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The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06

A miner just in from the Copper
Queen at Bisbee, Cochise county, Ari-
zona, reports that this wonderful prop
erty employs about 900 hands, who are
worked day and night, in three shifts
OF eight hours each, turning out 600
tons of ore every day. The laborers in
this mine are paid So. so per day. The
Copper Queen is one of the most valu-
able properties in the world, $15, 900, 900
having been refused for it. The lowest
depth in the mine is 500 feet, and it is
well provided with air shafts and all
modern machinery, while the company
owns it's own smeiter.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
CHINESE SQUEEZES.
Official Promotions Go Hand In Ea,f
With Enormous RriI,es

Official Promotions Go Hand In Hand
With Enormous Bribes
Prior to each promotion the official
has to be received in audience bv the
emperor. But this is very costly af
fair, for no ones presence in the can
ltal city is recognized until he has
bribed the gatekeeper to register his
name as having passed into the city
and duly report his advent. That Ii
Hung Chang had to pay an enormous
sum in tips and bribes-over 81. OO0. 900
ON his last visit to Peking is a
matter of common knowledge, but the
narration of two instances that have
come directly under my notice NAV per
haps serve to make the English reader
realize even more vividly how inexora-
BILE and how shamelessIy open is the
systematic corruption.
The governor of Kiang-su province.
who was an intimate friend of Prince
Kung, thought to take advantage Of his
great influence by coming into the city
without bribing the gatekeeper. When
he called upon his royal friend, Prince
Kung exclaimed: "When did yoa come?
I cannot possibly recognize your pres
ence, for have not seen your name in
the chung report" and he
had to return and pay double the usual
bribe to the gatekeeper before Prince
Kung would receive him. Even more
remarkable is the case of Tso-Tchung-
Tong, one Of the greatest of our gener-
ala, who, having suppressed the Moham-
medan rebellion in Turkestan, had ao
quired for the Celestial empire territory
about half as large as China itself. The
emperor, who held him in high esteem,
wished to see him and sent a special
summons calling him to an audience at
Peking
When on his coming to the city the
ehung-wen-men, or gatekeeper, de-
manded $4,000 tael, he refused to pay
anything. But even he was not officially
reported, and after he had remained
several months in Pekin, waiting for an
audience, the emperor issued another
edict, asking why he mad never come
Tchung- Tong responded by telling
the whole story, adding that, having
spent all his own and his family mon
ey on the support Of soldiers during the
war, he bad no means with which to
pay such bribe. He appealed to the
emperor graciously to relieve him of the
imposition. III reply the emperor said:
"This 1.-THE feeling of the gatekeeperl is
general and ancient usage. and the
viceroy and generalissimo must submit
to it like another" And as Tso- -Tchung-
Tong really had not the money, his
friends raised subscription, the dow
ager empress herself contributing half
the required sum. -Fortnightly Review
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06

There is more Catarrh in this section OF
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether. and until the last few years was sup
posed to be incurable. For great many
wears doctors pronounced it local disease
and prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantIv falling to cure with local treatment
nrononnced it incuroble. Science has
proyen catarrh to be a constitutional dis
ease. and therefore requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufac-
tured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio,
is the only constitutional cure on the mar
ket. 1t is taken internally in doses from 10
drops to teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces of the sys-
tenn. They offer one hundred dollars for
any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06

