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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27

SOlute unconsciousneSS of the existence
of any such disturbing affairs as cy-
clones. As result of his injuries at
the time, Joe was "club-footed" through
the whole Of his life, and his right
forearm had a big knot on it, and a
crook that made his right hand turn
out when it should have turned in. 1t
Is said that Joe was proud of his de-
formities rather than otherwise, pre-
sumably because they had been incur
red in the defense Of his baby brother,
and that Bill was, for the most part,
tenderly regardful of the brother who
had sacrificed health and almost life
for him.
Naturally enough, Bill was the more
prosperous of the two. Before he was
80 he owned a considerable bunch of
cattle and leased quite a body of land
In the eastern part of Baylor County
as a ranch. Joe was his line rider, and
In that capacity was able to do a great
deal of such work as did not require
any very great amount of mere muscu-
lar strength. Everything worked
smoothly with them until May Conley
came TO live with married brother
of hers who lived only few miles from
the Savage ranch. She was not high
ly educated girl, by any means, and it
Is doubtful IL she was more than fairly
Intelligent; but she was pretty, and she
was tickle-and that tells the whole
story. In this case Joe was the first
victim. He met May at one of the big
camp meetings that are common in
that country in the fall of the year, and
after that he was very pronounced in
his attentions to her for several
months. Then his attentions ceased as
suddenly and abruptly as they had be-
gun. People noticed this and they
also noticed that just about that time
Bill began going to see her.
"Bill took 1t up just where Joe laid
1t down." remarked one cowboy to an
other during one of the intervals In a
dance on one occasion.
Nav, that amt it, responded his
friend. Il think Joe laid 1t down just
where Bill took 1t up
One day as the two brothers and one
or two others We're engaged in brand
ing some of Bills yearlings the subject
was brought up.
'Sure enough. Joe. whatever made
you quit soin' to see that Conley gal so
suddentT' asked Jim Smith, one Of the
halpers III iocose way.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27

h6tN hOA lCANA W
the time when the Indians were in the
country. although that lime is by no
means so fer distant as to be beyond
the memory OF living man: nor does II
Imply anything especially wild and fe-
rocious about the character of the men
in question. II merely goes back to the
hrst half Of the sos. when two brothers
Of that name We're among the promi-
nent inhabitants of that sparsely set
tied district. In some countries events
OF that period would be considered
comparatively modern. but in Western
Texas they are ranked as strictly an
cient history.
1t seems. from careful survey of the
facts in the case. that neither of the
brothers was really a bad man at heart.
Notwithstanding the fact that a great
many people who ought to know are
strongly inclined to think otherwise.
Ii Is certain that one of them Is as true
man as ever trod the soil of Texas. or
any other State. for that matter. All
who knew him agree that the final year
of his life, at any rate, was a year OF
such courage and self-sacrificlng hero
Ism as one reads of in books. but sell
dom looks for in real life. The people
of West Texas are not much prone to
hero worship. and whenever they agree
that a man of their acquaintance is
above the average of mortality there Is
very likely TO be some basis for the he
lief. Judging merely from physical APP
pearances, one would have had little
trouble in deciding which of the two
men would be more likely to prove of
heroic mold. Bill the younger. was Il
man of magnificent physique, not I'M
duly large, but with muscles of such
herculean strength ms perfect air and
the free life Of Western cowboy are
apt to lmpart. He was light-complex-
Toned and Is said to have possessed
vigorous, manly countenance, such as
ought to have made him more success
full in his love affairs than he really
was. joe on the other hand, was as
much n picture of weakness and de-
formity as his brother was of health
and strength. He was not only peak
ed-faced, slender slip of n man, but he
was cripple as well. When he was 3
years old and Bill was only 3. cyclone
had struck the log house in which the
boys and their parents We're living The
mother and father We're killed, but
when the neighbors came to look
through the ruins of the cabin they
found Joe crouched on the bed with his
limbs spread out in such a manner as
to protect his baby brother. A heavy
log had fallen across his right foot and
right wrist, crushing them both very
badly, but Bill was still sleeping In alb
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27

County, Texas. Jim Smith is the man
who first told me this story. Joe Saw
age is buried on the banks of Plum
Creek. and on his wooden headboard
you can still decipher the inscription:
HE Loved Mulch"
The Scripture had to be misquoted
TO suit the gender of the pronoun and
the spelling is slightly peculiar, but
can not help thinking the inscription
a good one Many people consider love
very good thing. and Prof. Drum.
mond has written book to prove that
1t Is The Greatest Thing In the World.
If these estimates are correct Joe Saw.
age was certainly great and good
man; for greater love hath no man than
this. that he lay down his life for his
friend.-Utica Globe.
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SUBSTITUTES FOR PRAYING.
Parrots AMI Prayer Wheels Among
the kaInuck Tartars.

