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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-01-17
VIM. BELL,
Committee, I JOHN o. GELABERT,
A. ADELMANN.

SOME people, when they have been
robbed of a few articles, like the man
whose old shanty burned, frequently
over-estimate their loss. The owner of a
the shanty, after it has been reduced to
ashes, meditates and thinks to himself,
''now, if that shanty had of been on COR
ner lot on one of the principal streets in
New Y ork, it would have been valued at
$4,000" and then he goes around, with
gloomy look and tear in his eye, in.
forming the public that he has lost $75,.
600 by the confiagration, yet the shanty
was not worth $25. So it is with the
man who has been robbed. He estimates
his loss somewhat thusly: "That gallon
of whisky taken cost me in Chicago 80,
including freight Peddled out in Phoebe
at 2.bits drink, l would have realized
$50. Doctored up by little logwood
and five gallons of water, it would
have made six gallons of whisky. l esti
mate my loss on whisky, six gallons al
$50 per gallon, $500. An exceedingly
low estimate. Now, my cigars were
charged to me in San Francisco at five
cents apiece The 400 cigars taken, i
sold in Phoebe at 2-bits each, would bring
me 500. Bunching the whole of my los,
together, l place it at about $780," A
man who had his till robbed Of four-bi
piece, tells that $40 was taken. And 81
| it goes the world over.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-01-17

A market woman at PEI oria, ILL.,, avoids
paying an election bet BECAUSE she has
read Of the Shylock peri, 'rmances. She
was to wheel man arc and the public
square, but declared the re was nothing
in the bond about wheel ing his clothes,
and that he will have tog without them
or not at all,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-01-17

The Eureka Republican Press says
that in the Richmond.mine body of ore
has recently been uncovered that is larger
and richer than anything found in the
Ruby Hill mines for six years past.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-01-17

Under fifteen years Eof age there are
more boys than girls in the world, but
over seventy-five there are more women
than men, while from ninety to one hun.
dred the proportion increases to about
three to one.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-01-17

1t is stated that Gen. B snjamin F. But
Ter has signed contrac with Ne"
York publishing firm, to write Tor then
his political reminiscent es in two vol
umes, for $50, 900.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-01-17

1t is stated that the oncentrators at
Vulture will resume op erations at an
early day on the tailings OF the Vulture
mine, Messers. Gilmer & Salisbury hav
ing determined to put force of China
men at work on them Arizona Miner
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-01-17

"STEAMING" THE BRAIN. "A San Fran
cisco drunkard, says the Virginia Enter
prise, has cured himself of the vice by
gargling his throat with liquor instead of
swallowing it. He says that by gargling
he satisfies the appetite without getting
intoxicated. At the Bay City the invi-
tation will soon be: Take gargle %
and to supply the wants of the garglous
there will be "gargling shops"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-01-17

A HORRIBLE FIND. The San Francisco
Alta says young German cigar dealer
reported discovering case of leprosy at
police headquarters yesterday afternoon,
and officer Michaels was sent with him
to investigate it. His guide led him to
the Wong III Wo cigar factory, on Pacific
street, just above Dupont, and pointed
out his find on small shelf-like struct.
ure, built on the wall of the factory.
The sick mans face and hands showed
few signs of disease, but the crown of his
head and the joints of his body were per.
fectly rotten. Great running sores COW
cred many portions of his body, and had
eaten deep holes, ranging from half inch
to two inches in diameter. One of his
legs was so far gone that his boot was
nearly filed with matter, from which a
frightful stencil arose. Michaels was so
sickened by the sight that he did not
wait to call in physician, but sum-
moned an express wagon and bundled
the sick man off to the Pest House poste
haste. There is doubt existing whether
the Chinaman's disease was really leprosy
or an advanced state of syphilis. He
has been employed in the factory as a
tobacco-stripper for many years, and only
quit work recently, when he became toe
ill to stand it.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-01-17

A bet has been made between Paul
Hines, the well known ball fielder, and a
friend of his, upon the question Of whether
Hines, standing on the ground, would be
able to catch ball thrown from the TOP
of the Washington Monument. The mat
ter raises nice scientific problem. The
ball would take five and one-half seconds
to descend and at the end of its journey
would be going at $50 feet per second, OF
two miles per minute speed. The resist
ance required to stop an average base
ball would be ITO pounds, but the diff
Guilty would likely be not so much the
ability to stop it as to Judge it. It could
not be seen when first thrown, and on the
whole, the chances are rather against the
base ballist.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-01-17

