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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-30
Prof. HiIrard ON Soils.

Prof. Hilgard's lecture was upon
Soils and Their Formation" After
few Introductory remarks he con-
tinued: Glacial action where it has
existed, has been a very important
factor, grinding vast quantities of rock
to fine powder. In the chemical action
carbonic acid is an important solvent.
1t exists in all water and in the air in
minute quantities, but, being always
at work, is effective. The other most
important disintegrating factor is oxy-
gen. By the action of these two SUBJ
stances, with heat and moisture, soils
are formed. The farmer must become
accustomed to the chemical terms, but
of the many in use he needs to learn
not more than a dozen or so, and of the
thousands of different minerals he
needs only know about the same num-
Der. The elements essential to plant
life exist i'll the soil in minute quaint
ties, not more than one-half of per
cent of the total, all told. This makes
it possible to supply them as they be-
come exhausted. The soils of the arid
regions of the West are richer than
Eastern soils, because the essential ele-
ments have not been leached out of
them.
The minerals from which most soils
are derived are quartz, hornblende and
the feldspars. By knowing these min
erals and their appearance when decom-
posed the farmer can judge of the quail
ity of the soil and what to supply
when its productive power gives out.
California soils are rich in lime and
potash, hut are relatively poor in phos-
phoric acid. Nitrogen in fruit soils in
California is nearly always abundant.
The humus of the average California
soil contains about three times as much
nitrogen as the humus of an average
Eastern soil.
The problems of dealing with Cali
fornia soils are new, because this is the
hrst time that the Anglo-Saxon race
has come in contact with arid lands.
We do not yet know nearly all the
facts necessary to guide us in fertiliz-
ing, but we do know that we cannot
depend on the data collected from
Eastern and European sources"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-30
THE SUMNER SCHOOL.
Instructive Papers by Men of
Recognized Ability.
VALUABLE HORTICULTURAL DATA.
The Best MISUNDERSTANDING VItleul
ture-CaIe Of the olive-Other Good
Lectures.

The Farmers School Of Husbandry
and Economics, which has just closed a
most instructive and interesting session
at Camp Roche in the Santa Cruz
mountains, has attracted an unusual
amount of attention throughout the
State. The speakers were men of re-
cognlzed ability, who treated their sub
lects i'll manner which showed their
thorough understanding of the matters
discussed. Probably one of the most
interesting papers of the meeting was
that on Insecticides, which was
treated by Professor Woodwork of
Berkeley. He gave a short description
of many insects, showing their manner
of growth and methods of attacking the
tree, and also the proper insecticides
and manner of application. The exact
formula, she said, could be obtained
by addressing the agricultural expert
ment station at Berkeley. Among
those touched upon are the following :
For Goblin moth, spraying with pure
Paris green, being sure to apply during
the work of the second and third
broods. For woolly aphis, which does
injury to the crown of the tree only,
of wood ashes or gas lime
around that portion of the tree. For
black and brown scale he urged irriga-
ton and thorough cultivation, in order
to insue a good supply of moisture.
For the red spider. which is dangerous
only in time of drought or in dry local
tiles thorough drenching with water.
Sulphur applied as on grape vines is
also good. For the pear slug one appli-
cation of Paris green is sufficient.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-30
Government railroads,

The Policy of the State Toward
Railroads" was one of the subjects mn
for discussion by DIR. Ross. at was
formerly thought that the only problem
relating to railroads was the construc-
ton problem" he said, land the Ma
tlonal Government gave extensive as
slstance to railroad builders, as by
grants of land. The problem is now
one of regu lation, control and owner
ship. 1t has been demonstrated beyond
doubt that the State must take a hand
IN the regulation of railroads, The
logic of events has forced this home.
Railroad pools, are necessary in order
to prevent the otherwise inevitable
bankruptcy of competing roads with its
attendant evil effects upon the business
interests of the State; but the pools
should be under State regulation.
State railroad commissions have been
created, but in California, which.
above all other States, has needed a
flrm hand, the commission has proved
VIGOROUSLY unfit. 1t has not, in sixteen
years done California $40 worth of
good.
As to the future the speaker said
the question presents itself whether we
should have Government ownership
or Government control. He thought it
wise to go slowly before adopting COM
pletely the idea of Government owner
ship, and believed we should expert
ment cautiously with Government
ownership and in the meantime go
ahead with Government control, which
might prove to be solution of the
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-30
Water transportation.

