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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-08-20
XVIII.

Xviii
1t is possible that men exist who, in
the period succeeding the discovery
that they have undergone tn" mental
meta,norphnsis commonly styled fall
ing in love, and preceding the critical
moment when the object Of alteration
confesscs her sentiments Of reciprocity
or declares the wooing to have been IN
vain, maintain their clcarncss OF under
standing, their evenness Of temper, and
their soundness Of Judgment 1t is
conceivable, admit, thatSuch men live;
but it has never been my lot TO- enjoy
the privilege Of acquaintance with one
of them. do not mean that when love
flies in at the window common sense
rushes ont at the door; but do hold
that the newcomer is prone to exert,
throughout that period OF storm and
stress, -paralyzing influence
over the old tenant, making him sadly
untrustworthy at times when the de-
mands upon him arc greatest. There
fore regard myself as no exception to
the general rulc-gtncral. that is, SO
far as my observation gocs-in having
followed Irrational courses and behaved
crraticallv during three weeks or more
of dissatisfaction, uncertainty, and
doubt. For one of them mad" myself
miserable through jealousy Of the man
Dorothys aunt had been pleased to
make her guest. Without Il shadow of
proof to support the fabric Of yrrcula-
ton | laborously built up, ! contrivch
to persuade myself that he was rival.
favored, of course, for his wealth ami
position. Even from his hasty icpar"
ture gained little comfort. The buga-
boo, once installed, was not to be over
thrown by such triic. Fuil OF
gloomy forebodings, | waited for news
that he would return, plotting, in my
more cheerful intervals, wild schemes
for turning his triumphant rcnppear-
tnce into a by-word and a mockeTy.
Once caught myself reading with vast
approval summaries of famous cases in
a textbook on toXicology. The vol
ume had been picked up hap-hazard, but
its tcrse account of several noted mat
tcrs caught my fancey, and | read on
until some noise about the house, in
tcrrupting my recreation, brought me
TO realization of the Righteousness
of the performance - for there were
still moments When could understand
that l was playing the fool. Perhaps,
also, the plea might he entered that at
this time l was victim of recurrence
Of my old perplexities, recent events
having served again to force them upon
me with even greater vividness than
before
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-08-20

"Halloo, Johnson!" said l, what
sort of fishing are you doing here?
Business or fun?"
Fun mostly, sir" he answered,
pointing to a hand-line hanging over
the side. Nothing of q bgness to be
caught here. How does the lady like
the boat?'
Every much indeed said Miss Gray.
you'll find she works easy, ma'am,"
said he.
I'VE discovered lot of dried mud on
the thwarts," said I. you can see some
of it yet"
"The boat was Us clean as whistle
yesterday. Somebody must have been
out in her tween then and now"
II believe she was in use this morn
ing" admitted.
"Well, whoever it was,' johnson de-
cared, after survey of the skiff, che
must have landed somewhere on the
flats, where there was mud, and
tracked it in when he came aboard
ag'in. Here's another of his marks
And he sent long arm into the bow
of our little vessel and picked up the
stump of cigarette from the plank
ing. AS he held it out for inspection
he paper unrollctl, showing the dark
grains Of the tobacco.
"Iye Sren that sorter cigarette be-
fore, Doc, and guess you have, tco, but
not round these parts" he said. "Da-
goes fancy en-"
And you don't, eh? Well, I'm OF
your way of thinking, but the gentle
man who was out in the boat this morn
ing wasn't. Come up to the house to-
morrow, will you, and give Miss Gray Il
sailing lcsson?"
"Ay. ay, sir" said johnson. "Thc
boats very clever under sail. I'll be
Elad to show her any little p'ints she
needs to pick up"
"Your colonel can't he called very
tidy mariner, no matter what his other
virtues may be-" said I, as we rccntercd
the inlet.
"Why do you call him my coloncl?'
the girl asked, and it seemed to nc that
detected a slight increase in her color.
'Ile is a friend of my aun,'s, hardly of
mine, though I've always found HIM
very agreeable"
"And attrntive?" l haZarded under
the spur of revived jealousy.
Scarcely that" she said, quietly,
though he was always most kind to
me-"
The spur went deeper.
"Oh, of course" said I, rashly; "anl
he must have had such delightful OPP
rortunities."
ale is charming man." she an.
swcied, with smile which filed me
with misery dare say she read me
easily, and was quite prepared to pro-
long the teasing had the chance been
given her. But. looking over my shoul.
der, my glance fell upon Lamar
sombcr abode. The sight of it made
me silent. and, sullenly settling Down to
the oars, sent the light craft swift
ly on toward its mooring- place.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-08-20

