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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-12-09
Sugar-beet Growers.

Complaints continue to be made in
regard to the prices paid by sugar.
beet factories to the growers for their
beets. The Sacramento Record Union
recently said:
1t is certainly not too much to ask
that rising industry which promises
SO much of benefit to the people of
California shall for the first time in
the history of the industries of this
State relating to the soil deal fairly by
the agricultural classes. They are en-
titled to fair division of the pro.it
arising out of the joint effort of the
producer of raw material and its man
ufacture into higher forms. They carry
by far the greatest portion of the risk,
and as least possess rights which al
who attempt to discuss this question
pare bound to respect If the beet
sugar industry is launched upon lines
which relegate the faamer to the low
lean of the producer of raw material.
we will have developed another indus
try which contributes to the unequal
distribution of wealth and leaves the
producer of the raw material in pow
erty. -
Now, there is one simple remedy for
his condition of affairs that is com.
planned of, says the Los Angeles Times.
The farmers have it in their power TO
club together in any section and build
cooperative beet-sugar factory of
their own, by which means thew will
become both producer of beets and the
manufacturers of sugar.
IL Is not necessary for the farmers to
have large amount of capital in order
to start such an enterprise as this.
In fact. it may be done without any
capital at all. If the farmers will |
pledge sufficient amount of land to
support beet-sugar factory, and will
bond that land, capitalists will be
ready to put up factory and deliver
t in working order.
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A VIRTUE OF OLIVE OIL.
Man-of-war's Men Say That 1t VIII Pre-
vent Intoxieation.

Man-of- wars Men Say That 1t VIII Pre-
vent Intoxication.
The glasses were going round when
the man who had been in the navy
spoke: Wait minute, boys. We've
had several. Let me give you a tip that
| learned when | was on the China sta
ton. You are pretty good drinkers, You
Kentucky boys, and you can hold your
own with anybody, east. west or north,
who tries TO put you under the table.
But unless you carry out my plan don't
you ever stack yourself up against an
Englishman, and especially an amy or
a naval officer You could knock him
out on whisky, but he doesn't drink
it. except in the shape of smoky Scotch
and Irish denominations. But cham
payne, burgundy, claret, ale, sherry,
madeira, port, pulque in Mexico, saki
In China, palm liquor in Africa, bam-
boos and shandygatf in India, steer clear
Of them-that is, unless you have the
good luck to meet certain little, yell
low faced, wizened creole from Louisi.
ana whose recipe is passed around the
mess table Of United States men of war
to this day
1t started in the old days when the
British officers always had the pleasure
of outstaying their American guests or
hosts whenever two ships met ON for
eign stations. Then that little yellow
devil came along with his trick, and
the Englishman has never since come
out better than second in any drinking
bout. The secret? Olive oil One wine
glassful before the fun begins, and, if
possible, another later on, and you can
keep your wit and legs throughout the
dampest evening. | suppose one of two
things happens. Either the oil coats the
and keeps the alcohol from be-
ing absorbed by the system, or else it
aoats on top and keeps the fumes from
rising to the brain. But you'll have to
ask the medicine men about that. All
know is its practical result, and that
las enabled us Yankee Doodles to go
1ome cheerful and clear headed many
IN evening when our foreign cousins
we're speechless. louisville Courier
Journal
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cipal water system. The petition was
referred without debate 10 the water
supply committee of the Council.
Plans and specifications for the Rose
City Milling Company's buildings at
Santa Rosa have been drawn mp and
are in the hands Of contractors, who
will hand in bids in a few days. The
mill building proper will be three
stories high, with a ground area of 1000
feet. The warehouse will be $50 feet
long.
Mrs. Rolley, an invalid from paral-
ysis, was burned to death in her home
at Fortuna. While lying ON a sofa
near a fireplace her clothing became
ignited, and before the flames could
be extinguished by her son, she was
burned so badly that she died almost
Immediately. In endeavoriDg TO ex-
tiDguish the flames her son was also
seriously burned.
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FACTS FOR FARMERS.
Helpful Suggestions For the
Agriculturists.
HINTS THAT ARE INTERESTING.
some Coed Advice for the RuraIIsts-A
Budget OF knowledge ThAtMay
Prove Beneficial.
Blue Beefsteaks.


