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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
Marle. Quotation. on sealps.

The market price Of "scalps," as
agreed upon between the early French
colonists of Louisiana and the Indians,
with whom they bargained to fight out
their battles with hostile Indians for
them, varied with circumstances. At
the time the French were at war with
the Alibamons scalp of one Of the
last named, when brought to them. was
paid for at the rate of gun. FIVE pounds
of musket balls and as much powder
"On the l4th of March (lT04). writes
De La Harpe. "a party Of 20 Chicachos
(Chickasaws) brought in four Alibamon
scalps. They were given for each scalp
a gun, five pounds of balls and as much
of powder, according to the contract
made with them. New Orleans Plea.
yune.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

Madrid.-In the course of an inter-
view with a member OF the Cabinet by
a representative of the Associated
Press, the Minister said England had
presented note to Spain asking for
explanations on the subject OF fortifica-
tions being erected by Spain near Glib
raltar which, the note declares, are un-
justified, in view of the good relations
existing between the two countries.
Spain is absolutely quiet. Don
Carlos has given his partislns strict
orders not to commit acts of rebellion
while the divisions among the Repub-
licans render that party powerless.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
Heavy Ordnance for war shlps.

Washington. Ordnance Bureau
of the Navy Department opened bids
for a large amount of heavy ordnance
for the war ships. The aggregate of
the contracts will reach about $780,
900. These are for cast-steel shells of
the following dimensions: One thous-
and 13-inch, 1000 12-inch and 600 TO-
inch; also forged-steel shells as fol-
lows: Three thousand S-inch, 5000
6-inch, 5000 4-inch and 5000 5-inch.
With this increase of naval ordnance
the Navy will be well supplied with ma
terial, if by any chance the present
peace negotiations are not brought to
a successful contamination. All of the
leading steel and ordnance firms bid in
the competition at prices somewhat
lower than have ruled heretofore.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
FOR THE FARMERS.
Some Interesting News for the
Ruralist
SPOKEN OF IN THIS COLUMN.
A Few Sensible Hints to Suit the Busy
AErieulturIst.-Items That May
Benefit our Readers.
Keep the Soil Covered.

One Of the easiest Of plant foods to
lose in the soil is nitrogen. A soil
Astounding in humus will absorb and
retain nitrogen in the form of am
monia compounds, but the nitrates, the
form in which plants mainly use nitro
gen, are apt to be washed out and lost
when the land is bare. But it has
been found that this loss is very small
indeed when the soil is covered with
vegetation. The soils Of the cotton
fields Of the South have lost far more
by the washing and teaching in the
winter rains of the bare ground than
they have through the cultivation of
cotton. A soil cover in winter is of
far more Importance in the south,
where the winter rains are heavy and
the soil seldom frozen hard, than in
sections where the soil freezes up tight
or is covered all winter with a deep
blanket of snow. But in either case a
siol cover Of vegetation is of the great
est Importance il no result was at
tanned but the retention of nitrogen.
But in the South the nitrification in a
soil Astounding in humus goes on under
the cover all winter, and the soil is
actually gaining fertility instead of
losing it. The fall is doubtless the
best time to deepen the soil by deep
blowing and subsoiling, but while
this is true, it is always better to
leave some growth on the land than to
have it lie bare during the winter.
Many esteem rye valuable green ma
nure plant, and it may become so, not
from any particular value in the rye
itself, but from its conservation OF the
nitrates, and thus it may to some ex-
tent act as a nitrogen collector. AT
any rate, rye is better by far than a
bare fallow, and where no better soil
cover can be had use the rye. There
are farmers who have a clover sod
which they propose to put in corn the
following spring, and in order to facil.
itate the spring work they pillow the sod
in the fall, imagining that the mellow.
ing influence of the frost will atone fol
any other loss. We earnestly advise t.
let that sod alone till you want to pre-
pare the land for corn.
1t will be saving your fertility al
winter, and even be adding to it.
is easy for any farmer to try the simpl,
experiment for himself OF breaking
piece of clover sod in the fall an,
another in the spring. Our word 10
it, and we have tested the matter, tn
spring .plowed piece will leave tn
other in its shade. Whenever the Ian,
is not in clean-hoed crops keep tn
soil covered with vegetation summe
and winter if you want to retain an,
increase its productiveness. If you
"give humus rest" and keep tn
land bare of vegetation, you will
sooner or later be bare of crops
Practical Farmer.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
Grave Result limited At.

