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The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-17
Sheep Men Want Protection.

There seems to be a feeling
 among fhe sheep men in this coun-
 ty there should be an anti-scab law
 to protect the herds from that dis
 ease so prevalent in this State, the presence of which makes it neces-
 sary to shear and doctor the sheep twice year. In Australia such a law is in force, and when a sheep
 owner neglects to keep his herds clear of the disease, the Government does 1t for him and makes the ex- penses of so doing lien upon his flocks. Of course a similar act to that in force in Australia would ne- cessitate the employment of more government officials and may be objectionable on that account, but if the presence of scabs in a flock of sheep through neglect on the part of the owner were made mis- demeanor, the trouble might possi- bly, be obviated, unless it should happen to operate the same way the anti-thistle law did in this county some years ago. It is claimed by our sheepmen that If they can eradicate the disease from tEe focks they will not be compell- ed to shear twice a year, and con- sequently will be able to furnish to manufacturers the long wool now imported from Australia, where the presence of an anti-scab law enables them to produce the long fieeee.-Eureka Times.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-17
The Iron Chancellor of To-Day

The Bismarck now before me was very different from the Bismarck l used to see in Berlin six or seven years ago, before Dr. Schweninger took him in hand. The Bismarck of to-day is thin and bony, and the doctor has, It is we'll known, disen- cumbered him of his unhealthy fat merely by preventing drinking with his meals. He is looking remarka- bly, we'll his gait is swift and auto matic, but denotes real vigor; his complexion is clear and almost pink, no doubt the result of the health-laden breezes from the Ger man Ocean and the Baltic. I re- mark also that the features are soft ened down; you scan them in vain to discover that harshness, not to say ferocity, which are so apparent in his photographs. It may, how ever, be due to the fact of his being in civilian garb. His soft felt hat, very much the worse for wear, his long gray coat and heavy stick, give him the aspect of a plain coun- try gentleman come to the station to meet friend. When he dons his uniform he is another man. and looks the surly trooper all over. All the people in whose midst he lives tells me that his health is better than it has been for years past; and a proof of this is that this year it has not been found necessary to send him to Kissingen.-Figaro.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-17
Puzzle to an Insured Man

Nobody knows what an insurance policy means until he has been burned out. The proprietor of a Buffalo repair shop has been for years carrying a policy, not only upon his goods, but also upon arti- cles left with him for repairs. These latter were specifically mentioned in the policy, which was a very broad instrument in its terms, and appeared to be "horse high, bull strong and pig tight" ill it's power to protect the man who paid for it. It called for a larger amount than he would have placed upon his own property alone, and he was in the habit of telling people who left their property with him that it was am- ply protected. He was burned out the other day, and when he came to settle with the insurance people, they declined to recognize his claim in behalf of property left with him for repairs, unless he had in each case specifically agreed with the owner that it's loss by fire should be made good, and charged consid- eration therefor. They took this position on the ground that he was not otherwise responsible for the property left in his shop. They as- serted that matchmaker, for in- stance, is not responsible for watch es left with him for repairs, unless he makes special agreement to this effect with their owners and charges them for it. If this be true, 1t is good thing for people gener- ally to know. In the case referred to, the owner of the repair shop wonders what he has been paying for all these years.-Buffalo Cou- rier.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-17
Look at the Horse.

A horses head indicates his char, acter very much as mans does. 1 Vice IS shown in the mouth and eyes, intelligence is shown in the eyes and in the breadth between the ears and between the eyes spirit in the eyes and in the nose, in the mobile nostril and in the active ear. The size of the ear, the thinness of the skin, making the face bony, the large, open, thin-edged nostril, the fine ear and the thin, fine mane and foretop are indications of fine breeding, and accompanying a high-strung, nervous organization, which, with good limbs and mus cular power insures considerable degree of speed in the animal. The stupid, lazy horse that drivers call "chuck head" has dull eye, a narrow forehead and contracted poll. He is not represented in this group, but occurs not frequently, is always blunderer, forgets him. self and stumbles on smooth ground, gets himself and owners into diffi- culties, is sometimes positively lazy, but often hard goer. He needs constant care and watchfulness on the drivers part. Buyers of equine flesh should be able to detect the horse he contemplates purchasing. This knowledge is only acquired by careful study of horse physiog- nomy.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-17

