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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-18
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The chufa is a variety ofgrass-nut,
but not, by any means, nut grass.
1t is properly known a. the earth
almond. When planted, n in a
hill, it springs up just like a sprig
of grass, and spreads, growing longer
and more bunchy very rapidly.
The bunch grows steadily broader
and thicker, while the young nuts
form at the roots of each sprig. The
plants grow all the summer until
they are killed by the frost in the
Mall, by which time the nuts are
mature, and the hogs and poultry
may be turned in upon them.
The cultivation is very simple.
The land should be we'll powdered
and laid off in rows three feet apart
and the seed nuts dropped in the
drills about n foot apart and COW
cred with half a shovel pillow. When
the plants are we'll up, they should
be worked with a sweep, or culti-
waited just like Gotten, and kept clear
Of grass until they have spread and
taken possession of the ground. The
quantity that n acre will produce
is unknown, but it is very great, as
it has been repeatedly proved that
there may be enough nuts on one
acre to keep twenty hogs fat for one
month.
My experience has not led me to
consider chufas a desirable food for
fattening just before killing, as [
have found that when hogs have
been fattened upon them principally
their flesh is soft and quite inferior.
But when they have been got in
good order on chufas, they should
be penned and fed only on corr for
two or three weeks, when their flesh
will harden, while the fat will be
retained and improved. But | have
found that the value of this crop
comes in principally late in winter
Then, if the young hogs are put into
the chufa patch between January
and April, they will obtain an abund-
ance of food, and may be we'll kept
at an inaprreciable cost.
All stock are fond Of these nuts.
and as soon as the turkeys and fowls
find them out they will spend all the
day in the patch scratching them
aR. Turkeys, especially, must be
kept out Of the patch until the nuts
mature, for if they discover them
they will destroy them when barely
formed.
Il have heard it charged that chu-
fas are an e%xhausting crop, and diff
cult to eradicate from land in which
they have once been planted; but I
have not observed any deterioration
Of the soil after a crop Of the nuts
has been grown, nor have I had any
|dlfficulty in getting rid of the volun-
teer plants whenever necessary. I
consider this crop to be a very valu-
able IN for the South, and one of
the most economical for the winter
feeding of swine that a farmer can
Neasily find. A. P. F.
Aiken, S. c..
Farm, Field and Stockman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-18

The man who. drugs his horse
to make his hair sleek and shiny
shows very little sense. The best
means to keep the coat glossy is
careful and daily grooming. This.
with plenty ofoats and water and an
occasional bran mash, is all the horse
needs when in health. The arsenic
groom should be discharged. !
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-18

for speed in travelling if the super
Tor velocity of railroad engines and
trains could have been foreseen. 1t
is true that stage-coach travelling
has for many years been in a state
of decadence; but it is more because
private conveyances have enor-
mously increased than from compe-
tition with steam. The world travels
a thousandfold more than it. did a
few hundred years ago, and though
horses are now rather subordinate
to steam, more travelling is done
with them than in olden times, when
they were mans chief reliance for
the means of easy locomotion, so
that the demand for fast horses is
vastly greater than it ever was
before. More than this, the enormous
increase in the worlds wealth which
steam has helped to create makes is
possible to pay prices for horses
which 100 or even fifty years ago
would have been deemed incredible.
1t is wealth which adds thousands
of dollars to the value of a trotter
for every fraction of second gained
in trotting a mile, and this wealth is
largely the creation Of the steam
engine. If it were possible to do
blowing and other farm work
by steam power it would not destroy
probably not even detract from the
value of horses. Other uses would
soon be found for them and the
demand would increase.
CONCERNING BRIsTLEs.
While the American hog beats the
world for pork products, his long
course of breeding for this purpose
has reduced the growth of bristles
so that the German and Russian hog
is ahead in that particular. The
German, Polish and Russian hog,
with plenty of exercise, is thin.and
muscular and grows bristles which
are long, stiff, elastic and Of good
color. Eighty-fve per cent. Of the
bristles of American hogs are gray,
the most undesirable color, the other
fifteen per cent. being white. The
prices for American bristles range
from forty to ninety cents for gray,
and from seventy cents to S1.5O fOIf
white. German and Russian bristlef
run up from four to seven inches IN
length, and some of the latter are
fourteen inches. The value of a
bristle depends as much upon it's
color and elasticity as UPON it's
length. The white bristles are Worth
more than the black O r gray. The
French bristIes are the best for fine
varnish and artistic brushes. They
are usually only three or four inches
long, but are the whitest and best
dressed of all bristles. American
bristles are used for counter busters,
cheap whitewash brushes, window
brushes and the lower quality of
shaving brushes. Russian and Ger
man bristles are used in paint, white
wash and varnish brushes. Hair
and toilet brushes are made of Rus
sian and German bristles. When the
bristles are sent to the factory they
are taken from the cask and are
soaked in hot water over night, and
then rubbed over a rough stone or
iron dashboard until they are thor
oughly cleansed from dirt. They
are then put for a night into a bleach
ing-house and exposed to the fumes
Of burning sulphur. They are after
wards dried and sorted for color and
length.
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farm gotes.
A HINT TO