London. The Madrid correspondent
of the Standard says; Spain and her
Continental patrons still hope that the
United States may be induced not to
take advantage of the conquest of Ma
Mia, but will be satisfied with coal
ing station, trading privileges, etc.
Should the retention of Manila be in.
sisted upon, the United States may
meet more trouble even than Japan did
in securing the results of her victory
over China, and at the hands of the
same powers.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

Washington. - President Mckinley
has issued an order carrying into effect
the tariff regulations for Porto Rico, as
promulgated by the War Department.
The tonnage and landing charges pro-
vided for are practically the same as
provided in the Cuban regulations, but
the customs duties as whole are
lower. The regulations apply to all
places in the island occupied by
United States forces, and the levying
and collection of the tax provided for
are left wholly in the control of the
army authorities.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
Hogs in summer.

The hog may be kept growing and
thrifty through August as well as
May, provided the May conditions are
furnished, and this is possible on most
farms. One OF the most important of
these is pasture. 1t is possible to grow
hogs. successfully by soiling, but it re-
quires more attention and work than
most farmers are willing to bestow.
says the Northern Garden. A grass
run affords the growing pig that exer-
else so necessary for its proper develop
ment, and the succulent grasses are
rich in the muscle and bone-forming
material. Grass and clover are loosen
ing to the system and are just suited
to his wants in dry, hot weather. 1t
matters not how we'll cared for in other
respects, the pig will never be thrifty
in summer unless he has plenty OF
pure, fresh water This important
point is, perhaps, more often neglected
than any other. Slop will not answer
the purpose of drinking water entirely,
though it is, of course, partial SUBJ
stitute. The man who has ever had
the job OF carrying water in pail to
bunch Of hogs has no idea of the
amount they drink on dry, hot day.
The man who will pen up hogs OF
any other animals in a lot or field en-
tirely destitute of shade ought to
receive the attention of the humane
society. Such protection from the
sun as wire fence affords is hardly
sufficient. Shade trees here and there
will do fairly we'll, but nothing |,
equal to wood lot. II the ground bt
low and damp, and is covered by {
dense underground through which ths
sun never penetrates, 50 much the bet
ter, but shade of some kind they mus
have in order TO thrive and grow
Some good hog growers believe that no,
baths are necessary. Other believe tina
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
RIanco Ii Ohdurats.

Madrid. The Government is dis
pleased with the attitude Of Captains
General Macias and Blanco. The lat
ter has again positively declined to
preside over Sthe evacuation of Cuba.
The Captain-General OF the Canary
Islands was removed owing to his fail
ing to agree with the War Ministers
arrangements regarding the DISPOSE
ton OF troops.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
The Fruit Garden.

The fruit garden and orchard should
be carefully and regularly cultivated to
kill weeds and consume moisture.
The raspberry canes should he headed
back from time to time or as fast as
they grow to height of two feet. This
will cause lateral shoots to be formed,
which will make larger, stronger and
more prolific plant. All suckers and
sprouts upon all orchard trees are to be
promptly removed and the new canes
of blackberries and raspberries need
to be thinned, if they come up too
Tricky, which they are almost sure
to do. The great trouble with these
fruits is just this factor, they tend to
run together into dense mass OF vege-
tation, and their fruitiulness is largely
ruined.
Watch the young, newly set plum,
peach, apple and pear trees to see that
they are growing regularly and SYM
metrically. All surplus shoots are to
be removed at once with thumb and
forefinger This is an ideal way Of
pruning, for why allow any tree to
make useless growth which must be
cut away sooner or later. Fruit trees
are ornamental as well as useful and
profitable, and we can rest assured
that the value of the land upon which
they are set is steadily growing.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
A Dumas story.

