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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29
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VIII buy the Best Pair of Rubber
Boots Manufactured. We have cheaper grades If
desired. on stock of Rubber Root Wear is as
kenszVe as our Leather Goods, and that means that
we have the most extensiVe line in the county. Our
stock contains some of the finest shoes the mar
ket, and make special effort to furnish anything
that may be desired in the line of foot wear. If
cheap shoes desired, have them and sell them
such
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29

The heavy pile of the 81 ,OOO, 900 Fed
eral Building in Chicago is to rest not
on a continuous foundation, but on
cement columns thirty two feet apart
penetrating to the bed rock seventy
two feet below the surface. Excava-
ton for the foundation is done by
putting a section of 4 wrought iron
tube of the desired diameter on its
rim on the ground, and as the earth
beneath it is taken away the tube
sinks. When the top of the first Sec
ton settles to the level of the surface,
second piece of tubing is placed up
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29

The Northeastern bank of Sunder-
land, Eng, was robbed recently of
$27, 200 cash and in bank of England
notes. No clue to the robbers has yet
been obtained.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-06

Washington.-An agreeable impress
sion has been created in connection
with the arrival at Paris OF the United
States Commissioner to the World s
Fair. Ferdinand W. Peck, according to
word received here. The French press
is much pleased with a speech of Mr..
Peck, in which he linked together the
names OF Lafayette and M. Cambon,
the present ambassador at Washington.
in the following words:
Lafayette and Cambon-the knight
of liberty of the eighteenth century
and wise diplomat OF the nineteenth
century. The fraternity inaugurated
by the immortal Lafayette more than
hundred years ago is again cemented
by the friendly diplomacy of the EN-
bassador Of France in promoting the
blessings OF peace that have come
after our recent struggles with for
eign foe.''
MIR. Peck's plan OF erecting at Paris
monument to Lafayette as one OF the
features OF the exposition, is also at
tracting much favorable comment with
the officials and public generally at
faris, and altogether it is said the
friendly sentiments between the two
republics is being made more apparent
than ever.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-06

For a long time it has been the ae-
cepted theory that whole oats are not
a good feed for the growing chicks.
The belief has been that the sharD-
pointed bulls would penetrate the lin
ing OF the chicks crop and as result
kill the chicks. So generally has the
theory been accepted that the whole
oats have entered but slightly into the
food given chicks. The fact that oats
are bOne-making feed has been
known, but despite this fact breeders
have been afraid to use them except in
the hulled form. For two years have
carefully and systematically experi-
mented along this line. Certain num-
beers of chicks have been fed whole oats
and the result has been most crafty
ing. They form not only bone max
ing feed, but that much desired feed
for chicks-a bulky ration. The oats
were scattered in litter and the chicks
worked for them at will. am of the
opinion that if chicks or fowls are fed
whole oats, liberal supply of grit
must be supplied. But sharp grit
should be supplied always, regardless
OF the character of feed. Grit is the
one thing fowls and chicks must have
to do well. Lack OF grit causes all
sorts OF sickness among fowls. 1t is
the great health preserver.
In the management OF the breeding
pens have found oats most beneficial
food. The breeding stock which during
the confinement of winter is fed oats
and wheat bran-the former in the lit
ter where they just scratch for it, and
the latter as part of the morning
mash-will produce lots of eggs which
are fertile, and the chicks will be
strong if other requirements are full
filled. With me it is no longer mat
ter OF guess-work or theory. | know
oats are good feed for chicks and
fowls.-Thomas F. Rigg in American
Poultry Journal.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-06
MURDER ON THE TRAIL.
A KlOndiker Slain and Robbed By
highwaymen.
OTHERS DEsPOILED OF THEIR GOLD.
Gang Of catthrosfs Lying In Wait for
Men Returning From the Yukon
With Sacks of Dust.

