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Arizona republican., 1908-07-01

Stockton. and up the San Joaquin val ley to Fresno, Bakersfield and inter vening towns, then back to Pasadena. They had no accident or other diffi- culty more serious than the necessity of having to put on a new tire occa- sionally.
 There were two very important facts impressed on MT. Bennitt by the tour. One was that for the purposes of agriculture in general the Salt Riv- CT valley is pre-eminent, though for certain specific crops there are better places of course in California. The other fact is the value of good roads. The California roads he says are ex- cellent, both up the coast and through the mountain country. Most of the mountain roads were better than the valley roads in this section. The val ley roads in California are not so good as either the coast or the mountain roads, and the poorest roads they found anywhere were those that had been oiled. But in the main all the roads were good and particularly the roads leading into any and every city of any importance. It seemed to MT. Bennitt that the universal presence of good roads near a prosperous town was strong evidence that they had much to do in making the town pros- porous, a thing that cannot be ic- pressed too strongly on this valley where the need of better roads is so apparent.
 The scenery from Santa Cruz up I Boulder Creek. and over the noun tains to San Jose, one of California's s famous show places, was magnificent. Mr. Gray who has been a wide trav- eler said he did not think he ever saw more attractive place, even in far famed Switzerland. The section in which LakepOrt. Blue Lake, and Wit ter Springs are located, is also very beautiful They travelled over a mountain chain from Middletown to Calistoga, on d road with a terrific grade, but the scenery was fine, and coming down the Napa valley side they had a delightful view "The Napa valley, famous for it's vineyards. is the prettiest valley I have ever seen." said MT. Bennitt. The Pajara valley is also a splendid place and the land IS very productive, but 1t is a small valley and devoted mainly to the raising of apples, cherries, small fruits and berries.
 The San Joaquin valley from Stock ton clear to the southern end is a wonderful place in many ways and one of the largest agricultural valleys in the world. There is some very fine land in the vicinity of Fresno and Tu- lare and it is all good agricultural land but in the opinion of MT. Ben nitt little of it can compare with the Salt River valley land. This is an off year and there has been a shortage of water, but the grain and alfalfa were puny and sickIy looking compared to the Arizona product. There was vast acreage of grain, but lots of it did
Arizona republican., 1908-07-01
Mesa, The Eastern Gateway

time. Afterwards visiting other towns in the Golden State.
 A. B. Millett will substitute as book keeper with the O. s. Stapley & Co during the absence of Joseph F. Noble, the regular book-keeper while in the east.
 Durury Parsons of Everett, Wash, was one of those who arrived with Mrs. Cornett and party on Monday last.
 Miss Camilla Webb of Everett, Wash, who is a graduate nurse, was an arrival in Mesa during the first of the week. She intends to make her permanent home here.
 J. T. Long, a travelling salesman for the Courtney Shoe company of St. Louis. was a passenger on yesterday morning stage for Roosevelt.
 Charles B. Falk of the Capital City, and who is editor of The Call of the Desert, published there, spent yester- day among his advertisers here.
Arizona republican., 1908-07-01
CIT REEFS,

J. T. Steele the contractor, left last evening for Phoenix from where he will go to his home in Hollywood MT. Steele has just completed the large sheds and warehouse for the govern ment at the M. & P. depot. This work has occupied MT. Steele's time for sev- eral weeks and the new structures are amply sufficient for the handling of government freight of all nature.
 A new lunch counter has been put in the Barbecued Meat Stand to be conduced by William Underwood.
 The large Concord coach of the Shattock & Nimmo stage line was tax ed almost to it's capacity on it's out going trip yesterday morning, there being eight passengers besides the two drivers. one of the latter going up for the purpose of learning the route.
 Mir. and Mrs.HJ l; Coffin were pas sengers yesterday evening for Los An geles where theylwill remain for some
Arizona republican., 1908-07-01

not appear to the tourists to be wo,dl the expense of cutting to say nothing of the cost of raising it. As for al falfa, MT. Bennitt said he did not see an acre of it that he would trade even for an acre of Salt River valley alfalfa but the best that he did see was in the vicinity of Bakersfield.
 The party had planned to go across the country to Eureka in Humboldt county while up north, but was de- layed somewhat and spent so much time in San Francisco, the side trip had to be left out in order to complete the journey and meet business en- agreements It was fine ride though. and even if they did not see quite all the state they got a very good idea of 1500 miles of it.
Arizona republican., 1908-07-01
VARIED SHIPMENTS OF FRUIT.

