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The Arizona champion., 1889-11-23
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formed this ceremony to day. l have had inscribed on this new born child, the name Star of Bethlem The first service was performed in this church on Christmas night, and the church is called The Church of the Nativity, and in comemorating of that mysterious star that appeared in the heavens and led the wise kings of the East to the grotto of ABethlem and revealed to them the new born Savior, has this bell been named, and when suspended in this tower may its voice vibrate and re- echo through these hillsand call many a weary wanderer to the knowledge and love of that Savior, who was born in the Grotto of Bethlem."
 In conclusion the reverend father introduced Dr. D. J. Brannen, who timidly yet gracefully asce,ided the platform and with clear voice made an eloquent address, He first re- ferred to to the artistic design of the bell and the adornment it added to the city. He then spoke of the March of Civilization under the Shadow of the Cross. His illustra- tions were beautiful and his language very choice. From a laymans standpoint he indicated how repu plies should have confidence in the government of the Catholic church, and he showed that a good Catholic made a model citizen. He concluded by again referring to the bell, and expressing the wish that its sweet tone might frequently be heard ring ing the joyful marriage peal. but seldom intoning the sad funeral knell.
 After the Doctor finished his address, the majority of those present entered the church, and the choir sang a thanksgiving hymn. The singing of the choir dlring short service that flowed, plainly showed that it was composed of talented singers with we'll cultivated voice.
 The entire celebration was one t Lit must have made efery Catholic present happy and grateful to the good priest who has done so much for them. MILL TowN.
The Arizona champion., 1889-11-23
The Ladies Delighted.

The pleasant effect and the perfect safety with which ladies may use the liquid fruit laxative, Syrup of Figs, under all conditions, make it their faVorite remeay. It is pleasing to the eye and to the taste, gentle, yet effectual in acting on the kidneys, liver and bowels.
The Arizona champion., 1889-11-23

My store is next to the smallest in the Territory. My mode of doing business is CASH. My habits are moderate. 1 go to bed early and get up late at this season of the year. 1 burn Gallup coal and University wood.
 Some Goods that are dis posed to lay on the shelves or counters are SOLD AT A LOSS. But as a general thing 1 make a profit on my goods, else it would not be interest ing to wade in Flagstaff snow.
 Ladies come out occasion ally and see what they keep in the stores. There IS hardly a week but what new goods are received.
The Arizona champion., 1889-11-23
One Fact

Is worth a column ofrhetoric, said an American statesman. It is fact established by the testimony of thousands of people, that Hoods Sarsaparilla does cure scrofula salt rheum, and other diseases or affection arising from impure state or low condition of the blood. It also that tired feeling, creates a good appetite and gives strength to every part of the system. Try it.
The Arizona champion., 1889-11-23
HOw's This!

We offer Oae Hundred Dollars, Reward for any case of Gatarrh that can not be cured by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
 F. J. CHENEY & O., Props,
 Toledo, o. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last l5 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transaction, and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. West & Truax, Wholesale Druggist,
 Toledo. Ohio.
 Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Whole
 sale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. E. H. Van Hoesen. Cashier, Toledo
 National Bank, Toledo, Ohio. Halls Cartarrh Cure is taken in ternally, acting directly upon the blood und mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists
The Arizona champion., 1889-11-23
I've Been Busy.

Being President, Ist and and Vice President, Trea- surer and General Superin- tendent as well as Cashier of the HFar Famed1
The Arizona champion., 1889-11-23
House to Rent.

Apply at P. J. Brannen < Bros store. s7-tf
The Arizona champion., 1889-11-23
RED FRONT STORE

1 have had my hands full of
 late. 1 work hard (my wife
 says l am pining away) and
 contrive ill every honest way in order to sell my goods at
 reasonable prices. People are every day finding out
 that the RED FRONT STORE is the place to trade and that they can get more for their money than at other stores, consequently my trade IS increasing and lam getting new customers all the time.
 If fair dealing and low prices will keep them, l may have to employ an assistant super intendcnt. The line 1 carry is
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-29

of honeydew which sticks to the leaves
and forms lodging place for the spores
of the Mycelium. This is rendered fertile Dy
the dew and other moisture, and is reg
ular fungus. AS soon as the scale leaves
the tree this fungus will disappear.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-29

