davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.

Senator Frey has introduced bill
! for the construction of eight vessels fol
the use OF the revenue-cutter service
tour Of them to cost 800, 900 each anC
one OF them to cost $3.50, 900, and the
other three $40, 900 each.
Congressman Taylor Of Ohio has in.
troduced bill authorizing the pay.
ment by the government of $3.50, 600
year for twenty years for subsidy
for a cable to be laid between San
Francisco and Honolulu.
The following California postoffioe
nominations have been made: William
N. Anderson, San Rafael; Richard
M. Ryan, Gilroy; George b. Baker,
Cloverdale; Abel A. Withrow, Santa
Clara; Samuel W. Metcalf. Sisson;
Frank ]. Payne, Sutter Creek; Lafay.
cite Van Duzen, Ukiah.
Senators Allison and Allen have in.
troduced in the Senate protests of San
Francisco labor unions against prison.
made goods. The resolutions stated
that the Pacific Coast was practically
the dumping.ground for prison goods
OF the East and asked the passage of
law making such goods saleable only
in the State where they are made.
Senator Frey has introduced bills ex.
tending to enlisted men in the revenue
cutter service the provisions now ex-
listing in the navy for retirement ON
pensions of persons wounded or dis.
abled. He also introduced a bill for
the construction of four new revenue
cutters to cost $3.50, 900 each. and one
Tor service at the Columbia river bar.
TO cost $250,000, also three harbor
boats.
The President has sent these nomi.
NATIONS to the Senate: Mark s. Brewer
Of Michigan, to be Civil Service
Commissioner; Edwin H. Conper of
Iowa, to be Envoy Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary Of the
United States to China; Charles Page
kryan of Illinois, to be Envoy Extra. |
ordinary and Minister :lenipotentiary
u the United States to Brazil; Henry
urness Of Indiana, to be Consul at |
Bahia, Brazil.
The new code of rules for the House
u Representatives has been under con.
liberation by Speaker Reed and his
republican associates Of the Rules
committee during the holiday recess.
is substantially the same as the
resent code, no vital features being
hanged and the notifications being
irected mainly toward the simplitioa.
ION and more orderly keeping Of the
ecord of bills and legislation in gen.
raj.
Commissioner Herman of the Gen.
raj Land Office has prepared an ad.
erse report on the House bill, proyid.
1g Tor the granting to..the respective
'ates of all arid lands within their
reas, upon condition that the lands
aail be reclaimed for agricultural pur.
oses by the State. In place of the bin
roposed the Commissioner expresses
ie opinion that the Carey law be 80 q
mendeo as to extend a more satisfao. ]
ny guarantee toSoapital as inducement
invest in the reclamation of arid I
lnds under the law. 6
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27

Pension Commissioner Evans has in
preparation a circular letter to mem.
oefs OF Congress asking their oo.opera.
.lon IN the order recently issued pro.
hioiting the further consideration Of
pension claims until one year has
elapsed from the date of last action.
ihis step was necessary because of the
frequent calls of Congressman for
statement showing status OF claims.
winch congested the work of the bureau
20 sucn an extent as to seriously inter.
fere with routine business.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27

me urgency deficiency bill as r..
ported TO the House from the Commit.
tee ON Appropriations carried . 49,,
S a. o. co ,SS, SAB. The bill appropristes
$4,000 for the survey of the Yukon
niver IN Alaska, to include all neoes.
sary expenses, and $4,000 of the
u,uount used for the survey of Copper
hiver Tor construction at the Danri,Ia
Wn "non national Home for Disabled
We ss'erans at Danville, ILL.,, of the
barracks, etc., not exceeding in ths
s : *l20, 900, of which $i0O. 900
Is now appropriated.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27

A sensation has been caused by the
arrest or Rose Benke, music hall
singer. ar Budapesta, vienna, together
with several male socomplices on the
charge of Matchmaking King Alex.
ander Of Servis. Ii is said that thev
also tried to blackmail Price Ferdi.
nand of Bulgaria and ex-Kipe Milan
OF servis, when there recently. The
arrests were made at the latter's insti.
CATION. Some curious disclosures are
expected
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27

me new United States revenue cut.
ter McCulloch has started ON a ,ona
voyage from Baltimore, Md, by wav
OF the suez Canal to the Pacific Coas,
and San Francisco, The Contemplated
trlp' which has attracted considerable
attention ms maritime circles, will be
$4,000 mile cruise. Instead Of toL
ing .ne course around Cape Horn. the
MoCuiloch will proceed by way of tho
Mediterranean Sea. Straits of G;ber
later, Suez Canal and Indian Ocean
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27
The San Jose Scale.

