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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-12

heroic resistance in the face Of great
odds she NAV excite such admiration
and sympathy as will impel the other
monArchies 70 save her from extinction
by the great American republic; or, il
she fails In that, she reckons that by
prolonging the war, which already has
affected European trade and the money
market very seriously. she will provoke
the Continental governments 10 inter-
pose on account Of their own jeopar-
died interests
Spanish military men and other per-
sons who are thoroughly acquainted
with both the West Indies and Philip
pine islands are Of the opinion that
from the moment the lack 81 proper
military organization makes it impos-
sible for the United states to throw i'm
nediately into Cuba, Porto Rico and
the Philippines an overwhelming in
yading army, Spain will be in posi-
ton Ia make the struggle last much
longer than America ever thought prob
able They base their arguments
upon All littlf itt>t Nai-' t-l's-Fl4tliA
those with England
They expect to b, able in the Philip
pine. = keep the rebels at bay and u
repel naval attacks which are without
means to lani strong military forces.
They believe that General Blaneo in
Clbl and General Mar;a@ in Porto
Rico will hold out through the rainy
season. which will begin in May, and
that il their feet blockade-runners and
new auxiliary cruisers succeed in land
ing ammunition and war stores they
can hold out some time longer
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GOOD Horses wanted Nav.

1t has been said that there was a
great over-production of horses. and
this is probably true of the kinds thew
were, while business was so depressed
and paralyzed, but things have
changed Horses are selling better,
and are in great demand both for
foreign and domestic markets, and for
the last few years the supply has been
about equal to the demand, until last
July and August. During these months
there was great increase in the de-
mand, and horses advanced very much
in price, which caused great encourage
ment all over the country and owners
of horses commenced taking up their
horses and feeding and fitting them for
the market. This has kept up a fair
supply and nearly equal to the demand
and prices have been getting stronger all
the time, but at the same time We
could sell more ii we could get them
good enough for the demand. The sun
ply has already begun to get short, and
the best grades of light harness and
coach horses are now in the strongest
demand and selling nearly as high as
they ever did, The very best quality
Of heavy drafters weighing 1900 to 1900
lbs, and more are about as high as they
ever were, the best sometimes bring
ing $500 per head. All classes must be
of good quality and size.-F. J, Berry.
before National Horse Breeders Con-
vention,
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FOR THE FARMERS.
Some Interesting News for the
Rurallst
SPOKEN OF In THIS COLUMN.
A Few Sensible Hints to Suit the Busy
AEriculturist.-Items That May
BENEFIT our Readers.
The Dairymen.


There are now more dairymen ia the
United States than there ever were be-
fore. | mean that among the great
mass Of men who own cows and manip-
ulate their teats twice day, there is
at present a great proportion deserving
the name OF "dairymen A man
may live on a tract of land cultiyating
i after a fashion, maintaining cows and
imagine himself both a farmer and a
dairyman, when by rights he is neither.
The term 'dGiryman'' should cease to
be applied Unfortunately, as it then
becomes too often misnomer. casting
unjust reflections on men who are real
~ what the term implies, says George
T. Newell in American Culitvator.
dairyman is man who knows how
to properly breed, rear. care for. feed
and milk cows, and also subsequently,
preserve the quality of that milk per
fectly till il can be placed in the manu-
iacturers hands, or manufacture it
himself into a first-class product. To
do this he must understand COWS as a
tanner does hides, or miller grind
stones. | often think that certain
adaptability to dairy work is worth
more to the individual than ANYTHING
else. Certain it is that those who find
cows and their surroundings distasteful,
VIII never make money from the bust
ness except by selling out One of the
most encouraging signs for an increased
improvement in dairy methods in the
future is the number of farmers sons
who are taking courses Of learning in
our agricultural colleges. Even a
farmers son, however, ii he is not
adapted to the pursuit of his father.
should not be encouraged to take it up
for livelihood.
A mans trade or profession makes or
mars his life, according as it is suited
to his capabilities. And by this rule
see great many dairymen's lives
marred. Let every one who owns or
milks COW strive to be true dairy
man, for only such dairymen can hope
to make money out of milk production.
Remember that grass only, and not
weeds, are needed in the pastures;
that cows bred at haphazard are about
as likely to turn out profitable as other
haphazard arrangements; that milk
is now valued by the percentage of but
ter fat it contains, and that breed and
feed control this condition; that many
rundown, almost abandoned farm
has been reclaimed and turned into a
prosperous dairy place by dairymen
who had learned their trade we'll, and
daily practiced all that they had
learned, and that just now, while agri-
culture is the most reliable pursuit in
the land, intelligently conducted dairy
ing is the most profitable branch of
agriculture.
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CALIFORNIA; Wine OUTPUT.

