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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-14

A Bengal postofllce SUPERINTENDENT
has received from one of his Babu in
spectors this report Of an accident at a
river which had to be fortled owing to
the breakdown OF a bridge:
As | was to pass the river or water
through my cart for absence of any
boat some alligators ran on my oxen
hence the oxen getting fear forcibly took
away my cart in an abyss below the
water Of ~ feet which the cartman
failed to obstruct. The oxen forcibly
left the cart and fled to the other side
Of the river by swimming. | myself be-
ing inside the matscreen of my cart
the whole cart fell down in the abyss,
used to cry loudly at the time The cart
with myself was drowned in the mean
time the Overseer Babu Mehendra Nath
Chose and my cook jumped on the wa
ter and took my cart in place where
AZ water then myself jumped ON the
water and saved my life. The alligators
getting fear from the cart fled to the
roadside and no sooner we came to the
road they jumped ON the water. Had /
been under suffocation for three minutes
more then there was no hope of my life.
= The nearest residents told there
after that some men died this year in
the abyss by the attack of the alligators.
am much unwell the voice of my
speech is fallen low and out of order
from the suffocation London Stand.
ard.
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The Farmers. Poultry.

Poultry on the farm never received
so much attention as is now being
given to it. Not so very long ago
those farmers who paid particular at
tention to poultry were looked upon
as being "cranks" and wasting a lot
OF time on work that the women should
be allowed to attend to. These men
were wiser than their generation, and
to them the poultry industry owes
much. They built good poultry
houses, took care of the chicks, pro-
vided proper food and made money out
of their fiocks; and others becoming
convinced that it pays to take good care
of hens, followed in their footsteps,
until now the man who neglects the
hens is the one who creates remark.
There is no doubt that the hens have
helped out many farmer during the
years of depression, and now they are
more profitable than ever before.
1t is not necessary for the farmer to
start out as poultry fancier in order
to make success of his poultry, but
the one who begins by taking good care
of the poultry he already has will be-
fore long be looking after pure-bred
stock, because he will want to get the
greatest profit, and will become con-
WINGED that pure bred poultry is SUI
perior to any mongrel stock he may
have.
One breed is enough for farm, and
when all the hens look alike the fiock
is much more attractive than it would
be made up of mixed colors.
White Plymouth Rocks, Barred Ply.
mouth Rocks, or White Wyandottes are
all good breeds for the farmer. They
are easily bred to uniform color and
are the best all-round fowls we have
Light and Dark Brahmas, Houdans
Leghorns, or Langshans are all gooc
fowls and are probably the best for tn,
farmer who gives good care to hi,
fiocks. Farmer Voice.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-14
The Summer Chicks.

How are the chicks now? Ii they are
dying or seem dropping, examine very
carefully for lice. Ii lice are found,
and there is not much doubt but they
will be, dust with good insect powder
and also dust the mother Dust her
extra well under the wings and around
the vent. Rub coal oil on her legs.
If they are scaly a few applications
will clean them, and il smooth it will
prevent the hen or chicks from having
scaly legs. 1t is best for all reasons
TO dust the hen and chicks at roosting
time and sprinkle coal oil on the un-
derside OF the coop. Sprinkle enough
so it will smell quite strong. Sprinkle
with oil twice week; it is much
cheaper than having lice.
See that they have access to a good
dust bath. Sawdust mixed with the
fine dust is great help. 1t will work
into the skin better, and enables the
hen to shake the lice off when she
shakes herself after the bath. If nc
lice or signs of lice, j. e., nits, are seen
and the chicks are ailing, YOU have
surely neglected to provide teeth" for
the little things. Mix some SHARP
sand in their breakfast, and have a
dish or board of grit, pounded dishes
and small gravel in their coop. OF
course you don't feed your chicks in
their roosting room. There's not much
excuse to make chicken dining-roon
in their bedroom. It's too expensive
in the end. Move your roosting coor
to clean ground twice each week.
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FACTS FOR FARMERS.
Helpful Suggestions For the
AgricuIturists.
HINTS THAT ARE INTERESTING.
Some Coco Advice for the Ruralists-A
Budget of knowledge That May
Prove BenshcIaI.
Some Good Catch Crops.