The editor of the Sonora Ala. Seminal thus asks his readers to come forward and pay back sub- scriptions:
 1t is sad duty to us to state to the many readers of this paper that we are actually in need of q suit of clothes. We would like to attend pres ching, but remain away because we are ashamed to enter the church with the suit that is worn daily; we go occassionly, but have to slip in quietly and take a back seat. This piece is not writ cen for the purpose of soliciting some kind friend to donate us a suit of clothes, nor some free-hearted merchant to sell us suit on time, but to arouse the sympathies of those owing us. We have spent the last dollar in our possession to accommodate you; now come to our needy assistance, and receive the blessing that only 2 poor op- pressed newspaper man can bestow.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-17

bers are now known to be Geronimo and Frederick, two of the Mexicans engaged in the Sonora train rob- bery and murder. The Prospector states that on Sunday last two French ranchers living in the foot hills of the Milestone mountains were robbed by two Mexicans, be- lieved to be Geronimo and Frede- rico. These outlaws are almost equal to Vasquez, the famous Cali fornia bandit, in boldness and cun- niDg.-Stockman.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-17

will leave about $15,0O0 in cash in the valley for this Winters feeding.
 The San Rafael Richardson &
 Gormby, Vail 6 Vosburg, all told, will probably pay out not far from fifty or sixty thousand dollars, all of which is good for the farmers of Szlt River valley and good for our stockmen, for they will get fine fat cattle in return. Thus Maricopa county's agricultural interests and the stock interests of Pima, Cochise and Graham counties gre eo7opeYa- ting to advantage of each other and our interests are identical.- Tucson star:
 An American writes from the Ar genuine Republic: "The best busi- ness here is introducing American running, trotting ard carriage horses; selling the last named and racing the first two in one or two races, then disposing of them. This year some 30 trotters have been sent from the United States. One, with a record of ? :26, sold for $17,O00; another, Pickwick, for $21 800 in gold, and I don't think as yet we have horse that can beat 2 20. l have seen 33,OO0 pool tickets at g each sold in one room on a trot- ting race of a dash of $500 metres, and have known of $160,000 more wagered on the same race in the the three pool rooms in town.FSome- thing similar occurs every week."
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-17

THE BULL WASN'T ONTO THE RACKet.-Said the retired city man on the ranch to his little nephew, who had come in with his coat rip ped up the back and his nat miss ing: "I told you what to do if the bull chased you. 1 told you that Gordon Cummings, the African hunter, says that when chased by a savage animal all you need to do is to turn your back to it, stoop over, and regard the beast from between your knees. It will then flee in ter TOT from you"
 "Did you tell the bull that?"
 "Tell the bull! You greeny, of course not"
 q thought not. We'll, you see the bull wasn't onto the racket"
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-17
How They Fought.

Napoleon laid it down as a spec ial rule that professional study in some form is the first condition of practical success.
 Wellington, at the close of last great campaign, confessed to a ju- nior staff officer his personal obli- gation to daily study.
 It was Frederick the Great who said that war is a science in supe- rior men, an art for ordinary men and trade for ignorant men.
 Marshal Turenne the greatest of those great soldiers of the age of Louis XIV, thought that the art of war was learned more from books than upon battlefields, and his great talents were the fruit of the deepest study.
 The Archduke Charles, who first showed the generals of Europe that Napoleon could be beaten, formed his reputation as a strategist upon emerging from his study where he had spent many months pursuing theory of waF, having previously served in three campaigns.-Pbila- delphia Call.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-17

A New York leather manufactu- Ter says that old boots and shoes, steamed, to pulp, are now convert ed into the soft, stamped, orna- mental leather so popular for artis- tic bookbinding.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-17

The hospitality of some people has no roof to it. Ten people will give you a dinner for one who will offer you 9 bed and a breakfast George Macdonald.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-17

A Richmond woman has invent ed an oyster can which can be open ed in two seconds without the aid of knife. It has been wanted for twenty-five years past.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-17

1t costs Washington $12,000 to get one base ball player to come here," says the Washington Post "but we can get 225 Congressman to come and it doesn't costs us a red cent"
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-17

h is estimated that 9 cranberry marsh of 250 acres would make it's owner rich in yielding five succes- sive crops, but the rule is two bad years to one good one.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-17

A New York physician is out with what he suppeses is new idea. It is to wash the hands before meals as a matter of health. He has pro- bably been living among the Digger Indians.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-17

Kentuckiane raised enough sum- flower seed this summer to supply the wants of the whole United States.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-17

A man in New Hampshire who was sued for a debt af 1 made oath in court that he had never been worth over S7 at any one time in his life, and that his income was not over S1 Der year.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-17

Events are often like chestnut burrs. If you give them 9 little frost, the burrs will open and show the inside to be a great deal better than the outsiqe.-Beecher.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-17

A Tennessee man who was a gov ernment contractor forty-one years ago has just received balance of seventeen cents due him.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-17

American wagons have the mar. ke4 in South America, and the American wheelbarrow is to be met with in every portion of China and Janan.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-17

The richest mine in the world Is in Queensland, and the single own' CT of it has been offered S19,0 100000 for his possessions.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-17

More than $1O,O00 in cash has been paid out in the search for the murder of Shell: of Chicago, and no real clue has yet been struck,
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-17

A Mexican sorceress has predict. ed that Mexico will conquer the United States in 1890, and some of the Mexican papers say that she is infallihle.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-17

Vermont factories turn out 6O0,- 900 snow-shoyel per year, and New Hampshire and Maine send the figs ures up to 100000.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-17
Stock and Range.

From 900 to 1 800 head of beef cattle will be shipped from here dur ing the next two Beeks.-Wilcox Stockman.
 Pueblo, Colorado, has made it. self 9 reputation during the season just closed as shipping point. The season began in August, and 20,- 900 head of cattle have gone East from that city.
 J. w. Clayton owner of the fifty mile running horse Rattler, which beat the bicycle so badly in the re- cent race, wants to match his horse for another run against horse or wheel forany sum from $1 900 up. Ownersof good horses can get 9 good race if they want it.-Deming Headlight:
 MT. J. NJ. Jones, the San Francis co beef buyor, has purchased about 1000 head of cattle from stockmen e this vicinity, and will make the first shipment-a train load-to California on Monday next. He has made his purchases from eigh- teen different cattlemen.-Stock- man.
 AS indicating hopeful turn for the future of the cattle industry, advertisements are appearing in Texas stock papers calling for, in the aggregate, 5O,OOO, head of one, two and throe-year-old steers for Spring delivery.
 A large number of cattle have and are still being shipped and driven to the Panhandle from Col rado and New Mexico. Most, if not all, of these cattle are in a very poor condition, and there will pro- bably be considerable loss during the Winter.
 MontaRa shipped, during the year just closed 123, 1000 head of beef cat tie from her open ranges. The ma jority of these cattle went to Chi cago, and represented cash value ofs6,15O,000. Of this amount about $5,150,0O0 went to the growers, the balance to the railroads and con- mission man.
 There arrived on Tuesday of the present week at Goulding & Co.'s corrals iii Denver a herd of fifty Galloway cattle direct from Scot land. They were the cattle that shipped by Rev. John Gillespie of Mouswald Manse, and are the first importation ever received in Colo rado direct from the old country - Field and Farm.
 c. H Dane and wife, of Deming, have gone to Lynden, Vermont, where Mrs. Dane will spend the Winter. Mir. Dane will attend the meeting of directors of the Ameri- can Meat Company in New York, January 2d, AS soon as the meet ing is held representatives of the Company will leave the East for Grant county prepared to purchase ranches.-Silver City Enterprise
 Many of the stockmen of North ern Arizona are preparing to drive their beef steers to the Salt River Valley for the purpose of fattening them on alfalfa.-E. E. Kirkland, the live and progressive stockman of Kirkland Valley, has returned from trip to Missouri, bringing with him a car load of fine Holstein cattle for the purposes of establish ing breeding farm where special ty will be made of fine dairy cattle. This isa departure that has been long needed in Northern Arizona, and that success will attend the ef- fort their can be little room for doubt, in the face of the fact that 1 Prescott and vicinity alone spend S2O,OO0 yearly for imported butter. Hoof and Horn:
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-17

The Kentucky goose-bone pre-. diets an open winter, and the Cou- rier-Journal pins its faith to the goose-bone,
The St. Johns herald., 1889-01-17
Territorial Items.

sioner at Tombstone to answer to 6 charge of smuggling mules and burros across the line.
 The University of Arizona, To. ! cated near Tucson, is approaching completion. The building is very substantial one, and will be a credit to the Territory.
 The news is brought from Pinal that the Silver King mill has closed down and a force of only about 15 men is retained on the mine.-Flor- ence Enterprise.
 The Phoenix Gazette says that the Salt River valley produces more babies, alfalfa and delicious fruit than any other country in the west.
 Several citizens of Tucson are sowing small tracts of land to wheat on the mesa near that town, to test the possibility of growing that ce- real without irrigation,
 Near Silver City last week, dur ing a quarrel over the ownership of some horses, A. L. McAfee was kill ed by Steve Hudson. The latter was quite seriously wounded.
 Miles L. Woods has been award ed the contract for fencing the mil itary reservation at Fort Grant. The fence is to be of wire, and will be about eighteen miles Tn length Wilcox Stockman.
 The Prospector states that taxes to the amount of $78,17O were paid into the treasury of Cochise coun- ty, leaving a delinquent list of only about $16,0OO.
 Deputy Marshal Underwood ar rived here Tuesday from San Carlos with three Apache Indian prisoners whom he took to Tucson, where they will be tried in the United States Court. Two are charged with murder, and one with attempt to murder.-Stockman.
 Centennial district in the Harqua Hala mountains, where was recent ly made gold strike of marvellous richness, continues to attract atten- ton of miners all over the Terri tory. All reports confirm the rich ness of the mines, and it is conf- dently believed that they will prove the richest discovered in Arizona.
 This libel on the dimensions of the Tucson girls feet is from the wicked Nogales Herald: When San ta Claus dropped into the home of Tucson young lady and saw her stocking hanging near the adobe fireplace he left a note saying: "Oh, no; you don't ring in any va riegated barley sacks on me.-S. Claus"
 Last Sunday Mr. Peter Will plucked from his vines on Main street, a fine bunch of Muscat grapes that were of flavor and quality equal to the best productions of the sum- mer season. On his vines there are still several punches of grapes that will mature within the next two weeks. These vines have been given no especial care and they bore the usual crop of summer grapes Florence Enterprise.
 Mir. w. H. McKittrick was in town Tuesday, and told us of a hunting feat of Uncle George Reed that entities George to be classed among the first rank of Nimrods. George was hunting small game with a shotgvn, charged with No. s shot, when he came across, at short range, a fine white-tailed huck. He shot the animal full in the face, binding it, and then clubbed his gun and dispatched it. George can go to the head.-Stockman.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-19
TRADING AT CHICAGO.
General Belief that the Market Is Short
Causes an Advance All Around.

