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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-02-18
Legislative Wheels Grind
Slowly At Carson City

public instruction, school trustee and
notary public or those in dispute
COUNTY OF MINERAL
following the action of the assem-
bly. the senate has passed the bill
creating the new county of Mineral.
by subdividing Esmeralda county.
The measure passed with but one
dissenting vote, Heffernan voting IN
the negative. No opposition was
made toward the success OF the
biz but the members of the upper
house. in an endeayor to have
little amusement at the expense OF
Senator Belzar, came nearly saddilng
an amendment on the measure that
would heve necessitated its return
ing to the assembly for another vote
There was not bit of excitement
over the passage of the bill and only
few spectators were preesnt.
LOCAL OPTION BILL DEAD
There is to be no more agitation
y thelocal option question In this ses-
sion of the legislature. This issue.
most engrossing of all that have SO ia
which bade fair to be one of the
been brought forward came to sud
den death when Assemblyman Merritt
Of Churchill county. the father of
the proposed measure, gave notice
7 its withdrawal.
SENATE BILL NO. A
Senate bill No. "A. intrduced by
Senator Mack, makes selling giving,
or in any manner 'disposing Of, OF
causing to be sold. given or dispos-
ed of, spirituous, malt or intoxicating
wines or liquors to habitual drunk
ards or depsomaniacs who are mem
bers of families and who are. wher
drunk, are,menaces to the life. health
CT peace of their families.
The bill makes 1t the duty of ev
cry saloon Keeper or retail liquo
dealer, when requested to do so b.
the sheriff of the county. or by the
parent, wife, child. brother, sister.
guardian of an habitual drunkard t
post the name Of such habitual drunk
| ard or dipsomaniac on bulletil
board upon which shall be conspicu
ously placed or posted the words
"Habitual Drunkards or Dipsomaniacl
Who Are, When Drunk, Menaces Tt
Their Families" which said bulletil
board shall be conveniently placed
back of the bar in such manner tina
it can be readily seen by bartender
| back of the bar but not by patrons
Of the bar.
1t shall be unlawful for salool
keeper or retail liquor dealer, or h
bartender, employe or other agen
to sell, give or in any way dispos
Of or cause to be sold, disposed OF o
to cause to be sold, disposed of o
given such drunkards or dipsoman
acs, any spirituous, malt or intox
eating wines or liquors.
The punishment for violating tn
law Is a fine of not less than $50 @
more than $500,or by Imprisonment
the county Jail not longer than 81
months, or by both such fine an
imprisonment.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-02-18
FEDERAL ELY AT WORK
DRIVING LOGN TUNNEL

The management of the Federal
Ely Copper company is making good
headway in sending the main tunnel
to the objective point, which is deep
on the great outcrop showing such
good copper and silved values. The
tunnel is headed southwest
The panic is all that prevented the
company from completing this work
at Ely long ago, and the present de
termination is to complete the cam
paign mapped out, the end of which
is confidently expected to be large
tonnage of shipping ore.-Ely Record
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-02-18
GOVERNOR Offers BIG
sfsf}- .S+sas-- "a M
REWARD FOR NURDERERS
sr aciaI to The Record.

Sr 1cia to The Record.
RENO, Nev. Feb, 17--Slashed with
knives and with bullet, holes in their
DO lies, the remains of Harry Cam
bon, j. b, Lexague, Peter ErramoupsC
and B. indiana, wealthy stockmen,
were found last Friday afternoon in
i-tle High Rock canyon near Camp
Dcnio in the northern part of Wash
oe county.
Following the discovery of the bod
les of the dead sheepmen, the sheriff
of Washoe county organized a posse
tc go in search of the murderers ano
the state police force was pressed il
to service under instructions from
Governor Oddie, who has soffered a
re ward of $4,000 for information that
will lead to the arrest and conviction
al the outlaws.
A dispatch from Alturas, Calf, un
der date of the 18th inst says: The
caiY wore so far received from the
posse, which set out from here yes
/ tSrday to trail the murderers of foul
Sheepmen at Little High Rocl
canyon is that meat was found huns
up III It. rs to smoke, Indian fashion
near the scene Of the crime Some O
the pursuers thought from this tina
the slayers were Indians, but other
pointed out that many frontiersmel
have learned to cure meat in this wa
1t is expected that by tomorrow tn
Indian tailers with the posses vii
J have followed their quarry far enoug
/ to determine whether they are whit
; men.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-02-18
SALT LAKE ROUTE IS
USING PART OF HIGH LiNi

