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Graham guardian., 1896-10-16
PRESS COMMENTS.

Buckley O'Neill is losing votes
rapidly in Arizona and particularly
in Maricopa county. The demo-
cratic party of this territory have
not forgiven O'Neill for the defeat
of John G. Herndon and will resent
it by their votes this fall. Had O.
Neill been out of the contest two
years ago Mr.. Herndon would have
been elected, as the votes show,
by at least one thousand majority.
The national campaign has assumed
such a phase that the election of a
populist to congress would be
disastrous. The last two days has
given undisputed evidence that
Bryan would be elected and the
people of Arizona realize the
necessity of sending man to con-
gress who will be in harmony with
the majority in congress and the
president. Arizona cannot, under
any circumstances, afford to send a
populist to congress, and particular
ly one of the Buckley O'Neill stripe.
Kansas will not recover for ten
years from the blow received from
her populist government. This is
the experience Of every state where
the experiment has been tried, and
Arizona, IN the pride of her youth
and vigor, will not tamper with
Porvidence.-Gdzette
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16
ELECTION
Proclamation.
Territory of Arizona.
Executive Department.
To all whom if NAV concern,
County School Superintendent

LNSStllNS y ~ t|Cti liiiSiiS'
To all whom it may ConCern:
Whereas under an act of the Legislative AS
cembly of the Territory of Arizona, entitled
elections" approved March Sth 1887, it is pro-
vided that there shall be held, throughout the
Territory, upon the Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November A. D. 1888, and every two
years thereafter, an election for members of the
Legislative Assembly and such other officers
as may be required by law shall be chosen at
such elections.
And whereas it is further provided in said
Act that at least thirty days before each general
election the Governor must issue an Election
Proclamation, under the great seal of the Ter
ritory and transmit copies thereof to the Clerks
of the Boards of Supervis ors of the counties in
which such elections are to be held. Such pro-
clamatioh to contain statement of the time OF
the election and the offices to be filed, and the
offer of reward in the form prescribed by said
Act
Now therefore, l. Benjamin ]. Franklin, Gov
ernor of Arizona, in pursuance of the duty en-
joined upon me do hereby order general cleo
ton to be held on the Tuesday after the first
Monday in November A. D. 1896, and the offices
to be filed at such election l do hereby desig-
nate to be as follows to-wit
One delegate to the 55th, Congress of the
United States.
IL members of the Council of the Legislative
Assembly of Arizona and "a members of the
House of Representatives of the Legislative AS
sembly of Arizona, apportioned agreeably to ex-
listing laws as follows to-wit;
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

EVERY teacher in Graham county
is expected to attend the institute
to be held at this place, commenc-
ing next Wednesday, and continL.
ing three days. The law is that
if any teacher fails to attend the
teachers institute without a law
full excuse that his certificate may
be revoked by the county school
superintendent. Institutes are
held for the benefit of teachers
and for their own good they
should be anxious to attend. The
people of Stafford will entertain
the teachers free of cost during
their stay and every evening will
be taken up with some kind of an
entertainment.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16
Instructions to Teacbers.

Following are the instructions by which the
teachers are to be guided during the institute.
Every teacher must attend and be in his or her
seat promptly at the opening hour Of each ses-
sion A failure to do 50 will be treated as Gun
professional conduct"
l. How many grades and how many pupils
in each grade, have you in your school? State
at what page in each book the different grades
will be studying at the time you close your school
to come to the Institute.
II. How often do you have physical exer-
cises in your school, and what system do you use?
III. Do you instruct IN rhetorical work
recitations, composition, etc? fso how often?
~ Do you instruct your pupils in physiolo-
gy and hygiene, with special reference to the
effects of alcoholic drinks, stimulants and mar
cotics upon the human system? If SO, give
your method.
V. Do you use corporal punishment in your
school? If So state how many cases you have
had during your present term.
The paper containing the report must be fold
ed and endorsed with your name and the name
and number of your school district and also the
words "Teacher's Institute Report"
GEORGE CLUFF,
County School Superintendent
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

ABOUT tide 10Th instant the Hon.
Thos. Fitch will address the peo-
pie of Maricopa county regardless
of politics, but under the auspices
of the Republican County Central
Committee, on the issues of the
day, tariff and silver, with the
facts of his observation, as he has
travelled in the east. The largest
political meeting ever held IN Ari-
zona will convene on that occasion.
Herald.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

