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Mesa free press., 1896-04-03

1 Os
a fair trail at the southeasterly
corner of the bridge conducts one
under this astounding creation of
nature, infinitely exceeding in mag
nitude, ma ajes.y, splendor and sump-
tuous appointments, scheme of de-
sign and process of elevation any
thing in art, or that has ever been
conceived and perfected by the COM
hined human mind of the universe,
from the earliest periods of crea-
tion to the present.
There one gets only bird's-eye
view, even at best, of this mag
ni6cent scheme OF, scenic beauty,
sublime beyond words to depict, or
even finite mind to grasp; a mag
nitude of natures creation that ap-
pals the senses. Known to civil
lized man only i'll the nineteenth
century, though existing for un-a
known and unnupbered periods of
time; and with surrounding evil
dences that it may have been dis,
covered, and even the adjacent
caves inhabited by prior races that
lived, fourished and passed away,
without leaving even tradition of
their existence, and possibly, were
familiar with it while in process of
construction, and quite unlike its,
present appearance and condition.,
Some 200 or more feet distant
from each other, begin to rise from
the porphyri6c granite, the fossiled
or petri6ed walls of the bridge,
completed in a well defiued arch
$50 feet or more above said primi-
tive rock, in most beautifully sym,
metrical forms and appearances
with a quite near approach to
uniform protuberant arches or ribs,
rs u certain founda ion Tor the
future structure, especially the SO,
designated central arch" being
quite prominent throughout its
nearly entire length Of some 500
feet. ui
Midway to the top Of said arch
on the western wall of the bridge
is a vast, so-called "amphitheater.''
juttlng into the wall some 200 feet
square; with a quite uniformly level
floor and roof su uDstantially attached
to the three edges thereof. curvings
to The center about Is feet above.a
Oue of the marvels of this strange
freak of nature is pondcrous pill
lar, or stalagni of s:milar forma-
tion, rising near the center Ut this
floor, supporting the roof and the
immense superstructure with some
portion of said form, to which, and
attached to, are dis'in arch ribs
at nearly right ansles to those OF
the bridge proper; commencing at
the junction of the roof and floor
on the ,rtherly and so1therly {
sides, and terminating ?n the top of
said pillar, as already intimated,
pursuant to natures provision of
substantially in all her works.
Save, being wholly open on the
side frontiug the space beneath the
bridge, this "amphitheater" is only
a mammoth cave or cavern-simila
in construction to the nunberles
caves throughout the entire fossil.
formation-evidently built inooa
like manner by them; with the
addition of greater attention to
strength for supporting the i'm
mense weight above, by reason of
it's great size and comparatively
low arch. And yet, thorough oin-
vestigation may disclose even much
larger, more beautiful and grander
cavern than the "amphitheater," or
Mesa free press., 1896-04-03
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Is. es. Homestead No le2l)
Land Office at Tucson, Arizona,
February 8, 1895.

February 8, 1895.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice Of his intention to
make hnal proof in support Of his claims. and
that said proof will be made before the Clerk Of
the District Court. at PhoeLix, Arizona. op
March 81. 1895, viz, James Pine, of Mesa, Mari
copa County, Arizona. for the Nsa Of Section IL
It's, R6E, G&SRM.
He names the following witnesses TO prove
his coutinuous residence upon and scultiyation
of said land. viz, John L Anderson. John
Barkley. Hyrum Peterson, and George Schor-
nick. all OF Mesa. Ma ricopa County, Arizona.
EUGENE J. TRiPPEL.
First pub Feb II Rsgister
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21
Tommy Was a Jewel.

Owing to the illness of his regular
Office boy, DR.. Joseph Marcus some
weeks ago hired a new boy named Tom
my Jones. Tommy was a jewel, and
when Joe, the first incumbent, conval
esced, the Doctor was loath to let Tom.
my go. But Joe wanted to come back
to his soft berth, and pleaded with his
former employer. A way out of the
dilemma seemed to present itself, for
the Doctor said:
Joe, if you can put the other boy out
you can get your job back"
DO you mean that 1 must lick him."
That's about the size of it."
"AIl right"
When DR.. Marcus returned to his
Office that night he met a sight he never
bargained for. The glass in the door
was smashed to smithereens. A marble
clock on the mantel was minus dial,
glasssor hands and a handsome Office
chair reposed on three legs, but Joe
was in victorious possession, nursing a
swollen cheek.
"Tommy's gone" he said, with a grin.
The, Doctor said nothing, but as he
made a silent survey of the wreck of his
household goods he imagined the scene
that had preceded the eruption and
made a mental vow never to advise
harshly again.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21
Testing Seed Corn.

