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The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11
NATIoNALIzE GRAND CANYON

The Grand Canyon of the Colorado and the territory and forests on both sides of it should be made into na- tional park.
 More than 104,000 persons visited the canon in 1915, and the number will probably increase. For the gorge is one of the wonders of the world. It is not only the largest but the most gorgeous of it's kind. The climate of the region is mild. Flowers grow in the canon the year round. The ter races at its borders are covered with forest.
 Because it is so startling and so un- ique it is danger to America to leave it in private hands. Nature has been lavish in this country, but we have not reciprocated. It would serve us right if some enterprising advertiser of malt beverages, or the maker of a
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11

Just to be in the swim, as it were, we hereby inagurate voting contest in which each person paying for The Sun one year in advance may have 2,000 votes on the question of who will win in the European war At the conclusion of the war we will send the result of the ballot to the winners. We delay the result of the ballot un- til the conclusion of the war because of our neutrality, not desiring to in fluence the result by prematurely an- nouncing the result.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11

Don't send anonymous letters or poems. If you think the idea is worth the while, sign them or bring them in personally. We always like to help a budding genius bud or boost good idea-and there are always lots of them lying around lose. Just little confidence often helps the game along and we are willing to admit at even this late date that few people know it all, even if they happen to own half of it.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11

The editor of The Sun always en- joys little slams" from exchanges eminating from kindred spirits point ing out our excentricities and enjoys handing them out, just the joy of life, but there is little hope for the "crab" who endeavors to use "poison" in his "dope" because of envy, jealousy or, well, just mean disposition. This is big country and there's little use of clouding up The Sun-(either one) with a mean disposition.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11

When President Wilson finally be- came convinced that the republican policy of preparedness was correct and the people were strong for it, he immediately got busy "out-preparing" the original propagators of the plan His speeches which include Ave don't know what the outcome of the next twenty-four hours may be" has put crimp in the "peacefullers for so many pesos" also has created con- siderable interest among the people as just who we will have to have war with tomorrow It is rather stunning language for a president to use, espe- cially under existing circumstances. However, we are for preparedness no matter who prepares it so long as it is properly prepared
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11

Villa is having an exciting game of hide and seek with Caranza forces. The Caranzistas are hunting his hide, but so far he has skinned them and kept the seekers very much on the seek. If they do happen to run across him sometime in an idle moment when he is getting married again they will endeavor to so lead his system that it would take a shelter long time to get all the metal back Villa is so popular down there now that whole army has been sent out to call on him.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11
LET THE EDITOR BE THE GOAT

There are a lot of fellows who ex- pect the editor of a newspaper to fight their battles for them, but al- ways admonish him, Don't by any means use my name" There are others who put their walls on paper and then sign it subscriber" or reader" or taxpayer" or something like this and mail it to the newspaper and expect it to be published. The man who hasn't the nerve to back up his statements with his signature does not deserve hearing. His com munications belong in the waste basket. Why should the editor shoulder the criticism which the an onymous letter writer himself is un- willing to invite?
 The anonymous letter writer with his poisoned pen may be likened to one who fires from ambush. He is too cowardly to come out into the open. Generally his cause is so weak that it would not stand combat on a fair field.
 We have found that the man who has something worth while to say is not ashamed of it.-Tucson Citizen
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11

cheap and indispensable timepiece, were to decorate the place for us. We have been willing to. trust our scenic effects to these gentlemen in the past, and we confess the results have not been inspiring.
 It is preposterous that we should hesitate about it. Yellowstone with its geysers is not half so inspiring as the canon. With the exception of a few special interests every one will be in favor of such plan. A bill creating the Grand Canyon of Arizona National park should pass congress without opposition.-Chicago Tribune.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11

The Gadsden Clarion says: "There is penty of hell here-no need for an- other" The Clarion is published in Yuma county. They had floods there recently. This complaint hardly seems fair to the other well advertised place. It is currently reported that they don't even have a drop of water to coo. the parching tongue. You can move from Yuma county, but there are restrictions on emigration from the other.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11

Uncle Sam tried to caulk up his money box the week ended January 22d, with a wisp of customs revenues, amounting to S3,565,000, combined from S42,661 1882 worth of imports which entered the 13 principal cus- toms districts of the country for the week. He worked hard at the job, and there wasn't enough revenue to go around. When he knocked off Satur- day night and went home to supper, he found the price of 'vittles was still on the rise. The imports for the week marked new high record under the Democratic tariff law.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11