A Canada bookkeeper uses chloro-
form instead of tobacco in managing
his bees. He finds it a very valuable
aid in removing old queens or intro
ducing new ones. These operations
are very perplexing to a novice, but
a few whiffs of chloroform blown in
to the hive enables them to be per
formed without difficulty.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1886-11-03
Mrs. @tnslptp's spptbtne SDrnp.

@eb. @p1panus Cobb idreibt int 30
ftpn @briffiun 6reeman": anf feitten
Sal purben mir cine Webi3in entpfeblen,
namentlid fir aineer, memn mir nidt
mibten, baB iie gut 1T. Won Ufrs.
@inslops Shrup fSnnen mir iebc9 aus
@rfabruns fpreden Sn unferer eigene1
Tamilie bat er fi4 als 9esen eraieien,
neil er einem atnbe, bas NIT &clif se=
peiuist mar, S4luf peridaffte uno ben
@ltern &ube wdbrenb Der Naat
iderte. Die meiiten @ltern werben bic.
fen Sesen gu iddeen miiien. 5ier If
elm Artifel, Der fi& bepdbrt uuo barmlos
1T, benin Der Salaf, ben er benz atnhe
perfdafft, III nattrlid unb Der fleine gn.
gel erwadt ic better ME elm anopf."
Wabrenb bes i3abnens 1T iein @rfclg I'M
iddsbur. Sir haben baufs genus Don
Wfattern bic IeuBeruns sebSrt, baB iie
n,dt cbne ben @prup iein ulSsen bon Der
@ehurt tes &,npes IN Bic our Sclens
Dung bes 3abnens. gerfauft BON allen
~ArOibetsrn 3u 25 Gents pie 6laihe.
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SNm. SSdtna & Gphu.

1nfere 9auptnabrung 1T unb bletbt
bas Gleii9, unb UNI iol9es frii6 uno
gut gu e%rlansen, fanr man unmDgli1
einen superldifigeren Marft finben, als
ben bon Wm. S0fling & Sobn, go.
511 Npe. s. Sie 9erreu baben benz
@ei9mad ibrer &unben &e6nung gez
traser unb III ibrem @tablifement cine
talte 2uftmaf9inr erri9tet, mel6e allen
Mnforoerungen fir grbaltung unb Gnt=
fernung i9dbli6er S%ngrebien5en bes
6leii9es entipri9t. Sic baben beitdns
big in ibren 8iebb6fen einer groBen
8orratb BON Waftbieb, aus pel6em
nur bas 8efte fir tire &unoen getpdblt
piro. @er reel bebient fein mill, Der
beiu9e ben Marft, So. 51l
Mbenue s. 1,10t1i
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6. s.. @IQer.