Juneau, Alaska via steamship City
OF Topeka TO Victoria. The worst
crime against returning gold-laden
klondikers, next to that which caused
the taking on of the late "Soapy''
Smith at Skaguay was committed a lew
days ago ON the Dalton trail. Ii re-
suited in the loss OF blood and treasure.
Evidently highwaymen are beginning
attacks on successful gold-seekers, and
Judging from the way this murder was
committed they are old hands at the
business. One man was found with
his throat cut and robbed, and two
others lost all their gold-in all about
$4,000. The news reached here a short
time before the Rosalie sailed.
On August 81 four men-A. II.
Fraser and E. l.. Tollner of Seattle.
and b. l.. Blum and Samuel Barrett Of
Omaha-left Fort Selkirk, coming out
over the Dalton trail. They had two
pack horses. On the evening OF Sep
TENDER 10, when approaching Pleasant
Camp, near the last police post on the
trail, and about sixty miles from
Haines Mission, on Lynn Canal, two
OF the men were stopped by highway
men.
The party had gone separately.
Blum and Barrett, it is supposed, are
behind and are expected out In few
days. No suspicion is attached to
them. Fraser and Tollner we're the two
ahead and had one OF the pack horses.
1t was between 6 and O'Clock in the
evening. Rain was pouring down and
it was quite dusk.
Suddenly in front OF them two men
with handkerchief masks over their
faces and revolvers in their hands
arose in the trail not ten feet ahead
and commanded halt. The Klon-
dikers were told to give up their treas
ure. The gold was in the pack on the
horse. There was no help for il, and
Tollner handed over 1880, the result
OF two years work in the Yukon, and
Fraser parted with about $2SOO, taken
out this summer from Klondike
creek. The robbers backed off into
the underbrush and disappeared.
The next morning, about four miles
further down the trail, they came upon
the body of Ike Martin, former part.
ner OF Jack Dalton, lying in the road
with his throat cut. About $4,000,
which he was known to have had, is
missing. He lived near the trail at the
Dalton post. This deed may have been
committed by Indians.
The police are hunting the robbers
and murderers, and by this time may
be upon their trail. There is consider.
able excitement among the Chilkat In.
dams, as they fear they may be blamed.
Fraser and Tollner did not have cent
left, but the little steamer Pilgrim
brought them to this city without
charge.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-06
THE SALT LAKE ROAD.
The Union Pacific Said to be Behind u
Projected Southern Connection.

Ihe union racine said to be Behind u
Projected Southern Connection.
Los Angeles. -Close upon the heels
of the positive announcement that a
company has been formed in San Fran
cisco to build the Bakersfield and Los
Angeles Railroad there comes quite as
positive an announcement that the Salt
Lake and Los Angeles road is practi-
cally under way. All along it has been
surmised that extensions heretofore
announced from Milford and Marvel
closing the long gap from both ends,
was concerted plan to build the entire
road and make connection between the
terminus of the Union Pacific and Salt
Lake and Santa Fe at Blake, and now
this surmise is made certainty.
Mr.. Mailman, the agent OF Kessler
q Co. of New York, who has been
here some time, was asked for the facts
this evening. He said the time was
hardly ripe to make known what was
being done or contemplated, but he
confirmed all the rumors. The road
is to be built, and will be finished
probably in two years. Kessler & Co.
have taken hold OF the financial end OF
the enterprise. Preliminary SURVEYS
were made in the early spring. In a
few days corps OF surveyors will be
in the field making working SURVEYS
and planning for actual grading.
Meantime the work is In hand ON the
Oregon Short Line for Milford, south
westerly. This link OF eighty miles
will bring the road to a point south.
west of Phoebe.
The spur runs up to this little city,
but mainly keeps southwest OF Phoebe.
The new survey is to be run from that
point and will come in straight line
down to meet the lake road, going up
seemingly to meet the other. The
route will run almost south from the
end of the eighty-mile extension and
come down to Grand Canyon, Colorado.
Mailman says the purpose is to reach
the wonderful scenic attractions of the
Grand canyon. Thence it keeps north
and west of the Colorado. Mailman
admitted that the Union Pacific was
behind the scheme.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-06

fine. After the second week the little
turks will thrive finely on drained sour
milk curd and baked oatmeal, mid
diiBgs or johnny-cake. Do not give
sloppy food. Drink should be given
in vessels so shallow that only their
bills can get wet. Lastly, after the
first week, give all the freedom posi-
BILE on warm, dry days, keeping the
mother cooped but letting the poults
run out in pens where the grass is
kept short. The ills common to turkey
babyhood may be considered over when
their heads begin to show red. They
may then be turned out TO forage for
themselves through the day, only
giving feed of grain and curd at
night and morning TO keep them tame
and induce them to come home to
roost.-J. NJ. NJ, in New York Tri-
bune
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-06