The question of Water Transportation
was also very ably handled by Prof.
Ross. After giving several fundamen-
tai principles of transportation and
describing their manner of growth in
the United States he spoke of water.
ways, and divided them into natural
waterways, which he defined as oceans
and rivers having depth of thirty feet
and over, and artificial WATERWAYS.
such as ship canals connecting two
systems of natural waterways and in.
land canals connecting lakes.
All canals, he thought, should he
under control of the public, through
either the State or Nation, as their
being controlled by private corpora.
tons, which constantly tend toward
combination, would lessen their power
as the best and most satisfactory reeu.
lator of railroad rates that has ever
been found. A complete system of
waterways, he thought, was an almost
perfect regulator of railroad rates
Besides being under public control thew
should be public highways.
In touching ON the Nicaragua canal
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-30
Sugar Beets in Co,uss

q. w. Hart writes the following
letter concerning the Colusa county
sugar beets to DIR. w. H. Bolton, Chair.
man Sugar Beet Committee, Colusa
county. He says: 1.-THE sugar beet
tests have now reached the most inter-
esting stage in their growth as they are
now approaching maturity. The past
twenty days have made a wonderful
Improvement in all of the tests and
now even the very poorest are promis.
ing well. The farmers are Justly
proud of their beets and the citizens of
Colusa should consider themselves an
inspection commit tee whenever bust.
ness or pleasure calls them into the
country" He concludes by giving.a
list of seventy three Colusa county
growers who have planted sugar beets
this season ON trail,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-30
An Earthly Immortality.
Boston Advertised.

Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe is
dead; yet she lives. She lives not
only IN the cloudless, fearless and per-
fect life of world unseen in mortal
vision; but on this bank and shoal of
time, she lives, and here, too, she can
never die. She lives immortal in the
liberty that she so nightly helped to
win. She lives in nations history,
irom whose pages her name can never
be blotted out. Above all, she lives
and Will forever live in the heart of
humanity. that will always be purer
and loftier because she poured her heart
into it.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-30

Professor Ross showed how England
could undersell our country at present
in Western South American countries,
and how the building of this canal
would greatly benefit the agricultural
interests of the Pacific Coast and the
manufacturing interests of the Eastern
States. He said that the sentiment in
favor of building this canal was rapidly
growing, and predicted that within
five years the shovels of Uncle Sam
would be found undertaking this great
enterprise.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-30
The Injury of Insects to Plants,

Prof. Woodworth's talk on the in.
jury of insects to plants, was very in
teresting. He said: "A new science
or branch of biology has arisen treating
OF organisms in regard to their environ.
ment, he said. Insects are studied
IN relation to all their conditions. The
seasons have an important bearing on
the amount of injury done by insects to
plants. By means of insecticides we
make ourselves important factors in in
sect environment. Nine-t enths of in.
scots injurious to plant life or plant
feeders injure the plant by feeding on
the leaves, which are the principal
part of the plant. The plant. eaters
have strong biting jaws and consume
large quantities of the leaf substance.
The leaf bears an important relation to
the plant economy, taking in the carbon
which animates breath, Transforming it
into starch and cellulose, which make
up the tibrous portion of the plant.
Thus the leaf is the pre-eminent organ
for the development of crops"
Mr.. Adams, President of Highland
Grange, then told of the characteristics
OF insects and their various influence
on field growth.
DR.. Edward A. Ross told of the mat
ter of transformation. He considered
only the transformation of goods, the
effects of the movement of goods and
the great influence it has had ON the
modern growths of the large cities.
The professor then considered the trans
portation system and showed that the
modes of transportation from the light
blackboard of the double track broad
gauge railroad have their appropriate
place to fill in the transportation ques-
ton.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-30
No Room for More Veterans.

Leavenworth (Kas.) .-Governo A.
J. Smith of the Soldiers Home here
has issued notice that tho institution
is overcrowded and that it would be a
physical impossibility to receive more
veterans for some time. The Governor
says the membership is close to 5000
and that dozen to twenty applicants
are turned away daily.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-30

Secretary Olney is pressing the claim
OF Victor H. MacCord against the
Peruvian government for $500, 900 for
injuries sustained by imprisonment
during a revolution.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-30

Queen Victoria is said to be "very
partial to kippered herring and to
ascribe her good health to them. She
has not eaten curry for long time.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-30
CALIFORNIA MINING,
Subject of Mineral Lands on Rail.
road Grants Again.
STEADY WORK In NEVADA COUNTY.
American Bar Mining Company-Manv
Mills Being Erected-A Right to so, 900
Inches OF Water FIled-Notss.

A stock company will be formed 70
develop property in the vicinity of
Volcano, Amador county.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-30

The owners of the Mabel Mine ON
the divide between Oak Bar and Scott
Bar, Siskiyou county, will soon erect
a mill.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-25
TO SUPPORT HOMES FOR WOMEN.
Plans of the Churity workers of
Iowa.


DIES MONIES, Jan. ~2t.-tspeclal Telc-
gram)-A number OF ladies from all parts OF
the state have been in convention In the city
for two days, and today perfected the
Woman's Home Association of Iowa. II will
have as its object to maintain a home in
which poor and destitute girls may be cared
for and taught to make their service useful.
IL is proposed to appeal to the legislature TO
take an interest In the matter and make an
appropriation for the home each biennial
period. The plan is to place the present
Women's home in Sioux City under the man
agement Of the board Of directors of the new
association and make IL a state instead OF a
local concern. The Sioux City ladies have
been anxious that this should be done, and
were represented at the meeting and ex-
planned the work they have been doing dur
ing the two years their institution has been
in existence. 1t will be asked, through n
legislative committee appointed today, that
the legislature appropriate 5000 for Its use
In enlarging the home; probably an additional
sum will be asked to maintain the institution.
In addition to this the women's charitable
societies all over the state. which have been
interested in the work. will unite In raising
funds for the home.
The following board Of directors has been
named for the institution: Mesdames Cora
b. Hills, Des Moines: Maria Peck, Daven-
port; T.. II. Stevens. Boone; Il. w. Skinner,
Sioux City; f. e. Ankeny, Des Moines; A. b.
Cummins, Des Moines; A. w. Waterman,
Ottumwa; N. r. Cady, Marshalltown; Mrs.
Phelps, Council Bluffs.
The following legislative committee was
named: Mesdames A. b. Cummins. Cora b.
NJ. NJ. Boyce of M%ediapolis, Miss l.. j. Barnes
of Gripnell
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-25
warming Tn Local Politics.

DIES MONIES, Ia, Jan. 24.-(Speciai)-The
politics of this town are rapidly warming
I'D. and the indications are that the coming
municipal campaign will be one of the liveli-
est in the history of the city. The Mccartney
and MacVicar republican forces are vel
aligned for the mayoralty contest, and every
thing is in readiness for the fight for the
supremacy. The A. p. A. is going to cut
quite a swath in the election, and its strength
will be determined early-in fact, 1t is be-
ing pretty we'll measured right now.
The organization has about $50 active work
ing men on the east side of the river, and
100 on the west. With this force it has for
a number of years been able to control city
affairs, and run matters pretty much to Its
own notion. Mccartney, at present alderman,
is the A.. p. A. candidate. and he has the
active support of that body, Of course, In
addition to the cooperation Of a large num-
Der Of friends outside the camp.
MacVicar was formerly mayor or North
Des Moines, before the annexation law went
into effect and the suburbs and the city were
incorporated as one. He had a strong pull
two years ago, but failed of receiving the
nomination.
The democrats have not begun their activ-
ity yet, and as the city is overwhelmingly
republican they will probably make an effort
to fuse with the populists or to make up an
independent" ticket in case the republican
nomination seems to make a split In the
party, which they, of course, very much nope
1t will.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-25
AN ANIMATED MACHINE
what Was Developed I'm n Most Inc
tcrcsting conversation with .
Great and Honest Scientific Man.

