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Arizona republican., 1912-11-28
The Schools of Phoenix

The board of trade and other agencies charged with spreading abroad the of Phoenix could not employ themselves to greater purpose than by giving country wide publicity the excellence of our public schools This is matter which if handled effectively be gone into in detail. It enough inform the country that school facilities are excellent. unsurpassed. The world should be shown in what respect they excellent. one external evidence of their excellence is in the great number and character the school buildings which respect Phoenix surpasses. believe, any town of similar size in the country and most towns of much greater wealth and population
 people who would go to this great expense would stop a the externals and people have done so. We should be able to show to the country what cannot be seen a glance, the operation schools, the progress made by their pupils and their standing in comparison with those of other schools.
 The Republican devotes considerable space this morning the Phoenix high school with which it has famiarized itself extent within the last days If the information which it has gathered the facts which have amazed it, could be impressed upon the whole country publicity agencies could impress them, hundreds of families other parts of the country who thinking of changing their locations and hesitating so, because they fear the change may leave them the in the matter of school facilities,
 would Phoenix
Arizona republican., 1912-11-28
How Mammoth Cave Breathes
(Malnmoth Cave Magazine)

(MdnmOth Cave MagaZine)
 Mammoth cave breathcs once a year. That is 10 say, in summer when the temperature of the external air is above that of the cave the current is the entire summer making expiration
 On the other hand when the order reversed or the outer atmosphere is below 54 degrees, the makes inspiration, draws in it's breath This is accomplished during the winter.
 Charles w. Wright in describing the respiratory mechanism of Mammoth Cave says this mechanism to operate in every day language the cave holds it's breath, when the thermometer stands 54 degrees in the outer air; that is the average temperature of all parts of the cave, winter and summer. Hence it is frequently observed in the spring and fall that there is no motion of air in either direction at the mouth of the
 In summer. when the temperature is near 100 degrees. the air rushes the entrance the with such force frequently to extnguish the lanterns carried by visitors. This condition pre- vails however for only few yards At a distance of about half mile from the entrance the motion of air is hardly perceptble at any time from the fact that the main avenue enarges rapidly that it plays the part of reservoir where a current of air from any direction is speedily neutralized.
 If current of air blows from without inward and is below 54 degrees, it does not pass than quarter of mile before it is brought up that point. Air above the average temperature the never blows into it
 The element of change inevitably entwincd with the passage of time above ground is singuary absent in the passage of time underground. In Mammoth Cave, where there is variation of tenn perature, no water and no light, the three great forces o geological transformation operate and Father Time perfOrce pass through parts of Mammoth Cave and leave the slightest imprint of his journey. A change of sons is unknown; day and night, morning and hing have existence in the subterranean world there is external sameness here which known parallel
 The proportions of oxygen and nitrogen bear the relation each other in the Mammoth Cave that they do in the external air. In those of the that at great distance from the rivers, upon the walls and floors of which deposit of nitrate of lime, the is almost entirely destitute of moisture owing to the hygro scopic properties of the salt, and animal matter mummifies instead of suffering decomposition. And for the matter what of dvi- sion the dsintegrated rock may attain, the dust never rises
Arizona republican., 1912-11-28
Thanksg giving

