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Arizona republican., 1901-08-24
MINING NOTES.

John Ehies is preparing his machin- cry, dry washers. etc. for vigorous fall work in his gold mine, near Kirkland. He has a very choice claim and can find gold in every pan taken out. John may be rich yet if he keeps at it, Courier
 Since the heavy rains have subsiGeG a report has reached us that several large nuggets of gold have been found in some of the dry washes that empty into the Little Colorado We hope this may be true. and that the plecers can be located. We always had an idea that placcrs would some day be found in this section near the foothills of the mountains which surround us. We do not vouch for the truth of this, at this time. but it would do no harm to try a little prospecting Winslow Mail
 F. II. smith and Tom Shultz returned today from a prospecting tour in the hills, and it is reported tnat they dis covered and located one of the biggest bonanzas yet found in the territory Journal Miner.
 The contract has been let for the con structlon of a smelter of 100 tons daily capacity on Big Bug by the Sterling Mining company.
 Three furnaces are running full blast at Jerome now and ihe camp has taken on it's old time prosperous air. The citizens of Jerome are greatly pleased at the settlement of the differences be- between the company and its employees. Journal Miner.
 Harry Clifford is down from Pearce and states that the Commonwealth will not start until the rains are over.- Range News.
 Colonel Stone of Fl Paso has let a contract to sink a shaft five hundred feet deep on his property three miles from Draeoon. R. H. Warren of Co., chise end J. B. Neal of Bisbee have the contract
 The Salt Lake Herald says: Within a very short time the Manhattan Min ing and Smelling company, with a cap ital of no less than s12,3O0,0 GOO, will be formed, either under the laws of Colo rado or New Jersey, to take over the sixty-seven properties owned by the Pioche Consolidated company in Lin- coin county. Nevada, and enough others
Arizona republican., 1901-08-24

experience showed her that her advice on matters of state was unwelcome and she turned her attention to other things.
 She determined to do what was in her power to uplift German women.
 Among the most important of all the institutions and charities which the Empress Frederick founded are the Pestalozzi- Frobel house for educating young children and training teachers, the Victoria Industrial School for Girls, the Society for Home Sanitation, the ChilGrsn's Hospital Gounded in memory of Emperor Frederick, the Home for Girls cf Good Family. and the great Victoria Lyceum for the bigher educa- tion of women.
 As for the little town of Cronberg rear the empress nome, schloss Fried rlchshof the inhabitants were by no means of the same mind as some peoi.e in other parts of the empire. The em- press made of Cronberg one of the most perfectly appointed communities of it's size In the world. She established new schools. cared for the poor, restored the old castle and made museum of it., and encouraged artists and literary men to make Cronberg their home
 She was not only passionately fond of art. but clever artist. Her picturas would have attracted attention in an exhibition had they been unsigned. And she was even more successful as an ex- pert in decoration than as painter of landscapes and figure studies. Fried tC, C1,Df f5 af lA I homes in Europe, and almost every de- tail of its architecture and decoration was suggested or designed by It's own CT. Decorators are only just new be- ginning to find that the natural tints of wood. plaster and stone are prefer able to paint. but the Empress Freder- lck disdainsd paint in building Fried richshof. As an indication of the same point of view 1t may be added that the hinges and locks of the doors are not concealed, but made things attractive , in themselves.
 The Empress, probably alone out of all Queen Victorias children. took real pleasure in Hitting from place to place. because by doing so she was able to pick things up" Consequently Fried richshof is full of quaint and beautiful and valuable things-of old silverware. tapestry, pictures, furniture and sculp- ture.
 A wei known American once visited the empress at Friedrichshof. The house party was a large one. and in- cluded several men of the first reputa- ! tion in their several lines. After din ner, so the American visitor relates, conversation became general. The em- press first talked of Venetian art. Pas sini, the famous specialist on that sub ject, was present. and his hostess prov ed his equal in knowledge of the city on the waters. Then she engaged in talk with great physician. and the next cay he told the Am srican that the empress. if she only had practical ex- perienco, would be one of the greatest tAroat specialists in the world. Last she discussed literature with an En- glishman of letters. chiding on his in- ability to cap passage from Pope Which she quoted.-New York Times.
Arizona republican., 1901-08-24

