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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-12-12
Poultry Points.

Poultry Keeping for Profit" is
sued by the North Carolina station,
is a complete treatise on the subject.
In the concluding Miscellaneous
Facts and Figures" from the Poul-
try Monthly, there is a large amount
of useful information in compact
form. As few samples:
1t takes about three months to
grow a broiler.
Ducklings are marketed at five
pounds weight, which they attain
in ten weeks.
Ten dozen eggs a year is the aver
age estimate given as the production
of the hen.
About eight dozen eggs are given
as an average for the annual out
put of the turkey.
Thirteen eggs are considered a
setting, though many breeders are
now giving fifteen.
One dollar head is the average
cost of keeping hens year.
If properly kept and judiciously
applied to land, poultry manure is
worth ne-half the cost of the food
the fowls get, and yet little account
is taken of the dropping when an
estimate is made of the profits.
Compared with well-rotted barn
manure, there are 1880 pounds of
phosphoric acid in hen manure to
six in barn-yard manure; forty-one
pounds of potash to ten in barn
yard manure; and sixty-seven
pounds of nitrogen to eleven in
barnyard manure. The analysis is
based on a ton each of hen and
barnyard manures.
A duckling at a week old should
weigh four ounces; two weeks, nine
ounces; three weeks, one pound;
four weeks, one pound nine ounces;
five weeks, two pounds and two
ounces; six weeks, two pounds and
eleven ounces; seven weeks, three
pounds and five ounces; eight weeks;
four pounds; nine weeks, four
pounds and eight ounces.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-12-12
Baby Reef.

This is kind of new wrinkle, of
appellation. 1t is a misnomer to
call tho meat of calf Is months
old "beef." It is sort of between
hay and grass. 1t is neither beef
nor veal, and in the very nature of
the case it is unsatisfactory. The
juices of such meat have not the
proper flavor. The best of English
mutton is the flesh of 3-year-old,
well-fatted wether. The best of
fine beef is that of a fat 4-year-old
steer of polled Angus, Hereford or
an ABERDEEN Angus breed. 1t seems
like folly to kill Is or Is months
old steer that is thrifty. He will
bring more than twice as much if
kept until twice Is months old. 1t
cannot be called good economy nor
good husbandry to kill the animal
at that age. OF course, he can read
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-12-12
making Country Roads.

A report on road-making from
the Ontario department of agricul-
ture contains the following good
points: "Perfect drainage, first, of
the foundation of the road bed;
secondly, of the road surface, are
the points in road making on which
too much stress cannot be laid. =
Surface drainage is accomplished
by open drains on each side of the
grade, having sufficient capacity to
drain not only the road bed, but the
land adjoining. With open drains
and with tile drains make and
maintain free outlet to the near
est water course. A drain with an
outlet is useless. In constructing a
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-12-12

Mr.. c. M. Dixon, well known
merchant Of Pleasant Ridge, Fulton
county, Pa, has little girl who is
frequently threatened with Group,
but when the first symptoms APP
pear, his wife gives her Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy, which always
affords prompt relief. The 25 and
so cent sizes for sale by 7. j. Flaws.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-12-12
Meat Market.

Following are the rates for whole
carcasses from slaughterers to deal
ers in the San Francisco market:
BEEF-First quality, 5@54c. 70
fb; second quality, 4@44c.; third
quality, 33@4c. y tb.
PoRK-Live hogs, large, 34@34c.
% b., and 34@35c. R tb. for small.
Dressed pork, 44@4ac. % tb.
MUTToN-Wethers, 5@54c. % ID;
ewes, 43@5c. $ fb.
LAMB-5@6c. $ tb.
VEAL--Large, 44@5c.; small, 5
@7c. % ID.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-12-12
This Ia Your Opportunity.

