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time plunge the pots into the bench
surface soil. In this way the roots are
disturbed but once and a ball of matted
roots and soil is retained when the let
tuce is sent to market, insuring its per-
feet condition for longer period. Two
crops were grown in this manner and
so far as any effect on the lettuce could
he traced, the results were in favor of
the ordinary method of shifting rather
than retaining the pots, which is also
in accord with what is known regard
ing the early handling of other crops.
To test the value of subwatering. n
bench was arranged four inches deeper
than would otherwise be necessary,
and over the bottom and three inches
up the side it was lined with zinc. The
zinc pan is closely filed with ordinary
soft brick (c) set on edge. These first
had the lower angles Clipped off. SO
that there were small open spaces at
the bottom where the bricks came to-
gether. A tube was passed along the
side of the bench. curved around un-
derneath. and coming up through the
bottom was carefully soldered on.
The bench is then filed with soil over
the brick. The water is run in through
the tube and quickly distributes itself
over the bottom. It is gradually alb
sorbed by the brick and slowly passes
up to the soil above. The gauge (a)
shows the depth of water in the zinc
pans at all times. Water is introduced
through the tube (b).
The results from this method of sub
watering have been more satisfactory
than was hoped for. 1t has been used
for crops of lettuce and beans. The
theoretical advantages have been more
than fulfilled in practice. 1t is so serv-
iceable that the station has no hesita-
ton in saying that for some crops in
particular it will be found of the great
est advantage and profit. The extra
cost of preparing the benches, about
10 cents per square foot. is consider
able. but the increased yield and better
crops will speedily balance the account.
The arrangement is shown in the ac-
companying engraving. - American
Agriculturist.
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Cheese Sold Too Green.

A. F. McLaren, who has recently re-
turned from trip to Great Britain,
deprecates the practice of some of the
Canadian factories of allowing cheese
to be shipped out of the factories too
green. He came across several lots Of
cheese, otherwise good. that had been
injured by being shipped too green;
some of it not more than two or three
days old. So strongly does Mr. Nc
Laren feel on this point that he would
favor a law compelling factorymen,
after the cows are on the grass. to keep
their cheese at least two weeks before
it is shipped.-American Cheesemaker,
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A Dreadful As.ault.

Mr.. Justice Ball, an Irish judge, was
hoted for his amusing manifestations
of ignorance, but whether they were
real or pretended, has never been clear
ly established. He tried a case in
which a man was indicted for robbery
at the house of a poor widow. The first
witness was the young daughter of
the widow. who identified the prisoner
as the man who had entered the house
and smashed her mothers chest. do
you say that the prisoner at the bar
broke your mothers chest?" said the
Judge, in establishment. He did, my
lord" answered the girl; "he jumped
on it till he smashed it entirely" The
judge turned to the crown counsel and
said: How is this? Why is not the
prisoner indicted for murder? If he
smashed this poor woman's chest in
the way the witness has described, he
must surely have killed her." But, my
lord" said the counsel. .'it was q wood.
en- chest. "-Cornhill Magazine.
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HINTS ABOUT MULcHING.
Work should Be Done when thu
Ground Freezes Hard Enough
to Bear Up n Wagon.

While it is best to mulch small fruits
and all young or newly set fruit trees,
the time when the mulch can best De
applied can but be determined by the
season. But in order that the work may
be done at the right time it will be best
20 have the material at hand. ready
when the conditions are suitable.
When the ground freezes hard enough
to bear up a wagon is the time when
mulch should be applied. The Object
is to maintain as even temperature as
possible around the roots and in this
way as fully as possible avoid the in
furious effects of thawing and freezing.
With strawberries care must be taken
not to cover too deeply. especially over
the crown of the plant, or there is risk
Of smothering the plant. 6
With raspberries. blackberries. cur.
rants and gooseberries all the space be-
tween the rows as well as between the
plants in the row can be covered with
some good mulching material. .
With young trees space four feet in
diameter around the stem of the tree
should be covered.
Straw. swale, hay, bagasse, cut corn
fodder, or any kind OF coarse litter may
be used. Coarse manure can in many
cases be used to good advantage. es-
pecially when. in addition to a mulch,
a fertilizer is needed, as the rain. melt
ing snow. thawing and freezing. will
carry the soluble portions into the soil.
The objection to using it on small
fruits is that usually fresh manure cen.
tains too many weed seeds. -
In addition to preventing injury by
thawing and freezing. a good mulch
often prevents injury to its fruit buds
from late frosts. the mulch keeping the
soil cooler and in this way retardin9
budding and blossoming.
To certain extent mulching keeps
down weeds and with small fruits this
is an item.-St. Louis Republic.
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HELPFUL DAIRY NOTES.

