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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-07-07

The best stock of groceries at
PoUJADE's.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-07-07

Is it last winter, this spring or next
summer2
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-07-07

az IN copper day at homo. sample worth -
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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-07-07
FOR SALE.

business HOUSES, DWELLING HOUSES
10 and furniture. Four Work Horses and
Sh.inch Fish Wagon for sale Cheap BY
o2lr ONA9. 0TQQ.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-07-20
A Grade Of pit Feet to tbs Mile.

Veta Pass and its ''Mule-shoe" curve,
dwarfing the celebrated "Horse-shoe"
in Pennsylvania just as the foot of a
mule may be set within horse's track,
have been famous ever since railrOading
in the Rocky Mountains began. So we
told the conductor to drop us on side
track. This done, the train went swing.
ing round the curve of thirty degrees
and over the bridge which stands at the
''toe'' of the shoe, doubling on its own
length as if bent TO the course of the
track. Then, with hoarse painting and
grinding of tortured wheels and rails,
the two powerful locomotives began to
force their way up the hillside right OPP
posite us (across the gulch), the slant
ing line of bright windows showing how
amazingly steep a grade of 2lS feet to
the mile really is. The brow of the
headlight thrust itself forward, not level,
as is its wont, but aimed at planet that
glimmered just above distant ghostly
peak.
1t was mysterious, uncanny. Only
when the stokcrs opened the doors OF
the laboring furnaces and volumes OF
red light suddenly illuminated the over.
hanging masses of smoke and touched
into strange prominence for an instant
the rocks and trees beside the engine.
could we perceive that the train stood
upon anything solid. or was moving
other than as sort of slow meteor. But
it was a real and a fine sight for the
eyes of practical man, rs well rs a
falciful woman, to watch those great
machines walk up that hill, spoutins
two geysers of smoke and sparks. and
dragging its ponderous train rs if an
other pounds weight would stop its
course. Now and again it would be OBJ
scured behind the fringe of woods
through which the track passed, and
then he would see the rugged spruces
sharply outlined against the illumined
volume of smOke.-Denuer Correspond.
ence Philadelphia Press,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-07-20
One of Sis Suspicious.

Old ST went to the theatre to see the
magician performances the other night.
Next day we asked him:
IBID you see that man handle that
money last night?'
II did fer fact
'.He made it come and 60 in all sorts
of ways"
Young boss, dat mans powerful
slick wild SLIDER money"
What did you think of him, SIP"
dat man fOol'd round dar wild dat
mummy tell he reused up my 'spicions,
he did,"
''Suspicions of what?''
'.lIit ticks lots of practiss fer ter make
hat dollar pear and dis'pear in dat
stile."
..Of course"
Oats what meks me had 'spishun
dat dat white man wuz one time de
CASHIER OBJ freedman's bank-an' ]
Jest want ter hannel him few minnits,
sho's you born. "-Gcorgin Major.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-07-20
The Uecad.nca 81 tal1Ilg.

