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The Arizona sentinel., 1886-03-27
PITH AND POINT.

Some women swallow fattery as babies swallow buttons, without any idea of the trouble that may follow Yonkers Statesman.
 The trouble with the oldest inhabi- tant is that he had no thermometer when all things he remembers used to hap pen.-M o. Picayurse.
 A Massachusetts man has patented an adding-machine for bookkeepers. No subtracting- has been in vented. Not ecessary.-BoSton Bul- letin.
 A Palmer woman stepped on tack lately, and was taken with lockjaw in a few days. Two days after she was taken there wasn't a paper of tacks to be had In town.-PaLn1er Journal.
 Assessor (to a farmer)-''This land here seems to be very fertile" Farmer --.|Yes, very. Even when the crops fail the taxes grow right along from year to year. ."-M. '. Ledger.
 A firm of tailors has issued the fol- lowing notice: "We are going to pub ish chronological charts of our custom ers' heads. Those who pay promptly will have splendid heads. ."--M r Tele- gram.
 The cheerful alacrity with which young man will guide his sweetheart to- ward milliner's shop window before they are married is equaled only by the marvellous skill with which he will steer her away from it after she is his wife, E1change.
 Nurse (to Johnny, who has been brought in to see his uncle) don't you speak, JohnnyP Can't you tell your uncle you're glad to see him?" Johnny (whimpering)-'1t b'longs to him first to tell me I'm a fine fellow, and big for my size. ''-C Chicago Tribune
 A countryman was sowing his ground, when two smart fellows came riding by, one of whom called out with an insolent aifi ''Well, my good man, 'tis your business to SOW; but we reap the fruits of your labor" The rustic replied: '"Tis very like you may, for just now I am sowing hemp. "-Chicago Ledger.
 The baby does not belong to the an- imal kingdom; the animal kingdom be- IohSo Co Hiih. Ao 1o t hlIlSS. III ldCG, Ho is always aching. However, a baby is often spoken of as ''this wheat crea- ture,' which is why they cradle him. You can't shock him. He is not crea- ture comfort. The baby is sometimes called an infant, in fanciful allusion to infantry, which he is thought to resem- ble, because he is generally found with arms about him. Bless the baby!-N '. Mdil.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-03-27
A Minutes Anger.

Not long ago, in city not far from New York, two boys, neighbors, whc were good friends, were playing. In the course of the game dispute arose between the boys, and both became angry; one struck the other, and finally one kicked the other, who fell uncon- sciOus in the street, was taken home, and now for four weeks has suffered most cruelty. The doctors say that if he lives he will never be well, and will always suffer and need the constant care of physician. If the boys had been the greatest enemies they would not, could not, have desired worse fate for each other than this. But, in- stead of enemies, they were friends and loving companions. Now every thing is changed. One will never be able to walk, or to take part in active games; the other will never forget the suffer- ings he has caused.
 A minutes anger caused this.-Chris: tian Union.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-03-27

was done. Then we lowered her into it, covered her with pine branches, and then Jake filled the grave up with dirt you could see the gold gleamin' in at every shovelful.
 "That big house up yonder on the bluff, with the towers and coopalos, verandos and all them sort O things, be- longs to Jake. It's on the same place where his old shanty used to stand. But folks say that pay gravel, as rich as it has made him, has never paid Jake Holt for the loss by which he struck it. "- Chicago Herald
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-03-27
GAVE TT UP.

Dead or Alive; the Will of Jobbins' Moth
 er-in-Law Could Not Be Broken. Mir. Jobbins' mother-in-law had died and in her will had almost entirely left the Job bins family out in the cold. MT. J. was very naturally opposed to such treatment, and forthwith consulted lawyer.
 Haven't we some claims on her estate?'> he asked, after stating the case.
 Undoubtedly" replied the lawyer.
 Can't we get our share. then?"
 q should say you could"
 "Well how are we going to do it?"
 "There's only one way that can see.' "What's that?"
 "Break the old lady's will, of course." Jobbins shook his head.
 "Ain't there no other way?" he asked. Not that I am aware of"
 We might as well give it up then as a bad job.'
 "Why so? Wills have been broken time and again"
 May be they have, but not my mother in-law's. That woman lived with me for ten years, and nobody ever broke it while she was alive, and I've had enough experi- ence not to want to tackle it even after she's dead. Goodbye; send around your bill."-Merchant Traveller.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-03-27
WHAT THEY MEAN.
A Few Useful Hints for Persons Un
 acquainted With Worldly Ways.

