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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-01-27

Nor Up TO THE STANDARD.-A few
evenings since u large number of ladies
and gentlemen and still larger number
of children of both sexes were coasting
down Hoffman street. and were having
real jolly time. In the course OF the
evening one of the sleds with plumber
of children aboard capsized. and among
those foundering around giving vent to
his feelings as though leg or en- arm
had been severed from his body, was
little boy. He was not dressed to kill;
in fact. quite the reverse. and bore IN.
mistakablo evidence that his parents
were not even well-to-do. All this was
hid by the darkness. and q lady rushed
forward and picked up the urchin. ex-
claiming AS she did so, "Oh, you sweet
little dear!" This did not hold good
long, for as soon as she took in the stu.
alton, that youngster was dropped as
something to be loathed. An audible
smile went round among those gathered
in the immediate vicinity of the capsized
sled at this sudden revulsion Of feeling.
1t was but 100 evident that the lady's
idea of a "sweet little dear" was some-
thing different from the youngster she
had so unceremoniously dropped. was to
q certain extent governed by the material
his clothes were made of and the amount
OF wear and tear they had sustained.
New TRUSTEES. A telegram on Tues
day last came to the State Bank Of Ne
dada notifying the Bank of the election
of NJ. j. and M. L. Mcdonald, T. G..
Banks, r. H. Minister and E. ]. De.
Crano as Trustees of the Raymond &
Ely Mining Company, OF Phoebe, for the
next preceding year.
IVES. WILLIAMS arrived from Leeds on
Monday last. He does not come to stay,
but will return Immediately and stay
with location he and others have made
over in the sandstone, which he thinks
is as good as any location made in Har.
-isburg District.
FIRE PLUas. The FIRE plugs were ex'
ahmed on Tuesday last by the officers
of the Phoebe Fire Department, assisted
by Capt. Lubbock. to see if any Of them
had become frozen during the cold snap
They all proved to be in good order il
case of fire.
In Town. - Jack Gilmer arrived II
town on Wednesday, last from Harmony
Utah. As soon as the snow disappear,
sufficiently he will select better roat
from Leeds to Phoebe than the one nov
in use.
From WARD. II. 9. Poujade, Mrs
Mahoney and Bill Mahoney arrived OF
Wednesday morning last from Ware
City by private conveyance. Mr., Pou
jade reports the roads in good order from
Ward City to Phoebe.
The ELEcTIoN.-Thee election for Chic
Engineer and Second Assistant Of tn,
Phoebe Fire Department takes place Of
Wednesday. January 3lst, at the hous
of Phoebe Hose Company.
LICENSES. Deputy Sheriff ha
been extremely busy during the pas
week collecting quarterly licenses.
7 AN attachment suit was commenced o
: Tuesday last by the State Bank of NJ
vada against Il. V. LOOMS & Co. for III
, sum OF $l.G0C.
NAPOLEON riding boots made to orde
at short notice by J. B. Stephens.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-01-27

The thermometer stood 81 degrees be-
low zero on Hat Greek, Bslck Hills. on
Christmas morning, and about 80 "below
discovery" at Custer.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-01-27

The next joke was treated in the same
way, and the next, the actors avoiding
the points with astonishing skill and
regularity, and then running back 10 put
them in places where they did not be-
long. Sometimes Pat would jump two
or three feet in the air, and then bis
hand would go back under his coat while
it clutched nervously for a revolver or
bowie knife.
When the curtain fell he sprapg into
the middle Of the stage and remarked to
one of the performers 60 -
lip to which the gentleman replied,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-01-27

'" - - IT! CT ceterH.
All dramatic authors go through the
same experience upon the night Of the
first production of piece, and the wise
playwright goes off and gets Rloriously
drunk upon such occasions. The piece
is now running quite smoothly, and the
jokes never fail to bring down the house.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-01-27

The DAILY ALTA CALIFORNIA,
UyHE OLDEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER
u ON the Pacific Coast. Published Ut HAn
Francisco, California.
3. wIEDERHoLD.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-19
Heavy Draft Horses.

