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Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-05-06
DELINQUENT SALES.

And in accordance with law, and an ord., :,
the Board Of Directors. made on the 5th S.r " =,
March, 1874, SO many shares Of each psrcsi =,
suea stock as may he necessary, will he sold a.
pubic suction. ct the offlce OF the eonns,.
room No. 2, Nc. 400 California street 81,
Francisco California On Monday, The as,n
day of April, ls7f, at the hour of . ocioah
p. IN. of such day, 10 pay said Delinquent ~.
sessments thereon. together with costs 81 "a
vertis.ng and expenses of the sale. Au'
]. L. RIMBALL, Secretary
0fice-Room ., Nc. ACE California street s.r
Francisco, California. anla,s
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-05-06
DELINQUENT SALES.


Phoebe silver Mining Company.
ronnty Nsxsss -Notice. There are delinquent
upon the following described stock, on aeeoun, !,
OF assessmen, No. 6, levied on the lg'h gay %
January ls74 the several amounts :, oppos ~
the names Of the respective shareholders, 80 luz
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-05-06

And in accordance with law and an order of
the Board Of Directors made on the 18th day
OF January, 1874, SO many shares OF each par
Gel Of such stock as may be necessary will
be sold at public auction at the Office Of the
Company, Room 2S Hsywards Building, No. 4l9
California street, San Francisco, California, on
Thursday, the 2Gth day Of March,
1874, at the hour OF 2 O'Clock p. m. of
said day. to pay said delinquent assessment
thereon, together with costs Of advertising and
expenses OF sale.
CHAS. E. ELLIOT, Secretary.
Office Room %, Hayward's Building, 4l9 CAL
ifornia street, San francisco, California.
Jnlr I'D
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-02-12
ARTICLE 8.

1t shall be the duty of the Lecturer
to visit, for the good Of the Or
der, such portions of the United
States as the Executive Com
mittee may direct, for which SER
vices he shall receive compensation.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-02-12
JupIter's Atmosphere.

II does not appear to have been no
ticed as q remarkable circumstance,
that Jupiter should have an atmos-
phere recognizable from our distant
station. Yet, in reality, this cireum-
stance is not only most remarkable,
but is positively inexplicable on any
theory by which Jupiter is regarded
as world resem bling our own. 1t is
certain that, except by the effects pro-
dueed when clouds form and dissipate
our terrestrial atmosphere could not
be recognized at JupiteI's distance
with any telescope power yet applied.
But no one who has studied Jupiter
with adequate means can for 8 mo-
ment recognize the fact that the signs
Of an atmosphere indicate much more
than the mere formation and dissipa-
ton of clouds. Ispeak here after a
careful study of the planet during the
late opposition, with q very fine re-
fiecting telescope by Browning, very
generously placed at my disposal by
Lord Lindssyi and feel satisfied that
no one can study Jupiter for many
hours ION q single night without be-
coming convinced that the cloud
masses seen on his disc have q depth
comparable with their length and
breadth. Now, the depth Of terres-
trial cloud masses would at Jupiter's
distance be an absolutely eyanescent
quantity. The span OF his disc repre-
sents about "a, 600 miles, and his satel-
lites, which look little more than
points in ordinary telescopes, are all
more than 1900 miles in diameter.
l am satisfied that any one who hes
carefully studied the behavior of Jupi-
ter's cloud belts will find it difficult
to believe that their depth is less than
the twentieth part of the diameter of
the least satellite. Conceive, showev-
er, what the depth of an atmosphere
would be in which cloud-masses q
hundred miles deep were floating!-.
Popular Science Monthly for Fe6rls-
dTU.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-02-12
A Remarkable Cave.

About seven miles from Springfield,
Missouri, is cave which has become
famous for It's beauty. 1t is called the
Knox, or Lincoln cave. Some say il
is more of a curiosity than the Nam
moth cave of Kentucky, but this is
probably an exaggeration. 1t was
discovered some seven years ago by q
Mr.. Knox, or rather his dog. The
latter chased coon into hole, and
his owner, becoming alarmed at his
nOn-appearanee, enlarged It and went
in after him. He found himselfin a
cave and procuring lights snd the as
sistanee Of some neighbors examined
it at length. His dog was discovered
wedged in between two ROCKS on a
kind Of shelf and unable to extrieate
himself. He had remained there two
or three days, and was nearly starved.
The cave IL over half q mile long.
1t is mostly dry, but occasionally
there is pOud of water as clear, that
but for the glare of the lights on its
surface, you would suppose there was
nothing there but the stones. In
some places it is very wide, and its
height exceeds thirty feet. Portions
of it are divided into regular apart
ments, almost as nicely as if planned
by an architect. Lofty halls are scat
tered here and there; little Fecesses
are formed by the rocks. The drip
pings of the water for ages have made
stalactites and stalagmltes, which are
sometimes Joined together, and
which are occasionally so large as to
be massive pillars. Curious and beau
titul stones are picked up, some OF
which look little tomatoes. The ia
bles and brackets are ornamented
with them. In one place there is
stone shaped something like 8 wo-
man, and sembliDg salt, which is
called Lots Wife" Many other Gu
rious things there are too numerous
to be mentioned here. = Young FolLs'
RuFdi.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-02-12
ARTICLE Q,

