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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-08-10

Col. DYRENyoRTH, the rainmaker, who
made experiments for the U. S. Govern.
ment in Texas last year, but who failed
to come up to expectations, is still An
enthusiast on the subject. He maintains
that it is possible by scientific methods
to make rain even in the desert Of Sa.
hara. He thinks that rainmaking will
eventually supersede irrigation in arid
parts Of the country.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-08-10

TIE demand of the gold lunatics in
the present condition Of affairs is violent
insanity. The adoption of gold stan
dard must enormously appreciate its
value and bring commercial catastrophe
Of such proportions that these lunatics
will have to seek John Bulls dominious
to save themselves from the wrath OF
an outraged people. The wisest course
for them to pursue is to awake to an ap.
probation of the dangers of the nation
from the adoption of their measures.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-08-10

A NEW York society leader, Oliver
Sumner Teall, who started an anti-treat-
ing crusade few weeks ago, is encour-
aged at the progress of his work. Thirty
one anti-treating societies have been
organized from Oneida, n Y, to New
Orleans. Mr.. Teall means to keep up
the work, as he thinks it will be great
check to intemperance.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-08-10

CONGRESS met on Monday, but it IS
not probable that the body will be fully
organized and ready for business before
the frat OF next week. There was no
difficulty in electing Crisp as Speaker,
the trouble being for the Speaker to
arrange his committees in satisfactory
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-08-10
Official Paper Of Lincoln Co.
THURSDAY. AUGUST 10. 1898.

JOHN SHERMAN, Senator of the Uni.
ted States, is the person who committed
the infamous crime of demonetizing sill
YER in the interests OF foreign money
lenders and bartering away the prosper
ity Of whole nation And yet he sits
in the council of the nation unmolested.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-08-10

The people of Seger, Oklahoma Terri.
tory, are excited over the discovery Of an
immense cave near that city. They claim
that the Mammoth Cave in Kentucky 10
only storm-house when compared with
the ono NJ Ssgsr.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-08-10

Samples can be left with Q. =. wsrthsinss.
Phoebe. who will reosivs all returns promptly
the following day. Analytical work specially.
Charges moderate. and absolutely correct wess
Suar antssd.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31
AN EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW.

Had Pawtucket profited by the expert
ence of Providence it would now have a
commissioner of public works and the
taxpayers would have less reason TO
grumble at what they justly consider
the needless waste of public money.
A few weeks ago the thoroughfare
from Exchange street bridge TO Broad
way was macadamized Mt considerable
expense, and now it is torn UP 20 per-
init the building of sewer. When
the construction OF the sewer is com
pleted the work of macadamizing will
be done over again, involving a double
outlay which could have been avoided
were all public improvements made
undor the direction of one responsible
and competent commissioner.
The trouble in Pawtucket is similar
to that from which Providence suif red
until the folly and cos,liness of the
system became so apparent that it was
abolished This city had triple head
ed commission aud il was not unfre.
quen1y the clse that when new road
way had been built il would be torn up
a snort time afterward for the laying
OF water pipes aud little later for the
construction OF sewer.
II took Providence n long timo 20 learn
the lesson that divided responsibility in
the matter Of ublic improvements leads
TO a great waste Of public money. This
WIS pointed ont when Pdwtuckes az
piled 20 the 20 ieral asscnbly fr au-
ihority to establish board of public
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31
POLICE RESPONSIBILITY.

