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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1886-03-06
THE WONDERS OF TIE SEA.

The sea occupies three -hfths Of the sur
face Of the earth. At the depth Of $50,
feet waves are not felt. The temperatun
is the same, varying only trife from tn,
ice OF the pole to the burning sun of the
equator. A mile down the water has 0
pressure of over ton to the square inch.
II box SIX ieet deep was filed with sea
water and allowed to eysporate under
the sun, there would be two inches Of
salt left at the bottom. 10 the many
bays On the coast Of Norway water often
freezes at the bottom bsfore it docs
above.
Waves are very deceptive. To look at
them in storm, one would think the
water Travelled The water stays in the
same place, but the motion goes on
Sometimes in storms these waves are 40
feet high, and travel 80 ;ailes an hour.
more than twice as fast as the swiftest
steamer. The distance from valley to
valley, between the waves, is generally
fifteen times the height; hence, wave
five feet high will extend over - feet
OF water. The force of the dashing on
Bell Rock is said to be Il tons for each
square yard. Evaporation is a wonder
full power in drawing the water from the
sea, IL feet is taken up into the clouds.
The winds bear their burden into the
land, and the water comes down in rain
upon the fields, to flow back at last
through rivers. The depth of the sea
presents an interesting problem. II the
Atlantic were lowered 656i feet, the dis.
lance from shore to shore would be half
as great, or 1900 miles. II lowered
little more than three miles, say 10, $50 |
feet, there would by a road Of dry land |
from Newfoundland to Ireland. This is |
the plain on which the great Atlantic
cables are laid. The Mediterranean is |
comparatively shallow. A drying up Of |
6G0 feet would leave three different seas,
aud Africa would be joined with Italy.
The British channel is more like a pond,
which accounts for its choppy waves.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1886-03-06
SCIENTIFIC.

An English astronomer considers tina
, his fox terrier has the intellectual deyel
opment OF child two years old.
A favorite prehistoric unit OF measure
ment, according TO Mr. z. T. Gray, wal
eleven inches, and may have been derivet
from the length of the human foot
The best filtering agent, according tc
recent experiments of DR.. Percy Frank.
land, is spougy iron. Powdered coke
ranks next, and is very good; but animal
charcoal soon becomes worse than useless,
although excellent at first.
The water in the Gulf Of Bothnia is re-
ported to be falling quite rapidly. One
proof of this is the fact that large stone
on the Swedish Coast now rises three feet
above water at mean tide. while fifty
years ago it was barely visible at low
tide.
The thirty.inch object glass Of the new
telescope at Pulkowa, the greatest refrac-
tor in the world, has been carefully
tested, and so excellent has been its per.
formances that the rarely bestowed tri-
butte of the honorary gold medal Of the
Russian Empire has been conferred upon
the makers-thc Messrs. Clark, Of Cam.
bridge, Mass.
An account Of the "Anemogene," an
apparatus for initiating the great move.
ment Of the esrth's atmosphere, has been
given to the French Academy Of Sciences.
By means of this instrument, which takes
the form of miniature revolving globe,
the trade winds, ascending and descend.
ing currents, aud other normal atmos-
phcric phenomena, are reproduced.
In response to some thousands of circu.
lars. DIR. Sophus Trombolt has received
the testimony Of la persons in Norway,
concerning the emission Of sounds by the
northern light. OF these persons, ninety.
one believe in the surora.sound, and fifty.
three assert that they have heard it
themselves. The sound is variously de.
scribed as sizzling, Kissing, whizzing,
cracking. rnssing, ripping, rolling, flap
ping creaking, roaring, etc.
In recent experiments the average
crushing force resisted by red bricks was
$3.50 pounds per square inch. They
were slightly cracked. Bricks support.
ing about one-eeventh Of this load-or
sixty.three tons per square foot-have
been accepted as safe for high towers il |
still uncrackcd. AT the base Of the tall
est brick structure in existence-the |
famous chimney of 400 feet in height at |
st. Rollox, Glasgow-the pressure is cal. |
culsted at 6.67O pounds per square foot.
The curious question has been asked
why oaks and elns are especially liable |
10 be struck by Lightning. 1t was de.
,lared in 1887 that the elm, chestnut,
oak and pine were the trees most fire.
luently struck in England. A Madge-
burg record report, Injury to PCS trues,
l65 being oaks, 81 Scotch furs, % pines, |
md 20 beeches. 1t has been suggested
hat the frequency with which oaks are
struck is due to the presence Of iron in
N the wood.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1886-03-06

