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Mohave County miner., 1890-06-14
LANGUAGE or ANIMALS.
Man Can Frame an Transmit II
The Animal Cannot.

Man Can Frame an d Transmit u,
The Animal Cannot
Animals, says Professor Maurice
Bloomfield. emit natural sounds, by
which they express some thought or
feeling. This 10 no doubt In some
sense language. Then we are told in
all seriousness that parrots and other
animals can be taught TO speak, and
that thus this barrier between animal
and man Il broken. Now, speaking
certain language is not an ingrained
hereditary necessity. which passes
from father TO son as an organic part
Of the nature OF the son. Children Of
German parcnts iransplanted to this
country, do not speak their fathers
language unless special pains Is taken
to teach IL In spite Of this, men do.
o. q matter OF fact transmit their
language 10 the following generation.
The second generation acquires IT. and
just as certainly passes 1t on TO the
next Language is q vast property Of
conventional, social sigps Of thought,
these signs become instruments for
further thought and there can be no
question that the foremost character
istc OF man is mot 80 much that he
possesses some language, but that he
possesses conventional language, and
that 1t can be transmitted like any
other result Of civilization. A parrot
may say, polly wants hickory nut,
and learn to associate the pleasure Of
eating tho nut with tie sentence. but
no parrot ever taught this sentence or
any other to bis offspring. IN the
same way. the natural sounds q aai-
Mohave County miner., 1890-06-14
What Produces Dsath.

Some one says that few men die of
age. Almost all persons die Of disap-
pointment personal, mental. or bodily
toll or accident The passions kill
men sometimes even suddenly. The
common expression 'choked with
passion" has little exaggeraton in /,
for, even though not suddenly fatal,
strong passions shorten life. Strong
bodied men often die young-weak
pen live longer than the strong. for
the strong use their strength. and the
weak have none 10 use. The latter
take care Of themselves tho former
do not As II is with the body % II
is with the mind and temper. The
strong are apt TO break, or. like the
candle, run; the weak burn out
Mohave County miner., 1890-06-14
A Wron8 franslation.

1t appears that the famous text In
Leviticus Will. is, on which the oppo-
nents of marriage with a deceased
wife's sister base their principal argu-
nent has hitherto been wrongly
translated. Professor Schroeder. the
president Of the imperial German COM
mission for the revision OF the Bible,
says the verse means that man must
not have two wives living at the same
time in his house who arc sisters.
Luther's text essentially agrees With
this
Mohave County miner., 1890-06-14
Hearing Light

Light we pow learn. not only has
sound. but can be heard A beam of
sunlight Is made to pass through a
prism. 90 o to produce the solar spec.
trum- This 10 turned upon disk con-
tanning colored silk or wool, and as
the colored lights Of the spectrum fall
upon It sounds are given by different
parts Of the spectrum, and there Is
silence IN other parts For instance,
II the green light flashes upon the
red worsted, loud sounds win be
given. Only feeble sounds are heard
when the red and blue parts OF the
rainbow fall upon the worsteds, and
other colors evoke no sound at all
Green silks give sounds best in red
light. Every kind OF material gives
more or less sound in different colors,
and no sound In Others
Mohave County miner., 1890-06-14

another into the wistful lace Of her
new sister; but she caught glance Of
the keen suffering in the trembling Iips
OF her husband. and with, .-Oh, FranE.
forgive me; have been 20 fooiishf'
Frank Hatfield's worry was oyeb.
Mohave County miner., 1890-06-14
AUSTRALIANS AsoRtolNEs.
Life Among These Tribes But
Struggle for Existence.

