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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01
COMMUNICATION.

EnrroH RECON-; We are certainly un.
der obligations to you. Mr. Editor for
the modified tone of "panaca Dots in
your late issues of the RECORD, still there
is room for improvement. Couched in
some of the dots" is strong suggestive
evidence of that kind Of ambition which
the crow had, as set forth in the old fable.
He fancied that some borrowed plumes
would hide his dusky coat and secure to
him entree into gayer society; but, alas.
for his bright anticipations. his spurious
character was detected and in disgrace he
was driven away. To add further to his
grief, when he returned to his own class.
they, in turn, spurned him. Moral
Pretend to be not what you are not. BE
true to yourself, your friend, Your coun-
try and your Cod
That sarcastic fling in your last issue.
regarding correspondents not having
dared to attack in debate your former
scribe of the "Dots," is mere buucombe,
aud wonderfully transparent. When the
RECORD merges from its present nutshell
condition into an independent free
press, and will publish both sides of a
question without Partially, then, but not
till then, may debate be mentioned. De-
bate, when properly conducted. having
for its object the calculation Of truth, is
certainly Of great benefit to the commun-
ity, but too frequently disputants de-
scend to vertuperation and the use Of
slang epithets, in which no honorable
cares to dabble. When the pro. and con.
OF subject are fairly stated, then there
is a topic in which the public will take
interest, and every group Incidentally
thrown together has its opinions to ex-
press regarding the merits and dement's
Of the case. Free inquiry into any SUBJ
ject of interest induces mental activity
which cannot fail to benefit the majority
of those who engage in it. No matter
how closely we may be allied to our opin-
ions, nor how much faith we may have OF
their truth, it is well to thoroughly sift
them. Truth can never be dimmed by
examination; but its beauty will ap.
pear the more brilliant when placed in
contrast with error.
Very respectfully,
A PAyAcA CIrIzES.
August 80. 1883.
The columns Of the RECORD are always
opened to those who wish to carry on dis.
cussions, but we must know the names Of
the writers, not for publication, but fol
good faith. Hence the reason for several
communications not appearing in tn.
RECORD.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01
STILL LIFE ~ SIBERIA.

To most Of as Siberia is as much an
unknown land as the surface OF the moon.
1t is 50 far away, Of such vast extent,
and 80 little known that we feel almost
the mystery and vagueness OF eternity
itself when thinking Of it. A writer in
Chambers Journal recently said: For
eight months out Of twelve every trace Of
vegetable life is completely hidden under
blanket six feet thick Of snow, which
efiectually covers every plant and bush
trees there are none to hide. During
six months of this time, at least, animal
life is traceable only by the footprints Of
reindeer or fox on the snow. or by
the occasional appearance Of raven or
snow owl wandering above the limits Of
forest growth, where it has retired for
the winter. For two months the sun
never rises above the horizon and the
white snow reflects only the fitful light
OF the moon, the stars or the aurora
borealis. Early in February the sun
only just peeps upon the scene for few
minutes at noon, and then retires. Day
by day he prolongs his visit more and
more, until February, March, April and
May have passed, and continuous night
has become continuous day. Early in
June the sun just touches the horizon at
midnight, but does not set any more for
some time. At midday the suns rays
are not hot enough to blister the skin,
but they glance harmlessly from the
snow, and for few days you have the
anomaly of unbroken day in midwinter.
Thea comes the south wind, and often
rain, and the great event OF the year
takes place-tbe ice ON the great rivers
breaks up, and the blanket Of snow melts
away. The black earth absorbs the heat
of the never-setting sun, quietly and
swiftly vegetable life awakens from its
long sleep, and for three months hot
summer produces brilliant Alpine flora,
like an English flower garden run wild,
and profusion Of Alpine fruit, diversi-
fed only by storms from the north,
which sometimes for day or two brings
cold and rain down from the Arctic ice.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

