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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-12
IN THE SLEEPING CAR.
The Woman Who Forgot Other Travellers
and Caused Reflections,


Given a sleeping car on long route, and
ten women in the various compartments
who have been notified by the porter
promptly at that the train will stop at
Charleston or Chicago or Denver at for
breakfast. Each Immediately rouses herself,
rescues her different belongings from the
CULTS and creases into which they have
fallen, fastens them with difficulty at
levels which are strange to them seizes
her dressing bag and goes to the dressing
room to find eight other women gathered
outside and the door locked, barred, bolted
between them and the tenth one-the wom-
an who forgot others.
Five minutes is the limit allowed by just
division and law Of equity to each of these
women in which to wash, brush and put
up her back hair They wait patiently for
five minutes, grumblingly for ten, i'm
patiently for fifteen, Indignantly for TWEEN
ty and furiously for twenty-five. Then
there is an eye conference then series of
knocks which take on the character of
violent remonstrance. Thirty minutes
forty-forty- five!-the bolt is heard to slide
back and some ore emerges-combed,
curled, brushed, powered and buttoned -
a self satisfied creature who smiles limo
Gently in the cindery faces which confront
her.
Then is heard long drawn sigh of won
dering contempt from the group; the one
nearest the door bows deprecatingly to the
others, slips into the dressing room, spends
her shrunken minutes as best she may, and
energies with wetted sponge and open bag
to stand in Il corner of the passage and
finish the process of making herself unno-
tceablc.
Referring to such incidents an indignant
woman remarked: Il believe that any fla
grant infraction of the rights of individ-
uals on the part of woman is generally
to be referred to ineXperience or ignorance.
She finds herself in a totally new position
that is, in possession of dressing room
which belongs to her only by courtesy, and
for IL very limited time. If she is young or
dull or totally without the discipline of
constantly changing circumstances, her
mind fails to recognize the temporary ten
ure, and in consequence she sins in an I'M
courtesy. Unless she is very, very dull,
she scarcely commits this sin a second time;
but if she does, some punishment should
be invented, for surely none exists, equal
to the awful evaporation of her crime |
leave the suggestion to the many who have
suffered at the hands of this sort of woman,
and commend her to the class whose tender
mercies are characterized in the Bible as
cruel" -New York Sun.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-12

The origin of lotteries is to be found in
the custom inaugurated by the Roman EN-
peror Augustus of distributing at his feasts
sealed packets similar in appearance, but
containing orders for articles of very differ
ent value. In the middle ages the same
method was adopted by the Italian mer-
chants in the disposition of their wares. A
money lottery called the lotto was insti-
tuted at Florence in 1880 for the benefit of
the state In Venice half a century later
lotteries existed under public control, and
from that time many of the European states
resorted to the lottery as a means of raising
a revenue.
In the United States the lottery wa,
from the earliest settling of the country II
familiar means of raising funds and the
state lotteries were generally fairly man
aged, but the numerous private lotteries
and scandalous abuses to which they gave
rise aroused public opinion against the
principle, and in 1888 "A society was formed
in Pennsylvania which advocated its sup
preston, and to the efforts of this oiety
may be attributed the acts of most of the
, states in prohibiting their establishments
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-12

The Ingham Alumna association, of
New York and vicinity, held its semi
annual meeting at the Fifth Avenue
hotel few days ago. The president,
Mrs. Camden G. Dixie, of this city, pre-.
sided. Rev. James Roy, LII. d., the
principal of lngham university, and
Homer Hall. president of its board of
directors, were at the meeting as dele
gates from LIE Roy, the seat of the uni
versity. Mrs. Lille Burleigh Reid, act
ing recording secretary, read long re-
port of the meeting last October After
other business was attended to the mem
bers listened to reports Of the condition
of the university by Mr.. Hall and DR..
Roy.
Mrs. lmogene Brown, once pupil of
Ingham, sang several songs admirably
Mr.. Ferguson, tenor, sang "Star of My
Heart" and duet from 1.-THE Martyrs
with Mrs. Brown. Miss Wickham, con
tralto, sang so Milo Fernando" Miss
Florence Burleigh Reid recited two
poems, 1.-THE Clowns" Baby" and 'Love
Is Enough" Miss Reid recites with eff
feet, and her gestures are exceedingly
graceful and appropriate, Miss Jessie
Dixie recited coquettish poem called
Shadows" with much charm of man.
ner and melody of voice. Among the
women present were Mrs. DR.. Bryant, Of
New York; Mrs. Maria Upton Hanford,
Mrs. l.. l.. Langdon, Mrs. Julie Dreamer,
Mrs. Charles Ham and Miss Margaret
Morton, of ENTHUSIASTICALLY Eagle.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-12
Original.

