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Graham guardian., 1909-11-26

tractors must drive and manage
their own teams, they may not drive
faster than trot, or race with
others; they must refrain from i'm
proper language in the presence of
pupils, and from the use of liquor
and tobacco"
The transportation of pupils has
many advantages. That it is con-
ducive to the physical and moral de-
velopment of the child is evident.
While in this particular section there
is comparatively little suffering
from bad weather, in many parts
of the country children come to
school with wet feet and clothing,
frozen toes and fingers. This is
avoided by the methods of trans
portation. Experience has demon
strated that in the centralized school
there are less colds and less sickness
than in the one district school where
the children are obliged to walk in
all kinds of weather. The moral
atmosphere of the wagon is clean
and wholesome, thus doing away
with the fighting and vulgar Ian
guage which unfortunately is so
often a part of the child's life
on the way to and from school. 1t
has long been a question how to
close the gap between the school
and the home. Through this gap
many of the demoralizing influences
enter and poison the lives of boys
and girls. The consolidated school
closes this
The transportation of pupils is
only one of the many advantages of
the consolidated schools. BY con-
soldation, all the children of a large
territory, usually a township, are
brought together in one large, we'll
equipped building The classes are
carefully graded and large enough
to arouse interest and enthusiasm,
thus calling forth the best efforts of
all the members of the school. The
recitation periods are heightened
and the course of study improved
by adding music, manual training,
agriculture. The teacher has one
grade instead of six or eight. She
is better paid and is thereby able to
prepare herself more thoroughly for
her work by taking professional
magazines, attending educational
meetings and summer schools. The
better the pay, the better the SER
vice. The better the service, the
better the school. Capitalization
puts the country on level with the
city in having a better course of
study, better teachers and better in
struction.
Another advantage of centraliza-
ton is the enrichment of social life.
One of the main objections to farm
life is its isolation. Boys and girls
Graham guardian., 1909-11-26
BRYAN DAY

Tuesday, November 23d, Bryan
Day." will be one that will be long
remembered by the people of the
Gila Valley, who were fortunate to
be present at the meeting in Thatch-
er and listen to the words of wis.,
dom and advice from the lips of the
ideal leader and fearless exponent
of democracy, William Jennings
Bryan.
The pretty scene of the divided
ranks of hundreds of school chill
dren, waving their flags and class
colors, and shouting welcome to
the great commoner, was an inspir-
ing one, and one that deeply i'm
pressed the guest of the people of
the Gila Valley.
It was a happy event and the day
an ideal one, and when Mr.. Bryan
began his address to the assembled
multitude, who had come for miles
% see and hear him give testimony
Graham guardian., 1909-11-26

Collector Loeb is busy these days
ridding the custom service of crooks
who helped the Sugar Trust to de-
fraud the government for many
years. Since March 4th, last, 104
have been dismissed from the SER
vice and 1913 suspended. While the
hirelings of the Sugar Trust are
paving the penalty for helping the
Trust to rob the government, we
do not see any great activity on the
part of the United States Attorney
General to prosecute the men at the
head of the Trust, who are the real
criminals.
Graham guardian., 1909-11-26
THE TOWN THAT DIES

Funeral sermon from the Wame-
go, (Kansas) Weekly Times: "A
town that never has anything to do
in a public way is on the way to the
cemetery. Any citizen who will do
nothing for his town is helping to
dig the grave. A man that curses
his town furnishes the coffin. The
man who is so selfish as to have no
time from his business to give to
city affairs is making the shroud.
The man who will not advertise is
driving the hearse. The man who
is always pulling back from any
public enterprise throws bouquets
on the grave. The man who is so
stingy and is always bowling hard
times breaches the funeral, sings
the doxology, and thus the town
lies buried from all sorrow and
care"
Graham guardian., 1909-11-26

