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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-05-10

Hospitals, as we now understand the
term, are of modern growth. True it is,
as MIR. Burdett tells us in the historical
section of "Hosptals and Asylums of the
World, that in the records of Egypt and
ancient India we find illusions to institu-
lions that toreshadow the hospitals of later
times, and even our asylums for sick an
inals are borrowed from the east.
An inscription engraved on a rock near
the city of Surat tells how Asoka, a king
who reigned in Gujerat in the third cen.
fury b. c., commanded the establishment
of hospitals in all his dominions and
placed one at each of the four gates of the
royal city of Patna. Six hundred wears
after this Fabian, an intelligent Chinese
traveller who visited India in 800 A. D.,
'e1ords that Asoka's hospitals still existed
and hourished, but the successive floods Of
roniuest swept all away, and by the be-
ginning of this century only a hospital for
animals remained of all the pious kings
'oundations.-Quarterly Review.
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Food Before Sleep.

Many persons, says DR.. W. T. Cathell-
an eminent physician-though not actual
ly sick, keep below par in strength and
general tone, and l am of the opinion that
fasting during the long intervals between
supper and breakfast, and especially the
complete emptiness of the stomach during
sleep, adds greatly to the amount of ema-
citation, sleeplessness and general weakness.
we so often meet
Digestion requires no interval of rest,
and if the amount of food during the "a
hours is in quantity and quality not be-
yond the physiological limit it makes no
hurtful difference to the stomach how few
or how short are the intervals between eat
ing, but it does make vast difference in
the weak and emaciated ones welfare to
have modicum of food in the stomach
during the time of sleep, that instead of
being consumed by bodily action it may
during the interval improve the lowered
system, and am fully satisfied that were
the weakly, the emaciated and the Sleep
less to rightly take a light lunch or meal
of simple, nutritious food before going to
bed for prolonged period nine in ten of
them would be thereby lifted into a better
standard of health.-New York Evening
World
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Old Time Coins and Their Values.

Some of the old colonial coins have high
values. The pine tree shilling" of 1850 is
worth S25. \ Maryland shilling of 1869 Is
worth $40 and Louisiana crown, coined
in France, IS. The copper threepence of
Connecticut, issued in lT21, is appraised at
$50. One variety has the inscription, ~
am good copper" and another has the
device of an AK, with the words, II cut
my way through" a Florida silver half
dollar of 1860 is worth $40, while the Vir
ginia silver half dollar of l713 is valued at
g. The pewter continental dollar of l71G
we will pay 50 for. \ gold Vermont doub-
loon is worth 500, and Vermont silver
half dollar will fetch 800. The Massachu-
sets cent of 1888 is valued at $40.
Washington silver pieces of li92, bearing
the bust and name of g. Washington, will
fetch $50 each. All of the Washington
coins, both of silver and copper, were mint
ed in England as patterns for the Amer-
can coinage, but the designs were not &C
cepted because it was considered contrary
to the principles of our government to
stamp the head of the president upon our
coins. Interview in Washington Star
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-05-10

Trial by IL compurgators, which was Of
canonical origin, existed in Anglo-Saxon
times and only resemb led what is known
rs trial by jury in the number of persons
sworn. Under the name of wager of law
it continued to be the law of England I'M
til abolished Aug. IA, 1888. Traces of
trial by jury are found in the reigns of
William | and ii, Henry and Stephen,
but it was not fully established until the
reign of Henry II. Trial by jury was first
adopted in criminal cases in the reign of
hn-llS9-99-and was the established
mode of dealing with them at the end of
the thirteenth century. Witnesses were
examined and evidence first laid before
luries in the reign of Henry VI-1422-61
but this change was not fully carried
out till the time of Edward VI-1547- SO.
The laws respecting juries in England
were remodeled June %, lS25.-Brooklyp
Eagle,
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A Very Old Rosebush .

