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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-08

How Are You Fixed for school
Shoes for Children
Bring your children TO the Bee
Hive shoe store, where special atten-
ton IL paid to chiIdren's shoes.
A nrst-class line OF Boys, Misses,
and Chiidren's shoes, I'm all styles.
Kangaroo, Calf and OIL Grain.
The cheapest place in town for re.
liable shoe. Every pair IL warranted
to wear like steel. Once wore MI.
ways worn.
EVAN THOMAS.
Worth Main street. Red Jaeket.r r,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-08
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drew Aho. of a daughter. ~"
DeMAERE-On the 9Th inst the wife OF Mr.
Phillip DeMaere, OF a daughter.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-08
NOTICE 10 SALooNKEEPERs.

"Your attention is hereby called TO the
Law requiring all screens and distractions
TO be kept away from the front windows.
during the time saloons must be closed
acco ding TO law, so that clear and
unobstrucfed view Of the bar may be bad
from the street. This law will be strictly
enforced hereafter.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-08

That the saloons are allowed 10 be
kept open as late as many OF them are is
a crying shame and the authorities should
put a stop to il, and that at once.
The herald., 1896-03-22
in THE TERRITORY WHERE
THE OK is STILL KING
BY AWARD J. MOORE

grasses which once grew luxurient]y
all over the territory were eaten or
stamped out and have never grown up
again. We used to have miles and
miles of black gamma, but one seldom
sees it now, though in some sections it
is beginning to grow, and will probably
in time spread over the territory
again."
During the past five years the cattle
industry OF Arizona has been in d
trausitory condition. Old methods
have given place to new ones, and in
the changes and experiments that have
been made very few stockmen have
made little money, few have lost.
while the great majority have just
about held their own, but have profited
by the experience Of others.
Few men in the Salt River Valley are
better posted in cattle raising than
William G. Barnes. He says: Back in
1885 at our ranch near Holbrook we
had about 1000 head of cattle, which
from one years end to another would
hardly get out of sight of the ranch
house. There was more feed than they
wanted and there was no occasion for
them to wander away. There was little
labor in attending them and they
brought from $35 to $40 head. The
same conditions prevailed in nearly
every part Of the territory. If rancher
needed few hundred dollars it was an
easy matter to round up few head of
cattle and there was ready market
for them. Ten head of steers were
worth $3.50 or $400, or even more. The
cattle men who fourished under such
conditions have had to take some hard
knocks before they could adapt them
selves to the changes that have taken
place since then. Nowadays cattle
raising is quite q different eort of
business. The change to alfalfa is one
step ih advance. ana l think that the
next will be that instead of giving the
steers forty-aore lot to tramp
over they will be put in pens
with not more than forty feet
space, fed on mixed feed and thus prac-
tically become stall-fed beef. Steers
are brought in from the range when
three years old and turned into the
alfalfa fields, from fifty to sixty head to
forty-acre lot. For the first month
they will lose flesh, as they do not take
to ths new feed after eating the grasses
The herald., 1896-03-22
HAY STACKING SCENE IN SALT RIVER VALLEY ARIZONA

of the ranges, but they soon acquire a
taste for alfalfa and at the end of the
second month are in about the same
condition as when first put into the
field, for it takes about a month for
them to regain what they lost during
the fret one. Four months later they
are fat and sleek. ready or market.
On the range the steer was worth say
$40, and the pasturage has cost IS cents
month, which with incidental ex-
penses, brings his cost at the end of the
six months feed on alfalfa to about $15
The steer should then weigh about 900
pounds and bring 3 cents a pound.
This leaves a very small margin of
profit. 1t has been a long time since
we got as much as 3 cents q pound. but
the cost of the steer on the range was
proportionally lower. These are con-
servative figures, and there are num-
bers of instances where a good profit
has been made in,fattening steers.
know OF one case where the cattle
brought $32 head and turned profit
Of nearly $40 each. On the other hand,
I know of several who have lost money
on their herd by loosing num-
Der of their cattle from bloat. That is
the one danger from feeding the green
alfalfa, particularly during the months
of March and April-the cattle are apt
to bloat and die. This is guarded
against by feeding dry food. A band
Of 100 head of cattle are turned into a
field in which there stands a 100 ton
stack of alfalfa hay. That herd will be
just two months eating up the hay
stack. I used to think that such a
method would be most wasteful one,
but experience has taught me that it is
the most economical. The cattle do
not scatter the hay about on it nearly
40 much az when fed in the stall and
there is the great saving in the labor of
moving the stack and feeding it out in
small quantities. During March and
April barley is used largely ss green
The herald., 1896-03-22