A sensational death that occurred here
not long aga. being without precedent,
is worth relating. A young doctor,
handsome, strong, popular and of great
promise, was called from his office to at.
tend lady in carriage at his door.
Receiving no answer to his greeting to
the patient, he thought she had tainted.
He stepped into her coupe and found her
already corpse. He drove by the side
Of the dead woman to her house and
thence to the hospital, where he was ex.
pected to participate in meeting of the
managers. ApoIogizing to his colleagues
for his lateness, he related his CHASTITY
experience. Then remarking, II fell
faint, he fell, struck dead by paralysis.
Hale and hearty but a moment before,
even his magnificent frame could not
Withstand the shock of such sudden
introduction into the presence of death,
coup.ed with the grim ride by the side oil
a corpse. 4 Washington cor.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1886-03-06

TO THOMAS BAUND ERs. heirs or asiauees,
owner or owners to one-hslf interest In the
Half Moon mtue. situated In Ely Miu ny Dis.
trict. Lincoln County, state Of Nevada. you are
hereby notified that there are now due ON you
the sum OF Fifty $50 Dollars on your int rest
In ths above named mine, for assessment work
dove on said mine Tor the year 1855. which you
are hereby notified to pay immedtAtely together
with the costs Of this advertisement, other wise
shall claim forfeiture Of your interest, in con
formity with the acts VI Congress tSection 81
approved May 10th, 1871. All persons are eau.
fiouad sgsinst purchasing the said interest from
tue said Thomas Saunders, his heirs or 40
signees, Is they cannot under existing circum.
stances make legal transfer.
rRoS. J. MCMAHON.
Phoebe, January Is, 1886. jaleyod
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1886-03-06

Victoria Colonist: The Geo. E. Starr
yesterday took away an immense plank
sent from the province to the Colonial
Exhibition. This is nine feet in width
und twenty feet long, and is without knot
or blemish Of any kind, fine sample Of
the timber wealth Of the province. The
stick was sawn at the Moodyville mill.
Another plank twelve feet in width, will
also he sent.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1886-03-06

Senator Jones OF Florida is believed to
be insane in bis infatuated pursuit Of the
hand and fortune OF a Detroit widow.
He is utterly neglected. of his Senatorial
duties, but as the Senatorship is worth
only 5000 year, while tho widow is
worth 1000, 900, it must be confessed
that there lie method in his madness.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1886-03-06

The late King Ferdinan of Portugal
made it business to collect in all the
capitols of Europe all interdicted and for.
hidden publications, and it Is said that
he left behind most marvellous collec.
ton Of the forbidden literature Of En-.
rope, reaching back thirty years.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1886-03-06

People should not envy the Astors, for
Prof. Fsirchild says, Manhattan Island IL
gradually sinking, and the sea will yet
cover the present site of New York city.
Just think, if you should be the possessor
Of untold millions in real estate in New
York, and wake up some morning and
find that the land had sunken and that
the pillows Of the Atlantic were tossing
and rolling over your estate, and that
you had suddenly become penniless, how
unhappy you would be the remainder Of
your existence. Better had you never
been on owner Of any Of the earth's soil.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1886-03-06

Mrs. James Fair has been refused a
dispensation by the Pope for marrying
purposes. The way Mrs. Fair should
have done, was to marry first and ask his
Holiness for the dispeDsation afterwards.
The Senrtor wants Mrs. Fair to forget
the past and go back and rest on his
bosom again, but the lady declines ever
again having anything to do with him.
She holds him in utter disgust, and very
properly, too.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1886-03-06

An Indian newspaper at Muscogee, dis
cussing the many railroads proposed in
Indian Territory, says il all the railroads
projected are built the cattle will have
no pasture except the grass between the
ties.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1886-03-06

