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The Progress., 1893-01-14

The general drift of opinion lately OK
pressed appears 10 be that the practic
of narrowing corn. both before and aftc
il is up. is increasing III popularity.
Professor Roberts commends the plan
of using land plaster IN stables instea,
of speeding it directly on tha clover
The plaster is just as effective IN th'
clover field, and it has arrested mucl
that would otherwiss have been lost II
the stable manure.
A company has been organized in New
Jersey for making cranberries into Jam
and canning them.
Society of the Friends of Trees !,
the name of az organization IN France
its object being the restoration OF tho
forests.
The New England Homestead sug
costs that animals awarded first pre-
miu,ns at our agricultural fairs should be
nlaced on a platform, and judges made
10 give their reasons for such action Y
the public. This is what ex-Goverr he
Hoard. of Wisconsin, advocated az IA
of the Farmers institutes last W ~ II,
A hop picking machine b blooded pI
vented in Australia ,seley. Colo. 4, 4,
The largest ranch range Of oven Y Y
horses is said to b =
where there is
5000 acres.
The Progress., 1893-01-14

u
Now il Dicl,sy and Pccker had been lea,
auarrelsomc all would have gone well.
What could have been pleaSanter than
flying about over the river, now close
among the PUSHES, now rising into the
airH The woodpeckers in the distance
said one to another: How happy those
two young birds ought to bel The,
have Kind parents and good home in
as pretty part OF the river "a il to be-
found" But Ii the other woOdperker,
had been nearer they would have found
that though these two young ones wer,
skimmiug over the water together they
were always quarreling. IL Dicksy found
a pleasant buugh to perch urou, Pccker
wanted it and fought until he got it. And
Il Pecker found a fat slug, Dicl,sy tried tc
get IL from him.
One day Dicksy found an unusually zine
long worm and was holding IL up in tri
umph when Pecker darted upon it and
seized one end of it in his beak. Then be
gan a struggle one pulled one way and one
the other until the poor worm WAS almost
torn in two Whats the natter" asked
the father woodcock, who had heard the
skirmish.
I'm have it. b" said Peckor.
"It's mine" said Dicl,sy.
But as they opened their beaks 10 speak.
lol the worm dropped to the ground and
wrigglod itself into the soft earth out o'
the way. DicEsy and Pccker had look Ell
up at their father, and then they looked
down. The worm was nowhere e. he seen.
but they heard hedge sparrow saying:
There's many slip
'rwiSt the cup and the lip.
And 20 there was; the woodcocks had lost
the worm and never found it again.
The Progress., 1893-01-14

SHROPSHIRE O-MAYoR-HERoIyE
thcr be said that the pods arc all uni
form in shape and size. The varict,
seems TO be thoroughly fixed and care
fully selected.
New Dwarf Prolific is n smooth lat,
dwarf pea. Vines very bushy and branch
ing eighteen inches tall il was at it,
fullest bearing July 10. Vines full o.
peas, pods medium TO small, generally
we'll filed, about six TO a pod. Seed.
vary from small to medium, and large
Vines uniform rs TO size-no rogucs. Tn,
most prolific dwarf we have seen. FoI
second planting or fall pea it ma,
prove valuable.
Motifs Excelsior is reported rs the bCs
of the early dwarf wriEkled peas. Vine.
eighteen inches, more productive thar
Wonder or Little Cen. AS early n
Alaska or very nearly. Pods fair size
averaging six seeds Of fair size.
To give measurable values TO the tri
ais Of new peas it is OF course ucccsaar.
10 cultivate standard varieties under Tn.
same conditions for comparison. No
tempt of this kind was made last sum
mcr. bat it is stated. as a matter of judg
ment. that the preference is given t,
Heroine and Shropshire Hero over any
similar intermediate wrinllled pea prov
ously tried. while Mayor, for a some
what later pea, is worthy of trial
The Progress., 1893-01-14

