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Arizona republican., 1905-01-16

PROPOSALS FOR WATER SYS- ITEM Department of the interior of fee of Indian Affairs, Washington, D. C., Dec 24, 1904. Sealed proposals endorsed, Proposals for Water System. Phoenix School, Ariz-," and addressed to the commissioner of Indian affairs, Washington, D. C., will be received at the Indian office until o'clock D. m. of Saturday. Jan. 2S. 1905, for furnish ing and delivering the necessary ma terials and labor required to construct and complete a water system at the Phoenix school, AriZ., in strict accord ance with the plans. specifications and instructions to bidders, which may be examined at this office, the offices of the builder and. contractor. Los Ange- les. Cal; the Arizona Republican. Phoenix, Ariz.: the Chronicle. San Francisco, Cal; the Builders and Traders Exchanges at Omaha, Neb.; Milwaukee, Wis; St. Paul Minn-; Minneapolis, Minn.; the Northwestern Manufacturers association, St. Paul Minn.: the U. $. Indian Warehouses at g Washington street, San Francisco. Cal; coz south Seventh street. St. Louis, Mo, SIS Howard street, Omaha, Neb.: 265 south Canal street. Chicago. nl.; 119 Wooster street, New York City, and at the school. For further information apply to Charles w. Goodman, superintendent, Phoenix, Ariz. A. c. Tonner, acting commis- SiOner
Arizona republican., 1905-01-16
STANDARD OIL CUTS PRICES.

New York Jan. 15.-The Standard oil company has again reduced it's prices on refined oil for export fhis time only 10 points. making the official quotation in barrels 7.40 cents per gal lon instead of 7.5O cents, as formerly, and that in cases. 1910 cents, lnsteod of 1920 cents. Though the prices ar crude oil were not affected yesterday, ir is generally predicted that a drop CT cents per barrel will be made ii these figures.
Arizona republican., 1905-01-16
RIcH oR poOR-YOU NEED TEETn

Marconi system, prepaid, at the rate of S2 for ten words, via Sagaponack, Long Island. The address and signature are not counted and for every word over ten words F cents will be charged in addition to the usual land tolls. Mes sages are forwarded at the risk of the sender, wto should be informed of a non delivery on the vessel, that the amount paid, less the land tolls, may be refunded.
Arizona republican., 1905-01-16
First publication Dec. 24.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTER-

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTER IOR, United States Geological Survey, Reclamation Service Washington. D. C., November, 2S, 1904. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the United States Reclamation Service, Phoenix. Arizona, until o'clock a. m- February 8, 1905, for the construction of a masonry dam and two bridges on Salt River, about 70 miles east of PhOe- nix, Arizona. The dam will contain about 300,000 cubic yards of masonry. Specifications, form of proposals, and plans may be inspected at office of the Chief Engineer of the Reclamation Ser vice Washington. D. C., or at the office of the district engineer of the Recla- nation Service, Roosevelt, AriZ. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $10000 payable to the order of the Secretary of the Interior as a guaranty that the bidder will. if sue cessfuI, promptly execute a satisfactory contract and furnished bond in the sum of S100 GOO for the faithful perform ance of the work. The right is re- served to reject any or all bids. to ac- cept one part and reject the other. and to waive technical defects. as the in terests of the service may require. Bid ders are invited to be present. PrOpOs- als must be marked: Proposal for the construction of the Roosevelt Dam, Salt River, Arizona E. A. Hitchcock, Secretary.
Arizona republican., 1905-01-16
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Homestead entry No. 45SS, depart ment of the interior.
 Land Office at Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 2S. 0t Notice is hereby given that the fol- lowing named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof ID support of his claim, and that said proof vii be made before the register and receiver at Tucson, Arizona. on Thursday, Feb. 2. 1905, viz: William 4. Evans of Buckeye, Arizona, for the S. 1-2, N. w. 1-4 & E. 1-2 s. W. IT Sec. 12, T. S., R. w, G. SS s. R b. & M
 He n&mec- the following witnesseS to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: Joel E. Clanton of Arlington, Arlz.' John G. Roberts of Buckeye, Ariz-' William B. Bruner of Buckeye. Ariz.' Oscar B. Roberts of Phoenix. Ariz
 MILTON R. MOORE.
 Register. First publication Dec. 80, 1904.
Arizona republican., 1905-01-16

cast out by the h e aIthy system. It is the narrow chested whose in heritance IS weak ness who fall q prey to corsump- tion because they are too weak of lung to resist and throw off disease.
 Doctor Pierce's Gold en Medical Discovery ma k C 5
 " e q l. ] u Il g 8
 strong. It cure S o D tinate deep seated $ d coughs S ble e din 2 lungs, weakness. enncia-
Arizona republican., 1905-01-16
NaPPOW Chests.

