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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-09-10
Keen Good stock.

There is no safer investment for the
intelligent and observant farmer than
the judicious selection and purchase f
thoroughbreds, to start or to improve
his stock. There is no manner of in
vesting small sum that will give
such certain and satisfactory returns
as by the purchase of a young grade
sow with pig by thoroughbred boar,
or starting of herd of swine by secur-
ing pair of selected thoroughbred
pigs backed by tirst-class pedigree.
For any one that understands hogs and
their proper manipulation into pork
products, there is sure money.
Thoroughbred stock of any kind kept
clean and healthy, and pushed from
the start not only pays for every dollar
in preparing for the market, but gives
genuine satisfaction to the owner.
Scrub stock, neglected if not despised,
hardly pays for the ground it cumbers.
No one takes any pride in it.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-09-10
Don't Shake Prune Trees.

"The time is fast approaching, says
the jacksonville Pajaronian, when our
friends, the prune growers, SO anxious
to test the law of gravitation, will rush
at their trees, and, with neither sense
nor reason, shake fifty cents from
them, while, had they one or two
weeks more patience, one dollar would
drop of its own accord If not liter
ally SO, the point is at least worth con-
sidering. All-almost all-will agree
with me, and yet hardly one will prac.
tice it. 1t is an accepted axiom in
prune culture that the fruit must be
fully ripe before it is cured. Shake the
trees, however gently, and you cannot
prevent the unripe prunes from falling,
The sheet arrangements, or any other
device for encouraging this shaking
is curse to the industry. 1t is sui
cidal, this scrambling haste to get the
prunes dried in the cheapest way, anC
first to market. French treatises have
been translated and published from
time to time, urging upon this as the
most essential part in the business
to let the prune hang on the tree unit
it is fully ripe, when it will drol
naturally.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-09-10
LATEST NEWS NOTES.

The dryhouse at the Mama Powder
Works, five miles north of Xenia, o.,
blew up recently, shaking the country
for miles around, killing Frank Eich,
the powder boss. and Silas Rigging,
the engineer.
The Spanish Government having
dropped the railway bill, the Liberals
have agreed to stop all further opposi-
ton to the budget. The Chamber of
Deputies, by a vote of 1856 to "a,
adopted bills providing for the farming
out of the tobacco monopoly and for
leasing the Alameda quick silver
mines.
The water rates fixed by the city of
San Jacinto, under the new municipal
water system, are as follows; For sim
gle family and not more than two ami
mails per month, 81; each additional
animal, 10 cents; hotel or boarding
house, So; livery barn or stable, So;
store or office, so cents; lawns not ex-
ceeding in dimensions $50 feet by 80
feet, % cents; lawns exceeding in di-
menisons 80 feet by so, 80 by $50 feet.
so cents.
Two immense oil tanks, each with
a capacity Of 10000 gallons, have
been placed in the west end of the
Southern Pacific yards. at Los Angeles,
and the task of filling the great con.
tainers has been begun. The oil ii
forced into these tanks by an air pres,
sure. Passenger switch engine No.
Loaf will be the first locomotive tc
take oil from the tanks, and all the
other engines will shortly be turned
into oil burners.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-09-10