The poisoning of three men who
drank whiskey in Pawtucket saloon
yesterday and the death OF one Of them
calls attention again to the fact that the
police authorities are fagrantly derelict
i'll the matter Of enforcing the laws
against Sunday sales of liquor.
In this particular case there seems TO
be no excuse for the failure on the part
of the police to do their duty. Quinn,
the owner of the saloon, was refused n
license, yet whilo the police were well
aware of this fact it would seem they
have permitted him to continue the
traffic week days and Sundays as well
without interference or molestation on
their part.
This is disgraceful, but Pawtucket is
not the only city where the same dis
couraging conditions prevail. Indeed,
Providence has no reason to be proud Of
her record in this matter. For much of
the illegal. traffic the police are in a
measure responsible. Reasonable Gctiv-
ity on their part in the line of the en-
forcement of the law would drive the
law breakers out of business and re-
move the stain which Sunday free rum
has put on the good name of the state.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31

works 10 be made up of three commits
siouers. Such a board would be an i'm.
provemeat over the present separate aud
independent commissions on highways,
sewers and water, but it would only
mitigate the evil without eralicating it..
What Pawtucket needs is what Provi-
dence now enjoys-the services of one
commissioner who is competent TO
carry on work done at public expense
intelligently and economically, and our
northera neighbor will never be
thoroughly satisfied until she adopts i
system similar 10 that which has given
such excellent results here.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31
A ohy DREAM.

When high above tho busy street
Some hidden voice poured Mary's song,
Oh, then my soul forgot the beat
And roaring Of m, city's throng.
Then Boston bolls oad cries fell low,
Bleni To far and murilricd tono
That changed and c..imed In mystic dow,
Weaving spell for me alone.
No more tho towering blocks were thcre,
No longer pressed the crowds around.
All freely rnamcd magic air
Within what vast horizons bound.
Beneath a sky Of lucent gray
Far stretched the circled northern plain,
Wild sunfowers dccked prairie gay,
And oLo dear autumn came again.
Before me irod winsomc maid.
And. oh. the mien With which she steptl
Her soft, brown hair without braid
Hiding the shoulders whore IL swept,
And Clancing backward now she Cnve
TO mo that smilc so kind and wise.
Tho radiant look from eyes 80 grave
That spoke her inmost paradise.
Divinoly on my daughter went,
The wild flowers leaning from her tread,
Dreaming che lived watched Intent
Till, ah. the gracious vision fle6.
The plain gave place 10 blocks OF gray.
The sunlit heaven TO murzy cloud,
Staring stood in common day
And never knew tho streets so loud.
-E. w. Thomson in Youths Companion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31
THE FAIR a FAILURE.

II is freely admitted now that the big
Worlds fair at Chicago willprove to be
financial failure; that all the money
invested in it will bs lost, except some
small margin of salvage for the holders
Of debenture bonds.
People do not flock to see the big show
in such numbers as was expected. Only
about half as many are registered at
were calculated upon by the Chicago
gentlemen who figured for the promot
ers, the attendance thus far having av'
eraged but $4,000 daily.
This is big crowd--a very biz
crowd. 1t is equal to two-thirds of the
city of Providence being daily put i'll
side the gates of the fair.
The Chicagoans figured too large.
They had no right to expect such grea,
things. There was no warrant fol-
their hopes They figured on theil
desires rather than what was probabl,
or possible, and they made show toe
big, too expensive, too vast-in word
too good.
Yet Chicago may esteem the millions
expended as well invested. The city
will have had wonderful and wonder.
fully effective advertisement, which
will continue to operate to her advan-
tage until it has returned the invest
ment many fold.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31

II Is valiant man nowadays who admits
he is Democrat without beginning to apol-
ogize.
II there is any truth in the saying that fear
of punishment acts as a deterrent upon crime,
the latest electrocution ought TO be followed
by noticeable diminution of wrong-doing.
A passenger attempted to dismount from
the New York Boston flyer while the train
was running at full speed last Saturday. lie
succeeded.
Oklahoma brags of the biggest cyclone
cellar in the world. 1t would have been more
like Oklahoma to boast of the bieges: cyclone.
Has ambition among the Ohio Democrats
utterly evaporoted?
A Philadelphia reporter, a nephew of Mr..
Drexel, gets a million out of the roundup.
The nephew business most emphatically
pays.
Theodore Thomas is draining the Worlds
fair treasury at a radid rate, but it is not q
silent leak.
Ignatius Donnelly has $4,000 libel suit on
his hands. 1t may relieve some apprehension
to notify the public that the suit was not
brought by w. Shakspere, ESQ.
ts :
We are waiting for Herr Most's exonera-
ton OF Governor Waite of Colorado,
: = =
good many OF the suspended banks may
not be wrecked but they have lost money that
cannot be rcgained.
Is the closing decade OF the nineteenth
century TO go down in history as the age of
lynchingsY
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31
ASPECT AND PROSPECT.

