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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-03-30
ARIZONA TERRITORY.
Another Letter Prom Our Correspon,
dent In the Great South West.

ucht In the ureat south west.
Special Correspondence OF the Argus.
PHOENIX, A. Il. March 20, 1898.
The long drouth was broken here
on the Sth. We have had two good
rains since that time, but it is warm
and dry at present.
We have been looking over some
OF this valley, and find thousands
OF acres planted in fruits OF differ
ent kinds, but principally figs and
grapes, with occasionally an orange
orchard. There are many semi
tropical plants grown here, and
cactus of almost every variety.
There is no timber in this part of
the Territory; not even in the
mountains, except trees that have
been planted and occasionally on
the Desert tree called muskete.
which is used for fuel. There are
three tribes Of Indians near this
place-The Pemas, Maricopas and
Apaches. The Pemas are peacable
and harmless, and have not been
troublesome for many years, but the
other tribes are not to be trusted.
especially the Apachcs, who are
noted for treachery.
There is a large scope of this
valley to be reclaimed as desert
land, but it is worthless until there
is some means of getting water suf.
ficient to irrigate it. There is no
doubt that this whole valley has
been irrigated and cultivated at one
time; the old canals are plainly to
be seen yet, and the surface of the
whole valley has been made as
smooth and level as was possible to
make 1t, and there are old RUNS.
hundreds of them scattered over the
entire valley, that was built CEN
turtles ago, and we have no history
OF the people that built them
Some of them have been immense
structures covering more than an
acre of ground. Tho material u sed
IN the walls has been sun dried
brick made of kind of clay or
"doby," as it is called here.
There is no dosbt as to the feast
bility of irrIgating this whole valley,
as it is evident that it has been
done in the past and can and will
DO done in the near future, for the
soil and climate demands it and it
will give big returns.
Crops look we'll at present. Far
mers will begin to cut grass about
the first of April. Wheat and
barley about the first of June, after
which they plant corn. Barley is
paying crop here some farmers
have as much as GAO acres seeded
IN barley.
Strawberries and mulberries are
ripening, and We have lots Of the
finest kind Of vegetables.
| have received several letters
from persons IN West Virginia ask
ing for information and advice. |
will say here that l don't advise
anyone to come west, as many who
do come are dissatisfied and disap-
pointed. Yet I think every one
who can should visit this country,
for they will never comprehend the
greatness Of it without seeing it.
T. F. BRowN.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-03-30
SOLDIERS OF WESTVIGIMA.

If you have claims against the
Government for PENSIONS or IN
crease, write to N. w. FITzeERALD.
Washington, ID. q. He is citizen
OF West Virginia, and has procured
Pensions for thousands from this
State.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-03-30

For pcTerrl years have recommended
your Castoria.' aud shall always continue TO
do 80 as T. has Invariably produced beneficial
results"
EDwrs /. PAnDEE. N. D.,
1e5th Street end nth Ave, Kew York City.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-03-30
OUR CLUBBING LIST.

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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-07
A Great snlt Lake An siberin.

The great salt lake at Obdorsk Is
nine miles wide and seventeen miles
long, yet, except In few places 1t is
solidly rooted over with deposit Of
salt which is getting thicker and
thicker every year.
Our guide, who is an old man,
said that he could remember when
the salt crystals first began to gather
upon the surface of the water. Year
by year, owing to the evaporation Of
the water, the crystals became more
numerous and then caked together
till this great roof formed.
In 1878, the water beneath this
salt crystal roof found an under
ground outlet into the river Obi
This lowered the lakes surface about
three feet, leaving that distance be-
tween the water and the roof.
Looking down through one Of the
openings made for tho purpose In the
roof, we saw low-sided small boat
Our guide put us one at a time into
into the boat. We lay fiat on our
backs and looked up at the curlously
beautiful salt ceiling overhead. We
propelled the boat by pushing with
our hands against the Irregularities
Of the roof.
The guide held long rope at
tached to the boat to prevent our go
Ing too far and getting lost--a thing
he said 1t was easy to do.
Many springs surround this lake.
Their water flows over the roof and
evaporates there, and thus contiuu-
ally adds to It's thickness. After
many years the springs will probably
become choked with their own de.
posits, and then the whole will
gradually become covered with earth,
and so a great salt mine will be
formed-a treasure for the Siberlans
hundreds of years to come.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-07
Lost Tribe OF Israel ?