inherited is utterly discredited by modern medical science. The germs of con- sumption must be received from with out These germs are every where. They are constantly being received and
Arizona republican., 1905-01-16

Virtue alone is powerful, but in com bination with American dollars she is invincible, and can even marry duke. London Punch.
Arizona republican., 1905-01-16

New York, Jan. 15.-Wireless mes sages may now be sent by the gen eral public to vessels fitted with the
Arizona republican., 1905-01-16
DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF
 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
Tucson. Ariz.. Dec. 20. 1904.

Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 20, 1904.
 Notice is hereby given that Peter Kehl of Los Angeles, California, one of the heirs of Lottie A. Kehl, deceased, has filed notice of intention to make proof on his desert land claim No. 1545, for the N. 1-2, N. 1-2 $. F.. 1-4 & N. 1-2 $. w. IA Sec. 25, E. 1-2 N. E. 1-4 &s N. E. IA s. E. 1-4 Sec. 26, and s. w IA s. w. IA Sec. 24, T. 4 S., R. ' w., G. & $. R. B. & M. before the re- gister and receiver at Tucson, Arizona, on Saturday, the 2Sth day of January, 1905.
 He names the following witnesses to prove the. complete irrigation and re- clamation of said land: John $. An derson of Gila Bend. Ariz.; David G. Whiting of Gila Bend, Ariz.; John T. Tremble of Gila Bend, Ariz.; Edward AIarinone of Gila Bend, Ariz.
 MILTON R. MOORE, Register.
 First publication Dec. 24.
Arizona republican., 1905-01-16
WIRELESS MESSAGE

Regular Service Established for Pub lic Communication With Pas5en-
 ner5 or Ships.
Arizona republican., 1905-01-16

Do you consider billboards un- sightly?"
 'Yes. and think bill collectors are still more so.'
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-07-18
Believes Cow Peas Will Kill Nut Grass.

Messrs. Editors: I see In the last
issue of The Progressive Farmer an
inquiry as to how to kill nut grass.
While my tests are not yet conclu-
sive, I believe that COW peas will Kill
it. Plow and harrow the land as
thoroughly as possible; about June
Goth harrow in at least two bushels
of cowpeas per acre broadcast. a
plow covers too deep. Put them IN
with disk harrow. If the soil is poor
apply liberal a quantity of stable
manure or fertilizer rich IN ammo
MIA as you can afford. 1t the sea-
son is fairly favorable for peas, and
a dense growth of vines cover the
land the nut grass will, 1 am con-
vinced, be killed. 7 smothered it out
in several places last year that way,
and can so far find none. But the
growth of vines must be dense, and
the summer not too dry or second
or even third crop must be grown IN
subsequent years.
I have proven beyond question that
the densest growth of wire grass can
be killed by one good crop of pea
vines. But it must be a good one.
If [ had the choice Of two farms
of equal natural fertility, one free
from wire grass, and one so densely
matted with it that you could not
put a p1ow in it except iii winter
when the ground was at it's wettest,
l should take the latter farm. l
should take it because l know that
the wire grass had greatly enriched
it, and that I could kill it at will.
In winter I should put in a two
horse Elow and turn that wire grass
sod bottom up. This sod I should
cut up well with disk harrow, and
broadcast peas in June as stated.
Then l should be pretty sure to have
a good farm, for wire grass permits
no washing and improves land rap
idly. 0. W. BLACKNALL.
Vance Co., N. @.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-07-18
Preparing Fruits for Exhibition.

