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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-01-21
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Mr.. A. s. White, the Unknown anthn,
Whites Photography famous a,
he Champion Shorthand Writer Of The
World. received the frat prizes in tie In.
efnationai contests at London, Edinburgh.
raris and Berlin; he came near being rer
nanen'ly Disabled by rheumatism. iii,
'snosery by the use Of remedy iniallilb
ncuring rheumatism and ali blroi disease,
told in letter from his office, O. Wash
ngtnn 81, Chirago. dated .Tnr,s 70 lsc.
He writes:
{" ionr remedy has done wo,,lafgll ssr
vice for me. Fey the rast tiya yhsr. /
ave been troubled with rheumatic pains.
MY right hand had become slmost ,,.e.
.sss and ! was gradually losing speed an .
iaorfhand writer. a friend Of mine Dr
oeder'eh. advised m. II yo,ir rnn,oay l
ssed de2en bottles ri 3. 8. ard nm nav
entirely recovered. shall never ,e,ss 10
eommend yenr execllcnt mci.,,,,e.. and
wish you much success.
Yours truly, a. s. Wlrr,
ma hero is another witness:
"gENroN, Ark, August, 25.ll. 1857
Last SPRING wss dangerously afflicted
VAN erysipeiaS, and my life was dosps ired
81 hy my physicians. As n lost hons !
ihed ,. y. !, and 5000 found relief aua
IN Two Messs Wa able 10 attend IA M,
business. used i've bottles.
-. IL WiTTHoRNE, Ed. saiinst o,r,er ,
Treatise on Blood and Skin Disease,
,nsiieo ieo. ne SWIFT SPECIFIC Co
Drawer .. Atlantis, &c.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-01-21
STR FACTs.

Massachusetts will he interested tc
learn that on an original map Of the
world, by which Alexander the VI di
vided the discoveries hetws.n Spain and
Portugal, and which is now in the pos
session of the Vatican, all the present
United States form blank space marked
'Terra de Bacnlos.a or. the land Of cod.
fish.
More farmers commit snicide than
people of any other calling. and mer-
chants comes next. During the first hall
Of last year not a clergyman nor a jour.
nalist in this country tool his own life.
Miss Moore, of Findley Township,
Mercer county. Penn. raised the cham.
bion sunnower last season. 1t measured
~ inches in circumference. l2s inches in
diameter and contained ., 1911 seeds.
Z A man living in southern Florida last
week saw, for the first time 10 his lie, q
lump Of ice. lie put piece in his pan.
falcons pocket to take home to show his
family. but soon took it out again.
Several observers speak Of the new
star in Adromena as showing under high
powers a sort Of semi-planetary disc re.
sembling the appearance Of one Of the
satellites Of Jupiter. t4
4 letter written in Galveston. aud nd.
dressed to firm at Palestine. Tex,
recently went al the way to Palestine,
in Asia, and finally was returned from
Jerusalem.
]. G. Campbell, oil Mercer county, Pa.
has large strawberry bed which shows
ripe frnit. green berries. flowers and
buds. This is rare occurrence in Penn.
sylvania.
Tue cotton king OF the world is Mr..
Richardson. Of Mississippi. His animal
crop 10 greater than that Of all Egypt,
and his plantations are worth twelve
millions.
A young vile at Greensbarg, Ind,
sues for divorce because her husband
sealed her lips with corrt plaster to
make her quit talking,
Nine million acres Of land in Germany
are devoted to the cultivation OF the po.
tAto. The product last wear amounted
to $4,000. 900 tons.
A Buffalo doctor has Just liked silver
windpipe in . man who had lost his own.
The new one Is success.
Young quail are so aomeaticated at
Fremsnt. Kansas. that they flock the
streets as sparrows do.
In London. proper land is very dear,
having recently been sold at the rate Of
el5, 900. 900 an acre.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-01-21
odds AND ENDS.

