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Shoshone journal., 1921-05-20

that I was In any danger. real or
fancied. would be sufficient to cause
him to rebel against my plans for his
honeym-fOr his vacation. He'd in
sist on sticking around to protect me"
He hooked down at her little hand
where It rested In his, so big and
brown and hard with his free hand
he patted her hand paternally. Good
by, Seeress," he said again; and turn
ing to the steps, he leaped aboard
Just as the train started to move out
Of the station.
"Goo-good-by-Caliph," she called
mournfully. Then 10 herself: BLESS
his heart, he did remember I'd be
terribly lonely, after all. He isn't
bit queer, but oh, dear. he Is so ex-
asperating. could bump his kind
old head against a wall !" She turned
her back on the train, fearful that
from where he chung on the steps ne
could. even at that distance, see the
sudden rush Of tears that blinded her.
However, Don Juan Cafetero, with his
rubicund nose to the window OF the
last coach, did see them-saw her
grope toward the carriage waiting to
take her back to the hotel
why, shure, the poor darlint's cry
in" he reflected. BE the Great Gun
an Athlonel Shure fought all along
twas Billy Geary she had her eye on
God love him An be the same
token, didn't she tell me l was to
shtay sober an take care av Mishter
Webster. Hah-hah-a-a Well! I'll
say nOthin' an I'll be neuthral, but
but-but-"
From which 1t may be inferred that
romance was not yet burned out OF
Don Juan's Gaelic soul. He would be
NEUTRAL" but but b he re-
served the right TO butt inl
Shoshone journal., 1921-05-20
aenIy, YcuTl Be a Real Miner Yet"

he tendersd his youthful partner,
standing beside him in anticipation Of
a compliment, as Webster got cut his
portable assay outfit
For three days Webster worked,
determining the values Of each sam
pie. only to find that his assays con-
firmed Billy's. You were right, son,
he finally announced. This mine is
a humdinger and no mistake; If you
and I live ten years Wen be worth
S1OOOO,OOO between us-maybe more
Billy's jaundiced eyes glowed hun
grlly. Wen put in hundred
well. well try ten for a starter
Webster interrupted dryly, "and add
more as the mine pays its way. It's
the sweetest mining proposition on
earth-Only. like all high-class goods,
it has one flaw when you examine II
closely"
You're crazy" Billy challenged.
Name the fawr'
CTO BE CONTINUED)
Shoshone journal., 1921-05-20
ORCHARD
CLEANINCS
METHOD OF KILLING PSYLLA
Most Satisfactory Spray Mixture Is
Combination Of Soap, Tobacco
Extract and Water.

The best means Of killing Psylla
flies in spring is spraying during a
period Of warm weather during early
spring. The most satisfactory mix
ture. from the standpoints Of safety
10 fruit and leaf buds and effective
ness against the insect, Is three-fourths
Of a pint Of tobacco extract 40 per
cent nicoune) in 100 gallons Of water
to which are added from three to five
pounds Of soap.
Eggs about to hatch and newly
emerged nymphs sdccumb to an ap-
plication OF the lime-sulphur solution
By postponing the dormant treatment
for the San Jose scale until the bios
som cIuster-buds are beginning 10
separate at the tips, very effective
work can be done against the eggs.
The lime-sulphur should be used In
the proportion OF one gallon Of the
concentrate 30 degrees B.. to eight
gallons Of water In some tests OF
other contact sprays the miscible oils,
oil emulsiOns, weak dilutions Of nico-
tine. and soapy solutions were Of
small value for the destruction Of the
eggs On the other hand, the wash
Shoshone journal., 1921-05-20
Derivation Of BIackmalI.

Originally. blackmail was money
paid. In troublous times, to protect
householders and workers Of the land
against freebooters. The word -black"
did not mean wicked or wrongful, but
had the sense OF TO cherish or protect.
This was a customary tribute Of money,
corn, cattle or the like anciently paid
in the northern counties of England
OF Scotland for protection against pill
lage. just as insurance is now paid
to corporations formed 10 provide II
for a consideration. In the course
Of time the word took on added mean
ings. just as almost every other word
has. and today it represents an at
tempt to hold up and defraud By
means Of intimidation and threats
Shoshone journal., 1921-05-20
Die Fish From Mud.

