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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14
The Kings Dog.

A curious advertisement appeared in
London paper in the year 1900. Some
body had stolen one of the kings dogs,
and on the 2Sth of June a request was
made for the animals return, stating
that he was "a smooth black dog, less
than a greyhound" and was to be re-
turned to John Files on his majesty's
back stairs.
The dog was not forthcoming, and a
second appeal was issued. 1t is sup
posed to have been written by King
Charles himself, as no one else would
have adopted such familiar style in
using the monarch's name. The Kings
sense of humor and appreciation of
the state of affairs at court are well
shown in the little advertisement.
1--WE must call upon you again for a
black dog, between a greyhound and a
spaniel, no white about him only a
streak on his breast and tail little
bobbed. 1t is his majesty's own dog,
and doubtless was stolen, for the dog
was not born nor bred in England, and
would never forsake his master. Who
ever finds him may acquaint any at
Whitehall, for the dog was better
known at court than those who stole
him. VIII they never leave robbing
his majesty? Must he not keep dog
This dogs place Though better thar
some imagine) is the only place which
uobody offers to beg"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14
A Street Crowd.

The easiest thing on the face of the
earth to entertain is a street crowd.
Everything but curiosity in such mot
ley jam is forgotten. Rich and poor
ignorant and learned, stand elbow to
elbow with craned necks and open
mouths. Just such a crowd as this
blocked the way on fremont street
yesterday at frequently recurring in
tervals. Every time a very solemn
looking man appeared in the show win
dow there was a scramble to see whose
nose would be fattened on the plate
glass first. All the solemn-looking man
did was to open a couch and proceed
to make it into a bed by turning the
plush cover mattress side up and put
| ting on a pair of pillows. When the
pillows were squared up the crowd
was so great that policeman had to
compel the outer layer of spectators
to move on. They did so, grumbllng-
ly.
Then the bed was unmade, and a
parlor couch greeted the people, who
smiled and departed. In few min
utes this scene was again enacted
The bed-making man never once re
Taxed his countenance or FASTENED hi'
laborious movements.-Boston Adver
tiSer.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14

Druggists keep about as close watch
of the season as any people in the world
When the spring days appear and Ia.
dies are thinking of putting away theiI
furs the drug store windows suddenly
fill with moth balls, powders and pre-
parations warranted to knock the spots
off moth at forty rods. When the sun
gets up a little higher the moth balls
disouuear and tan and freckle lotions
and preventives for mosquito and fly
annoyances take the public eye. When
the blazing heat of summer is with us
cool soda with pure fruit syrup signs
nestle UP against corn remedies and
root beer packages. The fall comes
on and then the cough lozenge is hatch
cd. Alongside it are sure cures for Ii
grippe, colds, influenza and toothaehe
while hot soda steams and sizzles a
your asking.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14
Black Men in Peraia.

Old Inscriptions and carvings have
shown that there existed in ancient
Persia members of race Of black-skin-
ned men, who possessed features resent
bling those Of Africans. The origin of
these people, as well as their apparent
disappearance in modern times, have
furnished puzzling questions for eth
nologists. Some have supposed that in
prehistoric times the greater part of
Southern Asia was occupied by print
tive black race, Of which only vestiges
remained when the empires of Baby
lonia and Assyria arose. Lately de-
scendants Of the black men who fig
ured in the early history OF Persia are
believed to have been found by the
Russian explorer, Doctor Daniloff,
dwelling among the mountains near
Shiraz, east Of the Persian Gulf. These
people, although they still form an in
dependent group, mingle with the sur
rounding population, as In ancient
times, and find employment at long dis
tances from their home. Some OF them
are to be seen In the city of Teheran.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14
A FALSE TEACHING.

That Mans Chief End Is to Cruelty spon-
taneity on the Cross of Drudgery.
The Rev. Charles II. Parkhurst writes
of 1.-THE Young Man at Play" in The
Ladies' Home Journal He asserts that
"it is play rather than toll that is most
germane to our true nature and that
lies closest to the divine intention. The
care needing to be exercised as to the
quality of our amusements must never
be construed into verdict against
amusements in themselves considered.
With most Of us the play impulse stands
far more in need of encouragement than
it does of restriction. The proverb, 1t
is better to wear out than to rust out
is true in form, but false in spirit. The
flowers do not wear out, but neither do
they rnst out.
lone reason why so many people are
asking whether life is worth living is
that we are teaching ourselves that
mans chief end is to struggle and tc
cruelty spontaniety ON a cross of drudg'
cry. We are not arguing for Incidence.
Incidence is as distinct from play as 9
pool is from mountain brook. But
we shall be greatly disappointed i'll heav
en- if it does not give great deal o.
opportunity for energy to issue in &C
tivity that takes no thought and is 10,
to itself, and an experience that will
be sanity in heaven can hardly witt
reason be criticised as limp and pueril
if INDUCED in before we enter heaven.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14
Iceland,s Earthquakes.


The terrible earthquakes which have
recently occurred in Iceland, beginning
in the last week of August, have been
more severe than any that have shaken
that island since 1884. In the extent of
country affected they are the greatest
ever known there. During the worst
shock landslldes rushed from the noun
tains, huge rocks fell from the sleeper
peaks, pastures were buried, farm
houses were destroyed-though fortu'
nately with very little loss of life-new
geysers were formed and old ones ceas
ed to flow, and deep chasms and fis
sures opened in the ground. 1t is re
ported that the natives earnestly hope
that one of the great volcanoes will
break into activity, as they believe tina
would put an end to the earthquakes
by relieving the subterranean stress.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14
He Got Judgment.

A Washington attorney is rather
noted for the facility with which he
forgets financial obligations. He has
owed certain grocer 50 for year OIL
two. The other day the merchant con
Guided to try new course with him.
Meeting him in his store, he said
Judge, have customer who owes
me small bill and has owed it for a
long time He makes plenty of money,
but won't pay. What would you dot"
"I'd sue him, said the lawyer EN-.
phatically.
"Well, | will put the account in
your hands," and the merchant PIE.
scented a statement Of the account
against himself.
''All right. will attend to it, said
the disciple Of Blackstone.
A few days later Tie merchant re.
ceived the following note from the law.
yer:
Sin the case Of - against -
took Judgment for full amount CT YOU
claim Execution was issued and re-
turned no property found. My fee fol
obtaining judgment is $40, for which
amount please send check. Will be glaC
to serve you i'll any other matters il
which you may need an attorney"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14
woLErs BLUE.

BE ssnt her dainty viOlets
Tied Up with ribbon white.
And N between the silver stems
he hid a note from sight.
with these" he wrote in manly phrase,
At send my heart to you,
And II you care to keep it, love,
Then wear the violets blue"
BEFORE the gilded cheval glass
She donned her satin gown;
From shoulders white and slender waist
It's richness rippled down.
In folds of fame along the floor
She trailed its crimson hue;
81 cannot wear his flowers tonight
Alas! that they are blue"
Behind the little withered stems
With silken ribbon tied,
Too well the velvet blossoms kept
Their secret till they died.
Two colors more the spinster Fate
Into her shuttle threw,
The crimson of a satin gown,
The violets' tender blue.
Truth.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14
A Natural Tunnel.

"The Natural bridge of Virginia has
always been regarded as a great Won
der, and justly so" said E. Il. Paine,
of Bozeman, Mont, but there is a
far greater one in Idaho near the Bay
Horse mine, which is known TO very
few people, and they have never paic
any attention to it, except to make
some exclamation of wonder when they
first saw it. There is a tunnel through
n granite mountain. The tunnel is 8
little over a mile long, is wide enough
for a double track railroad to pass
through and is straight. The walls Of
this natural tunnel are nearly as ever
as they would have been had it beer
blasted through by men. OF course
It has been formed by erosion, but how
| is a mystery. Scientific men can eX
plain 1t, just as they can explain an.
| cave that has an entrance at either end
but 1t does not satisfy those who Sc
It. If a railroad should ever be bull
through that country the natural tun
mel will be found exceedingly useful
| Washington Post.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14
Termites Destroy.a Cable.

The French Academy of Sciences was
informed last summer of the destruc-
ton of an electric cable in Tonquin by
the attacks of termites. The cable cross
ed marshy tract and was enclosed in
a tube of lead The insects bored holes
in the tube and completely destroyed
the insulation of the cable. 1t has been
proposed to guard the cable against
future attacks by enclosing 1t in an en-
velope of cotton and jute impregnated
with sulphate of copper, which, it is
believed, would prove fatal poison to
the insects.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14

dreaming every night o. this recess n
connection with these pilferings. and
the things inside II all seem familiar te
me. though have never once seen
them beforer'
Stop down. sir. and feel in that cor
ner," / said.
He did as I babe. and drew out SOW
ereign after sovereign.
Count Them" l said, when he had
got all that he could find.
Fifty miner he exclaimed. going
over the pieces one by one. THE exact
amount of my lossesr'
Just So" said, "and now. II you
will come back to the office. viii tell
you who is the thief before Hartley
comes down."
We returned TO his room and there
informed him, TO his intense astonish
ment, Of what had witnessed. III
you win pardon the liberty, sir" | said
at the conclusion Of the narration, -
should advise you to see doctor. Yol
are evidently suffering from som,
mental affection which, II neglected
may develop into a disease the effect o
which you cannot foresee."
The lawyer acted upon my sugges
ton and called in a specialist, who oil
: dered him a prolonged rest. A tryin
| and complicated case in which he ha
been recently engaged had APPARENT
: proved too much for him and brougl
on this peculiar form of brain troubl
= When last l heard of him he had r
turned, seemingly quite restored, an
4 Hartley, his confidential clerk, ma
4 ried to a charming wife, was about
0 be taken into partnership with him.
t Tit-Bits.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14
For Exploring the Sea. Bottom.


A spherical box containing compress
ed air, and large enough to hold three
or more persons, has been invented by
an Italian named Oorzetto, for the pur-
pose Of exploring the sea bottom. 1t
appears, however, that the invention Is
not yet a practical success, for when
Mr.. Corzetto, accompanied by two OF
his friends, entered his sphere and was
lowered to the bottom Of the Bay of
Spezia recently, the apparatus for caus-
ing the sphere to rise to the surface
failed to work. Unable to help them
selves, or to communicate with the
outer world. the three men remained on
the sea bottom. In the meantime the
long submergence of the sphere had
been noticed, and diver was sent
down to find out what was the matter
| At this time the sphere had been lying
on the bottom nine hours, and an equal
length Of time elapsed before it could
be lifted to the surface. When 1t was
opened the inventor was half asphyx
lated and his friends were unconscious
but all recovered; and Mr., Corzetto b
not discouraged.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14
Tbouaands of Tons of Dust.

According to the estimates OF Mr.. j.
A. Udden, who has studied the remark
able phenomena of dust and sand
storms in the arid regions Of the West.
every cubic mile Of the lower air dur
ing an ordinary dry storm" contains
at least 225 tons OF dust, while in severe
storms of this kind as much as 10000
tons of dust and sand may be contained
In a cubic mile Of air. Dust storms
sometimes last for twenty or thirty
hours.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14

The latest enumeration OF tie animals
known to science includes no less than
3S6, 600 recognized species. The real
number Is believed to be very much
larger. 1t has been estimated that Of
Insects alone the earth harbors 2000,-
900 species. but the late Prof. Riley re-
garded even that estimate as far too
low. According to his opinion 10000
0o0 would be a moderate estimate of the
number Of insect species! The number
Of individuals is, Of course, incalculable
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14
To Make Them Laugh.

Some of the superstitions of the CHI
nese have humorous turn. They have
an impression that when there is a
long drought it is because the gods are
either angry or in a bad mood, so they
dress a dog in comical way and lead
him through the streets. All the people
laugh. and it is supposed that the gods
cannot help laughing too. After that
no matter how long after, 1t is sure tc
rain, and this proves that the Chinese
theory Is correct.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14

There are thousai ds who have looked
forward TO the return of cold frosty weather
with dread. knowing that it brings 10 them
their old chronic attacks Of rheumatism.
Why should any one lear it in winter or
summer when it il so well known what viii
,ure il d make il stay cured, 81. Jacobs
Oil will enetrate through stiffness and
soreness 10 the cen er OF rheumatic pains
and aches in their worst forms and will
subdue them. In the coolest or the hottest
climate il does its work of cure regardless
/ OF how long one may have suffered. Why
then 50 foolish a fear2 What can be cured
should be endured only so long as il takes
to get bottle.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14
shieldinr on Lirhtning

1t is reported that an official inquiry
recently made in Germany concerning
the effect of telephone wires on atmos-
pheric electricity, showed that a net
work of such wires extending over a
town tended to diminish the danger
from lightning during thunderstorms,
Reports were compared from 800 towns
of which $50 possessed telephone sys
TENS, and the conclusion drawn was
that a network of wires lessons the dan
ger in the ratio Of l to 4.6.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14
Auniuna Village.

Buckland-on-the-Mo Moor, secluded viii
lage of Devonshire, England, has no
public house, parson, policeman or pau
per. The squire owns all the land. The
farms are small, but profitable. The
farm laborers live in the squire's cot
tages. When they fall sick, the squire
pays their wages as usual, and when
they are too old to work any more they
are continued OH the pay list and potter
about, doing what they please.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14
Tho Grewsome NIahratta.

The grewsome mahratta wadkah, the
weapon of the Hindoo assassin, is shaped
like tigers claws and fastened to the
fingers of the right hand by rings. With
a treacherous embrace the murderer
claps his victim and tears him open,
leaving him mutilated i'll condition
that leads the discoverers Of the body TO
believe tiger or some other wild beast
has clawed the man to death.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14
ar,;sts, Fancy Dress Ball

A fancy dress ball is given once a
year by the lady artists, sculptors. sing
ors and actresses of Berlin, No males
orc permitted at this ball, and about
ore-third of the attendants go in mascu.
line costume.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14

In 1861 Mendoza suffered from an
earthquake, which shattered many
houses, and fire broke out among the
ruins, occasioning the most terrible con-
fagration the city had ever known.
Over 10, 900 lives were lost on this &C.
casion.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14
CATARRH CANNOT Is GU

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease Catarrh is blood
or constitutional disease, and in order to cure 1t
you must take internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts direct
ly on the blood and mucous surfaces. Halis
Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. 1t was
prescribed by enc OF the best physicians in this
1t is composed OF the best TONES known, com.
bined with the best blood purifiers. acting di-
rectly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect com
bination Of the two ingredients Is what produces
for testimonials, free.
FL CHENEY.& CO.. Props, Toledo, o
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14
TO PAY A PENALTY FOR DINING

Is rather hard. isn't it, Yet how many are
compelled 10 do this after every meal Dys
pepsia, that memorable prosecutor, never
ceases to torment Of its own yolition. and
rarely yields to ordinary medication. But
tranquility of the stomach is in store fer those
who pursue course of Hostetters S'omaeh
Bitter This fine corrective also remedies
malarial and kidney complaints. Theuma-
tism, constipation, biliousness and nervous
ness
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14

He-oDon't you think people are very
silly in the honeymoon" She-"O, this
is sudden; but l can tell you better aftel
our honeymoon. detroit Free Press.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14

Malaria and Grip positively cured also
all other Medical and Su gieal cases guaranteed
a cure or no charge. Reasonable TERMS call or
write; confidential. DR.. CRAIG & CO., Medl-
cal Institute, 1916 Market ST., San Francisco, Cal
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14

We don't see anything so sad in fall
ing leaves. Leaves never fall until
they are dead, but some people fall
while they are still alive.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14

Piso's Cure for consumption has been
a Gcd-send to MELVIN. B. Mcclellan
Chester, Florida, Sept II, 1895.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14

Go to any grocer and
ask for SchiAting's Best tea:
Japan, English Breakfast,
Oolong, Ccylon, or the
Blend.
He will pay you your
money back if you don't
like it.
A Sching & Company
San Francisco SD
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14

When your liver is inactive, when you ar.
dull and drowsy by day and restless at night
take Lash's Kidney and Liver Bitters.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14

Bambury-I hear that stimpton is dead. Dd
he leave his wife much? Mispah-I suppose so.
He always left her as much as he could while
he was alive.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14

Friend-What are you selling nowg Agent
Rubbemsigh metal polish. Friend-ls 1t coed
thiBgg Agent-Well, I've secured the whole
country with it,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14

Nearly every woman knows a man
who Is the slowest man on earth.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14
SOME COMMON NAMES.

Fifty Of the Most Nun,ero',- In Great Brit
ain and ireissd.
These are the 80 most common sur
names Of the bali,s LCTn III EIglaud
and Wales. il Scotland and in Ireland,
arranged in lie order CT their numerical
irnnorf .ilrp.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-31
A Story Mr.. Hit Tells.
New York Tribune.)

Among Mr.. Hits callers at the most
critical stage of the Illinois senatorial
fight Gin which Chilly" Mason won out)
was hard-headed granger member of the
legislature who was said to have keen
eye for the main chance. He was not a
personal acquaintance of the candidate,
but he hustled in in free-and- easy fash
ion and remarked, as he took seat:
"Waal, Hitt SO you re candidate for
the Senate?''
Yes, a number of my friends are kind
" doing what they can in my behalf and
feel very confident of success, ;" and then
MIR. Hit branched off into a general con-
versat1on about the weather, the i'm
mense material progress of Illinois in the
last twenty years, and so on. His caller
began to grow nervous and inpatient.
for time was fleeing and he had not We
Landed his vote, and he was in no mood
to discuss the weather or anything else
except the senatorship. After fdgeting
for several minutes he broke in with
1 suppose you know this senatorship
amt goin' a-beggin', and that the vote
is goin' to be mighty close.''
'Ah, yes, I've heard that. You re-
member we've had several close senatorial
elections in this State, where one or two
votes turned the scale in favor of the man
who won." And then Mr.. Hit went on
to recall the history of those close cleo
tions, until the thrifty rural legislator
became desperate and bounced out of the
room with scant ceremony Once outside
he muttered to a brother legislator:
''That Teller Hit will never be elected
senator. He amt got no business in
him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-31
Labor In Maine.

The Maine Labor Bureau has been in
vestigating:tbe earnings and expenses Of
$50 workingmen in Is kinds of employ
ment. OF these, 433 were American and
1873 foreign born. OF the whole number
only SO were members of labor organiza-
tions; 131 were members of beneficial
societies; 22S had accounts in savings
banks; 1872 had saved money during :. the
year, while 63 had run in debt; 1856
owned their own homes, of which 4s
were mortgaged. The heads of families
mum bered 514, with an average income
of s549. 90, or $131.32 per person. The total
average expenditure per Family, which
included a pretty Substantial margin for
incidentals, was 1856. "a, leaving an aver
age net surplus of $82.45. The leading
items of exenditure were: Rent, $S5. IS;
food, s199.97; clothing, s94.27; fuel and
lights s36.23; society dues, So SO; life in
surance, $40. 30, showing a considerable
addition on the side of assets to the saw
ings bank and beneficial lsociety credits
and the homes; miscellaneous expenses,
$74.96. AS this was IN 1896, not a very
prosperous period, in spite of the burst OF
business activity that marked part of
the year, this is very far from being a
bad showing for the American working
man.