For some 2J0 years a curious custom pre-.
vailed IN ancient Athens whereby n citizen
might, although not a criminal, and per
haps indeed an upright man, be bauished
from the state for period fixed at first NJ
ten years, but later reduced TO five. Every
year the people were asked whether they
wished to exercise this power. If they
wished to do 20 they had TO write the name
OF the man whom they wanted to exile
upon an oyster shell or piece OF earthen.
ware, and If 6,000 votes were given to
any one person he had 90 leave Athens
iortbwith. This custom, which was known
A. 'cstracism," from the Greek word
osirakoE "a piece of eartbenware), was
abolished about 800 years before Christ
mat the power was open 10 abuse was
proved by the famous case Of Aristides the
Just. who was thus ostracized ut the insti
CATION OF Themistocles. who regarded him
asa dangerous rival. The story goes that
apoor man who could not write meeting
Anstides, asked him TO write the name oi
Austides upon his shell. But" asked
Arstides, what wrong has he done you|
Know nothing about him" was the re
pV, but Pm sick of hearing him called
zoe Just" When the PerSians threatened
Athens AristiGes returned from exile 10
nsnt for his country.
The Progress., 1893-01-14

| that were familiar to tlC.y eyes quarter
! Of century ago. These articles of virtu
| indeed StriainCly recall the remarkable
! history of the house. Senator and Mr.
Brice ransactcd the collars, clo-c,, aad "a
rets for them, uud their Efforts were ri-Ll,
rewarded. They found many unique "r
beautiful antiques, Guc old bronze and G.ar
BILE clocks. portraits, capdelabra, table an
mantel ornaments, and also old time cnbi
uets and settles, brocaded hangiugs and
other pieces of furnishings Many Of these
articles were given to Mr. CorcOran by dis
tinguishcd persons.
Among the portraits is one Of Daniel
Webster, u former occupant OF the house.
with his autograph and date. There j. q
concave mirror which was once owned hy
Thomas Jefferson two gilt candelGhra
which stood il the dressing room of the
Empress josephine. and an armchair
which WITS cice IN ihe possession of George
WashiuCc;. \ room to which all visitors
hasten Is the second drawing room, called
tha rr' l'..'at 70 v.rS r>.d hv Nr-'ol
Webster asa sitting room, and marble
bust of that famous orator stands on the
cabinet
This historic mansion, which now re-.
sumes its old time place rs n social CeutcY.
was originally built about seventy five
years ago, and is therefore one of the oldest
houses in Washington, for it must be re
membered that our capital, ancient ~ il
appears in some of its phases, is really less
than century Old It's first occupant was
Mr. Swami. an ofiicehOlder under President
John Quincy Adams. After him the Eng
The Progress., 1893-01-14

,sh sOver51TTcnss .n5 Ters C0 0ht it for legation
house n;t;sb sGa itodT d;nlomstton and other ia
IL was bought by somf M W inen
admirers and presentedio eosser IT. s.'... ;
pied it while secretaryf sta MI. ~
first Harrison, and thd sold il. %n,se sne
w. Corcoran, the distifaished baske,.nns,
patron Of art.
Mr.. Corcoran eniar9 the housebv n.
The Progress., 1893-01-14
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A FABLE.

I'm which Two Young Woodcuc..s TN,cr,-
cnce the Truth OF Very Old Saving.
The wooIcocks had a plyasau: homo In
the woods not far from a flowing river
The oak trees promised plenty of acnrus
the chestnut trees large supply Of chest.
nuts, the blackberry bushes put forth bios.
som and fruit, and as for the berries of
different kinds, they were there in Great
ulenty. SO that as n place for food, besides
tbe insects and worms in which the wood.
cocks delighted, it was all that could IN,
wished by reasonable birds Moreover II
had the advantage of being far removed
from town, aud the father woodcock look cd
upon Il as n place Of safety, where he might
rear his family without fear of the sports
man II was a small family-thc father.
mother aud two young ones, Dicksy and
Pecker.
The Progress., 1893-01-14

Kerosene ointment is often recon-
mended in the poultry journals Us !
remedy for lice. AS many readers d,
not know just what kerosene ointmen
is. we give the following abstract from
a report Of the Michigan state board o
agriculture;
Kerosene ointment may be made by
simply mixing kerosene and lard or. bet
ter, kerosene and sulphur. This oint
ment is excellent to rid poultry of lice
1t should be kept in n closed can in 6
poultry house. aud in the summer tn,
roost poles should often bo rubbed will
the ointment. An old rubber or leather
glove makes this an easy and not nm.
pleasant task. After the poultry are on
the roosts exme of this ointment should
be placed Under the wings, about the
breast and legs. once in four or Gyc
weeks in - late summer II, IN addi.
ton to THIS, you frequently spray th,
house and yard when the fowls are oui
with diluted crude carbolic acid. mo
whitawasn Jiic mouse once "a year, yoa
will not only have n neat house bT.
healthy birds. if the other requisites AZ,
provided. Chickens ought to be a vcIr
profitable adjunct to every farm and wiz
be ii the above suggestions are carried
out and the birds well housed and fed.
The Progress., 1893-01-14

WASHINGTON, Jan. With the dawn of
the new yc-r capital society shows signs OF
HE There are many teas and receptions
though the closing of the executive man.
sion aud the cabinet houses has robbed thc
social season of much of its official splcn
dor
By long o"ds the most conspicuous house
IN the capital just now IL the Curcoran
mansion, which has just been overhauled
at mn expense Of 10000 10y Senator Bricc,
OF Ohio. Last week It's doors were opened
TO socict-, and every invitation was re.
The Progress., 1893-01-14
Nothing Wasted n Paris.

