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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-23
Stopped the Fight.

"Well, said Bliggs while sitting nm
in bed talking with the family lawyer,
"l'll tell you all about it, but not
word to any one else, mind you. I'm u
sight and SCARED up like the hero of a
German university, but suppose it's
something to be alive.
"You know the governor has been
urging me to strike out and see what
could do for myself. He'd advance the
money, to be charged against my share
OF the estate of course. kept my eye
open and saw chance that was worth
fortune in one plunge. A couple OF
fellows in our set had falling out.
with which think jealousy had some-
thing to do, and agreed to put on the
gloves as safe and honorable way OF
settling their differences. They had a
private hall, and it didn't require two
thoughts On my part to convince me
that reproduction of their mill would
make hit and fortune. To make sure
provided myself with both vitascope
and veriscope. l had q big pile Of
films on hand for the occasion, and YOU
know that these films are Of celluloid.
The Janitor was my fellow conspirator.
About the third round, and while
we were getting along swimmingly,
there was an explosion like the blowing
up OF dynamite factory, the select au.
dience stampeded, the principals hustled
down the back stairs and the police
found me unconscious under wreck.
Something had set that celluloid of,
and I'll never know what did it. No
one else has theory. Just tell the gov
ernor that made bad investment. -
Detroit Free Press.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-23
THE BATTLE At MANILA.
spanish ships and Arsenal Burned FOL
Hears.

Vancouver (B. C.)-Mail adviees
brought from Hongkong by the steamer
Empress Of Japan are full Of interest
ing details Of the battle Of Manila.
One report, commenting on Dewey's
well-timed arrival, says:
The great victory Of the United States
Asiastie squadron is, of course, due in a
great measure to the splendid marks
manship Of the American gunners, but
more particularly 10 the tactics and
strategy Of Commodore Dewey. Not
withstanding the VIGOROUSLY bad gun
merry Of the Spanish there must have
been many shots in the vigorous can
nonade which got pretty near their
mark aud many stories are told regard
ing the number Of shells that struck
the different vessels. The aim Of the
spaniards' smaller guns was more
within range than the guns Of heavier
caliber. The flagship Olympia was
pierced by numerous seyen-pound shots.
Had the firing Of the big guns been AZ
accurate as that of the United States
ships, which are not armored vessels,
they would have Jared rather badly.
The day of the fight was a perfectly
beautiful Sunday, an ideal lst OF May
The sky was clear, the sun was pouring
down its scorching rays and the bay
was like large blue lagoon. As the
sun went down in the west it showed
up the battered bulls and torn tunnels
and masts OF Spanish ships. Far away
on Baceoor shore the Isla de Mindanao
destroyed by the Concord, sent up
huge column OF smoke, broken from
time to time by myriads of sparks anc
long tongues of fame as bulkhead after
bulkhead collapsed and the fire spread
from stem to stern. At Cavite the
wooden hull of the Castillo burnt and
smouldered long into the night, send
ing up into the midnight air a lurid
glare, beside which all other conhagra'
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-23
Admiral cervera is Duiy warned.

Washington. The Navy Department
has sent orders to Admiral Sampson
to notify Admiral Cervera that if the
latter destroys his four armored cruisers
and two torpedo destroyers to prevent
their falling into our hands Spain at
the end of the war will be made to pay
an additional indemnity at least equiv
alent to the value of those vessels,
1t has been realized all along that
the Spanish admiral, rather than per-
init his fine fleet to be added to the
United State navy, might at the last
moment, when he saw that further re-
sistance was useless, prefer to blow it
up. 1t was assumed at first that ii
Cervera cared to do this nothing could
be done to prevent It. Even now he
may prefer to send his ships to the
bottom and let this country exact such
reparation as it may see fit. The Navy
Department hopes, however, to con.
vince him by the foregoing argument
OF the folly of doing anything SO rash.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-23
FACTS FOR FARMERS.
Helpful Suggestions For the
Agriculturists.
HINTS THAT ARE INTERESTING.
Some Coco Advice for the RuraIIsts-A
Budget OF knowledge That May
Prove Beneficial.
Harvesting and Curing BroOmeOrn.