We Americans have comparatively few festivals But We have such other nation cee- Thanksgiving. annual festival The Romans observed a thanksgiving with some but fail stated periods Other nations from the earliest times have celebrated great bene- ficiaI occurrences by thanksgiving. Ours is the only fixed celebration, of general thanksgiving for all good gifts. an essential part of national life
 Such d festival could have down to only rom the Puritan Fathers who have been de- scrbed. Not content with acknowledging in gen eraI overruling providence, they habtually ascribed every event to that Great Being for whose power nothing was and whose inspection nothng too minute"
 To them every sift came from God and every affction sent by Him was for their spiritual bet tcrment and. therefore was a subject of thanks giving. PestiIence and woe, war, failure of crops other ills which would throw other nations into periods mourning. caused break in the annual procession of Thankssiyings Thus. we have no an niversaries of sorrow. Memorial Day" seemed significant of woe and have called it Decoration Day"
 We may have lost part of deeply reIig- ious spirit of our ancestors but the Thanksgiving spirit has taken hold upon the nation that we believe will be released. If it should be, that would be a sign that We have entered perilous 
 Thanksgiving is a festival of well defined mean ing Christmas other great anniversary is not We have attached a meaning to festival of un- certain origin and have properly made it occa- sion of merry making in which Christian exercises and old Saxon customs have been strangely ming ley But We are the better for recalling annually the story of the Christ-child, though it is re-told amid childish games.
 Thanksgiving is not a period of merry making. It k season for reflection. Its effect upon us is sobering and strengthening. It is the season of coming in the period preceding the winters gayety. As the members of the home again brought together. so the homes of the nation are again united closer federation. Thus the coun- try is stronger Thanksgiving
 It is rather this day than the Fourth of July that the patriotic spirit is renewed. On the natal day we may be inspired by music and the waving of flags. That is a blowing of the flames of patriotism which kinded in Ply Colony November of 1921 and which are fed annually on the hearths of the American people
Arizona republican., 1912-11-28
l F
EudNard KiplingI

ORudyard KiplingJ If you can keep your head Wncl all about you .Ar. Iosiug theirs and blaming it on you; If you trust yourself when all doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting, too, If you wait and be tired by waiting, or being lied about don't deal in lies Or being hated don't give way to hating, And vet don't look too good talk Wise If you can dream-ald not make dreams your master If you think-and make thoughts your aim; If you meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two mpostors just the sane If you bear hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaycs to make trap for fools. Or watch the things you your life to- broken And stoop and build cm up with Worn-out tools: If you make heap of all your winnings And risk il at one turn of pitch -and-toss, And lose, and start again your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss; To. serve your long after they gone, And hold when there is nothing in you Except the will which says them, Hold on" II you talk with crowds and keep your virtue or walk with king,S-nor lose the common touch; If neither foes loving friends hurt you; II all men count with you but none too much; If you can fill the unforsiving minute With sixty seconds worth of distance run, Yours is the earth and everything that's in il And-Whch is more-you'n be MAN. my sor,
Arizona republican., 1912-11-28
The People and Election Expenses
lKansas City Stan

Every public office belongs to the people-not to the candidates the parties. The people should bear all the campaign eX- penSeS.
 A first objection to this would be that the plan would much.
 But
 The postal department put to an expense of three one-quarter million dollars to trans port the tons of practically useless campaign matter frarled through the mails
 That three and quarter millions was more than the total of the campaign funds of all the political parties contesting for the presidency
 We simply conduct political canvasSes in WaStefu ways-athough there is already much improvement The late holy contested canvass cost less than the average those that atterly preceded it.
 The elimination of the abuses of the campaign franking privileges would be a prime step in insti- tuting governments pecuniary control of cleo tioneering A substitute plan of distributing brief. honest statements of aid for candidates Con the Oregon plan) would be effective and far cheaper.
 With that leak stopped, presidential canvass could be conducted by the government at less cost probably, the postal department now accepts for mails politicians
 And the expense account is apart from the i'm political morality and the sound con ception of public policy.
Arizona republican., 1912-11-28
Where Internal Region Crops Out
c.The Path of the Conouistadores1

