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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-09-08
loNpoN'S LATEST "GLlDE."
The Man Eevolves on HIS Heels, the
Woman Tiptoeiag the While.

The Man Revolves on HIS Heels, the
Woman Tiptoeing the While.
Every year fresh absurdities crop up,
not only in fashionable attire, but in
dancing and department. should think
the waltzing of the present generation
would make the shade of dear, delight
full "Mr. Turveydrop'' turn away from
the earth with shuddering sigh, says
writer in the New York Press. The
very latest "London glide" necessitates
pokcrlike r1gidity Of arm and back
that is painful enough to look at, and
must be positive torture to the dancers,
both male and female. To my barbar-
ian eyes the attitude taken by the per
forming couples" is this: The man puts
his right arm, not around his partners
waist, but high up, almost about her
neck in fact, and with the elbows stiffly
raised at an angle Of forty-flve degrees;
on the extreme point of the elbow the
lady's left hand is placed, not confiding-
ly and delicately as of yore, but defiant
ly and heavily, and also with much
pointing of elbow. The right and left
hands of man and woman then grasp
each other with "do or die" expression
and are clasped against the masculine
shirt bosom in the region Of his collar
and then they revolvc slowly, the man
on his heels chiefly, and the woman not
tiptoeing delicately, but fatty and with
cut any motion Of her body whatsoever
wonder would o latter-day Byron de
scribe 1t as ''seductive!' Then suddenly
one Of the woodworking damscls il
asked to dance, and every one sits dowr
or stands up in hollow square, ant
Miss We're de We're, with daintily liftet
petticoats exposing cxquisitcly shot
feed, trips 1t right mcrrily to the strain
of Knocked EN- inthe Old Kent Road,
or the Barn Door Dance" while CT
thusiastic onlookers keep up q ripple Q
delighted comments.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-09-08
HOW MUrEs MAKE LOVE.
Courtship Carried On by One Couple Afte
tho Light Was Turned Down.

Courtship Carried On by One Couple After
the Light Was Turned Down.
A gentleman who enjoys wide ac-
quaintancc among the deaf of Philadel-
phia told q Record reporter that the
courtship of pair of mutes was one Of
the most singular things on record. 81
know young man who is now deep in
the tolls of a fair and speechless girl"
he said, land he has taken me iuto his
confidence. lie is perfectly happy in
his infirmity, for from conversations he
has held with ordinary lovers he has
come To the conclusion that silence is,
after all, the best form for lovers. Dur
ing the progress of his affair de cGur he
experienced but one difficulty, and that
in short time he surmounted. The
thorn that lay in his bed of roses was a
gas jet, which, as he, of course, con-
versed with his adored one in the sign
language, it was always necessary to
keep ablaze-a woefully embarrassing
thing for lovers. Finally they discov-
cred that, like Laura Bridgman, they
could utilize the sense of touch in de-
ciphcring their sign language. BY
holding one anothcr's hands they found
that they could carry on conversation
with tolerable facility, and in about
week were adopts. Thus deaf
dumb and practically blind, they en-
| ioyed all the pleasure of love. They
have spread their discovery among theil
friends, and I believe that the idea ha.
taken fast hold upon deaf lovers ant
has become quite fad"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-09-08

WAYS OF SLEEPING.
Exactly Opposite Conditions Sought by
People of Different Nations.

Exactly Opposite Conditions Sought by
People of Different Nations.
The things which one person needs to
make him sleep arc precisely the things
which would keep another awake all
night. Even the sedativc medicines
which put one person Immediately into
a heavy slumber excite another into
condition of nervous restlessness. The
European or American, in order to sleep
well, ordinarily requires downy pill
low under the head, but the japanese,
stretching himself upon rush mat on
the floor, puts hard, square block OF
wood under his head, and does not sleep
well if he does not have it. The Chi
nesc makes great account OF his bed,
which is very low indeed-scarcely ris-
ing from the floor-but is often carved
exauisitely of wood, but it never occurs
to him to make it any softer than the
rush mats will render it. While the
people of tho northern countries can
not sleep unless they have plenty OF
room to stretch out their legs the in
habitants of the tropics often curl
themselves up like monkeys at the
lower angle of suspended hammock
and sleep soundly in that position.
| The robust American often covers
himself with pair of blankets and
throws his window wide open to the
air, even in the winter time, and he
does not complain if he finds a little
drift Of snow across the top of his bed
in the morning. The Russian, on the
contrary, likes no sleeping place so well
as the top Of a big soapstone stove in
his domieilc Crawling out of this blis-
tcring bed in the morning he likes to
take plunge in cold stream, even il
he has to break the ice to get into it
The Laplander crawls, head and all
into a bag made of reindeer skin, and
sleeps warm and comfortable within it
The East Indian, at the other end Of thu
world. also has sleeping bag, but it il
more porous than the Laplander''s. 1T
purpose is to keep out mosqui toes NOR
than to keep the sleeper warm. Will
the American still clings to his feathe
pillow, he is steadily discarding his old
, fashioned feather bed in favor OF tn
hair or straw mattress. The feathe
bed is rclegated to the country, an
many people who slept upon it a
: through their childhood find themselve
uncomfortable upon it in their matur
, ty. The German not only sleep upon
, feather bed but underneath one. TIL
n feather covering used in Germany, how
n ever, concludes the Youths Companion
is not so large or as thick as the on
which is used as mattress, and tn
foreigner who undertakes to sleep b.
meath it often finds his feet suffcrin
from cold while his shoulders are suffe
ing from heat.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-09-08
p,.y.d Billi.rtls without Balls.

According to an eyewitness, pecul-
lar incident happened recently in the
billiard room of q hotel at Tacoma,
Wash. The room was crowded and all
of the billiard and pool tables were oe-
eupied but one. Two gentlemen entered
the room attired in full evening dress
Engaging a billiard table the boy
brought the balls. but the players, to
his utter astonishnent, told him they
did not need them. Removing their top
coats, coats and hats, they took cues
and commenced . mimic game They
made the customary moves around the
the table, studied apparent plays, made
the customary grimaces at misplays
and regularly counted their strings A
wondering crowd gathered about them
They thought the men were crazy. A
funny part Of 1t was that they never
smiled, took the "guying" OF the Grove
screnely, and when the points were
marked up paid for the game and un
concernedly walked out. The solution
OF the mystery was that the limitation
game was played on G wager.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-09-08
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RUSSIAN SUPERSTITION.
Queer ideas Regarding Fire Started by
Lightning.


Ignorance is seen in it's true colors
when it interferes with the practical af-
fairs of life and strikes death blow to
prosperity and happiness. A traveller in
Russia writes in the English Illustrated
Magazine:
One village through which we passed
was the embodiment of filth and
squalor. A destructive fire was raging
at one end of it, and round this all the
inhabitants were gathered. One house
was already burned down, a second was
one mass of flames, and the fire was
rapidly spreading to third, yet not Il
hand was raised to arrest its ruinous
progress. Oaths, prayers, the wailing
of women and whining of children filled
the air.
"Why on earth don't you put out the
iirc?" shouted my companion to one OF
the peasants, who approached with q
scrvile and wistful look, us If he ex.
pcctcd an offering of money. "IIave
| you no bucl1cts?'
'Surely your .cXccllency deigns to
know that it isn't buckets we need!'
"Wcll, it isn't strong arms, either,
fancy. Why don't you go to worlS?"
"Your grace wouldn't have ms lily in
the face of Hcaven We've sins enough
on our souls without adding that blacl
crime to them. Wasn't it Gods owl
lightning that set Petrotf's house OF
fire couple of hours ago? And bad a
we are, there's not man in the villag
that would raise his hand to undo God
holy work.
My friend raised his hand, waved /
despairingly, and we drove on.
ITS mere waste of time to reasol
with them," he said. "They would a
soon commit suicide en- massc as pu
out fire God had kindled with Iii
lightning"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-09-08

1t has often puzzled the uninitiated to
give reason why musicians tune their
instruments in public and not before
they enter the orchestra. If they tuned
their instruments before entering the
theater OF concert room the tempera-
ture is very apt to be different in the
place of performance, and therefore the
instruments would not be in tune. A
piano that is in tune in cold room
would get out of tune if the room were
suddenly heated.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-09-08
Kuocking Out sparrows.

A Maryland farmer adopts this meth
cd Of ridding his premises of English
sparrows. Whenever they get too
plentiful he equips each man on the
farm with fat board and they all pro-
coed after dark with lanterns to the
bird roost. The sparrows fly toward
the light and as they come within reach
the men with the boards knock them
down by the score.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-09-08
A Garden Full Of Roses.

Baroness de Rothschild's rose garden
at Ferrieres is one Of the most beautiful
In the world. 1t is surrounded by
trellis work completely covered with
climbing roses Of every hue and of
every sort The space Is laid out in
arcades, bowers, alleys, great bushes,
and into plantations and beds, where
every variety Of the queen Of flowers
fourishes. The perfume Is intoxicat-
ing In the evening, and the nightingales
have found out this enchanted Vale Of
CAaAmers In the suvirons of Paris
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-09-08
FIGHT WITH A SHARK.
A Mans Fierce Conflict With an Ocean
Monster.


Monster.
The waters about New Zealand, like
those of the South Pacific in general,
are infested with formidable species
of shark. which does not hesitate 10
attack human beings. Many tragedies
have been recorded from this cause, and
manv narrow escapes have been effected
hv f;shermen. sailors and bathers. The
New Zealand Herald describes des-
perate fight which recently took place
In Manukau harbor, great inlet from
the ocean near Auckland.
Mr.. Henry jacobson, ight-keeper at
North Manullau Heads, was out in his
boat, about six miles down the harbor.
A squall struck and swamped his boat,
and left him in the water. The boat
was heavily ballasted, and sunk. He
dived and attempted to relieve the bal
last, but failed.
jacobson wasa good swimmer, and
resolved to make for the land. lie
grasped an oar and struck out manfully.
But he had not counted on the tide
which at that hour was running very
strong, and instead of being able to
make a direct course for land, was
swept three miles farther down the har'
Dor.
As he was lying upon tie water, al
most exhausted, he saw large shari;
coming close upon him. He knew 1t
was a man-eater, and the knowledge did
not increase the comfort of his situa'
tion.
The shark grabbed at his hand, but
jacobson gave him the oar in its stead
and was about to ram the implement
down the creatures throat when i
drew back 1t circled round and rount
him, and presently rushed straight fo
him again.
This time the man had his shoatl
knife drawn, and holding the oar as
shield, stabbed the shark in the side
The blood flowed, reddening the waite
all about.
The shark drew back. wounded as
was, and made another attack. Tsi
time Jacobson struck the fish rippin
blow near the tail. This seemed to
much for it, and it swan AWAY.
jacobson was now left. in a great
exhausted condition, clinging to his oa
in the bloody water. Just as he W.
irving up hope of being able to rcac
the land boat from the port hove
sight. He was seen, and hauled int
the boat, after being in the water tw
hours and half. lie was unable
speak for considerable time.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-10
A Card from Hon. John W. Daniel.
IYSCUBJRG. VA, Nav Z, lS9.


To the Editor Of the DispGieh:
/ have seen in your Journal and in others
also, reports of references made to me by
Hon. George Frederick Williams. OF Mas
sachuset,s, In his recent speech in Rich
mond. The reports are variously woried, but
the cist Of them is that the speaker attributed
nv preference for a Democratic presidential,
nominee other than Mr.. Cleveland to personal
motives-to Mr.. Clcvelands not permitting the
Virginia senators to control the patronage, or re-
fusinr to do what they wanted or something to
this effect. lhave written 20 Mr.. Williams ask
Ing him 70 tell me what he did say and 10 give
me hls authority for hiE statements.
Pending his reply will make no comment
further than to remove ali false impressions con-
corning myself If it be possible that he created
them by staiing a. l do that there is not the
slightest foundation In truth for any allegation
that nm opposed to Mr.. Cleyeland's noInina-
ton for the third time on any personal consider
alton whatever.
So far as patronage is concerned never de-
sired 70 control IL when he was President, and
ehall not Q sire 20 control IL in future, no matter
who may be President so far a. i AIN person
ally concernedkI do not care who may be Prcsi-
dent Mir. Cleveland and bis ministers, In so far
as Offices are involved, showed me the respect
aud consideration due to my representative
character, which is all had 20 ask or eIpec' In
that regard, and al / shall ask or desire from
any President.
Ny preferences for a Democratic nominee are
sololy inspired and controlled by my devotion 10
Democratic principles and my hopes for Demo
cratic victory. l have not assailed gentlemen
who diner with me or impugned their motives,
AMI need scarcely say that am fully prepared
TO defend. when occasion makes it fitting, the
integrity OF my motives ana The reasons for my
position. Very respectfully,
JONI W. DANIEL.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-10
The City and the Country.

The people of Richmond have frequent
IL complained, and with good reason
therefor, of the lack of sympathy OF the
eountry with this city.
Too often. indeed, spirit OF antaso-
n;sm towards us has been exhibited, but
/, has nearly always been because pains
were not taken TO have an understanding
between US
We have not been blsmeless in this mat
Ter. for we have not tried as hard as we
might have tried to keep in touch with
our country kinsmen. Let us now see the
facts "a they exist, and not put ourselves
across the path of the great masses OF VIZ
cinians with respect TO tho presidential
nomination. They have clearly determined
TINT their delegation TO Chicago shall not
be instructed: that the safety of the party
is @ consideration superior to all forms ana
creeds of man-worship; that neither
CLEVELAND nor HILL nor GoRMAs nor
GRAY. nor any other man, shall be allowed
10 stand in the way of the success OF the
party, and in convention assembled here
IN Richmond they will rebuke the Massa-
chusetts Mugwump who assailed the mo-
tiyes of Senators DANIEL and BARBOUR.
Outside OF Richmond the struggled FOR
delegates TO the State convention is well
nigh over. The verdict OF the people mas
been written and will soon be recorded.
They have utterly repudiated the ADVICE
sent them from Richmond not to be de-
luded into the uninstructed dodge" ana
10 remember that IAN uninstructed man
Is always HILL man." Our beloved
CLEVELAND brothers have been overwhelm-
inely defeated on this line, hence their
chance of front here. Out of l16 counties
and cities only about seven or eight have
instructed for CLEvELASD. In several coun-
ties instructions were proposed and voted
down. In numerous others they were pre-
pared md would have been offered but
that upon feeling the popular pulse their
leaders saw that it would be disastrous Tor
them 10 do so.
Richmond il now the oniy hope of our
misguided brothers who believe that Mr..
CLEVELAND is not only an available man
hut the only available man; this Is their
stronghold. they say. Well, we'll see.
They expect 10 make q clean sweep here
and we know that they will be rrievously
disappointed. Thursdays primary will
tell the tale.
Now that the country has spoken so
plainly. now that we know what opinion
the great mass of people outside OF Rich
,nond hold on this subject. 1t will be our
fault-not the fault Of our country friends
n the city and country are not IN accord
this time.
We ask our people not to encourage
those who cheered the onslaught of Mas
sachusetts Mugwump WILLIAMS on the
manned veteran JOIN W. DANIEL and on
the true and tired john S. BARBOUR.
We exhort them not TO give these de-
iuded brothers of ours On opportunity TO
bind and fasten the Virginia delegation TO
the fortunes Of CLEVELAND, or any other
man.
Leave it free TO seek for and secure
candidate who can win.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-10
The True Doctrine.

The Stanton Vtndioa'or OF last week de-
voted a good deal Of Its space to the Dis
YAIcH. The Vindicd'or seems to be climb
mo up towards the solid floor of the
DIspArcH's platform, or else we have cap
tured O plank of our Stanton contempt
rary's platform. He quotes from us as
follows;
.But If they 1.-THE Chicago delegates from Viz
r,n,al are TO be instructed, by all means let the
rrst instruction be a positive command TO re-
cognize the regular delegates from New York
State"
And then adds:
ave hope no Virginia Democrat will
need a positive command to insure his
recognizing the regular delegates already eloct-
ed from New York. The fact that II Is Hill
delegation should not for u moment incline the
friends Of ans other candidate toforget the other
fact that II WAS regularly elected according to the
plan adopted by the New York Democracy"
There spoke true Democrat, and If the
delegates to the Virginia State Convention
shall manifest the spirit shown by the
V1ndicator there will be no room for con-
tention left. Why. il is almost Incredible
that any good Democrat should be willing
20 allow any Boilers TO come into the
Democratic National Convention.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-10

nan;al Rarhour and the "Times."


