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The Coconino sun., 1907-06-06
letter Cured

A lady customer of ours had suf- fered with letter for two or three years. It got so bad on her hands that she could not attend to her household duties. One box of Cham berlain's salve cured her. Cham berlain's medicines give splendid satisfaction in this community. H. M. Rodney & Co.,. Almond. Ala. Chamberlain's medicines are for sale by all dealers.
The Coconino sun., 1907-06-06

Commissioner Ballinger of the general land office will accompany Secretary Garfield this month on his proposed tour of the western states, and will make a general in- spection of land offices. The tour began at Denver on June I where the secretary and the commits sioner will attend the land con vention.
The Coconino sun., 1907-06-06

Thousands of city people are now counting the hours when they can leave for some lake or river for an outing, where they can fight mosquitos and bugs for few days, and perhaps get drowned. It is a great thing; and many ol our an cestors lived and died not know ing what a vacation or an outing meant.
The Coconino sun., 1907-06-06
The territorial board of {

The territorial board of equali- zation is in session at Phoenix this week. The representatives of the various railroad lines are also present watching the proceedings. The railroad assessments were in- creased last year, and it is proba- ble that there will be slight increase this year in the valuations. The Santa Fe is not on the list for an increase, as by an act of con- gress it pays on it's main line a fixed rate of SI75 per mile.
The Coconino sun., 1907-06-06
Do Not Neglect the Children

At this season of the year the first unnatural loosenings of child's bowels should have immediate at- tention. The best thing that can be gwen Chamberlan's cole. cholera and diarrhoea remedy followed by castor oil as directed with each bottle of the remedy. For sale by all dealers.
The Coconino sun., 1907-06-06

Last month the receipts of the local railroad station were over $I3, ,ooo from freights alone. This does not represent the actual busi- ness done by the office, as much of the freight received here was prepaid. The ticket and express business amounted to more than $ ,ooo. Miner.
The Coconino sun., 1907-06-06

Capt. George Curry, the newly appointed governor of New Mex ico, sailed from Samar, Philip pines, on June }. Capt. Curry is the successor of Gov. Hagerman, who was removed by President Roosevelt for signing deeds con- vcying large tracts of land to the Pennsylvania Development com pany.
The Coconino sun., 1907-06-06
THURSDAY. JUNE 6, 1907.

Animals cannot laugh, says an authority. Perhaps it is well for the feelings of a number of dis tinguished disputants as to the habits and customs of animals that this is true.
The Coconino sun., 1907-06-06
The Tucson Citizen has

The Tucson Citizen has issued a mining edition. It is credita- ble issue. It contains much of in terest concerning Tucson and Pima county and is an excellent showing of the growth and progress of Pima county during recent years.
The Coconino sun., 1907-06-06

It is difficult matter to obtain sheepherders these days. The wages are good, but wages are also good in other employments, and there is scarcity of men who want jobs as sheepherders.
The Coconino sun., 1907-06-06

There seems to be very gen eral belief, among Democrats, at least, that the next national cam paign will be fought out on the old issue of tariff reform.
The Coconino sun., 1907-06-06
Reserve on Border.

The president has issued a proc lamation creating a reservation sixty feet in width along the north border of Mexico, including the state of California and the terri tories of Arizona and New Mex leo. The purpose declared in the proclamation is to suppress snug gling across the international bor- der.
 Private entries within the line are protected and such portion as is needed for roads is not affected by the order, Since the abolition of 'Zona Libre, or the free zone between the two countries, the diff fculty in suppressing smuggling has constantly increased.
The Coconino sun., 1907-06-06

Supervisor Thos. N. Wills is gathering five carloads of cattle, which he has sold to an Albu- .querque cattle buyer. The price to be paid MT. Wills is 3H cents gross for steers and 3A cents gross for heifers or COWS. The cattle will be driven from Willow Springs to Tucson for shipment. They are in fine condition and should weigh in well. Florence Blade.
The Coconino sun., 1907-06-06