In Boston, New York, and other
cities, large, powerful, draft horses are
selling at very remunerative prices, con-
sequently many might be bred by
farmers who have no inclination to
raise trotters, and more useful race of
plow teams would thus be brought into
existence. There are at present time a
great many mares which are compara-
lively small, but which would breed
fine stock from our great draft stations.
There will soon be an increased demand
for these horses in consequence of their
expectation to England, which has al
ready begun, and because the great rail-
way companies find these heavy horses
are far more suitable for moving cars
through cities from one depot to another.
Besides this, there is growing tendency
to use more substantial agricultural i'm
plements, and a riding sulky-plow is
now being made to the number of
thousands in the West, and these are
pretty weighty and will require strong
horses to work them. There are already
n great many stations spread over the
West and Canada, and stations are
advertised to be sold or let for the seas on,
so doubtless the services of horses will
be obtainable by every one who may take
little trouble.
The United States is at the present day
improving her agricultural live stock of
all varieties in very rapid manner, and
it only requires better system of
managing grass land and of restoring
fertility to the over-cultivated and over
cropped soil to>insure long period of
agricultural prosperity.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-19
To Make Great Laying Hens.


1t is claimed that there is as much
advantage gained in selecting hens with
prolific tendencies from any breed, as in
selecting good mixers to improve the
dairy stock, and the hypothetic-per-
haps established fact-is one that stands
to reason. Every one who keeps fowls
is well aware that certain ones are greater
egg producers than others of the flock,
and the eggs of only such as these should
he saved for the purpose of increase.
One writer on the subject says that he is
perfectly certain that the number of two
hundred eggs per annum may be attain
cd with perfect ease in few years time
should the object be Systematically
sought. 1t is a matter within the means
Of all who feel interested in it, and one
that can be easily tested without any
knowledge whatever as to fancy points.
If the poultry flock of the farmer can be
made to produce double the eggs usually
obtained from certain number of hens,
the improvement will bea paying one
Ohio Farmer.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-19
A Novel Scare Grow.

Says an exchange: {" A very success
full plan has been tried by placing in the
crows way number of grains with a
horse-hair run through them. He is
bound to swallow one, and his note of
alarm is soon sounded. 1t is impossible
for him to dislodge the grain, and if he
can be watched a sufficient length, of
time he will be seelsto cut his own throat
in scratching at it. His usual note is
changed, and l caneassure you, life to
him is such a misery he would even wish
that he were dead. 1t has been noticed
that after the note of alarm has been
sounded all the crows in the vicinity
will leave that field and approach it no
more that season. 1t is simple thing,
yet all who try it will find it a success.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-19

EgH A correspondent Of the RurdJ Sun
advises that sweetpotato hills be mulch
ed with old straw. sorgho cane stalks,
leaves, shavings, sawdust, old spent tan
bark, or anything that will hold mois-
ture, filling up between the ridges to the
top the mulch keeps down the weeds.
and grass, and keeps the vines from
taking root between the ridges, and
keeps the ground moist and warm, two
very necessary conditions to the rapid
growth of the tubers. Last seasons the
vines so mulched produced far more and
better potatoes than the unmulched
portion. The mulch is applied about
the time the vines begin toform runners
strongly.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-19

Eg The Fruit Record says "We
cannot grow peaches with success except
we prune trees every year; leave but a
single tree unpruned and its leaves are a
light, sickly green, it bears one or two
peaches, and that is the last of the tree.
Where trees are pruned every year, cut
ting back more than half the growth
of the season, peach trees bear from
fifteen to twenty years, AMI some even
more"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-19
SSbe Sloon'aeIN Sin'rs.
HOUSE, FARM AND GARDEN.

