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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21
California Oranges.

The Los Angeles Times believes that
California will have the largest orange
crop next season ever harvested in this
State. This opinion is based on an ex-
animation of orchards all along the
foothills and on reports from other
citrus fruit sections From every
point the report comes that the fruit
is setting uncommonly heavy, with
the dropping of oranges very light.
The trees did not bloom SO heavily as
they have been accustomed to do some
years, but larger percentage of the
blossoms have developed into healthier
settings than usually. 1t has been
generally accepted as fair staten ent
for two years that the next normal
crop of oranges would reach $4,000
carloads. The falling of the oranges
last spring prevented that quantity
being harvested in the season Just
closed. But it appears that there is
now every prospect of fully normal
crop. barring accidents. Southern
California can count on harvesting
A 900, 900 boxes of the golden fruit dur.
ing the coming year. When the great
frost came upon Florida the orange in.
dustry of that State had grown to 5 ),
10000 boxes. while California ther
produced only about 800, 900 boxes
1t was then generally believed thai
it would be many years before the
United States would again reach Sc
great production. Even California
could not comprehend that in foul
years from the destructive frost thi
State would make up half of the los
as 1t will have DONE This leaves bu
1880, 900 boxes, or $4,000 carloads OF
increase 70 place the country again al
the highest point of productivenes
yet reached, and it is a conservativ,
estimate that the young orchards o
Southern California will make III
that deficiency within five ears
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21

less than would do for those in fair
condition.
Il is money thrown away to feed
more than is necessary to keep the
hens in good working condition. TIC
get top market prices one must have
white eggs, as they bring more than
mixed lots. Now there are several
kinds Of hens which lay white eggs.
The Leghorn breeds, of which there
are several. as white, brown, buff and
black, lay a medium sized egg, but
don't do as well in confinement as the
Leghorns, and the Minorcas, both
white and black, also lay a large
white egg. There are other kinds,
also, which lay white eggs, and the
eggs must be strictly fresh. 1t won't
do to let the hens sit on them even
twenty.four hours, as it will make
them look cloudy. 1t is best to have
china nest eggs and bring all eggs in
after the hens have gone to roost, as
then there is no chance for them Il
sit on any.
To get rid of body lice on the chick
ems, if one is so unfortunate as to get
them among his hens, use dust bath
composed of one-half flour of sulphur
and one-half ashes, with enough crude
carb0lic acid to scent it strongly.
1t should be thoroughly mixed, put
in good-sized box, take the hen by
the legs and thoroughly rub the mix
ture through her feathers. then greas,
her head and under her wings. Dom
use it in wet weather.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21
Sugar Beets Exhaust Soil.

Advices from Chino state that the
yield of sugar beets and the percentage
of sugar in the beets will be much
lower this season than was expected.
This is not at all surprising. when we
consider that in some cases beets have
been grown ON the same land for seven
years, without any change, or any
attempt to fertilize the soil. 1t is true
that the sugar beets draw largely from
the atmosphere, through its leaves,
and consequently makes less drain
upon the soil than many crops, but
still, even the sugar beet cannot con-
Time to draw from the soil year after
year without weakening it and render
ing a change necessary. Southern
California farmers will soon have to
learn the lesson that, even in this fer.
tile section, one cannot keep on grow
ing the same crop year after year with
out exhausting the soil.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21

