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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21
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The timber beetles that inhabjt
orange trees in Florida are nourfshcl
in their youth with a peculiar kind us
food, % which the name Of "ambrosia
has been given. All young students Of
Greea know that ambrosia was the food
Of the NEUROLOGICAL gods on Olympus
and it mov be inferred that naturalists
think the Florida beetles live like little
siN-iea ed pagan deities. The insects
bore chambers and galleries ia the
trunks of The trees, and their young are
hatcled in these galleries, Where the
pores OF the wood iatcrsect the passages
the sap collects in the form Of little
white buttons and apparently under.
goes 4 fermentation which changes it
iuto the so-ealled ambrosia, on which
the larvae feed. The buttons Of am
brosia are ornamental as well as useful
giving a fine tessellatcd finish to tht
galleries that are lined with them
Sometimes the ambrosia collects SO
abundautly that, on becoming GOV
cred with a growth Of minute fungus
it completely chokes up the passage.
and entrances OF the galleries, turning
them into sufiocating dungeons from
which the larvae are unable to escape
Youths Companion.
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The OUTLAWS
no,,bIsd on their Tracks and Went
North

noubIed on their Tracks and Went
North.
The two outlaws who shot Will
ariswold in White Pine County and
were reported last week to be work
;pg their way southwark, appear to
have gone no further south than
Pony Springs 1t was here they
stole the horse belonging to Pacheco
the mail carrier, and were supposed
TO have gone southwest.
Later advices however, indicate
that they struck northeast from Pony
nearly doubling back on their track,
and went via Wilson Creek to Camp
Valley, stealing and changing horses
AS they went
Their doings in White Pine County
has been healded aheard of them and
one or two of Hyde's sheep dippers
took up their trail from Camp Valley
but no further news has come to
hand.
The cold blooded, murderous way
in which the pair treated Griswold,
and their depredations at Other
points show them to be capable oi
almost any conceivable crime. They
are more to be feared than Indians,
and should be hunted until brought
to justice.
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The Gold Pan.

After experimenting with the horn
spoon, saucers, Riotte spoon, the
batea, pointed tumblers and all sorts
of appliances, there is nothing to
campare with the old, original, CAL
ifornia 2O-inch gold pan, stamped
out of one piece of sheet iron, with
an angle of, say 80 degrees and no
crease in the bend With this tool
and five minutes instruction, but
with considerable experience, one
can rapidly reach a rough estimate
of the value per ton in gravel or
pounded rock. That is something
that the fire assay cannot do for the
prospector The Engineering Mag
aZine.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21
DURABLE CARPET.
That in which the Pattern Thoroughly
Cnrrr- fhr rr.,.,-..i--.-.-

That in which the Pattern Thoroughly
Cover the Groundwork.
The most durable carpet ever woven
was undoubtedly the old rag earpet f
made of home-spun rags dyed with vcr.
etable dyes made from native barksa ana I
roots. The hit and miss effect Of these
carpets was often a complete success I
and far prettier that the showy tapes .
Try Brussels that succeeded. IL wa
also much more durable. 1t was not
necessary 10 shut out the sun from the
room carpeted with the rag carpet. be- +
cause its colors were Of honest dvc and
old not fade in thelight. This old-time
floor covering is nearly gone. There
are only a few househeepers in these
days, in spite of modern inventions and
labor-savmg devices. who have time 70
sew and dye rags for carpets. so the
choice of even the old-time farmhouse
must fall upon a purchased artieIe.
When room is dull and dreary look
ing there is a temptation TO buy
bright-eOlored carpet, but it is one that
ought to be resisted Nothing pals
upon the taste so soon as a carpet of
staring pattern, whose flowers "rise
up" to meet your footsteps over il. II
is always 4 sufe rule TO choose a carpet
of medium shade, decided y darker than
the wall paper. A conventionalized
pattern wears much better than re
alistic pattern OF flowers and leaves.
In order TO be durable, let the pattern
cover the ground of carpet thoroughly
A wool ingram carpet Of the best quail
ty is far better, more satisfactory
choice than a cheap tapestry, which is
sold at the same price. The old-fash-
ioned three-ply carpet is no longer
made. The heavy ingram, which takes
/ its place, is more durable because ii
! remains in good condition as long as ii
/ lasts, while the upper surface of the
! three-ply wears off, leaving the carpet
shabby, though it be still whole. Tho
next choice to an ingram is a first quail
+ ty American Brussels. Choose a carpet
of heavy surface, but one woven
through to the back. or late years
some manufacturers of tapestry have
dyed their carpets on the back so a,
to make the superficial observer believe
they are woven through, but such q
shallow device should deceive no one
it must be said that there has been q
marked improvement in the manufac
ture OF velvet carpets III recent years
so that some Of these are almost a.
durable as inferior Wiltons. The vel
vet carpet, it should be remembered
is a tapestry carpet, woven in heavy
frame, ana the loops Of the surface ar,
cut to produce the velvet surface.
Wilton carpet is heavy Brussels, il
which the loops Of the surface are cut
The moquette carpet has heavy plush
like surface, but it is not as durabI
us Wilton or velvet, though it is cheape
, than Wilton IN. Y. Tribune.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21

