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The herald., 1897-10-21

Of our hen coops. They get in the roof,
under cleats and where the boards are
tongue and groove hide there.
do not think coal oil or carbolic acid
will kill them. They are long-lived fell
lows, for they have been in the box
sefsd ten days and yet are very lively
today. have torn the coops all to
pieces but in every crack and crevice
! they are found and are lively as crickets.
What are they? And what will kill
| them? These great ticks, for such they
are, are new to me. We might call them
colossal mites, for they are more than
one-third Of an inch long and one-fourth
of an inch broad. They are not as large
as the Texas ticks. but approximate to
| it. They are very fiat, which may be in
part due to their long fast. l have had
them for eight days in the same box
that Mr. Clark mentions, and they are
still lively. though quite wafer-like
They are chocolate brown in color, with
reddish-brown legs. The young have
six short legs. as do all mites and
true ticks, while. as they become older
and larger eight long legs are seen. In
Prof. Osband's Monograph of Mites and
Ticks" no mention of any such one as
this is made, so / have presumed it is
new. l think Mr.. Clark must be wrong
in his conclusion regarding coal oil.
thing thorough saturation with coal
oil, spraying the house and coops. or
painting the inside with a mixture of
lard and kerosene, would quickly put
the huge ticks to rout. AS soon as
l find out whether this jumbo tick is
new or not l will inform Mr.. Clark and
other readers of The Herald. l think
it may be new to science
The herald., 1897-10-21
The Camphor Tree


Among the many excellent bulletins
issued by the United States department
of agriculture, few will interest the
people more than the one recently is
sued on the camphor tree and its
products. This is the special work of
Prof. L. H. Dewey of the division of bot
any, and is very practical and exhaust
i've. AS it suggests a new, and possibly
a lucrative, industry for our region it
will doubtless attract more than usual
attention The fact that the camphor
tree grows so rapidly and so vigorously
almost anywhere in Southern Califor-
mia, and the further fact, as stated in a
late Herald. that it is so beautiful in
symmetry and foliage, will surely win
for this publication a wide reading
among all our citizens.
This evergreen, with it's broad, gls-
tening leaves often attains in its ma
tive Japan and China a height of 100 feet
and diameter Of 40 inches 1t has a
spreading habit or growth much like
the Linden, or bass wood, of the eastern
states, and is related to the red bay and
| to the sassafras of our own country. 1t
i is incidentally stated that the camphor
tree belongs to the same genus as does
the cinnamon. The leaves and bloom
are accurately described.
| The range of this tree, in it's native
home, is quite extended. 1t flourishes
along the coast Of China from Cochin
China to the Yang-tse- Kiang river, and
on the many islands Of the coast from
| Southern Japan to Hainan, off the. coast
Of Cochin China. Its reach inland ex-
tends about 500 miles from the coast
Its range extends from 10 degs to "a
degs. north latitude, and from 105 degs
to 100 degs. east longitude, which is
embraced in the eastern Monsoon region
which is characterized by copious sum.
mer rains. The wild trees flourish bes
on the hillsides and in the valleys, where
| the soil and atmospheric drainage are
excellent. Its range is wholly in thu
tropics and sub-tropics, and the tenn.
| perature is rarely below freezing A.
the tree is an evergreen, changing its
leaves in the early springtime, the
winter temperature Is an important fac
tor in the growth of these trees.
| The camphor tree has been widely in.
troduced into countries other than it,
native Asia, in many Of which it does
exceedingly well. 1t has run wild II
Madagascar, grows vigorously in Bue
nos Ayres. fiourishes we'll in Egypt
the Canary islands, France, and widely
through California. 1t Is stated tha
large trees, certainly 200 years old, arr
growing in Toxic, where there are win
ters Of 80 nights Of frost, and where, tn,
thermometer falls to sixteen degs. fab
renheit In the United States it.
northern range is given as Charleston
s. c.; Augusta, Ca, and Oakland. Cal.
though in our state it reaches a grea
distance north Of Oakland, and grow,
we'll. In South Carolina and Georris
trees protected by buildings and othe
trees have stood q temperature of II
degs. fahrenheit. At Mobile the tree
The herald., 1897-10-21
HE PAID UP AND QUIT
LOTTERY DEALER
PLEADS GUILTY
All Gee Grew Weary Of Paying Attor-
ney's Fees-others May Follow
His Example

