it was the practice of certain
we'll known author to wander up and
down the land seeking what he might
devour in the way of suggestion and
local color In this way he had drift
ed down into Arkansas. 'roughing It.,
and not, as he expresses 1t, presenting
an appearance calculated to inspire a
hotel proprietor with Unlimited conf
dence
The only hotel in the town. frame
structure seemed to have been built
upon the theory that there was plenty
of room straight up. but that ground
had to be bought, and the wanderer
was shown to a room on the third
floor, reached through many narrow
and winding passages. From the one
window It was straight drop to the
ground.
Say, how would / get out of this
place In case of fire?" he asked the
landlord, who had brought up His
grip.
The other eyed him coldly.
Wall" he ,drawled, "all yo' would
have to do would be to show ther
night watchman-the one with ther
| shotgun receipted bill foh yo'
board an lodgin', an get him to tie up
! ther bulldog" ."-Harper's Weekly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-06-20
The Speed Tester in His Gage.

mined the conditions under which the
locomotive does its best work. When
a new engine comes out OF the works
it's record og power produced with GER
tain amounts OF fuel is taken. At In
tervals thereafter other similar rec
ords are obtained, and TO do so the
operator must ride on the pilot, a
perilous and uncomfortable position.
Even in summer when exposure to
the weather is much less, II requires
a good deal of nerve and a cool head
to do the work. The speed tester fire.
auently is obliged to lie fiat, stretched
at full length across the pilot, which
does not ride with the gentle motion
of a Pullman. In winter man would
freeze to death in this position and a
small wooden coop is built with doors
at each end through which he can
watch and adjust the instruments with
which the card" record is made
The danger of the work, says Popu-
lar Mechanics, was brought TO public
attention last month in a collision on
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, in
which G. T. Runnels, . speed tester
was instantly killed, his body being
fearfully mangled Although he could
see the approaching smash he was
Gagged In such a manner that 1t was
impossible to escape.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-06-20

given you, Mr.. Farmer? A market Tor
your produce. What has made 25 to
so per cent. of the present value of
your farm? The accessibility OF
market You know what your grand
father did on that same farm? Drove
his hogs and hauled his grain 30. so,
maybe rs miles to the nearest market
town. and received prices for them
that would make you howl about the
trusts. And he hauled back the fam
lly supplies for which he paid what
you would consider monopolistic
prices. Do you happen to know what
the old farm was worth then? Well
it lacked a good deal of being SIS or
800 an acre.
Yes, the home town, with its handy
market, has advanced the value of
your property and made you worth
several thousand dollars more than
your grandfather was worth. The
home town affords schooling for your
children, and perhaps social and
church privileges which your family
would not otherwise enjoy The rural
mail routes and telephone systems,
radiating from the home town, as
spokes from a hub, bring TO your
home the greatest conveniences of
modern times.
Have you ever noticed that the first
thing the settlers of a newly-opened
reservation do is to send for a wagon
load OF mail order catalogues? Well,
haven't. They lay out a town site
every six or eight miles. start two or
three general stores. build a school
house. church. blacksmith shop, a
grain elevator. petition the depart
ment for post Office, and start a
newspaper. They know. from former
experience that. with these things
close by, life will be endurable, what
ever hardships may come, They know.
alse. that without them they must live
lives of isolation and endure an exist
ence that is contrary to all natural
human instincts.
On the other hand, II goes without
saying. that the average country town
cannot exist without the support OF
ts tributary territory. Then, II that
town affords the advantages for the
rurd citizen that have been enumerat-
ed, there exists what we may call an
lnterdependence and a moral obliga-
tion between the two. Are you. Mr..
Thrifty Farmer. living up TO that OBJ
AgatiOn when you do your trading
with the mail order house2
TO this line Of argument the farmer
may answer that his greatest obliga.
tion, his nrst duty. Is to his Immediate
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-06-20
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-06-20
INDUs1RY&M5,,,r
q MECHANIC )
A BOX KITE.
Full Description as TO How II May
Be Made.

simple method of constructing
box kite of the modern type is given
in detail as follows: The sticks
should be made of straight-grained
wood. which may be either spruce,
Eastwood. or white pine. The longi-
tudinal corner spines, A A, should be
three-eighths inches square by AZ
inches long. and the four diagonal
struts, Il. should be one-fourth inch
by one-half inch, and about 26 inches
long.
Two cloth bands should be made to
the exact dimensions given in the
sketch and fastened to the four longi-
tudinal sticks with one ounce tacks.
1t is well To mark the positions OF the
sticks on the cloth bands, either with
soft lead pencil or crayon, in order
to have the four sides of each band
exactly equal The ends of the bands
should be Tapped over at least one
half inch and sewed double to give
exact strength, and the edges should
be carefully hemmed, making the
width, when finished, exactly IL
inches. Probably the best cloth for
this purpose is nainsook, although
lonsdale cambric or lightweight per
caline will answer nearly as well.
The diagonal struts, b, should be
cut little too long, so that they viii
| be slightly bowed when put in posi-
| ton, thus holding the cloth out tau
and fiat They should be tied to
| gether at the points of intersection
| and the ends should be wound will
coarse harness makers thread, al
| shown at C, to prevent splitting. Th'