The fig is one of the fruits raised in
California in which less progress has
been made, in commercial way, than
in any other important horticultural
product, says the Los Angeles Times.
United States Consul J. II. Madden has
written from Smyrna to friend in
Los Angeles, describing the practice of
curing figs in that country. Follow
ing is the description, as printed in an
agricultural exchanges;
when the fig is ripe and ready to
fall, or has fallen, it is taken and laid
upon an open spot Of ground that has
previously been prepared for this pur-
pose, having been beaten down till it
is very hard. so that the soil may not
attach itself to the fruit. 1t is allowed
to remain until the skin becomes hard
and tough. when it is put into gunny
sacks and sent to Smyrna where it is
packed.
The packing is very simple pro-
cess. 1t consists of merely working
the fig with the fingers in the most ap-
proved shape. If the fruit is packed
for European trade it is worked into a
square or block shape; if for America,
into the shape you always find them in
the markets of that country, The
shape is only a matter of taste OF fancy
OF the buyer.
1.-THE fig packers while at work fire.
quently dip their fingers into a bucket
of sea water at their side for the pur.
pose of cutting the paste off of them,
since they become sticky otherwise
and impede their work. Any clean
water sailed would answer the same
purposes. Here and there some laurel
leaves are also put IN the box as the
packing proceeds, some say to destroy
the worms which are Matched out
after packing; others contend that the
laurel leaf is only matter of orna.
ment.
81 should have stated that if the
fruit has been wet by rain during the
process of drying it becomes dark and
souIs after it is packed. But it is
very rare for rain to fall in this climate
during that season of the year. Iun.
derstsnd that the main diff Guilty in
producing the figs of this section in
California is the impossihlity of pro.
pagating there the insect which carries
the pollen of the male tree to che
flower of the female tree, and thus
fructifies it. 1t is said this insect will
not prosper in your country"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21

been given the United States Circuit
Court at San Francisco against Andrew
]. Barnes. former Indian agent on the
Hoopa Valley reservation, for short
age in accounts. The litigation has
been going ON for twelve years. Barnes
is dead, and it is doubtful if anything
can be recovered.
Henry ]. Croker, President of the
California Wine-makers' Corporation,
has left for the East to dispose Of this
seasons dry wine vintage controlled
by the corporation, and amounting to
II 200, 900 gallons. His mission was
made necessary because the usual Cali
fornia buyers are disinclined to handle
the output this year.
Articles of incorporation of no less
than ten fishing and mining companies
have been filed with the County Clerk
at San Francisco. The incorporators
and directors of each are b. g. HaiDes,
J. Deming, Henry Plagemann, Ru-
dolph Herold, Jr, and James MGNab.
They propose to conduct fishing and
mining operations in Alaska and else
where.
A letter has been received by Secre-
\ taIy Virgins Of the Chamber of Com
MERGE of Los Angeles from L. S.
Steele of the U. s. Department OF
Agriculture at Washington, asking for
information regarding the industry OF
extracting perfumes from flowers.
The plan is to establish flower farms in
Southern California. Virgins is look
ing up the matter.
The Union Iron Works of San Fran
cisco is to have a new steamer ready
for the Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany by next March. The vessel will
be modern in every particular, ant
will be named the Senator. The
Senator will take the place of the ORR
zaba on the Mexican route, and viii
have room for fifty .frst-class and fifty
second-class passengers. Cold storage
appliances will be introduced.
The total shipments OF fresh decid
uous fruit from this State up to the Is
of September reached the enormous
quantity of 1856 carloads, as agains
2602 carloads during the same periot
in 1896 The shipments made prio
to August LIST are said to have pait
we'll, but those made since that dat
have been subjected to severe competi
ton from the fruit grown in the Eas
tern States, the production of whicl
seems to have been on large scale il
spite of the early reports which indi
Gated shortages, especially of the peacl
crop on the Atlantic seaboard. Tn
expansion of the Eastern market i
remarkable and indicates that with tn
return of general prosperity in manu-
featuring and oognate industries
will be able to absorb all of our sur
plus fruit for some years to come.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21
WILL SOON DEPART.
BlancO Will Lose No Time in Re.
lieving WeyIer.
RE-EEFoRCEMENTS TO FOLLOW.
Decree Issued Allowing the Return Of
Many Who Were DePorted
From Cuba.

