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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-10-01
MEN WHO FORGET.
Humorous Instances of Absent Mindedncss
of Great Men.

Humorous Instances of Absent Nindedncss
of Great Men.
John =. Cough used to be taken with
unexpected spells Of forgetfulncss when
addressing an audience. As is well
known. he rehearsed his early lectures
in cabbage field. on one occasion.
says the Evening Wisconsin, he stood
up before fashionable audience and
could not recall ono word OF his lecture.
He repeated the preliminary address,
but there he stuck. At i"st be eX-
claimed. despairingly; ooh, Tor my be-
loved cabbage heads!'
In a few moments the inspiration
came, and as he recalled WITH vivid eff
feet his lost illustration he said, thank
fully:
81 am glad you are not cabbage heads
now!"
The failing memory of age is termed
in medical diction amcntia. Emerson
suffered from it when he could not re-
rember the name cf an umbrella but
asked his daughter for that thing you
hold up when it rains He attended
the funeral of Lon follow and at the
grave he paused and said: "lie was a
beautiful spirit whom we have just
buried here, but cannot remember the
name
When grandfather goes around look
ing everywhere for his glasses, which
are reposing safely on his benevolent
old forehead, then m'mory is playing
him trick and H. hurhs at it with
that philosophy which is the alchemy o.
age.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-10-01

The principle of the expansion and
contraction of Il metallic loop made of
German silver and stecl when exposed
to varying temperatures has been util-
lied for automatically shutting off gas
when ii has been blown out instead of
being turned oil in the usual way. One
end Of the loop, which is adjusted close
to the gas flame, is free, while the other
is secured to the fixture. valve con-
trolling the gas is attached to the free
end, and when the gas is burning the
valve is open and the gas freely escapes.
II, however, the gas is blown out the
loop will quickly cool and contract and
the valve will shut off the gas. The
device is exceedingly simple and it re-
spends quickly to the change in tenn.
perature.
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1t Struck Him Later.

An American went into book estab-
lishment in England and asked for
IIare's "Walks in London" In the
United States it is printed in one vol
.ume; in England, in two. "Oh," said
the Yankee, as he looked at them, ''you
part your Hare in the middle, do you?"
81, sir?" said the clerk, with bewil-
dcrcd look. "Oh, no, sill" 81 saw he
didn't soc the joke" said the Yankee,
80 | didn't explain, but bought the
books and went away. A week later
enterel the same shop. AS soon as the
cler's sew me lie approached me, ex-
81 'tf & tai. Part your
u Gle H.dd!e;" that's capital, sir!
CAPITAL"
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A LOST RIVER.
The Singular Disappearance of IA Large
Stream.

The Singular Disappearance of IA Large
Stream.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany has lost river, ard in conse-
quence has bridge whose occupation
is gone, says the Los Angeles Herald,
The Whitewater river has flowed
from the Sierre Madre mountains across
the sands of the region Just this side OF
Seven Palms as ~ tag lA"2no can re-
member. The station vi water was
located where the l'ivr @'l,s'a the rail
way and was supplied wlrh water from
it's current.
During recent heAvv rains the White
water rose in its might aud devastated
the whole country round about. wash
ing out the bridge and the rondbcd and
playing the mischief generally. Soon
the rains and the river stopped stimuli
taneously, and the river has not been
found since. 1t appeared to become
ashamed of itself for doing SO much
harm, and has apparently snnlI away
in disgust and SORROW IT l. entirely
gone. At no point d21' II cross the rail
road, as it would have do were it still
in existence in some now coUrSc. The
railroad company. in ord@r to secure
water for it's station I Whitewater. has
been Obliged to bulk. t II line way
up to the mountains al 6 Undesirable OK
pense.
All last summer. dnring the hottest
driest weather, the riv@r laa placidly
along-in fact. it has mover failed until
after its jag" of last winter Now il
forms one of the myctHriHa 0f That mys
FERROUS region the Colorado river dcs
ert, and perhaps is tlowi.rg Ivy the Peg
leg mine, and possibly ri"oting beside
the treasure-lndcn Spaai,h gulleon
which lies somewhere in that region
hurried in sand
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LINCOLN AS A LAWYER.