Scattered over the breezy downs Of
the Nllgherrles, In little villages Of
wicker houses that look at little
distance like nothing In the world so
much as a colony of beehives, lives a
community Of 600 or 700 people, who
are variously believed to be the de-
scendants Of one Of the lost tribes Of
Israel, the aborigines of southern
India and community Of Mani
chasens.
They believe In a strange trinity
and o hell, a dismal stream full Of
leeches, and this they must cross by
means Of a single thread The soul
burdened with sin ia too heavy for
this slender support and the sinner
falls into the stream, hut the thread
suStalns easily the souls Of the good.
The funeral of Toda, for that Ia
the name of the singular tribe, Is as
odd in It's way as its religious beliefs.
His body Is wrapped in a new cloth
and his toes tied together with red
thread; grain, sugar, tobacco and
money are wrapped in his funeral
toga to provide him for his journey
across the Styx and the dark plain
beyond.
Two buffaloes are slain beside the
corpse and the dead mans hands are
placed upon their horns; a piece Of
his skull, his hair and his 1ngernaila
are removed to be used later on at
the great celebration Of the death Of
all those who, during the twelve
months, have "taken the leap over
the great preciplce into the bottom
less abyss"
( When these tokens are removed,
clarified butter Is smeared ON the
fragrant wood of the funeral pyre and
the body Is burned to ashes and the
ashes scattered to the four winds
Bombay Times.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-07
An unlooked.Gor nmeot.

In former days the fashionable
women Of France carried their passion
for sentiment and theatrical effects
to strange lengths. A fair and ford
duchess, more remarkable for amia-
billty than wit, once resolved to give,
In the heart Of winter, a fete that
should eclipse anything of the kind
yet known. She fitted up her vast
salon in style Of extraordinary SPLEEN
dor with wide looking-glasses that
reached from the floor to the ceiling.
At the further extremity of the
apartment a deep recess, separated
from it by a glass easement, was
beautifully decorated with shrubs
and flowers so as to represent a lovely
bower. Along winding path a
pretty actress from the opera, attired
as shepherdess, was to appear, with
dog and crook, leading flock of
snowy sheep, to the sound of soft
pastoral melody. The duchess could
hardly wait until the moment ar
rived to give the signal which was to
summon the shepherdess and her
flock. Just as she was about to do SO
most unfortunate accident occurred.
The sheep suddenly broke forth from
their place of confinement and burst
Through the glass easement into the
ballroom. Psnlc-struck with the
novel sight, and especially with the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-07
Unlucky Gems in America.

Opals have proved bonanza down
In New Mexico, where two localities
are worked, one near Los Cerrillos
and the other in Grant County. The
former has been worked for many
centuries probably, as hundreds of
stone hammers are found scattered
about the place The mining has
been done by means of a shaft sunk
seventy-f1ve feet, at the bottom of
which is lode running nearly east
and west. Thousands of stones were
obtained during the last two years,
according to Mr.. Kunz, many Of them
fine blue color, quite equal to the
best Persian. A single stone has
been sold for about 1000. The dis
cOveries have proved specially valua-
BILE at time when the Persian mines
have almost ceased to yield. The
stones from the Grant County mines
are not an ideal turquoise blue, but
are often slightly tinted with green.
A heap Of debris, fifty feet In height,
and quantities Of small fragments Of
weathered turquoise show that this
locality, like the other, was extern
slvely worked by the aborlgines.
The use made of these stones by the
natives is said to be partly religious.
Opal mining has proved profitable at
Whelan, Wash, where this gem was
first found by Yonkers jeweler in a
heap of rock thrown out during the
excavation for well. These fine
opals vary In size from half pea to a
hens egg, the smaller ones being fire.
qdently Of very rich colors. The To-
cality where they are found is known
as Gem City now, possibly from the
fact that a settlement Of twenty
miners has been formed at the mine.
Globe Democrat.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-07
Her Difficulty.

