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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-07-23

IRON sepenty-1ivc TO cighty-tlvc miles an
hour, The locomotive No. 004 Just
spoken of accomplishes regularly the
feat Of + ,iliam full speed the heavy
trains Of the ;yiss express between
Rheims and Dele at a single pull, a DIS
tauce of about two hundred and forty
miles.
The engine always arrives after TINS
long haul with steam still on ana III
perfect running condition.
The maximum speed which French
passenger trains are permitted to make
is about seventy miles an hour, and this
is uncommon.
In England the fastest schedule time
is sixty miles an hour, though in some
of the races" seventy-five miles an
hour have been made. There are reg
ular freight trains in England which
make a speed of from thirty to forty
miles an hour.
In Germany the ordinary speed OF
passenger trains is only about thirty
five to forty miles an hour, and this is
probably about the average rate OF
speed in other European countries.
In the United States the speed OF
trains varies so much on different rail-
WAYS and in different parts of the coun-
try that it is practically impossible to
strike an average. Thirty to forty
miles an hour is regarded as very
good rate, but speed of from sixty to
seventy-five miles an hour is often at
tanned by fast trains under special cir
cumStanceS
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-07-23
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS

MARIN ALADE for breakfast is fad
English importation.
PHOTOGRAPHS on gravestones are the
newest things projected.
A NEW YORK surgeon has supplied
patient with an artificial larynx and
vocal apparatus.
THERE is lady living in Clarke Coun-
ty. Ga, who has never tasted or taken a
drink Of water in her life.
A VELOCITY OF about six or seven
miles second would suffice to carry
body away from the gravitation of the
earth.
THERE are hundred chances tina
any boy or girl will be struck by light
ming for every one chance of havin,
hydrophobia.
So CLOSELY are artificial eyes made
resemble the real organ nowadays thai
man in New York, the father of Il
family, has been wearing glass eye for
years and no member of his family is,
aware Of his infrmity.
In Habersham Park, Ca, is curiou,
grape vine. Abo ut five feet from the
ground, from large live oak, there pro-
trudes grapevine about one inch in
diameter. The tree is perfectly solid
and no roots to the grapevine can be
seen.
A STRANGE story Is told OF marooned
Dutchman. The crew that put him on
shore at the same time buried an officer.
As soon as they had gone the man dug
up the coffin, tumbled the corpse on.
launched the coffin as boat and, using
the lid as paddle, overlook the ship,
which was becalmed. He was pardoned.
THE feat Of carrying the mails from
New York to London In seven days has
been performed, and already there is
talk Of reducing the time to six days
People will not be satisfied, however,
until pneumatic tube is laid across the
Atlantic which will carry the mail bags
from one continent 70 the other in an
hour or two,
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A MEXICAN CENTAuR.
The strange Creature Killed In the Woods
of Arkansas.

The Strange Creature Killed In the WOODS
of Arkansas.
According to an Arkansas journal DR..
Collins Of Little River County, that
State. killed most remarkable quad
ruped near his place in the spring of
1877. From the time of the war up UNI
til the year named, several persons
claimed to have frequently seen an
animal in the form of large red deer,
with the head and neck of a man. On
the day that the animal was killed, DIR.
Collins wife and negro girl were GO
ing along an unused path when they
saw the queer creature peering at them
through the underbrush. They made
haste and informed the doctor what
had occurred. He took his gun and
started in search of the beast, which he
soon overlook and shot. Closer inspec-
ton showed that the head, instead of
being that of man, more nearly re-
sembled that of balloon. Its eyes were
large and very prominently set to the
sides of its head. A long fringe of brown
beard covered the chin and neck. DIR.
Collins saws that when he came up with
the creature and leveled his gun at it
it seemed to be aware of its great dan
ger, the large eyes melting into tears as
it saw the utter hopelessness of the case
When shot it uttered heart-rending
scream and leaped high in the air, ex
piring with awful groans which closely
resembled those of man in distress
1t is generally believed that the creature
was a species Of Mexican centaur, {
semi-legendary creature ofthe post-con
| mast era
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IMPORTED CIGARS.
Figures Showing the Number OF Havanas
CSnsuuod In This Country.

