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Arizona citizen., 1875-02-13
FORM OF PROPOSAL, BOND, AND
 CERTIFICATE,
Proposal.

The undersigned - -, whose post office adnress is -, county of -, State of -, proposes to carry the mails of the United States, from July l, 1875, to June 30, l87 on route No. -. between - and -, State of -, under the advertise- ment of the Postmaster General, dated De- cember l, 1874, ''with celerity, certainty, and security" for the annual sum of - dollars; and if this proposal is accepted he will enter into contract, with sureties to be approved by the Postmaster General, with in the time prescribed in said advertise- ment.
 This proposal is made with full know ledge of the distance of the route, the weight of the mail to be carried. and all other par ticulars in reference to the route and service and, also, after careful examination of the laws and instructions attached to advertise- ment of mail service.
 Dated - -, Bidder.
Arizona citizen., 1875-02-13
BOND.
Directions,

@-Insert the names of the princip al and sureties in full in the body of the bond; also the date. The signatures to the ond should be witnessed, and the certificate on the inside should be signed by justice of the peace, adding his official title, or, if signed by Notary Public, he should afix his seal.
 Know all men by these presents, that
Arizona citizen., 1875-02-13

THE mosquito is an insect that has no blood, except what he steals. As an agency for sinking artesian wells he is unsur- passed. Confidence in his powers is the reason he always sings at his work.
Arizona citizen., 1875-02-13
CERTIFICATE OF POSTMASTER.

l, the undersigned postmaster at -, State of -, after the exc rcise oe due diligence to inform myself of the pecuniary ability and responsibility of the principal and his sureties in the aforegoing bond, and of the unincumbered real estate owned by them, respectively, do hereby approve said bond and certify that the said sureties are ufficient-sufficient to insure the pay ment of double the entire amount of the said bond; and I do further certify that the said bond was duly signed by - -, and --a and - his sure- ties, before signing this certificate.
 -, Postmaster. T ated -, 187
 Instructions to bidders and postmasters containing also conditions to be in-
 corporated ia the contracts to
 the extent the Department
 may deem proper.
 1. Seven minutes are allowed to each in.
Arizona citizen., 1875-02-13
bidder for carryin {

the mail on route No. -, from - to o-, do swear that have the ability, pecuniari- ", to fulfill my obligation as such bidder that the bid is made in good faith, and with the intention to enter into contract and perform the service in case said bid shall be accepted.
Arizona citizen., 1875-02-13

NoTE.-When the above oath is talk ken before justice of the peace or any other officer not using a seal, except a Judge of a U. s. Court, the certificate of the clerk of a court of record must be added, under his seal of office, that the person who admin istered the oath is duly qualified as such officer.
Arizona citizen., 1875-02-13

DOAD STATION RECEIPTS READY IC printed and for sale cheap at THE CIT ZEN office.
Arizona citizen., 1875-02-13

DLANK WATER RECEIPTS AS PRE- ID scribed by the Department of Arizona are for sale cheap at THE CITIZEN office.
Arizona citizen., 1875-02-13
STATE OF lGnuNTY nE

STATE OF -
 COUNTY OF
 I, clerk of the - the same being Court of Record, do hereby certify that -, whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing affidavit, was, at the time of signing the same, a justice O: the peace in and for the county and State aforesaid, duly qualified, and that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit.
 In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my hand as clerk, and affixed the seal of said court, on this - day of -, l87
 L.s. -, Clerk.
Arizona citizen., 1875-02-13
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
for the

- day of -, A. D. 187 and in testimony whereof hereunto sub SEAL scribe my name and affix my official seal the day and year aforesaid.
Arizona citizen., 1875-02-13