The parents and teachers meet
ing held in Stafford School house Sat-
urday was success in every way.
1t brought the parents and teachers
together in a discussion of school
work and the care of children that
will be a great help to both in the
future. The paper on The Cen
tralized School," by Miss Gilbertina
Lane, was a very able argument.
If central school could be started,
it would undoubtedly be great ben
eft, for it must be apparent to all
that two teachers cannot teach eight
grades with any hope of success.
Graham guardian., 1909-11-26

must have amusement. They seek
it in the villages, not finding it in
their home community. The num-
bers in the small school are not
sufficient to carry on literary So
cieties, parties and such social func-
tions. But when the boys and girls
of an entire township are brought
together there is sufficient
number for all social purposes.
Athletic clubs and social organiza-
tions are formed. The child who
formerly knew a dozen or fifteen
has enlarged his acquaintance to one
or two hundred. His life is i'm
measurably broadened.
Then there is the financial ad-
vantage. Though unwilling to ad-
NIT it, many rural tax payers would
more readily adopt plan to lessen
the expense of schools than to i'm
prove them. In most cases a town
saves money by maintaining a CEN
tralized school. | will cite two ex-
amples from different parts of the
country which will illustrate what is
being done in different States. The
township of Warwick, Mass, has in
attendance 102 pupils conveyed at
public expense. In six years the
town has heightened its school year
fifty per cent, increased its teach
ers' salaries seventy-five per cent,
employed special teachers of draw
ing and music, and has reduced the
cost of the whole.
The town of Buffalo Central, Ia,
formed district embracing the en-
tire township and built an eight
room building. Before consolida-
ting, the town maintained six dis
trict schools six months in the year
with an average daily attendance of
ninety. After consolidating, eight
teachers were employed for nine
months with an average attendance
of 300 Before consolidating, the
total expenditure for all school pur-
poses was $5.03 per pupil per month,
while after it was S2.31. 1t would
not strengthen the case to multiply
examples. 1t is significant that so
far as is known wherever centrali-
zation has been tried, the people
could not be induced to return to
the scattered district plan.
1t would seem that the tax payers
ought to support a plan that i'm
proves the school, lowers the tax
rate, and makes toward right living.
Graham guardian., 1909-11-26
FIGURES THAT DON'T LIE

A Texas editor has exposed the
following array of figures that will
prove of interest to people general
ly:
The man who imports $1,000
worth of diamonds pays a tax of
but 500, ten per cent. If he i'm
ported 1000 shirts, worth ST each,
he would have to leave at the Gus
tom house and tack onto his selling
prices $6Ol.60, 60.l6 per cent. If
he decided that he would bring in
81 900 worth of champagne, one of
the items upon which there is a
large increase, the tax levied by the
tariff is $500. If he brought in
81 900 worth of blankets he would
pay tariff tax of 81, ,645.42. If he
brought in $1,000 worth of paint
ings and statuary, all he would have
to pay as customs duties would be
5000, but if it were sugar he would
pay $7S8.70 tax on $1,000 worth.
If he brought in $1,000 worth of
jewelry he would have to pay 5000
tariff tax, but if he brought in
81 900 worth of woolen dress goods
he would pay 81 ,05O.92 tariff. If he
imported $1,000 automobile, the
tariff takers would relieve him of
$2,250. If it were $4,000 worth of
yarns the tariff tax would be Sc, 800.
If the importation were SIS, 900 worth
of furs the tariff tax would be
81 $50, but if it were $1,000 worth
of clothing the tax would be 4,390.
If some New York millionaire brings
in $4,000 ocean yacht the tariff
would be $35, 900, but if the impor-
tations were stockings the tariff
collected would be $87,950.
Graham guardian., 1909-11-26
NOVEMBER 26, 1909.
INVESTIGATION DEMANDED