Senators Daniel and Barbour are public men.
And II Hon. Mr.. Williams, of Massachusetts,. saw
Of % say at the Mozart Academy that they had
a motive Of their own IN opposing Mr.. Cleveland
and advocating Mr.. Hin he had perfect right
20 ray 20. His large audience nj tho Academy
Thursday night evidently fully agreed with him,
TOO, for his suggestion 70 that effect was received
with voclferous round after round OF cheeiI-
Richmond Timer
DO we understand the Times TO say that u
endorses and approves the following Ian
guage used by Mr.. WILLIAMS. which Ian
Cuage We find in the Tmlss's stenographic
report OF the proceedings Of tho meeting
"There are, sa!d he, two or three hundred
thousand chaps who want you to elect them a.
the same time you elect the President, and they
want 10 run the 0rices and tho President. Now,
this man Cleveland has an idea that when you
elected him you wanted his individual opinion,
and you goI IL.
"wnen be ds5 not do what your senators want
ed Of him they went back on him. Laughter
and APPLAUSE ! am hitting IN tho dark and
don't know where will strike, but II this was 30
Ia Virginia will bet dollars to doughnuts that It
was because they wanted 10 run the Offices.
lGreat applauso.l ! must have hit something
tina, lick" lLaughter.l
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-10
O,Eerrall and Hill.
The New York Tribune contains the fol

The New York Tribune contains the tol-
lowing paragraph:
ut appears from ono Of our Washington dts
patches that Senator Hin has organized move
ment for the dcbasement OF Mr.. OFerrail- OF
Virginia who. as chairman Of the Elections Com
mit,ee. refused TO submit 10 ni,is dctaion in
the Noycs. Rockwell care. Mr.. 0Fcrrall Is
candidate for denomination In tho Seventh VIZ
ginis District"
Senator HILL has done no such foolish
thing. Three Of tho gentlemen named az
conspirators against Mr.. O'FEnnALL were
not even in Washington. when the meet
ing Of oonspirators is said TO have taken
place. The rest of them are CLEVELAND
men, we take it. seeing that OFERRALLs
district is the one in which CLEVELAND il
stronger than no is anywhere else. Like
oil other malignant Republicans and
South-haters. the Tribune never tires OF
abusing Senator HILL.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-10

Old Confederstes. how do you like the
saucy talk of Massachusetts, Mugwumo
WILLIAMS against your manned comrade
JoHs W. DANIEL?
Had you been a member OF the Cleve-
land Club Of Richmond would you have
cheered those Massachusetts, sentiments
II you were citizen of Richmond would
you vote for any man who would 60 to the
State convention to turn down" JOHN
W DlgIprr
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-10
Tho sueers ut Daniel and Barbour

II was hardly 10 be expocioi That ga'ne''ns
OF Richmond Democrats would applaud a shcei-
ing allusion TO Senators Daniel and barbour ny
a Massachusetts speaker who has driite' ii''
the Democratic party. perhaps as much 10 cul'i-
yate a fad as to urge principle. And 1t is sur
pris,ng that n man OF good sense, with due re-
gard for the prophecies, should have lnuuisea
ssnln an ailusion az that which was cheered IN
RIchmond last Thursday night. IL was oisunctly
IN bad taste and, more than that, IL was insoieh'
and upwarranted.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-10

Some Of the truest men are among the
politicians" said the Rev. DIR. john A.
BEoADDus on Saturday last in.the Southern
Baptist Convention. True as preaching.
ihemen styled politicians are the men
who are always thinking how they shall best
promote the welfare Of this great country.
What would we or could We do without tho
poiiticiansy
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-10

We wonder if the Virginia gentlemen
who will assemble here on May 18TH VIII
send those" chaps DANIEL and BARBOUR to
the Chicago convention.
We can tell them that if they do the
Massachusetts, Mugwumps will be much
disnleaSpn.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-10

JOIN W. DANIEL does not propose to let
Mugwump LLIsMssinsinuntions against
him pass unnoticed. He has called upon
WILLIAMS for an explanation. WILLIAMS
may extenuate his offence by saying that
he fred in the dark but what excuse
can any Richmond Democrat make ior
applaudlng WILLIAMs's vile sentiments!
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-10

Our country cousins of the CLEVELAND
persuasion find it difficult to understand
the somersault of their Richmond friends
who advised them not TO be "deluded by
the uninstructed dodge but ore now
themselves adopting that " dodge WELL
it is politics-"practical politics" you
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-10

So BARBOUR and DANIEL are among the
chaps" who want to run the President,
and when "he did not do what they
wanted of him they (the senator's went
back on him" (the Presidential least
that is what WILLIAMS, of Massachusetts,,
saws: and "he knows II ALL
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-10

Campbell county heads its delegation TO
the State convention with Hon. JOHN W.
DANIEL, and 1t is unit against the policy
of nominating Mr.. CLEVELAND tor re-eiec-
ton.
This action of Campbell also makes sure
we believe, that the two delegates from
that congressional district to the Chicago
convention will be anti-CLEyELAND.