In some parts of California may be
found the San Jose scale, which. con.
trary to previous belief. ia doing dam.
age to trees in the Eastern States
where the winters are cold and il was
thought this scale could not survive.
says the Pacific Tree and Vine. About
San Jose one might search for many
Gays to find single specimen. For a
winter wash there is none better than
the old salt, lime and sulphur wash.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27

The Secretary of the Interior has
issued advertisements inviting bids for
the leasing OF grazing lands ON the
kiowa, Comanche and Apache Indian
reservations in Oklahoma for three
years from April LIST next; also. for
lands ON the Wichita reservation. in
Oklahoma, for one year from April lat
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27
Pruning When Planting.

When planting tree, cut off all
injured or defective roots. Avoid ton
mutilation when planting, and at ali
other times. The only occasion fol-
cutting tree is to prevent forks, saws
correspondent of the Western Fruit
Grower. Trimming the branches will
prevent this. Foliage is essential to
root development Good tops are bet.
er than good roots. When trapsplant.
ing | care little whether tree has
roots at all when planting. 1t must
have TOP. l will supply the roots.
How By giving it good top. Nur-
serymen have long instructed their
patrons to conform the top to match
the root. Bah! Their, never was a
greater mistake. More than twenty
years ago, in root graft apples, | ex.
perimented with scions of water
sprouts four or five feet long ON bits of
roots not over an inch in length. They
grew readily. The roots of a tree are
only necessary to start growth and hold
the tree IN an upright position until
the new roots are formed. The last
apple orchard planted the trees were
large, over-grown ones that were nm.
salable. They were four years old |
and SO large that two men were ueces. |
sary to handle chem. They were oar.
RED from the nursery and the roots
closely trimmed. Not branch Of the
top was touched with either knife or
saw. This was in 1880. In 1890
those trees bore an immense crop. and
being sold ON the trees, were guessed
oy the purchaser at two barrels of
fruit per tree."
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27

Inc clever counterfeiter who was
arrested In San Francisco, is now
supposed to be named R. f. Kerby. and
IL Is believed that he is the man who
palo out the counterfeit coin in Santa
Oruz county and for whom Professor
dudley OF Stanford was arrested
through mistake.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27
Whitening Grape vines.

IL may be that the whitening process
could be put. to practical use in Cali
fornla on grape vines, where they are
liable to suffer from late spring frosts.
says Leonard Coates. By mixing blue
stone with the lima wash, the vines
would be benefited in more ways than
one. A writer in Green's Fruit Grow.
or relates his experience in DESTROYING
the thrip on grape vines. The idea
occurred to him when seeing the prun-
ings which he had neglected to clean
up in the springtime, alive with thirp.
The brush had been left in large piles
at the end of the rows, and he con.
eluded that the insects must have been
IN the old bark in the egg state, and
that If all prunings were carefully
burned, the old bark scraped off and
the vines washed with blue vitrol. six
ounces to fifty gallons of water. that
he might keep his vineyard free from
the pest. In this he was not disap.
pointed, and was satisfied that this
treatment was remedy for the tbirp.
w hen the vines commenced to leaf
lime was added to the blue vitrol. that
the leaves might not be injured.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27

During fire at the Hatrick Cbemi.
"a WORKS IN Glasgow Scotland an OK.
piosion which killed four flremen and
injured number of other persons 90.
$50, 900. "s' az
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27
Cold Resisting Oranges.

W. l.. Shumate, manager of sthe y
j: Blering orchard and nursery, al
Hitchcock, Texas, says the Galveston
Daily News, has. budded the Satsuma
orange on the Citrus tgifoliata. or wild
orange of Japan, and has secured a
plant that will stand temperature of
IL degrees.
This combination was tried in Louis-
lana, and was the only one of about one
hundred varieties that Withstand the
cold snap of the winter of 1899. II
Is Mr.. Stimulates design to take the
seed OF these oranges, plant them. bud
plant ON the Citrus trifoliata and oct a
plant three-fourths hardy where this
one is half hardy.
The Citrus trifoliata is used for
hedges in New York and Northern
states where the temperatures are
severe in winter. The fruit is a small
sour oarnge, unfit to eat, but the re.
suit OF the combination is something
wonderful. Mr.. Shumate saws the
tree from which he piucked the oranges
ne displayed recently was planted q
year ago last July and now has about
q dozen oranges. Other trees. two
years old, have about thirteen oranges
A matured tree will bear several hnn.
ared oranges, and later about six years.
Mr. shumste says they will not be
anected by any cold weather Of this
He has great hopes for the
culture OF oranges in the coast countrv
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27

