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Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-15
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

It is claimed that five times as much fruit of the frst-clnss quality was yielded by seclsel pear trees at the New York station that were sprayed twice after blossoming, as by the unsprayed. The bordeaux mixture was used to pre- vent pear scab.
 If the farmer had something to sell every month in the year, either of crops or stock, he would find it less difficult to manage on a limited capital. Cows and poultry bring in daily returns. and farmers who make a speciality of milk, butter and eggs are usually prosperous.
 It has been demonstrated during the year that one bushel of wheat will make l3 pounds of pork. Allowing five cents per pound for the pork, the wheat will return G5 cents per bushel. The item of manure must be considered also, as it should more than pay for the labor.
 Ewes whose lambs are weaned late in the fall are not so liable to udder troubles as when the feed is rank and abundant. If it be necessary to wean ewes in large milk, zee to it that they have poor feed for q week, and milk them two or three times, 4s hours apart.
 The yearly growth of 50 apple trees upon an acre of ground is worth $50, at very low estimate. At bearing age a good tree will make a good dividend upon such a value. Considering the earning power of an acre, the orchard should be given credit for more worth than is usually the case.
 Fruit growing promises a good re- ward in the near future. An increas- ing export demand affords market for selected products. Evaporation is a recognized auxiliary, and affords an outlet for the sulplusage and the de- fective fruit. Horticulture is not ex- tending as rapidly as our increase in population.
 The Indiana experiment station finds that, other things being equal, steers fed on cut clover hay will make bet ter growth than those fed on the whole hay, and in their experiment of 100 days the grain was nearly two per cent. A slight amount of exercise was found beneficial dr~ir~ f''e fattcning process.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-15
A GOOD EXCUSE.
He Could Nor Enter the Army Without
 His Bear.

He Could Sot Enter the Army Without
 His Bear.
 A bear Barnum has had the good for tune to melt the hearts of stern mIli- tary men by hIs tale, and to obtain thereby a postponcment of his period of sarvic" m the army. The man was ca!l,I a.or at Bordeaux, and presented himself ct the recruiting office with n superb rum. He told the captain in charg' us he place that he was quite wiN.Is Is- sf ln the military uniform, but he G,d Iu. now what would become of his bear. The animal was trained, and worth [ 70. Nolr'dy would keep it for him. and if he allowed it 10 20 loose abOut tine country it might do some damage. You must take my bear as well as myself" said the recruit to the officer, who, being perPlexed, sent the man away until the general of the district had been communicated with The recruit has been allowed another year before being called on to serve with the cOiors. Within that period he is expected to have found somebody who will take charge of the useful ani- mal. by whose ungainly gambols he makes a living
Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-15
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mary Anderson Navarro, according to rerorts from England, is in broken health. She is wheeled about in d bath chair every sunny morning.
 X 17-ycar-old London boy killed him self with cyanide of potassium because hc had to wear n wig while his hair which had fallen out on account of n fever, was growing out again.
 Mir. Eugene Ysayc, the violnist, has bought, for $5,oe0. .hc Stradivarius known as Hercules. It is dated 1732 is one of the most perfect of its family and is beautifully preserved.
 The late Prof. Boyesen's three sons have been made wards of the college by the trustees of Columbia college
Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-15
Music and NIolars.

There is a dentist in San Francisco who is noted for his musical tastes and his high charges. His ordinary fee is Sl5 per hour; his extraordinary fee is unknown. Some time ago n lady was in his chair, and the dentist was con- ycrsing with her while her mouth was filled with rubber uams and things. Carried away by his enthusiasm while talking of d certain song. he offered to sing it for her. Taking an inarticulate, rubber-intercepted sound for an af- frmative, he skipped lightly to the piano, which stood in one corner of the operating-room. There he toyed with Polyhymnia, the muse of music. doubtless much to his satisfaction, and, turning to his patient, asked how she liked it. Very much indeed, docior,' came the reply in nufI!ed tones, "but it would have been cheaper at q con- cert, for here it has cost me S3.75."
Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-15