The number of county and district
fe;es a1vortiGod tho coming fail eug
gests that fruit and vegetable grow
ers should be getting the plans for
horticultural exhibits under way.
The exhibitor should study care
fully the premium lists and note
every class in which he can make en-
tries and then get his entries ready.
Every fruit and vegetable that is to
go on the exhibit tables should have
the best possible opportunity for de-
velopment. This will usually require
thinning, and sometimes a little
pruning in order to give the fruits a
chance to color. Every exhibitor
must consider his exhibit from the
judges standpoint. While there are
at present no authoritative stand
ards, most expert judges have an
outline they follow more or less
closely. A general plan for all
fruits, established by the Massachu-
setts State Board of Agriculture, is
used in its present Or a slightly mod
flied form by many judges. It is as
follows: Quality, 20 points; form,
Is points; color, Is points; size, 10
points; uniformity in size, 20 points;
freedom from imperfections. 20
points; total for perfection, 100
points.
Nearly all points are considered
from a commercial standpoint. The
diversified fruit is not wanted bv the
markets, and over-grown specimens
are likely to be cut by the expert
judge. Quality is a hard point to
handle, especially with fruit not yet
ripe, and in such cases is often dis
regarded or estimated bv the form
and general appearance of speci-
mems. In competitions of storage
fruits, however. it is of special i'm
portance. Uniformity of specimens
is most important matter. Fair
sized fruits of even form and color
OF the proper type make good plates.
They show to much better advantage
than uneven specimens. Freedom
from blemishes should be insisted
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-07-18

upon. A fruit injured by insect i;
sease or accident is not market'oIII u,
and deserves a hard cut. Some 'oTjs o1J
er judges disqualify such fruit frou VIZ,
the competition. 1lOHl
Fairs should be educational -
character. Those who attend sboniJ IA
see only good specimens, such a. 1o tbo
world markets want, if they are 'o +o
be benefited by their attendance TbO W
grower should know what is wantaJ
and if he does not, the fair NAV he
valuable school for him. "
ALBERT DICKENS
Manhattan, Kan, July 4, 1905,
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-07-18
A Serious Waste of Fertility

Permanent stable-yards and night
runs for stock are sources of great
waste of fertility on too manv
farms. The reader can doubtless
think without effort of a dozen farms
where the same yards and night
runs have been in use for genera
ton or more. These fields if now
broken and cropped would be about
as valueless for a considerable time
for production as if they had been
Systematically starved, instead Of
gorged with fertility for most crops
Where the same fields are neces-
sarily kept in use for yarding pur-
poses or driveways, they often can
be scraped with profit after several
years use to the depth of two Or
three inches, the scrapings being
used as a tor-dressing to spread over
fields robbed of their rightful share
of this fertility. It is often posi-
BILE to make use of a road-scraper
which has outlived it's usefulness for
highway purposes for scraping the
surface of yards and drivewayS,
thereby saving much time and labor
The surface can be sheared off and
showed into windows convenient for.
loading in a few hours, where hand
labor would require days.
A better method of preventing the
fertility wastage alluded to is by
means of a systematic rotation Of
yarding-lots often, but not always,
possible. The wire fencing that is
now so largely in use can be rapid
ly and inexpensively moved, thus al
lowing the space devoted to yards
and fence-rows to be kept free from
Objectionable growths, and to yield
in their turn bountiful crops. More
busy farmers will adopt such yard
when once weaned Of the
permanent-yarding practice than
will take measures to save the ter
tility from being washed away into
the streams.
Many otherwise beautiful farm
homes are made sources of annoy
ance to the travelling public and an
actual menace to the health OF the
occupants by reason of too close and
long continued yarding of stock near
the home buildings.
In the writer's opinion it is not an
to assert that on noV
a few farms there is a fertility
wastage from stable-yards. drive
ways and night-runs fully equal III
value to many loads of e1PensTT4e T4
fertilizers.-B. I. w.
Thorpe, in Farm and Fireside.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-07-18

Farm work in this section IS no"
in good shape. Wheat has oeen
housed, and, while the crop IS lgn''
there will be enough to feed our peo]
pie. Corn and cotton look well and
since the wet weather crops have
been well cultivated. The only
drawback we have had, has been a.un Oun
inability to plow for peas. olnto ~
harvest, the land has been too dTS W
plow. There have been few Sno"d SYd
ers, and every season has been uoor t
but there is much plowing to 90 9S~ r
The ground is being soaked t0-cGS, Ior
and the plows will run every "a: :
when it clears up until the crop IN
finished. Pea sowing is a big louJ loJo1
this section.-E. S. Mill8aps, lrVu'D
Co., N. @.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-07-18
WHAT AN ACRE OF GROUND DOES.
How an Industrious Ex-Confederate
Makes It Grow Vegetables for Fam
ily of Five and $175 Worth for Sale.