Robert I. Ross, stockholtier in the
F. w. Spencer Piano Company. OF San
francisco, has taken ont warrants for
the arrest OF +. W. Spencer and E. s
Mcclure on the ground that the latter
committed nisdemeanor by not al.
lowing him to examine the books of
the company. -
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27

a. Nd. Willard, of Mankato, MINI
interested IN many manufacturing an
serprises about che State. has msds =
$ta5, 900. "o''it'es,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27
The Peach Rnrsr

1 This insect begins to hatch in Sep
tember from eggs laid near the base OF
the tree from June to August and per-
haps later. says the Pacific Tree and
Vine. In October and November the
Larvae are quite small and have made
some progress in getting through the
bark, and into the soft material be-
meath. This work is manifest by exud-
ing gum and borings thrown out from
the work. Generally a good scraping
will discover the insect, but little
later it will require cutting into the
bark to find it. The treatment hereto
fore pursued has been to search every
tree for borers in late fall or early
winter and remove them. Usually at
this time no applica ton is needed.
Some eggs seem to hatch very late and
no matter how much care is used some
will escape the fall search, and must
be looked for in March and Auril.
when more injury will usually be
formed and when the wound is large
and application of grating wax to
help the healing is required. Some
have used pine tar as a cheap substi-
tute. OF late carbon bisulphide, very
volatile liquid prepared by combining
the vapor of sulphur with intensely
heated coal or coke, has been used to
kill the borers, the approved way be-
ing to put, in circle about the tree
and an inch from it, an ounce or more
OF the liquid, by means of an oiler
with a nozzle, on the surface of the
ground OF in shallow trench. and
cover at once with mound of earth.
This has generally destroyed every
borer and there have been only few
injuries to trees reported. The liquid
is little tracherous, and be who use
IL must do it with care, and examine
for signs of injury in the course of
rev days. 1t is hoped that more may
be learned about its use and all danger
remOVad
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27
Burglars entered the residence Of w

Burglars entered the residence of w
A. Jacobs in Chicago and carried awav
mining stock valued at about SIC, 900.
besides collection of rare coins INNS.
icaI instru ments. rare books, jewelry
siverware and clothing. The bur.
glary took place while there were
seven or eight persons in the rbouse
party OF three being in the adioipino
room None of the stock is negotia.
BILE. eo''a'
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27

which not only kills the San Jose scale
but also destroys fungus and mildews
in great degree. Curled leaf in
peaches, and mildsw in apples will
not much develop where this wash is
used.
There is a scale much like the San
Jose scale. but having a reddish body
under the armor instead Of yellow as
the San jose has, which live under
the moss on the body and limbs of
trees. A wash Of caustic soda or pot
ash, or both, using pound to about
gallons Of water will kill the moss and
nearly all the scale. and leave the scale
so exposed that the birds will
work on them.
In serious cases of curled leaf in
peaches or black scab in apples or mil
dew IN apples, the trees may be sprayed
while entirely dormant with blue
stone solution. a pound to 10 to 90
gallons Of water. and Bordeaux mix
ture after they have leaved out or the
fruit set, and the trouble will not be
liable to occur another year. Do not
delay this work till you see the curled
leaves in the spring. Ii is then too
late for the most effective work.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27
FACTS FOR FARMERS.
Helpful Suggestions For the
Agriculturists.
HINTS THAT ARE INTERESTING.
some GoOd Advice for the RarAIIsts-A
Budget Of knowledge ThatM
Prove Beneficial.
summer Pruning