"The most remarkable machine in the
world is the human body
He was a professor IN a New York medl-
cal college who declared this TO a number OF
friends at the club. Continuing, he said;
Take. for examule, the heart. Did you
ever stop to think that 1t works every minute
Of the life and never has a vacation or rest?"
And then there are the kidneys, which
have been truly called the filter OF the body
They separate every particle of liquid that
passes from the body, except that which
oozcs through the pores"
Did 1t ever occur to you that this machine
might wear out from over-work, over-taxa-
ton, oyer-exertion? And so 1t does in too
many cases"
For more than Ave hundred years the
world and the medical profession CROPPED in
tho dark for n remedy to sustain the kid
neys, or cure them IL they had become weak
ened or diseased. and II was only within the
past twenty years that any remedy was found.
DR.. Bright discovered the disease known as
Bright's disease, but he could not and did
not find a remedy. 1t remained for modern
research to discover this remedy. We know
1t was a long search, but at last 1t was
found, and that remedy today, which is ac-
knowledged as the only remedy for kidney
troubles, the weaknesses Of women and
Bright's disease itself, is Warmers Safe
Cure. which is admitted by professional and
scientific men throughout the entire world
to be the great modern discovery, and the
only one for these troubles"
This remedy is not an experiment. II
has been used for over twenty years in all
parts Of the world. and there are more than
a million persons In the universe today whose
lives have been saved or who have been bene-
flied by its use. 1t is a high. standard,
scientific preparation, as far above ordinary
remedies for this Great Modern Disease as
the oak is above the mushroom"
Where such serious things as the greatest
organs of the body are concerned no man
and no woman can afford to take chances.
The best Is thee %heapest,' and where health
is involved it is absolutely beyond question
that the most standard, the most scientific
and That which alone has been proven to be
powerful and good should be used"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-25
HE EXPECTS AN EXTRA SESSION.
One Town Senator Believes the Code
Revision VIII Outlnst the Present.

One Town SenRtOr Believes Code
Revision VIII Outlnst the Present.
DIES MONIES, Jan. 24.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-There will almost certainly be a
special session of the legislature next fall
or winter. This is the agreement Of the ex-
perienced members of both houses of the
legislature, who are satisfied that the code
will take more time in its revision than has
been anticipated. All that has been ac-
con.plished thus far is the agreement on a
plan for handling the work, and on this the
two houses have not agreed. The senate will
pursue one and the house another plan.
A member of the senate, who is also an
attorney, has said that there is a good deal
of dissatisfaction with the code reported by
the commission, and that he had no doubt
a half dozen members In each house could
easily bring enough influence to bear to
knock 1t out altogether, and have the legis-
lature give up the attempt to revise. The
reasons he gave for this were that the cost,
including an extra session, will be very
great, and after the work is done the code
will be so much changed that the courts will
have to make new constructions for a great
part of 1t. The supreme court opinions will
in many cases be made worthless. This will
entail an immnese volume of additional leg
%islation. which he said in the next twenty
wears would cost the state and the l~itigants
anywhere from a half million to a million
dollars.
He did not believe, however, that there
was any possibility of giving up the revision
at this stage; it would have to be gone
thrnuph with
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-25
HIGH SALARIES HIT STATE HARD.
Iowa Funds Hardly Up to the Present
Demand.


E MONIES, Jan. 24.-(Special Tele-
gram)-The state of lows is in closer quar-
tiers financially than at any time in seven
years. The treasurer has not thus far been
compelled to cash any warrants, but 1t is
only because the auditor and treasurer have
co-operated and the auditor has delayed the
issue of large amounts Of warrants which
the holders Of accounts were entitled to in
order that funds might be got In to take
care of them. Extraordinary expenses during
the last few months are responsible for this
condition. The financial condition Of the
country generally has also been an influence.
The counties have been unable to get their
taxes in and could not pay their apportion-
ments promptly to the state.
Chief among the extraordinary expenses Is
the charge for maintaining the census bureau.
For several months a force of from fifty to
seventy clerks have been engaged In this
work, and their salaries have reached a high
aggregate. The state, always running on a
close margin, was not prepared for this extra
expense, but could have met it but for the
delay in tax collections.
The prospects for the next three months
are not bright. The legislature Is in session
and every day involves an expense OF thou
sands of dollars. 1t is probable that before
the close of the session the treasurer Will
be compelled to stamp mo funds on the
back of a good many warrants.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-25
IOWA COUNTY TREASURER MISSING.
Oficial of Plymouth Snid to he On
- m ThOuannd Short.

