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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-18

Jesse Burkett. once the champion
batsman of the league. must be suffer
from the hot weather. He let bal
go through his legs in Pittsburg- th'
other day, and refused to go after 1t
Three men scored while Mexican, from
short. chased to the fence after the
ball.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-18

- stilStiN HlsH- Z dNlS HSW
ing Machine, finished
throughout in the best pos
sible manner. II possesses all
modern improvements. and its
mechanical &C Instruction is
such that in IL are combined
simplicity with great strength,
thus irsuring ease of running,
durability, and making il inn
possible for the machine to be
put out of order. II sews fast
and makes a perfect stitch
with all kinds Of thread and
all classes of material. Always
ready for use and unrivalled
for speed, durability and quail
ity Of work. Notice the fol-
lowing points of superiority:
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-18

The Beethovens can sing but they
can't play ball.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-18

house with Squire Olney on business
with your uncle. In the parlor we dis
covered
MY uncle's dead body"
"Then you know
81 found him two hours ago as you
have seen him. / was naturally shocked
and unnerved and have been i'll here
ever since trying 20 collect my
thoughts"
Miss Lewis, we arc detectives, I"
said Mr.. Barnes, and making brief
pause in order to watch the effect Of
his words he noticed slight tremor
pass over her form, but it was barely
perceptible, and he concluded that she
was woman Of great self control. New
ertheless he detected an involuntary,
instantaneous glance in the direction of
the writing cabinet. Having gained
this point, lie continued:
1--WE came here with the squire ut the
request of your uncle to discover if pos
sible the whereabouts of his assailant,
young Marvel" This time she showed
no emotion. "As your uncle is dead the
squire has asked US 30 investigate. IL
was while making an examination OF
The premises that we came III here, and
again ask your pardon for our intru-
sion. F"
Virginia bowed, and silently awaited
his next words. Mr.. BARNES felt that
he must retire, but was determined to
venture once more an ATTEMPT to learn
CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-02

10 the purchasers as soon as the first
payment is made The estate divides
itself naturally in two parts-that
north of the MERGED River in Stsnis-
laus county and the portion south Of it
in MERGED county. Ii extends from
Latbrop south to the town Of MERGED.
The better portion Of the land is in
MERGED county, and the best Is imms-
diately west Of Atwater. In MERGED
county there are 76, 154 acres of land,
which in 1890 were valued for pur-
poses Of taxation at 1888, 93l.
Through this land there flows q fine
body Of water belonging exclusively
to thesestste. and which passes to the
new owners. 1t is all we'll rented,
and there are no debts upon any portion
of the estate. The section of the es-
tate IN Stanislaus county is over 49,
900 acres in area. IL is not so good
as the MERGED land, but is better than
average land. 1t is in the Turlock irri-
CATION district, forming a major por-
ton Of the $4,000 acres irrigated from
the big ditch Of that district.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-02
FACTS FOR FARMERS.
Helpful Suggestions For the
AgricuIturists.
HINTS THAT ARE INTERESTING.
some Coed Advice for the RurAIists-A
Budget Of knowledge That May
Prove Beneficial.
valuable Dairy Figures.

