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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-02-15
PERSONALS FROM ABROAD.

The present car of Russia is one OF
the few re: gn;rg monarchs who has not
insured LIS lifc..
Prof. .i:chibald GeilSie, the tlistin-
guishcd !:sitish geologist, is coming to
the United States soon on a featuring
tour.
Alfred EotEschild keeps seven chefs,
one of whom has nothing to do beyond
making curries. Rothschild rarel!
dimes away from home, frankly dcclar-
ing that nc prefers his own table to
any other.
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, the British
colonial secretary, has just received Il
complimentary name from thr,c Be-
chuana chiefs, who have ben V $ -,
England. He is called Eattiho5;.
which means: Gle puts tn ;" rght."
Prince Ferdinand and Cn":l,s CT
Bourbon, the two eldest sH:s Of the
count of Cascrta. who is nov: 20 head
OF tho Males nourbons. E~yN applied
ro- ,rcrr''""to'r to serve III e. = ai!isll
amy that is tying to il E'u.-a.
The Fam" OLGA. waic'l h.. '':."i. even
to e." infant '}"r'...tor &C th~ c-nr n, 1
c;:""'ra = AZ arc mt D;::. r1rtc. Il
is G!soa :ayorit" II he i;usy;::n imported
inw'!y'. II IS li':"ly that @; - al t.
female children horn in EUsG;;, GuT''r:"
The next few months viii! be named
Olga.
Lord Dunravcn in speaking DROPS
into TO faint ard by no Irc;''s II" rleas-
art t...',~ G? tho c:iu"atc' - q. al
this. "I;'"l to certain l..:.':.rss il
r'arI'ar "r1 IN easy W. q. IL"
l2o.'lc. ~i"cs him thu lcA| :: . ch'Iar.
tcris'.o" CT ou~ to: sntl&rtic cousins.
Says n l.ordon c'-"ha"m@.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-02-15
MORE VALUABLE THAN GOLD

The first steel pen was made in 1880.
Beryllium, which resembles lead, is
worth $50 per ounce.
Zirconium comes in fiat, thin, gray
ish blue crystals and is worth $40 per
ounce.
Rubidium is of grcenish gray APP
pearance and comes as powder. It's
value is $SS per ounce.
Puthcnium is a black powder in APP
pcGrancc, and exceedingly difficult to
melt. 1t is worth $44 per ounce.
Thurium closely resembles PABLO
dunn, but while the latter is worth
only eight dollars per ounce, it's twin,
thuri'rm, is sold at $1G0 per ounce.
Didymium, when collected, is light
gray or dove color. When melted it is
one of the whitish gray metals. 1t
is worth $72 per ounce.
Ccrium is brownish green mass in
appearance, but in reality it is white
metal belonging to the aluminium fam
lily. It's value is $40 per ounce.
Calcium is, of course, well known
1t comes in white powder, and is more
readily melted than any of the others
IL belongs to the aluminium family
and is worth $50 per ounce.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-02-15
BENEATH THE EARTH'S CRUST,

Nevada's gold yield for the past year
is estimated at $780, roo, and the sill
YER yield at oo7,5OO ounces.
After drilling down 5000 feet in
search of water in New Haven, and not
finding any, the job was given up.
Coal of excellent quality, and in APP
parently enormous quantities. has
just been discovered in Arizona, in the
Dos Cabczas district, only six miles
from the railroad.
The official figures of the gold prod
uct of Alaska in 1894 ere placed at
S1,2S2, 623.13. and silver H5.TIG.55. The
figures for the preccd',." year were
S1,03S,S24 and $1o,os3.o2, respectively.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-02-15

The, demand for aSilver Medal
Flour" increases. It is the best 4
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-02-15

One Minute Cough Cure touches
the right spot. 1t also touches it at
the right time if you take it when you
have cough or cold. See the point?
Then don't cough. For sale by F. L.
Muller.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-02-15

If you don't buy "Silver Media
Flour, you don't get the best. Il
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-02-15
WANTED.

A good live man who can furnish
an HeNEsrY BoND and a team, or
horse, harness and wagon, (any orIi-
nary wagon) to sell Singer Sewing
Machines and collect ON same IN the
State of Nevada. No EXPERIENCE
REQUIRED. Good terms offered to
purchaser and large commissions paid
for selling and collecting. and per-
manent business to the right parties.
. 49, Address,
The SINGER MFG. Co.,
1901 j ST.,
Sacramento, Cal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-17
ELECTRIC SOIL-TESTER.