Grind the grain that you feed the
cow.
Keep the COW warm or she will shrink
her milk.
Feed the COW all the grain that she
can utilize.
Prepare to give the cow warm water
this winter.
Pure air is necessary to the formation
of pure milk.
Take of the horns. They are useless
and dangerous.
Keep the cow clean and have the
mixer clean too.
Feed the COW plenty of bran mixed
with meal and oats.
Keep breeding your herd to a higher
standard all the time.
Feed regularly and milk regularly.
Keep the stables clean.
Put up some ice this winter. You
can do nothing that will be more profit
able.
Buy good Holstein-Fresianb bull, or
a Jersey bull If you prefer. Get one or
the other.
When the cow kicks the man we do
something to prevent her repeating it,
When the man kicks the COW we do
nothing. Ought to tie his feet together.
Western Plowman.
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LA FAYETTE REVIVAL
Americans Can Well Afford to En-
courage the Movement
Brief Outline of the Career of the
Gallant Young French NObleman
Whose Ideal All Through
Life Was Liberty.
Especial New York letter.

Unless all signs fail 1--we will have with
N the next year or two LA Fayette
revival" equal in general interest to the
Napoleon craze of a short time ago. Ia
Fayette's was character which ap-
peals to the romantic more than to the
logical, analytical mind; but even ad-
hitting that the motives which prompt
ed him to fight for the colonies in their
struggle for independence were not
the highest the success of his enter
prise and his unwavering loyalty to
Washington amply justify the present
generation to burn incense at the gal
liant Frenchman's shrine.
Since the president of the. United
States, Mr.. Mckinley, has seen at to
indorse the La Fayette memorial COM
mission. organized for the purpose of
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JOKE BRINGS TROUBLE.
ticing SleiEht of Hand ON
q Negro.