If George w. Perkins and such Pro- gressives as he controls are really de- sirous of doing all that they honorably can to secure an identical candidate and platform for both Republicans and Progressives, we cannot see why MT. Perkins should not embroider his action with as many resounding de- clarations of principle as he pleases. The main thing, the practical thing, is to unite all forces to rid the country of an administration which has, as Mir Perkins says, brought so much discredit to the country.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11

P. Mel am 9S years old and have used liquor and tobacco for sixty seven years. Can you suggest an easy way of stopping the use of them?
 Really, while we believe these vices have become real habit with you, we feel confident that if you gradual ly reduce the amount used daily for the next twenty or thirty years, the habit will be a great deal less pro- nounced in your case.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11
A MIGHTY GOOD "MONTY.

c. F. Montross has again assumed the editorship of the St. Johns Ob- serve. Monty" is good all around newspaper man and will make the Observer a newsier sheet no doubt than ever before.-Snowhak Herald.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11

The stumbling block between Ger many and the United States in the Lusitania case is the meaning of the word illegal" or rather the interpre- tation put on it by Germany. Courts and juries in this country have been trying to decide what is illegal for a good many years and have never come to any unanimous conclusion.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11

George-Is it healthy to wear a belt during the summer?
 There are so many kinds of belts that we can't answer your question positively. We have seen men wear ing belts that we considered not espe- cially conducive to good health either in spring, fall or summer.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11

Mutt and Jeff should be assigned to the United States until they settle our war problems. Their previous expe- riences in Europe would indicate their ability to be leaders over here for time at least.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11

As all the world knows, President Wilson is not large man, physically. Accordingly, during his swing around the circle, he was unable to conceal behind him the figure of the Wilson of last year, the Wilson who sneered at preparedness and who had not been God-bless-youed by Bryan into revers- ing belief in which he was sincere.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11
Slight Difference

"Would you like some views of the hotel to send to your friends ?"
 "Sir," said the disgruntled guest, q presume it will be better for me to keep my views to myself"
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11

The Arizona Hassayampa club holds it's annual celebration in Los Angeles. The River de Flag Association holds their meetings at Phoenix. Our Frisco Peakers just stick around and hold the sack until the other folks get hack
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11
WELL, WHAT ARE POLITICS?

Editor Breen, of the Coconino Sun, is humorist. Last week he announced that Judge Sapp would contest with Carl Hayden for the congressional seat. That would not be contest; it would be electing Hayden by acclama- Winslow Mail.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11

Exchange headline says: Baseball suit terminated by Judge Landis." |" We have seen many a baseball suit terminated" by long slide, but it didn't seem to need judge to prove it was Landis-slide. Them" suits will only stand so much.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11

Senator Henry Favorable Ashurst is in favor of keeping the troops along the border. About the only thing H. Favorable is against is an opponent for the office he wrote in his spelling book about-"Henry F. Ashurst U. S. Senator" Hennery announces him self in Golfers Weekly as against the
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11
A CRACKIN, GOOD TIME

J. A. Johnson fell Saturday evening and cracked a rib. Phil Whiteley fell the same evening and cut the back of his head. In fact, there have been many falls and remarkably few inju- ries.-Bonaparte Qowa) Record.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11
For City Clerk

I hereby Gnnounce my candidacy for the office of City Clerk at the election to be he d May 22 1916 believing that 1 cold il l that office With satisfaction to the people, and would be pleased to have your support. MIG SEITZ.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11

"pork barrel" scheme generally, but intimates that there is no hope of a change as long as "pork barrel" sena- tors and congressman are elected, He deplores, seeks forgiveness, but hopes again.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11

Willy K.-Do you believe the mo- vies are healthful entertainment.
 Yes, many patent medicine adver- tisers claim they are very much so.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11

Millie-What is "Gets-it" we see advertised so much?
 You probably mean "who," but pro- fessional ethics prevents our mention ing names in this column.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11
For City Marshal

hereby announce my candidacy for the of1ce of City Marshal for Flagstan and would very much appreciate the support of my friends for that office l will endeavor to serve the people to the best of my ability
 CHARLES MURRAY
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11
For City Marshal

1 hereby announce my candidacy for the office of Clly Marshal and would very much ap- prec ate the support of my friends in obtaining that office, Ipromise fair and impartial en- forcement of all the laws governing tue city If elected LEE ALLSUP.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11

Don't laugh at kid, laugh with him if you want friend. This will pretty generally apply to grown-ups as well.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11
For Street Com missioner

I ercby announce my candidacy for the office of Street Commissioner and would respectfully ask the support ot my friends for the place,
 FRED RUSSELL
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11