As long ago as the year SD Hildesheim
is mentioned in history. In that year we
are told Lewis the Pious, Charlemagne' s
son and successor, made it the seat of the
bishoprc intended by his father to be es-
tablished at the neighboring town of Elze.
Less than century before Charlemagne
had brought the heather SaXons into sub
lection and Christianity was yet new in
the land. Gunther, the first bishop, had
been canon at the cathedral at Rheims.
Three years after his elevation to the new
episcopal see he consecrated the first
chapel naming it in honor of the Virgin
Mary. This chapel is supposed to have oc'
cupied the site under the present cathedral,
where the crypt of the new church is built.
A pretty rosebush that now clings to
the outer wall of the cathedral choir is
said by tradition to have grown there since
the days of Lewis the Pious himself. In
the Twelfth century, when the choir and
crypt Were being enlarged, protecting
hollow wall was built around the rose
bush, in order that the vine might con
tinue to grow about the building when the
new wall had been completed. A bit Of
the old arching may be seen behind the
altar in the crypt. This is the present
voucher for the great age of the rosebush.
and it must be admitted that many tradi
tions repose upon less solid foundation
Architectural Record
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The ElocutiOnist's Lament,

When | am reciting in hall which con-
tains clock that strikes or near to which
the trains pass, | know for certainty
that just at the moment when | require
breathless silence that clock will strike
or train will come rushing past. once
composed piece of poetry for recitation
in which | was so foolish as to insert the
passage; "Hark What is that?" | might
easily have conjectured what would hap
pen during the pause of expectancy.
Clocks struck, doors were slammed, en-
gines whistled, old gentlemen coughed
young gentlemen sneezed, dogs came from
all directions for the express purpose Of
barking, lamp shades fell down, walters
dropped their trays, babies screamed, or
you heard deaf old lady say audibly to
her neighbor, "Half an onion will do as
we'll" Taught wisdom by all these bitter
experiences, finally decided to erase that
passage.-Chronik der Zeit.
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There are all kinds of people abroad in the
street, " 'A
VI every condition and class.
eoihe Jostle and crowd us whenever we meet
~. ana Others we peacefully pass.
pu' theres one we encounter wherever we
stray W.
vi whom we'd be gladly bereft-
oh, why doesn't Providence call him awsv2--
Inc demon who turns to the left.
i' r. seems TO take pleasure in lodging about.
-, 10 MN us the highest delight
, 10 MI your whole soul with n borrih,a ao,b,
II he'll turn to to the left or the right
~ manner that battles your reason complete.
, WIN movement both subtle and def.
hei manage to knock you clear off your feet
The demon that turns to the left
meet, ''fue"''
WIN her parasol aimed at our eve.
ana the cattle who all the while tramp on our
feet ramp oh o"'
D., my arc all pretty hard to get by.
w W., mere no other lunatic running around
\, VINO so sadly Of sense is bereft--
NO other blamed chump who is quite 90 pro-
found 4"''o ~ p''-
AS the demon who turns to the left.
Chicago Journal.
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A DOMESTIC DRAMA.
What the Passengers on Michigan Road
Saw and Heard.