NAAuAbA1 OaEy 1t iBuEoH'
Miss NJ. d. Eshelman, who owns 3
raisin vineyard a few miles east of
Fresno. several years ago, established
a dairy and pursued the business so
studiously and scientifically that she
is now acknowledged authority on all
matters pertaining to profitable dairy
ing. The following excerpt Of an adj
dress recently delivered before farm
ers' convention at Fresno we consider
very valuable:
In 1895 we placed orr standard at
800 pounds of butter for mature COWS
that went through the year without
any misfortune TO cause shrinkage in
their milk flow. We culled out seven
and the rest gave us an average of 325
pounds Of butter per COW.
The most profitable COWS in our herd
are those producing a good average
quantity of milk containing 81 to 5
per cent butter fat. The persistent
mixer is often not accorded due credit.
We have two COWS illustrative Of this:
The first largest weekly record was
l21a pounds Of butter; the second made
1515 pounds in week. When at the
close of the year the ledger was bal
anced. their accounts were as follows:
The fsrt COW made 488.25 pounds of
butter, the second COW 488.05 pounds
fifth Of a pound difference, and that
in favor of the seemingly poorer COW.
In plaoing herd on 800 pounds
year basis, one must be ruthless in
sending to the butcher cows that pro-
duce $50 to 276 pounds of butter year.
ly, for it is these cows that are nearly
good enough that are the little foxes in
the vineyard to eat up the profits.
Our greatest loss, or, rather. lack OF
gain, has been that we did not recog.
nize the Importance Of more full
blooded COWS. In 1890 we bought
two registered Holstein heifers and q
bull. These heifers are our two most
profitable COWS. Receiving the same
care and feed as the rest of the herd
one produced l0,350 pounds Of milk
making 507. 10 pounds of butter. The
other gave 10, 500 pounds of. milk, max
ing 1881 pounds of butter in 1896.
The Holstein COW on alfalfa is in hel
natural environment. Our grade Hol
stein herd reached in 1896 an average
butter production of 389.25 pounds 6
COW. Of these thirty seven cows none
are over 8 years old and nine are heif
ers. The feeding, milking, care of tn,
COWS and the making of the butter COS
us SOL 06 cow during the past year
SO all the butter each COW produced
over 204 pounds was profit; and, il
addition, the calves and the skim mill
for the pigs should be added. though
we cannot separate the proportion
correctly due to these last two items
We believe the grade herd cleared us
, little over $50 each. Our best COW,
registered Holstein, made 573.5
pounds, that sold for 90 cents pound
making $143,37 4 gross receipts; ne
product, $92,37La. This animal cos
$3.50 as yearling, SO we naturally re
gard the Holstein breed to be goo,
investment.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-02

Pacific Coast patents have been
issued as follows: James A. Donahue,
Los Angeles, bottle stopper; James
M. Dyer, San Francisco, wave power;
James A. Hedge. Los Angeles. amalga-
mator; Ellsworth d. Middlekauff, San
Francisco. curling iron; Uriah Root,
Coquille, Dr.. adjustable mop head;
William +. Smith, San Francisco, an
nunciator signal for telephone systems;
Joseph S. Weathers, Llano, CAL, de-
vice for training horses; Frank J.
Willard, Sacramento. CAL. rubber at
taohment for pedals.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-02
Peach Tree Borer.

G. L. Marlatt, First Assistant Ento-
mologist, United States Department,
says:
THE brownish, gummy exudations
more or less soiled with earth and the
larval excrement about the bases of
peach trees, and also, to less extent,
of the cherry and plum, are familiar
to all growers of these fruits. These
exudations indicate the presence of
the peach-tree borer, which undergoes
its development just within the bark,
mining between the bark and the
sapwood, often completely girdling
and causing the death of the trees, and
always greatly injuring and weaken
ing them. The parent of this larvs is
not often seen. 1t is very slender,
dark-blue moth, wasp-liko in appear
ance, and presenting remarkable differ
ence between the two sexes. The
mimicking of the wasp is especially
noticeable in the case of the male in
sect, the wings of which are transpar
emit, bordered with steel blue, which ia
the general color of the body in both
sexes. Therefore wings of the female
are blue and clothed with scales, while
the hind wings are transparent, resem.
bling those of the male. The middle
of the abdomen of the female is marked
by broad orange band. The male
expands about one inch and the female
an inch and half or more.
"Remedies-Somewfat allied to
mechanical projections are applications
to the trunk which are obnoxious to
the moths and which may prevent
them from ovipositing. Carbolic acid
washes are perhaps the best for this
purpose, and various formulas have
been given. DR.. Litner quotes Mr..
Bateman of gainesville, Ohio, as hav.
ing had good success with the following
wash One pint of crude carbolic
acid or one-hslf pint of refined acid,
combined with gallon of good soft
soap, and the whole diluted with the
addition of eight gallons of soft water.
The wash is applied thoroughly with a
brush, care being taken to wet all the
crevices. -
The following similar wash is recon.
mended by ]. H. Hale: Two quarts Of
strong, soft soap and half pint OF
crude carbolic acid, with two ouncee OF
Paris green. are thoroughly incorpor.
ated in a bucketful of water and
enough lime and clay added to make q
thin paste,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-02

From all accounts the Pure Food
Congress to be held in San Francisco
on April 80 will be Of greater scope
and larger attendance than its projeo.
tors expected. says the s. f. Call. In.
vitations will be sent all over the State
in the hope that of the many invited a
large number would respond. To the
qualification Of tho pure food committee
more invitations have already been ao-
cepted than was expected. Governor
Budd will preside and with him will
come fifty delegates at large, all
selected by him.
Half Of the members of the last Leg
islature have signified their intention
to be present. Within the past three
days the chairman Of the committee
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-02
Apples and Pears Abroad.