As result of reckless driving
and racing on the Thatcher road,
one woman is dead and another lies
at her home seriously injured. 1t
has been the practice for years for
the young men of the valley to race
their steeds imperilling the lives of
others, and seldom has one of them
ever been punished for breaking the
law. Runaways caused by the reck-
less driving of these vicious spirited
youths have been frequent, and the
complaints have been many that
something should be done that
would break up the practice of rae
ing on the public roads Of the val
ley, but it has seemed impossible to
stop it, until now mother of three
little ones lies cold in death, while
another woman is making a battle
for life, as the result of the desire
of several youths to enjoy the ex-
citement of race between their
steeds.
Only a few weeks ago, vicious
wretch who should be behind the iron
bars of a prison cell, racing his
steed at a mad gallop down the road
TO Thatcher, firing his gun and
shouting like wild Comanche, came
near sending one of the bullets from
his pistol into the brain of woman
sitting quietly at the fireside in her
home.
Reports have been frequent of the
smashing of buggies, and it has
seemed to be the special delight of
these racing fiends, to creep close
to the rear of couple enjoying an
evening ride, then to launch forth
forth into yells and lashing their
steeds, to frighten the animal into
running away, and if the occupants
are thrown into the ditch and buggy
smashed, their enjoyment of wreck
age and perhaps injuries of their
victims gave vent to shouts of joy
Gus laughter and fiendish delight.
Now that death has claimed a
victim, something will be done to
protect the lives and property of
the people, and to accomplish this
reform, it has been necessary that
a loving wife and the mother of
three little ones, should yield up her
life. 1t is a horrible thing that
human life is held so cheap, that
law abiding citizens should allow
these practices to continue and to
realize only in the presence of death
what might have happened to many
victims of these vicious youths.
A thorough investigation must
now be made into this last outrage
and the facts must be brought into
the light of the day, that the re-
sponsibility for the death of this
good woman may be placed where
it belongs.
Graham guardian., 1909-11-26

to the greatness of democratic truth,
he was in a most joyous mood.
We are glad that he came and
sorry he could not stay longer with
us. His speech was timely and i'm
pressive, and we saw our great
leader, as he truly is, a peer in the
ranks of democracy, speaking to the
people he loved and whose interests
he has consistently upheld.
We were glad to greet Mr.. Bryan
to the Gila Valley, and hope that he
will find way to come to us again
in the near future and give one of
his great lectures.
Graham guardian., 1909-11-26
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

In case of a burn or scald what
would you do to relieve the pain?
Such injuries are liable to occur in
any family and everyone should be
prepared for them. Chamberlain s
Salve applied on soft cloth will re-
lieve the pain almost instantly, and
unless the injury is very severe
one, will cause the parts to heal
without leaving a scar. For sale
BY Stafford Drug Co.
Graham guardian., 1909-11-26

Love, sunshine and common sense,
mixed in the proper proportion,
beat all the patent medicines on the
market as a cure-all for the ills of
mind and body-and no alcohol is
needed as dissolvent or preserva-
Graham guardian., 1909-11-26
Wait

Our Mr.. Prudential, who is now
in New York, selected the finest
line of Christmas goods ever placed
in this valley. Wait until the goods
arrive before buying. They will be
here in ten days. Solomon Com
mercial Co., Solomonville, Arizona.
Graham guardian., 1909-11-26

The attention of the Globe Silver
Belt is called to the fact that SAT-
ford is not village" but an in
corporated town, and contains
bunch of the liveliest business men
that can be found anywhere in
ri1npo
Graham guardian., 1909-11-26

The Alexander farm at Ft.
Thomas, 42o acres of good
land, with water rights and
all Improvements At a bar
gain, fourth cash and
balance on time.
Graham guardian., 1909-11-26

A good home in Layton,
with 2 IL acres of land in
orchard. Good we'll of water
and Montezuma water right.
Price, $1,000. A snap.
Graham guardian., 1909-11-26

The Stafford Skating Rink,
Skates, Lights, ETC., can be
bought at a bargain Present
owner desires to leave coun-
try.
Graham guardian., 1909-11-26

The +. L. TidWelI farm of
600 acres, northeast of Solo
knoxville. over 600 acres in
cultivation, good water rights
and plenty of stock and ma
chinery. Can be bought on
long time at low interest.
Graham guardian., 1909-11-26

A good three-room brick
house on Seventh street.
with two lots and a good
well of water. Price, SI 900.
Graham guardian., 1909-11-26

The Joe Robinson farm, 2
miles west of Thatcher, con-
tanning 200 acres of fine farm
ing land. # which oS acres
are in alfalfa. Can be bought
on ten years time.
Graham guardian., 1909-11-26

Twenty fine city lots, CEN
trallv located, in best section
of Stafford. These lots will
be sold cheap for cash.
Graham guardian., 1909-11-26

One hundred and fifty
acres of land below Mat
theWsviIle. Eighty acres in
cultivation. Price, $4,000
One third cash. balance at 7
per cent.
Graham guardian., 1909-11-26

Forty acres, three miles
east of Stafford, SI2S per acre.
Twenty-four acres in alfalfa
ana I6 acres grain land. Two
and a half shares Montezuma
water. Half cash, balance
on time.
Graham guardian., 1909-11-26

Thirty acres OF land near
Bryce. on the county road,
with water rights, for $1,000.
Graham guardian., 1909-11-26

Arizona.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-06-23
Flash Paints Bodies.

