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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-11
Swine.

Fattnning hogs will not eat bran
readily, but will devour consider
able amounts of wheat and fine mid
dlings, especially if mixed with
sour milk.
If pigs get too much corn they will
eat a good deal of charcoal to cor
rect acidity of the stomach; better
still is the feeding of some kind of
roots.
The spring pigs will be ready for
the butcher by November if given
plenty of clover the first five months,
and after that proper amount of
corn in addition. There will be a
good profitable growth of $50 or 300
pounds.
If you have kept the breeding sOws
on corn all the winter they have
proved expensive consumers, and,
besides, were not in condition to far
Tow thrifty pigs. You would better
have provided milk, bran and roots.
If whole grain is fed to the cattle
and horses, it is not a bad practice
to let the hogs run in the barnyard
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-11
Horticulture.

In many hamlets it would pay a
man to become an expert in spray
ing, for there are many who would
be willing to pay a fair price for
having the work done who would
not fit up to do it themselves.
When man lives on farm and
does not have plenty of fresh fruits
in their season, it shows that he does
not appreciate the advantage of his
position.
1t is the present century which
has witnessed the evolution Of the
green bouse, and as it comes into
more general use winter gardening
in the colder States completes more
successfully with the Southern ell
mates.
By trellising or stalking up the
tomato vines you can increase both
the quality and the quantity of the
yield. To ripen perfectly and to
keep free from rot, the fruit needs
to be dry and to have plenty of sun
shine.
So long as an acre of forest can be
bought at the present low prices it
will not be possible for any forestry
expert, however enthusiastic, to
show remunerative investment in
the planting of trees; but we hope
sentiment will come to the rescue.
Half the cranberries of the United
States are from the New Jersey
boys, where there are nearly 5000
acres under cultivation. The old
cedar swamps can be put under cul-
tivatiOn for from 500 to $500an acre.
Wet ground is always unprofit-
able; it is not fit for fruit of any
kind, because fruit always requires
dry soil, and because wet ground
is frosty. Neither is it good for
grain. 1t will raise only frogs,
malaria and lazy farmers.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-11

in passable weather, that they may
pick up undigested food and add
value to the manure by mixing it
continually.
1t is still claimed by some feeders
that hogs at four and a half cents
will pay 81 for the wheat consumed.
There is no question but that more
wheat is bound to go into pork in
some some shape in the future.
The winter feeding of hogs is
generally an expensive matter,
especially when grain is the main
dependence; but there is no reason
why it should be so, for much more
economical food can be provided.
Good corn ensilage will carry the
hogs through the winter in good
condition, and leave much great
er profit about the cost of feeding
than If grain is used. Sow field
for this purpose, and test the matter.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-11
Poultry Notes For june.

Your houses should have been
given a spring cleaning last month,
but it is not too late now. June is
the month to take all precautions
against lice. Clean your drop boards
every morning, and kerosene your
roosts upper and under side once a
week. Kerosene also your nest
boxes at least twice u month from
now until cold weather, and renew
the bedding that your hens may
have sweet, clean nests. Gull out
your early Matched chicks and keep
your best and most perfect specimens
separate, and keep them growing.
June is a good month to set eggs
from the Leghorns, Minorcas and
others of the Mediterranean class,
for late fall layers.
Give your laying stock as much
range as possible that they may find
the bugs and insects so necessary
for them at this season.
Close out all your broilers while
prices remain gOod.-Cultivator and
Country Gentleman.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-11
REMARKABLE PRAYER.
"Help These Men to Remember the Tax
Burdened People"

"Help These Men to Remember the Tax
Burdened People"
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, June 3.-The
Chaplain of the House, the Rev.
David G. Bradford, opened pro-
ceedings to-day in the State Legis-
lature with the following fervent
prayer:
almighty God, we seek Thy
presence and blessings at the begin
ming of another days dilligent labor.
Help us, pray Thee, in the dis
charge of this days duties. Help
these men to remember the poor,
tax-burdened people of this great
state. Contract, we pray Thee, the
capacious NAV of the penal refOr-
matory, charitable and educational
institutions of Illinois. May they
learn to be content with less money
and may we who refuse to worship
a golden calf refuse also to worship
gold in any other form. Forbid that
any foreigner visiting our shores
shall ever again have occasion to
write:
"Money, money, is all their cry;
Moneys the total sum.
Give us money or else we die;
Oh, let the money come"
And we will ever give Thee endless
praise. Amen
This prayer was greeted with en-
thusiastic applause.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-11
Sheep.