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NEWSPAPER men are not infallible.
This time it is w. L. Davis of the White
Pine News that has "gone wrong" But
then we do not believe it was his fault.
She must be all to blame for it. She
probably got him in the corner, before
the old year had been snuffed out, and
put the question to him in such manner
that he became frightened, and not know
ing what he really was saying, blurted
out yes" The trouble took place on
the LIST of January, at Hamilton, and the
lady was Miss Berthe Thompson of Ra-
cine, Wisconsin. May their married life
be one of peace and joy.
John Wheatley received letter from
j. G. Kelly at Bullionville, Lincoln
county, to-day, stating that Pete Owens
dha mine by bucket containing 1000
pounds of rock falling on them, and that
they were not killed by falling down the
shaft. Il White Pine Reflex.
The above statement is incorrect in
every respect If the men had been
killed by bucket of rock falling on
them, how does it happen that Sullivan's
body was found lodged on stick of tim
Der at the S0.foot station, and the body
of Owens was found in the bottom of the
shaft.
THE GoLD CANYoE PLAoERs. -The
white men and Chinese who are engaged
in placer mining on Gold Canyon, below
Silver City, says the Enterprise, are hav-
ing very good season this winter.
They have had a,better supply of water
than before for several winters, besides
they have made number of improve.
ments in their apparatus and are now
able to save much fine gold that was for.
merly lost. The Chinese were mining or
Gold Canyon before the silver mines Of
the Comstock were discovered and they
have stuck to it ever since.
LIKE all the murders committed il
Pahranagat Valley, after the facts become
fully known, have proven most wantof
and cowardly acts, and the murder o.
Albright is no exception to this rule.
| w. NJ. WILSON on Tuesday brought
over four.horse load of apples from his
Hike orchard. The apples are not large,
but they have a delicious flavor.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-01-17

A new mine has recently been opened
at Bald Mountain, New. The ledge,
which was ten inches in width on the
surface, has increased to ten feet in width
at depth of eighteen feet 1t is said to
be well. defined gold bearing quartz vein
lying between walls of limestone and
granite,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-01-17

The British Benevolent Society has is.
sued letter warning people of small
means to stay away from California. The
immigration Association is doing the
same thing. 1t is about time that the
senseless encouragement of immigrants
should cease. 1t has been the custom to
call out for more immigrants without
reference to the room the re is for them.
California can accommod ate thousands
more but they must co me gradually.
rs. T. Report.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-01-17

The Placer (Cal.) Herald says: He
lives in Auburn. He is a prospector. On
New Years morning he took account Of
stock, and found that he had all told just
five cents. This he threw into the ravine,
saying: "There; here goes for an even
start with the world"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-01-17
BULLIoNyILLE AND PANACA DOTS

tertains hopes of her recovery.
Mr.. w. S. Godbe is expected in Bull
lionville in few days.
Brother Wadsworth will move into
his new store on Tuesday or Wednesday
of the coming week.
The Smelling Company paid their en-
ployes on the 18th inst.
"Shake the dice, Capt?" queried a
couple of our youngsters as they pressed
up to the Bullionville bar. "Shake
hell!' retorted the mixologist, "what do
you fellows take me for, anyhow? Has
a fellow to take chances on every drink
in his CELLAR Exit dice shakers.
A social party was given at theresa
dence Of Mrs Jas. Pierson, in Bullion
vile, last Thursday evening, that was a
most enjoyable affair.
We were mistaken in stating that Miss
Kronow arrived last week as the young
lady is still in Salt Lake City.
A petty larceny thief that was wanted
in Phoebe was captured in Bullionville
Tuesday afternoon by a constable and
taken back to the scene of his depreda-
tons
The well known boniface of the mag
nolia" saloon at Bullionville, is down
with sore back We think we know
what would cure the Captain, but we are
too bashful to tell.
The Smelling Company have received
some twenty loads of sulphur during the
week, and will resume teaching in few
days.
The Bullionville Smelling Company
has purchased the Dry Valley tailings,
and it is reported that Mr.. Godbe, on
his arrival, intends to rebuild the track
that was torn up last fall by Bishop
Tyler, of Iron City, Utah, so that he can
transport the tailings cheaply to the re-
duction works at Bullionville. As most
of the railroad ties are still serviceable,
and piled up close to the old track, it
would not take great deal of money to
| put the road in running order.
Although not believer in the doc.
trines of the Church of Jesus Christ OF
Latter-day Saints, it behooves me tc
chronicle an extraordinary case of the
efficacy of prayer and the laying on Of
hands, so successfully practiced by oul
Elders in the case of John Steele. John
is well known parsonage in this county
and as his friends are aware, has beer
troubled with very sore eye for the past
three or four months. To alleviate his
suffering the old gent had resorted to al
the eye nostrums and patent medicine
that were recommended to him, but tt
no avail, as his eye became worse insteaC
of better. As last resort, and when
thick film had covered the sight of TIN
eye, the old man, who has lately shown
leaning towards Mormonism, consulted
Bishop Lee, brother Ronnow and brothe
John Atchison as to prayer test. Th
test was made on Wednesday evening a
the Bishops residence, during which al
three prayed long and earnestly, eacl
one in the meantime holding his finge
over the damaged optic, and, as incredu
lous as it may seem, the old man ooul'
see out of his bad eye on the followin
morning, although he claimed that it wa
yet a little weak.
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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-01-17