Oath required by section 245 of an act of Congress approved June g, 1874, to be #ffixed to each bid for carrying the mail. and to be taken before an officer qualified to administer oaths.
Arizona citizen., 1875-02-13

ment; and by the same act it is made a high misdemeanor for any officer of the United States to enter, in its behalf into a contract with a member of Congress.
 But if a member. withdraw from a con- tract 1t may be concluded with the other partners.-Opinion of Attorney General, 4, 47. A contract with one who is elected n member of Congress during it's continuance is not affected by such election.-Ibid., 5, 697.l
 The Postmaster General has no power, under the law to release bidders and con- tractors and their sureties from their liabil. ities on the allegation of real or suppos ed mistakes of any kind in making proposals. He particularly requests that, before bid ding, the fullest inquiry and investigation be made in regard to the route, distance, service, weight of mails, cest of stock, feed, and all expenses existing and likely to oc- cur during the contract term, and with due consideration Of the consequences imposed by law on delinquents.
 Contracts to be executed and filed in the
 department by the first day of
 June.
 Under the provisions of section 245 of the act approved June g, 1874, the Postmaster General has prescribed the lst day of June, 1875, on Or before which day the contracts of accepted bidders must be received at the Department in Washington, executed in due form.
 Accepted bidders not complying with this regula Iion shall be considered as having failed to comply with their proposals, and the Postmaster General may proceed to contract for the service with other parties, according to law.
 Contracts received at the Department af- ter June lst will not be considered by the Postmaster General.
Arizona citizen., 1875-02-13
Witness l:
STATE OF

On this - dOy Of -, lS7 person. ally appeared before me ---and - -, sureties in the aforegoing bond, to me known to be the perso ms name ed in said bond as sureties, and who have executed the same as such, who being by me duly sworn, depose and say, and each for him. self deposes and says, he has executed the within bond, that his place of residence is correctly stated therein, that he is the owner of real estate worth the sum herein after set against his name over and above all debts due and owing by him, and all mortgages, and executions against him, after allowing all exemptions of every character whatever, the total sum thus assured amounting to ($-) - dollars.
Arizona citizen., 1875-02-13

Subscribed and sworn before me this - day of -, lo7
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-16

manner with their flocks, consisting OF
10000 to 10000 head, and though the
owners are native Mexicans, they are
well educated. Most Of them get COM
mercial education by serving II brokers'
offices or banks in New York or Boston.
and they too are kings in their business ).
and thus we have two classes OF kings,
made so bv the right and might that
grow out of a correct understanding of
the best methods; and, above all, out of
diligence, intelligence and keen powers
of observation. Therefore, when east
ern stock growers propose to come to
the plains to Keep cattle or sheep, they
ought to find out what their own powers
amount ,o-whether they have the abili-
ity to take care of 1000 head of cattle, or
even if given to them, tor it is certainly
true that some men can take care OF no
more than 100 head, some are limited to
500, some to 1000; and on the other
hand others can not take care OF ten, and
others, we all know them, who cannot
keep even COW; but such talk and tell
about the wonderful things they can do it
they can only have chance. Disasters
are likely to arise. and they have arlsen'
where men have induced their friends to
furnish the money to buy herds. but not
understanding the business the cattle
are lost or stolen, and after time notn'
ing will be left. To trust man who IN
the east never made any Roadway, &c
come west in this business, does not oil
fer much from betting on cards or buy
ing lottery tickets.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-16

CALIFORNIA; IMPoRTS.-During the
year beginning on Dec. l, 1873 and end
ing on Dec. l, 1874, there was shipped
East over the Central Pacific Railroad
81, 400, 1904 pounds Of barley. During
the same period there was shipped West
over the same road 2,5O8,6l6 pounds Of
bacon, 383, $40 pounds Of mess pork and
beet, 25O,770 pounds of butter, and
1,54S,5l4 pounds OF lard. AS to the
shipping OF barley East, this is all well
enough, for the reason that we can pro-
duce better barley, and more off to the
acre than our Eastern neighbors but
when we come to buying bacon, and
pork, and lard, and beef, and butter from
them-articles we can produce cheaper
than they can-the propriety Of the OPP
Grafton is presented in an entirely differ
ent light We can produce all Of these
articles at less expense than they can be
produced at any point in the Eastern
States and yet we allow them to supply
our markets. they making a profit on
the production. paying commission, etc.,
and then paying freight across the CONT
nent. How much longer will California
send wheat to Liverpool, and barley te
St. Louis and other Eastern cities, and
| import her bacon, butter, and lard from
Cincinnati and Chicago.-Sacramentc
| Union
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of flies and the consequent reputation Of
q slovenly house can be easily avoided
to a great extent. This will pay good
interest, first in areputatlon for cleanll-
ness, and secondly in being relieved OF
a nuisance which is often past human
endurance. attha 4
HINTS ON PoULTkY KEEP1NG.-In
keeping fowls healthy we have found
nothing equal to onions chopped fine,
and thoroughly mixed with meal, or
meal and milfeed. They eat it rapidly.
In the insipient stages of most OF their
common diseases, including cholera, we
have always found this an effectual rem
edy. As sulphur enters largely into the
formation Of the feathers, it should be
frequently fed to them. In winter, OF
when kept confined, hens to lay wei!
must have meal often, and pounded
bones, the fresher the better, or oyster
shells. If fed with these plentifully
with such varietyaof grain as they like
best, and we'll housed and watered, they
will lay nearly as well in winter as in
summer, and will seldom if ever cal
their own eggs.-R. f., East Rockport
Ohio
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-16

