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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-01-14
WANTED TO BORROW HIM,

Queer Request Two Women Made of q
PhiladcIphIan and the Reason Therefor.
A genial Philadelphian, who for OBJ
vious reasons does not care to have his
name printed on this occasion, secured
a parlor car seat on an express train
for Reading a few days ago, says the
Philadelphia Record, and as he was
about to pass through the gates was
surprised to hear himself accosted in
feminine tones with the somewhat
startling question: please, mister,
could borrow you for awhile3" .:
Looking around he found two buxom
women who hastily and hesitatingly
explained that they were riding on q
pass made out in the name of a gentle
man and his wife, and, as the gentle
man was rot present, they wanted the
genial-loolzing citizen to place his
bought ticfzet at the disposal of one
lady and take the other one under his
wing, while he personated the absent
owner of the pass.
(Which is my wife2" he inquired
with an inward qualm, lest his own alb
sent better half should hear the story.
"You can take your choice, SIR" said
the lady in search of an escort, and he
promptly did so by tuclzing the arm of
the youngest fair one under his own
and leading her into the car. The
couple proved to be right jolly travel
ing companions, and the citizens only
regret in the transaction was due to a
fear that the story might leak out and
get home ahead of him. But it didn't.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-01-14

SOUTH AUSTRALIANS revenue receipts
for the past twelve months were e2,-
$50, 900, a decrease of e2s0,000 as COM
pared with the previous year. Victoria's
receipts were $685. 900, a decrease Of
cree, 900 as compared with last year.
THE French government has just
created, in the nature of an expert
ment, a postal service by camel express
in the French territory of Obosh and
the Somali coast. In connection with
this service special provisional stamp
will be issued, the value being five
francs.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-01-14
GOOD FOR EVERYBODY

Almost everybody takes some laxative
medicine to cleanse the system and keep the
blood pure. Those who take SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR (liquid or powder)
get all the benefits of mild and pleasant
axative and tonic that purifieS the blood
md strengthens the whole system. And
more than this: SIMMONS LIVER REGU-
-ATOR regulates the Liver, keeps it active
and healthy, and when the Liver is in
good condition you find yourself free from
Malaria, Biliousness, Indigestion, Sick
Headache and Constipation, and rid of
hat worn out and debilitated feeling.
These are all caused by sluggish Liver.
Good digestion and freedom from stomach
roublcs will only be had when the liver
properly at work. If troubled with any
If these complaints, try SIMMONS LIVI R
REGULATOR. The King of Liver Mcdi-
lines, and Better than Pills.
@J-EVERY PACIzAGE~0m
Has the u Stamp in red ON wrapper
j. III. Zeilin, s. Co., PhiIa.. Pa.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-01-14
How We Keen Cool.

Nearly two hundred million fans
have been sold during the past year in
the United States. These fans include
both the imported and domestic manu-
facture, but the bulk of this immense
number came from China and Japan.
Few fans are made in the United States
and the greater part Of the home pro
duction is Of the very cheapest kind
and used mostly for advertising pur
poses.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-01-14
ADVERTISING RATES.
WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.

Published every Sunday and sent to any ad-
iress, (postage paidl, at the following rates,
payable in advance.
ono ear. ....................... ....A w
SiX months. .......TN-......."-. 5O
For any period under six months, fifty cents
per month.
Entered at the Elko, Nevada, Postofnce,for
transmission through the mails as second
class mail matter.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-01-14
Ally lNDEpEN DENT
AN EVENING PAPER,

