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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-11
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES

There is no improvement in the con-
dltlon Of Senator George of Mississippi,
who is seriously ill at Washington.
The Senate bill to provide for furthe,
proving the genuineness of handwriting
IN United States courts has been
passed.
Tho Cabinet in Washington have
decided that the Government must take
Immediate steps to foreelose the Pacific
railroads debt.
The Senate Committee ON Indian
Affairs has authorized favorable re.
port on the bill p, hibit.ng the sale Of
intoxicating liquors to Indians.
The Senate bill extending the time
for the completion Of the st. Paul.
Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad
through Indian reservations has been
passed.
Bills have been passed in the House
to regulate the disposition of dead
bodies as in the District of Columbia
and to prevent the spread of contagious
diseases in the District
The, House bill TO authorize officers
who served during the late war in the
regular army to beat the title and. ION
occasions of ceremony. wear the uni
form Of their highest rank has been
passed.
Burrows of Michigan presented petit
lions on the subject of the Senatorial
election in'Delaware and Chandler of
New Hampshire gave notice that it
was his purpose to suggest to the Sem
ate whether some metho Is cannot be
established to prevent the wholesale
larceny of senatorships in various
States. y
The House Committee on Pensions
has decided to report a bill increasing
from $l7 to $50 month the pension
of Mrs. Margaret Custer Calhoun, the
widow of Lieutenant James Calhoun
OF the Seventh Cavalry, and sister of
General Custer, who was killed in the
Little Big Horn battle. Mrs. Cal.
houn's husband, three brothers and q
nephew were killed ON that occasion.
Representative Bartholdt Of Mis-
souri, chairman Of the Committee on
Immigration at Washington d. G.. will
oppose the conference report on the
bill which provides an
test for immigrants. The
two features of the report to which he
objects are those which stop the wife if
she be an illiterate, from landing with
her husband, provided the latter can
read and write, and the provision
which requires the immigrant shall be
'ble to read the language of his nativ-
ty or place of residence.
congressman Loud and Bowers have
lad long conference with the Chief
" the Weather Bureau in relation to
he establishment of two stations. one in
southern Utah and the other in South /
western California or Southern Ne
ada. The Weather Bureau has recog.
med the great necessity for such
tations in order to forecast approaob.
ng cold waves from the north and east.
which have been of such serious in
ury to the fruit interests of Lower
CENTRAL and Southern California. Mr..
doore gave them assurances that such
ervlce would be established at the
eginning of the next fiscal year. Mr..
Ioud has been IN consultation with the
hartman of the Agricultural Commit.
ee and the Weather Bureau at Wash
ngton and at San Francisco in regard
tbs matter for some months.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-11
Deception In Prunes,

According to the PHILADELPHIA Groc.
cry World,a scheme has been discovered
by which certain wholesale grocery
nrm OF that city intended to deceive
the trade in lot of prunes which it
offered for sale. There is sold in Phil.
adelphia certain well known brand
OF California prunes, the 40.50s, which
are worth Ga cents to the iobber.
This is the market price, and all sales
OF these goods lately made lave been
at this figure. A little while ago the
Wholesale grocery firm referred to Of
fered large blocks of what purported to
be the same prunes at Il cents. Some
OF the Jobbers bought and the cut price
eventually came to the attention of the
agent who handles the goods in Phil
adelphia.
The latter learned that the whole.
sale firm which had offered the prunes
at the cut price had bought none this
year, and a little further investigation
developed the fact that they were last
seasons, 1895, goods This was not
all, for little after it was discovered
that the prunes offered by the jobber
as 4O-5Os. and which in instances had
been sold as such, were only 6O-7Os,
and that the marks on the box had been
altered to correspond with the deoep-
ton.
The story is an interesting one 50
lar as it goes, but is decidedly lame
IN one particular-the Grocery World
should have given the name of the
wholesale gorcery firm. The trade
would like to know the names of such
enterprising gentlemen!
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-11
OUR LEGISLATURE.
Radical Legislation is No PRO.
pc ed in Some Big Bills.
NEW TAX FOR A STATE ROAD FUND
An Elaborate Proposition for the crsa
tion of Department Of
Highways.

