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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-02-26
a BUSINESS PROPOSITION.
A City Lady Who Required Proof
Before Believing.

There recently appeared in the San Fran
cisco Call, Chronicle, and Examiner, a propo-
sition hitherto unheard of. 1t was an
advertisement in which the Edwin W. Joy
Company, inprooi of the curative properties
OF joys Vegetable sarsaparilla, offered TO
submit it to the rifle test of "no cure no
pay Many accepted, and their experiences
are SO convincing as to be almost beyond
belief. Here is another, written under date
January 6, $780,
DEAR sIRs: | accepted your offer to test
the merits of your vegetable remedy in sick
headaches, and called for bottle and got it.
l had been troubled for long time, and
had tried nearly everything, with little or
no effect; but joys Vegetable Sarsaparlla
acted almost like magic, and the first bottle
relieved me from one Of the worst cases of
g1ck headache one ever had.
MRS. NJ. Il. PRICE,
16 Prospect Place, San Francisco.
We will from time to time publish others
OF these letters. It is doubtful if any remedy
was ever before submitted to such a severe
ordeal.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-02-26
New Care for Hiccough.

A well'known New Yorker dining in
an uptown restaurant the other day sud
denly turned aside from the table. ex.
cused himself to his companions, and,
STOPPING over glass of water, seemed to
cover it with his mouth and to bend
himself almost double. "What on earth
are you doing!" was asked. 80, merely
drinking out of the further sile Of nv
glass No one can explain why it is SO,
but that will stop hiccough instantly. ;,
IN. Y. Sun.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-02-26
Quite An Industry.

When you have seen persons slipping
cooling drinks, like lemonades, mint
luleps, rum punches and SO on, through
long straws, it has probably not occurred
to you that the making of those straws is
quite an industry. They are cut to even
lengths from rye stalks and put into
boxes containing 5000 straws, whicb.ca
be bought of dealers who, make special.
ty of bar room supplies. There is fac.
tory in a Western State where over a
hundred boys and girls are constantly
employed the year round in cutting and
packing these straws for market.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-02-26

Postmaster General Wanamaker has
either made mistake or else he has an
abiding faith in his power to stand the
criticism Of the thousands Of postmasters
throughout the land which he has in.
vited them to make of his annual report,
copies Of which he has had sent to them.
On second thought, perhaps Mr.. Wanna.
maker has taken this method of gather
ing material for a book on American
humOr.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-02-26

Texas SIitIngS.
Doctor-You are much improved, bat
you must avoid all mental cxertion what
ever for the next six months.
Patient-But, 'loetor, | have got to do
something to make living.
"Have you any acquaintance with any
court officials
eyes, know several.
"Well, you get them to put You on
the jury in the court Of general sessions
until you have recovered your mental
faculties. | always recommend jury
duty to my patients when they are
feeble.minded.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-02-26

We cordially endorse the statement of
the New York Press that the great need
OF the republican party is organization,
and we take the liberty OF reminding the
gentlemen at the head of our local and
State committees that a little activity
and agitation is in order. 1892 isn't very
far of, and now is the time to begin to
hustle for votss by bracing up the week.
kneed brother, and convincing the man
whose mind is in doubt as to which
party he ought to support.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-02-26

Henry Watterson's letter to Gov. Hill
may or may not have influenced that
gentleman in the taking of the Sentorship
from New York, but there can be no two
opinions as to its being about as impu.
dent document as was ever cent by any
man to another with whom he had not
the slightest personal acquaintance. No
wonder Hill says he never received such
q letter.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-02-26

The deepest lake in the world is Lake
baikal, in Siberia, its enormous depth of
between four thousand and four thou.
sand i've hundred feet makes the volume
OF it's waters almost equal to that Of Lake
Superior. Although its surface is one
thousand three hundred and fifty feet
above the sea level, the bottom is three
thousand feet below it.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-02-26

The financial condition of the country
is improving every day, and more than
five millions of dollars are added to the
amount OF money in circulation every
thirty days. This being the case it is
not strange that conservative men
should be satisfied to '1et well enough
alone.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-02-26

Senator Morgan recently said that he
believed nothing could please the Ameri.
can people SO much as foreign war.
Some would.be government contractor or
an ambitious army or navy officer must
stand in the Senators mind for the
American people.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-02-26

