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Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-07-19
Size and Longevity.

Although there Ii some relation be-
tween size and longevity the duration
Of the period Of growth and length Of
life being. speaking generally longest
in the largest animals; there Is no
fixed relation between the two. The
largest organisms live the longest.
some trees reaching the age of 5000
years and some animals, as whales,
several centuries. And. after the ma
turity is reached, larger animals re-
quire longer time than smaller animals
to secure the preservation Of the spe-
cies.
The explanation Of this, al pointed
out by both Leuckhart and Herbert
Spencer. is that .the absorbing sur
face of an animal only increases Is the
square Of its length, while It's size in
creases as the cube; and it therefore fol-
lows that the longer an animal becomes
the greater will be the difficulty ex-
pdrieneed In assipnilating any nourish-
ment over and above that which II re-
qnires for its own needs. and, there
fore. the more slowly will IL reproduce
itself" We. however, find correspond
ing duration Of life among animals Of
every different size.
For instance, the toad and the cat
live as long as the horse. the craw-
fish as long as the pig, and the pike
and carp as long rs the elephant. In
an interesting appendix. from which
these and the following facts are
quoted, DIR. Weissman cites the case Of
q sea anemone which lived not less
than sixty-six years. 1t was placed by
Sir John Dalzell In a small glass jar ia
the Edinburgh botanical gardens In
1928, being then, as companions with
other individuals reared from the egg
period, fully seven years old. 1t died
q natural death In 1887.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-07-19
Unhsppy Men.

The world has more than its share
Of unhandy men who can do nothing
well. Their work hurts the labor
market just AZ any poor product in.
jures trades In q better kind. At the
same time. where poor workmen
abound the really capable man Is sure
TO be singled out and appreciated.
Why have we 30 many unskilllul work.
men? What constitutes the difference
between hardness and unhandiue o.?
It Is matter OF education and train
ing. We do not mean textbook
education-the handy man generally
knows least about the rules which our
teachers have prescribed; but we mean
the habit Of observing and thinking.
Many OF our schools are graduating"
boys who have been taught such q
reverence for textbooks that they
have come to believe that all kuowl.
edge is contained in these volumes. Il
is from the ranks OF such boys that
unhandy men come. The handy men
are taught from childhood TO think and
observe ana reason from natural
causes.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-07-19

Representative Mason tells . court
yarn" the incidents OF which occurred
while be was an attorney in Iowa Ma.
con appeared as counsel for the de-
PENDANT. While engaged In delivering
bis argument an old countryman en-
tered the court and took seat next to
the panel Of jurors. Mason naturally
directed his attention frequently to the
furthest man from him. as he thought
in the jury. This happened TO be the
venerable man from the country. CLAIR
ing at him. be said:
Gentlemen of the Jury. l want to
know how on earth this man (referring
to the plaintiff In the case. but staring
at the supposed juror) can have the
assurance to come into court? What
does be want7 What Is his business
here2 What Is be seeking? Again l
demand. gentlemen Of the jury, why is
he here?n
These questions were thought BY the
countryman to be addressed to him.
but Mason thought the indignation
written on the features of the country
man was the result Of the argument
and therefore highly promising for his
client. He paused to note the effect OF
his words on the jury, when the rustic
jumped up and howled:
You want to know what am here
for, you cross-eyed fools What am ]
looking for in this here court? Well.
I'll tell you. you littls fat son Of guni
For three days have been here wait.
ing for my fees and nary red cent
have I got yet. What am here for.
you good-fer-nothing animal? Pay me
my witness fees, sir, and I'll get out Of
here at once"
The unexpected outburst "brough,
down" the house; judge. jury. and law.
yers included. As for Mason, he was
20 amazed that the asle argument
which be had prepared was never con
cluded. IN. T. Tribune.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-07-19
Tobacco and the Teeth.

The use Of tobacco does not decay
the teeth; the nicotine discolors them
and the excessive use OF the teeth by
tobacco chewers naturally wears them
down much more rapidly than If they
were used simply to crush the food.
Teeth, when worn down to the gum
from this or other causes, are in The
condition so often described as double
teeth all the way round. presenting. as
they do. broad, smooth surface, no,
nniike in appearance, though slightly
smaller. than the tops Of the real double
teeth, -EDocb.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-07-19
YANKEE SPIRIT.
An Raglan Mothers Aamisaies - % He.
American Horn Son.