THIS Is YOUR OppOKIuHIIys
On receipt of ten cents, cash or stamps,
q generous sample will be mailed of the
most popular Catarrh and Hay Fever Cure
(Ely's Cream Balm) sufficient to demon
strate the great merits of the remedy.
ELY BROTHERS,
Sc Warren St., New York City.
Rev. John Reid, Jr.. of Greet Falls, Mont,
recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. I
can emphasize his statement, 1T is posi-
tive cure for catarrh if used as directed. ~
Rev. Francis w. Poole, Pastor Central Pres.
Church, Helena, Mont
Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
cure for catarrh and contains no mercury
nor any injurious drug. Price, so cents.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-12-12

lily be sold alive, if there be a ne
cessity, and for as much money, to
a clever dealer, who will go right on
and feed him until fit for first-class
beef.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-12-12
FOR THE FARMER.


good annual crops than the straw
berry.
One item in renovating an old
orchard is to provide thorough
drainage.
Generally grapes give good re-
turn for the land and labor requir-
ed to grow them.
The currant and gooseberry are
grown, probably, with less trouble
than any other small fruit.
Wood ashes make a good fertil-
izer for strawberries, raspberries,
currants and grapes.
A bent and crooked tree is always
an eyesore. The time to train them
is when they are young.
Watch the trees carefully and if
any nests of the tent caterpillar APP
pear cut them off and burn them
up clean,
Many injurious insects winter
among the dead leaves and branch
es. The safest plan is to gather up
and burn them.
Clean up the orchard, saw and
cut out the dead branches and burn
or move all rubbish so that it will
not harbor insect pests.
1t is not best to dig the hole for
the tree any deeper than the tree is
to be planted, otherwise it will
stand in a puddle of water.
On warm soils the buds of fruit
trees often start early and are liable
to be nipped by frost. Mulching
heavily in the Fall or early Winter
will largely prevent this.
1t will be good plan in many
cases now to top dress the lawn
with manure, and, if there are any
bare places, to scatter seed over
them, raking over to cover.
Dwarf pears and grapes are es-
pecially adapted to small places
where little room can be spared,
and especially where it is desired to
combine the ornamental with the
useful.
The roots of pear trees run near
the surface. Great care must be
taken not to injure them by plow-
ing too close. They extend out full
ly as far from the trunk as the
branches.
Currants and gooseberries start
to grow very early in the Spring.
Hence it is nearly always best to
prune them during the Winter Cut
out all the wood that is over two
years old.
In pruning, leave one central
trunk and side branches four to
eight inches apart standing at right
angles with the trunk. If the limbs
are close and upright cut them off
at time of planting.
Treatment of the orchard must
vary with the locality, as we'll as
with the character of the soil. When
it can be done the orchard should
be planted to some hoed crop until
the trees come into bearing
In planting an orchard be sure to
get varieties that are adapted to
your soil and locality. 1t is disap-
pointing to cultivate trees several
years, and then find out that
mistake has been made in the sell
ection.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-12-12
FUTURE OF BEET SUGAR INDUS
TRY.
Millions OF Dollars Might BE Kept at
Home by'DevelOpment.

Home by'DevelOpment.
There is one industry possible to
establish in the United States which
would, if once in operation, result
in retaining at home larger
amount of money annually than
could be added to the circulation if
all the silver produced in all the
silver mines of the United States
was minted into full legal tender
dollars, and that the money, instead
of going into the hands of a few
wealthy gentlemen, would be dis
tributed among thousands of the
farmers of the United States. That
industry is the making of sugar
from beets.
Beet sugar has rapidly been TAX
ing the place of cane sugar, until
to-day, of a total production of
sugar in the world, estimated for
the current year at 100000 tons,
considerably more than ne-half,
or 4,236,0OO, is manufactured in
Europe alone from beets grown at
home.
In the production of almost every
thing else the farmers of the old
world complain bitterly of the COM
petition of American farmers.
Stringent regulations have been de-
vised in many European countries,
under pretense of sanitary precau-
tons, to restrict the importation of
American farm products. Yet in
this one particular farm product
the United States not only fails to
enter into the field of competition
abroad, but is forced to import an
nually to the value of $130,000,000.
There is nothing either in soil or
climatic conditions wherein any
country in Europe has any advan-
tage over vast sections of the United
States in the production of sugar
beets. On the contrary, there are
many portions of this country
where these conditions are far more
favorable than they are abroad.
There have been some severe fail
ures, it is true, in the attempt to es-
tablish this industry, but in every
instance it has proved to have been
the result of improper selection of
location, too limited capital, or want
of technical skill on the part of
those who have attempted the ex-
periment-precisely the same fact
ors which, at the start, have brought
failure in the case of other indus
tries which have since proved COM
mercially successful.
In California the growing objects
and the manufacture of sugar there
from has become large and per-
manent industry. Thousands Of
acres of land are devoted to the in
dustry, and hundreds of people are
employed. The three large factories
at Alvarado, jacksonville and Chino
produced during 1895 49, 23O pounds
of sugar from 1887 tons of beets.
From the farmers standpoint the
industry would be profitable one.
To the manufacturer it must have
proved equally profitable, for it is
announced that Claus Spreckles,
the sugar king, is about to erect
another factory near Salinas City,
CAL, which will be the largest in
the world.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-12-12