to run the total up to about 10Cl different groups of claims together with hoisting works, smelters, pumping plants and the electric light and water systems of Ploche. The great undertaking which calls for tho payment of $1,OO00OO with in the next eighteen months, has been launched by A. B. Lewis. the well known Beaver county operator, and with unlimited New York capital asso- ciated, the work of reclaininig the once famous camp which has in the past produced over s20o0O0,C00 will begin within the next three weeks. In fact, work has already been started at sev- eral points and within year Mir Lewis says the new company will be working from 1,C00 to 1,50O men.
 Mike Nugent is in town from Kofa Mike has renewed his contract with the mining company and will operate the store at the King, the contract cover ing the period for two yelrs.-Yuma Sentinel Tar
 J. E. Devine returned this morning from the Potholes. He says it will be necessary to remodel the big gold dredger before proceeding further and work will be commenced on 1t as soon as the company can secure a competent superintendent. The work of remodel
 ing will require about thirty days Yuma Sentinel.
 Specimen gold can be cleaned of rust by boiling in dilute nitric acid. What is known as rusty or coaced gold is commercially cleaned of the rust sufIi- ciently to amalgamate by grinding in pans. Some of this latter class of gold can only be recovered by concentra {? tion with the sulphurets.--Mining and Scientific Press.
Arizona republican., 1901-08-24
A YOUNG LADY'S LIFE SAVED.
At Panama. Colombia, by Chamber lain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
 rhoea Remedy.

Dr. Chas. II. Utter, a prominent phy sician of Panama, Colombia, in a recent letter states: Last March I had as a patient young lady sixteen years of age. who had very bad attack of dys- entery. Everything I prescribed for her proved intellectual and she was growing worse every hour. Her par ents were sure she would die. She had become 90 weak that she could not turn over in bed. What to do at this crit ical moment was study for me, but thought of Chamberlain's Collie, Chol- era and Diarrhoea Remedy and as a last resort prescribed it. The most wonderful result was effected. Within eight hours she was feeling much bet ter; inside of three days she was upon her feet and at the end of one week was entirely we'll" For sale by Elvey & Hulett.
Arizona republican., 1901-08-24
MARINE CREATURES I'll AT
 CATCH BIRDS.

"One of the names of the great clumsy. moons shaped, wide -mouthed fish commonly called the angler" said an old fisherman. lis goosefish. There is nothing gooselike in the anger's ap- pearance, but somebody once saw an anglsr, big and clumsy as it is, come up unawares and nab goose that had settled on the water and drag 1t under, hence the name
 ''But then, as far as that's con- cerned. you wouldn't expect seals to be bird catchers would you? As matter of fact, the harbor seal does occasion ally get bird, such as duck which it might so chance upon as to be able to capture .'-Exchange.
Arizona republican., 1901-08-24
Lace
 Curtains.

sidtr the best doctor the cheapest. When the life of your expensive lace curtains is at stake, the best laundry is the cheapest.
 We guarantee to do your curtains right. In fact better than they ever were done. We know how, and have the latest improved curtain stretcher to do it with.
 Yours for good work and prompt de- livery. ARIZONA LAUNDRY, Cor. Adams & Sd Sts.
 Phone S91
Arizona republican., 1901-08-24
GIFTED EMPRESS FREDERICK.
A Multitude of Interests. the Result oi
 Her Versatility and Cleverness.

The life of the Empress Frederick has often been described as a tragic one. 1t is true that she suffered much, but no woman with the multitude of inter- ests and activities which were hers could have been altogether unhappy
 Not even her enemies-and she had many of them--ever described her as otherwise than brilliant and gifted.
 Most ambitious princesses would have been soured and discouraged on finding that ministers and court officials were best pleased if they acted as lay figures. The Empress Frederick was not consti- tuted ip this way. A brief and bitter
Arizona republican., 1901-08-24

Don't you ever feel that you would like to have a husband?" asked the young bride. No; l don't" snapped the spinster. Eve got a parrot that swears and a hired man that comes home drunk, so what more do you want? ?"
Arizona republican., 1901-08-24
NO SUCH THING.