prepare a reply and circulate it through.
out the East. To do this every
county in the State is requested to fur.
nish the Board with statistics Of the
price Of their lands and the amount and
character Of their productions.
The Stoneman House, in Yosemite
Valley. together with its entire con-
tents, has been burned to the ground.
Fortunately no one was injured,
although there were a number of guests
IN the house at the time. The hotel
was erected during the administration
Of Governor Stoneman, and was the
result Of public disapproval of extor-
tionate practices of the private indi-
viduals who controlled the hotel privi-
leges through the farming" out
methods then followed.
AS band Of 1875 cattle was being
driven across the county bridge over
the MERGED river, about twelve miles
south of Turlook, the bridge gave way
and the greater number of the animals
were dropped into the stream, falling
a distance of aObut 100 feet. About a
score of cattle had their legs broken
and others were otherwise injured.
A large number of them will have to
be killed. A number are also thought
to have been drowned. A section OF
the bridge was left standing in the
middle and a dozen or so of the ami.
mails were left there
The aluminium air ship to be built AT
San Francisco on DIR. q. A. Smith 1
model will be cigar-shaped, go feet
long, 80 feet in diameter, with bow
40 feet long, and 15-foot projection
from the stern. Hydrogen gas is to
give it buoyancy, and an horse
power electric engine will dive it.
The aluminium wings can be operated
like those of bird. 1t will be able tc
lift over 5000 pounds, all told. In
coming to land it is to drop an anchor
to be hauled safely down.
Professor Wilson discussed pruning
Of deciduous trees at the Farmers In
stitute meeting in San Diego county
He said the short days and wet weather
of winter made it too expensive tC
prune in winter, as formerly. Now
the work should be done early and b'
over by November 10Th. Primers haC
better go slow if the trees are summer
irrigated and vigorously growing, but
if the leaves have turned it is safe
One prune-grower gets better fruit by
allowing only few limbs and letting
them grow long, but local conditions
may affect this practice.
A large piece of aluminium has beer
found at Burke's Sanitarium at AL
truria. Sonoma county. 1t was founC
in the cinders of the furnace Of thu
sanitarium, and had evidently beer
put into the furnace when the Goa
was shoveled into the heater. TIL,
piece found is about two inches il
diameter, and no doubt came from TIN
coal mine which is being worked there
Considerable importance is attaches
to the find, many think.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-09-10
More Rhizobii.

Horticultural Commissioner Pease of
San Bernardino has received another
batch of rhizobii from Ventura, but
only 5000 instead of 5000 are now
being received bi-monthly.
AT the opening of the deal for the
bugs the furnisher was to receive one
cent apiece for the beetles, but the
man thinking, perhaps, that his bugs
were thoroughbreds, and that he might
as well make little more money.
raised the price to cent and a half.
The fellow reckoned without his host,
however, for Mr.. Pease Immediately
reduced his order from 10000 pei
month to 5000 and the man is receiv-
ing but 800 where formerly he OBJ.
tanned 500. Mr.. Pease thinks few
less will answer all purposes and the
5000 received the other day have beer
distributed among the ten orchards
formerly selected.
The commission ordered an examina.
ton of the trees colonized. together
with those in the immediate vicinity
before the arrival os this last batch anG
the result was very satisfactory, show.
ing that the little bugs were alive an6
at work. The colonies are becoming
permanently established and not few
Larvae were in evidence.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-09-10

1t is stated that Michael and John G.
Cudahy, the well-known millionaire
packers of Chicago have bought the
entire plant Of the Northern Indiana
Oil Company in Adams and Wells
counties, Indiana, and intend building
a pipe line from the wells into that
city. 1t is said they have already
ordered 10 miles Of six inch pipe and
that work will be started on the line
as soon as possible. 1t is understood
that the investment outside of the pur-
chase price Of the wells involves about
81, $780, 900.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-09-10
Value of Resistants.

The professors at the State Univer.
sity and the wine growers disagree ON
the question Of resistants. The variety
used by the wine growers is considered
inferior by Professor Hayne, who says:
"The variety of resistants now most
popular in this State" are vastly in
ferior to those used at the present time
in Europe. We have had great diff
Guilty in convincing vineyardists of
this. although during the last year
$500, 900 has been lost to them for this
reason.
1.-The resistant stock we object to is
identical with that used twenty five
years ago in Europe, and California is
consequently twenty-five years behind
tho times. The main difference be-
tween the two varieties, outside of
length in bearing. is strength and
vigor. The good resistant we advo.
cate is about twice the size of the re-
sistants which have been so largely
imported into California; and, further
more, it can be used the first year,
while the other requires three years of
growth"
As a convincing argument for the
change, Professor Hayne has had the
two varieties photographed and will
display them in various wine sections.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-09-10
FEDERATION OF RAILWAY MEN
Favored by Representatives of the vari-
Gus Brotherhoods.