How He "Skinncd" II Pension Agent for q
Poor Il widow. s-l..
As lawyer Abr%ham Lincoln used
to say that The b, t way to gain just
case was to free II from legal technical
tiles and get it properly swung to the
jury" In his 'Life of Lincoln" Mr..
Herndon tells story to illustrate what
his former law partner meant by that
peculiar phrase A certain pension
agent had recovered for the widow of a
revolutionary soldier the sum of four
hundred dollars due and unpaid to her
husband at his death, and had retained
one-half of the amount for his fee. The
claimant, crippled old woman, hob
bled into the Office and told her story.
1t stirred Lincoln up, he brought suit
against the agent, and on the day of the
trial he said:
Il am going to skin Wright and get
that money back" He did so. When
the case came MP Lincoln put the white
haired claimant on the stand and she
told her story to the jury. When it was
ended Lincoln drew a picture of the
hardships of Valley Forge, describing
the soldiers as creeping barefooted over
the ice and marking their tracks with
their bleeding feet. Then he contrasted
the hardships endured for their country
with the hardened action of the agent
in fleeing the old woman of one-half
of her pension. He was merciless; the
members Of the jury We're in tears, and
the agent writhed in his seat under the
castigation OF Lincoln's denunciation
The jury returned verdict in her favor
for the full amount and Lincoln made
no charge for his services.
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SuRF-RlDiNG.


How the Hawaiian opOTt
the breakers.
A curious pastime which is somewhat
in vogue among the natives of the
Hawaiian islands, and was more popu-
lar formerly than now, is surt-rldinT.
In the opinion of q contributor to the
Journal of American Folk Lore the
a.:hculty of the accomplishment has
been exaggerated. He describes it thus:
Six stalwart men assembled on the
beach of small cove. bearing with
them their precious surf-boards. These
boards = in Hawaiian, ''wave-slidlng
boards"-are made from the wood OF
the bread-fruit tree.
They are eight or nine feet long,
fifteen or twenty inches wide, rather
thin, rounded at each end, and carefully
smoothed. They are sometimes stained
black, are frequently rubbed with
cocoanut oil, and are preserved with
great care, sometimes wrapped IN
cloths Children use smaller boards.
Plunging through the nearer surf the
natives reach the outer line Of break
crs, and watching their opportunity
they Law fiat upon the board. The more
expert among them llneelcd. Just as a
high billow was about to break over
them they pushed landward in front OF
the combers. The waves rushing IN
were apparently always on the point OF
submerging the rider; but unless some
mishap occurred, they drove HIM Tor
ward with rapidty upon the beach or
into shallow water. In high surf it Is
an exciting sport, and demands skill
and experience.
A few days later was initiated into
the mysteries of surf-ridirg by my host,
who is himself quite expert ! learned
the principle, and believe that practice
only is needed to gain n measure OF
skill. For persons nccuht toned II bath'
ing in surf the process l. iaf less dllh
cult than is usually represented.
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Application for a Patent
No. 975.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,


Eureka, Nevada, Julys, 1891.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN Phoebe Consolidated Mining and Re-
duction 'mpsny, by its authorized agent,
Samuel I. Godbe. whose postothce address ID
Phoebe, Lincoln county, State of Nevada, has
this day filed his application for one thousand
four hundred and lightweight lisSl linear
feet of the "War Eagle mine or lode. bear
ing silver, with surface ground two hundred
5000 feet in width, situated in Ely Mining
District, County Of Lincoln, State Of Nevada,
and designated by the field notes and official
plat on file in this Office as lot number 4S, in
township number l Forth, range 81 east OF
Mount Diablo Base and Meridian; said lot No.
As being described as follows, to-wit;
Beginning at post marked Post No. U. s.
Survey No i8, thence running, LIST course, s
80 degrees As minutes, W 280.4 feet to Post No.
2, u. s. Survey No. As, whence the mouth of
the Horgan tunnel bears 10 degr es 80 min
ut,s, E COG feet; thence, 2nd course, 81 de-
grees, 3S minutes Il. 14'S feet to
Post No. g. U. y. Survey No. AZ; thence, 3rd
cour Q, N. 80 degrees. A minutes + 2s04 feet
to post NO. A, j. s. Survey Ne. 4S,whence U. s..
Mineral Monument No. bears s. 81 degrees 26
minutes, W. 1882 feet and the section corner
common to sections 20, 81, % and 20, Il. N
Il, 81 Z. bears y. degree 35 minut T..
2298.2 feet; thence, 4th course, s "a degrees 80
minutes W., 1888 feet to Post No. | at the
place of beginning
Containing .76 acres.
Courses expressed from the true meridian
| with magnetic variation of Is degrees and 81
minutes east. The nearest known locations
are the BryaI lode on the north and the Es
sen ial lode on the south.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
portion of said War Eagle Mine or surface
ground are required to file their adverse claims
with the Register OF the United states LandOthct
at Eureka, in the State of Nevada during the
period of publication hereof, or they
will be debarred by virtue Of the provisions OF
| the Statute.
| I p UuNKIE Repister
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j. P. DUNKLE. Register.
a ppIicationfor "a Patent