In less civilized parts OF the CONT
nent of Africa-on the Gambia river.
for example-we find disappearing as
we'll as mud-searching. The West Az
rican negroes are very fond OF the
mud-eel." which. according TO some
naturalists. ought to be classed as 3
reptile. on account Of its foOt-like fms
When the foods subside thousands OF
these are left high ana dry, and
promptly bury themselves in the nu2.
which soon becomes hard and earthly,
and here they would remain till the
next inundaton If the negroes did
NOT come along with wooden forks
aud dig them out-Exchanse.
Shoshone journal., 1921-05-20
DESTROY PEACH TREE B0RER
Fine CRYSTALS of Para-dichlorobenzene
Sprinkled Around Base of Trees
Is Efficient

The horticulturists Of the United
states Department Of Agriculture
have found a new agent for the eradi-
cation OF the destructive peach tree
borer which has done S6,0OO0O0 dam
age annually. The most effective
remedy known heretofore has been TO
dig the larvae out of the trunks Of the
trees or to kill them with long sharp
wire. The new treatment consists OF
sprinklirg crystals Of para-dichloro-
benzene around the base Of the trees
and covering slightly with earth. The
substance is highly volatile, readily
changing 10 a gas which is heavier
than air and settles down through the
soil. The gas is an effective destroyer
of the pest. The para-dichlOrooenzene
can be obtained at any drug store. A
pound is sufficient for eight or ten
trees and costs only about - cents.
Shoshone journal., 1921-05-20

which seemed to argue great depth
Somebody had found an outcrop-
ping on lop Of that hill," Webster de-
clared with conviction land sunk
shaft on the vein to open it up and de-
termine its width and direction. And
what did you do, Bil.7"
II got my transit and ran line
from the shaft on the hill, following
the direction in which the ledge was
running, and marked out the exact
point toward the base Of the hill where
would start my tunnel TO cut the
ledge. To my surprise. I discovered
my predecessor had selected that
identical spot So ] verified my cal
culatiOns and then sat down TO think
IL over. 1 remembered that frequent
and violent earthquakes occur in this
country, and 1t seemed to me rea-
sonable hypothesis to blame some an
cient and particularly violent seismic
disturbance, which had faulted the
vein and set 1t over considerable
distance. According to my calcula-
ton. that other man should have cut
the vein at SO feet-yet he had gone
on 1O2 before quitting. SO / got half
a dozen poems and drove ahead u
feet on the other fellows tunnel; and
By Heck, Johnny. cut the vein y
Bully boy And thenf"
'T drifted ten feet on the vein, and
the ore suddenly gave out. 1t stopped
Just like that, proving I'd come 10
the upper end Of the vein where 1t
had faulted; so just worked up and
around, stopeing and sinking winze
here and there, until just about the
time my cash reserve was getting pref
" low 1 picked up the true vein and
opened It up for the full width Come
in. and I'll show you"
They entered the tunnel, TO the sig
nal dismay Of dozens Of large bats
When they reached the vein, Webster
broke of samples Of the ore every
three or four feet crawled after Billy
up through the stope and back to the
true vein. from the face Of which he
also took numerous samples; then he
crawled out into the sunshine again,
hot, dirty, and perspiring.
Billy, you'll be a real miner yet;
see il you WON'T" was all the praise
Shoshone journal., 1921-05-20

having considerable amounts OF sedi-
ment (15-2O-50 formula) was less de-
structive to the eggs but the young
psyllas which hatched for the most
part failed to reach the opening buds
and these succumbed to the action OF
the sediment which became attached
TO their bodies after leaving the egg
shells.
While the adult psyilas seem to
prefer 70 spend the winter under the
loose bark Of the trees, they may
seek shelter under any waste which
affords protection. Matted weeds.
tufts of grass. leaves. or rubbish on
or about the trees present ideal hid
ing places for the insects
The rough bark not only provides
a shelter for the psyllas during the
winter but it also constitutes the chief
obstacle to thorough spraying during
the dormant season to kill the hiber-
mating flies. It's removal is desirable
for two reasons: first. 10 render the
trees less attractive for the purposes
of Information during late fall. win
ter and early spring; and, second. To
facilitate a more thorough spraying
Of the trunks and lower portions Of
the larger limbs The loose bark
should be removed by a dull hoe or
floor scraper. preferably during a
wet period, as the bark is then more
easily detached. Care should be taken
not TO cut into the live tissues as the
wounds may become infested with
disease. The bark should be collect
ed and burned TO kill the insects
which are attached to the scrapings.
The chief factors which make for
efficient work against the alternating
psylla flies and their eggs are % a
knowledge on the part OF the grower
Of the habits of the flies and an ac-
quaintance with the eggs; ~ an un-
derstanding Of the conditions under
which these stages are most vulner-
able TO sprays; (3) thorough work IN
spraying.
Shoshone journal., 1921-05-20
CHAPTER XII