lob WORK OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Elk.
y ecuted with neatness and dispatch atithe
TINES office, at prices to suit the times Send
for estimates.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-20
THE EVENING TIMES, MONDAY. JANUARY go. 1896.
have SO completely denuded the area that
its valuation as a protection TO these great
arteries win be entirely lost.

have so completely denuded the area that
its valuation as a protection TO these great
arteries win be entirely lost.
FOLLOWED BY DROUTH.
'As soon as the forest oover6M lost
these beautiful streams will become rush.
ing torrents for a season, followed by
drouth and the evil results Of their destruc-
ton. This not only affects the iHiipetljate
Inhabitants Of the region by all inteftsts
that are depending upon and influencsti by
water supply, water power and wa,erays
for transportation.
II have no doubt that If these lands
could be purchased at a comparatively
small.sum, their possessions would, under
proper regulations, SO far from being
loss to the government, ultimately be a
source of material revenue. Under
proper system the government might allow
matured timber to be removed. This would
be sufficient for years not only to pay
the expense OF providing for the care of
reservations and qua riding them against un-
warranted inroads, but also 10 yield
handsome return from the Investment The
report OF the chief forester of .Biltmore' for
est reservation, the property OF W. X.
Vanderbilt, is encouraging to this move.
This is the only forest in the United States
whose timber is reaped like crops of grain
only when IL natures. The government
owns fifteen forestry reservations in the
Rockies, and New York State has 1000 900
acres reserved In the Adirondack region,
the source Of her chief rivers, but none
OF them has been experimental with after
this manner"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-20
WEST POINT VACANCIES.
There Are Now III Phce> TO he Filled
in March,

mere are NOW 1 htcc> u nc iiisSu
in March.
The War Department has designated up
ward OF two hundred princip and alter
mates to appear for examination at various
for entrance to West Point.
There are now Ill vacancies at the
academy, and for every vacancy there has
been designated a cadet and an alternate
to take his place should the examining
boards reject the first applicant.
The policy of the Department for the
past three years OF saving young men the
heavy expense entailed by often fruitleSs
journeys from the far West and South TO
West Point by having examinations held
at all the principal army posts viii be
adhered to this year, as past experience
shows that the result obtainesd are salts
factory and the percentage OF boys pass
ing somewha higher than under the old
order of things.
This year the examinations begin on
March 3, but the results will not be an
announced for probably two OF three weeks
later. Each examination paper will be
forwarded to West Point for action, and
until returns have been received from ev-
cry post holding examinations no attempt
will be made to determine those who have
board. Cadets accepted on this examina-
ton are entered at West Point early in
June.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-20
MATTHEW b. BRADY HURLED.