There is one remedy which every fam fly should be provided with. We refer to Chamberlain's Pain Balm. When it is kept at hand the severe pain of a burn or scald may be promptly relieved and the sore healed in much less time time than when medicine has to be sent for. A sprain may be promptly treated before inflammation sets in, which in- snres a cure in about one third the time otherwise required. Cuts and bruises should receive immediate attention, be fore the parts become swollen, and when Chamberlain's Pain Balm is applied it will heal them without matter being formed, and without leaving scar. A sore throat may be cured in one night. A piece of flannel dampened with this liniment and bound on over the seat Of pain, will cure lame back or pain in the side or chest in twenty-four hours. IL is the most valuable. however, for rheu- matism. Persons afflicted with this di- sease Will be delighted with the prompt relief from pain which it affords, and it can be depended upon to effect com plete cure. For sale by H. c. Hitch cock, druggist.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-15

They are now at school and the cost of their education is to be met by the col- lege,
 Mahlon A. Sellers, of Windsor Castle, Berks county, Pa., recently celebrated the 50th anniversary Of his appoint ment as postmaster at that place. Hc secured the establishment of the office in 1si5. and has been postmaster ever since.
 Robert l.. O'Brien, of Massachusetts, who during the last campaign acted as Mir. Cleveland's stcnographer, and who has since been principal executive clerk, has resigned to become the Wash ington correspondent of the Boston Evening Transcript.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-15

While down in the southwestern part of the state some time ago." says Mir. w. Chalmers, editor of the Chico Gal Enterprise, q had an attack of dysentery. Having heard of Chamber lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy I bought bottle. A couple of doses of it completely cured me. Now am a champion of that remedy for all stomach and bowel complaints" For sale by H. c. Hitchcock, druggist.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-15
Tho Tyranny of the Desk.

We will suppose that your occupa- ton is sedentary-that you are chained,
 so to speak, to the desk in some count ing house, or perhaps to the loom in some vast mill where you are com pelled to labor from morning till night. Sunday is your only day of relaxation.
 You return home every evening wear jed mentally and bodily. Your health and strength begin to fail. What will most effectually recuperate your vital energy? The weight of evidence points to no other conclusion than that Hostetter'n Stomach Bitters is your safest, most reliable sheet anchor. Use it consistently, and your system will soon regain its pristine vjgor. Every function will receive a healthful i'm pulse. There is no remedy to equal the Bitters for nervousness and want of sleep, dyspepsia, constipation and biliousness. It averts and remedies all forms of malarial disease, and is pre- ventive of rheumatism and neuralgia.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-15

gered the customs officer who boarsied the ship William II. CoDnor us she sailed into Portland, Me, one day recently. The query was put by the captain, and the officer eyed him suspiciously until he explained that when he sailed from Kohi, Japan, on May 8 last, the China Japan war was in full swing, md he wanted to know how the fighters were getting along The war had been over so long the customs officer had for gotten all about it.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-15
"Out on A Swing"

When you hear one railroad mar remark of another: He's out on his swing don't think he's swaying to and fro under tree in the park said n railroader to Philadelphia Bulletin reporter. You can rest assured that he is attending to his duties. A swing is run where the men make trip in the morning and n",An up ate at night, In the middle of the day they v
Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-15

Mr. J. K. Fowler, secretary and treas urer of the Corinne Mill, Canal and Stock Co of Corinne, Utah, in speak ing of Cbamberlain's Cough Remedy, says: 'T consider it the best in She market. I have used many kinds but find Chamberlain's the most prompt and etfectual in giving relief, and now keep no other in my home." When troubled with cough or cold give this remedy trial and we assure you that you will be more than plsased with the result. For sale by H. c. Hitch cock, druggist.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-15
POINTS OF LAW.