We invite communications from all person who are
interested in matters properly belonging TO TINS oe
partment.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-19

B8f There are 4,s4O hills of potatoes
corn to an acre, when three feet apart
each way.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-19
Life and Health Without Drugs.
Blue and Red
l. c. RI T

yersally absorbing lopic. SHOWS hew to apply
cures made hy the use of this wonderful medi-
um. Circulars and best terms to early appli-
cantS. J. NJ. STUDDART 4 Co. 723 Chestnut
Street, Philadelphia. 25diw
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14
The Benefit Of Laughing

DIR. Green, in his "Problcm of
Health" says there is not the remot-
est corner or little inlet of the minute
blood vessels of tho human body that
does not feel some wavelet from the
commissions occasioned by good
hearty laughter. The life principle
or the central man, is shaken to its
innermost depths, sending new tides
of life and strength to the surface,
thus materially tending to insure
good health to the persons who in
dulge therein. The blood moves
moro rapidly and conveys different
impression to all tho organs of the
body, as it visits them Oh that partic-
ular mystic journey when the man IS
laughing from what it does at other
times. For this reason every good,
hearty laugh in which person in
dulges tends to lengthen his life. con-
veying, as it does, new and distinct
stimulus to the vital forces. Doubt
less the time Will come when physi-
clans, conceding more importance
than they now do to the Influence of
the mind upon the vital forces of tho
body, will make their prescriptions
moro with reference to the mind, and
less to drugs for the stomach; and
will in so doing, find the best and
most effective method of producing
the required effect upon the patient.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14

What truly beautiful world VIC
live in? Nature gives us grandeur Of
mountains glens and oceans, and thou.
sands Of means for enjoyment. We
can desire no better than when in per.
feet health but how often do the ma.
jority Of people feel like giving il up
disheArtened, discouraged and worri-
cd out with disease, whom there ia
no occasion for this feeling, as every
sufferer can easily obtain satisfactory
proof that Green's August Flower will
mako them as FREQ from disease AZ
when born. Dyspepsia and liver
complaint lie the direct Cause OF rs per
cent. Of such maladies ss Biliousness,
Indigestion, Sick Headache, Costive-
ness, Nervous ProstratioD, Dizziness
Of the Hsad, Palpitation Of the Heart,
andother distressing symptoms. Three
doses OF August Flower win prove its
wonderful effect. Sample bottles 10
cents. Try It. J. L. Taylor \ 90.
kesp Il.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14

Headquarters for stoves ia without
doubt at McCarroll and Sons, where
in addition to other extra heating
stoves they present the Clinton. 1t il
a soft base burner with all the good
qualities of the more expensive hard
coal favorites and is warranted to be
superior to any soft coal burning
stove in use. 1t is really very hand
some stove for which is claimed supc-
riority, in that it is double illumina.
ting, has a clinkcrless CRATE, reversible
flues, dust damper and other i'm
provements not in use with any other
soft coal stove. There are four Sizes
are cheaper, easier managed and use
less fuel than any other stove of the
sort in use. 10-23-d2w4t
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14
Religious Bulldozers.
Davenport Democrat.

The good people of Bell county,
Texas, have zeal for orthodoxy as
consuming rs was that of Torquema-
da or Calvin. DIR. l.. j. Russell, a res
ident Of that county, was known to
be Free-T Thinker, and was therefore
obnoxious to the orthodox. The 9TH
er evening the Doctor was called to
attend an imaginary sick emigrant.
Going out with the messenger he was
conducted to spot where three oth-
err men, armed with revolvers were
in waiting. These, at the pistols
mouth, compelled him to strip; then
they tied his hands, ard one of them
after explaining to the Doctor that
they believed he was an honest man
and a good physician, said "by the
grace Of God" they would put q stop
to his career as a Free Thinker in that
section of country further, that if he
made a noise it would be at the peril
of his life. They then proceeded to
give him q hundred lashes with a
strap or wagOn-trace and set him
free. The following notice was after
wards found posted near the spot:
s'InlB Is TO ccfthy lnnS on SAtuIuny ntRnt, the
| 9th Of October, 1917, the Rev. DIR. Russell was
called to see movers wife camped at this place.
and on the Doctors arrival three other men came
out and captured him, and hit him = hundred
ticks with a leather strap and let him loose on
condition that he would not lecture or debate on
infldelity any more in this county. Now, . word
to Nunnely, Posey, Marshall, aud in fact, to ali
the leading men ofthe inndeli Ifany ofyou take
his place. we will burn you out Of house and home
and hang you until you are dead. II amy man I'm
this county is injured ON account of what has
been done, we will burn You oil out. We have
gof fifty men TO back us. Gents. we mean bust
ness; inndeltty has got to stop in this county as
we'll as stealing"
Bob Ingersoll would evidently find
. good field for missionary effort in
that part of Texas.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14
Death Of Canada BILL,