The senseless practice of sulphurinR
nuts and cured fruits is coming in
just at present for some emphatic scor-
lug by leyel-headed fruit-growers and
newspapers, and it is to be hoped that
the warfare will be kept up until the
very name Of sulphur will call for an
indignant protest by every grower,
dealer and consumer, says the San Jose
Mercury. During the last year or two
a complete change in the views of
growers concerning the desirability of
sulphuring has taken place, and if
the practice is still continued it is
because the consumers, who should be
the first to object to it, persist in pre-
ferring the light-colored fruit or nuts,
bleached by the fumes of sulphur, to
those which have their natural color
and flavor. When the majority of the
consumers learn that the unsulphuIed
fruit is in reality the best, the demand
for sulphured fruit will cease and the
grower will be saved the useless ex-
pense of sulphuring his fruit.
Leonard Coates asked few weeks
ago if beefsteak would sell better if
painted blue. 1t would, should the
public take an absurd notion to buy
only blue beefsteaks So with dried
fruit So long as consumers demand
the bleached article the growers,
against their own wish and in opposi :
ton to their own Judgment, will be
compelled to bleach their fruit. But
it should be their aim and that of the
fruit dealers and the newspapers to
educate the consumers up to the fact
that sulphured fruit is no better than
fruit bearing its natural color, and
that as rule it is inferior to it. The
practice of sulphuring, remarks the
California Fruit Grower, under Ger.
tain conditions, either deteriorates, or
it induces deterioration in the quality
of the fruits or nuts treated. 1t
arrests, it is true, possible fermenta-
ton, and it gives the fruit or nut a
much lighter and possibly more agree
able color. Honest growers, from
time to time, have refused to sulphur
be driven finally from their position
because the darker colored goods could
only be disposed of at a greatly re-
duced price. They were forced to re-
turn to the practice of sulphuring in
order to save themselves from bank
ruptcy. The duty of the California
orchardist and fruit-handler in this
matter would appear to be plain,
namely, if the consumptive demand
insists upon being furnished with a
sulphured peach, apricot or almond
why, furnish it. If people insist upon
having pink navel oranges, or if they
insist upon having blue beefsteaks,
get out the necessary pigments and
give the people the very thing they de-
mand. But there is another side to
the proposition.
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AohIeHlAhtiohs
At recent meeting of the Southern
California Pathological Society, Prof.
Cook read paper, rrefacing it by a
statement regarding the possibility of
introducing entomology into the public
schools. He came to California pri.
marily because the subject had been in
troduced into public schools, but he
found that it had been thrown out OF
the schools. He said he had changed
his subject, the paper touching on
physiology of plant life. He said the
expert breeder of animals worked to-
ward given ends, but led to the weak
ening of the constitution of the
species. If we look to breeding to-
ward excellence, both parents must be
excellent. The same truths may be
applied to vegetable life. All our
high bred fruits are sterile to their
own pollen. In the development of
animal and vegetable world the nature
advanced with the development of eggs
and seeds, which did not prevail with
first animals and vegetation. Prof.
Cook took exception to the theory ad-
vanced by w. 9. Fuller of Cotton, that
absence Of seeds in the navel orange is
sign of weakness. He believed, on
the contrary, that the absence of seed
is mark of strength, providing man
continues to look after the propagation
of the needless varieties. Nature
works for the propagation of the spe-
cies through seeds. But man works for
the improvement of the pulp of the
fruit Select whatever ideal standard
you wish, but do not fail to look after
the vigor of stock, which is not de-
pendent on the presence of seeds
Breed toward what you desire, ever
keeping vigor in view. Poll nation
does not affect the pulp, but does affect
the seed. Navels produced in other
varieties OF oranges show that all
varieties tend to produce navel oranges,
but the presence of the navel ON such
fruits as blood oranges does not indi-
cate cross pollination with the Wash
ington navel, which we now know to
be impossible. For the cross -pollina-
tion of fruits we need the honey bee,
which alone is capable of handling the
pollen The bee is therefore indis-
pensable as an accompaniment of horti-
culture. He advanced as theory the
belief that the presence of the navel
on an orange prevents the development
of seeds, and this in turn les DIS in time
to sterility of pollen.
The question of the effect of cross.
pollination on the pulp of fruit led to
the testimony Of number of fruit
growers, that they had experienced in
olives and oranges the effect of cross
on pulp.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-12-09
Dora De Wits Long Ride.