for our MARKET" continued Mr.. Barnes,
"for until we learn how to make more
solid beef we cannot ship to the east,
as the shrinkaRe is too great. Alfalfa
fed beef is the best that can be raised
for the table, as it is very tender, with
plenty of fat, and is most nutritious.
1t has gained reputation which has
resulted to our advantage, and which
we cannot afford to rick by producing
an inferior beef. Therefore we have
got to tiE.4 combination of feed that
will make the beeves harder yet give
the same tender meat that the people
have learned to expect from Arizona" :"
The above figures quoted by Mr..
Barnes are very conservative and in
stances could be cited in which the
showing of profit is much larger. Many
of the Salt River Valley ranchers are
turning their attention to raising hogs
in alfalfa fields, and doing it with
profit. The natural inference would
be that the hogs would root out
! the alfalfa, and they will, 80 it is
said, if the fields are allowed to become
dry. However, il the water is turned
on frequently enough to keep the
bitches full the hogs wallow there and
do not touch the alfalfa except to eat
their fill of it and get fat. Thousands
! of sheep are also now being fsttened in
the alfalfa fields. and this method is
said to yield greater returns than under
the old method of herding on the
ranges. The increased cost Of pasture
age is more than compensated for in
! the gain In mutton and wool.
Since cattle raising has again become
profitable, the ranchers who make q
business of raising alfalfa have almost
entirely quit bailing hay. The alfalfa
if grown for hay is cut and stacked by
machine and is cold and fed right from
the stack. As the csttlemen prefer to
feed from the stack there is little de.
mand for bailed hay except for sx.
! port.
The herald., 1896-03-22

feed. It is nutritious and puts on .
sclid flesh. The one great objection to
alfalfa beef 10 that while IL makes
very sweet, tender beef, the cattle are
| .soft" and lose flesh very fast, particu-
larly when taking them to market.
This is quite an item to the buyers. I
tnInk that this will in time be reme-
died by q change or combination Of
feed and is one of the things We have
yet to learn. I believe that corn can
be raised here az we'll 90 at Bakersfield
and in that section of California. II
80 it will 60 long way towards solv-
ing tho problem of producing q good
solid beef that will not show 90 large .
percentage of shrinksge during trans
portatiou to market az does the alfalfa
fed beeves.
have only spoken of the cattlemen
who buy range cattle and hire psstur-
age. For these the margin is very
small. The p,en who have made the
most money during the past few years
are those who own their own cattle on
the ranges and their own alfalfa fields.
They got all the profit there is in it as
they do not have to divide with any
middleman except it be the butcher.
Farmers who make business of rails
ing alfalfa have all made money. Sup
pose man has 160 acres in the Salt
River valley. If be puts it into alfalfa
he needs no hired help after the seed
is once sown. Now he may dispose of
the product in two ways, either to
pasture it out or to raise hay. If he
does the latter he will get ten crops q
year. The cutting and stacking he can
let out by contract to a company who
will do it at lower figure than he
could do it himself. Moving and
stacking will cost $125 for each crop,
ten crops year will make this item
figure $3.50 an acre to which must be
added $1.50 an acre for water. The
farmer can live quite comfortably on
$500 year, which sum with incidentals
will figure 81 an acre. Figuring on
this basis the cost of raising 160 acres
Of alfalfa, adding another dollar an
acre for interest. ETC., will be $19 per
acre. 1t is poor alfalfa land in the Salt
River valley which does not produce
ten tons per acre a year and which finds
a ready market at SO ton in the stack.
This gives clear profit of $11 an acre,
and means an income of $1760 year
from 160-acre ranch. A professional
man thinks that he is doing pretty we'll
these days if he has an income of $1760
year, but out Of this he has to sup
port himself and family. while in the
rancher's case we have figured his liv-
ing expenses in the cost of production,
and the $1760 is net gain. If, on the
other hand, the rancher chooses to rent
out his fields for green feed the returns
will be about the same"
1--WE naturelly look to Los Angel
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-31

