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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-05
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No. 757.-Riddle: The letter B.
No. 5S.-Numbered Charade: Ward
robe.
No. 759.-Changes: Tone, bone, cone,
zone, lone, none, don3.
No. 760.-Concealed Corn: 1. Corn ella.
3. Corn-et. g. Acorn. 4. Barry Corn
wall. 5. Corner. 6. Corn-ucopia. z.
Corn-ice.
No. 761.-Beheaded Words: 1. Shire,
hire, ire, re, e. 2. Crate, rate, ate, tie, g.
8. Chair, hair, air.
No. 76s.-Anagrams: 1. Reginald. 2.
Daniel. g. Eustace 4. Samuel. 5. Ed
win. g. Bernard. z. Albert. s. Mat
thew. 8. Charles. 10. Eric.
No. 763.-A Proverb Wheel: Defer not
until the evening what the morning may
accomplish.
No. 1854. -Geographical Acrostic: ia
maica: 1. Japan. 2. Abingdon. 8. Mo-
zambique. 4. Andes. 5. Indus. 6. Col
chester. z. Antilles.
No. 765.-A Bed Of Flowers: 1. Crow
foot. 2. Lark-spur. 8. Liver-wort (worth).
4. Fox-glove. 5. Two-lip (tulip). 6. Gro
(crow)-cus (s). z. Jon (John)-quil O. g.
,Canterbury-bell. 9. Sweet-pea. 10. Cow.
slip.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-05
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THE PUBL ER
No. 1.-Charade.

7 wander DER the land of bikes,
OF slow canals and clearly streets,
And wonder as each figure quaint
My unaccustomed vision meets
I speculate at what near time
The sea it's barriers shall burst
And overwhelm the fertile land,
Which u.s. as you must know, my FIRST.
IF. in generation past,
In old arithmetics you reckoned,
Among the "tables'' measures there
You surely would have found my SECOND.
Should not America be proud
That such a one she claims as son?
A statesman, poet, Christian man,
The gracious WHOLE combined in one.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-05

The hypothenuse of nine, the name of
Arthur s far famed sword. The upper row,
one who interprets the meaning. The low
,er row, ever upward. The left side, a
species of rose, the sweet brier, The right
side, marked by red letters. The hypothe
muse, the left side, the upper row and the
lower row all begin with the same letter.
The right side begins and ends with the
same letter.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-05
Odd Epitaphs.

Here lies the body of John Mound,
Lost at sea and never found.
Here lies the body Of Jonathan Stout,
Who went in the water and never came out;
Supposed to be floating about.
Here lie the bodies of two sisters dear.
Ones buriel in Ireland; the other lies here.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-05
No. 6.-Ha1f Squares.

My initials, read downward, form the
name of a town in Germany. 1. A cav
airy soldier. 2. A boys name. 3. A girls
name. 4 Part of the leg. 5. A color. g.
A prefix equivalent to in or on. z. A con-
sonant.
/. Affording food. g. The pineapple. g.
In like manner. z. A letter.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-05
Country Gentleman.

No. 3.-Anagram.
Zeno, would be poet of the olden times,
TITS said was marked and seized and jailed
for making rhymes.
A jury true on his appeal, did sit betimes
To find where his offense came in the list of
crimes.
A disputation marked the opening of the case.
Some said they in his lines no sense could trace.
Others declared that ages hence a brighter race
Ofmen would in his lines find beauty, thought
and grace.
The jury all, with faces set as adamant,
A verdict gave that pleased both wise and ig-
norant.
They said: " IT'S charged that Zeno's rhyme
Is merest rant;
Our verdict found is this: Zeno can write,
ZENO CAN'T"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-05

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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-04-02
Jasper sabcoek Dead.

