davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-07-21
THE BIRD OF WISDOM.
Some Interesting Facts Concerning the
Owl and Its Habits.

Some Interesting Facts COncerning the
Owl and Its Habits.
Owls are found in all parts of the
world, and there are many kinds of
owls, differing in size and color, but not
much in habit. Our cut shows one of
the smaller species, says an exchange.
They are all grave, majestic-loolxing
creatures, that hide in lonely places dur
ing the day and come out at night to
look for such prey as mice, small birds
or any animal food of which they can
get hold. They never by any chance
look as if they were happy, but they al
ways look wise, and you know, proba-
bly,, that in olden times the Greeks con-
sidered the owla sacred bird, and it was
said to be special favorite of the god
dess of wisdom, Athene. There is some
thing attractively mysterious about an
owl, and when one of the big ones,
known as barn owls or screech owls,
flies noiselessly through the air on a
warm summer night, uttering weird
and mournful cry, one has almost the
feeling, as one stands and watches 1t,
as if one had suddenly got into quite n
strange world. In the woods after dark
one may often hear owls call to each
other, or listen to the queer little at
tempts at shrieking by the little owlets.
One of the most curious of North
American species is the burowing owl,
which inhabits hole in the ground.
If necessary it will make its own bur-
row, but prefers to take possession OF
that of the prairie dog.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-07-21
Jamaica's Tropical Plants.

One of the finest displays of large
sized specimens of tropical plants which
will be shown at the exposition will
come from Jamaica. Col. c. j. Ward,
the special commissioner from that
country, has been one of the most en-
thusiastic commissioners in the interest
of the fair, and has been unceasing in
his efforts to have his country properly
represented. The flora of the island is
as rich and varied as any Of the tropical
islands of the world, and naturally the
plants and fruits will be of first impor.
tance in its exhibits. At an early date
the extensive botanical gardens were
established and put in charge of well
trained Englishmen, who are not only
experienced botanists, but experts in
the knowledge Of propagating and
growing plants. Fortunately for the
department Of horticulture, the
plants have had special preparation fol
distant shipment, and Col. Ward has ar
ranged with the steamship companie.
to transport them to American ports
this summer.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-07-21
A GREWSOME ART.
The Strange Revelation Made by
a Floating Corpse.
Tsttooed Human Skin In Great Demand
rs q Curio-Good Prices Paid for
1t by Merchants In
the Orient.

The finding of an unknown man float
ing in the Delaware river at Philadel-
phia finally led to the discovery of a
most grewsome trade practiced by one
of the discoverers of the body. The
dead man, says an exchange of that
city, bore upon his arm some perfect
specimens of the tattooer's art, and
Jacob Zizrachi, Syrian, who assisted
in the recovery of the body, applied for
that portion of the cuticle of the left
arm which bore an admirable repre-
sentation OF the crucifJions n the
representation of this piece OF work the
artist showed master hand. Every
detail was perfect.
This was what most attracted the
attention of Zizrachi, and he begged
and pleaded with the keeper OF the
morgue to give him the strip of
cuticle covered by the picture. He even
offered ten dollars for it, and when told
that he could not have it without an
order from the coroner he stormed and
raved, declaring it to be rightfully his,
anyway, because he had assisted in the
recovery of the body. The keeper
finally told him to call at the morgue
again, and that he would in the mean.
time speak to the coroner in regard to
the matter.
He being piled with questions as tc
what he intended to do with the STRIP
Of tattooed cuticle after he got it,
Zizrachi said that in Morocco, where he
had passed the greater part of his life
there were many dealers in curios who
would give him from ten to one hun
dred dollars for such things, according
to the artistic finish of the picture. He
had made hundreds of dollars by trad
ing with these merchants, and hat
learned the secret of properly prepar
ing the skin for framing.
The cuticle is first carefully dried ant
tanned and is then treated with a pc
culiar solution of poisonous drugs
which has the effect of bringing intt
bold relief the pigment used in tn,
tattooing. 1t is aftcrward pressed be
tween two plates of glass and is al
lowed to stand for month or so, aftel
which it is framed and placed on sale
Many prominent citizens of the large
cities of the orient, the Syrian stated
had the walls of their houses decorated
with these objects
IA some parts of Arabia, according t,
tis statement, the sheiks of certain
tribes always had their own portrait
tattooed upon their backs. After th
death of one them the cuticle bearing
the portrait was carefully cut ava.
and prepared according to the usua
process and reverently carried from
place to place by the bereaved tribe
zizrachi said that the picture on tn
arm of the drowned man at the morgu
would be worth fifty to sixty dollars t.
him.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-07-21
MUMMY WHEAT.
Evidence 70 Show That There Il Ne Such
Thing.