Among the great gold mines of Ari-
zona is the Commonwealth, twenty-four
miles east of Tombstone. Some cattle
men named Pearce discovered it in look
ing for lost cattle. One picked up piece
of quartz full of free gold Expending
less than $1,000, it netted them So, 900
at depth of 90 feet. An offer of $780,
600 from Senator Penrose and others of
Philadelphia for the property was ac-
cepted. The new owners pushed ahead
and took out monthly average of
$3.50, 200.
"Perbaps no State in the Union af-
fords the student more delightful field
for mineralogizing than does Southern
California" writes r. Harris of San Ja-
cinto, an enthusiastic mineralogist.
'IFrom the pebble lined beach to the
apex of the Sierra Madre, from the
apex of the Sierra Madre to the center
of the sunken desert, his pick may be
kept busy unearthing interesting speci-
mems. In San Diego county, close to
Pala, there is a rubellite mine. With
in four miles of it can be found twenty
six different minerals. How that bo-
nanza would tickle the professor OF min
eralogy in an eastern collegel"
The Arizona King, in Yuma county,
40 miles north of Mohawk Summit, is
now regarded as the richest gold mine
in the territory. 1t was discovered by
prospectors in the S. H mountains,
and from the grass roots paid about
$4,000 per ton. 1t is owned by Epis Ran
dolph, superintendent of the S. p. road
at Tucson, his assistant, A. F. Siebert,
and others OF Yuma. Mr.. Randolph
went to see the find in his special car.
He met the owners on the ground. driv-
ing bargain for quarter interest with
a stranger. Randolph, in his rich Ken
lucky accent, said: "Look heah, sab,
I'll give you $780, 900 for one quatah in
terest." I'll take it friend," replied
the owner. "Jump into my caar, sab,
and go to Los Angeles, and get youh
money" They both prospered, and
that mine has made all concerned, rich.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
Rleased Ignorance.

Mrs. Newritch-Well, Henry, we
seem to be ketching on in sassiety, bet
tern l expected.
Mr.. Newrich-It comes high, Maria.
but eff it pleases you l guess we kin
stand it.
Mrs. Newrich-Why, just see what
the fashion reporter of the Tattler says:
Mrs Newritch attracted universal at
tention by the faucheries so charac-
teristic Of the nouveau richie. My!
amt that lovely compliment, now?-
Puck.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
Sitting Hens.

On no account should hens be al
lowed to sit in the henhouse during
the warm season. 1t is too dry place
at any time for healthful development
Of the chick in the shell. In summer
it is particularly Objectionable, because
yermin are sure to breed in the hen
house if o hen is sitting there night
and day for three weeks. When hen
at this season steals her nest and
makes it on the ground the moisture
which will rise through the soil invig-
crates the chick and enables it to peck
it's way to the outer world, instead of
becoming exhausted and dying in it's
shell,
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
am OPEN Letter. TO MOTHERS.

We are asserting in the courts our right to the
exclusive use of the word " CASTORIA," and
"PITCHER'S CASTORIA," as our Trade Mark.
I, DIR. Samuel Pitcher, of fHyannis. Massachusetts,
was the originator of PITCHERS CASroRIA,"
the same that has borne and does now bear the
fac-simile signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER on
every wrapper. This is the original PITCHERS
cASTORIA" which has been used in the homes
of the mothers of America for over thirty years.
Look Carefully at the wrapper and see that it IS
the Kind yoH hare aI1oays bought, and has the
signature of CHAS. II. FLETCHER on the
wrapper No one has authority from me to use
my name except The centaur Company of which
chas H. Fletcher is President.
March 8, 1897. SAMUEL PITCHER, MD.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
Alfalfa RepIacinq Corn :

1t Is not likely that alfalfa. the clover
which has succeeded so we'll in Cali
tornla, will ever become plentiful in the
East. Our wet winters will rot the
roots or at least decrease their vigor.
On very dry. sandy Or gravelly soil it
N; ght succeed here. But it seems to be
especially adapted to hot and dry eli
mates, and hence its success in the arid
regions Of the far West. AS it's root
often goes several feet deep it is likely
to change the character of the climate,
for wherever alfalfa roots have gone
water will also go. The alfalfa retains
it's greenness during the severest
droughts. OF course it must be all the
time evaporating moisture, and this
also will have some effect in changing
the climate. Hence in localities too dry
for corn, alfalfa is taking its place as
feed for all kinds of stock. 1t is at the
same time fitting the soil for growing
corn and other crops.-American Guilt
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06

Mr.. Grocer: there are
thousands of people who
want good tea (many don't
drink tea now, because it has
been either costly or bad)
and here is Schlzhng's Besl
good tea at a fair price.
Don't you want to sell
lots of such tea, and money
back it if your customers
don't like it 3?
SchilIing s. Company
San francisco 90
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
no WE NEED BIG MUSCLES

Bv no means Persons OF herculean @ pulld
freonentIy possess a minimum of genuine vlgorT,
and exhibit less endurance than very y igaIt SaI
a1I Po1piI peioan veil and TO perform reasonable
amount @ of daily physical and mental m nal labor
without unnatural fatigue II atters Is because 6e
~ fobIed dvspeptic to resume the allotted
activity OF every day life as well as TO Partlei-
pate without discomfort inits ENJOY that
it is such pre-em1nently uselui lneuioio'
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
Might BE Worse.

