Arizona republican., 1898-06-06
The South Side

Tempe, Ariz., June 5.-(Spec-al. Cores
ce)LThere was practically no
travel to Phoenix today.
There were a number of Tempe people
who visited the train last night after
the show and came up this morning.
The Penn brothers shipped out a special
train of cattle of fifteen cars to Kansas
via Maricopa.
Judge Benson came in from Florence
today. He says the Florence reservoir is
not full, but that the crops are large and
that harvesting is well advanced.
Charles P. Mullen's baby is recovering.
The doctors succeeded in awakening it
about 10 o'clock last night. 1t swal-
lowed quantity of Dover's powders.
The world is not so fast, at least it
would not seem whep one see it
as it was in the days of the Pharaohs
right here in the time of presidents. The
Egyptian irrigated with a stick, the Mex
lean does the same thing with a hoe. A
little below the Tempe bridge and under
the railroad can be seen how the an
clients garnered their grain. Most any
day now can be seen several men in the
wheat field with hand sickles harvesting
by the armfulS. Every stock that has
ripe head OF wheat on it is picked out
from among those yet green. The grain
thus gathered is carried and put in a
large pile in the center of the field and
allowed to stay day or two, when the
tramping, or in other words the thresh-
ing begins. In this particular case
team of horses Is driven around the foot
of the pile until the kernels are out of
a considerable amount of the sheaf An
opportune wind is then made use of to
clean up with. The straw and chaff is
thrown in the air so that the straw will
fall in the pile and the chaff blow away.
The wheat is like the gold on the button
where it is gathered up after all the
straw and chaff is taken from over it.
n e
would be if it was run through tanning
mill. While watching this process of
antiquity if one should put his ear to
the ground he could hear perhaps half
mile away the hum of a twenty-four foot
header and the roar of a steam thresher
Sermon by Chaplain Scott Subject,
THE Lords Supper" Text, Matthew
26:26-29 and I. Cor 1885. The Lords
supper was given as the last official act
of Jesus to His followers. 1t is an Or
dinance especially for the followers of
Christ, and in which they commune as
a body with Christ. One of the distinct
i've characteristics of the Baptist church
is that it is a body of regenerated mem
bers. The Lords supper was observed
at the close of the sermon. There will
be special programme next Sunday
morning in observance of Children's LAY
at 10 o'clock in place OF the usual ser
or church. All are cordially invited to at
tend and to be present promptly at 10
O'Clock.
Mesa City. Ariz., June Especial Cor
respondence of The Republican miss
White, Mrs. Campbell and George Mauk
went to Phoenix today.
j. A. johnson, who is suffering with
rheumatism, is getting better.
Phil Nets is sporting two new sets of
harness and his horses strut little
more than usual.
There were about eighty people who
went to Phoenix on the special last night.
The W. c.. T. U. will meet in the Bap-
fist church Tuesday afternoon and the
Ladies Aid society will meet in the NJ.
F. church Thursday afternoon.
Rev. Mr.. Guthrie's sermon today was
taken up with the building of character
on which he said that about the greatest
evil if not the greatest, was the custom
of Christians who started out in life re-
solved to build a good character, and
after they had succeeded to a certain
extent, then to stop all effort in that di-
rection. They rooted in their town. so
to speak, on the completion of the first
story.
The Mormon people if compared with
other denominations as to church at
tendance would place some in not very
fattering position.
The following is the fourth of a series
of articles contributed by J. E. Better
in support of horticulture in this valley:
THE APRICOT.
The apricot is one of the proven fruits
will pay. \ few important points of its
culture will be noted. One of the essen
tials. not only of the apricot, but all 9TH
er fruits, is starting correctly In the
selection of land be sure that the soil is
porous, capable of taking in water. This
is absolute necessity in all tree land
So for the apricot root stock is the best
and 1-year-old buds preferable. Too
much care cannot be taken in the Selec-
ton of scions for budding grating.
Healthy stock and buds from healthy
trees minimize the susceptibility to dis
ease. No trees should be purchased from
a nursery wherein the young stock is not
kept in first-class shape. A stunted tree
means a failure. The day for planting
worthless trees is past. The only assur-
ance of ultimate success is in purchasing
of the very best Experience has made
us thoroughly conversant with the fact.
In this climate early planting is the
substituting the month of January. No
mathematical rule for preparing the tree
for planting can be given. EQua1iZe the
roots and branches, but be sure and leave
sufficient buds At the end of the first
years growth you can shape your tree.
Three to five main branches are suffi-
cient. In my experience the California
rules for pruning as laid down by expert
enced orchardists in that country are not
Applicable here. This tree apparently
stands more cutting than any other, but
surely not as much as is usually given
it. Thinning out the branches is neces-
sary but severe and indiscriminate cut
ting back is productive of no good, but
on the other hand, destroys the vitality
of the tree. Summer pruning, which as
carried on in California for the purpose
of developing fruit buds, is unnecessary
here. Common sense judgment is taking
the place of expertism. AS in almond, SO
in the apricot, we find the same enemy,
root-knot. The apricot root is a more
resistant than either the almond or
peach. Where proper care is given, this
disease is easily controlled. The method
followed that avails any check growth
during the growing season is good. This
means an intelligent knowledge of your
work. If you allow the soil to harden
about the base of your trees and irri-
gate so that but few inches in depth
of the soil is moistened, and prune as
though you were trimming hedge, even if