An old Scotchman who was fond of per-
sonal and unauthorized interpretations of
the Scriptures was one day expounding Il
psalm and came to the expression 40
stringed instrument"
moo, my friends" said he, din We ken
what that means-a 10 stringed instru-
ment? Some say it means ae thing and
some say anither but l hae a notion that
it joost means the 10 commandments. But
that's only a thocht o my AIM
AT another time he considered very Sc
riously what the psalmist might mean by
1.-THE noisome pestilence"
Il dinna RIGHTLY ken" said he, what
David means by calm it the noisome pes
thence, but I'm aye thinkin it would be
because the folk would be aye weepin and
wailin over the dead and maxim a great
noise, "-Youth's Companion.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-12
THE GRsGoRIAN CALENDAR.
Why We Have Leap Years and How
rraat Cbanoa IVas HrouPht About.

Why We Have Leap Years and How
Great Change Was Drought About.
When a clock has for time been going
too fast or too slow, two things have 10 De
done; it has to be altered, first, so that 1t
may go at the proper speed, and secondly
so that it may show the correct time; IL
has to be regulated and it has to be set
right. With regard to what might be
called the clock of the year, or rather OF
the calendar or the almanac, the first OF
these corrections is by far the more impor-
tant but both were attended to in the Six
teenth century This supposed clock Of
the year had been going too slow, but 1t
was made go faster by the year which 1t
measured off being made very little
shorter, and the clock wasat the same time
set forward
All this was done by Pope Gregory XIII,
or under his direction, and the result is the
calendar now in almost universal use,
named from him the Gregorian calendar
The shortening of the year, so that the
equinoxes, etc, might no longer fall back
was brought about in a very ingenious
way. The number of years having 1866
days had to be reduced somehow, for the
dates had been going back at the rate of
about one day in l2S years. 1t was OBJ
served that this made very little more
than three days in 400 years; and then it was
further seen that these three days could be
got by grouping the century years in tours
like the years in general and making only
one in every four of them Il leap year. In
ordinary course these years were all leap
years, but by a decree which Pope Gregory
issued in 1852, it was ordered that after the
year 1900 there should be three of the cen
fury years with 365 days and the fourth
with 3G6.
The well known rule for finding what
years are leap years applies to the century
years only after their two ciphers are cut
off. 1t may be stated thus: Divide the
date number of the year by A. if there is
no remainder it is a leap year. Should the
date number end with two ciphers, these
are to be struck off before dividing. AS
the groups Of four years ending with leap
year always start afresh after each century
year the division of the last two figures by
will be sufficient (as 90 instead of 1892,
and the rule may be given thus: Divide by
the last two figures of the date number,
but the first two when the last two are
ciphers; if there is no remainder the year is
leap year. 1t will be seen that, as IS and
10 are not Invisible by without remain
der, 1900 and 1900 are not leap years, but,
as 20 is so Invisible, 1000 is one.
Our leap years have thus been accounted
for The change that was thus introduced
does not secure absolute exactness, but it
approaches this so nearly that the clock of
the year will not need to be regulated
again for something like thirty centuries.
! II 4
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-12

