The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-09-09

cNeerIut every nOutniul, altnOuSn eA-
pectant of his end. But he did not die.
On the contrary, he throve and waxed
fat. You see, even the fly poison was
adulterated!
The passage through this city, and
over the various railroad lines of so many
especial, or, in other words, Pullman
or private cars chartered by persons of
endless means or extensive influence, is
so common an occurrence that the fol-
lowing information in regard to the
charges for car, including services Of a
conductor, porter and two walters, will
be interesting. The Pullman company
charges $S5 day for the use of car,
which includes the services of con-
ductor, cook and two walters. Besides
this, the person hiring the car-must buy
eighteen full tickets of the railroad line
over which the car passes for hauling it
The car is usually attached to regular
train, and if a special engine is secured.
which is rarely the case, the cost is
greatly iscrcased. Provisions and liquors
are supplied by the Pullman Company at
cost, or the person to whom the car is let
may supply it himself. Sleeping cars are
let at the rate Of s65 per day, including
a conductor and porter, and hotel cars at
SIS a day, including a conductor, cook
and two walters. The Pullman Com
pany also has two hunting and fishing
cars. One is named the Davy Crockett
and the other the Izaak Walton. The
charge of these cars is S35 day, which
includes cook and waiter for each. These
cars are provided with kennels for dogs.
Laramie (Wyoming) Boomerang.
To the traveller through Texas one Of
the strangest and most peculiar features
Of landscape is the razor-back hog. He
is of Swiss cottage style of architecture
His physical structure is angular to Q
degree unknown outside of a text boob
on the science of geometry. The country
razor back prowls around in the woods
and lives on acorns, pecan nuts and roots
when he can spare time he climbs undel
his owners fence and assists in harvest
ing the corn crop. In this respect he il
neighborly to fault, and when his dut!
to his owners crop will allow h
: will readily turn in and assist tn
neighbors, even working at nigh
, rather than see his crop spoil for want
attention. Crossing the razor-back wit
blue. blooded stock makes but little i'm
provement. The only effective way t
improve him is to cross him with rail
road train. He then becomes an i'm
,, ported Berkshire or Poland-C China hol
! and if he does not knock the train off tn
track the railroad company pays for hiI
!. at the rate of 81 a pound, for which the
y are allowed the mournful privilege
shoveling the remains off the track. Th
= ham of the country razor-back is mol
o iuicy than the hind leg of an iron tir
v deg. but not quite so fat as pine kno
Il Lieutenant Willard Young, son
e Brigham Young, is a teacher OF englnee
y ing at West Point. A salt Lake corr
d spondent says: "He was at West Poi
:, when his fathers estate was being settle
y up. and when the litigation began b
4 arents wrote to him to know what tn
st should do. He replied that he didr
|. care about quarreling over the matte
:. that he had profession that would g.
10 him living, and that he would ta
" what the others didn't want. 50 lot
ir railroad stock, supposed to be WORTHLESS
of was assigned to him. He took 1t, o
= the development of the Territory. !
Cd since made him one of the richest Of t
old mans heirs" He is now in Utah
his wedding trip.