Figures Showing the NUMBER OF hAvehhS
Consumed In This Country.
s.As near as We can get at it," said
cigar dealer the other day to repre-
sentative OF the Chicago Evening Jour
nal, tive calculate that there are thir-
teen million smokers in the United
States. We haven't been able to get it
down fine enough yet to estimate how
many of these smoke cigars, what pro-
portion the pipe, or the number OF those
who inhale the de1usive cigarette, but
we can get pretty close to the number
who 20 in for imported cigars. And that
number surprised me when ! figured 1t
out. Not one person in a Thousand
would be able to guess anywhere near
it, after knowing the total number OF
smokers in the country. Now, out OF
those thirteen million smokers how
many indulge in HavanasT
"About four Million" replied the re-
porter.
THAT'S the nearest to the number OF
any guess I've had, and have stand
ing offer of box of the best Perfectos
to the man who guesses within half
million of the actual figures. I'm sorry,
but near as you came you have not won
the box. You're out of the way, though,
only about four million in your guess.
Now, then, II you'll tell me whetheryou
are too high or too low I'll give you the
Perfectos."
'sToo low, of course.
EXACTLY. That's what they all think.
I'm sorry, young man, but you on'tget
the box. You're just S,9S4,OO smokers
too high in your estimate. Hardly be
lieve it, would you? Nobody would
But it's SO, and there's no getting
around it, Why, If there were 1000, 600
consumers of Havana cigars in this
country, how often do you suppose each
one would get Havana to smoke? just
about three month. That is, II all the
cigars imported from Cuba into the Uni
ted States were equally divided among
1000, 900 smokers, each smoker would
have twenty-five cigars and piece OF
one. At the outside, we take from Cuba
10000, 900 cigars year. This is all
the demand calls for. Consequently, we
smoke in round numbers $50, 900 OF them
every day.
~ think it is fair to give FIVE cigars as
each smokers daily average. So we sec
by easy figuring that just 81, 900 persons
are all that are required to get away
with all the imported cigars that the
United States consumes annually. As
Anishing. isn't ite Out Of an army o.
$4,000, 900 people in this country who
smoke. only 90, 900 indulge in the luxur!
OF imported cigars, but that $4,000 pa,
not less than an average Of one dolla
apiece every day for the privilege, which
makes the snug little sum Of s2a ooo,0 90
year which goes up in the fragran
smoke Of the Havana in this great an
glorious land"
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Application for a Patent
TO THE EMMA NEVADA LODE.
No. 1888,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
kureka. Nevada InlY G. 1893.


NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT MARY A.
IN CASTLES, whose post Office address is
Hike, Lincoln County, Nevada. has this day
filed her application for a patent for fifteen
hundred t15O0) linear feet of the Emma Nevada
mine or vein bearing silver, with surface
ated in Pahranagat Lake Mining District,
County Of Lincoln, and State Of Nevada, and
designated by the field notes, and official plat
on file in this Office as Lot No. 43, being de-
scribed as follows. to wit:
Beginning at q post marked No. l o. 8. Sur
vey No. 43. whence post No. of Lot ga" U.
8. Survey No. 40 bears 10 deg TOO feet and
the east a sec 20. rs, 8 II SO &c. NJ. d. M,
bears north 40 deg IS min L A2.10 feet, this
post being at the original location cor
ner. Thence running LIST course g..
Il deg 600 feet to post marked No.2, U. 8.
Survey No. 4S, the same being the original lo.
cation corner. Thence running End course,
76 deg W 491 feet to the Northern boundary
of said Survey No. AZ Lot A, bears 8 SO deg W
40 feet, 53i.2 feet to the Western boundary of
said survey No 40, Lot A, 1900 feet to post
marked No US. Survey No. 4S, whence the
original location corner bears rs deg W 10
feet Thence running 9rd course N IA deg W
600 feet to post marked No. 4 U. 8. Survey No.
43, whence the original location corner bears N
20 deg W. feet. Thence running 4th course
N. 76 deg 1900 feet to post No. !, the place
Of beginning.
s. Survey No. AZ, Lot A, Blue Jay Lode, ia
hereby excluded Said conflict is described aa
follows: Beginning at post No. Of said Sur
vey No. AZ, Lot A, and running thence LIST
course N SO deg 40 feet Thence running and
course, s rs deg W 4O2 feet. Thence running
3rd course, N deg VT feet to the place of be-
ginning.
Total area of Survey 2O-G6 acres. Area In
conflict with Survey No a., Lot A, O.03 acres.
| Remaining area 20-858 acres.
Courses expressed from the true meridian
with magnetic variation Of 16 deg East.
The location Of this mine is recorded in tn.
Records Of the County Recorder Of Lincoln
County. State Of Nevada,
Any and all persons claiming adversely an!
| portion OF said Emma Nevada mine Of
surface ground are required to file their advers,
claim with the Register Of the United State
Land Office at Eureka, in the State O
Nevada during the sixty days period Of publ
cation hereof. or they will be barred by virtu
Of the provisions of the Statute.
D. Il. HALL, Register.
1t is hereby ordered, that the foregoing motto
Of application for patent be published for tn
| period Of ten consecutive weeks, Ii
the Phoebe RECORD. weekly newspaper pub
lished at Phoebe, Lincoln county, Nevada.
D. HALL. Register.
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REGARDING RUSSIA

