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, 1876-08-11

Tor DRESSING FOR ORCHARD GROUND.
Top dressing can beapplied to orchard
trees on grass, with the perfect conf
dence that improved crops will follow.
although the grass itself may be the first
to show the benefit Of the top dressing.
There is before us an instance of an
orchard Of apple trees planted on thin,
grayelly soil; the trees were covered
with moss and stunted, although not by
any means old (about twenty-five yearsl.
The grass OF this orchard had been
mown year after year, for the sake of
hdiness. thus exhausting the soil more
than the trees did. A rather rough sys-
tenn Of top dressing was inaugurated, at
sacrifice OF appearances; all sorts of
refuse material were wheeled or carted
into the orchard and spread over the
surface, such as sifted coal ashes, old
decayed tan, the old soil and rubbish
trom the potting bench, sweepings and
scrapings Of road, etc., until consider
able thickness of material had aocumu-
lated. The first result was q trouble.
some growth Of grass, which was kept
down with the scythe, but not cleared
away-on the contrary, allowed to rot
on the surface. By and by the trees be-
gan to emit quantities Of young roots
irom the lower parts Of their boles into
the top dressing, and the second result
was that the next crop Of apples was con-
1derably larger, and OF q much inn
proved quality; the branches were sew
orally thinned to admit light and air,
well busted with quicklime to remove
moss and ichens, and they were amply
repaid annually by this simple atten-
ton.-Ihe Garden.
, 1876-08-11
MaassIa Pla.

The L.rs Sfock Journal sAys; Mango
L. ,,ppo.ed by many 30 b merely .
..,cbspiug Of the skin. LIKE ehapping
- ,le hands OF face in human bSingl,
.-;'ing from uneleanlinoss. OF aoms care
800; but this u . mistake. II i
..,.rd by . minute parnaitioal inset
l,ovn A. aa1rHs, under the skin: benoe.
-.shinr will not nd the inaect. or cure
M. uig-This sane di.easo attacks our
SoneTtie poultry. and is known ~ the
- lee. or scurvy leg. seales of large
- forming on the legs. and then un-
5orlsid with . yellouish substance re-
srmbling corn meal.
ain combating this disorder, eleanli-
-. 4 6rst, for too much heating food,
,-;th scanty water and . dirty pen, in
ia the insects. When an animal il
.nsperted Of having the mango. remove
n from the rest, and commence by APP
,lv;no 10 the skin q mixture Of -four Of
fniphur and fresh lard. II the animal
M constipated, which often results
from feverishness induced by the pres
snce Of aonri, give from . teasPoonful
10 a tablespoonful Of sulphur in . feed
n slop. This will gently open the
bowels, besides working through the
pores Of the skin, and as il does, will
materially assist in destroying the para
ltes. A strong solution or decoction
n tobacco Juice is . very good remedy,
but il is not superior 10 the other. II
the disease has been Of long standing,
mercurial ointment is sometimes used |;
but as this is poisonous. We would not
recommend its use. Where an animal
has become impervious to the influence
Of sulphur, I think it best to remove
him from his suffering, unless he is very
valuable; and very valuable ones rarely,
Il ever, get it, for they receive such
good treatment that they seldom or
never contract it. As preventive, the
utmost cleanliness, and o free use of
-vhitewash in the pens and yards, and
proper feeding at regular intervals, are
recommended.
"Mange is infectious, and very soon
spreads through the entire herd il the
animal is not removed. Some claim it
10 be hereditary, but this is not proved. 4"
lSulphur put into the food, say q
tablespoonful to each hog, for two
weeks, will cure mango in hogs or other
animals, provided cleanliness Of stable
and pen is attended to at the same time.
We have also cured bad cases of mango
in dogs and cats BY putting sulphur in
their food.-Bd. Rural.
, 1876-08-11

MEADOW SwEET.-There are many Of
the meadow sweet greens that are fine
lawn shrubs, but one, the spirea cha
medrifolia, so far surpasses all the 9TH
ers as to be beyond comparison. This
plant has a graceful, dropping habit,
and for long time, in late May and
early June, is covered with profusion
Of white blossoms. 1t should be planted
by itself. and have ample room to spread.
1t is quite hardy in our climate with no
protection.
, 1876-08-11

