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Mesa free press., 1895-06-21

Common abuse of orchard tract,
is pointed out in a statement to De
issued by the agricultural depart
ment. This abuse is the custom
which prevails generally of count
ing the orchard as a field of the
farm, and calling upon it for it's
crop Of corn, oats, wheat, grass and
hay in rotation with other fields.
According to the official warning
nothing could be devised as moro
likely to permanently lnjure a
growing or fruitening orchard than
such policy. When the trees
have reached fruitening age no
other crop should be grown in the
orchard, though while it is young
and nom productive OF fruit it may
be wise to grow other crops than
trees. though there must be a don-
BILE fertilizing. one for the develop
ment of the trees, and the other.
for the incidental crop. The cul--.
tivation and fertilization should be
az regular and constant as If a crop
were annually removed. This plan
it is pointed out, would revolution
ize orchard culture in many sections
and make many seemingly useless
orchards profitable.
Mesa free press., 1895-06-21
Joel shoemaker says slfalf'

Joel Shoemaker says alfalfa
t.comes from the high, parched
plains Of Central America 1t
may como from there, but that is
not its nativity. 1t is said that
alfalfa, or medicage satiSa. is the
forage on which the patriarchs pas
tured their hocks and herds, and
had been the main support of them
for unknown centuries, and they
had little else to eat, nor wanted
anything else. Without alfalfa
Palestine would never have been q
land of milk and honey, and Nabal
could not have made himself rich
rich in the sheep business. In q
measure, Media is an arid country,
but in it's northern part is range
of mountains Elburz. It il
probable that alfalfa is not by any
means q strictly arid plant, 9s@ ;.
Mesa free press., 1895-06-21

A financial paper states thst the
shipments Of silver bullion from
London to China since January lst
have increased $i,545,000 over
that of the same time III 1894, be-
ing q gain Of nearly 40 per cent
fhas it seems that while England
is absorbing gold, China absorLs
silver. It is time that the United
States began to absorb common
sense. and quit allowing England
to dictate our financial policy
Mesa free press., 1895-06-21

-
A suit has been instituted in the
United States court for the dis
trict Of Wyoming against Lara.
mie county ranchman to compel
him to remove a wire fencs with
which he enclosed $500 acres Of
government land. It is the in
testion to make this . test case, AZ
the decision will affect over 1900
600 acres Of public lands lying ia
Wyoming, which are now fenced
in by the largo cattle companies
and smaller ranchmen.
Mesa free press., 1895-06-21

Two gentlemen called at the
Courier yesterday morning and
discoursed in the most animated
manner on the beauty, wealth and
health of the Salt River valley.
They pictured the miles npon miles
of waving alfalfa in fall bloom.
every blossom carrying q honey
bee and every plant being agitAted
by fat hog, which fed ON its base,
but not fast enough to retard the
plants growth; vividiy did they
picture the trees laden with oran-
ges, 6gs, Strawberries and : other
luscious fruits, until the hungry
editor, who had had no breakfast
that morning, felt like taking the
next train to. Phoenix. There is
one com nendable feature about oil
Salt River valley people whom we
have met, and that is that each
and every one Of is self consti-
tuted immigration agent for that
section of country. ry.--Prescott Cou-
rier.
Mesa free press., 1895-06-21

Not one goldbug was found
among the entire lot OF Arkansas
editors who visited Colorado re-
GENTLY. They we're all free silver
men, and now that they have visit
cd the greatest silver producing
section of country in the world and
talked to the best informed people
concerning bimetallism, they have
returned home stronger advocated
of the white metal than ever be
fore.-Ores and Metals snoa -
Mesa free press., 1895-06-21
Fat People

PASS sossslfy PfLlS reduce your weight per-
Dsnsntly fsom II to lS pounde month. No
starving sickness % ipjnsy, no publicity. They
build up the hsAlth and beautify the COM
pisxion leaving no wrinkles or hsbbinsss. Stout
Abdomess end dl1lcuat breathins surely re
isvsd. no experiment scientific and positive
sslIsf: Price o. per peekass by mail postpaid
Testimonials and particulars {ssaled) &c. AL
eorsespondencs strictly ochhdsntial.
Park Remedy Co., Boston:
Mesa free press., 1895-06-21

There is more truth than 6stion
in the following taken from an ex-
change; "Ths first thing in BOOM
ing town is to get something to
boom about. The next thing 10
harmony, and the next thing il
iudicious expenditure in newspaper
advertising. Communities which
cannot grasp these simple truths
generally get lost in the swim
Mesa free press., 1895-06-21