INC NaimuNA al tdEss
Finally, If you spend most of your
time, as did, among the natives on the
hurricane deck. your attention will be
attracted by a third class of worship
ers, namely, the Kalmuck Tartars. who
live in felt tents or kibltkas (kee-beet-
kas) along the lower Nolga. and who
wander. with great herds of cattle and
camels. over the steppeS of Eastern
Europe and Western Asia. These fiat
faced, Unlocking nomads are all Bud
dhists; and not only do they pray, but
! they may fairly claim the credit Of hay.
Ing reduced devotion to Il science. Pray
Ing five times day. as the Mohamme-
dams do, or even twice day. after the
custom of the fire worshlpers, seems to
have been too severe tax upon the
energies of the original Buddhists. and
they sci their ingenuity at work to de-
wise some means of leSseniHg the labor
The first expedlcnt that occurred to
them was teaching parrots to pray ana
then claiming the credit Of the prayers
thus said by proxy. This answered the
purpose very well ut trst but teaching
parrots was troublesome, and besides
that, the parrots, in spite of all precau-
lions, would occasionally pick up
scraps of profane learning, which they
intermingled with their devotions in Il
manner not at all edifying. So the
BuddhlstS finally abandoned the in
struction of parrots ana calling in the
aid of applied science invented the
prayer wheel. Nobody, 1t seems to me-
but the LATEST of Asiatics would ever
have thought of introducing labor-sav-
ing machinery into the realm of the
spiritual; but the Buddhists not only
thought OF it, but put the idea promptly
into execution. The prayer wheel used
by the Kalmuck Tartars on the Lower
Nolga Is small wooden cylinder six
or eight inches in length and about two
inches in diameter, turning upon Il YER
teal axis. the lower end of which is ex-
tended and thickened to form Il han
die. This cylinder is stuffed full OF
short, written prayers. and every time
it is turned upon its axis all the prayers
that 1t contains are regarded as duly
said. Could anything be more simple
or satisfactory? There is no shutting
of the eyes, no getting down on the
knees in uncomfortable positions. no
facing in any particular direction. All
that the prayer has to do is to give his
wheel twirl and it grinds out prayers
with rapidity and tiueney which
leaves nothing to be desired. But from
an Occidental point of view the whole
performance is, of course. an absurdi-
| ty. | could feel some respect for the
prayers OF the Mohammedans and of
the fire worshipers, but the wooden
wheels of the kalmuck Tartars excited
only contemptuous amusement-lnde
| pendent.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27

beside tree and tied him to 1t. so that
his club foot touched the ground, while
the other, the strong one, was doubled
back In the coil of rope.
Now, you ungrateful whelp," said
Bill, as he started to leave, I'm be back
in thirty minutes to see il you're ready
to tell me-
Didn't he kiss your hand as you was
tying him?' asked some one as they
walked away.
.'Dogged If | know" said Bill did
hep
Hardly had they left when Jim Smith
came up and at once began to unite the
ropes.
"Don'tr' said Joe. "Bill will be back
in few minutes. Just unslip this loop
here. Thank you! The strain was on
my right arm, and it hurt, because 1t
was sore. Jim, this Is hard-but guess
can stand 1t, for Bills sake. l amt
hurtin' so much now, though, as was.
It's mostly all joke. Bill was always
a powerful fellow to joke. | visit
you'd 20 tell him when he comes back
please not to bring anybody else with
him."
At the appointed time, Bill saddled
his pony and rode off to where Joe was.
I'm take the boss. SO that IL Joe's
ready by now he can start OF after
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27
GEE-WHIZ.

AT every motion Of his body or limbs he
said, Gee Ehiz. II he raised his arm or
crooked his elbow, OF when be got up or sat
down or bent over; if he bent his knee or
turned his head, he said Gee whiE-" Gee
whiE was bis way OF expressing vexafion
and trouble. aud he had his peck Of il.
Thousands do a. he had done and have
bushels Of il. He simply did q very foolish
thing. He took on bis coat at the wrong
time and in the wrong place. The time
WAS whea he was OyeTheated and the place
just where q cold craft struck him. He
woke in the morning with soreness and
stiffness from head TO foot. IL he had be-
thought him OF the right thing TO do. a.
most men do, he would have gotten a bot
tie Of ST Jacobs oil and rubbed il over bis
body. Use il on going to bed and you'll
wake up, open your eyes and say, Gee
whiz" the soreness and stiffness are gone
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27
AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS

We are asserting in the courts our right to the
exclusive use oil the word "CASTOKIA," and
- PITCHERS CASTORIA," as our Trade Mark
!, DR.. Samuel Pitcher, ofHyannis, Massachusetts,
was the originator of q" PITCHER 5 CAS- roRIA. I"
the same that has borne and does now bear the
facsimile signature Of CHAS II. FLETCHER on
every wrapper. This is the original PITCHERS
CASTORIA" which has been used in the homes
of the mothers of America for over thirty years.
Look Carefully at the wrapper and see that it is
He kind jon haoe atuayS sought, and has the
signature of CHAS. II. FLETCHER on the
wrapper. No one has authority from me to use
my name except The centaur Company of which
Chas. H. Fletcher is President.
March 3, 1897 SAMUEL. PITCHER MD.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27
ECONOMY IN BUYING SEEDS.