Omcial Of Plymouth Said to he One
80 Thousand Short.
LEMARS, Ia, Jan. 24.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-A shortage Of 81 900 has just been
discovered in the accounts Of Treasurer E.
Kirzbom Of Plymouth county, and fuller in
vestigations promise to show a much larger
defalcation. Kirzbom was elected to a sec
ond term last fall, but when called on for his
balance sheet January l, was not ready.
He was given until January 20 to balance
his books, and at that time failed to show
up. He has not been seen, and is thought
to have absconded. Auditor Sammis has
been placed in charge of his Office, which
has been declared vacant by the commits
SiOnerS.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-25
Erre Destroys ann Iowa Town.

DUBUQUE, Ia, Jan. 24.-The town OF Far
ley, twenty-five miles away, Is on fire. A
special train with an engine has been sent
from here. At midnight the fire Is still under
way. A brick block containing half a dozen
stores, the opera house and secret society
lodge rooms, have already been burned. The
fire crossed the street to a hotel and two
dwellings, which were destroyed. Engines
from Dubuque and Dyersville are there. The
loss will probably exceed $4,000, with a
ANAL insurance,
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-25

investigate the county jail. The visit at
both the woman's Christian association In.
stitution and 81 Demands revealed the fact
that they were conducted in q manner highly
satisfactory. The members OF the Jury were
accorded every facility for making a thor
ough Investigation. After being shown
through all portions Of the two institutions
they expressed their thanks to the women
and their praise for the splendid manner In
which the places are kept and managed,
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-25
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Miss Lulu Rudio, who is attending school
at Brownell Hall, Is home for a few days
visit.
Sheriff Morgan and wife have gone to
Avoca. called there by the death of Mrs.
Morgan's father.
f. L. Reed, clerk Of the district court, has
returned from Des Moines. lie and County
Auditor Matthews arrived at the capital city
Just In time to see the lawmakers adjourn
for a week. Mr.. Matthews is visiting a few
days with his parents, who live near Des
Mnlnps
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-25
Hot he'd Snsn.

We have 1000 hot bed sash which we are
going to close out. They won't last long.
How many do you want? We will make you
a price that cannot be duplicated. G. B..
Paint, Oil and Glass company, Masonic tenn
nile. Council Bluffs,
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-25
Three Bits Already Through.

DIES MOINES, Jan. 2f.-ISpecIaIJ-The
first bill to pass both branches Of the legis-
lature at this session was one to give better
protection to fish and the next a bill to give
certain lands in Delaware county to the gov
errment for a fish hatchery. The third bill
to pass was to give the government control
Of the Indians In Tama county.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-25
Expected to Uncover n swindIe.

DUBUQUE, Jan. 24.-(Special Telegram)-
The property of Conigisky & Brin, who claimed
a loss of $50, 900 on account of a fire in the
A.. b. C. department store, was raided in
search of sequestered goods today. Nothing
was found.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-25
E~nuineer ana Fireman scnIded.

HASTINGS, Ia, Jan. 24.-(Special.)-En-
CINE 515, on the @, blew out a fue near
Emerson yesterday, seriously scalding the
engineer and fireman. They escaped by
jumping.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-25
Creston Minister Changes Locations.

CRESToN, Ia, Jan. 24.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-Rev. Allen ]. Van Wagner, pastor Of
the Congregational church, who, some time
ago received a call from the Carthage, Mo-,
Congregational church, has sent notice of
his acceptance. Rev. Mr.. Van Wagner Is the
son of William Van Wagner OF Sedalia, MO,
one of the most prominent clergymen in
itgaonr
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-25
Granted Mrs. Hair Aiimony.

FORT DODGE. Ia, Jan. 24.-(special
telegram Judge Birdsall today granted
Mrs. William Blair $1,000 alimony from Will
liam Blair, from whom she was divorced a
month ago.