A partner cannot bind the firm by indorsing a note for the accommoda- tion of another person.
 A representation though false will not vitiate q contract unless it relates to a material fact.
 When a horse runs away without fault of the driver the person injured thereby cannot recover damages.
 h the absence of an agreement to the contrary, delivery to common car rier is delivery to the consigncc.
 Compromising the interest and prom ising to pay by the borrower is valid, if supported by a consideration.
 The doctrine that the assets of a cor poration are trust fund for it's cred- itors applies only to insolvcnt conn EanIcs.
 Damages for personal injuries should include compensation for medical cx- penses, loss of time, pain and perma- nent injuries.
 Bonds of indemnity given by a fidel- ity insurance company are governed by the same principles as are policies of insurance.
 The burden of proving that n salo was a conditional one, as between an execution creditor of the purchaser and the seller, rests on the seller.
 One who is induced by fraud to sub scribe to the capital stock of q corpora ton can rescind his subscription be- fore the insolvency of the corporation.
 An equitable title meets the require ment of an insurance policy that the interest of the assured is the entire, unconditional and sole ownership.
 Bonds issued by n corporation and secured by mortgage are negotiable. though under seal and payable to bear CT on a certain day named, or sooner after five days.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-15
Notice.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ~ at the regular quarterly meet ing of the Board of Supervisors of Gila county, Arizona, held on the 9th day of April, A. D. 1896, the following order was passed, to-wit:
 lon motion. it is ordered that, pursuant to Act No 2, Session Laws of 1889, re-registration of all the voters of Gila county, Arizona, be had; and further, that the Clerk publish due notice thereof, as required by law" Globe, Arizona, April 14th, 1896.
 q. M. ALLISON, Clerk Board of Supervisors, Gila Coun- ty, A T. a16-4m
Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-15
NOTES OF SCIENCE.

Oxalic acid is now obtained from sawduSt.
 Matches have not yet displaced the tinder-box in the rural districts of Spain and Italy.
 A mortar composed of brick powder mixed with quicklime is now largely used in France.
 A street car in Glasgow with neat oil motor in place of horses was ex- hibitcd recently. While on the trial trip the oil tank took fire and burned the whole exhibit.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-15

Decorative Art. Julia, when did you have your dining room ceiling done over in those lovely shades of red and brown ?"
 "Ten bottles of my catsup I left on my sideboard burst last night.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-15

Among the recommendations of the Coconino county grand jury was one that certain mother be made to com ply with the law and send her 12-year- old daughter to school. The law is Q good one and that grand jury recom- mendation- is all right Tombstone Prospector.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-15

Has any one yet discovered how Alb raham Lincoln would vote were he now alive? Both Bryan and Mckinley claim him.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-15
 Behind the Times.

Whats the latest news of the war?'' was the surprising question that stag
Arizona silver belt., 1896-10-15

Subscriptions taken fer all the lead ing newspapers and periodicals.
 HACKNEY & HAsnLL, Publishers Arizona Silver Belt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-22
Mans View
OF Marriage.
as MARRIAGE A
FAILURE 2"

II Is not uncommon for men to bewail the
fact that marriage SO seldom means a real
companionship- man and wife are
separated by difference of taste, of mental
outlook, of general interest in life. 1t is
perhaps even more common to hear women
blamed for what is called breach of contract
in the marriage relation. If the wife be
delicate, run down, nervous and irritable,
if her smile and her spirits have taken
fight, it worries her husband as well as
herself. Even worse symptoms NAV fol.
low-the woman suffers from sleeplessness
and failting spells, her head is in a whirl,
her back ACHES, and she has that awful
crowdirg down feeling in the abdomen. Il
depends on the woman whether she will
permit these troubles to continue day by
day leading to life of misery.
Thousands have been cured by taking DR.,
Pierce's Favorite Prescription, and why not
you? A healthy woman is always interest
ing she passes for beauty because she is
happy, and her good spirits are contagious
Good nature goes with health irritability
and peevishness with sickness
Those WHO suffer from the arrangements.
disorders and diseases of the sex should re.
member that DR.. r. Pierce chief consult.
ing physician 10 the Iavalids' Hotel and
Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N Y, has, for
over quarter OF a century, made the dis
eases OF women d specially. Send twenty
one t2It cents lin cent stamps) to him,
at above address, for his great medical book
Of 1000 pages pTofusely illustrated with
wood-c:its and colored plates
1t contains photographs, names and
addresses of a vast number who have
been cured.
lou can correspond with them and
learn how they cured themselves without
having to consult 4 d..ctor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-22