The Duke of Wellington was very strin-
gent in respect to obcying orders. The
Iron Duke" as he was sometimes called
was never disposed to be lenient toward
the slightest disobedience, but could re-
ward and appreciate q strict fulfillment of
directions Lord Derby was entertaining
the duke at one of his country mansions at
time when certain repairs and improve
ments were going on. Some of the walls
were to be decorated and the central hall
floor tessellated.
In order to prevent injury to the floor,
Lord Derby furnished several pairs of Slip
pers, which were placed near the door, and
he directed young man who was at work
on one of the walls to order any one that
came in to put on a pair before crossing
the passage.
"If any one fails to attend to YOU" he
added, ''you must put him out"
Soon after party returned from hunt
ing, and Wellington, with his splashed
and muddy boots, opened the door and
rushed along the hall. The young man
Immediately jumped off the ladder on
which be was painting, and seizing We'll
lington by the shoulder, fairly pushed him
out of the house.
In the afternoon Lord Derby summoned
all the household and men at work into
the study, and seating himself beside the
great warrior demanded to know who
had had the impertinence to push the
Duke of Wellington out of doors.
The painter, all of a tremble came for
ward and said, at was |, my lord"
and pray" rejoined the earl "how
came you to do it,"
The man then repeated the directions
given him that morning, and said, II was
only obeying orders, thought, sir"
On this Wellington turned to Lord
Derby, and smiling, took sovereign out
of his purse, which he gave to the work
man, saying You were right to obey
orders. sly Youths Companion.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-12
why Japanese Women Look Pleasant.

Perhaps the secret of the sweet express
sion and habitual serenity of the japanese
women can be found in their freedom erom
small worries, The fashion of dress never
varying saves the wear of mind over that
subject, and the baroness of the houses
and simplicity of diet make housekeeping
a mere bagatelle. Everything is exquis-
itely clean and easily kept so. There is no
paint, no drapery, no crowd of little orna-
ments, no coming into the houses in the
footwear worn in the dusty streets. And
then the feeling of living in the rooms
that can be turned into balconies and We
randas at moments notice, of having
walls that slide away as freely as do the
scenes on the stage, and let in all out of
doors, or change the suites of rooms to the
shape and size that the whim of the day
or the hour requires. The japanese are
learning much from us some things not
to their Improvement We might begin,
with profit to ourselves, to learn of them.
Newport News.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-12
A Story That Is Denied.

The story is told of Professor John Stu
art Blackie that on one occasion he chalked
on the blackboard in the lecture room ut
the University of Edinburgh, professor
Blackie will not meet his classes today"
An audacious student rubbed out the c in
classes. Professor Blackie discovered the
change and modified it further by the re-
moval of the |. 1t should be said that Pro-
fessor Blackie has recently denied the au-
thenticity Of this anecdote--New York
Sun.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-12
He Meant Well,

Mr. SANITY (the parish clergyman)-It is
a delicate matter that have called upon
you about, madam. but the fact is, ever
since your husband has been going to
church with you you have been dressing
so loudly as to excite comment.
Mrs. Willow-My husband has encour-
aged me in it.
Mr. Saintly-I can scarcely perceive his
motive.
Mrs. Willow-He wanted to be kept
awake.--Cloak Review.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-12

Pinchcash (excitedly)-What in thunder
do you mean by publishing that obituary
notice of mep l amt dead, not by long
ways.
The Editor (calmly)-Well, well. 1t does
look that way, doesn't it2 You see sent
you more than 20letters asking you to come
in and pay something on the IA years sub
scription you owe. didn't get any answer
or see anything of you, and thought sure
you must be dead. Spose you settle, and
III print aretraction free of charge. Thanks.
That's just the right change. Come in
again. Companion.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-12
When Columbus Struck n Snar,

A school teacher of this city sends the
following, which she vouches for as bona
fide composition, written by an eleven-
year-old boy in II Harlem grammar school:
Columbus-Columbus discovered Amer
lea in 1892 October r. The people was 60
ing to drowned Columbus when they did
not see no land he had three voyages. They
looked three days and three nights to q
to America. Columbus discovered amer
lea as far as Columbus Avenue he could 20
no farther New York Tribune.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-12
How Idle Women May Find Work.