Issued severy day, Sundays excepted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-23
The Rest Potntnes

am a market gardener and fruit grow
er, and take especial interest In anything
pertaining to the best varieties and Gull
ture of either vegetables or fruits, / no
tice Mr. Turner, in his article in the issue
of Jan. %, In speaking Of the best varie-
ties of potatoes, places the Early Harvest
and Early Rose at the head the list for
earliest This does not coincide with my
experience, and | have tested over 100 va
annually raise fifteen to twenty varieties
in quantity. OF course soil and climate
have a good deal to do with both fruits
and vegetables, but / would as soon think
of raising the old Hedge-roW wheat TOR
profit as the Early Rose potato. In my ex-
perience, the Early Market has out-yie1d-
ed any and all other early varieties. and Is
fore any other and cooking dry and of
good flavor. The Signal and Juneatine are
also two excellent varieties. while of the
late varieties there are so many good ones
IL is hard to select. The Queen of the Val
ley has yielded more with me than any
other variety, but / like the Rural New
Yorker and Hundred Fold; the latter
white russety skin, indicating the best of
quality. | must say / have been badly dis
appointed in the Worlds fair which i have
tested for the last four years, more on
account Of its being extolled to such an
extent I'm the leading catalogues than for
its real value. II is of splendid quality. but
during the four years / have grown IT, |
quently it has been so scabby as TO be
nearly worthless, while other varieties
grown right beside 1t have been bright and
clean.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-23
Essentials in strawberry culture.

Il. The most profitable varieties for the
commercial growers are those not easily
influenced by differences of soil and eli
mate. Those which succeed well on wide
areas are usual better than those which
nave mere local reputation.
2 Pistillate varieties when properIv for
tilted. are more productive than sorts
with perfect flowers.
s. The value of a variety for fertiIizL
ing plStillate flowers does not depend 80
much upon the amount as upon the no.
tency of pollen po-
4 The flowers of pistillate varieties are
less naDle to be injured by frosts than
the flowers of perfect varieties.
.. varieties that are neither very early
nor very late in point of maturity are
the most productive and have the longest
fruiting season.
g. AS a rule, varieties that have the
most vigorous and healthy foliage are
the most productive, while those WITH a
weaker growth of foliage and greater
susceptibility to leaf blight are usually
unprolific.
Z. Winter protection may be dispensed
with upon well-trimmed, sandy soils but
appears TO be necessity upon heavier
ones.
s. The leaf blight may be checked nv
using the Bordeaux mixtures, beginning
as soon as leaves appear, and contin1linS
the application every few weeks through.
out the season.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-23

rOic. a regular kill or cure" remedy. On
the principle of similar similibus curanter
il was possibly appropriate. II was GER
tainly enough 10 stagger the afflicted ami
NAL II may or may not have finished him
up. We are inclined 10 the opinion. that il
did Without a diagnosis of the case. We
could not pretend TO say what was the
trouble.
This disease is very rapid in its develop
ment, and allows of no experimenting.
Whatever is done must be done promptly.
The bowels must be moved and the Gus
tCmary remedy Is:
oil OF turpentine ] ounce, and one pint
linseed OIL mix and give at one dose. Re
peat the same in one hours time If the
first does not act. and the animal is still
alive. This is the dose for large horse.
for small one give half the turpentine at
a dose.
A half ounce of strong ammonia water
may be substituted for the turpentine in
a second dose.
If the animal is evidently suffering
much pain give the following dose prompt
ly:
Ilncture opium .-.......-.-..-...-...l ounce
-lnsceu OH .-..s-. --.l punt
Was the animal in perfect health before
the attack What had he eaten prior to his
hrst symptoms. Every horse owner should
keep in hand 0f he lives in the country at
least or well-known remedies for use
in emergencies. From having a dollar 5
worth of such ready to hand II is quite
possible to often times to save the life of
valuable animal that otherwise must die.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-23
plant Lice ana Cabbage worms.

The lice found on cabbage and cucum-
bers and the worms on cabbage may be
destroyed by spraying with kerosene
emulsion. taking pains to reach the colo
MES of lice, especially on the underside OF
the leaves, where they are likely to con-
gregate. To do this it is necessary to
have a nozzle arranged so as to throw the
spray upward to the underside OF The
leaves, or in the case of cucumber vines
IL NAV be more convenient to turn the
vines carefully over while the spray Is
being applied. The cabbage worms will
also be Killed by the kerosene emulsion. IL
wet with the solution, but when on the
inner leaves or burrowing In the heads OF
cabbage, 1t is difficult to reach them with
any direct application. London purple in
a solution of one pound 10 200 gallons OF
water can be used until the cabbages are
well headed out, and even then II applied
around the lower leaves on which fine
worms are numerous, there will be no
danger Of poison.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-23
value of CataIpa Trees.