Figures for the California vie crop
of 81 are now all in and they show a
total output Of 81 :, 500, 900 gallons. OF
the quantity $4,000, 900 gallons were
dry wines, and s, 500, 900 sweet wines.
OF sweet wines there were 5000, 900
gallons of Port; 2,0O0,0 900 sherry;
$4,000 Muscat; 74s,3 34 Angelica;
l1,77l Tokay; 1l,614 Malaga. The
greater part Of the sweet wines have
been sold, most of them having been
made under contract for the large ship
ping houses of San Francisco, and do
not come under the control of the Cali.
fornia wine makers association, which
handles dry wines only. The total out
put of wine last year was the largest in
the history of California; the next larg-
est crop was in '9S, when the total out
put reached 20, 900, 900 gallons.
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Yield OF Different Breeds.

1t may be interesting to know that
IN recent experiment with various
breeds of cows the largest Weld was
given III the second or third month
after calving with gradual but not
uniform diminution thereafter. With
the Ayrshires the highest yield was in
the fourth month, with the Guernsevs
in the seventh. In regard to the weld
OF lat In milk, most of the breeds gave
the largest yield in the second and third
months, with gradual diminution after
wards. In regard to the daily weld Of
butter 1T was highest in the second
month OF lactation with the Ayrshires.
Holsteins and Jerseys, after which there
was gradual diminution. The daily
weld OF the Devons increased during
the nrst TOUR months and then dimin-
ished' The butter yield of the Guern-
seys was uniformly the same during the
nrst four months, and reached its high.
est IN the fifth month of lactation, and
then remained about the same as dur
ing the first four months up to the tenth
month of lactation. The general ten.
dency noticed was toward an increase
in both the temperature and the length
OF time required for churning as the
period Of laetation advanced,
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CONTRABAND.
Arms Which We're Intended for
the Spanish.
PASSENGERS HELD AS PRISONERS.
Important Documents Found Which
SHOW the Plans Of some of the
spaniards of New York.

KEY West.-All the thitry-iive pas
sengers on the captured steamer Pana-
ma will be held az prisoners 81 war.
They left New York with the intention
Of belligerency, not Of keeping neutral
ity, one Of the men being on the way to
join the Spanish army. The United
States Marshal will turn them over to
the Army authorities. who will lodge
them in Fort Taylor.
Discoveries have been made on the
Panama which make it improbable she
will ever be returned To Spain, what
ever disposition may be made Of the
Buena Ventura and other prizes taken.
The prize commission has also dis
covered 200 new Mauser rifles and a
large consignment Of swords and bayo-
nets, besides Il quantity II fixed ammu-
milton for the Panama four l4-pound-
or guns, which she might have used to
blow her captDr, the MangrOve, out Of
the water, but did not The Panama :
captain had refused to admit that his
cargo included any contraband Of war.
Ii is believed further search will re-
veal many more weapons and possibly
more ammunition.
The prize commissioners also found
papers tending 10 show that certain Of
the Panama's passengers and other
New York Spaniards had been actively
engaged in plans for aiding the Spanish
of Cuba IN getting arms, ammunition
and supplies. The discovery OF these
documents has already led to an order
from Washington to hold a. prisoners
OF war large number Of the passengers
Of the Panama.
Some patriotic sailors and marines
object because the Spanish flag still
flies over the Panama, Guido and other
prizes of war. After Qualtrough came
ashore from the Guido, having turned
his prize over to the United States
Federal authorities, one of the marine
guards hauled down the Spanish flag
from the staff where it fioated under
the Stars and Stripes and announced
his intention OF keeping the Spanish
flag a. a souvenir. lie has been sharply
reprmandei and compelled to restore
the flag to its place as it is rightfully
there until the prize court condemns
the ship. The only excuse the marine
gave for his action was that he did not
think the Spaniards should be per-
mitted to fly their flag anywhere in
Key West harbor.
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DANGER INDOORS ON A SHIP.
Steamship and BattIeship BuIkbeads Not
Worth as Much as They Seem,