1t was at dinner party at Mr.. Pres
colts Nahant residence a good many
years ago, the honored guest being an
English baronet. Just as the first course
was removed, the historian and host.
turning to his guest, said: "I am
afraid you'll miss your soup. We have
given you instead our usual side dish. "
" Indeed l" answered the baronet: " and
what do you call it?" "Chovder. +"
How ?" Chowder." "Would you
be SO kind as to spell it for me %
"C-h-o-w-d-e-r. How do you like It.
Sir John ?" WE'LL" said the noble
Briton, I've travelled a good deal in
my time, and I confess that I've eaten
things that were worse, but not much.
not much" The guests kept their faces
straight as long as possible, but the roar
came at last and it was hearty one
, 1876-08-11

"Ir was simply an informal affair, I"
wrote the editor, of little strawberry
party at neighbor's house. :" 1t was
simply an internal affair."" read the
compositor, and that editor will never
get any more invitations from that quar-
ter.
, 1876-08-11

A HUNDRED YEARS Aeo.-The news
which arrived from America Just q CEN
tury ago showed that the war was in full
progress, victory falling to one and then
to the other side. OF the kind of spec
ulation which wss common abroad, the
following from the Chronicle of June 8,
1776, is an example:
"a gentleman who arrived yesterday
from the Hague says: The people there
who have money in the English funds
begin to be very uneasy about the fate
of it. They apprehend that by next
Summer the Americans Will have totally
thrown off their dependence on Eng
land, consequently the credit of the ma
ton will be lost and the stocks sink to
nothing He declared he was commits
stoned by twenty capital people to draw
their money out for them and send it
over"
People at home had lost faith in any
good result from the war with the colo
nies, and the Government was SO severe
ly censured on all hands that Ministers
were anxious to shift the responsibility
from themselves to the King or to the
Parliament.
Here is a sample Of prize fighting a
hundred years ago:
Yesterday a severe battle was fought
for o guinea in field near Dulwich be-
tween a coalman and q carman. wherein
the former was victorious. and the lat
ter died of the bruises as he was carried
of thefield. ."-Ne'Ocastis Eng. Chroni-
Gle.
, 1876-08-11

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1ne lesiueaaoy Vue 1L WIZ plouns On
Ano.neIs lss 81 sen Gatn soon sne smo Slsse ano
reverend Is Senaeors were ssFi11ng rom
11e snouauer - eAIn osIsl. III n1lse
oI Ine e1c1unseL ~, Irousns e nelgnDollng
inmases ~ aO oL .ne nosea sa tnso .ns loom, ana
sne conpa'anIs weLe y sPaIa'so, ano, Al
seI some ei'reA'y' SnooA nAn0s Hii" luAoe
Irlenos;
healy, salo fooee' snouio nos
nave tnougnt OF sucn : .nlns . S1llkine
Mr.. LAWS II ne had nos passed tne nrst
Dlow. -,
az {oI nos sIHaa:IS nsI a' 'l''
, 1876-08-11

WHEN two gentlemen at party mad
vertently exchange hats, the man who
gets the worst tile is always the first to
discover the mistake.
, 1876-08-11

PRESERVATION OF THE TEErH.-Bow-
ditch, In examining the teeth Of forty
persons Of different professions and liy-
ing different kinds Of life, found in al
mo most all vegetable and animal parasites.
Inc parasites were numerous in proper
uon TO the neglect of cleanliness. The
means ordinarily employed to clean the
seetn had no effect on the parasites,
wnllst soapy water appeared to destroy
Snem' II this be true version of the
cause OF caries-the action of acids,
supplemented by the action of fungi
1en II follows that the great means of
preserving the teeth is to preserve the
most scrupulous cleanliness of the
%oGtn and teeth, and to give to the
..nAng liquids q slightly alkaline char
Sc'er, which is done by the admixture
u little soap. This is not so pleasant
seentrltice as some, but is effective and
se,entltic: Acids not only dissolve the
saiss OF the teeth, but favor the increase
~ tne fungi Of the mouth. No increase
~ !. lungl and no action on the dental
Issues occur in solutions slightly aka
M nus such as weak solution Of soap.
me good effects of stopping the decay
~ me teeth, in the light of these exper-
Ensnts, are Ineligible. The penetra.
'On Oh acids and fungi is prevented.
ia n4nET TnR.-Young Mr.. Heavy
~ t"eu, Just arrived from London, went
So1 y one OF the largest hotels in Phila-
s;s ipnla Z to inquire about rooms. eyes,
az al, SAID the clerk, I'VE can accommo-
vos Uose you, and would be pleased to have
Iou patronize u.s." Handing a kew to a
sLer JLsotner clerk, he said: Mr.. Smith,
sou, sno% this gentleman 5O4." "'Pon nv
III ~, you know" exclaimed Mr.. Heavy
so , really haven't time to look at
me Iny, you know; suppose you show
ers specimen, you know, of the 9TH
, 1876-08-11