Dumas the elder was rarely spiteful
to or about his fellow men, but one day,
when no happened to be in that mood,
a friend called to tell him piece Of
news. They have just given NJ. X.
the Legion Of Honor" he said. Then
ho added. in significant tone, "Now,
can you imagine why they should have
given it to him?''
Eyes, answered the great dramatist
promptly. "They have given 1t to him
because he was without it.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
Good Progress.

"How are you getting along with
your housekeeping" asked the young
wife's mother.
''Ob. splendidly" she answered. II
have almost got so l can do things
to suit the hired girl, Washington
Star.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

Professor Mosso. the Italian physiolo-
gist, constructed couch SO arranged
that it could be accurately balanced in
the middle when the slightest change Of
weight should make either end incline.
A man was laid upon it. balanced in
horizontal position. As he went to sleep
his head rose and his feet sank. As be
awoke the opposite occurred, proving
that the blood left the head In the che
condition and returned to it in the other.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
vesuyius at work,

Naples. -Vesuvius is again in a
state of active eruption. Four streams
of lava are flowing down the mountain
side at the rate of 400 yards an hour.
The chestnut trees on Mount Somma
have been burned. Constant explo-
sions are heard in the central crater,
which is emitting smoke and flames.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
Corsa Refuse. Concessions.

Yokohama. = The Corean Govern
ment, replying to German request
for concessions, has notified the Ger
man Consul at Seoul that it proposes
to establish railway bureau and to
construct its own railways, and that
therefore no further concessions will
be granted,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
Wants a coallnr station

London. The Daily Mails Odessa
correspondent says he hears on incon-
Lestible authority that Russia has
opened the pour parleur with Spain for
The cession Of a cnling station in the
Philippines.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

Berlin. celebrated matchmaker
Lobner of Berlin has perfected me-
chanism capable OF measuring and
recording the thousandth part OF a
second.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
Russia Orders Ironclad..

Berlin.-The Russian Government
has ordered a 500O-ton iron-clad vessel
from the Krupp works at Kiel and a
similar vessel from the Vulcan works
at Stettin.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
nsnth OF q British Author.

London. Sir William Augustus Fra
ser, Bart, the author and one OF the
Queens Body Guards for Scotland, is
dead.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

! bate thing done by halves. II 1t
be right, do it boldly; If IL be wrong.
leave it undone.-Gilpin.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

vallow and mud is better than none
know from long experience that the
hog will do tolersbly we'll without any
bath except rain, provided he has
damp ground and dense shade. He viii
do still better if he can have a bath
of clean water at will. But rather
than allow him access to a foul wallow
of thick mud | would prefer that he
never see water except to drink. In
these times we must look carefully to
those little details if We grow hogs at a
reasonable prOfit.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
Farm-Made Butter.

! am using a Cooley creamer. The
milk sets IL hours. The cream is
placed in a warm room near the stove
until sour or ripe, setting from "a to
80 hours. When at the proper temper
ature, about 60 degrees in summer and
"a in winter, it is churned. l use a
swing churn. When the granules of
butter are about the size OF wheat
grains, | draw OFF the buttermilk
and then put in cold water, rinsing
the butter in three different waters,
washing out all the buttermilk. /
then work the salt into it, an ounce to
the pound, setting it away for day,
when it is worked over and made into
pound prints. Wherever | sell a
pound, | have call for more. | often
buy butter for our own use in order to
keep customers supplied.
The matter of using a dreamer is
optional. 4 have always had good
results setting the milk in pans the
Old-fashioned way, and think we got
fully as much butter. But with the
creamer | have no sour milk and can
sell it for &c quart. | also sell the
buttermilk, two quarts for five cents.
1t can be used in many ways in cook.
ing, but | would advise more general
use of creamer of some kind. While
good butter can be made from the old
fashioned pans, | know great deal o.
poor butter is made from cream raised
in that way, and the reason is obvious
Many have no good milk room to keel
their milk in. 1t is set in a cupboard
with the door open, or on shelves il
the kitchen, where the family cookinI
is done, and where the farmer anC
hired help too often smoke by tn,
hour. The milk is allowed to set to-
long. The cream cannot be removed
without some of the sour milk, tn,
least particle of which Injuries tn
keeping quality of the butter. Thougl
creamer is desirable, l still main
tain that without proper food and car
of stock, and the utmost cleanliness
the best product could be spoiled il
the manipulation. III. II. Childs, Il
Orange Farmer,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
Treatment for Canker.

