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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-11-26

Moses Hopkins has not yet procured
sureties on his s26,oOO,OOO bond as ad.
ministrator of the Mark Hopkins estate
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-11-26
8nrn.

at Phoebe, November rs, to the wife Of Martin
Tiddy, a son.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-11-26

Several years before the war young
man came to Little Rock and fell desper-
ately in love with a young lady. The
girls parents were rich. The young man
was poor. A union was impossible The
girl prayed and the young man implored,
but the ruthless parents remained firm.
The young man went away. The war
came on. The parents of the girl died.
Her uncle squandered the estate. The
other day the lover came back and en-.
quired for the young lady. Age and
poverty had visited her, but she remained
true. They met and embraced.
"You were away SO very long" she
said, leaning her tired head on his
shoulder. "But you won't leave me
again. Those who kept us apart are
sleeping now"
II will never leave you brave darling
! have been trying for years to see you.
: But they did not marry. The mar
got her to wash six shirts for him, ano
= ran away without paying the bill.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-11-26

A COMING RAILROAD. The grading of
1ne atlantic and Pacific Road is now
Withln seventy miles Of the Colorado
river Inc work Of construction is be.
ing pushed forward with energy. It is
said that the forthcoming financial plan
for the extension of the Atlantic and
Pacific Road will call for SIS, 600, 900. Of
which $1,000, 900 will be used for the
construction of the line westward from
Vinita through the Indian Territory
The other SIC, 900, 600 will push the work
through California to San Francisco. =
Chicago Tribune, Sd inst.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-11-26
FOR O. 8 E.

This is the true spirit and will increase the prosperv of
the people, for goods be sold on time bV owns
unless the purchaser pays for the time given Incnat
ing tne wants and desires of the people in this regard we
surprise the most credulou We are now onen;no W.,
immense stock of Ping al
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-11-26

A very popular girl with bank cashiers
EN- Bezzle.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-11-26
Down to the Bedrock!

1t seems to be the desire now of the people at
foche and vicinity to buy their goods low down that is
at BED Rock PRICES ' '" 10
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-11-26

For Bill-Heads. Letter-Heads, Cards
Vouchers, and all kinds OF Job PIRATE
ing. either Fancy OF Plain. APPLY t.
tbs Record once.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12
SILVER SANDSTONE.
SILVER REEF, Feb. s, 1851.

oALNLis AsAhFp 49,. " ASNA'
ED. RECORD: 1t is impssoible at this
writing to give any definite idea as to
the course which in future will be per.
sued by members Of the Stormont CON-
pang towards the miners. One thing in
this struggle can be relied upon; that is,
the miners will not submit to reduction
of wages. The Stormont's property con-
sists of the Buckeye, Last Chance,
Thompson and Mentally mining claims.
the two latter being situated on
the White Reef. There has been thou
sands of tons of ore extracted from tho
last named claims, and they show no
weakening. About 1000 feet to the
south of the Thompson and Mentally is
the McMullen, which is owned by John
H. Rice. This is q valuable property.
but is not being worked.
The Leeds, if managed properly, would
be paying institution, but practical
superintendent has never had charge.
The present superintendent is now in .
position where ho hardly knows what to
do, because his company will neither
lead nor drive; consequently the mine
a good one is Of no account to share
holders thereof. r
The Christy Company looks fine, and
judging from the amount Of bullion which
that company shipped last year through
Wells, Fargo & Co.'S express, the present
years yield will be far in advance; be-
cause the milling facilities of the COM
pany have been increased, and are still
enlarging. PAP. .st. Is
The Barbee & Walker Companys prop.
erty is in aourishing condition. The
third level is looking well; the ore-vein
will average IA feet in width, and extends
to the north-a distance of 300 feet. So
that the mines here, as far as I can see,
goes to the deep. ANGLE.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12