To make the finest favored and the
longest keeping butter the cream must
be properly ripened before churning.
Undue forcing shortens the life and
usefulness OF COW very perceptibly.
A large udder is by no means sure
indication that a COW gives large
quantity of milk.
Bad water will make bad milk, and
bad milk will make bad butter.
When a full value of a varied diet
for winter is understood we shall be
building more silos and root cellars,
and be doing more economical feeding
as consequence.
Dairying furnishes continuous EN-.
ployment on the farm.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-06
REGRETTED BY SENIOR RIOS.
The Spectacle OF spanish Politician
DOdging Blame GrIeves Him.

The Spectacle OF spanish Politicians
DOdging Blame Grieves Him.
Madrid.-Senor Montero Rios, Presi-
dent of the Senate and president OF the
Spanish Peace Commission, in an in.
terview is quoted as saying:
1T is painful spectacle to see poll
ticians on all sides throw on each
other the blame for the d isaster, the
responsibility for which rested on all
parties. l personally have always
favored autonomy for Cuba, Spain be.
ing unable to forcibly maintain her
sovereignty at such great distance.
What Spain wanted was man ready
to sacrifice himself and who recognized
the impossibility OF war with power.
full nation, especially after years OF use.
less conflicts with insurgents.
When the train conveying General
Toral arrived at the station at Bojar,
a crowd which had gathered insisted
that the General should show himself.
General Toral, who is i'll with fever,
uttered few excuses and beat q hasty
retreat In order to avoid being struck,
Admiral Cervera, while at Santan.
der, in thanking the authorities for
coming on board the steamer to receive
him, dwelt with bitterness on the stu
alton OF the marines, who on returning
after doing their duty quietly, find
such an unjust atmosphere Of public
opinion.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-06

A seemingly unnatural use for skim
milk, but one which has been reported
as satisfactorily practiced in number
OF places, is as food for milch COWS,
Some German accounts are given of
mixing skim milk with water, a very
little at first, and gradually increased,
until the COWS are taught to drink the
milk alone. Others describe using
milk and meal, or bran of some kind,
to make paste, and claims are made
that, in this form, ten pounds OF skim
milk replace one pound OF wheat or
rye bran, having the same food value
with COWS. The method of feeding the
skim milk back to the cows producing
1t, which has been most practiced and
advocated in Europe, originated i'm
Sweden. The milk is heated to l55
derees or 100 degrees +. for half an
hour, then cooked to 100 degrees f..
and rennet is added. While the milk
is thickening, an equal weight of chat,
or finely-eut straw, is mixed in, and
after being well stirred, is allowed to
stand two or three hours. Phe sepa,
rated whey is then drawn off and
poured over the mixture that as much
as possible may be absorbed. The
whole mass is then left to ferment
from forty to forty-eight hours, when
it is ready for feeding. Cows are given
as much of this as will equal gallon
OF milk per day. Reports from Swe-
den, Norway and Denmark are favora-
BILE to this method of utilizing cream
cry skim milk, and some who have
tried it in this country, make like re-
ports, while others give contrary
opinion. Western Plowman.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-06

