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Year: 1877

land-plaster; and the fourth, the raising of
lncerne. More than any men of their time
did they add to the wealth Of the country.
After them came another race of fancy
farmers, who introduced Arabian horses.
Spanish sheep, and the improved breeds of
English cattle and swine. These fancy farm
ers added immensely to the wealth of the
practical farmers OF the country.


What we want, to develop the agriculture
and horticulture OF the country to their full
est extent, is large number of fancy farm
ers-inen who work for pleasure, rather
than for private gain. These are the men
who will perform experiments, and give the
world the benefit of them. These are the
men who will carry on Investigations for the
sake of investigating. These are the men
who will bring in new grains, new fruits,
new vegetables, and new varieties of ami
mails. These are the men who will devote
their time and money to the improvement Of
old varieties and the creation of new ones.
The country is sadly in need of more fancy
farmers s.-Faamers' Advocate.
Year: 1877

If an increase Of eggs be desired in the
poultry yard, before large sums of money
are expended in the purchase Of everlasting
layers, we would recommend the system of
keeping no hens after the first, or, at the
most, their second year. Early pullets give
the increase, and the only wonder is that
people persist as they do in keeping up
stock of old hens which lay one day and stop
three, instead of laying three days and stop
ping one. In some parts of England it is
the inyariable rule to keep the pullets only
one year. Feeding will do great deal-a
surprising work, indeed-in the production
of eggs, but not when old hens are concern
ed !; they may put on fat, but they cannot
put down eggs. The tale is told, their work
| is over; nothing remains to be done with
them but to give them a smell of the kitchen
fire, and the sooner they get that the better
OF course there are some old favorites whose
lives ought to be spared as long as they can
send forth their representatives. Judicious


mating, by which we mean the advantage


of a comparatively youthful cockerel, may


be the means of even exhibition poultry


making their appearance from the eggs OF


the good old hen, and here we have the ex-


cepton to the rule upon which we insist
| London Aqyicultuyal GAZETTE.
Year: 1877

accommodate each a flock of fifty fowls,
fronting to the south, with large windows,
so placed that the fowls may enjoy as much
sunlight as possible. Have it perfectly tight
and dry, excepting means for ample ventil-
alton, without a possibility of direct draft
reaching the fowls at night after going to
roost. A fowl will take cold while asleep,
as easily as a person. Keep the roosting
apartment clean; sprinkle a little air-slaked
lime and dry ashes under the perch; have
the house thoroughly whitewashed inside
three or four times year. See that they
have free access to plenty of pure, fresh
water at all times; don't torce them to drink
the drainage from the barn yard; many
eases of cholera have been coused by this.
A few drops of sulphate of iron put III their
drinking vessels occasionally will be ben
eft. Sprinkle the perches with coal oil, and
scatter sulphur in their nests and dusting-
boxes.


Many fowls die from severe colds received
by roosting lin exposed places. Of course,
every fowl that dies, it is said, had the choI-
cry, when probably half of them were af-
fected in this way.
Year: 1877

The care that poultry is entitled to, to
make it profitable, says an exchange, is not
near so much as one would think. 1t is just
like any other business-it needs daily at
tention, not one day in a month, but each
and every day. If you expect cow to be
profitable you attend to feeding her regu-
larlv. give her good, comfortable quarters
to protect her from cold, storms, etc. Now
the poultry should have equally as favorable
treatment as any other stock. Construct
houses, not too large, as you will permit too
many to crowd together. They should be
about eight feet wide, sixteen feet long, to
Year: 1877

The Presbyterian pulpit Of this
town has been ably filled for the
past two Sabbaths, by Rev. T. j.
Weekes, Of San Juan. This gentle
man has one Of those sAnguine ner-
vous temperaments which leads him
20 throw his whole soul into any
work in which he engages; and to
that fact are due the thrilling senti-
ments and stirring rhetorical enun-
ciations ich characterize his dis
courses IA make them effective.


One thought in last Sunday even
ing's discourse is worthy Of note and
commendation: "What a fearful res
possibility do those merchants and
employers incur, who keep their bus
mess going on and their subordin-
ates at work on Sundays" This
bold, and certainly timely exclama-
ton ought to receive a warm, ener-
getic and reform-inciting response in
the heart of every pure-minded, NOR
Al man in any community.