Referring to the large importations
Of American apples into Germany dur
ing the season now almost closed, the
Fruit Grower, Fruiterer, Florist and
Market Gardener of London in late
issue says: As to the statement that
the whole German Empire is alarmed
at the great popularity of American
apples-that is, of course, an exagger-
alton and further, any estimate as 10
future trade in apples between Amer
lea and Germany for future years,
based upon the late American apple
crop, is premature, to say the least.
The next seasons crop will be quite a
different matter, as this season the
trees were allowed to over-bear and
their fruitfulness will be affected to a
considerable degree in consequence. II
the next seasons crop is half what il
was this season, they should be highly
pleased.
The same journal also has the fol-
lowing on California pears: We ave
pleased to chronicle the arrival and
sale of some good California Easter
Beurre pears, also Clargeaus, SO late
in the seas3n. Prices for the former raI
from lbs to los per case, and for the
latter 9s to los. We draw attention
to the facts because they bear out oul
views with regard to the profitable
nature of late pear production. Such
prices ought to be made for English
fruit, even now.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-02

All Of last years crop of beans left
on this coast is in growers pool.
Each owner is paid pro-rata of sales.
Residents of Lompoc claim that the
counties OF Santa Barbara, San Luis
Obispo and Ventura can raise all the
beans and mustard necessary to supply
the demands of the United States.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-02

A traveller interested in the bus mess
of apple growing, who has taken
journeys in the various fruit growing
sections of the East, says that the 1897
crop of the north will, in all PROBABLE
ity, be light, and that the southern
crop will be heavy. Last season, says
the American Cider and Vinegar
Maker, the apple crop in the South
was exceedingly light, but the yield
in New York, Michigan and other
northern states was far in excess of
that of any previous year, being SO
large as to force the price down to
almost point that it would not pay to
gather and ship the crop.
The apple tree seldom yields two
large crops in succession. 1t takes a
rest and takes it at least every two
years. The southern trees took in
1895 their rest, and reports from all
the fruit sections of that region indi-
cate fine prospect for 1897, the num-
Der of fruit buds on the trees being
great. But in the north the trees in
1896 did enough work to entitle them
to rest for several years, and the
number of fruit buds on them for this
season is so small that 1897 will GER
tainly be one of their years for rest.
Hence the north cannot raise large
crop in 1897, and with even fair con-
ditions from now on the south will
have an excellent yield. The fruit in
dustry in Arkansas and Missouri has
grown In the past few years to be
something enormous.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-02
Tree Protection.

Following is synopsis of the
national bill prepared by horticultural
Commissioner Ravens. of Riverside
county, and which is understood to be
the special care of Senator White:
The bill authorizes the Secretary of
Agriculture to place in quarantine
every tree, plant, bud. cutting. graft.
scion, nur.ery stock and fruit that may
be imported into the United States.
When any Of such plants or fruits are
found to be infected, they may be
treated or they shall BIZ destroyed in
case their condition is such as to war
rant it. When such inspection shall
show the plants or fruits to be free from
dangerously injurious insects or dis
eases, certificate to that effect shall
be issued and the certificate shall
operate to release the said plants or
fruits from further quarantine or re-
striction either at the said port of on.
try or in interstate commerce. All
expenses incurred in the quarantine,
detention, treatment or destruction, Of
the plants or fruits shall be borne by
the owner or owners. The measure
also provides for inspections by officials
Of the Federal government of all plants
intended for interstate commerce and
any infected stock may be quarantined
and inspected, as if from abroad.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-02