Clever Invention for Determining tho
Amount of Moisture.
The well-known fact that damp
earth is a better conductor of cleo
tricity than dry earth is the basis of an
apparatus invented by Prof. Milton
Whitney, chief of the division of soils
in the agricultural department, which
he thinks will be valuable aid in pro-
ducing the best results from the cult
walton of SOIL The plates, construct
ed of the material which forms the car
bon points in arc lights, are sunk in the
ground at any desired depth. A cur
rent of electricity is then passed from
one to the other, and an instrument
measures in ohms the resistance which
the soil between the plates makes to
the passage of the current. A table
prepared from the results of many ex-
periments shows at a glance the per-
centage of moisture in the soil.
The apparatus will be especially val.
liable in dollhouse culture, in Prof.
Whitney's opinion, for in that the con-
ditions are best for regulating the
proportion of moisture, but the amount
of moisture in the fields can be regu-
lated to a greater degree by cultiva-
ton. This is particularly so in sec
tions of the country where irrigation
is practiced. BY the use of this appar-
atus, which is simple and compar-
atively inexpensive, the farmer can ac-
curately determine what crop is best
adapted to the soil of each field, and
thus make his labor and investment
count for the mostin results. From
series of experiments conducted last
summer Prof. Whitney has practically
demonstrated that when pasture land
shows less than one-third per cent. of
moisture it has reached the danger
line, and a severe drought is immi-
nent.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-17
orco
4o~3l1

two hay mows each 16x50h feet and
% feet to the square. The arrangement
of hay and straw tunnels and of gran.
ary and feed bins is given in the cut.
and will be found to be convenient fol-
all purposes intended. The two hay.
mows which, owing to their great
height. hold a large amount Of hay.
are first filled. Then the wheat crop
is placed on floor No. /. The oats crop
can be stored on overheads of floor No
and on the wheat. When the crops
are thrashed the machine is set on floor
No. 2. and the straw passed directly into
the straw loft. which is large enough
to hold it ALL Floor No. may then be
used for storing the cornfodder. The
granary is conveniently situated for
running the grain into the wagons be-
low. Underneath the straw shed is am
pie space for storage of all manure un.
til it is removed to the fields. The ap-
pie cellar may be used for storage OF
potatoes.
AS planned this barn should face the
east. If. however. conditions prevail
which necessitate it's facing the south,
then the straw shed should be built ia
the other side of the barn. which will
permit the morning sun to enter the
stable yard and viii also place the shed
Oh the west. where IL will serve e. .
protection from preventing Winds
George g. Croft. IL N. \ Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-17
ABOUT AETER-sWARMs.
A Beekeeper Tells of a Simple Way to
Prevent Them.

A Beekeeper Tells of q Simple Way to
Prevent Them.
The best way l know to prevent
After-swarms is to have all the bees
that can fly go with the first swarm.
and this is the way manage it: Have
ell the colonies strong, even if it
should be necessary to double them
mp I'm the spring so that they will
swarm at the beginning of the honey
flow. Then hive the prime swarm on
the old stand. removing the super. if
any, from the present hive to the
swarm; then set the parent hive on top
of the swarm's hive and allow it to re-
main there two or three days. All the
young bees that have been out of the
hive, when they come out, will go in
below with the swarm. About the aft
ernOon Of the second day, IL the
weather has been favorable, the parent
colony will have become so depleted
of bees that they will give up swarming
q second time and will begin to carry
out drone-brood 1t is then safe to
carry them to a new location; they
will not swarm again. but will build up
o strong colony. and will store some
fall honey and be a good colony to win
ter. In this way we get extra strong
colonies that will store more honey
than the two together would if the
Iqueen-cells had been cut out. Crowd
the brood chamber with bees instead
/ of contracting it.-George w. Stephens.
| I'm Nebraska Queen.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-17
PRIZE DRAKE.

Is larger than the Pekin. 1t is gen.
orally considered more graceful, the
body being long and well balanced, car
rying it's weight both forward and aft
instead of merely the latter, like the
American favorite. The plumage of the
Aylesbury should be a spotless white,
the legs of deep orange hue, and the
bill of peculiar fiesh-colored tint. The
last is strongly insisted upon, and any
birds whose bills are slightly off color
will fail to bring the highest prices,
even though otherwise without blem-
fish. The reason for this prejudice is
the general opinion that the flesh of
the pure-bred Aylesbury is more deli
cately favored than that of any other
kind.
Aylesbury ducks have degenerated
somewhat in size in this country, ow-
ing to too much inbreeding; but by
careful selection this tendency may be
obviated. Where there is plenty Of
clear water SO as to enable it to keep
clean, this is a very valuable breed.
The ducks are sociable, very easily
tanned, and cross well with either Rou-
ems or Pelxins.-N. Y. World.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-17
AMONG THE POULTRY.