Speaking Of the different varieties
of green pruning, Prof Hilgard says:
Punching consists in removing the ex.
treme growing tip of a young shoot.
IL is necessary to remove only about
half an inch TO accomplish the purpose
of preventing further elougation of the
shoot as all growth in length takes
place at the extreme tip. The imme.
date result Of pinching is to concen-
trate the sap in the leaves and bios.
SONS of the shoot. and finally to force
out the dormant buds in the axis of
the leaves. IL has been found useful
in some cases TO combat couture or
dropping with heavy growing valities,
such as the Clairette Blanche. 1t is
also of use in preventing unsupported
shoots from becoming too long while
still tender, and being broken off by
the wind. 1t can. of course, be used
only on fruiting shoots and not on
shoots intended for wood for the fol-
lowing year.
Suckering is the removal of shoots
that have their origin below or near
the surface Of the ground. The shoots
should be removed as thoroughly as
possible, the enlargement at the base
being cut off in order to destroy the
dormant basal buds. An abundant
growth of smokers indicates either care
less suckering of former years, (which
has allowed mass of buds below the
ground, kind of subterranean arm,
to develop, OF too limited an outlet for
the sap. The latter may be due to
frost or other injuries to the upper part
of the vine, but is commonly caused by
too close pruning.
Sprouting is the removal of sterile
shoots or wster-sprouts" from the
upper part of the vine. Under nearly
all circumstances this is an unnecessary
and often harmful operation, espec.
ally IN warm, dry locations. An ex-
,eption may perhaps be made under
'ome conditions of varieties like the
Muscat of Alexandria, which has a
strong tendency to produce water
sprouts which, growing through the
'unches, injure them for table and
trying purposes.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27
Rupestris and RiparIa.

While Rupestris st. George will be
the resistant stock par excellence, |
think. for our dry, loose soils, especial.
ly in mountain districts, it must not
be UNDECIDED that there are a good
many places where other vines will do
better, says Mr.. Hoops. Wits
Solonis will be one of them for soils
that are too wet in tn spring for Ru.
pestris and too calcareous or too dry
near the surface in midsummer fol-
Riparia, but have plenty of moi ,ture
at greater depth, as is the case at
the lower part of hillsides in noun
talns, for the roots Of the first named
bear down at about an angle of As de-
grees similar to those of Rupestris.
While the roots of Alunson's Champini
strike down into the subsoil similar to
the tap root of a walnut tree (approaeh-
ing more nearly vertical direction
than the roots of any other vine know
OF, | must say that as far as | have
observed it lacks vigor even in good
soil.
Although a deep.rooting quality in
resistant stock must be considered the
most essential for our dry California
climate, the much-abused Riparis
should not be discarded altogether.
With proper soil preparation before
planting IL is most valuable stock,
especially for somewhat level lands.
Any ground contemplated to be
planted in Riparis should be SUBSIDIZED
at least to depth of about l6 or is
inches; depth of 2 feet, as one with
a good many vineyards in Europe,
would be much preferable. Ripairas
planted in such a manner, provided
that other conditions are favorable.
Will prove themselves superior to al.
most any other resistant vines.
AS result of my own observations.
| must say that of resistant grating
stocks which have resistance. co-effi-
cient higher than l2 l should use those
best adapted to soil and climate lex.
posure); preference certainly should
be given to those with higher CO.
if other things are enual 4"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-03-24

TIj,esv, mix II and Isitzs has decfdeiIy
fl,a heater Of the rougqling. Fftz fights
csorbett TO his corner and has him
weak as the gong sounds.
Twelfth round Corbett rushes it,
misses left and is countered on the
face. Fitz gets the worst ofait In the
rush. More clinching. Corbett lands
left ON Fitz,s sore nose and follows
vFffh haif-round at body. He forces
Fitz to ropes and smashes hard on
short ribs Flftz splits copious wads Of
lands one. two, right and left, on the
Cornishman's face. Corbett lands left
ON Fits face again and follows right
on body. He tries a knockout upper
cut with right, but it is a hair too
short. This is Corbett's round.
Thirteenth und.-Fftz lands right
short on Corbett's ribs and left on
Jaw. Jim finds Fitz with good left.
fttz over 70 ms corner' Dslt
ss,s sg 9ssos ,,e IL
49,. es.s4t =
" ietl 0ll ~
lng anu ss 9ael8lns ON. osse
Olz slll,e very is. F1t1
- iess ~,
,. sil,. 2 ~. siit1I lsle
Sss' lS = ~ tlsye
Is Is tlz 3 1aee .Ssnen Aaaooen pusnes
tne s,a'l. pnIlol,' $3.50.
~. ~ ,1e ts1as:
=. .sls Jesp tatsstlll On
eoutl-
ssts lsss NJ gu
corner s neck allel ne l.as Corner go
ing pack .or 2 IeM Monlones. iIezsl1ll-
mons ianas e teri1ele ltIe nana Jan. on
Corpete's stomach ana Gornete goes 70
mis- knees with a frientful look OF
agony on ms race. tne tlmekeepers
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-03-24