Col. Albert A. Pope, who has done
such grand work for the national good
roads cause, writes 1t would be a
good thing if the government would eN-
tend the good road work in the depart
ment OF agriculture and build the great
national highways Then, If the states
would follow the example OF New Jer-
sew and Massachusetts and build state
roads, leaving to towns and cities the
streets, we would, in the course of time,
develop a system of highways not eX-
celled by any in the world. 1t has got
to come. Perhaps we may not see it,
though | hope to-"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21
A Cousin Jacks Opinion of the Klond-
dyke.

dyke.
Captain John Pooley, who left
Virginia City six weeks ago to
scrape in bushel or two of klon-
eyke nuggets, has got back. He
only went up as far as Juneau,
where he took in the situation critic.
ally shook his Cousin Jack noddle
sagaciously and like the historical
cat, came back. He was on the
east-bound train passing through
Reno Tuesday
"Hello, old son! How ar'ee comm
on; didn't spect to see me again quite
30 soon, did zee? This'ere's the way
of it. | found some fellers | know
ed and more L didn't know, and
most of'em busted or trying to sell
out and get backbone, tired OF klon-
dyk afore they'd got half way there
Told all sorts of tough, bad stories
about it.
Juno's hard lookin' place, wus'n
Penzance. Whole bloody country
isn't as good as Reno. Winter al
ready settin' in cold and mean, and
wasn't drop of good beer in the
bloody place, and they said Skagger-
way and Chillycoot was dam sight
wuss. Thought I'd start back fore
l got busted, and go up there again
next June when dogs are cheap and
grub plenty. Coin out in Idaho
now to look after a mine. Good bye
old son. Come across any OF the
boys just tell 'em that you saw me,
Reno journal.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21
PANAcAPOiNTs

Freight travel over the roads is
light
Hair dyes win soon De put in other
bottles and sold for cough medicine.
Some OF our local musicians put
on more airs than they can play.
If there's no man ia the noon
there's always one in the honey
moon
Leaves have their time to fall in
the Fall. Ours are falling fast since
Sunday cold snap.
One reason so many of our young
men remain single is that they spend
so much money on their girls they
haven't money enough left to buy
license with.
During a ride which one Of our
young sports was enjoying the other
evening with her best girl, the sub
iect of fortune telling was introduce
ed and he asked herif she believed in
palmistry, She replied believe
if 1 could see both lines in one of
your hands ! could foretell that we
would have a most delightful time
during our drive The young man
Immediately took the two lines in his
right hand, and the situation in his
left, and the delightful time follow
ed.
Here's how a Boston girl defines
a laugh: A side splitting recreation
al exercise the sudden impression of
a bold lgdicrosity upon our ordinary
mental rectitude, upsets the very
foundation of gravity and the unre-
strained torrent of emotive drollery
sweeps us away.
A most daring robbery was com.
mitted here in one Of our saloons, {
few night ago. A Mexican named
Whittle. a broncho rider, who has
been living here with his family fol
some time, was playing poker Whel
he had lost what little money he haC
he suddenly presented a big six
shooter at the barkeeper and othe
players and demanded his none,
back and $50. more. After being
accommodated he withdrew iron
the building and made good his es
, cape A thorough search was mad
= for him but all in vain. He is n
> doubt we'll out of the country H
leaves a wife and one child to reioie
81 over his sudden departure.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21

Leading newspapers advertise as
much for themselves as for their
customers. Anything that will Gre
ate public interest is worked up to
the fullest extent. The wife of the
Governor of West Virginia IS on
trial for forgery and it is quite pro-
bable that she will be convicted. If
convicted she will be sent to the
penitentiary and the Governor, her
husband, has the pardoning power.
The question arises, what will the
Governor do if called upon to act.
The New York World wired Cover
nor Sadler for his opinion in the mat
ter says the Carson News, but as the
Governor is in the eastern part OF
the State the message not been an
swered.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21