THE Sioux warrior throws a blanket
over his own head and the head of the
squaw to whom he wishes to make love,
and their courtship is thus hidden from
observation. Such o mode may do for
heathens, but in this part of the coun-
try, when O young lady spends three
hours doing up her hair, the fashion is
not likely to obtain.-NoristOtOn Her.
aid.
, 1876-08-11

TRAINING HORSE TO STEP BETWEEN
TH1L1s.-" Agricola, writing to the
New York Herald, tells how he learns o
horse to step between thills.
never draw a carriage up to horse
when he is about to be hitched before
it. No matter how awkward and blum
dering he may be, he is always taught
to step over one thil to the desired place
between the shafts. Before horse has
been trained to step over one shaft, the
two shafts are placed on small bench,
eight or ten inches high. Then the ami
NAL is led along the side of the carriage,
and taught carefully to step over one
shaft with the fore feet, and then to
place his hind feet between the shafts.
If he is awkward at first, exercise pa
tience with his stupidity, and lead him
forward again and bring him around
until you induce him to understand
what is desired of him. A tractable
animal (if his driver knows half as
much as the horse) can easily be taught
to step between the thills and never
touch them with his feet.
, 1876-08-11
Clothss for the Hsathsn.

About q year ago the ladies Of q GER
tain Doreas Society, says the Philadel-
phia Bulletin, made up q large quantity
Of shirts, trousers and socks, and boxed
them mp and sent them TO q missionary
station on the west coast of Africa. A
man named Ridley went out with the
boXes, and stayed in Africa several
months. When he returned the Dorcas
Society, Of course, was anxious 10 hear
how its donation was received, and Rid
ley, one evening met the members and
told them about il in little speech. He
said:
"well, you know, we got the clothes
out there all right, and after q while we
distributed them among some Of the
natives in the neighborhood. We
thought may be it wonh attract them to
the mission, but it didn't, and after
some time had elapsed and not q native
came 10 church with those clothes on,
1went out on an exploring expedition TO
find out about it. It seems that on the
first day alter the goods were distrib-
uted one of the chiefs attempted to
mount q shirt. he didn't exactly un-
derstand it, and he pushed his legs
through the arms and gathered the tail
up around his waist. He couldn't
make it stay up, however, and they say
he went around inquiring in his native
tongue what kind of an idiot it was that
constructed a garment that wouldn't
hang on, swearing some of the most
awful heather oaths. At last he let it
drag, and that night he got his legs tan
gled in it somehow, and fell over prec-
ipice and was killed.
Another chief who got one on prop
erly went on padding around in the
dark, and the people, imagining that
he was ghost, sacrificed four babies to
keep off the evil spirit.
And then, you know. those trousers
you sent out? Well, they fitted one
pair on an idol, and then they stuffed
most Of the rest with leaves and set
them up as kind of new-fangled idols,
and began to worship them. They say
the services were very impressive. Some
OF the women split q few pairs in half,
and after sewi ng up the legs used
them to carry yams in, and saw one
chief with corduroy leg on his head
as q kind of helmet.
eAAAAy eAOu6hS buO cOOAc HcIO tuo
most popular. ALI the fighting men
went for them the first thing. They filed
them with sand and used them as war
clubsA l. learned that they were so
much pleased with the efficiency of those
socks that they made raid on q neigh
boring tribe on purpose to try them,
and they say they knocked eighty wo-
men and children on the head before
they came home. They asked me if 1
wouldn't speak to you and get you to
send out a few barrels more, and to make
them a little stronger SOS they'll last
longer, and said I would.
"This society's doing q power of good
to those heather, and I've no doubt if
you keep right along with your work
you will inaugurate a general war all
over the continent of Africa, and give
everybody an idol of his own. All they
want is enough socks and trousers. I'll
take them when I go out again"
Then the Dorcas passed q resolution
declaring that it would, perhaps, be bet
ter to let the heathen go naked and give
the clothes to the poor at home. May
be that is the better way.
, 1876-08-11

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, 1876-08-11

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Arizona weekly miner., 1876-08-11
BY TELEGRAPH.
Special to the Miner by U 8. Military and ". U. Lines