Sparta, Ca, June 1S.-Sixteen chill
dIen, who had taken refuge under a
tree to escape sudden shower, were
stricken down to-day Ivy a bolt of
lightning at Martins Springs, near
here, where Sunday school picnic
was being held.
The children we're thrown into a
heap at the foot of the tree and APP
parently were dead when aid came.
Examined by physicians they
showed, however that none had been
killed though six are SC seriously
injured that they cannot recover.
The physicians found that on the
bodies of 10 of the children the tree
had been perfectly photographed
by the lightning. Another curious
thing was that the shoes were torn
off the feet of all the children and
every bit Of metal about them was
fused
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-06-23
MASHED BY A COW.
While Standing in a Stable Door
way and Died Soon After.
ward From Injuries.

Attempting to drive several head
of stock from his stable. J. w. Wood
prominent farmer of the Beech
Grove neighborhood, Daviess County
was caught while standing in the
door of the stable by a COW, which
made dash into the doorway, and
SO badly injured that he died. His
body was seriously mashed and cut.
Immediately after the accident Drs.
Mitchell and Duval were summoned
and did all that was possible to save
his life.
Mr.. Wood. who was one of the
largest men in that section of the
county, was not paying any atten-
tirn to the COW when she made a
dive toward the door and he was
caught unawares between the door
and COW.
Mr. Wood was highly respected
and a good citizen. He was a mem
Der of the Baptist church. He To-
Gated in the Beech Grove neighbor-
hood several years ago. His wife
survives.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-06-23
BOTH MEN FELL
At FIRST FIRE
Pistol Duel Takes Place
In Louisville.
MEN FIGHT TO QUICK DEATH
Participants Had Long Held a
Bitter Grudge Against
Each Other.

A pistol duel at three PAGES, fought
in the saloon of A. b. James in Louis
vile last Thursday night, resulted in
the death of both duelists. Frank
Stigger, so years old and chief detec-
tive for the Kentucky and Indiana
Bridge Company and William T.
Charles, a former employee of the
same concern, were the victims in
the double tragedy.
Both men fell at the first fire. six
shots being exchanged, and before
medical attention could be given,
both had paid with their lives the
penalty of their act. No more tragic
occurrence has taken place in years.
So close together that they might
have shaken hands, the men met in
side the saloon, Stigger following
Charles into the place over the re-
monstrance of James, according to the
latter. Both drew their revolvers at
the same time, Stigger firing first.
Instantly a fusillade of shots rang
out and both men fell. Stigger bore
two wounds, Charles three. AS Charles
reeled and fell he fired a third shot,
which lodged in the wall high above
his fallen adversary's head.
knowing the mutual hatred of the
two men, James, anticipating a duel to
the death, had taken refuge behind
the counter When the firing had
ceased he leaned over the bar and
saw the two bodies lying upon the
floor almost side by side.
The killing was the result of an
old enmity. Charles was discharged
from the service of the company and
blamed Stigger for it. Trouble be-
tween Charles and one of Stigger's
assistants occurred, when pistols were
drawn, .-.. -.
According to Mrs. Charles, her hus-
band slept all day while Stigger paced
up and down in front of the house.
She claims Stigger followed her hus-
band when he left home.
Both Stigger and Charles were mar
ried men; the former had a wife and
six children; the latter four children.
Stigger was born in owen county.
He was a Knight Templar and had
been a resident of Louisville for the
past 40 years. Charles was a native
of Breathitt county and came to
Louisville three years ago.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-06-23
HARTFORD. KY, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23 1909

We refrain from paying school taxes
to the exceedingly great misfortune
of our boys and girls. If Kentucky
hopes to meet the requirements of
civilization in the twentieth century,
she must prepare her citizens for that
work. All revolutions, all betterment
Of the people in civilization, must
come from the enlightenment and
training of the mind Of the citizen.
There is no other way to meet the
demand of better and more noble
things. The laws of nature are i'm
mutable. There are no officers who
can pardon from the operation of her
laws. The individual must meet and
must reap that which is sown.-tWin-
chester News.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-06-23
Public Sale.

Pursuant to an agreement OF all
the heirs of {. Il. Campbell, deceased,
that the homestead of said decedent be
sold to satisfy lien debts and that
the estate of said decedent may be
settled, |, as special agent Of all the
heirs, will offer for sale at the court
House door in Hartford, Ohio county.
Kentucky, on Monday, July 9Th, 1909.
at o'clock p. H., to the highest and
best bidder, on six and twelve months
time, the homestead of said decedent
which lies on the North side of Rough
river, adjoining the fair grounds
and contains about l07 acres, we'll i'm
proved ard in good state of cultiva-
ton.
The purchaser will be required to
give bond and approved security inn
lnediately after sale and the amounts
due the infants, Walter and Annie
Campbell, shall be held by the pur-
chaser thereof until the respective
parties become twenty-one years of
age, and interest at the rate of six
per cent will be charged on said
25t2 e. NJ. GROVE, Agent.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-06-23
Mr.. J. L. Collins Dead.

Mr. ]. l.. Collins, one of the oldest
and best known citizens of Hartford,
died at his residence here last Friday
morning of flux. He had been in i'll
health a long while, but had been Sc
riously sick only a few days before
his death. He was born July 10,
1896, and consequently lacked less
than a month Of being IS years old.
He was married April /, 1878, to Mrs.
Lue Taylor. To this union one son
was born, Mr. r. T. Collins, who with
his mother survives the deceased.
Mr.. Collins was faithful Con-
federate soldier in war times. He
joined the noted Orphans Brigade.
Company C, 9th Kentucky Regiment,
in 1861, and served through the whole
war between the States. He was in
every battle in which his company was
engaged and was noted for intrepid
conduct and bravery in trying times.
Mr.. Collins funeral was preached
by Rev. Virgil Elgin, of the Methodist
Church, at the cid home place, and
there was q large crowd in attend
ance. Rev. Elgin dwelt upon the life
Of the deceased in touching manner.
Tie pall-bearers were ex-Confederate
soldiers, as folluws: ]. w. Ford, W.
f. Chapman, w. o. Holbrcok, John
Chinn, Dudley Told and Judge
l.. Reid. Other Confederate Vet
crars present were: DR.. J. S. Nor
ton, c. A. Hudson, Frank CHM and
james Chinn.
Interment was al Oakwocd GEM
etery, where a large crowd gathered
to pay their last respects to a tried
and true friend, beloved citizen,
and one whom the whole community
esteemed and respected.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-06-23
COMMON MISTAKE
AND THE REMEDY
Some Conditions as They
Really Exist.
STATES Needs COMPARISON
Educational Advantages Pro-
duce and Bring CONNER
cial Prosperity.

II is often stated with much empha-
sis that Kentucky does more for pub
lie schools Than any other State save
three or four 7 his is held up to the
people of the State as the whole
truth; but the statement is only q
pnrt of the truth ard as a whole is
very false. From the State Treasury
she does more than any other State
except three or four; but from all
sources. the amount she gives is far
down in the list Massachusetts has
about the same population as Ken
lucky. As a state, from, the State
Treasury, kentucky gives far more
setts but from all sources, Massa-
Chusetts gives far more than ken
tIcky. For every dollar that Ken
tucky pays her public schools, Massa-
chusetts pays $G.17, and upon the
same basis, Ohio pays $500 from all
socrces. These statistics are from
the latest report from the Bureau of
Education al Washington.
What is the result in such inequal-
ity of educational advantages in these
States? The result is that vast ma
jority Of the best paid educational po-
si.ions in Kentucky are held by per-
sons from other States. Threshing
moving machines, more
than so per cent. of the wagons used
in the State, and many other items
Of manufactured goods. are purchas-
ed from the very States that pay this
increased amount for public education.
Yet, we have all the means at hand
for producing these things, save two,
namely. education and enterprise
which emanatcs from it. This only
hints at the conditions that really eX-
ses. We do not mean that we should
put up Chinese WALL of exclusion,
but we mean that Kentucky should
be able to serd cut her influence as
well ss &c rec:.Ts fran ether States.