Thtng.
Some seeds would only live a very
short time after they were shed. 1t was
said that the seeds of the willow would
not live more than few days, some
said more than few hours, they were
SO speedily dried up-thc little embryo
was killed, and the whole of the life
was gone. OF course, this cut ut the
root of all stories about mummy wheat.
II was quite certain, says Notes and
Queries, as had been clearly established
again and again, that no seed which
was buried with the mummy al the
time it was put in the coffin had ever
germinated. 1t was not only the ex-
animation of the seed that would es-
tablish that; experiments had been
made to show that this was not the
case. A large number of seeds in the
British museum had been examined,
taken from mummies, and they We're all
in the same condition that the mummy
itself was in. 1t would be impossible
to stretch out the arm of a mummy, be-
cause the whole of the muscle was en-
tircly burned up by the slow action of
the oxygen, and it was completely rigid.
1t was so with the whole of those grains
of wheat and fax and various other
seeds that were preserved-they were
in the same condition. They had been
subject to the slow burning action of
the oxygen, and the whole of their vi
tality had disappeared. With regard to
what was grown as mummy wheat, it
was only 4 form of corn that was still
extensively cultivated on the southern
shores of the Mediterranean, and was
easily obtained from Arabs and others,
who were always ready to impose upon
travellers, who brought it home as true
mummy wheat
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-07-21

MN Q week ~ home. $500 OUTFIT free
vkk Pay absolutely sure. No risk. Gap,
OUU itsl mot required. Reader, II ron want
business at which persons OF either
seq, young OF old. can make great pay all the
time they work, with absolute certainty, write
for pasticulars 70 H. HAILETT = Co.. Port
Annd, NAtnA.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-07-21
THROUGH A FUNNEL.
A Mans Queer Method Of Taking Re
freshment.

~-'-D
freshment.
The other day young man sauntered
into saloon, says the Savannah (Ga. J
News, and asked for a glass Of beer
The barlseeper, German, recognizing
in the stranger fellow-countryman,
set out q glass of the required beverage
for his rejection. Taking the glass in
his hand, the stranger walked to the
end of the bar, opened his coat and pro-
ceeded to pour the beer into funnel
"Phat you do with dot beer2" shouted
the astonished bartender. "I am drink
ing it." replied the stranger, calmly
emptying the last drop into the funnel
and placing the glass ON the counter.
The barkeeper was paralyzed, and moth
ing short of full explanation fully re-
assured him. 1t developed that the
stranger had some time ago swallowed
some carbolic acid by mistake, which
had caused structure Of the throat He
is unable to swallow even liquids, and
his only means Of taking food or drink
is through tube which runs into his
stomach. Through this he drinks and
eats, first chewing his food and then
passing it through the tube into his
stomach. His case was such rare one
that the barkeeper took him to see
some of the doctors of the city. He is
in good health, and does not seem tc
suffer much from his strange affiiction,
conversing readily, though unable to
swallow anything at all. The tube
through which he takes his food is re.
moved when not in use, and when he is
hungry he places it in position, and
through it eats whatever he wants.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-07-21
A New Absent-Minded Story.

A clever man, who was extremely for,
getful as well as absent-minded, left
the hotel at Lakewood not long since
arriving at the station with som,
friends short time before the train
was due. "By Jove" he suddenly
exclaimed, II left my watch in my
room. will have just time to run back
and get it," he continued, pulling out
OF his pocket, to the great amusement
OF his friends, the identical timcpiece
gazing at it wildly for second, ant
then starting at rapid pace for the
hotel Not until his friends shouted
after him with laughter did he realize
that he had timed himself with the
watch itself.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-07-21
Crazes In japan.

There have been during the past years
a series Of fashionable crazes in Japan.
The year 1878 was the rabbit year. The
Japanese went wild over these little
quadrupeds. AS much as $500 was paid
for single specimen, and speculations
in el0o and s200 rabbits were Of daily
occurrence. Cock fighting, printing
dictionaries by subscription, boating,
whist, waltzing, gigantic funerals and
table turning are among other recent
crazes.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-07-21
A Hawk Killed by Geese.

A hawk flying over the premises of q
farmer near Buck Creek, Ga, CHANGED
to see goose grazing afar off from the
flock. Thinking this would make him
q nice meal, he few down and attempt.
ed to carry the goose Off to his long
home. But the goose resisted, and the
other geese hearing his cries few to the
rescue. and the hawk soon lay dead
upon the ground
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-07-21
A Sharp HOY.