As shade trees they are especially de-
sirable about the home lot, says Vick's
Magazine. They are of rapid growth, and
are easily grown from the seed their
broad leaves. while adding much to their
beauty, are better adapted for shading
than those of any other tree; their flow
ers, while in season, are both pretty and
fragrant: the trees will bear cutting i'm
better than most others and can be prun-
ed even to the trunks every season. II
desirable. and will but throw out the
better growth, their vig0r is so great.
Freshly pruned. they present the first
season quite a unique appearance with
great clusters of trOpical-like leaves that
soon develop into branches.
Every farmer WAC has raised The trees
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-23

commercial (sO-called .''complete') fertil-
izers found upon the market are also Sc
ment
As stated above. natures ratio. as
proven by analysis Of the ashes OF plants
ls one part OF phosphorus acid to three
parts OF potash" In much of the com
mercial fertilizers sold the proportions
are exactly the reverse Of this. and an
alyze but one part OF potash to three OF
phoSphoric acid. Purchasers of fertiliz-
ers need 10 keep their weather eye open.
examine carefully the certified analysis
on each sack or barrel and see to 10
that the desired quantity OF potash Is
guaranteed. When the prepondering in
uuence performed by potash in the build
ing OF perfect stalk or stem, as well
as the influence eNerted in the increased
formation OF starch and sugar in tuber
grain and fruit (making them fat, plump
ana weighty where-wheneVer this ele-
ment is dehcient-they would be shrun-
ken, shriveled, chaffy and light Is ta-
ken into consideration, IL is easily seen
that ITS Importance can hardly be over
estimated in its effects ON the crops and
the impOverishment Of both land and
owner. Farmers should study the nee
cessities of their soils closer and try to
supply their every need.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-23

In making plans for the coming year IT
should always be the aim of the farmer
to get the most possible from his best
land. 1t is very rarely the case that the
farmer has enough manure. or labor TO
manage in the best way all the land he
owns. Whether he makes a failure or
success depends more often on what he
does on the few acres that he has brought
to the greatest state of productiveness. II
ne pushes production on these as much as
ne can, they will yield some profit, even
IN seasons when prices are low; while II
he devotes his labor chiefly to the poorer
land, he must work most Of the year for
less than he gives his hired help for fiI<e
labor. And IT will serve such a farmer
just right If this is the case. Ii is his
business to plan wisely, and IL he makes
a mistake he should suffer just as other
business men do under like circumstances.
The merchant who would stock up with
goods that are not salable cannot expect
TO make a profit on them and very likely
this is the mistake Of the farmer who cui-
uvates year after year acres that even
IN the best seasons have never given him
a profit.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-23

