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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-23
"CrOwd Poison -

"Crowd poison" is the way physician
designates the peculiar fainting fits and
illnesses to which persons often succumb
in rooms crowded with people, or even
in the streets densely packed with hu-
manity. Some persons yield much more
readily than others to this combined ex-
halation from many systems, and per.
sons are overcome by it, according TO
the same authority, who can withstand
the exhausted air of a room made close
from other causes. During the Colum-
bian pack in this city the foul air of the
crowded streets was noticeable. To such
as sat slightly above the sidewalk masses
the bad air was easily perceptible. One
realized that even in the open air good
air is not always to be had. And one
saw, too, how much valuable breathing
space will be secured, notably on close
and foggy days, when the thousands of
car horses now occupying it will have
been replaced by electricity and cable
ower.---New York Times.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-23
The Work of a Chinese Emperor.

Shuntsing, the last emperor of the
Mongol race, described as an effeminate
prince, with the physiognomy of a mon
key, was a man Of great mechanical
skill, and amused himself with making
models of automata and timepieces.
His chief work was machine con.
tanned in box7 feet high and s1k feet
wide, with three small temples on top.
In the middle temple were fairies hold
ing characters signifying the hours, one
of which made her appearance each
hour. Time was struck by couple of
gods, and it is said that they kept it
very excellently.
In the side temples were representa-
tions of the sun and moon respectively,
and from these places genii issued, cross
ing bridge to the middle temple, and
after seemingly ascertaining the time of
the day from the fairies returned again
to their quarters. It is thought that the
motions were affected by strings. -Bos.
ton Globe.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-23
Amusement and Recreation.

Amusements Of a proper sort are con-
ducive to health. The sports Of child
hood not only toughen the muscles and
invigorate the system, but prevent too
muck cerebral activity. At the Same
time they develop agility, alertness. dar-
ing, and not few Of the qualities essen.
tial to success in life.
1t is largely the same with the sports
OF youth, especially among students and
all who are engaged in sedentary pur.
suits. For some persons all that is feas.
ible is simple diversion--a change in the
line of thought, feeling and care, not an
enforced change, with "this for my
health" behind it, but a natural and
pleasant one, which for the time alters
the currents of nervous force.
For others something more stirring
and stimulating is desirable, but all
such should remember that there is q
limit beyond which excitement is not q
benefit, but harm.
Excitements may be injurious physic.
ally, mentally and morally. There are
the morally ruinous excitements of the
modern bull fights and of the ancient
gladiatorial shows. When women, made
for tenderness, sympathy and love, can
find their highest enjoyment in such ex.
hibitions, it is plain that the moral ma.
ture itself has become thoroughly afro.
phied. 0t
To young men particularly the excite.
ment of the theater often becomes 90
controlling that 1t checks all their bet.
ter intellectual tendencies, and leads to
reckless expenditur> and even to pilfer-
ing Youths Companion.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-23
THE STRATEGIC VALUE OF EGYPT.
How the Ancient Country Appears to 9
Trained Military Eye.