At this time j. w. Wolfskill stepped in
and kindly volunteered to allow astation
of the United States Experimental Bu-
reau to be established on his property on
Alameda street, and together with Mr..
Craw they watched the work done by the
ladybird, and as fast as they were propa-
gated sent them around all over thecoun-
try, until now nearly all the infected dis
tricts in Southern California are supplied
as well as they can at present be from
this one station.
An Express reporter went down to
Wolfskill orchard this morning to see how
the work of propagation progressed, and
was there met by Mr.. Wolfskill who had
just gathered a hundred of the beetles to
take out to Pomona. Mr.. Wolfskill in
troduced the reporter to Mr. Craw, who
kindly showed him all over the premises
and explained to him how the insects did
their work.
He then went to little orange tree,
and pointing out it's clean branches, said:
"Three weeks ago this tree was literally
alive with thescale bug, and we had no idea
OF ever saving it. By little care we man.
aged to place colony of the VedOlia
Cardinals or Australian ladybird on the
tree, and now you cannot find livescale
on any of it's limbs or leaves. 1t is won
derful how the little chap gets down to his
work, and if you will wait amomentuntil
car find a nice, fat, healthy larva | will
show you how well he understands his
business"
Mr. Craw soon found the larva he was
looking for, and then, searching out
branch that was fearfully infected by the
scale bug, he placed the larva on the
branch, and the reporter put in five min
utes watching it devour it's natural prey.
The little insect showed it's nose under
the white cushiony scale, and in a second
it was thrown over on one side and the
eggs of the scale which it had covered
were III the stomach of the ladybird and
he was at work on the next. In five min
utes several of the cushions had been
turned over, and the ladybird appeared
just as lively as it did before commencing
it's breakfast
Mr. Craw then took the reporter to an
other tree, which had just been colonized
with the ladybirds, and there he showed
him the insect in it's several stages. He
said
"Here you see is the egg laid by the
Vedolia. 1t is such tiny red speck as to
be almost invisible to the naked eye.
Now here, a little further up the branch
you will see the larva, and you will notice
that it is SO very like the scale bug itself,
that only practiced eye can tell the diff
ference between them. Now from thela
the pupa comes, and in this stage the
Vedolia is quiescent and does not eat.
But it remains in this condition such a
short time, that it can be afforded the
little rest it gets in that shape. Then you
see the back of the pupa splits up like the
husk on a walnut, and out pops the
beetle, to find a mate, destroy fewmor
of the scale bugs and then lay it's eggs
and die"
RAPID BREEDER.
'How long after it reaches maturity,
or the form of BEETLE is it before it lays
!. l. H..
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-29
Trench System for Irish Potatoes.

