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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1886-07-24

California is 20 miles long. Its great.
es. width is $50 miles, and it contains
ls3 9sl square miles, or l29, 947, SAC acres
of land.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1886-07-24

departments, which are now filed
With New ooods-
Buyers will do we'll to cali and examine our
goods before purchasing elsewhere. We will
sell Is low as the lowest.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

-Ceylon now claims to grow the
finest tea in the world.
Statistics show that in the whole OF
Europe the women have a majority of
4,579,O00.
There is TO be telephone connec-
ton between Paris and Brussels. These
cities are about one hundred and fifty
miles upart.
The Austrian Government will. in
a few days, open another railroad IN
Bosnio to get at the salt mines and TIM
Der.
While making excavations in ruin
on the Appian Way, near Rome, three
two-prong silver forks were found,
which would indicate that all the old
Romans. at least, did not eat with their
fingers.
Three hundred and seventy-three
cases of canine rabies were reported IN
London and neighborhood during 1885,
and twenty-six deaths from hydrophobla;;
The greatest number of cases occurred
between July aad December.
The English have for many years
hal almost monopoly of the Chinese
coastinc trade. but the Germans are
crowdinc in at rate which alarms
Johnny Ball German steamers on the
coast are becoming more numerous
every month, while new line OF steam
ers from Bremen to Shanghai IS sure to
cut into the traffic of the English COM
panes.
A number Of Russian peasants have
been poisoned by kohl or cabbage soup,
made from vegetables preserved in yes
sells which, on examination, proved to
be coated internally with a very APP
probable quantity of arsenic. The VIC
TINS were treated with milk, and though
for time they were apparently in great
danger, all recovered. No clew has
been discovered as to the manner in
which the arsenic found its way into the
barrel of "koht."
The Rothschild family is rich be-
yond knowledge. The family wealth,
united, amounts into the thousands OF
millions of dollars, and it holds the
financial credit of nations in its hands.
| In the last twelve years its members
have loaned $3.50, 100000 to certain Eu.
ropean governments, and when, in
1856, the Prussian Government demand
| ed an indemnity of S25, 900, 900 from thu
city of Franktort-on-the-M ain-whert
the Rothschilds do great deal of bust
ness the house notified Bismarck tina
if the levy was forced every bank il
Frankfort would be broken. Bismarcl
did not collect.
San Marino, in Northwest Italy
the oldest and smallest Republic in tn
world, after an existence of fOurtee
centuries has suddenly awakened to til
progress of the times and has contracte
for line of railway which, it is magn
ticently announced, evil traverse tn
entire Republic" That is, if it goe
straight across the country it will
twenty-five miles long. 1t is Cover
ment enterprise and probably will resu
in an increase of the revenue of the H
public, which is less than $4,000.
"A remedy for the east wind is pr
posed by the London Lancet. The re-
cause of its malignity being the avidi
of the wind to take moisture, and pa
ticularly the secretion of the mucuo,
membrane lining the air passages, it
recommended that succulent jujube
any morsel that gives off aqueous vap
+ should be carried into the mouth durir
|, the time. of exposure to east wind.
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see, his story is worthless. Even IN MS
own "reminiscences, men and events are
sometimes confused by the lapse OF time.
His first military experience was on
the expedition sent by the Marquis
Duquesne in 1853 to occupy the Upper
Ohio. He accompanied the party, now
ever, no further than Presquile, having
been sent with detachment to Detroit
and Lake Huron. In the next year ne
was one of the party that drove Ensign
Ward from the forks Of the ONO ana
built Fort Duquesne. He was at TINS
place when Jumonville was killed and
his men captured by Washington, but
he adds very little to what is known OF
that affair, except some particulars
about the Canadian who escaped the
fate of the rest. He was also one OF the
force under Villiers who defeated Wash
ington at Fort Necessity. His account
answers pretty well to the French con-
temporary reports, none OF which, now
ever, give the number of Indians who
accompanied the expedition. This ''T.
G.. B." puts at 800, which, if true,
makes the total French force upward OF
900, against about $50 under Washing
ton.
He gives horribly minute account
of the torture of English prisoners by
the Indians at Fort Duquesne in the
summer of 1855. He was present at
the scene, which seems to have left an
indelible impression upon him. he
not only puts the defeat of Braddock IN
the wrong year, but his account OF 1t IS
extremely short and unsatisfactory,
adding nothing to what is already
known, though he says that he took
part in it. He seems impartial IN his
mistakes, which sometimes tell against
his own countrymen. Thus, he declares
that at the battle of Lake George the
whole French force was killed or taken,
while in fact the greater part escaped:
His ambition to make a book has LED
him to sacrifice rare opportunities o.
leaving behind him record of persona
observations which might have been o.
great interest and value He apollo
gizes for having so much to say abou
what he himself saw and did, but hi
real fault is in adding any thing else
p. Parkman, IN N. Y. Post.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
CHINESE WRITING.