Messrs. Editors: Visitors to the
Charleston Exposition interested In
agriculture were attracted by large
picture on exhibition in the North
Carolina section. This picture rep
resented an old Confederate soldier
with his wife and two daughters in
their garden gathering peas. This
picture was made from a photo
graph of Mr.. Lewis Grady's unique
Truck Garden" IN Kinston, N. q.
A certain seed house has been
widely advertising this garden as
specimen of what can be done when
their seeds are used. A fertilizer
company has been announcing that
the results attained by Mr.. Grady
were due to their fertilizers. The
Department of Agriculture of North
Carolina assures all visitors to the
State Museum that the remarkable
yield of vegetables from Mr.. Grady's
garden is clearly due to the soil of
Eastern North Carolina. Some of
us who have watched the old mans
methods of cultivation have gotten
hold of the idea that the man has
more to do with it than either of the
above.
Mr.. Grady's garden occupies just
an acre within the corporate limits
of Kinston. From the windows of the
train on the A. and n. G. Railroad
his garden may be seen about hun
,l.vd yet4 uo= ~ U11o @nurJn ur Tile ran
way track, perhaps four yards east
of the depot. There is nothino un-
usual about the soil. The fertilizer
used is a brand commonly used by
the truck growers in this section.
After preparing the land in early
spring, about the only tools used by
Mr.. Grady are an ordinary hoe and
a smaller hoe of his own manufac-
ture made from buggy spring bent
at right angle and bolted to hick-
DRY hoe helve.
Mr.. Grady told me recently that he
had something in his garden to sell
every day in the year. He believes
in intensive cultivation. He rents
the acre of ground, paying 500 per
year rent, and nearly every year
raises radish enough in odd corners
to pay the rent. One year he sold
$23.20 worth of radishes, besides hav-
ing enough for his family and send
ing quite a number of punches to
his friends. He has a great diver
sity of crops. This year he planted
his peas January End, and will con-
tinue to plant something up to next
January. Throughout the season as
he removes one vegetable from the
garden he Immediately plants an
other in it's place. He grows in his
garden radishes, turnips, mustard,
garden peas, beans, corn, okra, lima
beans, kale and collards. He keeps
his ground highly fertilized and
works it thoroughly.
During the past three wears his in
come from this one acre has been as
follows: $147.7O, $183.5O, $181O5.
This strikes me as being a fairly
good showing for an old crippled
Confederate soldier working for a
few hours in the morning on one
acre of land. He has produced enough
vegetables to supply a family of five
and then sell in three years $412.25
worth. B.W. SPHMAN
Lenoir Co., N. @.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-07-18
NOTES FROM DOUBLE OAKS FARM.
About The Pospect-Plant Iunps
of Dairy Experience

ever get above the work, let it be
cleaning cow barn or any other job.
@. @. MOORE.
Mecklenburg Co., N. @.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-07-18

WeeklieS In the lot. L have glanceu
over each one, and l am proud to
see that our North Carolina Progress
siye Farmer is as neat, clear-prlnted,
and carries as entertaining and IN
structive reading as any of the pa
pers have. | am proud OF this be-
cause it is our own home paper; but
there is another way to feel proud
about it. If the farmers of our
State were not intelligent, thought
full men, such a paper as we have
could not exist. q am glad that
young fellow Poe is away from home
while I write about The Progressive
Farmer. You see | do not want to
swell his head by telling him what
a good paper he sends out.)
A twenty mile drive over a section
of Mecklenburg shows the poorest
prospects for our farmers L have
seen in years. l saw acres and acres
of cotton not ten inches tall, the
corn is twisted and burned to an
extent that means failure no matter
how much rain falls later. Truck
patches are burned to dryness, mlllet
and other forage crops have not
grown an inch in weeks.
I am not a cotton man-can>t tell
what to do about the cotton crop,
but I am sure there is a chance for
us yet to make our corn and foraoe.
Even if we get a plow season by July
Goth we can plant various forage
crops and make a fairly good yield
from them.
A few acres planted to sorghum
this month will come in powerful
handy to feed out next winter. 1
think it a good notion for all of us
cattle feeders to get hump on us
can in forage plants.
IF there is no silo on YOUR farm, I
would advise a good big turnip patch.
Go at it right away. Sow in July,
August and September. If you raise
a big crop, the cattle, sheep, and
hogs will fare better next winter.
And boil a DOT full for the chickens;
you will hear them cackle.
At our cotton farmers meeting
last Saturday, Capt. S. B. Alexan-
der gave a very entertaining and in
structive talk. There was a larger
crowd than usual in attendance, and
close attention was given to the
Captain. / wish / could recall all I
heard and give it to the readers, l
think all would enjoy reading the
Captains speech, and be benefited
by so doing.
/ am a young man agaln-really
I did not know [ was such a nimble
fellow as 1 am. Necessity limbers up
old folks very often. Two weeks
back the driver of one milk wagon
got mashed on the streets about $50
a. m. Verv> soon afterwards the
'phone rang old man Moore out of
bed and told him there was a load of
milk to be delivered by 7.3O, and
nobody to do it. So the old man got
aboard that wagon and lit out. For
two weeks had to mount that vehi-
Gle every morning at o'clock, deliv-
er until s, and again at p. M, till
6 p. m. Oh, yes; did the work, but
/ confess it is Just little too lively
work for my liking.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-07-18