Arrived at San Miguel de Padua
about midnight. Webster found the
climate temperate, in fact decidedly
cool. Billy was waiting for them and
was properly amazed, but not scan
dalized when Don Juan Cafetero,
abusing the station hands in a horri-
bic hodgepodge Of English and Span
ish, superintended the landing OF the
baggage on the platform.
q had to bring him with me-" Web
ster explained. "rm going to wean
him. and after that baby quits cry
ing for his bottle. believe me. Bill,
Wen have the prince Of a foreman for
our mine. Quite a character, is Don
Juan. when you dig down into him.
dig far enough into that ruin and
you'll find fire crackers" Billy admit
ted. However, John, I'm afraid he
won't explode. The powders damp
How did you leave DOlOresT
Fit as a fiddle, Bill"
How does she stack up on better
acquaintance, Johnny"
shes a skookum lass. She sent
her love and I promised to send you
back to her P. D. Q. So don't bother
me with talk about her. You'll see
her again in a week or ten days, I
hope"
NO? Is that So Johnny? Bully
for you, you old wampus cat Tell
Don Juan to steer you over to the
Globo de ORC. He knows the place.
I've got to go and hire a mule or
some other quadruped for Don Juan
if we're to avoid a late start in the
morning. Good night, old fellow"
They were up at daybreak. and
with three heavily laden pack mules
in charge Of two semi-naked mozos,
while the cook logged comfortably
along on his big splay feet in the rear,
they set out for Billy's concession
For 80 miles they followed the high
way. and then debouched 70 the south
west along a neglected road just wide
enough to accommodate the clumsy
OK carts Of the poems. The country
was sparsely settled and evidently Civ
en- over to stock raising.
Darkness had descended on the val
lev by the time they had pitched camp
at the claim. They were up at
dawn the following morning. however,
and Immediately after breakfast Jack
Webster went TO his duffle bag and
brought forth a dozen little canvas
sacks and a prOspector's hammer.
''Now then. William. my SON. he an
nounced. flight the lantern and Wen
see if you've forgotten all 1 taught
you about mining"
They clambered up the dump to a
point where two light steel rails pro
iected over the edge. On top Of the
dump, lying beside the rails, were two
small, rusty, steel ore cars; the rails /
led from the edge of the dump TO the /
mouth of a tunnel in the hillside and 1
therein.
Webster stood a moment, looking |
around him. How did you happen 20 |
ocate this ledger" he demanded. |
Was il grass root stuff, with an out /
here at the foot of the hill?
No. of course. il wasn't. You haven't /
enough ore on the dump. What the
ievil were you driving at?"
"Only a small portion OF that dump
5 mine, Jack. andsI didn't locate the
,round originally. l came into this
-alley from the south. and as worked
ID the range. / found a bald spot
lose to the top OF the hill. and gal
ows frame over an abandoned snaft.
| went down the shaft to
zee why it had been abandoned. To
ny surprise. 1 found 12-foot vein
4 free-milling ore. on a contact be-
ween andesite and SilCrian limestone.
shs ssdse stood straight UP and down, !
Shoshone journal., 1921-05-20
ARTIFICIAL MULCHING HELPS
Very Satisfactory Substitute for cul-
tivation and Is Good for Soil
Management.