The American woman is nervous and
energetic. Her life in a city boarding
house or hotel is both idle and monot-
onous. The housekeeping, sewing, cook
ing and care of her children which filled
her mothers life with wholesome, helpful
interests and employments are taken from
her. She turns to the trashy novel or to
the frivolities of fashionable life.
If an idle woman is so unfortunate as not
to have home and home work, she can
find the same kind of innocent, womanly
interests and employment among the poor
She may help them; she certainly will
help herself.--Youth's Companion.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-12
n Remedy That Is Free.

"A remedy against foot and mouth dis
ease has been devised by Dr. Morandi, OF
Milan recommended by the Italian board
OF agriculture and tried on more than 4O(
farms in Italy with complete success. DR.
Morandis method, briefly summarized, Is
as follows; Put sufficient thyme in bar
rel or cask of pure cold water for forty
e,ght hours draw off the solution, wash
uhe ahimaPs feet and mouth first with cold
wafer then with the said solution. Dr.
Morandi wishes his remedy to be made
known gratuitously far and wide.-Lon
don Tit-Bits.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-12
The Final Cheer.

AT the contested election at Kilkenny in
December, 1890, friend of mine saw n
tired patriot slowly vending his home.
ward way late in the evening of the polling
day, He had, | suppose, been shouting
himself hoarse in favor of either Scully or
Hennessy, the rival candidates, but as he
YEARLY stumbled along the street he sud.
denly stopped, and with a wild "Hurroop
called out, Three cheers for meself, and
to blazes wild the rest of themr Not an
nntrue epitome, should say, of the Inner
MIND OF many voter. "-London Specta
tor
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-12
A Boys Idea.

Inc following conversation reported by
FRIEND was recently overheard between
TWO brothers aged four and six years:
say, Winny, what is the difference apv
way between bicycle and II tricycleS"
Elder with patronizing air)-Why, Raw
don't you know thati If man takes the
thing home to see how he likes it, it is n
tricycle., but if he buys it outright it is
II bicycle. 10
Ihls etymology is not more fantastic
tnan some proposed by older children
Christian Register
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-12
Out of Proportion,

This is queer town, this Boston," said
an old country gentleman who arrived
from remote rural district for Il visit to
friend in RgXbury. 81 had to pay % cents
down town for little dish of white ice
cream, and then | rode miles and miles on
one of the new tangled cars for cents.
gave the man 80 cents, and shouldn't have
thought anything of it if I'd got back no
change ut all 1t was worth 50 cents. lust
to hitch up 10 go so far. Only cents for
all that ride, and 25 cents for two spoon
fuls of white ice creaml Queer town, this"
Boston Transcript
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-12
THERE ARE SOME PEARLS.

So deep, so deep
No divers hand can reach nor eye behold.
The waters deep
Their treasures safely hid and all untold,
Through years and years, through storms that
DER it whirl.
Fairer than other pearls, perhaps, this pearl.
There are some thoughts which tie within the
soul
SO far so far;
So deep within the hearts most secret cell,
Like some hid star,
That but this heart its whispers sweet can tell,
Safe hid away and treasured and unsought,
Fairer than other thoughts, perhaps, this
thought.
Cora Fabbri.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-12

There has been considerable discussion
as to who invented spectacles and who
had the pleasure of wearing the first
pair. The honor is generally awarded
to an Italian named Salvino Armati,
who died in 1917.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-12

The city Of Albany has been beautified
by the unwilling of the King Memorial
fountain. The statue, which is the work
of j. Massey Rhind, is illustrative of
childhood, youth, manhood and age
gathered about the rock of Horeb.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-12

IN distance the moon is 100000 miles
away from our earth, around which She
BraVltates like satellite. Her diameter ia
ABOUT 1853 miles; she has solid surface of
lfooo,oOO miles and solid content of n boni
ioooo OF cubic miles.-Exchange.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-12

A musical prodigy has been discov-
cred at Albany, Ga, in the person of
Tom May, who can reach low f, and
whose voice has exactly the same com
pass that Whitney had in his halcyon
days.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-12
Things Would Be Different.