The Peacemaker, a Philadelphia pub
LEGATION, is edited by a man named Club.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-01-17

A country seat The milking stool,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-01-17

A STREET PAVED WITH GOLD. One
day last week, says the Placer Cali
Herald of Dec. p, little Charley Smith
picked up piece of gold that had been
washed bare by the rain on Nevada street
in Auburn, that weighed about $3.50
Last Wednesday morning H. Fried
picked up piece worth about $3.50 be-
tween his store and the Orleans Hotel.
and the same morning stranger found
near the same place, piece of quartz in
which was several dollars. Yesterday
George Joninon found piece worth y
or So,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-02
sapuocx's BNiiaR0 usltl

orpesfts 0raso- -vyindser Hot-i.
and Finest IN the souih sln,.
a been ferfied with n-w bale Al n
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-03

RECENT statistics ahow that there aye
now consumed in the United States over
four times as many gallons of native
wines as of imported wines. The native
wine consumption of last year reached in
round figures 100000 gallons, being
an increase of 800 per cent, since 1860.
During the same period there has been an
absolute decrease Of Is per cent, in the
consumption of ardent spirit, Sc 600, ooo
gallons being used in 1860 and 10000
600 gallons in 1884, These facts prove
that the pure juice of the grape is being
substituted more aud more for distilled
spirit and it is also known that the mild
est of the malt liquors is increasing in
consumption each year. That co!utlon
of the temperance problem, advocated by
many, which consists in the more inJur>
ious spirits, may be nearer at hand than
we are aware 1t is evident that intoN
ication, which is altogether too common
in this counGy. is largely due to the fact
that our cheap liquors are too strong or
our strong spirits ore too cheap.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-03
NEWS GLEANlNGS.
FERD wAaD's FIRST DAY IN Hls NEW
RESIDENCE.
Lively Times in q Mexican Town Sit IN
ton in sforlnond ON The De Lesseps
Canal - Montana Cattle - MiHed
Mattcrs From, Many Directions.

NEW YORK, Nov 3 Ferdinand Ward
81 ent quiet day in Sing Sing prison Sun
day. He occupies cell to himself AM did
not seem disposed to talk with anybody
When he marched with his gang to break
fa,t in tho mes ,-room he was the cynosure
of all eyes, the convicts having bs-
come aware that he was new ar
rival He ate his hash and his two slices
of bread and drank his coffee with
apparent relish. After the breakfast he
marched in line with his gang to the chapel.
Services over he thea marched out and fell
into the lock-step of the prisoner, quite
naturally. They passed out Of the building.
and he. with the others, picked up his bucket,
slung it on his arm, and again resumed
his place in line to go to the window
and receivs his days rations. Principal
Keeper Connaughton said Ward promised
to b. a cool prisoner, and as long as he was
he would get along nicely. He will have
to do his work Well in the mounting-shop
of the stove contractors. That will be to
take a coarse Gle, trim up castings, and fit,
them together into stoves His work is not
very heavy nor labOrioua He will have
to 90 to work at 6: ID in the morning.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-03
Some Frank Confessions!