OUR Democratic friends OF
Cochise county have been reading
this journal, as among them are
some of the largest stock owners,
Judging from the results of their
convention held in Tombstone
this week. On the ticket placed
In nomination, we find by their
selections for both branches of our
legislature they have recognized
the cattle industry, by selecting
men actively engaged in the rails
ing of range cattle. If they are
elected they will represent class
which needs reorganization, and
they will be in a position to do
some effective work. Mr.. Packard
occupied the same Office two years
ago to which he is aspiring now,
and in Mr.. Riggs, though young
man, they have made a good Sc
lection. We firmly believe that a
larger representation from the
range will take part in the work
of the legislature the coming ses
sion than ever before.-,Stockmdn.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16
TAX COLLECTORS
NOTICE.
TAXES FOR 1895.

Notice is hereby given that the
Duplicate Assessment Roll Of Gra-
ham county, Arizona Territory,
for the year 1896 is now in my
possession for the collection of the
taxes levied.
Taxes will be delinquent on the
Third Monday of Decemb sr, 1896,
and unless paid on that date or
prior thereto, FIVE per cent will be
added to the amount thereof as
penalty.
Taxes may be paid at my Office
in SolomonvIlle Graham county,
Arizona, at any time within Office
hours, from this date until the 2lst
day of December, 1896.
FRANK DYSART,
Tax Collector,
Solomonville, September 2lst,
1896.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16
COUNTY TICKET.

For Congress.
HON. MARK A. SMITH.
For Councilman:
HON. DAN H. MING, Thomas.
For Assemblymen:
HON. GEO. w. SKINNER, Stafford
HON. J.K. RODGERS, Pima.
For Sheriff:
VIM. BIRCHFIELD, Pima.
For Treasurer:
B. B. ADAMS, Solomonville.
For Recorder:
PEDRO MICHELENA, Solomon
vile.
For District Attorney:
WILEY E. JONES, Solomonville
For Probate Judge:
w. w. DAMRON, Thatcher.
For Supervisors:
III. G. DAY, Duncan.
DAVID MATTHEW'S, Matthews
vile.
For Surveyor:
SAM'L. LOGAN, Solomonville.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

Here is the best opportunity of
all; 80 acres offnely improved land
lying next to the Montezuma canal;
40 acres well set in alfalfa; balance
under cultivation; well watered by
4 shares of Montezuma water. This
farm lies near Solomonville, and is
the greatest bargain ever offered i,
the valley, at s25.0O per acre; III
is chance for p home, seldom Of
fered.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

w. H. Layton, of Y avapai
county, is in the valley peddeling
jewelry. He calls at every house
and when once inside stays there
until he has told all of Buckley
O'Neill's virtues. We don't know
whether he is paid advocate of
the Pops or not, but so far we
have failed to hear of one convert
he has made.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16
DISEASES OF THE SKIN.

The intense itching and smarting Incl
dent to eczema, tetter, salt-rheum, and other
diseases Of the skin is instantly allayed by
applying Chamberlain's Eye and Skin
Ointment. Many very bad cases have been
permanently cured by it. It is equally
efficient for itching piles and favorite rem
edy for sore nipples; chapped hands, chill
blains, frost bites, and chronic sore eyes.
For sale by druggists at % cents per box.
Fry DR.. Cady'a Condition Powders, they
are Just what horue needs when in bad condi.
ton. Tonic, blood purifier and vernlifuge.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

THE PopuliSt wishes to know
where Mark Smith made one
speech for John G. Herndon dur
ing the last campaign. He made
more speeches in Graham county
for Herndon than he ever did for
himself, and we presume he did
the same in the balance of the
counties. The Populist displays
dense ignorance on this subject.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

And there shall be elected in each county OF
the Territory one Probate Judge, One District
Attorney, One Sheriff. One Treasurer, One Rec.
order, one Surveyor, Two Members of the
Board of Supervisors, except in the county of
Navajo where there shall be elected thee mem
bers of the Board of Supervisors and in each of
the Counties where the Office of tax-collector
has not been consolidated with the Office of
Sheriff, or Treasurer, one Tax-collector shall be
elected. Also in the several precincts of each
county one Justice of the Peace, and one Con-
stable, and in such precincts as are entitled to
two Justices of the Peace, and two Constables,
that number shall be elected.
And do hereby offer a reward of $50 for the
arrest and conviction of any and every person
violating any of the provisions of Title Part
of the Penal Code.
In witness hereof have here
CrJ \ unto set my hand and caused
SEAL the great seal of the Territory to
~ be hereunto affixed this 30th,
day of September, A. d. 1896
Done at Phoenix, the Capital, this Both day of
September, 1896.
By the Governor,
BENJAMIN ]. FRANKLIN.
CHARLES NJ BRUCE,
Secretary of Arizona
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