All Gee, Chinese lottery dealer, has
given up the fight in two of the cases
which the police brought against him,
and yesterday morning pleaded guilty
before Justice Owens on both changes,
receiving a fine of $25 for each offense,
(which he paid. By his action the Mon
golian has shown that he has little re-
spect for the opinion Of two jurymen
who held out against ten honest men
when he was tried on the first charge.
and thus caused a mis-trial The evil
dence in the case was the strongest that
could be produced In any case, and could
not fail to convince any unprejudiced
mind.
Justice Owens took occasion at the
time to administer these same two jurors
Ia public rebuke from the bench when
he stated that men who would hold out
in the face Of such evidence We're not fit
to be citizens.
After the mis-trial, the case was again
put on the calendar, to be called. Sew
eral times it has been postponed. The
expenses for attorneys fees became very
heaVy as tHe case fingered alOnE, anu
finally All Gee decided to pay up and
, quit. Yesterday morning, when the
case was again called, he stated that he
was ready to plead guilty on both
charges. The plea was entered, and a
fine of $25 assessed. 1t is probable that
other Chirsse lottery dealers will fol-
low the example set by Ah Gee, as the
burden of their prolonged litigation is
beginning to grow heavy.
The herald., 1897-10-21
The Phillips Case

Justice Owens yesterday heard the
testimony in the case of Harry Phillips,
charged with assaulting Mrs Grace
Burge. The complaining witness took
the stand and told how the dapper young
shirt drummer had concealed himself
in her room while she was out and at
tackled her upon her return. She showed
big black mark on her cheek as evil
dence of the force with which Phillips
struck her. The defendant had already
pleaded guilty and time fer sentence
was set at o'clock this afternoon.
The herald., 1897-10-21
AN ENTHUSIASTIC VISITOR
He Speaks a Good Word for Our City
Jail

Capt. NJ. H. Kingbury, Of the Stock
ton police force, now in the city in at
tendance on the Odd Fellows encamp-
ment, was shown through the city prison
yesterday by Detective Hawley. He
expressed himself as agreeably sur
prised at the excellent equipment Of the
institution, and stated that the Jail far
surpassed the one at Stockton, or. for
that matter, any other on the Pacific
coast which he has visited.
The herald., 1897-10-21
Our Roads


Prof. Whitney OF the department Of
agriculture, Washington, d. c., drove a
week or two ago from Pomona to Clare
mont. In the first half hour after his
arrival he spoke no less than six times
of the terrible dust that he had encoun-
tered. Is 1t not to be feared that the
strong impression made by this disa-
greeable sand bath will remain with him
and, prejudice his accounts Of our goodly
state as he speaks of it to his friends?
/ have had occasion TO drive four times
during the last two years from Santa
Barbara to Elwood, and a like number
from Ventura to the beautiful Ojai val
ley. Over both these routes the first half
of the journey is sprinkled, the remain
ing distance is left to drouth and the dig
ging action Of hoof and wheel. The con-
trast is marvellous. Here is beautiful,
smooth roadway, free from ruts no dust
to befoul horse and rider, and the orch
ards along the way are clean and admir-
able: while the loads that can be easily
drawn would rival those drawn on the
city pavements; there the roads are cut
deeply with great burrows, the clouds
Of dust often shut out the view Of the
The herald., 1897-10-21

Latest styles wall paper at A. A. Eek
strom's. 324 Soulh Spring street.
The herald., 1897-10-21
HAVE A CLUE
Detectives Are Looking for the Men
Who Robbed Johnny Grippe

The detectives have been furnished a
good description of the two men with
whom John Cripe drank in First street
saloon Monday night, and then lost con-
stiousness, to awaken in the receiving
hospital and find that S65 and his watch
were gone. Cripe is section hand. He
has been working at Vernon and came
to the city to buy suit of clothes. He
was found at 2:30 o'clock in the morning
in stupor on the sidewalk, and when
he recovered consciousness stated that
he had been drugged and robbed There
seems to be no reason to discredit his
story. Detectives hope to speedily run
down the guilty parties.
The herald., 1897-10-21
An Enemy of Black Scale