Unusually large eggs denote that the
hens are too fat.
Nearly all of the nonsitting breeds
lay white eggs.
One way of preventing gapes is to
feed on clean surface.
Do not try to keep too many. Hens
that are crowded will not lay.
If chicks are raised in brooder care
must be taken to keep the heat uni
form.
Gather the eggs regularly now, other
wise they are liable to become frozen
and broken.
Small flocks. well cared for. will give
the best results. Fifty is as many as
should be together.
When the hens are closely confined
they will thrive better if they can have
something to do.
The purposes for which fowls are fed
are several. and each purpose requires
the food most naturally suited to it in
order to secure the best results.-St.
Louis Republic.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-17

ground and cooked.
1t is said that one of the principal
reasons why Danish bacon has taken
such hold on the English market. and
has been so profitable to the farmers in
Denmark. is the fact that they have fed
their pigs largely on separated milk.
Nor is milk feeding a new idea. For
generations the cottagers in Cumber-
land and Yorkshire have made point
of buying skinned milk for their pigs
for at least month before they were
killed for family use. Although seem
ingly an expensive food, the use of
milk has been found to add to the fla
vor of the meat and also to prevent
waste in cooking. When creamery
separated milk is available it may be
used fresh from the separators, but if
it has to be carried, or kept over, it
ought to be heated to temperature of
1870 degrees at the creamery imme-
diately after it is separated.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-17

It to c and as indicated in the illustra~
ton. Attach one end of the two ropes
and y to and run them through the
pulleys attached to the crosspiece f.
FAsten these ropes to the hind legs of
the animal to be lifted. If one rope and
q gambrel is preferred. attach it to the
middle of and run through a pulley at
m. Two ropes are preferable. BY this
apparatus one man can lift the heaviest
carcass. A wagon box bottom side up
may be placed between a and b for
platform.-H. o. Sorkness, in American
ACricultI1riSt
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-17

which is brought into position on the
left of the pulley, at f. The rope is
passed through the loop of this car
riage, over the pulley and downward,
the hook at the end of the rope taking
hold of the large ring of the hanger,
which has been used as a gambrel. The
carcass is raised to a proper height,
when the hook at the top of the hanger
is placed in one of the links of the chain
suspended from the carriage. The rope
is now withdrawn from the pulley at
+ and hung upon the carriage, and by
the continued use of the windlass the
hanging animal is borne away to the
left. The second carriage is now
brought to the left of the pulley, the
rope rearranged, and the same opera
ton repeated for the second animal.
AS it is important that the upper sur
face of the beam remain smooth and
hard. it is protected when not in use by
board covering extending few inch
es on either side, or the shelter box (m)
for the carriages may extend from post
to post.-American Agriculturist.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-17

main structure is 81 feet, with width
of 6O% feet. there being an overshoot
of 1917 feet in front. The shed for
straw is 40 by 3OKs feet. The basement
or stable walls are built of stone, and
are 10 feet to the floor above. The base
ment is furnished with large windows
on three sides and will conveniently
stable ten horses and 16 cows. besides
giving space for large cistern, apple
cellar, root cellar, harness-room and
root-room This basement is entire
ly above ground, the earth being entire.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-17

should be wide enough below, and ex-
tend downward far enough that the
carriage may pass to the pulley at +.
From the loop hangs chain about IS
inches in length. Through the post
an opening is cut just below the beam,
ard a pulley (k) inserted, over which
the rope is carried down to windlass
fixed on the post few feet from the
ground. A hanger (h) is provided for
each carriage. In this different length
of stick may be used as ''spreader,"
thus adapting it to larger or smaller
animals.
In working this device all the car
riages to be used are transferred to the
right end of the beam except one,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-17
CORN FODDER BALE.

quantities may be cut at time, as
there IS danger of heating The shred
der has many advantages over the cut
ter. The most prominent are the abb
sence of sharp edges, the lack of waste
and the fact that it can be baled like
hay. The latter has caused it to be
stripped to the city in some quantity.
Unfortunately, buyers ignorant of it's
true value have generally passed it by.
This is the fate of all new things. But
the day will soon come when the mar
ket prices of shredded corn fodder will
be as regularly quoted as those of hay,
for which it is a cheap and excellent
substitute.-N. Y. World
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-17
BALED CORN FODDER.
In q Few Years It Will Be Standar
Farm Prodnct.