My little boy, when two years of age YVES
taken very i'll with bloody flux. was ad-
vised 70 use Chamberlan's Collie, Cholera
andDiarrhea Remedy and luckily procure
part of q bottle. carefully read the direc-
tons and gave it accordingly. He was very
low, but slowly and surely he began to i'm
prove, gradually recovered, and is now as
stout and strong rs ever. feel sure 1t sayed
his life. never can praise the remedy half
its worth. l am sorry every one in the
world does not know how good it is, as
do. Mrs. Lima s. Hinton, Grahamsville,
Marion Co., Florida. For sale by DIR. Jas
K Waters.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-08-20
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.

Since 1878 there haye been nine epidem-
les of dysentcry in different parts of the
country in whchChamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Dialrbee Remedy was used with
perfect success. Dysentery, when epidemic
is almost as severe and dangerous as Asiatic
cholera. Heretofore the best efforts of the
most skilled physicians have failed to heck
its ravages, this remedy, however has cured
the most malignant cases, both of children
and adults, and under the most trying con.
dltons, which proves it to be the best med
icine in the world for bowel complaints.
For sale by DR.. Jas. K Waters.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-08-20

CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
More Force Of Habit.

Force of habit is great thing"
"What makes you think SOP"
II just saw Jawkins and his best
girl on Il tandem, and they had the
lamp turned down until it was almost
cxtinruished."-N. Y. World.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-08-20

"Well." sighed the girl, "as cannot
be man, l suppose must do the next
best thing!"
"What is that?" asked her mother.
"Haye one."-N. Y. World.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-01-02
PROBATE NOTICE.

IN THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
of the State of Nevada, in aud for the County
OF Lincoln.
In the Matter of the Estate
of
John Wedge, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that ON Saturday the 2sth
dav OF December A. ID. 1895, at 10 O'Clock A. M. OF
that day, or soon thereafter as the same can be
heard at the court room OF said court, ia the town
of Phoebe, said County Of Lincoln, the hearing oil
the petition of Arthur Henry Wedge for the pro,
bate o. the will of said John Wedge, deceased, ana
for the issuance Of letters testsmentary thereon 20
said Arthur Henry Wedge. will be heard. when and
where any person interested may appear and con
test the same. u. J. GOODRICH.
Clerk of said Court.
Dated December 4th 1895
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-01-02
Yuba Fire.

An hour before daylight on Saturday
morning the fire alarm sounded on a blaze
at the Yuba Hosting works. When the
alarm sounded, the whole easterly side of
No night work is conducted at the mine
now, and Will Price, the engineer, was
just starting up the hill when he saw the
flames. 1t took some time to reach the
mine but when he did he found pile of old
timbers. close to the shaft house burning
fiercely. The water pipes were frozen
solid and the only available water was
small quantity in the engine pump. An
economical use Of this with buckets held the
flames in check until further assistance ar.
rived, when the bucket brigade, and shov.
eled snow soon placed the works out OF
danger. A fierce wind was blowing from
the north and this saved the works. Had
the wind been from the other direction the
buildings would have been destroyed long
before any one could have reached them.
The burned timbers were old ones taken
from the shaft in the course OF repairing,
full of decayed and pulpy spots, in which
spark once lodged would live and finally
burst into blaze. They were evidently ig.
nited in this manner from the ash pile
which was near, and must have been burn.
ing for a number Of hours before the blaze
was observed from town.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-01-02