Mr. E. D. Neff of La Mil ada asks about
white larva which he finds among the
eggs under the black scale. This is a
parasite that feeds on the eggs. Ths
enemies of the black seal are Increasing
and the time will come when they will
keep it in check, unaded.
The herald., 1897-10-21
A New Chicken Tick

Mr.. W. E. Clark of Bloomington, sends
a large tick, of which he writes as fol-
lows: l send by same mail some "bugs +"
or something that has taken possession
The herald., 1897-10-21
Wants Her Husband

Mrs. Contreas of $40 North Hill street
called upon. Chief Glass yesterday morn
ing to enlist his aid in recovering her
lost husband. Contreas Is a sheep
herder. He went to Nevada last June tn
look for work Since then his wife has
heard from him only once. The letter
was written from Stockton. The woman T.
and her children are now in destitute
circumstances and need the absent hus-
band and fathers assistance.
The herald., 1897-10-21

If you want the mail delivered at your
door have your house numbered. You can
get numbers at Dromgold's Sign Works.
C54 South Spring street
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-26

extend fifty miles down the Salinas
Valley from Kings City to Salinas.
The survey has be:n made. and the
work will be rushed 10 completion,
opening by irrigation TO cultivation
one hundred and sixty-two thousand
acres Of arabic land.
G. r. Lloyd Of Los Angeles is at the
head Of proposed new electric power
company, which is to be the equal in
magnitude Of the Southern California
Company. The originatoIs of the
scheme have acquired the water rights
above the head works of the Southern
California Power Company. A divert
ing dam will be built at Corkscrew
Falls. on Bear Greek, and the water
will be conveyed in fumes and tunnels
to Deer Greek.
h. ]. Croker has been elected Presi
dent of the California Winegrowers'
Union Colonel Bendel having resigned.
The Board of Directors Immediately
appointed committee TO receive such
offers as may be rendered for the wines
in the hands of the corporation. which
is now prepared to furnish the capital
to every wine maker Of the State be.
longing to the union for the purpose Of
charging the wineries and caring for
the grape crop.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-26
About Young Chickens.


The more / see of the manner people
manage with late Matched chicks (both
with the hens and in brooder, the
m ore l am convinced that the trouble
Is not In the season. but in the man
agement OF the young chicks, says S.
ID. Olmstead, and as the success de.
ponds altogether on the per cent raised
for the market, will try and locate
some of the hidden rocks that have
wrecked many fine sailing craft.
First, last and all the way along, be
sure that there is not louise, or a nit,
slowed away in your cargo anywhere.
They will scuttle and sink your shin
in mid-ocean. 1t is hard matter to
raise a chick after you have cleared
him of the pests. The next death
trap is cold drafts during the hot sum-
mar days. Never permit the chicks to
be kept in the shade of trees, or under
buildings, night or day, as there is
always chilling draft thsy cannot
stand. These conditions are quite
different at this season from what
they are in winter. Also, more care
should be exercised in regard to clean
illness; the reverse is apt to be the
case, as you are apt to become negli-
gent. Do not allow the older clicks to
interfere with them anyway-keep
them separate-make them comforta-
bic and happy. l have never known
chick hurt with hot weather. but
have seen many go dead from the cold.
Don't allow them to pack together
nights for sweat and then turn them
out in the cold, foggy morning. Use
little more horse sense as you 90
along and ] think you will find July
and August the best months of the
year for raising chicks.
l have found roasting ears to be the
best feed for chicks. take an old
lack-plane. with a wide mouth, and
fasten it bottom side up to the top of a
box SIX inches deep and ten by twelve
inch sides, and then plane the corn
on the cobs into the box. Mix lust
enough bran with this SO as to handle
it without sticking.
Your late hatched chicks will be a
trifie smaller when grown than the
early ones.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-26
FACTS FOR FARMERS.
Helpful Suggestions For tht
Agriculturists.
HINTS THAT ARE INTERESTING.
Some Coed Advice for the RuraIIsts-A
Budget Of knowledge ThatMAy
Prove Beneficial.
The Wright Law.