SEC. /. Such compensation for
time and service shall be given the
Master, Lecturer, Secretary, Treasur-
er, and Executive Committee, as the
National Grange may, from time to
time, determine.
SEC. . Whenever General Depu-
ties are appointed by the Master of
the National Grange, said Deputies
shall receive such compensation for
time and services as may be deter
mined by the Executive Committee,
horided, In no case she1 pay from
the National Grange be given Gener-
al Deputies in any State after the for
nation of its State GrauOa
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-02-12

Jane u. Swisshelm, a lady, named
/ after and in all probability distantly
related to that accomplished young
person who lost her head to 0ratify
the malice OF q queen, has written 4
letter to the Pittsburgh Commercial
in which she. draws attention to the
unhtness Of large proportion Of the
teachers In the common schools of
Pennsylvania. On examining an in
| terestfng young lady teacher upon the
change Of text books In she schools
attached to her district, the preceptor
remarked that they were changed
middlin' o>sen,p but thar all such
changes did not trouble her in :" 'rith.
metic, cause, ef ye knowed 'rithme-
tic In one book, ye kRowed It in all
Nv 'em; but the grammars is a rale
bother, and they change them often.
est. Why, as told ye, we never yit
teaehed grammar in the book / larns
in" -1 8-f s.--i.l- -
Such is grammar as ''teached'f In
pennsylvania, at least so says Jane
Grey Swisshelm. But, as we follow
her Ia her Investigations, we come to
spelling and such minor matter, and
we find that one OF the most success
ful preceptors OF the district, who
teaches q subscription school In sum-
mer, sends in the folio owing bill, which
must be taken as an unmistakable ey.
idenee that teaching in that part OF
these United States is matter Of pre-
cept than example. The billet dour
runs thus:
Mister Smith
jake sIimmens has came Too School Thir-
Ly-elgnL dalS Whttoh Is TO months ali But 70
dais whitch he viii yet come at one dollar
A month whitch Is To Dollars -
David Domini, September 18th Isl
Our school system, says Mrs. Jane
Grey Swisshelm, Is largely engaged
In manufacturing that prodact which
phrenolOgist once described as ga
mathematical fool" In which case
we presume the lady means to imply
that the school is sort Of pons dsiTl0-
rum.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-02-12
A Heathen's idea.

The VirginiS City, (NeV.) Eater
prise relates the following 'sRidine
along q trail on the crest OF noun.
tain ridge, east Of the Lower Sink OF
the Carson, in 1880, in company with
a Piute Captain, We came upon an
old grave-a mere sunken spot few
feet off the tEriL There said the
Captain, there lies one Of my men.
He was q good man. We buried
him there four years ago. Said we,
is he in there yet p No. said the
bravo, pointing upward, he is there
he is in Pah-ah's country Now
said we, wishing to draw out his no.
tions in regard 20 the immortality OF
the soul, now, suppose We we're TO dig
there, should we not find the skull OF
the young mal-bis thigh bones and
his ribs % Yes answered the Indian;
we should find these Then how
can he be in Pah-ah county q His
bones, his skull and ribs and all his
bones are here,' said the Captain,
but his dream is above with
IPah-ah.'D
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-02-12
sambO's Tax Receipts.