Proud Young Woman-No. wouldn't
marry you if you were the last man in the
world.
Proud Youth (rejected but not crushed)-
You can bet your sweet life you wouldn't
I'd have too good an assortment to select
from.-Chicago Tribune.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-12

The natives of Australia tie the hands OF
their dead together and pull out their
nails; this is for fear that the corpse may
scratch its way out of the grave and be-
come vampire. Philadelphia Press.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-12

In 1888 nearly II 400, 900 citizens voted
for president. This year the total will
be not less than 100000.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-12

The British post card costs trife over u
half penny, the postage, The cards usual
ly sell at the rate of two for three cents,
while ours sell at one cent each. The Brit
ish postof1ice charges for the card as well
as the cent postage.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-12
Duets.

"Do you and Miss Ransom still play
duets?"
Nope; we gave them up. Our hands
always got so mixed up that her mother
objected "-Harner's Razar
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-12
How Lead Pencils Are Made.

In the manufacture of lead pencils the
graphite is first ground with water between
French burr wheels until it is sufficiently
fine and even, three or four weeks being
sometimes required. The paste is then
dried in pans for about "A hours, broEe n
into small pieces and ground again to an
even consistency. 1t is then mixed with
clay, the proportion of clay and graphite
determining the hardness of the pencil
This mixture is then forced through Il
cylinder perforated at the lower end with II
hole the size of he finished lead The paste
emerges in the form of long stringlike
spigetti, which the operative breaks off i'll
lengths Of about two feet and arranges in
grooves in Il horizontal board.
If the finished leads are to be used in pen
Gil cases, the strings are cut off in proper
lengths with d knife. They are then dried
naturally for some time and afterward
roasted in an oven, being finally polished
by rubbing against each other in shaking
tray. The leads for use in wood mount
ing are unpublished. The wood is well glued;
then the leads are covered with mucilage
and placed in the grooves and covered with
another strip of wood, the pencil thus
formed being placed with a number of
others in tightly clamped iron frame, in
which they dry. The pencil is then finished
by Il revolving knife, which trims the wood
and leaves it ready for the polishing and
vanishing, which are done by hand
Early Disparagement OF An;esthetics.
1t was predicted that the most serious
malpractices would follow the introduce
ton of the anRsthetiC art. 1t was feared
that the art would be used by the robber,
by the murderer, by those who were desir-
Gus of committing deeds of violence, and
that, in short, it would be n means of put
ting the most dangerous and ready weapon
of evil ever dreamed of into the hands of
the evil disposed, the worst disposed of the
whole community.
1t was argued that the practice, however
safe and successful it might be, was sin
full, was opposed to the divinely appointed
decree, and could not be sustained except
in direct defiance of righteous law; for,
was not man born to suffer, and was not
man by his first disobedience to the Al
mighty will?
1t was insisted on by a more practical
group of DIRECTORS that, as the process of
an@sthesia became general in its applica-
ton, the mortality Induced by aupsthcsia
declared advancement and bring all its
glory to the dust.-Dr Richardson in
Longmans Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-23
j Killing Dogs.

A great many people do not understand
why the city authorities should be so strict
in looking after dogs. 1t is matter plain
ly laid down in the law and being rigidly
enforced, that no person shall be allowed to
keep dog without paying license.
The city marshal has received the fol-
lowing from the mayor and alderman:
"By virtue of the authority given us by
section six of chapter PSI of the Public
Laws of 1898, you are hereby directed to
proceed forthwith, either to kill or cause to
be killed, all dogs within the city of Augusta
not licensed and collared according to law,
and to enter complaint against the owners
or keepers thereof. Hereof make your re-
turn, and of your doings herein, to us, on
or before the first day of October. 1894"
This was signed by them and for further
explanation we quote section eight, chapter
2s7:
ANY city or town officer who refuses or
willfully neglectsto perform the duties i'm
posed in this act shall be punished by fine
not less than $40 nor exceeding $50 by
action of law"
The fine for keeping dog without license
il $40, IS of which goes to the city treas
ury and S. to the complainant.