The reciprocity treaty with Brazil goes
into effect April l, of the present year.
1t is estimated that under IL onr exports
to that country will be from twenty to
thirty millions of dollars per annum.
Last year they were less than Sc, 900, 600.
That 10 practical craftsmanship.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-02-26

The time is not far distant when
Canada will be loudly asking for admis.
sion to Uncle Sans family, and nobody
knows it any better than the roland old
fellow generally known as John Bull.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-02-26

The Farmers Alliance Of Maryland is
said to be after Senator Germans SCALP.
1t is an opponent not to DO despised,
whatever may be your opinion of some Of
the ideas it advances.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-02-26
1,lietl,
tomcial.l

At Royal City, February 20, RICHARD CHAT
MAN, a native Of aged years.
At Piocho. February 90, JOHN NAM, "a native
Of Massachusetts, aged 81 years.
AT Phoebe, February %, J. @. KELLY. native
of Missouri. aged sc years.
At Phoebe, Felrurry %, A. ]. LOUDER. a ma.
tive of Pennsylvania, aged As years.
At Pansca, February 81, JOSEPH WAITS
WORTH. a native Of Nevada, aged 20 years.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-02-26

That cylone cavorting around in Ala.
bama must have been trying to make
connection with Jay Gould, who was in
the same vicinity.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-02-26

Many years practice have given c. A.
Snow 4 Co., Solicitors Ct Patents, at
Washington ID. C., unsurpassed success
in obtaining patents for all classes of in.
ventions. They make speciality of re.
jected cases, and have secured allowance
OF many patents that had been previously
rejected. Their advertisement in
another column, will be OF interest to in.
ventors, Patentets, manufacturers, and
all who have to do with patents.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-02-26

Mr.. Cleveland favors free trade and
free whiskey, but it seems that he draws
q line at free silver.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-02-26

There's bottomless gulf between Mr..
Cleveland and the Senators of his party.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-02-26
LOST.

Two horses, One small brown saddle horse,
branded III, and sorrel horse branded with
squares. reward of SO Will be paid 10
The finder of the above herses to be loft at ice
Cooks stable.
JOE BONANZA.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-02-26

A Bottle of Trib should be in every
household.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-02-26

Blank Location Notices for sa Q
at This Office.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-02-26

A bottle of Trib should be in every
house hold.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-02-26

The noblest R Of them all Recipro-
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-02-26
NEW TODAY.
LOST.

Between Pan1ca and Phoebe, on friday. Feb
ruary 10, black Morocco bill book, containing
papers and memoranda, and postal note for
so cents. A suitable reward will be given for
its return to the owner, DIR. A. J. LOUDER.
Phoebe, Nerada.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-04

l have returned from a trip owe the
Bun Run battle ground. where my
youngest brother was killed In July,
1861. ] was assured while there that
there have been but few changes in the
face of the country. The lines held by
jackson in the second battle. especially
in the railroad cut, are easily discov-
cred. Huge trees in the vicinity of the
u were Topped of by shell and can
o balls during the fight, and the
stumps still stand as mute witnesses of
the fierce conflict that waged there
tw~enty-eight years ago. The old and
historic stone house and the Warrenton
turnpike neal Young's branch still
stand, and the stone bridge over Bun
Run has been repaired. 49, Interview
with Gen. McCook.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-04

Herr Luders, Of Gorlitz, has recently
invented a Thermometer for ascertain
ing the temperature Of the depths Of
the sea. Its action depends on the diff
ferent electric conductivities Of sub
stances at different temperatures In
side a glass tube are fixed a spiral iron
wire and a bar of carbon. which only
touch at their lower ends Their other
ends are connected to copper wires.
which constitute an electric circuit. and
In this circuit there is a galvanometer
which indicates the differences in the
current due 70 the variations in the
temperature Of the contents of the glass
tuba-New York Journal.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-04

The evident convenience to traffic
departments Of being able to readily
determine the weight of a freight cars
lading has led to the working on Of =
new idea ia this connection. An in
ventOr proposes. instead Of running
cars over a track sdsse TO ascertain the
weight Of their contents. to place .
system Of scale levers beneath the floor
If each car When il is desired TO
weigh the contents Of a car the full
crums Of the scale levers ARE lifted
by four hydraulic jacks. so that the
weight Of the car body is carried on the
scale levers. The gross weight is then
seen on the scale beam placed az the
center Of the car. When the scale is
not in use the weight does not come on
the scale levers. f., tbs knife edges do
become wOvn. Whatever may be
the Dracticability o. this device its cost
may possibly initiate against It's general
adoption. New York Commercial Ad-
yeTtiser.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-04
A Characteristic Chinese Incident.