We, as a nation, as social bodies,
as intelligent, moral people, profess
to fear God and keep his command
ments. We invoke His blessings
upon all important public acts; we
recognize His supreme power by
keeping up appropriate religious ser
vices in all legislative bodies; and
we refuse to accept, in a court of
Justice, the testimony Of a man who
will not, in the full and wholesome
fear of his Maker, and in view Of the
certainty of being called to account
hereafter for the deeds done in the
body, ask that Maker to witness his
words, whether they be true or not.
Yet in spite of all this, when comes
the blessed Sabbath morn, the day
set apart in an express command as
q day of rest, by this God whose ia
vor we seek, and whose anger we
would avoid, how many of US are
there who would respect the day and
the Divine decree concerning it,
were it not for universal custom?


Our merchants and business men
would do well to give the subject a
little candid thought, followed by
conscientious action. It would make
no difference in the actual amount
of their trade, to close their shop
doors on Sunday; and, if it failed to
set at rest conscientious scruples,
it would at least satisfy a laudable
ambition to have Port Townsend up
to other places in point of decorous
and enlightened respect for the
Lords day. What say you folks;
shall this upward step be taken9


The conspicuous example of those
who have IN the past allowed the
Sabbath to pass without public des-
ecration, needs nothing farther than
modest mention to insure it the hon,
est admiration Of all.
Year: 1877

SOME THINGS I LIKE TO SEE.-l like to
see the walters in hotel dining-rOom al-
trrnaely wipe the perspiration from their
classic faces and the dust from the plate
from which am to eat, with the same
napkin. 1t adds vastly TO tho relish of the
meal.


| like to see two Or three greasy scrubs
cleaning one part of the dining room
while am eating in another part.


like to sec hotel porters bang the bag
gage of guests about us if they hId q
grudge against it. BY so doing they en-
courage honest labor and increase the de-
mand for trunks.


l like to drop in at my room ut the ho-
tel occasionally, when not expected. and
find the chambermaid reading my rivate
correspondence. 1t is pleasant to feel
that somebody takes IN interest in my af-
fairs


like to find u landlord who never ad-
verlises his hotel because there am sure
to find plenty of room and have no fear
Of being crowded.
Year: 1877

place which put out all the lamps and
compelled the workers to return 10 the
f" bank" What must have been the ter
ror of that moment to those poor fellows
within the mine when they heard the re-
treating footsteps of their anXiously await
ed delivercrs


Gloomy indeed was the prospect ut this
critical moment, for it had now become Il
question Of life and death to their party;
hut We're the men who had been rescued
thus far to he left after all to the death
which seemed to hunger for them!


Perish the thought and perish rather
every Englishman who stood at the pit S
mouth than that no effort should he made
to complete and crown the splendid story
Of those past eight davs. The danger of
carrying light in the gas-charged mine
being too great to be ignored, brave men
now came forward and volunteered to 60
down without lamps to the rescue of the
live miners whom it WAS now known
were the only ones who had survived the
fearful time Down they went into the
black piI, and on making anoth u hole ii
gallant collier went into the n.ine and fed
the poor fellows. All honor to him! 1t
WIS greater deed than the capture of an
enemy's colors on the battle field.


The rescued men and the boy were
brought to the .surfare, and placed under
the care Of experienced doctors, who pro-
nounced flvorably on their condition. For
len long weary days they had languis. ed
IN the darkness of what seemed to them Il
living lomb, yet they murmured not, but
lfied up heir united voices in prayer to
the great Creator of all.


The Queen FASTENED ut once TO give ex
preston 10 the national feeling of admira
ton of these brave men, by extending the
institution of the Albert Medal for saving
life ut sea TO similar acts performed on
land, and giving directions that these hum
Bile Welsh Miners should be the first re-
cipienls of the honor.