The Telegraph line has been down severa
 days. Came up yesterday long enough
 to receive the following and went dowr
 again.
 Washington, Aug. At Cheyenne Agency l the Indians request the Government to sus-
 pend hostilities for eight weeks until the Cheyenne Sioux can visit Sitting Bull and
 arrange for peace. General sherman is out
 of town but it is not probable the request
 will be granted.
 New York, Aug 7.-The wool market shows greater activity than for years past. There Is finally prospect of an early ad- vance from the low prices that have pre- | vailed There has been considerable excite ment for several days, manufacturers have been buying largely and prices have ad- vanced. The Boston wool market demand has been very active and sales of nearly five millions of pounds have been made. The largest ever reported in a single week, two millions. This was California wool chiefly at IS to 9 cents.
 New York, Aug. 5.-The letters of ac- ceptance of Tilden and Hendricks appear to-day. The Herald says they are both able and discreet documents but the country will regret that they have no condemnation of the Hamburg outrage. The Tribune says Tildens letter is good as far as it goes, but that Hendricks is a narrow, offensive, partizan document The Times compares Tilden's letter with the frank, manly and statcsmanlike one of Hayes and shows how far willy Democratic politician falls behind a sincere Republican statesman in addressing the people of the country. The Sun and World have only praise for both letters.
 Stockton, Cal. Aug. 2-20 cases of small pox reported in this city.
 San Diego, Aug. 10.-A man named Ken nedy is arrested in San Francisco charged with stealing the bullion from Judge Rush, of Arizona. $2,7OO is fully recognized and recovered from an assay office where it had ! been deposited by Kennedy.
 All stocks rose from 9 to 90 cents on the | Stn. CdllIOTUld ucCldIcu d ulNlucUu Oi TS ! per share.
 Washington, Aug. S.-The conference have agreed on an appropriation bill.
 There is report that General Terry has met Sitting Bull and got worsted. Report not confirmed
 Camp on Goose Creek. Aug. S.-[ Here follows a long dispatch from General Crook to General Sheridan, in which he says ow- ng to movements of Indians he cannot with Terry. Merritt has join ,d him and he will leave his wagons with I5 days provisions. Some 2,000 fighting nen and move down Tongue River. If he meets the Indians he will swing round and meet Terry.]
 San Diego, Aug. 10.-Horton telegraphs rom Philadelphia that the Texas Pacific will commence work at San Diego this fall.
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-08-11

MATTERS IN MoHAvE.-The Wallapai En- terprise of August 4th, has an account of a cold blooded murder at Cerbat on the Sd. One A. B. Peterson shot and instantly killed one A. L. Bryns. Bryns had shot at Peter son year ago without cause, and the En- terprise says if Bryns had been in jail, where he should have been, he would not have been killed.
 A letter about the Prescott Postmaster, published in the Wallapai Enterprise of the 4th and dated Prescott, July 30th, signed J. B. II. is little too extravagant to require notice from us
 M. V. Davis, of Prescott, is announced among the arrivals at Mineral Park from Prescott.
 X Postoffice is asked for at Fort Rock, where one is much needed.
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-08-11

About year ago, or perhaps earlier, Col Ike Jennings, of St. Thomas, wrote Cover nor Stafford concerning large population north of the Colorado River in this County who have never been assessed anywhere, never voted, and who did not appear in any census report. We understand from J. H Behan, Census Marshall; that through one of his deputies, Mir. Davis of the Little Colo rado Colony, he obtained the names of a large number of these people who live north of the main river, and that they appear in his report.
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-08-11
False in ono Thing, False in All.