A negro living in q neighbOring
county, having been fortunate enough
to accumulate considerable of this
worlds goods, desired, as all loyal
subjects should, to pay tax on the
same. 1t being 3 new business to
him, he did not know there was q
proper Office for receiving tax, aud
concluded that all that was necessary
was to find man with q white akin.
Consequently he hailed the first
white man he met with: ''Say boss,
l want to pay my tax, mus gibit to
your On being told that it would
be received by the eomprehending
white gentleman, the negro, gave.
him SIS, aud asked IL that was enough.
81 suppose it is,n said the white man.
"BOss, GIN me showing for dat
said the negro.
Again the wits Of the white man
were at work, and he soon handed
the negro slip Of paper with the
inscription: "As Moses lifted the
serpent out Of the wilderness, like
wise have / lifted SIS out Of this id
nigger's pOcket.D No longer after
this the negro met the tax collector
PAOPCAs 0OAC laAu ~ bOoo1 oAA
here's de 'eeipt,n at the same tune
handing the piece OF paper to the
officer. He read; HAs Moses lifted
the serpent out Of the wilderness,
likewise have lifted SIS out Of this
I'D nigger's pocket" "Hold on
boss, you read um wrong" calculated
the astonished drakey, as he Snstehed
the paper and carried it to another
man, who hegan to read: GAS Moses
lifted-u
Here he was Interrupted by the
negro, who exclaimed: "LoOk.a-ya /;
jes gim me dat paper, Pse gwine to
lift that white man Out'n his boots,
fore God I is :" With this he left,
not having been heard of since, It is
supposed he il still looking for the
white man to whom he paid bis tax
80
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-02-12

SEC. >. State Oranges shall date
their financial existence three mo nths
after the first day of January, frs { OF
April, first OF July, and first Of o, to
Der Immediately following their Or
ganization.
ARTICLE IL.
Each State Grange shall he entiti I'd
20 one representative, who shall le
Master thereof, or his proxy, to al
meetings OF the National Grange. n
shall receive mileage at the rate o
i1ve cents per mile both ways, compu-
ted by the nearest practicable route, to
oe paid as follows: The Master and
Secretary of the National Grange
shall give such representative an or
der for the amount on the Treasurer
OF the State Grange which he repre-
sents, and this order shall be receiva-
bic by the National Grange in pay
ment of State dues.
ARTICLE II.
Special meetings Of the National
Grange shall be called by Master up
on the application of the Masters of
the ten State Oranges, one months
notice Of such meeting being given TO
all members of the National Grange
No alterations or amendments t0 the
Bylaws or Ritual shall be made at
any special meeting.
ARTICLE Is.
These Bylaws may be altered OF
amended at any annual meeting OF
the National Grange by twO-thirds
vote OF the members present.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-02-12
A graveyard in Delaware County,


A few days ago. eolored man ap-
piled at one Of the Boston Savings
Banks, where he had deposit, and
whence he wished to draw S1.00. The
polite clerk Of the Institution inform
ed him that the iron rule Of the insti-
tuition forbid the Withdrawal OF q less
sum than three dollars. Our eolored
brother was in a deep study for few
moments, and then said "Sar, IN
take de free dolIars.D The three dol
lars were paid to him, when be at
once added "NoW sar, il you please
sar. Pm possit two dollars in de insti-
tBtton." The amount was duly re-
ceived and credited TO his account,
when with his loose dollar in bis
pocket, he gave the clerk a sly wink
and walked away whistling "Catch
. weasel asleep.H
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-02-12
BEM4SBs OF L1BERILIsS.

The following strong language ap-
Peared in the Index, the organ OF
Free Religion" few weeks since.
We cannot say that We eoincide fully
in any poinL although there are
many good reasons Why tue nrst
should prevail:
l. We demand that churches and
other ecclesiastical property shall 40
longer be exempted from Just taxa
tion. ll-1.--7a O. -z-1--, - .I
= We demand that the employs
ment Of chaplzIns In COugress, IN
state legislatures, in the navy and
militia, aud IN prisons, asylnms, and
al other institutions supported by
puolle money shall be discontinued.
s. We demand that ali public ap-
propriatiOns for sectariau educatiotI-
al aud Charitable institutions shall
cease. s
1, We demand that all religious
services now sustained by the gov
ernment shall be abolished; and es-
pecially that tie use OF the Bible in
the public schools, whether ostensf-
bly, as = text book, or avowedly As a
book of religious worship, snalI be
prohibited.
5. We demand that the appoint
ment, by the President OF the United
states or by the Governors Of the va
riOus States, Of all religious festivals
and fasts shall wholly cease. -
8. We demand that the judicial
oath IN the courts and in all depart
metts OF the government shall be
abolished, and that simple affirma-
ton under pains and penalties OF per-
jury shall be established in its stead.
A.. We demand that ali laws di-
rectly or Indirectly enforcing the OBJ
servance OF Sunday as the Sabbath
shall be repealed. ~
8. We uemand that all laws look
ing 70 the enforcemento OF "Christians
morality shall be abrogated, and that
all laws shall be eonfOrmed to natu-
raj morality, equal rights and i'm par
tiAl liberty. 81 = fr- 81
9. We demand that not only in
Constitutions Of the United States and
OF the several States, but also in the
practical administration OF the same,
no privilege or advantage shall be
to Christianity or any spe-
eial religion; that our entire pOliTic-
al system shall be founded on = pure
ly secular basis and that whatever
changes shall prove necessary to this
end shall be consistently, unnineh-
tngly and promptly made. ~, %
Liberals | pledge to you my undi-
yided sympathy and most vigorous
cooperation, both in the Inder and
out OF it, in this work OF local and ua-
tional organization. Let Us begin at
once to lay the foundations Of 8 great
national party Of freedom, which
shall demand the entire secuIarism of
our municipal, state and national gov
eminent.
Let us boldly and with high pur-
pose meet tLe duty Of the hour.
Rouse, then, TO the great work Of
freeing America from the usurpation
Of the Church. Make this continent
from ocean to ocean sacred to human
liberty. Prove that you are worthy
descendants OF those whose wisdom
and patriotism gave Us COnstitu-
ton untainted with superstition.
Shake OF your slumbers, and break
the chains to which you have too
long tamely submitted.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-02-12
Joke on the LIghtnIng Rod Nan.