A rev USeIul hlnCS TOT FerBOnS Un acquainted With Worldly Ways. When young clerk tells you, with a nonchalant air: ''My duties now are of the most perfunctory character" he means that he is allowed to hang on by his eyebrows, at an infnitesimal salary, or with no pay at all, till he can get an- other job.
 When you ask after the condition of friend who is dangerously i'll, and the doctor remarks: "One should never be too sanguine-life is uncertain," he means that the undertaken has got dead-sure thing on your friend. When you, without present income or future prospects, ask the miIlionaire's daughter to marry you, and she says: ''No," she means No, and by very large majority.
 When the aristocratic swell, accident ally put under personal obligations to you, says, with smile as genial as sum- shine on an iceberg: My dear fellow, I'll be delighted to have you dine at my house-come any day." he means any day when he and his family are out of town for the season.
 When the small-fry politician from Waybackville, who has been hanging around Washington for three months, rushes up to you in the hotel reading room with telegram in his hand, and says: '1 find that my wife's health is much worse, and l really must leave for home on the next train," he means that he got left on his local postmastership, that he has worked all the departments for clerkship in vain, that his friends and his credit at his boarding-house are both exhausted, that his Congressman has refused to loan him another TX, and that he is about to strike you for money enough to get home with.
 And when you say: ''Ah, I'm 0ery sorry to hear that but you must excuse mel see that Senator So-and-So is waiting for me-" it means that the inn pecunious gentleman from Wayback- vile will have to strike somebody else or walk.-PucE.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-03-27
NUMBER 17.

ttat moment, her cheeks pink and her veil frosty; ''what bright faces! You must have been talking about some thing pleasant.
 We've been holding 8 grumble- meeting," said grandma.
 ':And we turned it into praise-meet- ing" said Tommy.-D. M. Hayes. is s. s. Times.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-03-27
Wanted a Compa nion Piece.

First Old Maid-Just think, Sophronia. I have received note from Ratts, the pho- tographer, asking me to accommodate him with a sitting. Isn't that compliment?
 Second Old Maid-Yes, indeed, Mrs. Ratts told a friend, who told another lady, who told me, that her husband was almost distracted to find a companion piece to the "Last Rose of Summer" You know that scrawny Miss Snaggs sat for the Last Rose.-Tid- Bits.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-03-27
The Late MT. Fry.

What is your name?" asked the sheriff of an old negro who had come in topay his taxes.
 'Jim Fry, sah, foder O de late MT. Fry" "How long has your son been dead?" 'He ain't dead, de late Mr. Fry ain't." 'Then how can he be the late Mir. FryP" Case he's neber on time-allus late, sah. |" .-ArkanSaw Traveller
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-03-27
A Beautiful Play.

Saloon-Keeper (whose place of business adioins a theater, to manager)-Vot vas dot next blayvon dot pill-poard, MT. Drop curtain?
 Manager Hamlet"
 Saloon-Keeper-How many acts vas dot 'Hamlet?"
 Manager-Five.
 aloon-Keeper (with great satisfaction) Five acts init dot "Hamletl" Dot vas a beautiful blay.-Chicago News.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-03-27
He Can't Get It.

"Abslum," said an Arkansaw man to his son the other day, q want yer ter go ter skule, an git a eddication."
 ."Did yew git a eddication when yew was 2 boy, pap?"
 "Ter be shore I did"
 "She pops" said the boy, and the next day he went to school. That night, the
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-03-27
READING FOR THE YOUNG.
WANTED.

Boys of spirit, boys of will, Boys of muscle, brain and power, Fit to cope with any thing; These are wanted every hour. Not the weak and whining drones, That all trouble magnify Not the watchword of "l can't" But the noble one: "Fll Jry.' Do whate' CT you have to do With a true and earnest zeal; Bend your sinews to the task: Put your shoulder to the wheel. Though your duty may be hard, Look not on it as an i'll; If it be an honest task, Do it with an honest will. At the anvil, on the farm, WheresOever you may be, From your future efforts, boys, Comes nations destiny.
 -TreGSure Trouc.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-03-27
VOLUME XV.
THE sNoW-sToRM.