Weft @ommercet ia f e,
bdlt Elm grDBes unb iebr g~emdbltcs So
ger BON Sapeten, &ouIeaur,
Gtlberrabmer unb 2eift e n,
unb ferner neben 3ei6nenzM aterialien
aler Mrt, Garbeu unb rei=
der : Materialien, beiOnoers
Sammers ferti9 gemif6te
Sarben, bic beiten unb biligiten I'M
Marfte, bic uuter boiler @arautir per=
fauft werben. Sen # T. unb 8 , E:
geIgIas unb anbere in biefes Sad
f6lagenbe Mrtifel; tporin Ser Miiaer
bas gr6bte 2aser i'm We1en beg Staa:
tes bat. Nuftrdge aus Dem 2anbe tper=
ben prompt ausgefibrt.
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Cite Der Strife

1851 @epinne I'M Betrase BON 1886, SOC
az gnfrasen fir asenten, iOipie Slater
iir Clubs tOnnen NUT in ber Office In Meto
Orleans sema9t perben.
@ese naberer gustunft fbreibe man oentlid
Die sanae AOreie.
Dian l@tde @elb bur4 Bcfal N D.
Grpreb Mcnen Orber, Stem Ycra
Wedlel auf Seem Orleans.
8riefe nit @urreneb unberdnbert pet @rPreb
Nir sablen @rprebtofen.
M. u. Daupbin,
Stem Orleans, 60.
Wan a~Dreffire resitrsate 8riefe unD feat
.. .. Mone1 Srbres ais anf bic yleip Srleanf
National 8ant, Stem Orleans, Ga.
gpmarb Moore, Msent.
22l aceauia Strabe, Gun antomio, Seros
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Qp1tltana State 2ptterp So

Xpltt1talld Sfdte NDtterD 20.
Diefes Sniitut purbe i'm Sabre 1858 fit
ersiebunss- unb Bobltbdtisteits : 8weds bon
Der StaatslegisIatur fir Den 8eitraum bon
famfunbamanais sabren seiesIid incorporirt
nit einem aapital bon $1,000, 600, gu peIdem
fe ieitber einen &eferbefonb bon $4,000 bin.
~auaefist bat. 9urd elm Neutrality-suspicious.
Sotum iurben ibre @e9te ein 9beil Der sesen.
~partisen Standardization, ansenOmmen an
2. December 1879.
Sbre sroBen 8iebmnsen bon einaeI'
men Mummern finben moaatli4 fatt.
Miemals tpirb eine .Siebmns berf doben. Wau
Iefe nadfolsenDen Rlan.
@rpbe utpnatlt4e 3tebnng
in Der Mcabeu1h Of Wfufc, Stem Srleans,
Dienffas ben 9. Mcpember 1886.
100000 Eidets gu S. iebes. grud,
tbeile in Tinftel int 8erbdltniB.
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&unbf@aft gu ~erfreuen sebabt als
Ttdmletn q. s1metoer,
SO. 20 Mamo>@ trabe, neben Der @OftsSffee,
Mlit ben aussebebnten 8orbereitunset fir bic
tommenbe @inter> Saiion beabi@tist Graulein
S9neiber bic 8eitelungen ibrer Runben bis ms
fleinfte Detail aur grobten 3ufriebenbeit gu ct,
fiilen. &eidbaltise @ustpabl bon
General Millinery & Fancy Goods
unb Mgentur Der
Universal Perfect Fitting Patterns.
S@riftli@e Orbers per0en CUR 8ufriebenbeii
aussefiibrt. so,s,p3M
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Gsff'S
Nillen.
GrEa,laHte GtmBe,priDf,
ArnmIse 5eber