These stripes, sighed the convict,
make man feel small. :"
The kind woman who had come into
the darksome place to cheer him smiled
radiantly
"Only think she urged, chow
much worse they would be if they ran
the other way. Detroit Journal.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
No Iud CafiOna

Mr.. Figg-There is no telling how
boy may grow up. There is Tommy,
for example. Who knows what he
may turn out to be?
Mrs. Figg-He won't be a civil SER
wee reformer, if present indications
count. When he found l had locked
mp the pie he cried for two hours.-In-
dianapoliS Journal
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
Clipping the Horse


1t might be thought that clipping
would have tendency to increase the
risk Of colds and chest diseases in the
horse. Such, however, is not the case;
on the contrary, it reduces the proba
bility of such affections. The greatest
sufferers are those that, after q hard
days work, are brought into the stable
wet with perspiration or from rain, and
having a heavy coat of hair, take a con-
siderable time to dry, Notwithstanding
careful dressing, q performance which
is too generally neglected. To thor
oughly dry horse in such condition is
too hard work to please most grooms,
consequently the horse gets chill, and
his respiratory organs heeeme affected.
A clipped horse is readily dried, and
when afterwards clothed, passes the
night comfortably, and is not so liable
to "catch cold" as the horse that rests
In Q coat damp, II not sodden with per-
spiration or rain. Clipped horses should
always be well clothed when not at
work, and especial care should be taken
to preserve the temperature of the skin
for the first few days after they have
undergone the operation of having their
natural hairy covering reduced by the
clipper,-Portland Transcript,
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
Humility,

1t is not every great man who carries
his honors as meekly as the mayor of
Inverness, who rebuked an admiring
crowd in the words, "Frens, I'm just a
mortal man like yersels." Sir Wilfrid
Lawson tells the following story: "a
woman was once pursuing her fugitive
COW down lane, when she called out to
some one in front, Man, turn my COW.
The man took no notice and allowed
the COW to pass. When she came up,
she said, Man, why did You not turn
my cow?' He replied, Woman, I am
not a man; I am magistrate !" :
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
OF the Old Regime

Ut tHe Old RcR1me.
"Paw, what is a gentleman of the
old school?"
"Er-ah-he is cne of these fine,
smooth-shaven old gentlemen who
think it awful that a woman should
know how to repair a punctured tire,
but just perfectly lovely for her to
know how to fix a sewing machine."-
Indianapolis Journal.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
A Tar-HceI obituary.

A North Carolina obituary is said tc
read as follows:
He left ten children and a wife
When death, the tyrant. sought him;
Made moonshine liquor all his life.
And the Government never caught him!
Atlanta Constitution.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
Labor Rewarded.

The dreamy eyed inventor looked up
suddenly and slapped his hand down
on the desk with vigor.
"What have you thought of now"
asked his wife.
"I've got an idea that fills a long
felt want. 1t is cyclometer that sticks
extra distance on the record when a
man climbs a hill. ill."-Cincinnat En-
quirer.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
EnYiOuS.

81" said the daughter of a newly plu-
tocratic sire. twas caught in the rain
yesterday and ruined $50 suit"
And" said the girl who was poor but
proud. "a $12 complexion. "-Indianap-
oils Journal
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
saver.

Steersman during exciting yacht
race)-"Man overboard! Shall we stop
or let him droWn?"
Captain (promptly)-"We must stop
and pick him up. It's against the rules
to drop any ballast during a race
New York Weekly.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
He Had Failed.

my friend" solsmnly remarked the
man in black, "you don't know how
hard it is to lose your wife. y
"Hard?' he echoed. MY dear sir, it
is simply impossible. Chicago Times
Herald
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
Goodness knowsw
Then He lbodged.

600 bad about the coolness between
Banglewunk and his wife"
Dear me! l hadn't heard of it"
Eyes. l saw them sitting in a res
taurant last night with a couple o
plates of ice cream between them.
Cleveland P,aindealer.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
The VernacuIar.

