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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
AGED MISSOURI POSTMASTER.
Elijah Watson, of Nashville, Has
Held Office Forty-three Years.

Elijah Watson, of Nashville, Has
Held Office Forty-three Years.
In point OF continual service, Elijah
Watson, OF Rushville. Buchanan Coun-
ty, Mo-, is the Oldest postmaster in
the United States He was appointed
under the administration OF Franklin
Pierce, on June 10. 1853, and from that
day TO this he has been in uninter-
rupted charge. The office belongs to
the fourth class. and even now, after
forty-three years of careful nourishing
by Mr. Watson, 1t is only worth $3.50
a year to the postmaster
Rushville Is a very old town for its
size, and Watson was by no means its
first postmaster. James Dickson, who
had the largest store in town. was post
master before him. The office only
paid SO a year then, and Dickson,
finding it a sort OF elephant on his
hands, asked Elijah Watson, who was
his clerk, If he would not like to take
1t. Watson did not mind, as he could
act as postmaster and retain his posi-
ton. Dickson made the recommended
ton to the department, and in a few
weeks the commission came. During
the forty three years Of Watson's serv-
Ice he has only been required to give
four different bonds. The present ad-
ministration required the largest,
5000, but Elijah Watson could have
given 1t had 1t called for several times
that amount.
During the time he has been post
master the office has only been robbed
once. The robbery occurred about
twenty years ago. and $25 in money and
stamps We're taken. The government
reimbursed Watson to the extent OF
$40. In politics Elijah Watson was O
Democrat when he was appointed post
master of Rushville, and he Is still
Democrat. Watson was born in Elem
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rAs Pissy Of wA.hiaEtou.

Tho doubt has never been raised in
any respectable quarter that Washington
was not a man Of strong religious faith.
One would need to read hardly more
than his farewell message to be con-
WINGED Of that. In that document, il
will be remembered. Washington dis
tinctly says that religion and morality
are indissoluble and that the two to-
gether constitute the main props Of civil
government But a writer now comes
forward in The Lutheran Quarterly to
claim and to prove not only that the
greatest of Americans was a religious
man, but that his pre-eminence as a gen.
eral, statesman and leader was due not
TO genius, which has never been claimed /;
not to learning, Of which he had no
large store not to eloquence, Of which
he had less, but to moral excellence
and especially to piety.
Washington was Christian" says
this writer. Study his private life
among the shades Of Mount Vernon.
Contemplate his career as a soldier at
the head Of the army. Scrutinize the
acts Of his administration as chief mag
istrate of the republic. and you will
constantly find proofs that he was gov
erned by Christian principle. II We ex-
clude the molding power Of Christianity
in the formation Of Washington's char
acter. we can neither account for it nor
interpret it. Depraved human nature
cannot bring forth. under the most ia.
vorable circumstances. such a man, such
hero, such ruler, such a patriot and
such statesman. Heathenism in the
highest stages Of civilization attained in
all ages and lands has produced no char
acter approximating to that of Washing
| ton"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04

pound. There are thousands of homes
where owe work has led to worrying, fretting
and dependency, that need only Paine's
celery compound to Danish the unhealthy
atmosphere and make things bright and
cheerful sgain.
1t is the only spring remedy universally
prescribed by physicians. II makes people
well by giving them hearty appetite and
relish for their food. Hard worked men
and women, the nervous, weak and deb!li-
tated, get new strength, fresh nervous en-
ergy and purer, more gorous blood sup
ply from Paine's celery compound.
This most valuable nerve and brain invig-
orator and restorer practically demons rates
the II fe long conviction OF its eminent dis
coverer, Professor Phelps, MD. al D.. of
Dartm nth College. Professor Phelps was
for long me convinced hat sound nutri-
ton was the keystone of firm health, and
tn where there were signs of poorly nour-
ished nerve tissues. and of thin, pale-colored
blood, some means must be devised to sup
ply these deficiencies briskly and rapidly.
Professor Phelps prepa ed Paine's celery
compound on this basis. 1t has proved All
Iinvigorator, strengthened and great spring
purifier such as the world has never en-
| joyed b fore our day.
! Tomorrow, or next day. or the day after is
not soon enough to look about getting rid of
weakness or disease. Take Paine's celery
compound today. There is no time equal to
these early spring days for throwing off
poor health. There are few persons who
do not need to take spring remedy.
Many not downright sick, hat tired or
ailing, would be immensely benefited by
taking Pane's celery compound, especially
at this particularly favorable season of the
year.
This great compound will Danish that
tired feeling cleanse the blood and regulate
the nerves.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04

1t it well known that winds play on
important role in the distribution Of
seeds. Prof. Bolley records that in two
square feet of q three-weeks-old and
three-inch-deep snowdrift upon an ice
pond ten yards from any weeds he
found nineteen weed seeds. and in an
other drift similarly situated thirty-two
seeds, representing nine kinds of weeds.
While the wind was blowing twenty
miles per hour a peck of mixed seeds
was poured upon the snow crust, and
ten minutes after 101 wheat grains.
6fty-three flax seeds, forty three buck
wheat and ninety-one ragweed seeds
were found in trench thirty rods from
where they had been poured upon the
orr,cf
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04

there Is no distinguishing appearance
from any other dog. Half rat-terrier
and half whifiet, it is now almost full
grown and weighs perhaps fifteen
pounds. 1t is in excellent health and
lively and frisky as dog could well
be. Its manner of locomotion Is very
much kangaroo-like, though at times,
when frightened, 1t attempts to walk
as the other dogs, and then its body
Is propelled along the ground by its
abnormally long hind legs, and at such
times the shoulder blades which seem
well developed, are seen to work with
great rapidity.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
DISCOVERED BY MRS. oLNEy
How Her COrrespondence Abroad W..
Much Facilitated.


Much Facilitated.
Mrs. Olney, wife Of the secretarv ~
state, recently put her Yankee wits 10
work and evolved an invention which
has been a revelation to the postoffice
department. That institution never nm
derstood the full value of the special de-
livery stamp until its powers were de-
veloped by down east wit. Mrs. Oluey's
discovery may prove of value to other
people who find themselves face to face
with the situation which reused that Ia.
dy's shrewdness
She had a daughter living abroad
Letters from her were always received
Just too late to be answered BY return
steamer Of the same date. After uuz-
cling over it some time Mrs. Olney, who
was living in Boston at the time, oueried
the postoffice authorities as to wheth-
or a special delivery stamp, placed ON a
letter, mailed in foreign country, would
be delivered any quicker for it on this
side. The answer finally came that un-
less the special delivery stamp was can
celed before it landed here it ought to
be delivered as any other letter similar
ly stamped. Accordingly one of the
United States special delivery stamps
was placed on the next letter mailed in
Germany to Mrs. Olney. Under it in
German was the direction, "This stamp
is not to be cancelled in Germany"
The scheme worked perfectly. The
letter arrived ahead of the time of pre-
vious ones and an answer was sent back
by steamer sailing the same day. Many
letters have since been sent in the same
manner and the special stamp always
does its work as desired. Chicago
Chronicle.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
A WONDERFUL INVENTION.
Machine Which Measures the Velocity of
Cannon Balls.

Machine Which Measures the Velocity of
Cannon Balls.
Among the recent inventions in the
art OF photography is that of the polar
izing photochronograph made by Pre-
fessor Albert Crehore of Dartmouth col
lege and DR.. George o. Squire, first
lieutenant of the United States army,
now stationed at Fortress Monroe.
The wonderful effects of the photo
chronograph will probably be demon
strated to the general public upon the
completion Of this instrument in the
spring. John A. Brashear, an astro-
nomical manufacturer of Pittsburg, has
been given contract for one of these
wonderful machines. 1t is to be set up
at Fortress Monroe, and will be used
the coming summer in testing the We
locity of the modern rife projectile, as
1t swiftly speeds from the mouth of the
great guns made by the United States
ordnance department. Mr.. Brashear
says it is expected that the machine
will be completed by the middle of
April, as the government officials desire
to have it about the LIST of May.
This instrument not only measures
the velocity of the swiftest cannon ball
in its fight, but measures it inside or
outside of the gun and at any part of
its course desired, to degree of accu.
racy hitherto undreamed of.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
TAKE CARE OF YOUR WATCH.

The mechanism of the human body re-
minds one very much of the mechanical
construction of fine watch the wheels,
cogs AM screws answering to the muscles,
and the delicate springs are what may be
likened to the nerves. One cannot move
without the other, and vet the action of
each is separate and distinct. So 1t is with
the nerves and muscles of the human
body. The ailments of the muscles are
distinct from the ailments ofthe nerves, and,
like the mechanism of watch, if exposed
to sudden change of heat or cold, they get
out of order and for the time are useless.
Especially is this so at this season of the
year. when from exposure, negligence or
want of care, the nerves are attacked and
neuralgia in its worst form sets IN. But
like oil to the works of watch so is st.
Jacobs Oil to the nerves thus deranged. 1t
is acknowledged by thousands to be the
best and most permanent cure for this most
dreaded disease; hence it is well to look
after the human watch as well as the one
in the pocket.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04

ing County, Kentucky, in 1916. When
John Wanamaker was Postmaster
General he wrote to Watson for his
photograph, telling him he was the old
est postmaster in point of service in
this country. Watson's photograph
was also displayed at the Worlds Fair.
His wife, who accompanied him from
Kentucky-they have been married
nearly sixty years-is still living, and
Is remarkably we'll preserved. They
have family of sons and daughters
scattered over the country.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
Color Photography.

Professor John Jolly of Trinity col
lege, Dublin, the discoverer of the Jolly
method of photographing in colors di-
rectly from nature. is paying a brief
visit to this country. His method con-
sists simply in the use while taking the
picture of screen ruled infinitely in
the three primary colors, and in the use
Of similarly ruled screen Of slightly
different shades in printing. So far the
method has been used only in transpar-
ancies.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
GIFT to American University.

The will of H. A. Massey, the Toron-
to agricultural implement manufacturer,
was probated the other day. 1t contains
80 requests to charitable and religious
institutions throughout the Dominion.
These requests, with the sums given by
Mr.. Massey shortly previous to his
death, amount to 81, 100, 900. Among
the requests is one of $4,000 to the
American university, Washington, to
erect building to represent Canadian
Methodism in that university.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04

CHICAGO, March MIR. WV. Watson's
reputation throughout the West for I'M
erring judgment in the valuation of land
has made him foremost among the most
conservative, careful class of investors in
Chicago.
Unlike many hard driven business men,
the owner of "Alpine Heights" that SPLEEN
did su u b of Chicago, has not neglected
his health on account of his exscting BUSH
ness. The following unreques ed statement
from Mr.. Watson shows how consistent
with his lifelong, careful. Conscientious
and successful business habits has been his
attention to getting well. He states in the
Times Herald:
upon the recommendation of friend
l used Paine's celery compound for head
aches. constipation, indigestion and less OF
sleep, and found it all it was recommended
to be. | suffer no more from headaches,
sleep soundly at night, and am now in per-
feet health. This is the OILY medicine that
I have ever taken for these complaints
which has benefited me at all
w. w. WATSON.
2l5 Dearborn Street.
Busy men and women are apt to think
there is always time to get well.
Tie fact that only one person in hun.
bred dies of old age shows how recklessly
men and women postp me attending to
their health and allow it to go to pieces
while they devote themselves heart and
soul to affairs that are tritlng in compare
son. Wives and mothers have no greater
duty than to see that those Gear 10 them
do not become so absorbed in the work o.
providing for the household as to lose theil
health and shorten their days.
No more thoughtful step could be taker
during the spring DAYS that are now here
than to urge such tired and often irritabl,
home providers to take Paine's celery com
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
BEWARE OF OINTMENTs IFOR CA
TARRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell
and completely derange the whole system when
entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on pre-
seriptions from reputable physici ans, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by +. J. Cheney Il Co., Toll
edo, o., contains no mercury, and Is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine.
1t is taken internally, and made In Toledo, Ohio,
by +. J. Cheney 4 Co. Testimonials free.
10 Sold by Druggists price 75c. per bottle.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
eel

ing is a positive proof of thin, weak, inn
pure blood; for, if the blood is rich, red,
yitalized and vigorous, it imparts life and
energy to every nerve, organ and tissue
of the body, The necessity of taking
Hoods Sarsaparllla for that tired feeling
is, therefore, apparent to every one, and
the good it will do you is equally beyond
question. Remember that
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
Old Story to Him.

"My boy" said the passenger with
the fur lined coat and the smooth shaver,
square face, sit was the success of the
season. There wasn't standing room. >
The conductor smiled sour smile.
elf didn't have the same experience
every day." said he to the motorman. -
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
Maybe You've Heard 1t.

Here's the latest burnt corker:
II hear that your friend Brown is
dead?"
Eyes, that's So"
Ibid he leave his wife much?'
about three times week"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
That Date VIII Stand.

General Peyton Wise, chairman of
the general committee of arrangements
for the reunion of the United Confed-
crate Veterans, said with reference to
the proposition to change the date of the
reunion that it is impossible to make
any changes in the dates heretofore
fixed
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
HAS BUT TWO LEGS.
Remarkable Specimen of the Canine
Family in Pennsylvania.

Family in Pennsylvania.
One of the most remarkable freaks
ever seen is that of two-legged dog,
the property of Ed Lindsey, living near
Bellefont, Pa. This wonderful speci-
men of the canine family has excited
much curiosity. The freak is perfectly
formed in every way, with the excep-
ton that where the front legs should
be there are only small tufts Of hair,
The parents are both well developed
and perfectly formed.
1t looks not unlike the kangaroo
when walking, but when lying down
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
Literary Item.

''They say very few authors sleep
more than seven hours day."
'But think how much slumber they
furnish other people Chicago Rec
ord.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
Tired

Feeling by great force of will. But this
is unsafe, as it pulls powerfully upon the
nervous system, which will not long stand
such strain. Too many people work on
their nerves" and the result is seen In un-
fortunate wrecks marked nervous pros
tration," in every direction. That tired
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
He Acted Accordingly.

Mr.. Huntington is of the opinion that
when a man goes west and grows up
with the country it is the country's duty
to bear a liberal share of the expense
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
THE sIGNIFICANCE OF A GRAY
OVERCOAT

Upon the tongue, yellowness Of the skin and
eyeballs, nausea and uneasness beneath the
right ribs and shoulder blade, is that the victim
of these discomforts is bilious. The proper
caper' under such circumstances is to take
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which also cures
chills aud fever, constipation, dy spepsia, rheu-
matte and kidney complaints and nervousness.
Shortson-ShysOn, until now have never felt
Obliged to ask you for a loan. Shysou-And
strange to say. Shortson, until now have never
felt Obliged to refuse you.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
MORPHINE HABIT.

DIR. j. c. ANTHONY, 6S Chronicle Building,
San Francisco, Cal, will Furnish Home Treat
ment of "SoTERIA" at s. to the fret 100 who
apply. All correspondence strictly confidential.
SoTERIA" has never failed to cure the habit.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04

Two bottles of PIso's Cure for Consump-
ton cured me of a bad lung trouble. Mrs.
J. Nichols, Princeton, Ind, Mar. 26, 1895.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04

Tea Garden Drips is Best Sugar Syrup for
table use ever offered to the public. Makes
delicious tafy candy First-class dealers
sall n
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04

FITs.-An Fits stopped free by DR.. kline's Great
Nerve Rest0ror. No Fits after first days Mar
veous cures Treatise and $500 trial bottle free to
Fit cases Send 10 Dr. Kline 93i Arch ST., Phia., Pa
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
That

Extreme tired feeling affiicts:nearly,every-
body at this season. The hustlers cease to
push. the tireless grow weary, the ener-
eetic become eucrvated. You know just
what we mean. Some men and women
endeavor temporarily to overcome that
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04

" How early do you clean house, Mrs. Per.
kins?" "Well, l always Try to get started before
the neighbors begin to borrow my stepladder.'
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
WHO CARRIES THE LARGEST LINE

of Cutlery, Sporting Goods, Barber
Supplies and Bazaar Goods? Why don't you.know
THE WILL \ FINCK COMPANYf
They Will supply you with anything you want at
lowest market prices. Send for General Catalogue
or Catalogue of Sporting Goods or Barber Supplies,
$40 Market Street, San Francisco, Cal.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04

Try Germea for Breakfast.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04

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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-06-05
POISONOUS HOG BITES.
[ntiscptics Should BE Applied to the
Wound without Delay.

ntiscptics Should BE Applied to the
Wound Without Delay.
1t is serious thing to be bitten by
ny animal, for even though there may
& no poisonous glands, the saliva in
he mouth of animals that bite is al
lays more or less poisonous. The bite
I the hog is more apt to be serious than
Ehat of any other domestic animal. It
|equires skill and activity to handle
Fsrge numbers of hogs without en-
lingering those who hold them. The
Pog is an omnivorous eater, and is not
y all particular about getting particles
y dirt or eNcremcnt. with it's food. Old
logs, which are most apt to bite, often
|estroy mice and snakes, and though
|hey get no venom III their mouths, it
will poison wherever such saliva
|eaches abraded skin. Moo who
pas sore on his hand should be called
|pon to assist in butchering hogs, as
pc may be infected from contact with
me saliva without being bitten. In all
Eases of bite or cut a wash of some
Fntlsepte should be applied. Diluted
'arDollc acid in the proportion of one
% nifty of water is good, as is also q,
weak dilution of corrosive sublimate in
proportion of one of the poison to 900
'r 1900 parts of pure water. These
polsons thus diluted do no harm, and
.hey Will prevent poisons from working
Il cuts and bruises of any kind.-Ameri-
AN Cultivator.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-06-05

ny from blush gray to light gray.
lie color of the barring must be glossy
hck, with n metallic lustre. The bar
ng on the body, thigh and wing featt-
5 should be straight across, while that
the hacklc, saddle anG tail may be
ghtly angled or V-shapcd, and the
ternating bands of black and white
(ould be equal in width and should
ad throughout-i.e., be the same shade
|om head to tail and be free from red,
lack, white or yellow feathers, and the
! ckle, saddle and the tail should be dis
nctly and evenly barred, while the
|arking all over should be rather small,
ZEN, distinct and sharply defined. The
Iarhings of the hen are the same as the
bck, but larger and more distinct.
hey have straight single comb and
I'd car lobes. The breed is considered
brdy and profitable, and we might do
Tell to add it to those we already pos
ess.-N. Y. World.