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The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-05

city some time ago relative TO the
sewer on Messilla street. tie was under
the impression that he was paying Tor
the entire sewer extension, when the
city assessed him 1870. City Engineer
Homer Santee is inclined to resent the
petition presented to the council. lie
saws Bartlett is laboring under false
impression. As he understands it the
sewer was to be six feet deep. Mr..
Bartlett desired to drain his basement
in the Legal Tender and asked II 1t
could be done. He was told that the
sewer could be made deeper but that he
would have to stand the extra expense.
Mr., Bartlett is said to have agreed. Ills
is the only basement on the street and
still he seems to think that the other
residents ought to be assessed their
share in the sewer. The council will
probably stand by the City Engineer.
These are the most important meas
ures to be considered. A great amount
of work, however, is expected to come
up unannonnced. The wedge question
need no further consideration by the
council except as to its removal which
will probably be ordered at once.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-05
AuAtrlnn 8uiia.
IS

Here are few "bulls" that have
been perpetrated from time to time In
the Austro- Hungarian parliament:
zone most important point Of the ag'
ricultural question is the maintenance
of the breed of horses to which have
the honor TO belong"
1--WE are here for the veal and woe
of our constituents" -@
"Gentlemen, consider this question
in the light of dark future"
''The eye of the law weighs heavily
on our press legislation"
There. gentlemen. is the ever chang
ing point of which the opposition has
made A bobbyhorse."
This taunt is the same old sea scr.
pent which for years and years has
been groaniug in this assembly"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-05
Incidents In American History.

A traveller who has just returned
from a visit to Matanzas says that he
from the city. and there was reminded
Of an incident in American history
with which he was entirely unfamiliar
and which he is willing to bet not one
American in a hundred knows any
d vice president Of the United States
took the oath of office there, being au-
th0rized to do so by special act of con
gress. Ell Cumbre means ''the summit"
and it was here that William Rufus
King, vice president with Franklin
Pierce, dying Of consumption, was
sworn into office March "a, 1853
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-05
OF the Old Pueblo VIII Meet
Tonight
Important Questions Scheduled to
Come Up For Con-
Sid6rdtiOn.

The city fathers will hold a regular
meeting at the city hall this evening.
The general routine of business will be
transacted and the usual number of pc
titions, no doubt, will be presented.
But there are several measures of inn
portance to come up before the council.
The question of city taxes will be set
tled, 1t will be remembered that Coun-
Gilman Anderson introduced an ordl-
nance regulating city taxes at previous
session. The measure was referred to
the finance committee. This committee
have had the matter under considera-
ton for some time, and it is safe to say
that a favorable report will be made on
it. The measure will be means OF in
Creasing the city revenue without falling
on the shoulders OF the citizens too Sc
verely. Some lines of trade will be
taxed more than heretofore, while others
viii be reached for the first time. There
appears to be little or no opposition to
the measure.
Another question which the council
will likely consider is that of furnishing
the University with water. Before this
question can be considered members OF
the council hold that the University
must present petition to that effect.
There has been much discussion over
the matter. The University is inclined
to regard the city of Tucson as natural
vender of water, and therefore should
make the institution a proposition, just
as though it was prospective purchas
er. The city, on the other hand, con-
tends that it is not in the business Of
selling water. The city water works is
for the benefit of the citizens. As Mayor
Schumacher says, The first duty OF the
city in the matter is to supply the citi-
zens who have mortgaged their property
in order to wn the water works"
Ihe city mains now reach as far as
Third street and Sixth avenue. This is
about six blocks from the city limits
and the University is about the same
distance the other side. The University
seems willing to come as far as the city
limits, but the city officials think that
The institution ought to do even better
ihan that. They are Of the opinion that
the University will derive all or most of
The benefits to be derived from the ex-
tension.
The petetion of E. G. Bartlett will
also come before the council. Mr.. Bart
lett entered into contract with the
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-05
Tricks Of the Trade.

If you find maple twigs and frag
ments of leaves in your maple" sirup.
you may feel pretty sure that it is an
imitation or has been adulterated. Peo-
pie who make the pure article sent 1t to
market clean. The best butter does not
hive hair in it to prove that it was
lIade from cows milk. Strained honey
same suspicion. Tomato figs with a fig
leaf on top of the box is another in.
stance.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-05
Loaang and Working.