For Many Y ears the Foremost PhutOg-
rapiier In the United Staten.
Matthew b. Brady. who has been described
as the prince and pioneer of American pl o.
tographers. and who died in New York
hospital last Thursday afternoon "1er
nearly a months treatment for Bright's dis
case, was buried here very quietly yvst6r-
day afternoon. .tI..
No man in the United States has enjoyed
personal dealings with so many celebrities
as Mr.. Brady. For more than fifty years he
met almost every person OF distinction who
came to this country or who acquired fame
here.
He was born in 1928, In Warren county.
n. H. What Daguerre did in France Brady
accomplished In only a slightly lesser de-
gree in this country, and it was Morse, the
inventor, who first called Mr.. Brady's atten-
ton to the opportunity which was Offered
him to become a famous photographer.
Mr.. Brady started as a planter, and
achieved no little success as an artist. Bat
the possibilities OF photography became SO
evident that he abandoned the profession he
first chose and adopted that of phOtog-
rapher. In his gallery here he took
the photograph of every man who has ap-
pearcd before the public In any conspicuous
manner for forty years.
He went TO London in 1851 with n cOllec-
ton of his photographs and exhibited them
in the Worlds Fair of that date. He was
rewarded with the grand prize. He was the
first TO take a camera on the field of bat
tle and at the battle OF Bull Run succeeded
in getting a number of views that were not
alone interesting historically, but scientific
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-20
WONDERFUL TWIN SISTERS
Mysterious Bond Bet ween Them-I
One Suffers Other Feels Puin

Mysterious Bond Bet ween Them-If
One Suffers, Other Feels Pain
Cincinnati, Jan. 2O.-Louis E. Vanoustlal,
paying teller of the Third National Bank,
is in receipt of a letter from Charles Gabel
OF Philadelphia, in which the latter tells of
probably the most wonderful twins in the
world-Tillie and Lizzie, daughters of a
friend of Mr. Gabel. These girls have never
been separated twcnty-four hours in the
nineteen years of their existence
Thoroughly well authenticated circum-
stances prove that a mysterious bond exists
between the sisters. II Tillie has tooth
pullcd Lizzie has the toothache
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-20
LIVE FISH IN HER STOMACH.
1t Was Seven Inches Long and Ten
Years In Her system.

1t Was Seven Inches Long and Ten
Years In Her System.
Scranton, Pa, Jan. 20. Mrs. John Davis
woman residiag at lT46 Brick avenue
Thursday evening elected from her stom
ach living fish. 1t was perfectly formed
and was seven inches long and an inch
and a half broad.
Mrs. Davis is thirty-six years old, and has
only been in America three months, COM
ing here, with her husband and five chill
dren, from Swansea, Wales. She had long
been sufferer from sickness at her home
In Wales, and the cause not being fathomed
by the physicians, it was felt that a change
of climate would prove beneficial. Her
sickness covered a period of ten years.
Mrs. Davis had been unable to eat any
solid food, and her only Dourishment has
been milk and wine.
Thursday evening, about O'Clock, an
unusually severe and painful sickness sud
denly came upon her, and before a D MUSICIAN
arrived Mrs. Davis was taken with vio-
lent vomiting, almost to stransuIation.
There were several violent elections OF
liquids and then followed the live fish.
The fish was perfectly formed and was
complete to tail and fins. 1t was very
weak, however, and moved feebly when
placed in water. How the fish came into the
system OF Mrs. Davis is unknown and can
be explained in no other way than that she
drank it with water some years ago.
As soon as the fis h had been elected and
the weakness caused by the violent effort
In relieving her of it bad passed away
Mrs. Davis began to feel better. and re-
joiced with her friends that at last she was
rid of the trouble that had made life so
miserable to her. This morning she was
greatly improved in spirits and health, and
with the ability to take and retain sub
stantial foods her complete recovery is ex-
pected.
The fish has shrunk somewhat since
Thursday night. 1t is white, though more OF
a cream color now than when 1t first
came to view. The tail was unusually long,
and was tapped with much energy 1t
will be put in alcohol and preserved.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-20
FATAL ELECTION FIGHT.
In IA Battle with Crowd Michael Lee
Sta bbed Ant hOny KeJly

Pittston. Pa Jan. 20.-During an alter
cation over the primary election held Sat
urday. Anthony Kelly was fatally stabbed
by Michael Lee at an early hour yesterday
morning. Both men had been working for
rival candidates during the day. and had
some words. but We're separated by friends
Later in the night Kelly and Lee met and
renewed the quarrel.
Kelly was accompanied by several friends
and opened hostilities by striking Lee.
The latter retaliated and was administering
sound whipping to Kelly. when the latter's
friends took hand in the fracas. The odds
being much against him. Lee drew a knife
and gave battle To the crowd. Kelly at
tempted to wrest the knife from him and
Lee buried the weapon in the left side of
kelly's neck. cutting a cash four inches in
length and two inches deep.
Kelly was taken to the hospital. where he
now lies in a preca rious condition. Lee
escaped and is still at large.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-20
wAkEFIELD MONUMENT SHAFT.
1t win Mark the Birthplace of WASH
1n9tOn In March.