UNITED STATS LAND FFIoE,
Eureka, Nevada, July 8, 1871.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
" Phoebe Consolidated Mining and Reduc-
non Company, by its authorized agent Samuel
T. GodDe, whose postotllce address is Phoebe,
Lincoln county, state OF New ada has this day
filed / is application for one Thousand four
hundred and lightweight tl4SS) linear feet of
the Essential mine or lode bearing silver,
with surface ground two hundred (200) feet in
width situated in Ely Mining District, County
of Lincoln, State of Nevada, and designated by
The field notes and official plat on file in this
ONCE as lot No A in township No. /, N range
81 Of Mount Diablo Base and Meridian: said
lot No. 81 being described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at post marked Post No l U s
Survey No A, whence the mouth of the Hor.
gan tannel bears;N 10 &c grees SO minutes, Il
GOO feet, and thence running. LIST course, 80
degrees 45 minutes, w 2el feet to post No y s
Survey No A; thence, 2nd course, N "a degrees
80 minutes llS5 feet to post No U Survey
No 81, whenca u Mineral Monument bears s
is degrees IL minutes, W $500 feet and the
section corner common to sections 20, 81, rs
and 20, Tp IN k67 Il, bears 10 degrees 30
degrees As minutes, to post No U turvey
No "A; thence "a degrees 80 minutes W to post
No /, at the place Of beginning.
Containing 6.77 acres.
Courses expressed from the true meridian
with Il ma netic variation OF 10 degrees and 50
minutes east 4a
The nearest known locations are the Sun
shine, War EGg c and Abe Lincoln lode min.
lug claims.
ANY IND all persons claiming adversely an
potion CT said Essential mine or surfac
ground are required to file their adverse claim
With the Register of the United States Land
Office at Eureha, in the State of Nevada, during
the period Of publication hereof, or they will
be barred by virtue OF the provision of the
.tdute. j. p. DUNKLE, Register.
1t Is hereby ordered that the foregoing no
tice OF application for patent be published il
the Phoebe RECORD. weekly newspaper pub
lished at Phoebe, Lincoln county, Nevada, fo
the period of sixty days ten consecutive
weeks. j. P. DuNGLE, Register.
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CHEWING TOOTHPlCKS.



"The practice Of chewing woodcr
toothpicl. il ilE dangerous than mos
chewers thcre5 l9yine," said a physi
clan to a I.Julville Commercial re
porter "Nearlr everybody that uses n
wooden toothpisl Of the kind that the
ordinary restaurants supply keeps it in
his mouth after it has performed ita
only lcritim lta function. One my see
people on the streets every day with
toothpicli in their mouths an hour aft
er meals have been eaten. When these
toothpicl1S have been chewed they
split into small, fine slivers, and al
though the chewer may not be aware
of the fact, he swallows greater or
less number of these minute, needle
like particles. When they get into the
stomach they are very likely to do mis-
chief that win mako NJ sign perhaps
for long time, but the mischief is real
lust the same, and there are cases
where the cans of the stomach have
been injured by these little wooden
barbs Tn throat too, suffers more OF
less, and yoIll never find singers ant
theatrical folk, or people who hav
much use Of Il fine nature to make
their throats, chewing wooden tootl
picks. The gums IN many instance
are puncturcd by the slivcrs, and ser
Gus injury to the teeth and mouth ofte
follows. Some restaurants supply
toothpiclis That are saturated in some
way with pungent material, like cinna
mon, and the temptation to chew tn
toothpiclS that has been doctored i
this way is very great. The quill i
less dangerous, but even this kind o
toothpiciz is masticatcd to some ex
tent But the particles don't separate
so readily, and they are less likely to be
swallowed"
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Application for a Patent
No. 90.
No. 979.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,