Only good crops are now profitable. and
farmers have learned that IL will not do
TO sell them too cheaply. IL the market
for grain is low he must secure the stock
10 eat IL at home, and thus return its
plant food TO the soil from which IL was
produced. Where this can be done I'd
Of the nitrOgenOus foods whose produC-
ton most eNhausts the soil While corn
and corn fodder and hay can be grown
for home feeding with profit. We doubt
whether this can generally be done with
oats which can almost always be bought
for less than they can be grown on high
priced land. There IS also another food
that ought 10 be purchased more generally
than il is. We refer TO linseed-oil meal
which for its feeding and manurial value
is cheaper than any other feed that can
be given to stock
ment will make the farm rich enough 50
that large crops can be grown every year.
On such land it will pay 20 put great
amount of labor, and discard the crops.
that are most easily and cheaply grown.
This 10 a great extent has been already
done i'm the eastern states Ii is no lon
ger an objection 10 crops that they re-
quire much labor. The only question ask
ed is, will IL pay. IL is better TO work
hard in growing something that requires
hard labor and skill combined, than TO
grow the crops that can be produced most
easily, and be forced to sell them below
cost 1t is true that this policy will make
it necessary TO divide and suhdivide large
farms. This, as We have always MAIN
a0
few acres thoroughly titled and made rich
as few acres can be, there Will always
be margin of profit. As the farm capt.
tai increases, additional money will be
put into it, for experience shows that to
improve the productive capacity OF soil Is.
when near a good market, the safest in
Vestment that can be made. There are
other kinds of farm Improvements that
have brought farmers to financial ruin.
Expensive and unnecessary buildings are
of this class Not only is the capital in
vested in them put out Of productive use.
but they require every year a great deal
of money to run them, furnish them and
keep them In repair Too expensive
houses have many times made II neces-
sary to sell the homestead. Every farm
er when spending money, unless he has
enough to make its non use Of little i'm
portance should ask himself how such in
vestment will make the productive capac-
ity of the farm greater. II he cannot an
swer this question, he should seek other
ways to put his money at use. a sum of
ready money that can be used
when needed is the invest
ment that the farmer can
make. There are many times during ev-
cry year when cattle or other stock can
be bought for cash at very low prices.
Such chances should not be lost for lack
of ready money. II is by keeping stock
that the farm Is to be made richer, and il
will increase I'm fertility all the faster If
the stock which makes the manure pile Is
made as profitable as possible.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-23
Culture of KnnIr Corn.

kafiir corn is sorghum, and needs the
same KIND of soil and culture as do other
varieties of sorghum. says the Farmers
Review. This variety Is a non-sweet one,
but thrives under the same conditions as
the ones that are used in syrup making.
Any good land will do. and sod land is es-
pecially recommended. 1t must be remem-
bered that kafiir corn comes from a warm
climate South Africal, and as such will
not do well II planted too early in the
spring. while the land is still wet and cold.
IL should not be put in till the ground is
thoroughly warm, and It is better To walt
TIL after the corn crop Is in. July is re-
garded as a good month for this work
The most common way of planting is to
drill In rows. As the plant is not SO high
IN growth as Indian corn IL can be planted
nearer together. Sometimes, IL Is listed
and sometimes put In with a common corn
planter. As TO thickness of plant
ing, there is great variation. The thinner
the land and poorer. the more seed should
be used and vice versa. The growers adj
Vocate all the way from three quarts to
seven quarts per acre. If the crop is for
the grain less seed is used as the stalks
need to be farther apart, but in the case
of growing IL for fodder. of course II can
be planted with less care to its thin dis
trihution
There is no reason for cutting the crop
before the seeds are well matured. as
green This is one thing I'm favor OF this
plant. AS to whether one should use
the white or red varieties is an open
question. Both kinds have their advo-
Gates. Those preferring the white say II
makes better fodder Those preferring
the red describe 1t as standing drought
much better than the other. Probably
there is no way to settle this question
but to try both kinds in every locality
adapted to the growing Of Kafflr corn.
The question of whether to grow this
plant or not must depend upon the To-
cality. Where Indian corn can be grown
and matured wen, there would seem TO
be no call for the Kaffir corn, as Indian
corn will make more fodder and more
grain, acre for acre, than Kafiir corn.
But where the seasons are dry, this plant
is likely to prove a great boon. Its value
is chiefly for fodder. There has been some
talk about making -four from the grain,
but experiments at the stations show thar
II is never likely to supersede flour made
from wheat and the more common grains,
as It is Inferior to them, and the bubble
would find no reason to discard what
they are accustomed to use for something
they have no interest In. The cakes
made from Il are described as merely pas
sable and liked fairly well by some peo-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-23
Onions for Profit.