New York, N. "a World cabel
from Madrid says: With the exoep-.
ton of Conservatives and Republicans.
who persist in counting Weyler ma
jority, the press and public opinion
approve the nav Government for ga.
Getting today DEGREES recalling Wey-
Ter and appointing Marshal Blanoo as
Governor of Cuba. So determined
was the Cabinets act in vigorously
directing the council of Ministers to
approve the foregoing DEGREES that
Count Xiquena, Minister of Public
Works, carried them to the palace and
the Queen got up from dinner to sign
them. The Minister of War tele-
gIaphed the Transatlantic Company to
postpone the departure of the mail
steamer to allow Blanco 70 embark
with numerous staff. SIX generals
able officers who served under Marshal
Campos in the early part of the present
war and 10000 men as REINFORCE
ments will follow in November.
The Minister of War also telegrA pied
Weyler to embark Immediately after
handling the command to the Marquis
Ahumada or General Linares. All the
high civil officials and principal lieu
tenants of Weyler will be replaced
promptly. The Government tele-
graphed to cease instantly seventies
and all rigorous methods of warfare
practiced hitherto. Blanco is not ex-
pected to be in position to form
correct estimate of the situation or
suggest the best course to follow for
leading up to paeifcation. He will
begin the reform policy before the mid.
die of November, and military opera
tions will continue directly fine wealth
er permits, against the insurgents il
they are not disposed to submit on
hearing of the contemplated reform
and reversal of the policy of the last
two years. The Government has re-
ceived unfavorable intelligence Of re-
vlval OF the insurrection in the Philip
pine Islands, which is serious in four
provinces.
Several filibustering expeditions
from China and Japan landed arms and
war stores at various parts of the coast
Considerable re-enforcements will have
to be sent to Manila before the fine
season, when the rebels are likely to
resume the offensive. Because the
present Governor, Marshal Rivers sent
home half the European force, believ-
ing the rebellion subdued Marshal
Campos declined to go to the Philip.
pines. His presence in Spain is more
necessary if eventualities in the colo
NAL war make military dictator neces-
sary.
, Havana, Cuba. General Weyler has
Used decree allowing the return to
the island Of Senior Gonzales LAMA, a
Judge of the Supreme Court Of Havana
and professor in the university; DIR.
Emilano Nunze, a well-known lawyer;
Alfredo Zayas, Adolfo Diag, Ignacio
Lamas, Manuel Castro Polomino, Juan
Ensenat, Adolfo de la Cueva, Miguel
Ferro, and 12l others who had been
deported.
London, Eng. Times. com.
menting editorially ON the Cuban ques-
tion, says; If Senior Sagasta fails to-
adopt bold reform policy in Cuba
likely to disarm American jingOism it
might turn out to have been wiser to
, have left General Weyler to finish the
r war IN his own fashion.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21
Poultry For Profit.

By Matching at different times in the
year say in the first part of April, the
last of June and again in October, one
has flock of hens which moult at
different times in the year. and there.
fore lay all the year around, says the
Sonoma County Farmer. An early
moulting hen will. if properly handled,
commence to lay again in the early
part of October, and one which does not
moult until December will also lay
in the fall.
Hens to lay out of season must have
meat, and when eggs are high it often
pays to buy beef necks to feed in order
to get cheap meat from them,
One thing one has to be careful
about II not to feed too heavy Of grain
when the hens are not laying. It is
very difficult to start a fat hen to
laying out Of season. 1t is a good
plan to have separate yard in which
to put all the fat hens and feed them
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21
FOR THE FARMERS.
Some Interesting News for tine
Ruralist
SPOKEN OF In THIS COLUMN.
Few Sensible Hints to Suit the Busy
Agricultural Items That May
Benefit our Readers.
Thayer's Berry Bulletin.