Professor Eaton, Of Yale, isreported as
saying that it was probably not an apple
but ounce with which the serpent
tempted Eve.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1886-03-06

Muzzafer Eddin, the lately deceased
Emir Of Bokhara, had $50 wives, 800
females slaves, ten female BARRIERS, nine
female cooks, four midwives, twenty. two
neediswomen and fifty washerwomen.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1886-03-06

A lady living some distance from SAINTS
Rosa has had in her employ chinaman,
who has proved himself splendid ser.
want. A few days since the celestial was
arrested and convicted Of smoking opium.
The good lady paid his fine, and next
day the Chinaman stole the lady's pock-
et.book. On the third day the China.
man was told he must go" and he
went Immediately.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1886-03-06

agency Tor the beat selling book est. |
6seiasers ssccssd frsndly. Nest fall.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1886-03-06

The United States Government Issues
1900 different books year.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-11-01
RENTS IN IRELAND,

Dublin, Oct. 19.-The branches
of the Irish National League in the
counties of Cork and Waterford,
have been making inquiries regard
ing the condition of farms in these
districts, and have just made re-
port of the result of their investiga-
tions. They say that the harvests
have been bad, that oats are selling
at from three to five shillings per
barrel, and that the heavy fall in
stock has rendered farmers unable
to pay their rent. On account of
the bad harvest the farmers demand
Il reduction from 45 to 30 per cent
in rents, and where a reduction
is refused, they will pay nothing. A
number of landlords offer Il reduc-
ton of 80 per cent.
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GERMAN.AMERICAkS.

Berlin, Oct. 19.-The Minister of
the Interior of SaXony has issued
orders relative to the procedure
against emigrants returning from
America liable to military service
in Saxony, and who claim to have
been naturalized in the United
States. If there is no special reason
to suspect that such persons emf
grated for the purpose of evading
the service, they will be permitted
to take up their residence in Saxony
for limited period. All such per-
sons who give trouble or boast OF
their exceptional position, or who
there is reason to believe emigrated
to evade the law, will be expelled
from Germany Immediately.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-11-01
HAWAIIAN HOTEL ARRIVALS.

The following entries were made
on the Hawaiian Hotel register on
Saturday and Sunday
Jas. II. Renton, Hamakua; S.
Cullen and Edward Hore, Koolau
Coon Murgerson and w. II. Levers,
Kukuihaele; II. Il. Hind and wife,
Kohala; Albert b. Carter, j. Weat-
hede and wife, II. j. Davis and
Percy T.. Moore, New York Mr..
Mrs. j. b. Ellis, f. w. Burwell, j.
Hardie, Robert Rose, j. c. Firth
and ii. III. Adams, New Zealand /;
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Wilson, Hon. l..
l.. Smith and infant, Alfred FELTON,
and o. Wild, NJ. d., South Austria
liza; b. j. Cureton, j. w. Barrett
and Tom b. Guest, Jr., Australia !;
Frank j. Waterous, Winnipeg, Ca
NADIA; Miss c. Smith, Oregon; f.
B. Baldwin and Jas. Addington,
Buffalo, New York; Herbert j.
Pratt, Boston; Alonzo II. Morris,
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-11-01
WANTED,

A COTTAGE, within easy distance of
n Post Office Say, six rooms.
Furnished or ,lnfurnished,
60 w. G. PEACOCK.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-11-01