AsIATIc CAVALRY TAcTIcs.-A CORE.
spondent at Bucharest reports the in.ro-
duction into Europe Of mode Of fight
ing which nas hitherto been confined to
Asia. A squadron of Romanian cavalry
showed the Prince. at least. something
not yet even tried in Germany. A body
galleps toward the enemy, and then. in,
stead CT charging halts suddenly and lies
down, horses and men together. the
bodies of the animals forming breast
work, from behind which tho men open
fire. Though the particular action on
the occasion of the Princes inspection
would be of little use, for horses are far
too expensive for breastwork, it is clear
that animals trained to lie down by word
of command would suffer on the, average
much less from the enemy's fire than
cavalry does now. The most conspicu-
GUS loss, both of cavalry and artillery, is
always in horses; yet, some of the gun
ners who fought in Afghanistan were
trained to work the guns in kneeling
position. To halve the height of tar
get is to decrease very greatly the chance
Of its being hit; and, besides, the usual
fences and walls in any country are
enough concealment for animals lying
down, but not for the same animal il
standing 1t is to be hoped that the
difficulty of making the horses rise again
| is not great, otherwise their previous do
cility might lead their riders into hot
corner without much hope Of getting out
of it.--[Pall Mall Gazette. g..e'i.s5
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12

HOLIDAY PRESENTS. lust received, at
the Golden Rule" Dry Good and Cloth
ing Store, : new and select stock Of tho
latest style of Fine Jewelry-solid gold
and gold-plated--of every description,
all of which is guaranteed to be OF the
best quality and warranted as repre-
sented. Also good assortment Of Spec.
taclea and Eyeglasses. Goods sold
cheap for cash.
~tm l. HYMAN.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12

Anastute Assemblyman introduced >
bill providing for the Communication of
the sentences of convicts who are con.
fined in the State Prison for good be-
havior." The Carson Appeal offers an
amendment to that bill, providing for the
Communication Of all convicts Of that char.
acter.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12

London Times: It 10 not 10 much the
soil, climate, or the vast richness Of the
American continent that the British
agriculturist has to fear, as the energy,
the self-con6dence, and the insxhaustible
invention Of the United States citizens.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12

II told her I'd never smoke another
cigar" he said softly, land won't. A
pipes good enough for me, " and he drew
match over the log Of his trousers.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12

It il perfectly proper to speak Of .
mans magnificent dome of thought or
his Websterian brow, but when you
speak of a red-headed gentleman as the
man with the gilded dome, ten chances
to one that he will not feel fattered. -
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12

Let US not despise homely persons.
They serve to remind " that but slight
variation in our facial lines would have
irremediably marred our beauty.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12

The officers of the British army are
more concerned about being compelled to
wear uniforms when off duty than they
are about fighting the Beers or guarding
potatoe patches in Ireland. r. I'D
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12

Beautiful and truthful by the most
candid Of philosophers: II wish I had
80, 900 francs year!" "Do your What
would YOU do them" Nothing"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12
FRIDAYS QUOTATIONS.
BIZ W. o. Tx1xosA1H 90

BIZ W. q. TxLEoRA1H 90.
90 Ophir-4k 4.70
$40 Mexican-6
AZ Gould u Curry--2x $50 2.sob30
ITO Best l. Belcher-ek OK ~ .Is.
sos 6avage-1.00 un rf
30 Con virginia-1h -
40 Chollar-1.80
, 400 Potosi-2.16 II
$50 Hale q Norcross-$.S0 9.85
0726 Grown Point-1.60 LES
Cos Yellow Jacket--3.10 SIS SOS
40 Alpha-2.o6
900 Belcher-1.16 los l.06S90
80 Conhdence-2.s0
rs Sierra Nevada-6k * X
SO Utah-a X Sk7k
80 Bullion-1.k6
% Exchequer-1.S
TOO OvsrmAn-70c
100 Justice-loc
sss Union-.1x ~ 7kssc W 'ksse
10 Ata-1.0
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12

ROLL OF Hoxol Stella Andrews. Jennie
Armer, Stella Armer, Lena Clinton, Annie Null.
cahy, Mary Clinton, Mary Sullivan. Lizzie Ince.
Nellie Saunders, Mary Blewett. Nicholas Dooley.
z. WYMAN, Teacher.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12

orrrpx suSxarsg1xDxxT DAT 9. II. co..l
@E. ROYAL C1rY, Nov. n. 1850. J
All bills against the Day 8. n. Company. for
material and supplies at the minss. must b.
presented 70 the undersigned on the LIT OF I'd Of
sach month Otherwise thsy Will b Laid evsR
q accounts Of the month following thsir Dss.
sensation. s5zss
aap.sns ~ .oouID, sspartassadsaA
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12