Dora De Witt, who left Kansas CITY
Aug. y, to ride bicycle to New York
ana back, returned to the city yester.
day. She made the trip from here TO
New York in nineteen days of actual
riding. On her return she rode from
New York to Chicago in fifteen DAYS.
She contracted severe cold in Chi
cago and came home on the train. Her
best days ride was 1870 miles and the
poorest only fifty miles She aver
aged eighty-tive miles day.
Miss De Witt only had one bad fan
during the trip, and she was forced to
shoot only one dog with the revolver
she carried for the purpose of protect.
Ing herself.-Kansas City Star
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-12-09

serving humdmty.-Cnflst loved In
the Samaritan way, and served hui
manity at infinite cost TO himself.-Rey.
c. \. Bowers, Clinton, Mass
Gods Plan.-All intellectual attain.
ment is simply a knowledge Of how
God plans and speaks.-Rev. John
POucher, Methodist, Greencastle, Ind.
Friend of the Poor-The church
tends TO improve the poor mans LOT,
and is in reality his best friend.-Rey.
DIR. Simpson, Methodist, San Francis
co, Cal.
Mind and Heart.-Mind is the begin
ming Of civilization, but the ends and
fruitage thereof are Of the heart.-Rev.
\. D. Hills, Independent, Chicago.
Sunday.-Both men and animals live
longer and do better work by taking
one day In seven for physical rest
Rev. 9. II. Polhemus, Congregational
LIST, Denver. Colo.
Loye.-Loye is not sentimental nom
sense, but righteousness. 1t is honesty.
sobriety and fairness.-Rev. A. A.
Berle. Congregationalist, Boston. Mass.
The Day of Rest-Sunday ought not
TO be a lazy day To lie about the
house all day unwashed and unshaven
Is not true rest.-Rev. DR.. Jackson.
Baptist, Chicago. Ill.
Treason to the King.-The only thing
In this great land is King Law. Any
effort to drag him from his throne IL
treason.-Rey. Cortlandt MYERS. Ban
list. Brooklyn, \. Y
The Haryest-What man sows he
reaps. From thought he goes to deed.
from deed TO habit, from habit to char
acter' from character to destlny.-Rev.
Kerr B. Upper, Baptist, Philadelphia.
Pa.
Friendship-Blessed is the great
man who, amid his ill-fortunc. retains
ever one earthly friend. 1t IS not the
least tribute to his greatness.-Rev. @.
W. Williams, Baptist, Denver, Colo.
Money.-There is no real difference
between the spendthrift and the mIser.
The art of spending is greater than tho
lllOuNh s-heN. HHnk
Crane, Methodist, Chicago, Ill.
lmpatience.-Oneo of the marked char.
acterlstlcs of these last days of the
nineteenth century is its impatience.
us restiessness. its discomfort. Rev.
Frank l.. Phalen, CongregationaIist.
Louisville, Ky.
Sunday Pleasures Heretofor tI,a
church's rival in the contest for tho
possession of Sunday has been labor.
The time Is in sight when her rival
VIII be amusement-Rev. s. d. Nc
Cornell, Episcopallan, Brooklyn. n Y
Degeneration.-Ther is something
simply awful in the growing tendency
of the modern individual to take in
hand the precious gift of life and fling
1t back in the face of his Creator
Rev. James ]. Baxter, Catholic, Boston.
Mass.
Faithfulness.-Not only in the lower
relations of life must we be faithful
but to the higher spiritual duties must
we be faithful with all the consdera-
ton of devotion.-Bishop l.. w. Burton.
Episcopalian, Philadelphia, Pa.
Hypocrisy.-A man may grow rich
robbing widows houses, and the
church elects him to an office il he viii
give a 1.-THE of his ill-gotten gains to
found chair in Il denominatlonal col
lege.-Rev, \. NJ. Waters, Methodist,
Chicago, Ill.
Righteousness righteousness OF
God is so revealed in Christ that il il
known "a through the Word. % it com
mands assent, and CD it is effectual
only when we yield our trust.-Rev. j.
Wedman, Presbyterian, Philadelphia.
Pa.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-12-09
CONVERTIBLE TROLLEY CARS.
They Can Be Quickly Changed from
Open to Closed Vehicles.