With eleven miles already turned
over to the operating department
and thirty-five miles to be ready by
next Sunday, the Salt Lake Routes
new high line, calculated to save the
road from further flood troubles, 10
fast nearing completion. and from
,atest indications viii be in
use next month
BY placing 6 miles OF the high line
in operation on the west end and
five miles on the east end Of the
flood district, the Salt Lake line
was able to place its main track in
commission several days earlier tha \.
anticipated.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-02-18
COMMISSIONERS MAY
FORM NEW DISTRICTS

1t will be remembered that the rs-
publicans of Clark county placed q
plank In their platform last fall adyo-
eating the passage Of law for d.
yiding the county into commissioner
districts. George Bergman, the sena-
tor from this county, has made the
discovery that this Is not neceses-
sary. He found on page 401. Cuttings
compiled laws of Nevada. section 1859
law passed In 1893, which provides
that upon petition of 20 per cent of
the voters of any county the commits
sioners must subdivide the county In
to such districts. ts.-Searchlight Bulle-
tin.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-02-18
FREDERICK w. LEHMAnN, NEN SOLICITOR GENERAL.

general of the United States by President
he
the holds His so n
cinnat Fred lehman born in Prussia
When he
with his fathers stating tn the elder Lehman did
The e
Lehman sprouts
from home. his
tied in Iowa studied
nehborhoods Twenty perma
nenty Louis
in his childhood
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-02-18
NOTHING DEFINITE YET
ABOUT PlocHE MERGER

While something definite regarding
the progress of the Nevada Utah
Prince Consolidated merger negotia-
tons were expected this week, no
information bearing on the subject
has been received In Phoebe.
President Woolley. of the Nevada
Utah, is expected to arrive in Salt
Lake tomorrow. II Is believed that
the negotiations are practically con-
cluded.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-02-18
Surveyor Generals Report
An Interesting Document

The biennial report of G. l.. Deady, /
surveyor general and state land reg
ister, for 1909-10, has just been is
led, and is an interesting document
on account of the large amount of
Information it gives pertaining to
the public lands of the state, ,espec-
ally the agricultural. regarding
which 1t gives considerable valuable
iata that should draw greater atten-
ion to the settlement of lands for
agricultural purposes and dispel the
belief that the so-called arid lands
are fit only for the raising of sage
crush, cactus and horned toads
regarding the soil and it's produc-
ion, the reports says
The best arihle lands are the
aSe lands. Sage brush grows almost
s,orywhere, from the lowestt valleys
% the mountain tops of the interior
PORTIONS Of the state The quality of
he soil is indicated by the size and
hriftiness of the sage brush; the
arger, OF course, indicating a rich
ieep soil, containing more than an
ordinary amount of moisture A short
iwarfed growth indicates thinner
soil, with less moisture. Where thrift
jagebrush grows, and natural moist
ire is sufficient grain can be grown
without irrigation, and water can be
-ouri 'Fiew the surface.
u
soil impregnated to greater or less
iesree with alkali, and is often
found growing thrifty where the
ground Is covered and white with
alkali
Greasewood lands usually indi
cate a deep, rich soil, and are PRO
l1uctive Where there Is a moderat
amount of alkali All that is needle,
to make it so is sufficient amour
of moisture, which, If not found t
exist naturally, must be supplied b,
irrigation; and as rule. 1t may b,
said that all sagebrush lands, to b,
productive, require to be irrigated
thus producing all the cerials, fruit!
and vegetables adapted to this lati
tude east of the Rocky mountains
which can be raised in Nevada In
abundance and in superior perfec
ton
The prevailing opinion that the
| lesert lands of Nevada are produc
| i've of nothing useful to mankind
is rapidly being discredited.
The experience of twenty-five t.
thirty years has proven that not only
a greater area of hte public domain
Of Nevada is susceptible Of cultiva
tion than was first supposed, but tina
such land possesses within itself {
constant recuperative power. Instan
ces are numerous where lands hav,
been cultivated for fifteen years ant
yet shows no signs OF deterioration
and some farmers claim that land
lave improved in productiveness dur
ing that time, although no artificia
Fertilizers have been applied to theL.
This may be due in part, to the ia
: that. such lands contain super
abundance Of silicas and alumina
and that through the progress G
, evaporation there are annual
! brought to the surface a proportio
} Of the salt, alkalies, nitrates an
phosphates that lie stored in inel
haustible deposits far below the SUI
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-02-18
MENDHA ORE BODY
COVERS A WIDE AREA