Been fishing on Sunday, have your"
 Nothing of the kind, sir! l set the lines on Saturday night and took these fish off on Monday morning. ."-Chicago Tribune.
Arizona republican., 1901-08-24

for congressional inquiry. y.-Philadelphia Ledger.
 Jrou5'e in Rhode Island. The gypsy moth, which has filled Massachusetts with panic, has founded settlements in Rhode Island. Perhaps Rhode Island will conclude to make short work of the enemy instead of keeping an expensive commission to codIle him.-New York Sun.
Arizona republican., 1901-08-24

The laws of health require that the bowels move once each day and one of the penalties for violating this law is piles. Keep your bowels regular by taking a dose of Chambcrlain's Stom- ach and Liver Tablets when necessary and you will never have that severe punishment inflicted upon you. Price, I5 cents. For sale by Elvey & Hulett.
Arizona republican., 1901-08-24

The pen starves more poets to death in year than the sword exterminates in twenty centuries.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23
Water In the Soil

There are many things about the
physics Of soils that remain to be ex-
planned. One of them is the movement
of soil moisture, both as relates to the
water table and to the moisture pres
ent by capillary attraction. Thus we
notice that in some experiments made
in North Dakota it was determined
that ''the water table falls during the
winter season, but there is little or no
loss of soil moisture and there is an
actual gain of moisture in the surface
soil, which is not due to rain or
snow" A possible explanation is that
the cold earth, even in it's frozen state,
may act as condenser of the moisture
in the air, on days when the tempera-
ture of the air is above the freezing
point. Another explanation may be
that the air in the soil actually circu-
lates toward the colder surface soil,
and deposits it's moisture there by
condensation, just as is the case with
the air above the soil. However,
further investigation of the subject
may show the main causes of such
concentration of the water supply and
it's advantage to agriculture.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23

a wheat-raiser says that subsoiling
viii increase the yield Of wheat in his
vicinity, but that the amount of water
used in the production of the crop is
greater. That is most certainly so and
it Is no argument against sub-soiling
Every increase in the crop of any
thing means very large increase in
the amount of water used. No other
condition is possible. 1t takes a GER
tain amount of water to convey the
food to the grain of the plant, and
the amount of water used is hundreds
of times the bulk of the food carried.
This water is not used over and over
again, SO far as we know, but after
acting as conveyer is thrown OF from
the foliage of plants in the form Of
vapor. Experiments have shown that
for every pound of dry wheat created
there is used 453 pounds of water. 1t
will thus be seen that to increase the
yield of wheat by one bushel means
the added use of 27,1S0 pounds of
water. This is over 13 tons. Anent
this subject it may be interesting to
quote the conclusions arrived at by
Professor King OF Wisconsin as to
the amount of water used in the pro-
ductton of the leading grains. To elab
crate one pound Of dry matter the re-
Quirements are as follows: Barley. 461
pounds: oats, sos pounds; corn, 27o
pounds; clover, 576 pounds; peas, ATT
pounds; potatoes, SS5 pounds. These
figures present an interesting study.
The low demands of corn show that
1t is crop adapted to limited water
supply and point to it's origin and de-
velopment in country semi-arid in
nature. 1t will explain why the corn
crop comes through drouths that de-
stroy other crops. AS to subsoiling
for the increase of water supply 1t.
must be remembered that that is the
prime reason for the process, as it in
creases the water reservoir Of the
soil.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23

nutritious of all the legumes, but its
flavor is pronounced and to some per-
sons not as agreeable as that of the
pea and bean. 1t has sometimes been
claimed that indigestion and other bad
effects followed the eating of 1entils.
but this impression is known in some
cases to be traceable to the use of GER
tain poisonous vetches, whose seed
much resembles the lentil. There is
every reason to consider the 1entil a
wholesome food. Until recent years
the lentil was little known in the Unit
ed States, but with the growth of the
foreign population its use has steadily.
increased. The lentils found in our
markets are all imported. but the cul-
ture of this legume with European
seeds is being tried in our southwest
ern territories and elsewhere. There
is already grown in New Mexico and
Arizona, as well as in Mexico, small
variety of lentil- the seed of which
was doubtless brought from Spain CEN
turies ago by the ancestors of the
present mixed race living there. The
sandy soil of moderate fertility seems
adapted to it; it has become accli-
mated, is hardy and prolific.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23
Spraying Fruit Trees in Bloom.