= A party of California gentlemen
interested in the building stone in
dustry, have spent the entire week
at and around Williams, examin-
ing the different stone quarries
They were particularly interested
in the quality Of the stone found
in the quarry east Of town belong
ing to NJ. Altman, rs they claim no
such stone is found in California,
or in as close proximity to that
state as this point IS, They are
making arrangements to lease the
quarry. and expect to pat a force
Of one hundred men or more to
work in the near future. This is
the kind Of improving and devel-
oping that e,unts. as it is a bene-
fit to the railroad company, the
laborer, the merchant, and in fact
every other line of business
Williams News.
Mesa free press., 1895-06-21
Anecdoses Of Napoleen.

In his business hours Napoleon
was kind gto children. At tn
battle Of Austerlitz q little girl
asked him for his antogra2 2h.
"Certainly, my child" said he,
Then turning to one Of his aides,
he cried, "Stop the battle for ten
minutes. I wish to write my name
for this child.''
ut Will not take ten minutes,
will it9" asked the child
Eyes, quite, returned Napoleon.
"Tve much bigger name than I
used to have" ae
At the battle of Waterloo, when
the day was over, an aide riding
hastily to the emperor's side, cried
out, breathlessly:
"Sire, the battle is lost"
"Good," returned the emperor.
"Let it stay lost. / don't want it
any more"
Listening to discussion among
his officers as to the value OF a
name, Bonsparte once said, 1T
has much. Do you suppose that I
could ever have become emperor OF
France if my name had been
Skaggs9 M, no. Tue French will
stand great deal, but Emperor
Skaggs would have aroused their
deepest animosity."
Mesa free press., 1895-06-21

It is reported that the s. P. road
will abandon It's line Of track be-
tween Gila Bend and Tucson and
construct a new line between these
points by way2of Mesa City and
Florenee.-Sentinel.
Mesa free press., 1895-06-21

It is popular but probably fal :
lacious impression that newspapers
are just what their publishers and
editors make them. They are not;
they are to a very great extent
what the business community where
they are published makes them.
They represent the character and
merits of the community far more
exactly than they do the energy
and enterprise of their publishers
or the ability and ambition Of
their editors. It is in the power
OF the business mne of any commu-
nifty to push their local newspapers
forward to a standard impossible
of attainment by any effort of tbs
publishers without their co-opera-
tion, and in no other direction can
an equnl measure Of effort and ex-
perience be applied with any like
equal effect in advancing the in
terests, not only Of the community
at large, but of the individual
business man himself. Industrial
Journal.
Mesa free press., 1895-06-21

The Tulare. Gal. Register says,
It is the dominant purpose of
Thought to make tool do the work
Of man aud by and BY We will
have q world full Of tools snd-no
men.
Mesa free press., 1895-06-21
LEHI STORE s!
.CHAS. WING, PROP.

Full line of Groceries, Dry
Goods, Etc. Agent for the White
Marble Lime Quarry lime-the
best in the market.
Mesa free press., 1895-06-21

Costa Rica is preparing to 60 To-
war with Nicaragua.
Mesa free press., 1895-06-21

Mr.. @. r.. Hof Estates that when
he was in Los Angeles he was III
formed by ''ths Santa Fs people"
that they wete preparing to AK.
pend several millions Of dollars in
the Salt River and Giia valleys,
and that the North and South road
would be pushed -to completion
within the next ten months. He
further learned that surveyors were
in the country between Mesa City
and Florence; that the investments
and running expenses, had netted
the company $4,000 from the
time it reached Phoenix till May
30th.-Oitizen.
Mesa free press., 1895-06-21

Colorado nov pays ~ PR ton
bounty on ell sugar bsess produced
and manufactured into sugsr in
that state. Good. Other states
possessing conditions Of soils aud
climate favorable to the bet shoul !
follow suit, and thus the industry
would prosper in spite Of the ab-
sence Of q national bounty on bet
sugar. This nation should pro-
ducs all the sugar it consumes. and
since this aggregates $i5O,ooo, 900
or more IN value, il would. IL mado
Of American-grown beets have .
tendency 10 rsiisys the pfssent de-
preston prevailing 40 i ! 'asricalture.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-24
1 QUEER BILL QCEERLY PASSED