In a strike among bricklayers and
masous in Vienna hungarian workmeu
were employed to take the places ofna-
tive workmen, but great trouble was
experienced owing to the absence of in
terpreters and the difficulty Of giving
orders to the foreigners. Finally re-
course was had to pack of cards, and
asthe workmeu of every nationality un-
derstood these a system of signs and
signals was established which answered
every purpose. Criminals quite fire.
quently convey information by means
of cards. On one occasion a prisoner
in Paris prayed to have pack Of cards
lent to him. His request was refused,
whereupon he obtained q sheet Of
paper. drew blood from his arm and
made fair imitation OF five OF hearts.
He was caught in the act and confessed
that next visiting day he intended u
have passed the five to q friend, and
that every card in the pack had dis
tinct eaning.-Pearson's Weekly.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21

The first administration appoint
ment for Nevada is that of f. A.
Spriggs of New York State; to the
position of Indian Agent at the Ney-
ada Agency. If this plan is kept up
the Stalwart Repubs of last fall will
find they worked for pudding with
no plums in at after all.
In Inyo county, on the southeastern
border of California, are the highest
and lowest points in the United
States, and within fifty miles of each
other-Mt Whitney, $4,000 feet
above sea level, and Death Valley,
4SO feet below sea level. Whitney
is the elimination of the Southern
Sierras; Death Valley, between the
Panamint and Amaragos ranges, the
arid bed of an ancient lake.
A friendly suit has been commen-
ced at San Francisco by the
Crocker Estate Co., against Charles
/ E. Green aud H. 7. Scott, executors
of the will of the late G. f. Crocker
to secure the transfer of the stock
now standing in the name of Crocker
on the books of the Pacific Improve
ment Company. The amount is
1921, ,109.72.
Mark l.. Wilson of Reno and {
brother to Marion Wilson; the Elkc
attorney and George Wilson Of Reno
fell from the top of a freight car three
miles west of Beowawe Monday anC
was killed. The presumption is tina
he fell asleep and fell off, He wa
employed as brakeman and had onl
been at work few weeks. His re
mains were brought in on this morn
ing's train will be buried here. .-Gaz
cite.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21
Tf1FA XIVII.
Nav District Ceurt Suits

The following new snits have been
In the District Court within Tie
plI lanes Piorson vs.. Geo. W Rich
,3 For the partition of town lot
nroperty situated in DeLamar.
Michael LaBrosae vs. A W. Geer.
Far the partitions ofmining property
situated in DeLamar.
! Eisenmann vs.. o. G. Snow and
n G Brown. To recover $2950
due on Il promissory note.
q J Bos sowitz vs.. Geo B. Petty.
tn recover 1923, due on account.
o c. Brown VS.. j. Eisenmann.
For SO 900, damages for slander.
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sTAre AND COUNTY OFFICERS
NATIONAL Department.

NATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
JOHN 10 rs. Uuited states senator
WILLIAM NJ STEWART, United States Senator
F G NEwLANDS. preventative in Congress
JUDICIAL Department.
C H BsLKNAP. Chief Justice Supreme Court
BONNIfiFLp, Associate Justice Sup Court
" A MASSEY Associate Justice Supreme Court
DISTRICT JUDGES.
c MACK. FRS, District
FTrzdE AID. Second District
\ CHENEY, Third District
GEOhaE Alb IT, Fourth District
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
L sADLER Governor
KELLEY Governors Private secretary
EUGESF oWEI.L. Secretary OF State
JAMES JUDGE, Attorney General
q 4 LAaRAvE, State Comptroller
W WIS GARFIELD. State reasurei
A @ PRATT state Land Register
u q CUTTING. suporini endent Public Instrae-
tian
COUNTY OFFICERS.
"a DENTON senator5
GEORGE D WHITNEY, Assenihlyeian
II & FREUDENTHAI, sheriff and Assessor
Il GOODRICH. Clerk
II " TURNER, Recorder
2 D0oLEY, Treasurer
+ n AcNAMEE District Attorney aud Ex-Ofieio
school Superintendent
/ JOHN FRANKS Public Administrator
/ " u pREYfrr, Surveyor
/ JOHN SIMPSON Commissioner. long term
I JAMES GILES. Commissioner, abort term
4 LUKE sNHiOS Commissioner hold over
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
3 n HARrUNa, Justice Of the Peace. Piocho
{ JAMES HuLsE. Constable, Phoebe
/ J HaAa, Justice OF the Peace, neI.aMAri
| } JOHNSON, Constable, peLamar
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21
SCHOOL REPORT.
Spring Valley District.