i IA tueie lis Mi, one element VI spcc.-
lation in this country that has run its
course it is that OF mining for the pre-
ciOus metals. While there will always
be delving in the earth for gold and sill
yer, and that many people who under
stand the business will get rich at it,
there is no need to deny, but the ele-
ment of speculation in that industry is
dead, and we hope forever. Mining
speculation, or rather speculation in
mines, IS too hazardous business to
long attract the investing public. The
chances. nay, the almost certainty of
losing, are too well established to longer
lure the speculator. The extent to
which this wild spirit of gambling led
people in the past few years, and the
millions of dollars sunk in it is well nigh
incalculable. We have at hand the last
issue of the New York Mining Stock
Register, which purpOrts to give list
of all the precious metal mining COM
panies Incorporated in the United States.
The list foots up the handsome aggre-
gate of ZAP. Large numbers of these
companies are incorporated with $10,-
coo, 900 capital. but if we estimate them
all at 5000, 900. the aggregate of capt.
tai represented by these companies is
$37, 22O. 000. 900, il we estimate that of
this nominal sum ~ per cent was ac-
tually paid in for stock and assessments,
we have the enormous amount of 49,
720, 200. 900, representing the actual cash
invested in the business during the past
ten months.
OF course of the $500 companies
named i'm the register before us not one
tenth ever showed metal enough to con-
stitute even fair prospect. Fully 80
per cent were worthless from the start,
and fully one-half of that 90 per cent
were organized to make money by I'M
loading stock on the public. We look
over the list and see scores of compan.
les that never had any existence save on
paper, and never owned an inch of de-
veloped or valuable ground. Of the "
500 companies named, we are able to
pick out just 80 that ever paid divi-
dend. OF that 80 we can pick out 209
that never paid but one or two divi-
dends, and can name a hundred of those
that never dug their dividends out OF
the ground. Indeed, of the few remain
ing companies that ever did pay any
thing like regular or honestly earned
dividends, those which continued to do
so and paid largely on the money in
vested can be counted ON the finger
ends of mans two hands. And the
men who have reaped permanent al
vantage and have held on to the wealth
so got can be counted in the same way.
Altogether, there never was conceived
in the mind of man Il plan so well cal.
culated to extract money from the peck
cts of the people, without equivalent, as
the system of mining speculation which
has just spent its force throughout the
country. 1t was bold scheme of rob-
berry; it deluded millions and ruined
many thousands. and the country will
rejoice at its downfall. Chicago Herald.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-07-20
De Rooster.

Yer may think dat de fowls what yer fetch
from de East.
Beats all dat flies. bofc wild an tame:
h't dc oie-fashion rooster. de chickens high
priest,
GIFTS away wild 'cm all, morn ten in lie game.
He's de high-headed boss oh de yard an DE-
ticr. ~
nldo'ish In his morals he is sometimes loose;
fur ne dgS III de eroun' wild de spur on his
heel,
An winks mighty sly ut dc ole gray goose.
hatch,
Fur he doan care fur trouble nor cost, nor
Spcnse:
An he'd iis' lcabe go in de garden fur ter
scratch,
or peek dc Guinea chicken through de crack
oh de fence.
tut his barn-yard pride won't sabe his head,
Fur his ole game flesh is powerful sweet
When put on lie board along wild de bread
On u iiggcr's mighty happy when he chaws
his meat!
-Arkansaw Traveller.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-07-20
A Poor Translation Of an American French
Ioka

Immens example of this which can
the nerves and the muscles of the man,
united at a will infleXible.
The journals of the West American
the most worthless of faith of all we
know it-teach us this here:
A murderer, most researched of the
police; of whom we had the signalment
exact, has succeeded during strong long
time to escape at the researches by the
means following:
He knew that we had made, of after
his photographs, figure of wax for q
museum Of San Francisco. Grace to
the connivance Of guardian, he &C.
cupied in person all the day without
budging the place of his image. where
we would not have gone to seek him!
After having thus eluded the police
during three weeks, he is succeeded to
fly:
The police tears out himself the hairs
|,-NcU York World.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-07-20
A Life Saving Present.

Mr.. NJ. Z. Allison, Hutchinson, Ark,
saved his life by SIMPLE TRIAL Bottle
of DIR. Kings New Discovery, for Con-
sumption, which caused him to procure
a la,ge bottle that completely cured
him, when Doctors, change of climate
and everything else had failed. Asthma,
Bronchitis, HOarseness, Severe Coughs,
and all Throat and Lung diseases, it is
guaranteed to cure. Trial bottles free
at John A. Samborn's Drug Store.
Large size $l.O0.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-07-20
Tno Snddan.