Ideas Expressed on Paper BY Means Of
Small Pictures or Keys.
Chinese is queer languag All its
words are only one syllable long. But
the sounds in the Chinese language are
not very many, some four hundred and
sixty-fve at most, and their written lam
guage contains about eighty thousand
pictures, each picture representing a
thing or idea. And these pictures must
be committed to memory. This is hard
work, and not even the ablest Chinese
professor can learn them all. But now
comes a difficulty. For, of course,
where there are so many words and so
few sounds, many different words have
to be called by the same sound. How
then are they to tell, when several DIFF
ferent things have exactly the same
name. which of them is meant?
We have such words. For instance,
there is Bill, the name of a boy; and
bill, the beak of bird; there is bill, an
old weapon, and bill, a piece of money;
| there is bill, an article over which legis-
latures debate, and bill, a claim for
payment of money; besides bills Of
Exchange, bills of lading and so
forth. But Chinese is full of such words
of single syllable, gen, for instance,
which, like bill, means many very diff
ferent things. So they chose number
of little pictures, and agreed that these
should be used as "keys." Each ''key''
meant that the sign or signs near which
it stood belonged to some large general
set OF things, like things of the veg
etable, mineral or animal kingdom,
forest, mines or seas, air or water, or of
persons, like gods or men. 1t was like
the game called Throwing Light, in
which you guess the article by narrow
ing down the field until certain what
| it is.
But there Chinese writin g stopped
short, thousands of years ago. There
it is to-day. There are now two hun
dred and fourteen of these ''keys," and,
by intense application, Cinnamon learn
to use their method with surprising
quickness and success.-Hsnry Ecktord,
in ST. Nicholas.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
QUEEN-RAIS'NG.
A Simple and Approved Method of Rais-
ing Queens Artificially.

A Simple and Approved Method of Rafs-
ing Queens Artificially.
In the matter of rearing queens, there
are two methods, which we will style
artificial and natural Artificial queens,
raised from artificial cells. Natural
queens, raised from natural cells, as
when swarming.
In raising queens artificially there are
several ways, of which the following is
probably as good as any other, and can
be carried on any time during the sea-
son, from May to October.
Select colony from which you wish
to breed, being careful to examine and
see that they have plenty OF young brood
and eggs. Remove the queen, and, in
order to save her, take out frame of
Matching brood and adhering bees at the
same time. Place these with the de-
posed queen in new h We and in new
location. You can build this up to any
strength by inserting frames of brood
from other colonies. The colony left
uueenless will at once start a number OF
queen cells, visible in three or four days.
It is hardly necessary, in this enlight-
ened day of ours, to state that heyoung
queens thus forming are reared from
eggs that would otherwise have Matched
worker bees had not the queen been re-
moved. At the end OF eight days the
queen cells formed will be capped
over, eight days more. or six
teen days in all, and these cells
will hatch out perfect queens.
Between the time in which the queen
cells are capped over and Matching time
is the time to make good use OF them.
When they are about twelve days old,
cut out the cells, inserting each in a
frame of bees and brood taken from
some other colony.
Be careful in selecting frames OF
brood not to get the queen, as she would
soon destroy the cell containing your
young queen. After having inserted
your queen cells in frames OF young
Matching brood and bees, place these
frames { one in each hive) separately,
forming small colonies, generally
called nuclei. With each colony SC
formed place an empty frame Of comt
and a divis on board to contract the
space to suit the size of the colony
formed You can, if you wish, take
frames of brood or honey from othel
colonies, instead of the empty frames
building up to full colony, but, i
you have made good selections of broot
! frames this will not be necessary, a
they will soon multiply and increas'
| to full size. If you have been success
full in your transferring you will hav
quite number of two or three fran
nuclei, just right for additional queer
raising In two or three days the youn!
queens will be out and in ten day
they will be laying and ready for sale
as "untested" queens. PouItere'
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
a TAR'S YARN.
How a Desperate Sailors Life was saVeo
Rya Cruel Enemy.

