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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09

Miss Emma French, residing near
Stockton, accidentally shot herself in the
foot while hunting geese on horseback
last week. The wound Is slight one.
So many valuable dogs have been poi.
soned in Napa of late, that the sufferers
are now taking steps to raise fund out
OF which to reward the party who shall
detect the offenders and bring them to
justice.
The Eagle Bird mine in Washington
township, Nevada county, CAL, is worked
by Washington Territory company. 1t
is said that the company bought the
claim for $4,000 and would not sell it
now for $4,000.
Some very rich gravel has been found
in the hydraulic mine of John c. MUIR
chic, ST., near Nevada City. 1t is said
that previous to the Sawyer decision
$500 was washed out from very small
block Of ground.
A man named Elliott, aged fifty or
sixty, was found in q dying condition
early the other morning IN hotel at
Chico. The circumstances attending his
death are so mysterious that post NOR.
tenn examination will be made.
The Tuolumne lCal. Independent says.
App h Co., at Quartz Mountain, came
across little vein of quartz on the sur.
face OF the main road few yards south
of Whitney's store, which is literally
alive with gold. Our informant states
that there is at least $40 to the pound of
quartz. Thousands of men have lived
and boarded around Whitney's while ell.
gagged on the extensive saines there, and
the road has been travelled over since the
days of 49-and this hidden treasure is
only just revealed.
The Colusa Sun says: Ed. Harrington
and E. 7. Mann last Wednesday loaded
up "a wagon and started it around to de.
liver sack Of flour to each widow in the
town. The two gentlemen counted up
forty widows before they started out
their wagon, but they were seven short.
Colusa has torty.seven widows. Several
OF these widows are in circumstances
that do not call for donations of flour
but all were included, so that the atten
ton to the poorer would not be so marked
as to offend. Mr.. Harrington also,
snort time ago supplied each widow will
broom.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09
A band Of eight outlaws in the noun.
tains OF Pennsylvania have been arrested.

The Lyon County Times: The follow.
ing IL taken from letter received ut this
place from a Dayton boy, now in Oregon:
In Oregon, during winter, the people live
In fog and mud. Sunshine is about as
scarce as an honest Congressman at
Washington, and i, looked upon with the
aame disgust by the average Webfoot
IT has been raining for nearly three
weeks, and there is danger OF all the
"Johnny.come.lately's" being drowned
out. The mud is about foot and halt
deep in all the streets, anu it is impossi.
bic TOR stranger to do any outside bust.
ness unless he is an expert at walking on
stilts, for that is the way we do our
promenading in Oregon. 1t is amusing
to stand by and see the autediluvian
mossbacks congregrate OH the street cor.
ners on rainy day to watch the young
girls tripping home from school on stills.
1t is the tirm belief Of all old Oregonians
that heaven il composed entirely Of mud,
and that the angels (female) 20 hopping
about on stills with skirts cut bias u Ia
Police Gazette.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09

Prof. E. j. Huston, in response to re.
quest by Secretary Wahl, gave an inter.
esting explanation OF the "Synchronous
multiplex telegraph system" whereby
seventy-two messages can be sent at once,
before the monthly meeting Of the Frank
lin Institute, Philadelphia. II regard
the new system" he said, "as a most
wonderful invention OF this age of cleo.
tricity. since it is the means whereby
seventy-two distinct and separate tele.
graph messages can be simultaneously
transmitted on the same wire" Hc ex.
planned that the system was based upon
the synchronous rotation of two cylin-
ders, one at each end of the line, whereby
single wire is connected at both ends
simultaneously to corresponding operat.
ing instruments, and transferred from
one set OF instruments to another SO
rapidly that the operators transmitting
or receiving do not realize that the line
has been disconnected from one instru.
ment and given to another, since each
operator always has the line at his dis.
posal, even at the highest rate Of manp.
ulation.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09
WONDERFUL BIRDS.
Tho FriS ,tc rirl.