Eureka, Nevads, July s, 1891.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN Phoebe Consolidated Mining and Reduc
tion Company, by its authorized agent, Samuel
T. Godbe, whose post Office address is Phoebe.
Lincoln county, State of Nevads, has this day
filed itssapplicAtion for ono thousand four hun
dred and eighty .eight (I4ss) linear feet Of the
RAINBOW mine or lode, bearing silver, with
surface ground two hundred t200) feet in width
situated In Ely Mining District, county
Of Lincoln, State Of Nevada, and designated
by the field notes and official plat on file in this
ONCE as Lot No AZ in township No. / N Of
range 81 east, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian;
said Lot No. II being described as follows to.
wit:
Beginning at post marked Pest mol u s
Survey No AZ, thence running, list course, S
80 degrees As inmates. W 2Sl fee. to Iost No
U 5 Survey No AZ, whence the mouth of the
Schwabe tunnel bears : 50 degrees 20 minutes,
n 292 feet: thence. 2nd couffo. 1910 feet to
the line between sctinns 20 and 81, TIP !, N
X 81 II, lass feet to post No U Survey No II /,
whence Mineral Monument No bears s 46
degrees So minutes, W 1922 feet, aud the sec
tion corner common to sections 20. 81, ~ and
30, TIP |, v X 81 Il, bears S deg ees II minutes,
W 2973 feet; thence, Sra course, 80 degrees IS
minutes. h 28l feet to post MOI = Survey No
AZ; thence, Attn course "a degree 80 minutes,
W 1883 feet to thu place of beginning.
Containing GIT acres
| Courses exprrs ed from the true meridian
with magnetic v .riatiun of Ii deg ana b5
minutes east
The nearest knnwn location is the lisa Belle
lode a IN ou the south
Any and all persons clai u'ng sd,ers ~ a'y
portion u said Rainbow mine or sur ace
groun are qnir d To- ii'e Their adver-e claims
with the Req stet o. tie Quilted States Land
Once at Eureka, in the stat ot N'vaiI, du--
1, the period 81 pubiicsti"n hereof, or they
will be debtrred b, virtue OF tho provision OF
the statute
J,P. DuNKLE, Register.
tits hereby ordered that the fore going no.
tice of application for patent be published
In the Phoebe RECORD, weekly newspaper
published at Phoebe, Lincoln county. Nevada.
for the period OF sixty days item consecutive
Weekel. j. p. DUNkLE, Register.
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PATENT NOTICES.
Application for a Patent
No. 9sf.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES LAND
EureEG, Nevada, August "a, lt9.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ Fi1che Consolidated Mining and Reduc-
ton Company, by it's authorized Agent, Sam.
uel I, Godbe, whoss post-Otfiee address is
Ploche, Lincoln county, State of Nevada, has
this day filed application for fifteen hundred
ll500l feet Of the SCItIo vein lode or deposit
bearlug silver, toge.h her with surface ground
Two hundred i2O0) feet in width for the con-
Venient working thereof, situated in Ely Min
ing District, County of Lincoln and State of
Nevada. aud designated by the field notes and
official plat on lie in this Office, as Lot 80,
Township No. l north of range No. CT east,
Mount Diablo Base ard Meridian. The exter
Tor boundaries Of said let No. so being as fol-
lows tO-wit:
Beginning at post marked No l, U. s Sur
yey No, So on the southern side OF the Panac-
ker Lode claim, q. s. Survey No, SO, thence
running LIST course north II degrees u min
utea east, $40 feet to post No. 2, U. S. Survey
No. so, at the northwest corner of U. S. Sur
Vey No. 40, Zero Lode claim, whence the cor
Der common to sections 70, %, 26 ana q Of
Township north of range 81 cast bears south
% degrees 5S miuutes east, 2j56 feet and
Nheeler's Monument bears north SO degrees
ard ~ MINUTES east, 2546 2-l0 feet thence and
course, south 81 degrees and "a minutes east,
$50 feet along the southwest side line of u, S,
Survey No, 40, Zero Lode claim, TO post No. g.,
| U IS. Survey No 30; thence Sd course, south
| ~ degrees and AZ minutes west, 256 feet to
| post No. 4, U. S, Survey No so; thence 4th
course north 81 degrees and "a minutes west,
| $50 feet to post No. 5, u S. Survey No 50;
thence 9Th course, south II degrees OF minutes
| west, $40 feet to post No. g, U. S. Survey No.
so; thence 9Th course, north, 10 degrees 46 n in-
utes east, 49 4l0 feet to the center line, whence
| the discovery shaft bears north II degrees, OF
minutes east $40 feet; 256 feet to post No.l1. at
the place of beginning. Containing s81CO
| acres.
The courses are expressed from the true mer.
idan, with a magnetic variation of 10 degrees
IS minutes east. The nearest known claims
are the Pauaeker lode claim, U. s. Survey No
80 on the NORTH and the Zero lode AIM U. S
Survey No. 40 on the northeast.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
portion of said scIPIo Mine or surface
ground, are required TO file Their adverse
claims with the Register of the United StateI
land office at Eureka in the State of Nevada dur
ing the sixty days period fpublicatlou III reof
or they Will be barred by virtue of the pro
visions Of the Statute.
j. P. DUNKLE, Register.
1t is hereby Oh dered that the foregoing motto
of application for patent, be published f.
the period Of sixty days, ten consecutiv
weeks ,inthe PIoCHE RECORD, a weekly news
paper published at Phoebe, Lincoln County
Nevada
]. p. DUNKLE, Register.
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No. 97s.


UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
W Eureka, Nevada July y, 1891.
NT0TIOE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN Phoebe Consolidated Mining and Reduc-
ton Company, by Its authorized agent, Sam
uel r., Godbe, whose postotiice address Is
Phoebe. Lincoln county, State OF Nevada, has
this day filed its application for one thousand
four hundred and lightweight 1488l linear
feet of the Elsa Belle" mine or lode bearing
silver, with surface ground two hundred (200)
feet in width situated in Ely Mining District,
county of Lincoln, State of Nevada. and desig-
mated by the field notes official plat on file in
In this office as lot No. AS, In township No. l, N
OF range 81 Il, Mount Disblo Base and Meri-
dian; said lot No, As being described as fol-
lows, to-wit;
Beginning at post marked post No. u s Sur
vey No. As, whence the mouth of the SchwAbe
tunnel bears 80 degrees and 20 mi nutes, Z
900 feet; thence running LIST course, s SO de-
grees As minutes, 279 feet to post No. u s.
Survey No. As: thence 2nd course, "a de-
grees SO MINUTES, 1888 feet to post No. 3, U.
8. Survey No. As; thence. 3rd course N 80 de-
grees AS minutes, E 279 feet to post No. 4, u,
3. Survey No. 40, whence U. s. Mineral Monu-
ment No. bears S 46 degrees So minutes, W
1922 @ feet, and the section corner common to
sections 20, 81, 28 and 20, TIP /, N ROT e, bears
s degrees ~ minutes, W 1918 feet; thence
4th course, 8 81 degrees 3S minutes, W 1883
feet to to the place Of beginning.
Containing 6 70 acres.
Courses expressed from the true meridian
with magnetic variation of Is degrees and
! IS minutes east.
The nearest known locations are the Rain
| bow on the north and the Half Moon lode
| claim on the south.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
| portion OF said Ia Belle mine OIL
surface ground. are required to file their ad
verse claims with the Register of the United
States Land Office at Eureka, in the State o
Nevada, during the period Of publ
cation hereof or they will be debarred by virtu
OF the provisions of the Statute.
p. DUNKLE, Register.
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NOTICE.

~ received the Assessment Roll and original
lists of property for the year A. d. 1891, from
the Assessor Of Lincoln County. Nevada, and
the same is in my Office for public inspection.
The Board Of Equalization VIII meet at their
office on MONDAY, August l7th. A. d.
1891. at 10 O'Clock NJ. for the purpose Of
equalizing said roll, and will continue in SEES
sion from day TO day until and including the
It'll day % september, A 1891 and all persons
having objections to make to said assessments
must present the same to said Board when in
session.
e. PIFRSON,
County Clerk and Elk Offcio Clerk Of the Board
Of County Commissioners.
Phoebe, New, Aug. 10, 1891.
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1t is hereby ordered that the foregoing notice
of application for patent be published in the
Phoebe RECORD, weekly newspaper
published at Phoebe, Lincoln county, Nevada,
for the periodf sixty days item consecutive
weeksl.
J. p DUNKJE Repistpr
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Notice of Forfeiture.

ITO LARRY EGAN. HIS GRANTEES, AS
i signs, heirs, executors or administrator,
and all parties claiming under, from, by or
through him:
You are hereby notified that the undersigned,
co.owner with you in the mining claim known
as the challenge" mine, situated in Highland
Mining district, County of Lincoln, State of
Nevada has performed the work and made the
expenditures on the said mining claim, re-
quired by section 1924 of the Revised Statutes
OF the United States, to hold the same for the
year 1890, and the amount due from you, your
grantees assigns or administrator, etc, on ac-
count of such expenditures on said mining
claim is the sum OF fifty dollars.
And II within ninety days after the publica.
ton Of this notice, you fail or refuse to con-
tribute your said proportion Of such expendi-
ture as CO owner, your interest in said claims
will become the property of the subscriber
under said section 1924.
JOHN SHERIDAN.
Phoebe, New, Aug. -, 1891.