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Mesa free press., 1896-12-04

That story Of Caribou potato
raiser who refused an offer of 48
cents a barrel for eleven barrels of
potatoes, declaring that he wonld
have SIS or nothing for the load, is
matched by yarn that comes from
Grand Lake stream of man who
recently went after calf that he
had pastured out all summer and
asked what he owed for the pastur-
ing. SWELL" says the farmer, 'I've
got a hill of 81 against You, but |
will take the calf and call it set
tied, providing you are willing.
"No, sir" was the answer, 81 will
not do that, but I will tell you
what will do. You keep the cali
two weeks longer and you car
nave her."
Mesa free press., 1896-12-04

The building of the road to
Globe, its terminus, will Jesuit in
great addition to the material ad :
vancement of this portion Of Arl-
zona. 1t will bring the great and
rich mineral district at Globe with
in reach of the markets by railroad
transportation; it will give labor
there to additional hundreds of
men, and the necessary machinery
for the reduction of the copper,
gold and silver ores which abound
there in exhaustless quantities,
The extension of this road to San
Carlos will put it at the nearest
point from which the rich mineral
and coal may be reached by a
branch line whenever the develop
ments in the Deer Creek coal field
country demands a railroad, which
every indication now points to a
period in the near future.-Blsbee
Orc,
Mesa free press., 1896-12-04

A special from Winslow. Ari-'
zona, to the Albuquerque Demo
crat, dated November 81, says: ST
G.. Lewis, agent for the Armstrong
Abrasive company, of Chicago, is
in Winslow, negotiating for the
erection of a large stamp mill at
Adamana, few miles east of here.
Two carloads of machinery have
arrived and force Of fifteen men
are to commence workthe first OF
the week. Their object is to crush
and ship to Chicago petri6ed wood
from the famous petrifed forests
Of that vicinity, which will be made
into emery wheels and grindstones
it having been proven that 1T is
especially adapted FIR this purpose
Mesa free press., 1896-12-04

The difference between snccess
and failure in farming consists al :
most entirely in the different de-
grees of care bestowed upon the
details of farm work. The man
who bestows s'extra care" Ia the
man vino finds the readiest market
and the top prices, while his care
less neighbor either has his pro-
ducts wasted on his hands or sold
at a price below the cost OF pro-
duction. The chief trouble usually
observes the Farm News, is not
the farmer is ignorant of what to
do, nor too lazy to do it; it is that
he attempts to do more things than
he can do well, and fails. II does
not psy.
Mesa free press., 1896-12-04

Wood ashes applied around
peach and apple trees give them
renewed growth and vigor. The
chemist tells us that the ashes of
fruit trees contain large amount
of potash. The same is true of the
ashes of forest trees, the wood of
which is used for fuel. By linking
these two statements we obtain a
fact worthy of notice; by the first
one we see that fruit trees contain
potash and consequently need it
for their growth and in the second
we are shown a supply of potash
which so frequently goes to waste
Besides being a fertilizer, wood
ashes act as an insecticide and
peach trees which are infested with
tho borers are materially benefited
by them. 1t is also claimed that
peach trees fertllized with wood
ashes are less subject to the trouble
some "yellows." The most sue
cessful method of application is by
digging about five or six inches
deep around the base of the trees,
applying the ashes and covering
them with earth. If applied to the
surface without covering the wind
may blow them away.
Mesa free press., 1896-12-04
NEW sPAFER MEN.

Newspaper men are not morb'c
or especially dissatisfied with their
lot, but it may be said that niue
tenths of them outside the large
cities, if they would begin life over
again, would avoid a printing of
ice as they would a pestilence
They see and como in contact wirh
more petty meanness than anybody
else. They a,n swindled oftner,
ten to one, than anybody else; even
those who pray ofrimes prey upon
the newspaper man. Appracia :
ton for him as compared with
what he does in and for IL com
munity is re luced to a vanishing
point, and accompanies his income
into limit of nothingness. In
addition 70 his capability az
writer when he possesses it, ha
must be careful. painstaklng and
.udicious business man and yet
few eople ever think of him in
that llgnt at all. He is expec led
to do thousand things with his
paper that as a busi.l less man he
knows would prove fatal and when
he mildly declines people want to
know what newspaper is for.
They never suspect that it has a
business end, which, if negle ,ted
will bring collapse.-Albany Tri-
bune.
Mesa free press., 1896-12-04

