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gress will be nore than pleased to find that Arizona is both un- ready and unacceptable.
 We understand that the politi- clans who. are running the Ari- zona convention figure that their chances will be better in the next congress, anyhow. They have assumed that yesterdays elections would return the demo- crats to power.
 They overlooked the fact that nothing but a political revolution could dislo6ge the republicans from control of the United States senate.
 They have overlooked the fact, patent to every thinking person that the very size of the democratic victoroy in the nation this year will lead the republican leaders in the senate to avail themselves of any excuse hereafter to defeat the admission of Arizona and two democratic senators.
 Judging from all indications, the constitution which our con- vention will frame will stand none too good show at best. But good tactics and common sense require that Arizona and New Mexico be considered to- gether at Washington.
 Why should it take so much time to frame a constitution
 The gentlemen who make up the democratic majority in the
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The Real Republican States.

The stand-pat Republicans will not be able to appreciate the part they played in the overthrow of their party in last Tuesdays election because the sandpatters are no moFe able to understand the Democratic landslide now than they were able to compYe- bend before the election the movement that brought it about. The same blind Bourbonism that led them to Q defiance of the public conscience in the enactment of the Tariff Bill last year caused them to defy the public intellige- nee this year by defending the bill in their platforms and in their campaign speeches and in their nominations.
 To everyone else the danger to to party throughout the East was perfectly obvious. The stand-pat- ters alone relied upon the party whip, the mossgrown traditions of party warfare and the general prosperity of the country to give them victory. They could form no proper estimate of the moral issue involved in the campaign because, according to their limit ed perspective, the violation of a
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party pIedge created no moral

party pledge created no moral issue,
 From politicians of that order, therefore, but one explanation for the crushing defeat of. Tues day is forthcoming: They attri- | bue it to Roosevelt to La-Follette; to BTstow, SAbbs, Murdock, Cumn1ins and the progressiyes in general.
 Not even the election returns will answer to convince the Bouz'- bons that it. was the stand-pat- ters themselves that wrecked the party, or that it was the stand pat states that voted the Demo- cratic ticket. But it is interest ing tosnote, nevertheless, that the real Republican states in last weeks election were the states led by. progressiyes.
 Of the, eight former Republi- can. states .electing Democratic governors, only two could be classedr as insurgent states Oregon and North Dakota. Of the twelve, states that elected Republican, governors only two were controlled by the stand-pat- ters- Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
 Of the fifteen United, States senators gained by the Demo .crats.. only one was lost to- the Republicans from the insurgents -Beveridge in Indiana. Not one of the progressive l {.congressmen who took a promi- nent part in the insurgent move ment- was defeated But more than fifty of the organization con. gressmen were buriedsunder the landslide.
 1 In. Nebraska Burkett, who deserted the insurgents, was de feated for the Senate. while Nor ris, one of the progressive leaders | in the House, was reelected by a majority that, was increased from less than a hundred twC d years ago to 8, 500 this year. ! In Idaho the voters defeated |; standpat Republican for governo and elected a progressive con gressman.
 Had it not been for the success of the progressives, the admin istratipn would, have, been con frontedin the next Congress wit
 a Democratic maiorit,y ,ys.i in |, la. bot st , elected but six of the new. Re publican senators. The progres
 sive states elected ten
 The progressive states hay
 lost possibly eight cougressmen The stand-pat states have los
 fifty-one.
 By what system of mathem atics or rule Of logic do the Bou
 bons figure that the progressive
 have ruined" the parts?
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FOES PLEASE OMlT FLOWER.
The Boston Globe Suggests a Halt in Roosevelt Funeral Plains.