An exchange relates that an old
lady travelling on the London under
ground road and finding that tho
train was approaching station, said
to a man who sat at the farther end
Of the compartment and was her only
fellow passenger:
"Would you kindly tell me, sir,
what Is the next statlon?"
"Bayswater, madam" was the
courteous reply.
"Then would you mind, sir when
we arrive, opening the door and help
ing me to get out!"
with pleasure" was the cordial
assent
"You see," the old lady went on to
explain, II am well on In years, and
I have to get out slowly and back
ward, and when the porter sees me
getting out he shouts Look alive,
ma'amp and gives me a push in from
behind--and I've been round the
circle twice already"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-07
Calves for Market.

II shippers would follow few SIM
pie instructions much Of the trouble
that we have sending calves to mar
ket would be avoided. After killing
let the calf hang until the animal
heat Is entirely out of the carcass;
then put inside OF the carcass plenty
of ice and lay 1t down so that the
cold air can get into all parts of the
meat. Az cold air falls, 1t stands to
reason that when a calf is hung up
the carcass gets the only benefit Of
the fee, Much Of the stock that goes
to market is spoiled In the hind
quarters and 1t could have come from
no other cause than that we have
mentioned. IN. Z. Farmer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-07
Whore Women come INrom.

Woman's first appearance has been
fruitful subject for the legend mon.
gers. The Phnnlclan myth Of crea'
tion is found In the story Of Pygma.
lion and Galatea. There the first
woman was carved out of ivory and
then endowed with life by Aphro'
dite.
The Greek theory of the creation
of woman according to HesIod, was
that Zeus, as a cruel Jest, ordered
Vulcan to make a woman out of clay,
and then induced the various gods
and goddesses to invest the clay doll
with all their worst qualities, the re-
suit being a lovely thing with the
witchery Of mien, refined craft, eager
passion, love Of dress, treacherous
manner and shameless mind.
The Scandlnavlans say that as
Odin, viii and We, the three sons OF
Dor, were walking along the sea
beach they found two sticks Of wood,
one OF ash and one Of elm. Sitting
down, the gods shaped man and
woman out Of these sticks, whiting
the woman from the elm and calling
her Emia.
One of the strangest Of storieI
touching the origin Of woman Is told
by the Madagascarenes. In so far az
the creation of man goes, the legend
is not unlike that related by Moses,
only that the fall cans before Eve
arrived. After the man had eaten
the forbidden fruit he became afillct
ed with a boil on the leg, out Of
which, when 1t burst, came beautt
full girl. The mans first thought wal
to throw her to the pigs; but he wat
commanded by q voice from heaven
to let her play among the diggingl
until she was Of manageable age
then to make her his wife. He did
so, called her Baboura, and she be
came the mother of all races Of men.
The American Indian myths rela
tive to Adam and Eve are numerous
and entertaining. Some traditions
trace back our first parents to white
and red maize, another Is that man,
searching for wife, was given the
daughter Of the king of muskrats,
who, being dipped into the waters Of
a neighboring lake, became woman.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-07
Flushing UnderdraIns.

After a farmer has spent a grvau
deal Of time and money in the con-
struction of uDderdrains, 1t Is seri-
GUS loss to have these stopped up by
the washings from the surface soil.
This Is especially apt to occur when
an underdrain Ia established to carry
the surface water underneath level,
cultivated Geld. This danger Of stop
page is easily avoided by the con-
struction Of flushing reservoir or
dam, similar to the plan shown In
the sketch, from the American Agrl-
culturist, in which a is the breast
work of dam, c the loose boards that
are removed at any time when the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-07
Feeding Wheat to Hogs.