There is a small family named Chang
consisting of a mother and a son Or
eleven summers, living in a place NORTH
If Picking called THE Old TIGER Cave
The old lady was suddenly struck dow
with some severe and incurable mala
dy one day and grew worse from da,
10 day. They were too poor TO call il
doctors to give her proper treatment
and her faithful son, who had constant.
ly attended on her, seeing his mothers
severe illness and their abject poverty
and helplessness. took a knife and
sliced of a big piece of flesh from hii
thigh, and after invoking the blessing
Of heaven boiled and gaze it TO her "a
medicine and food.
Heaven was so much pleased with
ruch a child. full Of flial piety, that il
granted his earnes prayers, and his
mother, from the day when the human
hesh medicine was administered. rapid
iy recovered. and was up in ten days
When that medicine was given to hei
the boy did not INFORM her Of its com
position until she was well. when a big
wound, from which the mixture was
made, was shown her. 1t is alleged
Lhat the boy suffered no pain or incon.
v~enience from the wound. for heaven
must have relieved him from the other
wise great pain and bleeding for this
50 noble a filial act. which is not to be
found everywhere.
When it vas made known TO the
public he was held up as All example Of
true .snd genuine filial piety which was
taught by our Great Sage. The official
of that district viii memorable the
his noble and brave deed m r~escaing
his mother from death by endaDgeriDs
his " lie. -Chinese Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-04

Those who aTe Interested ia coin
eidences viii find this quite remark
able. Our beloved friend. the Rev.
Gideon n. Draper, died on the sth
day of December. 1889. when on a visit
to his son in Yokohama Japan. The
day was Sunday His father. Gideon
Draper, ST.. died on the same day of
the same month and tho same day of
the week in 1861 The grandson Of the
last named. who writes us the facts
from Japan. tells Us that this coin
cdence Il tie days Of the week and
the days Of tie month. he believes, oe-
ours only once in twenty eight yearA-
Christian Advocate
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-04
Largest and smallest Electric Road.

The smallest town In the United
States which has an electric street rail-
way in operation is Southington, Conn,
with a population of 5,4O0. Two cans
are in service over two miles Of track,
and the average daily receipts are &C
per car. The power for the operation
of this road is furnished by the local
lighting company and costs SIPS per
ear per day. The largest electric rail-
way is at Boston, Mass. This entire
system comprises 2S4 miles Of track,
siTty Of which are electrically equipped,
and there are 312 motor ears in opera
ton During a month they have 800
motor cars in service, making a total
mileage Of 3s4. zoe, 000-Exchangs.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-04
THEY CLEANED HIS h1ART.
The Daring Experiment OF French Physi-
clans and Its Fatal Result.

The Daring Experiment OF French Phyai-
clans and Its Fatal Result.
American surgeons have the credit Of
being among the most daring in their
experiments. but they do not beat the
French. What do you think Of an at
tempt TO clean a mans hearth This is
what was attempted a short while since
here in France. This is a true story 1
am telling you. no invention. Two
surgeons actually set to work to cut
open a mans chest for the purpose of
getting at and cleaning his heart.
Joseph Davenne, an upholsterer, had
been suffering for many years from
fatty degeneration of the heart. The
poor man knew that he had not lonx
20 live, yet he was only As years of age.
and saw no reason why he should die
Moreover, the doctors told him they
thought they might possibly cure him.
They persuaded Linn that at least he
would be doing invaluable service TO
science. and that he was bound to die
soon at any rat If nothing was done.
whereas this mi Int prove the means of
curing thousai Is Of sufferers beside
himsalfs
And SO" tie story is gravely told in
a French me .ical Journal from which
I translate, poor NJ. Davenne con
fented 10 place himself under their
hands"
Then comes a lot of technical de-
Scription Of the operation, which was
performed under water while the pa
tent was in a condition of anasthesia.
! won't give all these scientific words;
it is quite unnecessary 20 tell in scien-
tifc language how the cuticle was re-
moved, the pectorai muscles carefully
dissected from the ribs, the cartilaginous
functions Of the ribs and sternum dis
connected and the heaving lungs IN
heir delicate, shining, covering mem
branes exposed to view.
Up to this point the patient still
lived,
The heart, however, had not yet
been reached But to the two French
surgeons this was a mere detail which
their knives would speedily over
come. They did overcome this mere
detail very rapidly. In less than a
minute more one Of them had NJ. Da-
venues heart in his hand, and was
busily engaged scraping from its surface
the adipose deposit with which it was
covered and which so impeded its
proper action.
Hold on 4 momenti" exclaimed the
surgeon. The maj is deadr"
And - he was-dead as the door nail
which Dickens has made ~proverbiaI.
How they could have expected any
thing else is not recorded. They had.
however, taken the precaution to have
N. Davenne sign. seal and deliver a
paper TO the effect that the ~operltion
was performed entirely at his own risk.
and that no person but himself wa TO
be held in any way whatever response
bic for his death, should it
Paris Cor. New York World.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-04