''Our remedies are unreliable DIR
Valentine Mott.
I'VE have multiplied diseases. D.
Rush. Philadelphia
Thousands are annually slaughtered
in the sick room. DIR. Frank.
1.-The science of medicine is founded
on conjecture. improved by murder. =
Sir Ashley Cooper. NJ. d.
The medical practice of the present
day is neither philosophical nor common
sense. DR.. Evans Edingburgh, Scot
land.
DIR. Dio Lewis, who abhors drugs as a
rule and practice hy gene. is frank enough
however, to say over his signature 'if
found myself the victim of serious kid
ney trouble. should use Warmers safe
cure because l am satisfied it is not in
furious. The medical profession stands
helpless in the presence of more than one
such malady."
An old proverb says; If person dies
without the service of Il doctor, then a
coroner must be called in and IA jury
empanelled to inquire and determine
upon the case, then no coroner and urv
are needed as every body knows why the
person diedl-Ucdical UeraLd.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-03
THE most graceful skating Is the most

THE most graceful skating Is the most
pleasing The exhibition OF extraordi'
nary aracefulncss of movement produces
the most agreeable impression Gyrations
and top spinning may amuse children
but they are not improving TO performer
, or spectator. Ii skating teaches anything
valuable it is grace. The physical exer"
else would be beneficial il it were not
geuerally INDUCED in to excess. Modera~
ton ii skating seems well nigh impos
sitle. When young girls and little child
rem skate from two to four hours with
out stopping the violence of their eXer'
else is far more injurious than beneficial
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-03
Warnor's silver Bullion Bill.

CHICAGO. Nov. 3.-At the annual meeting
OF tie Chicago Commercial club Saturday
night, IA paper written by Congressman
Warner, OF Ohio. was read answering the
objections to his scheme for issuing certifl
Gates based on silver bullion deposited by
it, owners with treasury officials. To the
objection that tho certificates would fluctu,
ate with the price of silver
Mr.. Warner answers that suci
a thing is impossible, as every
dollar in certificates i, bl'ed on a dollar
worth of silver. He al declares that
Spectator, can not manipulate the prices
because the secretary OF the treasury had
the option at any tims tore ,eem the cert IL
cates OF not IA, he sees tit. He also say,
that there is no doubt Of the constitution.
atty OF the plan and says imitation Is i'm
possible I'm Ter 1t, because there is no feal
of coin inflttion, the supply OF the preciou,
metals being limited by nature.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-03
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

In October 100, 900 silver dollars were
putin circulation.
A coiored girl only ~ years old Is the
mother of twins at Elizabeth, N C.
Bishop OSuilivan was installed at the
Cattle lral Mobile Ala, Sunday with ap.
proprite ceremonies.
Senator Sherman addressed an and len ce
Of 1000 at Richmond Saturday on the
issues OF the Virginia campaign.
1t costs $1,000 year to keep up the Yale
Boat club, SIS. 900 year for the ball nine,
and 81, 900 year for a football teh m
Mr.. Blaine is reported to have once said,
| in reply to a remark an politics there is
no gratitude. Politics mean ambition and
success"
The outward indications are that Secre-
tary Manning will not issue a bond call
until congress decides what it will do with
the silver dollar
The chiefs of the northern Minnesota
Indians have agreed to go on the White
Earth reservation and allow the lands ~ be
thrown open to settlement
The ktnawha river rose to an unex-
pected height, sweeping away fifty barges
stationed at Charlestown, w. V. and dam.
aging property valued at $i5O0oo.
Gen. John Newton chief OF engineers, In
ton Of congress to the defenseles condi-
tion OF our seacoast and lake frontier.
The gold dug from the mines In Thibet,
writes missionary, Is so plentiful that it il
used to cover the pinnacles OF the pagodas,
and is made into idols. chairs, couches, and
ornament, for the people
The tug Frank Moffat exploded her boiler
near Marine City Sunday, killing John
Ward, first engineer; william Miller, Sec
ond engineer; james Wylie. and Walter
Fisher, f1remen. Capt. Currey had leg
broken.
Cardinal Manning and fourteen British
Roman Catholic bishops have issued man.
ifesto denouncinc mixed education, de-
claring that it is impossible for Roman
Catholics to accept education when ID Is
| divorced from religion.
Great depression prevails in the flax
spinning trade in England, and the great
mill in Leeds, employing 1000 oper atives.
threatens to close down. A great number
of English capitalists engaged in the bust
ness have decided to transfer their invest
ments to the United States
A coal train on the PHILADELPHIA and
Reading railroad Saturday crashed into a
freight train which was standing on the
bridge across Whit, Dear Creek The en-
gine and thirteen cars were hurled int the
creek below. distance Of thirty feet The
engineer and fireman went over with the
engine but were uninjurel.
German merchants have sent memorial
to Prince Bismarck asking him to appoint
we'll paid consul' to America Africa, and
Asia, displacing the present German repre-
sentatlves who are merchant', paying more
attention to individual interests than to the
exten lion of the commerce OF the German
empira
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-03
SUBURBAN SIFTINGS.