Trained Military Eye.
To the trained military eye Egypt pre-.
sents itself as the eastern bastion of the
ill shaped African continents bastion
naturally strong and capable of resisting
attack, whose broad moats are the Medi-
terranean and the Red sea, together with
the dry moat of the desert. The bastion
at once commands the narrow strip OF
coast extending to Tripoli and the cur.
tain stretching along the Libyan desert
to the Soudan. 1t sweeps the peninsula
of Sinai, and its influence covers the
whole coast of Syria from south to north.
The profile of this Egyptian bastion is SO
shaped that its fortunate possessor either
has dominated or will dominate Tripoli
Syria and Arabia.
The weakest side of the fortress is the
south, where it overlooks Nubia and
Abyssinia, the African Switzerland
where no laurels are to be won, but on
account Of its arid wastes armies may
readily be lost. So it was in 1888, when
Hicks Pasha perished at the three days
fight of Obeid, and none Of all his troops
were saved except the reserve command.
ed by Ala-addin Pasha Even the Mile
expedition of the victor of Tel ell Kebi,
undertaken to rescue the heroic Gordon
in spite of the support it obtained from
advancing alongside the river and in
spite Of the remarkable gallantry and
endurance of its officers and men, had
to exhaust itself against the same diff.
culties which the Persian King Cambyses
was unable to overcome 1000 years be-.
fore.
Cambyses went up the Nile in order te
take possession of Ethiopia, but his vict
uals soon ran down. he could get nc
water to quench the fiery thirst OF the
climate, and when the soldiers began tc
cast losts which of them should be eaten
by the rest, the king returned to Thebee
and Memphis. The traces of both expe
ditions have been blown away by the
sand of the Soudan. The difficulties
they encountered were the hostile hot
climate, which parches every living
thing, and the wild character and the
tough make Of the inhabitants; for il
the desert is limit it has no obstacles
that are insurmountable to men who
have the camel's power Of living ON lit
tie, and can gofor months together on
nothing but maize cakes.
Then the elastic method of fighting OF
the Soudanese, their cunning tactics, are
all devised for the purpose of exhaust
ing the enemy first by fatigue, in order
thus to annihilate him, for their own
forces quickly come together again after
they have been scattered like sand
Nevertheless history has shown incon-
testably that the Soudan, which has al.
ready drunk in so much blood, is so
closely bornd sap with Egypt that no
complete settlement of the Egyptian
question is possible without an arrange
ment of the affairs of the Soudan. n.--Con.
temporary Review.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-23
PIOCHE. NEVADA, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 23, 1893
Two Men In q Car.

Two wen lu q CArs
Two men entered Sixth avenue train
1t the Fourteenth street station. One
was man Of fifty years or more,
stalwart of frame, but with gray hair,
and dressed in q manner becoming q
man of means. He was man of means
"a man whose name throughout the
civilized world is one that carries with
it thoughts of millions Of dollars. Yet
once upon time, in the days when the
gold and the silver mines Of America
remained to be discovered and devel-
oped, that man worked with pick and
shovel as day laborer. In the discov-
cry and development of those mines he
acquired his fortune and his fame.
The man who entered the train
with this gold and silver king was q
fine appearing young fellow Of about
twenty-one years-a clerk perhaps.
There was seat for neither of them.
One was vacated by its occupant at
Eighth street. In O manner that indi-
Gated his good breeding, the young man
touched the gold and silver king on the
arm and pointed out to him tho vacant
seat in such way as to indicate that 1t
was his desire that the elder should
take it.
His well meant proffer did not meet
with the "thank you" that it merited.
Instead the gold and silver king first
stared in most insolent and scornful
manner at the young man who had dared
to attract his attention, and then seeing
the vacant seat he jumped for and into
it as though his salvation depended on
getting it.
"You cannot make silk purse out Of
sow's ear."-New York Times.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-23
Destruction Of ANITA.

The ant is such an instructive creature,
50 industrious and so intelligent, that Il
seems almost an act Of cruelty to sug.
gest methods for their Wholesale destruc.
tion, yet their interference with the cul-
tivator is sometimes SO unbearable that
a correspondent is compelled to write to
inquire how to get rid of them. Un-
doubtedly the best method, il it is not
deemed too cruel, is to cut up meat into
very small particles, saturate with dead
ly poison, and put it in their tracks, en-
tirily secure from the reach of other
creatures. There is no way so effective
as this.-Meehans Monthly.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-23
An Enthusiastic Audience.

Bishop Talbot "let himself go" one
evening when he was invited to address
300 Baltimore newsboys. He gave the
boys glorious talk, and when he fin
ished there was not q gamin In the hall
who would not have fought for him,
Marquis Of Queensberry rules or ether.
wise. You've got to light against evil,
boys" he said, "end don't forget It.
We must fight against what y bed, ius>
like Sullivan and--who was the Other
fellowy And the way In which the
whole 300 yelled 'Coybett" was sious
worth going long distance to hsas.--
New York Tribune,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-23
A Royal Recluse.

