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Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11
Cruel Neglect Of Congress.

Bob Ingersoll told somebody once
that he left Washington for New York
because / got tired Of supporting my
clients" Most Of his clients, like many
Of the clients OF most Washington law
yers, were claimants-people who
thought the government owed them
money, and were trying TO get it out OF
the clutches Of the worst debtor, with
out exception, i'm the world. Most OF
these claimants have no other property
in the world than the more or less sub
stantial claim in which there may be
millions or nothing. They, therefore,
live on 1t till il is settled one way or
the other, and their lawyer has 20 ad-
vance the money, as a rule, not only
for this living, but for all the expenses
Of collection. Some lawyers have
made great deal OF money in collect
ing claims, usually of the more ambi-
tious character. though most of them
are like my friend who told me once
that he had sunk 5000 year for six
years In the attempt 10 collect some
French spoliation claims, and very few
are like ex-Congressman Paine, of
Wisconsin, who Is said TO have gotten
10 per cent. fee out Of the Indian
claims, allowed TO the amount OF
$3, 900, 900 by the late Congress.
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11
4 WHISKY pIscovEEY.
New Process OF Manufacturing whisky
and Beer.

The Takamlne Ferment company Is
a corporation organized with capit-
al Of ten millions 10 cheaper the pro-
duction OF whisky and malt liquors.
The salient points In the process
Mr.. Takamine has discovered In the
selection Of microbe or ferment cell
Of superior power. This microbe Of
single cell organism Is produced from
a fungus growth on rice and is termed
en- masse ''moyasbi,n Moyashi con-
tains a seed which will grow on any
starch substance in air or water. The
germs Of air growth are called "koji"
and will convert starch into sugar and
act as diatise in the place OF malt. Tho
same plant raised on starch matter
under water acts as yeast with the
exception that the fermentation is
three times as strong as yeast 1t Is
able to live In solution which Is from
IL TO 20 per cent alcohol as against
the usual A per cent making a ferment
termed "motO," which completes fer
mentation within a period Of forty
eight hours as against seventy-two by
previous methods.
The new ferment having done away
with the use Of malt and small grain
In the preparation OF the mash pro-
ceeds directly 10 complete the process
OF fermentation without the use OF
vinous yeast or any other fermenting
agent. II dispenses with the use of
malt substituting corn, which Is not
only cheaper material, but contains a
greater proportion Of starch. This
gain by substitution amounts 10 from 2
TO 10 cents. When the starch IL con-
verted into sugar by means Of this fer
ment the solution shows by actual test
twenty pounds of sugar TO bushcl OF
corn, as against fourteen pounds by
the former methods. There is also a
resultant production OF 2l.96 quarts OF
spirits 70 the bushel against nineteen
quarts, the maximum quantity obtain
able by the old methods.
The new method requires little or
no change in the mechanical workings
Of breWeries and distilleries. A calcu-
lation based on the output Of malt
sters, brewers, distillers, manufactur-
ers of vinegar, and others using fer
ments makes the yearly value Of the
Takamine discovery equivalent TO $685.
900. 600.
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11
A Ratheriy Interest.

my son, said the fond father, a.,
he placed his hand upon the curling
locks OF his best beloved, 'is IT your
unalterable determination to be an
editor?'
Father" said the young man, his
eyes aglint and setting his teeth firmly,
lit is"
Then, Algernon, continued the
fond parent, as he wiped away fall.
ing tear, take these with a father's
blessing, and may heaven be with you
when you meet the editor Of your
loathsome contemporary unexpectedly
on the street"
And the fond parent pressed upon
his son a shotgun. two bulldog reyol-
yers and a bowie-knife, and wept
copiously.
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11
The Freaks Of Girls.