Sacramento, Cal.-The most radical
step forward in the way of Legislation
in the history of this State is iIlps-
trated IN Assembly bills 595 and $50
by Ennis of Sacramento, and 597 Inv
Clarke OF Alameda. No 597 provides
Tor the creation of a Department 80
Highways which is intended IN bniId
State highways for the benefit of the
people of the whole State. Three
Highway Commissioners are to he an.
pointed by the Governor, one from rio
northern, one from the southern and
one from the central part of the state
not more than two of whom shall he.
long to the same political party. They
shall each receive the sum of $4,000
per annum, the secretary $500 nor
annum, the clerk $500 and the steno.
grapher $1,000. The term of Office
shall be four years, and the office shall
be IN the Capitol building. The hill
says: The Department of Highways
snail take possession in the name of
the State, and as rapidly as the funds
provided therefor will permit. of all
roads which have been or NAV be de.
clared State Highways, and in eases
where the Legislature may define the
general direction and route of a State
highway, the department shall detinita.
~ locate the same upon the best grades
ana arguments, and as closely follow.
ing the general lines defined by the
Legislature as the topography of the
country will permit, and in consonance
win the best interests of the State.
and wherever the location of an exist.
ing county road, or any portion there
o. Is such that it may be properly de.
hned as State highway, or norton
thereof' then the location of such
county road shall be utilized for said
state highway; provided, that all high.
ways included within the boundaries
OF the lands of State institutions
parks, or reservations now governed
by bodies specified by law, are hereby
expressly excepted from the jurisdiction
OF said department.
Inc department. of Highways shall
nave charge of the locating, construct.
ing and maintaining of all State hiob.
ways and to such end shall let all
contracts, purchase all property or sun.
plles and employ all assistance or
LABOR, or incur other expenses incident
thereto and necessary therefor.
All work costing $500 or more mnst
De let to the lowest bidder after dine
advertisement. The department. is EN-.
powered to condemn the right of wav
Inc revenue for the work is raised
py Dill 599. which provides for an an.
nuai ad valorem tax of ~ cents upon
each 500 of the assessed value Of tbo
taxable property Of the State to be paid
INTO separate fund to be known as tbe
state highway fund. This money is To
% appropriated without reference to
nscal years or the construction and
naintainance of highways. Not more
man per cent of this fund shall he
expended in any one county of the
state III any one fiscal year.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-11
Care of Poultry.

The Country Gentleman gives this
advice to farmers: mo other food Is
so absolutely necessary for the pro-
ouctlon OF eggs in winter as the green.
1000 ration. Modern poultry culture
has improved, and the successful
breeder, whether for egg production
OF fancy points, houses his stock com.
iortably during the winter months. II
is. therefore, necessary to supply them
with all the variety of food thew
would otherwise gather if left to their
own nominations. Everything that is
Oh vegetable nature is worth STORING
TO supply the place of natural pree1
articles, SO much enjoyed by them
small potatoes, turnips, and clover hav
can be boiled or steamed, and added 10
the morning mash, and mangels and
cabbage can be fed in the raw state ),
considerable more profit could he made
out OF the poultry yard if more atten.
ton were paid to fowls. Not one farm
IN ten has properly constructed hen.
mousse. Many farms have none at all
Ihe chickens roost on trees IN no hole
lrozen' ON the wagons in the wagon.
sned' or in the barn if they can get in
Their feed is mostly gram or what
they can steal from pig or horse. The
consequence of this neglect is few eggs
OF none at all till the first warm snrino
days. II properly housed and fed the
egg basket would always be
full. Under our usual way of taking
care OF fowls they do not pay for their
keep-poor as it is in too many eases
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-11