The Herrmanns, the magicians, have
always been noted as practical jokerS.
and the stories that have been related
of their adventures would fill volumes
of space in the newspapers. That it
does not always pay to perform prac-
teal jokes on persons one may meet.
Leon Herman, the present prince of
magicians, is likely to find out to his
sorrow. 1t seems that last season,
" lille the company was touring the
western states, Leon had some fun with
Pullman car porter on one~of the
trips the company made over the North
ern Pacific railroad.
The sequel to last seasons joke is
just coming to light now, and it IS
not funny at all-at least not from the
Hermann standpoint. Leon had been
asleep all night in the Pullman, and
just at dawn upon awakening he saw
the porter getting ready to leave the
car. 1t was a lunch station, and UNI
doubtedly the darky was headed for a
cup of coffee. AS he neared the door
Hermann called to him. and hastily
leaving his berth followed the darky
to the door.
where are you going?" he asked
"Just to get a cup of coffee, boss" was
the answer THAT is all right" re
marked Hermann. II don't object te
your getting a cup of coffee, but l do
object to your leaving this car with
my watch in your pocket" and suiting
the action to the word. he reached in
the darky's vest pocket and pulled out
his gold watch.
THAT reminds me-" he said; my
rings are missing ALSO" and again he
made grab for the darky's pocket
and brought forth a number of diamond
rings. The darby was astounded, and
his surprise was so great he could only
stammer forth: For the Lords sake,
boss, how did those things come in my
pockets; honor bright. never seed
them before"
THAT will do" answered Hermann;
II have had my eye on you for some time,
and now l have caught you. will see
you don't rob anyone else. / think
will take my money, too, which Is
missing" he continued, and again the
trip to the darky's pocket brought
forth a roll OF bills.
The darby, now thoroughly fright
ened. gave one yell and dashed off the
car. When the train pulled out no
darky appeared, and the company was
short Pullman porter. Hermann
laughingly explained the joke to the
conductor. who greatly enjoyed it. A
telegram was sent back to- the station
at which the darky had left the train,
but he had disappeared. For over a
year no tidings had been received of
him.
Last week at Denver, COL, the sequel
to the joke came to light. when Leon
Hermann received letter from an at
>torney at Seattle saying he had been
/ retained by the wife of the aforesaid
darby to begin a suit at law against
him for defamation of character, and
for the loss of this darky's services 10
the wife. The present time is the time
that Leon Hermann is frightened, as
the joke promises TO have serious end
ing for him.-Kansas City Times.
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soon afterward the national assembly
passed a decree for the abolition Of
hereditary titles. La Fayette was the
first to relinquish his rank Of marquis.
In March 1892. war being declared
against Austria. he was made COM
mander of the frontier army corps. and
won the battles of Phiiippev,IIe. Maui
berge and Florennes. On August he
was openly denounced by the Jacoblns
as traitor to his country; and. after
escaping arrest at the hands of their
emissaries. fed into Germany. where
he was captured by the Austrians and
imprisoned in the fortress OF Oimnetz.
After an unsuccessful attempt to es-
cape, and'after the futile intercession
of the governments of the United
States and Great Britain. he was lib
Grated in 1897. after al Imprisonment
of five years, Oh the special demand of
Gen. Bonaparte. who had just then con-
quered Italy. Returning to France two
wears later, he retired to his estate,
remaining in privacy until 1878, when
he was elected to the chamber of depu-
ties, where he was at once recognized
as the leader Of the liberal element.
In 1924 the congress of the United
States passed resolution requesting
President Monroe to extend an invita-
ton TO La Fayette to visit this country
once more. lie complied, and landed
at New York on the 18th of August.
His tour partook of the character OF
triu1nphal progress. and congress, in
December, voted him a grant of $780,
900 and township. in recognition OF
his services during the revolution. In
September. 1925. he returned to France.
The unconstitutional ordinances of
Charles X. in June, 1880. which caused
his own expulsion. brought La Fayette
before the people once more; and it
was to him. intrusted with the power
of dictator. in his character as COM
mander of the national guard. that
Louis Philippe owed his elevation to
the throne. La Fayette died In 1884.
and received the greatest public fu-
neral of which modern French annals
possess any record. His remains still
rest in the burial grounds of the con-
vent of Petit Picpus. together with
those of nearly 1.500 victims of the
guillotine and the revolution. His
grave ID SCuCA oANhS"u on0 IVA
gotten, and is marked only by plain
granite slab.
Whatever may have been La Fayette's
shortcomings. toward the lawfully es-
tablished authorities of the continental
army he never failed to show scrupu-
lous loyalty. When sorely tempted by
Washingtou's dissatisfied generals o
lead an army into Canada. and to stir
up a revolution among the French set
tiers in that country. in opposition 10
the ckief commanders wishes. he put
the temptation from him, and re-
manned true to the man to whom he
owed his elevation to rank and power in
the American service. And as La Fay
cite remained true to Washington, SO
the grea: commando remained faithful
to the young Frenchman.
Carlyle. that harshest Of English
writing judges, places low estimate on
La Fayette's character. He calls him
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may be two or thrse-inch, the two inch
being slightly preferable, but the three
inch covers SO much more space for the
same amount of cost that they are
much more economical. On these
benches five inches of soil is placed. as
the drainage is SO rapid that this depth
can be safely used, and depth is con-
sidered desirable where the desire 10
tc make a special fat. hollow tile for
florists use. If made with plenty OF
sand in. the clay to make it porous it
would make q good bench for flowers
and would perhaps be more convenient
than drain tiles.-Scientific American,
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shale for Road Building.

