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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-05
IN MEMORY OF FIREMEN.
Monument to the Cold Storage Ware.
house Fire Victims.

The greatest tragedy of the Column
bian exposition year occurred July 10,
1898. The destruction by fire of the
cold storage warehouse near the
Worlds Fair grounds entrance at Gath
street made the one great day of hor-
rors at the fair. Fifteen men lost their
lives before a helpless mass of thou
sands unable to succor them, or re-
ceived such injuries that they died
within few hours after the fire.
The courageous efforts of the firemen
to save the building, their reckless he
roism and the death they met have
been commemorated by handsome
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-05

Three Berlin artists, Max Lieber-
mann, the head of the naturalistic
school; Richard Friese, the animal
painter, and Peter Breuer the sculptor,
were recently the recipients of the large
gold medal for distinction in art con-
ferred by Kaiser Wilhelm this year.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-05

The craving for drink is disease, q marvellous
cure tor which has bsen discovered called ANTI
jag, which make the inebriate luse all taste for
strong dr. NIX without knowing why, rs Il can De
9 ven secretly IN tea, coffee, soup and tn ike.
II AntrJag Is not kept by your druggist send
one dollar 10 tbs Renova Chemical Co Is Broad
way, New York, aud II will be seut postpaid a
plain wrapper with full directions how to gvs
secretly. Information mailed tree,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-05

Professors A. S. Bickmore and d. S.
Elmendorf of the Museum of Natural
History of New York are in Colorado
securing views to accompany a course
of illustrated lectures on Colorado to be
delivered next winter throughout the
state of New York.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-05
Dust storms that Bury Forests.

Some Russian travellers in Tibet, de-
scribe the wonderful storms Of dust
that occur in Kashgaria near the foot
of the Kuen-Lun Mountains. The dust
in the air is sometimes so dense that
complete darkness prevails. Occasion
ally rain falls during such storm,
but the rain drops evaporate during
their descent, and the dust carried
with them falls in Jumps. Entire for
ests of poplar trees are buried in dust
hlllocks forty feet high. These de-
posts of dust are afterward moved on
by the wind, but the trees that have
been buried die, even after their dis
interment.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-05
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The Rev. G. W. Lee of vevay, Ind. i,
whom the Republicans have nominated
for congress to succeed the late W. S.
Holman, is "a retired Methodist minis
ter who has become prosperous farmer.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-05
Desert Rnttle.nnkea.

In the sand wastes Of Southern Cal
lfornia two varieties Of rattlesnakes
are found. The larger ones, called
tiger rattlers," sometimes attain a
length of four feet, but it is said that
they are sluggish, and far less danger
Gus han a smaller variety named the
"side- winder." This name comes from
the snakes habit of moving sidewise,
as well as advancing in the ordinary
manner. 1t is also called the "horned
rattlesnake," on account of the horn
like protuberances over it's eyes. 1t
seldom exceeds foot and half in
length, but its motions are very quick,
and it has the reputation of being
''yiciouS
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-05

Mrs. Watts-"Does your husband
ride his wheel on these rainy daysT
Mrs. Potts-"No; he just stays at home
and works the cyclometer, "-Indtanap'
oils Journal.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-05
HoIrr's SCHOOL FOR novs.

Accredited at the State and S anlord Uni.
versities. A first-class home sch. oil Care
full supervision. and thorough training in
every respect. Seventh ear be ms Augu-
iAh. la q. Horn. P. d.. Pdi.eipal,
Burning M. Sta Maten Co., Cal
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-05

Cyrus Cobb of Boston has just finish
ed his second plaster bust of Phillips
Brooks. When he exhibited his first
bust of the bishop, he had a report made
to him of all the criticisms passed on
it, and in his second work he was
guided by these criticisms
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-05

John Howard Bryant, brother of
the poet William Cullen Bryant, who
lives i'll Princeton, Ills, is himself a
poet. On his ninetieth birthday, July
%, "a reunion of the family will be
held at his home.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-05

Human beings are not alone in cherlshing /
tender attachment. There is the railway en-
CINE for instance
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-05

what sweet satisfaction il is,' sads e. Ito
have fire you can trust" And OH what
convenience il is" replied Hardup, ito have
a friend who will trust YOU"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-05
DRUNKARDs CAN BE SAVED.