A minstrel wonder is exhibited in Lon.
don. 1t is called the canine, The notes
are produced by dogs, twelve of whom
are seated in row inside a long box.
Keys on the outer board communicate
with wires, which touch each animals
head, and when the performer strikes the
ivory, and the contact warns the dog, a
whine, yell, bark, or bass growl is
the response, The harmony is defective,
but the laborous training has given the
strange orchestra moderately tuneful
facility.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

A horse was killed at Missoala, NJ. r.,
recently, in a peculiar manner, The ami.
NAL stepped on stick Of wood, which
flew up and penetrated its side, canslng
death in few minutes,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01
TRl-WEEkly STAGE LINE
FROM
PIoCHD

Leaving Phoebe Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays for BRISTOL, WARD. HAMILTON
and CHERRY CREEK. connecting ct Eureka
with daily stages Sundays excepted for
MuREY. HOT CREEK. TYPO and BELMONT,
maxim direct connection at Belmont on Tues-
days. Thursdays and saturdays for
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

A poisonous gas among the stalactite
caves in the Yosemite is called Stygian
cave. Birds drop dead flying over its
mouth. 1t is filled with crystalline pend
ants of deep emerald hue.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

The combined weight OF six large
watermelons, sold&t Los Angeles. CAL,
last week, was 453 pounds.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

POVERTY GuLcn. The boys out at
Comet have chrstened that place Poverty
Gulch. At first some Of the billionaires
kicked against the name, but finally &C.
guessed in the will of the majority
CHEAP TRAVELLING. - A person can
now 60 to San Francisco at reasonable
fare. The Eureka Sentinel says the fare
from Palisade to San Francisco has been
reduced to $500.
HoasEs. ID. A. Fulks is down at Pa
naca with band Of horses which he is
selling Every animal is thoroughbred
racer,
JosEPu BEHR and family will leave
next week for San Francisco.
BRsr thread, all siaes, at Poujade's.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-19
]. V. Robinson & Son.

berry creek, north of Lake City. Post of
flee Bolton, No., or Lake City, rs. 20
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-19

of left and Jingle bob the right. Hor 3
brand the same on left hip. Range on
Cimar0n rver &C mouth Of Crooked
Greek. p o Dodge City.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-19
n. n CLARK.

right side. Horse brand L on left shoul-
der. Ear mark on L Cattle. IN each
ear. Rln0e, Salt Fork and Eagle Chief
Pool p. O., Kinws. Kas. 2-43
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-19
BRANDS or WALNUT GROVE pooi.

bhAHOS W "HLn0s SHOSe FOOE
Ranch located at Walnut Grove. near
Cimarron river, Indian Territory. Direc-
tors, s. T. MAJOR, Wichita, Kansas; Z. B.
WILCOX, Hutchinson, MORT. STRONG, Medi-
cine Lodge Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-19

On either or both
sides. p. o. Medi-
cine Lodge. w. p.
Ewing In charge .
Range On Driftwoed
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-19

left side and - on right jaw. Range OF
Dniftwood with Ewing Brothers. Pos
office Kiowa. IL
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-19
Fred Taint0r.

On left side and
Rip of all she
stock. Increase
OF herd bra nded
additional g on
right hip and ear
mark smooth cnnn
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-19
T. CUTLIP.

JAL-JA connected - on left side, z
cross on right side. half circle on right
side and on left shoulder PO well
Iington. rs. Range Is miles no tn OF
Medicine Lodge, y2-25
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-19

|On both sides. Ear
marks crop and slit
In right. over-slope
in left.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-19
j. N. BIBB.