John r. Cook, manager of the
Mendha mine reports the exposure
of 4-foot vein of ore running 25 per
cent lead, $40 in gold and from IS to
20 ounces in silver, at point ITO
feet south of the shaft on the TOO
foot level.
Mr. Cook has had force OF men ut
work for sometime in the vicinity
of the strike, This is not a new ore
body. Mr.. Cook explains. but the one
which has been exploited in other
parts of the mine; the work has sim
ply proved the ledge over a wider
area.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-02-18
Work At Eastern Prince

Work is going ahead steadily at
the Eastern Prince mine and the
shaft is down So feet
William II. Pitts is foreman al
the Eastern Prince.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-02-18

Mrs. c. j. Warren. and mother. win
leave for California next Monday.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-02-18
Master Lee Arrives.

The home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Lee was gladdened last Monday by
the arrival Of q son.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-11-15

and nnds 20 to so sitting at . time. and
then in the Leghorn houses cannot ind
more thar three or four. It doea not
take long to get Disguised. says 2,
writer in the Agricultural. American
breeds do not mature as quickly. and
one must set eggs which sell In the
market at 40 to so cents In order to
get early pullets by laying time IN
October. I.
People say that a Plymouth Rock
fowl makes good roast. but II eggs
of Leghorn breeds and those Of the
Plymouth Rock varieties are set the
same day. the Leghorn fowls will lay
when the eggs are high. SO that .
dozen will pay for more than enough
to Offset an advance In what the car
cass would bring.
Again. the Leghorns are longer
lived as paying investment. for. even
at four or Ave years OF age they will
be profitable as egg producers. while
q Plymouth Rock will become too fat
after the second mott to be profitable
as a layer, The Leghorn eggs. are very
even in color. large and white: in fact.
the largest. ! have fowls whose eggs,
weigh two pounds to the dozen; ordi-
nary brown eggs will weigh from \
pound and six ounces to pound and
eight ounces; not only this, but Leg
horn eggs can be produced for less
money. My experience is that six cents
for white and ten cents or more for
brown eggs is about the usual run.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-11-15
FEW FACTS ABOUT POULTRY
Quality Of the Eggs Greatly Depsnds1
on the Food olvsn-Frsnch Use
Spices In Fattenlno. #

Eggs may differ materially in color.
and yet may not direr much in nu.
triment. Again. they may differ large
" In nutriment. when. for instance.
they are neglected or poorly fed, or
when they eat filth. damaged grain
or tainted meat. The crop and gizzard
Of q hen cannot transform impure FOOD
into pure food products. The real value
OF an egg for food lies inside the shell.
and is not indicated by color Of shell.
says the American Cultivator.
In France they mix spices and herbs
with The food given to fattening poul-
try, which are said to impart deli
cious flavor to the meat.
Fowls intended to be killed should
not only be confined in a coop for "a
hours without food, but should be sup
piled with plenty Of drinking water.
which adds to the cleanness OF the in
testines. III
II q drawn carcass has any distance
to go. 1t may mold inside; or II .
fly does not blow. in it. there is q
large exposed surface hidden from
sight which may become infected by
some means during transit. IL moldy.
sour or fly. blown, 1t is no longer sal
able. at least for anything like fair
price. and 1t is not safe as food.
"A poultry lecturer in Scotland some
years ago. in an address on the rear
ing and general management of chick
ems, said on the subject Of food. he
would give wrinkle" worth tts
weight In gold. AT three days old the
chickens were qualified to eat pretty
nearly anything. but he warned them
against the practice Of feeding the
chickens on soaked bread. They should
adopt the following plan: Fiji the 1T
tie linen bag half full Of rice. put It
into water and let it boil i've minutes.
They should then withdraw the bag
and let the water drain away and
they would find the rice whole and
separated "A handful Of oatmeal should
be mixed With the rice and 1t would
absorb all the moisture. This the
chickens should be allowed to pick up
for themselves. but they should not
have too much. "a H s.5 IL
AZ the duck has no crop. It does
not assimilate and thrive on whole
grain. ii, II \ ,s,f Ii
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-11-15
] ERUPTION CO yERED BODY.