PhilaHth folisf-N hat H. the cause 81 your be.
ng IN here, nv good man Convict-Hirlng ,
seeond-Tate lawyer.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-05

"Ipity man who is not beloved by ch ldren u
Don't lavish too much sympathy on him: he
can wear a linen suit all day and look respect
able,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-05

Kill snake, and turn It on its back.
and there will be a rain before night,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-05

Two bottles of Piso's Cure for Consumr.
ton cure4 me OF a bad lung trouble Mrs
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-05

Trappist monks of monastery in
Dubuque county, Ia, who have hereto
fore had a prior sent to them from
Mount Meleray abbey in Ireland, have
acquired the right to elect an abbot and
have chosen the Rev Father Alberto.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-05

Many q man who claims to be a
sport is plain drunkard and black
guard.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-05
ABOUT IRREGULARITY.
A Chat With Miss Marie johnson.

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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
KENTUcKY'S TOLL GATE WAR.
The Causes Which have Led to Blood
shed Over the Turnpikes.

Where roads are free it Is difficult to un-
derstand the trouble In Kentucky, where
mobs have been destroying toll gates and
killing the keepers. Early in the present
century the fever Of bodybuilding and i'm
provement took hold and private turnpike
companies were chartered in great num-
bers, and since then practically nothing
has been done to free the highways. The
private companies have continued to squat
on their sections Of roadway and collect q
maximum OF toll on u minimum expends-
ture for maintenance and improvement Of
the way. The owners put the property i'm
charge of cheaply employed gatekeepers
county authorities seldom interfere to
compel repairs, and the public is left to en-
JOY the privilege of paying for the use OF
grumbling elsewhere. The charges are ex-
c~essive, amounting In some cases to two
cents a mile. The trouble began largely
through official neglect Of public duty In
the county Of Garrard. This county had
voted strongly in favor Of buying the
roads, but the authorities for some rea-
son delayed acting on the verdict. Then the
mob took hold. 1t swept over that county,
destroying the toll gates and burning the
gatekeepers' houses. The movement Z
tended into other counties. Since last Sept
TENDER every toll gate In Washington
County has been destroyed. In Mercer
County but few gates are now standing,
and one gatekeeper was shot while detend-
ing the property. Lincoln, Mercer, Bath.
and Fleming counties have also been,oVeS-t
L, and the mob spirit Is stu rife. ---1
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
The Stock Which Bred Heroes.

There must come a time, not very far,
away, when the chief actors in the work Of
decorating our soldiers graves will not be
soldiers who themselves fought for our
country's life, but their children and their
surviving countrymen, for death will have
claimed the last member OF the Grand
Army OF the Republic. A million men we're
sent back to the walks of private, civilian
life when the rebellion closed. But thirty
years Of times moving have cut down the
human wheat then standing in the field,
until the sheaves yet to be gathered are
comparatively few indeed. Let me assure
you, for your country, and in its name, that
your heroism in its behalf shall be held In
everlasting remembrance. You may transmit
to your families when you go hence very
little OF material store; but your part as a
Union soldier in the great Rebellion will be
q legacy to them Of untold value, and your
children's children to the latest generation
will count themselves honored in having
come from the stock In which such heroes
were found.-Rev. J. B. Stitt, D. D.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
A Prayer for Guidance.