haciendas. Especially will you find
that thousands OF men are being sent
TO the isthmus Of Tehuantepec. The
great plantations there need men and
they take them from the rest OF the
country"
Several salmon, averaging twenty
eight pounds in weight, have recently
been caught in the Sacramento river,
Cal. From the fact that the adipose
I'm had been removed from each they
were identified rs fish liberated from
the hateheries on the Clackamas river
in Oregon in 1897. This discovery is
thought 10 refute the theories OF Profs.
Jordan and Gilbert, who have main
tanned that salmon remain from three
to four years in the sea before reach
ing their majority and then return to
the parent water TO spawn.
The Centennial Mill CO., Seattle,
Wash, has a contract with the Russo
Chinese bank TO supply 2S, 200 barrels
OF -four TO be shipped 10 Vladiyostok,
Siberia. The Russo Chinese bank,
during August this year, bought $500, :
900 worth OF commodities. Nest Of
the supplies for the construction crews
OF the new trans-Siberian railway are
honght on this coast. VladivOstok has
permanent population Of 30, 900 or
10000, besides so, 900 to $4,000 Rus
sian soldiers. who rely upon the United
States for nearly all their provisions.
On the 18th inst. the Bakerseld &
Los Angeles Ry. Co. Of Cal. ineorpor-
ated in San Francisco. The incorpora-
tors are Claus Spreckels, J. ID.
Spreckles, A. b. Spreckels, Robert
Watt, A. II. Payson. ]. w. Iiellman
is treasurer. The capital stock is s5,-
900, 200. The railway TO he built is
200 miles in length, from Bakerseld,
over the TETON Pass to Los Angeles.
The new move is Of significance, as at
the latter city through Eastern con-
nection will be made with the Santa
Fe. The s. +. q S. J. Valley road
thus becomes transcontinental propo-
sition, with San Francisco bay term
linus at Point Richmond.
The Pacific Borax and Redwood
Chemical Company, Ltd, otherwise
the English Borax Syndicate, has filed
trust deed OF all its properties on the
Pacific coast to cover loan OF 81 $780,
900, which has been made by the In
dian and General Investment Trust,
Ltd, OF London, for the purchase or
construction, through +. M. Smith, OF
large borax plant at Constable Hook,
N. j., whittier is to be removed most
of the large plant which the Pacific
Coast Borax Company has been operat.
ing in Alameda. Extensive deposits OF
borax at Antofagasta, Chile, are also
to be purchased. The deed recites that
the works control borax mines or fac
tories in San Francisco, San Bernar-
dino, Inyo and Alameda counties, this
State, and Esmeralda county, Nevada,
and Curry county, Oregon.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-06
SECRETARY OF THE COLONIES,
Title of an Addition TO the Cabinet
Pattern After England.

Pattern After England.
New York.-The Herald's Washing
ton correspondent telegraphs; Secre-
tary Of the Colonies will doubtless be
the title of the next addition to the
Cabinet of the President. There is little
doubt that it will become necessary
for Congress to enact legislation pro-
viding for department OF the colonies.
When Congress is called upon to de-
termine the character of the govern
ments to be given to the colonies it is
said that the English example will be
closely studied, and much OF the legis-
lation enacted will be based ON Eng
fish precedents. 1t is realized by those
who have given thought to the subject
that widely different forms OF govern
ment may have to be instituted for the
different possessions that have come
to us, differing probably as widely as
the Government OF Canada and that
of Hongkong in the English colonial
system. Thus, If Hawaii is to be
governed as colony, it will be given
at once the widest kind OF self-goyern.
ment, the control of the United States
being probably limited to the appoint
ment OF Governor by the President,
and the reservation of the right to
veto any Legislation that may be en-.
acted by the Legislature.
IL will probably be some time before
any OF the possessions taken from Spain
will be capable OF such a degree OF
self-government as this, and it is
thought that different systems could be
applied with advantage to Porto Rico.
the Philippines and Cuba, for it is
generally assumed here that the Gu
bans cannot establish a stable inde-
pendent government and that good
government for the island can only be
guaranteed by its retention under the
sovereignty of the United States.
There will be many questions to be de-
cided by Congress as to the extent to
which colonies shall be allowed to
manage their own affairs, and as to the
extent to which the Government Of
the United States shall have direct
charge OF matters. As long as they
remain under military control the War
Department will have entire charge Of
every department Of their governmental
affairs, finances, postal services and
everything else, but this will be
changed more or less when permanent
systems are devised.
Great Britains' example may also be
followed in having native troops in
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines
under command OF American officers.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-06
ANARCHY THREATENS.
The Island OF Barbados In = state Of
Terror.