grasshoppers and perhaps other insects
in numbers sufficient to do some good,
as to small lots. This would of course
be impracticable on large scale, OF
where salt would be too dear or scarce.
| make this suggestion simply to cal
forth discussion, and would like to read
the opinions Of others on the same sub
ject. By bringing our ideas to the light
may it not be possible for US, in this day
Of invention and Improvement, to fine
out q practical remedy at least agains
the ravages Of this destroying insect.
said believed that eggs which had ab
sorbed salt would no longer hatch out
Will those who know please speak
re. S. B., Crawford Co., Penn.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-16

PRUNING APPLE TREEs.-(J. 81. M. ]:
There is probably no better season for
pruning trees than now, that is in the
month Of June or July, according to the
latitude. Before pruning your apple
trees, however, consider whether they
require it or not. To prune without an
object beyond that of merely perform
ing the operation, is time wasted, if no
worse results follow. There are far too
many persons who prune their trees
through habit, never for moment ask
ing themselves the question ''why or
wherefore do we prune?" If the
branches Of your trees spring out from
the stem too low down, then remove
enough to suit taste or convenience.
Some varieties grow too tall, and the
fruit is likely to be blown off by the
winds. These should have their tallest
shoots shortened, in order to make them
throw out side branches lower down,
Then there are others which produce
such mass of small branches that nei'
Their light nor air can pass readily to the
centre of the head-the inner branches
becoming barren and diseased il
consequence. Such as these requir,
thinning out frequently. A removal o
one-half OF all the branches will be de
cidedly beneficial. Again when tw.
branches cross each other, and the bari
of either becomes chafed by friction, on
should be removed. 1t sometimes oc
ours that trees become stunted by over
bearing. Severe pruning in such cases
with manuring and cultivation, will b.
beneficial in restoring vigor and fruit
fitness. 1t a man can find no goo
reason for pruning, and cannot forese'
the results in advance, he had better lie
it alone.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-16

PUBLIC POIsONING.-EverY farmer
cannot conveniently have q root cellar
under hrs barn, or anywhere but under
his house. but he can keep his cellar
from sinking with decaying vegetables
ifhe will take little pains to clean out
every Spring, and open the windows SO
as to give circulation OF air through it
from Spring until Fall. Rotten vegeta-
bles and stagnant air in the cellar, COM
ing up through the floor into the living
rooms and sleeping rooms. has produced
many case OF typhoid fever and othor
diseases that have baffied all efforts Of
physicians to cure. It is as fatal as was
the miasma of the Chickahominy swamp.
l have been into houses where every
thing was nice and even splendid in tn.
nishing; appearance, and the inmates
were continually breathing in an air -
foul as privy vault, from the odors aris-
ing from the cellar through the floors.
Yes, and have seen houses, where the
odor from the privy itself was as per-
ceptible in the living room as if it had
opened out Of it, and the family eat and
slept as If in the midst ofspicy gales.
And they thought sick headaches, fevers,
Summer complaints, and other disorders
that had afflicted them were simply
'.mysterious dispensations," instead Of
being the penalty Of breathing poison.
Sink drains and their accompanying cess
pools are another prolific cause Of dis
ease. The old-fashioned open drain,
running along near the back door,
across the path perhaps, and making
an unsightly and offensive Ito eye and
| nose) track, is perhaps the least deadly
Of tho whole, NEGLECTED, for there Is an
escape for its od0rs in the out-ofdoor
air; but the more genteel covered drain,
through which the foul air is continually
being driven back into the house, can
only be kept wholesome by having .
very Sharp fall, and BY frequent cleaning
and the use of absorbents and disinfec-
tants; and it is too often allowed to be
in such close proximity to the we'll as 70
be allowed to leach through in.o it and
poison the water. Look out for that,
with air and water both poisoned, you
will stand poor chance for q long life
or healthy one A solution Of copper
as, unslaked lime, chloride Of lime or
carbolic acid are either Of them good to
destroy all such odors and the poison
some germs that arse from such places,
and they are any OF them cheap enough
SO that we can afford to use them freely,
but the two last named smell almost Is
disagreeably, il not as unwholesomely.
as any place where you would use them.
Pure, dry earth is very nearly as good -
anything else, and viii, by absorbing AL
the valuable parts that would otherwise
escape in the air, soon become good
fertilizer for your land. There u only
one objection to it, it does not cost any
thing .-Bost0n Journal
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Protection Against Flies.