Saw and Heard.
Coming over on the Michigan Central a
tall, fine appearing man and a handsome
ly dressed, refined looking woman were
seated just in front Of plainly dressed
sweet faced old lady about 20 years old
Every little while the man would turn
and address a remark to the elder woman
and her eyes would glow with pride, fol
he was her son, and though his wife did
not seem vercordial-perhaps she was
not proud of tho old lady-yet she would
deign to drop word or two once in
| awhile.
Finally the son turned, as the porter in
| formed him of the dining car in the rear,
and said: "Well, mother, Emma and
| will 20 now and get our dinner. You
know she needs a good warm dinner. You
have brought your lunch, | see. will
send you in a good cup of hot tea" And
| the couple rose and passed into the dining
| car.
After they had left, "mother" sat look
| ing out Of the window and appeared to be
| deep in thought, not oyerhappy perhaps.
! Finally she reached under the seat and
brought up the little wornout black bas-
ket "son" had noticed and held it on her
lap, lingering the ribbon it was tied with
in thoughtful way. Just as she opened
it the train stopped at a station. The door
was suddenly flung open, and a CHEEKY
faced, handsome blond stepped in. He
appeared to be looking eagerly for some
one.
Finally his glance fell on the little old
lady.
"Mother" he cried in delighted voice
"My John; my John" And the two
were clasped in loving embrace so genu-
inc as to cause tears to rise in the eyes of
one of the passengers, and the rest looked
on in an interested manner.
"Where are Frank and EmmaY he in.
quired.
They have gone into the dining car.
Emma isn't well, you know, and has to
have good, hot dinner" She repeated
this in an apologize way, for she saw
look in Johns eyes that she did not fail to
read, and Frank-was he not her son too2
But you didn't wish any dinner,
suppose, And his eyes fell on the little
basket. He saw it all at glance but he
must not hurt his mothers feelings thus.
And are you not glad to see me? Are
you not surprisedy | found | could Join
you here instead of waiting until you got
to Chicago, And now tell me, dear heart,
isn't this dear little basket the same one
that Frank and took our lunch in to
SCHOOL, | thought so, " as a smile rose on
the faded sweet face.
"Well, I'm awfully hungry 'Spose
we keep this for supper, and you come
with me and eat nice hot dinner. No;
no excuses.
As they left the car they met the other
couple. "Halloo, joint Where did you
come from" How do You do, Emma2
IL came, Frank, just in time to see our
mother had substantial meal" And
they passed on.
When the passengers who heard and
saw it all arrived at Chicago, they saw a
handsome young man with a little black
basket hanging on his arm tenderly assist
ing sweet faced old lady through the
crowd. a carriage was called, and they
drove off No one seemed to see anything
of the other couple. Chicago Tribune.
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An English woman writer says it is to
be feared that posterity will never know
exactly what was the living aspect of
George Eliot's face. Only very great
painter could have seized at once the out
line and something of the varying express
sion, and her reluctance to have her por-
trait taken, her private person made to a
certain extent public property in that way,
has deprived Us Of any such memorial.
Future generations will have to draw on
their imagination to conceive face cast in
the massive mold Of Savonarola, but spare
and spiritualized into a closer brotherhood
with the other FlOrentne of the Divina
Commedia, The features might be too
large and rugged for womanly beauty, but
when the pale face was tinged with faint
Dush of tenderness or animation. when the
wonderful eyes were lighted up with eager
passion and the mouth melted into curves
of unutterable sweetness, the soul itself
seemed to shine through its framework
with a radiance of almost unearthly pow
er, so that stranger seeing her for the
first time asked why he had never been
told she was so beautiful.
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THE SHOWER.

Fall, gentle rain, in blessed, trimming drops;
Cool with thy kiss the city's burning streets;
Moisten the meadows where the hot sun
beats
And fall refreshing on the thirsty crops;
The warm wind for thy cordial greeting stops
The painting flock a merry welcome bleats;
The furnished fields unfold a thousand sweets
The grass bends dimpIng on the mountain
tops,
Fall, gentle rain, while the rejoicing land
Smiles thankful where each radiant gem ap-
pears;
Fall like a benediction from his hand,
Who makes the storm and sunlight Of the
spheres;
Who sends thee to make glad the living and
To mourn the dead that knew no love OF
tears
Frank l.. Stanton in Atlanta Constitution
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HE RECkONED NOT.
Uncle Billy Wanted to Oblige the Colonel,
but That Was Too Much.


Twas sitting in the office of a cotton ware.
house with Major Curtis in Selma, Ala,
when an old colored man came limping
along the platform, and the major called
him in and said:
Uncle Billy, don't see you very often
of late
mo, sab Tze dun gittin slightly feeble
Gus bout movin around"
1--WE got about 20 of the incest little pigs
you ever saw in pen"
Has yo'?'
"And a new lot of chickens"
Him.
Lots of sweet potatoes around now, I'm
Gle Billy"
Eyes, sab"
And the boys just got the smokehouse
filled up the other day"
"Dey did, eh?"
you are a widower yet, aren't you, un-
cle?"
Yes, sah-oh, yes"
"Well, I've got mighty fine looking col
ored cook now, and you must come down
and see her. Just drop in on us any even
ing"
"Majah i" said the old man as he vigor
ousy scratched his head, 81 would dun like
to obeege you all, but l reckon | won't
come"
You won't? Why, what's the matter?"
II was down dar one night las spring to
ak yo'r man Jim to lend me two bits. I
stepped right into a big bartrap, an it
hung to me till had to holler. Den yo'
come out tome wild lantern an a boss
wip, an de way yo' did tuck it onto me
beat all, honey! | believe sunthin was said
bout piece O meat lyin dar an bout two
chickens in Il bag, an if l dun member
right didn't git outer my cabin fur bout
TO- weeks after dat episodious No, majah,
| reckon | won't come down dar. PIE
mighty fond o yo, an l kin jes' taste dem
roast pigs an sweet Eaters, but de niger
who puts his foot into bartrap twice in
one y ar orter be dun dubbed to death fur
fule. detroit Free Press.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-05-10

