The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1886-04-24
MANY HAVE BEEN IN TIE SAME
box.

paid hundreds of dollars in fittings and
donations of different kinds, while the
heads of the church grew fat and sleek
on the earnings Of US honest and deluded
farmers. About six years ago 1 became
thoroughly disguised and convinced that
the whole institution was rotten to the
core and base fraud upon the people,
and after that time ceased paying tithing |
and receiving teachers in my house. In
fact, l discountenanced the whole So
called Latter-day work. Hence, two
weeks ago, was disfellowshipped, and
my wife cut off from that institution
at my request. Our apostacy came about
this way: About fifteen years ago was
stricken down with sickness, and we
afterwards lost three of our dear chill
dren. Unable to help myself lay in
bed over one year, and can honestly say
that never received one cent or cents
worth from the church or its members,
and in this condition l might have
starved to death with my wife and only
child if l had depended on any aid, given
in any way, from those assuming the
name Of Latter-day Saints. Yet rallied,
and may thank my wifes brothers for
every benefit received by us in our attic.
ton. When 1 recovered and grew =
crop, the teachers came around with
hungry eye on my little stack Of wheat,
asking one-tenth, and l now ask the peo-
pie Of Kaysville and this neighborhood:
Am lying or not? Yet I expect that
| will be turned over to the bufietings of
Satan. THOMAS FINDLAY.
Kaysville, April IL, 1856.
>
An intelligent Virginia gentleman, who
was, until late years, believer in "the
code, told me the other day that duell-
ing was dead in his State. He said that
, the capitalization Of the best public opin-
ion in that State against it within the
past two years had been simply wonder
full, and that there was not county in
, Virginia where a man would not now
, elevate himself higher in the opinion Of
the people by declining challenge than
, by accepting one.-[Atlanta Constitution.
There has been discovered near Yuba
, Dam fugitive sheep, which, in swim.
ming through muddy water, had become
thoroughly covered with "slickens," in
, which much grass seed had been mixed
A thick crop Of green grass is now grow
ing upon the sleeps back. Both the
!, sheep and grass are being carefully
guarded, and when the latter has reached
> its full growth it will be harvested, con
verted into hay and preserved as one o.
the California curiosities.
Il The statement goes that all but one o.
the men charged with land frauds at Sar
Marcial, New Mexico, are Democrats
Well, if any one expects that Demo
| crat won't steal the land that has beer
left unstolen by Republican he is mis-
taken, for neither party is Y. NJ. G. A
.I-[San Francisco Alta.
-
& Mr.. Cleveland has gained AZ pounds
= since he became President, and thu
n Nashville American sarcastically re
r marks that it is not to Mr.. Cleveland'i
!, credit that he should go on fattening il
9 this way while thousands Of Democrats
8 are furnishing for the want Of post.of
!. fee.
4 The State School Commissioner has no
4 tilted the school Commissioner Of Floyt
. county, Ca, that owing to the prohibi
!, ton and the decrease Of liquor revenu
!. in the State, the School Fund for tina
8 county will be one.eighth less than las
D year.
n In the United States Senate, during
recent debate, Senator Vest Of Missouri
paid high tribute to the merits of 81
Jacobs Oil. Other prominent men hav
= also found it prompt in the cure Of rheu
|, matism and neuralgia. Price, fifty cent
bottle.
II "Will somebody please tell us jul
where this Hennepin canal is to
h built!" asks an exchange. Certainly.
!. is proposed to start it from the Unite
| Ctata. Tr., .urx, .rd ovtand IL into III