together with the residents down the
coast, will eventually result in Mon
terey county being divided. 1t is pro-
posed to form a new county out Of the
present Fifth Supervisorial District.
At a mass meeting in that city a few
nights ago the advocates Of the project
showed by facts and figures that by the
consolidation of some OF the county
officers the government of the county
could be carried ON with less taxation
than is now being paid. Monterey
would be the county seat and old Col
ton Hall is TO be repaired and used Tor
Courthouse.
Edward p. Rambo of San Francisco.
has purchased 100 acres of land at
Point Iona for park purposes. In
connection with g. A. Griscom, Jr, of
New York. Mr.. Rambo has been here
for two weeks in the interest OF a score
of New York capitalists, who will
themselves come February 10 Tor the
purpose of laying the cornerstone of a
magnificent stone clubhouse to be
erected on the tract purchased by
Rambo, to cost $50, 900. The grounds
are to be laid out in parks, with boule-
wards, walks and landscape gardens,
and obseTvatories, clpbhouses and
stables are TO be erected and race.
course constructed. The work of grad
ing and surveying the tract has begun.
Next week the building of q frame
clubhouse. 120x200 feet, to cost %l2,.
900, will begin. 1t is intended to
spend upward of $685. in the i'm.
provements, making this one Of the
finest private parks in America.
The arrangement made by the transcon-
tinental roads for a division of the
Christian Endeavor business going to
the San Francisco convention, is not
satisfactory to the officials of the sooie.
ty who have charge of the convention,
beause it spoils their opportunity to
get many special favors and concessions
from the roads for themselves. In
fromer conventions it is said much of
the expense of the society and officers
Individually HAS Dt6u DOTHt ny tub
roads being played against each other.
II has been reported in Chicago that
those in charge of the convention
arrangements had notified the roads !
there was strong probability of the /
gathering being removed to Philadel.
phia. The railroad officials say the
overland rate made is too low to allow
of further favors being granted.
A Los Angeles man has secured a
rich concession from the Mexican Gov
in the contract that has lust
been awarded to G. G. Merrill. He
has secured three-million dollar con.
tract To construct sewer system for
the City of Mexico and to manufacture
The pipe. The work will take eight
years to complete. Mr. Merrill by the
is obliged to manufacture
vi the pipe and other articles needed
n Mexico, and is now in st. Louis
'uying machinery for the factory he is
o build. His plant is to cost $780,
700, and is to be capable of making all
lies of pipe. The system is to include
be entire city, and is to connect with ,
N outfall sewer already constructed, I
which is sixty miles long
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-11
Poultry Clear Gain.

Any farmer who has an orchard and
does not keep large flock of hens
upon 1t is wasting valuable space (savs
Farm and Firoside) which could ba
prom tably utilized with advantage. II
does not take anything.from the fertil.
lty OF the soil when an orchard is used
Tor poultry, but on the contrary the
hens will, to certain extent. enrich
the land. 1t is also beneficial to tho
orchards to keep flock ON the grounds
Dy the large number of injurious in.
sects which are destroyed. A dozen
guinea fowls will search every sonara
yard OF ten-acre field carefully. and
many times over, during season as
they are active, ever the alert and
can susbist without assistance. Ducks
ana geese are very partial to young and
Tender weeds that are just coming out
VI the ground, and the goose will get
down to the very roots of some plants
Every pound of poultry or dozen eggs
procured from flock of hens in an or.
cnard should be clear profit. If thew
are not fed, but made to find their
loou' the hens will soon adapt them.
serves TO circumstances, and use in.
'ects' seeds, grass, etc., while the trees
u the land may at the same time he
giving an abundant crop of fruit.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-11

We have q fox terrier whose bann;.
ness was complete until Dodgerfield
came. She is very affeotionate' conss.
quently very jealous. If looks ana
growls would kill, Dodgerfield wonld
aie many times a day. Both dogs eat
from the same plate, but not nj tho
same time. One day last week we fed
Dodgerfield first. The fox terrier was
very hungry and begged hard for FIRST
dinner. Dodger seemed to eat more
slowly than usual, and Nettie watched
dolefully.
Finally hunger got the better Of her
honesty, and she barked sharply three
snort barks. Dodger left his plate and
sprang to the window, looking exoitedlv
up and down the road. Nettie looked
neither to the right nor the left bnt
made straight for the plate of food ms
soon as Dodgers back was turned II
s .lis was not an exhibition of reason and
human intelligence, then mankind in
general possesses large degree Of ami
mai instinct. Dog Fancier
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-11
a LONG INSIDE PASSAGE.
Navigating the Ocean Among Thousand,
j. of Islands.