Additional banys q on right hip, 7B on
the left hip or side. Horse brand same as
cattle brand. Post-ofice Sun City, Kas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-19
STANDIFORD, YOUMANS & co.

office Evansville. Range on Big Mule
c. 13.6m
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-19
J. Y. EWING.

n on rihgthip. Texas stock branded
U n on both sides. P o kiow. Range
on Driftwood. low
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-05-04
Burdette at Home.


talk about home because am
rarely there-and men like to talk
most of what they know least about.
''There is no place like home" Even
those who live in boarding houses
touchingly warble that song. Home
is more to woman than to "A man. A
man who has no home is social
tramp. With a woman it is different /;
she wants IA home but does not always
have IA chance to get it. Woman feeds
upon affection. She is never happy
until she gets her ideal man and
then she is cast down to find another
woman's photograph and love letter
i'll his OvercOat pocket.
But a man gets his home-lOt, house,
mortgage, mechanics lien and all. He
has all but the mortgage. and the
mortgage has him. All of "a mans
life, except what he spends at the
store, club, caucus, lodge or prayer
meeting, is spent in his home. Man j.
great in his own house if he is not IL
king, he Is at least a prince consOrt
Many are like the man who, on being
nominated for lieutenant governor,
said "YOu have nominated the right
man for the right place. | have been
a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ever since !
married.
1t is said that every home has Il
skeleton but don't believe it. 1t is
only thing of the imagination. Some
! regard a poor relation as skeleton ;
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-05-04

If the assumption is true that WOm-
en- are supposed to possess no inven-
tive or mechanical genius, the article
upon "WOman as Inventor" i'll the cur
rent number of the North American
Review will seem a rather startling
refutatiOn. The writer, Mrs. Matilda
Joslyn Gage, ascribes to woman the
inventions of pottery. spinning, lace
making and silk weaving. The origin
of the straw industry of the United
States and the cotton gin belong, she
claims, to women, the latter being con-
ceived by Mrs. Greene, widow of Gen
eral Greene of Revolutionary memory,
who entrusted its construction to Eli
Whitney. Many other important in
ventions are mentioned, such as a spin
ming machine, a volcanic furnace for
smelling ore, a fire escape, wool
feeder, writing machine, signal rocket,
method of deadening sound on elevated
railroads, satchel- bottom bags, bag
folding machine, etc. Many fruits of
woman's inventive genius which would
have brought her wealth and renown
have been appropriated by others OH
account of legal interference. A mar
ried woman is under peculiar disad-
vantages. If such woman would be
successful in obtaining patent, ''shc
would hold no right, title or power
over this work of her own brain. She
would possess no legal right to con
tract, or to license any one to use heI
invention. Neither, should her right
be infringed, could she sue the of
fender"
1t is to wOman's credit, therefore,
that she has attained the results speci-
fed, for her discOuragementsh have been
many. In the article, thus briefly
summarized, the author has emphasized
the need of complete freedom for WON
an in order that she may reach the
necessary development of the inven-
tive faculties. Yet the power to exer-
else these faculties is as necessary as
the freedom in which to exercise them,
and that power can only be cultivated
by education. Women, however quick
to see new way of working, can
never form their ideas into a practical
invention without knowledge of me-
chanics, and the female student in
mechanical pursuits is seldom seen
What use is it for woman to "carry
the germ of a patent i'll her head
without the power of developing the
germ What honor can the woman
claim who helplessly must summon the
man to her assistance in forming the
ideaG If Mrs. Greene had been able tC
perfect the idea of the cotton gin, she
would to-day have possessed the credit
of the invention. There is no use foI
superficial requirements in the mechan
ic arts. To be known as successful
| inventor woman must work from
a foundation of knowledge. With thii
| foundation there may be reason fol
supposing that she will invent skilfully
and hold the honor cOurageOusly.-
| Boston Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-05-04