The Liberty League ut Boston has de
cided to take up the case of Rev. Mr..
Davis, who was sent to jail for speaking
! on Boston Common without permit
from the city authorities. The leagues
members claim that this is violation Of
the spirit and letter Of the Constitution.
There il movement in North Caro-.
lima for the repeal Of the present law
pensioning Confederate soldiers, the pen.
sions granted by which are too small To
be Of much service. and devoting the
money so appropriated to the bnilding Of
Soldiers Home.
The old project Of erecting statue in
Paris to General Washington has re.
vived. A meeting was held at New
York the other day. at which it was
found nearly enough money had been
promised to set the scheme practically
aioot.
A large vein Of natural gas has been
struck at Penn Yam, New York, at a
depth Of fifty feet. The discovery has
caused much excitement among residents
and already arrangements are being
made to sink wells. in other parts of the
town.
According to the Toronto Globe the
taxation of dogs is badly mixed up in
that city with religion, Roman Catholics
being exempted by the authorities from
payment while the tax ia being enforced
on Protestants.
Mrs. Gaines Carpenter ind daughter
were recently buried in pauper graves ct
Foxboro. Mass. 1t is now discovered
that they owned tract Of land in Texas
worth SEQ. 900. the value OF which they
did not know.
A lot Of Chinese gamblers were or.
rested in Chicago the other day. but
""s" a'''k"ea 'or "'a' 'oa''ee" % ."eai
'''.eu ~ uu'u a''Ao '"s' 'uey' eou'a NOT
-,
ine n's' 'esa' execution 'ha' mas oc'
cuf'ea III lows ~ over twenty years 'ooS
-. c,. -, s'
a. - g -. -, W.
sco'ch potatoes are now beng import
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-01-21
Three Figures.

To-day you can write in the date line
of your letter three figures Of the same
kind. three Fights; for instance 1855. 1t
has been III years since anyone has been
able truthfully to write three same e..
CURES together, namely in l7s717, Then
there was . big amount of trouble in
what United States then existed, or
rather. what Of this nation was struggling
for existence. At that time King
Georges soldiers were making it very
warm for the patriots Of this land, who
we're trying to make new nation. Had
those patriots not succeeded every last
one Of them would have been q rebel,
most Of them would have been hung,
and not one Of them could have ever
held Office under the government. This
reminds us that revolutions accom-.
plished makes patriots, and that fail.
ures makes rebels; Or, in other words,
nothing is successful but success. We
don't believe there is man now living
who put l117 at the head OF his letters.
And in III years man can again use
three same figures in his date line --l999.
Not . human living now viii DO here to
do that next three figuring, unless me.
dical and sanitary science achieves great
wonders. Carson Appeal.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-01-21

It Is difficult for sailor to make q
tiller Of the soil. He can make It o,
wood. though. Texas Sittiugs.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-01-21

The difference between Jay Gould and
the milkmsn is that while they both
water their stock, the milkman always
mike bis first, Life.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-01-21

Robert Garrett says he will go round
the world. This is Kind in Robert. lie
went through the Baltimore end Ohio. -
Ohio State Journal.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-01-21

Would it be correct to cal! red,
nosed. importuning tramp . kind Of 4
damask rose.-Oil City Blizzard.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-01-21

The chief feature Of the opera ''Sieg.
fried" is kiss just AZ seconds in length.
II i given BY Sissfriea to Brunndiede.
There Ia never any variation about it. be.
cauae the exact duration Of it is fixed by
the notes Of the music. We like to see .
great deal Of earnestness about . kiss,
Int when compile get 10 they can hang
IN 10 kiss for ~ ssconds without the
help Of elne il is high time for them to
get married. --ES.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-01-21

In making chicken salad Of veal lea.
theirs should be used sparingly. New
Orleans Picayune.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-01-21

They have conversation club in
Louisville. People who talk too much
are hit with New Orleans Picayune.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-01-21

A ieceitful woman is like counter
ieitpostal card "a frand on the nails
New Orleans Picayuns.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-01-21

4 man at Florence. A. T.. has taken
SO mach cslomsl that these bot days the
uisrcury rises to bic head and he gets so
top.heavy that he has to walk with q
drutch. -NtohAve Mines.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-01-21

The PostolIics Department. has refused
10 name Nebraska postofHce 's0ld
Mia The Postmaster General was
1e6tIy afraid the mails wonld boycott
S;mristown Herald.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-01-21

A New York man has made an inven.
ton to save horses in the case Of fire.
The invention can be worked either by
electricity or by hand. At q certain
temperature bell will ring, and the
moment the bell rings the doors will fly
open. the horses will be unhitched and
two small streams Of water will strike
each horse in the face. To escape the
horses will hack ont of the stalls, and
once out Of there they will have IN on.
portunity OF seeing a way Of escape
through the open doors. FIX.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-01-21