.-.rhree years ago this winter I had.
. breaking out that covered my whole:
body. It itched SO It seemed as Il ]
should go crazy. It first came out in
little pimples on my back and spread
u till It covered my whole body and
limbs down to my knees, also my arms
down to my elbows. Where !
scratched 1t made sores. and the ter.
rible itching and burning kept mo
from sleeping. tried several reme-
dies all to no purpose, Then i COM
cluded to try the Cuticura Remedies. Z
used the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
\ Ointment, also the Resolvent. for
about four months, and they COM
pletely cured me Of eczema. have
had no return OF the disease since. ]
never had a good nights rest after the
skin eruption first broke out till COM.
menced using the Cuticura Soap and
I Ointment. I had only used them .
few days before could see they were.
! beginning to heal, and the terrible
itching was gone. 81
'.Those that lived In the house at
/ the time know how i suffered. and
I how the Cuticura Soap and Ointment
cured me. never take bath with
out using the Cuticura Soap. and !
do not believe there are better rem
$edies for any skin disease than the
5Cuticura Soap and Ointment" (Signed)
Miss Sarah Calkins, Waukegan, ILL.,.
Mar. 16, 1911. Although Cuticura
Soap and Ointment are sold by drug
gists and dealers everywhere. sam
pie Of each, with 32-page book, will bs
mailed free on application to "Cuti.
sura," Dept. 5 X. Boston. 5
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-11-15
Science After Dsspising sroths for
II Long Time Finds Out Why They
ST Are Good.

From time immemorial beef tea, or
Q broth ms5r in similar manner
from )mutte or chicken. has been q
feature Of me sickroom. the pride Of
the houseteeper nurse, source Of
comfort to the invalid, the invariable
staple Of the menu permitted by the
physician. 4 !.
When 1t was indisputably proved
that the homemade broth was in no
sense a food, humanity refused Gre
,dence and invalids went ahead with
their consumption Of millions Of gal
Ions, persisting in the exhibition Of
sure signs Of convalescence and de-
manding with insistence further sup
plies of the fragrant potion.
Isl DR.. Thomas Darlington, in a recent
issue OF the New York Medical Jour.
nal, shows at last the reason Of this
unshakable faith. Broth is one OF the
few genuine stimulants in the arma-
mentarium now that alcohol Is known
to be narcotic. The experiments Of
Pawlow on dogs demonstrate that the
savory liquid is powerfully stimulant
to the gastric secretion and other d.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-11-15

such golden.haired. blue-eyed, rosy.
checked boy that 1t seemed a shame
he was doomed there 30 soon in life. n
OF course, fatalities among child
toilers are far more numerous than
among adults. Obviously youth 10
less cautious than experience. Not q
day passes that death does not take
its toll Of the child workers and
passes along many more to the ranks
of the crippled and helpless.
In Pennsylvania the fatalities and
accidents to the boys In breakers pick
ing slate out OF the coal with their
little fingers is 300 per cent. higher
than among adults and minors over
sixteen. In Indiana the physical risk
to children In factories under sixteen
is $50 per cent greater than among
adults. In Michigan 1t is $50 per cent
against the child.
Children who 90 to school under the
most Objectionable conditions are con-
fined 1000 hours annually. In Massa.
chusetts the factory child is confined
1920 hours a year, and in New York
where the eight-hour day prevails. he
is still subjected to 2,496 hours OF con.
finement. p II
All states with important canning
industries employ children without re.
striction. They can do the work Just
as well as adults and for far less pay.
In the chief cities, where clothing, ar
tificial flowers and other articles are
made in the tenements, there are no
laws to protect little children. Three
and four-year-old fingers find plenty to
do for a few pennies day more to
b the family fund.
This tenement-house work, done to
save rent, carfares and to impress the
children, has other dangers besides
those Of the child The consumer is
just as likely to become the victim.
Physicians who will agree to conceal
the contagion from the health authori.
ties are the most popular with the
tenement house workers. Agents found
women and children working on gar
Iments while children were in the
same room suffering with contagious
diseases.
( In some Of these city tenements
where the child is put to work as soon
as 1t can use its hands and before It
goes to school always by com.
3pulsion from the authorities two chill.
dren die for every one in localities
where the child is not put to work be-
fore its time! ..5 "
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-11-15
!
|(g(5dN|el|ls