THE number Of exiles in Siberia this
year amounts to 10000 souls.
A RUSSIAN guard on the Prussian
frontier near Slupca recently shot dead
four persons who were about to emil
CRATE to Brazil.
TUE house in Nizhniy Novgorod has
been preserved in which Peter the Great
lived before he went on his famous Asov
campaign in 1895. In the courtyard Of
that house is at present a school for
river navigators- The building will be
converted shortly into museum.
AsYNDIcATE Of French merchants has
bought 100000 pools of wool in Usoon-
Ada. The company proposes to estab-
lish large ranches Of Russian, Spanish
and French sheep in the prairies of
karakool and in the oasis of Pendensk,
with the view Of raising the finest wool
in Central Asia
A COMPANY has been formed under
the supervision and control of the Gov
eminent for the irrigation of the
steppes in South Russia. 1t proposes to
dig canals and lead water to lands be-
longing to the Government, to various
rural constituencies and to private per-
sons.
A ToLsToI colony has been established
In Vishnivolotski, Tver. Russia The
members are mostly aristocratic or
wealthy, their chief being a rich land.
owner. They call themselves the
Tolstowji. They work at agriculture
all day long. The ladies among them
dress like peasant girls and go abou,
barefooted. The police are watching
them CLOSELY.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Sheriff s Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF AN kXECUTION is.
ID sued out Of the District Court, in and for
the County OF Liacoln, state Of Nevada, and to
me directed ard delivered. for a Judgment
rendered in said Court, 0n the 24th day of
April A. d 1891. in favor of John D. Gelobert
aud Agsinst the l.. v. Wertheimer. for the
sum of Thirteen Hundred and Ninety 1880 .00l
dollars, debt, together with ThiIty.iour G34 .0ul
dollars tax cUs 8. and all acerung costs and i'll.
tereat, | HAYS levied on the following property,
to-wit: The southerly half of lot numbered
seventeen M In block numbered thirty-two
1891 in the town OF Phoebe, County of Lincoln
and State of Nevada, together with the inn
provements thereon.
Notice is hereby given that on Saturday,
the 25th day of July. A. ID. 1891, at the hour
of ~ clock NJ, will sell all the right, title
and interest Of said l.. " Wertheimer in and
TO the above described property, at the
front door OF the Court House o: said county
In said town OF Phoebe, at public auction, fol
cssh in hand to the highest and best bidder
to satisfy said ext cu,ion ard sll costs
L. d. TURNER, Sheriff.
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RAPID RUNNING.
The High Rate Of Speed Attained by Fas
Trains. s.tkf 4s4-