@FnMlsE 5rhfr
rab 5alnlnrta.
aus b;cien llria@en entfteben Gretpiertel duer
arontbeiten Res Menlaense{hleAts. Gnlgenpe
Gpmptrne seisen beren Daiein an: N&pRetttgers
feff. @cIifetbiqfeff stadJ Dett Gffelt, Mtttejs
asssa aeeea f5rperItd5e oDer geifttee attts
}treiar1se. &lufifoBsu nan beg AtabISett,
Weisbarfeit peS Eefu9erotnettte, 9eQrNGte
cine Bifidjf peffdtntt, G6ltpt1toeI, Gersfgcs
pfef, 0ErttdJer tot oft A:tesfy Qutttes9es
tGrttef llrin, edHsLtd1e q tHoRtnmg.5
iub erfprhern bic Wnfpenbung etnes 5eiIrltttelSr pns
birecf duf bic Qeber irirft. 9n5 Elm 2eber@6etlniittel
bdtea Snff's 9iuett nint tires @let9en, Jhre
7irfuna auf Riefeil unb 9out 1T ebenfaas prompt,
lnbfIn ne ale llnretnheiten burd nteie bret sMsses
f<hree oeS Gh5teunS" b~eeitigcn lnb Mppetttt ses
{lHbe 8erbdlulfs, ~regeImdbigen Gtubl8ang, Hare
5dnf nnb einen ~traftiseu 8prper heritelen. 1ntt's
93tIc13 rerirlumen ueber Gtel cher Qeibihnetpei1,
Irr sin drirffffp8
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Meue maarem! Mcue ssaarem.
s m 6 nberellaS 6ubz9tor
Txo Eo,ao.Q.oE o 0Iha N

IS IT VI MUtTelIuS e
gde 9%ouitontraBe & @be. s.
6err Baum bonn Cinderella S6ubs
fore bat bic 6tli9en Mdrtte befu9t
unb einen iiberrai@enb rei6balttgen
8orratb bon @6uben fiir 9amer u1o
&inber, ippie fur 9erren ei%ngefauft.
Die Waaren finb bor3tgli9: bauerbaft
unb febr preispiirbig. Seoe camille
iolte es fi9 our Qufgabe MAIDEN, ibren
8ebarf an S9ub5eug im @tnoez
reIIa Store gu faufen. Ilio nerz
geBt ni9t ben
Cinderella @9ubsStore.
The Arizona champion., 1886-11-13
Tho Parent Ot Insomnia,

The parent of insomnia or wakefui. ness l, in nihe cases out of ten dys- peptic stom mlch. Good digestion gives sound sleep, indigestion inte-feres with 1t. The brain ali sio n,ch sym pathize. One of the prominent symp- tom' of weak state of the gastric or gans IS disturbance of the grea, nerve entreppt, the brain. Invigurate the stomach, and you restore equili. brium to the great centre. A most reliable m-dlcllt for the pirp)se Is Hostetter's Stonlch Bitter, which Is lar preferable to nlncril se l,tlves md powerful narcotics, which, though they may for tim: exert q sop)r,fic influence upon the brdia. soon celse to act, and invariably injIre the tone ot the stom,ch. fne Bltters, ca the contrary, restore activity to the opcr- ations of that all important orgin, and their b.ned :ent lna Is re- hected in sound sleep anI trlnq ul state of the nervous syste n. A wnole. some impetus Is lxeg,,c gwen to the action of the liver anl bowels by it's use. novIIn
The Arizona champion., 1886-11-13
 Free Trade.

The reduction oi internal revcnre and the tlklrs of of revenle stamps from Proprietary Medicines, no douot has largely benefited the consumers, as we'll as relieving the burden oi home m mufIcturers. Especially is thls the Case with Greens August Flower and B3schee's Gcrmm S,rup, a'.the reduction of th,rty-six cents per dozen, has been added to increase the size of tn. bottles containing these remedies, thereby giving one. iftn more medlciie In the 75 cent size. The August Flower for DJspepsla and Liver Complaint, aud the G G:rman Syrup for Cough aud Lins troubles, nave, perhaps, the la'gesl sale of any nedlcIaei il the worli. Ia: advll- tlse oi iacrel,eI slh: of the bottles vii De greatly appreciated Dy the SICK aud affiic'eJ, Ill every iowa and v,l- laee la civiliz.d coIatri:s. SInpic bottles for Io cents re.naia the same size.
The Arizona champion., 1886-11-13
LOST,

Two Lrge Bay Hor>es-One branded "''h 4ua'ter circle on left thigh, the o'heI branded wltn letter D on rignt shoulder. l Will give $500 reward 'ol information that will lead to the recovery of the above animals.
 sspssH ALBERT GRADY.
The Arizona champion., 1886-11-13
inS MasI teradS.

