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Arizona silver belt., 1899-09-21

George B. Loving, the promoter of a live stock trust, is in New York per
 fecting the combination, which he claims is an assured success 1t will
 take in about all the cattle ranches in ! Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, and will have a capitalization of S30. .000.- GOO.
 There are at san Francisco now about 1l.5S3 men quartered in the barracks In the regular garrison
 there are approximately 5,266 volun-
 leer infantry, on tn, way to the Phii- ippineS. and approximately 500O re-
 turned from the islands and awaiting muSter-0ut.
 The naval estimate for the fiscal ! year ending June 30, 1901. will aggre- gate about S50.000,O00 This consid- erable increase in the cost of the navy 1 is due in great part to the eXpendi- 1 lures which will have to be made dur ing the present and coming fiscal year ! WI i''N '.AiiN'Ai oN"'i'l VI 'ilN HlNh vessels building, and the three ' batteships and three armored crus- CTS, which will be contracted for as soon as congress takes action enabling the department to place contracts for armor
 The British authorities at Hong Kong refused to issue clearance papers io the steamer Tartar, bearing return ing troops to the United states from the Philippines, claiming that the vessel was uyercroWded. A private cable message says a complaint was made by 100 discharged regulars on board the Tartar whereup0n clear ance Was refused. The Twentieth Kansas volunteers. with General Fun Ston, are on board. but is believed the volunteers made no complaint. The Tartar sails under a British flag and hence iS subject to British navigation laws. She carries l.22l men.
 The cost of railroad travel in Cuba varies from more than cents to nearly l5 cents mile. General Brooke himself has called the attention of the department tp the adyisability of re- ducing the fares to a uniform rate. which will enable the people of the island to use the roads freely. The result of such high fares and the ex. emptiOn Of the roads from taxation is that the railroads are paying diyi- dcndS of h to 20 per cent. and one of the roads is paying divident of and l per cent per month. There are in all ki0o miles of tracks on the island, be- sides'Suburban and plantation roads. Englishmeu and Spaniards are largely interested in the railroad stock Tine Nanderbilts have made arrangements for the purchase of the railroad in san. tiago, but whether the deal has been made is mol known:
 Colonel Charles Denby, the senior civilian member of the Philippine commission now in the Philippines, has cabled thai he will sail for home as soon as he can complete the buSi- ness upon which he is engaged. His departure will still leave in Manila Maior-Gencral Otis and Prof Dean Worcester The latter will continue i
Arizona silver belt., 1899-09-21

Trains No-. I l and l2 run daily ezcep; Sun. day.
 Trains Nos. II and r make connections at Bowie with southern Pacific trains l9 and 70 for ali paints East and West. and with stage lines at Globe to Payson, Upper Salt River Valley, Riverside and Tonto Basin. All south bound trains have absolute right of track over all north bound trains of same OF inferior class
 The Company reserves the right to vary from thi- schedule as circumstanees may re- quire.
 Time as shown, i- arriving time, unless otherwise noted
 Employos will destroy all time cards of lTeyious dates.
 Wv. GARLASp. President E, JVNEs. superintendent
Arizona silver belt., 1899-09-21
NO 1.i2ittf0s giiur~s

The woman who is lovely in face, form and temper will always have friends, but one who would be attractive must keep her health. If she is weak. sick ly and all run down, she will be ner- vous and irritable. If she bas consti- patton or kidney trouble, her impure blood will cause pimples, blotches, skin eruptious aud wretchcd complexion. Electric Bitters is the best medicine in the world to regulate stomach, liver and kidneys and to purify the blood. It gives strObg nerves, bright eyes, smooth, yelvety skin, rich complexion. It will make good-looking. charming woman of rundown invalid. Only 90 cents at HItchcock's drug store. ,
 
 All persons indebted to Ills are re- quosted to call and settle, as We desire to place our business on strictly 3G day cash basis
 THE SULTAN MERCANTILE Co.
Arizona silver belt., 1899-09-21
WESTWARD

I. H. GOODMAN. P &T. Agent. San Franc,seg, W. H Dresser. Local Freight and Ticket Agent
 Bowie AriTona
 T. '. Hsnt. Commercial Agent, Fl Pafo rpNa
Arizona silver belt., 1899-09-21
GIL, 'tlLE,. cA,nE a NORTHERN R.