The High Rate Of Speed Attained by Fast
Trains. s.a;skf at4-. d
When railroads were first introduced
the engineers, as we call them-or the
engine-drivers, as they are called in
England-ran their trains almost as
they liked, making up time when they
had fallen behind, picking up such in
formation as they could as to the state
of the track ahead Of them, and for the
most part plunging ahead with their
machines without much more than
surmise whether they should bring up
at their destination or at the bottom Of
some high embanllment
Some of the results Of this want OF
system, says Youths Companion, would
have been amusing if they had not been
disastrous. Mr.. Laurence Oliphant, an
nglish traveller and author, tells in
ne of his books a rather grim story of
trip which he made by rail in 1855
froi,f t-hicaro to :, w York. Over part
OF thu aistaI. X TIC train made the ex-
tracrdinari pccd. ier that time, of fifty
miles AN hour. and presently it ran off
he track.
ortnnat : thc ears We're imbedded
SOFT h., itch nd no one was
scfi, usll hir, and in the midst of the
g,nmotion sir. Gliphant says he heard
tie engineer thus admonish the switch
man whose carelessness had caused the
accident:
Now, Tom, this is the third time
you've forgot to set that switch, and
the last time there was twenty people
went under, and the rest was bruised.
So mind what you're about and don't
forget that switch again, for il you do
I'll tell the boss!'
In the course of time it was found
necessary to limit the running Of trains
to very strict system, which almost
makes the engineer part of his ma.
chine; but even rs late as within the
past two years races between express
trains running between London and
Edinburgh have been run. and great in,
terest has been shown in the results Of
the contests.
In France steam races are not per
pitted. Instead, an official test of the
power, speed and steadiness of loco
motives on different lines Of the Repub
lie has been made lately and prizt
awarded to the winner, locomotive No
GO4 of the ..Chemin de Fer de fEst, OF
Eastern railroad. sA lN2A
In this test several locomotives with
out any load.to pull attained n speed OF
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-07-23
A WONDERFUL PLANT.
The Seed Found In the Craw Of :
Crane.

The Seed Found In the Craw 81 n
Crane.
A truly wonderful plant is at the Allie
ghany conservatory, says the Pitts
burgh Chronicle. No one knows to what
class it belongs or any thing about it.
1t is the subject of much speculation
among botanists, and they anxio usly
await the development of bud that il
forming. Then, they say, they can plac'
the plant The botanists have sns
picion that the plant is tropical one
and Superintendent Hamilton is treat
ing it on that supposition.
The history Of the plant SO far a
known is a unique one. During the
summer one of party of gunner
brought down crane. 1t was beauti-
full specimen and the taxidermist of the
party set to work TO mount it. In the
birds craw were found several seeds
With view of learning If the seed was
killed by the bird eating it they wer'
placed in water. In few days the seeds
sprouted. They were planted in loan
and kept in warm room. Edward V
McCandless took charge of 1t. The
plant was an object OF interest to Mr.
McCandless and his botanist friends ant
it's development was closely watched
1t was transferred to the conservatory
The leaves are long and broad AM
heavy, not unlik species Of palm.
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Notice to Creditors.

Estate Of L. p. Betz, Deceased.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-07-23
Notice to Creditors

In the District Court OF the State Of Nevada,
in and fer the County Of Lincoln.
In the matter Of the estate Of John Mann.
Deceased. 81. ,.sl.sJ tl,t4 et Hr
Notice IL hereby given by the undersigned,
illustrator Of the estate OF John Mann, de-
ceased. to the creditors of. and all persons
having claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit them with the necessary vouchers,
within four months after the FIRST publication
OF this notice, to the administrator at his resi-
dence ON Main street just below Meadow
Valley in the town Of Phoebe, said County
and State.
JOHN o. GELOBERT.
Public Administrator, and Administrator CT
the estate Of John Mann, deceased.
Dated Phoebe, Nevada. June 18th. 1891.
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NOTICE IS HERERY GIVEN BY THE UN
IN dersigned, Executor Of the last will ard
testament Of L. P. Betz, deceased, Ia
the creditors Of. and to all persons having
claims against said estate, to exhibit them
with the necessary vouchers within ten u0)
months from the first publication Of this no.
tice to the said executor. at his office Ut
the court house in the town Of Phoebe, county
of Lincoln. State Of Nevada.
Dated March 31st, A. d 1881.
HENRY W. TURNER.
Executor OF the Estate of l.. p. BeiZ, Deceased
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1t ia hereby ordered, that the foregoing notice
Of application for patent be published for the
period Of ten consecutive weeks, in
the Phoebe RECORD. weekly newspaper pub.
lished at Phoebe, Lincoln county, Nevada.
d. H HALL, Register.
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Estray.