Tests are being made Of the value for
road purposes of the calcareous shale
which abounds in the vicinity of Port
Jervis. N. Y. If it will stand heavy traf-
&c. the material will become popular,
as, under certain conditions, it is now.
known to make very fine roads. Tho
famous road from Port Jervis. down
the Delaware valley to the Water gap,
is made with it, and it is much used in
parts Of extreme northern New JERSEY.
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MOnOtOnOusly EKpensive.
I'VE had TO give our pet dog away"
''Why?"
well. he ran away nine times. and
every time the same boy brought him
back and charged me Is cents."-De-
troit Free PresA
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Miss Sarcastic-That was bright
speech yor made few moments ago.
How did you manage to raise it?
Mr.. Accident-Grew it up from a slip
of the tongue.-Detroit Free Press.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-06

deeper, crOSscut and run couple or levels of 200 feet each. The mine has a four foot vein, ore from the center of which carries $100 gold per ton. In proper season ten-stamp mill will go up on the property.
 The big gold discovery in the can yon del Gro is only what has been looked for during the last twenty years. The rich placers of the canyon evidenced the presence of a rich vein or body of ore as the former home Of the placer gold. The developments al ready made seem to indicate the per mauency of the gold bearing ledges. The extent of territory covered by the important mining camp which will produce a large amount of gold, and create and maintain an important in dustry within thirty miles of this com mercial center. Thus the future of Tucson seems to become more and more an assured fact-Tucson Star. Thomas F. Weedin, wife and little daughter, Jennie, were in the city to- day from Silverdale, g. new mining camp situated fifteen miles east of Red Rock, Pinal county. MT. Weedin is developing the Arcade mine, one of the most promising silver prospects in the country. He has sunk shaft to the depth of 147 feet on the Arcade vein, following the ore in sinking. The ore or pay streak is two feet in width on the surface and gradually widens in going down till at the eighty-foot lev el it attains width of four feet. From this point the pay streak preserves it's width of four feet down to the bottom of the shaft The vein is = contact between granite and diorite and the inclination is about 65 degrees from the horizontal. The matriX or gangue is quartz and the values contained con- sist of native ruby and sulphide of sil- yer The mill value of the ore on the surface is twenty-one ounces. The value of the ore gradually increases with depth till at the bottom of the shaft mill test of the four feet of ore gives an average of sixty-one ounces per ton in silver and $2 per ton in gold. In crosscutting for water at 147 feet depth new vein was opened. It runs almost parallel to the Arcade vein and the two veins are not more than fourteen feet apart at the point of dis covery. The new vein does not show on the surface and it's value has not yet been determined by assay, but as the metal contained is the same as that in the Arcade vein MT. Weedin thinks he has found another bonanza The machinery is on the ground for a small concentration plant, which will be erected and operated as soon as a sufficient water supply can be develop ed in the mine Notwithstanding the low price of silver MT. Weedin is con- fident that he can make a success as twenty-five years in the printing and newspaper business has taught him to get rich on small margins.-Tucson Citizen.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-06
Substitutes
 There are none for ScAaI- hmg's Best tea. There is none other fresh-roasted.

a small wagon load of sage brush every day of ten hours work. Attached to the engine is long hose, with pipe ard nozzle, that beats the world for the top of the ground off to the pay streak. After stripping the nozzle is removed and the hose placed at the upper end of the sluices, and the engine furnishes a steady stream of
 water for running thro rough the pay
 dirt. MT. Perry says his engine is a
 dandy, and just the thing needed in
 placer mining along the Snake.- Mountain Home, Idaho, Bulletin.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-06
IKE GUKER'S GOLD MINE.