Within comparatively short time
we have had number of instances OF
capricious and even OF pathological
conduct. on the part Of girls. From
the eye Of girl in Indiana a physician
Is said to have removed innumerable
pieces OF glass, and upon her return to
his Office the next day nearly as many
more were found in that singular
organ. 1t was not glass eye, but
merely freak of the girl, who had
put the glass there herself Another
instance was that OF the Brooklyn maid
whose hair was cut of mysteriously,
according TO her story, by some man
as she was walking to school. She
was recompensed probably for her sur
reptious self-sacrifice by the newspaper
nOtoriety she received, and by the
sympathy Of her panic-stricken school
mates. Still another but more pitiful
case was that Of the young girl in
Illinois who was prosecuted by the
receipt of anonymous letters, which
were addressed not only "a
herself but TO many of her
friends. Their origin could never be
traced. The whole populace OF the
village was reused in sympathy and
Indignation, and she herself was driven
finally into her grave, amid the Iamen-
tations Of the community, by her
malevolent and undiscoverable accuser.
II would seem remarkable that one
should be ones own enemy to such an
extent as TO commit suicide by self.
persecution in this manner. Ye,
psychologists know that such cases are
not infrequent.
One of the most recent illustrations
of these extraordinary feminine ten
denotes is that afforded by the story OF
Miss Birch of Islip. L. l., who not only
wrote herself prosecuting letters, I'm,
actually set fire and destroyed some M
her personal effects in the little mil.
linery shop of which she was the pro.
prietress, in order 10 satisfy her NOR.
bid craving for the sympathy and s+to,
tion Of the community in which sh,
lived.
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11
Househ old Hints.

Fresh fish, If in good condition, will
feel firm under pressure Of the finger,
and the smell, though ''heshy," Is not
unpleasant. Reject any the flesh Of
which feels soft, and which has the
least Objectionable odor. The sooner
fish is eaten after it is taken from the
water, the better will it be.
Should the roast be turkey, chicken
or pork, put the bones in pot 10 sim
mer, with just water enough 70 cover
them, and after removing them put in
sliced potatoes enough for the family;
and when nearly done add salt, pepper
and a little -four thiekening, and you
will have q nice stew that costs
almost nothing.
A mixture OF lemon juice and Irish
moss boiled in water is excellent for d
cough. All physicians say that will
power and resolve not to cough are
helps to a cure. Gargling with water
and lemon juice Is a means OF alleviat-
ing irritation in the throat. Water in
which celery has been boiled Is RECON-
mended for rheumatism.
II the globes on gas fixture are
much stained on the outside by smoke,
soak them in tOlerably hot water, in
which little washing soda has been
dissolved. Then put teaspoOniul Of
powdered ammonia in a pan Of luke
warm water and with hard brush
scrub the globes until the smoke stains
disappear. Rinse in clean cold water.
They will be as white as il new.
Eggs in an emergency will stamp
or seal letters. Will seal the paper
jelly-glass covers. VIII render COR
rosige sublimate harmless, II half a
dozen be given after an emetic. VIII
soothe burn. II several applications
OF the whites be put In 20 exclude the
air. VIII not permit plaster TO
blister, II the mustard be. mixed, with
egg instead Of water. viii remove a
dshbone from the throat II the white
be beaten and given at once,
One OF the very best arrangements
Of rubber as protection 10 the feet Is
a layer between the layers cd the sole.
II is 10 be regretted that The race OF
village cobblers is fast disappearing.
When shoes were purchased Of these
men. who often tanned their own
leather. and who always made their
shoes by hand over their own lasts. it
was possible to get well-made, durable
shoes in the most remote. parts Of the
country. These proyincial-lnade shoes
were not 50 elegant in appearance, but
they were Of more honest material and
we're more honest in workmanship
than any shoes sold at double the
price now
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11
Glover Ia short Rotations.

1t is not always that q destructive
insect proves an unmixed evil to the
farmer. The clover worm, which
works In the root Of clover, IL Is now
found does not prevent its growth the
first season, nor injure it greatly until
the seed is ready 20 form. But by
making a short rotation, and plOwing
in the clover as soon as it gets into
blow the second year, the worm Is de-
stroyed and the land benefited at the
same time. A few years of growing
clover thus in any neighborhOod will
so reduce the clover worm that occa-
sional crops of clover seed may be
grown. There is large part Of the
country where this enemy has not ap-
peared, and to these for the present
farmers in the infested districts must
look for clover seed.
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11
The Doctor Did No, &c, His Fees.

