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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-20

That existing methods Of educating
the young fall short Of the ideal there IL
scarcely any question. writes Edward
Box in The Ladies' Home Journal
"The most prominent educators Of the
land admit this fact Every effort IL
undoubtedly made to better prevailing
systems But the fight Is single handed.
As teachers and educators constantly
say: We are alone Parents give us no
assistance They do not even give Us
the benefit Of ordinary interest And
this Is Fundamentally true Parents
are all too lax about the methods pur-
sued in educating their children. In
hundreds Of cases they do not even know
what the methods are They know
nothing about them. There is no coop
GRAFTON Of the parent with the teacher
However much we may be able to i'm
prove modern methods of education, ths
best results TO our children cannot b
reached until parent and teacher shall
come into closer relations than they ar
nt present
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Curious French Legend.

1t Is asserted by the Industrielles
Echo that thousands Of five-franc
pieces are split into halves by their
French owners every year in the hope
OF discovering" an immense hidden
treasure. This treasury, according TO
the legend firmly believed in France,
is an order to pay the holder 100000
francs, in silver five-franc coins. When
Napoleon Bonaparte first set the i've
franc piece in circulation the conserva-
tive mind OF the French revolted
against the numismatic revolution, and
1t was very difficult to induce French
man to receive or proffer the new coin
Hence, according to the story, Napo
leon gave 1t to be understood that ht
had ordered check for 100000 francs
written upon asbestos paper, to be con
cealed in one Of the new silver pieces
From that day to this nobody has oh
iected to the five-franc piece.-Indus
| trlelles Echo.
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his head and was looking at the officer
over his gun. At the end OF quarter
of a minute he dropped 1t again. II
was his duty to kill, but this was XIII
ing In cold blood, and he had to nave
a few seconds to nerve himself up.
Back went our eyes to the omcer. ne
was slowly sweeping the glasses
across a front of half mile, and l
wondered II he would drop them as
the bullet struck him, or whether his
fingers would clutch and hold them the
tighter. My heart came crowdlng into
my throat as watched and as the Sec
onds passed, and at length l heard the
man on Davis left shouting at him:
"Shoot! Shoot! Why the devil don't
you drop that officerT'
/ turned to look at Davis, and as
did so he Slowed the muzzle Of his CUR
TO the right and fred into the bushes
A few seconds later the officer lowered
his glasses, and swinging them In hi
hand and perhaps humming tune
he slowly disappeared into the bushes
Later In the day, when Davis singula
action had been reported, the capital
said to him:
Davis, can't believe you are COW
ard, because you went down on tn
skirnish line to be shot at, but whe
YOU had an enemy fairly under you
gun, and an officer at that, why didn
you bring him down"
81 was going to. sir, but l.
couldn't" was the reply.
But they were shooting at you
KILL"
Eyes, know"
The captain could hardly reprlmar
n man for not killing an enemy as
. would have shot down a rabbit. al
: there was no one to hint that Day
lacked courage. The incident was f
gotten after little, and such was I
2 soldiery conduct of the man that
was made corporal. When the ener
withdrew behind the works at Yoi
town to bar McClellan's road to Rit
mond he covered his wings w
sharpshooters, and our officers W.
their special target. One day. as thu
companies Of US were dragging up 30
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battle began to de away. % our front
We had only dead and wounded men,
as far as we eOald see. and al airing
had ceased. when 4 man suddenly rose
up from the ground about 4 pistol shot
away and stood staring at US. A thou
sand men shouted AZ him to come and
surrender. but after a moment he turn
ed his back and began moving away. ]
do not know whg any OF the hundreds
OF men who had him in range did not
fire. but they did not Some were even
cheering the man. when an officer Of
artillery jumped down among rs and
shouted:
''Shoot him-shoot him-why don't
some Of you bring him downg"
His words were heard by hfty men,
but not a gun was raised The oficeE
was storming at Us when Davis sud.
denly lifted his musket and fired. and
the retreating man flung up his arms
whirled about and sank down. Curses
and groans followed. and Davis threw
down his gun and hid his face In hi
hands and sobbed.
"A splendid shotr' cried the officer
"and II were your captain you wouls
be a corporal tomorrow
Davis had done a strange thing. w
looked at him and wondered over Il
The heat Of the battle was yet stron
upon us. but the killing OF the ma
seemed little short Of cold -blooded mul
der.
did 1 kill-klll himT asked Davis q
a man beside him when he could col
; troll himself.
yes, you shot him dead. the poo
devil. Why didn't you let him g
] awayr"
"You have all been down on me b
cause l wouldn't KILL moaned Il
!, shooter, as he hid his face again.
That night we fell back to the Jam
River. In the darkness and confusis
commands were mixed up, and It w
night again before the company II
was called. Private Davis was amol
q the missing. He had survived the bs
tle-the retreat was unmolested-
alive he was bound to find his commal
within a few hours. And yet he new
found 1t. When the returns were ma
&c up his name was placed among
:, dead. He had been disgraced becau
be would not kill He had nerved hi
self up at last to fire upon a hum
target-and then? We spoke his ma
In whispers after that. and said OIL
= good words for him.-Charles B. Lew
Ae In Denver News.
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"sI,EWED THE MUzzLE OF HIS GUN TO THE RIGHT"