Miss Edith Rifle. of Old Town.
was the charming syuest of the
Misses Hall a few days last week.
Miss Ida Mourning. of the Mill
Extension. and Miss Annie Cart
mill, were the guests of Miss Es-
tella Cartmill, Friday.
Mr.. q. II Hall was calling on
friends near Flat Rock, Saturday
and Sunday,
Misses Bette and Gipsey Hall
and cousin Mr.. Burn Church, of
Huntington, were the guests of
friends near Flat Rock, Sunday.
Miss Susie Wilmington, of your
city, was the guest of relatives in
the Flats Thursday and Friday.
Beech Grove School VIII Nclose
Friday, March 26th. under the
management Of Prof. =. S. Rifle.
TRIxIE.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-03-24
coRBETT SMASHED HIMAT VIII.
Once the Australian Struck His An
tagonist Below the Belt.
4 HARDsroMAoH JAB DD THEWoRK
when the Men Entered the Ring the
EoreiEner Rerused 70 shake
Hands Hith the American.
ngIs Custonnry

Carson city, New. March 17.:-The
gates were opened at $50 and there
was a rush to get in. The press was
so great that 1t was impossible for the
gate keepers TO take the tickets. Hold
ers of pasteboard were requested to.
hold chem up above their heads. and
in that fashion 500 people rushed into
the inclosure There were three wo-
men I'm the arst bunch. and they
were as eager to get in as the rest.
There were plenty of usllers on hand
md there was no confusion in seating
the people.
Five-do1Iar standing-room tickets
seemed to be the most popular, and SO
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-03-24

Dr. w. Petty, Dentist,

of this city, has now one of the best
fitted offices in the State. Every
apparatus and appliance in Office
and Laboratory is new and of the
latest improved. IF you want your
teeth saved go see him. If you
have to have an artificial plate, he
can make you the best:
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-03-24

No wave on the great ocean OF
life when once It has foated past
us can be recalled An We can do
is to watch the new form and
motion of the next, and launch
upon il TO try, In the manner our
best judgment may suggest, our
strength and our skill
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-03-24
Fftzsirnmons Arrives.

The crowd cheered and Sharkey
climbed OF the platform. Shortly after
10 O'Clock Fitzsimmons arrived and
went at once to his dressing room. He
stood near the stove so as not to get
cold and cheerfully chatted with his
attendants
At IL o'clock there were about :, 900
people present and the crowd seemed
to have stopped coming. About dozen
good looking. well dressed women
were in tho crowd. a few wore veaIs.
but the naajerity braved the gaze Of
the men.
When Fftzaimmons entered the ring
he was cheered Justify. He was bare
headed and attired ia japanese bath
robe. Corbett entered moment later.
The vast multitude greeted him with
applause.
When governor Saddler, the Tight
ing governor" of Nevada entered his
Eox thereswas a loud applause.
When Mrs. ftzsimmons took seaS
in one OF the boxes she was greeted
with a hearty handclapping.
Behind Corbett were Charley White,
DeIaneY ana Jeffries. 1IcVey, Joe Cor
lbett Billy Woods and AZ HAMPTON.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-03-24

Another survivor Of the famous.
Charge of the Light Brigade at
Balaklava during the Crimean
war has Just died a Phonix willie.
Pa. He must be the thousand and
fifth of the famous six hundred.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-03-24

one Samson did Considerable
work with the jaw-bone of cer=
tain docile quadruped in days of
old. Our Legislators today use
several of those implements, but
with nothing like the same effect.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-03-24

The upper house Of the Legis-
lature at Phcenix, al. T. has passed
"a bill making Legislative sessions
hereafter to be at ten year intervals.
That's well done; it's the next best
thing to having none at all.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-03-24

Harry Hill, who killed Albert
Dawson at Parkersburg. year ago,
and sent to the penitentiary, is
now seeking a pardon It lis claim
ed that evidence has been found to
prove him innocent Of the crime.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-03-24

The children who attend the
public schools have avery bad
habit of teasing one another This
causes much bad feeling and some
times fights among them