General Belief that the Market Is Short
Causes m Advance All Around.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1S.-Trading in wheat
was moderate. n the market ruled stead
Ter and a trifie firmer. though no specially
new features were developed. The market
no doubt Is considered a short one. and this
inclines many operators TO the belief that
some reaction may follow from the recent
decline. There no doubt has been some
heavy short selling of late. and prices have
scarcely declined TO the extent that such
sellers expected they would. and an en-
deavor to cover may create a temporary
upward tendency. Trading was largely
local. The opening was ls0 lie higher,
ruled firm and advanced with sill fiuctu-
atoms ss0 l2c more, then ruied easier, prices
recedlng lie, again became tirmer. advanced
slightly and closed osc higher than yester-
day. Cable advices quoted u steadier and
better market. A fair business was trans
acted in corn, the bulk of which consisted
IN the transactions in May, other futures
being rather neglected. The feeling
early was easier. but later a better
tone was developed, after which
the market ruled strong. There were no
new or important features presented and
values were governed to a great extent by
local influences. Toward the close of the
session a sharp demand sprang up for De-
ceEber, a prominent local trader purchas-
ing moderate quantities through a COM
mission house. and the price was bid up to
35c owing To light offers. eased Oft 1ac and
closed with sellers at 3434c. A larger bust
ness was transacted in oats in the way of
evening up trades. One operator bought
100000 bushels of Nav at 234a227sc, get
ting over 100000 in the two lots from
longs. Aside from their tradings very MT
tie t%ranspired. A steadIer feeling prevailed
and closing prices were at a slight advance.
In mess pork only q limited business was
NannnraI D.s... Il III
the market closed steady. Very little
business was transacted i'm lard, and the
feeling was easy. Prices were without
material chanee-rather favored buyers.
In short-rib sides a moderately active
trade was reported. Feeling was rather
firm, and in some instances light advances
in prices were gained. The leading futures
ranged as follows:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-19
Farm coles.

Opinions differ regarding the planting of
whole potatoes and cut seed, but 1t Is con-
coded that whole potatoes of the same
weight as the cut portions are better. The
cost of seed, when large whole potatoes are
used, is very great. and unless a large crop
is secured there will be but little profit.
The personal qualities of the animals to
be used IN breeding are more Important
than those of their ancestors; the qualities
of parents more important than grand
parents, and vastly more important than
those of any more remote ancestors. The
offspring resembles the parent much more
frequently than it does some more remote
ancestor.
If you cannot procure meat for your
fowls. buy them some c~Otton-seed meal: II
fed daily. one pint to a mess of soft food
for two hundred hens is sufficient. Milk IS
also an excellent substitute for meat. and,
poultry keepers. No matter how well
balanced their ration may be, change 1t
often. A variety of food gives zest to the
appetite and stimulates digestion.
At a recent meeting of the Oxford Farm
ers' Club Mr.. Inter said: -Four geese are
weeks. and their feathers are worth 80 cents
each year. We are looking for something
that pays. We have it In the goose. But it
is not fashionable now for farmers wives
find any fancy work that. pays much. Any
smart girl can make muscle and money rails
ing geese"
If the poultry manure is added to the
stable manure every time the pOultry-houSe
is cleaned. and the whole kept under cover.
it Will be better than keeping the two kinds
SEPARATE. The mixing of the poultry ma
nure with the stable manure prevents the
drying and hardening of the former. When
the poultry droppings become dry and hard
they dissolve very slowly, due to the fOrma-
ton of silicates. but when kept in "a moist
condition they are more available as plant
food.
Fall planting differs from spring planting
in but two respects: /. There is no need of
the bucketful of water or pudding the
roots, either of which is of so much value in
late spring planting. and. 2. a mound of
earth must be raised around the newly
planted tree to protect it from the rigor of
the winter storms as well as the depreda-
lions of field mice. This shonld never be
neglected. 1t need not be large-a foot or
so in height and about eighteen inches in
diameter: but noteing should be used but
pure earth; no grass or weeds to harbor
mice.