The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-03-23

A CHEMICAL VOLCANO IN NEBRAsKA.-
On the banks of the Missouri, in Dixon
County, about thirty.six miles from
Sioux City. is bluff, one half of which
broke away two years ago and fell partly
into the river. On the bluff sounds
were heard proceeding from the interior,
especially on placing the ear to the
ground. Flames sometimes broke forth,
occasionally at night. Steam escaped
from crevlces, and the locality has been
popularly regarded as the site of vol
cano. Professor Aughey, of the Neb-
raska State University, has recently
made al examination Of the phenome-
non, and regards the above features as
not volcanic, in the usual sense of the
term, but simply the result of local
chemical action. The bluff is capped
with carbonate of lime; beneath this are
shales containing iron pyrites, then fol-
low carbonates of magnesia and alumina.
The decomposition of the pyrites has
produced sulphuric acid, and the per-
collation. of the water has brought this
into contact with the carbonates, thus
producing great heat and the generation
of steam and carbonic acid Thus the
bluff proves to be chemical laboratory
on large scale, and there is no volcano
after all
The Rutland, VI, Herald says: It was
during one of the old war meetings to
stimulate eniistments, that an aged Bap-
tst minister arose and in a feeble AMI
broken voice suggested that it would
probably stimulate enlistment greatly if
the young men knew that if they were
killed their graves would be marked by
a suitable grave-stone, and that in view
of this fact he would move that the town,
then and there, pledge each man enlist
ing with good grave-stone. in case he
should be killed 10 battle. The response
to this rather chilling benefcencs was
not enthusiastic. as may be gathered
from the fact that tn. town bounty of
$50 was always afterward quoted by the
boys as $3.50 and grave-stone."
England is the only country in the
world where there is no rank OF preced.
ence attached to the Office of First Min
lister to the Crown. This was fully tx.
emplified in the case of the late Sir
Robert Peel, who, when at Windsor
used invariably to BE- amongst the last
to enter the dining-room. having for his
companion a falr maid of honor. This
may possibly not have been dissgreeablt
to the Premier, but it scarcely gave due
prominence to his position.
. >o
AT LAsT.-For the past eight years
Silss Miller has been diligently at worl
trying to add another to the list o
Mlllers. to share his accumulations, ant
within the past week his labors hav
ben rewarded, for it is bouncing gir
, and Silas is correspondinRly happy. Pa
tience aud perseverance will accomplish
wonders Mechanicsvills (Iowa) Press
FRIcAssEE OF CHICKEN Gut tn
chicken in small pieces, just cover wit
/, water, season highly. add few smal
pieces of pork; If fat chicken, not
,, very large piece of butter; add fe,
: potatoes cut in half; before taking fror
: the fir. remove the lid and dredge in
little flour.
r An editor was knocked down the othe
9 day by highwsymsn, who demande
p his vslusbles. The poor man took ou
: bis scissors to pass them over to th
II highwayman, but the latter though
:, them revolver and Immediately re
Q treated.
"How CON leave thee?" said Adai
to Eve. She made no reply, but calml
d pointed to fig tree in the distance. H
|. gathered an armful and felt great
o relieved. This was the first re-leaf.
), Hackensack Republican.
% The Duke of Edinburgh is terrified a
n most into convulsios at the prospect of
d war with Russia TIE Empress of a
u | th.. Rnsnia q na Ia Liza mn her in. Law and