Arrangements are being made for
the establishment at Tempe, Arizona,
OF Congregational denominational
college, the first of that denomination
ON the coast.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-02

The Santa Clara County Board of
Education is revising the course of
study and proposes to drop several
studies, upon the ground that children
are overworked.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-02

Warm weather has caused such
rapid melting of the unprecedented
heavy snow which fell in the noun
tains in Utah during the winter that
the valleys are now threatened with
extensive floods. The streams are
already overlooking. The lower por-
tions of Salt Lake city are flooded.
The snow in the mountains is hundreds
of feet deep in many places, and with
continued warm weather disastrous
floods are inevitable. Enormous
snowslides have occurred in several
districts. and at Brigham City an ava.
lanche buried six men. three of whom,
Fred WALLPAPER, w. J. Turner of
Ogden and Ed Maule of Plain CITY.
were killed.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-02

The New York Senate has passed the
anti-cartoon bill. which prohibits news
papers publishing portraits of any per.
son without his consent.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-02

has received letters showing that the
interest in the preservation OF pure
food is general all over the State. The
Supervisors of Santa Barbara county
decided TO send ten delegates and $500
was appropriated for expenses. Los
Angeles and San Diego counties will
also be represented by ten delegates
each. The people Of those counties
are particularly interested in the move
ment, because it so materially interests
the honey industry of those sections.
For years the honey -raisers have suf-
fered from having the product Of their
bees adultePated with a number Of
cheap substances. II there is any way
to put a stop to this practice they will
do so.
From Santa Cruz will come the
Mayor and ten delegates, and like
number will be present from San Jose
and Oakland. Large representations
will be present from the Chamber of
Commerce, City and State boards Of
trade, the Manufacturers and Produc.
ers' Association, Merchants Associa-
ton, Mechanics Institute, the City
and State boards Of health and several
other public institutions and organiza-
tions.
The number who have promised to
attend is so great that it is believed
that the ChamUer Of Commerce hall
will not be large enough to accommo.
date them. If possible, Metropolitan
Temple will be engaged for the con-
gress. q
Many interesting papers will bt
read, but no two will be on the san
lines. Fifteen minutes will be above &c
for each in order that all may b.
heard.
The object of the congress is to de
eide upon uniform system of enforc
ing the State laws prohibiting thu
adulteration of and the sale of impur,
food products.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-02

A number of bridges are reported
washed out between Huntington and
Baker City.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-09-29
RESOLUTION CAUSEOAR0W
FREE SILVER QUESTION IN THE
LABOR CONVENTION.
The Issae OF q stable Legal fender Al.
yoca,sd by the Co1ss,,se~ WIN Bs
Not Tine To-day.

Chicago. Sept. 2s.-When the report
of the committee on resolutions of the
national labor convention Was presented
to-day a big row ensued. A resolution
was handed In yesterday approving of
the free coinage Of silver al the ratio
of is 60 |, aud the free silver people In
the convention felt certain that the
resolution would be embodied In the
committees report When II returned
to-day. however Il said nothing about
free coinage. but instead had this
clause: We favor the issue OF stable
legal tender by the government and the
establishment of government savings
banks"
n was finally voted 10 have the rcso-
IuIions accepted aud printed, ana at to-
morrow's session. when they come up
for final passage. a lively time II anti
cipated. as the silver men declare that
they will make every effort 10 have a
free silver plank inserted. The report
IL about 1900 words long and h ad-
dressed TO the labor and reform or
ganizations of America"
IN IN. Introduction n refers to the
battle against monopoly" and advises
the ballot as the means of reforms.
The report says. among other things:
We admit the failure of the strike
method We favor "A series OF national
conventions. la which We invite the
friends of labor In "A movement looking
toward political action. We recognize
the necessity of strikes, but the most
elective strike is the ballot box.
+. Y. Debs was not present AT to-
days meetings and n Il understood has
had nothing Ia DO with the currency
plank of the platform. There was a
Inrg.r attendance at to-day's session.
About 30 additicAal delegates present.
81 their credentials and more are ex-
n.rlnd iD.nOItOM.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-09-29