After one has obtained the breed
of sheep just suited to his locality, it
is important that its quality should
be maintained. This can be done
only by yearly selection, even as we
select and improve our corn and
seed wheat.
Scrub rams should be promptly
disposed of, and not allowed to min
gle with the other sheep. BY weed
ing out the ewes and procuring
crosses from suitable pure bred rams,
the flock will not only hold its own,
but continually improve.
There is yet call for improvement
in our common sheep. What we
want to do is to feed. We starve our
sheep, and consumers complain of
our mutton.
Sheep always rest on the highest
points-for safety no doubt. They
drop their manure more evenly than
do horses or cattle, and tread it into
the soil, which the others will not
do.
The solid droppings of sheep have
been found by analysis to contain
double the amount of fertility cattle
droppings do, and it can be seen
readily why sheep are such valuable
soil renovators.
Hilly pastures drain themselves,
and flocks are less liable to the
diseases which attack them in wet,
Doggy lands. This makes clear the
condition needed in our sheep past
ures.
We must appreciate the import
ance of starting the young lambs
right by giving them good sires.
Thus the vast herds of the West
were improved, and pure bred rams
are coming into more general de-
mand. The tockmaster should use
as much care as does the dairyman.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-11

1t is waste time" when farmer
loses an average of half an hour a
day doing his feeding for the lack of
a few conveniences. One may be
busy, and yet idle.
He is truly a bungler who every
time he goes to his badly located
piggery with pail of slop must
climb into the pen to adjust the
loose trough, which is rooted about
at will.
Often a trap door through which
hay or straw for bedding may be
dropped Just where it is wanted, will
save time and hard work when you
can but ill afford to give either of
them.
Spanish farmers use the same
plows as did the Moors when Isa-
bella expelled them. Machines for
sowing, reaping or threshing are
unknown. The grain is winnowed
by women, who toss it into the air.
Some kinds of early corn will
stand closer planting than is usual.
The field will thus be practically
enlarged. Rows four feet apart will
A,lOZ nlllS w Ull6 dClO IL
three feet apart, 4,840.
Often farmers need exhorting
rather than teaching. Underdrain-
ing and manuring will work Won
ders. 1t is a mistake to think we
can not have good fields nor gar
dens because the soil is little
heavy.
Take no thought for the morrow"
does not mean that we must not
plan for the future. There is too
much doing of that which is con-
venient, without a thought as to
whether it is the thing most needed
to be done.
If farmers will cultivate the mind
as we'll as the soil, perfection in
agriculture could be approached in
a few years. The tilling of the soil
is destined to become the most
learned and practical of all the pro-
fessiOns.
If crossing the farm without tool
in the hand, resort to stick, a jack
knife or the toe Of the boot in the
war against weed pests. If all land
owners would persistently fight this
ties and dock they would be soon eX-
terminated.
Slack a pound of lime, and, while
hot and at the consistence of cream,
add a pint of linseed oil and quar-
ter of a pound of dissolved glue, and
let stand half day. For interior
walls this is superior to simple lime
and water.
In many regions it is the custom
to begin feeding hogs green corn as
soon as the ears are glazed, This is
rather a wasteful practice, but there
is sufficient compensation for loss OF
grain in the consumption for loss OF
the stalks.
1t is not advisable to allow feed tC
go to waste, but it is not good
economy to permit the serious in.
jury of a good meadow to save 8
small amount of grass. Do not pas
ture too long after harvest.
Little things in agriculture repre-
sent the difference between profit
and loss-a few more bushels o.
grain an acre, little heavier yielC
of butter COW, little faster gain
in the fattening cattle; proper care
will procure all these.
Straw alone contains but small
proportionate amount of plant food
but if properly used as an absorben
it provides one of the best of ma
nures. To let it rot down in thu
stack is a poor way.
Land too rough for cultivation
should either be seeded with goOC
grasses for sheep or planted will
timber or fruit trees. There is Yer!
little land which should remain
absolutely idle.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-11
Poultry.