The empress Of Austria has been since
the death Of Prince Rudolf complete
mental wreck, subject to most pathetic
deiusions about her son, and requiring
the greatest care. She still preserves
much OF her stately beauty, for which
she has been always famous among the
royal women Of Europe, for I'll q beauty.
of contour which neither time nor trouble
can destroy, but she is q constant re.
cluse. Chicago Aibans.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-23

Some very funny election bets are now
being paid here by good Republicans
who We're confident Of the success Of
their ticket. A Sixth ward man rolled
q peanut seven squares with tooth.
pick and had broken back when his
bet was psid.--Harrisburg Cor. Phila-
delphia Press.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-23

The Chinese banker, Han Quay, il
stated to be worth the almost inconceiv-
able sum of eS50,0o0,O00. Agreat mum.
ber Of the largest banks in the Chinese
empire are believed to be under his con
troll, and if his stated wealth be fact
(the truth there is no means Of testing)
hs is un9uestionably the richest man IN
the worla,wLanaop Tit.Hits.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-23
Not an upn.tur., Error.

Police Commissioner--Mr. McGobb.
how did it happen that you let raving
iunatic 60 around ter,orixing people on
Your beat for . whole afternoon2
Onacer McGobb-Sure / Thought he
was some felly payin . lection bst.-In.
dianapolis Journal.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-23

John T. Stone, Of Henderson, N. G.,
Is the youngest editor and proprietor in
the United States. He is the boss "hus-
tler" OF the Henderson Daily Hustler,
and Is only thirteen wears old.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-23
A Busy BOY.

Mamma-Where's little Johnny?
Wee Daughter--He's out here.
"Why doesn%S he come when I call?"
"He's busy"
What doinss"
"TufRn cotton in his ssrHIaH1lhsl
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-23
JOB PRINTING Department

Gall on as for anything in the way Posters Hand
Programmes, Letter Heads Bill Heads, Business
Cards. shipping Tags, Envelopes etc.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-23
POST +: YOURSELF: ON /: ITS MINERAL :WEALTH

The Local Department of the paper will particular
attention and the Mining news and Resources of
tbs and adjacent mineral districts
will be full and complete.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-23

~ stock Boar He'd by the Day or
wesh ANA carefully Groomed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-04-29

Born in Boston, brought up in an at
mosphere of culture, invited to read at
morning symposiums papers that found
their way into print, 1t is hard to say
when Mrs. Deyereux first began TO write
for the newspapers. But the first real
work, about five years after her mar
riage to General Devereux in the seven
ties, was for the Boston Advertiser. Her
next work was for The Courier of that
city.
1t has been only few years since wo-
men begun TO be appreciated as journal
lists, and on the removal of General Dew
ereux to Cincinnati in 1876 she began to
write feature articles for The Gazette,
using the nom de plume of Clare dc We're,
and for The Commercial, where her ini-
tials, D'Arc, reversed, were used. Soon
after her advent in Cincinnati journalism
she was given the art assignments and
then society work. The Sunday paper
had grown, and with it the society col
umn, and on the consolidation of The
Commercial Gazette Mrs. Deyereux was
made society editor, and she enjoys
the distinction of being the first woman
employed in any capacity on the s,tncin-
natl papers. To define in what firticu-
lar Mrs. Devereux attracts you is an inn
possibility, but as you enter her door
something in the sincere hespitable greet
ing makes you feel you are really well
come to this retreat, with its quaint fur
nishings, all in such artistic confusion.
In appearance Mrs. Devereux is of
medium height, rather stout, but her
carriage is SO dignifed it gives you the
impression she is quite tall. The ex-
preston of her face is forceful, and in
her profile the angle of intellect is clearly
defined. She is bright and witty in con-
versation, is well versed in all branches
of newspaper work and yields a ready,
trenchant pen. Mrs. Devereux is fine
linguist. Her fads? All. yes, women all
have fads nowadays, but to see her in her
home one need not ask that question. It
is one any woman ought to be proud to
own-her home and the comforts of her
family. MARIE E. IsLER.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-04-29
a Novel Recipe Book.