Young man, if you go to dairying
you can count on a like exnerience.
You will never get so old but that
you will have sometimes to feed,
milk and deliver milk. And don't
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-07-18

IF there is no silo ON YOUR farm, I
would advise a good big turnip patch.
Go at it right away. Sow in July,
August and September. If you raise
a big crop, the cattle, sheep, and
hogs will fare better next winter.
And boil DOT full for the chickens;
you will hear them cackle.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-03
AN ENJOYABLE PERFORMANCE
The Absent Minded Pastor Went Out Via the Window
Instead of the Open Door.

Absent-minded people ought in the nature of things
to have keen of humo that they might enjoy
queer tanges they get into sometimes along with the
other people, The Rev. Ozias Lindey had especially
ridiculous experience related in Sketches of Old Times
and Places.' It was his turn to preach in Norwich
cathedral. He of his nfrmity Of absent
mndedness and therefore gave the key of his study IN
the close his landlady with instructions to lock him
in and to let him out just in time for service She gave
him back Che key but he remained under the impression
that she took it as he desired.
He read his until the bells began to ring
Then he put his surpee and waited. OF course no
landlady release him He grew uneasy as he saw
the congregation assemble Then the great bell began
toll for the assembly of the dean and chapter Still
no one came to let him out.
At last in despair Mr.. Lindley threw open window
and by the help of the waterbutt and spout he climbed
his full canonca robes, into the street. Fortunately
for his dignity was SO late that almost everyone
in the cathedral few him. but the two or three
privileged who witnessed enjoyed the performance
hugely.
On his return home, Mr.. Lindley mechanically put
hand in his pocket for the key, found it, and had
opened the door before he realized that his
difficulty had been imaginary
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-03
GAINsBoRoUGH THE ARTIST
His First Rough Sketch Identified the Thief Who Plum
dered His Fathers Orchard.

The first work of Gainsborough, the artist, says
Lord Ronald Cover, was designed at Sudbury in Eng
land where he born The orchard of his fathers
place had been repeatedly plundered Of fruit No
knew who the thief was, until day young Gains
borough there rough-looking man leaning his
elbows the brick wall He made sketch of the in
trude and from this portrait the thief afterward
identified.
Later the boy cut out rough figure from wood and
painted in oils in the likeness of this The scare
crow was known ttJack Peartree' It probably rep
resents Gansboroughs first attempt at working in oils
It the of introducing the artist to one
of his intimate friends, Thicknesse the lieutenant
governor Of the Landguard Fort Ipswich Thick
nesse day walking with friend, when he per-
ceived what seemed to be melancholy countyman,
with locked together, leaning the garden
wall.
He pointed out the doleful figure to his companion,
who it seems, acquainted with it.
stHe has been there all day. said the gentleman.
I pity him He must be either mad very miserable
Thicknesse insisted approaching the wretched
man. and to his delighted surprise found him to be Jack
Peartree So charmed he with Jack that he lost
becoming acquainted with the author of Jack 8
being with the result Of and lasting friendship
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-03

looking putf handful of salt in the coffee pot Then
entered into an with her to put cotton batting into
two pancakes; these two put my brothers. plate
Then hurried to The mill and nailed pocketbook
stopped and tried to pick it up and called April Foo'
Then went home and sat down to the table and began
my breakfast. My brother took bite of the fatal
pancake and watched him closely, but he did not
to notice IT, Then he said, Donald go the kitchen
and see the eggs fried went and when
back took bite of my pancake 1t tasted queerly and
took another to make Yes, that the pancake
which had the cotton in it. beginning to get angry
at the thought of having my trick played me,
but tried not to show it. Then when the eggs
served 7 took and tasted it, but obi how much it
tasted of pepper and SALT became angry and left the
room, and went outdoors Afterward I thought how
babyish to act April fool day. These thoughts
made very much ashamed.
Eighth Grade. Donald Webster,
ford