on the "lrencn system IOr UHe CulClVd-
tion of Irish potatoes. Since then
good deal has been said in the State
papers about the matter, and the sys-
TEN seems to be pretty generally ap-
proved Mr. G. W. Hendry in Barlow
Courier-Informant, says:
The subject of the trench system in Irish
potato culture has been discussed In
many agricultural papers of Florida.
Please allow me to give my experience.
1t was all new to me, but not being SO
self conceited as to believe knew every
thing, ventured on a small patch with
one peck of seed; made trenches about
six inches deep, putting the top soil one
way and the subsoil the other, which can
be done easily by running a furrow with
a turn pillow, turning the top soil first
and the subsoil in the opposite direction
with the next.
| had my rows two and one-half feet
apart and planted eight inches apart in
the drill. Cutting the potatoes in three
and four pieces; put a little stable ma
nure in the bottom of the trench and
dropped my potatoes with eyes all up,
and then co yered with top soil and
little stable manure about four inches
deep. The first and only working levcled
the ground. 1t was about the 10th of
December when planted, and in eighty
days we began to use them, and | never
made better potatoes than these. This
was on ordinary dry pine land, and of
course persons must be governed as to
depth of trench according to the kind OF
land when either high or low.
Ny success in this instance is SO marked
and satisfactory that think in thefuture
| will plant on no other than the trench
plan. | am surprised to hear it so often
remarked that it is reported that we
can't raise Irish potatoes in South Flor
ida. / never fail to raise all want and |
have heretofore followed the bedding
plan.
On the same subject Mr.. Sherman
Adams, says:
"We can heartily endorse all that Mr.
Hendry claims for the trench system for
Irish potatoes and shall hereafter plant
in no other way. urexperimental patch
was planted on the End of February last
and in spite of the drouth, we are now
digging the most satisfactory crop we
have ever made in Florida. Burrows
were opened by running twice with a one
horse turning plow; the potatoes were
then dropped eyes upward and covered
with an inch or so of earth after which
fish and potash fertilizer were scattered
along the furrow at the rate of six or
eight hundred pounds per acre. and COW
cred with another inch or SO of earth.
this left the burrows abouthalffilled at the
time, and after the potatoes had made a
growth OF four or five inches the trenches
were then filed level with the surface.
Zone working with the hoe isall thecul-
tivation they had We think the WELD
would have been surprising if the drouth
had not come on just when the tubers
were about half formed. Two weeks ear
lier planting would have hit the weather
just right
1T has been claimed by the advocates
OF the trench system, thatEgood crops Of
sweet potatoes may be made in the same
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-29

that it must breed very fast, or we could
not have accomplished what we have
with the few that were given to us when
the station was established"
Chow long have you had the Vedolia
Cardinals here?"
''They were first given to us some time
in March, and since we have had them
they have cleaned nearly all our trees"
SPREADING THE BEETLE.
Chow many were you given at that
time?" next asked the reporter.
eve commenced with one hundred and
thirty-seven beetles, and since then we
have not only cleared out the pest from
this orchard, but we have distributed all
over this section over four thousand larva
and beetles to other infected districts.
This will give you an idea how fast they
have propagated.
All the time Mr.. Craw was talking with
the reporter, gentlemen were coming in
from different places in the country ask
ing for colonies of the parasite for use on
their orchards Every one who applied
was given more or less OF the httleinsect,
but so many have been distributed inside
the past two weeks that until another
colony has completed it's work Mr.. Wolf
skill cannot spare more. A. b. Chapman,
of San Gabriel, who has an orchard of
$4,000 trees, was one of the applicants
for larva, and in the course ofaconversa-
ton with the Express reporter he said
CREDIT DUE THEM.
'I consider that sufficientcrcdit cannot
be given to Mr. Wolfskill and Mr.. Craw
for their public-spirited policy in relation
to the distribution of what | call this
'God-send to Southern California They
have given up their time to the propaga-
ton and study of the insect, and if the
orange orchards of this country are
saved, as feel assured they will be now
we have got this little fellow at work,
these gentlemen should have large
share of the credit. have seen how these
insects have cleaned the trees in my sons
after he had unsuccessfully tried
every remedy known to us. | have been
and fumigating all my trees,
without avail, and if | was worth $780,
900 a year ago, on account of my orange
am to-day not worth more
than $25, 1000, for the trees are all in
fearful condition. am going now to put
these insects in my orchard, and from all
[ have seen am sure that they will be
in saving me my trees. | have
watched them, and know what1
am talking about"
Mr.. Craw then proceeded to explain to
the reporter that his opinion was that
while the flies or Lestophronus Icerya
would be the means of also doing much
good as soon as enough of them are col
onized here, it takes so long to mature
them that the main-stay of the orange
growers will be the Vedolia Cardinals, on
account of the fact that they breed so
much faster and distribute themselves as
soon as they have eaten all the scale in
sight. One thing he wished the reporter
to particularly mention in relation to the
latter, or the Australian ladybird, was
that those who have colonies of them in
their orchards ought to distribute them
as fast as theY are propagated. for the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-15
Trade in the East.

