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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11

While much ridicule is cast on those
farmers who allow their birds to
weather the storms of winter in
the tree-tops, yet a greater loss pre-
walls every year from too much food
during the moderate seasons of the
year. A flock soon begins to learn
habits, and can be taught to come at a
certain call, or to some particular place.
A hen that has become familiar with a
particular poultry house or roosting-
place, cannot easily be induced to
change quarters. Fowls are creatures
of habit in the strictest sense, and when
once they form habit, such as egg
eating, feather-pulling, or eating to
excess, they will continue the faults as
long as they have opportunities for so
doing.
The farmer who begins to feed his
flock at regular hours will find his hens
at their posts On time always, and if
he caters to their whims, by throwing
down little grain every time he goes
where they are, he will soon discover that
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11
INDIANS AND LuNATlcS.
The Formers Respect For the Latter Onc'
Saved Yale Professor.

The Formers Respect For the Latter Once
Saved n Yale Professor.
zone very peculiar characteristic of the
Indian" said Major Barbour, former
plainsman now metamorphosed into
clubman and raconteur, sis his reverence,
amounting to absolute fear in many in
stances, of I'M insane person. They never
harm one whom they believe to be mental
ly affected remember one striking in
stance which will illustrate. Twas men,
Der of the expedition headed by General
Custer that made tour through the Vel
lowstone valley and that section of the
country the year before the Custer mas
sacre.
at was put on foot in the interest of sci
ence, and we had lot of fellows from the
Smithsonian institution and about dozen
Yale professors. 1t was a big party, com
prising two or three companies of cavalry,
one Of infantry and some artillery, so the
Sioux, who at that time simply swarmed
over that country, were afraid to tackle
u.s. But they hung around us all the time,
and General Custer gave orders after two
men who were hunting had been killed
that no one should leave camp without
permission.
"Those Yale professors just worried the
life oat of tie tpldiers, Every professor
had detail of five men who had to watch
him. They would go around picking up
bugs and chasing butterflies all over the
prairie and would break up rocks and
powwow over them with magnifying
glasses until the soldiers swore that every
man of them was bowling idiot.
Zone day the worst old fellow in the
crowd bugoloist, who wore two pairs of
glasses-one red and one green-managed
in some way or other to get out of the
sight of his detail and wandered two or
three miles away. He ran plump into
gang of Sioux He walked up to them and
offered to shake hands. They grabbed
him, and the first thing they did was to
dive down into big green baize bag he
carried.
"They pulled out lizards and pieces of
clay and bits of rock and bugs and the
worst assortment of truck imaginable.
Just about this time the old professor
caught sight of peculiar looking bug.
He caught it, pulled out his glass and be-
gan to study it, That settled it.
"An Indian took him by the hand, led
him to hill close by, and pointing to the
army below said, Co. He came back and
said that the soldiers totally misunder-
stood the Indians. 'Why found them
the most polite and courteous of people,
said he to General Custer. But the old
chief afterward told me that they wouldn't
have had him stay in that country for any
thing on earth. Washington Post.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11

If you desire to keep pure breeds,
begin with only one and make yourself
familiar with all the points relating to
it, as we'll as the natural characteristics
of the breed. You may then venture
with second one, but it must be borne
in mind that it requires five times as
much caution to keep two breeds as
one. If only a single breed is kept
there is no danger of any crossing or
mixture, and the birds may run at
large, providing not too near the neigh
bors; but the introduction of a
second breed necessitates good, high,
close fences, confinement and great
care in properly collecting and separat-
ing the eggs.
Our most successful poultrymen are
those who make specially of one
breed. They then aim to keep the best
and can easily do so, as long familiarity
and experience with flock Of fowls all
of one kind permit the breeder to de-
tect at glance all the defects. owing
to the constant impression of the charac-
teristics on his mind by frequent OBJ
servation, while, attention was turned
to several breeds, the details essential
to perfection in all the points would
not be so easily noticed.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11
WHAT CIDER is MADE OF.
Some Things Besides Apples That Fin,
Their Way Into the Mills.

Some Things Besides Apples That Find
Their Way Into the Mills.
"1hem's good cider apples" said the
cider miller. "Ain't nothin the matter
with them"
"But they are windfalls, for the most
part, all knotty and dried up. Miserable
things"
"Make tiptop cider, them apples WILL"
persisted the miller.
"But look ut the rotten ones. Half of
the apples that l can see are touched with
decay, while n great many of them are rot
ten from skin to skin. Look at that" said
the correspondent, poking his cane into
one of the apples. "There isn't sound
spot in it
"That don't hurt 'em none for cider"
answered the miller. "Makes the cider all
the better, some folks says"
"How about wormy applesf Are they fit
to make into cider?'
! The miller had talked long enough, and
so one of the hangers on about the place
volunteered a reply:
"Guess you wasn't ever into cider mill
| fore today, was ye? If you had been, l
reckon you wouldn't ask no questions
about worms. Worms don't hurt cider
none"
The correspondent looked incredulous.
Don't you b'lieve it2 Well, tell ye
what t. do. When you go home tonight,
just try an experiment. Wait till it's dark,
an then take two apples an go down int
the cellar an see if you IN tell the differ
ence 'twixt the one with worm into it an
t'other one."
"What do you mean' Why do you tell
me to go down into the CELLAR"
"Why, that's the most darkish place
bout the house, ain't-ita Don't take no
light with ye."
"But how am I to examine the apples in
the dark? Of course l shouldn't know
which was which just by feeling of them"
"Thunder'n lightnin, you don't s'pose
wanted We t. go down there an sit round
a-feelin of the apples, did YEP That want
what meant. What l meant was this:
You jest take wormy apple an a sound
one an go down int the cellar an eat 'em,
an I'll bet ye a shillin you won't know
when you eat the worm"
The correspondent shuddered.
"Don't that prove it?" ran on the man.
"Course it does. We put the worms right
int the crater long with the rest. How
many of 'em they is we don't know. All
we know is that they all turn into cider,
an the man amt livin that kin tell when
he's drinkin the cider what parts apple
juice an what parts worm juice.
"Then, ag'in, we couldn't do diff rent If
we tried. We couldn't send every wormy
apple to hospital an doctor it with YER
mifuge till we'd killed off the live stock.
No, sir, the worms has to go, an they'll
keep a-goin, / s'pose, till one Of 'em cruel
ty to animal fellers shuts down on it an
makes us gree to dose the worms with
chloryform fore we grind 'em up. New
York Times.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11
Some Calender Oddities.

The days of the month and week are al.
ways the same in March and November, in
April and July and in September and De-
cember; that is, if March 'comes in" on a
Monday, November will do likewise, the
same rule applying to the other months
named above. In leap year January is
with April and July, in other years it is
with October. February, in leap year, is
with August, in other years with March
and November. The last day of February
and the 4th day of July always occur on
the same day of the week: the same is true
OF May Day and Christmas Philadelphia
Press
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11
HeaIthful Arctic Regions.

There is one side of the arctic regions
which has never had due attention paid to
it, and that is the medical and curative
side Davos Patz has know what cold can
do in consumption, but in the life giving
air of the arctic circle no noxious germ ian
live. The only illness of any consequences
which ever attacks whaler is an expo
sive bullet. 1t is safe prophecy that be-
fore many years are passed steam yachts
will turn to the north every summer with
a cargo of the weak chested, and thepeople
will understand that natures icehouse Is
more healthy place than her vapor BATH
-Idler
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11
Book" Muslin.

A correspondent asks, won't you oblige
by saying why the word book was applied
to muslin?"
The idea that book muslin derives its
name from the peculiar manner in which
it is made up for sale, namely, folded in
yards, and each yard doubled in again on
itself in such way that the process of
opening it strongly resembles the opening
of book, is ingenious but incorrect. The
word has its origin in "Buke" (Which was
enormously written Book, the district
In India where it was first made. It was
not until 1850 that the manufacture OF
British musins became rival to those in
India. India muslins are still famous for
preserving their Wilderness. = BROOKLYN
Eagle.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11
CrOup or Catarrh.

1t is not infrequently the case that
one or more of the hens, or perhaps all,
will be found to have difficulty very
similar to the symptoms of Group in
children. They will breathe with diff
Guilty, the exertion of breathing pro-
ducing sound easily heard, and they
frequently suffocate. 1t comes mostly
from exposure to damp drafts of air on
them from above while they are on the
roost at night. The first thing to do is
to close the source of the draft, which
may be ventilator or crack in the
wall, and place straw on the floor for
them, removing the roosts. One of the
best remedies for the complaint is
spongia, homeopathic remedy, which
is used by dissolving twenty pellets or
ten drops in a quart of clean water,
giving no other water to drink. If
this is not convenient, add table.
spoonful of chlorate of potash to a quart
of the drinking water. As rule, we
have found fat fowls more liable to
succumb to the attacks of the trouble
than the others, and it is fatal in ma
jority of cases, owing to the difficulty
of treating the birds with remedies
which would require handling 1t is
classed as catarrh, but in all cases that
have come under our observation we
may safely style it as Group, for under
such name the symptoms will be bet
ter understood Any attempt to force
remedies down the throat is dangerous,
and usually results in strangling the
bird by closing whatever small aperture
is open for breathing. The windpipe
becomes filled and the bird dies from
suffocation.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11
Mathematics and Money,

notwithstanding to your own fig
ures, you spent over 500 this year in cheap
fripperies which had to be thrown away
alter once wearing. That 500 would have
bought piece of lace that would have
lasted lifetime-in fact, could be used by
your descendants for generations
Wife-Well, give me 500, and I will
buy the lace for next year.
Observation-Disclosures mind. II don't
thlnk lace is very becoming to your style
OF beauty. Here's 10 cents for another
ruffie.-New York Weekly.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11

Head of the House ito young man at
tront door)-Haven't told you, sir, never
to call here againp
Young Man-Yes, sir, but l haven't
called to see Miss Clara this time. / have
three months gas bill to collect.
Head of the House lin milder tone)-I
see; You will please call again.-London
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11
Household Duties.

Mr.. Nicefello-Ah, how de do, my little
man! Been helping your sister, suppose.
She told me she would be busy for little
while with some household duties.
Little Man-Yep, tried to help, but I
wasn't much use.
II suppose not"
mo She wanted me to carry some wa
ter, but | couldn't carry much at time,
and it takes a lot to get ink out of carpet,
specially red ink"
Red ink2"
eyes; Sis always writes her letters to Mr.
Warmheart in red ink. He says it re-
minds him Of the way she bushes when he
kisses herb--Good News.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11
Sagacity.

The Pretty Housemaid (angrily opening
the door two inches)-Well, what do you
wantp
Sharp (the ler)eOh-er-pardor
me, madam. I'm sorry to disturb you
It was one Of your servants to whom
wished to show my goods.
The pretty housemaid buys IS worth Of
things she can never use.-Chicago Record.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11
A king Who Could change the w,nd,,

King Erricus of Sweden publicly con-
fessed that he was sorcerer and magi-
clan. He was the owner of an enchanted
cap, which he pretended enabled him to
control the spirits and change the direc-
ton of the winds at pleasure. So firmly
did his subjects believe in the supernatural
powers of their ruler that when a storm
arose they would exclaim, "Ah, the king
is again wearing his magic capi"-St
Louis Republic.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11
Lice and Laying.

The hens will not lay if they are tor
mented by lice. They cannot sleep,
but lose appetite, and become ex'
hausted If the poultry house is kept
clean, lice may be prevented, but lice
may exist even in clean poultry
house if insecticides are not frequently
used. On the bodies of the hens
Persian insect-powder may be applied
with advantage. In the nests the re-
fuse of tobacco factories will serve adj
mirably. Scotch snuff will drive lice
away, and SO will the free use Of lime.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11

Among the crown jewels is magnificent
sapphire representing female figure en-
veloped in drapery. The stone represents
two tnts, a circumstance of which the
artist has skillfully taken advantage to
make the woman dark and the drapery
light. The most remarkable of this kind
Is an engraved sapphire representing pro-
file of young Hercules executed by
Chelus 1t is in the Strozzi cabinet at
Rome.-Jewelers' Review.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11

Primus-Although you are million
are, my love is so great, sir, that IL en-
ooldens poor man like myself to seek
daughter OF yours in marriage.
Secundus-Which of the girls is IL,
young manS
Primus-Any of the three, sir.-Paris
Grelot.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11
To Make Hens Lay.

If the hens do not lay, cease giving
grain and feed a pound of lean meat
once day to twenty hens. If they
have run, no other food will be neces-
sary. Feed the meat at night Con-
dition powders should not be given un-
less the hens are sick, as anything that
is given them while they are healthy
may overstimulate them, and induce the
eating of more than is necessary. Feed
too little rather than too much when
the hens can scratch and work.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11
How He Got Religion.

At church meeting in one Of the sub
urbs of Chicago the inquiry was made
whether certain lawyer of the congrega-
ton, whose financial affairs were some
what involved had "got religion" To
which another lawyer present responded,
mo, think not, unless it's in his wife's
name. San Francisco Argonaut.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11

Four different peaks in the mountains
of Idaho are from thirteen to twenty-three
feet lower by actual measurement than
they were fifteen years ago. Biologists do
not attempt to explain the "why" of their
settling
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11

Bebanzin's crown, from Dahomey,
has just been placed in the anthropo-
logical collection in the Louvre. 1t is
Of FURNISHED copper, garnished with
precious stones, and is of colossal size
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11

and fully equal to the mackerel of the At
lantic coast. is found at the west end Of the
of the Alaskan islands, They move in
large schools and are finely favored.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11
HypnOtism and Hvsteria.

AN authority on hypnotism says that
nyster1cai persons are very difficult to in
nuence. They are so welded to their own
lancies, mental and physical, that they
prove very obstinate hypnotic patients.
Even II an influence is gained 1t passes of
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11

Lilly wrote his "Euphues" for the ladies
OF o. the court of Elizabeth, introducing into
England the results of the classical revival
on Ihe continent at n time when ladies'
were devoted TO Latin and Greek.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11
No Novelty In That.