Gus Brotherhoods.
indianapolis INDIA meeting of
the representatives of the different rail.
road brotherhoods was held in this city
to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of federa<
ton among the brotherhoods. There
were present at the meeting P. NJ.
Arthur, grand chief of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers; P. H.
Morrissey, grand master of the Broth
erhood of Railroad rrainmen; Frank
P. Sargent, grand master of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
E. E. Clark, chief conductor of the
Order of Railroad Conductors; ]. R.
T. Austin, grand secretary and treas
urer of the Order of Railway Tele-
graphers; G. WI. Brown, deputy grand
chief of the same order, and other
prominent men in railroad labor organ
izations. The result of the meeting
was the adoption Of the resolution
fayoring federation.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-09-10

Duck raising is something that
ninety mine out of every one hundred
farmers know little about, says con-
tributor in the Rural Press. Many of
them have few common puddle ducks
that exc out scant living on what
they can pick up out of the feed thrown
to the chickens, which, while it may
be abundant, is of such kind and in
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-09-10
Memorial services over tho Ia

Memorial services over the late
Baron Won Zedwitz, German diplomat,
killed in collision between his yacht
Isolde and Emperor Williams yacht
Meteor, was attended by representatives
of the Queen, Prince of Wales and all
the yacht clubs. Further details of the
accident show the Isolde's bowsprit
knocked hole in the Britannia 1
main cabin. The Prince of Wales
ordered his yacht retired for the re-
mainder of the season. 1t is believed
the Meteor, Satinata and Alias will
not race this year.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-09-10
Suspected of Fiiibustering.

Brunswick (Ga. 1.-The tug Dauntless
supposed to have been on fllibuster.
ing expedition, has returned to port and
Is detained at quarantine under orders
from the Treasury Department ON sus-
picion that she has been in Cuban
waters.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-09-10
Arizona Canaigre.

Comparatively little has been heard
in Southern California recently about
canaigre, says the San Diego Union.
The subject, however. has not lost in
terest in Arizona, and bulletin which
has just been issued by the agricul-
tural experimental station of the terri
torial university, located at Tucson,
gives some new and interesting facts
in regard to this plant, whose culture
promises to develop so important an
industry. The bulletin declares that
the agricultural future of canaigre in
the southwest is favored by the fact
that it grows in winter, when water
is more abundant throughout the arid
region. This may render possible the
reclamation of large tracts of land for
which there is not sufficient irrigation
i'll summer. Another advantage is that
in case of extreme drought the crop is
not lost, but the plant simply stops
growth and waits for better conditions.
The bulletin also says that harvesting
may occur at any time, the mature
crop remaining in the ground indefi-
nitely without injury, and even with a
certain amount of improvement. And
it adds ''As to the value of the pro.
duct, it appears that under existing
conditions the objective point is a
crop which can be sold at from So tc
81 a ton" This is probably the most
concise and explicit statement that
has yet been given as to the advantages
of canigre. Under the circumstances
it is not strange that the people of Ari
IONA are devoting much attention tC
this plant. 1t is remarkable, however,
that here in California where it ever
grows wild, comparatively little has
been done toward turning it to profit
/ abla acrOunt
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-09-10
A Clash In Authority.

