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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-02
MEXICAN WAR VETERAN
Kentucky Bachelor Probably the Old
est Survivor of the Conflict.

Kentucky Bachelor Probably the Old.
est Survivor of the Conflict.
Uncle Jimmy" MCGaughey. who
lives within an hours walk of Law
renceburg, Ky, is perhaps the oldest Of
the survivors of the war with Mexico.
He is now nearly 96 years old, and In
very poor health. He is bachelor. be-
cause he could not marry the only girl
he ever loved. Uncle Jimmy" was born
in Pennsylvania, but came to Ken
lucky with his parents when he was a
child of three years. His uncle was
famous dlstiller OF whisky in the early
days of the century-times to which
the veteran refers as "the good old
times when a gallon of whisky was to
be had out of every buShel of corn"
McGauhey cast his first vote for An
drew Jackson, and has never voted any
| ticket but the Democratic. He began
to chew tobacco at 10 years of age and
has never denied himself the solace Of
the weed. Chewing, he believes, Is re-
| sponsible for the fine health he has had
for the eighty-siX years that have roll
ed by since. Mr. McGaughey first
fought In the Seminole war of the '30s.
He was then volunteer, and ten years
later he was again volunteer In the
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-02
Fruit Dropping.

Every year there goes up the same
old cry of the fruit all dropping, with
more especial reference to the orange,
says the San Bernardino Sun, because
that is the most dear to the avaricious
mind, and when one drops, the owner
thinks of what might have been" if
he could coin every golden orange into
gold that the ambitious tree tries to
bear. The horticultural writer's are
turning their attention to this subject
and looking after the cause and seeking
a preventive, when they ought rather
to assist the tree in getting rid of its
overload, as doctor relieves the over
loaded stomach of his patient. AL
orange tree should never need prov
but when it has burden too heavy to
bear it should be relieved in the same
manner as an overloaded animal stag.
gering under burden too heavy to be
borne. II other practice prevails both
are ruined, in measure, at least
weakened. Relieve the tree Of -
cess of fruit, anu Ine remainder will
be the better for it, and the tree will
not need rest and its ''off years. in
which to recuperate. The Highland
Citrus Belt, while advocating q
study of the means of preventing the
dropping of oranges, combats it's own
IDEAS and gives the beneficial results Of
that dropping in the following para
graph:
The outlook for large orange crol
and good prices was never better thar
it is today. While the fruit wal
forming great deal fell and many
believed the crop was ruined, but time
has proved this to be mistake, anC
now the general opinion is that tn,
output Will greatly exceed that of las
year. p"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-02
Care of HOUSE planta

1t Is better for house plants IL the
soil be loosened about the roots once u
week. This allows the air to reach the
roots and assists the evaporation of
the excessive moisture when they have
had too much wetting. Always have
the water at least as warm as the tenn
perature of the room when using Il
unon plants,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-02
Why Prnnes SnIit.

The Fruit World publishes the fol.
lowing correspondence on this ques-
ton, which is of vast importance to all
prune growers. They are bursting
from sweetness, the concentration of
an unusual amount of sugar, which
will and does make our fruit better
than those grown elsewhere. Ye Han
ford prune growers, don't get alarmed
at nature doing you good tnrn once
and awhile. Mother earth and a
splendid climate does whole lot for a
poor fruit grower, but the sun shines
on all alike and Hanford prunes will
be sweeter this year than ever, and
will dry heavier if they do split now.
So lets" let the Professors" do the
theorizing. Major Berry.
Editor Fruit World; have con
cluded that the bursting of prunes is
caused by irrigation. Some of the
finest and largest prunes burst open ON
the end before they are fully ripe to
dip, consequently are spoiled for mar
ket. Too much water forces them to
grow beyond their usual size, the skin
becoms tender and the summers heat
expands them to the stone. These are
principally found hanging ON the out
side of the twigs or limbs, receiving
more heat than those shaded. Plums,
in general never require so much mois-
ture as other tree fruit, sufficient
only to keep them in healthy state.
And the fruit to grow gradually to a
perfect state with good cultivation,
less irrigation is required, with nc
loss to the grower. Depth and variety
of soil must also be taken in considera
ton; as to quantity of water the grow
er must be his own judge to a great
extent. George T. Rich.
P. S.-Since observing the abov,
rules, have not had any split prunes
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-02

Minister DENLY of China in dis.
patch to the State Department at
Washington says that the Russian
Manchurian railway will pass at some
considerable distance to the north of
Kirin. He says it is also rumored
that line of railway will be con-
structed, shortly, from New Chwang
northward, to facilitate the transror-
tation Of material.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-02

A terrible danger threatens the sugar
planters in Java from wide spread
disease which attacks the roots of the
cane. The roots rot and the canes
die. The planters stand helpless before
the disease, which may ere long bring
on failure of the sugar crop. 1t has
already struck four provinces, and ha.
broken out even on we'll kept estates.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-02