The commission house of L. B. John son here has broken it's own record for the past few days for the amount and variety of Mesa's products ship ped to outside dealers.
 MT Johnson states that never before in the history of his firm has as large and as varied a line of fruits and vege- tables been grown for the market in Mesa and vicinity as is the case at the present time. This is another of the gilt-edged proofs of the satisfac- tory manner in which nearly all as sortments and kinds of vegetables and fruits can be produced here in the rich valley soil, coupled with its fav- orable climatic conditions.
Arizona republican., 1908-07-01
HEALTH OFFICERS BUSY.

pr. J. E. Drane, member of the city health department of Mesa, was busfiy engaged yesterday in calling on the merchants and business men here with the purpose of soliciting subscriptions to defray the expenses of hauling away the city refuge and garbage, the con- tract for which work will be given to J. H. McBrayer.
 The officers of this board have been untiring in their efforts toward secur- ing better and more sanitary conditions throughout the city, and the indica- tions are that in the future Mesa will
Arizona republican., 1908-07-01
EPWoRTH LEAGUE SOCIAL.

One of the most pleasant events of the season here was the social given on the lawn of the Methodist parson- age last evening by the members of the Epworth League of that church. The young ladies of the society were daintily dressed in white, and served the delicious viands, consisting of cakes and ices, and other good things to the patrons. Much comment was heard on the successful manner in which the guests were entertained. The members report that it was also a success financially.
Arizona republican., 1908-07-01
RIGHT
 TO NEW FIRM

J. H. Rodgers will today turn over and relinquish the right to the black smithing business which he has con- ducted for O. S. Stapley & Co. for sometime past, to the new purchasers of the business, J. H. Horne and John Riggs. MT. Rogers will, however, re- main at the shop until Friday of this week, in order to further arrange de- tails.
Arizona republican., 1908-07-01
NEW SUPPLY OF FURNITURE.

During the first of the week the hardware firm of O. $. Stapley & Co. here received a carload of household furniture, which has been added to their already large stock in this line. This consignment was purchased in Chicago by special buyer of the firm. A large lot of rugs and carpets will soon follow. This new supply of furn- iture will make a creditable addition to the large stock on hand at the store.
Arizona republican., 1908-07-01
FIRST CAR OF cANTALoUPEs.

Yesterday morning NJ. M Cox ship ped out the first load of cantaloupes to the H. Woods company in Chicago, the interests of which firm he repre- sents here. This shipment consisted of fine standard lot, being we'll net ted, and as fine as has ever been sent out Of the valley. This consignment precedes the first one of last year by twenty-four hours, the latter being
Arizona republican., 1908-07-01
AFFIDAVIT
Territory of Arizona,


 County of Maricopa-ss.
 Edwin w. Jones, having been first duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the owner of twenty-five acres of land adjoining the northwest cor ner of the Corporate limits of Mesa City, that sixteen acres of said land is planted to Thompson Seedless Grapes. That during the season of 1907 the crop from said sixteen acres of grapes netted him, after all ex- penses of pruning, euItivatins and marketing were paid, over One Hun dred and Eighty Dollars per acre. He further states that the crop in 1907 was only an average one and that by closer attention to the prun- ing and cultivation of vineyards, adopting improved methods of hand ling and facilities for marketing crop, better results may be expected. And further deponent sayeth not. EDWIN w. JONES. Subscribed and sworn to before me this fifth day of June, 1908.
 JAMES MILLER, JR., Notary Seal) Notary Public. My commission expires Jan. 4th, 1912.
Arizona republican., 1908-07-01

sent out on July 1st. It Is expected
 that from one to two car load lots will
 be sent out each day for the remainder of the present week. After this, the season will be practically opened, and
 the daily carload shipping rate will reach a high average.
Arizona republican., 1908-07-01
FINE BABY GIRL,