There should always be a hatch
ing house in the poultry yard, be it
ever so small. The requisites are
that it be clean, and that there be
peace and quiet. 1t is better if dark
and the floor covered with moist
soil.
He who puts on the market the
finest product reaps the richest har-
vest. Eggs are refined wheat, corn
and grass, and they contain much
that on the farm would otherwise go
to waste.
Few really know anything about
capons, but the larger size, the ten
der and delicious flavor of the
caponized fowl have resulted in it's
being much sought for by those hav-
ing tested its superior eating quail
| ties.
A we'll developed capon will weigh
from two to four pounds more than
the cockerel of the same age, and,
as the market price is from two to
four cents more, it is quite obvious
which is the more profitable to raise.
Do not put setting hens so close
together that they can fight while
on their nests. The more secluded
they are the better they will do, and
by all means it should not be posi-
BILE for other fowls to get near to nor
disturb them.
If young broods are cooped for the
first month it gives the chick two
chances to reach maturity where it
would have but one if running about
while young and tender.
Cholera among chickens is a
disease which is a result of the poor
conditions which surround them.
With good food, fresh, pure water,
daily clean quarters and a good
range, it seldom gets foothold.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-11
Horses.

Fifty years ago breeders protested
earnestly against the innovation of
the iron horse, and predicted death
to all industries connected with
horse flesh; but every snort of the
iron horse called this unvanquished
animal to other fields of usefulness.
He is not to 90 because of the adj
vent of electricity, either.
Battle the shoulders with strong
salt water each night after removing
the harness, if you would avoid hav-
ing your horses sore under the col
lar. If you began two weeks before
spring blowing, all the better.
When the colt is 10 days old put a
halter on it for an hour or two, with
the strap attached with a snap.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-11
Needs q New Dress.

Miss Tennessee is 100 years old,
and has evidently outgrown some of
her clothes and customs. Among
one of the CHANGES of raiment might
be mentioned the old constitution in
which she has been wrapped so long
that it is getting slightly faded, and
frayed at the edges. She would
evidently look far brighter and
make better appearance among
her sister states with a much more
modern costume than the one she is
now masqurading ink.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-11
Nonresident Notice.
CLERK AND MASTERS OFFICE, J
Columbia May II, 1897.


Margaret Cant, col, Complainant, VS..
Martha Caldwell, COL, ct. al, Defen-
dant.
1t appearing from affidavit filed in this
cause, that the defendant, Matilda Cor
don, is nonresident of the State of
Tennessee,
1t is therefore ordered that she enter
her appearance herein, before or with
i'm the first three days of the next term
of the Chancery Court, to be held at
Columbia on the first Monday in July,
next, 1897, and plead, answer or demur
to Compliments bill, or the same will be
taken for confessed as to her and set
for hearing eX parte; and that copy Of
this order be published for four consecu-
tive weeks in the Columbia HERALD.
a COpy-ATTEsT:
A. y. AKIN, Clerk & Master
J. A. Smiser, Sol'r for CompPt.
mayl4 st
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-11
ADMINISTRATIONS NOTICE,

All persons indebted to l.. NJ. Afford, de-
ceased, are notified to settle with me. and
those having claims against his estate are
hereby notihed to present them at once to
me. j. II. Afford
may2S At Administrator.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-16
From Tuesday. Daily.
Col. 4. O. Brodie is in town.
 Phenix has ripe watermclons.

Col. 4. O. Brodie is in town.
 Phenix has ripe watermclons.
 Bruce Perley, of Pnenix, is ID town.
 W. s. Head came in from Camp Verde yesterday.
 Isaac T. Stoddard returned yes terday from a protracted visit east
 Charles Raible returned on Sun- day from attending school at Pomo- na, California.
 K. c. Powers, accompanied by J c. Rankin, left today at 5 p. n for the Santa Maria via Congress to survey the Waters mine and mil site for patent.
 At the special meeting of the city council last evening committed was appointed to investigate the cause of tho absence of water pres, sure at the recent fire.
 The Prescott kindergarten will close on Friday. Parents and all others interested in this work are earnestly invited to be present on the afternoon of that day.
 4 mass meeting will be held al the court house this evening to tall water schemes and discuss the prop osition of adding anothsr Sl00, ,00C of bonded indebtedness to the al. ready overburdened rate of ts1s. tion.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-16
Ernm ThnrsanY,s Daily.