~ MS nothing is wasted-not the small
1~ OF paper. That which every one
= ~ ows away here becomes source OF
~ = oid provision tins, for instance, are
money. says The Industrial World.
~. 4 soldering is removed and melted
~ .o cakes, while the tin goes to
r n. en'idren's toys. Old boots contain
srch OF the foot at least one sound
rst will serve again, and generally
TWO or three others in the sole,
<. II ana at the back. Scraps OF paper
~ card board factory. orange peel to
,aiado maker, and so on. The
eapie refuse is hair-the long goes
aruresser, while the short is used,
~aer things, for clarifying oils.
The Progress., 1893-01-14

TIF COECOEhN- WEBSTER -BEICE HOUSE
spondod tp with alJcrity, so great was tGr
desire 90 see once more the interior OF orc
If the most f.Wou. rousrs I'm W1ohirc'or
For number Of years the old mansion Ia-
been virtually closed, and save for an oc
caSional dinner party hy the hcirs Of Mr
CorCorau was unknown 10 society
Senator md Mrs BriCe are now making
the Corcoran hou O. thc center Of social in.
tcrCst in the American capital Charming
hosts thCms2lycs, thcy have further altrac
tions in their two pretty, viyacioui aud sen
sblc daughters, Whg llIe just entered r.,
realms Of fashionable society. Every visitor
isdcliChtod 60 fiud that, while the interior of
the historic residence has been Frightened
and decorated with "A lavish vet artistic
hand, the well known exterior has not bcen
changed at all, and Senator Bricc honors
himself aS wei as the former owner of the
mansion ard the founder Of CorcOran' 's
Gallery of Art 10y irsCiibiag upon the stone
lamp pedestal at the porte Cochcrc entrance
"COrcoran House" The first thing that
grects the eye Of the visitor within the
spacious hall * a portrait of Mr.. Corcorau
Within tho old house made new is q
dream Of beauty. Combined with the spa
ciousBoss AMI stat,lincss Of = half century
ago arc the bright tints, the touches Of gilt
the electric lights deity introduced, which
are characteristic Of modern decoration
Throughout the house tie effort has been
not so much 10 change ~ 10 tighten aud
brighten ard hcau,ily that which was som
Der and dull
Some of the older residents Of Washing
ton are p,cegod To fud iu the house tcday
many of the pictures, brcn@es aud s,atuary
The Progress., 1893-01-14

j VAN MSS Horsr ASD pAvY BURNS COTT ~
q. ard lieyerty johnson. Nest 20 ,L,atui
q. uer house is double mansion wbch va
for Il long time the British lCgatigi. Her
lived Rulvcr Lyttou and his ut less fa
nous son aud secretary "OwcrMe.dlth.'
. who wrote in this house, dire>y i'clhg tt
Z White House, his most c,eDraeu poe'
= Lucille In this ho,,e arc AShP
I ton, with Webster, dr., tP i,d;.,. ;nshbuf !
treaty, which defin8o,,, - G,'o,i''n Doib
; There are otherbe mo. ,Jn ceI,.l'.!l ~ Ave
t ington- Two estate. Oavy Bnry cot
IaiIeh 10 a house erected in the 5ital.
tage, the Nn ruin. The Van W man
& u a ';,',e ;ni , s''Ine groinds, so longf home
s,on, a"i van Ness and his wifehe rich
ana heiress Of Davv Durns, is
- O. oeer garden by coloredeople. In
ION ~ - was the social center Washing
s, sS. as oho Corcoran bouse Is thirty 10
Tbe r., ago and rs it will nv be again.
Ine Layloe or Octagon bo,Ie, noted as
laNihg .. been the home ~ N Madison -
ioer the British burned a.. yTIts House
NE ~. ar,I many years been inhabed only by
80 anu 1Cher vermin, not to MENTION the L
-, "nich In the imaginaions of the
,loru neighbors surely well there
uses, hke men and empirs have their
r. anu uo"ns, periods of deoy and hours -
Io','ai: Perhaps the oldDctaQop may
. aib h;o. uaS oe reiurnished and npeopled, like 4
'''oiio nome OF Websterand Corcora-
ROBERT GRb-Hs'
The Progress., 1893-01-14

SOME HISTORIC MANSIONS or The
CAPITAL DESCRIBED.