The chief difficulty in broom corn
culture is to determine just when to
harvest the crop. Some cut the heads
when in blossom, others harvest so as
to develop better seed The time gem
orally preferred is just after the fall Of
the so-called blossom. When the saw
ing OF more matured seed is considered,
the heads may be bent down by bending
sharply IL or IS inches below the base
of the heads. Thus the seeds will fill
hanging down and tend to keep the
brush straight. If this is practiced at
all, it must be done after the head has
obtained its maximum length, but be-
fore the seeds acquire full weight.
The common custom in harvesting
tall varieties is to bend the stalks Of
two rows diagonally toward each other
so that the bent parts support each
other in nearly horizontal position.
The stalks of one row cross those OF the
other and form platform or table.
The sharp bend in the stalk is about
az or 3 feet above the ground.
The brush bent on one row projects
over and beyond the other row, conven-
lent for the cutter who follows imme-
diately. The heads, with five inches of
stalk, are laid on the table or platform
until they can be removed to drying
shed. Cutting while the plants are
wet with dew or rain must be avoided.
The brush of the dwarf variety is
pulled, not cut. II the season is dry
the brush remains straight as the corn
approaches maturity, but if it is hot
and damp the stalks are liable to bend
and become crooked. Great pains
must be taken in harvesting and curing
to keep the brush straight.
From the field the brush is taken tc
acrapers, which remove the seeds. 1t
is then cured in the shade. Exposure
to sun or moisture Injuries its color and
strength. Free circulation of air is alb.
solutely necessary to best results. In
large quantities, special houses
thoroughly ventilated must be provided
The brush is arranged on long narrow
racks three inches in depth. When dry
it is placed in bales, usually 40x24
inches, weighing about 800 lbs.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-23
strength Of the Forces of Blauco.

New York.-A special to the World
from Key West says; Blanco has
available in Havana %, 900 volunteers
and about 10, 900 in surrounding towns.
They have always been mistrusted as
to their patriotism, although they have
been instigators and promoters of out
RACES. In Ease of an attack on Havana
it is certain they would surrender after
very little fighting. They are unfit
for war and unframed; their only ad-
vantage is that they are acclimated.
Blanco commands besides in Havana
province contingent of $4,000 regu-
lar troops, including the guerillas.
OF the troops not in the city OF Havana
there are fully 5000 cavalry on the
coast between Havana and Bahia
Honda to the west and Cardenas to
the east. These are intended to meet
any landing of troops on the north
coast of Havana province near the city,
General Blanco, as all former Cap
tain Generals, has never had confidence
in the patriotism of the volunteers and
hither to has only used them as garri.
sons on the sugar estates. They have
refused to take the field against the
Cubans several times and threatened
to disband. They have done this moi
for their love OF Cubans, but through
lack of courage.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-23
TO GUIDE RECRUITING OFF,
GERS.
Conditions Under which Volunteers
May BE Accepted.

CondittoDs Onuer Wnich volunteers
May BE Accepted.
Washington.-The War Department
has just issued instructions for the
guidance of the officers OF volunteers
detailed to recruit for their own or
ganization to fill them to the maxi
mum figure under the second call OF
the President for $4,000 men. APP
plicants for enlistment must b0 be.
tween is and 45 years of age, of good
character an habits, able-bodied, free
from disease and must be able to speak
the English language. Married men
will be enlisted only upon the
approval of the regimental COM
mander. Minors must not be enlisted
without the written consent of parent
or guardian. The term of service is
two years. For infantry and artillery
the weight must not be less than 120
and not more than 100 pounds and for
cavalry the weight is not to exceed
1855 pounds, though recruiting officers
are authorized in their discretion to
accept desirable applicants ten pounds
or less overweight or underweight.
For a regiment the maximum of all
grades, commissioned and enlisted,
must not exceed 1925 infantry or 1856
in cavalry. For company the maxi
mum OF all grades is l06 in infantry,
100 in cavalry, l73 in field artillery
and 200 in heavy artillery. Wherever
practicable the choice by an accepted
applicant of particular company o.
the regiment or other organization fol
which the recruiting officer is maxim,
enlistments should be respected.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-23
COLLECTION OF THE TAXES.
Most Of the Work VIII Fall ON the In
ternaI Revenue Bureau.