Prof. Tonkay Williams, Chairman OF
the Committee on Astronomy, introduce
ed a resolution to the effect that the
Lime-Kiln Club held that if the moon
was inhabited ut all it was by the color
ed race. AMI that every house was fur
nishcd with piano, and every head OF
family had trotting horse and money
in the bank.
ut am too sudden, Professor, alto.
gether too sudden" replied Brother
Gardner; ..let the Committee on Astron-
omv fl.st he sartin' dat de moon am in
habited. Git de lay of de land. Find
out wheeler de people run to terbacker,
cotton or con. Kinder peek rOun' a
leetlc an diskiver if it amt cheaper to
slide down hill dan to keep boss an
buggy. DE Cha declar's de resolushur
outer order"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-07-20
COAL IN NEW MEXICO.
Vast Deposits near Albuquerque Wait
ing to be Developed.

| Jug to w UeVelOpeus
A letter from Albuquerque, New Mex
leo. says: There is at present in thi
thriving town 4 boom for II narrow
gauge railroad TO run into the noun
tains on the northeast of us. Such :
line would open a vast coal-feld ant
help on wonderfully the establishment
and development of manufactures here
There is coal enough within fifty mile.
OF Albuquerque. near the surface of tn,
ground and easily mined, to supply tn,
whole of New Mexico for all time u
come. There is, for example, east OF
the city, beginning ut the Ortiz noun.
tain, some fifty miles northeast, and ex.
tending southwark to He'll CANYON, a
belt of country fifteen miles wide anC
seventy miles long, largely uudcrlaid
with fine coal measures. These bed,
vary in thickness from three 10 seven
feet, averaging about four. A seam,
which apparently extends under the Or.
tiz mountain. has been opened i'm a
number OF places, and yields good hard
coal. The TuertO and San Pedro ranges
are also underlaid by heavy coal dcpos-
its, and the same thing is true of other
mountains in this vicinity. At one place
vein four feet thick and of unknown
width crops out ut the base of noun
tain range.
Coal has been found in number of
places in Jijeras canyon. one of the
seams being thirty inches thick, while
IN Hell canyon there are measures six
feet thick. All told, it is estimated that
there arc in this immediate neighbor.
hood 100000 acres of cOal-land on the
east side Of the river, and from rs, 900
to 1905 acres on the west side. The
utilization of this fuel is all that is want.
Ell to make Albuquerque the great man.
ufacturlng center of the far southwest.
These Goals are semi-anthracita and
bltuminous while it is believed that
some of them are good coking Goals.
Until recently, however. the biologists
have said that none OF the Rocky noun
tain Goals could be easily cooked, because
OF their being deficient in hydrogen and
containing an excess of oxygen. The
coal OF this region contains an excessive
amount OF water, on account of which
1t crumbles readily when exposed to the
air, so that it is not available for blast.
furnaces. Our coal-bcds here form
detached field of the great tertiary coal
measures, which cover, altogether, not
less than fifty thousand square miles
along the eastern slopes of the Rocky
mountains. 1t has been claimed some
times that in order to utilize these Goals
effectively they must first be reduced to
gas.
1t is known that supplementing the
coal, both east and west of Albuquerque,
there are vast deposits of metallic ores.
Copper predominates. In many places,
in an area miles in extent, there crop
out broad leads of this metal, which Of |
ten reach a thickness of twenty to thirty |
feet. Gold, silver. iron and lead are |
also abundant. These deposits, taken
in connection with coal, assure this
place OF great future.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-07-20

The Principal of fashionable female
college in Louisville has offered her pu-
pills $50 reward to find twenty-five words
in Webster's Unabridged ending with
scion" The girls are searching diligent-
". Scion and suspicion sre two words
they have noted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-07-20

Grace Greenwood writes from Paris
that the average American dressmaker
is more clever than the women of that
calling in France, which no doubt is
true, as the best dressmakers of Paris
are men.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-07-20

MOST OF lie present Governors OF the
Southern States are going to run for re-
election, but the State Treasurers gen.
esaly run for MexicQ.-HaWkeys.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-07-20

CORN SHEbI-ERS
th. market. \ iotof Secondhand Machinery
on hand Tor sale consisting of boilers and
engines. shaftin", pulley. boxes, betting,
So PirtIcy haNin" R"cnn,i-hani machinery
To- all sho all " rat" 81 call n.i uS, All orders
IS al receive prompt attention.
Once: Opposite Clifton House,
est Mankato, Mimi.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-29
A Terrible Case of Destitution.