'Don't you think he puts on too much
side?'
Yes, and a good deal of front; but
don't think it has any backing."-In-
dianapolis Journal
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
Ouear Mrs RrIIalr.

''That was bad break Mrs. Brusk
made"
"What did she doH
"Why, her husband gets 81 200 year
and she said she wouldn't give even a
dime to help send our $4,000 clergyman
Journal.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
A DiatinctiOn.

Wickwire-'That Is q rocky looking
umbrella you are carrying, Nudge. Is
1t the best you could buy?"
Mudge-''It Is the best | could GET
indianapolis Journal,
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
LET US ALL LAUGH.
JOKES FROM THE PENS OF
VARIOUS HUMORISTS.

I1easant Incidents Occurring the
World Over-Sayings that Are Cheer
full to Old or Young Funny
Selections that You Will Enjoy.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
Than He HToLao TIN

"Er lazy man. said Uncle Eben,
"fohgits bout how tired he's gwinter git
when de time fob excuse maxim comes
Ground. d."-Washington Star.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
NafuraiS Selection.

81 don't know what's going to be-
come of that boy of mine. He was
never known to get anything right"
Make a weather prophet of him, =
Detroit Free Press.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
Medical Einesse

"Well, doctor, how's everything? Is
your business good|'
Not specially; but can always boom
it by good fishing; all my patients get
sick if rake day off."-Chicago Rec
ord
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
What Did She Near?

Miss Antique-I have been in two
centuries.
Miss Guy-If you live until 1900 you
will have been in three.-St. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
Pretty Good Evidence.

Borgess. has untold wealth" "How
do you knowW 81 just saw the tax
assessor coming from his house,
Cleveland Leader
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
's Winter Carnations.

If carnations are wanted for winter
blooming in the dwelling or green
house, they must be carefully cultivat-
ed now. Plants raised from cuttings
this spring must have the flower buds
pipped off as soon as they show them
selves. Follow this treatment all
through the summer. Keep the earth
around the plants loose, mellow and
free from weeds. By fall strong, stout,
stocky plants will be had, and, with
proper management, a handsome dis
play Of choice flowers may be had all
through the winter. The last of Sep
tember they should be potted, taking
large mass of earth up with the
roots. After they are nicely potted
water freely and set the pots in q par
tally shaded place until they finally
recover. The earth must be kept
moist, but not wet, in the pots. They
thrive best In a cool tempera ature-from
forty-five to fifty degrees. They grow
nicely in a well-protected cold Frame
The American. :r.>> :. 80, q %sss4a
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
MT In Ia

''Do you belong to the bridal party I?
asked the hotel clerk.
.No, I'm only the groom, ,"-Detroit
Free Press.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06

make the late oats rust and, the late
peas mildew so that they cannot be
saved for grain. But if there is more
of them than can be fed green. the corn
and peas make excellent silage if put
up just as the grain is beginning to
FORM Cultivator
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
Other People En1oxed 1t.

Hicks-Have good time out riding
this evening?
Wicks (neophyte)-Not so good time
as the people who We're watching me.
Boston Transcript
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
More SuitohIe,

"Let's go to the mountains"
"But have nothing to wear"
"Then / suppose We'll have to go to
the seashore. Chicago Post.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
Practical Work for MSS,

Assistant-"Here is an article from
contributor on the subject Of temper
ance."
Editor-"Try it on the waste basket
1t is always getting full."-Ohio State
Journal.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06

believe Piso's Cure is the only medi-
cine that will cure consumption.-Anna
NJ. Ross, Williamsport, Pa, Nov. II, 80.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
N-r-s'--s -
Alsike Clover.