DISPATCHES from Albany describe a peculiar
bill which is now in the hands or Governor
Morton 1t is bill in the interest or Mary
land company possessing miscellaneous powers
and il is peculiar not only in respect 10 lis pro-
visions but in respect also to It's mode and rate
of progress through the Legislature. The bill
was drawn by Mr. Platt's lawyer. the track was
cleared by Mr. Platt's servants in the Lesslat-
ure. and Mr. Platts son soliciting the Gov
ernor's signature on Friday. He did not obtain
it, and the other side Of the case will be hcaru
in the Executive Chamber this week. we are
entirely willing to he convinced that this is a
commendabe measure, but it would be mani
fcstly improper TO assume that such is the case
The circumstance that the president or lhe
comnanv concerned is on Mr.. Platt's bond Tor
q very large amount does not necessarily prove
that Mr.. Platts anxious interest in the bill IS
chiefly due TO that fact, but of course mat
is a natural presumption and therefore the duty
Of determining its intrinsic character before APP
nrovinc il is recognized by the Governor. Far
be il from us to say without full knowledge that
il is a bad bill We recommend nothing but
careful inquiry with such executive action there
after as the facts warrant
But in the mean time, without regard to the
nossible merits Of the bill, it is proper 10 say
that if was put through the Legislature in an
extremely Objectionable manner Surprise WIS
generally manifested at the announcement iha'
il had gone 10 the Governor. and members Oh
the Assembly who are accustomed to watch
LEGISLATION very closely do not understand now
if could have been passed without their knoW-
edge To use a word which Democratic tacucs
have made as familiar as the practice Wnlch
II describes is odious. the bill seems To nave
been "sneakcd" through the Assembly. 1t has
heeo i'm the Governors hands once before, but
WAS returned for amendment to the Senate.
The proposed amendment was defeated, ana II
went TO the Assembly, by which 1t was passed
the same day, without observation, as members
| testify This is an offensive sort OF procedure.
| The new Constitution contains various pro-
| visions intended TO prevent such methods. the
| welfare of the State forbids them. and public
sentiment is affronted whenever they are EN-
ployed.
| Perhaps this is an excellent bill, which, II II
| becomes a law, will reflect much credit on Mt.
| Platt. his surety his lawyer and his son but
| IL so il is singular that they did not embrace
| the opportunity 10 commend 1t and themselves
| TO public favor by making its merits universally
known. In that case especially ii was serious
mistake further to alenate popular respect ana
goodwill by resorting to devices which are sci
dom employed except for an indecent purpose.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-24
EEFP orr THE GRASS.

ciuce fine disposition OF the Tilden library
,,d has been settled various suggestions nave
,o, made AS To the site of the new DlilldlhS'
c,,oroI ncrsons have advocated Bryant farR,
,,r. tho northern end Of Central Park or some
o,hor omen space belonging to the city. Inc
d., ching that occurs To many persons Whch-
,.,r any land is needed for public building
g. In conGscotc some Of the city's park land
,r,h, nrcyolcnt idea seems to be that any open
-,,,,.e Is waste space aud that ii Is a shame Tor
Grass and trees to occupy land upon when Il
hu,Idiug could stand Parks are considered
l,xurics which il may be well enough To have,
Inn, thcro are a great many things worth more
- tb. CITY. and therefore we have the ugly Post
onc, and the Tweed Courthouse In city Han
Park with the threat Of a municipal building
to occupy what remains Of it; we have ~. Johh
park wipcd out altogether, Il biz slice cut of the
Battery TO accommodate the elevated railroad
IN. Museum Of Art in Central Park. and rcpu
fable citizens standing to grab every other piece
of public ground for any special purpose from
II trotting course TO a cathedral.
Now the fact is that there are not enough
omen spaces in the compactly built portions Of
this city These spaces are needed more Today
than they ever WERE and the need for them will
be more urgent Us pOpuii'ioh Si""o III" 81" WV
city is filed up with overlapping structures. a
great library would be valuable possession
for the city, but 1t would be a shame to have
another equally valuable possession destroyed
TO make room for II. These open spaces are
quite as useful to the bodily welbeing Of the
community as hospitals, pure water supply or
good sewage system. They are just as essen
tial to the moral and intellectual health Of the
community as are museums. art galleries, libra
ries. colleges or churches. 1t needs no argu-
! mcnt to demonstrate this. and IL Is strange that
! pubc-spirited uen often take extremely mar
row views and consider the matters in which
they have Il personal interest If such impor-
/ lance that everything must get out Of the way.
! Thoughtful men and women who have made Il
! study Of the matter are asking for more parks
| in thickly built districts Of the city The Legis
! lature has authorized the use OF million dol
lars year to pull down buildings in order to
get more. open spaces and yet In the face Of This
men are always to BE- found-and men Of aver
! age intelligence, too-who do not scruple 10 al
vocate the covering over with brick and mortar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-24
PERSONAL.