Last winter William T. AulU, a
farmer living four miles from Hills
boro, ILL.,, read OF experiments as to
profits In feeding wheat to hogs
Having a good supply of the cereal,
which was worth 10 cents a bushel
on the market, he concluded to test
the feeding plan on fair scale. Put
ting up thlrty-six head lof good sized
pigs be had his wheat ground or
cracked line and soaked in water.
With this he fed his thlrty-slX hogs
until recently when he sold them at
tho market price, after which ne sat
down and In a few minutes figured
out that In this way tho bushels Of
wheat he had fed each brought him
the handsome sum Of 81. 40.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-07
Gets Ideas from His Feet.

Various are the ways Of starting a
picture, but surely none more curious
than that Of a New York artist when
he starts to paint a batch of water
colors. He takes long strip of pa
per, vets 1t, daubs color upon 1t in
surfaces as large as a dollar, and then
walks over 1t in pair OF French
sabots, or wooden shoes. After he
has rambled around 1t for a time,
mixing and distributing the color,
subjects will suggest themselves out
Of accidental blots of green, blue,
brown and yellow, and he will cut
the paper into various lengths and
elaborate these suggestions into COM
plete pictures.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-07

ut Is to be remembered when choos-
ing q box for this purpose) while the
outer box should afford space or 1
inches all around the box to be
placed within. 1t should also afford
inches Of space between the bot
tom Of the inner box and It's own. All
these surrounding spaces, except that
above the inner box, are to be filed
with dry Sawdust. The interior Of
the inner box should be spainted
white, for il left in the natural wood,
butter and some other articles,
placed in II may have decidedly
'woody'', taste.
So far the ice chest has cost but a
trlfle but now it will pay to spend a
little for galvanized iron tray to fit
exactly into the bottom Of the inner
box, provided with a tube in one end,
as shown in the cut of sufficient
length to pass down through the bot
toms Of both boxes, which will carry
off all water from the melting ice.
This tray can be made Of tin, or even
sheettng, in which case 1t should be
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-07
Foreetrul Patrons.

1T is strange how unreasonable
some people are" said the proprietor
Of a downtown restaurant recently.
people who leave articles, or think
they do, are the greatest nuisances
on earth, however. Here is a sample.
The other day a man rushed In and
asked;
Where's my umbrellag'
al don't know anything about your
umbrella, SIR
"'You don't, eh9 Well, you ought
to. / left it..
"'If you had left 1t here, sir, 1
should have found it
al left 1t, anyway
"At this got thoroughly mad with
the man, and asked
"Do you mean to say that have
stolen your umbrella?'
"'N-no, said he.
"If he had said yes, blood would
have been spilled then and there,
but at this he became confused, and
said that he did not mean to imply
that / was a thief, but that he
thought his umbrella ought to be
there. Well, would you believe 1t,
two days later he strolled In with
the umbrella and smiled as sweetly
and innocently as q baby.
"Found 1t, you see, he said, In q
jocular manner, as though that would
wipe out the insult to me.
al said nothing, however. He had
left 1t In a cigar store Only to-day
q man came In with the announce
ment;
az left my rubbers here
al think not, sir.
"'Are you sure9'
ayes
"'They must be here.
AT this ! stepped from behind the
counter and confronted him.
"Look at my feet, sir, and then
look at your own. Your feet are
about twelve sizes larger than mine.
would slip all around In your rub
bers, Look at my feet, sir, and then
tell me II you think | would steal
your blamed old rubbers'
AT this he apologl2ed. This kind
of people make life burden"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-07
Floral EmbIens.