Steamship and Battleship Bulkbeads Not
Worth as Much as They Seem.
On all first class passenger steamships
and ON all large warships great per-
centage Of the total cost Is spent direct
ly and indirectly Oh bulkheads or on
what these bulkheads necessitate, No
passenger would willingly make voy-
age in a liner which was not known to
have @lluiar structure, and no gov
eminent would think of building bat,
tleship or cruiser without bulkheads.
Yet it is a fact we'll known, at least to
all seafaring men and shipbuilders, that
these buikheads, strong and perfect in
themselves, are precisely as safe and
efficient as the doors in them and not a
whit more so.
The doors as at present constructed
and operated are VIGOROUSLY bad and
dangerous. They have been the direct
and known cause in the loss Of many
lives and many good ships and are
doubtless chargeable with many more
ships on the list of missing and unac
counted for. +" 1t is astonishing to the
expert TO see the general public and
even seafaring men so ready to accept
the prevailing superstition about the
safety of bulkheads. The best possible
bulkheads without equally good doors,
operated on n safe system, are about al
good as o chain with link missing.
The history of marine disaster has
taught MS this if it has taught us any
thing, and yet We go on crossing the
Atlantic in liners of much Wanted safe.
ty and Dragging about invulnerable hat.
tleships, apparently with implicit con
tdence IN this bulkhead fetch.
There should be as few doors as pos
sible and some very able experts con.
tend that there should be none. On the
other hand, most captains and chief Ell.
gineers say they must have doors. Man
ifestly the only way out of the difficulty
is to get safe doors, safely operated
The number of watertight doors anC
matches on a first class battleship is owe,
$50, and there are nearly 800 valves an6
gates connected with yentilating, drain
ing and flooding the hull and involvinl
the safety Of the ship 1t will there
fore be seen that the systematic control
| and operation of these devices is mat
ter of no mean Importance.
1t takes about 4 10 men to look after
these details alone in response to col
lision alarm under the present condi
lions, and II is a matter of very grave
doubt ON the part Of those best informed
as to whether the supreme efforts O
these ITO men can attend to doors
matches and valves quickly enough t
save the ship. -Cassier's Magazine.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-12

At a recent swine breeders meeting
in one Of the Western States the presi-
dent of the association designated the
hog as freight-condenser, taxpayer.
mortgage litter, a house builder and
general advance agent of good times.
A gain OF one pound daily for hogs
until they are one year old Indicates
good feeding, but hog weighing 600
or 800 pounds, in thrifty condition
and not fat, will readily gain two
pounds daily.
Notwithstanding the many unkind
things that have been said of the Amer
lean hog, he is faithful and will continue
to be the firm friend Of the farmer who
gives him proper care and attention,
without which the best business ON
earth will not thrive.
With the young pig the tendency is
to grow, and the exercise he takes
tends to keep down an excessively fat
condition. 1t is possible to oyerdo the
matter of feeding, but the danger lies
in undertaking. II fed with regularity
there is but little danger OF OVERRIDING
it, on the part OF wise owners.
1t pays best to raise for market hogs
OF the best grades, and it pays 10 give
them the treatment necessary for
their best development all the time.
This should be done with the pigs
through the sow from before the time
she brings her litter and continued
without interruption. 1t is an actual
loss to permit them at any time to be-
come stunted. 1t is more than a loss
OF time. 1t takees more feed to start
them again and much more after get
ting them started, for every pound
added to their weight, than would
have been necessary had their improve
ment been steadily continued.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-12
What "Geesn on the Yukon.