TIME CARD NO. 70, CANCELLING TIME CARD NO. 10. Taking effect May l. ls99, at o'el,,ck A. M.
 Mountain time.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-07-21
CONVENIENT PIG HOUSE.
The Plan Here Illustrated Can BE
Adapted to Suit the sise and
Condition of Any Herd.

Concerning modern up-to-date hog
house costing $500 or more, large
enough to accommodate 40 or 50, would
say that in building pigpens, like every
thing else, the best is always cheapest.
The plan shown herewith needs but lit
tie explanation, as il can be construct
ed according to the means at the build
er's command and it can be made to
suit the size of ones herd. You could
easily construct four-room feeding
house on this plan out of good dressed
lumber for less than $500, especially
If you are able to do your own car
penter work When as many as 40 or
80 hogs are to be kept they always do
better if kept in different pens accord
ing to size and age. It is also neces-
sary that different aged animals be
fed different ration for best and most
satisfactory results, and this can only
be done when we have our hogs prop
erly graded and separated. One thing
we would have in making hog house
and that is q concrete floor. Any other
floor is Objectionable in some way. All
kinds of wooden floors make bad rat
harbors unless they are built up high
off the ground, and in most cases they
soon begin to decay and make pens un-
healthy. By letting the concrete extend
out to the walls all round no rats can do
any damage and you can scrape or
wash out your house as clean as a jug
at any time. The cost of a concrete
floor may be a little more than wood
to start with, but it is cheapest in the
end.
Let the sleeping rooms be made like
a lean-to, roof sloping just one way
and facing the south if possible. In
these we would have no floor. They
The Holly chieftain., 1899-07-21

msined president ever since 1881, and
nothing occurred TO disturb the tran
quillity of the Boer government until
ls95-a6, when Jameson made his i'll.
fated raid against Johannesburg, the
commercial center of the Transyaal
Since then the uitlanders. who pay
most of taxes collected in the Trans
vaal. have several times applied to the
English government for redress of
grievances. Among other things they
demand the right of franchise and a
voice in the expenditure of the vast
sums which they are compelled to pay
into the Boer treasury. Joseph Cham
berlain, the British colonial secretary,
responded TO the call of the uitlanders,
the majority of whom are Englishmen
and Americans; and not very long ago
Sir Alfred Miner. British high COM
missioner for South Africa, met Presi.
dent Kruger to discuss a readjustment
of Transyaal affairs. The English OFF,
cial asked for more liberal naturaliza-
ton laws and an increase of uitlander
representatives in the '.volksraad"
President Kruger submitted a counter
proposition that citizenship be granted
to foreigners upon the following con-
ditions: First, registration IA days
after arrival; second, six months notice
of intention; third, two years con-
tnuous registration; fourth, continu-
Gus residence; fifth, to have undergone
no dishonoring sentence; sixth, proof
of obedience to the laws; seventh, full
title of franchise in the country of
origin; eighthly, the possession of prop
erty, or yearly income: all these con-
ditional upon England's consent TO the
incorporation of Swaziland into the
Trausvaal
This counter proposal was, of course.
rejected by the British commissioner;
and it is quite probable that consent to
the English demands will be enforced
at the point OF the bayonet. The Trans
yaal is prepared for such an outcome.
Its fortifieations are in a splendid con-
dition- and its army of 10000 men,
headed by Gen. Joubert, is equipped
with Mauser rifles and modern artil-
lery. Should war come. it will be a
stubborn and bloody conflict, the sue
cess of which may hang in the balances
for long time. That England Will win
in the long run is almost certain, but
whether the victory will be worth the
sacrifice il must entail is another cues
uon C. W. WEIPPIERT.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-07-21
Cultiv.tinx sugar Beet.,