The Dundee Weekly News tells q
good story OF north of Scotland coun-
try lads back-action shrewdness. The
boy, having hurt his leg, was taken by
his mother to bone setter" in whom
she had great faith. The leg was duly
examined, and 1t was found necessary
to haul it very severely, in order, as the
bone setter said, to get the bone in. p"
The lad was liberal with his screams
while this was going on, but eventually
the bone was "got in," and the patient
was told that he would be all right in
few days. Didn't Davie do the thing
weliP" said the joyous mother. "Aye,
ne did, mither," answered the lad; "but
wisna sic q feel as tae gle him ma
sair leg
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-09-01
AMERlcANS' AHEAD.

~ -4A--- 1
Our Athletes Surprise the Sporting Men
of Other Countries.
Zimmerman the American bicyclist
who astonished the Englishmen by his
riding, arrived home the other day, hav-
ing won fourteen first, three second and
two third prizes while abroad He also
won three Championships and broke a
lot of 4Erglfsh' records. Thisl is pretty
good for an American. wheelman, and
all other wheelmen rejoice in the fact.
The tennis-players have also been pick
ing up heart lately, says Harper's Young
People. Champion Campbell 'disap-
pointed them by his performances in
England; but the other, day Hovey, Of
Harvard, went over to Toronto, and
won the championship of Canada by a
series of wel-played games. His score
was 60, 60, 1-6, 6-1, and tennis-players
have made merry accordingly. By-and-
by, perhaps, the United States repre-
sentatives will go over to England and
take first in every department of sports,
after which the EngEshmen will have
to come here to wrest back the laurels,
and there will be lots of fun for every
body, It is said that an English
yachtsman is preparing to come here
next year to sail for the Americas cup,
which would be delightful Meanwhile
an American yacht, the Wenonah, has
been sailing in English waters, and out
of eleven starts has been first ten times,
and second once, which is a record to be
proud Of
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-09-01
A Phenomenon on Wheels.

The young man had been especially
sassy on the subject of his prowess as a
bicycler, and he bet money that he
could make a showing which would
startle somebody. Arrangements being
completed, he started off on twenty
five mile trip through the country. No
body knew exactly what happened, but
several hours later conglomeration of
voting man and bicycle was slowly
brought into town on hay wagon.
In the evening friend called and found
him in bed, done up in splints and
bandages.
'sHello," he exclaimed, whats the
rnsfftA1 s2ss' .,ur. ~. >. o.
.Took that bicycle ride to-day"
groaped the phenomenon.
'Did you break the record?"
"No," and here he added some 'unin-
tehgible word, 'sbut I broke every.
thin9else." "a.
II cost twenty-seven dollars to repai,
the wheel The other doctor hasn't
sent In his bill yet-Detroit Free sssA
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-09-01
CHIEF ARTHUR'S POLICY.
80 T.r
It Explains the Attitude of the Engineers
In the Bnffalo Strike.


It Explains the Attitude of the Engineers
In the Bnfalo Strike.
CLEVELAND, O., Aug. s7.-Chief Ar
thur, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, has dictated the following
statement touching the policy of the
brotherhood in dealing with strikes,
which policy, he says, will explain the
attitude of the organization in regard
to the trouble at Buffalo:,
ION an roads where the brotherhood
is established, we have general commissions
Of adjustment whose ,daty it. is to ad-
Just ell grievances of the men with the
onacers OF the company, il possible. Fail
ing to do so they are required to fur
aish the chief detailed statement, on re-
ceipt OF which it is then his duty to proceed to
the place where the differences exist and use all
honorable means to effect a peaceable adjust
ment Of them. In event of his failing he then
notifies the men that if they are willing to
strike he will sanction it.
'We have thus far, by pursuing this policy
for the last twenty eight years, succeeded In
adjus ting all differences with but three eK-
oeptions. We have always expressed q
willingness to submit all grievances,
when we could cot agree with the com.
eeny, to board of arbitration oon-
posed OF three disinterestsd persons Person
ally am in favor Of that method and believe n
to be the just and proper way OF settling dis
p4tes growing out of dissatisfaction with wages
q hours of labor"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-09-01
AGRICULTURAL. NOTES.


