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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-02-14

London mail carriers now call at pri.
vate residences for parcels, the same as
do express messengers in this country.
A scarlet card is furnished by the postal
authorities, which, when displayed in
the window, insures a call from the post
man.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-02-14

Minnesota proposes to go step farther
than any OF the other States in her at
tempts to suppress the retail traffic n
liquors. A bill has been introduced into
the Senate Of the Minnesota Legislature
which requires every one addicted to the
use of intoxicating liquors to supply him.
self with license; that is, the saloon.
keeper cannot sell him anything intoxi.
eating unless he shall present license
authorizing him to drink. This is q
novel idea, at least.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-02-14

The only coin known in Abyssinia is
the Maria Theresa dollar. The usual
means of barter are cloth and bars of
rock salt ten inches long. by two inches
wide and deep, bound with a reed. a
recent traveller made an everlasting
friendship with chief by making him a
present of an empty Worcestershire
sauce bottle, the glass stopper of which
appeared to be source Of delight to the
chief.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-02-14

Authentic reports from insiders state
that the faro games in Carson have been
badly cinched during the session of the
Legislature. The report does not state
that the members of our Legislature beat
the game, but they have had plenty of
time to do so during their spare moments
when not engaged in making laws.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-02-14

a Maine man who received two years
ago legacy of 100000, paid over his
last nickel for whisky the other day, and
rolled into bank to freeze to
death
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-02-14

The Socialists in this country, who are
composed mostly of the Teutonic race,
are now talking dynamite. They do not
care who they blow up, 50 they only de.
stroy rich men. They want the rich to
divide their money with them, so that
they may live in ease and luxury, and
thus be spared the hardship of laboring
for their daily bread.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-02-14

A lady in Calaveras county, California,
has crossed an owl with a duck. The
thing is several months old and is fear
fully and wonderfully constructed.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-02-14

Albuquerqe, New Mexico, has an In.
dian school, thoroughly organized, with
elaborate accessories for teaching the alb.
origines useful trades rs well as educating
them.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-02-14

The light of an electric lamp travels at
the rate of lS7, 200 miles a second; the
light of the sun lS6, 500, and that of a
petroleum lamp lS6, 700.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-02-14

What is the difference between bee
and donkey? One gets the honey and
the other gets the whacks.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-02-14

London is not good place for conjur
ers, snd it is long time since any really
frst class prestidigitator las visited that
city. No sooner does new wizard
make his appearance than the entire
metropolitan fraternity attend his per-
formances, and before one week is out
all hi, best tricks, which perhaps have
cost him years Of thought and practice,
are exposed for sale at moderate cost
in all the magical repositories" in town.
Some years ago the famous French con.
juror, Du Buatier, was served in this
manner, and last year Har2, an Amer-
can, shared the same fate.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-02-14
4 RARE. OPPORTUNITY.

Morris & Levy, dealers in general Dry
Goods, Fancy Goods, Carpets, Oil Cloth,
Wall Paper, etc., Main Street, Eureka,
Nevada, are now prepared to accommo-
date their patrons in surrounding towns
by samples or otherwise. Samples will
be sent on application and orders honestly
and promptly filled. Anything that don't
suit can be returned at their expense.
This affords consumers rare opportunity
to purchase at long distance the best of
offered in this market. Their stool, is
complete and selected with great care as
regards to quality and prices, and can fill
orders at moments notice. No need to
send samples to larger towns to fill their
orders, as their own facilities are better,
and more general, than any other house
on the Coast. Their Prices are Lower,
for reason that their expenses are much
less. They need no representatives in
outside towns as their house is well and
honorably known for FAIR and HONEST
DEALING, having branch houses in some
of the largest places on the Coast. But
through this notice afford rare chance
to distant towns, at no risk to purchaser,
as above stated. Please send for samples.
All orders promptly and honestly filled.
Very Respectfully,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-02-14

The very worst pun Of the season Il
FL Mahd-eh ?-[Oil City Blizzard.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-02-14
ESTRAY NOTICE.

T HEREBY GIVE NOTICE THAT DARK
Bay Horse. 9 or 10 years old, branded very
low on the left thigh &C g." has been running
on my ranch, at lower end OF Meadow Valley
Lincoln county, Nevada. the last seventeen
months The owner is hereby notified to come
and take the horse away and pay charges.
January 10, 1886
Jal7-lm DOW BARTON,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-02-14

The surest way to d-advertise.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-02-14

BARRIERS should reside in nnext dig.
tricts.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-02-14

One of the funny bills in the California
Assembly is one that gives to any young
man under twenty-six years of age, who
learns trade by serving an apprentice
ship for three years and is a moral young
man, $3.50 out of the State Treasury.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-02-14

Exaggeration-Calling an ant grain
elevator.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-02-14

The Bank of France, it is said, has an
invisible studio in gallery behind the
cashiers, so at signal from one of them
any suspected customer will instantly
have his picture taken without his own
knowledge. The camera has also become
very useful in the detection of frauds, a
word or figure that to the eye seemed
completely erased being clearly repro
duced in photographs of the document
that had been tempered with.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-02-14

One of the curiosities of the New Or.
leans Exposition is an air.fower from the
City of Mexico 1t is two inches long,
and resembles a beetle with wings and
horn. The wings are of light sea.green
color, dotted with specks. The horns are
now white and at the points very short
The body of the flower is pale yellow
and deep orange, and gives a slight hya-
cinth perfume. Including the broad,
banana-shaped leaves, the entire plant
looks as though nodded in WAY.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-02-14
NOTICE.

HAVING PLACED MR.. G. II. FISH IN
ii charge Of my business during my alb.
sence, he has full power to act for me.
ja5 j. POUJADE,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-02-14
Notice to Creditors.

FSTATE OF A. G. CLAY, DECEASED.
Il Notice is hereby given by the undersigned,
Administrator of the Estate of A. @. Clay, de.
ceased. to the creditors OF and to all persons
having claims against the Estate of said de.
ceased, to exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers and verifcations on or before the
twenty.fourth day Of May, 1885, to the said
undersigned at his Office in Phoebe, Lincoln
county, Nevada, or they will he forever barred.
j. II. REECE,
Administrator of the Estate of A. c. Clay, de.
ceased. i24-6W.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-11-24
What Did Mr.. Cleveland Whisper

The crowd at the Presidents re-
ception yesterday was not SO large as
usual. In the middle of the stream
of visitors was a small, rather loudly
dressed lady of uncertain age, who
was leading little girl baby by the
hand. The little thing stood scarce
ly two feet high. The mother smiled
sweetly upon the President as she
grasped his hand, and he smiled upon
her. Encouraged, perhaps by this,
she stood still, and then remarked, in
dieaiing the two-feet-high cherub ;
"This is my baby"
"And a pretty little thing it is,
madam" replied Mr.. Cleveland, the
smile still visible around his lips.
"And it's only two years DID," per-
sisted the mother. wont you kiss
it ?"
The President looked at the crowd
yet to be shaken. looked at the little
mite he had been asked to embrace,
and the smile fell with dull, sick
ening thud. lie whispered something
in the lady's ear and she retired
Washington Post
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-11-24
! THE WEED,
General Tobacco News.

During the week ending November
7lh the sales of Leaf Tobacco in the
Lynchburg market amounted to ILL.,
300 pounds, as against 10000 pounds
the previous week. For the year,
commencing October LIST, the sales
aggregated Sl7, 200 pounds, as against
6Sl, 100 pounds the corresponding
period of 1881.
Henderson IN. c. Gold Leaf, Nov.
5:-The tobacco market opens well.
The breaks at the different warehouses
have been very good this week. All
grades of the new crop tobacco COM
mand fair prices, all bright colored
goods being in demand and readily
taken at full value.
John Cox, of Portland, Me-, has
gathered 5000 tags from plug to-
bacco, and sent them somewhere in
the hope of securing the $1,000 prize
offered by manufacturers.
But three weeks now intervenes
before the converting of Congress, and
the first message of President Cleve.
land will be delivered TO that body.
II is awaited with interest and ex-
picted to define the policy of the
party in power on the leading ques-
tons of the day. Tobacco men will be
especially interested in what he may
have to say with reference to the In
ternal revenue tax and the Spanish
reciprocity treaty, though it is geneF-
ally believed that the President
deems it eXpedient to continue the
present revenue tax as long as large
income is necessary, and it is more
than probable that the majority of
Congress will coincide with this view,
and refuse to further alter or abolish
the revenue on Tobacco.
The list of tobacco mortgages filed
in the county clerks Office this year
is the longest known for several years.
There are 3I9 mortgages and 81
landlords liens.-Owensboro Inqulr-
or.
Thirty-two thousand cigars were
delivered at Adams express office yes
terday for shipment by j. S. Botten-
weiser. They were all manufactured
last week at the Peach Grove cigar
factory, and are consigned to differ
ent points, some of them going to
Drandenburg-right in to the heart
of what is usually considered Louis
ville's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Inquir-
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-11-24
THE SAME FIVE CENTS.
Why a chOlerio Old Chap set"
En- Up for the Conductor.
San Francisco News Letter.


Scene-A Suffer street dummy;
elderly gentleman of red and choleric
face, who appeared engrossed in his
evening paper, but held up his fare
in one hand awaiting the conductors
call. Before that functuary arrived
a waggish young man, who occupied
the seat directly behind the old gen.
tleman, reached over and took the
nickel from his hand. lie was too
much absorbed in his paper to look
up or listen for the punch and went
on reading innocently, while the
Young man cautiously slipped the
nickel back into the wide cared pam
falcons pocket from whence it came,
and went into pantomine contortions
of delight at the coming row. The
CONDUCTOR entered, touching the old
man OH the shoulder and said:
Fare, sir"
Old party turned around angrily,
expecting the bell-puncher to recog-
nize his face and wilt at his error
Instead of willing the conductor
mildly repeated:
"Fare, sir"
"Are you in the habit of collecting
fare twice, young man?' with severe
sarcasm.
mo, SIR" replied conductor. Care,
sir"
Here the waggish young man APP
peared to explode with some inter-
nal commotion: but managed to re.
strain it, while his victim glsred al
the conductor and said with por'
tentous calmness:
~ paid you your fare once and
wont pay it again. Do you under
stand that?'
you are mistaken, sir" said the
weary official" this is my first round
since the car started.
BY this time all the passengers
were taking lively interest in thu
dispute, and the old gentleman''
wrath became somewhat mixed witt
chagrin at the evident feeling
against the undue importance he at.
tached to five cents.
Still his native obstinacy held sway
and he snorted, "Go to the devil |?
tell you Twill not be imposed upon
not even for five cents! Walker
turning to the young man who was
the real culprit-"didn'tyou see me pa!
this conductor?' d
mo sir" replied the unblushins
Walker, who it now transpired, wa
an acquaintance of the victimized
old party. NO, sir: l didn't see yor
pay him."
"Fll bet thousand dollars | did
But, never mind" showing his hant
into his pocket, "rather than talk any
more I'll pay it again-IIello! What
this? l only had one nickell' pro
ducing it. conductor, when W,
get 10 the junction III set 'em up"
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-11-24
Penitentiary Notes.
Capital.

Capital.
Two deaths occurred in the peni-
Tertiary on Wednesday from con-
sumption. Jeremiah Burnett, white,
from Madison county, and Hugh
Adams, colored, were the parties.
Burnett's re mains went TO Madison
county for burial, and Adams to the
pcniteptiary burying ground.
The penitentiary contains about
four hundred and seventy convicts at
this time. In round numbers seven
hundred are employed outside of the
walls, principally in the mining dis
tricts.
The penitentiary waif belonging to
the Cation woman, Miss Josie Fritz,
which first opened its eyes inside the
prison walls, has progressed far
enough to place lively spell of collie
on the boards. Its squalls have the
pitch of two hundred pounds pres
sure to the square inch.
Andy Wepler, the Louisville sa-
loonist, who killed Harry Clay, is
Recommending, and Wing, the city
attorney of Princeton, who killed city
marshal Kruger, is running a sew
ing machine in the clothing manu-
featuring department.
Chair making, broom making, and
women's cheap shoes seem to be the
Chief industries. et
One colored woman is said to have
made thirty pair of pants in single
day. Her time expires in thirty days,
and she is anxious to find good
home in Frankfort. She is reported
TO he a most excellent washer and
ironer, and good cook. The oilcnse
for which she is imprisoned is the
common one of grand larceny.
One Of the big mistakes made by
people who have not closely studied
the characters in felon's stripes, is in
supposing all convicts Williams. There
are as good faces in the penitentiary
as you will meet anywhere. Unfor-
tunately circumstances do the work
for many poor fellow who previous
ly never dream of committing a
crime. Opportunity loosed the devil
in him and spurned him on before
the sober second thought had time
TO assert itself.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-11-24
Like His Father.

The other evening there were sever
al visitors at Col. !Gradson's house.
The colonel takes great delight in
showing Off his little son, and when
the boy appeared at the parlor door
the colonel said:
"Come in, Henry. Speak to the
ladies and gentlemen. All, that's a
man."
"Heis fine little fellow" said Mrs.
Graftney, one of the visitors. "Come
here, my little man."
The boy approached her, and per-
mitted her 10 lift him onto here lap.
"Why, you are. heavy. How old
are vou?'
"Six years, goin' on seven."
eyes, and you'll soon be a man.
What are you going to do when you
become man? ?"
"Do like pa does.'
GLOW does he dol"
"Oh, sometimes when he comes
home at night he falls over a chair"
"Henry exclaimed the colonel.
"Falls over a chair, and when nav
gifts mad he says it's a pretty way for
a woman to 60 OH just because a man
takes two beers and"
The colonel had seized him.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-11-24
Turned to Stone.
Courier journal, ]

Sexton William Clayton, of the old
Western cemetery, yesterday morn
ing made a remarkable discovery,
while eXhuming the body of Mrs.
Catherine Liebegott, which was bur-
led Just six years ago. Clayton re-
Gently received orders from the re-
latives to take the body from the
grave and prepare it for intermcnt
in Cave Hill.
Mr.. Clayton began the work of
opening the grave. lie completed
the excavation, and then called i'll
the assistance of one OF his laborers.
The two endeavored to lift the coffin,
but were astonished to find they
could not move it. Mr.. Clayton call
ed two more assistants, and the united
efforts of the four men were barely
sufficient to raise the casket from the
grave.
When placed on the ground the
men found the top had fallen i'll and
exposed the face of the occupant. An
investigation revealed that the body
of Mrs. Liebegott was completely
petrified. When the fact became
known il created great excitement
i'm the quiet neighborhood Of the
old cemetery. The curiosity of the
residents was so great that a police
man was called to keep back the
crowd that gathered around the cof-
fin. The dead woman's son, Henry
Liebegott, was called, and came at
tended by his family. They made
an examination of the petrified body,
and agreed that the face was exactly
as in life. Several physicians camt
to see the curious spectacle. They
found the trunk, head and arms hard
as flint, except in few spots where
the petrilaction apparently was MOI
complete. The face was peculiar
grayish black. The skin was mark
ed by a number of small depressioni
that gave the subject the appearance
of being pitted with smallpox. The
eye-sockets were empty, and the hair
which retained its natural position
was gray. On the throat a soft spo
was visible, on which an impression
could be made with the finger. Tit
abdomen was also soft, but elsewhere
the body was completely petriiied
and might have been taken for
statue cut in greyish stone.
The body was taken to Cave Hill
cemetery, where it was Inferred. From
near relative of the deceased his
tory of the case was obtained.
Catherine 1iebegott was an unusu
ally healthy German, and lived will
her son, Henry Liebegott, who is
molder by trade, at his residence oil
Twentieth street, between Marke
and Main.
During the month of September
1880, she was taken i'll with pncumo
ia, and died after short illness. Thel
body was given into the charge o
Chris. Miller, the undertaken, who
placed it on ice. 1t was buried ii
the Western Cemetery two days aftel
her death.
Several downtown physicians are
of the opinion that the body was moi
thoroughly petrified, but was only
covered by deposit Of carbonate o.
lime, which had seeped through the
coffin and dripped on the body. Thii
afterwards hardened and caused the
appearance of petrlfactiOn.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-11-24
Names in China.

In China a person may have four
different sets of names to use with
the family name.
A name is given TO the child when
about a month old, which is called
the milk name. On this occasion,
presents of money or jewelry are
given to the child by friends, and
the parents in return give feast. Al
the time of his marriage the young
man takes another name, which is
called his married name. Persons OF
some position, as students, gentle
men, merchants and those in official
stations may have all official name,
which they Use on cards aud in sign
ing letters. The milk name, if sutfi
GENTLY elegant, may be used as the
official name. Then there is, in ad-
dition, the nick name used among
familiar friends when addressing
each other in conversation or by
writing. The unmarried man, how
ever, has only his milk name. The
laboring and ordinary classes have
only the milk names and the married
name.
How are the given names selected
in China?
They are usually selected from a
school book and consist of two words
of good meaning. Thus the name
"Chin Fun" signifies ertendtng
knowledge.
Do these statements apply to wom'
EN- as well as to men?
Women have only one name, the
milk name, which they retain till
their marriage; after which they are
called Mrs Sau, meaning young
married woman; or Mr.. IS Po-,
old married woman. For the wives
of high officials another term, Ia
TIM, is employed.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-11-24
Sleepers.

A sleeper is one who sleeps. A
sleeper is that in which the sleeper
sleeps. A sleeper is that on which
the sleeper which carries the sleeper
while he sleeps runs. Therefore,
while the sleeper sleeps in the sleeper,
the sleeper carries the sleeper over
the sleeper under the sleeper, until
the sleeper which carries the sleeper
jumps off the sleeper and wakes the
sleeper by striking the sleeper in the
sleeper OH the sleeper.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-11-24
The Chicago Fire.

The great Chicago fire occurred in
October 1871, There were $4,000
houses, extending over 1000 acres,
burned. Two hundred persons per-
ished and nearly 100000 were render
cd homeless. The property burned
was estimated at $200,0OO0OO. This
stupendous calamity awakened the
practical sympathy of the civilized
world. Great Britain and other
civilized countries subscribed money
freely for the sufferers. The city
was entirely rebuilt in style of
great magnificence within two years.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-11-24
Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from practice, hay
ing had placed in his hands by an East India
missionary the formula of simple vegetable
remedy for the speedy and permanent cure Of
Consumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma
and all throat and Lung Affections, also posi-
tive and radical cure for Nervous Debility and
all Nervous Complaints, after having tested its
wonderful curative powers in thousands Of
cases, has felt it his duty to make 1t known to
his suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive
and desire to relieve human suffering, will
send free of charge, to all who desire it, this re-
cipe, in German, French or English, with full
directions for preparing and using, Sent by
mail by addressing with stamp, naming this
paper, w. A. NoYEs, l49 Powers Block, Roches-
ter, n. Y.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-11-24
Exposing a Medium.

1t was in San Francirco. She was
playing ghost, and somebody grabbed
part of ghostly garments as she was
gliding out of the cabinet. She
screamed and cried out that it wasn't
fair. One of the beauties of Browns
Iron Bitters is that its beneticent work
is all fair aud square. People may
invetigate all they want, and the more
they investigate, the more they see
what wonders this famous tonic has
accomplished. Mrs. Eliza Craddick,
9Sl Sixth Street, Harrisburg, Pa,
writes, Il found speedy relief from
bad blood and indigestion by using
Browns Iron Bitters."
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-11-24
Are You Going to Kansas
Missouri, Colorado, Cali
fornia or Any of The
Western States?

If you should avail yourself of the
advantages that are now offered by
the Kansas City Route, the only di-
rect route from the South to the
West and Northwest. This line runs
its entire trains, with Pullman Palace
Sleeping Cara and free Reclining
Chair Cars, from Memphis to Kan
sas City, saving many hours time
over any other route. If you are go
ing you will save money by purchas-
ing your tickets via Memphis and the
Kansas City Route. Send for large
map of this Short Route mailed free.
Address,
J. LOCKWOOD,
Kansas City, Mo.
Or, II. d. ELLIS, Ticket Agent,
81 Madison Street, Memphis, Tenn.