The Star says inquiries have re-
Gently been numerous to the land
Office as to the date at which the
San Carlos coal lands would b..
open for l,o.tion or purchase.
Through the courtesy of Receiver
E. r. Monk We are enabled to
give our readers such information
as is now obtainahle. The line is
now being surveyed under ths su-
pervision of the departments, which
survey will be completed before
December /. After being approv-
ed and plats flied, the lte OF sale,
etc., will be publ shed in the press
for thirty days.
Mesa free press., 1896-12-04

The bee men Of the valley were
not represented at the recent meet
ing of the Agricultural associaticn.
They hav e their own association
which is not in very active con-
ditioD, nevertheless the bee and
honey industry is leading one.
During the present year the guam
tity of honey shipped to IS ern
markets amounted to over thirty
carloads, in car lots, besides what
was sold in the home market A
most satisfactory price is realized
by the beekeepers for this home
product, the quality being far above
the honey of the east, or elsewhere,
where alfalfa is not raised The
Stockman. Farmer and F,,e ler,
Mesa free press., 1896-12-04
Sheriff Mel Greenleaf. of Yuma

Sheriff Mel Greenleaf, of Yuma
county allowed two prisoners to
escape from him at Maricopa the
other night. One of them, How
ard Withrow, sentenced to FIVE
years and nine months on charge
of burglary, is known as q desper-
ate character and from the fact
that for several months he carried
on the work Of stealing horses,
wagons and everything else that
was left out doors in Phoenix or
Tempe, he was dangerous man to
be at large. The other escape was
Rafael Ruiz, sentenced six years
for grand larceny.
Mesa free press., 1896-12-04

Fiammari IN, the French astron-
omer says, the aspect cf Mars, the
planets incessant variations und
manifestations Of seasons on the
surface, absolutely prove it is not
an icy desert. The learned Amer
ican astronomer Young cannot fail
TO take these facts into consdera-
tion. 1t would be curious to see
an explanation of the melting Of
the Martian SHOWS on the hypoth-
esis of a glacial temperature. As
regards resemblances of Mars in
hal1tants to those OF the earth, the
question may be settled in the
negative; to y cannot resemble US.
There a kilograu weighs only 376
grams. A hum~n being whose
weight is 70 kilograms would there
only weigh | klloyram. Living
creatures could not havs br.-n form
ed there under the sam: conditions
as ON this earth. The fo.ms OF
lite proceeding from these condi-
tions are also different. Terrestrial
lungs, for instance, have better lie
velopmant lii OIL. atm ,sphere The
stomach IS the result Of our feeding
habits. We are hip"ds, because
our ancestors were qnadrnpeds.
Birds are transformed reptiles The
genealogical tree of the animal
species displays marvellous unity.
The inhabitants of Mars cannot be
like US, but they may be much
more perfact than we, physically
and incomparably higher in the
sphere of intellect,
Mesa free press., 1896-12-04

In Germany an ak was set up
against tree and the entire ope-
rations timed by the watch from
the moment the workmen began
telling the tree until the pulp man
and paper mill and printing press
completed all operations, and the
tree was turned into printed
newspaper in one hundred and
forty minutes.
Mesa free press., 1896-12-04

David r. Atchison, a Missouri
statesman of fifty years ago, has
beer exhumed from oblivion as the
man who, though his name does
not appear in the list of his conn
try's Presidents, was for twenty
four hours the possessor of all the
rights and powers incidental to
that great office. President Folks
term expired IN 1916, one of the
rare years when March 4 falls on
Sunday. He became q private
citizen of the Republic at noon on
that day, and, as President-eleot
Taylor refused, from religious
scruples, to take the oath of office
on the holy day, Atchison, as
President pro tempore of the
Senate, was constructlvely the
Nations Chief Executive until the
next noon, when the conscientious
General was sworn in. March 4
next comes on Sunday in 1921.
and then there will again be a
President for day. Y. Times.
Mesa free press., 1896-12-04

Keeping everlastingly at it is
what does the work. The coal fields
in the eastern end of Pinal county
are now segregated from the White
Mountain Indian reservation, and
the Tribune claims portion Of the
credit therefor. We expect to see
a railroad into Florence and work
on the Buttes reservoir commenced
within the next twelve months. IL
we are disappointed it will not be
our fault, Florence Tribune.
Mesa free press., 1896-12-04