JUDGE 'REAsHAU places his card
in this issue, announcing himself
as candidate for Justice of the
Peace of the Ft. Thomas precinct.
Judge Reashaw has served the peo-
pie of Thomas in this capacity for
a long time and has gwen general
satisfaction. He will be reelected.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

GEORGE W. p. HUNT in Gila
county, P. R. Brady in Pinal, and
G. r. Hakes in Maricopa, will have
a walkover for the legislative
council on next election day.
Nogales Vldettee.
And don't forget that Dan III.
Ming, of Graham county, is travel
ing the same road.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

NIKE LEAHY has been placed on
the Republican ticket for the
council vice Burt Dunlap resigned.
Mike became citizen just in the
nick % time.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

Do you know of any country
on silver basis where wages are
good?"-Arizona Republican,.
We know of country on the
gold basis where wages are not
good. And that country is the
United States of America.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

THOSE desiring good quality OF
job work can always get it on
short notice and at reasonable
prices at the GUARDIAN office.
Our work always speaks for itself.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

JUDGE BARNES seems to be lick
ing his chops these days with as
much satisfaction, as if he had been
feasting on green's and lamb chops.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

House and lot on Layton street,
Layton; 4-room brick house and 3
acres of ground with IL share Of
Montezuma water. This is a good
home and can he bought cheap.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

WILEY E. JONES will receive a
larger majority this fall than he
did two years ago. He is entitled
to 1T.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

SEND "Uncle Jim" to the Legis-
lature yells the PopuliSt, but the
people won't respond.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

IT is understood that the Dis
trict court will open on the End of
November.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

BEFORE this time next year a
first class broom factory will be in
full running order in this valley.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

We also have for sale tracts of
land from 3 to 800 acres, all set in
alfalfa, and tne larger tracts suit
able for feeding stock. Plenty of
water.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

80 acres Of fine land near Stafford;
30 acres of it in alfalfa; good house
and corral; well watered; finest
farm In the valley for corn. This
farm can be bought for s25.O0 per
acre and is a great bargain. Terms
easy.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

BILLY BIRCHFIELD will be elect
ed by $50 majority.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

MORE rain has fallen in the Gila
valley this year than since 1881.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

Three room brick house, 5 acres
ground,-1-2 in alfalfa, young
orchard and vineyard, IL share
Montezuma wfster, on Church st.
Layton, 100000.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

Fine farm 43 acres under the San
Jose ditch, & shares of San Jose
waterGood house and fence and all
under cultivation.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

1912 acres adjoining Thatcher,
under fence, 2 shares of Enterprise
water.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

House and lot containing about
l 3-4 acres; fine well of water; 1-2
share Montezuma water; centrally
located in Layton.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

40 acres under cultivation. 80
in alfalfa. Good orchard and
vineyard, dwelling home, we'll of
fine water and other improvements.
With A shares in Montezuma canal.
Anyone desiring to purchase, dis
pose of, or lease land is request
ed to- call on or address the SAT-
ford Real Estate Agency.
HUNTER & PATTERSON,
Managers
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

25 acres within 1-2 a mile of
Stafford, nearly all in alfalfa, good
home, barn and orchard. Plenty
of water.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

100 acres-30 in cultivation.
Plenty of water in Bryce and
Oregon canals. 3 room house and
we'll of good water.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16

Several lots on Stafford Avenue
uitable for business locations.
Graham guardian., 1896-10-16
The fOllOWiD9prOperty
is for sale by the SAT-
ford Real Estate
Agency:

Lots ?, a, 6, 8, 10, II, IA,
Io, block 81, Pearl street, ST.
ford.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-04
-ZgUATIoNAL FARMERS ALL
ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

President Mann Page, Brandon,
q Vice President-H. Q. Snavely, Leb
arI rSIecretary-Treasurer-R. A. South
worth, Denver, Col.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
HI. Loucks, Huron, s. D.; w. P.
Rricker. Cogan Station. Pa. ]. f. VIII
iotts, KANSAS; W. L. Peeke, Ga.
JUDICIARY.
r. A. Southworth, Denver, Colo.
Nv. Beck, Alabama.
Nd. Davie, Kentucky.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-04
FACTS WORTH REMEMBERING.

1t is worth while for all farmers,
everywhere, to remember that thor,
ough culture is better than three mort
cages on their farms.
That an offeneive war against weeds
is five times less expensive than a de-
fensive one.
That good fences always pay better
than lawsuits with neighbors.
That hay is a good deal cheaper made
in the summer than bought in the
winter.
That a horse who lays his ears back
and looks lightning when anyone ap
pro6ches him, is vicious Don't buy
him.
That educating children is money
loaned at hundred per cent.
That one evening spent at home in
study is more profitable than ten in
country taverns.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-04
WORKING YOUNG COLTS.

1t is the custom nowadays to break
and use colts at a much earlier age
than in former years. There can be no
doub5 that the practice is overdone,
and that many valuable horses have
been ruioed by improper use ct an
early age. On this subject the Ameri
can Cultivator truthfully says that the
three year old colt should not be put at
hard work. He should have enough
to do to exercise his muscles, but with
out the danger of straining them. The
young colt should be put beside an old
and steady horse, and thus used it will
not be apt to do much. It worked
without injury during the year they
are three years old, they will not be
strained by any task in later years
after bone and muscles have hardened
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-04
HORTICULTURE
HOW TO SUCCEED WITH EARLY
STRAWBERRIES.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer,
The very early strawberry fighting
for life amid the quickly alternating
extremes Of heat and cold of early
spring is apt to be generally inferior to
varieties ripeniDg later and under more
favorable conditions. Laboring under
so many Disadvantages from weather
it must have all the advantages that
soil can give to attain any degree of
excellence. With all these advantages
many more early Strawberries prove
failures than any other kind. After
many years experience, and the testing
of many hundred varieties, find that
the Murray and the Improved West
brook are the best. | have tested them
fully. Both ripen their fruit before
Crescent, or such varieties usually
called early, begin to ripen at all. As
experienced growers know, this is very
early indeed.
Both are very prolific, of the most
perfect and brilliant red, and about
the firmest and best shippers 1 ever
saw.
Their siz9 is good, averaging with
Gre. cent. B3ing pistilates, they saould
have Meeks' Early, an extremely early
staminate, planted every fourth row
as pollenizers. Eleanor 1 have not yet
fully tested, but experienced and re
liable growers pronounce it the earliest
and most valuable berry known.
But like all very early varieties, the
above must have rich soil and clean
culture. One hundred bushels of cot
ton seed or half ton of cotton seed
meal, or $50 pounds nitrate of soda, or
25 good loads of stable manure, and 300
pounds dissolved bone or acid phos
phate and $50 pounds sulphate of pot
ash or 100 bushels unleached wood
ashes per acre, thoroughly plowed and
narrowed in, make splendid crops of
them on almost any soil. R pening 80
early, and being so firm and highly
colored, they command very high
prices.
O. W. BLACKNALL.
Kittrell, N @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-04
FALL FLOWING.

To prepare the ground for the seed,
it should be deeply ploWed in the
autumn, and cross plowed. as the land
cannot be ploWed in the spring without
exposing large surface to tho strong,
drying if 9cts of the spring winds, and
thus occasioning the less from the soil
by evaporation Of a quantity of water
proportioned to the increase of surface
exposed. By the reciprocal action of
the atmosphere and the soil the latter
matter. The silicates soluble with
difficulty slowly yield alkaliea, lime
and msgnesia in soluble forms; the
sulphides are slowly converted into
eulphates, and generally the minerals
of the soil are disintegrated and mixed
under the influence OF the oxygen, the
water, the carbonic acid, and the nitric
acid of the air. Again, the atmospheric
nitrogen is assimilable by the soil in
the shape of ammonia, nitrates, and
the amide like matters of humus.
The rate of disintegration, as well as
that of nitrifcation, depends in part
upon the chemical and physical charac
ter of the soil, and partly upon the
temperature and meteorological con
ditions.
Moreover, the soil lying in rough
inter burrows has been subjected to the
action of frost; it is in its upper layers
SO broken up and divided in all direc
tions by the powerful expansion of the
water when converted into ice, as to be
reduced to the condition of the greatest
possible fineness, recognized and So
much desired by the farmer under the
term mellowness.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-04
FLOWING UNDER CROPS.