on gold and silver. which will investi-
gate the subject of our basic money,
the extent of the use OF silver. etc; one
ON United States notes. which viii In
Nestigatc the several classes of out
standing United Stats notes the ad-
Visibility of retiring the greenbacks,
etc.. and one on banking. the duty of
which viii he To consider aud formulate
banking scheme which win meet the
demands and requirements of the coun-
try.
A. the discussion has proceeded, the
members realize the wide scope Of the
Investigation upon which they are en-
tering and are beginning Ia doubt their
ability to complete their labors and
submit their report before congress as
scmbles. In fact. one Of them stated
to-day that he did not expect the re-
port to he ready before the middle of
December Although no decisive action
has Yet been taken on this point. II ls
almost certain that the permanent
headquarters OF the commission viii
be In this city. w. H. Hanna left for
his home In Indianapolis to-day. but
VIII return here before the end OF the
week
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-09-29

Concessions Have heen Made To the
United states Goserpnseat.

tnttru Sintes sotrrnmco.
New YORK. Sept. 2S.-The reotganiza-
ilon committee of the Union Pacific an
nounccd to-day that owing Ia certain
concessions that have been made 10 the
government the aitorney-gcn.ral had
withdrawn his former objections and that
the advertisement announcing the sale
may bc looked for Ia a day or two. IL is
said that the concessions made by the
government will not interfere with the
plan as ALREADY published. although the
members of the committee preferred that
AN announcement Of IN. precise nature OF
the concessions should cmanate from the
attorney general.
II IN expected that the official an
nounccmcnt viii he made within u few
DAYS, and as the proposed sale Involves
~ DAYS advertisement. the road IN the
event Of no one being willing to pay Tor
the property. will pass into the hands of
the new company about Nov. !.
Ex-Governor George Hoadley. counsel
for the government IN the Union Pacific
proceedings. said to-day that there Was
nothing 1 nihe announcement ~ the re-
organization that he wished 10 deny. He
declined to state what concessions had
been made Ia IN. government by the re-
organization committee. Thcr. was "a
meeting of the executive committee of
the Union Pacific Railway company to-
day. Receiver u. Eilery Anderson stat
ed that the business transacted was pure
~ of a routine character. and had no ref
.rcncc 10 the foreclosure ar reorganixa-
tion proceedings.
Receiver Anderson said that while he
had no official knowledge OF an agree
mcni having been reached between the
reorganization committe. aud the gov-
-rnment he believed the sale would he
effected before Nov. 3. He said that the
main trouble would be paying the debt of
sis ss0.sc due the government.
The property could be turned over 10
the new company without any difficulty,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-09-29

the road. seven mills from here. the
bandits suddenly appeared and ordered
the driver Go stop. Barnett. who Was
seated on the rear Of the stage. heard ths
order and plunged hir hand into hts peck
ct "a secure and secrete hi- purse. rfss
highwayman fancted that Barnett wns
about to draw a pistol and fired his shot
gun the charge striking Barnett In the
neck. killing him Instantly. The robb~rs
then secured three express boxes sn4
disappeared
Barnett was n pioneer resident Of this
county and "A prominent citizen. Tns
sheriff l. now trailing the outlaws with
bloodhounds. Suspicion has fallen upon
two residents Of this vicinity who bear .
had reputation II the hlghwaymen are
discovered they VIII undoubtedly bo
lynched.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-09-29
In the management OF the

crookedness In the management OF the
company's affairs.
Anderson has engaged In the most
extensive placer mining operations In
this section for a year past. employing
a large number of men and spending
thousands OF dollars in the purchase Of
mines. The letter states that the pay
roll was padded so as 10 permit Ander-
son TO pinch" $3.50 a day from each
mans pay; that the company's water
right was bogus. and contained many
other damaging allegations. This letter
was signed by Brown. who was for
merly employed by Anderson. but An
derson claims To have evidence that
Calvin inspired the charges.
In addition 10 these letters sent East
the charge was circulated here that
Anderson had made away with Mr..
Lewis. the rich Philadeiphian. who
came out here last summer and died
at the company's camp. So vigorous
were the letters that the company sent
Peter Semple of Chicago. one Of the
stockholders. To Boise 10 make an In
vestigation. but he apparently exoner-
ated Anderson. as he was not relieved
for a day from the management.