For Sale. We have for sale the best located and equipped ranches any where in the south west. Also twenty-five thousand sheep and fifteen hundred Angora goats. with all the material it takes to operate a successful ranch. We will be pleased to furaish information to any one desiring to purchase. Acrey Brothers, Carlsbad, N. M. 21t4
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-04

lie early began a war IN ~
ana kept his garden freer Of NV
,Nan ms father did his. The no,s..
Bugs tried him sorely. and be ms.s
10 90 over his plants every dav
."slhg 'ne pests and depositlnp thss
III a little tin pail. The pail he Won.
carry to his mother to have tho h"a s
killed. 'Ne ouss
His brother Stanley, two Years =.
'[leS 70 help Allen in his work NJ.
ch'et delight is TO capture nota.s 80
bugs Bat Allen can't persuade ~
10 put them into the pail for ~.
paoy thinks that every time ~
ta'ches one he must run to bic mo-.
ma with 1t. The consequence !, ~.
Alien does not depend ON Stan,or,.
help TO any large extent
In the exhibition in (which An.
mas taken part he has arranged hi,
own corrections. he has a talent fo,
afiahslns things, and the bouquets h.
can fashion are in remarkably poos
taste. At his first exhibition he wo.
ire FIRST prize, Before sending n.
beans to the hall he washed avo,,
one carefully, SO that not a martial.
Of dirt could be found on them A.
mat exhibition he showed me,n
tiiat Won prize. In all he secured
Sllo III prizes. At the second erbi
bitlon he showed a collection of veg.
eta3les and received $3.50 in prizes
He was very much ANNOYED AT m.
OF these exhibitions because a wom.,
wanted to buy of his corn. He us,t.
iI<l.' Informed her that he intend.a
taxing every vegetable home. and
wouldn't sell one for anything. He il
planning a garden for next year and
will start his tomato plants inside thu
house, just as his father does-Nev
York Tribune.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-04

or with grating wax, and then, II II
is large. cover it over with grating
wax.
II it is good weather, prune your
trees in cold weather. If the pruning
is done nov it won't have to be done
later.
Get rid OF the caterpillar eggs.
The end of the month is not too
carly ta cut gratis to be used in the
spring. Keep these gratis in damp
moss or peat in the cellar. Write the
names on them.
Spread manure on the surface OF
the orchards if there is not much
snow on the ground.-Indianapoiis
News.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-04
PROFIT IN BERRIES.

Some of the small fruits that offer
inducements for growing them are en-.
tirely neglected. When the market is
well supplied with some kinds it may
be lacking in others. The currant
and gooseberry are examples. With
carloads of strawberries, blackberries
and raspberries reaching the market,
currants and gooseberries come in
small lots and sell almost on sight.
These fruits may require little more
care than some kinds, but it is the
labor that gives the price and the
grower should produce anything that
pays a profit on labor.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-04

The fish stories Of the Great Lakes
are both big and true, according to
the Chicago Tribune Practically ev.
cry variety of fresh-water fish in com.
mon use as foods found in the Great
Lakes. The principal yield is trout,
whitefish and herring, but there are
dozens Of other kinds that are taken
in considerable quantities. Even the
despised sucker represents a value
of $121,576 in the latest report by
the National Bureau Of Fisheries
Surgeons were caught to the value
of $39, 1894, yellow perch amounted to
$139,670 pike perch or wall-eyed
pike to $407, 1867, German carp to ST.;
2S.5 turtles to $2.372.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-04
FOOD FOR STOCK.

The German experiments upon cook
ed and uncooked foods for stock 90
not show any clear evidence in favor
of the former, and the process OF
steaming and other modes OF con-
verting dry materials into succuient
foods have never become popular
among practical farmers in England.
Some farmers are inclined to the be-
lief that too much value is placed up
on succulent food, as compared with
dry food for stock for meat produc-
ton; for milk production, especially
where quantity rather than quality
is the object, sIcculent food would
certainly have an advantage, but it Is
doubtful whether one would produce
more butter-fat than the other.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-04
HIS LITTLE GARDEN.