A small book is easily made of Wat
mans heavy water color paper by draw
ing design of fish, as shown in the
illustration, or of an orange, u lemon,
potato, apple or any fruit or vegetable
in frequent use for the table. When
well drawn, color this design with water
color paint, directly from the object or
from q good copy. A dozen or more
leaves may be cut OF smooth white letter
paper, without lines, to fiS the cover and
inserted as leaves to the book by means
of two holes pierced through the whole
with penknife, after which daisy rib
bon is to be drawn through these and
tied in jaunty little bowknot on top.
The little book is now in readiness to
receive its contents, which should be
veil tried and thoroughly tested recipes
for the use of the fruit or vegetable desig-
mated by the cover. These may be writ
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-04-29
A FISH RECIPE BOOK.

ten on the inside leaves attractively in
gilt or silver lettering with stub pen.
A fish book should contain recipes for
baked fish, boiled and fried fish, fish
cakes, fish balls and the like.
A dozen or more of these little books
representing the articles used daily in
the household fare, strung together with
long hoops of daisy ribbon, will call to
mind o bunch of market garden vegeta-
bles cleverly punched, OF the greens in
season, to tempt the eye and palate and
to aid in suggesting variety to the menu
that is likely to grow monotonous in the
weary round of recurring meals.
FLORENCE TYING ELLIS.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-04-29
A Girl of Pluck.

One of the successful real estate deal
ers of New York is girl of 90, Miss AgS-
nes K. Murphy. Her pluck, persever-
ance and shrewdneSs enabled her last
wear to negotiate among her sales two
very large ones, one of 100000, the other
of 500. 900. She operates in the upper,
growing part of the great city. Her
father was in the business before her,
but died three years ago, leaving this girl
Of II with his family to support. She
shouldered the load bravely and az once
ventured out more daringly and success
f,lly than her father had ever done. I'M
mediately at the conclusion of the $780,
100 sale Miss Murphy was proposed as
member of the New York Real Estate
Exchange.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-04-29
The Illustrated Tourists Gnide

That popular work, "THE TOURISTS
GUIDE THROUGH THE HAWAIIAN ISL
.sps," is meeting with a steady sale
both at home and abroad. Tourists and
others visiting these islands should be
in possession of copy OF ii. II is per-
feet mine Of information relating to the
scenes and attractions 10 be met with
here. Copies in wrappers can be had at
the publication office, 90 Merchant
street. and nj the News Dealers Price
- centa.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-04-29
Notice

DURING MY TEMPORARY ABB
IL sence from the Islands, Charles T.
Wilder has full power Of attorney TO act
for the firm OF Wilder & Co., and also in
any personal matters.
52sl.ti W. G. WILDER.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-04-29
Hawaiian Stamps
w ANTED.

TWILL PAY CASH, FOR EITHER
l. large or small quantities OF used Ha-
waiian Postage Stamps, as follows:
(These offers are per hundred and any
quantity will be accepted, no matter how
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-04-29
G'sneral advertisements
The Y ost
WRITING MACHINE,

Years ago, Mrs. Yost built type
writer, the Remington No. and
Caligraph which were good enough
then. But the family has increased
by thousands. Other folks have
hitched on extensions to hold EN-.
But it's the same old typewriter,
same ribbon, same scales, same
rickety print. We want something
modern, and we get it in the NEW
IoST, which rises superior to the
difficulties of any ribbon machine.
The ribbon blurs print, wears full
of holes, clogs type, takes power to
pull it along, weakens manifolding
and costs IS or $40 year. Oar
ink pad outlasts twenty ribbons.
Can be changed in ten seconds, and
costs less than 50 a year. And as
TO permanent alignment the YosT
is the only machine which accom-
plishes this much desired feat.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-04-29

