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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-26
An Important COachman.

A large part of the charm of the alto.
gether charming city of Washington is
found among the blacks. The drivers,
for example, of the various dilapidated
vehicles, which are by courtesy called
carriages, are thoroughly amusing One
who drove a large, lank animal built
on the lines of wooden horse and with
little more spirit in him sat on the
box of four wheeler that would have
disgraced the stables of country inn.
The flourish and elegance of that coach
man, however, were as fine as if he
wore the liveries of the president and
held the ribbons over the most prancing
steeds. He kept his eyes infiexibly fixed
upon the ears of his horse and drew up
at a destination with the air of refining
in mettlesome charger. When his car
riage was emptied, he passed on with q
flourish and sweep, headed around and
at once put his entire outfit at sharp at.
tention. The ceremony Of approaching
the curb, on seeing his fare reappear,
was equally imposing. His green driv.
er's coat was ragged and shabby, his
hat was slightly battered and knew nc
shine, his whip was as destitute Of
springs as were the seats of his brough.
am, and the rough coat of his steed
was all that saved the animal from
gaunt emaciation, yet over the whole
establishment that inimitable darky
contrived to throw an air of elegance
that was as serious as laughable. New
York Post.
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Snobbishness.

A lady living in an Questionable
street invited gentleman of leisurely
life to her home, because in her SIM
plicity she thought he seemed lonely.
He came, and at the close of the even
ing remarked to her, ~ had no idea
should meet SO many distinguished peo-
pie at your house." his voice unoon-
sciously emphasizing the pronoun. In a
little book, About People, Mrs. Kate
Gannett Wells gives the following in
stance of a lack Of good manners:
Snobbishness is net confined to one
set of people. Emphasized by fashion
or literary pretensions, it spreads from
village to city. 1t exists in sardine fac
tories and in palatial mansions; it is
met with at picnics and dances as well
as at dinner or conversation parties.
The links are close.
One of Boston's oldest families gave
a reception. Two scions of other old
families attended, to whom the host
said, "I'll introduce you to those ladies
opposite" and he moved toward them.
Excuse us" said one of the men
"the ladies are Of peasant style OF
beauty it is hardly worth while. -
The host bowed low in recognition Of
their farseeing power, adding, Eyes,
they are my nieces from the country,
but / will not trouble you.
No apology would he receive, though
one was eagerly offered.
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A cHILD's USE OF MONEY.
Various Answers Received From a Large
Number of Public school Puufls.

"a
Number Of Public school PUPILS,
DIR. George E. Dawson Of che Bible
Normal college has classified answers
received from 1907 pupils Of the public
schools Of this city, given in response 10
the question, IF you had So, all your
own, what would you do with it?'
OF those who passed in answers 669
were boys and 63S were girls, their ages
ranging from to l6. The answers are
grouped under nine general heads: Al
per cent would deposit the money in a
bank, 1873 per cent would buy cloth.
ing. 2.2 per cent would buy something
to eat, 1913 per cent would buy toys
and other means of amusement. 2. 4 per
cent would buy jswelry and finery,
nine-tenths of per cent would buy fire.
lrms, IL per cent would spend for
travel, IA per cent would spend for 9TH
ers and per cent would buy books, etc.
lt is interesting to note the large per
cent who express disposition to save.
DIR. Dawson attributes this largely TO
the suggestability of the children. The
results in this respect resemble those
obtained IN other fields of experiment
| While the children do not realize the
full significance of saving, the idea has
been engrafted upon their minds and is
bound to have its influence The fact
| that this idea of saving has been thus
forcibly impressed on the minds of SO
many is very significant and gives us a
hint of the immense influence of public
instruction.
In noting the per cent of those who
would buy clothing it should be remem-
bered that many of the children were
in urgent need of something better tc
wear Those who voted for something
to eat were mostly under years of age
In the class who would prefer amuse
ments the girls usually expressed G
wish for dolls and doll carriages while
the boys mostly desired pigeons, rabbit:
or other pets. In regard to travel, the
figures show that as children grow old
er the desire to go out into the world
increases rapidly, reaching its height al
about the beginning of adolescence. The
desire shown by the boys for firearms il
an expression of the hunting instinct
that awakens when they are 10 or ~
At that age boys like to get hold o.
books of hunting and adventure. The
tendency to buy books increases steadily
as the children grow older. This class
numbers about twice as many girls al
boys. The class which manifests feeling
of altruism also numbers more girl.
than boys. showing that the greater
generosity of women is stIlkingly man
ifest even at an early age.-SpringfelC
Republican.
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Some Hair Cuts,