1 's""k thc ocean Among Thousands
= of Islands.
Whatever Iuay be said-and much can
oe-of the beauties of the Alaskan coost
IL Is not inviting to the seafarinp man
and especially the master who is taking
snip by the inside route from Puget
sound to Sitka or Juneau for the first
time, feat, so it is claimed, impossi.
Die OF accomplishment by continuous
voyage save through the assistance of n
good pilot This passageway-fo
by the mainland coasts of British 10.
iumbla and Alaska and a chain of is.
ianus ranging in length from 8 to ESQ
mlles-ls from 100 yards to several
miles in width. The channels proner
are OF unusual depth. In places from
SUI to 400 fathoms of water are fro.
quently found, From the smooth, CLASSY
surface lodges and reefs, assassins Of
the sea, Turk, ready to send some shin
humanity laden, to the bottom. In these
waters the lead is supplanted by whistle
eonoes from the land, this being the
only method during fog by which the
captain or pilot guides his vessel along
safe way.
va sea captains say there is no wa
Ter course in the world where in unfa.
vorable weather such skill is REQUIRED
as 70 guide ship via the channels ON a
voyage from the sound and return. the
round trip to Sitka being more than
mar the distance of the voyage across
the Atlantic. The Pacific Coast Steam.
snip company s vessels running to Alas.
ka are always manned with two pilot,
each IN the winter and spring and are
never without one pilot. With at least
TWO OF TINS company's vessels now run. !
ning TO Alaska the captains themselves
served an apprenticeship of many years
1t plotting.
Inc outside passage, the one by the
open ocean, is seldom used, on account
u the unfaYorable winds which prevail
or distance Of over 90 miles ont n
ea' rendering vessels progress much
mower, to say nothing of the danger of
hips being caught in gale and driven
'shore. With the danger from wreck
'imost eliminated by the employment
Il professional pilots, the inside passage
rendered a most delightful VOYAGE. ne
abounds in beautiful scenery and is
rec from winds. Seattle Post IntelI.
encer.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-11
The Fruit EXCHANGE.

The position of the Southern ro;,
iornia fruit exchanges is that an organ.
ization of growers should ABSOLUTELY
control the product until the wholesals
merchant has paid his money for ID
says the s. F. Chronicle. This Is
logical and clear. The exchanges have
no use Tor any middleman of any kind
under any circumstances. They will
pay brokers for sales at prices which
they are willing to accept, but whether
10 accept or not must rest with the
representatives of the ASSOCIATIONS
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-11
SCHEME FOR REFORM.
spain Ready to Pnt 1t in operation
when Provinces are pacified

spain Ready to Pint 1t in onara+io,,
when Provinces are Pacified.
London, Eng.-The Standards Ma.
ard CORRESPONDENT telegraphs that Oueen
Regent Christian will, on Thursday
next, sign at meeting of the Cabinet
the Prime Minister scheme of reforms
III the Spanish West Indies.
The scheme was devised after several
conferences with the leading Conserva.
i've senators and the Marausi de Anez
Ieguia, the leader of the Cuban Con.
seryatives, who is now in Madrid.
The reforms will go into operation in
CUBA as soon as the pacificatlon of the
island will permit. The scheme will
state that the Government is willing
to entertain suggestions as to West
indian tariff reforms and the subse.
quent imrovement of commercial rela.
tlons with the United States. Tho
whole matter will be handled cantiono-
ly.
Inc correspondent adds that it wonld
% premature to suppose that the
scheme will effect in Cuba autonomv
similar to that enjoyed by the Austral.
ian colonies and the Dominion %
Canada. "a
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-11

Inc excursion committee of the
massachusetts, Christian Endeavor
omon anticipates large party for the
california convention. The excursion
rom Boston will leave on June 28tb or
S9th. The outward journey will be
wa Denver and Salt Lake City, with
stops OF one or two days at the most
interesting points in Colorado, and the
party Will arrive in Salt Lake City ON
saturday night, remaining there until
the following Monday. There will be
special Massachusetts, tram through
20 California. Upon this train will 60
resident Francis E. Clark, Secretary
J. William Baer and several trustees of
,he United Society of Christian En-
'eavor and number of convention
speakers. The Palace Hotel at San
Francisco has been secured as head.
quarters,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-11
What Rules the World.