MIR. Bayard, the American Minister
of State, and on his arrival in
Europe he was treated with all con-
sidcration 10y Lord Salisbury and
Count Herbert Bismarck. He
found, however, that an agreement
had already been come TO between
Germany and this country for the
recognition and delimitaton Of their
respective spheres of influence in
Polynesia, and that Germany i'll
particular had already assumed au-
thority over the Marshall Islands.
The correspondence respecting Mr..
Cartcr's mission and ms conversa-
tions with the representatives of the
European Powers chiefly interested
is given at length in the appendix
TO Mr.. Gibson's report, and is full
of interesting matter. We have no
space for the quotation of extracts
from it, but we may give the gen
cral result in Mr.. Gibson's own
language: "rhc result has justi-
fed the action taken and has evoked
a decided expression of sympathy
with the Hawaiian idea on the sub
| ject, wherever the latter has been
| fully presented, The
British Minister at Washington ex-
pressed to Mr.. Carter his conviction
that Lord Rosebery approved the
general idea of aiding the Polyne-
| sian communities to retain their in
dependence. The attitude of Great
Britain in this matter is of the
highest importance. We have al
| ready the assurance of Germany
that she looked upon the islands
which lie outside the line in regard
to which she was in negotiation with
England as being surrendcred--so
far, at least, as the Imperial Gov
ernment is concerned-to the in
nuence of that Power" From this
Mr.. Gibson draws the conclusion
that outside the German line, and,
of course, equally outside the ac-
knowledged limits of British pro-
lection, Hawaii is free to operate in
the manner indicated in his report.
The Gilbert Islands are specially
mentioned by Mr.. Gibson as having
II stronger claim than any others in
the Pacific, still remaining indepen-
dent, to the sympathy and aid of
Hawaii. cit is proposed" there
fore. ''to send Commissioner to
the Gilbert Islands, to urge the
chiefs and people 10 adopt codes of
laws and forms of administration
which may insure that stability of
government domestic peace, and
good order among them, which can
induce an absolute acknowledgment
of their independence on the part OF
the great Powers" 1t seems to lis
that the beneficent enterprise thus
undertaken by the Government OF
Hawaii is deserving of every en-
couragemeut. Hawaii is preserved
from aggressive ambition not only
by the disposition of its own people,
but by the necessity of keeping OF
good terms with the great Powers
interested in the Pacific. 1t has
worked out its own regeneration
and is therefore well qualified tc
assist kindred communities, simi
larly situated, in the effort to ac
complish the same task. The un
dertaking is a difficult one, but a
least it deserves TO succeed, an(
there is every reason to commend
! the temperate and dsinlereste(
, spirit in which it has been entered
) upon by Mr.. Gibson and the Ha
| waiian Government.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-11-01

DYAN'S BOAT BUILDING
III SHOP. Rear of Lucas Mill.
63
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-11-01

This is the Only Original Correct and Complete Record,
Book Form, of the Business and Debates the Legsa-
tive Assembly of 1886.
The Book consists of Revised and Corrected Reprints of
the Reports published from day day, throughout the
Session. in the BULLETIN.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-11-01
FOR RENT.
MRS. McGREGOR

" ISHES to inform the ladies of
w Honolulu that she intends TO 90
out as Ladies' Nurse Is thoroughly
competent. Enquire at No. l21 King
Street. ~ lw
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COTTAGE TO LET.
New Photograph Rooms.

OVER Nichols store, Fort street,
" next the Shooting Gallery Pic
lures, Portraits and views. stclaos
work. Satisfaction guara9teed.
2oly j. A. GoNSALVEs.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-11-01

A. w. Smith, II. II. Voorman and
Tom Cannon, San Francisco; S.
Magilt, Oakland; Mr.. Becker, Ger
man Consul, Berlin; Mr.. and Mrs.
+. b. Hoare and c Hammond, Lon
don; Robert James, Birmingham,
and Fred Wood, Leicester, England.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-02-12
Holding the Breath.

Deep breathing and holding the
breath is an item of Importance. Per-
sons of weak vitality find an uninter-
rupted succession of deep and rapid res
piration so distressing that they are dis
couraged from pcrsevering in the exer-
else. Let such persons take into the
lungs as much air as they can at a
breath and hold it as long as they can,
they will find grateful sense of relief
in the whole abdominal region. Prac-
tice will increase the ability to hold the
breath and the capacity of the lungs.
After time the art may be learned of
packing the lungs. This is done by
taking and holding the long breath and
then forcing more air down the trachea
by swallows of air. The operation may
be described by that of a fish's mouth
in water. To those who have never
learned it it will be surprising to what
an extent the lungs may be packed.
Caution is at first needful, but later
practice will warrant large use of the
treatment. The whole thOracic and abb
dominal cavities will receive immediate
benefit, and continuance. with temper
ance in eating, and good air and right
exercise, will bring welcome improve
ment.-HeraH Of Health.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-02-12
FINGER RINGS.
A Fashion which Has Come Down to
Us Through Centuries.