One OF the greatest wonders in natural
history is the flight of birds. We have
been all our lives so accustomed to sec
birds that we are not now prone to mar.
vel at the wonders OF their fight. We
must mediate upon the beautiful arrange.
ments by which they are enabled to raise
themselves in tho air and propel them.
selves through it. and we must remem-
Der how utterly futile are all mans at
tempta to fly or mako flying machines
have proved, and then we are in con-
dition to appreciate the marvel which is
daily before our eyes.
The frigatc.bird is endowed with mag.
nilicent powers Of fight. His wings
stretch to an cypansc Of about ten or
twelve feet; his body is about three feet
long; his bill is very powerful, and
adapted for seizing. His fee. are webbed.
but very small; he has but little uso for
them, his home being in the air, hun
dreds OF leagues from land. He is seen
soaring high above the ocean, but on its
bosom he never rests, When lie seeks
repose he finds it aloft in the air His
foot rarely touches land except at the
time for pairing, making nests, and rear
ing young. How is all this? The ex-
panse of his wing is 80 vast, and his body
is so light, that he can soar with little or
no cxertion. Still it is difficult to see
how this would enable him actually to
sleep on the wing, as it is believed he
does. A more close examination shows,
however, that his bones are hollow, and
that there is a large pouch communicat.
ing with his lungs and with the cavities
in the bones. This pouch he can initiate
with air, and thus render himself buoy
ant; the sustaining power thus acquired,
added to that of the wings, is sufficient
to keep him up.
If his home be in the air, il he neither
dive into the sea for fish, nor search on
the land for other food, whence does he
derive his sustenance? Impelled by hun
ger, he descends from the lofty regions
where it is his delight to dwell. Whether
the sea be rough or calm, he glides over
the water, and any anwary fish approach.
ing the surface, on being detected by his
keen eye, is pounced upon and instan-
taneously swallowed.
But the frigate- bird has other resources;
though he cannot dive into the sea or
catch fish, he avails himself of the labors
of birds which can. He watches one Of
the birds which dive; he sees him merge
successfully, and fly of with his prey.
Instantly the frigate.bird is down upon
him with swoop Of terrible velocity.
The frightened diver drops his fish in
mid.air; the frigate bird poises himself
again, dartj down with another swoop,
and seizea the ish ere it reaches the
water
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09

The death Of Jean Trottet, of Geneva,
recalls man of energy and courage
which have seldom been surpassed. lie
was born without legs, hands or feet
yet he learned to write, fastening his pen
At his elbow. and when he grew older be-.
came an active haymaker, used the reins
with dexterity, and was so good a shot
that he often carried Oft tho village prizes
for mark firing. He was independent
and sagacious, and has left widow and
four children amply provided for. Tempt.
ing Offers were made to his parents, and
later to himself, by showmen, but were
invariably declined.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09

A dispatch from London says of Bar.
NUNS white elephant: "The elephant is
genuine and sacred, but white only in a
technical sense, being Of light ashen
color, with pink splashes 1t has fine
.tusks."
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09

In Hungary the House of Mobiles has
refused to legalize marriages between
Jews and Christians. And still it is a
cause Of common complaint in that coun.
try that the Jews refuse to assimilate.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09

Petitions have been presented in Con-
gress praying for an investigation of di.
vorce legislation in the different States
and for collection OF divorce statistics.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09

At Reddich, Germany, $4,000 persons
are engaged in making needles. The
total production Of needlcl in tho world
Is ten billions per year.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09

No girl ought to think of marriage un.
til she can wash and iron. She can't get
along well unless she knows how to
smooth her husbands bosom when it
becomes ruffled.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09

The San Franciscans keep on organ.
izing Tilden and Hendricks Clubs. We
would not be surprised to see the old
ticket in the field again this year, not.
withdrawing most Of the prominent poll
ticians in the East are opposed to it.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09
Monday, the Third day of Marc
SheriR's Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED
ID out OF the Justice Court In and for the
County Of Lin, oln, State of Nevada and to me
directed aud delivered. for ju igment rendered
In said Courr, on the 18th day Of December. A.
d. 1888, In favor OF the State Of Nevada. pain.
tiff, and ssainst James Jameson and also the
Real Estate and improvements hereinafter de.
scri oed, defendants, for the sum of 1915 4O.lOG)
fifteen and 40-l00 dollars TAX aud delinquency.
together with tS23.52) twenty three ami so 100
dollars, tax costs. AMI all accruiug costs aud
interest, have levied upon the following prop.
erty, to wit:
Fee simple title to lot No. 0. in block No. 80,
on Lacour street. In the Town Of Phoebe, County
OF Lincoln, State Of Nevada, and the improve.
me- nts thereon.
Notice is hereby given that on
Monday, tho Third day OF March,
A. D. 1884. between the hours Of 0 O'Clock in the
morninv and O'Clock in the afternoon. namely,
at II O'Clock N of said day. I will sell a / the
right, title and interest Of slid James Jameson
IN and to the above des ribQd property, and the
smallest am unt or parcel Of said prop. rty to
satisfy the sad above sum of $3S 92-luO tax
delinquency. costs and accruinR costs at the
front door Of the County Courthouse. q. Phoebe.
County Of Lincoln, State OF Nevada at publ
auction. for cash in band to the III ider for the
ieast amount OF the above property, to satisfy
said execution and all coats.
fy2.td. O.P SHERWOOD. Sheriff.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09

The Mexican Government has contract.
ed with Mr.. Oscar A. Droege to plant
100000 trees in the valley of Mexico
within four years. The trees are to be
ash, willows, poplars, eucalyptus. tren.
osjapones, mountain cypress, acacias, and
miscellaneous varieties, and are to be in
plantations Of so, 900 to 100000.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09

Every married man ought to get hi.
life insured. In case of death, fighting
the insurance company for the money
would occupy his widows mind and kser
her from brooding over her sorrow,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09

The small boy who hangs around the
parlor and makes faces at his sisters
bean should b punished for contempt OF
soart. Burlington Free Press.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09

The reports of the discovery of enor
mously rich gold placers in the Ceu
d'Alene mountains, Idaho. are pronouncec
greatly exaggerated by Professor Tiernau
who has examined the country.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09

Senator Garland, of Arkansas, never
drinks. II was passing by the cemeter,
near home one day" said he, land saw
the graves Of dozen brilliant men wht
began life with me, every one Of then
fastened to his end by whisky. mad,
up my mind that had drunk my share
and stopped"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09

Swiss Bop's choicest butter at
PorJApIs.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09
SheriH's Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED
- out OF the Justice Court. IN ard for the
County nf Lincoln, State If Nevada and to me
directed and delivered, for a judgment rander
10 said Court. on the 18th day of December, A.
ID 1859. Ia favor Of the Stats of Nevada. plain
tin. and against Jas Finley, and also the Real
Estate AMI tmprov ements b reuaf er describe d
def ndants. for the sum OF t$7 To 100 seven and
7o.loO dollars. tax aud lie inqnency. togsth ar
with t$22.G3l twenty-five aud CD 100 dollars
tax costs. and all accruing costs aud interest,
have levied on the following property TO Wit
Fee simple title to lot No 6, in block No. "a
and improvements thu reon on Cedar street; a 40
fee simple title to lot No. 8, In block No Is, on
High street, in the County of Lincoln, To yn of
Phoebe, an State OF Nevada.
Notice Is hereby given that on
Monday, the Third day of March,
A. D. 1884, between the hours of o'clock In the
morning and O'Clock In the afternoon namely.
at IL o'clock ". of said day. will sell all the
right, title and interest OF said James Finley In
and to the above described property, and the
smallest amount or parcel of sid property to
satisfy the said above sum Of $50 80 Il 0 tax
delinquency, costs and accruing costs, at the
front door Of the County Courthouse, at Phoebe
County Of Lincoln, State of Nevada. at publ C
suction. for cash 10 hand, to the bidder, for the
least amount OF the above property, to satisfy
said execution and all costs
fy2-td. OF. SHERWOOD, Sheriff.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09

Some one has suggested that General
Butler he appointed Governor of Utah.
II the General would accept and bring
his old.time administrative ability to bear
against polygamy. the Mormons would
discover they had "a thorn in their side"
which it would not be easy to extract.
SWISS BoBs choicest butter at
pOr1kDP's
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09
LEAP YEAR LOVE TALE.
From the Somervilie Journal. !

[F:om the Somervilie journal
FRANK.
Come. Dolly. dear, it's getting late, and
mothers wide awake;
She knows you're here, and therefore your de-
parture you mnst take:
I've got to lock the door, and then put out the
parlor light;
Please g, dear Dol. and you can come again
some other night.
Oh. pshaw. der Frank. it's early yet; I'm sure
needn't hurry;
rs scarcely half past ten o'clock; your mother
But il you want to 80 to bed, then II no longer
say,
So, love, give me another kiss. and I will 60
away.
Oh, Dol. please donti Well, take 1t, there
now go; oh, please make haste;
II mother should come dos n and see your arm
around my waist
think III faint; come dearest, don't DELAY
moment more.
Put on your hat and shawl and will see you
to the door.
think it's just too bad that I've got to go SO
so1u;
Well, never mind; I'll see you, love, tomorrow
afternoon:
I'll-hu u I hear your mother coming down
With footsteps light;
I'm eft Just one; oh. my, how sweet Well,
frankie, dear, good might.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09

1t is claimed $4,000 has been spent
at Ticonderoga, N. Y, in arranging TO,
melting iron by a new process devised by
a French inventor. The iron, instead Of
being melted and run off into pigs, is
heated to what is called sponge heat,
and all impurities are then extracted
leaving the refined product so soft that ii
may be cut with knife. 1t is said that
by this new process saving of $24 q
ton is affected.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09

Get your Job work done At the
Recordn OHce.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09

AZ INC Tace'COurSe IL Is now the prac-
tice to give whisky to some horses. 1t
seems that they can win races with that
stimulus, when without it they would
fail. An old horse named Baby beat
several fields OF animals after powerful
potations of liquor Although still very
popular, race-courses are becoming de-.
moralized. Their first supporters in this
country were people who called them
themselves gentlemen, but now the prin.
cipal owners of horses run at the race
meetings are professional gamblers, book
makers and other men of that order.
Even jockies have their entries at every
meeting. The long races in vogue in
former years, which were the real test of
the bottom and speed of horses, have
been replaced by numerous short dashes
for the benefit of poolrooms, but which
seriously deteriorate the stamina of the
horses which engage in them. The prac.
tice of giving whiskey to horses, which
has been begun, will in the end destroy
the turf physically as well as morally
democrats Monthly.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09

The inhabitants of Berlin are proud of
describing the capital of the German En-
pirc as the City Of Intelligence. This
appellation is, no doubt, we'll deserved,
but even in that center of enlightenment
each recurring Christmas shows that
countless legends and superstitions hold
their ground. For instance, no clothes.
lines are allowed to be seen in the house
between Christmas and New Year, for if
they are not all carefully taken down it
is believed by all good Berliners that a
dreadful accident will happen. On the
supper.table on Christmas Eve there
must be carp, which brings fortune, and
If the scales Of the fish are carried about
in the purse it will never be empty dur.
ing the coming year. All dreams be-.
tween Christmas and New Year become
true, and all children born at Christmas
have the gift OF prophesy.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09

knru1n wanted for The Lives OF all tb,
uI,fWl\ Presidents OF the U. 8. The
nuLN Y largest. hsndsomest best book
ever sold for less than twice our
price. me fastest selling hook in AmeIica
pie want 10. Any one can become an cessful
agent Terms fcee. HALLErT BOOK CO..
Portland, Maiu,. W.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09

The Lowell Mass Times has discov.
cred the author of a number Of sensational
newspaper stories recently telegraphed
from New England to be Thomas Add.
son, temporarily stopping at that place.
He frankly acknowledged the authorship
OF the dispatches and said they were pure
fabrications. One Of the stories de.
scribed the deadly encounter Of the son
of an English earl with she bear in the
wilds Of Maine. The latest fabrication
was telegraphed from Lowell, giving a
sensational account Of physicians ex.
perience with an Andover ghost, which
proved to be an insane Frenchman.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-02-09
CALLS ORNIA ITEMS.

