The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-06-28

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TROUBLE AMONG THE New SECT. -
There is trouble among the members of
the new religious sect at Spring Valley,
known as the Francisites. Bishop Fran.
cis, the founder of this new religion, the
other day informed the sheep OF his flock
that the ord was hungry, His stomach
was empty, and unless the Lord was
given something to fill up on, He would
bee ,me angered and would not shower
any blessings upon them. The good
members, wishing to secure the blessing
of the Lord, brought to Bishop Francis
residence goodly quantity of carrots,
potatoes and turnips. Upon the good
Bishop behol'ling his faithful follower.
coming laden with the fruits of the land,
he held up his hands and showered bless.
lngs upon them, invited them all to take
drink of Adams ale, while he went into
the root. house and took drink of Dixie
wine. He then emerged from the root
house anu inspected the donations to the
Lord, and upon beholding that the veg.
etables were small, specked and withered
his wrath grew prodigious, and he told
the people that only the Mormon Lord
| ate withered and rotten vegetables; but
that the Lord God of the Francisites was
Being with sound stomach. and was
not troubled with dyspepsia, that green
corn nor anything else could injure Him,
for his in ides we're m de Of cast.iron.
Several members rebelled and said that
the Franciste Lord was like the Mormon
Lord, and was endeavoring to rob the
people ont Of the best they had, and,
rather than be swindled, they would take
their chances with the balance of the
wicked people. Bishop Francis says it
does not matter whether they leave his
church or not, he i. determined to make
them contribute in keeping the Lords
stomach full.
CALIFORNIA is becoming renowned for
producing little babies and the papers Of
that State ale telling of the Lirth of babes
weighing four ounces, etc., and we ex.
pect to read Of birth by mother, six
feet in height, weighing 400 pounds, of
baby OF half an ounce i'll weight, one inch
in length, and i, drawn around in little
wagon by span of harnessed ants. But
it takes Nevada to produce big thing.
though. On Tuesday morning, at 10
o'clock. Gus Adleman's wife presented
him with l3s.pound boy.
FOUND. While coming up from Bull.
lionville on Sunday, Charley Roeden
found in the road bundle containing
chunk Of beef, box Of cartridges and
some candy and nuts. The two Alexis,
who went down to Panaca on SUNDAY,
very likely were taking the articles
down to the girls as peace offering,
and it dropped out Of their buggy.
However, whoever lost the bundle can
recover it by calling on Roeden.
Ny dear brethren OF Lincoln county,
bear in mind that the church authorities
in Salt Lake requests you to quit robbing
the church by paying your tthing with
inferior produce that you raise. Pay
your tithing with nothing but the best
that the land yields. Sell all your in.
ferior vegetables to the ungolly, or eat
them yourselves; but. for goodness sake,
don't swindle the Lord.
The Reflex made its first appearance
in Taylor last Saturday, and is now
known as the "White Pine Reflex" 1t
is to be hoped that Taylor will flourish
and Bro. Simpson will gather in shekels.