ECONOMY is not paying less money for a
thing than you expected to pay. True econ
omy is good management. and about the worst
management is a farmer can be guilty of is to
buy cheap seeds and thus cut the value of his
crops in half-or worse stream cannot flow
higher than its source, and a crop cannot be
any better than its seed. Real seed economy Is
buying seeds that bear the strmp OF house that
Is known to be reliable; then the planter is alb
solutely sure that he gets what be wants and
what he pays for. In every part of the country
dealers sell the absolutely reliable seeds OF D. NJ
Ferry 4 Co., OF Detroit, Mich which have
Ferry's illustrated Seed Annual for 1898, con-
tanning information that no farmer or gardener
can afford to be without, will be sent free to
anyone making application TO the firm.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27
Senator Lodge has introduced ,

Senator Lodge has introduced bill
to provide for the construction of tele-
graphic cable from this country to the
Hawaiian islands and Japan, China
and Australia. the bill grants sub
sidy of $l25. 900 a year for twenty
years on the service to Hawaii, and an
additional $75, 900 year for the same
length of time for the extension of the
line to Japan or Australia. A survey
by the Secretary of the Navy to ascer.
tain the most feasible route is author.
lied.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27
7---=7i7-
IT'S NOT EXPENSIVE.

IT'S the quality that's high in TEA GARDEN
pRlPs, IoBoGGAN MAPLE SYRUP and PELICAN
oUsIANNA MoLAssEs. For sale by first. class
sIocers in cans only. Money refunded II goods
are not 50 hsfactory. Don'taccept an imitation
See that the manufacturers name is lithO-
Sraphed on every can.
THE Pacific COAST SYRUP CO.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27

The amusements offered to the public in
the past meetings of the California Jockey
Club have been far in excess of their expec-
tations. In view of the fact that its man
agement has the personal attention of its
genial Secretary Mr.. f. II. Green, who is
qualified to satisfy the lovers of equine
sport in securing the best-bred running
stock to fill the daily programmes and
please the visitors at the Ingleside race
course, which has been so literally patron
lied during their past meetings. and will
continue for two consecutive weeks, begin
ming January Gath, till February 5th, inclu-
sive, visitors from the interior should
visit these beautiful grounds, which are SUI
perior to any in these United States.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27
STATE OF OHIO, CRY OF ToLEDo,l
UCAs COTNTy "

FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he is
the senior partner of the firm of +. J. CHE
NEY Il Co., doing business in the City OF
Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case of CATARRH that cannot be cured by
the use of HALLS UATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence this 9Th day of December A. d. 1886.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27
Destructive STORMS ALONG THE
COAST.

Reports of maritime disasters along the coasi
come in thick and fast. People who $50 down
TO the sea in ships should bear in mind one
thing In particular, namely, that it is highly
desirable to take along supply OF Hostetter'l
Nausea, dyspepsia, biliousness, constipation
malaria, nervousness and kidney trouble all
suceumb to Its benefcent and speedy action
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27

People sometimes weep witnessing a
death scene upon the stage, but it is
usually because they realize that it is
only sham and that the actors still
live.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27
Relief of the CarlisIes.

Willie-Pa, what do the Indians mean
by happy hunting grounds?'"
Pa-They are the grounds on which
they take the scalps f the other foot
ball players.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27

bled very much with falling Of the
womb and bearing-down pains. A
friend advised me to take Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound; Ihave
taken five bottles, and think it is tile
best medicine ever used. Now can
work, and Feel like myself. used TO
be troubled greatly with my head, but
l have had no bad headaches or palpi-
tation of the heart, womb trouble OF
bearing-down pains, since commenced
to take Mrs Pinkham's medicine. /
gladly recommend the Vegetable Com
pound to every suffering woman. The
use of ono bottle will prove what Il
can do"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27

AFTER being swindled by all others, send
MS stamp for particulars Of King SOlcmon's
Treasure, the ONLY renewero Of manly strength
MASON CHEMICAL CO, p. o. BOX 747,
PHILADELPHIA. PA.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27
A. w. GLEASON.

. - NOLUTY fWOItc.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken Internally,
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Send for testimo-
mails, free.
f. j. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75.c
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27
BEWARE OF MORPHINE.