Today is the last OF July and the first
of week that will doubtless be momea-
tous in the business annals OF the
country.
There are signs that the worst is past,
and that there is an immediate future
very much brighter than could have
been prognosticated even week ago.
There will continue to be failures
reported, and it is not impossible that
some of them will be of large concerns
and very disastrous in their effects. II
is not in the nature of things that
August should show Improvement, and
this year least Of any. Still, it is 10 be
remembered that an exceedingly dull
winter was followed by spring seaso on
far below the average, and the pre- sent
summer is fatter than usual, and also
that the needs Of the people are no less
anu must NC Supplleu.
1t is impossible to expect trade to
contract very much more. There is no
famine, no short crops, no natural
cause for distress. There are good
grounds for hope that fairly good fall
trade will be enjoyed by merchants
dealing in staple goods.
The trade of the month OF July has
not been SO bad as is generally supposed.
Retailers have done very well in many
lines, and in some quite remarkably
well. Those dealers who make a prac-
tice of always pushing their sales upon
the "bargain" basis may not feel the
improvement rs quickly or as markedly
as others. There are merchants in this
city who do a fair and rational buy and
sell business all the time who report
their July trade as satisfactory.
The country has passed through a
crisis as grave as either Of the great
"panics" Of recent years, but has de-
veloped hut few panicky symptoms.
The depreciation of values has been
tremendous, and the strain upon all
lines of business fearful. Yet the con-
ditions have been met with perfect
eeeiHess aHa a bulldog eemposure that
leaves business in excellent condition
to recuperate and to take quick and full
advantage of the reflex tide.
So conservative a journal as Brad
streets ventures to hint that there may
be an active revival expected in financial
affairs soon, and the liberal foreign
buying Of American stocks last week
suggests that investors abroad hold the
same view. Our own investors will not
lag far behind the English in taking
| advantage of the present abnormally
low price of perfectly reliable securities
and as soon as there is investment buying
| OF stocks there will be general re-
covery in all directions in the money
| market.
There is no risk in saying now, with
| special emphasis, that not only is the
worst past but that shrewd business
men are entirely justified in the belief
that a period of activity not remotely
related 10 a "boom" is certain 10 begin
early after the summer dullness, which
may not be prolonged to its normal
limits.
There is no greater wisdom in pre-
dieting activity than in croaking about
unnatural and unwelcome stagnation,
but there seems 10 be warrant for the
indulgence of cheerful view regard
ing the neai future, even il an expecta-
tion Of a veritable "boom" is not
| entertained, for which it is not hard to
find great deal Of warrant.
.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31

ENGLAND is ashamed Of her Legislators
and their behavior last Thursday, which
is more crtditable to the people of Eag-
land than to the M mhers of parliament
who indulged ia Kilkenny fight in
session.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31

THE funk Of the French the moment
England manifested displeasure must
make the German emperor feel ihe ne
cessity for looking about for new
excuse for the great increase of his
army
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31

PERHAPS Mr.. Mel ,od has emerged
from his temporary eclipse and will
prove himself entitled to the title OF
Napoleon Of railroads. The organiza.
tim Of the New England and Northern
looks quite Ike pretty shrewd thing
pretty wei done.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31

PERHAPS the president sent Adlai to
Governor Pennoyer with an olive branch
of peace, but we are inclined TO think
that it was one OF Adlai's own grim
Jokes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31

WILL the president kindly relieve
public apprehension by informing us
whether the present business troubles
are conditions or theories?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31

"WHAT is not Democratic is danger
ous," says the st. Louis Republic. For
the sake of .he Republics sanity. let us
hope that there is typographical error
IN this assertion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31