In buying given amount of food in
the cheap fertilizer YOU pay perhaps
twice as much for freight, cartage, bag
cling and handling as you do'in buying
the better brand, i.;; foys, = mi,
PROF, ROBERTS, of Cornell university,
finds by repeated experiments that
sheep are the most valuable of domes-
tic animals in keeping up the producing
capacity of the farm.
ONLY about ten per cent. 81 the ap-
pie trees planted ever come into bear
ing. This big waste is ascribed to q
combination of causes, the chief one,'
lack of care the first year.-Nebraska
Farmer. '''''''
A WEED is plant out Of place. A corn
plant, a wheat plant ora potato plant
may be a weed by being too close to
another. Treat such as weeds and thin
them out without deIay.APrairie Farm
er.
TIE Michigan Farmer says an Eng
lish gardener, Who has had great sue
cess in raising radishes, mixes his rad
ish beds with one-half soft coal ashes
and soot Under this plan his beds are
not infested with worms. >'''
MANY tons Of manure are transported
from our cities which contain aess than
aidollar's worth of soluble food. This
may be- beneficial as a mulch, but is
too often very costly way Of preserv-
ing the fertility of the land.-E1mer E.
Summey. ;.'v'r , {. o..
1T is best to grow variety of corn
that will mature. # it is struck by
frost after it has arrived at tie glazed
stage It will keep as well in the silo and
make as good fodder, as il it had not
been frozen; that Is our experience
Prof. Robertson. ''' owe
AT the first appeasancetof blight hill
younpo$Atoss - high and steep a. you
can. !. The fungus isbNaahsd down
through the soil by rain, II It reaches
the P6tatoS5 itcauses tkem 6fot By
killing. II win hsT wasliida between
Tie ,ows a~aytrom the potatoes.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-09-01

quarter century De1ng 1915 miles, or
4s5 per cent. Throughout the western
states. "saYsthss introdqcsi oNto tbs Man
90 'ttrpmt hesDhio IND MSsissipp3fiv7
ers on the east to the Rocky mountains
on the west, comprising a vast empire
of 1,626,390 square miles in extent,
-whsse- the zess--of-- the nation-haa
been most rapid and it's increase in
wealth most marked, the railway has
been the great instrument in opening
up new territory to settlement and fur
nishing the means of transportation
without which these lands would be
still undeveloped and unproductive. In
1867 there were only 15,777 miles Of
railroad in. these states, against 100, 500
miles in 1891. Of this mileage only a
small portion in 1867 was west of the
Mississippi, where there are now SC, 1000
miles>of .Ine.". f.,.o =.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-09-01

TUNE. and on e-half
inches in width, starts at the shoulder.
following the line of the arm hole,
across the bust and around the edge Of
the belt, fastening at the side The
sleeves are bengaline crossed with vel
vet ribbon. The hat is cream chip
faced with mauve velvet and trimmed
with tiny ostrich tips.
The ultra high sleeve has given
place to one of more moderate proper,
lions, though very much the same
effect is given by the epaulets, frills
and pereline trimmings Of lace, etc.
A pretty way to rejuvenate slightly
worn dark wool or silk gown is sug-
gested by the new French fashion uof
introducing tartan silk or preferably
heavy sash ribbon as a trimming. A
dark blue bengaline has the skirt hem
piped with blue, red, gold and green
tartan of rich subdued shades. The
bodice is draped front and back over a
corset of tartan ribbon with a small
butterfly bow at the back finished with
long ends.
The sleeves are bengaline with a long
turn hack cuff of tartan A blue straw
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-09-01
FIG. 2-LEAF CURL F1LAMENrs MAaNr-

FIG. 2.-LEAF CURL FILAMENTs MAGNI-
as flied. ra>, rIGt
falling on young tender shoots pene-
trate their substance and cause them to
curl up and finally die. So little is
really known 6f the IKE: history OF the
curl that little can be said regarding
preventive measures. Removing and
destroying AL hthey leaHssss a.pdr yR7.ung
shoots as soon as they show signs of
the maAdy' and. at. the proper season,
cutting well back, the branches afihF.es where
the disease existed, is the best course,
and ought to mitigate. the evil. AS an
experiment it is / suggesseda that the
trees be sprayed in March or before the
buds begin to swell with APO or 40 per
cent. solution of sulphate of IRON
Orange Judd Farmer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-09-01
POWDER EXPLODES,
Damage Done by Three Magazines N.
ploding at Gainesville, Tex.