Trimming lamp is now a science. As
some one says that the cake made by a
lady is always better than any other put
on the counters, so lamp trimming needs
hands of accuracy and refinement. Keep
cheese cloth squares for wiping off the
lamps. The wicks should be trimmed
with the sharp edge of a visiting card or
with a poker heated redhot and passed
over the wick. This last method is a lit
tie troublesome but it removes the charred
part evenly. Wicks used for long time,
even when they do not become very short.
grow thick and are apt to give forth an
unpleasant odor. They should be removed
once month at least. In duplex burners
one wick should be trimmed in the oppo-
site direction from the other. Round
wicks should be trimmed toward the cen
ter. Burners should be wiped free from
bits of charred wick and drops Of oil ev.
cry day. Every now and then they should
be boiled in strong soapsuds, to make them
perfectly clean. When they have been
used long time, they need replacing -
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-05-10

Patrick Flanagan was witness in a cass
where truthtulness compelled him to give
some testimony against the man on trial,
who was particular friend of his. Pat
rick's ordinarily rich brogue had recently
been rendered more than usually unintel-
ligible by an accident, to which he referred
with feeling in the course of his testimony.
He was frequently called upon TO repeat
his answers, which were evidently made I'M
der protest, and between these constant re-
quests and the long words with which the
air of the courtroom seemed to Patrick to
be filled his anger rose, and his confusion
steadily increased.
Don't prevaricate," said the judge at
last as Patrick returned a surprisingly in
coherent answer to a question addressed to
him.
"Prevaricate, is it," cried Mr.. Flanagan,
with angry resentment. Dim thinkin
maybe it's yersilf wouldn't be able to hip
prevaricatin whin three av yer honor's front
teeth had been knocked out av yer head,
sorrH'-Youths Companion.
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Willing to Kick.

The major was telling how he had won
battles which others had claimed the glory
of when suddenly one of his hearers said.
Il saw man yesterday who would give the
world to kick you"
Kick mel" shouted the major. II de
mand his name, sir.'
well, If you insist on knowing-but.
mark you, major, it must go no further
the man was old Sergeant Billy Waters of
the First artillery, who lost both his legs
by the explosion of shell. Faith. he'd
give all he has or hopes to have to be able
to kick anybody. London Tit-Bits.
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A Versatile Artist.

They were speaking of an artist who made
speciality of animals and was eminently
successful at it in financial way.
DO you like this work." asked the
young woman.
YES, But should like to see him try
other subjects occasionally"
DO you think he can draw anything
else3"
The commercial instinct mastered the ar
tistic in the man on the instant.
Certainly he responded. He can draw
a check that is simply superb Detroit
Free Press.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-05-10

The Red Bluff Neps states as an ex-
ample of the possibilities of fruit-grow-
ing in Northern California that eighteen
years ago two cuttings of the purple fig
were pushed down into the soil at the
foot OF the Coast Range, in the western
part OF Tehama county, since which
time they have had no attention except
protection from stock for few years.
For fifteen years they have borne and
grown, until now each trunk measures
eight feet in circumference, the branches
form dome forty feet high and $50 feet
in circumference, while the lower
branches, which rest on the ground,
hav taken root and sent up shoots
which are twenty-five feet high.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-05-10

A very good story is going the rounds
about Jacob Tome the millionaire bank
president, who the other day left package
containing $4,000 in bank notes lying on
car seat. As is well known, his wealth,
which is estimated at several millions, was
accumulated by hard work and shrewd in
vestmentsY He started life on raft and
at one time during his career was hostler
in Maryland. Some time ago, so the story
goes, "A friend of his who had been fellow
hoster in Tones early days and who had
never risen above that, approached him for
the loan of $3.50 He was informed that he
could have it upon producing proper secur-
ity. The demand for security incensed Mr..
Tones hostler friend, and turning to him
he said, why, dang it, Jake, weren't you
and | hostlers together?" and received the
reply, Yes, and you're hostler still."-
Philadelphia Record
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The Postman's Double Knock,

