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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-26

Ny dear, have you heard of the very
latest fad? Probably not, because it il
80 new it has. not reached Detroit yet
Well, it's a ghost party and its just
lovely In order to give one successfully
you must have one of those big halls-a
hall, you know, that goes up two OF
three stories and has great old fash
Toned fireplace in it? First you invite
about eight or nine people and assemble
them in the hail. All the portieres are
drawn, the lights are put out and the fire
allowed to burn low. Then each one is
obliged 70 tell ghost story in his or her
most blood curdling manner Sounds
awful, doesn't it? Kind of makes your
flesh creep and horrid little shivers run
down your back, but it is really awfully
nice, because, you know, it is really
necessary to hold hands SO you will moi
be too frightened, and sometimes they
say that even that is not enough and
stronger measures have to be adopted.
OF course don't know, because have
never attended one, but in the east they
are called engagement parties, because
so many engagements have resulted
from them. You know how easy it is
to be-well, to be affectionate in the
dark, and when the fire flares up the
girls look so appealing and 50 pretty il
is no wonder the men lose their hearts
When everybody has had his turn lights
are turned up and refreshments served
and then the guests go home. The
ghost story party is sure to be a success
with the Detroit girls. Tribune
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-26
A Good Son Is Ihis.

An interesting story of filial devotion
is told of Deering citizen who, as a
young man. followed the sea and visited
many foreign lands, settling down at
home some 30 years ago, never having
slept out of his own house but 10 nights
since that time. During all these years
he has never failed every day to call at
the neighboring house Of his aged par
ents in the early morning before going
to his work in Portland and on his re-
turn at night. He always finds his ia
Their and mother ready to greet him. He
always says Hello" in his CHEEKY voice,
and the old man replies, Were here,
John" That is all, but 30 years of that
every day is vastly more tilial compan-
ionship than falls to the lot of most ia
theirs, and fortunate indeed is the moth
er whose fond heart never looks in vain
for the daily visit of her son!-Lewiston
Journal
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The Queen i'm Journalism.

The queens appearance in the pages
of The Strand Magazine as the editor OF
an article written upon information sup
piled by her on the dolls of her child
hood is an interesting event in her long
reign. 1t will be followed up by another
and even more directly personal contri-
button. Her majesty, it is well known,
has for some time been student of
Hindoostanee. Her tutor is native gen.
tleman, who has another interesting
pupil in the head of the Mahammedan
faith. According to his testimony the
queen in her faculty for acquiring Ian.
guage far outstrips the sultan. Hell
majesty, though coming late in life .tc
the study, takes keen interest in it,
and delights in communicating with
her Indian servants in their native
tongue.
Her contribution will consist of q
translation into Hindoostanee of two let
ters. One was written some time age
by her majesty to the shah of Persia
the other is letter addressed to the
English people and was penned shortly
after the death of the Duke of Clarence
The latter is certainly the most charm
ing of the many simple and unaffected
messages the queen has from time tc
time penned. London Letter.
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Running for Life.

Mr.. F. F. Tuckett, with two Engllsn
friends and two guides, was climbing one
of the loftier peaks of the Alps. Ulrlch'
one Of the guides, was leading, when SUD
denly cracking noise was heard some
where above them. Instantly all eyes
except Ulrich's, who was little hard OF
hearing-were turned upward to the over
hanging ice cliff The next moment
huge mass of ice broke away, mingled
apparently with a still greater mass OF
snow from the slopes above. what iol
lowed is thus described by Mr. Tuckett:
Instinctively | bolted for the rocks oil
She Rothstock, if haply it might not be 100
bate yelling rather than shouting TO the
others, Run for your lives"
Ulrich was the last to take the Alarm
though the nearest to the danger, and was
thus eight or ten PAGES behind the resi- oi
US, but by this time we were all stralnlng
desperately through the deep, soft snow
for dear life, yet with faces turned upward
to watch the swift oncoming of the foe.
Nearer and nearer it came, its front like
mighty wave that is about to break, yet
still ION the curl hangs pausing." Now
it has traversed the whole width OF the
glacier above us, taking somewhat dag
onal direction. And now run, oh, runl If
ever you did, for here it comes straight at
us, still outfanking us, swift, deadly and
implacable
The next moment we saw no more. A
wild confusion of whirling snow and frag-
ments of ice-a frozen cloud-swept over
us, entirely concealing us from one an
other; and still we were untouched-at
least knew that | was-and still we ran.
Another half second and the mist had
passed, and there lay the body OF the
monster, whose head was still careering
away at lightning speed far below us. mo-
tionless, rigid and harmless
1t will naturally be supposed that the
race was one which did not admit of ac-
curate timing by the performers, but |
think the whole thing from first to last
did not occupy more than five or six sec
OndS
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NEW Works. cHURcHGOERS.
Its 600 Churches of All Creeds and Attend
anoe of 900, 900 worshipers.