An ingenious person has been pom
dering the subject Of floral badges,
and makes these suggestions, to
which we add Others Of our own to
carry out the idea.
For the First Lord Of the Admiral.
ty, docks; for doctor, cyclamen and
self-heal; for On oculist, eyebright
and iris; for a tailor, Dutchman's
breeches; for a broker, stocks and
bull-rush; for philosopher, sage;
for a cook, butter-and-eggs; for a
land agent groundsel; for butcher,
lambklll; for a policeman, beet; for a
shepherd, phlox; for a musician,
thyme; for an acrobat, capers; for a
jockey, speedwell; for a woodcutter,
hardtack; for newspaper humorist,
chestnut; for q shoemaker, lady's-
for an honest man, lilac; and
for q rogue, hemp
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-07
Ducks Are Profitable.

Ducks are profitable II proper care
Is taken to secure their eggs, and at
tentlon is given to the young. They
need q good-sized lot containing a
pond or stream, as they are very fond
of water. Then care must be taken
to shut them In roomy coop or pen
every night or you will lose their
eggs, as they lay early in morning
and In the water or swamp II possible.
Ducks are good feeders and will scoop
up anything from raw potato par
ing to chocolate cakes. After the
young are Matched, coop the mother
a few days and place a pan Of water
for the babes to play In. Give soft
food at first and then add coarser.
Be sure to shut them up nights.
Their feathers are nice feathers II
they have access to a pond, look out
for turtles; they will draw the duck
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-07
A KINGS Dreadful need.

Not long ago there was terrible en-
,ltement at the royal court of An
nam. The King, Thanh-Tai, who Is
now IA years old, was missing! Ell.
luette requires that the Annamese
King shall never leave the royal
grounds He is a kingly prisoner.
And that the King should not only
be absent from the palace, but that
no one should know where he was,
constituted an event OF such dlreful
consequence that the whole court
was In dlsmay.
But the young potentate was not
hard to find, Though he was a king,
he was a boy; and 1t is natural for a
boy when he has some money in his
pocket, to want to go out and
spend It,
That was exactly what the King Of
AMMAN had done, Entirely alone,
he had started on shopping" expe-
dition through the streets of Hue.
OF course no one knew him, because
he had never shown his face In pub
lie. He was simply boy, like any
other boy; and this was exactly what
he wanted
But he was treated with great re-
spect by the Shopkeepers, because he
seemed to have plenty Of money.
Curiously enough, The thing which
seemed to attract him most was a
Notwithstanding machine, or hair-cllp-
per, and when the frightened mobiles
of the court discovered him at last,
1t was with this singular implement
in his possession. No doubt he In
tended to amuse himself by shearlng
the heads Of all his dependents,
In fact, he had already begun an
attempt to experiment with 1t on the
heads of several small street boys,
who were proving rebellious subjects,
when the courtiers approached him,
proStrating themselves upon the
ground and making alarmed outcrles
Thanh-Tai was restored TO the
palace, but the aged regents Of the
kingdom at once sent In their reslg-
nations. They could no longer serve
a monarch who had so disgraced him
self. 1t was with the utmost diff
Guilty that M. de Lanessan, the
French resident and real ruler of the
country, could restore peace and or.
der at the court
The King no longer goes out shop.
ping, but he retains his halr-clippeI
as a souvenir Of happy day Of free
dom with the street boys ---Youth's
Companion.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-07
A Monatnr Sea Lion.

A large sea lion was brought ashore
by the high tide at a point on the
beach about three miles this side OF
North Cove. The animal was alive
when washed up, but expired under
the rays Of the burning sun soon af.
ter. Its bellowings were pitiful to
hear, and 1t tore up the beach for
considerable distance around the spot
it died. The sea lion was a female
and was accompanied by smaller
one, which was supposed to be its Off
spring, which hung about the spot
and moaned In u heartrenderlng
manner while the mother was in her
death throes. After the mother was
dead the little one, after crawling
near her body by the aid Of It's flap
pers and rolling 1t, worked It's way
back 10 the surf and disappeared.
The sea lion weighed about 800
pounds, and was the largest one Of
the many that have come ashore in
the last six months. She was prob.
ably injured by colliding with soma
vessel or In battle with some marine
inhabitant -Westport World.