In The Century there is an article on
1.-THE River Trip to the Klondike,
written by John Sidney Webb. Mr.
Webb says:
Alaska is country Of more square
miles than square meals. and the legend
airy governor of North Carolina woul6
have found little else but muddy Yukon
water. assaying 90 per cent solids to tn,
liquid ton, i'll which to quench bis eele
brated thirst. do as you please" is tbs
motto In civilization coats are wor,
for various reasons, ION the Yukon
because it blows up cold or rains. Nap
kins, tablecloths, sheets and pillows d.
not "go" on the Yukon, or have no
heretofore. Even the Klondike million
aire packs his blankets and takes wha
he can get
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-12

According to an account in The Jour.
nal Hygiene, rats have become SO
abundant in Brazil that a domestic
snake, the giboya, which has about the
circumference of the arm, is sold in the
market place in Rio Japeiro, to be kept
IN the house as a protection against ro-
dents. 1t would seem that the serpent
pursues its prey more for the pleasure
that there is in it than from sense OF
hunger. since it is said 1t rarely eats
he rats canght. Similar in its habits
and attachments to the domestic cat of
'ur more northern ATTITUDES, the giboya
viii, 1t Ia said, find its way back to the
house OF its master even II transported
TO considerable distance.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-12

Washington. - Diplomats here are
making arrangements through their
country's consuls and agents at Havana
Tor the departure OF foreign officials and
colonies as soon as there is any indica-
ton of bombardment or any other
move that will imperil the lives of for
eigners residing in Havana. A British
warship is now on the way to Havana
Germany, Italy and Austria aslo have
ships in West Indian waters, in the
vicinity of Havana, to take care OF their
citizens. 1t is understood that the for
eign consul.generals and consuls have
been given wide latitude in determin-
ing the time when foreigners should
leave. 1t is the expectation here that
Admiral Sampson will serve ample
notice on the authorities, both Spanish
and foreign, before opening fire.
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To Place Cuba Under the stars aud
Stripes.

Chicago.-A special to the Chronicle
from Washington says: When Presi-
dent Mckinley orders the United States
troops to Cuba, ii will be for the pur-
pose OF raising the American flag tenn
porarily over the island. A proclama-
tion is about to be issued to General
Gomez and the insurgent army over the
signature of Gonzales de Quesada, Sec
rotary of the junta in New York.
The proclamation, it is said, will
urge the insurgents to place the islands
under the Stars and Stripes as soon as
the American colors shall be raised
upon Cuban soil, and to have absolute
confidence in the fair intentions of
President Mckinley and his admins
tration.
The resolutions adopted by Congress,
translated into Spanish, form part OF
the document. Whenever the army of
occupation shall have been landed in
Cuba the insurgents will be expected
to join forces and assist in expelling
the Spaniards, and when tranquility
prevails they will organize their govern
ment under the supervision of General
Miles and his troops.
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OUR COAST DEFENsEs.
Ample Protection on the Atlantic and
Pacific SeaboArds.