contain clever things, but there is a
degree of spite and of misinfOrmation
about them all that leads inevitably to
the conclusion that she is herself dis
appointed seeker after social distinc-
tlOn. She says, for example. that a
certain public man did not 20 to a Ger
tain entertainment because he could
not tear himself away from a certain
woman, who is private person, and
whose concerns are nothing to the pub
lie. Then she attacks another private
citizen, who is building IA house, and
complains because he has seen fit to
have something carved on it that is
diStastefui to her, and she drags the
poor man about by the hair of the head.
and beats him because she thinks him
a SnOb and because she doesn't like his
name. The public ought to be about
as much interested i'll all this as it is in
the color of the eyes of the most hum
ble man or woman in the land. am
afraid this slanderer, however, has
readers, and, of course, she has employ
ment. | know she writes from the
point of view of the utterly ignorant,
but that does not deter her from in
lallStlopuS- W hltI vi
not be harmful, at least she does not
care.
The purveyOrs of dirty scandals can
not, of course, he discussed but it Ger
tainly is to the credit of newspapers in
this country that so few are employed
upon them, and that so little that at
tacks character finds its way into print
! confess to Il good deal of sympathy
with Mr.. Freeman's criticism of Ameri-
can newspapers. The trouble does not
consist, however, in the character of
the news that society writer's strive to
publish, but in their utter ignorance of
their subject, and of where prOpriety
ends and impropriety begins. If ii
newspaper wants to gossip about
people lit whom the whole country is
it ought to send down a
Henry Labouchere or an Edmund
Yates, who will at least know where to
get information that is trustworthy,
and who will know enough, as Il rule,
to prevent the wOunding of sensitive
people, and the dragging of private af-
fairs before the public.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-05-04

the wild creature would give him any
chance to get on. All which he took
more quietly than "A boatman would
take breeze of wind. 1t helped the
carriage along and that was enough for
him. When he was ready and she was
ready he took his place on her back,
and we all went on as if nothing had
happened.
We are so determined to associate
with Spain the ideas of bandits, con-
trabandists, guerillas and pronuncia-
mentOs, and with Andalusia the mem
ores OF GitanOs and Gitanas, of MOOrs
and sarabands and ialeOs, that |, for
one, was wholly unprepared to find
these simple, rather grave people, in
the management of mules and horses
and diligences. The positions had a
little more of the air of the opera than
these quiet Gankee-like men, who held
the places of captain and mate. What
they are called in their own language
unfortunately do not know. But the
whole enterprise gave to me good
deal the idea of a well-conducted cruise
for fish. in which under their auspices
we were going on shares.
| have not yet mentioned the duties
of the chief mate, and find it difficult
to describe them. But it is quite Ger
tain that there were duties, and that
we should not have pulled through to
Jean, had he not been there to dis
charge them. Where a driver of a
street-car stops the car, and goes for
ward to adjust the harness, the chief
mate did it without stopping, while all
parties were on the trOt or run. In any
eNigency where whipping was thought
necessary by the caucus which direct
ed, he ran to the guilty mule, and in
tlicted chastisement, all still rushing
on at this pre-ordained pace of nine
miles an hour. 1t is difficult for me, in
writing this afterward, to imagine that
a man can smoke while running Il mile
ut that pace, but the impression is
strong on me that everybody smoked
all the time. 1t was nothing to have
him disappear. 1t was not that the
wheel had passed over him, so that he
was left liteless trunk on the road.
1t was only that he had let the coach
pass him that he might run forward on
the other side outside the otf-leader,
and give to him bit of his mind.
When the necessary chastiSement had
been inflicted, then he would again let
the coach pass him and reappear on his
nest on the thOrOughbrace.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-05-04