MILWAUKEE, Aug, ga terrible case of
restitution was discovered by the police to-
day. Last night Mrs. Holzel aged thirty
seven died suddenly at her home in the
rear of No. $50 Fourth street. The neigh
bors notified the police this morning. Of
ficer Trellson, of the Associated Charities,
visited the premises, filthy howell, and en-
countered a revolving and sickening specta-
Gle The woman lay half nude, and six
large rats were devouring the body. The
vermin had eaten away one side of her face
and both eyes. Two little children were
huddled in the same room, nearly starved.
The husband and father was found lying in
front of the place, and grossly intoxicated.
The body was taken to the morgue, where
the inquest will be held. and the children
were taken to charitable institution. Trell-
son says there is no doubt that Mrs. Holzel
was starved to death, or was killed by the
rats when too weakened by privatior to re-
SiSt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-29
INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.
A Brooklyn Socialist Airs His Views Before
the Senate Sub Committee.

tno SehaeO
New York, Aug 2s.-The Senate sub-com-
mittee on labor and education resumed its
session to-day. William G. Moody, of Brook
lyn, author of LAND and Labor" was the
first witness. He called attention to the fact
that many foreign capitalists were purchas-
ing vast tracts of land in the South and
West English lords and French counts
dominating over territory that was three
times larger than the kingdom of Great Brit
ain, and by their system of wholesale farm
ing had driven the American farmer from
the homestead and into the ranks of wage
slaves. Our railroad despots had more power
than the feudal monarchs of Europe, and
were in possession of 29S, O00, 900 acres, an
area larger than Austria, Italy and
Switzerland combined. Wage workers were
crowdIng the cities, and in New YORK city
there were 100000 people who occupied
square mile. Most of the small farmers
were not able to secure a decent competency
as their farms were mortgaged, and they
gradually fell into the hands of the great
capitalists. The only remedy for this was
the abolition of private property in the land
He said further that the price of products
was greatly enhanced by the continually
growing increase OF middlemen, who were
recruited from the ranks Oh those VINO had
no regular occupation as they had been
driven from their business by the prevailing
system of mechanical labor. If the present
system were not abolished prices would reach
such a height that the wage laborer would
be unable to secure the absolute necessaries
of life. Witness commended that small
farmer could not cultivate his farm and pro-
fitably dispose of his produce for the reason
that he was overridden by men of greater
capital who could supply mechanical labor
and had greater facilities for getting produce
to tine narlyets
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-29
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
Programme of the Forthcoming Festivities
at St Paul.

ST. PAUL, Aug 28.-Arrangements for eel
ebrating the openingof the Northern Pacific
road next Monday arc completed. Henry
Willard and party of 400 guests will arrive
in this city on Saturday night, and
go direct to Lake Minnetonka
where they will remain till Monday
morning as the guests of St Paul. The
party will return to st. Paul and witness
the grand procession. In the process
sion will be vans illustrating the
various trades, commercial interests, ETC.,
along the great road of which
St. Paul is the eastern terminus. The line
of march whl be ornamented with arches of
flowers and pictures of Henry Willard.
Monster andappropriate pieces of fireworks
will be sent up in all parts of the city, and
the night and day will be given up;to rejoicing
over the grand event. President Arthur will
probably be present, as he will pass through
the city about that time. On
Monday evening banquet will be given at
the Hotel Lafayette, at which 800 plates will
be laid. Following is the invitation extended
to the distinguished guests:
The honorable mayor and Common Council
Of st. Paul respectfully invite yen
celebration to be given in this city gu
Monday, Sept. 8, 1888, TO Henry VII
lard, president of the Northern Pa.
citic railroad. and his distinguished
guests upon the occasion of the completion and
opening of this road from st. Paul and Lake SUI
perior to the Pacific coast.
Enclosed with this is q card de-
failing the programme OF the
day. Speeches will be made by the
mayor Of the city and Henry Willard;
also number of prominent foreigners will
respond. 1t is estimated that the cost OF the
celebration will be nearly $4,000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-29
Brief Mention.