The Tucson Citizen of July 29th, says
 "The Yavapai census was taken by a mar
 who in 1874 endeavored to return vote oi
 nearly 400 from the Little Colorado pre-
 cinct, and thereby defeat the will of the
 people of that County in their choice of of.
 ficers, and the Territory in the.matter of
 Delegate to Congress This of course has
 allusion to Census Marshal J. H. Behan,
 who is accused, as will be seen, of having
 endeayored in 1874 not only to defeat the
 will of the people of this County, in the
 choice of County officers, but also the will
 of the people of the Territory in the choice
 of a Delegate to Congress. Now the fact is
 notorious, that, although J. H. Behan, was
 at that time, candidate for Sheriff, and had
 an interest in having the vote of Little Col
 orado precinct counted, he did not vote for
 c. c. Bean for Congress, but on the contrary
 voted for Hiram s. Stevens, and, of course,
 did not attempt to defeat the will of the
 people, as the Citizen charges, by trying to elect Bean. Here then, its premises being
 false, Its deductions must necessarily be
 vote of the Little Colorado precinct was
 thrown out by the Board of Supervisors of
 this County in 1874 has never been
 received by the people. of this County as
 conclusive evidence that it was fraudulent
 On the contrary, it was properly certified
 by such men as MT. Milligan, and after
 wards sworn to by others before Notary
 Public and so far as is yet known the vote
 was correct, so far as primafacia evidence goes, and if it had been proven false, which
 it never was, there is no evidence to connect J. H. Behan with the perpetration of any fraud that may have been attempted The election was held and the returns sealed ac- cosding to law and sent to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by a member of the | Board of election and not by J. II. Behan. | The Citizen assumes to know more about | Yavapai affairs than those who have lived | here for more than decade, and meeting of the citizens of Tucson, equally presump- aAo1AS "SSahic to oc Slltcu WitH SOrt Ol SeC- ond sight which enables them to look out over the land and count the inhabitants of all the gulches, mountains, hills and valleys of this county, figure up an excess in the Census Marshal's report of 7,735, and with Tn air of injured innocence ask the honest people of Yavapai to accept their count in preference to the sworn officer of the law vho with corps of nearly dozen depu- ies was forty days engaged in enumerating he inhabitants of the County, and taking own their names to the number of 13,73S, 'hich enumeration is sworn to, and passed l pon by the Board of Supervisors as correct. 'nder these circumstances the duty of the ecretary to canvass the returns and appor- ion the representatives in the different coun- f es is too plain to be lodged, no matter ! ow much false clamor is gotten up in Pi- ( Ia County to deter him from the perform z nee of an obligation the law imposes upon i'm. By what rule, or under what law is C ina County authorized to fix the census of I avapai County at coos!
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-08-11
Proposals for Barley, Wood, Hay
 and Charcoal.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF ARIZONA
 OFFICE C. Q. M, Prescott, A. T., Aug. 24 1876 SEALED PROPOSALS, in triplioate subiec, to the o'clock noo. Sept. 5. 1876 at which time and place they VIII be opened n presence of bidders for furnishing ana delivering the following Military supplies during inc nscai year commencing July 1876 at camp to be es iabished about seven miles old Camp Good win. IT.: foo cords wood 45O 900 pounds hay $50 900 pounds oarey iDOOo pounds straw, 20 900 pounds bran OOO charcoal or co much of the stores as may pc required Blank proposals and other information can oe obtained on application at this office
 sulA J. G. CHANDLER, Major and C. QM
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-08-11
EStray Notice.

Found, between Fossil Creek and Tono Basin o,e b,, horse Anyone claiming the horse who will give or send satisfactory description and pay of advertising and trouble of keeping, take him away
 ARCHIE MCINTOSH Grape Vine Springs, Upper Salt River East Tonto Basin, July 2f 1876. ,na,a
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-08-11

Those wise men in Tucson, who are so apt at estimating the population of a county without knowing anything about it, it will be observed, are careful to set their figures thousand or two below that of Pima in making an estimate on Yavapai. Had the Pima Marshal reported 6,ooo which may have been very nearly correct, then doubt less the estimators would not have found more than 4,231 E in Yavapai.
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-08-11

The next commedietta to be played at Tucson will be entitled, "A temptest in a fea pot" or Swell up and bust" with a grand spectacular denouement in which the lid will be blown from the pot with ter rife explosion The character of the pot will be taken by prominent citizen who is entitled to spell his name like Thompson in the play ef Toodles.
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-08-11

John c. Cambell announces his name as a candidate for County Treasurer. He prom ises, if elected, to attend to the business of the County ascarefully as he would his own. All who know him, and that means nearly everybody, will be satisfied that he means and will do what he says. Want of time prevents further notice to-day.
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-08-11

NEW ADvERTIsEMENTs.-C. H. Veil offers to rent land in Salt River Valley.
 w. w. Bennett, gunsmith, gives notic to the people.
 Major Chandler, chief quartermaster, asks proposals for supplies for a new post near old Camp Goodwin.
 VIZ. Wilson has horsepower for sale.
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-08-11
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Estray Notice.

Came to my ranch mile south of Prescott, Angus 1st 1876. brown mule, branded HIN on Jeff shoulder and HIN on lei. hip The owner is requested 10 prove property, pay charges and take fl away.
 T. N. ALEXANDER. August II, 1876
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-08-11
For Rent,

FIVE HUNDRED acres of good taru,. land .;,,. ted in Salt River Valley. Will furnish seed and va,sr Apply at once to n vrY1 East Phonix, A. T.. Aug. II, 1876 snIi,s