Special fogms Of suffering lead MANY
. woman TO acquire the morphine
habit One Of these forms of suffering
Is dull, persistent pain in the side.
accompanied by heat and throbbinr.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27

My doctor said | would die, but Piso's
Cure for Consumption cured me.-Amos
Kelner, Cherry Valley, Ills, Nov. %, rs.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27

DOUBTFUL RECOMMENDATION. Buyer-Is
this dog afectionate? Dealer-I should say so
have sold him four times, and every time he's
come back to me-
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27
THE LIE JOE SAVAGE TOLD. !:
LID settlers in the

Id settlers in the
southern part OF
Baylor County.
| Texas. still make
occasional refer
enee to the Saw
~ses. or the Saw
age brothers. as
they sometimes
call them. This
does not refer to
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27


II was very
able; was 50
that l could
y get around
ouse, could do
ng without
g tired out
dy monthly
Is had stopped
and l was
50 tired
and nerv-
Gus ali Of
the time. L
: was trou-
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-01-14
ans We'll on Crusoe,s Isle.

1t now appears that the Island OF Juan
Fernandez, or Crusoe's Isle, as it has
been generally called, has not disappear
Ell from its place on the map. 1t was
only temporarily washed away by tidal
wave of rum from the external wave OF
consciousness of skipper more devoted
to convivislity than geography. With a
cargo aboard his ship for the island, and
another in his own hold Of a more excit-
ing character, he failed to make land
fall according to the accepted methods of
navigation, and thereupon reported the
island as having foundered at sea, Other
gossips of the southern seas, listening
open mouthed to the yarn, repeated it
with details, until in the southern hemi.
sphere it attained a popularity that final.
ly carried it north. 1t is interesting and
consolstory to learn on good authority
that the island is still doing business at
the old stand, and that anybody who de-
sires to see for himself the footprints of
the savages on its barren strand is still
able to search for them in the right place.
If it does not become a popular spot in
the catalogues of touring parties it will
not be for lack of advertisement.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-01-14
Gold In Grent Quantities.

Popular Science NeWs: OF his recent
extended study of the gold resources Of
South Africa, DR.. Becker says that the
Transvaal republic contains the largest
gold deposits in the world Within Is
miles OF Johannesbur there is an amount
of gold, practically in sight, estimated to
be worth $3,500O00,000, or nearly AZ
much as the entire volume of gold coin
now in the world. The gold is extraordi-
narily uniform, as uniform as coal in an
ordinary deposit as shown by shafts
which have been sunk to depth of 1900
feet, and diamond drillings which have
gone still farther. At present the gold ia
being taken out at the rate of $l0O, 900, :.
600 year.
The most surprising news which DIR.
Becker brings is the testimony of an
American who was formerly his assistant
in the geological survey, and who is now
engaged in mining in the Transvaal,
where he has made several millions OF
dollars. The American mining expert
says that, to his knowledge and belief,
the gold deposits. instead of being 80
miles long-the region now in sight
are practically 1900 miles long, except
that in the rest of the region later depos-
its have come in over the gold. This,
however, will not prevent economical
mining, but will simply delay it.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-01-14
why the Colonel Declined.

A party Of young people in this city
determined to investigate spirituallsm
and invited Col. Garter to become one of
the band of physiological inquirers, says
the Washington Star. At first he assent
ed with great enthusiasm. but rs he
thought it over a look of doubt gathered
over his countenance.
I'm man of my wu'd," the colonel
said, land hate to break al sL age
ment. said III accompany you Oh this
expedition into realms We know nothing
about and IL you all insist upon it, of
co'se, I'll GO"
"Do you wish to back out, colonel?"
Inquired one of the young women.
"Canddly, mus say that do. And
I'll tell you why, foh | think that when
a gentleman breaks an engagement he is
bound to give All explanation faw his
conduct. Some years ago consulted
physician and he told me to take some of
the best liquor could procuah every day
until he told me to stop. And he wohned
me that the instant he told me to stop l
must do 80. Befo' had anothuh oppor-
tunity to see him he was 80 unfawtunate
rs to become a subject for the prescrip-
tons OF his fellow practitioners. | have
always said that il he could have relied
on his own skill he would have recovered.
His loss was a serious blow to the COM
munity and | remembah reading the
potry, which his admiahng relatives
caused to be published with feelings OF
the profoundest COMMUNICATION
Have you gone on carrying out his
instructions all this time"
He was my medical advisuh and
was not at libuhty to altuh aw construh
his swdahs. But, deep as was the con-
fidence bad in his judgment, realized
that he has fob long time been occupied
With othuh things than the practice of
medicine and not | do desiah to run any
chance, howevuh remote, OF having him
give me instructions which would modify
co se of treatment which have found
so entiahly satisfactory"