Jasper Labcook, once Secretary Of the
State OF \ sada, died in San Jose on We'd
nesday, March oath, aged "a years. In
1852 he arrived in San Francisco and en-.
gagged in the business Of contractor. He lost
about $l0OO when Harry Meiggs lied
from the city. Babcock became bankrupt
and subsequently paid every cent of his
debt
Babcock's career was checkered one;
twice he was wealthy and many times
bankrupt In 1859 he was elected as a
Douglass Democrat to the Legislature of
California. He was a strong Union man
and finally went into the Republican party.
In 1876 he was elected to the Legislature
from Storey county, Nevada, became
Secretary of State Of Nevada in 1878, for
term of four years. In 1889 Mr.. Baboock
moved to San JOSE and has since resided
there.
One daughter, Eleanor Barry, the actress,
survives him. Carson News.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-04-02
Coal Near the Muddy.

A very fair coal prospect has been discov-
cred in the hills about three miles west
erly from the head Of the lower Muddy
valley. The forms ton was recognized i've
years ago By several members Of the railroad
corps Of civil engineers, as favorable for the
existence Of coal. This was when the Union
Pacific Company projected its line. Of sur
vey across the county to the California line.
Since then members Of the survey party
have kept the matter in mind, and the re.
newed talk now Of railroad construction has
caused them TO send prospactors there. SO
far a fairly good seam Of stuff has been
found which burns read .n a blacksmith's
forge, and a shaft has been put down some
twenty five feet on IT, Coal discovered in
that locality would prove Of exceeding
value to Southern California, besides furn-
ishing fuel for general use thereabouta,
wood being a scarce article, and for the
mining and reduction Of mineral deposits
which are known to exist in the form Of
gold and silver lodges, all Of a grade, how.
ever, too low TO justify any effort to work
them under existing conditions.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-04-02
Train lime to Change.

Beginning on Sunday next, the 9th inst,
the time of arrival and departure of the
train at Milford will change Attention is
called to the change in the oompany's adyer-
tisement in this issue on another page.
Tourist sleepers will be run on the trains
each way. The change is specially arranged
for the people Of Southern Utah and Nevada
in order to reduce the time and expense Of a
trip to Salt Lake,
The stages will change their time of de.
parture from here also, and they propose to
leave this point at o'clock in tho evening
With this change the mail will arrive here
in the early morning and the night ride be.
tween hore and Milford will be on this end
of the line.
People aying Milford on Sunday next
will arr We IN Salt Lake in time for Confer
ence on Monday.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-04-02

A man By the name of Dutton was ar
rested last week on the charge Of vsgraney
II claims to have Travelled from Leadville,
Colo, having with him his two little child
ren, boy and girl, aged and years,
respectively. His wilful neglect Of them
and his desire to interview the GROWER led
to his arrest. Upon his promise to do better
and take proper care Of his children sentence
was suspended for the present.
The lessees Of the Flagstaff property will
begin in a few days tunnel on the north
side Of the properties. 1t will be run 200
feet or more in the apex ledge which crops
out on that side Of the gulch.
While the claim owners hereabouts are
patenting their claims the owners of those
on which the town is built are pulling little
for the growth to be ir their particular
direction. 1t is reported that several parties
have been notified not to build back of the
Y. & P. Hall at the foot Of Main St., as that
structure is to be removed and Main St,
extended on over Mob HILL
While water pipes are being laid in Main
st. We observe that no provision 10 made for
water for fire purposes. This is a mistake,
but we hope it may be a long time before
that fact isl impressed on our minds.
VIM. Culverwell fell from his wagon as
he was about to leave town yesterday and
sustained two severe scalp wounds. He
was removed to the Jail building for con.
venience where he raved around and in some
unaccountable way is supposed to have
pulled loose one of the iron bars of the cell
there, which fell and inflicted another severe
wound on his head. He was afterwards re.
moved TO cabin and is now said to be
quite i'll,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-04-02