No whistles are used by the carriers in
London. Instead they use the postman's
double knock, which is made by giving
two distinct raps on the door. Every door
is provided with a knocker, and the doors
are always locked; even the dwellings of
London's very poorest population are pro
vided with their knocker and kept closed.
There are no sky scrapers of tenements or
flats. The houses are generally three
stories, with one family on each floor.
There are perhaps a few that have four
stories, but they are very few OF course
this refers to dwellings only. They have
large office buildings, such as are found in
any city in this country.-Postal Record.
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The great trout BILE with many who
start in to raising poultry for profit is
that they want to earn big profits from
the start. If this idea does not materia-
lie, they become discouraged. Many
also start with meager capital, forgetting
that time means expense, and small
amount OF either will not suffice should
unforeseen delay occur. Capital, good
judgment and determination to succeed
are essential. Eggs are always at a
profit in summer. The farmer can sell
or he can store for higher prices when
eggs are low. In eggs alone he can be
assured fair income. On plot of five
or ten acres perfect paradise could ex-
ist under proper management. Better
living, more peace, happiness and con-
tentment can be enjoyed than is ex'
perienced by the richest merchant.
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A singular freak of nature in the vegeta-
BILE kingdom may be observed short dis.
lance east of Ashburnham, on the line of
the Fitchburg railroad, The tree is about
the size of n large apple tree and has a
limb about eighteen or twenty inches in
diameter. Persons have dug down and
found but one root underneath, but it has
two kinds of foliage, that of pine and
that of an oak, which may be distinctly
seen from distance. In the fall of the
year burs fall on one side and acorns on
the other. Albany journal,
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Professor Wing OF Cornell University

Professor Wing OF Cornell University
states that the University herd has been
graded up from the common cows giving
5000 pounds OF milk per cow per annum
to herd giving 1000 pounds per COW.
1t has taken some years to do this and
some good bulls, but it is considered
that the end justified the means, and
that all expense has been profitably in
vested. This is slow way of breeding
up dairy herd, but it is sure.
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POULTRY RAISING IN CALI
FORNlA.

A writer for the Fresno Republican
under the name OF Cochin-L eghorn con-
siders poultry production the most
profitable business in California. Giving
little of his own experience he says:
81 started with two dozen hens and
no capital. After bitter struggle,
working out at intervals at many hard
and tedious tasks, l won for myself and
family comfortable independence, and
after one year and half, owned stock
OF poultry worth over 81 900 and bring
ing in an income of over 81 200 per year.
Three conditions are necessary to
success. First, the hens require to be
fed plentifully, all they can eat, the
same as horse or any other domestic
animal, and they must not be expected
to lay if they are made to look incessant-
ly without finding it after problematic
worm or insect, suffering and scratch
ing under the cruel pangs OF hunger. l
have now flock of $50 very profitable
/ chickens, and give them every morning
bountiful early breakfast, after eating
which they seek a commodious place to
rest or dust themselves in the sun Or in
the shade, as the temperature COM
mands-and they manufacture eggs.
81 do the same thing an hour before
shutdown and always see that there is
grain or food on the ground in the barn
yard.
"Second the housing. This is very. i'm
portant. You cannot possibly knock
into the head Of the average farmer Of
California that the fowls want to be
warmly housed, at any time during the
night, protected from cold draughts
which attiict chickens with colds, sore
eyes, swelled heads, Group, diphtheria
etc.
Therefore the fowls must be at res
at night in a good house, bottomed, free
from draught and during cold weather
be let out after sunrise.
"Third-This point pertains to thu
care of fowls. This business is diff
cult one. 1t requires hard work and {
very particular attention to details, anC
takes more work and more brains thar
to be doctor, lawyer, merchant o.
anything else-as one has to be all com
bined.
keep fowls we'll with healthy food
! pure fresh water; fumigate them, keel
their quarters clean, and you will hav,
success