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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15


Comparing 1896 with 1894" shin.
ments, says General Chapman, in hi,
annual report to the State Board Of
trade, there was net loss of 2247. 7
carloads. The gain in 1895 over the
output for 1894 was chiefly in citrus
fruits. The loss in 1896 over the ont.
put OF 1895 seems quite large. OF the
442l carloads representing the loss
1866 carloads were citrus fruits. sei
carloads green deciduous fruits and
1895 carloads raisins.
Another noticeable feature worthy
OF attention is that we exported or sent
out OF the State in 1898 nearly 1000
carloads of vegetables, while in 1896
the exports had fallen to 1917 car.
loads.
THE shipments have fallen off
rapidly since 1898.
am unable to account for tbis
decline in an industry that gave such
promise of benefit to the State. unless
1t be IN part that our products are
now driven out of consumption by in.
creased importation, the result of in.
adequate protection and in part from a
general falling off in consumption
IN the line of economy of living.
Il commend the subject to the
Board as worthy of investigation in
order to discover the cause and find
the remedy.
The wine and brandy industry
holds its place in importance with
great tenaclty, and, it is believed. is
improving from year to year.
II ind no serious cause for discopr.
agement in the fruit industry. Int
much to encourage.
1t has suffered in common with
all other occupations since the hard
times fell upon our country, but with
a revival of trade and business no in.
dustry will feel the impulses of the i'm.
provement more quickly or more Ger.
tainly than this.
We have boxed the compass of all
dlffioulties as to the art of planting
trees and growing fruit. There are
very few authentic pitfalls for the in.
teliigent orchardist in that direction
The question of possible overproduc.
ton continues to halt timid minds and
there is much perplexity as TO the best
method to market our fruit"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15
MIA in its palmiest days, in virgin
mineral resources.

mia in its palmiest days, in virgin
mineral resources.
NJ. Soto, who has concession from
the Mexican Government on the Coro-
nado islands. has received a PROPOSE
ton from San Francisco capitalists for
the lease Of the two islands for term
of twenty years. If leased they are to
be quarried for the bnilding stone of
which they are almost entirely COM
posed. Under the Constitution of
Mexico the Government is prohibited
from selling any portion of its territory,
but there is no prohibition against leas-
ing it. The price asked for twenty
years lease of the two islands is $50, :
900. These islands are about fifteen
miles off the coast from San Diego.
The largest one is about six miles in
lengh and about three miles in width,
and the other is about half that size.
Their height is 1000 feet. They are
uninhabited save by occasional sheep
herders, who take over boatload Of
animals and fatten them on the Gov
eminent pasture. Hunters and fisher
men also trespass upon the islands, ana
occasionally a deserter or outlaw finds
temporary refuge there.
The talk of new road from Nevada
City to San Juan is being revived, and
it is possible that the Board of Supey-
visors will take some action in the mat
ter at their April session, says the
Nevada City Herald. A recent survey
shows that road could be built from
here to Jones bar, connecting from
that crossing with the present road
from Rough and Ready to San Juan,
that would give grade so easy that a
team could trot most of the way. The
route now in contemplation would
leave Nevada City by way of Wyoming
street, leave Wyoming street just
above the Julia mine, swing around by
the wyoming dump, pass the Nevada
City mine, and across Red Hill to
Newtown. From there an easy grade
could be made to Jones bar A
considerable portion of this route would
be over roads already built, and
which would only need repairing.
Very little new road would be re-
quired. Meantime it would lead past
the Wyoming dump, where any guam.
tity Of frst-class rock could be OBJ
tanned for road building. Such road
would be highly appreciated by the
people of San lnan and vicinity. and
'ould hardly fail to be of benefit to the
merchants of Nevada City.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15