Ii any Information Or suggestion can
be given which will tend to reduce the
discomfort arising from the prevalence
of house flies, that information or sug-
gestion will benefit ut least one-half the
people of this country, particularly at
this season of the year. when the pests
are being armed and equipped for the
Summer campaign. On this subjec,
there are few things worth publishing
and knowing. One is that the eggs OF
flies are never laid or Matched 10 the
house, and scarcely ever in the shade.
There are few favorite localities where
the eggs are deposited, which can be
easily discovered. One is upon the low
er side and along the main rib of the
leaves Of certain kinds Of trees and
shrubs. If the leaves curl. and upon
examination q mass Of minute insects
are found, of color from dusky brown to
black, and flies small to full grown are
about the tree, one may know that that
tree or shrub is the Matching place for
flies. A small tree is sufficient to pro-
duce millions Of them I have at diff.
ferent times been compelled to dig up
beautiful purple-leaved beeberry and
an English cherry of the yellow Spanish
variety for the reason that they were
breeding ground for flies, and in too
close proximity to my house, which
they were yearly filing with this filthy
insect. Another fayafoa place for de-
posting their - whsre the flow
from : siaka - 2 stand and
grow - sEsee Of the
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What a Squirrel Can Do.

The following overture tale is told Of
the squirrel by the Stockton (Cal.) In
dependent of July 81: 20. P. F. Kali
enbach made a raid few days ago on
the squirrels which abound in the neigh
borhood Of French Camp and prey upon
the wheat fields, from which they are
gathering their winters supplies. He
informs US that there is an army of the
pests constantly on the move transport
ing the wheat from the fields to their
dens. One of the most active OF the ar
my of transportation, whose jaws were
distended with plumber, was shot, and
from his mouth was taken small hand
full of choice, plump wheat. Kallenbach
had the Curiosity to count the grains. and
found they numbered 162. and weighed
few grains over one ounce. 1t is cal
culated that an able-bodied squirrel that
will attend strictly to business and not
waste time in discussing political ques'
tons, will steal and transport to his I'M
derground warehouse pound of wheat
per day. With his relatives he would
get away with . ton, worth to-day S42
A person, from this, can form some idea
of the damage the millions of rodents arr
doing in the country, Tor they are all in
dustriously at work" These Calitor
MIA squirrels are gray like our ordinary
squirrels, and Of about the same size
but they live in the ground.-ED.
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JERSEY CArTLE-If the value of Jer.
sey stock is To rest on color, deteriora.
ton will surely follow OF those useful
qualities that are far more noticeable il
the good old-fashioned, parti-colored
COW. than that which will be foun1
among the generality Of fine, higb-bred
whole colored fawns, gray or foxy, 50
called Jerseys. / have owned hundred
of acclimated Jersey stock and have new
er, as a rule, found the whole-color'
such large producers, as many parti
colored ones; in fact by far the mos
butter producing COW I have ever pos
sessed, was not only parti-colored, bu
the most ugly and ungainly beast Of thu
lot yet her stock have never failed 4
show their large butter-making qualities
The true type Of Jersey COW is in fact
an animal that will ot,make meat.
do not say that this is not improved up
on, BY administration and . slight intro
ductlon of q harder breed. Of which
what are termed Chichester Jerseys are
the best description, neither do say thai
Jersey breeders ia the island itself have
not in some instances breed that show.
a disposition to make some flesh, and
very probably may then be following uE
the requirements Of fashion, yet main.
tain that pure Jersey should throw the
bulk Of her feeding properties into but.
ter. and with little to flesh. The parti.
colored good cow may have but a white
spot. especially under the belly. and
throughout the body the ridh yellow
skin, under any colored hair, will be
found, black, white or fawn. l have
seen the commencement of q whole-col-
ored herd, the property Of noble duke,
to obtain which / have seen wealthy and
large producing cows sold of 70 prevent
an animal remaining with the slightest
stain Of other than one color. have
heard from good authority that useful
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-16
The Patrons and The Press.