In the early cultivation the ground
should be stirred as deeply as possible.
To accomplish this without covering
the plants the ideal implement would
be cultivator with numerous long.
hooked teeth, not more than an inch
wide, one Of which might be called a
cross between harrow and a cult
vator. Such culticators are now on the
market. After the beets have become
larger cultivator with broader shov-
els may be used in order to cut the
weeds more effectually, but deep work
ing OF the soil should be carefully avoid
ed, after it has become filled with the
feeding roots of the crop. The after
cultivation should consist in keeping
the ground free of weeds and keeping
the surface loose, both points being
necessary to the preservation of the soil
moisture.-Farmers' Review.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-07-21
MODEL PIG HOUSE.

can be moved about the ydrd from time
to time and thus keep. nice pure
place for pigs to sleep, every time it
is moved using clean bedding. or rather
moving every time clean bedding is
used. Water is best supplied out in
the lots instead of in the feed room,
as hogs will keep the feed room more
or less filthy if water is supplied there,
especially if they can get to it to wal
low. A small cistern or well is located
in storage room from which under
ground pipes may extend to the sew
eral lots In making fences between
lots do not make them more than three
or four boards high, just so man can
straddle over them comfortably. This
you will find very convenient in look
ing after your hogs. The outside fence
may be higher if other stock have ac-
cess to pens and are likely to jump.
Two and half feet is high enough for
all inside fences. = Orange Judd
Farmer
The Holly chieftain., 1899-07-21
STANDARD VARIETIES.
Why Farmer. should Select Theis
Poultry from Breeds known
to he Satisfactory.

T. F. McGraw, in the Reliable Poultry
journal, sounds the note of alarm by
asking this pertinent question: "Will
we ever perfect few good varieties, or
will we continue to drift into new?"
This is, indeed, serious question and
one of vital Importance to practical
poultry breeders everywhere, COM
ments the Southwestern Farmer. The
question plainly stated is, will we re-
tain the practical features Of poultry
culture or drift into exclusive fancy?
In the past decade there have been
many new varieties introduced, and
among them all there are none with
more good qualities, or that have
proven more profitable to the practical
breeders than those we had before. If
all the effort and money spent booming
new breeds had been directed toward
the improvement of the old varieties it
might not be necessary now for breed
ers to want to remove color and other
disqualifications from the standard.
They practically admit they cannot
breed them true and want authority to
conform the standard to their flock.
1t is true that many who are merely
'.fanciers" have made money from new
varieties, but there are none who have
succeeded in bringing more desirable
points than existed in the old breeds.
Brown Leghorns are superior in every
way to the buff, but there has been
thousands invested in this variety. and
1 may add, there are hundreds of disap-
pointed breeders, also. The same may
be said of nearly any of the new ones.
Farmers, especially, will find it to
their interest to make their selection of
breeds from the old standard varieties
and thus avoid the trouble that will
surely follow in attempting to breed
any of the new additions to anywhere
near the standard requirements.
Let US perfect few varieties. first,
increase their laying qualities and
size, and greater profits will be realized
than from any other course.
We are now neglecting breeds which
have merit and looking for something
new and of uncertain value, from
practical standpoint.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-07-21
The Transraal is a strip of territory

The Transvaai is a strip of territory
500 by 400 miles, with an area of i2o, 900
square miles. II is rich in diamond
and gold fields, coal, iron and copper
mines, and timber of great value. The
Beers have never done any thing toward
the development of the mineral re-
sources of the country, preferring the
raising of cattle to digging for pre-
cious ores. Foreigners of all national
tiles naturally gravitated toward this
new Eldorado, and powerful companies
invested fortunes in smelling plants
and mining machinery, SO that the pop
ulation increased quickly 10 s5o, 900, of
whom less than 5000 are Beers. In or
der to prevent their absorption by new
comers. the founders OF the South AZ
rican republic drilled every citizen in
military tactics and organized a sys-
ten of government which virtually dis
franchises all foreigners, or uitlanders.
In 1878 the Beers passed law. or rath-
er reaffirmed an old law, to the effect
that the people will admit of no equal
iiy of persons of color with the white
Inhabitants. either in state or church.
In the same year war with rebellious
natives had emptied the Boer treasury;
and England felt called upon TO inter-
yene 'in the name of humanity" and
Sir Theophilus Shepstone on April u,
1877, annexed the Transvaal. More than
three years afterward, the impov-
erished Beers began an active war for
independence. They had chosen new
provisional government, with Paul kru-
ger. NJ. W. Pretorius and =. j. Joubert
at its head. Sir &. Pomeroy Colley. lieu.
tenant governor of Natal. refused recog.
milton to the Kruger administration
and led punitive expedition against
the Beers. In January, 1851, his troops
came to Laing's Neck, where they met
Gen. Joubert's forces. and in less than
five minutes 100 English soldiers had
been killed. A few days later the troops
met again on the banks of the lngogo,
where Colley lost another Is men. On
February % occurred the famous bat
tie of Majuba Hill. in which Colley and
the flower of his army bit the dust.
Shortly afterward England recognized
the independence of the Transyaal. was
given a resident agent at Pretoria, was
permitted TO establish fictional suzer-
ainty, and in its turn granted all the de-
mands of the Beers. Kruger has re-
The Holly chieftain., 1899-07-21
TROUBLE IN AFRICA.
Great Britain's Misunderstanding
with the Boer Government
Events which Led Up to the Strained
Relations of the Present Day
England. Fart Was Nota
Noble One.
Especial correspondenee.l ]