NEW YORK, Nov, Il. The Boston Globe says editorially:
 It would be well not to step up and view the political remains of Theodore Roosevelt until suf- ficient time has elapsed for the complete demonstration of his political demise. He would not like anything better than to create ali unseemly scene at the burial which his foes are con- fidently preparing for him. Like Judge Hoar on the day of Wendall Phillips's funeral, there are not a few who are ready to approve of his funeral. But they must not reckon without their corpse.
 Go behind the first superficial view of the returns and where do you find any other Republican
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convention are presumably the the most intelligent men their party could put forward they will cordially admit the fact.
 With the constitution of the United States and the constitu- tions Of all the states before them, the delegates should be able to write q constitution with in a week-and have plenty of time for play. Republican.
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Lists 3-572, SIS, 630, 668. RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF.LANDS IN NATIONAL
 FOREST.
FOREST

Notice is hereby given that the lands described below. em- braeiag 53o. acres. within the Sitgreaves National Forest. AE- zona, will be subject to settle ment and entry under the pro- visions Of the homestead laws of the, United States and the act of June II, 1906 (34 Stat, 233), at the United States land office at Phoenix, Arizona, on ;Decem- Der 29,. 1919.. Any settler who was actually and in good faith claiming any of said ?, lands for agricultural purpose prior to Jan uary l, 1908. and has not .aban- doned, same, has a preference right to make a homestead entry for the lands actually occupied. Said land. were. listed upon the applications of the persons men,
 
 toned below, who have 3 pref erence right subject to the prior right of any such. settler, provid- ed such; settler or. applicant is qualified, to, make homestead entry and the preference right is exercised. prior, to, December 29, 191O,. on which, date the lands will be subject to settlement and entry by, any qualified, person. The lands are as followsi The NW4 of NE4,. the SW4s of NE4, the WE of SE4 of NE4, Sec. Il, T. 9. N., R. p E., G. and, S. R. M. , 100 acres; application of Mahonie L. Fish, of Lakeside, Arizona; List 3-572. The FL ofNW4 of SE3 of MEL. the SE4 of SE4 of NE4 of NE4, the SE4 of SE4 of*NE4, the FL of SW4 of SB4 of NE4, the NE4 of SE144 of .NE1-4, Sec. 34. the SW1-4 of NW1-4,. the 1 SW1-4 of NW1-4 of NW1-4, the SE1-4 of NW1-4. of NW1-4 o1 1NW1-4, the S1-2 of SE1-4 O Nw1-4 of Nw1-4; the SIP 0. sN1-4 of NE1-4 of, Nw1-4, tht Nw1-4 of SE1-4 of Nw1-4, tht lN1-2 of SW1-4 of SE1-4of NW1-4 Sec. 35, T. 12 N, R. IS. E., III acres, application of Fret Wheeler, of Taylor, Arizona List 3-618. The NE1-4, Sec. g : T. P1o K 16O acres 5 r.cation of F. Stap1;esS~ 2 Taylor, Arizona; List 3-63O. Tn NW1-4, Sec. 30, T. II N., R, 2 E., 16O acres. application of W
 R. Brewer, of Pinedale, Arizona
 List 3-668. Fred Dennett, Com
 missioner of the General Ian, Office. Approved October 6 1910, Frank Pierce.
 First Assistant Secretary 0 the Interior.
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tern result upheld the administ- ration with amajority of 15 Dem- ocrats Tn the House, A Republi- can Heuse.was elected with liar rison and helped enact-the Me KinleY Bill, which produced the the greatest 2arty. reverse of a generation. For the first time since the Republican party had obtained control it's membership in the House fell to less than one hundred. In the Congress elected hl 1890 there were. 236 Democrats to S9 Republicans, The Republi- cans still controlled the Senate.
 Two years later the Democrats had the unique experience of controlling the Presidency and both branches of Congress. The House was Democratic, 220 to 126, the Senate A to, 38., The in terjection of the free silver issue, however disrupted the party. In 1895 the Republicans regained control of both branches of Con- gress., The, election Tuesday caused the first break in ia5 con- lrol that has lasted. for sixteen years.
 Four times in this. period the loss of the mid-term House, by the party in power has beeni the forerunner of defeat in the next
 Presidential contest. n,1874 the Democrats elected the House and two years later Tilden, was the winning candidate. In 1882 the the Democratic control of the House preceded, the election of of Cleveland. In 1890 the Repub- licans lost the House and two years later. the Presidency. In 1894 the Democratic defeat imp lied the Republican, victory oi 1896.
 The two. exceptions, to the rule occurred in the midterm of Hayes
 and in Cleveland's first administ
 ration. But in the first case the Democrats. threw away their op Iportunity by the impossible nom Iiination of Hancock, and in tht I.second the new issue of tariff re lsfo complicated the situation EDven so Cleveland received nor, Evotes than Harrison, although
 majority in the electoral colleg, Twas against him.
 F To talk of off year results be ing 9f 10 figi66eeapsa as sJEf JEEffagsrd to ignore the political history o the United States for the las [generation.
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Chambers Items