In q Few Years 1t viii Be . Standard
Farm Prodnct.
The deficiency in the hay crop of
1895 has directed attention to corn fod
der as substitute. In spite of it's hav-
ing been repeatedly proved. many
farmers still leave it in the field exposed
to the weather, and then bemoan the
fact that their stock eat it unwillingly.
To prevent the hardening and tougher
ing of the woody fibers of the plant, and
to retain it's palatability. corn fodder
must be properly cured, like hay. 1t
should then he cut or shredded before
feeding. If cutter is used the best
length is from two and a half to three
inches. Shorter lengths are apt to
stand on end in the animals mouth.
hereby rendering it sore. Only small
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-17
SPLENDID BANK BARN.

The Style Most Popular Among the Farm
ers of Pennsylvania.
1t is an old saying that settlements OF
Pennsylvania Germans C''Dutch') may
be known by their red barns and small
houses. This is true of the barns, and,
" lille the houses are not so large as the
barns. they are always substantial and
well furnished. The accompanying
plans of a type of bank barn quite
common in the central portion of the
state. The size given is intended for
farm of 100 acres. The length of the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-17
A HOSTING DEVICE.

It IL of Great Service When Killing
Beeves on the Farm.
The accompanying illustration repre-
sents simple device which is of great
service when butchering. The uprights
. and b are 4x4's, or ordinary post tim
Der ten to twelve feet long. These are
set into the ground two or three feet,
Ave feet apart. To the tops of these
fasten t with bolts or spikes. Place
and d in position, secure the upper
ends at and f, and set tie lower ends
firmly in the ground. For use an old
shaft or piece of hard wood and fasten
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-17

The legislature Of each state should
pass law for the establishment and
maintenance OF good roads Lei the
bicyclists Of town or city unite with
the farmer in agitating the matter,
and millennium Of good roads viii
speedily result. Mrs. r. F. Woodward,
Fort Wadsworth. N. 2.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-17
THE AYLEsBuRY DUCK.

0rief Description of a Breed Very POpu-
lar In England.
The breed takes it's name from Ayles-
hnry, England, where the duck rearing
and fattening industry is carried on to
an enormous extent The whole dis
trict presents a most remarkable in
stance of poultry farming. Cottagers
rear from 500 to 1000 head a year, and
there are plenty of large breeders. In
NO other part of the world are so many
fowls raised on an equal area, and these
birds all belong to the so-called Ayles-
bury breed, which is the favorite one
throughout England.
The full-grown Aylesbury duck
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-17

Out Of a Producing Dam and by
SEA KING.

FARMERS having fine large mares. Solo
III colQrs, should breed to this magnincentiy
bred young horse. Fine large coach horses with
good breeding win always command the hes
prices TOR carriage, coupe or heavy harnes
horses
.9AsPARD can be seen At the owners sta
bles, near this city.
IKRMs-Fifleen dollars for the season. m
able within the season. Mares proven not
be IN eoal win have return privilege ii horse
owned ~ present owner next season.
MICHAEL KNILL. MaDaeer FOR
u. VICTOR BAUGHMAN.
apl.etl
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-17

GASPAKD'S DAM
GOLD PEN dam of FeIina o.o,
VI AMBhlNO ABDALLAH 5J32
or the dams of Mary. Wa1rt NJ "
2:Oos4; Vera Capel M 2.lOII. b tSiial
ing, z;l3; and 10 Others in 23GI
GASPARD'S I'd dam, by HAROLD ,uo h,
Maud -, 2:0S54, and IS hers IN ~ .y5 ,sA
grandsire of Robert j. 2OI% ip,- K 2Ioo 1
2:0754 and l8j others in 2:31@ wa Nren
GASPARD'S Sd dam, EMILY CtrFsrpn
MAN BRINO PATCHEN, IS sire I
with records ranging from 2.l0ii ~ g
and sire of the dams OF no In 3.tIif9 w., w.
ing Ralph Wilkes, 2:0G5<: Cr4,,tor5 ]
2:O7M Bourbon Paichel no. 3.o4. :
stantlne, 2:l21a, and Riley Medium :
(p) '' !
SEA KING ll775, sired by Lord RusselDrhr &
10 MAUD ., z:OS24, and sire Of Is in
including Kremlin, Z.07H
SEA KINGS dam, Fairy Belle dam Of
pnla, z;zo4, anu FAIRY GN z.3J, byF
MONT, sire of 81 in 30, lnclu no
wood, 2l8H, the greatest HvinS
having III in 2:30.
SEA KINGS I'd dam, WATER WITCH
OF SIX IN 30, including " king. III
Waterloo 1871, aud M3mbrnoJIIh-5
by PILOT JK (sire of the GAms ofW
=, 2:OS54; JAY kye-See, 30, and 40 Oh 8
ill 2:3O) VI
LORD RUSSELL. sired by Harold .tbe
of Maud s, 2:0854, and 10 others IN "A ]
LORD RUSSELL'S dam, MISS RrSs
dam of Maud s., 1854; BustJaue. D
NutwUod, 2:lS54; Slavouic pJ. 22{
Belmont. 2:412; Russia, rs, and Z
achio, 2:29.)
LORD RUSSELL'S I'd dam. sally Rms
thoroughbred, daughl er Of the great
horse Boston, the sire of Lexington. 4
GAS PARD traces tiUe times TO HAllF !
TONlAN the greatest of an tr0ttlug
genitOrS; three times through Ale1
der'S Abdallah, sire of Goldsmith h
2:l4, and twice through Harold, sr ,
Maud s.. 2:0S1%; three times to N
BR1NO CHIEF, founder OF That sr
twice through Mambrino Patchen
once through Belle, dam OF McCu
Hambletonian, 2:2615 and thrice toPn j..
Jk., through Miss Russell and IS
witch, two of the greatest speed pg
ing mares ever foale1, who betweg.
have Is 2:30 trotters, and each hasa {.
2:2O list. His pc lgIee thus pres
the ultra fashionable combiEati0l Of
Hambletonian, Mambrino Cht =
Pilot, Jr. blood, and throu sh tai
best channels.
Tarp
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-09-02
SHIP LOST.
American Carrier Willie Rosenfeld
Founders at Sea.