Reports of business indicate, at some
points, falling off, which is considered
temporary at Chicago, and attributed to
open and unreasonable weather at Mil
waukee, where dealers appear apprehen-
sive, and collections are only fair. The
same difficulty affects the clothing trade at
Cleveland and Philadelphia, and is called
the cause of depression in the coal trade
But nearly all reports indicate that bust
ness is satisfactory for the season, with
improvements in some lines at Cleveland.
The dry goods trade at Chicago is rather
less in volume than last year, owing to the
weather, but collections are quoted as fair
in that and the clothing trade. Pittsburg
notes improved demand and higher prices
in iron, and in flint glass, window being IN
changed. At Philadelphia the leather
trade is in good condition, with exceptional
demand for fancy colored morocco, and the
shoe trade fair. The dry goods business is
light, as is usual at this season, and drugs
and chemicals are quiet The holiday
trade is opening well at Boston, and is ex-
pected with good weather to exceed last
years.
The business failures occurring through
out the country during the last seven days,
as reported TO r. G. Dun & Co., number,
for the United States 271, and for Canada
As, or total Of 3l6, as compared with q
total of 249 last week. and 277 the week
previous to the last For the correspond
ing week of last year the figures were 305,
made up of 263 in the United States, and 4
in Canada
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-15
FINANCE AND MINING.
The Holiday Trade is Now Fairly
Booming. Js4a
LEAD REMAINS STATIONARY.
Silver Declines a Trife-Trade in the East
and at HOme-0re and Bullion
Output-The Mines.

The holiday trade is fairly upon US. The
big trade enjoyed by our merchants for
many months past has increased TO such an
extent as to make it absolutely necessary
to greatly enlarge the force of clerks en-
ployed in each establishment At all Of
the establishments where what are known
as holiday goods are kept, the daily scenes
are such as must be appreciated by the
merchants who have laid in heavy stocks
in anticipation of big demand.
There is every reason to believe that the
holiday trade of 1889 will be at least 40 per
cent. in advance of any other year in our
history.
The building boom lets up not a whit, as
will have been noticed from our columns
during the past week. The preparations
for next years work are of such magni-
tude as to inspire the fullest confidence in
all. There is not an architect in the city
but who has enough work on hand to keep
him busily engaged until next Christmas
rolls around.
The produce market is reported as very
lively, the only drawback being that deal
ers are sometimes unable to supply the de-
mand.
The mining stock market is depressed,
but few shares changing hands.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-15
Lead and Silver.

In New York, there has been very little
doing and prices have remained firm.
There has been very little pressure to sell
for early delivery.
The London market has 1uctuated con-
siderably.
In St. Louis, the market is quoted as
firm.
In Chicago, the lead market has ruled
firm all the week, and there has been a
steady demand.
In Salt Lake, lead has been stationary
during the week at 1915.
Silver has declined u, opening at 95% on
Monday last and closing at $50 last even
ing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-15

RAND, MCNALIY g. Co.'S ENCYCLOPEDIA AND
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McNally & Co., San Francisco: The ]. Dew
ing company, sole agents for Utah, Montana
and the Pacific coast.
There are comparatively few people who
have real use for the exhaustive encylope-
dias, and there are less who can afford
them. Among those who have occasion to
refer with more; or less frequency to those
vast store house of knowledge and informa-
talon, such as Appleton's the britannica
and Chambers, how many have the time to
delve into the subjects to the depths there
reachedi Not many, we take it, for
this is very busy world, and the
great majority of the men have little
time to spare. We do not mean by this
that men are superficial, or that they are
lacking in the desire for knowledge there
was never before such a mania for infor-
nation. The young men of to-day-and
we say it with no disrespect-know much
more of the world and things in general
| than their intelligent and studious grand
fathers had learned at old age, and the cry
is for more But now we feel that life is
so short that we must get at things quickly.
This volume seems to have been compiled
and arranged with the view to meeting the
requirements of the active, busy, hurried
people Of the age, and so far as we have
examined the work success has been at
tanned. The Encyclopedia Britannica
and Chambers Encyclopedia have been
condensed into this one volume, and
very few of the facts in those extensive
works have been lost. What it took
columns to tell in them is told here in few
words, and the information is presented
! in such way that one can obtain it readily
and go on to something else. 1t must not
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volume, of more than eight hundred royal
quarto pages with three columns to a
page. In addition to the information con-
densed from the publications named, there
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lean subjects. In this latter we find men
ton of many towns in Utah, and while
some inaccuracies are seen, they are gen
orally such as could not well have been
avoided, and in the main the statements
are correct So also is the information as
regards other places which we have had
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publications. A highly useful feature of
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these embracing all the American states
and territories and every country on earth.
The volume is sold only by subscription,
and can be obtained from either canvassers
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-15