The ranch of John Herman, about fifty
miles south Of Phoebe, seems to mark the
dividing line between the northerly and
southerly parts OF our county. At all points
south of Kiernans place the season is al
ways much earlier than at any point farther
north. At this time 10 Bunkerville and in
the Muddy valley all fruit trees are in
bloom, figs are forming on the trees, some
already being an inch or more in diameter;
fall grain stands nearly foot high and will
be ready to harvest late in May or early in
June, and in two or three weeks the first
crop Of alfalfa will be ready to cut In the
northern part of the county there is yet lit
tie, if any signs of spring This semi-tropi.
cal part of our county is the one which will
experience about the first, and certainly the
most lasting benefits from the construction
of railroad through thi action.
The politicians are somewhat worried
about what may grow from that meeting of
Pennsylvania manufacturers and the Re-
lAbAAShh oilhNA oNAaNOlN WIN utlA w Nue
House tariff bill These manufacturers are
said to represent a total capital of $780,.
600, 900, and to be the same men who con-
tributed to the much talked about Wanna
maker purse, which furnished consider
able portion Of the campaign fund used to
elect Ndr. Harrison president. According to
n uaotlaman ,pbo Yr,fngsas T., B,o,, tk;, :.
the way those manufacturers reason:
Their business is stagnant and the immed-
late future holds no promise. II they can
make terms with the silver people whereby
protection will be given them, they are
willing to do so. They understand fully
that no tariff bill can pass the Senate unless
concessions are made to silver. 1t is cold
matter of business with them and they are
eager to give and to take, especially to take.
They do not think free silver is an unmiti.
gated evil, and they are anxious to see
something done to start the wheels cf cor
meree once mere .ltat I l'ei ne maS
prove of far reaeDlns !. rian i
strongly asserted by others that the confer
ence was complete failure by reason of the
failure Of the manufacturers and silver sen.
ators to agree.
1t having come to the knowledge of mem
bers of the House Committee On Commerce
that the express companies were doing q
large business in the carrying of obscene
literature and articles for indecent and i'm.
moral use, that committee has prepared and
reported bill making it unlawful to de-
posit with any express company for inter,
state transportation, any articles of such
nature, and providing a penalty of five
years in prison and $1,000 fine for its viola
4 ton.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-04-02
EAGLE VALLEY volLEYs.

Mr. Chas Lytls left for DsLarnsr Mon.
day morning.
Mr. R5bt. Haamond left Tuesday with q
load q produce i9r DsLamar
Mr. Hyram Rice passed through the
valley on his way 10 Pauaea Sunday.
The apricot trees which were just begin
ming to blossom, have been sadly nipped By
the last cold spell.
We are growing quite musical. II is
rumored that singing class has been
opened and a choir organized in the valley
here
After much preparation and delay some
Of the boys have sacceedad in erecting fine
flag pole beside the schoolhouse, and now
the stars and stripes aoat proudly over our
valley.
With his head tied up ia handkerchief,
coat torn and looking ~Cy much delapi-
dated, our professor 70 into the valley
late Sunday evening At first we thought
he had ''partaken too much Of the cup that
cheers. but on inquiry found that he had
only been riding after mustangs and lost his
hat. The antics Of the professor horse
back afford Us considerable amusement.
On Friday evening the young people
mustered full force and rendered surprise
party to Miss Sabra Turner. Though the
number to attend was hut small, yet all en-
ioyed themselves thoroughly. The sue
cess Of the party but demonstrates the fact
stated here some time ago, that there would
be much more pleasure for everyone if our
people were only little more oongenial
and come together oftener.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-04-02
Stage and Express.

The Elko 4 White Pine transportation
Co. have begun service ON the Milford end
of the DeLamar and Milford stage Line, end
have made several changes for the benefit.
and convenience of the travelling public.
Mail aud express leave Milford every
evening Immediately after the arrival OF the
train, as heretofore while on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays, special coaches
leave IN the morning going south, and COM
ing north leave Desert Springs every We'd
nesday Friday and Sunday morning, thus
making the trip through by daylight. Pas
sengers from or to DeLamar or Phoebe
should leave on days to catch these coaches,
as they are equipped with fine horses aud
good coaches for the convenience of the
travelling public.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-04-02
Buying Cattle.