Father Of all, graciously look upon US as a
family now seeking to behold thy face. AS
the morning light is thine, 50 the bleosing OF
The whole day must ome from the. Guide
Us with thine eye, we humbly pray thee and
give thine angels charge concerning US, lest
at any time we dash our foot against stone
Above all grant unto US large gifts Of the
holy spirit. We do not pray for bread alone
but for the bread Of life that cometh down
from heaven. For one another and for ouI
absent friends we would f%ervently pray. Bless
the old and the young, and with the sick and
TIE fainting be thou very gentle. Watch over
those who are full Of care and speak com.
fortably to those to whom wearisome days
and nights are appointed. Saactify our
successes, and may our failures teach US
that it is not in man to direct his way. Go
with the child to school and with the man to
business, and may those who stay at. home
feel themselves under the constant care OF
God. The Lord undertake for every one oil
US according to our hearts necessity and
multiply unto US his grace, 80 that beyond
all our van there may be an overflow Of
divine love. Amen.
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shrugged his shoulders and laughed
when Will made the suggestion.

shrugged his shoulders and laughed
when Will made the suggestion:
"None of that for me-" he said.
"Oh, we'll, you needn't 90 along I'M
less you want to-" responded Will,
impatiently. Gall this talk about
| sullinger's Hole being haunted is
foolishness. I've caught q good many
fish there, and it's a beautiful place.
| May be the old cannon and muskets
were never dumped in there at all,
but if they were it would be a great
thing to drag 'em out and have a pa
rade with 'em on the Fourth and fire
the cannon early in the morning. [
tell you, boys, it would be the biggest
celebration that Griggsville ever had"
! Will was very much excited, and
several of the boys at once grew inter
ested. Will didn't know rs much
about Sullinger's Hole as the other
boys, and so be was less afraid.
ard help" said Dick Lansing, eff
I was sure there was any way of do
ing it."
"All right, LICK, we II 'suo" Gill,
put in Will, whose eyes fairly glowed
with excitement. "We'l have the old
guns all up here by the Fourth and it
will be a celebration worth seeing"
When Dick went over, all of the
doubters except Ruddywent with him.
The company was pledged to the
greatest secrecy, and work was to be-
gin at once. The baseball practicing
was forgotten, and seven boys set off
down the narrow pathway that led to
Sullinger's Hole.
That night and the. next evening
they dragged or rolled a number OF
big dry logs and poles down to the
edge Of the pool. These they cut off
into equal lengths and fastened to-
gether in the form Of huge raft that
would support a dozen o. more boys:
AS early on the afternoon of the third
day as possible the seven slid quietly
out of the town and down the hill to
the pool. They carried with them
ropes and a crowbar or two anda num-
Der of long poles cut in the woods, be-
sides hammers and nails and other i'm
plements. On reaching the shore of
the pool they mounted the raft and
pushed it out. They all whistled and
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
A Voice Which Shall Live.