 Tle Keogh company is in Los Angeles.
 R-v. A. J. Swarts left for Califor- mia this morning.
 R. M. Rodgers IS in town from the Verde valley.
 c. B. Gennuug came in from the south yesterday.
 F. W. Raymond is paying a visit to Prescott on business.
 Ex-Mayor Monihan came up from Phenix this morning on the sea side limited.
 Jerome and Congress will send large delegations to Prescott s Fourth of July celebration.
 J,H. Collins, an attorney of Fresno, California, arrived here on Sunday with a view of locating. | Orick Jackson and Gil s. Fergu- son left this morning for 8 two weeks outing at Castle creek hot springs.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ellis came uP from Phenis yesterday enroute to Cali fornia to spend the summer. They left on the sea side limited this morning. A deed was filed for record today from A. J. Herndon 10 Geo. :, Henry for lot F, block g, Noel ler's addition, the price paid being S200.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-16
From Fridays Daily.

From tEl1Al hAAys
 Prescott public schools closed to- day.
 Board of fire delegates meet to- night.
 Dr. Pentland left for Fort Apache this morning.
 ?. B. Thornton, the Jerome attor- ney, IS in town.
 The electric light poles ar rtveed on this afternoons train.
 Ed. NJ. Foltz, superintendent of the Gladiator mine is in town.
 H. R. Ayers, representing Fraser & Chalmers, of Chicago, is Tn the ely.
 John Koontz, the we'll known Vii lams valley stock man IS in town.
 J. c. Herndon's family horse, a roan, has stray,d of and he will pay a reward fer his return.
 The JOURNAL MINER enormously reported bil, of J. P. Bruce fer outdoor relief beiug disallowed yes ,erday. No such bill was before the board. Dr. J. N. McCandleSs was able to be on the street today on cTutches for the frs time since he was in- jured, several weeks ago.
 Fred Haas, Q popular railroader, formerly with the 5. F. P, x F., rail road, but now with the U. V. & F., railway, IS in town.
 Conductor Richard, one of the popular ticket punchers of the s. F. P. x F., is taking layof, nursing . mashed thumb.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-16

Geo. Rich, of Jerome has cleeded one eighth interest in the Rich, Brewer & Co, ditch and tunnel wa ter right to I. A. and E. W. Flaw kins, for $l7o.
 The grand jury today returned two indictments against persons not in custoday, names not given. 1t ignored the charge agaInst A. J. Reed, and the defendant was dis charged.
 Two womeR of the town engaged in row at Congress on Sunday night when one of them slashed the other in the face with knife, cut ting a gash in her right cheek ex- tending from the temple down to the jaw.
 Edward G. Barthel and Mrs. Jen- nie Wilson were married this after noon by Rev. G. l.. Pearson at the residence of the brides brothers, Arthur W. and John Robinson. Only the relatives of the family were present
 The argument that because there was no water in the mains at the time of the recent fire, Prescott needs a new water system, is very weak from the fact that the reser- voIr was full at the time. A S5,- O00, ,000, 600 gallon reservoir full of water would be of no avail at a fire if it were shut out of the mains.
 4 deed has been filed for record from Geo. G. Baker and Dollie M. Baker of Gentry county, Missouri, to Wm. c. Baker of Jerome for lots Il, 12 and 15, block 9, east side of Hull avenue, Jerome, the consider ation being $1y0OO G. W. Hull has deeded part of lot II, same block to W. c. Baker for $40
 Thursday morning about 3 o'clock the store building and stock of general merchandise, located at Carrolton, about nine miles south east of Jerome, the property of Thomas Carroll, was destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at be- tween six and seven thousand dol lars, with an insurance of $500 on stock, $325 on the building and $175 on the fixtures. As to how the fire caught there is no knowledge.-Je- rome News.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-16