Max Adeler tells this story in the
Philadelphia Saturday Post.
Up in Blossburg the other day q
| lightning-rod man drove up in front
of handsome edifice, standing in the
midst of trees and shrubs, and spoke
to Mr.. Summers, who was sitting on
the steps in front. He accosted Sum-
mers as the owner Of the residence,
and said
81 see you have no lightning-rod
on your house.h
-'sNor said Summers. 81.
"Are you going TO put any on?"
"Well, 1 hadn't thought of it,"
replied Summers.
sFYou ought to. A tall building
like this is very much exposed. I'D
like to run you up one of my rods;
twisted steel, glass Tenders, nickle-
plated tips everything complete.
May I put one up to show you? III
do the job cheap"
"Certainly you may if you want to.
1 haven't the slightest objection,"
said Summers.
|. During the next half hour the man
had his ladders up and his assistants
at work, and at the end of that time
the job was completed. He called
Summers out into the yard to ad-
mire 1t. He said to Summers:
"Now that is all well enough, but
| If it was nly house I'd have another
rod put on the other side. There's
nothing like being protected thor
oughly.
'fThat's true" said Summers, sit
would be better.n
"PlI put up another, shall II" asked
the man.
"Why, Of course, If you think It's
best" said Summers.
Accordingly the man went to work
again, and soon had the rod in its
place.
"That's a first rate job" he said to
Summers, as they both stood cycling
it. "I like such a man as you are
Big hearted, liberal, not afraid to put
dollar down for good thing. There's
some pleasure in dealin' with you.
l like you so much that I'd put a
couple more rods on that house, one
on the north end and one on the
south, for almost notbin'."
sit would make things safer, l
suppose" said Summers.
Certainly it would. I'd better do
it, hadn't I-hey?"
"Just as you think proper" said
Summers.
So the man ran up two mole rods,
and then came down and said to
Summers, ''There, that's done. Now
let's settle up."
'DO what?n
"Why, the jobs finished, and now
I'll take my money"
"You don't expect me to pay you, 1
hope?n
"Of course 1 do. Didn't you tell
me to put those rods on your house ?"
"My housew shouted Summers.
Thunder and lightningI / never
ordered you to put those rods up. 1t
would have been ridiculous. Why
man, this is the court house, and Pm
here waiting for the court to assem-
bic. Pm on the jury. You seemed
to be anxious TO rush out your rods,
and as 1t was none of my business,
let you go on. Pay for it! Come, now,
that's pretty good.p st
The Blossburg people say that the
manner in which the lightning rod
man tore around town and swore was
fearful. But when he got his rods off
the court house he left permanently.
He don't fancy the place.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-02-12
From the Inter-Oeean.l
An lOKaiGfange Formally RIthdraEs
from Membership With the stale
and National ORGANIZATIONS