Senator Br;ce Has Rcnttcd the Famous
Corcoran Housc--3r. HIainc auI 'hc Scy, -
ard NansiOn-Lnfaycttc Square aud rs
Interesting ASsociationS.
The Progress., 1893-01-14
To Retain Uee -rs.

A recently induct,< pastor was attract
ing large audie-ses from other congreea-
tions by biseioquence, and Willie. the Free
chnrsh beadle, looked with dismay at the
empty pews in his own church. So. when
next ne met his minister, he said, "Ye
lla.h improve yer sermons if ye want to
retain yer hearers" "Oh, new scissors al
ways cut clean" "Ah, aye" was the un-
expected retort, that's a richt, but auId
Anes are a the better to get a bit shairp NM
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-07-05
Saturday. Sale of aIsInx Propsrsy.


 The sale reported in Saturday, issue of the JouRSAL- MINER is one ol the largest that has been made iu this section for lsng time. Tn, property purchased is pretty wei opened up, and as far as developed has shown up good ore. there having been several shipments made from it of high grade ore.
 James Shirley has been appointed superintendent of the mines, and will proceed, not only to develop them, but will place machinery on them for working the ore, and it will probably not be long until they become bullion producers. The sec ton in which these properties are located has come into prominence during the past two years, and is now one of the most prosperous in Arizona, although nothing like a boom or mining excitement has ever existed there. Attention was first attracted to the district by the dis coVery of the Little Jessie mine, which is owned by John :. Jones. Mfr. Jones leased a portion of the mine to Messrs. Butler X Wright, who immediately secured shipping ore, and the mine has yielded good shipping ore ever since. Prospect ors were stimulated by the success achieved by the lessees of this mine to prospect the surrounding coun- try, resulting in the discovery of other good claims, among them be- ing the Yankee Girl, just sold by Mayer X Slack.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-07-05
The Report sE the stser-TyiEE Contest
 thgH Afternoon.

Alejo Artego was awarded tn. first prize, of so His time was 5l seconds,
 Raphael. Estargo got the seconC prize, of S:}0. His time was one min ute and fifty-three seconds.
 The next best time was two min utes, one and one-ffth seconds, made by J. Fl. Meaders.
 Next best was E. J. Boblett-time two minutes aud eighteen seconds.
 Next best was Wm. Johnson time, two minutes and twenty-three seconds.
 Next best was Lon Young time, two minutes, twen,y-three and three fOurths seconds.
 The young mar, known as Doe Goodin, who was at one time con neC ted with Charlie Meadows Wild West Show, performed feat of steer-tying which is, doubtless, without a parallel in that line, Failing to get his rope GU the steer the first throw, he discarded it en- tirely and grabbing the steer by the tail attempted to throw it ln that manner, but could not succeed. He then leaped from his horse, and jumping astride the steers back, threw him and tied him securely. It was all done in the space of two minutes, thirty and one half seconds.
 The other contestants. either would not run, or failed to tie their steer.
 Doc. Goodwin was awarded the first prize of 50 for bronco-riding and John Livingston the second prize of $25.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-07-05
Silver Wedding

On Monday, July 3, twenty five years ago, MT. and Mrs. Thomas Hughes, editor of the Citizen, were united in marriage in some Kansas town. Mir. Hughes was printer, blessed as printers usually are with two hopes to one dollar. The ouple have lived together for these twenty five years undergoing all the vicis- situdes that are usual, some day with plenty, other days otherwise. until now, when their skies have become more propitious, MT. Hughes being one of the most prosperous newspaper men in New Mexico. owning his own building and plant and a good home. During these years of welded life. three boys and two girls have been born to Mir. and Mrs. Hughes, all of whom are liv- ing and all of whom are respected by ali who know them. Mir. Hughes is entitled to the congratulations of the newspaper fraternity and will receive them. The Democrat whose editor, though a political enemy, is a personal friend of the editor and proprietor of the Citizen, desires es- pecially to extend its congratula- tions and hopes to reneW them at the golden wedding of Tom Hughes and his estimable wife.-Albuquer- que Democrat. The JOURNAL MINER extends its congratulations to Mir. and Mrs. Hughes also. Over twenty years ago the editor of this paper, while publishing the Washington Republican, at Washington Kansas, made the acquaintance of Tom Hughes, who was then the editor and proprietor of the Marysville News, published at MarysYille, Kan sas. Being in adjoining counties, and in the same senatorial district, the News and Republican worked shoulder to shoulder during several campaigns, including the Greedy campaign of 1872, and subsequently,, when there was detection from tue republican party by the Kansas grangers, but the papers in question never lost a single fight. The friend ship begotten of those days has ever remained steadfast, and t is no ex- aggeratiOn to say that a truer friend l or a better all around newspaper | man can not be found than NIT. 1 Hughes.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-07-05
The Burning Issue.