A national subscription was also opened
by the Lord Mayor, and IL large sum col
lerled for the rescued and their rescuers
sufficient to place them beyo the reacl
OF poverty, and show the world that Eng
land will not willingly let die the remem
brance of as no lie IL deed us ever gracet
The annals of II Christian poople.-Cham
bcrs' Journui.
Year: 1877

Is MARS INIIABITED?-Is this neighbor-
ing wo, Id the abode of living creatures?
This question is beyond the present power
of science to answer. But would it not
be strange beyond expression if u world,
with land and water, and changing sea.
sons, and apparently all the conditions re-
quired by life, so like our earth that it is
even possible that man could exist upon
ITS surface, should roll on through the ages
uninhabtrd and unenjoyed? Our earth
teens with life in its remoteSt corner, yet
some Martial astronomer may ut this mo-
ment be wondering what is the use of us,
and whether our planet is the abode OF in
telligcnt beings. After the wonders that
science has already achieved, he would be
bold who would say that this problem can
never be solved, Unfortunately, VIC cam
not hope fr much from the improvement
of our telescopes and the increase of the
magnifyng power. The disturbance pro-
dured by our atmosphere nre aggravated
by every such increase. But when the
problem of life in other worlds is solved
if it ever shall be-it set ms safe to say
hat it will be by the attentive study of our
near neighbor,-1he GaIa1y for October.
Year: 1877

VERY PETTY THIEvING.-In an other column will be found an advertisement in which Lieutenant Philip Reade, Superin- tendent of the Miitary telegraph line, offers reward for the arrest of the party CT parties who cut ani carried away some five hundred feet of the wire of the line be- tween here and Camp Verde. IL is sug- gasted that they use grapevine 10 fill up the gap. In fact grapevine line would be an improvement over all the military routes in Arizona. IT the thief knew how worthless d piece of property he was steal ing, he i- probably heartily ashamed of himself by this time.
Year: 1877

Mrs. Ayers and Mrs. Colden. two worthy

 ladies who recently came here from Belmont Nev. and established themselves in the Ores, e making business inform us that they in- tend returning to the State of Nevada again not hat they have failed to meet with prop CT encouragement here, but their friends back in the sage brush" land are anXinu for them to return and have something in store for them on their arrival in that country.
Year: 1877

The fine mule train of NIT. Atki scn came in few days since and discharged Iarl of its cargo in town, then passed on 10 Camp Verde, where it was relieved of the remain ing portion of the load. Yesterday the train ruturned and started for the Colorrdo River for another load Atkinson is an old .hand at the bellows and knows just when to make a strike
Year: 1877

The p!st,l used by Lyon in his attempt t1 sheet Frederick, wa. loaded all round all the nipples were cap-ed except one and that me happened to he the one whicl the hammer struck when he snapped al Frederick AS il was large Colts six shooter, IT the barrel had been capped there would have been a funeral and hanging about ihe same time.
Year: 1877

1t Is difficult to decide just when the
conspiracy which has engaged SO much pub
lie attention recently did begin, and hence
its beginning and ending are neither clearly
defined in the mists of history. In 1875
the affairs in Louisiana had become 50 tur-
bulent and alarming as to call for investi-
cation, and subcommittee, consisting of
Messrs PHELPs, FOSTER, and POTTER, was
sent there for that purpose. These gentle
men were ut ONCE captured by the Demo-
Gratis, who piled them with generous atten-
tions and other seductive influences to an
extent that greatly dimmed their visions
and interfered with q clearness of sight in
looking into matters. Their report was
strongly tinted with Democratic coloring
and did not prove satisfactory to the aver
age intelligence of the Republican party
This fact led to the visit to that sec
ton of another committee, consisting
of Messrs. WHEELER, lIOAR, and FRYE.
This committee soon discovered quite
different condition of things than
that presented in the PHELPS POTTER FOs-
TER report. Mr.. WHEELER and his col
leagues communicated to the country a
statement of facts which excited great sur
prise and put a new phase upon the real
condition of things in Louisiana. From
that day the Bourbon Democrats have put
on fresh courage, and some people are
wicked enough to date the initiation of the
present conspiracy as being coeyal with the
PHELps-FosTER-PorrER report. We can
not become believers in such wickedncss


though it is somewhat difficult to fix the
precise date when this conspiracy did be.
gin. 1t is evidently more than year old
it has too much yigor for an infant
Year: 1877

BEING REMovED.-rhel last vestige of
The ceremonies on last 4th of July, in
honor Of the one huDdredth anniversary
of American Independence, is now being
removed in the tearing down of the plat
form that was erected in front of the City
Hall to accommodate the speakers and
invited guests. After the ceremonies the
platform was removed back into the City
Hall yard, where it was used during the
last campaign for holding political meet
ings. Thus it is that time levels all
things.
Year: 1877