That Great Britain is preparing to
conquer the republic of South Africa,
,f which the famous Paul Kruger is
president, is evident; that the task will
De a heavy one is equally apparent to
anyone familiar with the character,
Narlike disposition and religious fer
'or Of the Beers.
Viewed from purely ethical stand
point the English government is in the
wrong when il seeks TO destroy the po-
itiCal Independence of the Roers, who
we're the original settlers in South
Africa and whose valor and industry
prepared safe landing places for the
English traders and soldiers who ar
rived years afterward.
The Boers-the Dutch name for
~peasants"-leftH Holland in the seven
teenth century and took possession of
what is now Cape Colony, after long
and bloody struggle with the Zulus, the
dominant tribe Of natives. They were
eft in undisturbed control of the coun-
try for years, until the beginning of the
present century in fact, when the dis
sovery of vast gold and diamond fields
,roused the cupidity OF English adven-
mrers and capitalists. In 1914 the Boer
.erritory, which had been existing un-
Ter crude form of republican govern
neut, was formally annexed to Great
Britain. Rather than become subjects
4 amy European prince or power, the
gnorant, yet liberty-loving, Beers
moved and wrested the Natal country
rom the still powerful Zulus. BY tradi-
ion and training they were cattlemen
and farmers, and in the newly-con-
,uered region they found Fat pastures
for their stock and rich virgin soil for
their crops. In 1887 Natal was Boer
state to all intents and purposes, and
The Holly chieftain., 1899-07-21

front, we nail strip four inches wide
down the center and tack fine wire net
ting, 4, over one side. A second strip
is put over the first to cover the edge
of the netting, and TO leave room for
groove for the sliding door, &. on the
other side. This may be either of wood
or skeleton frame made and covered
with netting. A groove must be made
in the box for the other side of the
slide. Nearly all the boxes come with
well-stayed corners, SO this is not diff
ficult.
Paint the outside, roof and all, to
prevent the cracks from spreading. Or
the roof may be covered with roofing
paper or cheaper still with tarred pa
per. which will last season or two.
These boxes vary somewhat in size,
but they will hold from Is to 25 chick
ems till they are pretty well grown,
and as they are strong and well built
they will last many years. - Orange
Judd Farmer
The Holly chieftain., 1899-07-21
pAcKING-Box coops
They Are Strong ana II Properly
Bsilt Are Sure to Last for Aanx
Years to Gene.