A recent telegram from the City
 of Mexico says that the tremendous drop in the price of silver, bringing exchange on New York to 0S per
 cent, has created much discussion among Mexican bankers. They gen l orally regard the present situation as offering a good opportunity for 1 the United States to force bimetai-
 lism upon Europe. It Is suggested 1 by enc man that the United States might issue a gold loan of S500,O00,- OOO in 4 per cent bonds, which, it is said, would be immediately y taken
 up in Europe, where all other gov
 ernment securities would imme- diately drop heavily, not being able
 to compete with American bonds.
 Then gold would float into the Uni ted States and Tn a short space of time bimetallism would have to be
 adopted by Europe and the enor-
 nous quantl ty of silver held by the
 American treasury would rise in
 value, the whole transaction being
 immediately profitable to the Uni- ted states. It is said if nothing Is done to bring bimetallism, all the
 silver using countries will begin
 manufacturing for themselves and the United States and Europe will
 lose enormously in their foreign trade. The United States. its said, could afford to make a gigantic
 financial operation, being able to feed it, and has now a wonderful op-
 portunity to settle the silver ques- ton permanently.
 Congressman Bland, in his Chi
 cago interview, brief mention of which was made in our telegraph
 report in the daily issue of June 29, said further: The denomination
 of silver is a conspiracy between the
 banking institutions of England and
 the eastern portion of the United
 States, and the suspension of silver coinage in India is part of the con spiracy~to bulldoze the congress of the United States into the adoption
 of the single gold standard. l do
 not believe that they will succeed. If the democratic congress stands true to its pledge, this conspiracy will not succeed. The low price of silver is due to the fact that this and other governments are discrim- mating against it and that the money interests of this and other countries have fought it. No com mercial country has recently had,a l mint for the free exchange of gold 1 and silver. An effort has been made | to dam mp silver and prevent it's l free exchange in the commerce of 1 the nations. Can the United States by free coinage restore silver to it's original value7 This was practical ly admitted by the British royal commission of 1888, consisting of twelve members, six of the uncom promising gold monometallists. They admit that France alone couia maintain the parity of the two metals on a ratio of l5s to 7. This country is stronger in material wealth, developed and undeveloped, than France and England com bined."
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-07-05
DECORATION DAY

 Its Lonesome u' iuno-ome-it's a Sund'y- day to ms. it pears ike -more'n any day nearly ever zee, Yi;. with the sta,s and stripes above, a-nut- terin n iEe av. On ev'ry sold.er's grave i'd love to lay lily thare They say. though, Decoration days k gtneFly observed Most ev'ryWhares espeshally by soidier boys that's served But me and mothcr's never Went-we seldom sit away In pint O fact. we're allus homo on Decoration day They say the old boys marches through the sutsts n c.lnuis grand. A-foIcrin the old war iunes theyr plaith oh the band And citizuns ali iinin in and little children too All marChln under shelter nf the "id red white and blue With rusesi rosesi r,scsl-ey'rybo'iy n the toNui And crowds O l,ile girls n white, Jest fairly loaded down! Ohl don't tte boys know U, Tram their camp acruet tle hi.if Don't they src thcyr c0ni'arsis coming and the old flag waNiu stilH Ohi cant ihgy hear the bugul and the rattle of tho trumf Ain't they no way under heavens they can rickolcct us s1mei Ain't they no way NC can rcax 'em through the roses jest Co ray They know that cy'ry day on earth's theYT Decoration dasf ,,r. ,ts ,,,..t ,, ,,.f h.r-, ,Vbsra Eltas takes hts rest. In the orchurd. in bis uniform. and hands Acrust his hrcst. And the flag he died fer smilin and a-ripplin in the hrer2e Above his grave, and over that the robin In the trycsl And yit it's lonesome lonesome R Sund'y day Co me. It pears like more'n any day nearly ever scel still. with the stars and stripes atove, a-hni- teriu iu tiic air, On oV'ry soldiers grave Id love ia lay lily thanr
 James Whitromb Riley