Brooklynites enjoy M luxury almost
unknown TO New Workers, and that is
cheap flowers. Not only are the prices
of the regular florists in Brooklyn con-
siderably below the rates of New York
florists, but at dozens Of flower stands
IN the streets prices are sometimes so
per cent. below those Of the florists oc-
cupying shops. The secret Of all this
lies in the fact that the suburbs Of
Brooklyn abound in greenhouses
where the everyday citizen may buy
flowers and plants and avoid paying
the profits Of two or three middlemen.
New York sun.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-04
A Knowing Dog.

A gentleman living in this city tells
this for a r story: | have a little dog
that stays In the house at night This
morning he came to my room about
the time usually get up, but although
wide awake | did not stir. The little
fellow tried to attract attention by roll.
ing on the floor in front of the bed. and
by so doing spread wide apart the folds
of the mosquito net. whether purpose
ly or accidentally ! do not know, but
this is what followed: He got up and
faced me for a moment but as | did
not e to be awake b. quietly took
no one fold of the net with his teeth,
and carrying it past the other as far as
1t would go let it fall to its place, and
then softly went down stairs. The dos
had never been taught anything Of the
kind, and if he did not reason what
shall we call iti-St Augustine fla
New.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-04
\ JEALOUS cENTENARlAr.
The Marital TroubIes Of Two Faithful
Negroes who Are over 100.

The Marital Troubles Of Two Faithful
Negroes Who Are over 100.
Use gwine ter run way, Marse
Robert. KANT stan hit no longer,
an OATS a fac"
"Why, what is the mattcrl What is
It you can't standf' inquired the writer
the old negro who stood i'm the office
loor, sorrowful and crushed both in
c-ountenance and as 10 the shapeless
old beaver he wore. He peered eau
tiously about, and then, tiptoeing into
the room, approached the desk and
whispered:
shes bin at hit agin, sab; an jest
1ok hyar. Amt dat second lover
He raised his hat and pointed to Q
bump as large as a goose egg on the
fore part of his skull, which presented
a curious appearance, with a scattered
patch of wool here and there, while
the rest was as bald Is a door knob.
''Oh. you and Aunt Hannah have
had another set-tO, ehF'
Nav, sab, nav. l don fight Wit
Hannah. 'Twar all she, Marse Robert.
She am a awful CONAN, and she turn
to and wallup Inc Whenever she get
ready. Las time she say l wunked at
~ yaller ~el dat livos ncy' do, and dis
time she lit inter Inc eos Sis May Jen-
dns come by de house an gun me er
handful o. chinkerpins."
Now. own up, Uncle Berry, and be
-eAaUNaN - Vaalfnw v-auur vrFFa Ta.N.rva -
Pore de Lord, honey, / amt done
Aothin', an ef de fool wimmen keen
A-runnin' after a pusson wat he gwine
dor Dat amt no 'cuse for Hannah
a-wallupin' me-"
"You ought TO be man enough not
to ~ her"
"G~Usy no$ Marse Robert, you
knows wat desc yer South Cal'iny mig
gers is, specially wen dcy is wiry ar
little, like Hannah. Deere amt no
man ken stan agin I'm no Inore'n a
riled cat"
why. Aunt Hannah must be 90
years oldF
"She say She older'n dat" lie stood
scratching his head for a few seconds
she say her nanny blong ter ole
Massa Andy Jackson and dat She wa
born dc night dey all start ter Tennes-
see.
Then shes IO2 years old. and you.
how Old are you. Uncle Berry,
Il don't know, sab; POO. ! reckin."
''Oh no, you are not. Anyhow, you
and Aunt Hannah should be ashamed
of disagreeing and fighting at your
ages"
Oats so. Marse Robert. but / de
elar faint me. You see, me and Han.
nah amt BIN jinet more'n a year. and
some 10 count Niger done gone an
tole her Use thinkin' o gettin' married
agin, an hit look like she KANT bar Il
femme git out o her sight"
We'll, may be she is in a better
humOr now. You'd probably find her
very sorry for whipping you If you
would 90 see"
"I'm willin' 10 give her n mo trial.
sab, IF you thinks | ought ter. Han.
nah's got some white folks that think a
heap o her an gives her all the cole
vittels and ole clothes dey has, an I'm
gittin' mighty poly desc days to light
an hustle for myself. Yes, sab; yes
sah, you'se right. I'll 20 home an try
ter rub her down and wrastle wifi her
in pra'r. But Use gwine ter knock
crank sided de fust 'ooman dat look
straight at me, let alone smilin' a:
Beriah. -. Cor st Louis Globe Demo. |
eEat
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-04