The snow came floating OCT the world,
 FrOrn but the dreary sky, As If to recompense mankind
 For seeing nature die. o dreary world so like my life,
 On which the sorrows fall, Must eVery-sunbeam fade away,
 And snow flakes cover all? No, doubting one the sunbeams soon = Will co ne to earth again, And winters cold and cheerless snow
 Will melt in April rain. Thus sorrow from thy aching heart
 Shall flee like night away, And trials pass, and feeting time
 Will bring at last the day.
 :r -Harper'S Weekly
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-03-27
Vegetable Adornments.

have on your hat, Mary Ann?" said 8 father to his would-be fashionable daugh- ter.
 "Oh, that is an imitation of strawber- ry, father"
 'The deuce take the styles" said the old man; you'll be wearing imitation cab- bages yet"
 We have nearly arrived at the cabbage point already" replied the young miss.
 "And how near have you got?"
 "We wear little turn-up on the side now. w."-NationaI Weekly.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-03-27

Not less than eight hundred mil lion dollars is invested in mining en- terprises as productive capital in the United States, and over four hundred thousand people are furnished employ ment, and the mineral product of the Union for the year 1884 had value of four hundred and thirteen million, one hundred and four thousand, six hundred and twenty dollars. Chicago Tunes.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-03-27

father questioned his young hopeful as to what he saw, and what progress he made.
 "They had a lot O books an slates in the skule-house," said he but didn't see nuthin' O no eddication, 'nless twas that varmint seed go up holler tree, an ef that's a eddication-I can't git hit."- GOodapS Sun.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-03-27

PosTPoNED.-Bertie (on the way to the station Mamma, I want to sneezew Mamma-sBertie we're very late now. You'll have to wait until you get on the cars l''-ITd-BitS.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-03-27

Dead or Alive; the Will of Jobbins' Moth,
 er-in-Law Could Not Be Broken.
The Arizona sentinel., 1886-03-27

Some women swallow flattery as babies swallow buttons, without any idea of the trouble that may follow Yonkers Statesmen.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-03
BEANS GROWING UPON TRELMs

In the beginning, as the bean tendrils are
put out and begin to climb, tie them here
and there to the wres just to give them a
start. In little time they will cover the
trehis with their broad, tropical leaves, and
present very pretty appearance They
would really be a screen and an ornament
to the farm garden. After the beans are
gathered the posts may be dag up, the in
ventor says, with the wires still attached,
and the trelAs roEed up and kept in a dry
place till it is wanted again next spring.
Thus it can be used several years. The vines
will yield one-third more heavily by this
method, it is claimed. At any rate, there is
no'patent on it, and every handy farmer can
try it for himself
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-03

The first new wheat was received at Stock
ton, Cal June 2
One thing remember: Don't breed to
scrub horses and cattle
Plymouth Rocks are the best chickens in
the south, and probably ia the north.
Bread costs as much in this country now
as it did when wheat was 81 bushel
If moss grows in your pasture it is sign
the field is too wet and should be drained.
Pay no attention to advertisements offer.
ing to hep farmers in neei of assistance
They are swindles.
There will be an immense crop of wheat
this year. 1t is in excellent condition, and
the spring and winter crop together, it is
estimated, will reach 40, 00), 90 bushels.
There is twice as much winter as spring
wheat
Keep oct Of debt Do without tea for
supper and live on corn bread and milk be-
fore going in debt. Corn bread and rich
milk ars better for you than tea anyhow,
and wcu q be more of luxury than they are
il they were not so cheap
The Sharpess and Downing varieties of
strawberry have proved the best that have
been brought to the city marke,s this season.
They are not extremely early, but sweet and
tender The Sharpless is immense, and so
sweet that it can be eaten off the stem, with
out sugar, ike the Scotch and English
berries.
A creamery company in Orange county,
n. Y, buys up low grade butte, heat and
skim il, pours it int barrel churn with
new milk aSi treat it thoroughly with this.
At the end OF the process it comes out first
class creamery butter How much better it
would be if the farm wives made 1t INTO de-
cent butter in the first place.
AT one time was at Appsngton, Ia, and
saw farmer and his WIFE rng into Swans
store and sch four chickens, at Il cents
apiece, which the wife mad set up and dressed
the night before, after putting seven children
to bed, the husband took the money and
went to the saloon a few minutes after and
treated fifty cerfs worth.-Jim Mcclure
A package OF butter, accidentally dropped
into well fifty years ago. was taken out re-
Gently, perfectly sound and sweet, when the
well was cleaned out Now comes a man
with an egg story to the same effect, except
that the eggs were dropped into the well
twenty five years ago If these stories are
true, perhaps it would pay TO dig well on
purpose TO DROP butter and eggs into
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-03
Od-Fashioned Boys In Hay Time.