An English writer says that if the
Prussian CONSUMPTION were applied in
India England would havs 1880. 900
regular soldiers actually in barracks,
with 500, 900 recruits coming up every
year-a force with which not only Asin
hut the world might be subdued.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-02
A wonderful new light has inst bes,

A wonderful new light has just been
invented by Hiram Maxim. the Amer
lean scientist. now living in England,
and inventor of the Maxim gun. 1t is
an electric light of three times the
candle power of ordinary incandescent
light. 1t lasts more than twice as
long, and requires less than half the
energy.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-02

They do say that every American is
born inventor" said the patriotic
gentleman.
MY husband, said the fat lady, lis
an exception. He uses the same old ex.
cuses for being out late that used to
near my father use. indianapolis
Journal
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-02
Old Custom Revived.

An ancient custom has been revived
in some English rural districts. Clergy
men, in SUPPLIES and attended by a
choir, made tour in procession of the
cornfelds and farmyards, where PRAYERS
We're offered up for u blessing en- the
young crops.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-02
OLDEST MEXICAN wan suRv1voR

war with Mexico. lie Fought Draveiy
at Buena Vista, when he was one OF
Ihe noted salt River Tigers" The IT,
gers led the charge that turned the
scale of battle against Santa Anna and
MS brave lighters. Uncle Jimmy" has
lVeu IN his present abode ever since
the Mexican war,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-02

Fresno newspapers state that raisins
are being contracted for every day at
three and half cents in the sweat
box, and an extra quality command
four cents.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-02

Sir James Grant predicts that the
gold output of Canada, especially of
British Columbia, will astonish the
world at no distant date.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-02

The price of bread is still advancing
in Paris and London.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-19

~ HIFTY optimism is the phrase
~ Washington GLADDEN. uses in de-
~ scribing the attitude of the peo-
pie in general towards the public
schools of the country. In his opinion,
and in that of many other critics, the
present is a perilOus period for our
system of state education. They find
many signs of deterioration in man.
agement and methods. The politician
is playing a part which public opinion
in the past would not tolerate. Cor
ruption in selection of sites for build
ings. in the selection of text books and
the assessment of teachers for political
purposes are cited as dangerous ten
denotes which, if not stopped, will sap
the very foundation of our public
school system.
They go even further than this. MAX
ing radical onslaught upon the sys-
tenn itself denying that it fulfills its
function of training citizens. Taking
the product, as they term the pupils
turne dout each year, they say, and
upon apparently reasonable grounds
that not one in a hundred is fitted for
struggle with the world. In fact, the
majority are handicapped by an orna-
mental training, Of little practical util-
ity. This training is not condemned in
itself but it is insisted that it should
have a foundation of scientific educa-
ton.
The system for which these critics
contend. begins with the body. The
training of the muscles and the senses
until perfect animal is the result, one
that can fight its way through life
without that handicap of physical weak
ness which invites disease, poverty and
crime. Upon this basis the mind is to
receive its training.
There is germ of truth, possibly
more, in the contention of these men
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-19

T must be conceded that Paul Kruger
is a man of remarkable force of
character and statesmanlike abli-
ties. He wants to keep the Transvaal
to himself and his people. The Beers
went into South Africa and created a
nation for themselves. They are an
exclusive people. They wished to live
in peace unmolested by contact with
foreigners. with the attendant strifes
and ambitions that such conflict would
bring. Had not gold and diamonds
been found in their domains, they would
not have been disturbed. But when
the yellow metal was discovered in the
Transvaal in 1884, the rush of treasure
seekers began. In that year only $780, 900
was extracted. In 1891 the product had
crept to more than $4,000 600; in 1893 it
was almost double that; in 1897 it went
up to $50. 600. 900; and last year it reach
ed the astonishing total of 100000
With the arrival of Adventures in
pursuit of this treasure the trouble of
the Beers began. They saw the danger
that the Transvaal would be subjected
foreigners, and they began to hedge
themselves in with restrictive legisla
ton. In every way they tried to dis
courage the invasion which they fore
saw would set in upon them. The re-
straints placed upon the foreigners
were in many instances unfair and I'M
just Naturally the outsiders grew
FESTIVE and entered vigorous protests.
The conditions have been growing more
and more strained, and the wonder is
that serious outbreaks have not oc
CURED.
There are among the Beers $4,000 men
subject to military duty-a small force
compared with the armies that Great
Britain can command. But every Boer
is dead shot and as brave a man as
ever faced a gun. Entrenched in their
mountain Businesses, they are capable
of giving the Englishmen long, hard,
bloody struggle.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-19