ShA Aabl0Hal OrganlEatlOnS-
WEBSTER CITY, lows, Jan. %. 1874.
At last the differences among the
Patrons OF Husbandry in this fHamiI-
ton county, have eliminated, in the
Withdrawal OF Marion Grange No. 39I
and the severing of its connection
with the State and National Oranges
It is unnecessary to detail all the esus-
es which have induced this action
The members believe and declare that
they have been subjected to imposf-
tionss and that the machinery of the
order as now constituted is useless ~
wen as TOO expensive. It Ia rumored
that other Oranges IN this neighbor-
MOOD are considering the pFoPriety Of
also Withdrawing. It Is said that one
OF the principal causes for dissatisfae-
tion Is the effort to drag the Oranges
away from the original objects Of
their organization and into politics.
The members OF the Marion Grange
oeiieve that the State and National
Oranges are being used not to benefit
all farmers as class, but for the gain
of few individuals, who wish 10 live
on salaries paid by the farmers mon
eyr and, in some instances, to palm
on upon them worthless patents for
agricultural machinery at enormous
prices. The following are the resoIu,
tions: :.
ResOlced, That the Iowa State
Orange, though pretending to be q
more popular body, Is characterized
0y the same autOcratie organization
and assumption of power whose fes-
lures are always obnoxious and in
tolerably offensive 10 freedom and
justice. --sl :.
Resolved, That the experiences of
Marion Grange, No. 39l, in the Order
OF Patrons Of Husbandry, Is 3 history
of repeated wrongs, frauds, and in.
suits, inflicted upOn it by those claim
Ing and exercising the highest author
lty, and of insolent assumptions and
hIgh-handed usurpations, dating from
Its first organization, when it was
swindled by State deputy, up to the
recent attempted impOstare by the
State Master himself.
Resotredy That the members OF Ma
rion Grange conclude, from exper-
ienee and reflection, that farmers can
combine and perfect an organization
for their benefit, like the Farmers AS
sociatiOn of Illinois, for instance.
more effective than that of the Order
Of Patrons OF Husbandry, which shall
possess fundamental laws more in
harmony with the genius Of our re-
publican institutions, and which can
be maintained at q greatly reduced /
cost in short, that farmers can get
along much better without than with
the present pretentions, extravagant,
and vicious government OF .he order.
Resolred, That Marion Grange, No
81, is, and ought " be, free and in
dependent OF the Iowa State Grange
and the National Grange, and that
Its connection with said Grange is,
and ought to be, dissolved.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-02-12
ARTICLE 4.

Questions of administration and ju.
risprudence arising in and between
State Oranges, and appeals from the
action and decision thereof, shall be
referred to the Master and Executive
Committee of the National Grange,
whose decision shall be respected and
Obeyed until Overruled by act of the
National Grange.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-02-12

At the annual meeting of each
State Grange it may elect a proxy to
represent the State Grange in the Ma
tional Grange in case of the inability
of the Master to attend, but such
proxy shall not thereby be entitled to
| the Sixth Degree.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-02-12
ss5 Per Cent.

| The present fashion am dig the
ladies for enormous buckles reminds
US Of an incident which occurred
many years ago when the rage was
all for large pearl buckles. A large
invoice of these ornaments had been
shipped to Boston, and not meeting
with a ready sale found their way III to
the auction room. A wholesale deal
er in fancy goods being present at the
sale Was fortunate enough.-no one
else being acquainted with the goods
to buy the entire lot at three cents
each-the market value being $40 or
Sl3 dozen. Congratulating himselG
on SO good q purchase, he had them
sent at once 10 his store. re '-s
Leaving his establishment In charge
Of q clerk newly arrived from the
country, with an injunction not to
sell any goods unless he was aeq1aInt-
ed with the cost, the merchant and
his partner went to dinner. When
they returned the n0w-hedged sales
man announced; with q grin Of de-
light illuminating, his eouhtenance,
that he had "made fust-rate sale!"
Indeed, Isaac" said his employer,
"what was it?i' -.
"Wall,n said Isaac, with chuckIe,
"there was g fellow come lust after
you and Mr.. Jones went out and
tucked all them 'ere buckles that you
bought this morning for three cents
q piece onto him for four cents apiece
-335 per cent. profit, by iTngoU
Isaac came quite as near being
sacrificed as did his uamesAke of old.
and for long time one or the other
OF the partners could always be found
IL that store. .--..f. /.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-02-12
ARTICLE V-Membership.

Any person interested in agricul-
tursl pursuits, of the age OF sixteen
years, tfemale), and eighteen years,
(malel, duly proposed, elected, COM
plying with the rules and regulations
OF the Order, is entitled to member
ship and benefit of the degrees taken.
Every application must be accompa-
MED by the fee OF mem bership. fire
jected. the money will be refunded.
Applications must be certified by
members, and balloted for at subse-
quent meeting. 1t shall require three
negative votes to reject an applicant.
ARTICLE VI-Fees Of Membership.
The minimum fee for membership
In Subordinate Grange, shall be,
for men, five dollars, and for women
two dollars, for the four degrees, ex-
cept charter members, who shall pay
men, three dollars, and women
fiftV cents.