Ever notice at the end of day wher
you have fooled along with your work
and sIouched through everything in q
slipshod manner that you are tired as
If you had worked steadily and done
your work well? And how much bet
ter satisfied you feel with yourself
when you have done your work as you
should. Your employer also notices
these things. Don't belong to the slip
shOd class. Do your work well. You
will feel better and stand higher In the
estimation of tAe man you work for.
Atchison Globe.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-05
Proof PreSumu.IVe.

A Mohawk valley justice of the peace
Invariably gave judgment for the plain
tiff in civil suits before him without
hearing the defendant. silencng that
unfortunate liugant with. We'll, vot
thinks he sue YOU for if you don't owe
him Rochester Democrat.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-05
SuggesfIVe.

"No," said the Widow RakeIeigh,
IL didn't altogether like the minister $
sermon over poor john"
why. thought it quite sympu-
thetic," said her friend.
"Well, didn't like his pronuncin-
ton when be said John hard gone ro
burn" no traveller returns '"-Phila-
dclphia Press.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-05
Her Mnther'n Nfaif-

Mrs. Bcnham-You don't seem to he
very glad that mother is here.
Benham-What did you expect me 1
dO-die Of joy?-New York Herald
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13
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Poultrv Problems.

Mrs. Ida Tffson of Wisconsin says
that she finds It costs about one dol
lar per head to properly house fowls
She figures IL square feet OF house
room. and three square feet OF shed
room to each fowl. She has tried
wide and narrow perches side by side
and finds that the fowls prefer the
wide ones. The improved hen needs
bigger perch than does the hen that
was in the Garden of Eden. for she
is bigger fowl. It is good plan to
have the sitting hens in separate
building. Nests should be SO ar
ranged that they can be closed by
door at night and thus prevent the
hens from roosting on them. 1t Is
little work to close these in the after
noon and open them in the morning.
To keep the drinking water warm in
the winter hot brick is put under It
An open scratching shed In winter
is better than a scratching room IN o
house with glass before it. All hens
should be provided with dust bath.
The hens should not be kept near cat
tie and horses. for the mites will go
onto cattle and horses. Not more
than fifty hens should be kept in a
flock.
Q-Do you have platform under
your roosts?
A.-Platforms are very good, but
they must be kept very clean, or In
sects will get in. So we use sand.
Q.-Should not one have large
scratching room?
A-Have all you can afford.
Q.-Should not nest boxes be SIN
gle? t.
Ayes; I would not have a nest
box attached to the wall at all.
Q.-How wide do you have your
perches?
A.-Four inches wide.
Q.-Is there not danger in feeding
too much pepper?
Ayes: I feed it only occasionally
in the winter.
Q.-Does a fowl need stimulating by
pepper and the like.
A.-Not II she Is in good health.
Q.-How about feeding cottage
cheese to poultry?
AIN the making of cottage cheese
the sour milk should not be allowed
to reach higher temperature than
100 degrees II too hard. it will kill
young turks.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13
Checking Eros, with OIL Pots.

From Fresno, California, comes
report of the use there OF an electric
alarm and oil pots for the checking o.
fros,s among the lemon trees. On one
estate wires were run from the house
of the foreman to different parts OF
the lemon orchard and were there con-
nected with automatic thermometers
The connection was such that when
the temperature in the orchard fell to
"a degrees, the wires rang a bell In
the sleeping room of the foreman. one
night not long ago the temperature
reached the point named and the bell
rang, The foreman and his men at once
went into the orchard and lighted 600
oil pots scattered through it The fires
were kept burning till 1880, when they
were extinguished The plan proved
complete success. There was no frost
in the orchard, though around 1t
everywhere the frost lay white in the
fields, in the morning. The cost was
not large, and the men In charge OF
the arrangement say that the frost
could have been kept of with much
smaller number OF pots. This orchard
covered twenty acres. 1t is thus seen
that the possibilities in this direction
are considerable.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13
Watering Trees.