Friend-Doctor, did you ever fight a
duel?
Doctor-A duel? No, indeed. What
novelty would it be for me to kill a man.
TeXas SiftinCs
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11

Sardanapalus, after a shameful reign,
set fire to his palace and burned himself
and his treasure to avoid falling into the
hooJc of Lt- oo-...a-N-a
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11

General Philip Sheridan, whose stature
was Tar from commensurate with his abi
ity and brain, was greatly beloved by his
men and was called hv tL.--- - $40
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11

IL Is stated that a number of fine hotels
nave been erected during the year that
nave omitted the number thirteen in mum
pering the rooms. Many hotels long in
operation also have this peculiar omission
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11
And She Said. "ob. Georre,-

Laura-I'll just bet you will never mar
ry.
George-.I'n take you!-Chicago Trib-
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11

The peace footing of the Russian
-..~,-- ocll- Gov m nm horses
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-08-02
MI. CARMEL.

Joseph Gabriel, of Brooklyn, accom-
panied by his two attractive daughters,
Dolly and Katie, visited the genial photo
grapher, Michael Dockweier, yesterday
George w. Creighton, superintendent Of
the Northern Central Railway, transacted
business here yesterday.
Ambrose Dockweiler, of Pottsville,
sp ent few hours here yesterday with his
father
John Snyder, better known as "Cheap
Johnnie" of Shamokin, shook hands with
his many friends here last night
A. X. Bolich is out on drumming
trip through Scranton and Wilkes Barre,
in the interest of the Mt. Carmel Manu-
featuring Company.
Carl Norstedt, brother Of our towns.
man, AL. Norstedt, the ieweler died at
the latter's residence on Oak street to-
day after suffering for some time with
consumption.
r. j Bevan and family, after pleas
ant visit to Atlantic City, have returned
home
Geo Robertson and wife have just re-
turned from a pleasant sojourn along the
seashore.
Miss Eva Bishop, Of Philadelphia, is
the guest of Miss Alice Writ
Miss Maize Fortner, of Centralia, called
on her many Mt. Carmel friends last
night.
This morning, while some parties un-
known to the writer were passing through
the cemetery at Alaska, their attention
was attracted by some fresh clods of earth
| and upon closer examination discovered
that it was newly-made grave. Finding
! that the grave was not very deep they
continued the search and was horrortied
| to find newborn babe. 1t bore every
evidence of foul play, its little face being
| black. A string of white muslin was
| drawn tightly around its neck and this
alone would be sufficient evidence to con-
| vict. As yet, no clue has been found by
| which the police could run the perpetra-
! tors of such a crime down to justice. The
| CorOner's inquest resulted in the usual
verdict. Mt. Carmel authorities should
not let the matter rest at that, but exert
untiring efforts to find the guilty party.
We are pleased to make note of another
pleasant party that was held by some of
our leading society people. The pleasant
affair came off at the residence of Miss
Alice Writ The earlier part of the
evening was spent in playing various
games, dancing, etc Amusements of all
| kinds was on the program and about
midnight they all sat down to a grand
banquet, such as graces the Kings table,
and after all had ate their fill Of the
delicious viands they returned, at a later
hour, to their homes. The following is a
list of those who were present Misses
Ella White, Edith Whiteman, Della
Marsden, Alice Writ, Carrie Phillips,
Sadie Morgan and Rose Zeigler, of town,
and Miss Eva Bishop, of Phil
adelphia Miss Ella Corder, of Sunbury
Miss Julia Copps, of New York city
Thos. Baird, of Shenandoah Messrs
George Beddall, Arthur Shaw Hugh
Evans, John O'Hearn, John Thomas
William Wynn, Harry McWilliams and
Lorie Robbins, all of this city
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-08-02
NUGGETS OF NEWS

Governor Waite has recalled the state
militia from Cripple Creek, Colo.
James Corbett, the pugilist arrived at
New York from Europe yesterday.
Postofice robbers at Glencove, L. l., Sc
cured 81, 200 in stamps and $500 cash
Julius Greenburg and Minnie McCann
were drowned while bathing at Chicago.
A gas well of remarkable power has
been struck in the village Of Moorelsnd,
Mich.
The Minneapolis mills groundlast week
III ,270 barrels Of -four, against 1883, 900 the
week before.
Florida's Democratic state convention
nominated Hon. Benjamin S. Liddon, OF
Mariana, for justice Of the supreme court.
The government has accepted a site at
Sixteenth and Spring Garden streets,
Philadelphia, for new mint, paying
s9O5, 600.
The comptroller of the currency has
granted authority for the organization Of
the First National bank Of New Bethle
hem, Pa.
In fight at Buffalo last night between
John Mooney aud Chris Weinholtz tn,
former was killed by blow from Vein
holtz's fist.
This Is election day I'm Tennessee. All
elective officers iu the state except COVER
nor, Legislature and members Of congress
are being voted for.