The managers of the street railway
companies and the travelling public are
unanimous In one thing-the desirable.
ity of practical form of convertible
street car-one that can be used in
summer as well as in winter. The
managers want them because they only
have to invest half the amount Of cap
ital that two sets necessitate, and only
have to provide half the number of H.
censes while the passengers want
them as q protection in rainy weather
and during the transitional periods of
the seasons. The form here illustrated
is practical. and has been built and on
Grated with entire satisfaction. The
ear Is of peculiar round, or horseshoe
shape, which allows of the glass sash
es and panel sides being raised and
lowered; when open being carried over
head in the roof and out of sight, but
ever ready for service when sudden
storms or cold weather make it desira-
bile to have the car closed. The in
terror of the car is both attractive
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-12-09
AMERICAN TOOLS ABROAD.
Purchasers Found For Them Nowadays
Throughout the World.

Purchasers Found For Them Nowadays
Throughout the World.
American tools are sold all over the
world, The New York representative of
an American tool manufacturing estab.
lishment when asked where American
tools were sent ran over the export or
ders received that day. They included
orders from Hungary, Austria, Ger
many, France, England, South Africa
and South America. There were alto
gether about 90 orders, and from some
OF the countries named there We're two
or three orders The export orders of
the previous day included orders from
Russia, Australia and New Zealand
and these were not unusual orders, but
such as are constantly received. In the
shipping room at that moment stood
cases marked for Java, for Ecuador aud
for Australia.
Many of these orders are small. In
some cases there were orders for single
tool, or for two or three; for some orders
OF half dozen or two or three dozen to
supply orders or to keep lines filled
These small orders are mostly from En-.
ropean countries, with which commu-
nioation is nowadays quick and conven-
lent. European merchants order these
things just about as merchants in other
cities i'll this country would. 1t costs no
more to send to London than it does to
Chicago, and it is as easy to send to
Berlin as it is to Paterson
The characteristics that commend
these American tools to their foreign
purchasers are the same that mark
American machines and implements
generally - lightness, fine finish and
perfect adaptability to their several
uses The exports of American tools to
all parts of the world are steadily in.
creasing. -New York sun.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-12-09
Western Soils.

The investigation of the Western
soils, nade with the aid of the
Weather Bureau, which covers
Southern California, the San joaquin
valley and the great Palouse district.
comprising the fertile wheat growing
districts Of California, Washington
and Montana, the Yellowstone valley
the Red river valley and also the Mo-
jave and Nevada deserts, have Cievel-
oped some astounding facts, and some
which the Department of Agriculture
is not yet able to explain.
Professor Whitney says the history
OF these soils will make the most re-
markable chapter in the history of the
worlds agriculture. Although these
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-12-09

soils. excepting the Red river and des-
ert districts mentioned. have from one
fifth 70 one-half the annual rainfall re-
ceived by the territory east of the Mis-
sissippi river THAT is. from seven 20
twenty inches they do seldom, if ever,
suffer from drought. Moreover, prac-
tically all the rainfall they do receive
comes in the fall and winter seasons.
Only slight fraction falls during the
summer months when the crops are
growing.
Yet the crops do not suffer An in
yestigation of these Far Western soils
has shown that they are largely made
up of the disintegration Of the original
basaltic rock and that there is little
difference between the soils and sub
soils. difference very marked in the
East. They have remarkable power
for absorption of moisture and do not
really lose it by evaporation, although
the humidity of the atmosphere during
the growing season is much lower than
in the East. Thus the crops, by sub
sisting on the winter rains, can stand
long periods of drought
In the San joaquin valley, the great
grape-growing region Of California,
the annual rainfall is but seven inches,
and from May to September ony about
six-tenths of an inch falls, yet the
vines flourish throughout the season.
1t is true they are irrigated by canals,
but the moisture is absorbed and trans
mitted by the soils. There is no sur
face appli cation of water.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-12-09

hy the old Saxon law maiden and a
widow were of different value The lat.
ter could be bought for one-half the
sum which the guardian Of maid was en-.
titled to demand. A man, therefore.
who could not afford to buy n maiden
might perhaps be able to purchase a
widow
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-12-09