London. A dispatch to the-%Tele-
graph from Ruluwayo says that it is
reported that serious disagreement
has occurred between Cecil Rhodes
and General Martin, tho latter de-
handing the unconditional surrender
OF all of the Marabele.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-09-10

State Highway Commissioner Maude
after inspecting the auditors books in
thirty-fve counties, says that the best
kept are those Of Auditor Clancy OF
Riverside.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-09-10

A special from Constantinople says
the correspondent has strong reasons to
believe that the Sultan intends sending
a special commission to Sofia to nego-
tate with Prince Ferdinand for the
amount of tribute to be paid by Bull
garia. according to article of the
Berlin treaty. Seventeen years arrears
are due. The Porte has received news
that IL 900 riefls have been landed in
Crete, as well as number of Greek
officers, among whom is the aide. de.
camp Of the Duke Of Sparta.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-09-10
Tobacco Culture,

The Cajon valley has new enter
prise that is assuming proportions of
some magnitude, says the San Diego
Sun. Messrs. johnson & Halstead
have just completed large curing
house ON their tobacco ranch on the
east side of the valley. They have
about fifteen acres under cultivation
and are Just finishing the setting out
of the plants. The first planting is
now ready to cut. The curing house
is S0xl20 feet and 10 feet high, and
is covered with raw material used in
the palmy raisin days Of Ell Cajon as
raisin trays. The growing and curing
is under the supervision of Mr.. Hal
stead, who is an expert in his line.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-30

1t seems that. sometime ago, Mr..
Mcdonald asked Parent if he did the
ringing on the night in question. He
denied that he did. but said that he
accompanied this Lloyd, who rang it
in. Lloyd at that time was absent.
He returned from Boston, he said, last
Saturday. Mcdonald saw him on the
street and arrested him. Marshal
Morse then went after the Parent boy.
This latter has something of a record
He was convicted of breaking and en-
tering a house at Mount Vernon. last
July, and sentence of the superior
court has been held over him, de-
pendant on his behavior. His conduct
is otherwise alleged to be not of the
best.
This boy Parent works in the Ed
wards mill, and lives with relatives on
Water street. His parents live in
being n railroad section man.
He was first called on to testify.
He is of medium stature for a boy of
Il, but thickset. His hair is long, and
black, and his eyes are also black. He
seemed to tell things about as they
were. He said he, Floyd, and some
five others were on Water street on the
evening of the alarm. Some one
wanted excitement, and Floyd pro-
posed that they ring in a box. The
two separated from the rest, and Pa
rent saws. went to box 81, where Floyd
broke the glass with stone. saying
that he was a good man at breaking
glass. as he had done the little act be-
fore many times, in order to enter
school
The story goes that the two went up
tho hill. and over to the brick yard,
where they waited to enjoy them
selves. thinking of the fun they were
having. at the expense of the fire COM
panies.
After the fun had subsidized, they
went down Water street. via Morton
Mace. where they got some apples, ana
ate them. to cap the climax OF tnelr
very enjoyable evening.
I,,ovd tells much the same story,
axcepting to deny that he rang IN the
o,arn, stating Parent did this. He
.id ct did this for the deviltry OF H.
and this is what l get for 1t. lhe'e
NOS No disputing, or even questioning
., and he was believed to speak the
truth. A.
n,,,;s case is an important one. AS
,,+ is concerned, there seems
for hone that the 80 days IN
i,u will do him good. f1oyo 10 q"
-. oose and looks as II 1t might
ore than 80 days to cure hi'l''
He saws his home is IN Dos'o''
-. hoon during the past few weeks
a boon in Augusta some siN
weeks before the alarm rlhs"'s
tainment. : e.. xu;,,;am
He has done some worn ~ au Tho
porter and has been known unaer ,r rne
,he name Of John Norman ="
-" .;.;as have put him down ior d
tramp. combining will
"a set after this aiaii"
DE uo''e .be fun of it, and the au-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-30
State House Roof REFINED.