The Sons of Veterans, Camp Gr1rt, No. I, Division of Arlzonl. celebrat' ed their entrance into n Hilary life by giving a grand na'1aerad. blll list night at the skating rink. It was an invitation affair, which ensured the exclusion of undi>irable parties, and ample time wIs given the guests to prepare their costumes. The hall was handsomely and profuie!y de- corated with fllg,, banners, evergreens and Cnlne,e lanterns, the flJor was waxed, and two large stoves were provided for the comf),t of the danc- CTS, as the night WIS bitterly cold. It was evldent that the Various conmir- tees had donc thelr duties well, for everything was ln readiness, when al nine o'clock the grand mirch was an nounced. Olly the makers, about sixteen couples, jJiled Tn this. ana the rest of the company had an ex- cellent opportunity of observing the varlou, costumes. Thefe were clowns, sailors, I,ilans, cowboys, ana fan. tdstIC characters among the gentlemen, while the ladies coltcntcI themselves with perSonating peasant girls ut var ious nations, flower slrls, night and morning, etc. The scene al this time was animated, varied and eautiiul.
 The first quddrllle was made up en- tirely of those in costume, but there after all the guests were pernltIeJ to jJln in the dancing. At eleven o' clock the order 10 uuma;k was given, aud great was tAc surprls. among mutu Il friend, and acquliatlnces that they Tad been 50 deceived. Supper, which naI been prepared al the C.. A, K. restaurant, was tnen In order, and < great many avalIed themselves of the to slt dnwa to al excel fen, repAst. The fua WAS kept up tIli three U clock, wnen d gcatle aiat wIi gwen that the festivities were over by me band playing "HJm: Sweet Home. Some were so infilulted, however, that they continued to dance even to thls suggestive melody. It wa, thoroughly enj 'yabic evening and the young gentlemen composing the Sons ot Veterans deserve great cie4It for the perfect success of thlo their flist entertainment.
The Arizona champion., 1886-11-13
How Does Your Watch Run.

Awitca in2:.y with m ,n.t Ism cannot 'keep time." It will vary irregularly, gllning and losing and stopping, in the most annoying sort of way. IL has b.en fDun1 thlt this magnetic or electric influence is the direct canse of the "queer freak" and unaccoun,able behavior of fine watches and is the secret enemy winch has undetermined the reputation ani Dl.heI the skill of our b:,t watchmlkers.
 Giles Bro. X Co. have published d very interesting little pamphlet dts- crlbing the eff-ct of magnetism ln watches, which cLn be had free on application. It also describes the "Anti Magnetic Shield for Watches, |" which has been proved to be perfect protection against the magnetic and electric influences and is specially advantageouiin R uiway service where these influences are very strul5, and will prevent the breaxIse of m,ih- springs la cyclones aud mlgactic storms. Your j.w.ler cal furnl'h or procure yoI tnls protection, Ii not, send 70 Giles Bro. & C.. the CucAsn Jewellers, for d d-,crptlv. cltcuilf, which will Oe mailed free on appica- ton. ST On
The Arizona champion., 1886-11-13
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT PRESCOTT. ARIzoNA,(
 November 9th. I335.

LAND OFFICE AT PRESCOTT. ARrzoyA,N
 November 9th, 1885. NOTICE is hereby given that tn, follow V ing amed settler has flel notice oi his intention b ma ie Gnal proo i support ol his claim, and thll said proof will be made before the Register and Receiver of the United States Lln Q flee at Prescott, Ari- zonA, on D.oen '=r I;th, 1885, viz: rnomi, Ijlm', of Niltilin,. AriL,Il for his Homestead Application Number 25o for the F. E and . " t of N W 4 and A E l4 of W 4 of sec. ID, ownsaip 2I, \ o! Range ,, E.
 He n ,meS the following witnesses to prove hts contlnu 'u, residence upon, and cultlva- ton of, said laul, viz: A. C. Arm,tro Arthur Armstrong. (. s riollowAy, C. D May, all of WIllIt.ni, Ariz.
 novo J. L. CAMP, Register.
The Arizona champion., 1886-11-13
"Cam., Firc."