Don't overlook providing for . sup
ply OF green feed.
A hen without plenty Of drink is 4
hen without many eggs to put In the
basket. III,
Fresh eggs find ready buyers and
command respect Bad eggs cause
trouble. Il
Store sufficient quantity Of road
dust also to provide the chickens with
dust baths during the winter.
Carefulness in dressing poultry pays
for the extra pains taken. The pin
feathers must all be removed.
Worry along without trap nest,
but keep your eyes open for the best
layers and set their eggs next spring;
Over-exercise toughens the flesh OF
even young fowl. A good breast IL
half the race for valuable table fowl
4 Eggs have lots of albumen in them.
What Is that? You get it In milk.
Don't fail to feed all OF it you can
spare
The carcass should be dressed i'm.
mediately after killing. To allow the
feathers to remain on for several
hours will hasten decomposition.
I Should your poultry house door be
damp and. there be no possibility OF
moving it to dryer grounds. scatter
several wheelbarrel loads OF fine dry
earth over the top.
The laying hen is not apt to become
overfat. Nevertheless. 1t is mistake
to keep her on diet OF corn expect
ing her to manufacture eggs from that
article. Corn is no egg food.
Clean pens and rapid growth go to.
gether.
II you want your hens to shell out
the eggs. boil up some OF those small
potatoes and feed them now and then
ration.
If your hens have been roosting in
trees or upon wagons in the yard or
anywhere else but in the hen house,
1t Is high time that you were teaching
them where they belong at night.
/ Neatness brings buyers. The best
always goes first. Quick growth infiu-
encesfquick sales. The markets have
a surplus of poor stun Poultry buy
ers are educated-they want the best.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-11-15
vioor inherited.

L 2 r lg,s ~ arHt 7I : s
The natural inheritance of all fowls
il constitutional vigor, provided, OF
course, they are not enfeebled by in.
judicious breeding. Constitutional Wig.
or can be maintained and brought
about by choosing the strongest.
healthiest and hardest Of the stock
for breeders every spring, and by kill.
ing on the weak and sickly ones in
the fall. The Introduction of fresh
blood frequently not only keeps up the
stamina, health and vigor o. stock. but
1t also enables them to resist sickness
and sudden changes Of weather much
better than fowls closely and contin.
ually inbred, or fowls not bred to any
degree Of constitutional excellence, OF
selected for establishing any perma.
,nent quality.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-11-15
HOMEMADE ouLTRY. FEEDER
;Auton, atIc Dsvies Eliminated All Waste
and compsis Birds to Scratch
Il for Their Rations. 81 3,a


MY hens wake up very early in the
morning. OF course It doesn't do them
any good to stand around lungry 1t
idaybreak. but getting out 70 feed them
is "a strenuous task. For 4 time |
tried scattering the scratch feed in
the litter after dark. but pretty soon
i found that ! was supporting about all
the rats in the neighborhood Finally.
after faltering for time betwtxt duty
and pleasure. devised an automatic
feeder which solves that particular
problem, and at the same time several
more, writes C. NJ. Gallup In the Sue.
cessful Farming. It eliminates al
waste; it compels the birds to take
exercise in getting their ration; Il is
ready for: business twenty-four hours
OF the day. rs
The bottom Is cut from galvanized
iron In circular form fifteen inches
In diameter Without changing the
dividers then mark the radius on the
circumference, and allowing about
5three-eighths Of an inch for the lap.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-11-15

The young mother.-and many an old
one. tools often puzzled to know the
cause of her chlfd's i'll nature. The
sarily indicate the seriousness OF Its
trouble. It may have nothing more the
matter with 1t thanSa headache or feel.
ing OF general dullness. It cannot, OF
course. describe its feelings. but as =
preliminary measure you are safe IN
trying mild laxative. 49,, \.
is all the child needs, for its restlessness
and peevishness are perhaps due to %.
struction of the bowels, and once that
has been remedied the headache, the
sIuggishness and the many other EVIL
dences of constipation and indigestion
will quickly disappear 80. a+hor.
tic pills or nasty waters, for these Will
act as purgatives, and they are TOO
strong for child. In the families OF
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-11-15

all OF Its nutritive principles, had lost
Its aromatic constituents. gone to
make the despised extract for the
preparation of broths.
The physician may henceforth ad-
wise beef tea and meat broths gener-i
ally with clear conscience and sci
ientific satisfaction; they have tri-
umphed over their enemies and de-
tractors and will resume their honored'
station upon the invalid's tray as UNI.
approachable adjuvants to digestion
and assimilation. adding one more ex-
ample to the list OF remedies founded
In Grass empiricism, but finding at last:
a true scientific basis for their raison
d'etre. III