LIE Among These Tribes BUT
Struggle for ExIstenes.
Upon the whole life among the
Northern Australians could hardly be
desirable on any terms and on their
own II seems not scceptable. Their
religion 10 Q fear. their existence 4
series Of escapes from starvation and
homicide. their morality . mere
tribal obligation 10 the most ele.
mentsry fealties. their polity an ulti-
matum Of tho principle that might
makes right within the tribe az well ~
vithous; . daspOtism Of the strong
hand tempered BY cunning. In the
society Of these children Of nature
certain persons skilled IN devil-deyll
- they call the invocation OF their
supreme demon. and certain old ladies
accompli shed In catering to their
simple appetite for human nesh are
the ruling influence
They are all cannibals a. oppor-
tunity offers; and In default Of enemies
10 eat they viii sometimes eat their
friends: they will even eat their child
rem, though this is exceptional Other
wise they live mostly upon poisonous
roots. which have to be carefully pre-.
pared; upon worms and grubs; upon
snakes and lizards and upon such birds
sud beasts 40 they can kill, though
they are not good hunters and are
poorly weaponsd for the chase. They
70 naked and almost houseless; q
shelter Of boughs Is their conception
OF house.
After four years among them, and
the bestoval of inestimable benefits In
tobacco. Mr.. Lumholtz could not fatter
himself that he had ever succeeded In
appealing 70 any sentiment but fear In
them; they did not kill him because
they imagined him an adept in devil.
devil and because they were afraid OF
the Baby Of ths Gun, as they called his
revolver, but they would not have eat
On him, because they had found that
upon the whole, white men did not
agree With them.
In spite Of their fears they had ac-
Desses Of treachery In which they long
ID 80 much 70 kill him that It was
never safe to let them get behind him;
md apparently no kindness could win
hem 70 affection. On such conditions
lie began TO be for him at moments
he poor possession that It seemed to
hem. and he experienced . deep de-
'pondency. mixed with indifference,
rom which he had TO pull himself |
ogether with strong effort OF the will |
Il last in order TO escape from the
,sychical miasm OF their most miserable /
Existence. They were children. and
,ad children, with no lovable traits /
hat he could discover. aid cruel and
althy In their ignorance.
Mohave County miner., 1890-06-14

y WAS not the same cell that Frank
assa'la Sad iqoksd into before saa q
Mohave County miner., 1890-06-14

to help herself.
1t was not very late when they en-
tered the house. and Franks Iatchkey
dispensed with bell-dnging and serv.
Wait moment In the parlor,s said
Frank. while call Mabel
And 90 saying. but with a big weight
upon his heart Frank pushed onward
toward the sitting-room. As be threw
open the door before him. however. be
was suddenly confronted by a ladv Ia
iuii travelling costume, and a glance
beyond showed him q marvellous dis
array OF trunks and traveling-bags.
Mabel, my dear
A gloved hand held ont To him
small white envelope. while . husky
and trembling voice ssidi
.:ood.byc, Frank
Mabel
isn't that Walters voicep Oh.
Walter, are you here?n
"fe:: Mabel; here ! am safe and
-oh. Walter take me awsy-taks m.
But Mabel. what is the matterp
FRANK has been just the best old Eel.
low
walter. there she is; I saw her nj
the railway-ststion-ths very same wo-
man; and now he's brought her hero!
walter. what does II meanPn
"Meanl Why, Mabel-come. Flor.
ence.Mabel. this Is my wife. your sis
Yer, Florence. I've been In trouble.
and Frank has helped me through. like
: trump that he is; and you are mad,
rnen you have got the best fellow in
NJ world for q nus
kaesl gsys one lock Of hsr bre.asr,
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-02
Soils for the LeConte Penr.

A bulletin of the Texas experiment
station saws there are evidently
certain localities in Texas better suited
to tho LeConte pear than others. They
ought to be traced out and mapped. In
Germany they have made such an ex-
haustive study of the adaptabiiity of GER
tain varieties of fruits for the several
parts of that country that nearly every
square mile has its own special vare-
ties that it can mature and develop to
higher degree of perfection than can be
done on the adjacent lands. Every state
in the South, and especially Texas, could
we'll afford TO have at least one man in
the field to collste and map out the facts
regarding the adaptability of certain
fruits for certain localities. We annu-
ally plant thousands of trees on various
soils and under varying conditions, and
expect profitable results in every case.
Every section of a state has certain
kinds and varieties of kinds of fruits it
can grow more or less to perfection, and
those should be more carefully sought
out aud grown, TO the exclusion of all
worthless and unaccllmated fruits.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-02

"a really good thing is most apt to
first meet with fullest appreciation away
from home.' This trlte old saying
seems to be rather applicable to our
Texas blue grass just nOw-one hears
far more about it. and to its praise, in
other states than one hears in Texas. A
late issue of the Albany (Ga.) News and
Advertiser says:
1.-THE few farmers of this region who
have experimental with Texas blue grass
are highly pleased with the result. 1t
has proven to be admirably adapted to
the soil and climate and grows with q
vigor thas surpasses any winter grazing
that We have. Col. Nelson Tiff put out
sets on about one-half of an acre about
two years ago, which has thrived amaZ-
ingly, and furnishes fair grazing, even
at this dry season of the year. He said
to the editor:
1.-The entire ground is covered with a
perfect mat of 1t, the roots having null
tiplied until it has possessed the ground
10 the exclusion of every other form of
vegetation.
"You value it, then, as pasturage?'
eyes, sir. L think its Introduction
will ultimate In revolutionzing our
methods, and will eventually restore 10
this region the golden scepter that has
passed to others. 1t is splendidly suited
to our wants; being a winter grass, we
can Craze it until way in the spring,
when the native grass ANNALS of our
pastures are ready for cattle.
''Thls is q fine country. and for the
farmer who is content to take q one or
two mule farm and husband his resour-
ces, il Is the best agricultural country ia
the world. 1t surpasses in production
Kentucky, my native state, but Ken
lucky has one advantage over us which
Texas blue grass promises to give. The
land that you don't work in Kentucky
yields more in the increase of stock that
il maintains than the land you work
The cultivated soil in Dougherty county
will produce more, but the unplowed
ground Is almost entirely idle. -
GLOW do yon estimate the relative
values of Texas blue grass in Southwest
Georgia an the blue grass in Ken
tucky?' queried the reporter.
IAN acre of Texas blue grass will fur
nish well one head of stock through the
winter far into spring, when it is an easy
matter to have other feed and pasturage;
while three acres of the Kentucky blue
grass is required for one steer. 1t is nee
essary, too, that other food be given the
Kentucky cattle, for in severe weather
the snow covers the fields. l would give
$1,000 tor 100 acres sodded with Texas
blue grass as well and as compactlY as
my patch is, and would not rent it out
at $40 per acre year, for it would
bring me in better return in raising
cattle. -
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-02
An Ungainiy Insect.

send you by mail, in match box, an ugly
looking insect found on my morning glory vines
This morning. The people here call it ''devil' s
horse. and it is certainly ugly enough to cor
rectly fill such an office, one might think. They
say it is bad to bite, and that its bite is very
dangerous, but handled it carefully with pair
of scissors and so got it in o its narrow prison
without accident. What is it, really? Is it Sc
riously dangerous? Tell US all about it throu gh
THE GAZETTE. A LADY.
V AGO, Tex.
Most persons will recognize the insect
by the common Game given, for il goes
by that name almost everywhere. 1t is
an insect of wide range, being found, we
believe, in every state in the Union,
scientific name, mantis carolina.
The mantis is an insect of either a
greenish or brownish color, measuring,
when fully grown, from two to two and
half inches in length. The main part
of the body is near as large rs a
mans little finger, though it has long,
slim neck, upon which sits q queer little
wedge-shaped head, which it can turn
about at will to look at you. 1t stands
well up on four long legs, and holds
lifted in front of its head a pair of heavy
arms, bent up at the elbows, as it were,
IN owes slowly, with a kind of hitcning
motion; is provided with pair of wings,
which enable it to fly, though it does not
often use them.
The mantis is one of the most harmless
and most useful insects we have. 1t
never bit or injured anyone in any way +,
and it lives exclusively on other insects,
most of which are of an injurious char
acter. Flies are its very delight. 1t
catches a fly between its lifted arms and
holds it up to its head until 1t is vorac-
iously devoured, reminding one some
what of a squirrel gnawing nut.
How the mantls got such bad reputa-
ton is more than l can tell, for it GER
tainly deserves nothing of the kind
Peoples fear of it seems to be quite gen
eral. however.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-02

In late issue of THE GAZETTE I find an article
headed alfalfa for Texus," replying to a cor
respondent II your correspondent, or others
interested, will write TO me l will willingly tell
them what know of alfalfa in Texas. Alfalfa
has been successfully raised on our Valley View
stock farm. near tn place, for several years
same latitude as Fort Worth-and such has been
our satisfaction with it that we are preparing to
SOW ten acres more of 1t.
We have cut alfalfa twice this year al
ready and will get third cutting this fall. The
first cutting was made May 20. l have no ac-
curate estimate OF the yield at this first cutting,
though may state that housed eight good,
heavy wagon loads from two acres. IT,, second
cutting was lighter on account of the very dry
weather prevailing here while it was growing.
Persons intending to grow alfalfa in Texas
would do well to read carefully your comments
on the subject, as already referred to. 1 would
particularly refer them to your urgence of the
importance of thorough preparation of the
soil. Land should be plowed deeply and finely
pulverized before sowing, and if weeds or burs
come up on the land next spring they will need
to be m owed to prevent choking out of the al
falfa. The second year it will take care of itself
and will choke out all weeds that put in ap-
pearance.
OF course alfalfa should constitute only part
of the ration for stock, grain or bran making up
the other part. 1t is very nutritious and appe-
tizing. Our ca tile and horses eat it greedily
We pasture the land in fall after last cutting.
No bloating of stock results-we have noticed no
bad effects hatever. Stock will nip away at
the alfalfa and leave untouched the grasses near
by, ana which would appear to be entirely mole
tempting.
Yes, Texas may add alfalfa to her list of pay
ing crops. GEO. L. PATTILLo.
Gordon. Texas.
Since writing the article referred to by
our correspondent we have seen alfalfa
growing most luxuriantly IN Fort Worth,
aud appearing to be entirely at home.
In one vacant lot on east Third street,
that has never been plowed, there is now
a luxuriant growth of alfalfa, the plants
ranging from six to twelve inches in
height. Evidently alfalfa hay had been
fed to stock there.
Our article on alfalfa seems to have
reused quite general interest. Large
numbers of letters have since been re-
ceived by us asking for information as to
where alfalfa seed might be had. Our
reply to all has been the same: ''We
don't know Any person able to fur
nish the seed might confer a favor on
hosts of Texas farmers, and at the same
time spring good thing for himself, by
making the fact known through the ad-
vertising columns of The GAZETTE.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-02
Pruning the Peach.

In good soil the peach tree is most
Massachusetts Ploughman, it requires
more care in pruning than almost any
other species of orchard tree. 1t inclines TO
sprawl, and therefore should be kept
within due bounds by annual cutting in.
This gives it q round. compact head, and
enables it TO hold up a heavy load of
fruit, while sprawling limbs break down
easily. Few inside limbs should be cut
out except such as die. The nearer the
fruit grows to the main body of the tree
the less damage from high winds or
heavy orops.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-02

simply because the cotton boil happens
TO be something 1t can work into. In all
probability there would be just as many
boil worms each season as we now have
did we not plant a stalk of either cotton
or corn.
If the insect was only one brooded in the
season we might dodge it by planting at
some particular time, but it is not. So
soon as one brood has matured and un-
dergone its transformations another
comes on, and thus it goes on as
long as warm weather lasts. 1t must be
plain, under the circumstances. that the
best time to plant cotton is the time best
for the cotton leaving all other consider
atoms entirely out of the question.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-02
June Planted Cotton.

The Texas press Is now quite generally
advocating the postponement of cotton
planting till June, claiming that such q
course will cut off the work of the boil
worm. MIR. F. L. Yoakum, one of the
advocates of this system, tells Farm and
Ranch that the boil worm escapes from
the tips of corn shoots and the forming
ears, and as soon as the miller stage is
reached will transplant his colonies into
the cotton buds, and he would call the
attention of farmers to the advantage
this June planting offers. During the
boiling and maturing of the cotton the
ant is the sole occupant of and reigns
triumphant in the fields and will clear
away the pests at this season most
effectually.
All we have TO say with reference to
this matter is that in our opinion the
farmer who postpoues his planting till
June, provided he could plant sooner,
will make a grave mistake by missing
the best growing season for the young
plants. In former article we en-
deaTored to show, from our own expert
mentation in Texas, that ants do not in
tertere with the boil worm in the least.
So far as relates 10 finding something
TO feed upon on the part of the boil
worm ere the cotton boils come in, we
can safely say that the insect encounters
no trouble on that score. Il is not at all
fastidious, and can therefore. make itself
entirely at home on almost any species of
vegetation soft enough for IL to cut into,
not excepting pods OF the tobacco plant
and ourrs of the jmpston, we having
found 1t in both of these Less than one
week ago we found a well-grown boil
worm half its length into the tender
stalk OF a cocklebur.
We call the insect (heliothis armigera)
the boil worm because ii bores into our
cotton bolls, but In our opinion it does
not go there from choice at all, but
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-02

can finally get at It by careful observs-
tion-man's ignorance is undoubtedly
the agent.
In the first place, O man hears all
about the good qualities of johnson grass
and without stopping to inform himself
with reference TO the bad qualities, he
pops in a patch of it in the midst of his
cultivated grounds, and thereby is set
up a fine opportunity for spreading.
But the work does not stop here. Not
many days ago we saw q fine illustration
of another means the pest has of spread
ing itself, based entirely upon man 8
ignorance. A large load OF johnson
grass hay was being hauled through the
streets of Fort Worth. We drew q hand
full of stalks from the load and found
them heavily loaded with seeds. all ripe
and falling off along as the wagon pro-
ceeded on its way OF course every fallen
seed that secured stopping place outside
the immediate track of travel grew, so
the man hauling the hay W literally
seeding the country. The possibility ex-
lists that be was selfish enough not to
care whether he seeded the country or
not, but this does not clear up the igno-
rance in the case. Every farmer with
good sense knows that hay grass, to
make irst-class hay, no matter what
the species, should be cut while in bloom,
and not after q ripenlng of the seeds. If
this load of hay had been thus cut, ut
the proper time most advantageous to
the cutter. there would have been no
ripe seeds to scatter, and consequently
no spreading of pest through its trans
portation.
In all probability, if your land borders
public road, you got your seeding to
johnson grass through such means as
last named.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-02
Hood County, Tex.
Book on scientffic Farming.

VIII you please inform me through THE GA
zETTE il there is anywhere published book on
scientific farming; or. in other words. book
that will inform any one what kind of crops will
do the best on certain kinds of soil; also how to
replenish exhausted lands? W. NJ HINES
BlantoD, Tex.
We dom know of any single work that
exactly covers all the grounds named
though there may be such a book. The
largest publishing house of agricultural
books in the United States is that of the
Orange Judd company, New York. A
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-02
How johnson Grass Spreads.

Can you point out to me any effectual means
of getting rid Of johnson grass once it gets a
fair set on a mans place? I've got it, and de-
spite of all can do I'm getting it bad. 1t seems
to be making start almost everywhere, and
from present indications I am afraid it will
eventually take the country. How it secured its
start on my place is more than can tell. The
first thing anew of 1t several punches had ap-
peared at different points along my fence. Do
the birds scatter it? If not, how does it manage
TO spread itself so etfectually? Several neigh
bors OF mine have also an unsolicited start of
it, and its coming to them is as much mystery
as it is in my own case. A FARMER.
Tarrant county. Tex.
We have learned no means by which
johnson grass can be speedily extermi-
mated where It has secured a good set on
lands suited to its growth. and really the
land not so suited is rather scarce, provid-
ed it is rich enough to grow vegetation of
any kind. Alluvial bottom lands suit it
best, but it will grow almost anywhere
We suppose it might be gradually
stamped out by keeping it cut down be-
fore its maturity of seeds, but it would
take long time. We cannot think
there is much danger of its eventually
taking the country, as you suggest, for
Ii does not spread rapidly on our up
lands, still we must admit that in all
probability the country, as a whole,
would be better off il there was none of
1t in the world.
Where johnson grass stops it stops to
stay, and If we needed the country for
no other kind of crop than grass it might
be good enough thing to stay, as il
makes fine pasture, and yields i'm
mense quantity of very fair hay; but
In case we propose conducting our agri-
culture in way that necessitates the
killing of grass johnson grass is by no
means q good thing to encourage.
As to the matter of scattering seeds il
may be said that natures provisions
made for the purpose are rather marvel
Gus In some cases. Birds are one of the
agents employed, but not on johnson
grass. Woolbearing animals are another,
but not in the case under consideration.
Natural wings affixed to seeds cause
them to be waited broadcast by the
winds, but the seeds of johnson grass
have no wings. 1t calls for q little
thought to spear out the provisions made
for spreading johnson grass. but one