The word money owes its very
existence to the Latin goddess Juno
M oneta, in whose great temple was
struck the first Roman coinage.
The forin took it's name from the
city of Florence, in which city it
was struck about the thirteenth
century. Ducats were specially
struck for circulation in the duchy
Of Apulia, in ll40, aud bore a
beautiful inscription
Mesa free press., 1896-12-04

The next Territorial legislature
should pass law empowering the
board of supervisors of every coun-
ty IN The territory to lay their
counties of Into supervisor districts
This would give the people from all
parts of the country represent alton
on the county bcards.-Jerome
News.
Mesa free press., 1896-12-04

Grand Master Workman A. E.
Pierce came up from CASA Grande
Thursday evening and was rendered
a grand Thanksgiving banquet at
the Williams House by Florence
Lodge No. 4, A. O. u. w. Some
sixty people sat down to one of tho
most elegant suppers ever given in
the town, and all participating ex-
pressed themselves as delighted
with the festivities Of the occasion.
At the hall a delightful evening
was spent with music, dancing and
social conversation, Tribune.
Mesa free press., 1896-12-04

At the funeral of an unmarried
wonan IN Brazil scarlet is the
mourning used. The coffin, the
hearse, the trappings of the horses
and the livery of the driver must
be scarlet
Crawford avalanche., 1896-02-27
The Grunt of the Pig.

The continual grunting Of the pie
is of interest as revealing something
of the conditions of life Of his wild an
cestors. A herd of swine scattered In
the long grass or among the brackens
Of European forest would soon lose
sight of one another. But the grunts oil
each would still advertise his presence
to his neighbors, and so the individual
members of the herd would not lose
touch with the main body. Then there
are grunts and grunts. If one Of my
readers will initiate the ingenious Mr.
Garner and take phonograph to the
nearest pigsty he might get material
to make up a book on the language and
grammar of the hog. However thick
the jungle, the wild pig could, by tax.
ing note Of the pitch and emphasis OF
the grunts to right and left of him, tel
pretty much what his hidden colleagues
were thinking about--North American
Review.
Crawford avalanche., 1896-02-27
His Mathematics Lame.

A Scotch tradesman, who had amass-
ed, as he believed, $4,000, was surprised
at his clerk showing by balance sheet
that his fortune was 10000. 1T Gamma
be; count again." said the old man.
Ito clerk did count again, and again
declared the balance to be 10000.
The master himself counted, and he
also brought out clear balance of
$4,000. Time after time he cast up the
columns; 1t was still a six, and not a
four, that rewarded his labors. So
the old merchant, on the strength of his
good fortune, modernized his house,
and put money In the purse Of the car
penter, the painter, and the uphols-
terer. Still, however, he had lurking
doubt OF the existence of the extra
$4,000; so one winter night he sat down
to give the columns lone more count"
At the close Of his task he jumped up
rs though he had been galvanized, and
rushed out In shower of rain to the
house of the clerk, who, capped and
drowsy, put out his head from an attic
window at the sound OF the knocker,
mumbling: who's there, and what
dye wantY" me, We scoundrelw ex-
claimed his employer. "Ye've added
the year Of our Lord amang the poonsw
Crawford avalanche., 1896-02-27

the missive was forwarded to Trafal-
gar Square, London. England, In care
of b. +. Stevens, United States dis
patch agent. The London postmark is
dated June 8. From here it was for
warded down the Mediterranean to
Tangier, Morocco. Tangier was reach
ed June II. 1t was addressed in care
of the United States Consulate. The
Consul, In the absence Of positive in
formation, thought it would be n safe
guess to send that letter back to Bos-
ton. The second trip across the Allan
tic was made in good time. From here
1t was sent to the starting point, New
Bedford, reaching that point some time
In September, the date not being on
the envelope Taking fresh start, it
was sent back across the Atlantic, this
time to Malaga, Spain. From here 1t
travelled back again to CharlestOwn
navy-yard. thence to Boston, being ad-
dressed to No. AZ West Newton street.
BY this time the face Of the envelope
was so thoroughly covered with ad-
dresses and stamps, to say nothing of
postmarks, that there was no space left.
The back was also covered with two
or three layers Of postmarks. At the
last Boston address some one thought
Of trying Chicago, SO the final address
was written over lot of postmarks
on the back. 1886 Monndnock Bldg.
Chicago" This is the Office address Of
Reo's father, who is the Western man.
ager of the Street Railway Journal.
REQ happened to be in the city on a
visit to his parents, and the letter was
nt last delivered
Crawford avalanche., 1896-02-27
AN african WASHINGTON.
The Comma nder-in of the Beers
Is an American.