Canker in the mouth and throat is
the beginning of roup. If taken in
hand at the start, merely washing a
few times with chlorate of potash dis
solved in water will readily cure.
II allowed to develop into roup the
sick fowls should be separated from
the well ones. Take a small quantity
of copperas and pure carbolic acid,
using about 90 parts OF these to 100 OF
water, and wash the throat and eyes
with it. Give about three drops OF
castor oil at night. Give cooked food
with pulverized charcoal mixed with
it; keep warm and dry until thor
oughly we'll. With care in time roup
may be cured, but it is highly conta-
gious and needs prompt treatment.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
Poultry.

Variety of food cheapens its cost,
as there is more product when the food
is varied. Corn and wheat are stand
ard foods for poultry, and farmers have
contented themselves that grain is
sufficient; but the Indiana Experiment
Station has demonstrated that when
fresh milk is given to chicks intended
to be sold as "broilers,' the gain,
when milk is added to the grain ration,
is nearly twice as much as when grain
alone Is used. For laying hens 1t is
better to give milk literally, also, as
milk supplies the albumen OF the egg
and large share of mineral matter,
which Is deficient in grain. Skinned
milk is cheap, and can be very profit
ably used for both hogs and poultry.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-29
HINES DEMEkTED!
He Becomes Mentally Unbalanced
Through Over Worry on
Religious Topics.
GOES TO JAMESTOWN.
Very Little Hope Held Out For
the Final Recovery of His
Power of Reason
GOES TO JAMESTOWN.

D. w. Hines, whose homeis at Hannah
in this county, but for the past two or
three years has been engaged in journey.
ing over this part OF the state agitating
the Farmers Railroad scheme, has during
his recent stay Of several weeks at Dray-
ton, Pembina county been found to be
somewhat delnented brought about by
excessive confinement to study, prayer
and fasting to which he has been sub
iecting himself. The first sure sign of his
fermentation was discovered Monday
morning OF last week, when he made the
announcement that it was only six days
before Christ would come, and he had
been called to make preparation for the
important event. He said he would hold
meetings every day in the Fire Hall from
to - a. nj. and at the N. F.. church
from to 5 p. M, and that Thursday
he would go to Winnipeg to warn the
people there. Great sorrow is expressed
on every hand for this great misfortune
that has fallen upon Mr.. Hines. His
wife also has the sympathy OF many
friends in this community.
Last Thursday he was taken to Penn
bina by Deputy Sheriff Newans, OF Dray-
ton, for examination before the insanity
board and on the trip was accompanied
by his father-in-law, A. Adams, OF Han
nah, who had been advised by telegraph
OF the misfortune that had overtaken
Mr.. Hines. The board found him violent
~ insane and ordered to be sent to
Jamestown for treatment. 1t is the
opinion of Mr.. Adams and in fact OF all
his friends that the trip to Canada last
winter to flight the Hornertes' was
simply an evidence of mental illness.
The trip to Jamestown was taken last
Friday Mr.. Hines being accompanied by
Sheriff Treumner and Deputy Sheriff
Newans, OF Drayton. Hines was quite
violent during his stay in Pembina and
it was necessary to confne aud use hand
cuffs. He struck Deputy Newans a
severe blow before he was confined that
made that officer respect his physical
powers. During the journey to James
town it was found necessary to fasten
him to the seat Of thecar, besides binding
both hands and feet, his condition being
most pitiful. His chief hobby seeming to
be to preach religion and at times trying
to get up and wave his hands all the
while shouting at the top OF his voice
But little hope is held out for his recovery
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-29
POSTMASTER PAT MchUGH.
The Langdon Post Office Fight Ended at Las,
Giving Pat the Stamp Mill.