arms, and after they had murmured Il
lew carcssing phrases, punc,uatrd
with kisses, they iu'okcd our aid again
and we all rcioiced together as true
friends should. That was little drama
and concert worth seeing and hearing.
am hollow, but il warns even my
heart to think of il, though nobody -
10y Ia wave the magic wand over me and
charm me into song. What do those
rich only in lands and money know of
such happiness as that shahbily dressed
couple felt that autumn afternoon
Thank God Cupid : not a tme-servcr
or worshiper at merely gilded shrines.
1--WE have nothing but ourselves and
our beloved violins. dear lncz." said the
sturdy youth, but we will compel hap
pincss yet and conquer success, will We
not?"
"Of course, Oscar" was her prompt
reply, land neither We have success or
not, we have each other and our instru-
ments. Poverty is an old friend of ours.
too. Why need we fear that together
vhich We have survived apar!?"
We all went home in the glory of the
sunset together. heaven in our hearts
aud hunger keeping il company for the
two human members of the tunciul
Iuariette.
On New Years eve, thanks To some
kind ladies vino had interested them
selves, IncE was to come out" at one
uf the large churches, the result To .i,.-
terInine whether they should aid her
in studies for professional concer;
career, or set her aside for some more
promising protcge. Some of them had
promised even To lend her clothing foI
the occasion, aud were really lrarnin ;,
to love he shy. but truc-hcartcd girl
The days sped. happy for the lovers,
though often touched with the want
which keeps poverty company in the
large cities. lligh-toned convention
ulities did not erect barriers between
:hem. so they spent nearly every even
ing together, talking lovingly, or play
ing softly and Singing in the twilight
We were always with them, and they
made true contilants of us, letting Us
hear echoes from their hearts in addi
ton to the intuitions which always in.
icrprcted to us the impulses of theiI
souls. Talk Of love laughing at lock
smiths, II does better than that, for
when properly understood and wei
coined. il laughs at poverty and sings in
want, makes rags into royal robes, mag
nifies pennies into fortunes. RetteI
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-31

Smut creek Ks a small stream in tho
Big Horn mountains. A rancher in the
valley set trap for psnthers, which he
thought had been stealing his sheep.
The trap was of steel, extra large and
heavy, and baited with mutton. Four
days in succession the rancher visited
the trap. and found nothing. He
omitted the fifth day, and when he
came on the sixth he heard groaning,
sound. lie found that every bush with
in five yards had been torn up by tho
roots. the ground itself looked as II IL
had been Plowed, and the trap was
gone. Following the sounds he saw,
the tips of the ears of an animal behindi
a rock. lie made careful detour. with
rifle cooked, and finally came upon, not
one, but two panthers. One had it's
leg in the trap. the other was licking
the trapped panther, as cat would her
kitten. The rancher shot the untrapped
panther, and then easily dispatched
the other.
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-31

Inez with 4 dowry of nnught but the
gift of song and Of hope, than purse
proud princess pearl-bedecked.
New Years eve came, and with 1t the
expected debut. The great church
was crowded, Oscar in the front row of
seats, that he might not lose tone or
look. There were organ preludes which
shook the massive building. choral
numbers by trained choirs, soloists at
whose shrine the great metropolis had
long worshiped. and then came the little
girl who was TO win or lose that night.
The great crowd frightened her, and
she looked very little frail mite rs
she stood there facing the multitude,
dressed in some simple material, and
looking Elcadingly around. But her
beauty pleaded for her, and the audi
cnce, though critical, WIS not unkind.
Suddenly she began TO feel faint, her
eyes met those Of Oscar. beacon lights
of love which guided her wandering
senses safely back. wns trembling
myself, time-ha rdened antique, as she
raised me TO her shoulder and with her
bow invoked my aid. Then she played
us had never heard her play before.
until felt myself lifted above this mis-
cradle world, and her voice little later
broke triumphantly into song. II was
revelation and n surprise. Together
we scared or sobbed. rang out in heav-
cnIy harmony or murmured as softly
as the rustic Of dying roses. We closed
with a grand. vibrant flourish, and for
moment you could have heard n thought
unfold itself. Then the audience
broke into tumultuous applause
again and again. and the battle wus
won. We were recalled again and
again, and each time seemed to charm
:hem more. heard laughter from hun
dreds when we laughed, and tears glis-
tened when we sobbcd. Our inter
pretation OF the soul-song OF the dead
masters had awakened the souls of the
living from sleep. II was resurrec-
ton, a revelation and u victory, all COM
bined.
We'll, hard times for Incz ended then
and there. She was petted, caressed,
flattered, but, thank heaven, could not
be spoiled. Her prosperity was shared
with Oscar. and for him, too. she won
the encouragement and opportunity to
mt, ,b,. hcs, of hims.It nnd of ,ls III.
vine gift Of song. The strangest thing
happened next evening, New Years
p;ght Oscar had sp,.nt the evening
tbera and we had beIned th.m in n III ;
n. hom. concer, snch as ~. hoJ ,,f,an
;o;ncd in before, They werc sI,nrema.
iv h,nny for the noyertv ,bcy ,l;d NO,
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-31