How a Desperate Sailors Life was saVeo
Bya Cruel Enemy.
'Tve known good luck to be brought
by shark" said an old salt. "When
was an ordinary seaman, lying in
harbor down Porto Rico way, the chief
mate, who was bully, told me one day
shouldn'tgo ashore. Out of spite, and
being q passionate rascal, hated by all
hands, he hung about to see that didn't
give him the slip. Twas determined to
90 ashore, and so threw off my shoes
and Jacket and took header off the
to'c's'le rail and struck out. The mate
outs with revolver and lets fly at me.
There was q moon and the water was
full of fire. and he could see me plain
enough. Finding he'd missed, and that
was still swimming, he whips on hall
his clothes, as | was afterward told, and
Jumped in after me. l allow his notion
was to have drowned me could he have
come up with me- Some of the hands
looked on, and they told me what hap
pened. | hadn't heard the mate jump,
and didn't, therefore, know he was fol-
lowing me; but L thought he might
lower a boat and I swan hard to get
ashore first, resolving to desert that
vessel, if so be | could get foot upon dry
land. Well, it wasn't two minutes after
the mate had made his plunge when !
heard frightful scream behind me. All
il did was to frighten me, though the
sound of it nearly froze my blood. and
went on saving through it, arm over
arm, till the water was III a blaze all
about me. got ashore and stood look
inc toward the vessel, and seeing that
no chase was being made, | went lels-
urely into the town and had night
of it.
Next morning q man asked me If |
was the young chap that had jumped
overheard to swim ashore. 1said Yes.
well, then, says he, the mate follow
ed We and saved your life How dye
mean?' says I. why he says, "a min
ute after your were in the water shark
rose to you. The men on the forecastle
saw his figure plain. Before they could
sing out the mate jumped. The splash
he made seemed to brighten the shark
for a second, for the fiery line of him
vanished. The mate swan right for
him; some Of your chaps roared out. l
suppose the poor devil thought they was
deriding of him. The next thing seen
was his body hove up to the waist out
of water and lashing of white, shining
water about him; then he just gave one
Shrek Hal said |, shudderin' i
heard that Shrek so You see, sir,
said the speaker, addressing me. that
sharks can bring luck to vessel. But
what sort of luck does your story illus
trateP' said l, staring at him. Why,
he answered, wasn't it a tirst-class
stroke of luck for crew to get rid of &
bullyin mate without having to lift ;
finger against him? If it hadn't been
for that there shark l should have los
my chest and clothes, for didn't meal
to return, and, of course, they woul'
have been sacrificed. Stead of which
when | heard that the mate was dead,
returned to the vessel, and the capital
was too glad to get me again to say
word to me about what Ed done. y
London Iele1raph. ......
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a GREAT NUISANCE.
Useful Suggestions for Farmers DESTROYS
of Fighting the Rat-Pest.