Now and then one hears more or less
discussion as TO what constitutes 'rhe
Yankee spirit" say the Hoatfs Com
p1sioas. but like many other common
phrases. this one seems to elude the e.
forts OF the definar and to be always In
the air. The one thiag always agreed
upon 10 that to be q real Yankee one
must be good At . bargain, and il this il
not very definite 1t Is at least some
thing.
There Is small boy In the nighbor-
hood OF Boston whose mother Is En-
glish, while his father is New En-
glander. The parents have often laugh-
ingly debated whether the lad was or
was not q genuine Yankee. but 1t was
only the day after last Christmas that
they were able 10 agree in the matter.
That day the boy was for some time
missing. and the whole family became
much alarmed about him. The serv-
ants were sent to the neighbors. the
house was thoroughly searched. the
well looked into, and as q last resort
the policemen sof the village were
called upon to aid In discovering the
truant.
When matters had gone as far a.
this the boy himself was seen coming
across the lawn In draggled and evi-
IDENTIFY exhausted condition, but waiv-
ing his hand with an air Of triumph.
'Igot 80 cents, mamma" he shouted.
~ bis anxious mother came fastening
out to meet him.
Thirty cents!" she repeated in as
constituent. How did you get so
cents?"
why, with my organ. Of course, -
be answered, and be showed her
strapped upon his back. q toy organ
which had been among his Christmas
gifts. I've been playing way down
TO the other end OF the town"
The English mother looked at the
eager little fellow. divided between q
desire to laugh at the droll situation.
the feeling that she should reprove the
runaway. and the relief she felt at See
ing the little fellow safe.
George" she said. turning to her
husband. who had come up In time to
hear his sons words. you are right.
He Is born Yankee"
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-07-19
ONLY SALT WATER.
Lakes. Rivers and Other Bodi es
of Fresh Water Shrinking.

To the inundated residents Of the
states Of the lower Mississippi valley
II will. no doubt seem like rankest
folly 10 attempt TO prove that our water
supply Is becoming less and less year
by year. There 10. however, evidence
that the amount OF water on the sur
face OF the earth has been steadily
diminishing for many thousands OF
years No one doubts that there was
time when the Caspian Sea commit
nicated with the Black Sea, and when
the Mediterranean covered the greater
part Of the Desert OF Sahara In tact,
geologists tell us that at one tune the
whole OF the earth was covered by
water many fathoms In depth.
All rivers and small streams are
visibly smaller than they were twenty
FIVE years ago. Country brooks in
which men now living were accustom-
ed TO fish and batne In their boyhood
have In many cases totally disappear
ed in consequence OF the failure OF
springs and rains which once fed them.
The level OF the great lakes L. falling
year by year. There are many piers
on the shores OF lakeside cities which
vessels once approached with ease. but
which now reach the waters edge.
Harbor surveyors will tell you that all
harbors are shallower than they were
a decade ago. This Is not due to the
gradual deposit OF earth brought dow n
by rivers. as some may suppose, nor
to the refuse from city sewers. The
harbor OF Toronto has almost ceased
to be OF use. despite the fact that 1t
has been dredged out to the permanent
bottom rock.
All the dredging that can be done in
New York harbor has failed perma-
nenhy TO deepen It, The growing
shallowness OF the Hudson river is
noticeable, and. like the outlet to Lake
Champlain, which was once navigated
by Indian canoes Mt all seasons, the
upper Hudson Is now almost bare OF
water during the summer. The Des
Meines river, In Iowa, once navigated
to the mouth OF the Raccoon Fork. the
present site Of the city OF Des Moines,
will now hardly float q isherman's
rowboat; the steamboat hiss not
ploughed its bosom for over q quarter
OF century. In all parts OF the world
there Is the same increase in the
waters Of rivers and lakes.
II this state OF affairs continues
until the year 200. 900 A. ID. the water
question will be Of more interest than
that OF prohibition.-St Louis Repub-
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-07-19
Girls and Pets TO Match.

Atall. 1.-THE. graceful girl walking
down Connecticut avenue at lively
but still graceful gait. with swing o.
foot that spoke most eloqucntly of tine
ly developed fexors and extensors, fol
lowed by thin Italian greyhound
prompted the Camera to solil0qua
reflection on the fact that one never
sees fat girl with greyhound. Slen'
der girls galore walk with the thinly
built animals, but stout girls associate
only with pugs and poodles or thu
hairy little terriers. Perhaps 1t Is fol
esthetic reasons or 10 prevent such re-
marks as "a streak of fat and streah
Of lean. ~ Washington Critic.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-07-19
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Hope for the Tailen dss,

The young man who stood at the
tail end OF the graduating class u,
West Point this year appears to nave
the profound sympathy Of his class.
mates. When the cadets were called
TO receive their diplomas in the order
OF their rank in the class the che ers
that greeted the tailender were some
thing deafening. This was somewhat
of consolation for the young man
who may also console himself with the
reflection that come OF the best com
manders in the late war stood about
where be did when they graduated
Boston HseaA
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-07-19
ONE MEAT PIE CONE DRT.
Rsune Mn. Nswiywsd Dtscsvsrs thss
p~risncs Costs draw.

That sweet little woman Mrs. New
lywed feels In despair Of ever becoming
4 practical cook. says the washington
6tarl 1t CHANGED the other night thai
sse lid prepared for her dear Edward
. meat pie, and. Che dish used % pake
Il in being larger than ~ss needed ioi
40 small q family, she adopted 9 little
expedjent she had been told OF ~
NOR, experienced housewife and placed
In the middle Of the dish ten-cup up
side down to hold up the crust at the
central point, filling Ia the receptacie
rour.d about with cubes Of beef gravy
previously prepared after the fashion
OF d stew. Finally she covered nc
whole with nice crust, neatly trimmed
of A the edges, and pot II In the oven
10 bake, For such is the way, she mao
learned. to make meat pie.
When Edward came home ana W..
ready for dinner It was with no litiis
pride that she placed on the table VIII
her own pretty hands the hot dish ,re ~
from, the oven, and ~ be plunged I''
Knife through the brown and apPetiz'
ipg crust she gszed with fond anticipa'
ton upon the result Of her labors. the
delicious qualities OF which were on the
point Of being developed. She WA
heIr,ed first, Of course, six or eighl
cubes OF beef and the browncst bit o.
crust falling to her share. But she
noticed with alarm that OF the grsvy.s 30
essential In preparation OF the sort,
there was not q single drop. She tasted
one OF the pieces OF meat, but 1t was a.
dry as Dead sea fruit.
my treasure she faltered, II fcaI
there must have been some mistake In
the recipe for this pie. ] never saw !
meat pie before without plenty 81
gravy. Certainly put . quantity In
but II seems TO have all dried up"
Il think it very good myself" re
sponded the new-made husband. =
am sure that / have never tasted more
DELICIOUS pie"
AZ he sLoke he was unable to RESTRAIN
li,tle choke over one of the dry pieces
OF beef. and the eyes of the young wife
filed with tears.
.lI am sure did my very best u
make it nice," she said, with LITTLE
gulp.
my precious!"
my darling!"
by this time the formalities OF the
able had been dispensed with. and she
was sitting on his knee shedding few
consoIatory tears into his napkin
When she had regained her accustomed
cheerfulpess by this natural method she
began laughing. and they both fell into
the merriest ut imaginable. Then hs
asked jokingly:
my angel. what is that cup for that
I see turned upside-down In the middle
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-07-19
For Every Girl TO Kcme mper.

! have seen mothers who have sac.
fificed youth, appearance, health and
comfort in the effort to save money Ia
educate and dress their daughters
browbeaten, crushed and virtually
igrlorned by their daughters in return
Tor 1t all.
The American girl is taught that she
Is young princess from the cradle to
the altar. 1t is a great misfortune
when she forgets that the mother of n
princess must be queen, or queen
regent. and should be SO treated. Ella
Wheeler Wstco1in Ladies' Home Journal
Door Pay for schooImos,e,
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-07-19
Door Pay for schooymos,.,

IN upper Silesia schoornasters are
PAID less than coal miners or day Ia,
borers; One teacher there who has
held his post for eight years receives
but $40 marks year. with no prospect
OF raise. A miner in the district Ia
PAID from y to 5 l-2 marks day and :
'oarneymap laborer from 4 too.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-07-19

There Is mo- mistaking fowl cholera
once you SEQ It, the persistent thirst
the drowsiness, the white. yiscid drop.
pings becoming. as the disease pro-
crosses, first ycllowish and then green.
and the characteristic symptom OF the
fowl keeping on its feet almost 70 the
last minute-these tell the tale, and
are unmistakable.
1t IL sometimes recommended that
ladies should devote their attention 70
poultry raising. This is impossible
except with q small flock. To keep
hens In large numbers requires labor
that cannot be performed by ladies'
There Is not only heavy work 10 do In
cleaning the houses and yards, but ex-
posure TO all kinds OF weather must be
incurred. To throw down . mess OF
corn TO o few hens once or tw.ce o day
Is an easy matter. but Is very different
when poultry keeping 10 made . busi
Qe8k
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-07-19

The Presto Change is the name Of
the new paper at Presto, MINI,
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-07-19

Give cows q sufficient quantity OF
salt daily. A full tablespoonful 10 SUI
ticient at sailing.
How can SKINNED milk DO made to
yis!d butter when it 10 given to cowsp
This 10 problem not yet solved by
those who advocate this way OF dis
posing Of their skinned milk.
Young calves should be fed on warm
milk even through tho summer. AL
though the weather may be warm, it
will not make this preparation OF the
tood unnecessary. Il Is required for
bssithfol digestion. which 10 impaired
ty ~ Etling Of the stomach With milk
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-07-19

Of tower temperature than 90 70 q
degrees And Indigestion Is invariably
followed by diarrhsa, the most in1u'
rious disorder which Affects calves
.Astrinsent ined.ceins, u alum, are
not called fdf Id such disorders ~
diarrhea. Laxativss add nfIcifkgiugns
foods are useful. while astringen9 ara
positively hurtful. Abstinence from
food. except such 40 are Of the above
kind and given as warm as possible
and only In small quantities at time,
u an important part of the treatment
Akrissitsrsi fssms.
Estimati6e ths ya|ue Of al article
by its appearance often decefyes. The
quality can only be known BY m actu-
al test
Braa 10 cheap In the summer. A
farmer who keeps COWS. or dairy
mRn, may well afford TO borrow the
money. n he Ii short. TO buy bran 70
hse next winter
Tho liberal use Of land plaster 10
the stableS Ia the manure heap, and
even on the grass land. will no found
one Of the cheapest and best modes OF
saving manure and increasing tho
yield Of crops Plaster Is slightly
soluble In water. and affords lime Tor
plants ~ soon as applied TO the crops.
It IL also an excellent absorbent and
deodorizer.
American grown barley Is much
deterioratsd In market value by mix
Ing the two kinds Of seed; the 9 and =
rowsd. The former Ii preferred for
mailing for which purpose every
bushcl imported IL used, IS this kind
makes . sweetcr and better malt
The 2 rowed cannot be matted In the
same time as the rowed. and henee
when the two kind, are mixed the
grain Is unsalable. The result OF this
mistake In growing 10. that while i'm
ported barley sells for 10 cents per
bushel American barley Is unstable
at 70 10 40 cents.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-07-19

One Of the very best suggestions
soon lately IL thst the farmers of q
neighborhood where any special kind
OF stock 10 grown shall club together
for the purchase Of tho best male AMI
mails they can afford. to be used for q
moderate service fec on their herds.
II II 10 In dairy region . first class
Holstein or Jersey bull will pay good
interest on its cost and tho expense Of
kee ping. besides the improvement he
will mako In the dairy stock OF the
neighborhood. OF course II 1t can DO
done without injury to the male his
services may be lot TO outsiders at
somewhat higher rates than those
that clubmsn pay. Often the money
thus gained will pay all expenses,
leaving the service Of their own herd
FREQ to those who mako the original
purchase.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-07-19

This secret belonged to the church.
Ten years passed away and the muir.
der Of Maurice McDermott was almost
forgotten. Beautiful Kathleen Lynch
had devoted her life to the service Of
the poor. and as q Sister Of Mercy had
brought relief aud ease to many q
suffering man and woman.
Bernard Lynch was now more like q
man OF 20 than Of go. One dsy he was
walking slowly and painfully with the
aid Of stick. when the priest, also on
foot. overlook him. Strangely enough,
IT was the anniversary Of Maurfce's
death. Both men remem bered it, and
the priest with some return of the old
feeling. wished to pass on after SIM
pie salutatior.
Don't hurry, Father said Lynch.
Surely you can spare = few minutes to
a poor ould invalid. It's strange
thing they never found il out" he con-
tinued. after they had walked few
yards in silence.
Found what outr' inquired the
priest, with curious CLEAN in his eyes
which Lynch did not notice.
'sThe murder" answered Bernard,
surprised at the question.
What murder do you mean?' asked
the priest, with much apparent obtuse-
ness.
Don't you remember my confess
sion?"
Your confessionp" echoed the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-20
Renovatipg an old orchard

Among the farm problems which our
farmers are meditating upon this winter
j. that OF the old orchard and what TO dc
with IL. shall il be cut down or Is it best
to rcuovate il and make it productive for
few years more. Renovate it by all
means Never cut down an apple tree
even IL It is an old one and it, usefulness
apparently almost gone, 4 living apple
tree, even if II is old Is worth a good
deal, aud it takes many years to grow
the seedlings, or tala the nursery tree
and have it come into hearing. We have
seen many old orchards the trees of which
had many derayed limbs thar had ceased
bearing, restored to condition of prof
itableness by thinning out dead
branches. fertillziug and giving good
care
The first thing to do ii the work of
restoring old apple trees is to enrich the
ground by top dressing the whole sur
fsee with barn manure if practicable
az the rate of thirty or forty two-horse
loads to the acre, or with less II this
amount cannot be had Let this ma
uure be finely broken up so as to be even
- spread and not left in Jumps. a
Kemp manure spreader would answer
admirably and he just the thing if it
could be obtained This work may he
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-20

The next thing Is TO give such trees
az may need il a moderate pruning.
There may be few dead limbs, although
much feger than in older orchards
These should be carefully euI out, with
some living ones when the heads are too
thick like a brush heap. or interfere with
and cross each ether In thinning 10
make q thick head lighter, avoid the
common misE4ke OF cutting out all the
small limbs In the middle of the head
aud over the trunk, but rather thin in
the outside 10 allow the light to reach
the thicker eeatre.
II plenty Of manure can be had, very
little cultivation will be necessary. but
a tool like an Acme or disc harrow may
be used freely as il glides over the roots
without tearing them up; or shallow
blowing may be Used IL done in autumn
or early Ia spring while the trees are
dormant. Flowing and cult Dg the roots
freely while the trees are growing causes
positive injury, and common reason
shy plowing orchards is objected to
ia the naEiiation OF roots ut the wrong
tine Of year.
Such trees rs bear poor OF natural
fruit may be grated, If there are enough
mall branches towards the centre Of
he head To receive the gratis It would
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-20

II the farmers of our country believe
that their enrichment lies in the Tree
ton Of finding a market for their pro
duets On another continent than their
own they should not permit themselves
to forge, that they eater that market in
open competition with tho scrf labor of
India, Russia. and other great cereal
producing countries. Right here a.
their own doors, according to the cen
eus. are growing up series II marbets
Of which they have fuil couttol and the
value of which is enhanced Just in pro
portion az our national economic pol
icies are made 70 advance the growing
industr al interests of those markets.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-20

In Frame posimislrcs-os haze hero.u-
fore been forbidden 90 have husbands
This has hccn, presumably. on the
ground that their devotion 10 HE males
would render them careless of the malls
and therefore less efficient But the
French government is progressive. Il
now seems to have arrived at a more
sensible conclusion IN regard to its rules
than that which formerly obtained
Apparently 10 "a now assumed that q
small matter of spelling Will makc no
great diaerCuee only the males shall be
domestic and not Interfere with the
mails.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-20
EDITORS TABLE,.

Arsrf's EtTIS LAND. or the Astonishing Do
iBgs Of Mildred, Ton and Harry. Boston, j.
e. cup9irs Co ipang.
Ms Maria ll,ldreih Parker With the co
operation of Hermann u. Murphy, hiss
produced very charming hook Of Eifin
tiles - bich are decidedly unc .nvenaonal
and qpite unlike The fairy tales of general
cureney. Fhree children, each With "a
ambition, are carried into Eltn Land
where they have opportunity 10 perfeci
themselves in ther various caliags, and
heir strasge experiences IN the sux!efs
land are Sc. forth in r simple and enter
ta,niag way which cannot fail to find ac-
ceptanee with the young. The hook is
profa.ely illustrated by Mr.. Murphy and
is made up in elegant fashion. 1t is one Of
the dsint.es. Of holiday books.