There is at present much contro-
versy whether or not fruit trees should
be sprayed when in bloom. In the state
of New York law has been passed
making it misdemeanor to spray fruit
trees when in bloom, on account OF
the danger to bees. It is without doubt
true that some bees are killed by the
poison in the spray. In one case re-
ported a whole hive of bees were
killed, and an examination showed ar
senic in the digestive apparatus of the
bees.
It has also been discovered that the
poison is equally destructive to the life
of the pollen, even when the amount
Of poison is only 8 to 100 parts in TO-
900. Even two parts in 10000 has been
frequently found fatal to the pollen
The danger to the pollen is, however,
greatly 1essened by the fact that the
blossoms do not all open at once, but
the process extends over several days
In a clump of five apple blossoms the
central one opens first, and spraying
at that time kills the pollen in only
those open blossoms.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23
c.mpb.ll Method of Soil Culture

Campbell Method of Soil Culture
Some years ago the Campbell method
of soil culture made considerable stir
in agricultural circles. Recently little
has been heard OF it. The only refer
ence made to it this year is in an ex-
pertinent station bulletin, which says:
"The Campbell method has yielded
small crops of wheat, and has given no
appreciable saving of soil moisture.
AS some of our readers will remember
Mr. Campbell, the inventor OF the tools
used in this process, claimed that the
stirring up of the ground was not an
advantage to crops, and that where the
soil was plowed it should be again
csmpacted as firmly assit had been at
first, If that we're possible. He said
that the ordinary roller only COM
pacted the first two inches of earth,
but that below that crust the soil was
light and loose. The roller he invented
was arranged to penetrate the soil and
compact the earth down to the depth
of the plowing, while at the same time
a dust mulch was left on the surface.
At one time some of the experiment
station men looked quite favorably on
the scheme. Results, however, have
shown it of no value.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO AeRl-
CulTuRlSTS.
Some Up-to-Date Hints About Culti-
walton of the Soil and Yields
Observation-Disclosures viticulturs and
Horticulture.
The LentiI.

The L0ntii.
The plant herewith illustrated is the
Lentil, known scientifically as lens
escalenta- 1t is a small branching
plant with delicate pea-like leaves. The
small white flowers growing in pairs
are followed by fat pods, each con-
tanning two very fat round seeds. con-
vex on both sides. Unlike the pea
and bean, the lenti1 is eaten only when
fully ripe. The brown or reddish lentil
is smaller than the yellow, but of more
delicate flavor. The 1entil is one of
the most ancient of food plants, prob
ably one of the first to be brought un-
der cultivation by man. 1t has been
grown from early times in Asia and
in the Mediterranean countries. The
reddish Egyptian lentil probably fur
nished the red pottage" of Esau. In
Europe this 1egume is far less grown
than the pea and bean, partly because
its yield of seed and straw is less;
therefore the market is partially sup
piled from Egypt. The lentil, accord
ing to analysis, In one of the most
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23

One of the finest Anglo-Saxon words
among recent new additions is the
word ..housesmith," which describes
the working on the new iron structures
used in the building of apartments aud
large Office establishments The trade
which is in some ways the antipodos
of the housesmiths is that of mechan-
les who pull down old city buildin ~
to make way for new. 1t has bean
hard to coin a name for this trade.
The latest attempt here is house
wreckers-'-New York Post
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23
tion- 1t may yet pay we'll to protect
some of our fruit trees with nets.