On almost every farm there is liable
TO be scarcity of forage during the
latter part of the summer and in early
autumn. To furnish feed at this time
SOW some sort of catch crop on the
stubble ground just as soon as the
small grain has been cut.
For this purpose possibly nothing is
better than common Indian corn.
Plant thickly in drills or sow ON broad
cast, covering well. Use about ?
bushels of seed per acre. Before frosts
come the crop will be large enough to
furnish considerable quantity OF good
fodder. Cut and feed green as a soil
ing crop or harvest with a self binder,
shocking and curing as small grain
II we'll care,l for in this way all kinds
OF animals like it as well or better than
ordinary hay. Some of the large grow
ing varieties of sweet corn are excellent
for this purpose.
Probably next in order is millet,
more particularly if the season be a
dry one. Plow the ground as soon as
the crop of small grain has been re-
moved, SOW to l 4 bushels of seed.
Cut for soiling whenever large enough.
II to be used for hay wait until the
first heads begin to appear, then cut
and cure as any other kind of hay. Do
not allow the seeds to form, as they are
supposed to be injurious when fed to
horses.
In very dry climates try a little
white kaffir corn. Sow in drills and
treat as corn. Sweet sorghum, al
though chiefly grown for syrup, makes
excellent fodder.
For hogs and sheep in moderately
cool, moist climates, probably rape is
the most desirable catch crop. Get
seed of the Dwarf Essex variety and
SOW at the rate Of three to six pounds
per acre. Prepare the seedbed by pull
verifying thoroughly and treating as for
tuInips. Ii the weather is at all favor
able, the rape will be ready to pasture
in six weeks.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-14
SALEBURYONTHEWAR
Would Remove the Black Cloud
Both Nations in Earnest.
MOTIVES OF HIGHEST CHARACTER.
with the Exception Of the Present Con-
dIct the World Looks smiIingIy
Enough to Great Britain.

London.-Lord Salisbury, the Prem
Ter, addressing the United Club in this
city, said:
There is black cloud ON the hori-
zon, one that does not affect us per-
sonally, but which evokes the deepest
sorrow and our largest desire for its
removal. 1t is the war Of two great
nations, between whom we are neutral
-one bound to Us by every tie of kim
dred and similarity Of institutions and
religion; the other, the state that
fought on our side when we struggled
with the threatening tyranny of the
first Napoleon. Watching this terrible
war, we are bound to abstain from ex-
pressing any preference or any judg
ment on either side. We know that in
both cases the motives were of the
highest character. We know that the
United States are animated by elevated
philanthropy, and that Spain is in
spired by that love of independence
which was the greatest pride of all
ancient nations. | can only say |
earnestly wish the day may speedily
arrive when this terrible slaughter be-
tween two nations will cease and the
world be restored TO peace.
With this exception, the world looks
smiling enough to us, politically. The
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-14

When the pastures begin to fail it
will be necessary to give the COWS some
extra feed Indeed, ii has been shown
to be profitable to give this extra food
even in the first flush of the grass, for
the increased product not only paid for
the extra food, but the condition of
the c)ws was improved all through the
following winter and into the next
summer. Any animal may acquire a
reserve force, so to speak, by which the
system accumulates the material for
heightened product during season of
lessened supply of food. This extra
feeding on the pasture avoids any draft
ON this accumulated reserve, gained
through good feeding during the win
ter, and prevents that frequent falling
off in condition which is apt to occur
while the COWS are in the flush of
milk, while the pastures are fresh.
This has been demonstrated by both
practical feeding and scientific tests in
which the COWS on good pasture have
received liberal addition to the grass
of grain food, either simple corn meal
or gluten meal, or, indeed, some change
even of green feed, as peas and oats
mixed or green sweet corn with the
grain on. 1t was found at one of the
experiment stations that this extra
feed was not only literally paid for
during the summer, but its effect was
noticeable during the next winter and
into the following summer. 1t has
been, and still is, my practice to feed
10 pounds OF corn meal daily to my
cows while on the best pasture and to
add green cut fodder in addition when
the pastures begin to fail later in the
season. And this better feeding has
paid we'll without exception as regards
individual cows. They all responded
to the stimulus, while the calves of
these cows always improve on their
dams in productive value. - Henry
Stewart in Orange Judd Farmer.
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WAR TAX ON STOCKS.
New Law Interpreted by the Col
IsctOr at Washington.