Years ago about the only thing a boy
could do in the hay field was to spread the
swaths and rake the hay into windows. l
had nv full share Of that work. Somehow
they used to give the boy the worst tools on
the farm. / wonder if that is so nowl If
there was any trolsen pitchfork or rake,
why the boy was expected to take it. 1t
would have beea we'll enough if it was under
stood that these poor tools meant less and
poorer work, but that was never thought
Of They always looked out that the boy
had enougl to do, and il he didn't keep up
there was a great commotion. The sharp
grass used to prick my feet, and sometimes
they got pretty sore, but of course it never
would do to wear the NEW shoes" out in the
field. h used to seem to me that nay shoes
were always new" as long as they could
hold together When the mowers sat under
the trees to "cool off" the boy was always
sent after a jug of water-while he was
"resting" Que day had good rest The
mowers cut into bumblebees' nest The
bees chased them so hard that they ran and
hid under the haycocks / sat under the
trees and waited till they could get to work
again
Another work that was always given to
the boy was moving away" l have done
ali KINDS Oh nay NOik, ouI 10 my LlInQ tHere
is nothng harder than treading hay in
hot, dusty NOW, have known two great,
strong men to pitch hay at me that they
knew l never could handle. How they
would laugh when they had me "buried up"
Instead of coming up to help me handle the
hay, they wou'd lean on their pitchforks and
tell me | wasn't half as smart as the boy on
the next farm They used to tell me that
such wo- k would make 10y tough. am
inclined to think it will, but there is such
thing as being altogether too tough. If
wanted to make little old man l would
treat boy just in that way. A boy that
will work right on without noticing
when a bird flies over the field or a rabbit
runs into the woods, is not boy at all, and
never will be one. He will just work,
work until his muscles give out-and then
what blank the rest of his life will be.
This kind of thing is what makes boys leave
the farm. Uncle Mark, in Rural New
Yorker
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-03

William J. Florence Is out in print with
new and funny story He tells In II how
he once took girl he was soft on to the
theatre, and afterwards TO an oyster supper
When he came 70 settle he found he had
left his money at home. The waiter refus.
ed TO take his word for II; the girl began
TO cry, and the proprietor came up, TO whom
Florence offered his watch rs security A
venerable, looking man interfered, saying
he had observed the whole proceeding
that the young pair were entirely innoceD,
and truthful, and voluntarily rendered q
$50 note In payment of the claim. He go,
the change and walked out. The actor fol
lowed him TO the sidewalk, and, thanking
him for his kindness, requested his name
and address,, that he might return the money
The venerable. looking man replied:
"You don't owe NE anything, young
man; that bill was counterfeit, and tina,
duffer gave me good money in change, lie
is not the first sucker I've cauget by the
benevolent dodge. Good evening"
This" says Mr.. Florence, was the first
and last time that he played the part OF a
confederate, though unconsciously, TO pro
fessi0nal counterteiter."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-03
Second Covering of Potatoes.