A new brand of Christmas etocLius
has been made in Chicago. It holds o
iivs.gnllon demiiohn. New York Morn.
ing journal.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-01-21

There is more pleasure in giving than
receiving. This is particularly true in
the matter Of advice.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-01-21

When . church sewing society meets
81 msmber's house the session soon do.
vslopss into an Enslish speaking race. :
Puck.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-01-21

Knows the rope,--th. hsugman -Pitts-
burg chroniols
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-01-21

A Kentucky sheriff, who had been q
dancing master. % far forgot himsslf that
whom two men had been concerned to.
Rethsr in murder were on the sallows,
he called out, as he cut the rope, swing
partners. FIX.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-01-21

tell Of a young Lincola nan that
pile : contortionist thst be can
=: It difficulty the bald spot on
his head. : Nebraska State
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-01-21
NEVADA.


salt Laks Tribune.
Nevada in many places has prosperel
in the year past. Her great losle has
steadily paid in two or three Of the great
mines aud such deposits have been m.
covered and such milling facilities per.
fccted, that the prosperity Of Virginia
city j. assured for many years to come.
Reno and the long line Of agricultural
valleys up and down the eastern slope,
or rather at the base Of the Sierras, have
all been most prosperous; the ranges Ct
tile State have been more satisfactory
than those Of any other division OF this
Interior basin, and most extensive add.
tions hare been made in tue eastern sec.
ton and one mine has been paced on .
paying basis in Esmeralda county. The
mines Of Cortez, Austin, Taylor and
L~wis have steadily paid. The popu.
latica has been increased and there is
NOR hopc among the people than there
has been before since the disastrous col.
lapse Of the Sierra Nevada and the fail.
nre tn End large deposits in the deep
levels opened up by the Onion. Belcher
and rotosi shafts. OF late new hope
has come to the people. hops that
now railroad will cut their State in twain
and make il possible to place the multi.
tnde Of low grade mines, which are
known to exist, on paying hasis. We
frust Tint hope shall be half realized be.
fore the present year shall close. With
the building Of that road and the placing
Of It under generous management. the
State will again take her place in the
front rank Of ore producing regions. for
under fair adjustment Nevada 10 about
the best silver mining region in all this
world. 1t was there that Americans
brought mining to perfection and re.
dnced milling to close business and
scientific basis. II is true that more cd.
vance was made in Nevada in fifteen
years in mining and reducing ores, where
the business had to be conducted on the
desert and where high labor and costly
transportation were the rule, than had
bean made in two hundred years any.
where clse in the mines of the world.
From there the miners branched out that
have made Utah. Idaho and Montana
ring with their work, and which work
has transfgured this whole great region
between the two great ranges. This is
not oil. Those men ere found scattered
through Mexico. Honduras, Alaska and
under the western ahadows Of the Andes,
their skill and energy are breathing q
new life into the calm which long ago
settled upon those slopes. All these
men cherish kindly thoughts Of Nevada
and not few are watching the daily
papers. with the thought uppermoat in
their minds that il the proposed railroad
from Salt Lake City shall be started in
wy that gives promise of real and speedy
business, they will gravitate back and
renew their work OF mining where they
iirst made success Of it. This year, or
at iartheat pext year. Nevada will take
on her old.time sovereignty among silver
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-01-21

A Ll, PARrii;S HAVING LEaITIW,rs
"A claims against the late Chss. r, Mcyers
VII please present ite ni2ed sccoants 10 ths
"rnaarsisnsd within 10 days from this OATS.
Phoebe, Nsv.. Iuiy asth. 1857.
!. EIsENMANS.
ID, O. CLARK.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1888-12-17
@eaf @u@ bod aefdMtaN

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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-08
ola saws IN Rhyme.

Actions speak louder than words ever do;
You can't eat your cake and hold on it, too.
When the eat is away the mouse win inlay:
Where there Is a viii there IS always a way.
Ones deep IN the mud as the other In mire:
Doh jump from the trying pan into the ire.
There's no use crying DER milk that il spilt;
NO aecuser Il needed by conscience Of guilt.
There must be some fire wherever is smoke;
Iheiptcher goes oft TO the well till it's broke.
BY rogues falling out honest men get their
Whoever it fits, he must put on the ,hoe.
All work and no play viii make Jack dun
A thing Of much beauty is ever a joy,
a half loaf is better than no bread at ALI
And pride always goeth before a sad fall.
Fast bind and fast find, have two strings to
Contentment is better than riches, you know
The devil finds work for hands idle to do;
A miss IS as good as mile you know.
You speak Of the devil he's sure to appear;
You can't make silk purse from out of sow's
ears.
4 man by his company always il known;
Who lives in glass house should not throw a
stone.
When the blind leads the blind both viii fall
in the ditch
It's better born lucky than being rich
Little pitchers have big ears. burnt obiId
breads the fire:
Though sneaking the truth, no one credits
liar.
Speech is silver, but silence is gold
There's never fool like the fool who Is old.
detroit Free Press
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-08
TAE NEXT LEGISLATURE.