Trees properly mulched viii be
found much more productive anu
profitable than those left TO compete
with weeds and grass for water and
food. AS a matter Of fact, artificial
mulchiug is a very satisfactory substi-
tute for cultivation and an entirely
practicable method OF soil manage
a,ant under many conditions.
The Coconino sun., 1921-09-23
SEEMINGLY TWAS EVER THUS


 Not so very long ago there lived to- gether in Indianapolis certain man and woman. They were well past middle age, and their children were reared and gone. One evening the man of the family nervously marked the passing of time. Sad suspicion gripped the heart of the woman. The husband explained that he would have to be away from home that evening on business. The wife explained that she did not wish to stay at home alone, and would go to a neighbours home. She left the house first. But she did not go to the neighbor's home. Instead she slipped into the rear seat of the curtained darkness of her husbands automobile, and covered herself with robe. After while he came out of the house and drove away. He drove to another house in the city and drew up in front He left the car and entered the house. The wife also left the car and took a position in the shadows nearby. After few minutes wait the man came out of the house with another woman on his arm. The eternal triangle was completed, and the same old thing happened. Now they are getting ready to tell 1t to the judge.
The Coconino sun., 1921-09-23
THE FARMS AND THE RANGES
 Edited by Francis A. Chisholm, County Agricultural Agent
COLORADO SHIPS BIG POTATO
 CROP UNDER FEDERAL GRADES

Adoption of United States potato grades in Colorado mas increased the amount of the crop marketed on this basis by more than 12,000,000 bushels, according to the August estimate of the bureau of markets and crop esti- mates. U. s. department of agricul- ture, and raises to II the number of states that have made the United Sta tes grades official. Although the use of the federal standards has been op- tional since the day of the United State food administration, they are now used officially for grading 30 per cent of the total crop and unofficially for 30 to 45 per cent more.
 Following the lead of other west ern states, Colorado created at the last session of the legislature division of marketing and provided for the in spection of fruits and vegetables on the basis of state grades. The new division started work in July, and hearings were held throughout the producing sections of the state for the purpose of establishing practical standards that would be satisfactory to the trade.
 These conferences led to the prompt adoption of the United States grades recommended by the U. S. department of agriculture for potatoes, onions, cabbages, head lettuce, rough and washed celery, cucumbers and fresh tomatoes. State standards were also promulgated for beans, cauliflower, and sacked vegetables.
 Apple grades have been prepared also by the Colorado division of mark eting in cooperation with the bureau of markets and crop estimates, after a series of hearings, and grades for boxed and bulk stock will be announc- ed in the near future. Owing to the late start of the work, the division of marketing will not attempt the in- spection of peaches or pears this sea- son.
 The new work is receiving enthusi- astic support from most of the grow CTS and shippers, who feel that it will do much toward building up the repu- tation of Colorado products in the markets. Although the service is not yet fully organized, total of 1000 cars were inspected during the first months operation.
The Coconino sun., 1921-09-23
CAREFUL HANDLING OF WOOL
 NEEDED FOR BETTER PRICES

A program for better prices for New Mexico wool should start back on the ranch at the time of shearing, if not even before that. This is the conclusion reached by the bureau of markets and crop estimates, U. s. de- partment of agriculture, as result of a preliminary study, just completed, into the prevailing practices in the shearing and handling of New Mexi- co wool preparatory to marketing.
 At one of the ranches visited the representative of the department found that 5000 head of sheep were being sheared with hand shears by Mexicans. As the men were paid ac- cording to the number of sheep sheared the chief thought in the mind of shearers was to get the wool off the animals as quickly as possible. The clipping was uneven and the fleece in bad condition when shon. In addition, the fleeces were tramped in- to sacks without tying, regardless of the fact that the appearance of the wool would be an important consider ation affecting it's sale.
 If better prices for wool are to be had the bureau cautions growers that the product must be handled careful ly, with an eye to marketing 1t in such condition that it will attract buy CTS.
The Coconino sun., 1921-09-23
LOCAL SAND CAN BE TREATED
 FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION

A new method of treating a local sand to make it conform to the speci- fications for concrete road has been adopted by the engineers of the bu- reau of public roads in charge of Cal ifornia Federal project No. 41. Near the south end of the project no local sand could be found which would con- form to the requirements of the speci- fications approved by the bureau of roads of the United States department of agriculture These prescribed that the sand should contain no more than 5 per cent of material which would pass a 100 mesh sieve. The local sand analysed about 15 to 20 per cent, which was entirely too high to permit its use.
 Instead of falling back upon the inn portation of suitable sand from an- other locality the engineers devised a plant for blowing the fine particles from the sand. The district is ex- tremely arid, and in summer the tenn perature sometimes mounts to 120 de- grees in the shade, so that the sand is very dry when worked. The device used consists of an ordinary convey or which lifts the sand to revolving screen. Material which will pass a one-fourth inch mesh is discharged into a hopper under the screen and then through narrow opening into a storage bin below. In falling from the hopper to the bin the sheet of sand passes directly in front of nozzle which directs against it a current of air from centrifugal air blower. By means of a pressure regulator at the blower the velocity of the air at the nozzle can be so controlled as to blow from the falling sand any desired per- centage of finer material.
 The blower is operated by belt from the same gas engine which oper- ates the conveyor and revolving screen. The whole device is compact and inexpensive. The result is sat isfactory sand obtained at less cost than by any other method. The suc- cess of the plan depends, of course, upon the dryness of the sand. If it were necessary to dry it the in- creased cost of treatment might make the importation of suitable material preferable.
The Coconino sun., 1921-09-23
WOOL TRADE QUIET BUT
 IN HEALTHY CONDITION