When cut flowers become w;lte,
tney may frequently be freshened b,
clipping off the ends and dipping n,
stems in hot water for few moments
At the holiday season, when man,
KINDS OF cakes are being made, it i,
Wen to bake the remains of each Loaf
cake separately in layer tins; Their
spread them with apple, currant q,
lemon jelly or frostings. Place one
layer ON top of another, not having
two dark or fruit layers coming to.
gether. This makes very nice cake
and is another variety without extra
labor.
All the tiny pieces and crusts
OF bread should be saved. tbe;r
uses are numerous. They can be made
into buildings. stuffings for meat and
hsh, and excellent griddle cakes. Or
II the pieces are dried in moderate
oven, then rolled and sifted, thew are
always ready to cover croquettes. seal.
Hoped dishes and many other things.
frequently one will be ANNOYED bv
worms IN the soil around the roots Of
the window plants. The worms NAV
DC disposed of by thoroughly wetting
the earth with lime water, using about
half cup of lime to three quarts of
water. Let all the lime dissolve that
WILL then pour off the clear water and
cave the sediment. Use this water
lpon the soil.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15

crops are two points in farming that
every farmer should practice. says
Home and Farm. In addition TO the
reasons which are on the surface for
this, there is a reason seldom thought
of and which is already big item and
steadily becoming larger and larger
in our agricultural operations. 1t is
the item of insect depreciation.
1t is very well Bnowu that large
numbers of our very worst insect enc
mics go into the ground in the fall of
the year and undergo changes and pass
the winter there.
Fall blowing breaks up the arrange
ments they make, leaving no time for
the making of new arrangements.
where the insects are still more or
less active, and by exposure making
for their death by freezing or destruc-
ton By birds and otherwise of all
those that have become dormant.
We are of the opinion that our old
worn-out orchards. which are infested
with Goblin moths and other destruc-
tive insects, could be made productive
If they were well cultivated i'll the fall.
Spraying alone is not fully effective.
Probably equally effective with
blowing in this direction is intelligent
rotation of crops. This is the idea un.
DERIVING clover-sick soil. The soil gets
gradually SO charged with low forms
of life that feed on its roots that it
cannot carry crop any more. 1t is
the same way in principle with insects
that feed on the tops in so far as the
feeding part is concerned. Rotation
breaks up the insect arrangements thus
arising. and the crop in it's new place
and on ground new to it has time to
succeed for season or more before it
is rediscovered by its old insect enemy
and so overrun again.
And so the system of rotation that
includes the pastures also is the best
Many insects that do their worst ON
titled lands hibernate ON pasture lands
There is only one way of changing this
and that is by system of rotation that
includes every part of the farm-eyen
the garden when at all practicable
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15
FOR THE FARMERS.
Some Interesting News for the
RuraIiSt
SPOKEN OF IN THIS COLUMN.
Few Sensible Hints to suit the Eusy
AErieulturist.-Items That May
Benefit our Readers.

Several years ago the Department OF
Agriculture at Washington. ID. G..
distributed tiax-seed to large number
OF experimental stations in as many
States as were considered adapted in
soil and climate TO the growth of fax
fiber, says Hugh II. Lamont. The
published report of the result pla
California second highest on the list
for fiueness and lustre of fiber, Oregon
standing first. The California experi.
ment was conducted at the State Uni.
versity grounds. Berkeley.
Is flax profitable crop for farmers
to grow? 1t has been exceedingly so:
the return per acre has been greater
than from any of the cereals. Since
the introduction of the wheat thresher
into the domain of flax threshing the
American farmer has had to depend on
the seed alone for profit. The straw,
as delivered by the ordinary thresher,
IS IN such tangled and cut up condi-
ton that the fiber is unfit for manufac.
turing purposes. However, machinery
now exists that threshes and practically
saves the whole of the seed and deliv-
ers the straw compact and straight, SO
that the fiber may be used for spinning
purposes, thereby increasing the value
OF the crop to the farmer, besides Great.
ing an opening for the manufacture of
what has hitherto been considered a
waste product amounting to MANY
thousands of dollars annually.
Our shoe thread, the Irvine for our
fish nets and even fine linen goods could
all be as we'll made here as in Ulster
or Germany. One firm alone in
Canada has twenty fiaxoutoh mills,
while here with superior climate for
flax production we have not one. This
is a question that affects the farming
and manufacturing element of the
State alike, and it ought to be
thoroughly investigated and means
adopted whereby the growing of fax
for seed and fiber alike, and the manu-.
facture of the same would become q
tiourishing industry of California.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15

A million.dollar water project is on
Dig IeJunga Canyon, above Burbank,
where company composed of Eastern
capitalists and Los Angeles men arc
projecting the development of 10. 900
inches OF water to spread over the terri.
tory IN San Fernando valley. Two
thousand inches of water are already
IN the company's bitches.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15

1t is probable in very short time
the Baron de Hirsch fund In thi,
country will be augmented by mag.
nlhcent donation from his widow. II
Is stated ON good authority that Oscar
). Straus, the former Minister to Tur.
Key, and one of the trustees of the
Baron de Hirsch fund, who enjoyed a
close personal acquaintance with the
famous philanthropist, and who has
now returned from trip abroad.
brought with him positive assurances
from the Baroness of her disposition to
give Sl,S00,000 to divers benevolent
enterprises in the United States. OF
this great sum it is reported that ST..
900, 900 is to be given to the alleyia.
tion of distress in entirely new CHART.
able channels, which those conyersapt
with the matter expect will create a
sensation when the details become
known, by their originality and scope.
But the precise nature of the benefi.
cence is kept closely guarded secret
for the present.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15

A correspondent of the Los Angeles
ilmes, who has been visiting the Mex.
lean orange groves in the Hermosillo
ana Guaymas districts. writes that
there need be no fear they will ever
HOOD the United States with oranges.
Ihere are only 1900 acres of orange
orchard in those districts and not much
more planting can be done for lack of
water. Two hundred to $50 carloads
per year are the limit of shipments, and
that amount Is very small in compari.
son with the 1000 or 5000 carloads
shipped from California.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15
Olive Growing,

ohVe Growing.
1t was found by Mr.. M. B. Waite q
rev years ago, that many well-knowu
varieties OF pears and apples are par.
TALLY or completely self-sterile. that
IS their pollen is impotent to their
own flowers, but potent and able to
iecundate the flowers of other varieties
says }. f.Vallance of Livermore. For
instance, his report shows that the
pollen OF the Bartlett pear can only
IN small degree fecundate its own
mowers, while the same pollen com.
pletely fecundates the flowers of the
beurre d Anton pear. Not only is
the crop more bountiful by cross.pol.
llnatlon. but the fruit in some cases 10
increased in size, thus indicating that
with certain varieties of pears and
apples 1t is necessary to plant other
varieties with them in the same or.
cnard to get the greatest yield of fruit
IL is wen known to almond growers
on this coast that if good cron il N
De had, different varieties must he
planted in the same orchard.
vain Al blliS Is the case with
oilVes' Mr.. Calkins is at present en-.
gagged IN this laudable work and as far
as his limited experiments have gone
Is inclined TO think that the olive hears
more regularly if different varieties
are planted in close proximity. For
the purpose of cross pollination in an
orchard, it is essential that the yarie. |
ties bloom at the same time.
An important question to be cons;d.
cred BY the intending olive planter is
whether or no he has the right location
Tor the successful and profitable grow.
ing OF the olive. Replying to this we
say that the olive adapts itself to most
locations. 1t stands great deal of
heat and good deal of cold. This
Is Tor the tree itself. Now for the
Irult: In localities where you have
late trosts. You must plant such yarie.
lies as will either ripen their fruits
Early or plant harder sorts which are
lot injured by frost. For instance. the
ruit OF the Mission variety will stand
rost, without Injury. which wonld
completely spoil the fruit of the POLY.
norpha variety.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15
Attention to Poultry.

Charles Colqnhoun, a most successful
expert in varied farming, says in the
Liyermore Herald:
The profits to be realized from
poultry on the farm depends chiefly ON
location. experience and the kind of
management and attention bestowed
on them by the farmer. In order to
give them proper attention the chick.
ems should be department by them.
selves. A suitable location where thew
can have plenty of sunlight and shelter
should be selected and comfortable
buildings, coops and runs should he
erected for them. The fowls could he
easier managed by being confined in
an Enclosure of wire netting containing
enough ground for their accommoda.
tlon and use, land inside of which eyery
thing appertaining to the department
should be placed. The full amount of
eggs would then be found in the
chicken house instead of being scat.
tered around straw stacks, horse man.
gers or out in the grain fields, where
Us we now see on many farms the half
OF them are gathered. In this way the
fowls would be kept out of mischief
IN the garden, perhaps, and be safe
from the hawks, cats, pigs and frisky
coyotes on the outside. Everything
inside the chicken Enclosure should be
kept clean, and free from vermin espe.
clally. The healthiest feed for the
fowls have found to be good lump
grain, vegetables of some kind. and
meat whenever there are no insects for
them to get. The young fowls or
chicks should be kept in a separate
apartment from the older flock. / sug.
gest the use of incubators and brooders
Tor the production of early broilers for
the market whenever practicable.
laid out his plans on large
and systematic pattern like this. anv
farmer having ordinary experience
with poultry ought to succeed in get.
ting remunerative return from this
department of the farm
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15

when putting away silverware
that is not in use all the time do not
neglect to sprinkle few tiny bits of
camphor gum in each case before roll.
ing is up; then if the silver is put
away IN close box it will not become
discolored.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15

me piaoerville Nugget says they
are taking out good ore from the tunnel
OF the Mammoth mine and the tan.
s.an p mill and two concentrators were
started up March 10Th.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15

In washing small dried fruits, such
as cherries, currants. or berries, the
best way is to turn them into colan.
DER or coarse sieve, and stand it in a
deep pan OF clean water. Thoroughly
rub the fruit between the hands, and
change the water as often as needed.
FINALLY, hold up the vessel containing
the fruit and turn on cold water.
Then spread on clean towels to dry.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15

hernrns from a shipment of eight
tons OF quartz which the Reward Com.
pany OF Nevada City sent to Selby,s
showed the rock to be worth nearly
S4oo per ton. Besides this the com.
pany recently milled 100 tons Of rock
that averaged very fair.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15

June s0th has been fixed as the day
Tor the jubilee thanksgiving through
ons the British dominions in celebra.
ton Of the sixtieth year of the reign
of the Queen.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15

Nineteen business buildings in
bloomington, Wis. have been burned
70 .he ground. The fire original ed
IN saloon. The total loss Il esti
mated at 500. 900, with light insur.
ance.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15

IL Is reported that NUMBER Of l;vas
nave been lost in the Iowa tioods
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15

Rotation of Crops.
ran blowing and the rotation Of
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15
ALONG THE COAST.
interesting Occurrences From all
Over the Coast.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONDENSED
A Number of Miscellaneous Jottings
Briefly aud CurtIy Told In This
Column.

An iron foundry has been started in
The Irish standard., 1897-02-20
JACOB REDDiNc'S TROUBLES.
g III tJ9Y"'
After Mich Ligitation He Receivers Hi
Property and Dies.

After Mucf, Ligitation He Receivers His
Property and Dies.
A Liverpool, 81" M49nt., dispatch contains
the following: ssdo' -
Jacob Redding, one of the most proni-
nent mining NEIL in Montana, is dead.
He was overs7g Years OF age,and has had
an interesting ana varied experience in
the West. .::F'orsfaver thirty years he
has been acti1el3 engaged in mining in
Montana, and NdFing tnat time has built
up large f6rfnna
Several years ago Redding was lead
ing very dissipated life, and that he
might protect himself from squandering
his wealth he decided his entire proper
ty to Anna G. Garsert. This move re-
suited in his being deprived possession
of his property until the day before his
death, when he secured settlement
with the heirs of Mrs. Garsert. Soon
after the signing OF the settlement pap
ers he was taken ill, and in few hours
was dead. s ~.
After the death of Mrs. Garsert, her
son, Harry, as heir, decided the property
in question TO N. NJ. Black, Of Boze-
man. Redding protested against this,
The Irish standard., 1897-02-20

and set up the claim that there was 9
contract in existence setting forth the
fact that Mrs. Garsert held the property
in trust only. The document he could
not produce. having buried it in the
ground and could not then locate the
spot. .. Later his memory improved and
he found the contract buried about one
mile from his home at Cinnabar. With
It he went into court, proved his claim
and had the transfer set aside. Black
appealed to the supreme court, where the
case was pending until settlement. The
case has become among the most inter
esting in the court of Montana for many
years. Redding died without making a
will. He has no relatives, and his es-
tate may, go to- the state. 80 .
The Irish standard., 1897-02-20
A GRAND OLD MAN.
Death of Paul II. Beaulieu at an Ad-
vanced Age.

VdnceQ age.
A dispatch from White Earth, Mimi,
of the 11th inst, says:
1'Uncle'' Paul H. Beaulieu, the grand
old man" and seer Of the Chippewas Of
Minnesota, and one of the most notable
characters of the Northwest, died here
yesterday, aged II years. Mr.. Beaulieu
was of French and Indian descent, and
was born at Mackinac in 1920, and has
been closely associated with. the history
and early development Of the territory
and state of Minnesota, more especially
with the Chippewa Indians. Being their
kindred, he always acted leading part
in their dealings and in their several
treaties with the government. He was
rep,lted to be the most fluent inter-
prefer of the Chippewa dialect that the
nation ever produced. He possessed the
advantage of splendid education, and
was a master of the English and French
languages, brilliant orator, born
diplomat, and perfect Chesterfield in
manner and address. Mr.. Beaulieu had
been in failing health for some time
and the sudden death of his beloved sou,
John II. Beaulieu, few weeks ago, had
a tendency to hasten his demise. His
wife, two daughters and two sons, all
married, survive him. He was a brother
Of Mrs. Charles H. Oaks and the late
Mrs. Borup, OF ST. Paul, and Of the late
=lamented Col. 6. H. Beau1ieu. Of this
place. 81 sS.S s..ssfss s:.ss5,s
The Irish standard., 1897-02-20
REDMOND IN BOSTON.
Tells What England Has Extorted

Tells What England Has Extorted
from Ireland,
When John E. Redmond was in Bos-
ton, recently just before his departure
for Ireland he said in speech in Fan
euil HAIL. 49,
'"The London Times and some other
English authorities thus answer the find
ings Of the Commission:
"We admit that you are overtaxed
e3,000,0O0 year, but then, considering
the number of YOU people, considering
your population, it costs the Empire
more to govern you than it does to gov
ern England, ana therefore that is fair
setoff."
"Now, ladies and gentlemen, consider
for one short moment what that means.
ireland is probably the poorest country
in Europe; one of the poorest countries
in Europe Adrnittedly-I admit it frank
ly-it has probably the most expensive
system of government in the world. Let
ue give yUu Lew Ate1uo.
s'There are only 4,5o0,oO0 people in Ire
land and we have police force there,
consisting of men, every one Of them
armed with musket and a sword-a
police force there more than half as large
as the entire standing army Of the United
States.
t1 fhof EnrIov,1 oo3u
tains in Ireland standing army Of over
10000 men. She maintains a sham tin
sci court in Dublin. There Is a lord
Lieutenant there who holds levees ana
drives about the streets with six horses
and outriders, and who confers titles up
on men who have made themselves use
full to English governors, and paid
a salary for this poor country of Ireland
exactly double what the president Of
the United States receives.
"The whole system Of government is
upon the same level. Why there are
scores and scores-I might say hundreds,
almost-of sinecures kept in existence in
Ireland simply to be used as rewards to
men for political services to English
Governors.
"All officials In Ireland are paid ex-
travagantly high. For instance, our
Judges who have SO little to do that they
open their courts at II o'clock and ad-
journ for lunch at 1, and very seldom
meet at all afterwards They are paid
salaries about double as large as the sal
aries given to the judges Of the Supreme
Court of the United States.
/ What is the meaning Of it all? Why,
the meaning is. perfectly simple, des-
potic government. A. government main
tanned against the will Of the governed