There are a great many persons III
Delaware who think that the Republicans
will have control Of the next Legislature
Of the state Men who ought to know
better even here and there an editor.
have an idea that the next session Of the
General Assembly will be fruitful Of re.
form Legislation because Of the RepubH.
can victories in Kent and Sussex. 10 all
such persons we commend reading Of
the Constitution Of the state.
The next Legislature viii be made np
Of seven Democratic senator's and two
Republican in the upper branch and
seven Democratic representatives and
fourteen Republican in the lower branch
On joint ballot, for the election Of n
United States Senator, a safe treasurer
and auditor, the Republicans will have
sixteen votes to the Democrats fourteen.
But laws are not passed by joint ballots.
Each branch votes by itself on all legis
lation. The Republicans of the lower
branch or house may pass reform bills
each day Of the session and vet there
will be no reform laws enacted unless the
Senate, which has Democratic maiorit,
of five, passes the same bills.
Under the provisions Of our antilust
ed constitution, which was PRACTICAL,
adopted in 1892, that is, ninety six wear,
ago, the state senators are elected 70,
four years as follows. During a year Of
Presidential election each county elect,
enc senator and during the othe
aycn year each county elects tw
Senators. Hence the six senator.
shosen BY the three counties in 1886 hole
over during this session and their success
sors cannot be chosen until 1890. Tn.
Republican members of the coming Ler
islature viii therefore have the choice
United States Senator to succeed Ri
Salisbury, by whose act the Republi
cans have acquired this power
and Of successors to State Treasure
William Herbert and State Audito
james y Bovce but thav can enact n
laws, lot the least important. withon
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-08

The most powerful war ship ahoat. the
Benbow, has just been completed and joined
the British Mediterranean fleet. She carries
two Hilton guns, besides other smaller guns
A shot from one Of them weighs 500 pounds.
and when propelled BY a full charge OF $50
pounds OF powder il can tear IT'S way through
a whole yard OF iron armor. The gun IL 43
feet inches long, and tbs projectile is over
Al inches long and nearly foot inches in
diameter England's eight best lronclads cost
nearly Sa5,000,0 900, tho Benbow costing
s5,e00000. Two more ships nearly anished.
the Nile and Trafalgar Of l2.OOS tons each
will cost nearly e5,0O0,00o apisce. AZ this
price each will be worth its weight in copper
The simultaneous discharge OF the guns OF
the entire Aeet would develop force enough
TO lift the ships, guns and all, tive feet out
Of the water.-New York Sun.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-08
DEATHS POWER.
Death. the Alexaadeg bold,
With his sword Rs caeaves asus.dew
Tangled cord and mystac fold,
Iafs's vsxation aud its wonder.
Ida A. Ahlborn IN America
chopped on Cigar Ends.

In large cigar stores the cigar chippe~s. the
little knives which chop OF the ends OF Ha.
Ennas, make quite an income for tbs pro.
prietors Of the places in which they do duty
prominent Broadway cigar dealer said to
a reporter recently:
You have no idea how rapidly these cigar
ends accumulate. What do wo do with
5hemi Well, we dispose Of thom in many
ways Some firms pack Thorn rp in pound
packages and sell them TO smokers for pines;
tut it is against the law to SUI them without
internal revenue stamps
Quite recently the cigarette manufacture
ers have been experimenting with these ends
and now they are quite extensively used in
the goods known as all tobacco cigarettes
There IS one manufacturer who sends ont
men to collect the chopped or ends and b
return allows US a discount on tho cigarettes
we may buy of him.
How much do you suppose you realize a
year from the cigar ondsl"
We'll, about 1900 think would cover IL
and that Is pretty good sum for pin money
its just like flndingt. Oh, tell you moth
ing is wasted nowadays Now York Even.
ing Sun
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-08