The Comma nde er-in-Ch of the Boers
Is an American.
Gen. George p. j. Joubert, the leader
OF the Beers who defeated the British
under DIR. Jameson in their intended in-
vasion or the Transvaal, is a Pennsyl-
vanian. Gen. Joubert's parents came
from Holland and located at Union
town, where he was born in 1S41
When IA years old he went to Holland
and from there to South Africa. At
the outbreak of the civil war he return
ed to America and served in the navy
under Admiral Dupont. He was after
wards captain of colored company
under Gen. Weitzel When the war
was over he went to Holland again, and
next to South Africa. In 1881 ne was n
plain farmer when the Beers revolted.
He led handful Of Dutch warriors,
and defeated the British army at Ma.
juba, securing freedom for the Beers.
After the victory over the BRITISH the
Beers made him vice president Of their
republic, and commander-in-chief in all
Crawford avalanche., 1896-02-27
STATE OF MICHIGAN.
occuRRENcEs DURING The
PAST WEEK.
Farmers Take Much Interest In the
Good Roads convention-sketch of
Miss Lucy UhI, Daughter of the Am-
bassador to Germany.


Gov. Rich is confident that the good
roads convention in Lansing, March 3,
will be largely attended. The present
road laws and needed amendments to
them will be discussed, and also the best
means of promulgating the good roads
gospel among the farmers and citizens
generally. 1t is possible the convention,
after organizing and discussing the situa-
ton, Will adjourn to meet ut the same
place next winter, when the Legislature
is in session, but 1t Is more probable that
a committee Will be appointed to fornu-
late desired, or what seems desired, leg
islation. and that the report of the COM
mittee will be submitted i'm the form of
a bill. In. various parts of the State
much interest is taken In the subject,
notably in many of the comparatively
new sections of the State; in the old and
long settled districts the farmers have be-
come so accustomed to poor reads and the
old ways of working out the road tax that
il is hard for them to break away. AT
the sixty or more farmers institutes that
have been held in the various counties,
one evening at each has been given up
to good roads discussion, and this has
been instrumental in working up much
favorable sentiment.
Crawford avalanche., 1896-02-27
Short State Items.

Since the State school at Coldwater was
organized. 3,912 children have been re-
ceiyed, 1888 of whom are still wards of
the State, 1,172 are in homes subject to
inspection, 165 are In the institution. Of
the number received, 129 have died and
100 girls have married during minority.
The per capita expense during the year
just closed was fraction over $143.
The somewhat sensational case of Mrs.
Agnes Chester, charged with practicing
medicine without certificate as required
by law, came to an end in the Recorders $
Court ut KALAMAZOO, the jury disagree
ing. Mrs Chester was on the stand most
of the forenoon in her own defense ex-
planning christian Science. Among other
things size said that If one fully under
stood how TO live one could live forever.
Edgar y. Adams. of Ionia, has recover
ed verdict of S2,7S0.16 from J. w. Sher-
wood. because the latter had him arrested
at GraId Rapids ~ a horse thief. Adams
claimed to have straight bill of sale.
His aftorney, Dwight Goss, of Grand
RAPIDS, was also arrested for alleged
completely. because he advised Adams 10
keen the animal. Both were promptly
acauitted in Justice court. The verdict
Adams now recosers is distributed rs
follown: SSH. % for malicious prosecu-
ton. $1.179 for slander, injury to bust
ness. etc, and $797.01 for injury to feel
ings. H
Jerry yAScott. colored, who killed his q
yuar-old daughter by fendish whipping I
Jackson, escaped probable lynching by
pie ad:ng guilty to murder in the second
detree. and was Immediately hustled to
prison. q thtu
81 lcriff Nungessel of Manistee took Os-
car Payne and John Stapleton to the
Ionia prison, where each will serve one
year sentence. The former Is the youth
full horse thief who hired horse of an
Onekama liveryman and forgot to return,
and Staplston goes up for vagrancy. He
Is also. suspected of causing the McAnley
wareh suse fire t&ta* Wtt1Et
William Milne, son of William Milne,
Sr.. o. Battle Greek, an engineer on the
Baltimore and Ohio, was killed by the
cars IN Chicago He was unmarried and
was formerly an engineer on the Chicago
and Grand Trunk.
Tho annual meeting of the West Mich
igan Agricultural and Industrial Associ-
alton vas held at Grand Rapids. The as
sociasion cleared mp x1,7O by dividing
profits with the State fair last year and
applied the amount upon debts. The sell
timent is unanimously in favor OF getting
the State fair this year upon the same
terms as last, and if possible making a
deal between the.t two associations toward
securing the State fair permanently.
Crawford avalanche., 1896-02-27
MANY LONG JOURNEYS.
Remarkable Travels of a Letter to a
Sailor from His Sweetheart.