Emogene-We have only read eight or ten pages of your letter, but mo- tice you have skipped a number of symptoms. Please send us in the complete patent medicine pamphlet you were reading as it is more expli- cit and technical. Some of the diseases you complain of have been out of style for a number of years, consequently doubt very much if any of these have Yet been fatal to you.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11

lsadore-I have. been nervous and unable to collect my thoughts. What can I do for it,
 Try mercantile collecting agency, lazy, some of them can collect from you for even having someone in debt to you.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11
HELPFUL HEALTH HINTS

May-What is good for sea sick ness?
 Give it up.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11
For City Clerk

l hereby announce my candidacy for the office of City Gle rk at the erection in May, and respectfully ask the support of my friends,
 MRS. NJ A GAVIN
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11

Zeke-ls there any danger of tung- sten bringing on tonsilitis?
 Not ordinarily. It is more apt to break the hoops on your ear drums.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Announcements under this head are
 $500 each cash in advance.
The Coconino sun., 1916-02-11

lke-What is good for crick in the back?
 Just ditch it, Ike.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-16
Alkali in Soap
Bad For the Hair

Soap should be used very carefully. If
you want TO keep your hair looking its
best Most soaps n prepared sham
poos contain too much alkali. This
dries the scalp. makes the hair brittle.
and ruins il.
The best thing for steady use is Just
ordinary muisified c~ocoanut oil (which
IS pure and greasessss). inc is better
than the most expensive soap or any
thing else you can use.
One or two -teaspoonfuls viii cleanse
the hair and scalp thoroughly. Simply
moisten the hair with water and rub it
in 1t makes an abundance OF rich.
creamy lather. which rinses out easily.
removing every particle Of dust. dirt.
dandruff n excessive oil. The hair
dries quickly n evenly, and il leaves
the scalp soft. and the hair fine and
silky. bright. lustrous. fluffy and easy
TO manage
You can get mulsified oil At
any pharmacy. it's very cheap. ana a
few ounces will supply every memb.r
OF the family for months.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-16
CAS-. HEARTBURN
INDIGESTION DR.
SICK STOMACH
"Pape's Diapepsin" ends all
stomach distress in five
minutes.

Time It, Pape's Diapepstn VIII a.
gest anything you eat and overcome a
sour, gaSsy or out-of-order stomac
surely within five minutes
II your meals don't fit comfortably
or what you eat lies like a lump OF
lead IN your stomach. or il you have
heartburn, that Is a sign Of indiges-
ton
Get from your pharmacist a fiftv-
cent case Of Pape's Diapepsin and take
a dose Just as soon as you can There
VIII be no sour =isiESS no beIchinx OF
undigested food mixed with acid. no
omac gas or heartburn, fuIIness
or heavy feeling IN the stomach nau-
Ie7, facilitating headaches. dizziness
or intestinal KrIping- This will ali 90
and. besides. there VIII be no sour
FOOD left over in the stomach to ooison
your breath with nauseous doors
Pape's Diapepsin is a certain cIra
Tor out-ot-order stomachs, because II
takes hold of your food and digests n
the same as il your stomach wasn't
there.
Relief in five minutes from an ston-
ach misery is waiting for you at any
drug store.
These large fifty-cent cases contain
enough "Pape's Diapepsin" to keep
the entire family free from stomach
and indigestion for many
months It belongs in your home-Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-16
CThIs Weeks Mystery.)

IA = IA
= ATE in the afternoon. two boys
ran up Guckin's Lane They were
- not ordinary boys-there was
something odd about them Close in
spection would have revealed that the
one who wore no cap was entirely bald.
and that the other had absolutely no
legs.
In a short time they were followed
by two men. The men. too. were rath-
er out OF the ordinary. for n walked
on his hands and the other moved with
a rapid revolving motion. at the same
time giving a rather good imitation Of
q whistling cowfinch-
Almost on the heels Of the men came
Two women-wOmen rather out OF the
usual run. irasmuch as one kept shout
ing out that she would never see 30
again. and the other kept losing her
right slipper and replacing il from an
apparently in~exhaustible supply which
she carried in a large paper bag
Shortly before dus. the boy with the
bald head ~reappeared. His cleaning
pate had turned snow white from
fright.
It's nothing but a blind alIeyr' he
gasped, and ran for dear life. The
others were never heard from.
"a prize Of thirty thousand dollars
in Mexican money. or its equivalent of
fourteen and a fourth cents in cash OF
stamps. Will 20 TO the reader first sub
hitting a correct solution 10 today's
mystery-Editor Skeezles Magazine.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-16