The farmers have enemies, plenty Of
them, able, active, determined, support
ed BY eutrenched and skilled power and
backed by untold wealth. Those enc
mics will fight. They are now fighting
desperately against us. They arc using
ali the arts Of partizan warfare. They
are striving to sow discussion among our
forces, and they are massing there own
for an attack on us. They are finding
that the Patrons are not holiday gath
ering Of good natured rustics. and that
their demonstration is something lasting.
that does not exhaust itself in senseless
hurrahing nor in futile grumbling, and
having learned this, they are planning
a campaign that does not consist wholly
of ridicule, but means hard work fol
them, and if we survive it, nard work
for US, too.
among the strongest of the weapons
10 be used against US is the press, and the
only me ms Of defense for US is the press
Do the farmers understand this, and il
thew uoderst md it. will they use it ? There
are nov some twenty papers in the Uni
ted States devoted exclusively or princi
pallv. to the interest Of the Patrons
m oyement, and most of the ADLER agri'
cultural papers have also given part o.
their space and their active support
thereto
"Ths question comes up now, will the
Patrons support them. and will they
read them? They must take the fore
front Il the fight; will the Patrons back
them up. It costs great deal Of mon
ey to run great newspapers, do the
Patrons want expcnents and advocates
az able. as skilliul, as strong. as those
their opponents will employ ?7-Patron's
Helper.
SLr AS DESTROYER OF INSECTS
Fees observations leads me to believe
that eggs, whether hens eggs or the
eggs OF insects, after having absorbed
salt. will no longer hatch out. have
used salt on { ; den beds to destroy 1 I
eggs Of insects, and have found that
| by % doing l have had less Of certain
kinds 81 insects to deal with afterward.
Supposing this theory to be true, might
lnot lie farmers in the west, by sowing
Ialt On their land destroy the eggs Of the
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TRAIN Your TREEs.-Now is an ex.
cellent time to 60 over all your trees and
put them into shape. It this matter
were attended to every season, there
would be no longer limbs to cut away,
leaving huge scars to dis6gure your
specimens. Another good reason for the
immediate performance of this work is
that the wounds will heal over at once.
Indeed the presence of knife is al
most unnecessary, as the unruly twigs
may be pinched off without any detri-
ment whatever to the health of the
specimen. 1t is really surprising what
little fore sight in this way will ac-
complish. For instance, on q friends
lawn stands the handsomest specimen of
the weeping beech | have ever seen,
and, as every one knews this tree is a
crooked, ungainly grower when left to
its own resources; but the specimen to
which / allude has been pinched in, and
tied in, until it is as round as q globe,
with all the outer limbs curving grace
fully to the ground. The owner says il
was very little trouble; but then. be Il
remembered, the work was performed
at the right time. l know of some
Rotiezer pear trees that are roundhead'
ed and compact, simply because they
were frequently pinched during summer
and always just beyond an inside bud
while other varieties of compact habi
naturally were pinched off at an outside
bud. This may seem trivial. but atten
tention to the little things sometime
produces great results. Alter the bloom
is over, Towering shrubs should b
sheared into shape-not on the "rul'
and line system" but the longer branch
es should be headed back, and Thus en-
courage the weaker ones to grow. Ru
off all suckers az soon as they appear o.
the trunks Of the trees, and if necessar
scrub them with strong soap suds.--
Croppie.