. Children often use words for their
sound rather than for their sense-a
tault of which older persons are of
course never guilty.
Lizzie v small maiden Of 5 years, was
not eNrelnl of her clothes, and frequent
ly came in from play with rents in her
skirt or with the trimming hanging
from her hat.
One day her gown vas torn in a par
tieularly ugly manner, and her mother
said, Lizzie, / shall have to punish
you If you are 50 careless"
"Oh, no, mammal" she replied earn
estly. Indeed lam careful, but some
things always happening to this dress,
it's 30 unpopular Youths Compan-
ion.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-04
The Armeniau. Of con.tans,pop,..

I met a number Of Annenians durine
my stay in Constanunople. Th%~ do
tie business of the capital Of Tm Eey.
and you find them everywhere. They
carry all the burdens of the city. and
the Turks call them 'the camels Of the
empire" They have "a guild Of pOrtez
who are practically the drays of the
city. These porters carry immense
burdens upon their backs They have
a little saddle of leather which they
tasten just below their shoulders, and
on which the burden rests. A strap ia
tied around the box or bag which they
are carrying. and this is fastened to
the shoulders and sometimes supported
by a strap around the forehead.
These men bend themselves half
double as they work. and some of them
sill carry as much as 500 pounds from
n part Of STEAMBOAT to the other. A
number Of the Armenians are archi
tects. Others are engineers, and I met
n very bright Armenian doctor.
When ] went TO get my letter cashed
IN the bank On Armenian clerk figured
up the exchange and an Armenian
cashier gave me my money.-FraDk @
Carpenter IN National Tribune
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-04

the population num- ers 1,53S. The
CLERGY Directory" gives the two rich
est as Neither Broughton, "a, $50, and
Hawarden. f3,404. If we include
bishops, the Archbishop of Canterbury
heads the list with an income of e15.-
oO0.-SDare MomeLt&
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-04
Earla.d's Rlshs.s church Living.

The richest living In the Church Of
England excluding bishops, is, accord
ing TO the Clergy List" Bloxham
vicaragn. Oxford, with an income Of
f7,f70; population, IS; patron, Elton
college The vicar, however, states that
the net income = only e206 and
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-04

Philadelphian Tin New York restau.
rant)-l want a piece of round steak
WATERFRONT know as l know wot
round steak Is, sab.
Philadelphian-Why, it's what you
New Workers call sirioin.-Good NewA.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-04
Bones Of chlnnmen Going home.

H
Deep in the hold below sixty squarN
boxes are-much resembling tea chests
covered with Chinese lettering. Each
contains the bones of a dead man
bones being sent back to melt into that
Chinese soil from whence, by natures
vital chemistry, they were shapen.
And those whose labeled bones are
rolling to and fro in the dark below, as
the plunging steamer rocks Gld shud-
ders, once also passed this ocean Cd
Just smell n ship and smoked o,
dreamed their time away in just such
berths-and played the same strange
play by such a yellow light in even Just
such an atmosphere, heavy with vapor
lied opium. -Lafcadio Hearn in Har
per'k