Unless the owner of trees under
stands some of the more important
principles of growth, there is danger
that he will. when applying water, do
more harm than good. To apply wa
ter In small quantities through the
drouthy season is to cause the roots
in the ground to turn toward the sur
face and grow in that direction. Then
when the watering is discontinued for
any reason the roots dry out much
more quickly than If they had not
been watered at all. When water is
applied to trees it should be in sufh-
cient abundance to soak the ground to
depth of several feet. The roots
win then not turn up to get moisture.
II 1t is necessary to apply but little
water at time 1t should not be put
on the surface Of the ground. Dig a
hole and put in large piece Of drain
pipe 30 that the water being thrown
into this pipe will soak deep into the
ground. In case of not having q
drain pipe or piece OF tile. a hole can
be made sufficiently deep to act ~ a
reservoir. Let the water soak into
the ground from this hole The idea
is to get the water to the roots from
some other direction rather than from
the surface Of the ground.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13
Art and Butter Making.

Recently We saw picture of
creamery that had grounds beautified
by art and nature. Clumps of ever
.reens were here and there, while on
different parts OF the walls OF the fac
-ory itself were seen climbing vines.
Towering shrubs were also In eV!-
cence. The whole presented picture
CT the most inviting kind. Some may
SIX What has that to do with bring
ing milk and making butter?' The
answer is that 1t has much to do with
those operations The fact that the
grounds and the buildings are wen
kept establishes standard OF cleaE-
ness. The man that will look after
the grounds and keep them tidy and
beautiful will be no less careful with
the inside OF the factory. and he Will
see that the vats. the floors and all
utensils are also tidy and clean. Ihe
flowers have a reflex influence on .he
butter maker and the employees. and
without doubt exert very great IN
fuence on the men that haul the
milk. Give US more OF the beautiful
In connection with the work OF the
creamery and we shall have more care
and more interest manifested in the
work Of milk handling and butter
making.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13
E.rlhh sp.rro~..

From the Farmers Review: would
say that according to my observation
the house. or English, sparrow is in
creasing not only In but also outside of
the towns. 1t has become established
in large colonies along the neighbor-
hood in which now live. and have
also made similar observations near
Elmhurst, Ill. 1t seems to limit its
nesting to the neighborhood of rms,
or ut least TO roadsides. I have not
observed 1t in the fields or woods. r.,
food being chiefly derived from the
road. It naturally prefers to keep near
It.. As to Its harmfulness to agricul-
ture should say that it il more in
direct than direct 1t drives away
more useful species of birds, not so
much by direct opposition as by pre-
occupying the ground. Its food Is
composed Of insects to but 4 sriall
degree. 1t is therefore virtually a
useless bird tom2n- To eradicate It,
however, seems to me to be an almost
impossible feat. Bounties have proven
worse than useless. as much money
was expended by the state, and many
of our useful sparrows were destroyed
by mistake.-Ellen Drummond Far
we'll. Lake county. Illinois.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13
Tho Up-to- Date Farmer.

The up-to- date farmer keeps no un-
profitable stock, no scrubs on his
farm. His steers and his hogs all pay
wei, for the feed he gives them. none
of them eat their heads OF nor eat
his head of. He knows steer that
Is not good feeder and lets some 9TH
er man waste feed upon them. He tests
his cows and only those that can be
kept at profit can lie down In his
green pastures. Nor will he permit
his wife to keep flock OF nondescript.
flying, scratching. green-legged. black
skinned hens, even II her mother did
give her the seed. He can't bear the
disgrace Of It OF course the up-to-
date farmer has the latest improved
farming implements and to save horse
power and to do most efficient work,
always keeps them in perfect order.
When his farm implements are not in
use he keeps them housed. II it is
profitable to do so-a hundred-dollar
wagon shed into which a twenty-five
dollar farm wagon is backed by hand
every time the team is unhitched Is
not ofitable.-Joseph Carter.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13
Tests for Pari. Green.