Useful Suggestions for Farmers DESTROYS
of Fighting the Rat-Pest.
The question has been asked why
neither the National or State census
enumerators inquired how many rats
the farm averaged per acre, nor how
much grain per annum they consumed,
and how much time and money the
farmer had spent the past year in build
ing against rats, in making repairs of
walls, foundations, cribs, doors and
harness damaged by rats. The Chinese
custom of making game of rats is in &C
cordanee with good economy.
If one can make the imagination and
stomach so harmonic that rats may be
esteemed as much of delcacy as
young squirrels or frogs, then we have
made some advance in the great prob
lem of food-supply and of utilizing all
the products of the country. But as
we are far from such a condition, the
question is rather how to destroy than
to utilize rats.
One correspondent drives the pest
from his cellars, stables and cribs by the
use of copperas and whitewash. He
mikes enough copperas in the white
wash to make it yellow, and then white
washes the walls and ceiling of the eel
lar and sprinkles the crystals about and
in their runs, and about the corners OF
the floor. He claims q perfect stam-
pede of rats under such management.
can recommend the use of cop
peras with whitewash as a disin-
fectant, and for this alone it is well
to use it mt least once q year in the cell
lar. But if one has the time and would
be very particular, he will find benefit
in the frequent use of copperas. The
family that will at least twice year
clean out thoroughly the cellar, and
whtewash with lime and copperas al
the walls, hooks and corners, and will
keep the cellar clean, and barrels and
boxes off the floor. will not be troubled
with rats. or typhoid or malarial fevers
Instead of inducing rats to come, as
many do, by leaving butter, fruits and
dishes uncovered in the cellar. let moth
ing be left uncovered for them to nibblt
at or to regale themselves with.
Shut out the ra,S from the house anC
cribs, and keep them out by carefulness
in not leaving things lying around fol
them to get. Such care, with gooc
cat or two, will make rats scarce abou
the premises.
Rat posons will be wholly unneces
sary about the premises so cared for. |
one is careful in building houses, crib
and piggeries, so as not to give favor
able quarters to rats, their numbers ma,
be diminished.
Piles of rails and old lumber max
harbors. These may be broken up, an,
the place made to look better, too, b
having Il rack to set rails and old board
against, Rats will not harbor in then
when set on end so dogs and cats ma
pass through. Pests and nuisance
generally disappear before thorough
going neatness and order in all parts @
the house and arm.-Amcrican Cult
GATOR.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
MKM.OOO.OO0x

Many splendid fortunes lie in the English
Court Of Chancery, which belong to Amer
can citizens. The court has held possession
in some cases, for more than one hundred
and fifty years. Cox & Co., London, En-
gland, have with great care and diligence
Compiled book containing the names Of
fifty thousand heirs and their descendants
who have been advertised for to claim
these fortunes The book gives Christian
coed for the recovery Of money and estates.
Sent free to all parts of the world upon
receipt of one dollar. Remittance may be
made by registered letter or money order.
Address cox & CO., Al Southampton
Buildings, London, England. Cox & Co.
refer by permission to the Kellogg News
paper Company, New York.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
A JOURNALISTS GUIDE.
Opinions of Various Experts Upon How to
Edit Newspaper.

EulC d Nc"SpdpOE'
In editing a newspaper pen is
necessary article; SO is a pencil, mas
much as it may at times be more con-
venient than pen to write with. A
pair of scissors is also necessary. But
what is most necessary is brains. Next
to brains in value / estimate what we
call the newspaper instinct, the sense
of what news the public require, and
what discussion will be most effective.
Next after this come special talents and
general knowledge; and the more
knowledge, general and special, q news
paper man has, the more useful he will
be.
But with all these gifts and graces
he won't accomplish much unless he
also possesses sense of humor and an
uncompromising love of truth and OF
the United States Constitution.
A pair of scissors, however, is not as
good as pair of modern-sized shears,
and neither scissors nor shears can
make journalist. G. A. DANA,
Editor New York San.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

l have the most exalted respect for
the editorial shears. There is no de-
partment of a newspaper so interesting
to me as the selected miscellany-pro-
vided the scissors work has been done
by man of genius. 1t is not difficult
to find men who can write, but men
who can handle scissors with judgment
and taste are scarce. have worked
in every department of journal
ism, from type-setting to de-
Tending libel suits, and I never feel that
am in such fair way to confer favor
on the human family as when l am sit
ting in front of big pile of exchanges
with pair of sharp scissors in my hand
and paste cup at my elbow. Very
truly yours,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
A Bit of Good Advice.