The following is an average grade
sustained by each pupil Of the Spring
Valley School in department punct-
uality and school work for the
Month ending Sent 1897,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21
In a Hurry.

Gent-Gee Whitaker! You've spilled
that coffee ell over me.
\ aitcr-Very sorry, sir, but I was
hurryin' to get through.
Guest-Tm in no hurry.
Waiter--No, sir, but it's most time
for a gentleman to come in wot always
fees me, sir.-N. Y. Weekly.
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Board of Equalization.

Notice il hereby given that the Clerk Of tho Board
Of County Commissioners Of Lincoln county, state
Of Nevada has thi. dsv received from the Assessor
Of tho aforesaid county the certihcd tax list or
assessment roll for the year A. d 1897; also the
original list OF pr perty and map booE, far SAID
year and that the Board County Commissioners Of
Lincoln County, Nevada, viii meet rs 2 Board Of
Equalz ti0n a the ofhce Of tho County CLERK Of
said county 90 the Courthouse, iu tho town Of
Of SFPrE9BEH, 1897, 0t The h 1ur Of 10 o'clock n,
nj. and Rit until o'clock p N. and on each day
thereafter between said hours and until Gle bust.
ness Of Equalization presented 70 them Ia disposed
~ Sg'a Board viii not meet later tnau N0ndsy
ctober 4th 1897, at 4 O'Clock p N. except ss pro,
Nfdea by sec. 1901, General Statutes 3 Neyiaa
H j. GOODRICH
Click Of the Board az Equalization
Pioghc. Eey, Sept @ 1897.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21

The largest reflector for telescope
was that made for the Lord Rosse IN
strument, ~ inches in diameter
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21
SOCIETIES.
~ " ~ -
pioCHH L0Das no. 23.

,lsass.. MEETS EVERY TUESDAY AT $50
a.@E O'CLOCK in their hall on Main street
SkssNF Vlsitins Brothers cordially ~
'SiiFtss vited 90 attend.
d. Campbell N. q.
E. F Freudenthal Secretary.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-25
Sheridan a. an Orator.

After Richard Brisley Sheridan had
made his great speech in Westminster
Hall. asking for the impeachment Of
Warren Hastings. Edmund Burke said:
He has this day surprised the thou
sands who hung with rapture on his
accent. by such an array OF talents.
such an exhibition Of capacity. such a
display OF powers as are unparalleled
in the annals Of oratory; display that
reflected the highest honor on himself.
luster upon letters, renown upon par
Lament. glory upon the country. OF
all species of rhetoric. OF every kind Of
eloquence that has been witnessed or
recorded, either in ancient or modern
times, whatever the acuteness OF the
bar. the dignity Of the senate, the SOL
idity OF the judgment seat and the sa-
cred morality Of the pulpit. have hith-
erto furnished. nothing has equaled
what we have this day heard. No holy
seer of religion. no statesman. no ora
tor, no man OF any literary description
whatever. has come up, in one instance.
to the pure sentiments OF morality; or.
in the other. to that variety Of knowl-
edge, force OF Imagination, propriety
and vivaci.y OF allusion. beauty md
elegance of diction, strength and CO.
piousness of style, pathos and sublim-
ity OF conception, to which We this
day listened with ardor and admira-
ton.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-25
NEW YORK LEAD QUOTATIONS
Tho weatcrn Union Makes u Statement Re-
gartinE the Prices Sent Out.

Tho weatcrn Union Makes Statement Re-
EartiinE the Prices Sent Out.
New York. Nov. 22.-On January 1.
1903, the Western Union Telegraph
Company will discontinue Its present
system OF New York lead quotations.
After that date these quotations will
be forwarded only ns private messages.
All ores hnve been and are sold to
smcltcrs on the basis Of the New York
lead quotations ns sent out by the telc-
grnph company. For the last few
years several large producers in the
West have expressed dissatisfaction
with the system In vogue. They
claimed that the eastern smeltcrs,
which made the quotations. were inac-
curn,c In the averages they quoted. ana
alleged tina; the quotations did not rep
resent the actual sales or real market
value Of lead. and thn, the New York
figures OH which sales were made In
the West were often below the price
which could actually be obtained in the
New York market.
The eastern smclters have positively
denied the allegations Of the ore pro-
uuccrs, and ns n result no satisfactory
conclusion has been arrived at.
Rather than continue to bc nm inno-
cent party to such nm important dis
agreement. the telegraph company has
decided to withdraw the lead quota
tions md only to furnish them on ap-
plica,ion MS private messages.
After the first of the year transac-
tiops between smclters and lead miners
will be based on actual sales In New
York ns reported through sources to
be mutually agreed upon by the con-
tracting parties.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-25
1T WAS MINERAL DAY
sALlDA's NEW ANNUAL EVENT.
Ores From the Now Camp of Chafree
County Are Placed on Exliibition-Pa-
rAdes and q barbecue Followed by .
Speech From Congressman Bell.

