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The Benson signal., 1915-07-24
INSPIRATION Of
The COUNTY FAIR
BY Peter Radford.

When you enter the agriculture de-
partment Of the county fair, you feel
your soul uplifted and your life takes
on new power-that is the inspira-
ton of the soil. You are overpowered
by the grandeur and magnificence of
the scene-that is the spirit of the
harvest. You can hear the voice Of
nature calling you back to the soil
that is opportunity knocking at yodr
door. It is good chance to spend
quiet hour in contact with the purity
and perfection of nature and to sweet
en- your life with it's fragrance, elevate
your ideals with it's beauty and expand
your imagination with it's power.
These products as food are fit for
the gods, and as an article of COM
merce they ought to bring tip-top
prices on any market in the world.
The products of the soil are teachers
and preachers as we'll. Their beauty
gives human life its first entertain
ment, their perfection stirs the genius
in artists their purity furnishes mod
els for growth of character and their
marvellous achievements excite our
curiosity and we inquire into the won
derful process of nature.
Before leaving the parlor of agricul-
ture where nature is plrading in her
most graceful attire and science is
climbing the giddy heights of perfec-
ton, let US pause and take a retro
spective view. How many of you
know that after these wonderful prod.
ucts are raised, they can. seldom be
marketed at a profit? Take the blush
ing Elberta,. for example-they were
fed to the hogs. by the carload last
year. The onion-the nations favorite
vegetable-every year rots by the
acre in the Southwest for want of a
market and as a. result hundreds of
farmers have lost their homes. Cot
ton-nature's capitalist--often goes
begging on the market at less than
cost of production.
It is great to wander through the
exhibits while the band is playing
Dixie" and boast of the. marvellous
fertility Of the soil and pride ourselves
on our ability to master science, but
it is also we'll to remember that there
is market side to agriculture that
does not reflect it's -hardships in the
exhibits at county fair.
The Benson signal., 1915-07-24
NOW Her FRIENDS
HARDLY KNOW Her
But This Does Not, Bother Mrs.
Burton, Under the
Circumstances

Houston, Texas.-Iti an interesting
letter from this city, Mrs. s. c. Burton
writes as follows: 81 think it is my duty
to tell you what your medicine, Cardui,
woman's tonic, has done for nae,
| was down sick with womanly trouble.
and nv mother advised several different
treatments, but they didn't seem to do
me any good. fingered along for three
OF four months, and for three weeks, !
was in bed, SO sick couldn't bear for
any one to walk across the floor.
My husband advised me to try Cardui,
the woman's tonic. have taken two
bottles of Cardui, am feeling fine, gained
IS pounds and do all Of my tousework.
Friends hardly know me, am SO vel" "
If you suffer from any Of the ailments
SO common to women, don't allow the
trouble to become chronic. Begin taking
Cardri to-day. 1t is purely vegetable,
its ingredients acting in gentle, natural
way on tile weakened weanahly conStiEu-
ton. You run no risk in trying Cardui.
1t has been helping weak women back to
health and strength for more than 80
years. It will help you. At all dealers.
Write to-: Chattanooga Medicine Co. L}les,,
Advisory Dept Chattanooga, Tenn, for SpycldL
Instructions on your and 64-page book, Home
treatment for Women. sent in plain wrapper. E69-B
The Benson signal., 1915-07-24

Owing to slackening of business
on the main line of the Southern
Pacific the night pumper has been
laid off at the pumping station.
Mr.. George Headrick, who held
the position, has been transferred
to the water service gang, which is
at present stationed at ella Bend
It is the hope Of the orchardists
that the governor in filling the va.
caf1cy on the horticultural commits
sion will appoint capable man
and one who is in sympathy with
the work Of the commission, which
since it came into existence has al
ways been an effective organization
through all changes Of member
ship. Today the orchards of Ari-
zona are more nearly free of insect
pests than those Of any other state
in the union, although it is sur
rounded by insect enemies on all
sides. This condition has been se-
cured only by, vigilance which must
be maintained if the condition is to
be permanent.
The Benson signal., 1915-07-24
UNIVERSAL PEACE

This nation is now in the midst Of
a controversy as to how best to pro-
mote universal peace. That question
we will leave for diplomats to dis
cuss, but peace within nations is no
less important than peace between
nations and it IS heavily, laden with
prosperity for every citizen within
our commonwealth. - .r~t
Many leading politicians and ofttimes
political platforms have declared war
upon business and no cabinet crisis
ever resulted. Many men have stood
in high places and hurled "gas bombs"
at industry; thrust bayohets, into bus
mess enterprises and bombarded ag-
riculture with indifference. j, Party
leaders have many times broken dip
lomatic relations with industry; sent
political aviators spying through the
affairs of business, and political sub
marines have sent torpedoes crushing
into the destiny of commerce. Dur
ing the past quarter of century we
have fought many duel with prog
ress, permitted many politicians to
carry on guerrilla warfare against
civilization and point pistol at the
heart of honest enterprise.
No man should be permitted to cry
out for universal peace until his rec
ord has been searched for explosives,
for no vessel armed or laden with
munitions of war should be given
clearance to sail for the port of Uni
versal Peace. Let us by all means
have peace, but peace, like charity,
should begin at home.
The Benson signal., 1915-07-24
Subscription Two Dollars per Year
LOCAL ITEMS

For Sale Fruit jars. The Gem
Second Hand Store.
Doane Merrill made a business
trip to Tucson today.
Call on me for your gasoline, dis
tillate and lubricating oils. c. F..
Moss.
Cash paid for old copper, brass
and lead. The Gem Secondhand
Store.
Jas. Roberts went to Tucson the
first of the week, remaining few
days.
Manager Evans of the Mountain
States Telephone Company is in
town today.
Miss Gladys Frances is here
from Patagonia, the guest Of Miss
Hilda Trask.
Mrs, Robinson and daughter,
Toy, will move to Tucson the first
Of next week.
J. n. Christianson returned to-
day after serving several days Oh
the jury at Tombstone.
[ am selling a fine lot Of ladies'
and mems shoes below cost. Come
and see them. M. Meila.
Second HAND keys for doors. and
padlocks bought and sold, Keys
fitted. Gem Second Hand Store.
Lordssburg, n. M, is enjoying.
quite al oil boom, and it is said
shat the indications are good for
an extensive oil field.
Joe Young and family, who have
been residing in the Partch resi-
dence, moved this week to their
ranch down the river.
Jewel Trask came up from Pata-
gonia the first of the week, leaving
the following day for Los Angeles
on a short business trip.
F. w. Gordon Of Tombstone
was in town today on his way to
Dragon to LOOK after some mining
property he has UP there.
Mrs. Randolph Reuser returned
today from Santa Barbara and San
Francisco, California, where she
has been for several months look
ing after her property interests.
She was met at the train by Mr..
Reuser and they left for their
ranch down the river.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Treat took
a state room on No. Thursday
and left for the big fair at San
Francisco. They expect to be gone
for month or two, or long enough
to see everything there is to be
seen at the big fair, Mr.. Treat
was we'll healed with dough" and
they intend to travel in class and
lass up nothing that would add
pleasure to the trip. Mr.. Treat
said that this would be- a honey
moon as we'll as vacation. trip.
The Benson signal., 1915-07-24

! Wanted-Grain sacks and chick.
ems. Gem Second Hand Store.
Go to the Benson Coal & Ice
Company for coal, ice and soda wa
ter.
1t is rumored that Senator Mark
Smith is seriously i'll at his old
home in kentucky.
A gang of men are at work fiji
ing in and raising the side tracks
south of the depot which have
sunk several inches in the last year
or two.
County Supervisor John Rock
and Clerk A. c. Karger were in
town today. They left on No. I
en- route to Flagstaff on official
business.
Claude Rucker has the position
as manager of the Benson Water
Company during the absence of
Frank Treat, who is at the San
Francisco fair.
Recent, word received from Mrs.
L. S. Grandma Trask, who is
visiting relatives at Pomona, Cali
fornia, states that she is now en-
joying excellent health.
G. M. Harr has sold his ranch
near Land station to the Boquillas
Land & Cattle Company and left
Thursday. with his family in an au-
tomobile for Oklahoma.
Cards received by friends from
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Mahoney, who
are at tie San Francisco fair, state
that they are having a good time
and enjoying the wonderful sights.
Chas. E. Goetz, the hustling
merchant, left this morning, on
business trip to Johnson, Ora
goon, Cochise, and other points
east, to be gone two or three days.
Much rain has fallen in this part
of the country the past week and
all vegetation has taken on a rich
coat of green, The dry farmers
are we'll pleased and ale assured Of
a good crop. Cattlemen say that
the stock has not looked better in
many years at the beginning of the
raing season.
Big celebrations are being held
at ST. David, Robinson and or the
Mesa today, in cotnmetnoration of
Norman Day or the day the Nor
mons uuder Brigham Young first
settled in Utah. Field sports,
dancing and literary programs is
the nature of the entertainment.
The rain today will probably in
terfere' with the field sports. The
new school house on the mesa is
also being dedicated today,
Rutrlor has it that the Southern
Pacific Company will rebuild, that
portion of the Nogales branch road
which was destroyed by floods last
December. The company's engin-
geers recently suryed the damaged
portion of the road, which is be-
tween Land Station and Fairbank,
and the probabilities are that the
road will be moved to higher
grouhd, as the San Pedro. river is
menacing the line for a consider
able distance. Since the track
was washed out last winter the
trains 10 Nogales from here have
been running over the FL Paso &
Southwestern tracks as far as Fair
bank. =.
The Benson signal., 1915-07-24
NOTICE
To Whom 1t May COncern:

=. Notice is hereby given to any and all intend.
ing purchasers of the N. e. ID of the S. E. a of
Section 10 or the N. W. a of the S. w H. of Sec.
IL OF Township II South, Range 20 East ella
and Salt River Meridian in Cochise county
State of Arizona That the sale and transfer Of
all or any part of said property is restricted by,
and must be made in accordance with an agree
ment and option entered into Between Juan
Cruz and j. NJ. Castaneda on the 18th day of
March, 1900; which said instrument is of record
in the office of the County Recorder of Cochise
countyy State Of Arizona ~
Dated Benson, October 25th, 1912
s.~b,r NJ F. CASTANEDA,
Administrator of Estate of j. M. Castaneda.
The Benson signal., 1915-07-24
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
OISlOz
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Lard Office at Phoenix, Arizona

UnIteu States Land Oh1ce at Phoenix, Arlzona,
ry July 2, 1915. v
Notice is hereby given that Jabez Brewster,
OF Dragon, Arizona who on July 3lSt, 1911,
made Homesteadt Entry No: Ol5107, for Lot
I, Sec. 10, Township 6S, Range % e. Lot d.,
Sec. l8, Township is S., Range % E.. ;|NE14 NE14
Range % f., G: II S. r. B. & Meridian has filed
notice of lntenben to make.three year proof to
establish claim to the land above described,
Wilcox, Arizona, on the 10Th day Of August,
1915.
Claimant names as witnesses /; Arthur F.
Peake, Charlotte " Peake, Jackson P. Rich
ardson and Mary S. Richardson, all of Dragon,
Arizona. ~ 80
l. s,MA THOMAS f. WBEDIN, Register.
First publication July 10, 1915. ~r,.
The Benson signal., 1915-07-24
The Future Looks Brighter

A-~
The future of farming in the San
Pedro valley is very encouraging
and in the years to come prosperity
will mark most every home, The
pioneer days are over. Better
methods of marketing are being
studied and carried into effect, and
one of the results of carfu1 thought
by the tillers of the soil means that
more than one silo will be built in
the valley next year. That means
a creamery, which affords the most
profitable, method of marketing
alfalfa. And a creamery means
more and better hogs, to care for
the by,products of the creamery
The farmers will also pay more at
tention to the fruit industry, which
means eventually a cannery to care
for the culls and over-production.
The cannery will also mean more
intensive farming in growing veg
.etables and small fruits. The
change, will be marked by bet
ter stock, automobiles for business
and pleasure, and the slogan of the
younger generation will be "Stay
by the farm ("
The Benson signal., 1915-07-24

WANTED-Edison records, snare
drum and fife, typewriter table.
Gem Second Hand Store.
For SALE-Musica1 instruments,
sewing machines, baby buggies.
Gem Second Hand Store.
Naco has been taken by Gales
troops, who destroyed all the booze
in the town, and Nogales is ex-
pected to be taken tomorrow by
forces of the same general. A
big fight is expected.
0. L. Nerr of Chicago, a prom
inent mining man, has been here
for a week or so in company with
A. c. Simkins making examina-
tions of the SOFA Canyon mining
property down the river. He re-
turned to Chicago Thursday.
A Mr.. Sexton, an old man about
80 years of age, died at St. David
Wednesday. He reeently came
here from Oklahoma with relatives.
Death was caused from compli-
cation of diseases. Burial was
made in the St. David cemetery.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-12
CANE, STOCK AND CITIZENS

annie Of effect the packing
the stoekyards Of Chicago commented on widely
from points One Of the most ilumnat
appear issue the Chicago Journal under the
Stock Versus Quail Taking the best available estimates
OF live stock contained and figuring the
orsep 1t $40 head milk cows at $685. other at $780,
heep st So and mules the Journal the total aus
IN Illinois would DO for the protection OF which
stature appropriated for year total $3734o
nparson the the appropriation for the
and game for the time which amounts to $751; 600
properly characterizes situation intoerable"
four times much protecting quail, ducks and
spend in caring for the basic industries of
eer communal unacy The farmers and business of
to 1t that that is
the state is provided matter what economies may be
pher directions But asks The Journal Of the American Med
En- such preparations justified the
Health OF animals. much should appropriated
land health the children of the state?
than for fish, and live stock Yet the appropriation
ftion of the 5,s3S5s1 men, children in
ny $4,000 100000 less than appropriated for the
dgame Are TIE lives of its citizens of less value iii
presers alton of its quail and bass?
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-12
PRESIDENT DID NOT
tContinued from Page One.l

how, whether he wants it or not. AS
far as the one-term plank is con.
cerned, he is not bound by that. The
national committee will be all power.
full with regard to that. If the mem
bers of that committee want Wilson
to run, why they will just repeal that
plan. If they do not want him to run
they can stand by it. Wilson will be
the candidate, in all probability, and
is the ideal man for it.
Il hope that is what the President
meant" said Congressman Korbly of
Indiana. ut is certainly the will OF
the party that he be renominated. and
| believe it is the will of the people
that he be reelected"
TT was one of the Presidents typi.
cally great speeches." said Secretary
of the Navy Daniels. He had lot OF
punch in it."
"A speech which every thinking vot-
ler in the country should read" was
the comment of Senator Ollie James
of Kentucky. IF even the Republi
can voters read it they must realiza
the truth Of his criticism. that that
party has not had q new idea in thirty
years, and, indeed, they would be hard
put for a defense of their party"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-12
"A TRIAL VIII rcEVINCr ANY.
OkE...TPF GRf At KIDNEY RFE.
tDY MEYER D|RAPPGlKTS

few years ago ! was rrouble1 witt
a complication Of Kidney and stomach
ailments ard although | tried two OF
-hreo different doctors, YVES unable {,
obtain cure. having heard a qroa.
deal about Swamp Root, / decided tc
give il trial and purchased one
dollar bottle Of Mr.. Alexander, the
druggist. From the beginning could
notice a change for the better and af.
ter taking eight bottles of your medi.
cine, felt entirely cured and have MOI
had any trouble since.
Had | began using Swamp Root soon.
err, would have been a few hundred
dollars to the good and saved myself
a lot of suffering.
You may use my testimonial any
time you wish. Yours very truly.
CHARLES e. HARRIS,
400 Sixth st. Marion. Iowa
| certify that Charles e. Harris
signed the above testimonial in nv
presence, being first duly sworn to thu
truth thereof, this the 18th day of July.
l9o9. D. r. kinley, J. p.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-12
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ASSESSMENTS I'M
TIMBER CONTINUES
STATE REVENUE AGENT SENDING
NOTICES TO SOUTH MIS-
sIssIPPI COUNTIES.
Special to The Neps.

Special to The Neps.
Jackson. Miss, Jan. III. r. Col,
Inns. timber estimator. engaged with
Representatives Of the state revenue
agents office in making timber as
sessments. states that the work viii be
continued throughout South Mississip-
pr Notices win Be sent out 1T once
to counties other than Harrison, Han
cock and jackson, relative for the Feb
ruary meetings OF the boards OF super
vssors Of the respective counties. He
predicts that better assessments will
result in the present year as result
OF the efforts Of the state revenue
agent
The counties to be investigated are
all the counties where timber of any
Kind is supposed to grow This in.
vestigation is not directed at South
Mississippi alone, but is state wide
and while it primarily has for its OBJ
Ject the securing OF proper assess.
ment OF the large timber holders, it is
a general investigation in reviewing
the assessment made by the smaller
holders.
I'm securing the data on which the
raises in South Mississippi are being
made" said Mr.. Collins, 81 have mad.
it rule to treat every one as near
alike as possible. In fixing the valua-
lions per thousand, notice was taken
of the nearness to transportation and
the compact condition of the group of
timber being considered. thus some
were fixed at $3.50 per thousand and
some at SO.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-12
TAKING A CHANCE .
, ON CALAMITY .
, o . . . . . o . = . . . q o .

. Senator Gallinger's resolution serves
notice that the Old Guard has yet to
be persuaded that it is dead and that
| 1t has no idea of surrender. More than
that, it is unconvinced that there is
any necessity even for reform. For
the Underwood tariff he would have
substituted the "indefensible" Payne
| Aldrich tariff. The Senator knows that,
with Mr.. Wilson at the White House
and Democratic maiorities In both
houses at the Capitol. the resolution
has as much chance Of passage is has
Gen. Won Kluck Of escaping death ana
disgrace whenever the correspondents
at the front run out Of copy.
It was with no expectation OF its
adoption that the resolution was intro.
duced. 1t viii have served it's full
purpose II 1t is interpreted as the form.
al announcement that the men who
carried che Republican party in 1912
to the worst defeat In the history of
the two old parties are back once more
in the saddle. and that they purpose to
to repeat the tactics which made their
"titular leader" distanced third in a
field of three
The announcement Is not lacking
in holiness. 1t assumes that two
years from now this country will still
be in the stress of hard times caused
by the war. and that, under that stress
the people will forget that though Mr.
Wilson, in causing the Underwood tar
If to be enacted, but carried out their
mandate, tariff revision as a condition
not a theory, still remains to be real
lied. -...
The announcement disregards the |
fact that, If there be any miracle work. |
ing virtue in protection, the longer the |
war, which in itself is the most pro.
hibitive of tariffs, continues, the great.
er will be our national prosperity.
The Old Guard wants to come back
into power. which is but human. But,
in gambling against prosperity and I
putting all its hopes on calamity, it is
taking long chances. There is this,
however, to be said in extenuation: II |
good times should be restored by 1916,
it makes no difference what the char. !,
acter of the opposition, there will be
no possibility of defeating Woodrow
Wilson. The Old Guard is taking a |
long chance, tut, apparently, Ii is the
only one it has to take.-Louisville
Times.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-12
RAISED $40 $50 FOR
METHODIST CHURCH
special to Tie Ne,os.

Special to The Ne,os.
Jackson, Miss, Jan. 12.-The sum @;
slo,45O 20 go into fund with which
to complete the Galloway Memorial
church was raised here in less than
thirty minutes by Bishop Jas. H. Nc.
Coy, of Birmingham, after he deliver
cd a forceful sermon at the Methods
church.
The largest subscribers were MAI.
w. ]. Millsaps and Thad Hampton
who contributed $1,000 each. The
money will be used to go ahead witt
the completion of the great 1900
church at the corner of North Con
eress and Yazoo STREETS. The structure.
when completed, will cost $4,000. AL
ready about $4,000 has been expended
on the large lot and magnificent build
Ing.
The money raised yesterday will
be used to have the building advanced
to the stage where 1t can be used, and
the board Of stewards will continue
the canvas for funds after Bishop Nc.
Coy leaves the city
1t Is believed that within a shori
while the entire sum necessary to
complete the new church will be rails
ed.