Experience has shown that one of
the best, as we'll as one of the most
economical ways Of building up the
fertility of the soil is by plowing under
green crops, and this plan of fertilizing
can also be used to good advantage in
maintaining the fertility, so that on
the average farm it will be found a
good plan to take every opportunity OF
blowing under a green growth.
But in doing this we would hardly
advocate the growing o weeds, espe-
cially to plow under as green crop
But at the 3me time, if there was a
good growth of weeds already on the
land and it were possible, we should
certainly use all reasonable care to
plow under.
As with all other work on the farm,
however. iG will always pay to do the
work at time and under such con
djtiOns as Is best calculated to make the
most out of it. For this reason, when
it is possible, a green crop should be
Dlowed under when the plants have
made their best growth. When the
plants are in full bloom is generally
when the best stage of growth has been
reached, and when the plants will con
tain the largest amount Of plant FOOD,
and the nearer the most satisfactory
way and with the least OF effort.
The day for economy IN the opera
tion of farms is here, and the farmer
can no longer afford to employ olo
fashioned and expensive meTnods. One
of the essentials to good farming is
good blowing, and to accomplish = Gnis
there ia nothing so effective as first
class gang ploW.-N. J. Shepherd.
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wheat and clover, followed by corn and
peas; then by wheat and clover. If
desirable, rye or oats may occasionally
be substituted for the wheat.
AS the land becomes richer, as much
as one and half bushels of wheat may
be sown per acre.
1t requires nitrogen, phosphorus and
potash to make a complete fertil; z r.
The above ingredients furnish the phos-
phOrus and potash only. The clover
and peas will provide the nitrogen
much more cheaply and practically
than can be done by direct applica
ton of nitrogen USUALLY nitrate of
sode). To those, however, who may
prefer perfect, or compile, fertilizer,
the following formula is submitted:
Nitrate of soda ......... 500 pounds
ACID phosphate. e..........1 II, 90 "
Murlate OF potash w 400 "
The above will make ton at a cost
of about $25 for ingredients, but if
bought on the market ready for use, it
will cost about $35 High grade in
gradients should be procured.
In either case the largest quantity
that can be used without injury to the
crop will be the cheapest in the end, as
large crop will not only be procured
but the value of the fertiFz 9rs will be
multiplied many times over by reason
of chemical action not necessary to
state here.
If farmers could only be induced to
try the above plan on a couple of acres
of wheat, the prospect by spring would
doubtless be such that they would
strain point to try the other two in
corn. The cost of the first formula
(acid phosphate and kainiO will be
about 81 per acre. BRYAN TYSON
Ollie, n. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-04
EFFECT OF DETAssELING CORN

At various times it has been thought
that the removal of the tassel of the
corn plant would result in a larger
yield. This was based On the admitted
fact that large amount Of energy is
used in the development of the flower
and the production of pollen. a mum
Der of tests were made to determine
the facts in the case, OF course it was
necessary to allow enough pollen to be
produced to fertiliz9 the silks In most
of the tests, therefore, the tassels were
removed from every alternate row
pulled out as soon as they appeared-or
three rows were detasselled and one
left untouched.
At the Cornell Station detasseled
corn produced a slightly greater yield
during the first two years, but the third
year there was practically no benefit
In Nebraska, detasseling resulted in
decreased yields. Here the tassels we're
cut eff instead of being pulled out, as
was the case in New York. In Mary
land the yield was decreased by the
practice. In Kansas the detasseled
fields produced slightly the most corn.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-04
RALEIGH, N. c., AUGUST 4, 1896.

In Illinois, tests were made during two
years. In both cases it was evident
that no greater yield was produced by
rows that had been detasseled.
1t will be seen, therefore, that the
question has by no means been decided,
but must be more fully investigated.
One thing, however, is certain-the
ordinary farmer can with profit leave
the matter for experiment station men
to determine There evidently is not
enough benefit in detasseling for the
commercial grower to practice it, ard
II better seed can be produced, let
trained Investigators prove it.-Ameri
can Agriculturist.