The phonograph is now located
in the Thomas block, on King
street. Mr.. Stoeckle has a big col
lection of new records which can
not fail To please the general public.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-04-29

Naval officers of high and low
rank are on the anxious bench as
to details after the naval review.
1t is conceded that there will be a
general change of commands of
many Of the ships and reliefs or
dered to them promptly.-Ex.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-04-29

, The Guide will be mailed to any par,
the islands for ga Gents per Copy.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-04-29

Or, to any foreign country for 20 Cent?
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-04-29

The first prize for dairy butter at the
Maine state fair was won ty Airs. Mary
T.. Robbins of Winthrop
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-04-29
AN INTERESTING WOMAN.
The Brilliant Society Editor of a cincin-

"FI''Isnt Society Editor OF a Cincin-
natl Paper.
Mrs. {. y. r. Devereux, the brilliant
society editor of the Cincinnati CONNER
ciai Gazette. lives on West Fourth street,
where, until recently, when three we'd
dngs of her children followed in quick
succession, she was surrounded by an in
teresting family. Only wee, dainty Mar
ion, who is yet bud, remains ia this
home of refinement.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1893-12-30

Fish and game in season.
Bread, cake and pies for sale.
Ice cream every day. Lunches
put up to order. Meals at all
hours, day and night. Private
rooms for ladies',
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1893-12-30

The late arrangement with the
Indians at Yuma, whereby their
lands can be bought and opened
to settlement, will be one of the
biggest of the many big resources
of Yuma. The land is the cream
of all about there, being the choice
of the Indians years ago-albeit they
have putt to no very great use.
With the opening of the thousands
of acres on the California side the
town will thrive from the addition
of population and the increase of
vegetable and fruit products. Tue
son Citizen.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1893-12-30
Good Words for Arizona.

The Los Angeles Times furnishes
this interesting straw as an indica-
tion of the progress of fArizCna:
Arizona is becoming an agri-
cultural country at a rate that
must be astonishing to old-timers
who went to the territory twenty
years ago. The latest move in this
directions is the location of a COL
ony of 500 Italians families near
Yuma, who will go into business of
raising grapes.
We have no doubt the expert
ment will be a success. Arizona
will not long depend for its rep
utation upon mines, Apaches and
the Kicker. The magnificent ir-
rigation capabilities of the Gila,
Salt and Colorado rivers, with a
climate second only to that of Cal
ifornia, and soil that needs moth
ing but water to make it produce
anything, will abundantly qualify
the territory to become state of
the first rank.-San Francisco
Examiner.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1893-12-30
Webster On lEae Morning of
His Reply TO RayDe.

/ have said that Webster was
called on to make his speech at
short notice. A single night was,
if 1 remember right, all that he
had for immediate preparation for
the first days effort, and one other
night for that of the second day.
He could have made but few notes,
and the brief which has been pub
blished-a very short one-may
have been all that he committed
to writing. Before going to the
Senate Chamber on the morning of
the first day he told Mr.. Everett
that as to the defence of the Con-
stltution he had no misgivings,
that he was always ready for that;
and that his only anxiety was In,
regard to the personal and section
al parts of Colonel Haynes attack.
AS he entered the Senate Chamber,
John M. Clayton, the senator from
Delaware, said to him, "Webster,,
are you primed and loaded?"
"Seven fingers" was his only reply,
with a gesture as if pointing to a
gun-barrel. He spoke under great
excitement, and with almost an
air of inspiration. Of his emotions
he said himself, not long after
wards, II felt as if everything I
had ever seen or read or heard was
floating before me in one grand
and l had little else to
do than to reach up and Gull a,
thunderbolt and hurl it at him."
From "Webster's Reply to-
by Hon. ROBERT g.
WINTHROP, in the January number
Of Scribner's Magazine.