MARsroN, Ill. oct 30.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Mayhem are to begin
housekeeping this week.
Mrs. Lutte Lamb and Mrs Geo. Rch>
ards, of Nebraska, have been visiting their
mother Mrs. J. Disney,
Mrs. Volkel is stlll confined to her bed
DIR. Stuart of Reynolds. is in attendance
and reports her condition AS improving.
A series of meetings was hegun last
week in the Antioch Baptist church, con
Quoted by the Rev. Mr.. Hatch, assisted by
an evangelist from Davenport,
Our school, taught by Miss Ida Me
Ginnis, will close lAis week. Miss Eda
Grabs, of Hamlet, has been employed for
the succeeding term.
Mr.. j. Collins, one of our most sub
stantial farmers, has rented his farm Ia
Fleming Bros, and will move to Muscg-
tine as soon as roads and weather will
permit.
Mr.. l.. CARRIER has bought the farm OF
}. McMinnis, and thus adds another
eighty to his already large and valuable
tract. Mr.. McGinnis has purchased land
near Aledo, to which he will move in the
spring,
The principal topic among farmers in
this section Just now. is whether corn
will keep if gathered, The majority
think not, yet some are busly engaged
in husking, and so this, like most other
disputed points, will be solved by time.
A great many have been through this
neighborhood during the past two weeks
in search of potatoes. They come from
Aledo, Keithsburg, New Boston and else,
where, and the fact of their having to
come so far proves the crop to have been
light one.
John LEM has put up n complete set
of buildings just over the line in Perry
ton, where he will in the future make his
home. Although the town loses GOOD
citizen, he is not so far removed but tina,
he will be often among us and cordially
welcomed.
Three families held rejoicings in this
vicinity last week over the intrusion in
each of a baby boy. The happy parents
are Mi. and Mrs Dan Rickark, Mr. aud
Mrs. Edward Caster, and Mr.. and Mrs
W. W, Robbins.
William Partridge, until quite recently
clerk in the employ Of J. W. Harris, but
now of the firm of Millert & Partridge. of
Ada, Kansas, was called home to the
death bed of of his father on Saturday
last. Mr.. Partridge has been for many
years resident of Mllersburg and was a
highly respected citizen. For the past
five weeks he has been suffering from ty-
pho malaria. which ended Monday morn
ing by death. lie leaves wife and three
children. two boys and one girl. Billy is
well known here, and has the heartfelt
sympathy of many warm and sincere
friends, as do also other member of the
family
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-03

See The Doctor FREE OF CHARGE. Medical Davenport
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-03

ihavc been treated by DIR. Mrs Krck and the
benefits have received from her advice aud
treatment are NondCTful, had suffered from ca
tarth for over twenty years; it had effected my
whole system very badly. had pulypu- in my
nostrls 50 could not breathe through my nose;
These she removed by medicine not having per
formed any operation, can now breathe freely
through my nose. My sense of smell is now re
turning, which lcftme twenty years ago; she has
done more toward removing my tOtarrh than II
the physicians ever hod, my brain diseased
and had been insane; was at Independence asy-
lum for eight months, aud feel sure would he
there nov If il were not for the benefits tccriv
ed from her; do not now have the asthma thai
have suffered with for four years; neither do |
suffer with the misery sni pain in my left side
and spleen. MY kidneys were badly diseased; |
was hoat, ii aud my liver wHf Affected / coughru
great desl and now those symptoms have mostly
disappeared; ! can highly recommend this lady
rs "a ! ny sirian. WILLIAM W tINE
Webster city, May 20 1850