Some practical hints on onion culture
are found in the Ohio Farmer, as fol-
lows:
Onions will grow in almost any soil that
is we'll filled with humus. possesses fer
tiity and can be thoroughly drained. A
rich, sandy loan is preferred Endeavor
to have the land free from stone, rubbish
and foul weeds. Experienced growers
claim that it Is almost impossible to pul
on too much manure. Any good compost
will answer, and some consider that 50
twO-hOrse loads per acre is not an Excess
siVe amount Many use poultry manure
and ashes, applied as a top-dressing, in
addition to otner manure. Soils wnicn
have been previously fortified will pro-
duce large crop with no other fertilizer
than nitrate of soda. From 600 to $50
pounds per acre Is sufficient but thar
amount should be divided into two or
three parts and applied at different times
during the season. The onion manures
satisfactory as fertilizer for such LAND.
top-dressing Of ashes, phosphate, or
other manure when bulbs are half grown
is very beneficial
Formerly it was the custom to SOW the
seed directly IN open ground where the
crop was to come toinaturity. Now many
progressive growers SOW seed under glass
and transplant. 1t is claimed that onions
Will bear transplanting better than almost
any other plants, that the crop natures
several weeks earlier, that the yield is
more satisfactory and that the task of
wedding is less difficult than when the
seeds are sown in the field II is alb
solutely essential that the seed be fresh.
Three pounds of seed per acre is the
amount usually sown, although begin-
ner can safely SOW at the rate of four
pounds. Where seed is soWn directly i'm
field it can usually be put in as soon as
possible to get the ground in first-class
condition. Where sets are used they
should be planted as early as may be
without subjecting them to danger from
frost.
In setting plants many crowd them as
much as possible. Some place rows only
twelve inches apart, while sixteen inches
is about the average distance This pre-
cludes the use Of a horse in cultivat-
ing. The usual way is to cultivate with
wheel weeders and cultivators For mar
ket purposes the favorite varieties are:
Yellow Danvers, Red Wethersfield and
White Globe These are all large and
popular. 4s
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-23

our table is covered with the usual
number on seed and implement cata-
logues. We cannot notice a tenth of them
in one issue.
The J.sH. Alexander Seed Company send
,out a very neat catalogue of the various
farm and garden seeds, implements of
cultivation, etc, that southern truckers
and farmers are likely to call for A
very Complete list of forage plants is
contained therein, and includes the most
desirable clover grasses, etc. From hav-
ing planted them, we know the seeds
are good, and better still, no eXOrbitant
charges are made. either for standard
seeds or of novelties.
Thomas Meehan & Sons Philadelphia,
Pa. the long and well-known nursery
men and landscape engineers. issue
very attractive catalogue for the spring
of 1896. Like the late James Wick, this
firm cannot get up anything on paper
without producing artistic results. Most
of the pictures that embellish this flower
and plant catalogue are the best of pho
tograDhs. It's eighty odd pages are as
pretty and its text as reliable as II
is possible to have them
Nicks' Floral Guide for 1896 Is the equal
of its many predecessors for previous
years. and that is about enough TO say
of H.. Its beautiful covers indicate the
beauty of its interior, when a number
of more than usually artistic plates IL
lustrate the flowers and vegetables enum-
Grated therein. Its 100 pages are carefully
indeXed and one can md readily anything
that may be sought. One of the plates
charmingly portrays the beautiful Grim
son Rambler rose. We doubt if there are
many intelligent lacy gardeners in this
state who do not possess Nick's Guide
when work among the flowers is renewed.
& Maurs Seed Catalogue for 1896 is very
attractive publication. 1t has a number
of beautiful full page pictures of fruits
and vegetables, and in addition to these
about forty small photographs of scenes
in their large establishment 1t has in
an 12O pages, and enumerates everything
that the horticulturist is likely to want.
philadelphia, Pa
Burpee's Farm Annual, 1885, while not
so large and so resplendent with colors,
is a meaty catalogue of nearly 200 pages,
containing everything in the way of
flower and vegetable seeds that the cul-
tvator usually calls for This house has
introduced a number of new plants in
the past ten years and this season Of
fers the floral wonder of the world,
the new dwarf sweet pea, Cupid; snowy
white and grows only five inches hlgh;
Send and get their catalogue and read
about it. philadelphia, Pa.)