]. II. Cogan & Co. have recently COM
pleted refining the original portion
of the State House. and have done an
excellent piece of work. The cutters
and hips are of copper.
of the constructors We're found be-
meath. They are Frank Mason and
Benjamin +. Burbank. evidently in the
employ of Ballard & Chase, whose
name is given, with the date 1860. This
is considerable time for the roof to
hold out The one recently put on was
under the direction of Mr.. Cogan, whose
thorough work is we'll known in Au-
guSta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-30

one of the motormen of the A.. H. &
G.. K. L. has good sense of humor
which the demands upon his patience
have given flavor Of good nature that
shines out all over him. II was lust
north of the entrance to the Capitol
that he had a ring to stop the car No
one got out or came aboard, and there
the ear waited, with the passengers in
it, somewhat curious to know the why's
OF the case. One man bound for the
State House got out and looked at the
notorinan rather indifferently. with a
suspicion Of inquiry. The man leaned
on his crank and pointed his thumb to-
wards the rear. Woman comm down
from Waterville." He said it loud
enough for the passengers to hear, and
when a few seconds later a woman
showed up from Capitol street. after a
dash through the mud. she doubtless
wondered what those vulgar people
We're laughing at as she entered 1t
is a fact that the conductors ana
motormen are remarkably obliging on
the local road.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-30
EDWARD R0DERIQUE. AGE S.
Has Broken Bones Three Times in Past
Three Months.

Edward Roderique, Jr., age ) years,
who lives at his home on Mill street,
has had a decidedly remarkable and
unfortunate career the past three
arms three times, and, last week, was
run over by a team, and, though bad
1t seems that little Roderique is in
clined to be clumsy, and in three cases
his falls have been caused only by his
seeming inability to keep his equilibri-
UNI. 1t is either a chronic failing of
his, or else, as is thought more likely,
for Roderique is a bright little boy, a
matter of coincidence
The first time he fell he was sitting
at a table and broke his left arm The
next accident was a fall down stairs,
in which the poor boy broke his right
arm. The last like the first fall was
from chair. He is plucky, and does
not seem to make much fuss over his
hard luck.
His being run over by a team was
the most serious affair of ALL He was
picked up in an insensible condition,
and two physicians worked over him
for some time. His legs seemed the
only parts hurt, beyond a general
shaking up from the fall.
The boy has the best wishes of every
one that his accidents are over as he
certainly has had his share.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-30
Important Meeting Augusta Board Of Trade.

The Augusta board Of trade will
+. NJ at the common council rooms in
City hall to which every member of the
board has been personally invited.
This meeting is 70 consider proposed
new city charter for the city, which is
now very generally being talked of by
the people. 1t is hoped that this meet
ing will be largely attended and that
good results will follow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-30
THE x-RAys.
Augusta People TO Nave an Exhibition Of This
Great Discovery.

No discovery of modern times has
created more general interest than thG
famous tx Rays" Nowhere in thi.
country has better experimental work
been done with this discovery, thar
has been accomplished by Professors
Robinson and Hutchns Of Rowdoii
College.
1t is generally conceded that in the
development OF Crooks tubes specially
ful and penetrating X-rays, they have
been pre- eminently successful, and
many of the results obtained by them,
largely in connection with the surgical
work of the Bowdon Medical College,
and the Maine General Hospital have
been not only eminently practical, but
little short of marvellous. 1t viii be
remembered that not long ago they
located tin whistle in a child's bron-
chial tubes, and what appeared at
first, a hopeless case was permanently
cured by comparatively easy surgi-
cal operation performed by Dr. Weeks
Prior to the use of the X-rays in this
case the surgeons differed as to where
the obstruction was located. BY their
use this was definitely determined.
SO great has been the interest felt
throughout the State in these expert
ments that Professors Robinson and
Hutchins have been besieged with re-
quests to lecture all over the State
Unfortunately they cannot, find time
from their other duties to comply with
all these requests. Our citizens will be
glad to know. however, that. through
the efforts of Rev. MIR Newbert, they
have been secured for this city. and
will lecture in Meonian hail. next
Thursday evening. They will bring
with them the apparatus used in their
N-ray experiments, and will give
number of practical illustrations of the
results obtained by them.
This is a treat that none of our citi-
Gems can afford to lose. In another
part of this issue will be found an an
nouncement of this lecture giving
prices of admission, etc. Meonan hall
should be crowded. Thursday night.