THERE seems to be n well-defined
reason for believing that Americans are
not such toadies as the Duke of Yer.
aqua believed them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31

FRANCE could not withstand the
gleam Of the eye of the British lion,
when that blood-red optic was turned
full upon her.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31

season it is evident that Mr.. Burnham
will not fnd it easy TO convince the
public thaS he ought to be considered a
successful manager.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31

THE deposition cf Manager Burnham
Of tie Providence baseball club may be
construed in yeral ways, hut with the
dismal record Of the clubs playing this
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31

No business man will regret to bid
adieu to July.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31
The Dull Season

Can easily be made prof
liable, if merchants have
goods people need, are
willing to sell them at a
fair price Gall things con-
sidered), and will prop
erly advertise them. We
make this statement and
will prove it to any mer-
chant who will carry out
our recommendations in
good faith.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31

CHIcAGo's chief of police has resigned,
but the Columbian guard has not.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31
! 752.

This is a record that has
never been surpassed by any
newspaper in Providence. 1T is
phenomenal considering the
season and the general COM
plant of depression in all lines
of business. 1T suggests to live
merchants where they can ex-
pect results from advertising.
Monday, July "a, 1893.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31
The Great Idea

Is to win customers and
keep them. This can
only be done by con-
stantly keeping the pub
lie informed as to what
your store has to sell,
and when customers are
secured so treat them
that they will continue to
visit the same store.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31
| 43 s

New readers. This has been
done in one week, and is only
the average Increase from week
to week, or a trifle less than
the average. The increase for
the past month of bona fde
subscribers, not sales, has been
.precisey
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31
RIGHT TO THE POINT.

II Is n valiant man nowadays who admits
he is a Democrat without beginning to apol
ogize.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31
Our Idea

Is to put stores into just
this relation with Gus
TONERS. The News, if
the opportunity it
presents is properly util-
lied, can make trade for
the most deserted store
in the dullest season. 1t
guarantees that. You can
try it if you wish, and we
will see that our state
ments above are all made
good
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31

MONDAY, JULY 81. 1893.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31

A good many Of the suspended banks may
not be wrecked, but they have lost money that
cannot be rcgained.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31

We are waiting for Herr Most's exonera-
ton OF Governor Waite of Colorado.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-31

Is the closing decade OF the nineteenth
century TO go down In history as the age OF
lynchingsy
The Forrest City times., 1893-11-03
Gleanings.

"Old Soldiers Day" at the Camden fair was success.
 Whitecaps have caused the shutting down of a number of gins in Sebastian county.
 The Mansfield Cotton-Yard Co.. of Mansfield, has incorporated with s25,- 900 capital.
 Mrs. Fletcher, mother of Dr. J. P. Fletcher, of LonolSe, died a few days ago, aged S5.
 Rev. Orville Jennings, of Kentucky, will endeaver to establish Christian n church at Pine Bluff.
 Rev. Scott, Baptist minister of Lit tie Rock, is conducting a revival at Pine Bluff. Great interest is manifest ed, and a number of converts have been added to the membership list.
 The Masonic Mutual Relief associa- tion of Arkansas, during the present fiscal year has paid out s25, 57l in bene- fits with only thirteen assessments.
 The commissioner of Indian affairs has detailed Special Agent Marcus D Shelby, of Arkansas, to take charge of the government school at Genoa, Neh
The Forrest City times., 1893-11-03
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
AnInteresting Decision.