The coolest weather we have had in this
section so far this Winter occurred last
Tuesday night, when the thermometer at
the Il. & P. railroad depot registered six
degrees below zero. Yesterday the we ath-
er was clear and pleasant. Sentinel.
A Washington dispatch says that Mint
Director Preston said that he had heard
intmation, that the State treasurer of Ne.
vada had a large quantity of silver dollars
of the coinage of 1898 on hand During
that year 677000 standard silver dollars
were coined at the Carson mint The mint
there was closed on June LIST last The ac-
counts Of the mint were settled the presses
dismantled and he did not think there
could have been any secret coinage. Why
the State Treasurer had so many as $4,000
new standard silver dollars in his cash was
matter that concerned the State of Ne.
vada and not the United States.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-01-02
LEGAL NOTICE.
Notice of Intention to Apply For
Permit to Cut Timber on Public
Land.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned are
about to make application to the Honorable Sec
rotary OF the Interior for permission to cut timber
on unsurveyed Government land OF the United
States situated in the County of Lincoln, State OF
Nevada aud described fellows: Situated about
eleven miles in q southerly direction from Dutch
Flat, in said county and embracing, what, II sur
veyed, would be the south half OF Section No. 81
TBS R. 81 Il. containing about 800 acres aui
situated in what is known the Ella mill canyon,
containing Yellow and Black Jack Pine.
ELI. EDWARDS,
LAMoND WOODS.
Dated. Pioche Nevada, Dec. 10th. 1895.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-01-02
Nicaragua Canal Construction.

Those who believe in the deyelopme ut
OF Southern California and the mining
country tributary to it, will be disappointed
Il the late report submitted by the Con
oressiopsI committee on the feasibility OF
the plan. To learn that inevitable delay
and futhef and more thorough investiga-
ton Of the entire subject are necessary
before even the erg neerlng feasibility o.
any canal across Nicaragus esn be decided
upon, is not cheering news IN the iight Of
recent Anticipation and promises made by
the canal company. The dispatches say;
The relort is at snch variance with the
numerous ramors aud predictions which
have. from time to time, been published con
cernug il. that it Viii cause great surprise
a.d disappointment among those who have
hoped Tor a generally favorable report, aud
who have, therefore, placed cfedence 10
these rumors, which usually st1tsi ''ol the
HIGHEST authority, that the comml sion iav-
ored the route proposed by the company
and placed the cost at about Sll0.OOO,o 600.
The report points cut that 1t Is not
advisable to attempt the construction
Of thr Nicaragua canal upon the data at
present available, and that the undertaking
would be fraught with hazards too obvious
to be disregarded. That the necessary
knowledge may be had OF the physical and
Typographical conditions affecting the con
struction aud maintenance Of a canal across
Nicaragua, upon which to form a final judg-
meat as to the feasibility, permanance and
cost. the commission recommends an appro-
priation by Congress of $3.50, 900 for extens-
i've additional surveys and examinations COW
ering period OF eighteen months.
With the data at hand, however, the com
mission makes provisional estimate OF costs
of Sl33, 472, $685. or nearly double that of the
Maritime Canal Company's unconditional
estimate of 500, 500, 800. The commission
makes its estimate provisional for the
| Commissioners say the existing data are in'
adequate as a basis for estimating the cost
of many structures. Some portions of the
work may cost more.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-01-02
A Cook Book Free.

Table and Kitchen" is the title of a new
cook book published by the Price Baking
Powder Company, Chicago. just at this
time it will be sent free if you write pos.
tai mentioning the PIocHE RECORD. This
book has been tried by ourselves and is one
of the very best OF its kind. Besides con.
tanning over 400 receipts for all kinds Of
pastry and home cookery, there are many
hints for the table and kitchen, showing
how to set table, how to enter the dining
room, ETC.; hundred aud one hints in every
branch of the culinary art. Cookery Of the
very finest and richest as well as the most
economical and home like, is provided for.
Remember liable Kitchen will be sent,
postage prepaid, to any lady sending her adj
dress name, town statel plainly given. A
copy in German or Scandinavian will be
sent if desired Postal card is as good as
letter. Address Price Baking Powder Com
pany, Chicago, ILL.,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-01-02

We have a short communication from Pa.
naca, unsigned, and for this reason cannot
publish it, We are glad to receive commun-
ications from any quarter but cannot print
them unless the name of the contributor is
given; not for publication, but for the bene.
fit Of the printer
About twenty-five couples participated in
the New Years eve dance at Thompson :
Opera House. They comfortably filled the
hall, and entering into the spirit Of the
thing danced, with only short intermlsson
for supper, until six o'clock the following
morning.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-01-02
Masonic installation.

Last evening the annual election of
officers for st. Johns Lodge, No. Is, F. 4
A, NJ took place at Masonic Hall on La
cour st. After the election the new officers
were Immediately installed as follows; j.
D. Campbell, w. NJ; Mark Church, s. w. ;
T. j. Osborne, j. W; James Giles, Treas
urer; james Nesbitt, Secretary; G. II.
Patchen, s. d.; Il. d. Turner, j. d.; d.
Service and Geo. Nesbitt, Stewards, and s.
D. Edwards, Tyler
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-01-02
THE CARSON MINT SHORTAGE.
The Fullest Investigation Viii
Occur.

Speaking Of the recent case against Heney
Tor stealing from the mint, and in which
Honey received sentence q eight years
Imprisonment and 5000 fine, Carson
communication says:
tru,ral Il. NJ Clarke made the closing
argument for the prosecution and addressed
the jury for three hours The sensational
feature OF MS talk was a scorching comment
upon the methods Of Trenmore Coffin, one
q the attorneys for Heney, who, he claimed
pettilo. ged the case and resorted 10 under,
hand methods III trying to clear the defend
AIT. lie dwelt upon the wholesale use Of
money IN running witnesses on: OF the
county and hiring officers OF the law, who,
v hie supposed to be earning salaries for
lroi, citing the public from thieves, were do
leg the unlawful work OF the defense by
perjury and bribery. He said that bigger
thieves we're behind the defendant, and that
when the real character OF the strikers.
witnesses aud allies of Heuey we're summed
up, he would assay in honesty and respect
ability as the best Of the gang, although the
trial had shown him to be a thief and a per
4 juur.
I The Government is now taking active
/ steps to proceed against all persons con
/ cerned 10 inducing witnesses to leave the
country by intimidation and bribery. The
cases will be pushed vigorously, and the
I officers OF the Government say they will 90
to the bottom of the mint scandal if it takes
ten years, and no matter who it involves.
Because of the tremendous efforts being
made to acquit Heney it is clear men in
higher station are implicated. The defense
Of Heney cost thousands of dollars, and
he bore but a small proportion of it himself,
The discovery in the State Treasury OF
$4,000 freshly minted silver dollars OF
1898, supposed to have been surreptitously
minted, has caused the Government ia
move in the matter.
The coinage of 1898 has been counted in
the mint and found to be ST.. 600 The
United States as ex-
amined the coz pad
many baye been - as il
rushed through inbA Gas fFc theory is
that when silver bullion was worth 81
cents an ounce in 1898 lot was ser
reptiliously coined, the silver having beer
purchased with gold stolen from the Statr
Treasury. After the silver had the Gov
eminent stamp on it il became worth Sl.2
an ounce, the thieves netting profit 0
81 cents an ounce The gold stolen iron
, the treasury was replaced with the silve
dollars and the thieves made $67, 300 by tn
neatly executed scheme. 1t is predicted j
Carson that some high heads will fall befor
the Government investigation ends.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-01-02