but that j. wrong No man il poor
Tor fun be- can't help il. and is en-
Titled tu your sympathy. Homes are
brighter and better than they used To
he. our wives make them so. When
a wife buys her husband a diamond
pm for Christmas, it brightens home
ana the husband is made happy by re-
ceiying the bill ten days before Christ
mas. Husbands, take your wives in
to your confidence ; it will help you
to success.
What is home without a dog 7 1t is
altogether too quiet. | took IA dog
from Philadelphia to Burlington once,
and rather than to try it again | would
take II pair of twin babies to San Fran
cisco. That dog wound six-foot
chain around my legs and around the
legs OF other men, in ways that were
unaccountable. Such men are fond of
dogs. They will pay S400 for Cor
don setter, and never shoot anything
but the setter.
Lodges are useful but too many of
them do not make home happy A
man in Iowa joined so many that it
took him and his wife all night to
count them. He slept in regalia,
called his wife WOrshipful Master, and
his son, Junior Warden. He spent
great deal of his time marching in pro
cessions and in visiting the sick-es-
pecially ladies of sixteen years and
upward. He was taken sick himself,
and he was visited by SO many com
m1ttees that his wife was glad to get
him well.
Fill your home with beauty. Peo-
pie ought to live in every room in the
house. | have built great many
houses-On paper, and am at it yet.
| would avoid the spare room. 1t is
cold and damp. There is nothing in
spare room that will burn. | have
often tried to warm IA bed in spare
room, but always failed. If You have
any doubt about the spare room, ask
your pastor he knows all about it,
We live in brighter homes now, and
live in better houses than kings for
merly lived in. | can say, with Tai
mage, that | was glad to he on hand
when this planet came along. Our
fathers were lot of scalawags.
Clothed in tin and steel they would
90 into neighbOr's castle, and rob
and destroy. But now things are bet
ter. If Il man sees another with any
thing he wants, he makes deal with
him i'll stocks, in oil, or cotton, or
what, and he gets the property-but
he don't disfgure the corpse. Only
100 years ago the last witch was
burned III Scotland for getting up a
thunderstorm by pulling off her
stockings now man won't get shot
If he pulls off his boots in a parlOr car.
What man is there who would like to
have lived i'll l776 Eighteen suits
me better than seventy-six. The
world is better than it used to be
and it is going to be still better when
you get out of it.
Every man should have den-a
room or closet-in his house, sacred
to his own use, in which no wife has
right to go tearing round-a den full
of precious letters, photographs, duns
and unpaid bills. In your home you
must expect troubles-it is troubles
that make home happy. Troubles
make better men and women. Enjoy
your troubles as they come along
Fill your home with music. Buy your
boy fiddle, even if you have to stop
your ears. Buy Il piano for the girls,
even if you have dozen of them, and
you have one, two, three one, two,
three-all the day long [Hawkeye.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-05-04
Physical Welfare Of College
students.

The physical welfare of students il
attracting more and mote attention at
our colleges. The advantages accruing
from the employment of physician to
regulate the exercise of uuder-gradu
ates and look after their condition have
long been appreciated at Amherst, and
the example set has been followed at
Harvard. Questions relating to venti-
latlon and sanitary arrangements of
dormltOries have excited of late years
an interest formerly unknown. The
older buildings at Harvard and Yale
have suffered from the existence of
defects which have been remcdied as
far as possible, although the perfect
ventilation of recitation rooms remains
In some of these structures an uusolved
problem. But the newer buildings at
these colleges and at Columbia embody
the application of the best scientific
knowledge to the securing of air, light,
and satisfactory drainage. 1t is an
encouraging commentary on the sani-
tary condition of our larger institutions
of learning that they have been of late
free from any serious epidemics. At
Harvard there has been none for seven
y
of contagious disease. and this led to
the erection of a small hospital near
the ball ground and only short dis
tance from the college buildings. This
has remained an admirable and we be
lieve IA unique feature of college life.
The hospital is only one story in height,
two large and two small
rooms, and contains all the necessary
and appliances ready for
immediate use. Thither any student
taken sick with a contagious disease is
promptly carried in Il closed sedan
chair kept for the purpose. Since the
hospital was opened it has never been
occupied by more than two students at
the same time, yet the advantages of
its existence are ObviouS. 1t would be
well for other colleges where the stu
dents live in dormitOries to possess IA
well-furnished cottage hospital within
easy reach New York Tribune.