The Champaign Irvine and baggiug factory
earned dividend of 20 per cent the first year
Of its operation.
A farmer OF Chatsworth was fined 800 re-
Gently for refusing TO remove bis hedge trim
mings from the road.
An effort is being made to establish South
era Illinois press association, meeting for that
purpose being called to he held at DH Quoin on
1t ia said that General Hancock has detailed
an officer Of the regular army TO visit Spring
field during the brigade encampment and re-
port on the condition of the Illinois militia.
Mason City is excited over little clrcum-
stance which happened recently In that place.
certain widow, who is one of the most re-
spectacle women of the town. has gone oil to
meet an ex-convict, and is therefore the cause
of the furry.
a religious community that seems to bear
close resemblance to that of Oneida, and whose
leaders claim the power TO work miracles, has
known the Pilgrim Band, and is growing
rapidly. The success of its prosely ting move
ments is being shown throughout Schuyler
county and in several other counties.
A rather singular experience with horses has
few miles norm of Bloomington. About three
weeks ago. while riding his horse, the animal
fell, throwing him to the ground, and then step
ped on his ankle, nearly breaking his leg He
soon after sold the horse on account of the mis-
hap, and, buying another. he started home,
leading the animal behind the buggy. He had
the halter strap twisted around his thumb, and
the new animal jerking back, pulled the thumb
on. He has about concluded TO let horses alone.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-29

WASHINGTON, Aug, 28.-At meeting of
the Worlds Arbitration League in this city,
to. night, resolutions were adopted favoring
the holding of the worlds exposition of art
and industry at the capital OF the United
States, in 1892, the fourth centennial OF the
discovery of America, and recommending
that there be held in connection with it a
representative congress of nations for the
discussion of Questions affecting the moral
and social relations of the human race" 1t
was also decided to appoint a committee Of
seven members of the league to wait upon
the President and request him to take into
consideration the propriety of recommending
TO the next Congress some legislation looking
to a successful attainment of the ends con-
templated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-29

Some of the bones were badly broken by a
of the larger bones were taken out intact,
and from them may be easily realized the
gigantic stature of the being to whom they
once gave support A measurement OF the
skull from front to rear, the rule passing
through the eye-socket to the back
of the head, shows it to have
been about sixteen inches, while the
breadth of the inferior maxillarY
was eight and one-half inches, showing that
the brain must have weighed from four and
.one-half to five pounds Careful measure
ments OF the other bones establish the fact
that the man, when alive, was not less than
nine feet in height and large in proportion.
From the appearance of the teeth, which are
very large, and do not show the slightest
sign of decay although they are worn down
almost to the bones of the jaw, the man could
not have been less than one hundred years
old when he died, and. of course, he may
have been much older. The bones of the
lower jaw are very large and thick, showing
an extent Of muscular development in that
organ which is far beyond anything of the
present day. How long ago the body of this
giant was inferred where it was unearthed,
or to what tribe or nation he belonged when
he trod the earth in all the majesty of his
strength, it is impossible to say, but it must
have been ages ago, as all the indications
show that the soil where the remains were
discovered had not been disturbed for many
generations. Steps have been made to have
casts made of the bones. and they will be
placed either in the State collection or some
of our college museums.