Last Saturday night G:n. T. E. C.. Ransom Post, No. G, G. A. R., in conjunction with Camp Grant, No. [, Division of Arizona, Sons of Veterans, gave "camp fire" at the G. A. K. Hall in honor of Comrade Wm. Grif- fin and son, who were about 10 depart for California.
 At about 8 o'clock the old vets and the young soldiers began to arrive and in a short time the hall had quite an audience, composed of the two orders. QIlrtermaster Hoxworth, oi Ransom Post, was master of cere- monies. and in few minute; table was spread and the guests invited to slt down and partake of the repist, which wa, served in the old army style ot twenty years ago, consisting of cofee, pork and beans, crackers, salt, pepper and vinegar, to add zest to the meal. 4 CHAMPION reprcsen. tative was present, and, although il may be wrong. proposes from this on to give the whole aifAir away.
 Some of the los actually ate al, least three plates of beans, nine bls crackers, drank souI cups (big tin ones too) of coffee and usei pepper and vinegar ad libitun. ca an ad- JoInlng table was a large box contain Ing smoking tobIcco and clay pipes, to which, after finishing their pork and beans, they repaired. filled up the pipe of peace and sat down 10 di5- caas the situation in the old time. when no gray hairs and wrinkles were visible on them,
 .Oae by one incidents of the late war were related by members of Rln. som Post. Some comrIde would re- late q personal tale of som-thing that occurred at the blttle of Alteetln. Another an incident of the seige or VlcNsburg; third, something about the battle of Gettysburg, and follow. ing would come narrative ot how gallantly the Shiloh engagement was conducted.
 Then one, with some laughable in. cldcnt of army life, ani not to be ou;d Jne, hal to tell a story Of how, when they had been with )lt money !or months, sub5lsllag only on army raupnS straight, slt!er had cor= In to camp, and, without parse or script. they had managed to get sone of hI, pies, c4~cS, etc. lhuS story follow cd story until eleven o'clock came, whch the old boys thought it about tlmc 10 sound tatoD, whIcl WIS done, and as they shook hands and bio each other good nignt each eXpreS ied the nope that they might meet again at many another 'camp fi:e' of Ransom Post.
 NOTES.
 That the Sons oi Veterans ar. a fine looking set of young men.
 That Wn. Dyer wI5 tn. bo1 story teller of the evening,
 All say they are under many obi. gati0as to Miss Liura Hoxworth for the excellent manner in which she cooked the beans, which were so ap- peuzlng that many of tn. member for got themselves in re niniscences, and came near toundering.
 The CHAMPION man acknowledges one of the pleasantest evenings ever spent in FiagStlf. s
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The presence Of G.nl's G. I. B.au- regard of Ll., and Juoll A. Elrly ot Va., at the drawings ot the LoAl,lAAa State Lp..ery Company, in entire charge, ls rcglrded As guirantee oi ab,olltc fairness and integrity. Any advertisement or offer to guarantee sny parliality would expose the ciov. en hoof of the swindlcr. Remember that the next (the IOoth Grand Monthly and Extraordinary Qnatter- ly) Drawing takes place on Dec. I4,h, when over half million dollars will go flying about the world, trying to fall into some cne's pocket. For any information address M. A. DAl- phin, New Orleans, La. Sure yoa arc right, go ahead!
The Arizona champion., 1886-11-13

A TELEGRAM iron Pi-lix. 4. r., of the S;n inst., siys: Ga lias oa the Pcenlx and Nitric pa K Rulr,iI Is pro. gressing rapidly, and track lIylns will begin as soon as material arrives,