Miss Emma French, residing near
Stockton, accidentally shot herself in the
foot while hunting geese on horseback
last week. The wound Is slight one.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-06-07
THE GRUMBLER.
HIS YOUTH.

HIS YOUTH.
His coat was too thick and bis cap was loo
thin
lie couldn't keep quiet, he hated din;
He hated to write, and he hated to read,
He was certainly very much injured in
deed;
ue must study and work over books he de.
tested,
His parents were strict and he never was
rested;
lie knew he was wrctched as wretched
could be, ,' a.
There was no one SO wretchedly wretched
as he.
his MATURITY.
His farm was too small and his taxes toe
big,
He was selfish and lazy, and cross as pig
His wife was too silly his children too rude
And just because he was uncommonly good
lie never mad money enough or to spare;
lie had nothing at all fit to eat or TO wenr
lie knew he was wrelched as wretche,
could he,
There was no one 80 wretchedly wretchet
as he.
| HIS OLD AGE.
lie finds his sorrow more deep than hi
fears,
He grumules tn think he has grumbled 70
yeurs;
lie grumbeS TO think he has grumbie,
away
His home and his fortune, his liIe's lttl
day.
But, alas! It's too late,-it 10 no use to say
That his eyes are too dim, and his hair i
too gray.
He knows he is wfrtched as wretched can be
There is no one more wretchedy wretcne'
than he.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-06-07
THE oARPET.cLEANERs SCHEME.

He called at the house and asked If
she had any carpets to beat, adding that
he had been in the business for over
twenty years.
"How much to beat that parlor car
pet7' she asked.
"Oae dollar
"Why, that's awful There was a man
here yesterday who offered to do the job
for Glty cents"
Exactly. madam; but how was he
preparejf'
"Hs had club in his hand"
IL presumed so, He Intended to take
the carpet out ON vacant lot, didn't
hep
YES, sir. Our yard is too small, you
know.
Exactly. That is a tapestry Brussels
carpet. 1t is badly worn. 1t has many
holes in il. He would make great
show IN getting 1t out and in here. On
on the lot he would give yon away tC
every one who asked vino the carpet he
longsd tn. l. that the way to do q job o.
that SORT"
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-06-07
WHAT THE T trRIFF DOES FOR AMER.
ICAN LABOR

The practical operation of tue present
tariff may be briefly stated as follows:
First. To have Riven snch shmuIa.
tion to the building Of factories. the de-
velorment of mines and the construction
OF railroads as to haYe entirely overslock
ed the home market.
Second. To have closed the port OF
other nations TO the reception Of our
goods, except upon disIdvantageous
terms.
Third, To have caused the importa-
lion of large numbers Of skilled aud Ut
skilled lnborers.
Until now, as the direct and certain
resalt of thi policy, we have this coudi-
ton of affairs.
First. Nearly half of the spindles OF
Fall River, Mass, are running upon
short time. The operators havo been
compelled to accept the lest wages.
which amount to but 81 05 per week, for
work upon an article protected 10y a duty
OF 40 per cent,
Second. The coal miners of Pennsyl-
yania. protected by duty of 20 cents
a ton, have been compelled to submit to
cut after cut upon their wages, and have
now TO be satisfied with three days work
out OF six.
Third. The iron miners of Pennsyl-
yania have had to submit to reduction
of wages from Slips to 75 cents per day.
while the duty on ore was Increased
from as cents to rs cents per ton.
Forth. The carpet weavers of Phila.
delphia are now without work because
they refused TO fccept reduction of Is
per cent In their wages. TLey were get.
ting cents for weaving yard OF carpet
on which the duty is 80 cents yard and
80 per cent ad vHlorem.
Fifth. The saw-mills of Michigan are
idle because OF a strike against reduc.
tion OF 10 cents day from the already
small wages, although Timber is protect
ed by 20 per cent. duty.
Sixth. The iron mills of Trenton bav,
been compelled TO lower their wages
although their product is protected
against foreign competition by dut,
OF Sc ard S6.72 ton. Trenton Tru
American.