ance of 900, 900 Worshipers.
There are 81 Catholic churches in New
York city for a Catholic population Of
500 900. OF these churches are Of the
Jesuit order, 2 Capuchin, . Franciscan, /
Carmelite, 1 Paulist and 1 Dominican.
There are 10 German Catholic churches,
2 Italian, Bohemian, French, Hun
garian, French Canadian and l Polish.
The Polish church is in Stanton street
and is now the subject of litigation. 1t
Is the only Catholic church in the most
densely populated ward of New York,
which contains 1000 inhabitants in 40
acres of ground.
If. as the church authorities expect,
this church is closed for religious uses,
the Tenth ward will be the only one in
town of the24 without Catholic church,
The Twenty-fourth ward has seven.
There are 200. 900 colored Catholics in the
United States, and those of them who
reside in New York, small fraction of
the whole number, have a church of
their own at the intersection of Blocker
and Downing streets. Since its estab-
lishment in 1888, 456 colored children
have been baptized there, 104 adults have
been confirmed, and 90 marriage ceremo-
MES have been performed There are
three orders of colored sisters in the
United States-viz. one in Baltimore,
established in 1929; one in New Orleans,
established in 1912, and one in Savannah,
established i'll 1888.
The total number of churches Of all
creeds and denominations in New York
city is 600. Their seating capacity is
325, 600, and their value is 100000 goo.
| The assessed value of the marble Cathe-
| dral, the most important of the Catholic
churches in town, is $3,000,00O; Trinity
church is valued at $i,000,000, Grace
church is valued at $3.50 600, the Jewish
| Temple Emanu Ell on Fifth avenue and
Forty-third street is valued at 100000,
and the Jewish Temple Beth Ell on Fifth
avenue and Seventy-sixth street is val
ued at 100000.
New York is very largely "A city of
churchgoers. The total attendance taken
collectively on Saturday and Sunday at
all forms of religious worship amounts
to about 900, 600 in a total population OF
800, 900, including the sick, the disabled,
infants, octogenarians and persons in
public institutions. There are more
, Methodists than Baptists in NewYork,
more Presbyterians than Methodists and
more Catholics than Presbyterians. The
Oldest Catholic church in New York is
st. Peters on Barclay street. Next old
est is ST. Mary's at Grand and Ridge
streets. There are 46 Jewish synagogues
in New York city.-New York Sun.
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AbrOgating the Fees.

Mrs. Pigg, a very charming and viva
cious widow, called recently on a legal
friend of hers to consult him on a matter
of interest to her.
"You know, sir" she said to him, "that
when the late Mr., Pigg died he left me
all his fortune, much to my satisfaction,
of course, but he handicapped me with
the name of Pigg, which l must say !
don't like"
"Well," ventured the attorney, II pre-
sumo handsome woman isn't especially
complimented by being left Pigg."
Il should say not" she laughed.
Now, what came to see you about was
whether or not must apply to the legis
lature to get it changed"
"Um-er," he hesitated as if wrestling
with a great legal problem, "um-er-
yes, but an easier way is to apply to q
parson, and I'll pay all the expenses my
self"
1t was sudden, but widow is never
caught mapping, and she appointed thai
evening for another consultation. DE
troit Free Press.
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ROYAL German Dinners.

A characteristic of all dinners given to
the court and military officials by the en-
peror and empress of Germany is that
there is always provided dish of sweet
meats, which holds as well pictures of
the royal pair and their children, each
bonbon having a likeness painted upo
it. And when the hosts retire there is
something approaching scramble among
the dignified officers and functionaries
for one of these much valued souvenirs
to take home to equally eager wives and
daughters New York Times.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-26

Archdeacon Farrar sets forth forcibly
the large debt of science to missions in
these words: +" Is it nothing that through
their labor in the translation of the
Bible the German philologist in his
study may have before him the gram
mar and vocabulary of $50 languages?
Who created the science of anthropol-
ogyf The missionaries. Who rendered
possible the deeply important science of
comparative religion? The mission
aries. Who discovered the great chain
of lakes in central Africa, on which
will turn its future destiny? The mis-
sionaries. Who have been the chief
explorers of Oceanica, America and
Asia9 The missionaries. Who discov-
cred the famous HISTORIAN monument in
Singar Flu? A missionary. Who dis
covered the still more famous Moabite
stonep A missionary. Who discovered
the Hittite inscriptions? A missionary. 4"
Exchange.
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He'd Made a Mistake.