The Langdon Post Office Fight Ended at Last
Giving Pat the Stamp Mill.
From the following Washington dis
patch published in yesterday dailies the
Langdon post-ofice fight is over and
Senator Hansbrough has been successful
in securing the appointment for P. Nc
Hugh. Consequently Dan McMillan's ex-
tended visit at Washington will likely
come to an abrupt termination. The
dispatch as printed is:
Washington, July Ex-senator Hans
brough has won out in postoftice fight
in North Dakota. The office at Langdon
was made test case and the president
to-day agreed to appoint Patrick Nc
Hugh. Hansbrough's man, to the place.
The term OF the democratic incumbent.
w. j. Mooney, expired two months ago.
Whether the president will follow Hans
brough's recommendations in the ap-
pointment OF all other presidential post
masters in North Dakota cannot be alb
solutely determined at present.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-29

Mrs. Bidlake, ST., OF Osnabrock, is in
town this week the guest OF Mrs. Robt.
Fleming.
DR.. Donovan has thirty quarter Sec
tiOns of land in this county for sale
cheap on time.
Geo. Nulph is at Olga and Walhalla
these days engaged in selling western
horses for Dan Sullivan, a Montana
horseman.
Sister Antonio OF The St. Paul con-
vent, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. P. Nc
Hugh, arrived in the city last Friday ac-
companied by Sister Bridget, and will en-
Joy a short vacation at the home OF her
parents here.
Agent VIM. Uglow, OF the Mutual Re-
serve insurance company drove down to
Leroy, last week and paid to the widow
OF Lucien Geroux. late landlord OF the
Belleview Hotel at Walhalla, check for
81. 900, that being the amount OF policy
carried by Mr.. Geroux in the company,
We have on hand some private
money to loan ON good First
Class Farms and at reasonable
rates. We have also plenty of
money for Small Loans.
w. j. Mooney State Bank.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-29
Dyspepsia or Indigestion.

Dyspepsia or Indigestion.
"Dr. Fenner's Dyspepsia Cure7 as the
name implies is simply for dyspepsia
or Indigestion. It should be superior to
the general run of prescriptions or pre-
parations because it is prepared by a
physician of many years of study and ex-
perience whose writings on medical
questions are accepted authorities. If
not satisfied after using one bottle H. D.
ALERT & Co., of Langdon will refund
your money.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-29

1t heals everything except broken
heart, may be said of DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve. Piles and rectal diseases.
cuts, burns, bruises, letter. eczema and
all skin troubles may be cured by IL
quickly and permanently. H. d. ALERT
& Co.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-29
Langdon, n. D.

Mr.. G. L. Hasbrouck, druggist at
Mendon, Mich, says all of the good testi-
monials that have been published by the
manufacturers of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy could be
duplicated in that town. For sale by N.
E. McGruer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-29

Hicks predicts heavy hail
storms. BE prepared and get
your crops insured. IL. ID. AL
lert can give you good rates in
old line companies.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-29
TENDERS WANTED.

For the grading of the approaches to
the new bridge recently completed near
Robt Boards, in Langdon township.
The tender will be let on the grounds at
4 p. m. Monday, August End 1897. Plans
and specifications will be given at that
time.
TX. HAMILTON, Clerk.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-29
MUSIC Lessons,

Commencing August LIST I organize
class for instruction in Piano and Organ
music. For terms and particulars en-
quire of the undersigned at the residence
of Mrs. Mcknight.
Miss ALICE watson.
IIanpdon. N. D.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-29
LOST.

One note for $500, due November 1st
1897, IN favor Of the undersigned. Finder
will please leave same at this office.
JOHN ROBINSON.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-29
FOR SALE.

1000 bushels of good oats, also o-s
good mich COW for sale.
Biz VIM. JoKIsCH.
Langdon, n Oak.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-29
Percheron Stallion for Sale.

My pure bred Stallion BAMB1NI has
completed very successful season and
not being in position to keep him, I
will sell him at purchasers own price and
terms. Make an offer.
A. L. PERRY.
Langdon, N. Oak.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-29
Stop Thief $4,000 Reward

1 will pay the above reward for
information which will convict
parties who steal machinery Or
parts of machines from my yard.
J. MCPHAIL.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-29
THE WEATHER.

LANaDoN, N. OAK, July q, 1897.
Neurological observations taken at LaDgdon
daily at the hour of 6A5 a. M. during the week
endinR Thursday, July 20, 1897: