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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-16

Harvey's right to be considered the dis
coverer of the circulation of the blood has
been disputed-not with much success, but
now the circulation of the blood is itself
disputed by ii Dr. f. Jezek, of Berlin-tbat
IS so far MS concerns the heart being the
central motive power. His view is that
the action of the lungs during inspiration
and expiration causes an alternating dimi-
mutton and increase of the caliber of the
pulmonary vessels so that the blood is
pressed into the left side of the heart and
the arteries from the air distended lung
lie asserts that the pulse wave does not de-
pend on the action of the heart, which is
merely passively distended and relaxed
The matter is noteworthy as an instance of
learning gone wrong, and is on u par with
the Hat earth heresy. English Mechanic.
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ent varieties, and is able to give them
just what they require. A small nur-
sery field should be attached to the or
chard, and this should be kept full OF
be grown close together they will take
up comparatively little room. Many
new varieties OF apples need testing on
the soil to see if they do well, and often
these turn out so poorly that the whole
orchard must be destroyed. Ii one has
good nursery of stocks it is an easy
matter to transplant them to the fields.
Experience in apple raising will convince
one what varieties will pay the best. 1t
is seldom possible to say beforehand
which one will do this. Greetings in
some portions Of the country are as
profitable as any apple but the'Baldwin
and King apples generally bring the
most per barrel in city markets. The
King apple is one that is in special de-
mand in cold weather, and the markets
are seldom crowded with them. While
prices for other varieties may be slow
the Kings are generally firm. They
have held their own fot the last few
years very successfully. They do not
produce as much per tree as other apples,
but with a little better culture and supe-
rior methods OF protection against the
ravages OF insects and disease, the trees
may be made to equal either the Baldwin
or Greening in production.
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Witty ReplY of a Priest.

what dlvertlng scene was that when
certain witty Irish priest was invited to
breakfast by Mr.. c., then in power, to
meet Il strange gathering of thinkers"
advanced and others, to whom, in his quiet,
but none the less effective, style, he adj
dressed his pleasant rallyings.
Of sudden the great man, with one OF
those curious turns to which he is partial,
amid all the laughter became grave and
preternaturally solemn. Lowering his
voice into conspiracy tones as though big
with some coming revelation, he said, mys-
teriously;
w hat will you say to this Father H,
when ! tell you that on my last visit to
Italy saw on the door of the Church of St.
Agnes, etc, Il table Of indulgences, and act.
ually saw written up there a remission of
100 years OF punishment on payment of one
france"
Every one bent forward to listen. True.
there was no apropos, but here the divine
was likely to be "cornered -" With that in
tensity of tone which is characteristic of the
eminent statesman he went on:
Yes, Father H, | saw it with nv
own eyes. A thousand years for single
franc! What do you say to thatf"
What do say?" said the padre, gaylv,
why, say it was dirt cheapl What more
would you want for your money!"
The roar of laughter ut this unexpected
sally may be imagined -Gentleman's Mag.
aZne.
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KINGS AT THE TABLE.
What Some of the European Rulers Ea:
and How Often-Plain Fare.

and How Often-Plain Fare.
The delicacies upon the tables OF the
crowned heads of Europe have always ex-
ercised a poteat charm upon the imagina-
tions of those who have never sat at their
sides But the pictures of the "fieshpots
Of Egypt" conjured up by the fancy, often
widely differ from the reality. Simplicity
reigns at many courts.
Among all the European rulers the table
of the emperor of Austria, although he
himself is extremely temperate in eating
and drinking, is the richest and best
served. King Humbert of Italy, however
might almost be called "A vegetarian, as he
lives almost entirely upon fruit and vege
tables He drinks only Bordeaux wine
mixed with water But the most temper
ate of all the earth's potentates is Pope
Leo XIII. His breakfast, which he is ac
customed to eat after mass, consists of cot
fee and milk alone. At noon the aged
ruler of the church eats two eggs, a small
piece of chicken, as a rule, and some fruit
lie drinks at the same time a glass of Bor-
deauX. On fast days fish and maccaroni
are substituted for the chicken. From
dinnertime until bedtime the pope takes
no nourishmenU with the exception of a
bit of bread dipped in milk.
better eater is the emperor of Russia
Even at breakfast tea, eggs, ham and beef
must be placed on his table. At luncheon
which is eaten about II o'clock, the car
takes bouillon with egg, mutton chops and
cold game. AS a rule at this meal he
drinks three cups of strong coffee. At 2
O'Clock he eats dish of milk and rice.
Dinner is served at o'clock. 1t is a
hearty meal after the French pattern.
Before going to bed he stills the pangs of
hunger with tea and coffee. Queen Vic
toria prefers Scotch dishes, and the queen
regent OF Spain remains true to the Aus
TRAN cooking, being especially fond of
Vienna bread.
Emperor William II is heavy eater.
he prefers nourshing dishes, however, to
the refined examples of the cooks art.
After the warming bath he is served with
an English breakfast, consisting of tea,
bread, eggs in some form, cotellette, beef.
steak, etc. His lunch, usually eaten alone,
is also rich He takes at this time soup,
meats, vegetables, roast and sweets. Din
ner is announced at O'Clock. At this meal
the empress and chance guests help the
emperor in willing away the time. 1t does
not consist usually of more dishes than the
other meals, but great care is taken in Sc
Letting them. The empress often makes
up the bill of fare herself, and tries to
choose the favorite dishes of her husband.
If the emperor has taken much exercise
during the day light meal is eaten late
at night. Tea and cold meats at least are
always ready. His majesty is extremely
fond of bowie" or punch, seldom taking
beer. His favorte wines are Moselle and
Rhine wines, Exchange.
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Punctuality at Dinner.

Among the usages of good society
dinner is the one form of entertainment
where punctuality should be strictly re
cognized. To be late is grievous error.
10 arrive too early is in many instances EN-
barrassing Five minutes before the time
appointed is rigid necessity. An invited
guest should observe these rules, and his so
doing is good index to his social standing
Avoid conversations that refer to domes
tic affairs, headaches, toothaches, children.
diseases, tragedies, accidents and per
sonalities of all kinds. A constant com
planning of family disasters is not only dis
tresslng, but an upheayal of physical woes
and household calamites is an ANNOYANCE
that under the best of circumstances il is
too generous to bear.-Good HouseL eeniny
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The most remarkable manifestation of the
great religious movement which swept over
this country just before the war of 1912 was
the physical and nervous disorder known as
the jerks" The jerks took their name
from the fact that the arms and legs would
be thrown about apparently by force be-
yond control of the individual. The disor
der was epidemic in Tennessee. A slave
owner, man of great wealth and prom-
nence and irreligious, called his slaves to-
gether one Sunday morning, when a camp
meeting was in progress near by, and an
nounced his deliberate intention of horse
whipping any one of their number who took
the jerks. at is all imagination" he said,
and Ill whip any one of you that takes it
within an inch of his life" He went to
camp meeting, and while conversing with
friend in the outskirts of the ground was
told that one of his negroes had the Jerks
SEEING his horsewhip he FASTENED toward
the spot, and when half way was himself
seized by the jerks.-San Francisco Ar
gOnaut.
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Inc constantly recurring question of vac
clnatlon has brought into doubtful repute
the continued Use of the bovine virus for
the operation. Results of many thousand
cases show that the humanized virus is SUI
perlor to the bovine, for in the latter there
IS always much uncertainty, and frequent
failures are generally the rule The cues.
ton OF tuberculosis appears again in this
matter Despite the great care by those
who have vaccine farms, it is pretty evil
dent that some animals are employed that
nave latent tuberculosis, and the vaccine
virus obtained from them must be any
thing but safe. Poisoning cases from vac.
clnatlon in children are quite common. and
the trouble comes from the virus used,
Sometimes it is due to the constitution of
the one treated
If Il weakly child inherits some constitu-
uonai trouble the vaccination will gen.
orally lrritate it and bring it to the surface,
While the bovine virus is not perfectly safe
owing to this latent tuberculosis. il is also
true That the human virus is frequently
tainted. But the human being can be
diagnosed and examined better than the
bovine, so that people can be selected who
are entlre!y free from all faint and disease.
Inc humanlHed virus obtained from such
people would be perfectly safe. The typical
method of vaccinating by the new mode is
TO puncture the vesicle and transfer a small
portion Of the lymph to the abraded spot
on the arm of another child Very little
bad results from such humanized virus
Yankee Blade
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When Jay Gould Lost a Horse

Jay Gould's father always liked Jay bet
ter than any other man in the village did
according to man who knew the family
One day up at the farm Jays father told
him not to take out a colt which was in the
barn. Jay thought that colt was aching
for drive, and so, Notwithstanding the or
der of his father, just hitchede up the colt
As result the animal ran away and
smashed things generally The colt was
about ruined, and young Jay did not dare
to go home.
Jay came over to my house." said his
old benefactor, "and got me to go over and
break the news to his father. The old man
stormed around like mad and finally said,
Let the devilish young cub come here
if he dares. know what I'll do. I'll take
his horse for the colt
The storm blew over and Jay went back
The old man appropriated Jays horse, for
be was man of his word New York
World.
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THE TREE ON THE TOWER.
A Mountain A sh Becomes Through Neces.
sity VeritabIs Air Plant.

A Mountain n sh Becomes through Neces-
sity IA yeritabIs Air Plant.
The front wall of the First Universalist
church in Utica, \. Y, is constructed of
sandstone and Trenton limestone, and WAS
built about forty years ago. At the two
angles of the facade there are two Norman
turrets forty-fiye feet high, surmounted
with the usual notched battlements. Just
below these are plain, fiat cornices project
ing from the main walls about twenty
inches and not over eighteen inches in
thickness. On the fiat top of one of these
lodges, and from joint in the masonry not
more than three-fourths of an inch wide
there has been growing for nearly thirty
years Il mountain ash, or Scotch rowan
tree" which is now sixteen feet high and
about seven or eight feet across the expan-
sion of the branches, of which there are so
many and so dense that they make the tree
appear bushlke.
The ash is perfectly healthy, and for sew
eral years past has borne crops of scarlet
berries AS already stated the joint on
the ledge from which the tree grows is not
more than three-quarters of an inch wide.
The bolc of the main stem, just immediate
ly above the surface, is five inches in diam
eter There is no accumulation of matter
on the ledge to form IA soil or to retain any
moisture.
OF course the tree is not as large as one
of the same age would be growing the same
length of time in good soil on the ground.
but the wonder is how does the plant.
growing out of that dry mortared chink,
ever sustain life, especially during the sum
mer heat up there, rs it is on ledge
forty feet above the street and not on a
crumbling ruin, but on dry, solid stone
cornice, attached to close ionted dimen-
sion stone, we'll built tower wall. Then
too, the question may be asked of the
scientist; How do the radicals of that
plant find the soluble potash and phosphoric
acid 50 indispensable to its very existencey
And from whence does it get the mineral
elements which enter into the composition
of all arboreal GROWTH"
Is there not here also evidence that orr
plant takes in it's absolutely necessary nj
trOgen i'll the same manner as it does its
carbon-i e., through it's foliage and from
the air only2 For there can be but little if
any decomposed mortar in the chinks be-
low the plant on that projecting cornice of
not more than eighteen inches thickness
into the small interstices between the stones
of which the superficial roots of our plant
can penetrate. We are taught that in such
IA dry pabulum devoid of vegetable matter
there can be no bacterial nitrification. At
any rate, on Il mere ledge of masonry at
that altitude is growing Il healthy exotic
tree, rich in foliage and fruit, defying zero
weather IN winter, tropical heats in sum
mer and never dropping during the most
distressing droughts. - Country Gentle
man.
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APPLE ORCHARDS.