C'The Path of the ConQuistadoresO
 The abominaton of deSolaton Asphalt Lake of Trinidad. In spots palm killed by the asphalt droops dsconsolatcly A few tufts of grass have secured a footing in places. But for the 1t is solid mass of black dull eVil-Smelling pitch with pools of water here and there in which swim little parboiled fishes. Against any kind of the hot spots in the world, bar nonc this can be backed The t"opc sun beats down; the black asphalt reflects back like the entrance of s furnace Ones feet are unbearably hot through the heavy leather and one sinks if he stands still for moment. A hundred and fifty degrees have been recorded on the lake
 A wicked looking black snake six feet long SldcS into the bushes the margin Q lake It has been summing itself the asphalt wonder the serpents are supposed to be creatures of the devil. As for oursef fifteen minutes stay takes away every bit of vitality can summon. Not enough interest is left in life to inquire the negroes heWing with mattocIs at the asphalt receive in wages. They earn the pay, whatever il is There IS no mechanical way vet discovered by which the stuff can be dug. Hour after hour these netroes hack out with few blows the mattock the brittle pitch which flakes away in pieces a foot square. They lift the burden to their heads and dump it into steel buckets which their slow way to the ship. Ire holes fill up in a few days with fresh pitch
Arizona republican., 1912-11-28
PRAYER FOR FRANCE

CT Dieu, si la France.D . God if France be still thy guardian care. Oh, spare these mercenary cOmbats spare! The thrones that reared but to be broke; (The rights render. and anon revoke: The muddy stream of laws, ideas. needs, Flooding social life it proceeds, Opposing trbunes, when seeming one Sofe, yielding plaster put in place of stone; Wave chasing in endless ebb and flow; War, darker still and deeper in it's One party falln successor scarce precudes, Than straight, views their various feudS, The great mans pressure the for gold, Rumors uncertain conflicts. crimes untOld Dark systems matched in secret and in fear, Telling of hate and strife to every That even to midnight sleep no peace is given, For murderous through streets are
 driven. Victor Hugo
Arizona republican., 1912-11-28
A Vest Pocket Party
Chicago Tribunr)

Whenever the celebrated Chicago convention presents a aspect it commands admiration and defies calumny withhold from old Constitu- tiOn Barnes, Dr. PangloSs Butler. Easy Murray Crane, the prodigious Penrose. the precise Hills and others of the inspired band the just measure of praise their deeds compel
 So well did they and preserve the rcpub- liCan party in it's hour of peril that the toral votes of Vermont confer upon a happy republican the honor of unanimous nomination of the party vice presidency.
 Margaret Witcher the four Utah electors, is ambitious. If the other three Utah electors will support her and if she win NermOnts she is "nOmnated' unanimously candidate for vicepresident. She will have all the republican votes
 The republican party has shrunk in the preserving process, but will deny that it's tidy little party old Constitution Barnes could put it in his pocket, but he might not be able tS find it again.
Arizona republican., 1912-11-28
Job of Being An Ex-P President
CKanSas City Times)

(kanS4S City TimeS)
 President Roosevelt remarked that after a great state dinner to a representative another nation ,he had said to Mrs Roosevelt: There goes ore child's schooling for year" The dinner had cost about what it would have taken to main tain child for year in boarding school Yet he was not giving it in his private capacity. but as the nations agent.
 He told of the incident in a discussion of the financial straits into which ex-presidents often have come. Fortunately. said the subject did not concern him personally, since he had some money, and besides he expected to be able to earn his own living. But the chances were, felt that q man who had been before the public long enough to become president would be out of touch with business professional life, that would not be easy for him to get back and the income to maintain the standard of living that country expected of president. If a president were relieved of the necessity of saving of his salary by the assurance of q national pension his retirement from office, he would be relieved o a burden, and the nation would risk the of humiliation that it forced to share with General Grant in the Ward failure.
 4 proper pension for presidents would be a trifling addition to the national budget
Arizona republican., 1912-11-28

hot water bag. l. has been observed however, that two small boys who are in good state of health enough Thanksgiving Day maintain family of twelve adults for d month. The best feature of Thanksgiving Day is the home coming of children who went away without any beard and return with full chnchila outfit and the appetite of a steam dredge. There is nothing just like com ing back after few years absence and engaging in spirited tete-a a-tetc with mothers cooking. Nobody turned out apple pie with crust and flavor like mothers, and the who hasn't spunk enough brag about it in the presence of his wife is coWardly, hen-pecked ingrate. Thanks giving Day is mothers inning and few words in praise of the turkey dressing, uttered between mouthfuls will cause her to look the coffee pot with bCaming eye. Nobody works on Thanks giving Day except the football players and the ministers. In the morning people to church to learn about peace on earth and in the afternoon they go to the football game and applaud the murder of several visiting guests. Supper is never served Thanksgiving Day except to the children, who have regaincd their second wind and delVe into the dismantled form of the turkey with ardor which is awful to look upon.
Arizona republican., 1912-11-28
SOCIETY AND SOLITUDE

As the dispute about society and solitude any comparison is mpertnent. It is idling down or plain the base of the mountain instead of climbing steadily to its top. Of you will be glad of all the society you get to go up with? Will you go glory with me? is the burden of the song. is that love be alone, but that 0 soar. and when do the company grows thinner and thinner until there is at all It is either the tribune the plain, a the mount. a very private ecstasy still higher up Use al, the society that will abet you.-Thoreau
Arizona republican., 1912-11-28
-= Arizona Republican Editorial Page
The Mid winter Festival

The movement for holding an annual festival in Phoenix some time February including the ntversary the admission Arizona as a took a the board of trade banquet Tues day night. No reasonable objection can be raised against the institution of such annual event. On the contrary there are many reasons why should be established the foremost being that something should be done for the entertainment of our win visitors who constitute large a part of winter population. Many of them leave their north ern and eastern homes for the purpose of seeking entertainment as well as relief the rgors 0 winter.
 Southern California position q Mecca for tourists, alone it's climate and varied scenery but largely the persistent and successful efforts which being continually put forward for entertainment relugs, ,s winter.
 Conditions make it possible for emulate the example of the southern Caifornians. We have advantage them in the matter of climate A delightful winter day is much more certain he-a than it is the In recognition th,s fact many residents of Los Angeles come to Phoenix to spend the winter
 The records of the weather bureau show that for day period covering the middle of Febru- ary. this locality has been blessed with ideal weather at d time when it is likely td be indictment in most other parts of the country.
 Then again. another reason why we should hold these annual festivals is the wealth materials pag,arts which always generally incident to such All about are prehistoric sur roundings and out that shadow past marches Coronado d the he'd Of tle adventurous Spani- ards in search the strang things in this strange land. of which he had heard. From the mystery of Arizonas past and early his tory could be conjured up festival pageant beau tiful and striking
 This mid-wirter festival. as d single event. but institution would attract attention to Phoenix oth r of advertisement would. We trust that the movement will be pursued to the complete and permanent establishment of the mid winter festival in celebration of Admission Day
 President-eIect Wilson is so handy at writing l!merichs that perhaps he induced to Iiven up his messages to congress with few.
 The figures of the turkey census taken yester- day would have been imposing than those of a census tonight.
 There will he more of a demand for pepsin to- night throughout this broad land. than for the na tiona bird
 Now sugar cubes germ laden Are the mi crobcs going to leave nothing?
Arizona republican., 1912-11-28

a hopeless helpless crew! Wed f1II the WOrIu WIlH groans To get back fathers would fill souls with aches! A message then would take tsre4 days that now a minute takes, And then
 tg3lin it that life would be more gay telephones that be burned SnlpI"Ht away. For when in haste I'd the phone to gossip with my frau. 1 hear stern central's molo- tone. The line is busy now!" It is nusan"e and d boon. a blessing and curse: perhaps they will improve il soon perhaps they'll make it worse
Arizona republican., 1912-11-28


 er of the turkey gobblcr It hap pens once year and leaves good cheer, cranberry specked table cloths and dyspepsia in its wake. Nevertheless. TO one but the incurable grouch would do away with it. The most enthu- siastic advocates of Thanksgiv- ing day are the small boy and girl, who hop around the kitchen on one leg and decide who shall have the wishbone. The capacity of the small boy on Thanksgiv- ing Day has never been fully determined, IS he usually has to be led from the table by a low ing hand of watchful parent !,
Arizona republican., 1912-11-28

speakers lightest tone. Some weird, surprising plan, and bless the scientist so great who gave this boon to man. And then again I rant and bawl about it's many faults. and tear the blamed thing from the wall. and on the pieces waltz. Your mirthful lips are stricken dumb, sealed are the founts of song. when central
 (busy chewing gum) gets all the numbers wrong. I sometimes wonder what we'd do if we should lose our phones. Wed be
Arizona republican., 1912-11-28

We will witness today the continuation the football season, which has been than usually slaughter and casualty. We do be played today.
Arizona republican., 1912-11-28

Governor Manns wife wrote the Virginia Thanksgiving proclamation This may like rather startling innovation, but it does not in validate the mince pie.
Arizona republican., 1912-11-28

Now sugar cubes germ laden. Are the mi robes going to leave us nothing?
Arizona republican., 1912-11-28

There will he more of a demand for pepsin to- night throughout this broad land. than for the na tonal bird
Arizona republican., 1912-11-28
Thanksgiving Day
By HOWARD L. RANN

Thanksgiving Day is annual jubilee which i
Arizona republican., 1912-11-28
The Telephone
By WALT MASON

It is indeed Wordrous thing this modern that will across the distance bring q
Arizona republican., 1912-11-28

The figures of the turkey census taken yestcr- day would have been more imposing than those of d census tonight.
Arizona republican., 1912-11-28

President-eect Wilson is handy at writing imericks that perhaps he be induced to ven up his messages to congress with a few
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-01
RALsToN LOGICAL CANDIDATE

In a recent interview, Mr.. Abe Sim
ons. the well-known Bluffton lawyer
mons. the well-known Button lawyer
and 8 delegate at large to the Denver
convention in 1908, said:
Samuel NJ. Ralston is the loSlcal
CO udidate for Governor on the Demo
e:atic ticket for 1912. In my opinion,
the party would make great political
mistake II IL should fail to place the
Democratic banner in his hands dur
ing the coming campaign. He is an
able. eloquent and cultivated gentle
man. and if elected Governor OF In
diana. will be the Governor OF ths
whole people, and his only aim ana
ambition while in Office viii be TO DIS
charge his whole duty as prescribe(
nv the Constitution and laws OF tA'
state under the sanction Of his oath.
He is competent, and capable Il
grace the chair once occupied by tn
sainted Hendricks, and as Governo
OF the great state, he will be an homo
10 the commonwealth.
II am for the nomination OF Samue
NJ. Ralston, frat. last and all tn
time"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-01
NOMINATION BY EXCLAMATION.
washington Special to the lndianap-
oils Star.

TWashington Special to the Indianap-
oils Star.
Charles B. Clarke, of Irvington, one
of the wheel-horses of the Democracy
Ia Marion County, whose loyalty to
the Democratic party has caused aim
to be nicknamed "Old Hickory" dis
cusang the political situation, both
state and national while spending
few days in Washington, said:
Sam Ralston will be nominated fer
Governor probably by reclamation.
Big-hearted. big-boded, with a giant
brain and face on him like a bene-
diction. he is an ideal candidate for
tie campaign before us. The fight
waged against him is popularizins
him. The charge made against him
that he is the creature of bosses finds
It's best REPUTATION in his life and char
acter. He is too we'll known for thai
kind of campaign to succeed.
In 1908 Mr. Clarke supported l.. Er
Slack, of Franklin, for the nomination
for Governor.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-01
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The Prescott daily news., 1912-03-13
STUDENTS STRIKE

Little Rock, March 13-lt Is probable that there won't be any finding of the Board on the re- cent students strike in the State University made public until early in June after the close of the present school year. The sub. mittee, of which Hon C. c. Reid if chairman, will probab- ly not be called together until April or May, awaiting the con, venience of the members. Of. ficers and faculty of the Univeri- ty will be elected by the Board in June. and it is predicated there will be some changes. The five year term of President John N. Tillman will expire next June, and the members and faculty were elected to serve at the will
 f the Board.