ternal Revenue Bureau.
Washington. -The Bureau of Inter-
nal Revenue is now busily engaged in
preparations for the enforcement of the
war revenue law. Nearly the entire
work involved will fall upon the inter-
nal revenue service, the exceptions be-
ing the bond issue and the coinage of
the silver in the Treasury. The in
creased tax upon beer that has been
removed from the brewery premises
and stored will be collected by assess
ment, as will also the additional tax of
cents per pound imposed on stocks Of
tobacco outside of factory premises and
the additional tax on cigars and cigar
cites, where such stocks Of tobacco,
snuff, cigars and cigarettes are in ex-
cess of the exempted quantities that is
to say, 1000 pounds of manufactured
tobacco and snuff and 10000 cigars
and cigarettes.
While the collection of the above
taxes by assessment instead of the
atfixing of additional stamps will great
ly simplify the work in this connec-
ton, yet there are many blanks to be
prepared, printed and distributed with
in the thirty days allowed in which
those interested are required to make
returns upon their stocks on hand.
The hardest problem presented to
the Commissioner, however, is the pre-
paration of designs and the printing OF
the vast quantity of stamps which will
be required for the schedules A and B
under which stamps are required for
almost every character of commercial
transaction from the ordinary banker
to the first mortgage bond of trunk
line railway.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-23

That mulching does not retard
blossoming has been again demon.
strated by Professor John Craig, Of
Canada, who mulched apples, cherries,
plums, gooseberries, currants and
strawberries about March Is when the
ground was deeply frozen and covered
with about foot Of snow. The mulch
did not retard the leafing and blossom
ing, except in the case of strawberries
where OF course the tops were entirel,
covered. This agrees with the expert
ence OF the best fruit growers in tn,
United States,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-23

The very nature Of the turkey re-
auires freedom, and must have it if The
bast growth and development is Sc
cured. While it is necessary to con
fine the young turkeys until the feath'
ers have started we'll in order to keer
dry, as soon as their growth will ad'
NIT, they should be given free range
They will roam over the farm, pick VI
loose grain, grass-hoppers, bugs and
worms, and II fed regularly, will come
home at night to roost.
BY allowing the turkey hen to hatch
out her second laying of eggs we will
raise them with very little trouble.
Usually by this time the weather is
warm and settled and there is less
danger OF loss fium the little turkeys
getting wet and chilled and by feeding
regularly the late Matched can be made
ready for market by the holdidays.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-23
The Teams In the Spring.

If the most and best work is secured
from the teams in the spring, it is not
only important that they be kept in a
good thrifty condition when the season
opens, but that such treatment be
given them as is best calculated to keep
them thrifty. The quality and guam.
tity.of the feed and the regularity with
which it is given are important items
in maintaining the best condition. One
advantage with oats is that they are
more easily digested than corn, and
contain larger proportion of the ele-
ments needed for bone and muscle. 1t
is, of course, not best to make oats the
exclusive ration. Some bran, corn and
mill feed can nearly always be given
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-23
est of them all, the Epoca. In fact, the
situation is undecipherable. Every
body is playing for time, and is purely
an opportunist.
WORK FOR THE MlNTS.
Secretary Gage Urges That Gold Bullion
Be Coined.