1t is much better to have Il few varie-
ties of apples OF select assortment to
cover the season with sufficient supply
than to have too many. tbs not diff
cult problem to know how to plant and
produce enough seedlings for an orchard
which any farmer may graft from the
scions OF the best to be found. In this
way the risks may be avoided of getting
trees not as represented. A correspon-
dent of the american CultiUator says: In
order to make success of raising apples
for profit it is first essential that the
right varieties Of trees should be selected.
In selecting these consideration must be
paid to the nature OF the soil and climate
and also to the market demand for the
various kinds. AS rule many parts Of
the country are only adapted to COM
paratively few varieties. These should
be ascertained, and then out of the list
the few varieties be selected that are in
special demand at the highest market
rates year after year. SO many begin
ners fail to take these facts into consid-
Grafton that their orchards are often fail
ures from financial point Of view.
With orcharding as special work,
the grower should raise his own stocks
and gratis. There will be continual
need of new trees to take the place Of
some of those that have died or are get
ting old. While many nurserymen can
be depended upon it is better to grow
the trees from the beginning. In this
way, one learns the needs of the differ
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-16

The very best acid for the system is lem,
on juice, but it should not be taken in its
natural state, as it is too strong for the
stomach. A good way to prepare lemons
for instant use is as follows Get two doz-
en- lemons and roll each one separately on
smooth, hard surface until it is quite
soft; then cut off the end and with dull
knife scrape out all the juice and pulp.
Strain this carefully through thin cloth {;
then make the juice almost thick with
sugar, bottle in glass, using cork stop
per, and stand in cool place 1t will keep
long time, and to make a glass of fresh
lemonade you have only to put in tum-
bier of cold water enough of the sugared
acid to suit your taste. You might do this
when lemons are cheap, and then when
lemons are scarce and high in price you
will not be deprived of your favorite bev.
erage because it costs too much to indulge,
Washington Star.
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Where Smoking IL N Sin

Palgrave, in his interesting book de-
scriblng his journey to the sacred city of
Mecca, gives an amusing account of his
conversation with mollah.
On asking the reverend gentleman
which he considered the most deadly of all
sins the holy man replied:
Smoking the shameful"
And next, 0 sou of the prophet?"
Drinking"
Are these the two greatest sins, fa.
ther2'
Verify, my son."
"And murder?n
"Ah, that's nothing-nothing It's for
givable."
"And stealing2"
"Ah, that's forgivable too"
But smokng?"
ut is the unforgivable crime" replied
the mollah sternly, and looking keenly at
the fictitious Mohammedan.
And this is the Afghans creed. Murder
and theft are forgivable crimes, but for
smoking and drinking there is no redemp
ton
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When to Use Postal Cards

Nowadays people seem to have no time
Tor real correspondence, which should be
IN every household and family one of the
most interesting elements. A postal card
or oriei note seems to suffice for the most
important occasion, and the increased
postal facilities make this sort of dis
patch business easier And here it NAV
be said that you should never write letter
10 friend or stranger on a postal card
when you notify the ice man that your
mother will need an extra quantity Of ice
on the morrow, or the coal dealer that the
cellar needs relillipg, you may use postal
card, for this is a convenience to the ice
man and coal dealer, but avoid postal cards
Tor anything but the very simplest and least
private OF messages. -Harper's Young PEG
nle w
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only in the morning, and this is not
needful if they have access to grain fields.
II turkey becomes sick it should be
isolated at once from the others to pre-
vent spread of the disease. Land over
which diseased fowls wander will be
contaminated and infect other focks.
Turkeys require plenty of pure water
and must not be allowed to drink from
stagnant pools, as this may produce
bowel troubles. 1t is useless to doctor a
very sick turkey-better to kill and bury
deep at once. Prevention is better than
cure and if the following dose is given
fortnightly or even monthly throughout
the year to either turkeys or chickens
there will be little necessity for cholera
cure 2 OF cayenne pepper, 2 OF sulphur,
2 OF alum and 2 OF copperas, Mix all
together and add two tablespoonful to
s quarts of corn meal and wet the mix
ture with sweet milk or warm water.
This will feed 40 fowls.
One may proftably practice giving
two broods OF young turkeys to one
mother when hatched at the same time,
as one turkey can hover from % to 80
little ones during the critical period in
their lives, after which they do not need
much lowering. The other mother after
being closely confined, out Of sight and
hearing of the little ones, for one week
will quickly mate and lay again. This
is very practical and desirable when the
first broods are Matched in May or earlier,
as the second hatchings are often the
best, only little later ready for market.
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HATCHlNG CHICKS WITH HENS