Many years ago John. Brougham,
Lester Wallack, Artemus Ward and 9th.
ers used to meet after the play nj
Windhurst's, in Park row. One night
the question, What rules the world?"
arose, and various opinions were OK.
pressed. William Ross Wallace, who
was present, retired before long. and
some timo later called Thomas ]. Leipb
from the room and handed to him n
poem which he had just written. Mr.
Leigh read it aloud to tho cornpapv and
Mr. Brougham made happy Ittlp
speech OF acknowledgment. The ,bino
was entitled What Rules the World 3
ana the first stanza ran:
1ney say that man is mighty,
dc governs land and sea,
ne Yields mighty scepter
Ger lesser powers that be.
bnt mightier power and stronear
Man from his throne has hurled
And the hand that rocks the cradle
ls the hand that rules the world.
kite Louise Roberts in Critic
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-11

The City Trustees of Riverside have
inagurated a plan for furnishing work
for the unemployed. They instructed
the City Marshal to open in his Office a
list OF those out of work, which shall
at all times be open for inspection by
those wanting help. It will cost moth.
ing to register.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-11

The correspondent of the London
Times at Teheran, capital of Persia,
teiegraphs that dispatch has been re.
oeived from Bushire stating that 400
bodies of victims of the recent earth.
quake on the island of Kishm in the
Persian Gulf have been recovered.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-11
Measles Among In0ian Chi,ar.n

Carlisle. Pa.-Between forty and
nifty cases of measles are reported
among the Indian boys and girls at the
United States training school here. II
is thought that The outbreak in the in.
stitution will recessitatc the postpone.
ment OF the graduating exercises from
February to March.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-11

Mildred-Madge's complexion has i'm.
proved wonderfully of late
Mar1orie-Yes. She is beginning 70
understand how to put it on.-New
York Ledger. ave"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-11

The British steamer Mimcap collided
with and sunk the British steamer Lib
erty IN the river Tyne recently. No
lives were lost.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-11

1t is believed that the temperature of
inc earth at a depth of 200 miles il not
less than Is, 900 degrees f.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-07-07
Local Department.

Advertised letter: Lew Dawson.
Joe Sherman is visiting friends "down
east"
l.. G. Hurd's residence has been re-
painted.
j. B. Baker has had his fine residence
repainted.
Berry men have commenced picking
raspberries.
j. &. Sage and family are rusticating
at Lake Park.
The firemen were out for practice
Monday evening.
John Parker was recently calling on
old Paw Paw friends.
Judge Heckert returned Monday
from his visit to Port Huron.
II. c. Waters & Co. have just receiv-
ed two cars of crate material.
Mrs. Payne and children from Chica-
go are camping at Lake Park.
f. S. Briggs rides new Crescent
and Harrison Phillips Clipper.
S. ID. Webb is having his house rem
ovated with new coat of paint.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Stevens of Battle
Greek are visiting Paw Paw friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Jones of Chicago
have been visiting Paw Paw friends.
Charley Stevens of Chicago was call
ing on Paw Paw friends last Saturday.
Fred Pugsley and family of Dowagac
were the guests of VIM. Pugsley, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Nj. Harrison have
OUT
Jas. Downey was in town Monday
calling on his numerous friends in this
place.
Justice Mason and family will begin
a two weeks vacation at Lake Park, to-
morrow.
Sellick advertises ten days sale at
specially low prices" He means
business.
Waters & Co. offer special induce.
ments this week in the line of gasoline
and oil stoves.
Quite number of Paw Paw people
took in the celebration at South Haven
on Monday last.
M. o. Rowland and family are camp
ing at Lake Park. They occupy the
Conner cottage.
Mrs. Ed. Snow and her little daugh-
ter, Ruth, have gone to Ohio for visit
of several weeks.
+. j. Rawson and wife of Decatur
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID.
Holmes, Sunday.
+. b. Longwell and family are among
the campers at Lake Park They oc-
cupy the Rice cottage.
Rev. f. w. Corbett has gone to Bay
View to enjoy a two weeks vacation
voted him by his church,
Chas. Mason of Chicago spent Satur-
day and Sunday with his brother, w.
H., and other Paw Paw friends.
The mercury on Saturday marked
10l degrees and on Sunday 103 degrees,
two of the hottest days in years.
+. A. Park, recently from Colorado,
is in town. MIR. Park was formerly q
leading business man of this place.
Mr.. A. T. Hall has arrived home from
Memphis at which place he has been
doing business for some months past