The mining laws of British Columbia have
many excellent features. For instance
mining claim is | 500 feet square All the
mineral in that ground belongs to the owner
Of the claim, no matter where the apex is.
Its boundaries are vertical and there is no
disputings about under ground working.
This prevents a vast amount of expensive
and annoying litigation Then the claim
jumper finds British Columbia poor field
for his operations. All persons to own
mining property there must have miners
license. This applies to foreigners as well
as natives. Ii miner attempts to Jump
a piece of property or does anything calcu.
lated to make trouble or intiict wrong, the
gold commissioner promptly revokes his
license and his mining property is declared
forfeited
1t has been known by the officials Of the
State Department for some months that a
movement was on foot among the South
American Republics for concerted and
emphatic expression in favor of the Mon.
roe Doctrine, entirely independent of the
United States, although it has not yet pro-
ceeded far enough to decide what form the
expression shall take. The idea is to show
the world that the South American Repub-
lies are opposed to European encroachment
upon this hemisphere.
The American Protective Association in
Nevada now has an independent organiza-
ton A state council was formed at Carson
last week and 80 out of ~ delegates were
present. Officers were elected and consti.
tuition adopted which latter does not differ
materially from the constitution of the coun.
cl OF California. The next meeting of the
council is set for next June when we may
look for some assertive political principles.
Peter McRae. who has been quite i'll for
some time past is still quite low. His pre-.
sent illness is congestion of the brain result.
lug from injuries to the head accustomed by
a fall while working at the smelter severa
years ago His condition is regarded as
serious. He was first attacked with fever
but recovered and was able to be about agar
when his present illness set in.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-01-02
For Sale.

The lumber in building 24x50 feet in
good order Contains ten windows three
and half by six feet each. suitable Tor
public building of any kind. Inquire at the
RECORD office.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-01-02

Reports of good many indications, but
not Of any particularly rich bodies of ore,
come so far from assessment workers in this
vicinity. This class Of work being now
ended development work may be expected
to lull until the camp contains custom
mill, or new find stimulates old claimants
to futher effort
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-01-02

Jimmy Nesbitt has entirely recovered
from his recent attack of fever and is ready
to resume work at DeLamar again. He will
20 down in day or two.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-01-02

The new sawmill which John Vieth has
placed on his timber claim some ten miles
south of town was put in operation yester-
day. 1t has a capacity of about ten thOus-
and feet per day and the product will find
ready sale, for the building boom has not
yet reached Its limit.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-08-26

other lot, running at large on the lawn
and brooded by hens kept In little
coops. lived, thrived and rapidly grew
into lusty fowls. Those in the brooders
were kept from all dampness (said to be
fatal, all manner of lice declared to be
deadly, never allowed to smell an earth
worm, (said to be charged with gapes),
were supplied with grit and q great
variety of food o(supposed to be neces.
sary), and still they died, though the
heat In the brooder was kept steadily at
ninty-five to one hundred degrees F.
Those brooded by the hens wet them
selves with dew every morning, dragged
the festive worm from his lair and
swallowed him whole, were never en-
tirely free from lice, though nearly SO,
and lived on corn (sure death), cracked
and soaked in water three or four hours.
Take two weak chicks and put one un-
der hen and the other in brooder. and
the first will revive and grow strong,
while the latter will creep and chirp
about few days and die. There seems
to be something in animal heat that fire
heat does not supply.-Ex.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-08-26
Natural Heat for Chicks.

A friend of mine never has q chick
die in the shell il it reaches Matching
size. When the first chick of hatch
begins to peep, she takes the eggs away
from the hen, puts them in light box
padded with cotton, covers them with a
soft cloth, and sets the box close to the
back of the stove where 1T will keep
warm, about 100 degrees F., and there
the hatch is completed. If there is a
weak one in the lot that is unable to
burst the shell open, she carefully cracks
it all around, but does not open it, and
if the chick is matured, it will kick it
open.
II chick is strong enough to mature
that is, grow to Matching size, it will
burst the she'll and get out, if it is not
smothered by heat, or chilled to death.
In the incubator, they are usually
smothered, but under hens they are of
tener chilled or crushed. Often sit
ting hen will stand up as soon as she
hears the first peep, and when she feels
chick move, she will tramp about I'M
lii she brushes some that would have
come out all right if she had kept still.
The reason why chicks, that is, mature
chicks, die in the shell, is to be found in
the conditions surrounding the eggs
when the hatch is due.
There is no heat like animal heat for
young things. have seen chicks that
were kept in "a good brooder, and cared
and die when there was no apparent
reason under the sun for it, while an"