The famous monte man known in
this city as canada Bill" has at las,
passed from the face Of the earth. He
lived for some time in this city, and
was we'll known to many of our citi.
zens as one of the most successful
monte men in the country. He died
a few days ago Of consumption in the
Reading (Penn.) hospital, penniless
His right name was William Jones
and he was an English Gypsy, com
ing to this country some seventeen
years ago, and was forty years of ag,
at the time of his death. lie was a.
first horse trader, but got to playing
cards at Kingston, Canada, and sub
sequently became one of the shrcwd
est tricksters in the country. 1t il
said that during his career as three
card monte man he had travelled al
over the United States, and VOL
something like quarter of a million
dollars, nearly all of which was los
by him at farO.-NonDdYeH
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14
Wants an Onflce but isn't Particu'
lar About tho Pay.

Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. 6.-The
President sent to the Senate to-day
the name of Dennis N. Cooley, OF
Iowa, to be Consul at Spezzia, Italy.
Judge Cooley was formerly Indian
Commissioner here. Some of the
Senators have expressed surprise at
the fact that the nomination of any
person should have been made as
Consul at Spezzia, for the reason that
the salary Of that Office was abolished
two years ago, at the time when the
Democratic House abolished so many
Consulates and Consular Agencies
1t is disputed point between the
Senate and the State Department
whether the refusal of Congress to
make an appropriation for place
abolishes an Office. The State De-
partment has held in several instances
that an office created by law exists.
UNTIL TIE LAW Is REPEALED,
Notwithstanding Congress for any
number of years may refuse an APP
preparation for the salary. 1t is pos
sible that the Senate may refuse to
confirm Cooley for the reason that it
is rather the custom of the Senate to
deny that an Office exists to which no
salary attaches, but tho State Depart
mcnt could send Cooley to Spezzia as
. Consular Agent without compensa-
ton without the necessity of sending
his name to the Senate for confirma-
ton. In any event it is a barren hon
or. Cooley is represented as being a
man of wealth, who wishes to take
his family to Europe, and to enjoy
whatever dignity can be extracted
from an unpaid consulate.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14

The Iowa papers of Bourbon pro
pensities are deriding the Iowa dele.
cation in Congress because they hold
such unimportant places in House
committees. Yes, there's Hiram
Price for instance, who has been
sandwiched among q crowd Of demo-
Gratis on the reform of the civil SER
vice committee, while L. l.. Aims
worth in the last Congress had
three committecships; but he was q
great man, while Price is only . re
pnblican.-Dubugue Times.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14
Ottumwa was very fortunate in SO.

Ottumwa was very fortunate in sc-
curing her water works system, and
it was done, too, without expense to
the city, the company putting in the
works and relying upon the water
rents for returns on its investment.
Tho city pays $75 for each hydrant
put in. The Greenfield system is
used. Now, if Fairfield only had
some such protection against fire our
people would be happy. Since the
water works project is agitating so
many towns, couldn't We get up .
little excitement here ?-Fairfell
Ledger.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14
important Law Point.

Henry Westcott, j. r, Of Keokuk
has recently decided that, according
to the statutes of Iowa, no person
found guilty. of intoxication can be
fined less than $lOand costs, or on fail.
ure to pay the fine be committed to
Jail for less than thirty days. lie
bases his opinion on the Code OF
Iowa, 1873, Section 1,54S which says
off any person shall be found in a
state Of intoxication, he shall be found
guilty Of misdcmeanor, and any
peace officer may, without warrant
and 1t is hereby made his duty to
take such person into custody,
and if found guilty he shall pay q
fine of ten dollars and the costs Of
prosecution. or shall be imprisoned
thirty days.
He further says that Municipal Off
GERS, as Justices of the Peace cx-ofii-
clio are charged with imposing the
amount of ten dollars or thirty days
Imprisonment, as the legal penalties
Of intoxication, thus making State
law and city ordinances consistent
with each other, which is required in
Sec. 4S2 of the Code, a lesser or great
or penalty being inconsistent there
with.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14
DIE D