spondence In relation to the compass, by
David Rittenhouse of Philadelphia two
castiron andirOns, large fire bellows, a
travelling .ecretary, having a leather-cOV-
cred receptacle for pens, ink, etc. paint
ca par ell, representing cheruhs, an oak din
sisted or the appurtenances of camp life
tosether with the regulation mess chess,
"A small studded iron treasure chest four
Saucenans, punch bowl an oak frame
ntnosraph, giving the pedigree Of the
washington family. an deliberately orna-
Inented table. card having the Washing
ton arms upon it, two vases, one large
Soiu, and miniature of Col. William
Washington, 1910, are also among the col
lection. wa
Ihese two collections, although the larg-
est, &c not by any means comprise all the
coionlal relics at the museum, and what
mere IS there is being added to all the
l,lne. Both Mr.. Clark and Mr. VIM. v
Cox, the chief clerk of the National Mi
seuin are active members of the Sons Of
the American Revolution. and take a lively
hle1ts IN the collecting of colonial relics
Std"ulhs on pedestal near the cases
when contain the Washington relies Is a
replica or the statue of Washington which
Vas unveiled at Newburgh, on the Hudson
II IS said to be the most IifeIike nresant
ment of him that has ever been made az
the HE mask by Houdon, the best of ex
ls'Hs portraits, and known physical meas
uremehts We're used in designing it. The
statue uoes not give one the idea of Wash
hSton as a man of heroic mold as he is
usuSly considered The head is, of course
vel SNAPPED While broad shoulders and hips
ahu rather tapcring waist with feet OF
SUBSTANTIAL size give him the appearance Of
= man comely to look upon and with we'll
oe'eioped capacities of endurance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-22

American Revolution are celebrating WASH
lngtoE's birthday, and the holiday is beng
fifty observed all over the United States.
The continental congress of the daughters
has brought many visitors to the city, and
the majority of these have made the pill
-Brimage to the museum and inspected the
historic relics with every evidence OF gen.
nine interest.
The museum has within the last fort
hight ceme into possession of a most unique
and valuable collection of colonial relics
that is certain to prove of the greatest
interest to sightseers and students. It is
the gift of Mr.. John Brent Copp of Massa-
shusetts, and is TO be known as the Copp
collection.
Collected for Over Two Centuries.
The Copp family has been identified with
The history OF the bay state for more than
Two centuries, and the present collection rep
ressnts the accumulation of the family since
1853 The articles are for the most part of
personal character, but are extremely in
seresting for the light they throw on the life
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-22
ALL TRERE WAS IN 1T,
He Demonstrated That Education
Would Not Have Helped Him.

He Demonstrated That Education
Would Not Have Helped Him.
From the Detroit Free Press.
had Il bored for a quarter of an hour to
convince the mountaineer that he was
wrong in contendirg that education was Of
no particular benefit to anybody, but he
would not give way. Finally L said:
You have eggs ard coonskins and other
things TO sell in town.
"Yes"
What did you sell last?"
"A leap of eggs
How n-any dozen?''
Cant tell. sab. 1 dun told you couldn't
count"
We'll, you took them to town and sold
tnem How many dozen did the buyer say
there were?"
He didn't say"
Then You can't tell whether you had
four or eight dozen?"
No, Sah."
We'll, you can see right there where ed.
ucation would have Eeen of benefit. The
grocer nave have cheated you out of two
dozen eggs for all you know"
NO, he'Ln didn't cheat"
But how do you known"
kase he'un couldn't"
You couldn't count"
NO, sab, couldn't count, but yo' see II
was this way. 1 had the basket jest so
fun, and he gin ME jest as big. a plug Of
terbacker and jest much whisky as ever
and 50 i knowed he didn't cheat Why
sab, If I'd bin gov'ner of this we're staff
thar wouldn't hev bin any mo- eggs and no
mo- whisky and terbackert
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-22

and customs in New England during all that
long period. A hasty survey of the collec-
ton would lead one to think that the sue
cessive generations of the Copp family must
have been careful and methodical people
who were opposed to the waSteful habit Of
throwing away articles of wearing apparel
or household goods just because they are
little out of style. Instead of this they have
carefully stored away all such things in ca
have furnished delightful fields for research
on rainy days. Such another chance for
costumes for fancy ball it would be hard
TO imagine. The collection fills several large
cases and contains several hundred articles.
Mr.. Copp evidently realized the historic val
ue of the collection and to avoid any posi-
b.ity of it's ever becoming dissipated or de-
stroyed. decided to turn it all over to the
National Museum as permanent fixture.
Complete and Varied.
The most remarkable features of the col
lection are it's completeness and variety.
There are a number of ladies' costumes so
long out of date now that the average wo-
man of fashion would hardly realize that
her sisters, or ather her great grandmoth-
ers, could ever have worn such gowns.
Shoes and slippers of long forgotten style
are there, and bonnets that are surprising
In the extreme. One of them is of a kind
that the children of the present genera ton
have heard about, but few have ever seen
the mammoth bonnet a frame that can be
pulled up over the face pushed back out
of the way, for all the world like the top of
q modern buggy. and not so very much
smaller, either. Huge poke bonnets are in
the collection, and others smaller, but none
the less interesting. A quaint old gown Of
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graduation on the event caused George H.
Boxer, metrical chronicler Of the war,
to write:

graduation on the event caused George H.
Boxer, a metrical chronicler Of the war,
to write:
by bordering over plans and maps;
Great General George has got the gaps;
But we who watched his sleepy war.
We got the gaps long, long before"
Boxer is dead, but his autograph of these
lines is in the den at Gapland
President Lincoln, however, was SO much
encouraged by the ardent attack and sue
cess of his army at South Mountain that,
despite the indeterminate result of Ante
tam, three days after, he issued his proc
iamation of emancipation, having first Wis
tied both battlefields. This memorial is the
hrst attempt to illustrate the mountain
country of the emancipation.
A railroad to Hagerstown was opened in
1865, through Pleasant Valley, and skirts
South Mountain mile from the memorial
to which is good turnpike road from
road is Keedysvlle, half way between An
tietam cemetery and the gap where Gen.
Reno was killed. Keedysville is in plain
sight Of Gapland.
"Gatk's" Home.
In 1884 Mr.. G. A. Townsend, one Of the
army correspondents. visited Crampton's
Gap while making studies for Katy of
Catoctin," and, struck with the mountain
views, bought the ground in the gap, in
which he has since built six houses and
above a dozen structures and put up q
mile of stone walls.
The crops of Catoctin valley are hauled
out through the gap, which has omnibus
mail stage four times day, and Burketts-
vile and Gapland villages a mile on either
side.
After expanding s21 600 in their salaries
out of $4,000 voted by Congress to open
roads through Antietam battlefield, the
two former commissioners forgot to do a
stroke of work. Their SUCCESSORS last year
opened four and half miles of road at an
expense of only $4,000 and this year rec
ommend connecting the South mountain
battle gaps by a road on the lofty ridge,
which will have no parallel as battle park
in this country. The ridge at the Memorial
Gap is 1000 feet above tide. but rises in
two miles to ], 700 feet elevation. The army
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-22
Insulted Over the Wire.

From the Syracuse Post.
telegraph operator on one of the morn
Ing papers recently told me a good story
OF how he got rid Of too frequent visitor.
whose nightly calls during business hours
had come to be nuisance. The intruder
was also an operator, but was temporarily
out OF job. One evening he came in as
usual and planted himself in chair. Re
ceiv1ng no answers to his questions he
lapsed into silence and listened to the
steady click of the instrument. Suddenly
a look of disgust crossed his face He
arose, glared at the operator. who kept
on writing, turned on his heel and walked
has not called since. What was the cause
of his sudden departure? That is easily
answered. In response to a previous re-
quest the operator at the other end of the
line sent This message: rs that idiot with
you again tonight?"
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"Applejack, WIN . H,..or

On Laurel Hill, In Bridgeton, N. j., there
stands house between whose walls is hid
den a quart of the nurest applejack The
bottle has rested there for thirty-nine Years.
and has, according to the story told, eleven
years more to stay When the house was
quit, thirty-nine years ago, a quart bottle
was hlled with jack and tightly sealed
and plastered in the wall by the man who
mad the house built. The bottle is not to
OF the man who placed it there for him be-
comes fifty years Of age. The hoy" Is now
thlrty-line years Of age. and in all these
years has kept true to the promise made in
the days of his youth to his father not to
touch the bottle of applejack until he
reaches the half-century mark in life's
Journey. Some people in Bridgeton would
like to sample that bottle