Without good materials it is impos-
sible to spray successfully. There are
on the market many kinds Of spray
ing materials and some Of them are
about worthless. This is especially SO
in such states as Illinois where there
are no inspection laws. In many other
states the laws make it difficult to
sell bogus Paris green or other bogus
poisons, and SO large quantities OF
such stun are dumped on the Illinois
markets. One result of this condition
is the discouraging Of those that at
tempt to spray They buy this bogus
material on the market. mix 1t ac-
cording to known rules. use it as di-
rected. and fail to do any good to
their trees. There are several ways
Of telling good from bogus Paris
green. The pure article is light emer-
aid green in color. Put little on
some window glass, tap the glass and
as the poison settles down 1t will re-
main a light emerald green. II 1t
shows white streaks it is impure. II
Paris green is pure it is an i'm
palpable powder. II it is not pure
1t will cake. II the impure is put on
a plate it will not fall apart readily.
Another test is to put some ammonia
f,to the Paris green. 1t will dissolve
tt> pure; 1t will not dissolve the i'm
pure.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13
Applying sprays.

The proper way to apply spraying
solutions is in the form Of mist. This
mist should never be applied long
enough for the water to drip from
the leaves. a. that will result In
scalding. Here comes in the neces-
sity of experience in spraying. The
man that does the work in the best
way must know exactly when to stop.
The spraying business is thus seen TO
be developing into . science. 1t used
to be thought that any man could
spray II he only had apparatus and
properly mixed materials. AS time
went on many disasters wero reported
which were later seen to be due to
inexperience on the, part OF the op-
orator. The condition Of the atmos-
phere must also be taken into con-
sideration. II the humidity is only
such as to vet the leaves. spraying
may be done: but II the leaves are
dripping 1t ID mo wst to spray.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13
Bird. for Fall shows.

From Farmers Review: In select
ing our birds for the fall and winter
shows. we get them out in March or
April, and when about four months
old We pick out few Of the best cock
erels-say about twenty-looking we'll
to form, color. comb and legs. These
are put in yard by themselves and
are crowded right along with wheat.
oats. corn and beef scraps or ground
bone fresh, and lots Of green grass,
millet seed in small quantity and
about three weeks before the show
add ground faxseed to the mash. 1t
gives a fine luster to the feathers.
Select like number OF pullets and
feed in the same way, keeping them
by themselves. Now about a week
before sending them away to the show
make your selection from these birds.
and make it point to handle them
every day. SO that they will not be
frightened when the Judge takes them
from the coop. Often point or two
is gained in this way. II you have
white birds. wash them in soft water
to which a little bluing has been
added. Then take toothbrush and
clean the legs. and rub with olive oil
and sulphur. Then put in clean
show coop and keep In warm room
until dry. Colored fowls do not re-
quire the washing. but clean their
legs and comb. II you intend to put
male and female In same coop mate
them several days before. Out of your
first selection Of twenty cockerels and
twenty pullets you can select three
or four of each that ought to be win
ners. Look your birds over carefully
to see II black feathers are not where
they would diBqualify the bird or pin
feathers on leg and between toes
Fred Keith, Ingham County. Michi-
gan.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13
A co,r.. Of Na.ur. study. :

Cornell University has introduced
something of an innovation into its
AGRICULTURAL work in the form Of
home course Of nature study. The
work is under the direction OF Profess
sor John Craig. Lesson sheets are
sent out to all parts of the state. and
are extensively used in the farmers
reading clubs and reading circles.
These lesson sheets are on agricultural
topics and are followed by examina-
ton papers, which are to be filled out
and returned. The work has the back
ing OF the legislature Of New York,
which has made an appropriation to
carry 1t on. There are said to be in
excess of 10000 persons taking part in
this scheme for increase OF agricultur-
al education.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13
co-op.r..,oo Among En.ono,os,....

Co-opsratiou Among Entomoioeists.
Recently the entomologists of Mon
tana. Idaho, Washington and Oregon
met to formulate plans for suppressing
the INJURIOUS insects that infest those
states. 1t Is probably the beginning
Of much cooperation in this matter.
AZ 1t has been. the authorities in each
state have been doing what they could
under considerable difficulties. This
conference was called to enable the
entomologists to talk over their vari-
GUS problems together. Doubtless this
alone added much to their ability to
take effective measures against the in
sects. This is especially necessary in
the case of such insects as the Cod
ling moth. which has not yet got n
firm foothold in the states named.
Without doubt all of our states could
find much in COMMON for such con-
ferences. Sooner or later there will
have to be evolved some general plan
OF working in the country as a whole.
without regard to state boundaries
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13
The Earmer., Busy s.a.on.