u ~ <CtsCI w -
Sailor from His Sweetheart.
If any man doubts that the postal
authorities do their best to deliver let
ters under difficulties let him examine
the accompanying photograph of the
front and back of an envelope which
has travelled four times across the At
lantic. took a trip down the Mediter-
ranean. and made several long jour
neys in the United States before it
overlook the one TO whom it was ad-
dressed. This letter is believed to have
broken all records for distance travel
ed number of times readdressed, and
minimum amount of postage paid. 1t
started out on n twO-cent stamp and
ended its journey free from debts In
the way Of postage due"
To make the story more interesting
the letter was from sailor to his
sweetheart. 1t started out from New
Bedford. Mass, bright and early OH
Decoration Day, the postmark being
$3.50 a. M" 1t was addressed to Mr..
REQ Bennett, Charlestown, Mass" Mr..
Bennett was n cadet on the United
States warship Enterprise. The letter
reached Charlestown, May 81, as shown
by the postmark. Bennett had gone. so
Crawford avalanche., 1896-02-27
Cipnrr Made In MiChiyan.

Collector Phelan, of Detroit, completed
his annual report of the cigars and cigar
cites manufactured ip the First District
of Michigan during the year ending Jan.
1, 1896 The foottngs show that the
amount of tobacco used in the manufac-
ture of cigars was 1,475,119 pounds. In
the manufacture of cigarettes 454 pounds
were used There was a total of S3,34O,-
los cigars manufactured during the year,
representing tax of $25O,O2O.32. The
number of cigarettes manufactured was
172,590. Under the regulations the
amount of tobacco allowed for the manu-
facture of cigars is twenty-five pounds
per thousand. The average used in the
district was fraction over seventeen
pounds for the total output.
Crawford avalanche., 1896-02-27
No Vans. No War.

A French governor of the South Pa
cifc colony Of New Caledonia, who was
also an admiral Of the navy, assumed
liis authority (says an exchange) while
the natives were still cannibals. There
had been rumors of an insurrection, and
the admiral called before him native
chief who was faithful to, the French
cause, and questioned him as to their
truth. .'Yot may be sure" said the
native" ""that there wfll be no war at
present, because, the yams are not yet
ripe" "The yams, you say?" Yes.
Our people never make war except
when when the yams are ripe" "Why
Is that?' aBecause baked yams 60 so
very we'll with the captives."
Crawford avalanche., 1896-02-27
Grand Ranids, Fair Daughter.

The American colony at Berlin will be
interested in knowing that Edwin h. Uhl,
the new ambassador to Germany, will be
accompanied by one of his charming
daughters, who promises to become quite
as well versed in social diplomacy as her
father in affairs of state. There are two
daughters and young soa in the family.
The second aughter and the son are still
in school at Grand Rapids, and will stay
at home until their education is finished.
Miss Lucy Uhl is described as having
a very attractive, charming and sympa-
thetic disposition, of an engaging and
simple nature, and posse ssing to an un-
usual degree the accomplishments that
distinguish the modern American girl.
She has made thorough study of music
and possesses unusual musical talents.
Miss Uhl has also studied the fine arts.
She is that type almost always to be
found in the smaller citigs, but invariably
Crawford avalanche., 1896-02-27

toad that makes speciality of finding
twig insects. This toad would rather
hunt twig insects than eat the juiclest
and most easily caught green flies.
Many Of them are very large. Some
South American ones are four inches In
length. They are usually very pugna-
cious, fighting much among themselves
A fight usually ends in one of the com.
Crawford avalanche., 1896-02-27

surprising to the metropolitan, by reason
of its disqualification OF advanced culture
and artistic and literary accomplish
ments. Miss Uhl is brilliant conversa-
tionalist. and if her popularity in Grand
Rapids is an index she will reflect great
credit upon the American legation at Ber-
lin.y She is not unacquainted with for
eign manners and tongues, having spent
two years abroad before her fathers ap-
pointment as assistant secretary of state,
and being conversant with German,
French and Italian.