Came TO my ranch in Meadow Valley Wash
on May 29th, light bay horse about six years
old, branded @ on left shoulder and A on left
thigh. The owner is hereby requested to
W. Il. LISToN.
fIocHE, New. June 4th, 1891.
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1t is hereby ordered that the foregoing notice
of application for patent be published for the
period of ten consecutive weeks in
in the Phoebe RECORD, a newspaper published
at Phoebe, Lincoln county. Nevada.
d. H. HALL, Register.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1891-01-03

an appointment by Bishop Atwill to work in
Kansas City, Mo.
Miss jessie Thistle. of Columbia. was the
guest OF Misses Julia anu Minnie Neale this
week. At the NJ. T.. church, Sunday morn
ing, she favored the congregation with a
choice vocal solo. She has n well trained and
unusually sweel.tOned voice.
Mrs. w. j. Chambliss and Miss MoIlie
| Chambliss, of Jefferson City. Mrs. DR.. VIM.
| Webb and Miss Annie Campbell. of Higgins
| vile, aud Mrs. Thomas Hill, of Odessa, no
were the guests OF Mrs. DIR. j. g. Russell. re-
turned to their homes Saturday night.
Among those in attendance upon Prof. J.
Mahler's Christmas party, st. Louis. the 81.
Louis Republic mentions among those pres.
ent Miss Ozete Cox, a pretty little blonde,
wore a lovely gown OF pale blue surrah silk
with white lace" who is atten ling school a,
Mary Institute in that city.
Mr.. James Mari. OF Nelson. who, while Wis
iting ut Mfr. Young HickIin's some thre,
weeks ago. became very III. had so far re
covered ~ to permit of his removal to hi
home last Saturday night. His mother, Mrs
Lizzie Mari. VINO was here attending hi,
bedside. returned home with him.
Mr.. William Dickson. who for severa
weeks has been writing in the real estat,
office Of Mr.. Jos. o. Lesueur, left. Saturda
night, for a visit to his home, near Waverly
From his home he will soon 90 to Danyllle
KY, where he has been employed to teac
school. The MANY friends he has mad
while here wish HIM a pleasant. prosperon
, future,
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1891-01-03

DR. w, Meng, oil this city, has recelved
information that he Is one of several heir s to IN
estate Of about $40 600. 900 lett by his e rand
mother, who died IN Texas sew eral year 8 ago.
Two OF the heirs have received their share Of
the estate, 81. 500 900 each. aud the doctor II
having his claim pushed. We hope he will R'i
his full share.
The third quarterly election Of officers for The
Owl club took place Monday evening. The ioi-
owing were osen:-I'rrsident, WIN Blndon:
lot vice. president, # los. YInglinZ; second vice
president JnO. I;obinsOn; secretary AMI trrn r.
urcr, Geo Nenabic; ianitOr, A :. i.oOmis. Esq
Tue occasion WAS celebrated by II ''cakr. eat
ing. 'thrre elegant cakes having been generously
donated to the club bv Mrs. 4. V. Robinson
and Misses May Catr0n ant \ IRA olive. wet
| nrsihy evening The cub members and a few Of
their most intimate gentlemen friends each e
c0rted "a lady to the rooms and The old year.
last hours were spent IN Il delightful manner,
as were several of the first hours Of The ne"
year. lee cream. cake. fruit. candy and or
an"r cider We're served.
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InE ALTAR.

- At Swesringen's hotel, ia this CITY,
December ~. by Judge Xenophon Ryland,
Mr.. tETER VANCE and Miss SARAH T..
BARKER.
- In Kansas CITY, Mo-, Dec. 81. by Rev.
Il. c.. Gordon. OF this city. Mr.. X. LEE
BRIGHTWELL and Miss CORA LANDES.
Lee. who Is y son of Mr.. f. c. II. Bright.
we'll. OF this city. is woll.known in this city,
where he was reared and has many friends
who will wish for him and the companion of
his choice the greatest happiness in their
new relation.
- At the residence OF the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Ainsworth. 1--WE miles
southeast OF Lexington, December 80. by kev.
W. j. Carpenter. Mr.. NICE SILL sad Hiss
KATIE AINSWORTH.
Mr.. Sill. who Is now u resident OF Sedalia
was reared In this city aud resided here until
q few months ago. when his position as ex-
press messenger on the Missouri Pacific rail-
road required his removed TO Sedalia, and IL
well and favorably known by the majority OF
the people of this section. Honest, indus
triOus. energetic, GENIAL and polite he at once
commands and ever alter. retains the friend
ship of all who become acquainted with him.
Miss Katie Alnsworth, his bride, Is the eldest
daughter OF one Of Lafayette cOunty's most
prosperous and highly respected farmers. and
Is possessed Of many charms of person and
traits OF Christian character which win fol
her the love and respect of all with whom shs
comes in contact. Immediately after the
ceremony the bridal party left for their home
Sedalia. May they he the recipients of God
choicest blessing through many years Of wed
dec life.