Mir. and Mrs. w. A. Macdonald re- port the arrival of fine girl baby at their home on Saturday evening last. The wee visitor weighs nine and one half pounds. Mother and child are doing well.
Arizona republican., 1908-07-01
ITS FALL TOO THE eoopr-

far-otf subscriber of The Republican, Albert K. Wilson of Beacon Falls, Conn, in a letter yesterday extend ing his relations with the paper, re- marks, The Republican is all to the good"
Arizona republican., 1908-07-01

YOUR VACATION WILL BE COM PLETE If you will order the daily Re publican sent to you while away from town. B nail 75 cents, per month. What can you get more pleasure out of than this 1-2 cents per day. Phone Main 47.
Arizona republican., 1908-07-01
A MONTHS VAcATIoH-George

Gam, freight agent of the M. & P. here, leaves this evening for a months vacation on the coast While he is away his chief clerk, John Kerlinger, will be in charge of the station.
Arizona republican., 1908-07-01
MESA ADVERTISEMENTS

20 acres, A share Utah water, 5000 brick house, wells cased 150 it. deep good shade orchard all fenced. acres in garden. Price s3500.00.
 16O acres at s5O.00 per acre. 100 acres can be irrigated under Mesa canal balance under New Govt canal Joins land held at s150.00 per acre. Also 5. 10, 20, 40, 80, 16O acre tracts
 Money to Loan.
Arizona republican., 1908-07-01

be much better provided for in this { respect than ever before.
Arizona republican., 1908-07-01
NOTICE

This vineyard and ranch is the best buy today in Salt River Valley. We wish to show this to anyone interested. There is no question about the immense profit to be made on this. The owner has other inter ests that demand money at once and offers this piece, known as the Mesa vineyard, at this sacrifice. Adjoin- ing Mesa, as it does, it will be good sub division proposition. The title guaranteed clear, full water riqhts and soil that can not be sur passed in Salt River valley. The man that buys the Mesa vineyard today will have small fortune. Call us up by phone if within phonins distance.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-08-21
Learn How to sen.

Alone the farmer has no more chance
with the market combine than a rabbit
has with hungry bulldog. Collective
~ he may hold his own and get fair
price for his produce. Figure a bit
Five cents a bushel added to the price
of wheat means gain Of 81 to $3.50
per acre. One-half cent per pound
means a gain of S. in every 1000
pounds of beef or pork or mutton. Co
operation in selling will bring these
advances and more. Twenty-Five cents
bushel added to the sweet potato crop
in four years has raised the growers of
Tidewater County, Virginia, from pow
erty to respectable wealth Southern
cotton growers have made $3,000000 a
year clear profit above the average by
sticking together Organization is the
big stick" of commerce and it is time
for farmers to learn to use 1t.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-08-21
GOODNESS.
By Henry z Cone

BY Henry f. Cope.
Who Is he that will harm you If We
he followers of that which ia good ?"-
l. Peter, 3 :13.
Some men hope to become good by
going TO church just as others hope to
become wise by sleeping in college
dormitory.
Goodness Is an acquisition, but 1t is
not an imposition 1t is gained, but it
is not laid on any one. Saints are not
made by sleeping in sanctified places
any more than beauty may be gained
by sleeping near some great painting.
The trouble with many people who
think they want to be good Is that they
would be good IL they could be good
without its making any real difference
to them, Goodnes seems TO be a matter
of disposition or OF accident, highly de-
sirable as gift. but not sufficiently
worth while TO pay a good price for.
or course, there are many who would
neither buy goodness at any price nor
take 1t as a gift. To them 1t is wholly
undesirable, it is synonymous with
weakness, often with cant and hypoc-
risy. Yet the life of goodness is simply
the life that sets the good above goods,
the life that seeks the things that are
supremacy good. not for itself alone but
for all.
Goodness is not weak. sentimental
feeling that comes over one when GER
tain hymns are being sung or when the
music of the organ rolls through the
dim aisles OF the great cathedral. Meth
err IS goodness simply the negation of
evil. A good man is infinitely better
than a statue, though he may have
some bad habits while the statue GER
tainly has none
Goodness is the determined search Of
the ne for the highest good. Goodness
is the power in character which is like
health IN the body the result Of right
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-08-21
Growing Lettuce While You Wait