John Woods has returned to Ed Howell as cook. Expects to
 be down. that way all winter. T. o. Mann IS visiting his. Echildren in Holbrook this week. Chambers has had another good boost. A gentleman named Tuner, after visiting all the available land in Apache and Navajo counties north of Snow flake and Springervile decided that Chambers looked good to kim" and is now moving his family here with view of per- minently locating.
 MT. J. B. Leiws of Buffalo Wy. was in town Sunday visiting friends.
 A corps of Engineers dropped into Chambers Thursday evening to do some survey work in locat- ing a reservion site, Let the good work go on. Duck shooting will be good on their lake in another year.
 0. L. Hathorn purchased a wagon from Mrs Kenneth of Navajo Sunday.
 Mr and Mrs Dennis Hibben of Navajo are rejoicing over the arrival of an eight pound boy at their house Wednesday,,
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-18
Lists 3-506, 507, 551, and 557. RESTORATION TO ENTRY
 OF LANDS, IN NATIONAL
FOREST

Notice is hereby giveR that the lands described below, embracing 330 acres, within the, Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona, will be subject to settlement and entry under the provisions,oft the home stead laws of, the United States and the act of June. II, 1906 ( 34 Stat, 233), at the United States land office at. Phoenix, Arizona, on December 29, 1910. Any set teler who was actually and in good faith claiming any of, said lands for, agricultural purposes s prior to January 1, 1906, and has not abandoned same, has a pref erence right to make 8 home stead entry for the lands actually occupied. Said lands, were. list ed upon the applications of. the persons mentioned below, who have 9 preference right subject to the prior right of. any such settler, provided such settler or applicant is qualified tc make homestead entry and the prefer ence right is exercised ypri0r to December 29,s, 1910, on which date the lands will e.subjeot tc settlement and. entry by any qualified person. The lands, are as follows: The Eh of NW3, the NW4sof NW3,. the E. of, E5 of SW4 of NW4, the E. Of NE4 of NW4iof SW4y the N3sof NE4 of SW4, Sec. g. + Il .N., R. 19* E., c. and S. R. .M., 1855 acres. appli- cation of Jers Peter Hansen, o1 Showlow, Arizona; List 3-506. The WI. of NW4of NW1 of NW4, Sec. 9, F. 10 N., R. 209 E., acres, application of H. E. Cheney, of Pinedale, Arizona
 List 34507. The SE4 of Lot | tor the SE1 of SW4 ofNW4), th' St1 of ,SE4 of NW4, the SW4 o. SW3 of NE4, the NE4 of Lot
 (or the NE4 Of NW4. of SW4) the NE4 of SW2. the WE of NV:
 of SE4, the NJ of SE4 of SW4 the NE4 of SW4 of SE4 of SW4 the NW4 of SE4 of SE4 Of SW4 the NW4 of SW4 of SE4, the w
 NEE of SW4 of SE4, the SE4 o
 SW4 of SE4, Sec. 6. T. II N. z ID % n ---1 cn- -,ac1.nr--Atazalieat } of H. A. Willis of Taylor ) Arizona; List 3-551. The NV of SW4 of NE4, Sec. 3, T. 10 N. R. 20 E.. 10 acres. applicatio of Lars Petersen, of Pinedale l Arizona List 3-557.
 Fred Bennett, Commissions
 of the General Land Office. Alp proved October 6, 1910, Franl
 Pierce.
 First Assistant Secretary o
 the Interion.
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The HOIbrOOk News

Published every Friday at Hclbrook,
 Navajo County Arizona by SIDNEY SAPP, Editor and Publisher admitted to the raails at Holbrcok, as second class matter, May IA, -9O9. Rates of Subscription in advance
 One year $2.O0,
 Advertising rates made known up- on applcatien
 All advertising. will be run rnti} cr- dered out.
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NAVAJO, COUNTY OFFICIALS,