VIM. Timmons, postmaster of Idaville
Ind, writes Electric Bitters has done
more for me than all other medicines com
bined, for that bad feeling arising from
Kidney and Liver trouble" John Leslie,
farmer and stockman, of same place, says
"Find Electric Bitters to be the best Kid
ney and Liver medicine; made me feel like
new man" ]. w. Gardner, hardware
merchant, same town, says: Electric Bit
tiers is just the thing for man who is all
run down and don't care whether he lives
or dies; he found new strength, good appe-
tite and felt just like he had new lease on
life. Only SOC. bottle at A. c. Smith s,
Co IS drug store.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-15
The POlaris.

The main tunnel of this mine has been
driven 500 feet. At distance of 100 feet
from the entrance an upraise has been made
to connect with Wine now down 100 feet.
The hosting works formerly in use on the
Apex mine on Deadwood gulch, has been
removed to the Polaris, and is now being
placed over this Wine on which, says the
Wardner NelUs, the work of sinking will be
continued. Thirteen men are employed
under the supervision of E. M. Gilpin.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-15
The Knickerbocker

Mr. F. NJ. Frank has bonded the Knicker-
booker and Daisy claims located on Rose
bud gulch, west of the Nellie mine owned
by Horton & Alger. The ledge on the
Knickerbocker, says the Wardner Ne,cs, is
visible 700 feet, varying in width from two
and half to four feet Mr.. Frank will
continue the work of development during
the winter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-15
Great Britain's Production of Pig Iron and
Steel


The total production of pig ircn in Great
Britain, according to Mr.. ]. S. Jeans, sec
rotary of the British Iron Trade associa-
ton, IN the first six mouths of 1889 was
40S3, 597 gross tors, against 1895, $50 tons
in the last half of 1888, and 1902, SO4 tons
in the first half of 1888. The increased
production in the first half of 1889, as COM
pared with either of the half years of 1888,
does not correspond with the greatly in
creased activity of the iron and steel indus
tries of Great Britain, and hence we find
that there was a decrease in the stocks of
unsold pig iron from December 81, 1888, to
June 80, 1889, of 357, $40 tons, and from June
90 1888, to June 30, 1889, of AZ, 1872 tons.
The stocks of pig iron held by makers and
in warrant stores on June 80 1889,
amounted to 1890, S6S tons, against 1913, $50
tons on June 30. 1929, and 2,5SS, 70S tons on
December 81, 1889.
The total production of Bessemer steel
ingots in Great Britain in the first half of
1889 was ], 043, 256 gross tons, against 81, 313
tons in the last half of 1888, and !, O5l, 4SI
tons in the first half of 1888. The produc-
ton of Bessemer steel rails in Great Britain
during the first half of 1889 was 468, 1926
tons, against 49l, 909 tons in the second half
of 1888, and 4S7, ia tons in the first half of
1888. These figures indicate that the Bes-
semer steel industry of Great Britain has
been practically stationary during the last
three half years. In the whole of the year
1888 the production of Bessemer steel in
gots and Bessemer steel rails was some
what less than in 1887. 1t is remarkable
that the manufacture of Bessemer steel
rails in Great Britain should make such
slow progress in late years.
The total production of open-hearth steel
ingots in Great Britain in the first half of
1889 was 750,72l gaoss tons, against 675, 1921
tons in the second half Of 1888, and GIG, 42l
tons in the first half of 1885, This branch
of the steel industry of Great Britain
shows large increase in production in the
first half of 1889 over either of the two
half years of 1888. The production of 1888
was itself largely in excess of that of 1887