The youngest horticulturist on rec
ord lives in Worcester, Mass He is
only four and one-half years old. His
name is Allen w. Hixon, and he is
the son of Allyn W. Hixon, of Gates
Lane. He has captured three prizes
at horticultural exhibitions the last
one being special prize from the
childrens exhibition in Horticultural
Hall, Boston. The two other awards
were received at exhibitions in Wor-
cester. The Boston special prize was
for his collection of vegetables.
This little boy comes naturally by
his love for horticulture, for he is the
grandson Of Adm A. Hfxon, secretary
of the Worcester County Horticulture
al Society, and has been practically
brought up in the midst Of garden
ing industry. AS soon as he could
walk he began to play at planting
and arranging floral designs, and
finally his parents gave him a real
ly, truly garden" of his own.
This little garden, which is only Is
feet long and few feet wide, is laid
out between two Of his fathers gar
dens. This year Allen grew there
tomato plants, two hills of summer
squash, three of cucumbers, two Of
melons, five Of potatoes, five of beans
and five of corn. With the exception
of the first ploughing he has done all
the work in the plot himself.
The tomato plants were some that
his grandfather had started indoors,
but Allen set them out alone. His po-
tatoes he prepared for planting as he
had seen his grandfather do, cutting
them up first He arranged his plants
as best suited him, and would not
take any suggestions from older
heads
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-04
COW AS A STANDARD.

Every farmer sometimes has a good
cow-and above the average-in his
herd. and he does not fail to notice
her superiority. When such is the
case the COW should be the standard
by which to gauge all the others. The
object should be to have no cows that
do not equal the best one. Sell of
the inferior uLes as fast as calves
from the superior cow will replace
them. Use pure-bred sires, and do
not attempt to improve the herds by
buying elsewhere.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-04
SHAPE FOR THE GARDEN.

An oblong figure, as long again as
wide, is the most profitable shape for
a garden, as the rows are then equal
ly long, and less time is taken up in
turning the horse. The size of the
same should be in proportion to the
number of the family, bearing in mind
the fact that one-fourth of an acre,
well MANFRED and cultivated, will pro.
duce more and better vegetables than
a whole acre not so well attended to.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-04
MAGGOTS ON TREES.

Sometimes maggots Or lice injure
young trees at the roots, peach and
plum trees being more frequently at
tackled than some other kinds. Re
move the earth, so as to expose as
much of the roots at possible and
saturate the earth at the roots with
soapsuds, scattering pound of kai-
nit on the roots before returning the
earth to it's place. The trees will not
be injured and all parasites viii be
destroyed.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-04
ABOUT THE PRESIDENTS.


ed States in enc hundred and sixteen
years make the average term for
each four years and eight months.
Had none been reelected and all
served their full terms, there would
have been twenty-nine. Had all, both
full terms there would have been only
twenty, Or an average term for each
OF five years and nine months.
Eight-Washingto Jefferson, Mad
ison, Monroe, Lincoln, Grant, Cleve-
land and McKinley-were reelected.
All but Lincoln and Mckinley served
their full terms. Fivc-William Hen
ry Harrison. Taylor, Lincoln, Garfield
and McKinley-diedi in office.
The five vice-presidents who sue
ceeded these Presidents served sew
enteen years, an average OF three
and half years, or almost a full
term each. Harrison survived his
Inauguration only thirty-one days,
and Lincoln his second Inauguration
forty-two days, so that Tyler and
Johnson each practically served
full term. Arthur and Roosevelt serV-
ed three years and a half each, and
Fillmore two.
Based upon past experience, there
is one chance against four that
President will not serve his full term.
All but Washington, William Hen
ry Harrison and Grant were lawyers,
although few, if any, attained to
great eminence in their profession.
Monroe, Hayes, Garfield, Benjamin
Harrison, Arthur. Mckinley and
Roosevelt had some soldiery fame.
Washington. jackson, William Hen
ry Harrison, Taylor and Grant were
elected primarily on account OF sue
cessful military achievements.
Both Adamses. Jefferson, Madison,
Monroe, Van Buren,. Buchanan, Lin
coin, Cleveland, Mckinley and Roose-
welt were chosen by reason of dis
tinguished political careers.
Polk, Pierce, Hayes and Garfield
were nominated as compromise can
didates, because of the close contests
between more prominent aspirants.
All were Anglo-Saxon, except Mon
roe, Polk and Buchanan. who were Of
Gaelic origin. Mckinley of Celtic,
Pierce of Frankish and Van Buren,
and Roosevelt Dutch.
Two elected from Tennessee bore
practically the same name, Jackson
and Johnson
Seven = Washington. Jefferson.
Madison, William Henry Harrison.
Tyler and Taylor-were natives of
Virginia: as was LincOln's father,
who resided there only short time
previous to the birth of his distin-
guished son.
Five-Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Ben
jamin Harrison and McKinley-were
natives of Ohio; three-Jackson. Polk
and Johnson-of North Carolina;
three-Van Buren,, Arthur and Roose-
velt-of New York; two-the elder
and younger Adams-of Massachus-
etts; Pierce of New Hampshire Blu
chanan of Pennsylvania and Cleve-
land of New Jersey.
Nearly one-half of the twenty-five
were born in Virginia or Ohio: the
other thirteen in seven other States.
All but two of the nine States were
Of the original thirteen.-American
Cultivator.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-04
RIDDLES.

