The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-05-31

The strsngest strike on record is that OF
wet nurses in Vienna. The financial side
of the question is that the registry officers
get too large commissions.
The patents applied for in Washington
last year numbered 100000 The total num-
ber of patents outstanding on January lst
was 545, 900. The receipts of the patent
Office were 81, 100000 and the expenses
$3.50, 900 less. New York stands first in the
number OF patents applied for.
The small electric light installation in the
world is said to be in the village of Bremen
in Thuringia. 1t comprised single arc
lamp installed in church, the lamp being
operated by small dynamo driven by the
wheels of the village mill. York
World.
An officer and lawyer talking of dis
astrous battle, the former was lamenting the
number of brave soldiers who fell on the oc-
casion, when the lawyer observed that
"those who live by the sword must expect
to die by the sword" by similar rule, y
answered the officer, "those who live by the
law must expect to die by the law.
Y. Ledger.
George McRay aged and Arthur John
son aged i years were badly injured by
the explosion of three sticks of giant powder
Saturday afternoon at Victor. Colo. The
boys were playing with the explosive wher
it went off, The Mercy boy had his right
hand blown off at the wrist, in addition t.
. serious injuries all over his body. Johnson
: face was badly lacerated,
= A farmer was standing at the foot OF al
Q enormous cornstalk. How big is you
II corn?" asked stranger. | don't know.
e answered the farmer; Il sent one OF tn
n bows up to see while ago, and am worrle
le to death about him." "How SO? Can't h
get back?" "No that's not the trouble
al The corn stalks growing up faster than !
a can climb down. ."-LaGrange Graphic.
70 No man who has ever followed the sc
- for any length of time can cross crowde
- street and maintain his dignity. As soc
W as he strikes busy thoroughfare
:, imagiues he is a ship in distress with val
, % able cargo, big crew and the captain
u little golden haired daughter aboard. I
rs rs hesitates moment and then realises tn
- he must steer straight ahead if he wants
80 avoid a collision Even then it will be
close shave, and his hair stands ON en-
= He makes dash, then throws his helm ha
W a port to dodge hack that is thirty fe
" away, and strikes fat woman amidshiF
~ ". He feels every timber giving away, b
'"s finally gets clear, then has to dodge
express wagon. He makes wild da'
~ stops short in front Of the horses, tn
M "s springs for his life toward the sidewalk,
Wv draws sigh of relief when he finds that
~ ia still alive and half way across. In
- center of the street he is beset by snotl
81" nerl There is the track of a cable ro
w and the cable is buzzing along beneath.
, 100 old sailor can calmly walk over whirI
trn cable. He knows by experience abo'
tier ship that tue ina" ""o Se'' ns.
+hs tangled in a hauser usually tramps thro'
sd life on peg. The sailor stops nome
cen carefully measures the distance across
var. track and springs into the air. They CT
NOR break themselves Of the habit. Every tt
i'd. they cross cable it is on the fly, and at
,sr he is over it keeps him busy dodging all
,,or vehicles within half block.-san Fr
orse cisco Post.