"There are lots of men, says Phil
adelphia barber, "who are very particu-
lar about hair cuts, but wouldn't have a
word to say if they didn't have to pass
inspection before their wives when they
go home. | know one woman who goes
so far as to accompany her husband to
the barber shop. There's a regular Gus
TONER of mine who is always attended
by his wife when he gets his hair cut
and she stands right back of me while
work. Every few minutes stop, and
she looks over mis- head and makes sug-
gestions about little more off here, ;
don't shave his neck and lot of such
comments. The waiting customers ell
joy it pretty we'll, but I'll bet you be
will want a divorce in year, if he
hasn't asked for it already. "-Ex-
change.
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ed to have framed Itself into the center
of his thoughts She required to his
consciousness constantly, and when he
thought of these big boys he was truly
uncomfortable.
He had another conference with Mrs.
Coffin, in which he suggested that Ger
aldine had better be kept in the house
and made to give closer attention to her
lessons. When he called her in recta-
tons he was also doing his best to
make the girl fail. And when she did
fail he did his best to make it uncom-
Portable for her. She had to remain
after school and get the whole lesson.
Jupiter made her recite it all, ''precept
upon precept," so to speak.
He had conceived the ambition to
make teacher of the girl. He preached
the subject to Mrs. Coffin. Geraldine"
he began, sis cut out to be a teacher"
Mrs. Coffin started in establishment.
Yes she is" he affirmed, with thun-
derbolt. land she ought to be sent to
| a normal school. | never went to one,
and what | know about teaching has
been gained by experience. But there
| is no mistake. The learning of meth
DDS means something in these days, and
I'm sure that If Geraldine is sent to a
normal school she will make a first-rate
| teacher"
Mrs. Coffin thought 1t over for few
days, and then came to the conclusion
that Mr.. jenkins was right. That was
the usual conclusion about Mr.. jenkins
placed before Geraldine, and when she
heard of Jupiter's proposal she smiled
a smile that made her mother look at
her twice. But Geraldine had the key
to certain kinds of human nature which
was far beyond her years. She thought
| Joy when she came to Jupiter's throne,
and in her sweetest and calmest man.
ner thanked him for his kindness, and
said she would do her best to deserve
it. That was the happiest day that
Jupiter had ever had In tie school. He
did not understand 1t, but there was a
singing In his heart as homelike as the
singing of a tea kettle and as soft as a
cats purr.
Geraldine took new interest in school
She tried no more of her subtle ways to
disturb Jupiter, and the boys found a
change In her, which at once set their
former interest at naught.
"She amt no more fun" they all
agreed, and they troubled her no more
Geraldine entered the normal school
and passed her preliminary examlna
tons with extraordinary success. She
was one of the highest three out Of q
large class. The veteran principal OF
the school knew human nature at O
glance. He wrote to Jupiter letter
which confirmed all that worthy had
. said about the wild, nomadic Geraldine
When Geraldine returned at the enc
Of her first year the townspeople began
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-26
PROLIFIC LIFE IN ALASKA.
Full of Fur-bearing Animals and
Feathered songsters.

Full of Fur-bearing Animals and
Feathered songsters.
John Muir, who has summered and
wintered in the Alaskan lands, toward
which all mems eyes and many mems
feet are now turning. says in the At
lantic: Nowhere on my travels so far
have | seen such warm-b looded, re-
joicing life as In this grand Arctic res
ervation, by so many regarded as DESC
late. Not only are there whale in
abundance along the shores, ana In
Vulnerable seals, walruses and white
bears, but great herds of fat reindeer
on the tundras, and wild sheep, foxes,
hares, Jennings, whistllng marmots
and birds. Perhaps more birds are
born here than In any other region of
equal extent on the continent. Not only
do strong-winged hawks, eagles and
water fowl, to whom the length of the
continent is only pleasant excursion,
come up here every summer In great
numbers, but also many short winged
warhlers, thrushes and tinches, to rear
their young in safety, REINFORCE the
plant bloom with their plumage and
sweetcn the wilderness with song, fly
ing all the way, some of them, from
Florida, Mexico and Central America.
In thus going so far north they are
only going home, for they were born
here, and only 60 south to spend the
winter months, as NewEnglanders 20
to Florida. Sweet-voiced troubadours.
they sing in orange groves and vine
clad magnolia woods in winter, in thick.
cts of dwarf birch and alder In sum-
mer, and sing and chatter more or less
all the way back and forth, keeping the
whole country glad. Oftentimes In
New England, just as the last snow
patches are melting and the sap In tn.
maple begins to flow, the blessed wan.
derers may be heard about orchards
and the edges of fields, where they have
stopped to CLEAN scanty meal, not tar
rying long, knowing they have far tc
go. Tracing the footsteps of spring
they arrive In the tundra homes In june
or July, and set out on their return
journeys in September. or as soon a:
their families are able to fly well.
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TRIALS OF A PUBLIC MAN.