What IS invisible blue!-A
man when he is wanted.
which is the proper newspape'
,,.,;ds 1.-THE Weekly News
what is the way to make ~.
:. " w." ITO make your waistcoat = =.
Why are bakers sel,,oen. ..t -
p,e?-Because they sell ""'>
knead themselves. . ~
Why may beggar ;. wear 'e;n 80
short coat?-Because J. "" .a,cxher
enough before he gets ANU
Home Notes.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-04
EFFECTIVE INSECT POWDER.


Pyrethum is we'll spoken of as an
insect powder. 1t is cheap, said to be
poisonous only to insects, and very
effectual. At the experiment station
in Amherst they mix a tablespoonful
of the insect powder in pailful OF
equal parts of water and buttermilk.
and sprinkle it on currant, potatoes
or other plants infected with bugs or
worms. The buttermilk makes the
powder stick to the plant. and i'll
about half an hour the insects curl,
drop to the ground and die. Should
it prove effectual for the rose bug on
grapevines, pyrethum will certainly be
blessing. The plant is easily grown
in gardens.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-04
HAY FULL OF WEEDS.

A great deal of hay is sent to mar.
ket that is full of weeds. Such hay
brings the lowest price, and also in.
dicates that the farmers who ship II
are. not only careless, but also ignor.
ant of the true methods of farming.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-04
ANIMALS THAT WASH DlSHl

Becknann gives delightful -
count OF a coon which used to amnss
itself by washing various odds 2.
ends in a bucket of water. An O.
pot handle, a snail shell, or anytnms
of the sort would do, says q "r'''1
in the Strand.
But the thing he loved best OF ~
was an empty bottle. Clasping i =
his forepaws he would waddle slu.
" to the bucket with the oo
clasped close to his breast ana ~ =
roll it and rinse it in the ws.ea. Z
anyone yentured to disturb MIN
was furious and threw himself W.
his back, clinging so tightly % u
beloved bottle that he could De in's.
by it. I'm ao II
same sort of thing. He relates
case of a polar bear which used J.
roll an old iron pot to and ITO IN b !.
tank. and then, lifting it out, ruD :
IN and down in a trough Of ranna |.
w water He stood on his hind legs -
msed his forepaws exactly liks !
wasberwoman washing clotne
troit News-Tribune.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-04

Robert H. Baker, formerly of the
Amherst faculty. is assistant astrsa-
omer OF the Allegheny observatory at
eho age Of twenty.three.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-04
KILL CATERPILLAR EGGS.

KILL CATERPILLAK EGGS.
II the weather Is mild enough for
the work, scrape OF the bark of the
apple trees. Scraping the trees gets
rid Of insects and destroys slugs, and
freshens the trees. Use tree
scraper. t& "a
A little sawdust on the outside Of a
fruit tree denotes the presence Of a
borer. Borers usually attack young
trees. To. kill the worm. inject a
solution Of bisulphate Of carbon into
the bark. Use an oil can to inject
the stun. Fill I'D the hc!e with putty.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-04
REMARKABLE INGENUITY NJ
THE ELEPHANT.

More remarkable than the emotions
ne shows, perhaps, is the ingenuity
the elephant exhibits. If an apple or
other small thing he wants be drop.
ped Just out of his reach
he will probably blow Il
hard against tree and catch
it on the rebound, as boy does a rub
Der ball Elephants are often taught
in Ceylon to pile logs, and they learn
to do this work with more precision
than a man. If they suspect the pile.
is not going up perfectly straight
they step back and sight" along III
edge like carpenter looking along =
board he is smoothing. There is 8
limit, however, to their usefulness,
They do not love work for work1
sake, and il their keeper leaves thea
moment they quickly weary in vel
doing and begin to soldier"
AS illustrating elephantine ingenR
ity. story is told by an English min
lister in India, the Rev. Mr.. Town
send. The keeper of one of the AMI
mails, which was chained near NJ.
Townsend's house, built an oven, PIT
some rice cakes to bake, covered IL
oven with some stones and we1e
away. No sooner was his master ouk
of sight than the elephant unfastenr
ed the chain from his leg. uncovefe4
the oven and ate the cakes. He heA
recovered the oven and went back
to his tree. Being unable to tastes
the chain again, he wound 1t arou1l
his leg so that it would look as It did
before. His master returned minute
later and discovered the theft 10
turned around, caught the elephants
guilty eye and at once detected u
thief.
The animal which did the tick
was not guided by instinct de "
directed by the same sort OF c.
scious intelligence which a boy
guided by when he robs an apple -
chard.-Good Literature.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-04
CONVENIENT ICE LITTER