o, ono once said OF Richard Naux, OF Phiiee
de,nhia that he lived to prove by his own eAper'-
once the needIessness OF an overcoat Vi az -
brella This lendsa sad interest 10 the ia't ''as n
caught the cold hat caused his deatn os eSTrihIs
OUT on a I ,be oyecoat is thus INDICATED by the
sacrifice of brilliant man me-
Misc Jane Adams. of Hull House Chcaso' wn
nrobably be appointed TO clean the $3.50 49,, ~ IN s
%,no,eenth Ward q Chicago, in which Hun House
is situated. 800 -
=, ht commissioners of the Crimea In 1914 Eeh-
oraI Sir Evelyn Wtod tells story OF hsnuNs
General who during conflict vas seen 80
bullets fell most tlicky. When not ''' 49,.
voice was heard encouraging MS iheh
vocabulary borrowed from the army ia -,
ders which Sir Eveyn says VIII not oeai -
tion Years after he vas appointed 10 the Aie'
command and Her Majesty happened 10 asA ria"
the new General yet taken up his coinmand; him.
Your Ma iesty' was the apt reply he s"oi' "
self In yesterday
,rarev 7 Houston of Dallas Tex, a son OF zen.
oai "car,, Houston. ha presented to the city OF
Cincinnati the dagger whth Santa Ana surreEoeie "a
to General Houston at tn battle Of san 'aoi'''
, CORRESPONDENT of "Tie St. Louis Globe-Derno-
craft says that George V. McAlilllon' OF rriar
Hill W Va. has had seveal offers from NNSe'i'
managers and one or two from scientific socieues
- annear in public and display his wonderful ieats
of memory He is about foty years Old ana mas
tho Gift OF remembrance wonderfully deVeIopeu'
He remembers everything h, ever knew OF 'eaa'
and can perform the most remarkable feats' Hs
can on-hand recite the names birthdays, houf OK
death maiorities and the closes details OF the ives
of all the Presidents in regular order; can nde on
,b horses in his neighborhood; recite poems OK
> o,o words without missing a w0d can recount me
details of every visit he has made in his me- can
name all the people he has met TWO weeks ana
every word every one of them said 10 him can quote
chapter after chapter Of the Bible. and mas Ike
&. history
- 80, ,osnscts sleeping in the woods and often
going for weeks without washing his face one OF
his most interesting feats is the repetition oil every
word of a marriage ceremony pnich ne nea i.i
,.hen he was twenty-one. and WhDh Cnltti d si,s
mte" bis swee heart 10 another man. II * sa'i
,bst his ceremony was the first thng he ever trled
-, remember and that the circunt ances surrouii-
10 ~ ara the cause for his peculiar habits, having
been very promising yonng nan neio6e ms Ton
tilted him Since then he has given no attentiioa
| Ia his personal appearance ana cares lOF hot"i"s
| hnt reading and remembering things
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-24
THEATRICAL P1NDEEING.


Tho noIice authorities Of New-York have 100
long rested inactive while a few amusement
rnonccrs have been appealing for patronage TO
the lowest instincts OF the community ny pa
r,ding indecent exhibitions on the stage FER
sons Of clean minds and pure purpose nave nest
tated to take note Of this rising Hood OF I'M
ruritv for fear their wcll-mcant cndcavors mGht
advertise the unclcan shows and spread lheIr
concentrating influence SO they have gone on
unchecked. When a tenycarold child has been
brought upon the stage for ten minutes III some
harmless pantommc the guardians OF me eli!
,o,s have bcon most active to do their duty;
but when women were posed i'll progressive
s,,co. of nudity In the effort 10 excite the
nrurient interest of jadcd roues ana tickle me
a.;osi,v of Youth. the police have gathered i'll
the standngroom spaces with powerful opera
glasses anxiouSly scanning the performances
and trembling like sympathetic soldiers before a
III Lost eou,n pccular outrage should make
interference unavoidable Encouraged by this
complaccncy. managers have gone on Hh'hhI
moro shameless exhibitions until one of them
Mt last has Overstcpped the bouhdS 'ha' even
the nolce dare call artistic. He and his assist
ants have been arrested and held on charge
OF miSlcmcanor.
about enough service for the devil, and decent
people should learn not to be fooled 10y It, lhoSc
who Use it as an excuse for insulting virtue ana
modesty are not fooled in the least. lh'y use IL
70 blind silly people. and have no expectation,
ar indeed wish that those whose patronage
tbev solicit shall be at all cloudcd in their I'M
dcrs;anding Of what they go to see; The art
which has 10 be defended as 'ar for arts sake
| invariably has as It's ideal a naked woman, and
It is TO be noted that II Is not in defence OF the
refined and spirtuazed nude statue or paint
ing which needs 10 defence, but or the coarse
and brutal things put up 10 trade on low I'M
nulses that this excuse Is made. II serves one
purpose to the purveyor Of indecency. 1t makes
tbouphtless people forget TO regard the fire.
oueDters of his shows a. unclean persons, whose
company respectable people would wish to
avoid But for that even the unclean-mindei
might not be drawn by his bait. The art
ideals of the manager aTalgned yesterday are
illustrated by his treatment Of model. He did
not talk to her about artistic ideals or tell her
whether she was TO be Venus or Psyche. The
whole argument between her employer and heI
was how little clothing she could be induced to
wear in public, and when the curtain was about
| TO go I'D on her final concession 10 immodesy
those about her attempted to snatch away the
last rag TO which she clung. Was 1t art they
wanted to exhibit? No. 1t was just downright
indecency. 1t was an attempt 10 draw low
minded crowd to hafdeserted playhouse. II
was not art for arts sake but pandcring to vile
impulses for the sake Of filthy gain
This is not pleasant subject. We should
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-24