At 5: 30 A. NJ, November 8, 1877, Mrs.
MARY Il. WILLIAMS, aged "A years,
wife of Judge MorrisJ, Williams.
Mrs. Williams was a native OF
Brookville, Franklin county. Indiana,
where many of her relatives still re-
side. With her husband she removed
to this city in the autumn Of 1854
The family have resided for about
fourteen years on large farm, one
mile southwest of this city, and Mrs.
Williams has been accustomed dur
ing those years, 10 drive Frequently
to this city alone. According to her
habit, ON the afternoon of Oct. 30th
last she was driving horse and bug
gy, coming to the city, unaccompa-
MED, and as she passed off one of the
small bridges just west of the main
bridge. an animal with . bell on
rushed from beneath the bridge,
which SO frightened the horse that it
plunged suddenly down tho embank-
ment, some IL feet in height on the
side where it is rip-rapped with stone,
overtnrning the buggy and throw
ing Mrs. Williams violently on the
rocks. She was severely bruised in
several places, but the chief injury
was to the left forearm, breaking
both bones and crushing the wrist
terribly. Though she received the
best medical skill and the most assid
uous nursing, she suffered grea
part Of the time most intensely and
finally tetanus set in which becoming
uncomfortable and general caused hel
death. She leaves . husband and
nine children, three SONS and six
to mourn her loss.
A short time before her death feel
ing that she must soon pass over the
river, and appearing in the full pos
session of her faculties she called for
each one of the family and in q few
parting words bid them good bye
Mrs. Williams has been intimately
known to the writer hereof for over
twenty years and it is simply enough
70 say that she was a most noble wo-
man and her loss to her family at this
nme is the saddcst of bcreavements.
The funeral services were held
i At the First M. +. Church ou Er,a.u
lat 4 Pm,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14

a Little arm well TNtoos
This year Samuel Coen, of Mantua
township, father of our Abba Coens,
raised from four acres of ground,
AZ tons Of hay, l5G bushels of pota-
toes, * barrels of sorghum molasses,
10 bushels of corn, IL bushels OF
beans, 4 bushels of sweet potatoes, 8
bushels of cucumbers, 2 bushels OF
turnips, 4 bushcl of rice corn and
pumpkins and squashes enough to
supply the neighborhood for family
use. At that rate of production Iowa
will feed several people if properly
tilled.-1lJia Union.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14
SPECIAL NOTICE.
~ Caro-.

To all who sre:sufering from the:errors and in
dlscretions Of youth, nervous weakness, early
decay, loss Of manhood, &c., win send = receipt
that will cure you. FREE OF CHARGE. This
grca, remedy was discovered by missionary 10
South America. Send self-addressed envelope
to tho Rev. Joscph.lT, Inman ): Station d, Bible
House, New York City. sept 1S-deod.wly
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14
To consun1ptives.

Consumption, that scourge OF humanity, ID
the great dread OF the human family. in all civil
ICED countries.
I feel confident that Am in possession OF the
only sure, infallible Remedy, now known to the
profession for the positive and speedy cure that
dread disease, and its unwelcome concomitants,
viz: Catarrh, asthma, Bronchitis Nervous Debility
&c, SC. Twenty -eight years experience, a. o
busT practitioner, in the best Consumption Hos
pitfalls Of the OLD and New World, has taught me
the value OF this medicine in the cure Of all
Throat and Lung Complaints.
Those suffering with Consumption or any of the
above maladies, by addressing me. giving symp-
toms, they shall be put 10 possession Of this great
boon, spifhoM charge, and shall have the benefit
Of my experience Ia thousands OF csses success
fully treated. Full directions for preparation
and use. and all necessary advice and instruc-
ton for succcesful treatment at your own homo,
win DO received by you by return mail, free Of
charge, BY addressing
Dr. JAIN y. BURNETT,
1877 Jefferson street,
ap11 WHY GOUlBVlLLEs KY