Frequent mention has been made from time to time regarding Ike Gu ker's Great Northern mine, not far from Baker City, Oregon.
 MT. Guker was delegate to the min ing congress held in this city last month, and had a most attractive dis play of gold from the mine on exhibi- tion at the mineral display, and while here he made several acquaintances who became deeply interested in this Oregon bonanza, and to these the fol- lowing account of the workings of this property, as published in the States man of Boise, Idaho, will prove in structive as well as interesting:
 The Great Northern is located two miles in north of easterly direction from Canyon City, Grant county, Ore gon, and upon what is known as Can yon mountain.
 ''The first gold taken out to speak of was during the month of May. 1898. when $500 was taken out of a pocket: during October, 1897. s1,7OO was taken out Of another pocket on the same vein; in February, 1898, about s5.OOO in nuggets was taken from the same seam; in March, the same year. s2.O0O was extracted, and in May S2 .OOO more came out, in which was one nugget weighing over four pounds and valued at $946.43; many pieces running from $5 to S200 came out. In all upwards of S2O,000 has been taken from the claim to date.
 The work to date consists of the following works: Tunnel No 1 start ed on the north side. of the mountain and running in SoIIth 'of west diroc tion to tap the main ore body at about 11O feet deep; also to crosscut the rich pay chute at about sixty feet deep. This tunnel is in about 120 feet and has yet twenty feet to tap the seam and about 115 feet more to tap the main vein. The size of this tunnel is five by six and one-half feet in the clear. Next is tunnel No. 2. This is
Arizona republican., 1898-08-06
NUGGETS FROM THE HILLS.

J. s. Best, the Beam process man, is again in Prescott. He left on a trip of inspection through the tribu- tary mining districts.
 Mr. Al Rusk is in Tucson from the Santa Ritas. He brought in several handsome pieces of rock. He thinks he has discovered a valuable property and will shortly begin its development.
 The West Dividend mine, located in Chaparral gulch, has been sold to southern California parties. The prop erty belonged to Judge Rush. The sale was made by Jack Sherwood.
 On Monday MT. H. A. Morgan of Wilcox went with two Chicago gentle men, officials of the Table Mountain Mining company, for visit to the camp at Table Mountain. MT. Nor gan had relays of teams at convenient points and expected to make the drive in a single day.
 Charles w. Smith, manager, super intendent and assayer of the Mohawk at Shultz, crossed the Pinal line at 9:23 Wednesday morning and arrived in Tucson at 11:5S in the forenoon. The time is vouched for by John Clay shultz, the company bumper, who ac- companied MT. Smith. The "only" dog in Shultz, (they call him Don for short) came with the party, running all the way.
 Prof. F. N. Guild returned WeGnes- day to the university and mas taken charge of the work in assaying, and the the qualitative determinations of minerals Prof Child took an exten- sive trip during his vacation, going to San Francisco, up the coast to British Columbia, and across Canada to his home in the mountains of Vermont, where he spent pleasant month boating and fishing at resorts where 75 degrees is considered warm.
 Good reports come from the Revenue group of gold mines, upon which de- velopment work has been carried to a depth of 125 feet, and MT. J. H. Iiise shipped out hoist the other day, it being the intention to sink 100 feet
Arizona republican., 1898-08-06

run on the main ledge and follows it in about 100 feet, and is the same size as tunnel No. 1, running in south of west direction. The ledge in this tun- nel shows strong and has a heavy foot wall of clay.
 ''The gold is what is known as wire gold. While many large nuggets have been obtained, one piece of wire gold is very rusty, badly oxidized on the surface, and all shows heavy iron stains It is very pure and valued at s17.6O per ounce"-Salt Lake Herald.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-06
AN OLD FIRE ENGINE.

J. H. Perry was in town yestteefrdd ester dsty a:F from his placer claips opposite Gar net on Snake river. It will be re- membered that Mr. Perry some time ago purchased in St. Louis discarded fire engine and brought it out to pump water from the river to his mining ground. He says the engine works admirably, and that it consumes only