In localities where potatoes are largely
grown for market the second covering Of
potatoes. as it is called, is an important OPP
GRAFTON. 1t is mainly practised where
potatoes are put in drills and ridged
up in planting. just as the young plants
peep out Of the ground q coverer goes
through the rows, scraping the dirt from
the centre over the ridge and burying the
plants anew This second covering of dirt
destroys any potato bugs eggs that may
huve been laid on the leaves So far from
being an injury to the crop, it is a decided
benefit, and in destroying weeds is more
effective than any other cultivation that can
be given. IL is this labor-saving device
which enables potato growers on large
scale 10 continue in business. though prices
Of potatoes are unrea sonably low.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-03
Money IN Potatoes,

The potato crop mast always be sold
within year after 1t Is grown, aud usually
the best paying price is as the crop is dug.
II at least saves the expense of extra hand
ling But there is rarely or never a year
when the grower of a good crop of potatoes
need make loss on them. Some time
within the twelve months fairly remuner.
alive price will De obtained. This year, al
though potatoes have ruled dull and low
most of the year, there were two spells
when good prices could be had One was
just at digging time, when the most farm.
ers were too busy to rush their crop on the
market The other is now, at the tail end
of the season, just before new potatoes
come in market. This high price late in
the season cannot, however, help tanners
TO market large crop, as the work Of keep.
ing in coed condition till this time is too
much except for 4 very few. But few
bushels that can be spared NOW will oring
nearly twice as much as the same quantity
at lasts and winters prices.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-03

The American Percheron Horse Breeders
association will have an exhibition Of Per-
cheron horses in connection with the Illinois
state fair to lie held at Chicago from Sept
q to II. Premiums amounting to So 100 in
money, and large number of gold, silver
and bronze medals will be offered. The
jury of awards, always ths most important
feature Of such exhibitions as the accom-
pishmen. of the objects for which they are
held must depend on their competency and
fairness, will consist of three meynbers. one
to be appointed by the minister of agricul-
ture of France, one by the commissioner of
agriculture of the Unitei States. and one
by the minister of agriculture OF Canada
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-03
BEAN TRELLIS.

Get some wire-old fence wire, old tele-
graph wire, or anything cheap, and string
it along the posts in the manner shown
Three times across the poles is enough, or
even twice will do Fasten the wires firmly
to the posts with small wire staples, pulling
it tight
The next ONT is to fasten the beans to
the wires. This is done by little wooden
pegs like clothes pins, or with the crotch Of
a small limb and with string.
CROTCH STICKS
These can he bought at wooden label
mandatory. Or there is a home made af
fair " hich can be wittled out of branch
ing limb with a pocket kni Q, AMI will do
quite as well as anything.
Tie the string to this Crotch stick and then
peg it down into the ground close to the
bean stalk. Then take the string to the top
wire, fasten, bring it down to the lower wire
again, and back and forth till you have made
a network sufficiently close for your bean
vines to climb uPon.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-03
Niedicated Nest Egg.

It Is said to infallibly keep lie, from
chickens. Cut hole in one end Of an egg
as big as this capital o. In the other end
put pin hole Now blow out the contents
and you have the empty shell. Next mix
plaster of Paris and water together to the
consistency Of cream, adding few drops Of
carbolic acid. Pour this in the shell till it
is filled, and in twenty-rour hours it will be
dry and you will have meiicated nest egg
have tried this and find it works admir-
ably. Five cents worth Of plaster Of Paris
will make dozen an that amount Of car
boiic acid Is sufficient to scent 100.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-03
Clover and Hogs.

John Tucker says in The Farm Journal
that it does him cool to hear people talk
about clover and hogs There is no way a
farmer can improve field faster than by
seeding it down and pasturing hogs in it
unless it is to sow peas in lot and then let
the hogs eat them on the ground. a pint
of corn fed to q hog every day in a clover
pasture will make it fit Tor KILN. before
cold weather. Two quarts of midilngs a
day wet up and fed t. hog, wintered over,
in connectiua with good pasture, viii make
it ready for the market in autumn In this
cheap way the hogs may be fitted for
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-03
Cut Worms.

A few years ago saw the statement in. l
think, The Gardeners Monthly, that cut
worms were fond of freshly cut young
clover, and that if handflls were scattered
over the infected ground at night, the pests
would be found curled up under the tufts in
the msrnins. ready for wholesale massacre
At different times during the past twelve or
more years we have tried the plan, with
most satisfactory results Where this pre-
caution is not taken, we have long practised
wrapping the crowns of tomato, cabbage
and strawberry plants with horse radist
leaves just before they are planted