~)CK HOOKS took dinner with
lobe MoseIey's family Sunday
H. Dock learned how to chew and
how to hold his knife and fork in the
presence Of company while visiting az
! TickviIle last winter. and got through
eating before the rest of the company
had got as far as the third helping of
beans.
The dog fight at the Bounding BIZ
lows store on Gander creek. last Sat
urday afternoon, attracted quite a large
and interested audience. which were
held spell bound for several minutes
The audience would have been much
larger had the event been advertised
Frisby Hancock will start out to
morrow morning bright and early looA-
ing for a button he lost off OF MS pants
the other day Il was lost on the road
W. here n the Wild Onion
school house and he will walk right
slow with his head down all the a
talk about the terrible hot weather $
all bug dust. and is only started ny
people who want to sell thermometers
and ice cream
Atlas Peck opened the closet door
the other day Just in time TO surprise
a moth that was in the act Of cutting
his new seersucker o
A big snake was killed at the picnic
on AdLlAEE GAEEh odLAA "a AN.AN~ IN
Mathewsla says when he was 2 youns
nan. snakes would never think OF try
ing to enter high society
The Tickville train has got so far
behind during the past few weeks all
hopes of its ever catching up are gone.
n the conductor has decided TO rub
out the time table N take a fresh
start
Poke Eazley says as soon as a jug
gets the handle broke off II comes IN
der the heading of useful inconven-
fences.
While Christmas is still too far off
to be thought OF. Miss Hostetter Hooks
has been heard to ask Yam Sims if he
was going to continue TO wear neckties
next season.
Sidney Hooks says there are only
two things h a will cause a person
TO roll up his pants at the bottom and
that is high water and loud socks.
The Wild Onion school teacher is
getting his mind in readiness for the
opening of the Wild Onion school for
the fall term next week. on he first
day of each term the teacher always
gives an outline Of the large gathering
OF parents and trustees of what he is
going to do during the session. and he
always makes some big promises as
they are never there any more during
the schoOl to find out whether he has
carried them out or not
The prevailing color in social circles
this season seems to be yellow. The
fad was started by Miss Gondola Hen
step. who rides n yellow mule soon
after that Columbus Allsop began TO
complain Of The yellow ~jaundice. and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-16

I after 1t the same as did the others.
Finally il was Peetie Bow vows
turn to lake a bat. or long. round Stuck
and try TO hit the ball that Jimmie
Wibble-wobble. the duck chap. tossed
to him. Uncle Wiggily "a u among
the daisies in the far field. ready 10
catch the ball il il came his way.
Crack" went Peetie'S bat and the
ball sailed over Uncle Wiggily's head
7 must get that and put Peetie out OF
the game" thought the bunny chap, as
he began TO run backward
"Oh. Uncle Wiggily, Look out! LOOK
OUT" cried the animal boys.
I'll look out all right" said MI
Longears to himself. IN look out that
Peetie doesn't make that run he is try
ing for. III tag him outH'
The bunny was hopping along when.
all Of a sudden. he felt himself falling
down a big. round hole
"Oh, dear What IS the natter he
cried. as he landed with a thu that
"Oh. IL is too bad said Sammie Lit
~tletail. as he ran up There is an old,
dry well. without an water in 1t. on
this part of your farm, Uncle Wiggily-
fal in IL. But We forgot to tell you
and we called TO o to look out, but
you fell down it just the same"
so I did, cried the bunny from the
bottom of the we'll. looking, up at the
animal boys on the ground above. "Oh.
dear Can I yer get out2"
wen help you" they said. We'll
get you out"
But. though they tried. they ould
not get Uncle Wiggily out of the well.
"Oh, lear Such trouble" sadly cried
the bunny gentleman
'Ha, Trouble Then I am just in
time" cried a new voice. What's the
aoh. it's the bad old tail-pulling
chimpanzee. and he's after Uncle Wig
gily." exclaimed Sammie. at the top OF
the we'll.
yes. I am after him. but only to
help him." said the chimp, as l call him
for short. Like the cat, the alligator
and the babboon. I have turned good
to tell him that and for a chance 70
him a favor. and now I have it
me"
The chimpanzee monkey hung by his
hind paws. or feet. to a tree branch on
the edge of the well. Then he let him
self hang down in the big. round hole.
nd. reaching his front paws to Uncle
Wiggily. he quickly lifted the bunny
gentleman out of the well as easily as
anything.
Vow do you believe I have turned
good?r asked the chimp. as he turned
Eyes" said Uncle Wiggily. 7 do:
YOU very much" Then the old
we'll was covered with boards so no
else would fall in and the ball game
on and Uncle Wiggily made 4
run. So IL the church bell doesn't
squeeze all the water out of the bath
room sponge and the cake of soap has
no Mace to get q drink. I'll tell o
about Uncle Wiggily and the mon
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