He was keen, sharp looking young
man, and he said to the lady of the
house as he stood in the hall:
Madam, | have called for the suit
of clothes which needs pressing and do
ing up"
'What suit?" she asked.
Your husbands Sunday suit,
ma'am. He called as he went down this
morning"
"And he said l was to let you have
them?'
Eyes m"
Ibid he appear in good health and
spirits?"
why, certainly"
Look and act natural?"
"Of course. Why do you ask?"
Because he has been dead Is years,
and have some curiosity on the sub
ject."
IL have made mistake perhaps!'
stammered the young man.
Perhaps you have. The man you
saw go out of here an hour ago is my
brother. Good morning" - London
Tit-Bits.
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She Saved IA Life.

Maggie Gallagher, girl employed at
Frazard's Wooden mill, near Conshohoc.
ken, Pa, saved the life of the wife of her
employer. A fire broke out in the Fra
gard residence, and during the excite
ment it was forgotten that Mrs. Frazard,
an invalid, was confined within the
burning building, Finally Maggie rushed
in and carried her out in her arms. The
deed was recognized by Mr.. Frazard,
who Immediately made Miss Gallagher
forewoman. of one of the departments.
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THE BALLOON IN BATTLE.
How 1t Is Managed and Information Trans
mitted and Received.

HOW Ii Is Managed ana lhIormatioh irlns-
mitted and Received.
Balloon and wagon have formed a juno
ton and are ready to start with the
troops. Away goes the wagon, with the
balloon hanging on to its tail, while the
attendant sappers on each side keep it
steady. The train moves along at good
round pace, easily keeping up with or
even passing the infantry, and makes for
the particular spot at which it has been
determined to commence balloon opera
tons, which is usually on the top of a
good high hill.
An ascent is an easy enough matter
and is soon accomplished. The balloon
is securely fixed to the end of the wire
rope. and the two men who are to ascend
take their places. At the word of COM
mand the men who have been holding
down the car let 60, and up shoots the
balloon, unwinding the rope as it rises
and allowed sometimes to ascend to a
height of 1000 feet And suppose the
officer receives instructions to move the
position of the balloon, is it necessary to
HAUL IL NOW II! NDI Il wv VI lIs n Dluh
is placed at the end of the wagon who
carefully guides the connecting rope so
that it cannot get entangled or run risk
Of being cut, and away goes the wagon,
sometimes at trot across fields and up
and down hill, until the balloon itself is
a long distance away from its original
station. Next suppose that it is neces-
sary to lower the balloon. Is it needful
! to wind in all the wire rope that has been
paid out from the reels? No such thing.
The balloon is brought to earth in a
much more expeditions manner.
A long, stout pole, in the middle of
which is u pulley wheel, is laid across
the rope Half dozen men seize the
pole and run it along the rope, and their
weight soon brings the balloon down to
the ground. Passengers can then be ex-
changed, or any other operation can be
carried on, and then the men run the
pole back, and up shoots the balloon
again many hundreds of feet into the
air, without having been away from its
exalted position more than few minutes.
But it is not necessary to lower the bal
loon in this or any other way whenever
it is required that messages should be
exchanged between those below and those
above. There are various contrivances
for doing this. Sometimes, for instance
a wire is attached, through which mes,
sages can be sent to telephone. Another
plan is to send messages down the wire
cable. A little wire hook is fastened
around the cable, and the letter or pa
per, weighted with a small sandbag, il
sent futtering down. The human voice
it may also be added, can be heard both
from considerable height and depth, Sc
that verbal communication is not Difficult
if there is no wind.-Good Words.
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A generous lady, hearing of a poor
family on Laurel hill, packed basket
and took supply Of money to relieve
their wants. She arrived near the loca-
ton of the house and inquired of several
where the poor family lived. Finally
she met a man, who said, II don't
know who you are looking for, but my
mother-in-law is powerful poor. - The
generous lady decided to seek no fur
Their, and obtaining the address of the
mother-in law she called, found her des-
titpte and relieved her wants. Nor.
WITCH Conn Bulletin.
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Modest.

Writers of comic playsare said to have,
as a rule, u very good conceit of them.
selves. But one of them objected never
theless when an ardent admirer compared
him with Shakespeare.
You mustn't do thatw said the dram
atist.
"Why not?"
"Well, Shakespeare had his way Of
writing, you know, and | have mine."-
Youths Companion.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-26

Mrs. Jackson Parke-What in the
world is keeping you up so late?
Mr.. Jackson Parke-I am writing an
article for the papers on How l Killed
My First Hog" These literary chaps,
with their stories of how they wrote
their first books, are not going to have the
field all to themselves, not by a joyful
Indianapolis Journal.
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Her Education Aids Her Husband.