The principal topic for discussion in the Boston wool trade has been the report that the American Woolen Products company has secured options on output of thirty-fve woolen mills in Central Europe, with the possibil- ities connected herewith of trade in this country being affected in conse- quence.
 Trade is rather quiet, though the market is said to be in a sound and healthy condition. Prices are being slowly advanced for the better grades, as stocks diminish. Manufacturers are buying very cautiously, evidently trying to so guage their purchases of raw wool so as not to have burden some stocks left on hand in the event that cancellations develop at the end of the goods season. It is said that the volume of wool being carried for the mills in dealers warehouses is much less than usual at this season. American buyers are operating mod erately in London and the colonies, paying good prices for super warp merinos and for fine crossbreds. These wools are to go into bond on their ar rival in this country, there to wait for the passage of the permanent tariff bill This event is now regarded to be highly problematical, and all such speculative purchases are considered as very much of gamble. That the "wool market is well in hand" is the verdict of well-informed dealers. It is said that the point has been reached when the shrewdest think the time ripe for large purchases on present price levels, and the success of last weeks government wool auction tends to confirm this opinion.
The Coconino sun., 1921-09-23
GRACE DARLING REAL HEROINE

Grace Darling, one of the greatest heroines of British marine history, won undying fame when but twenty three years old, and of frail physique by accompanying her father, and in' spiring him to the effort of saving the lives of some passengers on a ship wrecked in terrific gale that swept the seas near her island home.
 The Forfarshire sailed from Hull with 22 cabin passengers, 19 steer age passengers and a crew of 2O on a day in September, 1858. Passage was made through the Farne islands channel, and the ship entered Der wick bay. Here the gale was at It's worst, and the ship was swept on the Farne island rocks.
 The mate and eight of the crew, with one cabin passenger, hurried away in a lifeboat. The screams Of the other survivors were heard by Grace Darling. When her father hes itated to launch their lifeboat on the heavy sea, she jumped into 1t, and he followed her. On the first trip they rescued nine. and on later trip her father saved four more. The British government gave her a money grant and the public, thrilled by the story raised a huge subscription list. Foul years later Grace Darling died of con sumption.
The Coconino sun., 1921-09-23
GRADING TO HELP NATURE
 CLEAR THE ROADS OF SNOW

In carrying out it's federal aid road projects in flat and gently rolling country Wyoming uses a unique plan of grading, so that the wind will keep the roadbed practically clear of snow. The reviewers of federal aid projects at the bureau of public roads of the U. s. department of agriculture dis covered that in many Wyoming pro jects the grade line was laid at all points above the natural surface of the ground. Fills were planned even where the ground profile showed a natural knoll.
 The explanation was that the grades were kept high in order to utilize the winter winds for snow removal. For six or seven months each year there is likely to be snow, which is generally accompanied by wind. It Is well known that any part of roadway that is below the surface of the sur rounding ground will drift full of snow to a depth equal to '.he height of any nearby object above the grade. In a state like Wyoming, where the snow remains on the ground for such. long periods and where distances are great, the expense for snow removal would be heavy, out of all proportion to the light traffic.
 The Wyoming plan is to build the grade at an elevation slightly above the sagebrush and weeds, and above the normal surface of the snow as it would fall on the adjacent land with out wind. In many cases it may be pecacsarv to hllild fill even on ton of knolls and high points. The method involves greater grading costs, but there is much to recommend it.
The Coconino sun., 1921-09-23
CHISHOLM BROTHERS Flagstaff, Arizona

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