A Fashion which Has Come Down to
Us Through Centuries.
While there is a touch of barbarism
in wearing rings on the fingers. yet the
civilized hand has so long been adorned
by them. that it would look plain and
unfinished without its hoops of gold.
The ancient Romans wore the ring on
the joint just under the nail. The He
brews wore it on the right hand alone.
The Greeks wore their rings on the
fourth finger of the left hand. the Gauls
and BritOns on the third finger of the
left hand. In Pliny's time the besrotha.
ring was an iron hoop, set with lode
stone instead of gem. The Romans
were even greater slaves to fashion than
we of the present day They had win
ter and summer rings, the weight and
color of the ring being adopted to the
season. The Greeks wore weekly rings.
which were charms. and Were always
canoes and intaglios. Talismanic
rings were also in use among the Ro-
mans. Seal rings were heirlooms and
of great value in business transactions.
The wedding ring is of great antiquity.
1t is common thing to tind wives who
have been married lifetime. yet never
had allowed the wedding ring to slip
over the finger joint. 1t is considered
unlucky to take it of. To lose 1t lndi-
Gates . mlsfOrtune.-Ckrsslsaa al WorE.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-02-12
NEW GAMBLING MACHINE.

An Automatic Quotation Machine Said to
He ~ Honest rs q Stock Board.
Recently man came here and
opened a stock and grain exchange. In
the room adjoining the board where
the telegraphic quotations are posted
an outfit like that usually made for a
bucket-shop was opened. Instead of
posting telegraphic quotations. how
ever, the proprietor put up stock and
grain quoting machine. 1t is a con-
trivance-a piece of fine mechanism
something like an automatic clock. 1t
is wound up so that it runs from the
opening, at nine a. m, till the closing,
at four p. m. Every half minute two
cards, on which is printed the name of
a stock and its imaginary price, drop
down upon dial, one beside the word
decline" and the other beside the
word advance" As the quotations,
which are printed in large letters and
figures, SO that all in the room may
read, appear. the old ones drop out,
and the change is announced by the
ringing of a gong.
When the change of quotation comes
it is announced BY one boy. and an
other writes it upon the board, she
same as the quotations are taken from
"ticker." When there is an advance,
of course there is a like decline, by
which the Shorts suffer when the
''longs'' win, the same as legitimate
speculation. The broker charges the
regular one-eighth commission. The
correspondent visited the place, and,
finding more people before the ma
chine board than that announcing le-
Ultimate transactions. inquired of a
dealer if he did not think men were
pretty nearly insane when they played
against a machine-a piece of mechan-
ism made to beat the dealers and win
for the owners.
.'Oh. nor exclaimed the enthusiastic
Spectator. "This machine is just as
fair As the regular speculation. You
see, when one man loses another wins
that is, if there is man ON the other
side. The dealer only makes his COM
mission-that is, if there is always
man buying when another sells. and
vice versa. Why, man sold yester-
day all day, beginning with ten. dol
lars, and he drew out one hundred and
twenty dollars. It's so quick and reg
ular. you knowr. Washington Cor.
Chicago Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-02-12
The Sultan's Library.

The sultan's library should be search.
ed through as the first condition of the
next loan made to Turkey-if there ever
is another-and permission demanded
to hunt for that older and more yalua-
BILE store of manuscripts believed or
known to be stored in the crypt of St.
Sophia, and protected by the one useful
superstition of the Turk-his reluctance
TO destroy writing, lest perchanee it
should contain the name of God. That
is the last place left where we shall be
likely to make a great literary find. and
it should be searched before the great
day when the destiny of the Ottomans
is completed and COnstantinOple once
more sinks down, mass of blood
stained ruins. fired by its possessors be-
fore they commence their final retreat
to the desert from which in the mystic
rious providence of God, they were suf-
fered to emerge, in order to destroy
the eastern half of the civilized word
London Spectator.