A fellow who married poor girl said
he married her to take caro- of her, but
now when he staid out late at night she
took hair of him. 30
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12

The man who knows you we'll may fol
get all about you when you are sick.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12

The San Francisco women used 10:
tons of paint in the year 1880.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12

The size attained by icebergs is some
times prodigious. From measurement
made upon one, DR.. Hayes estimated it
to contain q, 0O0, 900 cubic feet, while its
weight must not have been less than
loo, OOO, 900 tons. It was grounded in
water nearly half mile in depth. What,
then, must have bsen the thickness and
size Of the glacier from which the mass
had become detached.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12

Wells, Fargo b Co. have closed their
offices at Georgetown, Greenwood, Todd's
Valley, Forest Hill and Michigan Bluff,
in California, because Of the frequent
plundering of their treasure boxes. They
say they have lost moro by robbery than
they have earned on the routes during
the past ten years. r -.r5 BE- (
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12

He jests At cars who mover felt rail
road collision.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12

The greatest organ in tho world is tn
organ of speech in woman. It's an or
gan without stops.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12

An exchange says: There is something
sweet about little girls. Another adds
And it grows on EN- a. they grow bigger
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12
SCHOOL REPORTS.

Annexed is the report OF the Grammar
School Of Phoebe for the month of Feb
mary.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12

Beecher gets in q dig at the much
abused step-mother. He says of his own
that her praying chad no more effect
upon me than snowflake upon slate
roof" Yet she may have been good,
pious soul. We always thought that
Henry had not paid proper attention to
family prayers when lad. If he had
listened devoutly instead of twisting the
cats tail, he would not now be saying
funny things to laughing and applauding
audiences on the Sabbath. rs. F. Alta.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12

A dangerous collision: Running into
debt.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12

The newspapers generally recognize the
obvious fact that General Grants Presi.
dency of the Worlds Fair ensures its sue
cess.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12

Gen. John w. Butler, Warden Of the
Utah Psnitsntiary, died on the ID Of
paralysis, at the rssitsatia&y.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12

YSocan, Dsss0hss y. -.
During ny abesnss Aave apDointe4 49,
Goodrich % aaAs my estlssoeaA - - -
si2Iir - <. yoRn suH.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12

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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12
couNTY.CoMMIssIoNERs.

The Board Of County Commissioners
held their regular monthly meeting on
Monday, February 7th, and transacted
the following business:
The official bonds of L. M, Lee. Justice
of the Peace of Panaca Township; WIN.
Zent Constable of Hike Township, and
]. W. Yoacham, Justice of the Peace of
of El Dorado Township, were presented
proper in form, with good and sufficient
sureties, and were ordered approved,
filed and recorded. ...
The various salary bills of county
officers were ordered laid over until the
next regular meeting of the Board.
The petition of 0. D. Gass, for a new
roadway past the Vegas ranch, was pre-
sented and read, and ordered laid over.
The District Attorney was ordered to
notify all delinquent taxpayers to settle
or suit would be commenced.
The following bills wered presented
and allowed: -
Goodman & Co., stationery. 7:
D. O. Clark, groceries for indigent....... 70 o
Hoffman, State proportion assg mines. "
M. Ddnnls, Janltor- ....'''''.'' AZ y,
]. o. Gelabert, meat for INDECENT. ........ 2:
G. r. Alexander, drugs for indigant...... 0'
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-09-29
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