For the market poultry man and the
breeder who yearly raises from 500 to
1000 chickens, incubators and brooders
are indispensable equipments to the
! poultry plant. By the use of the incu-
bator he is enabled to market broilers
| when the market is strongest and prices
high, and secure early fall-laying pullets
which always command good prices.
There are hundreds of good machines
on the market, which are offered at
reasonable prices, and if one is raising
chickens on large scale, and will make
a study of their machine and run it in
diligently, it will certainly be found to
be a profitable investment. To those
who raise 100 or 200 chicks each season,
| would not advise the purchase OF a
machine. As rule they do not use it
enough to become thoroughly posted on
its different workings. OF course, some
may have different success with an in
cubator where it is only used for one or
two matches each season, but l find that
there are a great many more people who
buy incubators than who use them, or
continue to use them.
For Matching chicks on limited scale,
a good broody hen is about as cheap and
reliable an incubator as you can find.
But even when Matching in this manner
a certain amount of care and watchful-
ness is required. When the hens are set
here, there and everywhere, but no.
where in particular, and are allowed to
get off and on their nests whenever it
suits them, and where the laying hens
are allowed to lay in the same nests with
the sitting hens, just so long will we
hear of what is called "poor luck" and
disappointments. For my sitting hens
| have large enclosure made of lath,
and when hen becomes broody she is
moved to this Matching pen. | move
broody hens that are the least bit timid
at night, as l find they stick to the nest
better than when moved in daylight. A
good nest box is made of an old oil case
cut IA inches wide, with both ends in
and the top and one side knocked out.
Hollow out little place in the ground
and place your box over it; this leaves
one end open for the hen to go in and
out of her nest. Fill the nest with fine
straw and you are ready for your hen
and eggs. l put small board in front
OF the nest boxes to keep the hens on
their own nests. At evening they are
let off to feed, water and dust for half
an hour or so, when they are again
closed on their nests. Treated in this
manner, there is seldom an egg broken
in Matching, and the whole lot can be
fed and cared for in few minutes, and
you are not in doubt as to whether there
are two hens in one nest and none on an
other. Then, again, it is much easier to
keep them free from vermin when man
aged this way. Ii you want your hen
houses breeding place for mites and
lice, just sit half dozen hens there in
warm weather and you will soon be more
than satisfied, while the laying hens will
show their appreciation of your kind
consideration by quietly going on a
strike.-G. W. Tiyhe, in Rural Caltor-
MAN,
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A New York lawyer explaining his rand
increase in wealth as in reputation said it
was due to the tomfoolery of people. For
example, client of mine had a race horse
that he snapped for an island in the sound
The race horse went wrong, and the other
man brought suit to recover damages Tbi.
made my client angry, and he brought suit
Ior Misrepresentation of property. The CD
posing lawyer was friend of mine. Each
had two suits, and we fought them tooth
and tail. Now he owns the race horse and
own the island in the sound New York
Gum ' : w n
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No Misers in Burmal,.

When Burman has earned a little
money he Immediately proceeds to spend it
all, for the Burmese have no ambition to
be rich and never hoard. Consequently
there are no large landowners, and there
oeihS no aristocracy the people are as near
oeihS on an equality as possible Poor peo-
PIE are quite as rare as rich people, and the
only Deggars to be met with are the lepers,
VINO sit on the steps of the pagodas. Should
burman find himself in possession of
large sum of money he builds pagoda, and
possibly azayat, or resthouse. If any money
Stiil remains he gives theatrical perform.
ance. -Fortnightly Review.
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Declining Whale Fisheries

The whale fishery has declined randi,
since 1854, when the United States had Go
ships and barks, 2S briggs and 50 schooner,
in it, with total tonnage of 2Os, 500 A,
present its tonnage is insignificant, certain
ly not tenth of what it then was Enc
land is entirely out of the business. WLe,
the latest accounts were rendered She had
but three ships in the trade. Holland ba,
26O large vessels and 1900 sailors in tn,
trade in 1850; now she has neither boat MOI
sailor in the business. Fall River Herald