Parsons & Co, Of White Pine county, or
the Stock Association, as it is sometimes
called, are buying up all the cattle they can
contract for They offer Sll.50 for one
year Odds up, taking all as they come. For
three or four-year old steers, Sl7 is offered
These prices are considered low and not
many cattle have as yet been contracted for
Lake and Cave valleys and the White River
section Of country have been called on. This
company, together with local buyers here.
abouta, are supposed to be purchasing for b.
+, Saunders OF Salt Lake, who has large
contract to I'll this year for the Eastern
markets, the contract to include some 600
head Of mustang horses, which are to be
utilized by the canning factories.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-04-02

S. Scholarship, A. Attendance, D. De.
pertinent. G. NJ. SwINDLER,
Teacher.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-04-02

The above is the standing of the pupils of
the Grammar department for the two weeks
ending Mar 9th. In the first column is
found the pupils average in department, the
second punctuality and the third school
work. In grading 100 means relative per-
lection 70 means extra, 90 very good. So
good % ordinary, 70 poor and 60 very poor.
ms method Is used believing thereby the
pup'is VIII be encouraged to study and
maintain as high an average as they can
Parents are especially invited to visit the
school at any and all times.
W. D. PREwIrT,
Principal Phoebe Public School.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-04-02
Governor Jones, Condition.

There is little doubt that Governor Jones
is very sick man again, and the outlook
for his recovery is diseouraging NJ. Cohn,
who has just returned to Carson from San
Francisco, and says he called on the Gov.
ernor the previous day, and reports, if
looks indicate anything, our Chief Executive
is in very precarious condition. Letters
received in Carson confirm this view.-Tri.
bune.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-04-02
Special Excursion Rates
TO
Salt Lake City,
April Sd to 9Th,
via
Union Pacific,
Only 5000

To Salt Lake City and return for the
Sixty-Sixth Annual Conference of the
Mormon Church. Trains leave Milford
DAILY at 6;35 a M, arriving in Salt, Lake
at $3.50 p. m. A rare opportunity to visit
the gold fields at Mercur, Utah, reached via
Lehi junction. Tickets good returning IN.
til April 18th. 1896.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-04-02
For Sale.

The lumber in building 24x5O feet in
good order. Contains ten windows three
and half by six feet each. suitable for a
public building of any kind. Inquire at the
REcoRp office.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-04-02

II there was any possibility that the late
Mr.. Davis of Montana would be called
upon to untangle his family relations, it is
no wonder that he died.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-04-02
Eagle Valley School.

The following is the report of the Eagle
Valley public school for two weeks ending
March 2Sth, 1895.
Evening star., 1896-11-27
MINORITY LEADERSHIP.
Democrats Contendfng for an Em
and Improbable Honor.

Democrats COntendfng for an Empty
and Improbable Honor.
AS empty and Improbable as it will be- it
appears that there is going to be lively
contest, starting this winter, between as
piring democrats for the minority nomina-
ton for Speaker of the House in the Fifty
fifth Congress. This nomination carries
with it the idea of leadership, and about
the only thing left for democrat to as
pire to is the honor and prestige to come
from leading the minority during what is
expected to be an eventful Congress. The
silver forces will be divided under several
heads, and the democratic leader will hope
10 be ccmmander-in-chief. In order to es-
tablish leadership 1t is expected that the
roplists and the silver republicans will
each nominate a speakership candidate
For this recognition on the part of the
democrats the fight is already on between
McMIllin and Richardson of Tennessee and
Bailey of Texas. While they may not for
mally open headquarters, they will open up
their canvass as soon as this session begins
and the matter will be very gravely con-
sidered in the party councils.
The curious paradox will be presented of
a contest over the empty honor of minor
ity nomination. while the selection of the
Speaker, who is to preside, will be without
contest.
The honor for which the three democrats
are contending is rendered more than or
dinarily Improbable by the fact that 1t is
not a. all likely that the minority will con-
sent to follow their leader after they have
selected him.
Evening star., 1896-11-27
HUNTING OUT OFFENDERS
The Civil Service Commission and Political
Assessments.
Some of the Things That Campafxn
Committees Did - Complaints
Made to the Board.