1nere are every year so many COM
plants and losses from poor seed corn
that the only safe way is to test it by
planting some under cover, and in a
moderately warn place. This is not
itselff a test of how many seeds will
grow when planted in the open ground,
but it will at least show whether the
seed has retained it's vitality, and IN
der favoring conditions can be expect
ed to make a crop. Knowing that his
seeu can be depended on, the farmer
can be saveu the loss sure to occur if
he puts in more seed than is needed
with the expectation that some will not
grow. This loss is most serious of all,
for the seed with little vitality usually
makes a weakly growth, and the num-
Der Of plants in a hill makes 1t impos-
sible that any of them shall produce
more than nubbinS.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21
The Early Planted Potatoes.

Potatoes will grow at a much lower
temperature than corn; but it is none
the less a mistake for the early plant
ing to put the sets in deeply while the
ground is cold and wet. Cut potatoes
thus planted rot very easily. For all
early planting we should use whole
potatoes, cutting out all but two or
three of the most vigorous eyes. This
will make q much stronger growth than
the whole seed not thus prepared. Three
inches is deep enough to plant on heavy
ground, though after the soil has been
warmed to greater depth, potatoes Will
do best if planted four and a-half to
five inches deep. Such potatoes will
not need to be hilled to keep the crop
from growing out of the ground, and
the deep planting is also to some extent
a means of preventing the rot, which,
as it comes from spores bred on the po-
tato leaf, is most apt to attack the tn.
bers nearest the surface.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21
BITS OF

Wooden manufacture employs 100000
Americans.
The man who will not improve his
chance is bound to lose it, no matter
whether it has to do with seeking sal
vation or making a fortune.
A 634 carat diamond, the finest ever
found in Africa, was discovered at
Jaggersfontein, in the Transvaal, or
the day after Christmas. When cut
it is expected that it will be worth
100000.
Charlemagne possessed a tablecloth
woven from asbestos. He used to as
tonish his guests after dinner by gath
ering it up and throwing it into the
fire, from whence he drew it cleansed
from gravy and other grease.
New Hampshire has reason to be
proud of her free public library sys-
TEN. Splendid work has been accom-
plished since 1892, and of the 233 cities
and towns in the State there are now
not than fifty that have no free
puDllc library.
Negotiations are in progress by
which the Art Institute of Chicago
may become the possessor of the sixty
four paintings by Gustave Dore which
for the past few years have been eX-
hibited in this country. The price is
said to be $1,000, 900.
A cave alleged to rival in extent anG
grandeur the great Mammoth Cave has
been discovered in Edmonson County,
Kentucky, in which Mammoth Cave is
situated. The newspapers of that re-
gion tell many stories of the remark.
able character Of the new ave.
In commemoration of the victories
won by the japanese troops in China,
the Buddhists of Kioto, Japan, will
erect a gigantic bronze statue of Bud
dha in that city. 1t will be 12O feet in
height. and the cannon captured by the
Japanese during the war are to be used
in making the image.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21
Stone as a Mulch.

Wherever a stone heap has laid a
few years, the soil beneath will be
found more fertile. This is especially
the case where the whole or part Of
the heap is composed of limestone. The
disintegration of the stone is in part
responsible for this. All rains and
SHOWS contain some carbonic acid gas,
which makes them a good solvent. 1t
is from stone that the earthly portions
Of all soils were originally formed. An.
other, and in ONE cases the most i'm
portant benefit to the soil from the
stone heap lying above it is, that the
stones act as a mulch, shading the soil,
and this enabling it to disintegrate the
insoluble particles, and prepare their
plant food to be taken up by the ROOT
of plants.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21