Il Takes Time to Get Used to the Ways
OF Newspaper Correspondents.
A new member of the senate was
complaining to an old member Of some
u the difficulties he was encountering.
For one thing" he said, "these news
paper fellows don't always get things
straight. / don't mean to accuse them
>. carelessness or Of Intentional misrep-
lesentation, but now and then some re-
tlarkable stories are printed about me
st home"
You'll get used to that, " replied
the veteran. "That won't hurt That s
part of your apprenticeship. I've been
all along there. Let me tell you of a
little experience Of mine. Soon after l
first came here picked mp paper from
my state and saw it asserted in letter
from Washington that my colleague
and myself had met and arranged q
slate, and that all the patronage for the
state would be distributed according tC
that arrangement.
There was no warrant for the state
ment, and made inquiries for the cor
respondent. He came to see me anC
proved to be bright and most agreea
BILE young man. asked him for his au
thority, and he pleasantly refused t
give it, but said that he had every faitl
in bis informant. To that / replied tina
all l would ask, then, would be th,
privilege of denying the story-of put
ting my statement against the other
He said that was only fair and that b
would attend to the matter.
when the correction appeared, |
read something like this: Your CORE
spondent's story about the deal betwee
Senator - and his colleague, b
which the patronage of the state is {
be divided between them, has raise
quite stir here There is no questio
as to its absolute truth. But Senate
.--, who evidently has been rattle
by the publication, now solemnly al
sures your correspondent that he ha
nothing whatever to do with the deal
After that went slow on corrections.
Bangor Wing and Courier.
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AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS.

We are asserting in the courts our right to the
exclusive use of the word "CASrORIA,n and
PITCHERS CASTORIA," as our Trade Mark.
|, DIR. Samuel Pitcher, Of Hyannis, Massachusetts.
was the originator of " PITCHER CAS- roRIA,"
the same that has borne and does now bear the
fac-simile signature of cHAS. H. FLETCHER on
every wrapper. This is the original PITCHERS
CASroRIA" 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 yoH haze aisOays bought, and has the
signature Of CHAS. H. 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 8, 1897. SAMUEL PITCHER, MD.
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Wonan's Wit.

An emperor of Germany besieged a
city which belonged to one of his rebel
lious noblemen. After the siege had
lasted for long time the emperor de-
termined to take it by storm and to de-
stroy all it contained by fire aud sword.
He did not, however, wish to injure the
defenseless women; therefore, he sent a
proclamation into the town, saying that
all the women might leave the place
unhurt and carry with them whatever
they held most precious. The noble
mans wife instantly decided to take
her husband, and the other women fol-
lowed her example. They soon issued
from the city gate in long procession,
each one with her husband ON her shout.
ders. The emperor was SO much struck
with the noble conduct Of the women
that he spared all; even the city itself
was left untouched.
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TO relent In the hard opinion they had
entertained OF her. aud saw another
person in the tall and earnest young
woman who had appeared before them.
Jupiter Jenkins had ended his work as
schOolmaster in the little seaport town
lie had been studying law. and was
now employing the same forensic tai
ents he had used before his schoolroom
in a more lucrative II not a higher
court. He was up in the city, and
was making name.
When Geraldine had finished her
course In the normal school she received
the highest commentator. and the old
principal happened 10 find a good place
for her in the same city where Jupiter
was making his way.
When Geraldine had come into his
office at the end of the first quarter il
was the first intimation that he had
received Of her presence in the city.
4 She said she had come to make pay
ment. and while she spoke poor Jupiter
was turning all sorts OF ruddy colors.
But hadn't heard you were here
J
thinking of you. too and wondering Il
should hear from you. OF course.
knew | should. But somehow canno
get you out of my head. girl" This wal
punctured with one of the old-timi
thunderbolts. Pact is. Geraldine. Nv,
only just found out why | treated yol
so hard when in school. And 1t wa
simply this-I loved you! want yol
always; l want you to make me happy
to be my wifer'
Geraldine smiled as she raised be
face and received the salute from hi
lips.
Il knew that was the matter all tn
time" she sald.-Cincinnat CONNER
cial-Tribune.
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The emperor of Abyssinia is about 6
feet in stature without shoes and is
stoutly built. His skin is very dark,
and he wears short, curly beard and
mustache. His face is heavy in cast
but is redeemed from positive plainness
by an extremely pleasant expression and
a pair Of most intelligent eyes. His
smile takes in wider section of the
circumference of his head than is COM
mon and displays particularly fine set
of teeth. He generally wears q large
black Quaker hat over white silk
handkerchief tied around his head, and
a black silk, gold embroidered cloak
over profusion of white linen under
clothing.
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JUPITER JENKINS.
SChOOln1aSter.
EEE En- H