The man at the telephone Office al
ways has "holler back"
Blest be the tie that won't work
around under ones left ear.
Tt was schoolmaster who wrote "tThe
Vacant Chair" soon after boy left
bent pin init. ...... ..........
can that's the Pillar of Hercules ?"
she said, adjusting her silver spectacles.
Gracious what's the rest of his bed
clothes like, I wonder?
An exchange asks: "What would a
twenty-five cigar amount to if you had
no match? ?" Just quarter Of dollar:
brother. Give us another.
The very heart and root of sin is an
independent and selfish spirit. We
erect the idol self, and not only wish
others to worship it, but we worship it
ourselves.
"It is very muggy here" remarked
the man in the barber shopas he glanced
at the display of china upon the shelves;
and then the barber lathered him and
made him shut his mug.
"I'm afraid you'll be late at the
party" said an old lady to her stylish
granddaughter, who replied: "Oh,
you dear grandma, don't you know in
our fashionable set nobody ever goes to
party till everybody gets there"
"The handspring of italian music in
the eighteenth century," says recent
writer, "was the exclusive and passion
ate worship of the human voice." But
italian music has experienced change.
Its handspring is now in box, and is
worked with handle.
A dentist presented bill for the
tenth time to rich skinfiint. sit strikes
me-" said the latter, "that this is q
pretty round bill" EYES," replied the
dentist, "Pve sent it round often
enough to make it appear SO; and have
called now to get it itsquared." ....
Under the heading of "Gems OF
Thought" an exchange has it. Have
the courage to pay debt while the
money is in your pocket" There is q
great deal of that kind of courage in
this world. And can a man pay the
debt and keep the money in his pocket?
Let us have the recipe for the bentit OF
our readers. SJtingS
Thrilling incident: Adolphus' courage
was up. Falling on his knees he cried,
"Angelina, dearest, make me the hap.
piest of men by accepting my heart and
hand" Casting one look at the great
paw Angelina thrilled in every fiber as
She replied, sweetly "Oh, Adolphus,
this is more than 1 expected. d.''-Bostor
Transcript.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-09-29
THE COUNTESS.

A juno morning of last year found
Marshal Lester and myself on the good
ship Herder, en- route to the Passion
Play at Oberammergau, via the Free
City Of Hamburg. AS travelling com
panions we were admirably mated--he,
optimist; ], pessimist-he, full of the
ror ~,colored illusions which tint the
fri ialf OF the twenties; I, in the for.
ties, in the sun Of life hot and feverish
-he, with life before him; l, already
commencing to glance back at the
milestones on a weary road. Scarcely
old enough to be his father, I was a
good, heavy brother to him, and conf
dence at its implicit best reigned Sc
renely between us.
A distinguished graduate of Harvard,
and being of independent fortune, Les.
ter betook himself to books and travel,
and, having first Paid tribute to his own
magnificent land, he spent three years
in travel abroad, during which he
picked up as many languages and the
fiotsam and jetsam which render " the
fellows who have been there" such de,
sirable and enjoyable companions.
Our voyage was absolutely colorless
We touched at Plymouth, from thence
crossed over to Cherbourg, steamine
inside the gigantic breakwater, and the
morning of the twelfth day found ui
slowly winding our way up the Elbe be
tween high banks of mud, from behint
which peeped the ed.tiled houses, Sc
in framework of trees, the foliage of
vivid and luminous green, and oh hoV
refreshing to the ocean-wearied eye.
From Munich We journeyed by rail t.
Murnau, where we put up at The hostelr.
now known. to many Passion Pill
grim " as Herr Kottmullers, and in tn,
glittering sunlight of the following
morning started for Oberau, an infini
tesimally small village at the foot of th'
giant Zugspite. H-rl
The road for little way lay between
rows of shady trees and beside strean
that " "rippled a song of welcome" Pas
this scene of greenery, what gloriou
sight burst upon MS, causing even m,
very heart to leap in very ecstasy. Ris
ing majestically in front We're the peak
of the mountains outlined with snow
to the right, the Ettaler range, with tn
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-09-29
A Craze for Diamonds.