late the conditions under which that dangerous
;rstrument nay be sod and define those under
which II may be carried The object Of the bill
was To keep II out of the hands OF roughs ana
minors. and in a general way to discourage the
nract,ce except where II was manfestiy neces-
sarv. II provides that the vender must take OUT
q rcense ard that the pistols must be consecu-
tivelv NUMBERED so that they can DE at any
time identified The buyers name must De regis
tered and h, must not be a convict OF uchet-
of-,ea We mar. or under eighteen years OF age.
II contains cther rather stringent interuicuohs'
showing that the abuse which 1t sought " rec'Iiy
had grown into considerable proportions, Out ior
some reason l. did not pass. the HOME 'e0eai'
stating that tie Government strongly ooJecleu 70
certain Of its PROVISIONS An unregistered b''ush
rough with an unlicensed bulldog III MS pochel
IS as terrible an object Tammany uiS'i'e'
lef der similarly hceled and it is no wohuei ''ia'
Britannia puts forth effort for MS uisa' ''"
ment our owl statutes regulating the cafiaSe
of this sort of artillery adequate, put haFe
not always beer well enforced otherwise SOME Vi
the muroerers which the Democrats nave Hlleo
into mower would have lost their chance ot o.
tablishing a reputation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-24

rather shut our eyes and let evil works De uonc
in secret 1t disglists high-minded people 10
have TO consider so repulsiye an incident. Inc
ordinary rules Of retcence concerning iihihoi'i
manifestations prompt silence mat me "i>o'''
may not spread. But the evil has gone so lar
that it is necessary a few plain worus W
said. and there is no better time to say theih
than now. when the subject has been brought
70 the attention Of the court, and the manager
side at least Is bound To come before the pupiIc
in his efforts to gather crowds Inc whoie
Giving picture fad has been Il craze Tor 'ie
unclean Evil appettes have been Kept eAc''eu
by concession after concession to pruriehes'
Perhaps the limit has been reached. IL iooNo
as if all but the extreme OF indecehcy h"'
ceased to attract and there would be no proht III
the less brazcn shows Maybe the courts VIII
draw the line at the worst exposures, ana We
shall be rid Of this particular form OF theatricai
sewage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-24

they are harassed and robbed by s oNe.
class that neither knows nor cares ""s
obout the island When an Intelligent u"''
thinks of what might be done. ii the scanoaiou'
o,,,,sos If administration were abolished the
t,r,o, carrison and naval establishment ADAM
,ad tho civil service cut down one-half. the
.ar;T adante1 70 the requirements Of CONNER
cial union with the American lll'rh'., an" Wv
..'.,1,;os, rolo,ions with the United States pro
49,, ,.i,h q vio,v to ultimate annexation. he
,.,.a,,,os = rovo,utionist in his sympatheS even
if he be compelled by circuirS'Hn,cS ~
his disloyalty 10 Spain. ME- "n''"''
49,, o,I accurate observer when he referred
70 the brutality and ruflanlSm tIlaI MINUS ''u"
and added sententiously: "lhe ll''"T = i'',.
"of the Middle Ages. 1t Is Il "IS-'"0' '''' -
"lcs nj our doors.