The civil service commission has been
alert since the last presidential campaign
opened to discover cases of illegal politi-
cal assessments The commission has been
unable to discover violations of the law IN
this city. though it has ferreted out a num-
ber of cases In other parts of the coun-
try. The cases of Deputy Collectors VIM
Springer and John Turney of Port Huron
Mich, who have been indicted by grand
jury for such violations, are rather graft
tying to the comm 'sSion, because the ac-
cused men are Sound money democrats
as 1T has been charged that the followers
of Bryan and believers in free silver were
the only ones the commission had caused
to be prosecuted
In the Port Huron case the employees OF
the collectors office had been assessed s
per cent of their salaries, which was used
for election purposes. The penalty for the
violation of the law relating to political
assessments is a flne not to exceed 5000,
Imprisonment for a term not to exceed
three years or by both Ane and impriseIs-
ment in the discretion Of the court. The
commission regards the freedom from any
political assessments in this city and the
small number of such cases elsewhere as
largely the result of the posting Of notices
against such practices by the heads of de-
partments. who during the last campaign
took that means to cal the law and the
penalties for it's violation to the attention
Of all government employees.
The commission has received in all about
twenty complaints of viola tiUn by Bryantte
campaign committees OF the laws prohibit
iLg political assessments. In California
the state committee claimed 1t had submit
ted its circulars to eminent lawyers. who
had guaranteed that they did not violate
tie law. In many cases reference has been
made to the opinion of Attorney General
Olney to the effect that solicitation made
by means of a letter addressed to an en-
ploye In a federal building could not be
considered as a solicitation made within
the building, and consequently does not
constitute a violation of the law. The
commission is not satisfied with this opin-
ion, and 1t is expected an early opportunity
will be taken to make a test case to de-
gard to such communica ii 6ns. -
The democratic chairman of the state
committee of Pennsylvania included in his
circular the following warning: mo ex-
cuse for failure to contribute by those who
have received especial benefits through the
democratic party will be valid after the
Victory has been won without their aid"
The commission was today notified that
the Secretary of the Treasury had taken
action upon its report made in the case
of William r. Morley, an engineer OF
the public building at Denver, Col, who
was found to have solicited political con-
tributions from the employees of the post
office in that city against the civil service
law. Mr. Morley's conduct was investi-
gated by the commission and a report
made to the Secretary of the Treasury
recommending that he be dismissed This
ac tion was taken this afternoon
Evening star., 1896-11-27
MORE SHIPS WANTED.
Secretary Herbert Will Ask for Them
In HIS Annual Report.

In His Annual Report.
Secretary Herbert has nearly completed
the preparation of his annual report, and
1t will be made public Friday next. 1t
contains an elaborate review Of naval oper-
ations during the present administration.
and makes an excellent showing. especially
in the matter of the increase of the
navy" Although good progress has been
made in the building of credtable navy,
that important department of the govern
ment Is susceptible of many improvements,
the principal of which is more ships and
more men to manage them. Although not
officially admitted, 1t is understood that
Secretary Herbert asks for authority for
the construction of three more battle ships
and ten more torpedo boats, at an esti-
mated cost Of $1O,OoO.O0O. A battle ship
&C SITS about s3.0OO,00O, and torpedo boat
about 100000. Appropriations for this
work are not made at the time, but author
ity Is granted for the construction, the ex-
pense being met by yearly allotments for
work pending.
Last year the appropriation was S13, ,00O.-
900 for the increase, and Secretary Herbert
will probably ask that the allotment made
during the coming session be between 3d.
600 900 and s11. .O00, 900. 1t is not expected
that the estimates for the entire service
will be much less than in past years. prob
ably the total, judging from the bureau
estimate submitted for Mr.. Herbert's Pc
rusal, will not be much less than $50, 900, =
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