Damage Done by Three Magazines Ez-
ploding at Gainesville, Tex.
GAINESVILLE, Tex, Aug. 27.-Three
powder magazines belonging one each
to the Dupont, the Rand & Nally. and
Hazard powder companies, blew up
here Thursday afternoon The concus-
s si9p wss terrific; the earth tremDled
to the streets. The shock broke thou.
sands of windows, and in some in
stances ruined houses a mile distant.
The explosion was heard at Whites
boro, Is miles away. Cattle graz.
ing near the magazines were killed
and terribly mangled. Every house
within a mile of the magazines was
badly damaged. Half dozen persons
received dangerous wounds from
broken glass and fallen timbers. The
total loss will amount to about SIS, 600.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-09-01

Congressional Nominations Wado by the
:; !:
crab of the ighth cd rsssiohal dis
EicS have nv ominassf CGGngrs.sman
peoples party nominee.
CHEROKEE. H., Aug. %. - The
Eleventh district democratic conven-
ton nomi4 kted Dahiel Campbell. OF
Monona county. Mr.. Eampbell il also
the candiafce Of the peoples party
ELBEBToN, Ga, Aug. 96.-ThdYhas g.
Lawson has been renominated for con-
gress By Che Eighth district dem6cfxSy:
MOUND CITY, Mo-, Aug. 2e.-The
democrats of the Fourth Missouri dis
trict pQmipate1 ~ ": 8uf3ss. Bon Uf
the late Congressman Burnes, for coz.
gress.
ELeIN, ILL.,, Aug. 26.-The Fifth dis
trict democratic congressional convenul
ton nominated Samuel Alschuler
congress.
TYLER, Tex, Aug. AB.-Congres
c. P. Kilgore has beer renominate
the Third district dem erats.
West Poi kr, Miss, Aug. &C..
Fourth dist let peopleV party col
ton has re- minated Fink Burkit
congress.
LoU1sv1 KY, Aug. 27.-Hon. W.
c. ?. Brel idge has been declared
the dem nominee for congress
from thu III district.
EUREK a1Nes, Ark, Aug 81
Hugh Dill re has been named for
s gsi:sFiss' democrats Of the First
. AsHEI9eE. c., Aug. 27.-Third
party people of the Ninth congressional
district at Waynesville nominated j. C.
Brown for congress.
SELMA, Ala, Aug. 27.-Gaston A.
ROBINS, of Selma. has been nominated
for1c3hsress ~ the,dsAfo&atic codyeh-
ton of the Fourth district.
D. sGdssSs s6n,'sil pn Aug hug
renominated for congress.
MouNI VERNON, ILL.,, Aug. 27.-The
uphibk HniJs~afthe Nipee&nt4 c4 IN
gressional district Nominated j. ID.
Hooker. pastor of the Baptist church
iptbiScity, ~ their 4 qeidate for Ger,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-09-01
For Sale,

i Ia Ia acres in Underwood, unimproved
at $500 an acre. '' =
100 acres in town of Sheridan, good
house and barn and fenced pasture
with living water $4,000 '~''A -
48O acres in town of Kintire, 270
acres under cultivation, 20 acres fenced
pasture, large house and barn and
other improvements $4,000. - -
We have theJ. A. Willard; Wright
Il Austin, and the Am. Land Colonial
ton Co.'S for sale, and many other
tracts. Some very cheap.
II. 3. RoB1NseN 4 Co ~.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-09-01

A'OsoOS AAAAAo Va Gull eNy u e1SA
United States. The increase during the
fiscal year was 4,44s miles. The total
assets of all the railway companies
amount to 81, lie, 1886, 27e. The excess
Sas aiss: ys.r t4s. sss
were carried and 7O4, 600 tons of
IF ai} sas s mS5f T95
and the excess of available revenue
Oyer pstual payments thfrefrQm Jeff, q
BALANCE 81 $40, a5s,7aa I'm Tia grouplot'
central northern states, including Ohio,
M4 n 1n ii I1llipofafd Yisco2-
900 during the last ten years, and is
greater than that of any other group of
states in the union The stock and
btnds per mile of roadNin this central
northern group amount to s5s, 1929. Fhe
statistics of passenger traffic show that
the 556, 015, 1902 passengers carried by all
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-09-01

.batiste over colored silk. A particular
~ successful one have in mind is of a
quality almost equal to nnn am fH
sheerness, embroidered with q tiny yef-
low figure, and made up over corn color
silk. MORE ribbon of the same color
comes from .under- the arms, -crosses-in.
front and finishes in long ends at the
back. The collar is of ribbon and
the full sleeve is held into band of the
same.
The charming illustration shown
here of a. bridesmaid Costume Is y,a1e