The Wright law is intended to en-
able the owners of irrigable lands to
appropriate water and by building the
canals at their own expense to escape
paying tribute forever to private capital
invested in those enterprises, says the
s. f. Chronicle Nothing could be
more desirable if the owners have the
money. AS matter of fact, however,
they have not had the money.
but have been compelled to
borrow it. For the most part
the history of these districts in this
State shows that community of farm
ers has not usually the business capac-
ity to assure the wise and economical
expenditure of SO large a sum of money
as is required to complete large irri-
CATION system. They either have not
among them the men competent to
serve as directors, or they have not the
social efficiency to elect them. The
result has too often been the expendi-
ture Of the money with little valuable
result.
Another trouble has arisen from the
impossibility of making a profitable
sale of the products of the newly irri-
gated lands. 1t is true that this
trouble is sure to pass away with the
period OF depression, but it is none tn
less severe while it lasts. and between
the low prices and the fearful waste
OF money which has occurred actual
Iuin has been threatening many farm
ers. There was no possible way for
them to raise the money to meet their
assessments, nor does thee law permit
any alternative but the sale of
their property if in default. The
most of these bonds have been
in obligation and their validity is
being determined. This depends on the
facts in each case. The bonds issued
to pay for the Central canal in Colusa
and Glenn counties have just been de-
clared invalid and the farmers are re-
joicing. while those who in good faith
lent the money to build the canal are
lamenting its loss. In other cases
the insolvency has been so evident that
compromises were effected and the assets
OF the district turned over to the
creditors. The Willows Journal
suggests that this course be taken in
the case of the Central canal, where
the land was unquestionably good
security for the bonds had their valid.
ity been sustained.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-26
FORElGN NEWS.

Andrew Carnegie has offered thu
town OF Stirling, Scotland, $50, OO(
for public library building.
In the markets of the world wheat
remains steady, though the boom has
probably reached the top notch for the
present.
The Hawaiian Government has ad.
united large number of Japanese
iaborers upon the request of the sugar
planters.
One hundred women were recently
drowned at Kremeptchug, Germany,
py the wrecking of swimming bath
anchored in the river.
. DON Carlos, Che pretenier to the
throne OF Spain, is expected to arrive
In Madrid shortly. A cabinet minister
wagers that the government will not
dare arrest Carlos.
The second squadron of Turkish
warshlps, consisting of seven vessels.
commanded by Hainrr Pasha, which
sailed from the Dardanelles on the Sd.
has arrived at Sigri, Island of Maty.
lene.
Lord Wolseley. commander chief
OF the British army. is again very i'll.
lt is now known that his malady ia
cancer of the throat, due many assert.
to excessive smoking. His chances Of
real recovery are very small.
The Sultan insists ON holding a
Ihessallan seaport as security for the
payment OF the war indemnity. not.
wlthstanding bis recent agreement to
evacuate that territory, and negotia.
tons are again at standstill.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-26

For the benefit of some of our read
ers who do not understand the auction
system of selling fruit, we give the
following information, says the Cali.
fornia Fruit World. The day before .
sale is to take place, the auction com.
pany which is to hold the sale. sends
out postal cards to the trade. notifying
them what they will have to offer.
stating the time it will be sold. and
where the fruit can be examined.
Upon the arrival of the car in the citv
1t is immediately unloaded and lined
up according to brand, size or variety.
The invoice of the car generally
reaches the auctioneer the day before
the sale, land he has printed catalogue
with lot numbers ON it, giving the
name of shipper and the number of
boxes in every lot. Several packages
OF each lot are opened to allow of In.
spection by the trade. The buyer.
with catalogue in hand, examines the
fruit and marks down the price he
thinks the market will allow him TO.
pay for that quality fruit. These
prices he keeps to himself, and will
never allow any fruit which he can use
be sold for less than he has valued ID
&C. The fruis is usually sold in lots
q forty boxes or multiples thereof.
II the price bid does not satisfy the
agent OF the company whose fruit in
being sold, he informs the auctioneer
who then announces that there is no
privilege, meaning that but forty
'oxes will be sold at the price offered
md he in this way withdraws the
balance from the sale. The catalogues
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-26
Work Until November.