Washington. the question Of
the construction of that part OF sched-
ule A OF the act OF June l3, 1898, inn
posing tax ION each original issue,
whether on organization or reorganiza-
ton, Of certificates Of stock" it is held
by the Commissioner of Internal Reye-
nue. in circular that the meaning OF
the words Original issue, as therein
used. is limited and controlled by the
words whether on an organization or
reorganization, and that therefore the
only certificates OF stock on which the
tax OF 8 cents on each 500 Of face
value or fraction thereof, as imposed
by this act, are those certificates issued
on or after July /, 1898, on the organi-
zation or reorganization Of company.
II is held further that in the case OF a
corporation having flor instancel an
authorized capital stock Of 81 900, 900,
of which it has issued only $500, 600
prior TO July ! 1898, and ON or after
that date finds il necessary to make
one more additional issue under the
authority possessed by it, each addi.
tional issue thus made is an Original
ISSUE within the terms and meaning
OF the statute under construction and
the certificates of such issue are sub
ject to the stamp tax.
Where any original certificate issued
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-14
RNER eoAT ruaNs TuRrLE.
Marquis Of Dunerin Wreck on Cape
FiatteFy.

Victoria (B. C.)-The stern-wheel
river steamer Marquis Of Dufferin,
which left here the other morning in
tow Of the steamer Progreso for st.
Michael, has met the same fate as did
the Staghound and Gamecock that left
Portland and were wrecked shortly
after crossing the bar The Dufferin
met her fate at the entrance to the
Straits OF Fuca, about midway between
capes Flattery and Beale. Immediate
~ after the Porgreso and her tow
reached the open sea the trouble COM
menced. The river boat tugged on the
tow rope, being tossed around until
all her timbers were strained and her
back was broken.
The vessels wheel not being placed
and her machinery being well forward,
she commenced to go down By the bow.
Seeing that there was no hope of saving
the vessel, the hawser was cut, and
the crew left the vessel in small boats
and boarded the Progreso. The Tartar,
which just arrived, sighted the wreck.
She had turned turtle and was standing
almost upright, her bow down.
The Duffrein was built in Vancouver
for the British-American Corporation,
the big company that has been at
tempting to purchase lot of the big
paying mines Of British Columbia, and
who made an offer to buy out the
Alaska Commercial Company. She
cost about 50 200 and was insured
for $97, 500.
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Old-tim, Architects.

AS near as we can discover, the arch
ltect of we olden tyne" did not re-
ceiye for his services very exorbitant
sum. Recently some members of the
French school at Delphi unearthed sew
eral slabs of marble which bear in
scriptlons of great interest, dating, as
they do, from the fourth century be-
fore Christ. The inscriptions, which
covered about 200 lines, give the price
of work for building operations In
Greece at the period named, and from
them we learn that an architect was
paid at the rate Of $3.50 per annum or
less. This was little enough, surely.
even if its purchasing power is multi
piled, as 1t should be, five or six times.
Sir Christopher Wren received for his
services the magnificent sum of 81, O00
per year for more than twenty years
| while rebuilding London! His head
| draughtSman received about $500 per
year, while assistants received from
$50 to 1925 per year. French and Ger
man architects were not even SO well
paid at the same period.
Bad as this was, it was better than
the remuneration many of the older
architects received, for in the far east.
if an artist made noble design and
erected building worthy of admlra-
ton, his chances of being suddenly re-
moved by order of the king were
many. This step was taken in order
to prevent a rival king from obtaining
the services of an architect who might
be able to so improve his plans that a
finer and nobler building would be exc
Observation-Disclosures and Building.
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Magne.I.inr o SOAP bubble.