The passion for diamonds is increas-
ing, says a New York paper. Probably
at no previous time in the history of the
American world of fashion were so many
of these precious stones worn as now,
nor so large proportion of them of such
excellent quality. Here and there the
popular taste may select the fanciful
gem-tourmaline or zircon-but the fire
glancing from the facets of a diamond
has charm for the multitude not pos
sessed by any other gem. Most of the
diamonds come from the Cape of Good
Hope, a few from Brazil, and some from
Siberia and Borneo. The discovery of
the African diamonds six or seven years
ago upset the market, but it has since
recovered its equilibrium. Merchants
in this city claim that imitation dia-
monds have not materially injured their
interests. Such stones depend upon the
glare of gaslight to avoid detection, as
sunlight readily exposes their real char
acter. The demand for fine stones is
increasing, and fer stones finer cut than
it is generally possible TO obtain in
Europe. Many diamonds brought to
America are not cut in prismatic pro-
portion and have to be cut over by Amer
lean workmen to bring out their real
beauty. -...5r
A diamond has thirty-six facets on
top and twenty-four facets below. If
the distance from the table to the color
is more than one-third of the stone its
life is lost and it should be recut. The
bottom of good diamond tapers almost
to point in the cutting, which is finally
taken off. OF all the diamonds the
white translucent stone that is free
from flaw and perfectly cut is the most
valuable. Pink diamonds are rare, but
bright yellow, brown and jet black dia
monds may be easily found in the
market. While a dull tint Injuries a
white diamond a marked color of red
OF green adds considerably to its value
Nine-tenths of the blue diamonds are
milky, while all the fine white stones
have just suggestion of blue in theil
composition. .-r as.a
Diamonds cost more than they die
ten years ago. A perfect brilliant o
the first water is worth about $50; one
half carat, Sl75; one carat, $3.50; twt
carats, $500. Diamonds of large
: size bring whatever may be obtaine,
from the purchaser, as no fixed pric
can be stated. AS a diamond lose
nine.twentieths OF its weight in cutting
) the value of rough diamond may b
calculated per carat as one half the est
mate mentioned. Diamonds imperfeC
; or thin are usually reduced to powde
or utilized in tools for drilling pu
q poses. Three-carat stones often brin
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-09-29
Town Versus Country.

The London Agricultural Gazette, in
speaking of the rivalry of town and
country people, says that the assump-
tion that country people are neces-
sarily of less refinement and narrower
mental resources than the dwellers in
cities is not generally true, whatever
may once have been the case, and goes
on to say: ..
But leaving tie professions, and COM
ing down to the wage-earning classes, is
it possible to declare that the artisan
paid by the week has O larger stock of
"know" than has the skilled agricul-
tural laborerp 1t was once pointed out
what really accomplished man an all
round husbandman of necessity is-how
much training of eye and hand goes to
guiding straight plow and turning a
proper furrow. But this is the smallest
part of what horseman on farm has
to be master of. He has to 80 far assert
his command over his brute comrades
that they yield implicitly their strength
to his will. and obey instantaneously
the tones of his voice and the bending
of his wrist; and he has so far TO famil-
iarize himself with the effects of rain
and frost and wind upon the special
soil which he cultivates that he can tell
when labor bestowed upon it will cause
the clods to crumble into q mellow
seed-bed and when it will only tend to
convert the top earth into basty pud.
ding of mud, and he has, too, to be.
come acquainted with the various seeds
so as to recognize how fast they will
run through the golfers of the drill,
and how much will be needed TO furnish
Sufficient plant. Nor is this all. il
he be TO take his share in other work
besides mere following the horses he
has to learn how TO feed and keep in
health, under purely artificial treat
ment, the various kinds Of live stock
to know at glance, in chopplng ou, tho
root crops or trimming hedge-roTs
which plant or bow to sacrifice and
which TO spare. And ell this in addi-
! ton to the ordinary wisdom,
which, even in olden times, was admit
ted to be the prerogative Of the hus.
| bandmen.
This rough sketch will show that
although the sum which represents al
| that the townsman has learned may yer,
possibly seem larger than that which
would express what fills the mind ant
memory Of the rustic, yet if one were tc
be allowed to deduct from the store o.
each what each has of barren, unprac
tical acquisition-of that sort of whlcl
it may be said that "it was not wortl
going through the trouble which it tool
to learn then it is exceedingly doubt
full on which side the balance of menta
wealth would be found to be. In short
borrowing, with variation, the conclu
sion of the policeman in the Pirate
of Ponzance," it is pretty safe to sa,
that, "Taking one consideration will
another, the .lustic's head is not al
empty one"