Sheriff. J. F. Woods: Recorder. and Clerk, 70 .Hess; Probate Judge. and County Sup erintendant, R.sC. Smith. Clerk of the Dist: Court, w.. B Woods.
 Treasurer |. D: Diyelb9esssss: esssss Dist. Attg.,- w P, ,Geary. County Supervisors. @. R. Gard- ner, Chairnan,r James Scott and O. B. Sutton,
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IN THE PROBATE COURT OFThE COUNTY OF NAVAJO AND TERRITORY OF ARI-

AND TERRITORY OF ARl- IONA.
 In the Matter of the. Estate and Guardianship of Pauline Woods and Francis Woods, Minors.
 Notice of day for Hearing Re- turn of Sale.
 Pursuant to an order of the judge of said court. made on the second day of November. 1910, notice is hereby given. that Emma Woods, the. guardian of the persons and estate of Pauline Woods and Francis Woods. minors, made to the said court, and filed in the. office of the clerk thereof, on said day, a return of ! Isale made by her On the thirty first day of October, 191Q., under 3 previous order of said court, of the following real estate and for the following named sum, to-wit, lots numbered nineteen (19) and twenty(2O} in block numbered two @. of the town Site of Winslow, Navajo county, Arizona, as surveyed and plated by J. A.. Williamson, trustee for the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad company, for the sum of four thousand five hundred ($4500) l dollars, as, will more: fully appear from saidreturn filed as. afore- said,. and to which reference is hereby made for further particu- lars.
 Aud notice. Is hereby further Egiven, that Friday the twenty fifth day of. November, 1910. at lten. clock a. m., ats the court room of said court, at the court house. in Helhrool1, said e county nd&erritory, has been fixed for lhearing the sa;d return when | and where any person, interested lin the said estate may appear land file written objections to the Iconfrnation of the said.sale, anc Imay be heardsands may produce witnesses lnsupport~o of such ob Elections.
 | Dated November-2, 1910.
 R. c. Smith, Clerk.
 First publication Nov. 4th, 1910
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TerritOrial, Officers

H-@- M . @AF " - 7- Governor-,Hon. R. D. Sloan. Ter. Sec. 6. U. Young. Ter. Treas. E. E. Kirkland. Ter. Aud: VIC. Foster. Attys Gen. ]. B. Wright U SDdst Atty'Jos E.. Morrison
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-18

lola Portland Cement makes block twice as strong as other cement. Ask any Cement man. For sale by A. & B. Schuster
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-18

leader who farec- better. than.
 Roosevelt-iA -iA~the landslide of
 Tuesday ?.You fndLa Toilette of Wisconsin and a few others who saved themselves only by outdo-
 ing Roosevelt in insurgency, And how large would have been the. New York majority. against a Sherman, Barnes, and Woodruff ticket?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11
Heavy School Enrolment.

Richmond's public schools will open Sep
TENDER 10. DIR. J. A. c. Chandler. the
superintendent. saying that he expects an
enrolment OF not less than $1,000 for the
session. The school population OF the city
Is about 10000. employing some 475 In
structors. Pupils from the counties at
tending the local schools are not received
TIL the pupils in the city are provided for,
the county pupils or non-residents being
required to pay for the privilege of at
tending the local schools The high school
attendance Is expected to exceed by sew
eral hundred the enrolment OF year ago.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15

be avoided. Friends rejoice together,
the little children dance and sing and
gifts are exchanged. An ancient cere-
mony has to be performed by the
head of every household. Before a
mouthful of food is eaten early in the
morning, corn is placed In a stocking
and the chief of the family sprinkies
a little before the householder, saying
Christ is born" to which one of the
family replies He is born indeed"
Then the house-father has to wish"
and, advancing to the burning logs on
the hearth. he strikes them until the
sparks fly upward. with :, good wish
for the horses. another for the cat
ties, the calves, and the goats, and so
on through the entire band of stock
on the farm, concluding with a special
prayer and an extra blow upon the
embers of the logs for a plentiful har-
vest. In this manner the gods of ma
ture are appeased. Then the ashes
containing the wish" are collected
and buried secretly. AS for the Yule
logs, they are not permitted to burn
entirely away. but the fire, being ex.
in the clefts of fruit trees so as to
ensure a bountiful crop.
In out of the way corners of the
world, the traveller has met process.
sions going about on Christmas eve
giving gifts to the earth, to the stream,
to fruit trees, and the priest with a
censor of incense invoking blessings
on the harvests which are to come
when the winter Is over
The receiving Of gifts seems to be-
the passing of a later day. At Lyons
in France the Foundlings Home has
n beautiful custom. handsome era.
die is placed at the door and the for.
saken infant laid therein Is afterwards
treated with great consideration as
the gift of the Christ child at the
blessed season
The more playful customs of put.
ting hats about for presents as French
children do. of baskets which Italian
children make of gi7t boxes and the
tour of St Nick prevail everywhere.
Even in the tropics Christmas is OBJ
served, as If the cold snow lay round
about Mexico has many beautiful
customs. and Catholic countries nev.
er forget the feast of the Babe In the
Manger in church.
L. NJ. McCAULEY.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15
How December rs Was
Chosen
How many people know why Christ

How many people know why Christ
mas came to fall on December 20?
Everybody knows that 1t is the day
celebrated alike by the Catholic, Prot.
estant and Greek churches as the ma
tfvity Of Christ. yet nobody knows II
1t is the actual date.
The uncertainty is due to the preju.
-dice of early Christians against the
celebrations Of birthdays. They re-
garded such a custom as heathenish,
and made no exception, even to the
Savior's birthday.
1t was not until Christianity had
triumphed. three centuries later, that
the prejudice against the observance
OF birthdays died out, and an investi-
cation as to the date of Christ's birth
day was begun.
Julius, pope or bishop OF Rome.
asked st. Cyril in 1856 to ascertain the
real anniversary of the nativity. St.
Cyril reported the date to be Decem-
ber 25, to the best of his knowledge,
after extensive research, and the date
was accepted by julius and promul-
gated as the anniversary of Christ's
birth. Before the end of the fifth cen
tury the date was accepted by all
Christendom.
January 6, April 20, March 20 and
March 29 are some of the dates that
were serious contenders for the dis
tinction before December 25 received
the seal of julius approval.
Even after the date was generally
accepted by all Christian nations the
holiday had its struggles. The Eng
lish roundhead parliament Of 1643
abolished Christmas and for IL years
1t was not observed in England. Roy
atty gained the ascendency, however,
and Christmas was re-established as
a national holiday.
Governor Bradford of Plymouth, in
1921, history says, had occasion to re-
buke some young men who had come
over in the ship Fortune, following In
the trail of the 'Mayfiower, because
their consciences would not allow
them to work on Christmas, with their
sterner Puritan brothers.
In 1863 the general court of Massa-
chusetts passed law fixing a fine of
five shillings against anyone who
should by abstinence from labor, feast
ing or any other method, observe
Christmas.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15

to a Dig fur coat, adjusted a beard
and the usual Santa Claus makeup.
Then he softly opened tie door and
slipped in. He gave an approving
glance at the gailydecorated, brilliant
ly-lighted little tree to which Mrs. FL
lis was putting the last touches.
THAT is fine!" he exclaimed.
"The young lady came back with
doll for Lou. and when I told her what
you had done, she stayed and fixed it
for me. She was here all the after
corn, and making candy bags"
"Pll slip behind the tree, now, and
you bring the little girl out She won't
be afraid of me. will she?"
"Oh. no; she loves Santa Claus!"
The doctor was more than repaid
for his efforts by the cry of delight
that issued from Lou when her mother
brought her from the bedroom and
propped her up in pillows in an old
rocking chair.
Il couldn't find you last year." said
Santa Claus in CRU" but tender
voice. but have brought you
enough this year to make up"
The tree was nearly stripped before
Doctor Fordney discovered a tiny blue
envelope addressed to Santa Claus in
a handwriting that made his heart
beats quicken. He opened 1t and by
the light of tiny candle read that
which made his Christmas eve an eve
of beauty.
And this is the last, little Lou he
said, carrying her picture-book
Santa Claus, you won't forget Miss
Leigh, the young lady who brought US
the Christmas dinner?" she pleaded.
Little Lou, l am going there right
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TGFrdneHJ
\ CRrLCfn9dC
H Gift ~ 81
b. Belle MyDi1foC
Belle Mo2i0fcC

OCTOR Fordney came out of
the big department store,
deposited an armful of
packages In his runabout,
and then started to pay the
last visit on his daily round.