There is economy in keeping regu-
lar force of men at work through the
season. from May to November, says
Leonard Coates. There is a saving of
strength for the fruit buds that are
left, for these will have the benefit of
the more concentrated supply of sap
through the remainder of the season.
This has been done for years in the
apricot orchards of the Santa Clara
valley, and there is no reason why it
should not be done with all other fruit
trees. When the short days come on
in November the work is all done.
Flowing won't commence for three or
four months, and the fruit grower has
that time for we'll learned rest, AM
cutting down of all expenses of hired
help; the Supervisors may then hire
his teams for county work at low rates.
or he may use them for blowing grain
land, or in swapping work with his
neighbors.
There is another thing that should
be done in the orchard after pruning.
and while the leaves are still on. and
that is to spray with some wash that
feeds the tree through leaves and
young bark as we'll as cleans it by de.
stroying the germs of fungi.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-26

often consist Of but one or two pages
and sometimes in the Mediterranean
business they will have fifty pages.
The fruit is sold by the page, the high
est bidder having his choice Of any line
on the page, and the next bidder hav-
ing his choice of what is left and so
until the page is sold. Every buyer
has the price be values the fruit at,
before him all the time. and to protect
himself in that which he has already
bought, he never allows any fruit to
be sold below his valuation.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-26

An Eastern correspondent writes Us
that he asked his grocer whether he
handled French prunes, says the S. f.
Chronicle. The reply was that he did
not, to any extent; they were call
California prunes. except these fancy
packages for people who want some
thing very attractive and are willing
to pay high price for it. :" The fancy
package contained imported prunes-
French" prunes they call them here.
u could not see that they were better
prunes than ours. in fact, the dealer
doubted whether they were as good. but
the package was even more attractive
than that in which a metropolitan
dealer incloses his choicest bonbons. -
The package sold the fruit. There is
good deal of such fruit put up in
this State, much of which goes to
Europe. The most of our dried fruits,
however, must always be sold in a
cheaper form. We are not sure tina,
it is more profitable to put up fruit in
fancy packages, although so long as the
business is not overdone individuals
may do well by it, but fancy packages
cost money and the trade is limited.
There is no question, however, that the
sale Of our fruit in such packages is Of
very great value to the State. 1t il
not good for us that it should be sup.
posed that California only supplies
goods of ordinary quality, and tina,
for the very best customers must looi
elsewhere. The trade in fancy pack
ages should be encouraged. The grea
wines of France, which but very few
persons ever see, raise the price of al
French wines. The presence in tn,
market of fancy grades of dried frui
from this State will increase the repu
tation of all our fruit.
Butter NJ aking.
The dairy inspector at Cornell Agri
cultural College, Ithaca, N. Y, hal
sent out list of rules about butter
making and ripening cream. He says
Keep your vessel so that it may all
ripen evenly, and thus avoid loss il
churning. Raise the temperature Il
9 to 68 deg. and keep it as near tina
temperature as possible until ripe, anc
then cool before churning. Well
ripened cream should be coagulated O,
thickened. 1t should run from ,
height in smooth stream like oil
When the paddle is dumped into il
and held in the hand it should stick al
over in thick. even coat, not runnin,
Off in streaks and showing the surfac,
OF the paddle. When the last drop
run off the paddle back in the vat the,
should leave little dents or depression
on the surface, which do not close n,
for an instant. The cream should hav,
a satin gloss or fresh surface. ChurI
until the granules are the size of whea
kernels; then draw off the butter mill
and wash through two or three waters
vhirling the churn around few
times. Use from pint to a quart Of
waiter per pound of butter. Have the
water at temperature of 40 to 45 deg,
in hot weather, and from 80 to SO deg.
In winter always depending upon sea.
son, solidity of the butter, warmth OF
the room and size of the granules. II
you do not care about feeding the
washings, would put some salt in
my first wash water. 1t will help to
float the granules better and perhaps
dissolve out the oasein to some extent.
would generally salt the butter in
the ohurn.''
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-26

A Houston, Tex, dispatch says the
ocean rate war between New York and
Galveston has brought reduction of
rates from California to Houston. The
Southern Pacific announces effective
August IS the tariff on canned goods.
Deans and peas, straight or mixed car.
loads minimum weight 1000 pounds,
nom California territory and interme-
diate points to Houston, will be
lowered to 5S cents hunderd pounds.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-26

The extensive mica beds near Tres
Pedras, Taos county, New Mexico, will
be worked by Chicago stove CON-
pany. The mica district covers about
5000 acres and was disco yered six
years ago by Colonel J. Fl. Cribben of
e.nicago. Mica in commercial guam
titles is scarce article, the whole
United States product in 1895 being
worth but $57,04l. In 1887 10000
pounds were produced in this country
worth $142. 500