MORE LIGHT WANqED.-The police
at headquarters, last evening,
HAT the street lamps on both sides OF
King street, and on the east side OF Mar
ket Street from Ninth to fifteenth, were
NOT lighted. The Lamp Committee OF
[ ouncil should look after the lamp-hgnt-
Year: 1877

ExpEcTED.-Mr. McAIphinc of New
York city, an expert in the building
of reservoirs and dams, is expected TO
arrive in this city to-day for the pur-
pose of examining the Cool spring
Reservoir in conjunction with the
Water Commission that was appoint
ed hv the late Legislature.
Year: 1877

Dr. Pierce'S Family Medicines have
been before the public for many years, a
period long enough to fully test their
merits, and the best argument that can
be advanced in their favor is the fact
that their sale is steadily increasing.
Year: 1877

A FISH CATCHING SPIDER. Just be-
fore the late war was at Col. Oakley
Bynum's spring, in Lawrence county,
Ala, near the town of CORTLAND, where
1 saw school of minnows playing in
the sunshine near the edge Of the water.
All at once spider, as large as the end
of my finger, dropped down among them
from the limb Of tree hanging over
the spring. The spider seized one of
the minnows near the head. The fish,
thus seized, was saboutthree inches long.
As soon as it was seized by its captor it
swan around swiftly in the water, and
frequently dived to the bottom, yet the
spider held on to it. Finally it came to
the top, turned upon its back and died.
It had been bitten or wounded on
the back of the neck, near where the
head joins. When the fish was dead the
spider moved of with it to the shore.
The limb of the tree from which the
spider dropped was between ten and If
teen feet above the water. Its success
shows that it had the Judgment of q
practical engineer.
Year: 1877




PRoLHIc.-Alligators, in Florida, are
apparently as numerous as ever, not
withstanding the immense numbers
which have been killed during the last
four or Eve years. No one seems 10
know the length of time required for an
alligator to come to years Of discretion
and size, and if there are any MARKS by
which the age can be known, they are
kept secret, but it is certain that they
are prolific in their increase, q nest
often containing two hundred eggs,
most of which hatch, and, unless des
stroyed by violence, a large proportion
of the young are raised. A few years
since the skins were in demand at from
fifty cents to one dollar each, and thou
sands were slaughtered. In one in
stance, single individual killed,
within space Of five months, over one
thousand to fill q contract, but as that
species OF leather soon went out of fash
ion the business declined, but seems to
be reviving again somewhat. Another
inducement to their captureis the teeth,
which frequently command high prices,
and are q standard article Of commerce
in the Southern markets, mostly for or
namental purposes.
Year: 1877




WooL SUGGEsTIoN.-It will always be
best for farmer to produce wool Of
one sort or the other. Wool that is
neither one thing nor the other, neither
long nor short, will not usually COM
mand a satisfactory price so readily as
if it were the wool clipped from Merino
sheep or from the backs of some long
wooled, breed. An intelligent dealer in
wool assures us that good delaine wool
should be at least three inches in length
and be a round, strong staple. The
practice of buying wool at an average
price per pound, without regard to its
quality and condition, is paying o pre-
MUM for and encouraging the growth
of poor and dirty wool, for grease and
filth cost but a trife per pound COM
pared with choice, clean wool. Wool
growers who raise wool above the aver
age as to quality and condition can do
better than to sell it at an average price
by sending it to q reliable commission
merchant, where it will be sorted and
sold according to its merits. This is a
safe and satisfactory way to sell good
wool.-Neso York Herald.
Year: 1877

The "no sleeves" mania has created
quite a commotion in some circles, and
is fast consolidating two parties-one
for, one against. On recent occasion
gentleman had engaged to take a
young lady with whom he was very well
acquainted to a large ball. but mainly
to obGge her brother, an intimate
friend, who had been suddenly y called
out of the city. The gentleman was de
cidedly opposed to this fashion, consider
ed it immodest, had long debate with
his own sisters upon the subject, ulti-
mately persuading them to overrule
their dressmaker and cover their arms
at least to the elbow. What was his
horror in calling for the sister of his
friend, to find her parading before the
window in a decolLete and entirely
sleeveless costume! He would have re-
tired if he could; he was not sufficiently
acquainted to demonstrate; besides, the
young lady, who was a large, well
formed blonde, was gotten up regard
less of style, and evidently proud of her
plump shoulders and large round arms.
"Are you not afraid of taking cold ?"
ooh, dear, no! 1 never take cold" OF
course there was nothing for him but to
face the music. Entering the ball room
with that awful bare arm on his coat
sleeve, the first person he met was one
OF his sisters. She glanced at the luxu-
RANT proportions, then reproachfully at
his face; he felt it growing crimson.
The torture of that evening was, as he
asserts, almost insupportable to his
nerves, which seemed to be barred like
that terrible arm. And now if any little
Puritan comes along with ruffies to her
ears and sleeves to her wrist, she will
stand q mighty good chance of captivat-
ing one of the handsomest and most de-
sirable matches in New York, notwith-
standinghis somewhat exaggerated deli
cacy in regard to ladies' arms.DJen'lis
June.
Year: 1877

TIE Gila City placers seem to be once more source of some excitement. The Papago Indians have never ceased work there, but lately they have taken out more gold than for long time previous. Lange was in town this week and sold quite purse of it. The gold is coarse and very pu e selling at Sal Francisco for S1S.75 to $1950 per ounce. Judge Porter and asso- ciates Il ye done more or less work on their claims out here for sev~ral years. They have one tunnel into the grave for nearly two hundred feet, showing good col0rs in every part of it. This week they were in duced, by recent rich developments, to locate additional ground, including some very promising veins of quartz. The su- perlntendent of the Gila Consolidated Company las taken a surveyor and force of men out there tu go right 10 work. A ditch will be taken out of the river and water br, ught onto the fiat at inc foot of the mesa. From there it is to be pumped by stean, to the top of the pay gravel, which will then be piped down as in all hS draulic diggings. The superintendent proposes to prospect the bed of the Gila where it cuts through the diggings, with view to put ting in machine now coming into use on Cal fornia rlvcr diggings. It is sort of ] steam pump without valves, but with i'm mense power of suction. It is mounted on d floating platform or raft and sucks up the loose river bottom at d great rate and runs it over the lower end of the raft into the river again, through sluices which save the gold. It takes up even boulders as large aS mans head A suction pipe, of foot or less diameter, is let down to the river bottom and weighted so that it may con- tnue to sink down. A heavy jet of steam is let into the upper pat which is curved over toward the sluices. The rush of steam produces vacuum in the lower part of the tube, which is at once filled with water and material from the river bed. These the si ction and steam keep pouring into the sluice in d stream as large as mans body. If this machine works well on the Gila d bonanza place to work it can be found in the Colorado, between the Laguna and the Pot Hole.
Year: 1877

THE new freight shed at the foot of Main street is becoming quite an imposing structure. There seems 10 be more lum- b1r in it than in all the other buildings of Yuma put together. Its floor is built ur level with that of cars standing upOl the 8 de track and covers an area of 90 feet by B. Of its width g feet are occupied by the floor of the main building and on each side of it are platforms of ten feet width The caves of the roof project greatly and shelter the platforms. We have not heard that it is the company's intention to have house warming and give party when the building is finished. The floor is too rough to dance on anyhow.
Year: 1877

NEW mines are reported from the toun- try around Mohawk, in this county. Some very rich copper and silver was discovered by the railroad surveying party about four miles sou.h of Mohawk station and two of the locators write that they are on their way back to work their claims From the same vicinity Mir. Aubrey brought in some wonderful specimens of gold quartz. Now Dr. DeCorse and Wallapai Smith have been bringing in silver chlCrides and rich copper from the same section. They are now out at the mines.
Year: 1877

WE understand from Mir. L. Mendelson that the peremptory sale now going on at Humb ldt'S building, of dry goods, cloth ing, boots and shoes, will be continued only till the first of November. People in need of goods of that class will do we'll to call on him before that time.
Year: 1877

IN rounding the short curve on the spur r ck, the locomotive tender got off the rack last Saturday night. Amid some srunting and swearing it was boosted on A gain and the outside rail raised d couple pf inches to prevent repetition of the oc- currpuce