Following is @. M. Thayer's berry
bulletin for August and September:
The bearing season being over, the
delight of unfolding leaf, bud and
blossom past, the fruit matured and
the appetite satisfied, we are apt to
neglect the very means of future sue
cess. Remember two seasons of good
work are necessary to produce best
crops of berries. The babyhood of the
plant requires careful nursing in the
spring; the childhood of the plant
careful training and protection in the
fall, and the mature or exhausted
plant care at all times.
The berry plant gives you fruit but
once. All the energy and even life
itself, are offered up in its wonderful
effort to produce fruit and seed 1t
then dies, and should be removed and
burned. Nature knowing the sacri-
fee, provides a new growth from the
roots and repeats its efforts again and
again. The neglect of plant at any
stage of growth carries the result
through life just as surely as with a
child or other animal growth. After
fruiting, the roots of plants should be
nursed back into vigorous life by cut
ting out all old and surplus growth;
cultivate thoroughly and give a good
dressing of fine manure or wood ashes.
This best prepares them for resisting
the cold winters of the north and
stimulates them for active work in
the early springs of the south.
1t is sometimes desirable to propa
gate your own plants. If 50, select
strong new growth of currants and
grapes, as soon as the leaves fall, cut
in pieces about eight inches long, each
piece containing three buds. Set ia
long straight rows, eight or ten inches
apart, leaving top bud near the surface
of the ground. Cultivate and keeI
free from weeds.
Good one-year plants are thus made
the following season. For BLACK
raspberries bury the tips of the can,
as soon as it naturally bends to the
ground, leave until spring, when il
is ready to detach and transplant
Plants from the blackberry and rec
raspberry are usually taken from thu
sprouts or suckers that come up be
tween the rows or around the hill
considerable care being necessary il
digging the plants. Select stronl
roots in spring or fall. cut in piece
about five inches long and SOW il
drills about three feet apart. Tn
gooseberry being more difficult to pro
pagate, should be mounded up, cover
ing the hill except the tips of tn
branches. The following year man.
fine roots ara found along the branches
these branches are removed, made int
cuttings and set out the same as cur
( rants.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21

The Chinese pirates have at last
been sabdued by the Dutch on the
island of Sumatra. For many years
they have successfully resisted every
attempt at subjugation, and ut inter-
walls have piled their wicked trade
among the merchantmen passing
through the Straits of Malaoca. The
Dutch have reduced heir Notifications.
killing large number of their war
riors, and driving the remainder into
the hills.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21
Kansas Pacific ForccIosurc.

London, Eng.-A dispatch to the
Daily Chronicle from Christiania, says
that the commercial and scientific ex-
petition to be undertaken for south
polar exploration to be under the con-
duct of DIR. Borchgrevinck, the Antarc-
tic explorer, will start from England
next July,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21

A report from Warsaw, Russia.
states that an extensive plot for assas.
sipation of Car Nicholas ON his recent
visit to that city has been unearthed.
The road over which he was to have
travelled had been mined preparatory
to concealing explosives. The success
of the plan was only frustrated by an
accident to the work About 1870
persons have been arrested, accused of
completely in the plot,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21

A conservative estimate Of the NUM-
Der OF strangers who were in Denver to
participate i'll the city's great annual
carnival christened Festival Of Noun
tain and Plain" is 10000. All por-
tions Of the western mountain country
were represented.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21

News has reached the State Depart
ment that the merchants of Bluefields.
Nicaragua. have adopted the gold
standard. Prices will be given in
silver for goods sold for cash. but in
the case of credit transactions. every
charge is to be in gold. and either gold
or Its equivalent will be exacted at
the time of payment.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21

The Santa Barbara News says that
the accumulated stock of old beans 10
rapidly going out of that country.
During the month of August there
were nearly 5000. 600 pounds shipped.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21

Juan Aparicio, the wealthiest mer-
chant of Guatemala. it is reported has
been shot by order of President Bar
rlos. 1t is thought that this will add
fury to the flames of instruction now
raging there.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21

General Neal Dow. the famous pro-
hibitionist, died at his home in Port
land, Me-, recently. Dow was born
in Portland, in 1904. and had served
several terms as Mayor of his native
city and in the Legislature of his
State. He also commanded a company
of volunteers in the Civil War when
over go years Of age. He was the
Prohibition candidate for President in
1880.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21

The Santa Ana Blade says that the
peanut crop of that vicinity is total
failure-completely destroyed by the
red spider.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-19