Oxygen is a million times less ''at-
tractable" OF susceptible" than iron,
and therefore experiments to show its
attractability have to be extremely del
icate IL was with one of them that
Professor Fleming concluded his lecture
He took soap hubble-soap and water,
by the way, being diamagnetic-and
filling it with air placed it in the field
of very strong electro magnet The
bubble did not CULVER Then he filed
another bubble with oxygen, and again
turned ON the current. Instantaneously
the bubble inclined itself toward the
magnet. 1t bobbed back again when the
current was turned off, but at second
attempt, when again the current was
turned ON, the attraction so unsettled
it that it burst London Graphic
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Not a Government Project.

London.-The Parliamentary secre-
tary for the Foreign Office, Mr.. Curzon,
replying in the House OF Commons to
Michael Davitt, Irish Nationalist, said
her majesty's Government knew moth
ing of the reported negotiations be-
tween firm of Liverpool shipowners
and the Government of Nicaragua for
the purchase of the railroads of Nicara-
qua and the steamers on Lake Nicara-
qua by the firm, with the object OF
competing with the proposed American
canal across Nicaragua, except that
such negotiations were commenced
The United Sattes Government, Mr..
Curzon added, has not protested against
the alleged British project.
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Frantz Posing could not understand
why he should not be allowed to leave
the barge office. His card bore the in.
scription, mot money enough" but he
thought he had something as good as
money besides the cash he had shown.
He was healthy young German, his
accent fresh from Inter den Linden,
his suit and his boots spick and span,
his manner full of dignity and method.
"They say have not money enough. F"
he argued, "but have brand new
suit in my trunk, for which / paid Ga
marks. and / have not worn it more
than four or five times. You wish to
see it? Well, anyhow, it is worth at
least So marks now. / assure you it il
as good as new. Then have lot Of
new books, for which l paid so marks
They are all about business, and one i,
entitled THE Merchant on the Height
of His Success, and How TO Follow
Him. / bought all these books befor,
leaving because l had made up my
mind to go into business in this coun
try and | wanted to prepare for it. So
you see, | have 80 marks worth Of
books and suit of clothes worth 81
marks. This makes together l05 marks
and yet they say l have not money
enough. New York Commercial AID
vertiser.
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PAYMENT OF BILLS OF THE
PRESENT WAR.
Trouble Experienced by the Various
States in Securing Reimbursement
From tho Government.

Trouble Experienced by the Various
States in Securing Reimbursement
From tho Government.
Washington. Should the Bowman
act, which, as amended, carries the
war claims of California, Nevada and
Oregon, fail, it is very probable that
those states will have double interest
in the legislation which will become
imperative by the time the next SEES
sion of Congress convenes. Too much
detail ON the part OF the War Depart
ment and too little in some cases on
the part of various state officials have
complicated matters so that many of
the claims OF states or reimbursement
for expenses incurred in mobilizing
troops are being rejected. The audit
ors of the War Department, almost ab-
solute autocrats in their way, decline
to pay claims unless in making them
out and presenting accompanying
vouchers all the regulation red tape
of the War Department has been OBJ
served.
The State of Ohio has pending claims
for $3.50, 900, and w. d. Guilbert, Au-
ditor of the State, has been here two
days trying to get them paid. He said
that a special bill probably would be
introduced, perhaps at this session, GER
tainly early in the next session, cover
ing all this class Of claims from all
states. This is taken to indicate that
the War Department officials have re-
fused 10 pay 0hio's claims. California
and other states will stand in exactly
the same attitude.
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&a4l TAE UNITED STATES BATTLESHIP IOWA. Z 70