1t Win Mark the Birthplace of WASH
1ngtOn In March.
Congress last session authorized a momu-
ment to be erected at Wakefield, Va. to
mark the birthplace of Washington. and
under the contract awarded last autumn
the shaft was to be in place by July l, 1896.
Col Wilson, who has the matter in charge,
states that he expects nowthe shaft will
be ready for shipment from Buffalo early
in March, and that 1t will be brought to
Washington on flat cars and from here
transported do wn the Potomac on huge flat
boats. At Wakefield it will be necessary
to construct a short railway In order to
transport the great piece of granite to the
place where the monument is to stand.
The idea carried out in the monument Is
one of extreme simplicity. In general de-
sign 1t is a reproduction of the Washington
monument here. with base probably of
fifteen feet, upon which the inscription
''Washington's Birthplace" and rnder this
Erected by the United States, lis carved in
large letters.
This inscription was selected by Secretary
Gresham Just previous TO his death. The
full height of the monument viii he about
fifty-two feet and tie weight of the main
shaft about forty tons The ceremonies
attending 1t unveiiing will probably he
without fOrmality and simple in character.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-20
Not Badly Wnunde,l

Johnny-Did they hurt you much at the
lodge Saturday night, papa?
fapa-No. Johnny: why do you ask
johnny Cause l heard Mr.. Johnson saw
you were about half shot-Truth.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-20
Went to Church with Lanterns

Lambertville, N. j.. Jan. 2O.-Owipg to
some trouble with the arc dynamo in the
electric light plant the streets of this city
have beenin Egyptian darkness for the past
four nights Some of the more generous.
hearted citizens have placed lights in
their front windows and elevated the shades
toad the pa ssers by, while In st night num-
Der Of persons were seen going to and from
church carrying lanterns.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-20

near the Della ware, Lackawanna and West.
ern raflroa d station. 1t being pay day at
the mines Saturday drunken row ensued
between party of HuDgarians, and in the
melee one OF their party, an unknown man,
was Killed. From the wounds on the body
II Is presumed that he had been cut in seye.
raj places with an ak that was found near
the body. Nine men have been arrested
for the murder.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-20

she-It is all wrong for you to accuse us
women OF spending our time in idle gossip.
>He-I never said anything OF the kind. 1t
is when you are gossiping that you are
busiest.-Indianapolis Journal.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-20
Nine Men Arrested for Murder.

wiikesbarre, Pa. JAM 2O.-Jusiice of
the Peace Robert Wallace OF sLuzerne bor-
ough, in going for walk yesterday. found
dead mau, stiff ana cold,- on the street
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-03
LIFE IN H ARMY.

We happened to be travelling on a
train / n which there was a large com
pany OF United States soldiers going
from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific,
and falling in with one Of the leaders
Ian uncommissioned O~ficer), weleGrned
something Of u army, says the Bib
Iical Recorder.
He had been in the army fifteen
years, most of the time at one Or two
forts, and now was going to another,
the system requiring a routine of
changes. He told US the most OF the
men on board were native North Caro-
linians, and had only been "in the ser
vice" a year or two. A great many
came from Pitt and BERTHE 1--WE laughed
to hear him say BERTHE in his Irish
tongue that section Of North Caro-
lima supplying more recruits at For
tress Monroe than any other in this or
other States. Our fellow traveller was
quite independent. He received twenty
dollars q month and his board and
lodging with $3.50 every five years for
clothing. He was quite without ambi-
ton, seemingly content with his lot. to
be moved about at will and command
at any time by his superiors: a man
completely, and nc inducement
offered to ambition, since all the good
places are filled with West Point grad.
and men with influence behind
them. How any young man can enter
tain a desire for such a life we cannot
perceive. There is nothing noble in it
there is nothing manly-nothing in
q life but the lonesome routine of
drill and eat and sleep.