When the last prayer shall be said over
the last dead comrade and the last requiem
shall be sung over his grave, he will still
speak to the living both Of the past and the
future. His voice will be heard in the 10y
atty OF his children and In their devotion to
the old flag. 1t will be heard in the better
and ever-improving free education to the
masses, and in the more exalted national
virtue which springs from the performance
of noble deeds and in the living Of good
lives. Today the nation weeps over its
dead, and strews flowers upon their graves.
But the air is full Of song and the household
Is full of rejoicing in remembrance Of the
blessings which, through their lives, all
honorable peace has brought to our doors.
Long may the flag that they 80 nobly de.
Tended wave over this favored country!
Long may the nations children gather un-
der its folds and fling its colors into the un-
tainted atmosphere Of American loyalty!
Long may the people shout and rejoice as
Its every star becomes a star OF promise, and
Its bright stripes, radiant with beauty, shall
symbolic the sunrise Of universal peace!-
Rev. John W. Sayers.
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shouted and sung until the birds of the
woods, unused to being so disturbed,
flew away much frightened. Every
one of the workers felt just a little
nervous in spite of the bright warm
sunlight and the clear sky overhead.
Once out on the pool they poled them
selves along until they were about
twenty feet from the shore.
One of the ropes with a big iron
hook on the end was let down in the
water and dragged back and forth.
Suddenly it pulled against something
hard. Half shivering with excitement
Dick and George Merton pulled away
on it. The raft swayed and lurched,
and the other boys came to help them.
At last a big, dark object came to the
surface, and they saw that it was only
the limbs of q big dead tree. AS long
as there was light they poled about
the edges of the pond with their
drags, but with the exception Of snags
and weeds and mud they could find
nothing at all.
After two more d~iscouraging after
moons of work "Lank" Everson said
he wasn't going to waste any more of
his time.
Three of the boys agreed with him,
but Will Spencer was able to persuade
Dick and Jack to make one more
trial. By this time they had got over
most of their awe of the pool and they
had all expressed their intention of
going there often to fish.
The next night Will was handling
the drag rope. Suddenly it began to
pull, and, assisted by Jack, he drew
it carefully in. At the end was a mass
of snags.
whats that?" shouted Dick, sud-
denly.
Will pulled the rope nearer and Jack
lifted out a long, narrow object. 1t
was a gun barrel, rusted beyond
recognition. The stock was wholly
gone, but it had evidently been broken
off in raising it from the bottom, be-
cause there were the marks of a fresh
fracture.
Forgetting that he was on a raft
Will threw up his cap and shouted at
the top of his voice:
"We've found 'em! we've found
'em!"
But although they dragged an hour
they could bring up nothing else.
"I don't see how we can yer gel
the things up even if they are there
said Dick.
"Dive," answered Will, quietly.
The other two boys looked at hin
with horror. But when they parted
for the night Will had expressed his
firm intention Of diving 70 the b9tton
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to see if he could find the cannon.
And the next day all seven of the boys
came back very much excited. The
finding of the gun barrel had reas-
sured them. Carefully they poled out
so as not to make the water muddy,
and then Will stripped and stood
poised for a moment on the edge OF
the raft. Dick had insisted that he
tie a rope around him. The word was
given, and, with a look at the clear
sky above, Will splashed head-frst
into the Sullinger's hole. They saw
his white body go down and down
! through the water and then fade out
of sight. No one moved o uttered
a sound; every muscle vas strained
and every eye was on the water.
1t was q critical mon-- II. What would
Will find? Would he be sucked down
to his death as Sullinger had been?
But the rope had ceased to spin
through Dicks hands. Then it pulled
again and a dozen feet away from the
boat a wet head popped out of the
water. Will shook himself, sputtered
and shouted:
cts there, it's there touched it."
Then he struck out for the raft,
dragging something along in his hand.
When he crawled out he laid an old,
worn, rusted musket on the logs. All
the boys we're wild with excitement.
Dick insisted on stripping and making
a dive, and he, too, brought up q mus
ket. Then Will went down with one
end of a small rope in his mouth. This
he ran through the fork of the cannon.
A larger rope was dragged down, and
before dark the boys were on shore
ready to begin pulling in their prize.
But it would not stir. It was too deep
in the mud.
The next afternoon they came down
with Tom Fishers old white-faced
team, fastened it to the rope, and with
one strong pull the cannon came loose
and then it was no trouble to pull the
battered and rusted and wholly worth
less old piece of artillery out of the
water.
Somehow, in spite of all the boys
could do, the news spread about like
wild-fre, and every n in town came
out to see what Sullinger's Hole had
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given up to the light of day. A
hundred willing hands dragged the

given up to the light of day. A
hundred willing hands dragged the
old cannon to the top of the bluff, and
on Fourth of July morning it was
loaded with powder-but that is get
ting ahead of the story. For when
Griggsville heard what the boys had
done Will Spencer became the hero Of
the hour, and the money for a great
celebration was quickly subscribed.
And on the morning of the great day
Griggsville was out in her best with
flags waving and frecrackers popping
and anvils booming. The news of the
great find had spread, and men and
women and children came from oil
over the country to help Griggsville
celebrate and to see Will Spencer.
And Dick L~ansing's ball team won
two games.
About the old cannon? When it was
fired it split from end to end, but
Griggsville still keeps it as q proud
trophy. And she is probably cele.
brating around it to-day, for Will
Spencer made the dive which brought
him fame all over Missouri many
years ago.-Chicago Record.
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Love Of Country and of God.

Love Of country, Illuminated by obligation
to God, which made a few Dutch provinces
that were daunted neither by delay nor de-
feat, by starvation nor by death, ultimately
victorious over Spain and the sea; which
made the handful of New England farmers
withstand the force of the invaders, though
the snow at Valley Forge was Redeemed by
their bare and bleeding feet; which inspired
thousands to leave home and shop
and bank and farm and school and
face the cannon's mouth, until in the grave OF
the gentlest Of our rulers all animosities
were forever buried-this alone can fill our
youth with high motives and sublime ideals,
elevate our press and assure our commerce,
restore our credit and preserve our fame.-
Rev. F. II. Smith.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
A CURE FOR LocKJAW.
Tetanus Anti-Toxin Successfully Tried In
San Francisco.

A treatment of lockjaw, or t~etanus, new
to the locality, has just been successfully
tried at the German Hospital, San Fran
cisco, CAL, under the direction Of DR.. Con-
rad We'll. Edmund Shein received an in
jury to hts thumb about a month ago and
lockjaw interviewed. Within forty-eight
under the new treatment signs Of i'm
provement began. and at the end Of a week
the patient was pronounced out OF danger.
The treatment consists Of injection Of q
tetanus anti-toxlne similar in its source to
the anti-toxin for d~lphtheria. The army
surgeons in the War D apartment laboratory
at Washington have been experimenting
with this treatment for some ttme. .
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"A Remarkable Experience.

Isaac Black, a farmer living In Indiana,
has been blind for years, but last week he
tracing much attention In medical circles.
The first of the week his eye sockets and
sightless orbs began to get sore. Thursday
morning he opened his eyes to find that
sight had fully returned. The Joy almost
overcame him. He had prayed for years
to be able to see his family and the sur
roundings Of his home, and it seemed as
though his prayers were answered. But
gradualy.the next day the sight left him,
and again he Is In total darkness. Oculists
can give him little or no hope Of seeing
again..
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The Most Precious Sacrifice.

We read in old familiar story that. one
day in the Roman forum, the earth opened,
and a great gulf yawned in the very midst.
The augurs said that this gulf would never
close its horrid mouth until it had been fed
with the most precious thing in Rome.
There was doubt as to what the most pre-
cious thing might be, when a young soldier,
armed and mounted, rode boldly forward
and plunged into the chasm. declaring that
there could be nothing so precious as life
given for ones country Preachers Maya
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Crinnles May Not Sell Papers.

Newspapers may now be sold in the
streets in all parts of Hungary, save
Pennsylvania, the prohibition, which
dates from 1S4S having been repealed.
Papers, however, must not be sold by
cripples or persons likely to offend the
sight of the public nor by children I'm.
der fourteen wears of age.
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Equality Under Country's Flag.

The shifting scenes Of q forming civiliza>
ton shall give place to a consolidated ma
tionality; the hardy and Industrious, the ar
dent and impetuous, the energetic and dar-
ing men of all sections and n~ationalities.
shall be linked in production and manufac-
ture, by commerce and by cheap and swift
communication. and joined by the feeling Of
reciprocal fraternity. Equal rights and
equal burdens will be equally distributed un-
der one nag, on which tue stripes shall sym
bolize the tears and blood which purchased
the Union, and the stars the hopes which
crown our destiny.-Rev. o. H. Tiffany, ID.
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Made Strong by Faith.

So search we, Lord, not for some rare
Far visions Of thy face;
In present loves and joys and tolls
Let us thy presence trace;
In brave contentious for the right,
F~orgivenesses Of wrong,
The fears that hope, the tears that smile,
Weak lives by faith made strong.
Denis Workman.