IFthc Republicans of New Castle county
had consolidated on some one Of their can
didotcs fer the Levy Court; Commissioner
Hickman would have been defeated lie
squeezed through by a majority Of
about 500 only. About 400 Democrats
scratched him, which is not a
very brilliant exhibition Of our free
trade contemporary inauence--in the
Democratic party. Yesterday afternoon
it sneercd at the workingmen Of New
York state who voted for Harrison and
protection. What will il say about the
Democratic party Of New Castle county
which stood by Mr. Hickman' A
sheer wln hardly suffice. II is probable
that Mr. Hickman would have been de-
feated II Every Evening had not
opposed him. He would have
been defeated in all events. II all those
disqualified voters to whom tax receipts
were offered on Tuesday had taken ad-
vantage Of the fraud and had voted
However we will let Every Evening do
the crying over all the split milk
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-08
wANAMAKER's.
--0aa.~4~-o4--~ea-~1.~ -.--a.~-s.-.a ~ 49,,
PHILADELPHIA. Thursday, Nov. 8.

PHILADELPHIA. Thursday. Nov 8, 1883.
In Dress Goods the charm
of cheerfulness comes close to
the matter of fact. Soft, warm
shades that lean lovingly
against the light, and prices
that taper toward the vanishing
point. That line of ffty-centers
we pointed out the other day
tells the story as well as any.
Same of these gooQS qyouLd cost
rs more than 50 cents a yard
today.
OF these Atwood, good
weight half dollar Dress Stuffs
there are more than $50 styles
and colorings- Serges, Foules,
Cloths, and Tricots.
Look at one. A Suitine
stuff that's never gone for less
than 75c. Every thread of
fine wool. Soft, firm, and in
half-a-dozen modest mixtures.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-08

the consent Of the Democratic majority
in the State Senate.
The Legislation Of the next session Of
the General Assembly of Delaware will
b based largely upon COMPROMISE. No
man can foretell anything Il is believed,
however, that our present infamous as.
sessment and tax collection scheme
is doomed The Republicans Of
Sussex are in possession Of
the Levy Court and hence Of the
collectors and the Democrats of that
county, may be depended upon, therefore.
to cry as loudly for a change in this re-
spect as the Republicans of New Castle
or Kent. Another compromise in all
probability will be made on the question
of constitutional reform. The friends Of
Mr.. James L. Wolcott control the senate
and that gentleman and his organ, the
Dover Index. have been supporting
the proposition Of a constitutional
convention for some time. There should
be no trouble to effect an agreement by
which a convention viii be called
Finally "the books" will be inyesti-
gated The Republican majority in the
house will so through the public
accounts pretty much like the recent
cyclone passed through South VIII.
mington. In this work the Repub-
Hcans viii be ably asst tied by
State Treasurer Herbert and State
Auditor Boyce who have been ia hearty
with the Salisbury movement
in Kent. The almshouse accounts Of
New Castle county will not escape the
coming scrutiny. The accounts Of Clerk
Of the Peace Cochran will undergo sitting.
and the Delaware school book account
will be ventilated to every tax payers
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-08
Don't nnndnre Sore r,res-

The custom, prevalent among physicians
as well as the laity, of tightly bandaging or
tying up the eye as soon as IL becomes in
hnmed or sore is a bad one. Tho effect npon
the eyeis bad. Il preclules the free access
and beneficial effects of the cool air, and at
the same time prevents or greatly rutards the
free egress Of the hot tears and morbid secre-
lions OF the infamed conjunctiva or cornea.
or both. In those cases too, where foreign
substance has got into the eye, the bandago
(which is usually clapped on the first thn1
presses the lids more closely against the ball
ana thus increases the pain aud discomfort
by augmenting the decorations caused by the
foreign body. This cannot fail to be harm
tnL In those cases where tho light is painful
ADJUST over the organ neatly fitting shade,
which, while It excludes the light, allows the
FREQ access Of all. New Orleans Times Demo-
GRAFT
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-08

a short time ago some honeymoon car
riages" were placed upon the Spanish rail-
ways. Each compartment contained only
two seats, very close together and every
thing was done to provide for the comfort
OF the honeymooners But no blushinr
couples appeared, and not ono Of those com
partments has yet been occupied. Tho "aa-
ministration" forget that people never try so
hard to look like old matrimonial hands as
on the day upon which tho knot has been
tied.-Pall Mall Gazette.