placed between the sticks, which are
then closed and tied, the brads holding
the paper firmly in place. Each paper
can then be put in its place in the cabi-
net, new issues being added rs they ar
rive until the stick is full, when some
Of the oldest numbers can be cleared
out. The closet can be used as q stor-
age place for magazines and other peri
odicals it is desired to preserve, while
the open shelf and the top of the closet
will accommodate the late numbers
while they are being read.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21

body; she could have moved any ono
Bat a Chinaman. Sing remained obdu-
rate. "No," he grunted; me no como
back"
Gust to get dinner, Sing; you can go
afterward."
mo"
She looked appealingly at her hus-
band.
Then you won't come. back and get
dinner tonight, Sing?" asked Melville.
NO"
Guard, take this man and put him
to chopping wood in the sun" 1t was
rather a stretch of official and military
authority, but even the commanding
officer, who was to dine with the gen.
eral, realized the urgency of the case.
An hour Of wood-chopping under
guard, under all the untamed glory Of
an Arizona SUM-, brought Sing into sub
lection. He appeared, downcast, per-
spring, gasping, and penitent, at the
door of Melyille's quarters. "Missa Mel
vile. Me wantee slice Mis- Melville"
mo; you can't see her; she's lying
down.
yes. Me wantee slice Mis- Melville.
Me tellee Mis- Melville me come back"
"She no want you back, Sing"
ooh. you go tellee."
"All right. L 60 tellee her. She no
come, I think"
Melville disappeared and brought
back his wife. Her face was contorted
into an unrelenting frown.
well, Sing" she demanded, severely.
mis- Melville, me come back"
mo. 1 n 70 want you come back"
-"Me cookee good dinner. Alice samee
heap good. Sun heap hot, makee my
head hurt" moaned the child Of the
Orient. mo breakee plates no more"
"All right" she confessed, reluctant.
ly, Il keep you to-day, maybe"
Really, Mrs. Melville" said the griz-
zled inspector-general, as he sat beside
his brilliant little hostess at the table,
and looked it's length at the goodly ar,
ray of yet unbroken dishes, Il can't see
what you all make such a fuss about
SLlCSc fSolClu SLaIiolS loI. vi COui Sc
they're a little far from the railroad,
but you have pretty good society, you
.dress-Well, exactly as they do in Wash
ingtOn, so far as my masculine eyes can
tell; you live on the fat of the land, to
judge from what l see before me; and
you certainly have excellent domestic
service"
Mrs. Melville blessed the happy
thought which had made her place the
general so that he could not see the
guard standing over the Celestial cook
out in the kitchen. as the door swung
to and fro. Yes" she assented, still
there are some Inconvenience"
You seem to have overcome them"
"We have-temporarily." she answer
ed.-Gwendolen Overton, in San Fran
cisco Argonaut.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21
File and Storage.

Where numerous magazines and
newspapers are taken their weekly and
daily accumulation in the library Is
apt to become a seriously burdensome
matter. The newspapers and other
periodicals, except magazines. may be
placed on their arrival upon the file
sticks that are shown. These are two
pieces of light wood hinged together
at one end. One piece has a handle,
and this also contains two pointed
brads. with corresponding sockets in
the other piece of wood. The paper In
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21
Oyster Crouuettes.

Take twenty-five good fat oysters
with n gill of their own liquor, one
gill of cream, one tablespoonful Of
butter, two tablespoOnfuls of flour, add
n tablespoonful of chopped parsley,
the yolks of two eggs, a quarter Of a
grated nutmeg, with salt and cayenne
10 taste. Put the oysters to boil in
their own liquor, boil and stir constant
~ for five minutes. Take them from
the fire and drain. Chop the oysters
very fine. Now put into a saucepan one
gill Of this liquid and the cream. Put
together the butter and -four. Add this
and the oysters to the boiling liquid.
and cream and stir until it boils and
thickens. Then add the yolks of the
eggs, stir over the fire for one minute;
take it off; add parsley, salt, cayenne
and nutmeg, mix well and turn out to
cool. When cold, form into cylinders,
roll first into beaten egg, then in bread
crumbs, and fry in boiling oil or fat.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21
Eggs as Chicken Food.

For very young chicks, and until
they are old enough to eat whole
wheat, there is no better food than egg
boiled hard, so that it can be crumbled.
1t should be given a little at a time,
and the chicks be allowed to run
around for an hour or two before any
more is given. If the egg shell is crush
ed fine and added, this will also be
eaten, and it will furnish the needed
grit to aid digestion, besides supplying
the lime which is essential in growing
bone and feathers. Many chickens
suffer from indigestion because cooped
on wooden floors, where they cannot
get either sand or gravel, which all
fowls must have if they would keep in
good health.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21
Shallow Flowing for Barley.

The roots of barley do not run deep
~, and the plant makes a much more
vigorous early growth if the surface
soil is merely cultivated, instead of
being turned to the bottom of a fur
row with a pillow. The only objection
to shallow blowing for spring grain is
that it makes the blowing harder for
teams and plows when the spring stub
BILE is turned over in the fall for SOW
ing to winter grain. But some farmers
have found that here also the shallow
blowing succeeds best. Deep blowing
of stubble land only keeps the SOD
loose to a greater depth, allowing it to
absorb more water, and thus increase
the injury to the crop from winter
freezing and thawing.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21

DWARF EARLY ADAMS "ho
CORN-h size Of ear. IN both sections.
For other sections of the country, while
it may not excel other varieties, it cer-
tainly can lose nothing by comparison.
1t is q general-purpose corn, if such q
thing exists. AS early, if not earlier,
than the earliest sweet variety, it has
large. handsome ears, that are tender
and toothsOme IN the table, and sell
readily in the market. Not only will
its size, earliness and general appear
ance sell it, but those who have tried its
quality are ready to buy again. 1t has
unusual vigor, and will grow sturdily
on very moderate fertilization. 1t is a
hardy variety, and can be planted safe
ly a week or ten days earlier than the
sweet varieties. There are four types
Of the Adams-Dwarf Early, Early.
Late and Zigzag Adams.
n Garden a Help to Good Living.
The farmers garden is not only the
best paying piece OF land on the farm.
but it is the II that if managed as it
should be, best shows what advanta-
SSo lain llle Iudy Ouef. 1t is moi cred
table to farmers that the residents of
cities and villages are able to secure
cheaply better supplies Of fresh garden
vegetables than can the farmer. 1t
ought not to be SO. Even in the matter
of earliness, it is within the owe of
the farmer with a good greenhouse to
compete for his own table with the
market gardener, even in the winter
and early spring. But if he does not
care to go to this expense, he will be
~lnexcusable if he does not provide an
abundant variety of everything that
can be grown in the garden in the open
air. If the farmer was obliged, as his
wife is, to provide the material three
Times a day for wholesome and palata-
BILE meals, he would pay more attention
to the garden than he does. In any
w~ell-ordered family the garden ought
to furnish half Of what is eaten during
the summer and fall months, and the
half that will certainly give the great
est pleasure to unperverted tastes and
appetites.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21

iron. Put a single tree at the upp
end of the standard for the middle
horse and a two-horse tree to the lower
end for the outside horses. The stand
ard must have II inches above and 6
inches below the plow beam to equalize
the draft between the middle and the
two outside horses. To measure the
right length of the evener, place the
three single trees in line on a work
bench. Let the middle tree lap 3 inches
over inside ends of outside single trees.
Cut the evener just long enough and
you will have a compact rig.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21
To Make Strawberry JelIy.

Boil three-quarters Of a pound of SUI
gar in half a pint of water, pour it boil
placed in an earthen vessel, add the
juice of two lemons, cover closely, and
let it stand twelve hours. Then strain
through a cloth Channel is the best
thing; mix the juice which has run
through with two and a half ounce Of
gelatine, which has been dissolved In
a little warm water, and add sufficient
cold water to make the mixture one
quart. Pour into a mould and set on
the ice to cool-Ladies' Home Journal.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21

This is a frequent cause of unfruitful-
ness in such varieties as the Rogers
Hybrids. There is such an excess of
sap flowing into The shoots that when
they blossom the tendency to wood
growth is so strong as to prevent setting
the fruit. Such varieties should be
pruned long, and if too many buds
start, pull out every alternate n after
the fruit has fully set and the danger OF
growing only wood has passed.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21
Hints,

Scald your bread jars twice a week.
1t keeps the mould away.
A good gargle for sore throat is com
posed of two ~teaspoonfuls Of glycerine,
one tablespoonful of lime water and
one teaspoonful of paregoric.
To kill reaches, make a paste of flour,
not water and phosphorus, using a half
If phosphorus. Place on small pieces
Of board, where the reaches come, and
they will eat and die.
An excellent cure for hOarseness is to
roast a lemon until it is soft all through;
do not allow it to burst. While still
hot cut a piece from the end and fill the
lemon with as much graduated sugar
as it will hold. Then eat it while hot.
Jellies made with gelatine ought al
ways to be covered, says a physician in
the London Family Herald, as, when
medical men want to secure minute or
ganisms for Investigation, they expose
gelatine to the air or where the germs
are, and it attracts and holds them.
1t is sometimes convenient to remem-
Der the following items of cooks e
urements: One pint of liquid equals
one pound, two gills of liquid make one
cupful, four teaspoOnfuls made n ia
blespoonful, two round tablespoonfuls
of -four will weigh an ounce, half a
pound Of butter will make one cup,
four cups of flour sake one pound, two
of ~granulated sugar make one
pound, but in powdered sugar it will
take two and a half cups to make one
pound. =
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21
Horse Radish Sauce,

Chill one cup of thick cream and beat
1t until stiff enough to hold in shape.
Add half a teaspoonful salt, half a
saltspoon pepper, and three tablespoon
fuls prepared horse radish. If fresh
grated horse radish be used, add two
tablespoonfuls vinegar and one tea
spoonful sugar to the radish. Keep
this in a cold place, as it should be
stiff and thick when used. If served
ON the dish with hot meat, put it in a
shallow sauce dish and cover the dish
with the garnish Of water cress.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21

and slide it up against the wall with .
stout pole Or scantling. Fasten it at the
bottom, or let the end sink into the
earth, and the more weight you put
upon it the more secure it will become.
You will want at least two of these
angles and a board across them.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21
New Whimetree.

A rig that beats them all for three
horse blowing, is shown by Farm and
Home. The advantages are: The team
is close to the plow and the pillow beam
needs but very little shifting when u.s.
ing a two-horse or a three-horse team.
Fasten a standard Is inches long at
right angles up and down to the end Of
the plow beam. 1t may be of wood or
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21
Selling Young Pigs.

There is no quicker way to get mon
ey in pork than to keep a few breeding
sows and sell their pigs when ready
to wean or soon after. There is always
a good demand for such pigs and at
considerably more than their pork val
ue. 1t is known by everybody that the
young pig makes more growth with
the same feed than it will at any later
period of its life. But the seller of the
pig gets the advantage of this without
being at any expense to care for and
feed the animal. Therefore his profit is
greater than that of the man who buys
from him.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21

Early Dwarf Adj
ans corn will give
better results than
any flint variety.
This corn was first
brought to my at
tention ~thirty-fye
years g a SAM
pie being sent me
fro m Michigan,
under the name of
"Squaw" corn. 1t
was recommended
as an eXtra-early
table variety. LII
has been improved
by z of careful
selection, n
now | think it his
no superior for
either the extreme
north or the eX-
IRENE south. as it's
early rip
makes if deSirah!p
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21

When a girl is 16 the eligibility Of a
young man depends a good deal on
what sort of a mustache he has. When
she is 26 she is likely to think more
about his bank notwithstanding
Journal
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21
A Handy scafo1d Device.

Perhaps the east end Of the house or
barn needs cementing or replastering.
If so, and you don't want a quantity of
lumber used, make an angle of 3 by 4
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21
OUR BURIAL READERS.
SOMETHING HERE THAT WILL
INTEREST THEM.
Great Claims Made for the Adams
Corn New WhiHetree for Tires
Horse Plowing-Handy Scaffo1d De-
The Adams Corn.

G. p. Augur, Of Connecticut, writing
in the American Agriculturist, says: My
experience leads me to believe that
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21
Too Rampant Grape Vine Growth,

Too Rampant Grape Vine Growth.
Many American grape vines, especial
" those that are in part descended from
the native sorts, require much more
room than do the grapes grown in Euro
cradle wood at pruning time the growth
of the few buds that are left by close
pruning will be stimulated too much.