Sallda, Nov. 22.-Yesterdny was Sa-
lida's Mineral Day, md 1t was sue
cess, which will be repeated every year.
The Salida Mining Exchange head
quarters was crowded with displays,
SO that two vacant rooms We're called
into reluisltlOn, and We're filled with
displays Of mineral. To-day commit
tee Of miners took pans and mOrtars
and panned the gold from almost any
specimen selected. Enormous pieces Of
ore weighing from 700 to 1000 pounds
told the size of the ''streaks" from
which they We're taken.
The new district of Cameron. which
comprises Turret, Klondike. Harring-
ton. Calumet, Gable City, Heron Park,
White Horn, Cameron and many other
camps, made magnificent displays and
surprised even those who thought they
knew something Of the resources Of the
district.
st. Elmo, one Of the oldest camps Of
the county, had magnificent display
In charge Of n committee. Several 9TH
er camps Of the county made smaller
displays. Such nm exhibit Of mineral
in Denver or Colorado Springs would,
IL from n single new camp. ''set the
town wild,' to use IN expression Of an
old miner.
Ahc uuy WuH Oheu VIZ uS iuhAusb ~
the White Horn and Turret camps, by
pannlng ore, viewing the exhibits, n
barbecue, at which hundreds were fed,
general sOciability and nm entertain
ment ut the opera house in the evening.
The opera house was packed and
hundreds were turned away from the
doors. There was music and literary
entertainment by local talent, includ-
ing the Salida Denver 4 Rio Grande
band. and speeches by representatives
Of the various camps and special
feature was n brief address by Con-
gresham John @. Bell. who wns stop
ping few hours In the city en- route
from his home In MOntrose.
His appearance was timely and was
greeted with hearty applause. The
evenings entertainment closed the day.
which eery one feels IL the nucleus Of
one Of Colorado's greatest days"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-11-25
AN IMPORTANT MOVE.
smclt~r Men Will Combine to Regulate
tho sale of Silver Bullion.

tho sale OF silver bulilon.
Denver. Nov. pa special from
New York to the Republican says:
Representatives OF several Of the big
silver mining and smelling works Of
the United States and Mexico will
meet In New York during this week to
form, II possible. n combination selling
agency to control the price Of silver fu-
lures. Strange to say. the price OF sil-
yer for future delivery is always less
than the price Of cash silver, and the
smelters want to elunlizc prices.
II IL said that the smcltcrs hope by
their combination to stiffen the price Of
silver and eventually reduce the out
put, though they deny the report that
the intend to try to form silver trust.
They declare that such independent nc-
tion on the part OF American smelters
would he impotent. ns London makes
the price OF silver and the United
States furnishes only N. 0.5OO.OOO ounces
yearly OF the entire 167, 7,Tj2.561 ounces
produced by the mines of the world.
It IL said that the silver men who
will meet In New York Will control
about GO.OOO.OOO ounces.
Among the works to be represented
Mt the coming conference nrc the In
tcrnationnl Metal Company Of New
York. The Omaha and Grant Smelling
Company OF Omaha. the Great Nation
nj Mexican Smelling Company Of Mon
terey. Mexico: the Philadelphia Smclt-
Ing and Refining Company Of Pueblo,
Colorado. and the Guggenlcim Smelt-
Ing Company of Port Amber, New Jer-
sey.
Wise flnancicrs In Wall street with
whom the matter has been discussed.
say they believe that the formation Of
the international silver trust would he
n practical impossibility. ns the inter-
ests nre too widely scattered and too
diversified. The meeting of the silver
men In New York. however. IL consld-
cred in Wall street to he of great sig
pificnnce. and 1t will Inc watched with
deep interest by the ilnnncicrs OF the
whole world.
The following table shows the silver
producing countries of the world and
their annual production: