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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-26
AUTUMN AND WINTER IN rrxAs.

fiatcNia. Tcxae.-- Dear Haphan,mcr:
Here come, askbaS for admission into
Autumn in Texas" think this subject
l. little o'rt OF date, but l win write
about tt. anyway
The autumn months are nearly past ana
the winter months arc here The farmer
has Il barn ful of good and nice feed FOR
his stock, The trees have shed their
lefyts ami fruits
The children cone to tho forests wltE
their baskets TO fill with nuts. Aud Tie
little suuirrel mas his supply os food for
WINTER gathered. The birds have loft US
and oh, bow we do miss the moo King birds
with their sweet songs The farmer has
gathered his crops, and Is preparing 70
niant another Dne. The spcrtsncn are
tuntng tho quail and rartriges, which
have fattenci IN the farmers cornfiolas
am II years old, born ard raised IN tho
South. and glory IN the name and am
proud OF my country,
wo,tld like TO correspond with soiue OF
the Haps. 4 Southern Hap.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-26

''ead Of having military drill.
u cambridge, Mass, MANUAL
81 are learning to be fireml
IS ,ne only school for firsm.
CT y Is not the object. OF 8
\ nfemen out Of the boys, bu
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
Male Felinity.

"Talking about the humanity OF man
and the felinity of woman" said the
independent woman, ''let me tell You a
little story of a man and cat. The
story was told to me by the wife OF the
man, who is q domesticated woman. 1t
seems that the family cat, besides being
of sportive disposition, had more in
genuity than most cats or understood
better how to relieve the tedium OF a
domestic existence. This cat caught a
mouse Being well fed, her sporting in
stinct came into play, and she kept the
mouse to amuse herself with. That is a
feline custom, as you are aware, but
where this cat showed superior mental
ity was in hitting upon place to hide
the mouse, thus protracting the amuse-
ment. She kept it in an old shoe il a
storeroom. The man of the house dis
covered the proceeding, and was almost
as much amused as the cat. Did he put
a stop to it? No, indeed. For several
days he fed both the cat and the mouse,
after which the cat would take the
mouse out for its daily exercise, to the
delight of both conspirators Then the
mans wife found them out. She tool
the mouse away and let it go. New
York Commercial Advertiser.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
Snort q. a developer Of character.

Every now and then there crops out
in this republic the notion that If our
more cultured citizens were our rulers
that we should be much better off. We
very much doubt it. If our more man
ly citizens could rule us, then no doubt
we should be better off. But there is a
freakiness and finicalness, an inability
to give and take, general rubbing and
creaking of machinery among men de-
veloped only on the one side of the
mind, which always everywhere makes
them Objectionable as rulers. Boxing
is just as likely to make man meek
as books, but if you have bully to deal
with neither the boxing nor the books
will avail anything, and he becomes al
most more Objectionable as an editor
than as prizefghter. OF course spor,
will fail, just as every other agency
will fail, with certain men. On the
other hand, for the great majority OF
men, we'll conducted sport will teach
them fortitude, gentleness, meeknes'
and fair play as no other agency yet in
vented by man can do.-Outing.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
Columbus Impressions on His First Il
PRODUCTION to Smoking Tobacco.

Columbus Impressions on His First In
PRODUCTION to Smoking Tobacco.
1t was ON the island of Cuba, in the
autumn Of l492, that the use of tobacco
was learned by Europeans. Columbus
makes the first mention Of the weed in
his diary under date of Oct. is. When
he and his men landed ON Cuban shores,
the kindly natives, who mistook them
for messengers from heaven, brought
them numerous offerings. Among these,
as stated by the admiral in his diary,
were some "dry leaves, which must be
something much priced by them (the
natives), for they had already brought
me some in San Salvador as present. .
Little heed was paid to these leaves
In the beginning by the Spaniards. They
were in search of gold and saw no pos
sibility of converting miserable weeds
into that precious commodity. In th'
course of time they began to notice tina
as the natives went to and from thei
Villages and the shore smoke escape'
from their mouths, lin truly diabol
ical manner - Soon they DISCOVERIES
that these upclad children of the wild
carried in their hands burning
stick, which every now and then the.
would put into their mouths and blow
out cloud of smoke. This had mos
heathenish look, as it is recorded, to tn
Spaniards, and they inquired, as we'll a
they could by signs, into the custom.
They learned that the burning stick
were composed of the dried leaves S
treasured by the natives, and that tn
custom of smoking the fragrant wee
was supposed to lessen fatigue on Ion
journeys. They tried it for themselvt
and found this actually to be the cas-
On many troublesome jaunt thereaftt
they were refreshed as the pleasant pc
fume curled upward from their ow
burning sticks Detroit journal.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
Cockatoos.

The cockatoos constitute branch Of
the great parrot family. and, with the
exception of the species which inhabits
the Philippine islands. are peculiar to
the Australasian region.
Leadbeater's cockatoo is one OF the
most beautiful of the group, his white
plumage being tinged with rose color
w. I. Greene, the great authority on
cage parrots, describes it aptly as "rasp-
berry and cream" color-but as his
mental endowments are by no means
equal to his personal attractions he Is
less popular as a pet than species with
more intelligence than good looks. One
point in his favor must be mentioned
he is less determined screamer than
the majority of cockatoos. This. how
ever, is not saying much. In his native
woods of South Australia Leadbeater' i
cockatoo is very shy and difficult to APP
proach. The birds sent to Europe, nc
doubt taken as nestlings i'll the maJori-
/ ty of instances, remain usually wild
and suspicious, though they bear con
/ finement well and do not suffer from
the cold
At home in Australia the cockatoo II
not beloved of the farmer, and it cal
be well imagined that flock OF thes'
big birds, amounting often to thousands
commit fearful havoc upon the crops
Hence it is shot down as remorselessl.
as the sparrow in England when
grows too numerous to be acceptable 7
the agriculturist. Like the rest Of tn
genus, this 'cockatoo usually makes II
nest in d hollow tree, where the he
lays two pure white eggs.-St. Loui
Republic.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
SLICK PeTE.s WATCH DEAL.

Bought Them 1T ea.lB Each aEa sold
Them to swindlers For slO Apiece.
An old time detective the other day
was discussing with some sleuths new
in the profession the methods Of up to
date swindlers. After deprecating the
originality Of the modern crook he told
of what he considered the sharpsst game
he ever saw worked
II suppose you fellows know" he
said, "that during Centennial year Phil
adelphia was hotbed of bunko steerers
and sharpers of every description. Well,
was detailed to keep an eye on these
gentry, and in time became acquainted
4 with most of the big ones. who We're
generally exceedingly bright men. One
in particular, who was known as Slick
Pete, took a great liking to, for he
had an inexhaustible fund of humor and
was a good hearted chap. Toward the
end Of the Centennial exhibition ons
day dropped into down town auction
room where some fake jewelry was be
ing sold. A lot Of watches were offered
and saw that they had been made evi
IDENTIFY for bunko steering purposes. TO
the works were good, and the cases wer
made to look like solid gold. They wer
finally knocked down for 81. 10 apiece
and l saw that the buyer was Sic
Pete. Jewelry was out of his line, bu
| knew he had some scheme in view
Two months passed before again sa'
Pete. and then l asked him what he ha
done with the watches. He began
laugh and said, oh, skinned son
swindler with themi' Then followe
the explanation. He had hired O roo
and inserted an advertisement in var
GUS papers something like this: 'Fom
- "A solid gold watch; Elgin work
loser pay costs. Apply, etc. Near
every crook in town answered the a
and claimed the watch. Pete, WI
"a made up as an old man, seemed a mar
and the fly crook, in the hurry to 3
part, made but a cursory examinatio
IA The costs, $40, were invariably hand
!, over, and in two days Pete had dispos
: Of his stock. "-Philadelphia Record
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
A seif.Deceptiou,

Some persons look forward to the en-
joyment Of peace as the result OF the
satisfaction of their desires. As a pres
ent possession they resign 1t as impos-
sible-they have no time to think of or
to enjoy It. But, when they have
amassed a certain sum, or when they
have attained the office they are seek
ing, or when they have completed the
task they have undertaken, or when
they have made their name known in
the world, then they expect to be at
peace. No '-the-Wisp was ever
more deceptive; for desire, like man
himself, is ever progressive, and rightly
50. One attained, another instantly
takes its place. and, IL the first does
not contain the element OF peace, Meth
err will the succeeding ones. Hopes thus
founded are doomed to failure. Peace
must come from within US. IL at all. II
II be not ours now no future. however
ailuring, win be able to bring 1t to us
1t implies double power over eircum
stances anl over self. To adapt eacl
TO each is the great problem Of life
That solved, peace IS assured.
1t isn't the man who knows the most
but the man who knows the best that
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

Gravestone Emblems.

In a cemetery in neighboring state
lies buried n family of the name of
Rose. Upon each maidstone is cut this
flower, broken at the stem, while upon
the babes tomb is engraved bud.
Curious as this is in itself, however, it
is emphasized by the neighboring plot,
where lies family of the name of Fish,
who have followed the example of the
Roses by having small specimen Of
the finny tribe cut upon each of theii
gravestones. New York Sun.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
A Scared Veteran.

Mai. Dufiick Is making a great war
record. isn't hep
I'D like to know how you make that
out. He's still here
Il know, but he is making all the
flag presentation speeches as the vari
Gus companies are being sent away te
the 'front.'"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
A Funny Mistake.

A servant lass at an inn once made a
funny mistake Opening the door of one
of the rooms, she saw, as she thought,
the handle Of warming pan sticking
out near the foot Of the bed. BLESS
me, she said, "that stupid Martha
has left the warming pan in the bed
She might have set the place on fire. y
Taking hold of the handle, she gave it a
violent jerk, when Up jumped an awak-
ened traveller, shouting Justify: Hell
10, therel Leave my wooden leg alone,
will you?''-London Fun.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
He Meant Well.

Mr.. Wibbleton-It has always been
my aim In life to say nothing rather
than say things that would make me
seem ridiculous.
Miss Sharpleigh Indeed! Why,
you're just like Spanish gunner.
Mr.. Wibbleton-Pd like to know how
you figure out the similarity.
Miss Sharpleigh-You don't seem to
have much success in hitting what you
aim at.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
Customers.

Little Boy-Please, l want the doc
tor to come aud see mother.
Doctors Servant - Doctors out.
Where do you come from?
Little Boy-What! Don't you know
me? Why, we deal with you've had
a baby from here last week. London
Fun.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
MRS. PINKHAM'S ADVICE.
What Mrs. Nell Hurst has to Say
About It.

DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-When Wrote
to you had not been well for five years;
had doctored all the time but got no
better. had womb trouble very bad.
My womb pressed backward, causing
piles. l was in such misery I could
scarcely walk across the floor. Mem
situation was irregular and too pro-
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
THE ENORMOUS GOLD PRODUCT OF
1898.

This will be the greatest gold year in history.
From South Africa, the Klondike aud Australia
the precious metal is being shipped i'll large
quantities 1t is believed that this years out.
put win be nearly double that of any previous
Twelve months The sales of Hostetters Stom
ach Btters are also increasing very fast, and
this wear that famous remedy will cure more
people OF dyspepsia indigestion, constipation
nerYOnsness and Meakncs Than ever before.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
Two Views of a Sad Case.

Her father-I am afraid, sir, that my
daughter can never be happy with a
man who can be engaged to her a
month without giving her ring.
The aspirant-Sir. | am afraid l can
never be happy with a girl whose en-
gagement to me will not induce jewel
ers TO trust me.-The jewelers. Weekly.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
Upknown Happiness.

Il see that somebody down East has
attached storage battery TO a lawn
mower and made a success of It,
Poor fellow! I'm sorry for him."
"Why?"
He can't know the joy of being the
father of good, healthy boy
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

Il believe he thinks more OF her mon
ey than he does of her"
"Yes. He always had such gooC
taste" detroit Free Press.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
They Will Say II.

Mrs. Peck-Henry, when / married
you
Mr.. Peck-There, I'm glad you've
made up your mind to admit it at last.
A moment later the neighbors saw
him running down the street without
his hat.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
Summer Hardships.

do you suffer much in the SUMMER
IL was getting along all right until
my nephew sent me railroad pass that
/ can't get time TO use
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

Shelf seems to be the general belief
among the Spaniards that Americans
are merely lot of savages.
He-Yes. | guess they must have had
dealings with some of the Eastern sum
mer hotel -keepers.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
LET Us ALL LAUGH.
JOKES FROM THE PENS OF
VARIOUS huMORISTS.

Pleasant Incident. Occurring the
World Over : Sayings that Are
Cheerful to the old or YOuES-Fun-
ny Selections that You VIII EnjOy.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

First Mendlcant-What did yer give
ND the Blind Man" racket fer?
Second Ditto-It didn't give me no
chance ter stop an read Their war bulle-
tins.-New York Evening Journal.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
uindoos Use Little soap.

The only soap which the Hindoos of
the orthodox type employ is made en-
tirely of vegetable products. But soap
is little used in India, being almost an
unknown luxury with the natives.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

Swipsey-Say, dat pitcher NV yours
amt so warm.
Soxsey-Dat Teller Is hot stuff. Why,
say. he's got standing contract wild
de OIL company. Dey use de sweat NV
his brow for gasoline.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
Reekleaa waste.

The Americans are such a wastetui
people"
Yes: coming down on the train this
morning l noticed at least six walls
and dozen roofs on which no one had
painted advertising signs
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

Sad but Glorious.
Mr.. Oldham-By George! | believe
that young Dunkley is hypnotist.
Mrs. 0ldham-Whyl
Mr.. Oldham-I went TO see him this
morning intending to tell him that he
must not come here to see our daughter
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
TRY ALIENS rOOr-EAsE,

Artist How do YOU like the portrait? Sitter
Well / don't exactly like the nose. Ar ist-
Neither do /; but it's yOus.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

I shall recommend Piso's Cure for Con-
sumption far and wide.-Mrs. Mulligan,
Pmmstead, Kent, England, Nov. G, 1885.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

n, local applieatiOns, as they cannot reach the
5;.assed porron of the ear. There Is Only one
-, ~ s.s.rc deafness, and that IS BY constltu-
,so5,sl remedies Deafness is caused by an in
= .msd condition of the mucous lining OF the
ts,,stschiau Tube. when tnis tube gets innamed
Won have rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ths rsslllt. and unless the infam nation can b
tsSen out and this tube restored to its normal
condition. hearing will be destroyed forever
sna eases ont of ten are caused by eatarrh
,shieh Il nothing but an infamed condition o.
me mueoHs surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by eatarrhl that eanno
~ enred by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
euiS''' nv FL CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
= fffsh oaf
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

rtre Permanently Cured. No fits or nervousness
ktIS alter first days use % Dr. knne's Great
Nerve Restorer Send for FRBk 81. 90 trial bot
IL and treatise. DIR. r. IL. KLINE, Ltd, $50 Arch
81 philadelphia Pa
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Origin of Their Ideas.

why he doesn't CO. Now how Is fel-
low In that dix going to get out of it:'
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81 Didn,t E.pect Too Much of Him.

any more and before got away he had
borrowed $40 from me.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

"She says he is crazy; there are fif-
teen pretty girls there. and he goes
around raying about the lovely sun
sets"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
No Brainaat All,

What's the matter now"
"She's got engaged by cable"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

They had war correspondent In
court in an Eastern city. He said to
the judge:
DO you want me to tell the truth
about this matterT'
No. said the judge; Il don't expect
it. Just do the best you an."-Atlanta
Constitution.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
An Awkward Cnrner.

I'm sorry for Hambus." . II
Why?
He wanted TO go to war, but was
rejected because he has a weak heart
and his girl keeps wanting to know
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

A powder to be shaken into the shoes. At
this season your ieet feel swollen, nervous
and hot, and get tired easily. II you have
smarting feet or tight shoes, try. Aliens
Foot Ease. 1t cools the feet and makes
walking easy. Cures swollen and sweating
feet, blisteIs and callous spots. Relieves
corns and bunions of all pain and gives rest
and comfort Ten thousand testimonials of
cures. Try it to-day. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores for 2jc. Sent by mail for
25c in stamps. Trial package FREE. Adj
dress Allen S. 0lmsted, lie Roy, N. \.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

Did you read about that Iowa
preacher who was engaged TO seven
teen girls;'
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

No Room.
There's one good thing about fiats.

1HtIt UHe EUOu kIItHB uUUut I'M
What Is it?''
People who live in them have to put
their children TO bed when company
comes
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

fuse, was also
troubled with
leucorrhea. l
had given up all
hopes of getting
well; everybody
thought I had
consumption.
After taking
y five bottles of
Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegeta-
BILE Compound,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

She Leads the Procession.
''Its no use; we can't keep up with
Maud"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

Belle Is disguised with that young
man at the seashore."
What about himt'
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
Grer GRAY Do His serriee.

NO"
"Not even when you told him you had
grown gray In his servicef'
NO. Gave me the name Of a good
hair dye."-Tid-Bi
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

Singleton They say Meekton fell in love with
his wife at first sight. Benedick-Well, I'll bet
he wishes he had been gifted with second sight,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01
An Indication.

II wonder II P1ttlcus mas MS HE II
sured."
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and was able to do nearly all my own
work. continued the use of your medi-
cine, and feel that owe my recovery to
you. 1 cannot thank you enough foryour
advice and your wonderful medicine.
Any one doubling my statement may
write to me and will gladly answer
all inquiries.-Mrs. NELL HURST, Deep
water, Mo.
Letters like the foregoing, con-
stantly being received, contribute not
little to the satisfaction felt by Mrs.
Pinkham that her medicine and counsel
are assisting women to bear their heavy
burdens.
Mrs. m'saddressis Lynn, Mass
All suffering women are invited To
write to her for advice, which will be
given without charge. 1t is an ex
perienced. woman's advice towomen.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

Il guess so. | heard his wife urging
him to go on an excursion the other
day"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

know fishing Sunday will
soul?
mister akn
at me scare de only bite I've had to-day?
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

Yes; | presume the poor man was
trying TO keep his choir together
through the hot weather."
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

sold by Druggists, 75e.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

1t isn't the man who knows the most,
but the man who knows the best that's
wissst.
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