Good and Bad WORT OF Bees.
Professor Waite of the Department
Of Agriculture has been investigating
the work of the bee relative to its car
ryinE Of disease germs from flower to
flower. and expresses the opinion that
the bee is largely responsible for the
The bee himself does not puncture the
peach, but gets to work on the peach
after the wasp and the soldier bug
have punctured it. Bees also carry
pear blight. Pear trees do not usually
show much blight till they bloom and
begin to bear fruit. The pear blight
virus is gummy and can't be blown by
the wind; 1t must be carried by in
sects. If the virus dries 1t dies in
few days. A twig that has died of
blight is no longer a menace, because
the virus that killed the twig is dead
also. 1t is therefore evident that the
germs are spread by insects. especially
bees.
On the other hand the bee is great
increaser OF our crops through his
work of cross-pollenization.- Many OF
our plums and apples are sterile to
their own pollen, but such is not true
OF the peach and ounce The pear Is
not OF the type that produces pollen
that is borne by the wind. From the
biological standpoint the bees are do
ing their natural work in visiting
blossoms, and in spite of what harm
they do they are necessary to the best
results in our orchards.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23
Fertiliz.tion of Flowers.

Insects are necessary to the fertili-
zation of most flowers, and were it
not for insects, especially honey bees,
many of the crops we now have would
be wanting. There are a good many
flowers that produce pollen that has
no means of getting from flower to
flower except by the medium of in
sects- On the other hand some plants
throw on great quantities of pollen
without the help of the insects. Prof.
James Fletcher relates that when in
British Columbia some people came to
him and asked hlm to explain a show
er OF sulphur that had apparently fall
len during the preceding night He
assured them that there had been no
shower of sulphur. but that what
looked like sulphur was in reality the
pollen Of pine trees.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23
Net. on Appl. Trees.

At a recent convention reported by
the Farmers Review, Prof. Webster of
the Ohio Experiment Station reported
the results of some experiments car
ried out by him in netting apple trees
to keep of the coddling moths. A
number of trees were covered with
nets to keep out the moths, and be-
side them were a number OF check
trees left uncovered. When the apples
were harvested it was found that 19
per cent were wormy on the covered
trees and over 20 per cent wormy on
the uncovered trees. 1t will be no
ticed that even the apples on the COW
cred trees were affected to almost one
fifth of all. Just how valuable the ex-
pertinent is we cannot say, especially
as we do not know how near the COW
cred trees were to the uncovered. 1t
seems to the writer that one very i'm
portant part has not been reported.
We wish to ask: Did not the moths
turn away from that and go onto an
uncovered tree. thus making the num-
ber of wormy apples there very much
larger than it would have been under
ordinary circumstances? II such were
the case the relative value Of the COW
ering would be lessened for actual use
Also. did the covered tree bear as much
fruit as the uncovered one? We ask
this, as the netting that kept out the
moths might also keep out the in
sects that assist the cross-ferti1ixation
Of the blossoms. 1t having been quite
fairly demonstrated that even our ap-
ple trees benefit by this cross-fertiltxa-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23
Our Neixhbor.. Orchard.

Scientists that have had large ex.
perience in the matter of orchard
treatment declare that it Is better to
treat large areas for insects and fungi
instead of here and there individual
orchards The reason is apparent In
the case Of treating a few acres of trees
at a time the region around those
acres serves as a base of operations
for the pest desired to be exterminat-
ed The untreated orchard of our
neighbor Is the one that does the mis-
chief. How to get that orchard
sprayed is a problem. In some states
laws have been passed making the
treatment of the orchard compulsory
on complaint of certain property hold
ers in the vicinity. But such laws are
imperative, for the reason that men
are not very numerous that will take
the initiative in such a matter. The
only effective move we can see as ad-
visable is for the most interested man
to call neighborhood meeting to con-
slider the question of spraying all the
orchards. Then, If possible, have all
the orchards treated at the same time.
Ducks and geese stand being exhib-
tied at shows better than the land
great. Some of the breeders that fol-
low the fairs and show their birds
during an entire season lose az high
as half of their birds. Some of these
die while at the fairs, and others sue
cumb to disease after they are brought
home. but as a direct result of the
showing. Not infrequentIy roup ex-
lists among show birds. The cage
with the sick fowls may be some dis
tance away from the others, and when
the breeder takes his birds home he
imagines they have escaped the roup.
But q few days after reaching home
the dread disease breaks out among
the birds he has had on exhibition
Nevertheless, it pays enterprising
breeders to take their best birds to
the fairs and poultry shows The re-
ward comes to the breeder not only in
an increase Of knowledge. but also In
increased sales