probation In song. People said my mis-
tless and were inspired. OF course
we were, for | was full OF sunny mem-
cries voiced in music, and lnez. radiant
with love. interpreted in songs sublime.
This household has been happy one
ever since, and in the place of honor
ouiranking newer and fresher furniture
in the family sittins-room Is my an
t!quc case and myself. We See ull that
is going on. and incz makes of me n
sort of shrine, for she loves me still
as in days Of yore. The constancy OF
such natures is proof against change.
Happy indeed are they who have such
friends.
Near me in the sitting-room stands a
crib, and the jewel in this particular
casket is n pink-chceked baby with
those wonderful Italian eyes. and looks
in which those of its father and mother
seem strangely and mysteriously blend
cd. But it's music? Well, do not pre-
tend to interpret the songs OF oil emo
tions. and this little cherub's song is
too much for me. ] can stand its laugh
and enjoy its cackle or crow, but when
il lifts its voice for more vigorous mu.
steal effort ] prefer a boiler factory or
the filing of saws. / love it, of course,
loving its sins. AS an antique gifted in
hnrmonics and such. protest against
its methods of playing "bawl" or SER
ennding.
The strnngcst thing of all is that its
father and mother. loving and under
standing harmony, seem to love even
its war yclls ami efforts when sailing
to windward in n housc-madc squall
All the same, we shall have a christen
ing this New Year. and from the plans
have overheard. il is to he n gay event
Ills babyship Is TO be saddled for life
with name. and there will be feasting
and dancing galore. We violins love
dancing, for at such events we rule the
roost, and every mcrrymaker obeys us
as implicitly as soldiers obey their gen
.ral. Even the cluIusiest feet step in
time to our bidding and dare not dis
obey. Come out to the christening
dear reader. and see what home made
happy, hearts gladdrned and faces il.
lumed are like. On the household altaI
in this little home loves sacred flame
burns clear. for the draughts of su,-
picion, envy, jealousy. hatred and un-
charitableness never imperil its glad
some glow.
My story is ended. Despite it's sim
plicity despise not the voice of the OBJ
servant and experienced violin. Life is
made up of harmonies and discortls.
false notes or true. Hearts, like violins,
differ in capacity. but the best OF them
need the master touch to interpret the
music of the master. We hollow instru-
ments know and feel this. What pity
il is that many human souls never learn
so simple n truth. Surely the golden
harps which angel fiagers coax to
anthems of untold sweetness, but elab-
orate and prolong the songs of earth
we true interpreters, human or inani-
mate. launch heavenward here below;
beginning sweet and low with true and
loving touch what God magnifies later
into music of the spheres.
l. EDGAR JONES'
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-31
TRAPPING TURKEYS.
The Method Usually Employed is Taking
tho Wild BIRD.

tho wild BIRD.
One Of the methods by which wild
turkeys are taken by native hunters, ss
described in Hunting and Fishing in
Florida" by Mr.. c. Z. Cory. curator OF
the department of ornithology in the
Field Columbian museum, Ch5ca2o-
certainly does little credit To the intel
Lgence of the turkeys.
A place is found where turkeys are
numerous. Corn is scattered about.
and If that is eaten, more Is placed in
this manner for n week or two. until
they become accustomed to going thero'
for food. Then small logs are laid.
forming a square box about six or eight
inches in height; possibly two logs ON
each side, one above the other. Insido
Is placed the corn, and the turkeys
enter it readily, rs the obstruction ts
not sufficient to excite thsisSars.
The next night anotbE log eddsd, I
raising the box a ht1e higher. per-
haps a foot or so. and this process goes
on until the small logs form a cone
shaped box. narrowing at the top. leav-'
ing IN opening by which they can enter
ct the top.
Corn is placed in the box, and q few
kernels leading to it, "a usual, and the
turkeys. mounting the last log. drop In
and eat up the corn And now they are
caught. The opening is 50 narrow that.
although a turkey can easily jump
down through it WITH closed wings. -
cannot jump out 1iSsir VII IL - '1gs
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-31
THE ERRING BURGLAR.
Acquitted. He Is Found at His Old Wa.
Again

A curious rumancs Of burglary and
filial affection is told in the French
newspapers, says the New York Jour
nal. IL has generally been supposed tn
be almost impossible TO escape from tho
French penal settlement Mt Cayenne.
and the perils 10 be confronted in the
forests both from animals and natives.
not TO talk of starvation. appalled, the
couvicts to such an extent, that they
never even thought Of attempting
hight. This theory has just received \
severe shock. the description OF no less
than 30 recently escaped convicts hav-
Ing been circulated TO the police by the
minister Of the interior.
One or two have already been cap
tured in France. Among these is a cer-
tain Petitjean, who is accused Of new
misdeeds. Petitjean escaped from
Guiana some time ago, for no other rco-
son, he said, than to come and embrace
his old mother, who lives at Bagnolet-
He was arrested, but in Difference to-
public opinion, which was impressed by
his filial affection, he was set at liberty
and allowed to remain In France.
A short time ago a robbery took Plac,
on the Boulevard Diderot, in Paris, anil
by tracing back the stolen goods four
persons were arrested They were all
carrying knives. knuckledusters and re-
volvers, and made a most desperats
fight for their liberty. Once In prison
however, they confessed they belonged
TO a large gang whose chief was Petit
| Jean. Hence the latter's arrest
Owingsville outlook., 1896-12-31

made clearer to his ears. the view Of
his whole Threatened position spread
out like map before his eyes, the
swift calculation of the time of his men
could hold the ridge, i'm his mind-evcn
the hurried estimate of the precious mo-
ments he could give 10 the wrctched
woman before him--all this he was
hecnly alive To as he gravcly. even
gently. led her TO a chair, and said in a
critical and level voice:
This is mot enough! Speak slowly,
plainly. I must know everything.
How aud in what way have You be-
traNcd me-"
She looked at him imploringly-rc-
assured. Yet awcd by his Ccnt'encss.
believe me! But do not even know:
have taken and exchanged letters
whose contents | never saw between
the confcdcrates and a spy who comes
10 this house-hut who is far away
hy this time. did il because I thought
you hated and dcspiscd me. because l
thought il was my duty 10 help my
cause, because You said il WAS war
between MS, hut have sPicd on you. I
swear it,"
Then how do you know OF this at
tacl: -" ne said. calmly.
She frightened. half timidly. half
hopefully. There is window in the
wing of this house that overlooks the
slope near the confederate lines. There
MAS a signal placed in it-not 10y me
hut | knew il meant that as long as il
MAS there the plot, whatever il WAS, was
not ripe, and that no attack would he
made on YOU as long ns il was visible.
That much knew, that much the spy
had 10 tell me, for We both had TO
guard that room in turns. WANTED 70
keep this dreadful thing of until-un-
ill.," her voice trembled-"until," she
added hurriedly, seeing his calm eyes
were reading her very soul, until i
went away. and for that purpose with
held some of the letters that were given
me. But this morning. while was
/ away from the house, looked back and
saw that the signal WAS no longer there.
some one had changed il. ran back.
hut ! was too late, God help me, as you
Sec,"
The truth flashed upon Brant. II
was his own hand that had precipitated
the attack! But n larger truth came
to him now, like dazzling inspiration.
II he had thus precipitated the attack
before it was ripe, there was a chance
that it was imperfect, and there was
still hope. But there was no trace of
this visible i'm his face, as he fixed his
eyes calmly on hers. although his
pulses were halting in expectancy as he
said:
Then the spy had suspected you,
and changed it,"
20. no." she said, eagerly, "for the
spy was with me and was frightened,
too. We both ran back together-you
remember-she was stopped by the pa
troll" She checked herself suddenly,
but too late. Her cheeks blazed, her
head sank-with the foolish disclosure
into which her eagerness had betrayed
her.
But Drant appeared not TO notice il.
lie was, in fact, puzzling his brain 10
conceive what information the stupid
mulatto woman could have obtained