Former st. Paul Man Gave Valuable In
formation to a New York Broker.
NEW YORK. Nov. 19.-The Journal
and Advertiser says that j. r. McMur-
ran, formerly of St. Paul, has filed
papers in a suit for $50, 600 damages
against Edwin Barbour, formerly Of
Virginia, and now a Wall street bro.
ker. 1t is alleged that McMurran
arranged with Barbour that in return
for advance information of the supreme
courts decision in the Bell telephone
case last May, Barbour should buy or
sell 1000 shares Of Bell Telephone
stock, and in the event of a profit, give
McMurran two.thirds and retain one
third himself. McMurran alleged that
on May 8, 1897; he gave Mr.. Barbour
the promised information, which he
says he obtained from one Of the clerks
of the supreme court. On May 10 the
decision was handed down, and Bell
Telephone stock went up. Barbour,
McMurran alleges, refused to pay for
the "tip," saying he did not use it.
Hence the suit. James E. Keene, Nc.
Murran says, got the same tip and paid
him $40, 900 for it.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-19
NORTH AND SOUTH LINE,

Railroad Projected From tho Mesaba
Range to the Twin Cities.
MINNEAPoL1s, Nov. ia north and
south railroad from Minneapolis and
st. Paul to the Mesaba iron region is
projected by a coterie Of capitalists, of
whom General w. D. Washburn is
the head.
General Washburn admitted that the
matter was under consideration. "Cer.
tain parties have urged me to look into
the matter with a view of building a
line of road" he said, land l asked
Captain Rich to investigate it. That is
as far as the matter has gone at pres.
ent. We may not build farther than
Anoka, but the intention is to build a
line through Anoka, Cambridge, Mora
on the Eastern Railway of Minnesota,
Aitkin and Grand Rapids, where we
connect with the Duluth, Superior and
Western. We would connect with the
500 at Camden Place, making q deal
with them for terminal facilities. But
it is all in a very indefinite state At
DreSent.'
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-19
THE CONVENTION v E
Knights of Labor Adjourn to Meet
Chicago Next Year.

Knights Of Labor Adjourn to Meet In
Chicago Next Year.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 10. The general
assembly of the Knights of Labor.
which has been in session in this city
since the early part of last week, ON.
pleted it's work during the day and ad.
iourned until the second Tuesday Of
next November, when it will convene
again in Chicago. Resolutions were
passed eulogizing the late Henry
George; commencing the services of
Past Master Workman Sovereign; de.
claring in favor of the independence of
Cuba; condemning the alleged hasty
action of the deputy sherifs in the
Hazleton affair and calling upon the
government to take such steps as will
bring the offenders to justice, and de.
nouncing the Cleveland administration
for ''hatching" the sale Of the Union
Pacific railroad, and the present ad'
ministration for carrying out the plan
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-11-19
NEW SCHEME WORKS WELL
New Yoek Stato Prison Self Sustaining Tor
the First Time.

Rev Yoek Stses Prison Self s~ustainlng for
the First Time.
ALBANY, N. T., Nov. 19.-The prob.
lem of how state convicts shall Be kept
at work without competing with free
labor has seemingly been solved by the
law which went into effect on Jan. l.
of this year. This law provided that
all.state institutions, departments and
political divisions should purchase all
their supplies aud articles Of equipment
from the prisons, if such could be
ufactured there. Since the law went
into operation acquisitions have been
received for yer $750,O00 worth of
goods, which guarantees the contin.
nous employment of convicts. As it
costs but $500, 900 annually to maintain
the prisons, they are therefore made
self sustaining under the new system.
Speaking Of the matter, General
Austin Lathrop, superintendent Of state
prisons, said: 1--WE are gratifed
with the result of the first years
working of the new system of cor.
vict labor and I shall SO report to the
legislature. None of the methods
of employing convicts during my ad.
ministration of ten years have been self
supporting with the exception Of the
new one. An enormous amount Of
money will be saved to the state.
Nearly $500, 900 worth Of goods have
been ordered from the prisons this year.
Next years trade will amount to
s. 1000. 900. We sell at a price below that
of the markets, so that the books Of the
institutions themselves show q net
profit in making purchases from us.
We are certainly in favor Of its con
tinuance, because it not only gives the
$500 convicts in the state prisons all
the work they a do, but it also makes
a prison self supporting"
This interview foreshadows the re-
port of Superintendent Lathrop to the
legislature on the workings Of the pres
ent system of convict labor.