This is the farmers busy season and
he has no time to read long ads, but
you want to remember that the grain
on the fine lands around Romeo 10
busy, too. growing into big harvest.
Take a moment to drop us postal
with your address and We viii send
you Information about these lands and
what we are doing there. Zeph. Chas
Felt, 102 Boston Building. Denver.
Colorado.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13
To Dissolve Copper sulphA...

Copper sulphate cannot be readily
dissolved by putting it into vessel
and pouring in the water. The proper
way to do is to put the copper sui
phate in a bag and suspend the bag
in water. The copper sulphate. II pure.
should be dissolved in from to 10
hours. This enters into the making
Of what is known as Bordeaux mix
ture. 1t is used against fungous dis
eases, and should be kept ready for
use on every farm.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13

The throne room at Madrid cost al
most as much as modern battleship,
but it would have been much better
for Spain to have used the money in
strengthening her navy.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13

Husband tangrilyj--W!iat More
money? When I'm dead you'll prob
ably have to beg for all the money you
get. Wife tcalmly)-Well. III be better
OF than some poor women who never
had any practice.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13

Tlatas1ute. college professors are
beginning to. tell us just how the vol
canoes act and why they act. The
college professors are great hind
sighters.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13

Most of the delegates to the bankers
convention at Kansas City were near
sighted. but not enough SO to cause
them to overlook anything.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13

Carnegie finds 1t easy to get money
and hard to spend it. Those whose ex-
perience comedies with his will have
to stand up if they expect to be count
ed irt,
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13

The scarcity OF policemen in London
indicates that the Irish question has
reached an acute stage
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13

1t would seem that the real airship
genius is the airship genius who hires
astensionists.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13

Scientists whose after thought is
better than their foresight are now
predicting another eruption Of Mt. Pc
lee.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13

King Alfonso need not think the cor
onation the most trying ordeal of his
life. ; Some uay he will have to ask
an eligible princess to marry him.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13

Remember that the thing to do in
hot weather is to keep cool.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13

Now that baggage smashers have
formed a union trunk manufacturers
can again look forward to future of
prosperous trade.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13

II doesn't take an energetic volcano
long to put all the existing geogra-
phies and aliases out OF date.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13

Fish will do singular things" says
a local contemporary. But nobody
ever heard of fish's lying about the
size of the man that caught 1t.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13

New Jersey is to carry on organized
war against the mosquito this season.
New, .Englanders in the infected dis
tricts will continue to slap and bear it,
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13

FITS SFermanentiyCurca. -Sonts nervousness arts
hrst days OF DR.. Kline Crest Nerve Kestorer.
send for FREE S1.OO tria: po,,le ard treat,ss-
DA R. II. RLISk. Ltd. 81 Arch ST.. Phiisdsphia Pa
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13

Unfortunately the aeronaut who fails
cannot even have the satisfaction OF
driving hard compromise with his
creditors
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13

The man who succeeded in selling
that pistol to Mrs, Hetty Green was no
Elouch OF a inancier. either.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13

If the czar cannot find ways and
means to feed the starving peasants Of
Russia, he may expect trouble and lots
of t.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13

Commencement day is at hand, and
we shall soon have large and varied
stock of ready-made solutions of press
ing problems to draw on.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13

Rudyard Kipling has returned to
England. the muddied OATS being too
busy getting ready for the coronation
TO t1riIfk of him.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13

II the average man was as good as he
thinks other men ought to be il wouldn't
be long until his vanity made him top
heavy.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13

= The prune crop was never better
Thus is another discouraging feature
added to the case OF the man VINO is
up against the provision proposition.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13

Alfonso will now be obliged to spend
the rest Of his days looking for an
archists.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13

In view OF the fact that his rent his
been increased. Russell Sage finds it
impossible to go on making lavish
gifts to charity.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-13

Many man who thought yesterday
that all was lost has more hopeful
view of lie this morning. The world
will be normal by tomorrow.