Washington. Secretary Gage has
sent to the House recommendation
for the appropriation of $3.50, 900 for
the payment of the wages of workmen
and the contingent expenses at the
minis in coming gold and subsidiary
silver for the next fiscal year together
with an elaborate statement of the
gold bullion now in the Treasury and
the need for its conversion for prompt
use. The appropriation is to enable
the minis to coin very large part of
the gold bullion now on hand as we'll
as to coin the current domestic deposits
that will be made.
The Secretary calls attention to the
$97, 900, 900 held in the Treasury on
June list, and the apparent necessity
for its conversion into coin at an early
date to be applicable for disbursement
from the Treasury in case it should bt
required.
Continuing, the Secretary says: 80
the gold bullion in the Treasury $92,,
900, 900 is held at the assay offices a
New York and at the Mint at Philadel
phia, and to reduce the stock in rea
sonable time it will be necessary to rui
overtime at the Philadelphia Mint TO
several months. While the stock o
gold bullion on hand at San Francisc,
at the present time is about $54, 800,
900, it will be increased in July ant
August by receipts from the Klondike
most of which will be deposited in tina
I institution. Conservative estimate
place the amount that will be receives
from the Klondike during July an
August at not less than $12, 900, 900 t
$4,000, 900, and it probably will b
necessary to work the Mint at Sa
Francisco overtime two or three months
Especially will this be necessary shoul
further importations of gold be mad
from Australia"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-23
TUBERCULOSIS CAN BE CURED.
A Young Chicago Surgeon Declares His
Discovery InfallablS.


Denver.-The feature of the fifty-frst
annual convention of the American
Medical Association, now in session in
this city, was remarkable address by
DR.. J. R. Murphy of Chicago who, al
though still young man, is recognized
as one of the greatest living surgeons.
DR.. Murphy's paper was entirely upon
the subject of the lungs, but with spe-
cial reference to the discovery by him
OF cure for consumption, or tubercu-
losis of the lungs. The discovery was
made public for the first time and its
announcement aroused great enthus-
iasm among the assembled physicians.
DR.. Murphy new treatment is based
upon the fact that the sore spots of the
lungs have natural tendency to heal,
the healing process being retarded or
prevented by the constant expansion OF
the tissue in breathing. The treatment
consists in the introduction of pure nj
trogen into the lung cavity through a
hypodermic needle. The action of the
nitrogen congresses the lung and gives
an entire rest. After a few weeks the
nitrogen is withdrawn and air ad-
mitted, the lung expanding to its usual
dimensions. Ii it be found that per-
feet cure has not been effected the nj
trogen can again be used. The treat
ment Of tuberculosis thus by means of
compression is not new theory, but
the application is new.
DR.. Murphy announced that five
patients whom he had treated in this
manner were cured in four to eight
weeks. He declares that unless the
lung is entirely gone, permanent cure
can be effected. On his return to Chi
cago he will use his treatment on 23O
consumptiye patients in the Cook
County Hospital.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-23
Protast 10 Pararnax.

Buenos Ayers.-The American Con-
sui at Monteviedo has requested the
Government of Paraguay to maintain
neutrality during the war between
Spain and the United States by fixing
time for the Spanish torpedo gunboat
Temerario to leave Paraguayan waters
or by insisting upon the disarmament
of the Spanish war ship.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-23
The Possibilities in Flax Fiber.


The fax crop is now grown entirely
for seed, and the frequent efforts to
establish a fiber industry have accom-
plished little. Here and there little
tow and coarse fiber is made, but on
more than million acres this valua-
BILE product is burned or allowed to rot
while We send abroad SIS, 900, 900 a
year for fibers of every character grown
in other countries. Between 80 and
20 there was rapid increase in the
production of fiber, in the latter year
amounting to over $4,000, 900 lbs.
Small tow mills started throughout
the central west, and upholsterers' tow,
coarse bagging and Irvine were being
made. In one year nearly the whole
American cotton crop was baled in flax
bagging. A year or two later revis-
ion of the tariff, admitting free of duty
competing fibers, ruined this promis-
ing industry, and by 80 only 1855, SAC
lbs. fiber were produced, while in 80
it had sunk to 241, $3.50 lbs. Frequent
effort has been made to establish the
industry on such footing as to admit
of the production of fine fibers, but the
success has been very small. Inexperi.
ence of growers, unsatisfactory climatic
conditions, and high wages have pre-
vented any serious effort to compete
with Ireland and Belgium, and with
the possible exception of the State Of
Washington, where the soil and climate
are favorable, there is little probability
of our becoming producers of fine fiber
in the near future. There is room,
however, for the production of Irvine
and coarse fibers.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-23

