Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-06-19

vapors impregnated with arsenic had set
tied. II is also said that families who
have lived in that neighborhood for
years have become, as it were, aecli-
mated. and that this milk never affects
them disastrously, and that the cows get
fat on this sort of fodder.
The celebrated "cow tree Of South
America has lately been imported into
Europe, in the hope that the young
plants may be acclimatized. This won
derful tree yields good quality OF milk.
1t flows freely from missions made IN
the trunk, and is commonly used as an
article of food by the inhabitants o. dis-
tricts where the tree is abundant. The
tree grows upward of 100 feet high, with
a smooth trunk six to eight feet in diam
eter. and without branches for the flrst
60 or 40 feet of its height. II 1t would
only grow in the open air in this climate,
what blessing it would prove to those
who are dependent upon unconscientious
milkmen
THOMAS Ct. ODELL, foreman OF the
Ogden junction, Recorder of Ogden
City, and a gentleman well and widely
known in Utah Territory, died on the
morning of the 14th. The Junction
saws: About two hours before the sad
occurrence took place he arose and went
into another apartment to obtain drink
of water, returning to ms bed without
!.ssfnlng of any sickness. The oniy
sign he gave of any pain was few sud
den gasps Just before he breathed MS
last. His wife raised him in her arms,
but he was gone before any other assist
ance could be rendered.
The Secretary of the Illinois Board OF
Public Charities says there are over 3,oo,
insane persons in that State. He says
..The census-takers reported 1000 ano
failed to find about 400 of this number
The physicians reported $500 and failed
to report about 700 to the Board OF Char
tiles. But the testimony of the census
takers to the existence of those unre
ported by physiciansis perfectly reliable
and the testimony Of physicians to tn
existence of those unreported by the cen
sus-takers is equally worthy OF conf
dence."
In the District Court the jury in tn
case Of Jack Spencer, on trial for the de
liberate murder of his wife, after hearin
arguments of counsel, retired at about
o'clock last evening, and at midnigf
brought in a verdict of not guilty, ON til
ground of insanity. Thus Mr.. Spence
is let loose on the community, and
may to-day or tomorrow murder as man
men. women or children as he please
with impunity, for has he not by twel'
intelligent gentlemen been declared nc
compos mentis?-[ Enterprise, 10Th,
A NEW EDITION of the Encycloped
, Britannica is about to be issued, und
the editorial supervision of Prof. Tho
Spencer Baynes, of the University
4 st. Andrew, Scotland.
: Ir is estimated that the "Pub. Docs
: printed by the Government in 1917
. which are worth about $40 all told, &C
the producers of the country the nj
o sum of $2,436, 052.49.
= Alfred Low has received from WyoI
e ing moss agate and topaz stones, viii
are worthy of examination. They We
e prepared and polished at the celebrat
d iapidary establishment at Laramie,
n says the Ogden Junction.
n Never in the history of Boise Val
has the fruit and grain crop promised
be as fruitful as the present seas'
n which, in conjunction with the good M
" ing season in the Basin, is very enco
T. aging for the country. Idaho Stat
man.
In St. Louis, for tho wear end
by March |, there We're 1893 fires.