"Yes." said florist, 81 can work
Miracles in my business. For instance,
ian grow you lettuce while you wait
,weet, crisp lettuce that you may eat
Tor your dinner with the broiled spring
chicken.
Il do it in this way. / take hand
Jul of lettuce seeds that have been
soaked overnight in alcohol, and | plant
hem in a box containing three inches
IF loan and quicklime. | water this soil,
and in ten minutes the seeds burst.
They burst, and in twenty minutes
TWO tiny leaves push through the earth.
The leaves grow and multiply. In an
hour they are as big as half-dollars.
Then you. may pluck and eat them.
They are delicious-a fairy salad.
Sometimes. when l give a dinner
party, l have one of these little prepared
lettuce beds in the center of the table;
The guests see the lettuce grow, and
when the times comes for the salad
course. there is their salad blooming be.
fore them, all ready for them to pluck.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-08-21
SOME STATISTICS OF CRIME.
Figures 81 Prison Population that
Furnish Food for Thought.


Furnish Food for Thought.
\ bulletin issued by the Census Blu
reau contains some statistics of the
prison population of the country that
are startlingly suggestive, says the In
dlanapolis News. The statistics are Of
June 20, 1904. when the total popu-
lation of the country was estimated to
be Si.30l ,S4S AT that time the coun-
try had 1887 penal Institutions, includ-
ing four United States civil prisons,
sixty seven State prisons and State and
county penitentiaries. fourteen reform
atories for adults, seyenty-one munich
pal prisons and warehouses; and 1,1Sf
county iails. At the date named these
various prisons contained S1.7T2 in
mates. an average of 1905 per 100000
of population. The average seems ap-
pallingly large, but it shows an i'm
provement over 1890, when it was 1915
per 100000 of population.
There is some consolation in the fact
that. appalling as the aggregate of
crime appears. the percentage of Grim
inals to population is not increasing.
This might be due to remissness in the
enforcement OF law, but we are at least
permitted to hope that it is not the
case, the moral trend of the times being
toward stricter instead of laxer enforce
ment of law.
1t appears that of the total number
Nf TNriSan inn ofn
269, or 9412 per cent, were males, and
1903. or SO per cent. were females. AS
there Is no great difference in the num-
Der of males and females in the coun-
try, the figures indicate clearly that
crime is much more prevalent among
men than among women.
On June "a, 1904, there were in the
United States ninety-three institutions
for juvenile deilnquents between the
ages of ! and 81 years. These institu-
tons, included reformatories, reform
schools. truant schools-in fact, all
kinds of prisons. places of detention
and religious agencies for juvenile de-
linquents At the date named they con-
tained 23,034 inmates, of whom 1865
were in the Catholic protectory at
Westchester. n. Y
The number of inmates in all kinds
of institutions for Juvenile delinquents
increased from 1886 on June l, 1890,
TO 23,034 on June 80. 1904. This was
a gain of s,1Ss, or $50 per cent. On
It's face, this is not encouraging, though
1t may be due to the fact that there
were more institutions for juvenile de-
in 1904 than there were in
1900. and more activity in arresting and
combining them.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-08-21

Sour swil is not fit for hog feed.
The early fruit catches the big prize.
It takes nerve to thin fruit, but 1t
pays.
Too much corn viii produce thumps
in pigs.
Dry soil is one OF the first requlsis $
for sheep farming.
Select the pigs for breeding from the
sow with the largest litter.
In buying a boar look rather to his
progeny than 70 his pedigree
You cannot fatten saeep proflt.t} "
while they are fattening parasites
Every fruit raiser ought to keen ,,ses
to do the work of cross polarization.
II sheep are not kept constantly i
good condition the quality of the wool
is affected
Crude petroleum viii kill scale. but it
win injure the trees IL used for three
or four years.
Closely penned foAls will not do as
well in the summer time as those that
are allowed to seek their natural foad
on the range.
1t requires more care to stact a
2-year-old tree than a 2-year-old and
not as much is gained
Trap nests will prevent egg eating
by the hens. This habit is caused by a
desire for grit In some form or other.
Rice fed two or three times a week
makes a very good food for hens. but
Il Is not as desirable as wheat. corn or
oats.
Sheep restore the soil to a larger
proportion of the elements they take
from It in grazing than do any other
stock
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-08-21
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The nEr RAKE.

runner; II is to keep the teeth from
raising too high where,rrIding on the
empty sweep.
In hitching horses to sweep that
have never been used on one person
can get best results by tying the halter
shank to the end OF the guide-arms and
making both lines the same length on
the harness; then fasten one line to
each ring OF the bic When it is desired
to turn the horses to the right, simply
hold the off horse back, aud drive the
nigh one ahead, and he will naturally
swing around to the right
In drawing sweep load OF hay on
TO the stacker draw 1t as far ahead as
possible, then back the horses and raise
ends OF teeth, and drive ahead again !;
this win pack the hay on the stacker
and less of 1t is apt to fall back on the
ground when being raised to the stack.
The most convenient size OF stack to
build is 16 feet wide by about % feet
long. Montreal Star.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-08-21
A sweep Rake.

The two main pieces in the frame
Of the sweep are made of 21la by inch
pine scantling; they are II feet long
md about 20 inches apart. The teeth
are made Of 2 by 4 inch scantliDg, and
are feet long they are beveled on the
lower side to slide over uneven ground.
The arms for hitching the whifie trees
TO should project about feet inches
over the end Of the sweep; these are
made of by inch stuff. The guide
arms should be 9 feet long by 21a by
inches. Each has about foot Of chain
with a ring on tae end to fasten to the
breast strap of the harness
The hay guard can be made of by
inch stuff this is raised about a foot
above the sweep to keep the hay from
sliding back too far over the sweep. 1t
should be braced about four feet from
each end.
The wheels are 1S inches in diam
eter; and piece OF inch gas pipe is
used for an axle. 1t Is clamped to the
teeth, two pins with washers being
used to keep the wheels from sliding
sideways and rubbing against the teeth.
The piece projecting at the back
under the sweep should extend about
two feet 1t is beveled like a sleigh
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-08-21
Is Pe-ru-na UsefuI
for Catarrh?

Should 4 list Of the ingredieots -,
runa be submitted to any medic, .
pert, of whatever school or pati,r,a,,.
he would be Obliged to admit witL'!y,,
reserve that the medicinal herbs Con-
posing Peruna are of two kinds n.
standard and well-tried catarrb 80
dies. Second, well-known and o.
ally acknowledged toni, remadi-
That in one or the other of tbaso -
they have stood the test of many year.,
experience by physicians of difTeron.
schools. There can be no dispute abon.
this, whatever. Peruna is composad :.
some of the most efficacious and mi
versally used herbal remedies for =.
tarrhal diseases, and for such conditior.
of the human system as require tomb
Each one of the principal ingredients
of Peruna has a reputation of its our
in the cure of some phase of catarrb or
as tonic medicine.
The fact is, chronic catarrh is 5;,
ease which is very prevalent. MANY
thousand people know they bav.
chronic catarfh. They have visited doc.
tors over and over again, and been told
that their case is one of chronic catarrh
1t may be of the nose, throat, lunro
stomach or some other internal organ
There is no doubt as to the nature ot
the disease. The only trouble is thu
remedy. This doctor has tried to cure
them. That doctor has tried to prs.
scribe for them.
No other household remedy SO uni.
versally advertised carries upon tbs
label theA,rincipal active constituents
showing that Peruna invites the full
inspection of the critics.