Tip large packing box on one side.
making the open space or original top
the front. Nail boards, a, across this
space half way down, letting the top
one, b, extend nearly its width above
the top edge of the boA, and several
inches beyond the ends. Nail similar
one, c, on the back. leaving this couple
of inches above the top. Two side
boards, d, are now added, sawed slant
ing to make smooth slope between the
front and back for the roof. As they
are six inches beyond the ends Of the
box. it makes a protection from the
weather, besides leaving space for cir
culation, while to make this of value to
the interior square must " sawed
from the top of the box before the roof
is put on, as this top floor has been left
whole. This makes the ventilation
good without danger of leaks, and the
roof is now added.
Returning to the unboarded space in
The Holly chieftain., 1899-07-21

promised to afford a permanent home
to the settlers who had created II.
But three years later Lord Napier,
then governor Of the Cape Colony, is
sued d proclamation denying the right
Of the Beers TO form an independent
colony anywhere in Africa. The Beers
paid very little attention to this pro-
nunciamento, and nothing would have
tome of it had not the agents of the
various chartered companies in London
discovered rich gold and diamond de-
posits in Natal. In Isi2 British troops
were sent to invade the Boer strong
nolds and Natal became q British col
ony. The Beers then began their sec
ond trek" or move, and crossed the
klipp river, fighting the Zulus all the
NAY, with the intention of occupying
the fertile tract lying between the
klipp and Buffalo rivers. When the
British government became aware of
this intention, it proclaimed the Buffa-
10 river as the northern boundary OF
Natal.
For the third time the Beers moved
this time into the country bounded on
the east by the Drakensberg, on the
north by the Vaal, on the south by the
Orage and on the west by the Naal-
and established the Orange Free State.
England its eyes ever on the main
chauce-annexed the Orange Free State
in lsis; and the patient Beers began
their fourth moye-across the Vaal
river. nOrthward into what is now
known as the TransyaaL
The patience Of the people was thor
oughly exhausted; and on June II, Isis.
the burghers stopped at Bloemfontein,
the capital of the Orange Free State,
and routed the British regulars. On
August -, of the same year. the Beers
were defeated by their enemies at
Goomplats, but only after stubborn
fight. The exodus to the Transvaal
continued, but 1900 Beers remained
in the Orange Free State to harass the
British soldiers and miners.
In 1850 the Kaffir war broke out. The
English forces were too weak to cope
with this rebellion, and in order 20 pla-
cate the Beers. who were inclined to
side with the natives, the British gov
ernment acknowledged the independ-
encs of the Orange Free State. But
this did not help the SETTLERS in the
fransvaal whose political organization
was recognized only after severe strug-
gles-
The Holly chieftain., 1899-07-21
Test of Good Farming.

Il believe that no man can claim to be
good farmer who does not maintain
the fertility of the SOIL" says Waldo f.
Brown, land that to do this the best
way is to keep as much stock as will
consume most of the grain and rough
food produced on the farm. To get the
best results in winter feeding, some sue
cuient bulky food is needed, and so
silos have multiplied. But the small
farmer often thinks he cannot afford to
build one, and have found that by the
use of beets and sorghum the silo is not
necessary. To get the most fertility
from our stock, we must save all the
liquid manure, and SO have adopted
cement floors in all of my stables and
have found them very satisfactory"
The Holly chieftain., 1899-07-21
Lea.e of Six lnche. Of Land.

A lease of six inches of ground at III
Franklin street, Chicago, for 81 years
and one month, from May l, 1899, was
recorded the other day. 1t runs from
George l.. Barber TO Hiram B. Peabody,
and is for an annual rental of SIS. The
property has depth of 81 feet, and
comprises the party wall between III
and liz Franklin street.-Chicago
Times-Herald.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-07-21
Raising Qu.in ON Far...

a Missouri young man, c. Gross. Of
Morgan county, says an exchange, has
built up large business in tame quail,
which he claims are more easily raised
than chickens and far more profitable,
selling alive at four dollars per dozen
for meat, or when tame at five dollars
per pair as pets. The eggs hatch well,
either under quail or common hens.
The care and food are much like that
for chickens and the birds prove very
hardy and free from disease. The
coops are only foot high, covered over
the top and are movable.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-07-21

Hatch ducks for laying late in sea-
SON. Keep early ones for breeding.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-07-21
Timely Advice.

Sick Passenger ION the voyage over
What. oh. what can | do to relieve my
self of this seasiskness?
Old Sea Dog (nonchalantlyt-Give it
up.-Philadelphia North American.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-07-21

Have a grass catcher on the lawn
mower, NOV often and feed clippings
to shut-in chicks and fowls. If you have
surplus dry in the shade, and save for
winter feeding.