CONVENIENT ICE LITTER.
The ice carrier noticed in the "Ru-
raj New Yorker" looks to be easy
enough for a person even halfway
handy with hammer and saw, being
simple frame, braced from the up
per crossbar to each corner OF the
bottom of the framework. Stats Of
reasonable thickness are tackled
across the bottom of the frame to
support the ice. 1t seems particular
ly useful after the first few courses
are laid, as the cakes can eventually
be carried to the top of the house.
The Rural" writer says:
The filling of an icehouse, even the
small one on the farm, requires a
great amount of heavy lifting when
done by hand. A simple and efficient
horse elevator has been devised and
put in operation in this place. Two
upright posts of the height of the
house and about three feet apart are
set in front of the doors and securely
fastened in place. Each has a groove
on the inner side within which the
elevator travels up and down. The
rope attached to the frame of the
elevator passes over pulley near
the top Of the house, and thence
around another pulley near the
ground. A horse is hitched to this
and the device works much in the
same way as does a hay fork. The
secret of the successful operation of
this elevator is in the mechanism of
the trips. They are little irons placed
in the side frame Of the elevator in
such a way that they will automati-
cally, hold it in any place. A trip
rope is attached by which the trips
may be raised and the elevator al
lowed to descend when it is desired.
1t Is always free to move upward,
but it can never fall unless the trips
are sprung by the trip rope. This
elevator can be made by anyone
handy with tools. and with a black
smith to make the trips and a few
iron braces necessary.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-04
URgFIARD : and
A -: &C.
klE 20
FAILURE OF SOILS.

Considerable evidence has been &C
cummulated during recent years to
show that the cause Of the failure
OF some soils to produce satisfactory
crops may be ascriDed to unfayorablc
conditions produced in the soils by
the plants themselves. 1t is thought
that during the growth OF the plant
certain unknown organic substances
are given off which, when they accurr-
ulate in the soil to any extent, are
harmful to the further growth OF
plants Of the kind that produced them.
1t is possible that some of the bene-
fits known to arise from systematic
crop rotation may be explained on this
basis. These harmful substances seem
to be disposed of rapidly by certain
soils, usually those in which organic
matter is readily converted into hui
mus. Other soils. usually marked by
a lack of the brown carboniZed or
sanic matter, do not seem to possess
this property of removing harmful
products to such degree. THIS ldea
is in accord with common experience,
that dark-colored soils. we'll filed with
organic matter. are very productive.
In connection with the study CT
these poisonous organic predictions,
it has been found that they may be
destroyed or at least rendered harln-
less in a variety of ways. BarnEard
manure or decaying organic matter.
such as green crop OF rye or cow
peas, turned under, has very marx
ed effect in freeing the soil from them.
Almost all of the common CONNER
cial fertiliZing materials act more or
less in the same way. Commercial
fertilizers for soil Improvement have,
therefore, another value besides add
ing plant food. Thorough and COM
plete airing of the soil will often de-
stroy or overcome these poisonous
substances. The beneficial effects of
blowing ard Of thorough surface till
age are thus explained, in part at
least, on the basis of the thorough
ae'ratiOn secured. When the same
crop is not grown oftener than
every three or four years on the
same land the injurious substances a
crop throws off seem to have time to
disappear before the same crop is
grown again; hence the benefit from
crop rotation. When the soil is well
supplied with humus there is seldom
any trouble from this source, and the
same crop may be grown year after
year with good yields, though con-
tinuous cultivation of the same crop
may invite injury from certain in
sects and fungous diseases which live
over in the soil or in the remains of
the crop and offer injuries to the soil
against which it is not always pos
sible to provide renedies.-Indianap.
oils News. 1Ft