It is no wonder that alsike clover so
often proves a disappointment to farm
ers VINO SOW it, thinking that it will,
like other clover, at least remain in
the ground two full years, Alsike clo-
YER seeds, with its first crop. Then,
unless the clover has been cut before
it fairly got into blossom, the root will
not sprout again, and the farmer Is
left with a bare stuhple the remainder
OF the summer. Some permanent grass
should always be sown with alsike
clover. Timothy is one of the best, as
it is patient grass, growing little be-
meath the clover early in the season,
and then shooting up quickly and
coming into head when the ground is
cleared off for it to do so, The alsike
roots, being dead, begin at once to de-
cay in the soil. They are SO rich in
plant food that timothy sown with al
sike always makes a better sod, and
will last longer than when it is grown
-
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06

The sportsman starts at early dawn,
With shining gun and trappings avn,
Returns at evening all forlawn,
With one or more of his fingers GAVIN
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
An Excusab1e Crime.

81 have just taken life to save my
own
What do you mean?"
''If | hadn't taken that Life of
Grant the woman book agent would
have talked me to death. ."-CleYeland
PLAIN Dealer.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06

First Populist-wouidn't you like to see the
railroads carroin' us all free? Second Populist
i dunno. l think the millionaries ought to be
made to pay their fare.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
PURE FOOD

Toboggan Maple Syrup is absolutely pure and
rich in flavor. Recommended by Physicians.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
He Liked the Faulty.

'Dick proposed to me last night"
'What did you tell him?"
81 said he had better ask mamma;
and what do you think the wretch
said?"
Goodness knowsw
''He said he had asked her already
and she wouldn't have him. m."--Boston
Beacon.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
The Lungs, Work

A man breathes about twenty time
in a minute, or 1000 times an hour.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06

We have never yet seen a girl wear
ing a shirt waist and a look of conf
dence and content at the same time
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
PURE FOOD

Tea Garden DFips is pure sugar product.
The sweetest and best favored table syrup ever
made.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06

Let him who neglects to raise the
fallen fear lest when he falls no one
will stretch out his hand to lift him
up.-Saadi
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
A Fa tai Break.

Farmer Rake-Drat thet new hired
man.
Mrs. Rake-What's the matter of
him?
Farmer Rake-He's gone an had his
chill while he wuz drivin' the city folks
over to our health farm.-Philadelphia
North American.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
So Embarrassing, You Know.
whats the matter? Got

mo, but directly 1 got into the sea-
my new bathing-dress shrunk up al
most to nothing, and now daren't get
out! Isn't it awful!'
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
Must Have a Taste.

We
''They tell me, Judge, that the wine
at this hotel is particularly fine"
You should know by this time, sir,
that | never accept hearsay evidence" "
Detroit Free Press.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06

Mother-Why didn't you bring them
pigs feet? Hasn't the butcher got
'em?
Son-How could l tell when he kept
his shoes on all the time?-New York
World.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-06
TOPICS FOR EARMERS
A DEPARTMENT. PREPARED FOR
OUR RURAL FRIENDS.
Sow the Kind of fwheatlthat rs Best
Adapted to the iSoil-AdviceN About
Clipping Horses - Removing the
Corn Tassels.
Selecting Seed Wheat.

It is found that a change of feed,
even that from an adjoining farm, is
an advantage. Wheat grown upon
strong limestone soils in a cool climate
has more vitality and will yield more
to the acre than when sown in warm
er climate. For this reason a change
of seed every few years is desirable.
If homegrown seed is to be used, Sc
lect the very best, and then run 1T
through the mill several times to get
only the largest and most perfect
grains. There are two leading yarle-
ties of wheat. the white and the red
The white Wheats make the best quail
ity Of flour. They require a good soil,
thorough preparation Of the ground
and early seeding. The usual yield is
from twenty-five to thirty bushels to
the acre. The red Wheats are more
hardy and are most in demand. The
leading kinds are FultZ, Mediterranean
and FulcaStor. Our leading wheat
growers SOW mostly the Fultz and the
red Mediterranean. The Fultz has a
short, stiff straw that stands up well.
L ue luIpiONeu MeultEIAplANlr 10 WY
valuable wheat, especially for rich
clay soils that have recently been
lined. On such soils crops have been
grown the past season averaging forty
bushels to the acre, upon fields OF tWen-
ty acres in extent. The editor would ad-
wise each farmer to sow that wheat
that best suits his soil. Have plump
clean seed; seed six pecks to the acre,
and take the month Of August to get
the wheat ground In proper condition
for drilling early in September.-The
American. as@'--- X .:s,5s. s;sSs2 .;Sss2 e.,