is presented by the holder to the COM
pany or corporation for the issuance OF
another certificate or certificates in
lieu thereof, the certificate or certifi-
Gates thereupon issued to take the place
OF the original certificate could not,
under the language and limitation of
the statute above recited, require any
stamp as long as there is no sale or
agreement TO sell or memorandum of
sale or transfer of any of those certifi-
Gates issued in lieu of the original.
In case OF sale, where the evidence
Of transfer is shown only by the books
of the company, a tax of cents is re-
quired to be paid on each 500 OF face
value or fraction thereof, and the
stamp representing this is required to
be placed upon such books.
Where the change of ownership is by
transfer certificate, that is to say, the
executed authority to transfer is con-
tanned ON the back OF the stock certifi-
cate which is to be transferred, the
stamp must be placed on the transfer
certificate; that is to say, upon the
surrendered certificate containing the
transfer.
In cases OF agreements to sell, or
where the transfer is by delivery Of the
certificate, as signed in blank, there
must be executed q memorandum
thereof, to which the stamp is required
to be fixed
Under the ruling herein stated, in a
case (that may be supposedly of man
who is the owner of certificate for
100 shares OF stock and wishes to sell
ten of them to another person, the re-
suit being that one certificate would be
issued for the ten shares sold and alsC
an additional certificate for the ninety
shares still remaining with him, the
certificate for ninety shares ISSUED
with the certificate for the ten shares
sold) in lieu thereof, does not requir,
any stamp, and the certificate for tn,
ten shares does not require a stamp re
presenting the tax of cents on eacl
500 OF face value Of fraction thereof
as it Is not an original issue. tn,
only stamp required with reference I,
these certificates is stamp on tn
transfer of the shares sold, represent
ing payment of the tax Of cents OIL
each 800 OF face value or fraction
thereof.
In another case Stated for illustra
tion) where man holds several certif
Gates for shares and for his convenience
calls upon the company to issue t
him in lieu thereof one certificate fo
100 shares, there being no sale or trans
fer Of this new certificate, the statut
does not require the affixing of an
stamp thereto.
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saIssoN PROPOSES REFoRMs.
Social aud Fiscal Programmes An
nOuneed by Lhe Premier.

Social and Fiscal Programmes An
nOuneed by Lhe Premier.
Paris.-The Chamber Of Deputies
was thronged when NJ. BrissOn, the
new Premier, outlined the Ministerial
policy. After announcing the Cabi-
nets firm intention 10 carry out the
democratic desires that the people had
expressed in the recent election, Bris-
son said the Government proposed two
principal reforms-fscal and social
the first through a special bill replac-
ing the taxes ON personally and realty
by a graduated income tax, the second
by means Of retiring pensions to
working people.
The Government, the Premier con-
tinued, also proposes to settle the ques-
tion Of the succession duties, reform
the liquor laws, create chambers Of
agriculture, and carry ont the econom-
ic system established By the Chamber
in the interests Of industry and agrI-
culture. Ii will attempt to curb ''the
speculation WI iei il so injurious to
the agricultural and industrial prcduc-
ton, will expedite preparations for
national defense, and will settle the
question OF the formation of a colonial
army and emigration to the colonies. !"
In conclusion, the Premier eulogized
the Russian alliance and promised free
dom OF discussion in the Chamber, the
energetic defense of the independence
of law and society against attempted
encroachments, and to uphold the SUI
premacy of the civil power.
The vote of confidence in the Govern
ment was passed by 3l6 ayes to 230
noes.
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convention with France has removed
the subject of conflict between us and
our greatest and most cultivated neigh
Dor. The Soudan expedition, if lc-
cessfully accomplished, will be the
greatest work for civilization that
England has performed for two or
three generations.
The Governments Chinese policy is
to prevent the Chinese empire from
falling into ruins, to invite it into
paths of reform, to give it every assist
ance in our power; to perfect its de-
lenses, and to increase its commercial
prosperity. Thus we should aid China
and ourselves. 1t is impossible that
We should have the same influence
over China as over India and Egypt,
but / believe that so far as railways
are concerned, our advantage will be
fully equal to those OF other nations
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the bond issue of 5000, 900, 900 aggre-
gated $40, 100000. OF this amount
there have been received and absolutely
accepted subscriptions for amounts of
$500 and less $40, 900, 900.
subscriptions in amounts of over
$500, subject to future allotment,
$3.50, 900, 900. A proposal for round
lot at premium of l per cent, 500,
900, 900; two syndicate propositions
for any part or all of the bonds
offered, 5000, 900, 900 each, $500, 900,
900. These syndicate offers and this
offer for bonds at a premium are not
in the regular form, although they
came from entirely responsible sources
and no allotment will be made in either
case.
1t is expected that the subscriptions
will increase in number with the be-
ginning of the new month. Savings
bank deposits will probably be realized
to "A considerable amount, as the six.
month interest period is July LIST, and
Withdrawals now can be made by the
depositors without sacrificing any in.
terest.