Terror.
New York.-A World cable from
Bridgetown. Barbados, says: The Is
land of Barbados is in a state OF
terror. Unless Great Britain speedily
does something to alleviate the distress
prevailing in the Windward and Lee
ward islands, the fires of rebellion will
be lighted, and it will require much
bloodshed to extinguish them.
A. ]. Pile, Speaker OF the House OF
Assembly. the popular branch Of the
Legislature, has just died from an as
sassin's wound. He was shot in the
back on July gid, at night, while rid
ing alone in buggy near his sugar
plantation. He fingered forty-two
days in agony. II is murderer has not
been detected.
Sir James Hay, Governor CT the is
land, received letter few days ago
warning him that he and five other
prominent officials are to he shot.
On the night Of August 3Oth thirteen
oxen were found hacked to pieces on
the Newcastle plantation.
A band OF organized robbers has been
looting the potato fields OF estates, and
policemen sent to capture them were
mercilessly beaten. The leading news
papers here says: ''The public can
only hope that the police will prove
themselves capable OF breaking up
secret criminal associations, which un.
doubtedly exist, and prevent violent
manifestations from multiplying or
eliminating in an epidemic OF lawless
savagery.
The Royal Berkshire Regiment,
which was to have been removed to st.
Lucia, has been ordered to remain in
Barbados.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-06
Concessions to Rass,a.

London.-A dispatch from Hongkong
to the Globe purports to give details OF
the secret convention signed at Picking
on March s7th. 1t appears that Hsu
Wing Kouoi of the Chinese Foreign
Office thereby concluded an agreement
with st. Petersburg in which China
coded Port Arthur and Talien-wan,
STIMULATING that only Russian and
Chinese war ships enter or dock at
Port Arthur.
Russia, it also appears, gets the ex.
elusive use OF the inner harbor of Ia.
lien-wan, the sole administration OF the
coded territories and a tract of land
north OF Talien-wan is designated as
buffer belt.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-06
FOR THE FARMERS.
Some Interesting News for the
RuraIist
SPOKEN OF In THIS COLUMN
A Fsw Sensible Hints to Suit the Busy
AErieuIturist.-Itsm zhat MAY
BENEFIT our Readers.
An Issue on sulphursd trait.

1t seems that a sharp issue is likely
to arise in Germany concerning the adj
mission of our sulphured dried fruits.
The matter has received the attention
OF the United States Consul at Cologne,
who reports to our State Department
that Herman Fettweis of that city,
who is an extensive importer OF Ameri-
can fruits, having received and sold
100, 900 marks worth of apricots alone
during the past year, was cited short
time ago to appear before the local au-
thorities for the purpose OF discussion
and explanation of American apricots
which were being sold here. Many
samples had recently been taken from
the dealers by the police officials for
the purpose of examination. This ex-
animation resulted in the discovery
that these apricots had been treated in
America with preparation of sulphur
GUS acid, which, it appears, is direct
violation OF the German law,
Consul Barnes deems il his duty 10
report these facts to our Government,
and he seems to be under the impress
sion that the use OF sulphur can be
easily dispensed with. To be sure, it
can, but it will give the fruit an alto
gether different aspect. And will the
European consumers then desire it
That is a great question. We are as
sured now and then, 1t is true, that
European consumers have more sense
than American, and buy for flavor and
quality, and not for looks. II that is
true, it will be easy enough to hold
the German trade by not sulphuring,
and producers would be only too glad
to do it, but we imagine that Euro
pean housewife has just about as keen
appreciation OF the beauty OF bright
colored fruit In q glass or silver dish
that an American housewife has. We
fear that, though the Government may
allow entrance to the dark fruit, the
housewives may not care for the
'horrid looking stuff, - and then our
trade would be as effeotually gone as
Though entrance was forbidden the
product. This Is quite an important
matter. The consul says In his letter
that it Is OF no consequence that CON-
petent medical authorities have decided
that fruit thus treated is not detrimen-
tai to health. 1t is sufficient for the
watchful local official to know that the
law forbids the sale OF such fruit, and
that his supreme duty consists In the
strict enforcement OF the law as he
finds it on the statute books"
1t seems possible that our trade,
then, may fall between the Government
and the people-the Government will
not have it as 1t Isl the people, we
fear, will not have 1t as 1t ought to
be. The whole subject should receive
the most careful investigation. Pa
citic Rural Press,
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win Make Haste to Manila.

Washington.-The battle-ships Ore.
gon and Iowa will lose no time in max.
ing the voyage to Manila. In fact, the
utmost haste consistent with a safe
trip will be made, and no more stops
are contemplated than are absolutely
necessary for coaling purposes. Between
New York and Hawaii the war ships
will not touch port but three times.
The stops will be made at Bahia, Bra
zil; Punta Arenas, on the Straits Of
Magellan, and at the Galapagos
islands.