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Weekly journal-miner., 1910-05-25

i3I years. II months) Med: Rec, N. V. 1901. lxv, 3st" The issue of the New York Medical Record of March ., 1901, contained the follow ing item:
 "Ccntcnarians and more: Sophia Cab, probably the oldest woman in Chicago. died there last week. She was supposed Co be l29 years old Born slave, sne spent most of her life on n plantation near Richmond Va. When released from slavery dur. ing the Civil War she was s7 years old A still more remarkable story of longevity is contained in the no tce of the death of Noah Raby, in New Brunswick, N. J., on March | It is asserted, with much circumstsn tiaiity, that he was born in Gates county. North Carolina, on April 1 (signi6cant date), i772, so that had he lived one month longer he would have been i3g years old. He entered the United States Navy about a, soon as the United States had navy and after serving for s number of years was honorsbly discharged ir 1s0a. He never married, but haa smoked and chewed tobacco for I2i years, and had at one time been [ heavy thinker"
 Search was made of the records o the Navy Department and repor was made by Surgeon v. l.. Plead we'll of the Bureau of Medicine ant Surgery, that "a Noah Rsby ha, been found on the rolls of the Con stitution in 1859, when that shi was under the command of Captain Bolton, so it is possible that the re port of his discharge from the nav. as being of the year 1909 is pur legend. There may have been, o course, two Noah Rabys."
Weekly journal-miner., 1910-05-25
PREMEDIrArED WAS
 THURBER's RASH DEED
(From Wsd,ssday's Daily.)

Deputy Sheriff Frank Burnell of Poland arrived in the city yesterday on business trip. Speaking of the attempt at suicide near that place by Del Thurber, the pack train freighter he says that the act was premcdita ted. An inspection of his cabin re. vesled the purposes of the man by the finding of letter, written some time ago.
 Thurber stated in the missive that he was tired of life, and his physical condition was such tbat he could moi live more than a few years at the most, and why not end his earthly career and be done with suffering Referring to the twelve burros and the four horses, he left few line. saying that they, too, had but few years Co live, and why should he per init them to be handled and worked by others when they belonged to nim only.
 Thurber is reported as practicai,y , well of his wounds at the County hos pital and in a short time will show no physical effects from the injurie, in his head, but it is feared he |, hopelessly incurable mentally.
 The loss of over one.half ounce of his brain matter, and the tcrria, shock of the bullet crashing througl his head has left its results and h, will probably be taken to the asylun to spend the remainder of his days.
Weekly journal-miner., 1910-05-25
TRANSACTIONS IN THE PROBATE
 COURT
CFrom Saturdays Dsily)


 Yesterday in the Probate Court, the following transactions were had in the estates of deceased people:
 Mrs. Lucy Hopkins, the surviving widow of the late x. F.. Hopkins, filed c bond for the partial distribution of the estate of her late husband, which was ordered approved.
 William Schroeder, Jr, qualified as the administrator of the estate of the late William Schroeder.
 T. C. Bradbury, c. A. Peter, Jr. and Homer Wood were appointed s' the appraisers of the estate of Otto Libardon, in which mining property is the principal interest.
 The inventory and sppraisement of the estate of the late Anna Grove was returned, filed and recorded. Il consists of $I,l7525, cash in the bank Mrs. Grove was the mother of Mrs C. T. Lewis of Ash Fork.
 Deerees establishing legal publica tions in the estates of the following were filed for record: W. IT. Geb hart, T. !. Nolan, George Sanita Thos. c. Bowe, Mary B. Cullumbcr Eliza Dwyer and s. IT. Anderson.
Weekly journal-miner., 1910-05-25

J. II. Morrison, in charge o' bridge work at Jerome Juncuo'' the county, was in the city 'e., day for q brief visit. The stl'''' is being rapidly built, but ow'hs the non.arrival of material delay is going on to eomp'es work. It is to be 100 feet long !. is a desirable improvement at Y point.
Weekly journal-miner., 1910-05-25
OLD SOL IS DOING
 A REAL SUN DANCE
(Fsom Fridays Daily)

Despite all the verbal observation and theories and speculations as (, whether the comet has really taker its long leap, and as to whether, in cidentally good old Mother Eartl passed through its tail, Prescott res idents who were astir ycstcrda, morning at the hour when the mill wagons rattle along the streets O the municipality, saw ample evi dence that decided change ha been made in the position of thu celestial traveller.
 Heretofore the tail of the come has gown broader, apparently, n 1t extended from northeast towar, the southwest.
 Yesterday morning, the tail. whicl was faintly visible about { o'clock brosdened as it extended from south west toward northeast, just reversinI its former appearance.
 This view has firmly convince, amateur astronomers, who, lacking tn costly telescopes of the observatorie, must take a plebian view with th naked eye, that the comet has reall "looped tine loop" or "shot tn chutes," or, at all events, in com mon English, has taken positio apparently in the western heavens. Many in Prescott yesterday locke through smoked glass at the sur in the hope of seeing some of tn new sun spots discovered by the bi astronomers. While they did not fin the spots, even though one of ther is l5O,00O miles in diameter, thos who viewed Old Sol, as nc was abou to retire from this portion of ou spheroid, saw most remarkabl sight.
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Weekly journal-miner., 1910-05-25
LONG LEASE OF LIFE OFTEN
 MACN|F|EO

WASHINGTON, D. C., May % A chapter concerning reported cen. teuarians is contained in the Census Bureaus latest annual mortality stat i.tcs report prepared by Chief Stat i.,ician Dr. Greasy l.. Wilbur, of the division of vital statistics
 The report sdirms that 1t is ua- doubtedly true that the age of 100 years is occasionally attained. It suggests that Il Is perhaps doubtful whether, as shown ny incoutrovertible evidence, the age of 100 has ever sren reached or exceeded. This would, it is stated set the possible longevity of ma~ or the extreme span of human life somewhere between lso and ITO years
 Dr. Wilbur declares that it would be fact of vast interest 10 human. ity if it were true that a human being could 1.-Two i50, or 10, or l30 years, or eyeo i20, or no years, as established by exact observation. The cspability of the bodily mechanism would be tested aud it might be in ferrcd that. with better hygiene, su. pcrior eugenics. and proper methods of living the extreme limit of life might more frequently be attained and that after many generations the average age of humanity mignt per haps approximate to this limit.
 The report goes on to show that up to the very recent times the most incredible reports, the most inaeeur ate statements. and the most uncritie S methods ot study. have been be heved. Since Taomas' investigations ir 1873 great skepticism has arisen ir the minds of msny m. regard to tho reputed ages of centenarians, and the report declares. some have ever stated that there were 10 actual easel of centenarians on record in spite oi the official returns of population ant deaths to that effect.
 As an ensSale .of the uneertaint, attaching to individual statements ol extreme longevity, the case of thu oldest reported deeedent in city. Th' death was that of Noah Rsby. know' as "the oldest man in the country, ' and it occurred tn the year 1904. Ref erence 10 the census office transcript which was returned by the state reg istrar of New Jersey, shows that th, original death certificate related {, the death of Noah Raby, stated tl have occurred in Middlesex count! on March I, i90i, at the age of l3 years and n months. The con iuga condition of the dccedent was no stated; the birthplace of the deced ent and the birthplace of his mothe were given s GU. S."; the birth place of the father was not stated and tne cause of death was given a "senilty entirely satisfactor, statement in this case.
 Dr. Wilbur then observes that ii tho index catalogue of the librar of the Surgeon Generals office. Unite States army. seeoad series, Volum TX, under the title of Longevity, may be fouad the following refer ence: "Centenarians and more (Sophia Cab. aged Ie9; Noah Raby
Weekly journal-miner., 1910-05-25
Comes and Goes

Comes anu No'f - .
 Harry Clark The Williamson Val lc, ranrhcr and stockman, reached the .,,. yc.icrdav forenoon and returned home in ihc latter part of the day, travelling tn his auto.
 Mine Foreman in City.
 II r Daley. regarded highly in mining circles as a competent man, |. ,, inc city for few days from ,b, Mckinley Mining and Develop men, company, in Copper Basin dis tric. on business trip.
 Takes Prisoners Away.
 Sheriff j. w. Smith left yesterday for Florence with two prisoners who DO 70 inc pcnitcntiary. One was Sol omon Burns. for fifteen year term for the murder of his wife at Mayer and inc other was John Elliott, fol criminal assaul, on young girl. Preparing for Rush.
 A. C. Mcqueen. the energetic sup erin,endent of the live stock bureat of the $. F.. P. & F., is in the eit) on business of that department o' the company. He anticipates a livel, season in the shipping orders o' hand for cattle and sheep over ths line. and is making arrangements t' expedite the work.
 Had Enjoyable Time. Miss Amy Boyd. after severa weeks visit here, as the guest O her sisters. Mrs. George Hcisler an' Mrs. Ed. Roberts, left yesterday fo Williams, where ner parents reside She was given pleasant farewell at the depo, by many friends, an returns 10 her home after enioyin a very pleasant outing.
 Preacher to New Pastures.
 Rev. and Mrs. 4. B. Carpenter lief the city yesterday for Clovis, N. NJ where they will attend eonferenc of the Christian church. Later the will go 10 Oklahoma City, Okla, reside. and where Rev. Carpenter ., poets to be stationed in the futnr The pulpit of the church in this cit will be occupied by Rev. Rose Indianapolis. Ind, at some futuI date.
Weekly journal-miner., 1910-05-25
(From Saturdsy's Daily Men for the Tiger.

Men for the Tiger.
 Eight miners were sent yesterday to the Tiger mine at Harrington by Shaw's Live Wire Agency. o. Pleasure Trip. Grant Kane, we'll known resi-. dent of Jerome, is in the city for a few days on pleasure trip. Sister Is Ill. Mrs. George Tisdale left yesterday for Parker, where her sister is re. ported ill, and where she contem. plates remaining for some time. To Attend Court. II. F. Ashurst and J. !. Hawkins attorneys of this city, have gone to Phoenix to attend a session of tho supreme Court, leaving Thursday evening.
 Short Vacation.
 Mrs. Lou Earl, the accommod dat nl manager of the Congress Telephon, exchange, arrived in the city yester day for few days visit. and is tn, guest of friends.
 Visiting Friends
 Deputy Treasurer Davis left yes 'erday for the Hassay ampa for a fev days visit with friends, and MT. pavis has gone to Mayer, waere sh, will remain for few days. Mining MMiou.
 T. 6. Norris left yesterday for tn, southern part of the county, in tn, vicinity of Congress Junction an, wickenburg, where he is called oI mining business for few days Sells His Burros.
 Dill of sale was recorded yes 'erday from A. E. Upper of Wake to F. N. sadana for all the bur,o owned by inc former. The sum n NioO was paid for the small herd. Forest Officers Here. | F.. V. Willetts and A. A U,rmo, attached to the Forest Reserve so, wee at Flagstaff, are in the eft on matters pertaining to their duie on matters pertaining to their dutie Visiting sheepmeu.
 Among the representative sbes, men in the city yesterday were u h' haeger of Camp Wood and Will '"m Mcintyre of Ash Fork. The a'c nere on business matters for few days.
 Joins Husband.
 "fs, H. K. Behn left yesterday fo rhoenix, where she will remain fo, rev days, visiting her husband. wb IS engaged in business in that c;,, She will later go to that citv , reside permanently.
 Looked at Salt River. T h' w. Hopper returned ves,s,a. rom the Salt River valley, where I mas been looking that section ov, w,'h view to locating. He has r. eehtly disposed of his ;ntoro.,. 1, the Verde Valley. s Chooses New Location. Ed. showerman, the Humbol, D wa,eh maker, was in the city ye 'erday, and will leave in a few da,
 Tor Phoenix, where he will enpa,
 In business, disposlng of his interes n in the Shelter City. { Cattle Buyer Arrivea [ A' W. Docamp of Lamar, Col, who recently purchased several thou
 and head of live stock in thi, ],
Weekly journal-miner., 1910-05-25
RETURNS TO CAMP.
trrom saturday's Daily,

F. G. Capucetti returned to his mining camp in the Copper Basin district yesterday, to resume develop. ment on his property. He says the district is entering q new era.
Weekly journal-miner., 1910-05-25
(From Fridays Daily.) Returns to Ranger.

After a few days visit with his family In the city, ex-sheriff Munds left yesterday for Yampai, where he has extensive sncep and land inter. ests
 Missionary Society Meeting.
 The Ladies' Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the Baptist church will meet & the home of Mrs. Reiberger, this afternoon at 3 O clock.
Weekly journal-miner., 1910-05-25

If your job 10 "shaky" . Journal. Miner liner will get you another one.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-10-21
ECZEMA CURED
NO MATTER OF HOW LONG STANDING
NO CURE, NO PAY

The American Remedy Company, Of Ashe.
vile, n. O., have new and wonderful dis
covery, SA-NA-RE CUTS which they guaran-
tee to cure any case of eczema of no matter
how long standing, and will refund the money
in every case It fails. 1t is perfectly
clean and does not stain and retails for soc
per package. You do not know us, and we
do not know you, therefore we do not ask
you to send the full amount. We are willing
risk us the other. Send us one half the amount
(25c) in postage stamps and we will send You
the treatment by mail. After using 1t, IL you
are not entirely satisfied, notify us, and we
will return the money you sent us, and of
course IL you are satisfied with the treatment
after giving 1t a fair trial, send the bal
ance 25c. We make this liberal offer be-
cause we know that every who ii will
recommend II to their friends. Everything
cure Of eczema has been failure, and we
lie that we could not afford TO go to the
expense of advertising a remedy of this kind
without we knew II was far superior to any
thing ever placed on the market, and that II
will actually cure old chronic cases Of eczema,
poison oak and BARRIERS itch.
Lynn, Mass, Dec. 2, 1898.
American Remedy Co.,
Asheville, N. O.
Gentlemen For several years / suffered
with Scaly Eczema on my face much that
on the streets. | tried all the different rene
dies I saw advertised for eczema and got no
relief. also employed different physicians with
no better success. friend advised me to
try SA-NARE CUTS, l used only one box
and was completely cured in three weeks. l
cannot speak too highly Of it's merits
(Signed) MISS BELLE CHANDLER.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-10-21
COTTON MILLS ASK
LOWER FREIGHT RATES

CHARLOTTE. N. c.. Oct. H.-One OF
the most important matters ever coming
up before the South Carolina railroad
commission is that of deciding whether
the port of Charleston has been bot
tied up by the railroads
One hundred and thirteen cotton mills
of South Carolina have filed a petition
asking for a reduction of freight rates
from Columbia, Spartanburg and Green
vile sections to the port of Charleston
The petitioners ask for a commodity
rate of 20 cents on carload lots and p
cents on all cher shipments of cotton
goods from the South Carolina mill
points embracing the Greenville group
and the Spartanburg group to Charles
ton, and a commodity rate of is cents
on carload lots and like rate of IS
cents on all other shipments of cotton
goods from the Columbia mills to
Charleston, as basal points to Charles
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-10-21

run on Bermuda and old field pasture,
and has been fed corn shorts and bran
and is thrifty. The pigs are ten days
old and getting worse. and l would like
to know what to do for them.
Your young pigs have chorea, common
ly spoken Of as st. vitus' dance. This
is a nervous trouble and is best treated
by care and attention to the geenral
health of the animals. together with a
course of tonics. Have your druggist
prepare the following:
Powdered nux vomica, 4 ounces.
Powdered iron sulphate, ounces.
Powdered arsenous acid. 1 drachm.
Mix thoroughly and divide into so pow
ders. Separate the SOW and pigs from
the other and give one of these pow
ders mixed well with soft feed to SOW
and pigs night and morning.
TREATMENT FOR HEAVES IN
HORSES.
NJ. B., Dacula. Ga, writes: Can a
horse be cured of bellows? Or is there
such a thing as to patch one to last
or II months so he would not show
any sign of bellows?
Heaves or bellows is an incurable
disease diet of concentrated food
tend to reduce the symptoms. Bulky or
unsound food aggravates the trouble.
Fowler's solution of arsenic given in
one ounce doses three times a day on
feed or in water may have a beneficial
effect. The bowels should be kept in
good condition by occasional doses Of
one pint of raw linseed oil.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-10-21

ton, making tariff of rates from the
other mill points in the state to Charles
ton, upon that basis"
The railroads claim that with the in
creased demand for efficiency of SERVES
reduction would do great harm
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-10-21

down and let it lie until this spring
when l planted II in corn. l also have
another part of this same piece of land
which has only been broken but not
cultivated this year. VIII all of this
land produce wheat next Year, When
should the wheat be sown and what
fertilizer should be used? l feel pretty
sure that you will advise breaking with
two-horse pillow, but / have no such
pillow.
Wheat is not as hardy a cereal as
rye, and to insure success with this
crop it is always necessary to prepare
the land to the best possible advant-
age. If it is not possible to break with
a two-horse pillow, then it might be we'll
to cross pillow and stir and pulverize
the land as completely as possible.
Depth Of seed bed for wheat is quite
an important consideration, and 1t is
very desirable that you have a fine
fria'ble soil in which to place the seed.
In a favorable season you may secure
a good yield of wheat on this land, but
your chances of success, of course are
not so certain as where it is prepared
under more favorable conditions.
A good variety of wheat to select
will be the Fulcaster, though some To-
cal strain which has proven fairly re-
sistant to rust and which has given
good yields in your community is as
likely to prove as satisfactory as any
other strain you could select. The
wheat should be sown any time from
now on. The sooner you get it in the
ground under favorable conditions the
better your chances of success. for IT
is important that ii make a good root
development before cold weather comes
on, and this is particularly true If the
wheat is broadcasted rather than drill
ed. At least 800 pounds OF a 2-S-S
fertilizer should be used at the time
of seeding the crop. The advisability
Of applying nitrate of soda in the spring
will depend upon the vigor of the
growth secured. 1t is desirable that
we grow more wheat in the south since
it is now likely to command a fair
price, and it would retain at home mil
lions of dollars sent annually to other
sections of the country for something
which can be produced at home. There
is no trouble about securing a good
yield of wheat in the south, provided
the land is we'll prepared and suitable
fertilizers and varieties selected.
ST. VITUS' DANCE IN HOGS.
J. p. B., Woodstock, Ga, writes:
have a SOW that has five pigs, three Of
which are affected with a jerking They
do not seem to be able to stand STILL
it,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-10-21

two feet apart. A very shallow fur
row run through the field in the spring
will provide a good foothold for the
Bermuda, though in order to secure a
good smooth surface, IT would be bet
ter to pillow the ground and level with
a planker before planting the grass
You should be able to Craze the land
to good advantage any time after the
middle of July or the first OF August
If the Bermuda sets are put out in late
March.
PREPARING LAND FOR WINTER
WHEAT
A correspondent, Leesville, S. C.,
writes: / have about two acres that
are what might be termed second bot
TOM red, sandy soil. not enough sand
TO hardly keep land from sticking to
pillow. This land was allowed to grow
up in broom straw and bushes eight
years ago. Three years ago / cut 1t
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-10-21
GROWING FEED FOR A COW.

C. W. w, Cave Spring, Ca, writes,
What is the best thing to do with my
one acre Of ground l keep one COW
and want to make enough forage or
grass for her for the winter. I am I'M
decided whether to put 1t in per-
manent pasture with Bermuda grass or
some other grass or SOW IL in some
grass clover or alfalfa and cut it down
for hay or green forage. What is best
for a permanent pasture and what best
for hay or green feed?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-10-21


Velvet beans grow we'll on this land
as compared with other Iegumes. OF
course, where land is very poor, no crop
can be expected to make a large yield.
We have found them harder and adapt
ed to a greater variety of soils, how
ever, than the cowpea, but this does
not mean that they will thrive on the
land referred to in your letter.
From what you say the trouble you
experience may be due to one of several
things. First, the land may need drain
age. In other words, the water table
in the soil approaches so near to the
surface that the roots of the crop do
not have a proper chance to develop
Second, II may be that this land is af-
fected with the wilt disease If this
is true, you can overcome the difficulty
by growing the Iron cowpea which is
resistant to wilt The third cause of a
deficient growth may arise from the
fact that these black lands contain a
sufficiency of nitrogen but an insuffi-
cheney Of potash and phosphorus. You
do not speak of having used any fertil-
izers on them, and for that reason it
seems well to call your attention to
this fact. Much low black land is so
deficient in mineral elements that IL
will not produce satisfactory crops of
corn or legumes unless from 800 to 500
pounds of say a 1915 mixture is used
We feel quite certain that velvet beans
will grow as we'll on this land as any
other crop, but to secure the best yields
ii will In most instances be necessary
TO underdrain and then use phospha tes
and potash as suggested above.