The Herald Washington correspond
ent says; While preparing plans for
meeting SPANS fleet, now en- route 10
Western waters, officials have not for
gotten 10 take precautions fer the pro-
lection oil American ports Primarily
the defense OF the coast will rest upon
the navy and the mosquito fleet, and
the shore Notifications will he second
ary.defenses which Spain will have to
overcome in order to commit damage
upon American life and property.
Commodore J. A. Howell, COM
mander-in-chief OF the northern patrol
squadron, is collecting his feet in New
England waters, and an armor-clad
squadron will be stationed at some
point between Key West and Hampton
Roads, from where il can be dispatched
to defend Cuban blockaders or north
ern port, or make an offensive move
without serious Inconvenience or delay,
On account OF the conditions of the
Notifications OF New England cities,
Secretary Long has deemed it expedient
for Commodore Howell to make Boston
his headquarters for the present.
Commodore Howell's command now
consists Of the cruisers San Francisco
and New Orleans and the ram Katah-
din, and it will I've re-enforced by the
auxiliary cruisers Yankee, Prairie,
Dixie and Yosemite, which have been
converted and armed at Newport News.
The Minneapolis and Columbia.
which are on scouting duty in New
England waters, may be ordered else
where when Commodore Howell's EN-.
tire force Is assembled Besides this !
fleet the navy has the wartime monitor |
Catskill, under command OF Lieutenant |
Nj. +. Hall, at Gloucester, Mass, and |
the monitor Lehigh at Boston The
ment OF men TO man the monitor Mon
tank, which will be taken to Portland
for defense OF that city.
So far as New York is concerned, ii |
is proposed by the department to hasten
the work OF establishing mosquito
fleet at this point, and this expedition
will apply TO stationing vessels at other
points along the coast.
BY the aid of the coast defense signal |
system the authorities say that as soon
as it becomes evident that fleet is
heading toward New York, as can be
Quickly learned, orders would be tele-
graphed to Commodore Howell and to
Rear Admiral Sampson to hasten at once
to its relief and before any damage
could be done by the enemy it would
find itself confronted by a strong squad
ron, The wartime monitors Nahant
and Jason are designed for the defense
OF New York.
On the Pacific Coast Rear Admiral
Miller has under his command quite an
effective flotilla OF vessels, ample to
protect Pacific Coast cities from depre-
dations by privateers, The monitor
Monadnock is at Puget Sound, the
monitor Monterey at San Francisco. the
gunboat Bennington at Honolulu. The
cruiser Alert, the revenue cutters Grant,
Corwin, Rush and Perry, the converted
tugs lroquois, Vigilant and Active and
the Fish Commission vessel Albatross
are also doing coast duty.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-12

What is song recital. Uncle Chris
tophers"
"A song recitals Well. somebod,
sings all afternoon. and an audience
women talk through the whole perform
ance. Detroit Free Press.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-12
PLAYING FOR SYMPATHY.
the war to BE Prolonged TIL Foreign
Trade Is Affected

New York.-A World special from
Madrid says Spain will use her every
energy to postpone as long as possible
the defeat she knows is inevitable. Her
only hope now is TO prolong the strug-
gle for the sake Of inducing European
interference. She thinks that by
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-12

London. "A special dispatch received
from Madrid says the Spanish Govern
ment 10 upon the point OF expelling all
eiis:zcns Ut the United States from
Spain.
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Poultry Notes.


run of the garden, the mother being
cooped, and the havoc they make
among insects is an excellent thing.
Corn and wheat middlings, corn I'M
ground, oats, bread, and other Stops
from the house should all be fed To
fowls, changing as often as twice
week.
Experience is great school in pOul-
try raising, and the mistakes are guide
posts to keep one in line. Get all the
experience you can, avoid making the
same mistakes twice, and then You will
be on the road to success
The egg and meat production of the
American hen the past year was nearly
three hundred million dollars, and il
was not a very good year for the hen
business either. Z This beats the gold
and silver production three times over.
Chickens bred for laying eggs lay
more eggs and larger eggs than the
fowls allowed to run at large, picking
up their feed wehre they can find il
and rOosting about like tramp. 1t
'pHtS no nlfFe money 10 Keep common
one, but the point is to house them
carefully and their stock will bring the
results desired.
The principle involved in preserving
eggs is to close the pores Of the she'll
so as to prevent the entrance OF air.
This may be accomplished by smearing
the eggs with lard, or coating them
with linseed oil or other material.
The most common method is to lime
them; that is, to place the eggs in
milk Of lime or whitewash In either
case the eggs must be perfectly fresh
when packed, and must be kept in a
cool place.
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lifted late in fall and lett exposed TO a
sharp freeze, thea planted in the earth
floor Of a clear or root house secure from
frost or light, will furnish a large fam.
ily with all the sauce and pies they care
for from January till out door plants are
ready for use. Mushrooms are 30 easily
grown that there i no reason why all
should not enjoy them in fall and
spring az well % summer. Let us live
up to our privileges. take the good
things OF this life and throw physic TO
the dogs.-Mrs. J. f. Morse, in Prscti-
cal Farming.