statehood is the treatment and care of
the helpless, the insane, the orphan and
the pauper 1t has taken centuries
of struggle with barbarism to teach the
lesson, and judging by the reports from
New York, Connecticut and New Jer-
sey, this lesson is yet but half learned.
The New Jersey case has already
made the rounds of the press. For the
violation of trivial reformatory rule
girl was beaten, starved, manacled
and put in solitary confinement until
she was raving maniac. And all this
at the hands of woman.
New York is able, however, to fur
nish a disgrace of even larger proper
tons. Investigation has brought to
light a perfect Saturnala of abuses
at the state reformatory for women,
but it remained for the management
of the institution of feeble minded
children to reach the acme of cruelty,
the fiendish nhumanity of which would
turn a Spaniard green with envy. Mere
infants were beaten to insensibility with
sticks and rubber hose, struck with the
1lSlS Oh IledTlltSS anu oehSi-
wise tortured until death was relief.
Hartford furnishes another tale of
horror from its state orphans home
Ursanitary conditions, lack of food and
medical treatment are crimes enough
but when in addition to this, by way
of discipline. little children are chained
up, choked and beaten, 1t puts a Sibe-
rian touch to this particular form of
brutality.
Within the year similar cases have
been reported from Colorado. Nebraska,
South Dakota and several other states,
enough to show that the condition
which makes this cruelty possible is
widespread. Even Montana, two years
ago. had its little scandal.
1t needs but slight investigation to
place the responsibility for a social
wrong such as this is getting to be.
Corruption is the logical result of the
spoils system. and so long as pull and
not fitness is the qualification for
office. it's blight will breed recur-
ring scandal and disgrace just so
long as it is tolerated. When the work
of experts and specialists is entrusted
to ward heelers IN return for political
service the seed of harvest of abuses
is inevitably sown.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-19
REVIEW OF TRADE.

New York. Aug. 1S.-R. G. Dun & Co.'S
Weekly Review of Trade will say to-
morrow: The Cramps have discharged
many hundred hands and ask Russia to
extend the time for the completion of the
two warships because they cannot get
the steel. The completion of q out of
81 vessels building in the Delaware is also
affected. 1t is curious experience for
this country, but shows the gigantic eX-
pansion of demand No one can question
the fact that payments through the prin-
cipal clearing houses have been in Au-
gust 55.9 per cent. larger than in 1897
for the month so far, and outside of New
York 30.7 per cent. No better test of the
volume of business is known, but there
is a growing handicap in the advances
of prices. How long and how far this
advance can go without reaction is the
problem which level-headed business men
are studying.
Evidences of checked consumption are
rare but it would be childish to hope
that at some point higher prices would
not hinder buying.
In iron the question is of steel billets,
while the great consuming companies
have bought far in advance so that all
new orders have a narrow market. For
six months billets have sold at 81 to So
higher than the rails made from them.
Other demands, not covered by contracts,
only prescribed in contracts. While
prices have risen % cents for Southern pig
iron. 80 cents for Chicago local coke and
10 cents for gray forge at Pittsburg, rails
have advanced 81 per ton with work COW
cred for all the year. and 100000 tons or
more taken beyond what can be delivered
until next year.
Other finished products do not change,
although the demand at all points ex-
ceeds present capacity. Copper is steady
at 1Sla cents for lake. with the produc-
ton for July at 81, 1888 tons domestic and
1880 tons foreign. Tin is lower at 30ai
cents and lead weakens on the stoppage
of the smelter strike.
For wool Coates Bros circular for Au-
gust l still holds good. although inside
quotations are more often made. Sales
for three weeks have been 2S,299, 800
pounds against Is 995, 500 pounds last year
1S.530.9O5 pounds in 1897 and 1896 AGO
pounds in the same weeks of 1892.
Goods have advanced further, especially
in cashmeres, cheviots and cotton warp
cashmeres, and the tendency is upward
in nearly all grades.
Wheat has advanced about a cent dur
ing the week with Atlantic exports only
2.363302 bushels. -four included, against
1858, $50 bushels last year, and Pacific ex-
ports 95l 800 bushels against 1910 bush
els last year. Western receipts have been
only 3,2l2l1I bushels against 3369, 229
bushels last year. 1t is a question wheth-
er the smaller receipts are due to the re-
cent change in crop prospects giving
holders of grain better outlook.
Exports of wheat in three weeks have
been from both coasts, -four included
S.93I6i bushels against 1011i,246 bushels
last year and the Western receipts have
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-19
Slavery in Hawaii.

- ECENT advices from Hawaii
~ show that when the United
" States annexed these ISLANDS it
also annexed as degra ding a system of
slavery as it is possible to imagine.
Slavery as it existed in the South was
patriarchal and had as many redeem
ing features as is possible in such an
institution. But in Hawaii there is
said to exist an industrial slavery of
the worst type.
Men and women have been imported
from Austria. under false pretenses
and upon contracts which deprived
them of all personal liberty. Once up
on the islands, their fate was sealed.
The laws of Hawaii give their masters
absolute power. which, if the stories
are true, is used in ruthless disregard
of the simplest dictates of humanity.
The worst features of the system of
black slavery in bellum days are
repeated and exaggerated. Tales of ILL
treatment and abuse are beginning to
come across the water. Cruel beatings,
starvation and death is the burden of
every story from the plantations, re-
vealing a condition of affairs which, If
true, calls for the prompt attention of
the United States government.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-19
Incident to Imperialism.

- 0RCE begets force; crime breeds
r. crime. Imperialism. based upon
brute force the negation of every
concept of ethics. the violation of all
Christian ideals, is possibility only
with the aid of large standing army.
1t is necessity for the subjugation of
weaker peoples and also to hold them
in subsection when the yoke is put on.
But it does not end there. The military
spirit of brute force is social poison and
saps the foundation of dearly bought
civil liberty. France, Germany and
which militarism is dominant. the end
of the path on which the United States
has taken the first faltering steps.
English imperialism is little better.
AS an incident of it's rule in India may
be mentioned a report made to the
house of lords shortly before proroga-
ton. 1t consisted of long list of out
RACES committed by British soldiers and
the charges included everything from
robbery and assault to wanton murder.
When questioned by the opposition, the
secretary of war acknowledged that
it was pretty black for Tommy Atkins.
but excused it on the ground that it
was inscperable from military life. The
high cost and the seamy side is as gen.
eral thing scrupulously hidden by ac-
commodating censors.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-19
A NARROW ESCAPE,
Little Dora Steuernagel Knocked Down
and Kicked by a Horse,

Dora. the 3-year-old daughter Of Chris
Steuernagle of 907 East Fourth street,
had very narrow escape from being
crushed to death by horse Thursday
morning on Chestnut street. The little
girl is now at the home of her parents
suffering from bruises received about
the head and body.
At about 1890 o'clock Thursday
morning Dora and her 4-year-old
brother Fred We're sent to a grocery
store for some goods. AS they were
crossing the street at the corner of
Foruth and Chestnut streets, Dora
turned around, and as she did so sha
was knocked down by a horse, which
was attached to the wagon belonging
to William, C. Tomln. the Chestnut
street grocer The driver did all in his
power to stop the horse, and in so doing
broke one of the rens. The horse
struck the child with his knee and
came near crushing the little girl to
death. The animal stepped on the
girls dress and tore the garment to
pieces. oil ,
The child was hurriedlv picked up
and taken to her, home. The accident
was not due to the drivers careless
ness, but to the fact that the little
girl was not looking where she was
going.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-19
Able to Keep Order.

New York, Aug. 1S-A dispatch to the
Herald from Santo Domingo says: Pres
ident Fieguero expresses confidence in
the ability of the government to maintain
order. In regard to Wednesdays DEM
onstration, he said that it was trivial,
and that he had therefore ordered the re-
lease of the prisoners. The president ex-
pressed a warm friendship for the United
States A special session of congress con-
vened to consider the proposition to re-
duce the amount of money to be applied
to the interest on the national debt ad-
iourned without action. The minister of
war says that everything is quiet at
Monte Cristo. The British warship
Prosperino is expected here.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-19
Money for Pennsylyanians.

San Francisco, Aug. 1S.-All arrange
ments for the special train to carry the
10th PENNSYLVANIA volunteers to their
homes have been completed. c. E. Clark
of Company f and Morrison Barclay of
Company I will be the only men left be-
hind. Barclay is very ill, but the sur
geons hope for his recovery. Lieutenant
Barnett has received a letter from Con-
sui Wildman at Hong Kong to the effect
that 800 has been deposited in a Hong
Kong bank to the credit of the 10th Penn
sylvania. The money has been contrib
uted by fir ends for the benefit of the reg
iment, and tie consul desires to know
what disposition he shall make of it,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-19
ANACONDA NEWS
HOME INDUSTRY.
How to Advance 1t II Question Now Be
fore the People.


fore the fe"pie.
CommunratedD
Once more the important subject OF now
to advance home industry presents itself
to the people of Anaconda. ana as the
welfare and prosperity or the city Is the
ISSUE 1t is the duty OF al good citizens.
regardless of their op'nions or clHerences
on other subjects, 10 ion forces and labor
FOR this one great ohlec'- me promotion or
home industry, and should the merchants
manufacturers and wage learners unite
Tor mutual protectio" mere seems no rea-
son why the movemrnt should not he sue
cessful.
Agitation for the encouragement of
nome patronage and home industry
SHOULD meet with the approval OF every
honest and fair minded citizen who
wishes to see the city prosper.
The doctrine of home trade should be
particularly Impressed on the women,
VINO spend largr percentage of the
wages earned here and be taught to I'M