Defendant---"Now, doctor, by var
tue OF your oath, didn't say Kill or
cure, docthor, I'll give you a guinea?'
and didn't you say Kill or cure, I'll
take it?'" " Doctor-''You did; and !
agreed to the bargain, and / want the
guinea accordingly. Defendant
Now, doctor, by vartue OF your oath,
answer this: Did you cure my
wife?' Doctor-"No; she's dead.
You know that Then,
doctor, by yartue Of your oath, answer
this: Did you kill my wife"" Doctor
No; she died Of her illness" De-
fendant Ctriumphantly TO the bench)-
Your worship, you see this. You
heard him tell our bargain; 1t was TO
kill or cure. By vartue Of his oath he
has done neither and then axes his
fear'
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11

cultivation Ia needed can bs done While
tho trees are goaag. and II viii be all
the better for the trees II expanding
low branches keep the plow and culti-
vator at distance from the trunk. All
old apple trees show the scars caused
BY ssch usage. and often these injuries
have worked their way into the trunk
and caused its decay. 1t is not often
advisable 10 pasture bearing orchards
With anything larger than pigs or
sheep. and even II the bearing branMes
reach almost to the ground, the tree
will DO none the worse therefor; As
the country becomes cleared Of forest
growth, these high-headed trecs are
exposed 10 raking winds, which blow
of the fruit. Falling long distance,
il Is always badly bruised, while from
low-headed trees, with ground free
from stones under II. the fruit that falls
is often scarcely perceptibly bruised.
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11
smooth and wrlnkled sheep.

II is not question OF breed, or Of
feeding, but Simpiy that Of wrinkles.
Wrinkled sheep are plentiful enough
in this country and many large Hocks
will be found Of them, but II Is ques-
ton whether they are not bigger
nuisance than the farmers c,ln stand.
When the smooth and wrinkled sheep
are compared, no matter OF what
breed. the latter suffer in comparison
and shrink into unimportance In the
FIRST place, the wrinkles are a nuisance
70 the shearer. and he will invariably
charge double the ordinary price for
sheaFing a smooth sheep. From a
deeply wrinkled ram it is a most diff
cult and discouraging work to remove
the wool, and nearly half a day has
been spent at one ram removing the
wool from the deep burrows. This
alone should be sufficient TO make
farmers think twice before investing in
wrinkled sheep, but there are other
drawbacks also.
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11
ENoLisH SOLDIERS.
| Tho Pinch OF Poverty Is Upon Them.
Owing 10 Miserable Allowances.

Owing 10 Miserable Allowances.
He had soldiered for some three oi
four months on pence a day, al
though the minimum of pay allowed
by the government was z pence, sayi
the Nineteenth Century. For while
he struggled TO hold his footing. III
would groom his horse niagnifcently
and cheeriully do all his own allotted
duty; then he would volunteer for q
penny or twopence TO work for any
man in the barracks. Finally he In.
vented a new method OF saving his
beer money.
He constituted himself slave Of tho
library reading-room and fetched beer
for any one who would allow him q
first sip. So moderately did he avail
himself OF this privilege that he found
universal acceptance; yet the pay wal
too little and article after article o.
his kit disappeared for ready money
For n while he managed 10 avoid al
general Tarades. but at last one Sun
day he was ordered 10 turn out on
church parade.
A more absurd figure was never
seen; plume. chin chain, gloves, spurs
all missing and nothing left but the
foundation OF soldier. The sergeant
major stood before him with look oi
thunder.
#, what are you here for?"
Church parade, sergeant major"
Where is your plumeP"
Lost. sergeant majorm
Where Is your chin strap"
Lost, sergeant majorln
Where are your gloves, your spurs
your sword knot. your lines?' criet
the indignant sergeant major, growing
warmer as he proceeded.
Lost, sergeant majorf'
Poor Jiteobi he was crimed--L O.,
charged before the colonel--witl
'.iilthy dirtiness and disorderliness or
parade But 1t WAS not Jacob I. who
was 10 blame, but the short pay, which
at last had made life simply impossi.
bic. May be the original debt was hi
own fault, but in any case short pay,
short rations and hard work had driver
him from pillar TO post till the end wa
insured cells and cropped hair.
met only the other day younl
soldier who had received no more thar
a penny day for fifteen months.
have heard OF men who have received
no pay at all for some weeks together
Monotonous poverty is a sad com
rade, and though sometimes smile a
/ remember being called aside by tn
mess sergeant's wife TO receive a penn!
as tip after a hard days fatigue,
never have forgotten the kindness
Pennies TIRE scarce in barracks.
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11
Discovered by a Maine hoy.

A little Bangor boy surprised both
his parents and teacher not little re-
Gently, while at dinner. He PROFOUND
ed the following scientific question TO
the teacher:
Which is the quickest, heat or
cold?1
The teacher was a little slow about
venturing areply, but finally said she
thought heat was.
That Is right" said the sharp
youngster, because you can catch a
cold"
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11
FERTILE Eggs and a Good Hatch.

A fertile egg contains an embryo
chick in perfect shell. Soft shelled
eggs indicate over-feeding and a de-
ficiency OF lime. Decrease the food
one-fourth. and keep well-slaked lime
within reach. Old plastering and
gravel are both excellent; ground
bone. broken crockery and oyster
shells are gladly accepted. Charcoal is
exceedingly wholesome for fowls, reg
ulating their digestion, and when
broken in small pieces Is de-
voured most greedily. Keep only
strong, vigorous birds. those that are
well developed and in good condition;
when too fat, the eggs are small, few
in number, and to a great extent
infertlle.
Select for Matching eggs whose size
and color indicate purest blood, in
shape symmetrical, smooth, thick
sheiied, neither over or under size
and round rather than long. Gather
daily, handle carefully. and keep IN a
cool place. Hens over one year old
ard under four lay larger aud more
perfect eggs which make healthy and
robust chicks. and as the hens them
selves are quieter and more easily
managed, they make more reliable
mothers snd rear larger percentage
Of the chicks hatched
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11
suell Of Paint.

The best way to remove the smell Of
paint Is TO first render the room as
nearly as possible air-tight by closing
the windows. doors and other openings.
Place a vessel of lighted charcoal in
the room, and throw on il two or three
handfuls OF juniper berries. After
twenty-four hours the smell will have
entirely disappeared. Another method
OF doing the same thing is to plunge a
handful Of new hay into pail OF water
and let it stand in the newly painted
room
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11
CoIorInr wIpter Made Butter.

Good, sweet butter made in winter is
rendered more appetizing by being col
ored with any innoxiOus substance.
But cross with Jersey or Guernsey in
the COW, and the right kind of feed,
will color butter better than IL can be
done by art. Cotton-seed meal makes
a very firm butter in summer, but a
good feeding Of corn meal Is for north
ern farmers as good feed for making
yellow butter as can be wished. But
if not colored enough. there is no wrong
in adding artificial butter colOrs.
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11
The s,tpa. Religious Light.

Electricity will never become popu-
lar al a means OF lighting private res
licences, for the simple reason that
there is no way In which the light can
be turned down by the great American
girl TO that delightful steel blu"
state when she hears a certain familiar
step ascending the front stoop.
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11
THE FARM AND HOME.
TO BE SUCCESSFUL A FARMER
MUST THINK.
Planning Is the Most Important Part of
Farming ng--GermlnstIon OF Seed
Fertile Eggs and good
NhlckFna-Nutes.
Thought In Farming.

Our forefathers were mon WIN
Under the conditions which then OBJ
tained. were obliged % labor excess
lively, and to the young and middle
aged farmers OF to-day. they have be-
queathed, not only the results OF that
labor, but also disposition 70 labor
more than is at present necessary or
profitable. We have inherited ener-
getic dispositions. yet lack somewhat
thOught-producing capabilitiea
The farmers OF this state are annual
" performing an enormous amount OF
labor for which there is no adequate
compensation direct or indirect, Such
work should not be done. Reference
Is made not only 10 those gigantic
errors in farm management, by which
the labor OF whole season ia often
worse than thrown away, but also to
those thousand and one little circum-
stances In which little thought prop
erly directed, together with a little
labor, accOmplishes such vastly better
results than does the human steam
engine. The human body Is not well
adapted 10 the purposes Of an engine
since the steam leaks out at every
pore. The words, Think before you
sweat should be burnt deep into the
hearts Of every farmer.
Others, who go more by the ''hit or
miss" method than by any well devel-
oped plan OF action. have given the
subject little or no attention. The
former class will welcome any sensible
suggestions. The latter cannot go
astray in spending a little time In
thinking about this important topic.
1t is taken for granted that the
farmer Is not going 10 grow crops
merely for pleasure, or in order to
while away time which would other
wise hang heavily upon his hands.
Neither 10 he going TO do this work
with the sole idea OF outstripping his
neighbors. The reason, and the only
reason OF any great weight which leads
him to cultivate crops is the hope and
expectation of obtaining a reward for
his labors. There is no sentiment in
the matter. The farmer wants 10 make
money out OF his crops and he wants
TO grow such a quantity that viii give
him the largest possible financial re-
turn.
As far as the writer has been able to
Judge by experience and observation
combined. the best method OF accom-
plishing the desired result is to grow
large crops on limited areas OF land.
This Is not the popular American
method of doing farm business. But II
has been successful In other countries,
and in great number OF cases in our
own land. The fact that there is a very
general dissatisfaction with the results
OF the methods heretofore employed
makes II seem reasonable. IL not abso-
lutely desirable, that change OF some
kind should be made and different
system adopted. 1t is not only posi-
BILE, but probable, that the cultivation
OF smaller areas In manner which
will produce larger crops per acre will
be long step in the right direction.
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11
Low.Headed Fralt TO-.

Almost all old apple orch ards are
trimmed so high that a ladder is need
cd 10 climb to the first limbs, and in
certain varieties, which tend to upward
growth rather than horizontal growth.
the branches require the longest lad
ders to reach the fruit The reason for
zhls high trimming was two-fold-tO
allow easy cultivation while the trees
nge small, and 70 prevent horses OF
COWS from filing themselves with green
truit in the bearing years. Now
neither Of these reasons applies. Wha,
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11
Z. j. GOODMAN,
PATENTS.

oaseats and Trade Marks OUtalnss
nm rna an other business In the U. 8. Pateni
otnos Zoe attended TO for MODERATE FEEH
ohoe, and We can obtain Patents In loss
Ton. '
Send MODEL OR DRAWING. We ad.
nse as TO patentability free of charge; and
Te make No CHARGE UNLESS WE OBJ
We refer here to the Postmaster, tho
- sspt. OF Honey Order Div, and TO officials
idylce, terms and references 10 actual eli
0ts In your own State or County. vrito TO
z. a SNOW e. CO,
opposiss Patsnt Ofacs. wAshipaton, Do
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11
Toothasbe Electrically Cured.

That most grieyous Of our minor ills,
the toothache. may be sometimes
cured, and usually alleviated, by a
weak galvanic current, which can be
generated by placing silver coin on
one side Of the mouth and piece, Of
zinc on the other. To Increase the
effect rirsilg the mouth With acidulat-
cd water will be found ethnacious.
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11
Or Feel If.

The man who hauls crooked and
knotty wood to his preacher and
charges full price for IL, just because
the preacher can't help himself will be
surprised to see every stick of that
wood come up against him on the
Judgment day.--Ram's Horn.
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11
GermInatlon of Seed.

IL Is a common mistake to suppose
that in order TO produce a mature
plant we must allow the seed to germ
mate, and the resultant plantlet to fix
itself In a soil, and draw nutriment by
means OF roots from mother earth. Any
plant win grow az well in water If it
contains the proper food stuffs in the
proper quantities, as IL will in soil Of
the very richest and most fertile kind.
All that has to be done is TO germinate
the seed on piece OF moist flannel,
and then transfer IL 20 jar containing
TO every litre (about / pints) OF water
the following quantities Of the follow
ing substances: One gramme OF nitre,
half-gramme Of each of the following,
sulphate of lime (plaster OF Paris),
sulphate Of magnesia Epson salts)
and phosphate Of lime. An iron nail
must also be kept in the water 20 give
TO the plant the almost infnitesimal
amount OF iron which it requires. This
mixture OF water and salt must be re-
newed about once a fortnight. OF
course, the root portion only OF the
plantlet Is 70 be immersed in the water;
the stem part which bears the green
leaves, must be allowed to stand out
freely in the air. In Germany it has
been the custom for many years to set
aside some portion Of the botanic
garden for the growth Of plants OF ali
kinds, from the smallest herbs to the
loftiest trees, in food solutions Of the
kind described above-L G., by what is
commonly known TO botanists as the
system Of water culture.--Indian
Agriculturist.
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11

yOBBING oil ell kinds promptly
attended TO.
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11

GIVE me call and yoa will coms
again. None bnt the best work.
men employed.
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11

ORDERS from the country or
along the line Of the A. IL z. r.
II. solicited and will be prompt
ly attended TO.
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11

AGENT for the following Wind
Mills which will be put up TO or.
der, viz:
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11

FURNITURE neatly repaired or
upholstered.
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11
ECLIPSE, CALIFORNIA, ECONOMY,
AND TURBINE.

Shop on Beale Street west Of King.
man Hotel, KIEoxAs, ARIZONA.
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11

WAGON WORK q specially and
work guaranteed.