led us all In the rush and was the first
man to put hand on it. After that we
said 1t was a case of "nerves," or that
he had a hereditary fear Of shedding
blood, and he was looked upon more
favorably.
We saw nothing more Of the strange
ness" of Ambrose Davis until the battle
which drove Mcclellan to make a
change of base. For half day our reg
iment stood in battle line, waiting to at
tack or be attacked, and during this in
terval our company lost two men killed
and three wounded. 1t required all the
nerve the men could work up to stand
there and be shot at without firing a
shot in return, but Davis showed no
more nervousness than any Of the rest.
When at length we moved by the left
flank for a quarter of mile and then
| dropped down to open fire and hold our
ground, Davis was the man or my left
| and as l loaded my musket l noticed
that he was firing high. Five minutes
later a lieutenant came creeping along
In rear Of us and warning each man e
aim low. l heard him cursing Davis
and twice after that, ere we fell back
l saw the man firing into the tree tops
!. The enemy crowded us back day D.
day and mile by mile, and there wa
; fighting over every foot of the high
: ways. We had a fierce grapple at Fai
Oaks, and again at Savage Station, bu
7 all knew Of Davis was that he wa
with us. 1t was only when weturned
n bay at Malvern Hill that l found m,
self beside him again. He had Dee
three times grazed by bullets, and this
A was proof that he had stood up to
Q soldiers work. Our regiment was ST.
A toned at the base of the hill, strun
i along in the bed Of dry creek, and II
r banks gave us protection and rest Z
"a our muskets. As the enemy can
70 swarming across the open every ms
" was a fair target. l had fred three
/. four times when my musket fouled, al
n as waited to clear It watched Dav
III He was firing over the heads OF Z
re enemy by thirty feet. Our position W
90 one which could not be carried. i
ne enemy realized this At last, and
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OF the heavy siege-guns to be put In
potion. major and a private were kill
ed by a sharpshooter who was located /
In tree top. He could be plainly made
out. but the range was too far for our
army muskets. A Berdan rife was sent
for, and when II arrived our captain
put 1t into the hands Of Corporal Davis
and said:
"You are by long odds the best shot
in our company. With dead-rest over
that log you can tumble that man out
Of his tree"
Davis hung back and turned pale.
Just then a brigadier rode up to give
an order. and his horse had scarcely
come to a halt when a bullet from the
shsrpshooter passed through the gen
erals hat He was not only bit
startled. but inclined to reprimand that
the fellow had not been disposed Of.
When he saw the heavy ride In the
hands of the pale-faced and hesitating
corporal he shouted out:
Hurry up. man. and tumble him out
Of that before he can reload II you
bring him down III ask yoLr captain
to make sergeant Of you Ave minutes
laterr'
| Davis advanced TO a stump a few
; feet away and knelt down and sighted
/ his rifle across It. We who knew his
: craftsmanship felt sure that his bullet
e would speed true. He took long aim
e and we were holding our breath to heal
e the report Of the rife. when he drew
e back, rose up and said:
4 IL can't shoot that man!'
D The words were hardly out Of BIZ
{ mouth when the man In the tree fret
t again, and his bullet struck down |
5 lieutenant within five feet Of the briga
v der.
n "You idiot, but why don't you shoot?
e shouted the Indignant general, as h
i stepped forward.
sit is cold blood, sir-cold blood!
|. whispered Davis. who trembled In eN
e cry limb, and was as pale-faced as
h dead man.
D you poltroon, you coward" rage
Il the general. Here. you man-cut IN
i stripes from his sleeves, and you, cal
10 tain, see that he is reduced to the rank
It on the company roll! He ought to
,e court-martialed and driven out of II
re army in disgracew
er A soldier stepped forward and vii
is his pocket-knife cut the chevrons FRO
es the porporars sleeves, and Poor Dav
ne skunk away in disgrace. Here was
lie strange thing. A soldier who did n
Id hesitate to put himself in position
he be killed could not be induced to d
On upon the enemy. His soldierly qua
as ties were such that he had been tax
nd out of the ranks, and yet he refus
X to carry out soldiers first duty
he kill We could not call him a coward
,st no man Is a coward who will face dea
anil but we called him strange and We
ct dered what was back of 1t all. 1
he men of the company fell away FRI
m him, and in few days he stood aim
his alone. When we followed up the e.
he my after Yorktown there was 30
to heavy skirmishing with the rear qua
all. Ambrose Davis was with the compa
we and upon one occasion. when the h
ted dred charged and captured a gun,
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The party with the long hair and
starving family, not to mention lesser
symptoms of the literary bent. was less
servile than usual.
"How about my roem?" he brusquely
demanded.
"She's bird, " replied the conductor
of the magazine.
"What kind Of b'rd?" persisted the
man Of letters, thoroughly aroused.
And the other. saying nothing, mere
ly indicated with a gesture the pigeon
hole above his desk. Detroit Journal
Profanity is forbidden by both the
army and the navy regulations Of the
United States.
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SINGULAR STATEMENT.


The following letter 70 MrA Pink
ham from Mrs NJ. RANK, No ASA
East SusquehannA Ave. Philadelphia.
Pa, Is \ remarkable statement of re-
lief from utter diseourAgement She
says:
81 never can and words with which
to thank you for what Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has done
for me.
Some years ago I had womb trouble
and doetored for a long time. not see
ing any improvement At times |
would feel well enough. and other
times was miserable. So IL went on
until last October. I felt something
terrible creeping over me. knew not
what. but kept getting worse. can
hardly explain my feelings at that
time. ! was SO depressed in spirits
that did not wish to live, although
had everything to live for. Had hys'
terra, was very nervous; could moi
sleep and was not safe TO be left
alone.
Indeed. thought would lose my
mind. No one knows what endured
al continued this way until the las
Of February, when saw in q paper /
testimonial of q lady whose case wa
similar TO mine. and who had beef
cured by Lydia f. Pinkhams Vegeta
BILE Compound. determined TO try II
and felt better after the first dose.
continued taking it. and to-day am
we'll woman. and can say from M
: heart. Thank God for such med
cine"
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sufferin
> women TO write TO her at Lynn. Mass
a for advice. All such letters are see
5 and answered by women only.
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we marched to the front; i'll
brought our muskets to an "aim" as
we caught sight Of the enemy for the
first time. W. had become soldiers TO
march, fight and kill. 1t was to be look
ed upon as a matter OF business, as
well as a patriotic duty. The sooner
the strength Of the enemy was exhaust
ed the sooner we would have peace.
We thought that every man In COM
pany &c" had the same feeling-to KIN
but we had not been long at the front
when we found an exception. A score
OF skirmishers were ordered down IN
front Of the regiment to feel tne
strength Of the enemy In the fringe or
bushes along a creek. Ambrose DAVIS
was one Of us. He was man OF 3D.
a plain, every day man who had laid
down the tools of a mechanic to take
I'D the musket of soldier. He was not
given to enthusiasm, but he was an ODE
dent soldier and the best shot In the
company. As we clambered over the
fence and took .'open order" on the
broad field which dipped down to the
creek, the enemy in the fringe had 9
dead rest on every man. war with
them also meant kill. To kill one oil
half a million men means little, and YET
1t means kill. Zip! Ping! Zip! 1t was
not firing by file-it was not firing by
volleys into a battle line half bidder
in the smoke, but every bullet that cam'
plnging was meant for an individual
soldier.
We crouched down and ran forward
We zig-zagged to right and left. w
took the shelter of every knoll, brusl
and stump. The enemy had to develop
his strength to check US. In front o
Davis was an opening in the fringe
a spot where a farm road crossed tn
creek. The enemy to the right and lief
of this road was using the bank of tn
stream as a breastwork and we wer
firing a good deal at random. An office
suddenly appeared in the center of TIL
opening, and raising a pair Of glasse
to his eyes he took cool survey of tn
regiment far back of us on the hill.
was within pistol shot of Davis an
he must have known 1t, and yet !
stood there as cool and calm as yo
please to take his chance. 1t wi
sheer bravado. Four Of our twenty ha
r been killed, and the enemy was see
ing the lives of the rest. was to Il
4 right of Davis and could have almo
hit the officer with stone; the ms
b on his left had just as fair targt
! He was not our "game," however,
belonged to Davis. We saw our col
rade thrust forward q barrel Of
musket and bring his eye down to t
4 sights. Then we watched the officer
( see him throw up his hands and ia
: Thirty seconds passed away, and
glanced back at Davis. He had lift
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The stern professor Of the feminine
preparatory school sat at his desk try
ing to unravel knotty problem when
a fluffy haired miss Of IS approached.
please. sir. she began in tremu-
lous voice. twill you grant me permits
sion to go ont riding with my brother
this afternoon"
Now, the old man had not forgotten
the days of his youth, neither was he a
fool, and looking over his spectacles he
slowly said:
$50 you want to go riding with your
brother, do You? BY the way, is this
brother of yours any relation to your
Chicago News.
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lie was taken TO his bed with pneu-
monia and his oyerworked brain all
most collapsed. For several weeks he
was seriously Ill.
Catarrh had taken root in his system
and his mind was in delicate condi-
ton. He was sent to Colorado where
he spent three months without receive
ing any benefit. Then a noted special
list from Cleveland treated him without
avail, and then hospital in Chicago
was tried, but all absolutely without
benefit. Finally his physician recon-
mended DIR. williams Pink Pills for
Pale People, and from the first box he
began to improve. When he had taken
nine boxes he was completely cured.
This famous blood and nerve medicine
had accomplished what all his former
expensive treatment failed to accom-
plish. Mr.. Kemper says his catarrh
has entirely left him; he is strong
again and weighs nine pounds more
than he ever did. He gives the pills
the entire credit. He is starting
teaching again and feels abundantly
able to continue the work. To prove
that the above is true in every respect,
Mr.. Kemper made an affidavit as fol-
lows:
J Subscribed and sworn to before me
this, the 10th day Of September. 1897.
r. P. Watt, Notary Public.
We doubt II these pills have an equal
in all the range Of medicine, for build
ing up a rundown and debilitated sys
tenn.
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A FORTUNE OVERLOOKED.
The Unexpected Find Made by the
Executors of Washington Estate.

The Unexpected Find Made by the
Executors of a Warrington Estate.
"You may talk about the wonderful |
discoveries Of gold, in the Klondike re-
gion," said lawyer few days ago,
but one of the richest gold finds OF
the year occurred right here in Wash
ington. l will not mention names, but
the gentleman referred to was known
all over the country before he died as
one OF the wealthiest pension agents
and publishers of the present day.
"A short time after the captain Il win
call him captain throughout the story
died, his executors were engaged In
making an examination of his effects.
His will had been carefully drawn and
all of his real and personal property
was supposed to be distributed among
his relatives and friends, according to
his last wishes. One day In clearing
| out the safe In the building which
| still bears the captains name an old
chest was discovered In one Of the dark
corners of the vault. 1t had been there
for years, and was supposed to contain
only some plates and drawings Of war
pictures, used in connection with book
of war stories. The executors had
passed the old chest by without exam
lining its contents, supposing, Of course,
that 1t contained nothing but the plates
and drawings, as indicated by the
marking on the outside. One Of tht
clerks engaged In the work had curl
csity enough to take peep into tn
chest. When the loose drawings wer'
removed sight met his gaze that fairk
took his breath away. There, nesting
among the sheets of war pictures, AM
at the bottom of the chest, was an I'm
mense pile of gold coin, which, whel
counted, amounted to something owe
$4,000.
"gThere were gold pieces Of every dt
nomination, from 81 to $40. The oil
covery was so unexpected that the e.
ecutors were at loss for some time
account for the pile of treasure. III
latest will was carefully scrutinize'
but nothing In 1t could be found rel
tive to the unlooked-for gold deposl
Various theories were advanced to e.
plain the accumulation Of coin, and
was finally concluded that the CAPITA
= had followed the example Of other ca
st tious capitalists during the last raid
We the treasury gold reserve, and hoard
at the amount found In the chest. II
ng coin looked as though 1t might ha
re been dropped into the chest carelessl
for the various denominationsand dat
re- were in happy confusion. The exec
tie tors were unable to account for
omission Of the gold pile in the W
sg- for although the captain was gre
at spender, he usually kept a clear
In count OF his securities. 1t Is possi
ed that he may have been quietly engae
me in boarding gold pieces for num'
no of years prior to his death, and WI
his fatal Illness came on he may hs
no forgotten the gold lining to the old ch
ISL containing the war pictures. OF cou
eit- the gold was carefully counted and
zen tered up as a very desirable part
our the estate" - Washington Even
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One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder to be shaken into the shoes.
II makes tight or new shoes feel easy; gives
instant relief to eorns and bunions. It's
the greatest comfort discovery OF the age.
Cures and prevents swollen feet, busters,
callous and sore spots. Aliens Foot-Ease
is a certain cure for sweating, hot, aching
nervous feet. At all druggists and shoe
stores, Csc. Trial package FREE. Address
Allen 8. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. Y. Box s52
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,RoPosED ALLIANCE WITH ENG
LAND.

I, the United States and England should
-, an Alliance, the combined strength would
- - Treat that there would Be iittle enAnee tor
as-,fss 70 overcome Us. In a like manner,
80 men and women keep up their bodily
s,rsngth with HOstefter's Stomach bitters, there
q l,tfle chance Of attacks from disease Ihe
"a zine remedy enriehes the blood. builds uT
he muscles, steadies the nerves and increases
the appetite. Try II
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There Ia more Catarrh in this section Of the
country than all otker diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to be
incurable. For great many years doctors pro
nonneed IL a local disease, and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced it tneurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be constitu-
Sional disease, and therefore requires constitu-
zion Al treatment. Halls Caiarrh Cure, manu-
ssctnred by +. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, Is
ths only constitutional cure on the market II
IL taken internally in doses from 10 drops TO q
tssspoonful. II acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any case 1t fails TO cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials. Address,
II. ]. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
uallga Family pills the hest.
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An OVewOrked Brain.

tr4M fA& EcfQE4s Et1Ictl4As AAAs
Determined 10 rise in his chosen
profession as an educator. Ernest
Kemper, Of Pierceton, Ind. oFertaxed
himself mentally and physically He
was ambitious, his mind was always
on his work. From early morn until
late at night he continually poured
over his books.
Burned the candle at both ends
Few persons, even with the strong
est constitutions, can keep up under
such strain.
In addition to his studies, Mr..
Kemper was teaching a school some
three miles from his home. Finally,
his excessive study and the exposure
Of going to and from school in ali kinds
Of weather, undermined his health.
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One Of the Evils of Slang.

Little Ruth--Mr Thmith, who did
you kill for thithta's diamond ring?
Mr.. Smith-Nobody. dear. What
makes you ask such question?
Little Ruth Why, Tom, he thaid
she'd "a never got it if you hadn't hung
thomebody up for it.-.Iewelers' Week.
ly.
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When coming to San Francisco go to
Brooklyn Hotel, 20S-2l2 Bush street. Ann
ericsn or European plan. Room and board
sIIO to $50 per day; rooms so cents to
n 90 per day; single meals IS cents. Free
coach Chas. Montgomery.
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3 "lItA SOLDIERS TARGET. aD~
H
H# B e. "a NH

ACH man. as he
signed his name on
the enlistment roll.
realized that war
meant hght, and
that fight meant
kill. This idea was
further drilled into
US In camp; 1t form
ed the basis OF the
colOnel's address as
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at is q solemn thing" said the
young man, when woman trusts a
man with her affections
1T amt as solemn" said the man
with the dry goods necktie, 'as when
she won't trust him with his own
wages. "-Indianapolis Journal