Mrs. John Foster, wife of the secre-
tary of state, received in her youth a
thorough classical education, and during
her long residence abroad she gained a
knowledge of court life and an expert
ence in etiquette that do good service in
her present position. She is of great as
sistance to her husband by the familiar
ity with French that enables her to
translate from the Canadian papers any
thing of Importance
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1t Was All Right,

Signor Giolitti's elevation to the office of
prime minister is bringing out curious
stories of the people of Cuneo, his native
town, in northern Italy. Queen Margaret
passed through the place few years ago
and the civil authorities procured some
liquid refreshments for her. After return
ing the glass she felt for her handkerchief,
but the good mayor, thinking she was
about to pull out her purse, said, Your
majesty, pray do not trouble; we have set
tied the account. San Francisco Argo-
naut
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A Beetle That Makes a Clicking" Noise.


The deathwatch beetle has the invariable
habit of feigning death when seized or dis
turbed. The stimulation is so persistent
that when immersed in water, or even in
alcohol, the insect remains perfectly i'm
movable, and will allow itself to be burned
alive rather than betray itself.
The larva of the insect lives in wood
work FRAMEWORK old furniture, etc. J,
which it gnaws in the interior without
anything outside betraying it's presence.
A few weeks after it has been transformed
to the crystals state the perfect insect
comes forth and makes its exit from the
wood by boring u cylindrical hole in it,
which thereafter shows that the wood has
been attacked and is often mutilated to
such degree that it is virtually DESTROYED.
smaller species of the same genus
works equal havoc not only with wood
but with books, herbia, natural history
collections, cork, dry bread, crackers, etc
Detroit Free Press.
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NEVADA.
THE QUESTION.


HE.
Iasked her today,
But she gave me no answer,
Neither word would she say,
Though / asked her today
In the most approved way
OF the modern romancer.
Iasked her today,
But she gave me no answer.
SHE.
He has spoken at last.
Shall take him or leave him7
At my feet he is cast.
He has spoken at last.
If his hopes | should blast,
Would it really grieve him2
He has spoken at last.
Shall take him or leave him7
HER MAMMA.
Is he rich, as they say,
Orr penniless masker2
must find out today
If he's rich, as they say,
For she's not said him nay,
And again he may ask her.
Is he rich, as they say,
Or a penniless masker2
Yankee Blade.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-26

General Malone was wounded at sec
Old Manassas, and some one, to comfort
Mrs. Malone, said: "Oh, don't be I'M
easy. 1t is only flesh wound. Mrs.
Malone, through her tears, cried out:
"Oh, that is impossible! There is not
flesh enough on him for that" Those
who have seen General Malone can APP
preciate the remark.-Buffalo News.
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A Queer Cold.

Gus de Smith-What is the matter with
your You look as If you had been expos
ing yourself to the elements.
Colonel Yerger-l have had two colds
now, one right after the other.
Didn't you do anything for themp"
"Oh, yes, had no trouble getting rid of
the second cold in my head, but the first
sticks to me yet"-Texas Siftings,
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Wife-What effect will these powders
have?
Doctor-He will seem rather dull and
stupid, but don't feel alarmed.
Wife-Oh, no. He's that way when
he's perfectly we'll, you now.--Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
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Words of Cheer

Anxious Wife-They say but one man in
a hundred afflicted with this disease ever
RECEIVERS. WV
Doctor-Take courage, madam. Your
husband is the handredth patient of the
KIND which have had under my care, and
the other ninety-nine are all dead. -Phar'
maceutical Era.
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Sire was originally used to designate
the proprietor of farm. Rising in
dignity, it was afterward applied to a
nobleman, then used in addressing a
monarch.
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Enancipated.

Dr' Chargewell-I had ii cases at one
place last evening.
Daliwick-Was it an epidemicP
Dr. Chargewell-No. The Young Wom-
ell $ Fin de Steele club had smoking con
cert.-Puck.
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"A Terrible Revenge.

Witherby-Say did you recommend that
cook of ours to my wifep
Plankington-Yes, believe so,
Witherby-Well, wish you would come
around tonight and take dinner with u.s.
New York World.
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Saving Time.

Caiier-l had to wait a long while for nv
turn to get in to see you.
Busy MAXWELL, will equalize matters
Dy letting you out immediately.-Ex.
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Milk an Antidote for a Dose of peppe,

A fact not generally known is that
milk is Il sovereign remedy Of almost
instant efficacy in neutralizing the pain
full burning sensation caused by an over
dose Of cayenne.-Ford.
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Sweet Indifference.

Chappie-James!
His Man-Yessir.
Chappie-I have a letter to write.
What yeah is this?-Indianapohs Jour-
nal.
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Love with young man is never so
serious as with young girl, because he
has his mustache to distract his atten-
ton.