Doctor Ito patient)-You are all
right physically, but you must take care
of your mental self. You must not
read any thing and must not allow any
one in talking to you to engage your
attention.
Patient-But how must 1 manage it.
doctorp
Doctor-Are you acquainted with
deputy sheriff?
Patient-Yes, sir.
Doctor = Then get him to summon
you as a 1uryman, Traveller.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

An exchange says" Nine-tentbs, of the
unhappy marriages result from human
calves being allowed to run at large in So
cety pastures" Nine-tenths of the chronic
or lingering diseases of to-day originate in
impure blood, liver complaint or bilious
(Which is but scrofula of the lungs, sores.
ulcers, skin diseases and kindred a affections
Dr. Pierce's "Golden Medical Discovery"
cures all these. Of Druggists.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
Dcathless Love and Dying.

A loving New England couple dyed for
one another few days ago. The man was
frosted with the SHOWS of seventy years,
while she who was to be his blushing bride
had the raven locks,of thirty. He dyed his
hair black, thinking to please her, and she,
ignorant of his noble sacrifice, bleached
her hair white to please him. There was
a strange far offness when they next met.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
How Women Differ from Men.

At least three men on the average jury are
bound to disagree with the rest just to show
that they've got minds of their own; but
there is no disagreement among the women
as to the merits of DR.. Pierce's I" Faporite
Prescription" They are all unanimous in
pronoqncing it the best remedy in nth the
nesses and complaints peculiar to their sex.
It transforms the pale, haggard, dispirited
woman, into one Of sparkling health, and
the ringing laugh again "reigns supreme"
in the happy household.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
The Ba.. Was Too Greedy.
Paris (nIo.) Mercury.1

John Clark, who lives on North River,
Missouri, while chopping wood near the
river Tuesday, heard terrible splashing
in the water. He went to the river bank
and saw large bass floating helplessly
about. He took stick and pulled the fish
ashore, and was surprised to find in its
mouth q good-sized catfish. The horns
of the latter were protruding through the
gills of the bass, and thus both fish were
fastened together in such manner that
they could not be separated.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

WHATEVER name or designation is given
to Fever and Ague or other intermlttent
diseases it is safe to say that Maiarla or
Eliminate the impurities from the system
and a sure and prompt cure is the immedii-
ate result. Prickly Ash Bitters is the SAT-
est and most effective remedy for all bill
iary troubles, kidney diseases, and like com
plants that has ever been brought before
the public. A trial is its bestrecommenda'
tion.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
Young Lochinyar in Ohio.
IChjlo (O.) Dis patch.

Frank Allen, "young and handsome,"
and Matte Mccarthy, ''pretty as pict-
ure," eloped from Pendleton County, KY,
and were chased by the girls father. The
runaway couple secured minister at this
place and were married in skif on the
river, while the angry father stood on the
bank with shotgun and impatiently
watched the proceedings, swearing might
;ly t-.H.I
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

"A tramp was discovered in dying
condition in the ferry way at Troy, and
died soon after being taken to the aims
house. In belt about his waist was
found $40 in cash, and handbook in
his pocket showed that he had 1901
deposited in the Lansingburg bank. His
name was William Hickey, and he had
been rover for many years. Troy On.
~ Times,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

Boy of eleven Mother, what is the DIT.
ference between a fort and a fortressW
Mother really don know, dear" small
boy of eight-'Why fortress is the female,
of course''-N Y Telegram.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

SICK and bilious headache, and all de.
rangements Of stomach and bowels, cured
by 'cDr. Pierce's Pellets"-or aati-bilious
granules. % cents vial No cheap boxes
to allow waste of virtues. By druggists.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

REV. W. M. LEFrw1cH, D. D., Nashville,
Tenn, publicly endorses Red Star Cough
Cure. which costs only twenty-five cents a
bottle.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
JOHN A. COCKERILL,
Editor New York World.

In the hands of an editor entirely
great the scissors are as mighty as the
pen. Good Exchange readers" are
scarcer than good writer's, and, although
they come high, we must have them in
every well-regulated newspaper office.
The most successful journals of the day
in this country are those which make
the best use of the scissors, giving due
credit for borrowed matter. whether
copied bodily or adapted and however
classified Browsing on the exchanges
is wholesome pastime and a nourish-
ing and stimulating practice for any
man in the editorial room, from editor
in-chief to office boy. Very truly yours.
M. P. HANDY,
Editor Daily Neobs, Philadelphia.