The American ship Willie Rosenfeld,
from New York, bound for San Fran
cisco foundered in latitude 81 deg. 30
min. south and longitude As deg. 30
min. west, about half way betwes Il
Rio Janeiro and Montevideo and 400
miles off the Santa Catharina islands.
Fourteen men who left the ship in
two boats were still missing. The YES
sci left New York on April 23rd and
was 100 days out. A portion of the
crew landed safely. The Resented was
a three masted ship, launched at Bath,
Me-, and was only eleven years old.
The dimensions were 266 # in. in
length, A #. s in. beam, % #. in.
depth and net register 1858 tons. She
carried a general cargo, consisting
partly of steel rails for the San Joa-
quin Valley Railroad and was con-
signed to Williams, Dimond & Co.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-09-02
GAINSBOROUGH.

Bert Fuller returned from the Gains
borough wreck at o'clock yesterday
afternoon. He reported that the YES
sci was fast as a rock and although
huge waves beat against her side she
did not move at all. The men were
engaged during the day stripping the
yards and also taking the yards down.
Work on the coal had not been begun.
A signal was received at the Dia-
mond Head lookout from the Gains
borough wreck this morning, request
ing that another schooner be sent out.
Bert Fuller got crew for the schoon-
err Lavinia and sent her out. The La
vinia was to have gone out yesterday
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-09-02

the meeting this evening at the Y. NJ.
G. a. at 7:15.
Has your grocer ever told you about
some brand of soap being as good as
Honolulu soap? NJ. w. McChesney &,
Sons guarantee it to be a pure neutral
laundry soap.
w. w. Harris offers for sale very
desirable building lot on the corner of
Keaumoko streets and Wilder avenue.
He will sell as whole or in lots to
suit the purchasers.
Capt. l.. =. Meyers, surgeon of the
second battalion, First Regiment. n.
G. H., has been granted three-weelss
furlough. He will leave by the w. G..
Hall on Friday for Hawaii.
The bicycle dispute between Mr.,
Vanderlip and Mr. Arnold of the Elsie
Adair Company was settled this morn
ing by the payment by Mr.. Arnold of
the amount claimed by the former.
The Misses Stubs, who arrived by
the Coptic Tuesday evening, are the
daughters of the Vice President of the
Southern Pacific Railway. They are
accompanied by Miss Field, a friend.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-09-02
AROUND THE WORLD.

Miss Parrish, a member of the Ma
tional Committee of the w. c. L. u,
arrived by the Coptic Tuesday night
and will stop over here until the next
steamer for Japan. She is staying
with Mrs. f. w. Jordan. Miss Parrish
is in the same line of work as "Moth-
err Leavitt and others who have Wis
tied Honolulu from the general com
mittee.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-09-02
REFUNDING.

Mr.. p. C. Jones writes encouraging
ly of refunding prospects in New
York. He had just arrived in the
American metropolis at the time of
writing but had met his financial
friends. A general meeting of all in
terested in the matter was called for
the next day, at which time Mr.. Jones
intended presenting his proposition.
An account of the result should be re-
ceived by Fridays mail.