The Treasury Department has re-
ceived number of applications from
newspapers Indifferent arts of the
country for permission to send repre-
sentatives on the expedition for the re-.
lief of the bound whalers in the
Arctic. As only one or two at the
most could be accommodated ON the
Bear, the department, in order to avoid
the appearance of favoritism, has de-
cided not to allow any newspaper man
TO accompany the expedition.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-12-09

Mr.. Frank p. Arbuokle, of Denver,
Colorado. whose husband wassskilled in
New York year ago, has gone to
that city to endeavor to unravel the
mvtery of his death. She claims he
was murdered, and that the police. for
some occult reason, dropped the inves-
tigation.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-12-09
CONVERTIBLE TROLLEY CAR.

and roomy, and the curved lines of
construction, while strange at first.
may impress one as being more arts.
tic than the straight lines, with angu.
lar points. Moreover, the maximum
width comes just about the shoulder
height of the average person, so that
the seats are more roomy and comfort.
able than the ordinary two-seat car
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-12-09

Russia has made demand on Tur-
key for the payment of the arrears on
the Russia Tukish war indemnity.
The Gar takes the position that the
Porte can afford to pay debts if it
spends money ON new armament.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-12-09

The Schuylkill colliery, q familiar
landmark of the Mahonipg valley, Pa. i,
which has been in operation since
1868, has been abandoned.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-12-09

The State Fruit Growers conven.
ton, recently held in Sacramento, is
proceeding along lines which will un-
doubleday result in much good to Cali
fornia, says the S. f. Post. President
Cooper, in his annual address, called
attention to the manufacture in this
city of immense quantities of alleged
Jellies, in the composition of which
not a single trace of natural fruit en-.
tered, and which were composed en-.
tirely of glucose matter and colorinp
dyes. = The great wrong thus done
the State and the fruit growers was
made more manifest by Mr.. Cooper S
statement that this policy was fol-
lowed, Notwithstanding the fact that
tons upon tons of the natural fruit
were unavailingly seeking a market.
The only remedy for this evil. he
pointed out, was strict enforcement
of the pure food laws, and all the fruit
growers were urged to insist upon such
action and to aid in securing adequate
punishment for the offenders.
California fruits are just beginning
to obtain foothold in the Eastern and
European markets. In past years con-
ditions were such that shipments were
made with great danger of attendant
loss. The growers have, by mutually
of action and successful experiments,
overcome many of the greatest obsta-
Giles, and they are beginning to reap
deserved reward. They apparently are
awake to the fact that in order to re.
tain the good name of CALIFORNIA; pro.
ducts, honesty, not only in actual
transactions of business, but in the
quality of goods shipped, is absolutely
essential. The fruit growers are in
position to secure this high standard
in the worlds markets by simply pur-
suing with vigor and determination
the excellent course they have already
marked out.
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AduIterated Honey.

1t is often stated, and has been so
pronounced by high scientific author
lty, that honey adulterated with glu-
cose is entirely wholesome, says Prof.
Al. Cook. | think this mistake and
feel sure | can sustain the position
take. When bees are confined to the
hives through long winters they inva-
riably die if given diet exclusively OF
glucose, although if fed cane syrup
they often winter better than if fed
or permitted to feed ON honey. Again,
bees will not eat glucose if they can
find any other food; will not even
gather and store it if other and better
! sweets are to be secured.
1t is grave wrong and injury to the
producer of any food product to sell
as such product fraudulent article.
In case of honey. there is a double
wrong done the beekeeper. The adul-
terated article has brassy or metallic
taste, which, though not enough to
cause rejection of the article. will
cause one to soon tire of it. and TINS
the reputation of and demand for good
honey suffers. Every beekeeper is
interested in the suppression of this
rascally business, and they are all
eager that laws should be made and
enforced looking to that end. Cali
fornla has an admirable law, as have
many other states. The beekeepers'
unions, that have already done such
effective work in defending the rights
OF beekeepers, are planning to see that
efficient laws be enacted and enforced
all along the line, that their business
no longer suffer from this heavy curse.
The whole people should grant them
support. 1t has been shown that adul-
teratlon OF honey is a danger to the
health of our people. Our chemists
can detect the evil. Thus we may
hope that before very long honey adul-
teration will cease to harm our people
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