The following interesting proceed ings were had the other day in the su- preme court of Arkansas:
 L. P Sidway vs. N. L. Lawson; from Carroll circuit This was an equitable action by Law son and wife against Sidway to set aside a mortgage on account of usury. The defendant answered denying usury. The plaintiff claimed that the property involved was their home stead. and that the mortgage was void from the fact of his wife's signature not having been oo- tained to the mortgage.
 Held. Upon careful consideration Of the evl- dence in this case. we come to the conclusion that there is no usury. The appellee contends it was not executed in accordance with the act Of 1s.. to render more effectual the coAstlta- tional exemption of homestead. because inc wife did not join in the execution of same; put the appellant insists this contention is errone- ous because the mortgage was validated by 1893 which was designed to cure defective con veyances. By decree rendered in 1891 tAprll, while cause is pending in court such statutes may be of influence in causes in which no vested rights are involved. Reversed and re manded.
The Forrest City times., 1893-11-03
Too Quick to Shoot.

FAYETTEVILLE. Ark. Oct. 30.-Circu!t court is in session. and among the witnesses In at tendance was one George Sylvester Lee. from Garfield He. with several parties. were camp ing in a vacant house. Night Policeman sam Dillsworth came in and joined the conyersa- tion Lee jokingly remarked that he could take the star of of him, which Mir Dillsworth seemed to regard as reflection upon his courage. Lee laughed and reached one hand toward him. and was in the act of taking hold Of the star, when Dfllsworth drew his pistol and shot him five times. two shots taking effect in the left breast. which produced instant death. Dillsworth then woke up the taller and surrendered. Mir. Lee was one Of the most prominent citizens in Benton county where he had lived many years He was about 6 years old. Royal Arch Mason and mem Der of the church. He was candidate for the legislature last election and was only defeated for the nomination by a few votes. He served as deputy sherin in Benton county many years and always showed himself a man of great courage There is great indignation
The Forrest City times., 1893-11-03
round with His skull Crushed.

A. C. Jones, a young man who had
 been picking cotton on Arbuckle ls' land near Fort Smith. was found in .
 box car of freight train at the Fort Smith junction early the other morn. ing with his skull crushed in, caused by blows from coupling pin. As the train stopped at tine crossing man with valise got off the car in which Jones was afterwards found and got into the caboose. He carried two va-
 lises. After finding the body the brake man came back to the caboose and in. formed Conductor Wightman. The man picked up the smaller of the two valise and left the car and has not been seen since. Jones was taken to Van Buren and taken to hotel, where he received medical attention. The pro. prietor of the Globe hotel at Fort Smith identified the two men as Jones and man named John Fennison, who took supper with him the night before. There is mystery surrounding the af-
 fair which the officers will investigate.
The Forrest City times., 1893-11-03
Hot Springs Out of the Question.

HoT SPRINGS, Ark, Oct. 27.-State's Attorney C. V. Teague has received the following communication from Gov. Fishbacl1 relative to the proposition to have the battle between Corbett and Mitchell fought in this city:
 Hon. C. '. Teague. Prosecuting Attorney.
 DEAR SIR-Is there any truth in the dispatch published in the Gazette of to-day that an effort is being made to have the Mitchell Corbett fight take place at Hot Springs? If there is, trust you will take the necessary steps to ar rest the disgrace. Arkansas must not be the only state and Hot Springs the only place in our enlightened country where two brutes can exhibit their brutal instincts and animal at tributes for pay with impunity We must at all hazards maintain our reputation a state in which Q refined and civilized people reside.
 Very respectfully,
 w. NJ Frs
The Forrest City times., 1893-11-03
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
Want an Accounting.

Conway, the county seat of Fanik' ner county, is all excitement over the alleged exposure of J. V. Mitchell, one of the most prominent citizens of that place. He is charged with being short in his accounts as administrator, guar dian and curator in number of i'm portant cases Mitchell was commis' sioner in chancery to sell certain lands belonging to the W. M. Lea estate, in a suit for partition brought by the heirs of that estate, and at the Sep tember term of the chancery court decree for the balance due. s906.96, was rendered against him and his bonds men. ]. A. Pease, J. E. Wilson and Sam Frauenthal, and an execution on this decree has been issued. Mitchell Is also administrator of the J. l.. Lovil estate. and the widow of Dr. Lovil has asked his removal as such admins trator. Mir. Mitchell has been clerk of Faulkner county from 1878 to 1890, twelve years