The Southern Pacific r. r. Co. has
filed at Oakland, CAL, articles of con-
solidation, amalgamation and incor-
poration of the Southern Pacific, the
Northern Railway, the Northern Cali
fornia Railway and the California Pa
cifc Railway Companies. The new
corporation controls fifty-three lines of
railroad, aggregating 45S5 miles of rail
and is capitalized for 1925, 400, 900.
The directors are the same as those OF
the Southern Pacific Co,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-23

Laxton's Noble strawberry seems
to be growing in popularity in CAL
ifornia. In a recent issue of the
California Fruit Grower, Leonard
Coates gives column or two to this
berry. 1t was originated in England
about 1890 by Mr.. Laxton. The next
year some of the stock was secured by
Carl Poetzsch of Saxony and in 1894
Paul Poetzsch of Anaheim, California,
procured 5000 plants from Carl Po-
etzsch. 1t has been awarded a gold
medal in London and another in
Berlin. The Noble is strong and
vigorous grower, and does we'll on any
soil except those impregnated with
alkali. 1t thrives as well in California
as in England and Germany and grow
ers in Wisconsin and Maryland agree
that it is one of the best varities tC
cultivate.
1t is very early. In California
three crops year are obtained. Else
where it begins to ripen its fruit in
May or June. Mr.. Poetzsch says thai
he grew berries last year which wen
seven to the pound, and that the aver
age required only twenty to the box.
The berries are large and symmetri
cal; the color is rich, dark red cleal
to the center, not a single white spo
being found on the fruit. 1t is de
scribed as sweet and delicious, and i
said to be good shipper.
European varieties of strawberries ar
generally considered as superior il
quality to American varieties, but as
rule they do not thrive in this country
or at least do not yield satisfactor
crops under ordinary culture. If Lax
toms Noble is as good berry and doe
as well in this country as is elaine
by the California writer's it is wort
testing.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-23

The Northwestern Agriculturist re.
ports that eighty families have moved
from Kansas to Minnesota to raise
sugar beets in the vicinity OF the new
beet sugar factory near Minneapolis.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-23

The only soap which the Hindoos Of
the orthodox type employ is made en-
tirely of vegetable products But soap
is little used in India, being almost an
unknown luxury with the natives. a
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-23

Twenty-seven carloads OF oranges
were shipped from Redlands, CAL,
during the week ending June 2. The
total shipments to date are 1884 cars,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-23

A single female frog will produce
1000 eggs at time. Frogs subsist on
insects and are themselves deyoured by
a variety Of other animals. vAySSs,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-23

Every shine has its shadows and
even q shadow has its use.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-23
SEACoINC BATTLESHIP IOWA.

formidable baehp Her statistics Dis
placement 900; cost 49, 00O
smaller
caiber
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-29
MEXICAN WAR VETERANS.
C"ii for the Annual Meeting Mt Gul-
weston April II.

Columbus. Texas, March 26.-The ff,b
annual reunion of the veterans of the Mex.
icah war association Of Texas convenes in
"aiVeston on Wednesday, April q. 1897
nave been in correspondence with the gem
erai passenger and ticket agents of the rail
ways entering Galveston. with the view Of
securing as low rates for the old veterans
as possible. The Southern Pacific compapy
VIII sell round trip tickets on several DAYS
PRIOR to the 2lst day OF April up to Hous-
ton Mr.. l.. J. Parks, assistant general
passenger and ticket agent OF the company
says ne understands the lines between Gal
weston and Houston will sell round trim
tickets from Houston to Galveston and No
the OFFICES are in the same depot used by
Southern Pacific trains, there win no M
trouble In getting through reduced rates
lof the meeting of the association The
Suil Colorado and Santa Fe. through w
. heenan, general passenger and ticket
sgent. will sell tickets on April 20. and for
trains arriving in Galveston on the o1st
limited TO return April Esd. from all points
within seventy five miles OF Galveston for
cents; for points between seventv-fve
and 100 miles. $500; for points over 100
mlies, one fare for the round trip. Mr.
h.ehah kindly sends circular letter "a
other lines TO take similar action.
Inc railroads having favored us thus far.
! rus mere WIZ ho full attendance.
Veterans viii please bring their certiecato,
OF pensions TO identify themselves
\. j. Nave. Secretary
Mexican War Veterans Association n,
County papers please COPY.