It just took the jury in the Cana ris case long enough 10 take a bal lot to render 6 verdict. It was guilty as charged, and was unani- nous on the first ballot. The de- feDdant when on the stand testified to more than he was asked to, and convinced the jury that he was cap able of doing worse than commit ting larceny, the crime he was charged with. His sentence was set for tomorrow, Wednesday, June 18th.
 Deputy Sheriff Pete Boscha re- turned to Congress yesterday again to attend to some business reouir- ing his attention, but on his arrival there discovered that business of an unexpected nature requiring imme- diate attention from him. During his absence Valentine Ozuna and Antonio Sastersy had some difficult ty resulting in the shooting of Sas- teray by Ozuna. The ball took sf- feet in the leg producing a flesh wound only. Deputy Boscha i'm mediately returned to Prescott with the shooter, lodging him in jail this morning.
 The closing meeting for the season, of the Womans' club of Prescott, was held yesterday after noon at the residence of Mrs. J. v. Shepard. The meeting was well attended and was one Of the most interesting held during the year, The first of business was the preparation and adoption of resolu- tions of sympathy with Mrs. R. c. Woodruff, who has presided over the meetings for the past year, on the death of her husband. Mrs. Shepard read a very interesting ps. per on "Picturesque Italy," and Mrs. R. R. Coleman led in the dis cussion of it. The programme was varied from the usual order bY Mrs. A. G. Kennedy giving short reel tation and by the introduction of . brief musical programme..iR which Mrs. Isaac T. Stoddard, Miss Helen Wells and Mrs. J. c. Martin each sang . solo and Miss Irene Martin rendered piano solo. Another in- novation from the regular order of business was the serving of refresh ments. The club will take a vaca- tion until October.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-16
From sasurdsy's Daily

The Bashford- BuTmister company received a car load of new potatoes today.
 Miss Kiernan left this morning for Portland, Oregon, to spend Ler vacation.
 The jury returned 6 verdict of not guilty in the case of Antonio Diaz charged with burglary.
 The Christian Endeavor society gave a social last night at the resi-. dence of Mir. and Mrs. Averyt.
 This mornings north bound train was nearly an hour and half late getting out'of Prescott.
 IT. Stoddard is expected home tomsrrow.
 Rev. E. J. Harper has returned from his visit east.
 The Pearson Stock company ar rived on today's train.
 Lieut.. Will Horne will leave to- morrow for San Francisco.
 Thomas Elder has been appointed deputy constable at Jerome.
 D. B. Gillett returned this morn ing from a visit 10 his mine. Marshal Meade left for the south on this afternoons train.
 Jacob Henkle came in yesterday from his Bradshaw mining camp.
 ". J. Mulvenon was elected chief of the fire department last night.
 John Hutchins was in from Groom creek today. He reports mining in- terests iu his section as booming. If any one should find a pair of eye glasses in all probability they belong to Gorham 4. Bray. [. F. Hale and family are sojourn- ing in San Diego, having gone there from the Jacinto springs.
 J.P. Dillon hss added to his bus mess by starting a soda fountain and an ice cream parlor. je l0xl2
 The $. P. company pays seventy per cent Of the taxes of Yuma coun- ty. Is it any wonder that the com pany takes an interest in politics therei
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-16

county has paid Der officials in ac- cordauce with this decision. Coco nino supervisors accepted the valida Ity Cf the act without question and allowed the claims of her off ,ials. The ease wilt or tsEen to the court by eA-otiic i this county.
 Tie s.iz-na rict of the N r ,.huicL. -a.ta. convene m Pre- colt oa Jur , for tho abnua d.s rct cuni e. The member If that bed, r,, ct to have larg i,l,gat m Pnenix, Tempe smiths chapei, .ackeye and Wes Eud. After tLe conference the pas tors of L be different churches in th'
 .islr,ct will unite their efforts in amp meeting which will last two pr three weeks. Arrangements have been made with the railroad com pany whereby ali who desire to .ome to Prescott 10 attend these meetings or to have three weeks outing. eau get a one-half fare rate for the round trip, S 20. The ex- cursion tickets are good from Juae 24 to July 20.
 The territorial board of equaliza- ton dil not make great headway yesterday. The valuation of the N. NJ. x A. was considered, General Manager Naugle and Col. Herring appearing for the road. The re- turned valuation was about S2S4,- 600 for the Benson-Nogales line, as against Si6OOOO, the assessed valuation of last year. The board decided on nothing, but spent the day collecting general data regard ing all the roads. The subject of taxing Pullmans was again touched upon. Mir Carl 4. Snyder, who rep resented the \. t P before the board, is also the representative of he Pullman Car company, and IS lesirous of having early action .aken in order that he may get away. However anxious tho board
 nav be 10 comply with his wishes it will probably have to consider that matter last, for the reason the rail roads have included in their returns the leased Pullman cars. As soon l as the board passes upon the re- turns and fixes a valuation of the Pullmans it will have in effect dis posed of the Pullman Car company matter.-Republican.