One Of these was that she was very
pretty girl. But II he had been imper-
vious to this fact there were others who
had not and among those We're some of
the big boys In the school.
Geraldine was growing. and she was
now tall and 1.-the of figure, with her
big blue eyes clearer and more express
i've, as she looked at people. The true
soul Of rather designing maiden was
showing forth from them. She was
glad to receive attentions, and 1t smote
Jupiter hard when he observed that she
walked with one and then with another
in the still and balmy spring evenings.
Just why it smote him as it did Mr..
jenkins never knew until few years
later.
But 1t did, and Geraldine's face SEEM
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-26
An English Diplomatist.

Sir Claude Macdonald, the British
minister to China, is AZ years old and
holds rank in the army as major. He
served with the Seventy fourth high
landers an l was in the Egyptian cam
paign of 1882 and the Suakim expedi-
tion before he was appointed consul
general at Zanzibar in 1887. After leav-
ing east Africa he was sent to the Niger,
where be proved very successful con-
sui general in the Niger Coast Protect
crate, as the district, which was once
known as the Oil Rivers Protector.
Rte," is now designated. Sir Claude's
career in west Africa was cut short in
1895 by his selection for the embassy
at Picking.
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art exhibition in Toxic, Japan: visit
ors are requested at the entrance to
show tickets for inspection. Tickets are
charged 10 Gems and Gems for the spe-
cial and common respectively. No Wis
itor who is mad or intoxicated is al
lowed to enter in, if any person found
in shall be claimed to retire. No visitor
is allowed to carry in with himself any
parcel, umbrella, stick, and the like
kind, except his purse, and is strictly
forbidden to talk within himself dog,
or the same kind of beasts. Visitor Is
requested to take good care of himself
from thlevely."
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The following notice is displayed in a
hotel in Norway: Bath! First-class
bath. Can anybody get. Tushbath
Warm and cold. Tub bath and shower
bath. At any time. Except Saturday
BY two hours forbore." And this Is the
notice that was posted up recently in an
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-26
THE DEATH RATE.

While 1t is quite true that the proportion Of
deaths from malaria as an immediate cause Ii
proportionally small as cited in annual NOR
tuary statistics, yet physicians are thoroughly
convinced that Il causes maladies Of fata
character, and begets DANCE nous nervous pros
tration. This maiady Is eradicated and pre-
vented by Hostetteis Stomach Ritters. which
also cures biliousness, constipation, rheuma
tism and dyspepsia.
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A FREE SLAVE.

She said to him, h.r lover:
Il would not hold you-noi
II once the dream seemed over,
II once yon wished to Sc,
You're fIee at any season.
AT any moment -freel''
But that l. Just the reason
Yon hold me fastf said he.
Madeline &. Bridges in Century.
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TRY ALIENS Foor-EAsE,

A powder to be shaken into the shoes. At
this sea son your feet feel swollen, nervous
and hot, and get tired easily. If you have
SIN 'rting feet or tight shoes, try Aliens
Foot Ease. 1t cools the feet and makes
walking easy. Cures swollen and sweating
leet, blisters and callous spots. Relieves
coTns and bunions of all pain and gives rest
and comfort. Ten thousand testimonials
of cures. Try it to-day. Sold by all drug
gists and shoe stores for Csc. Sent by mail
for 25c in STAMPS. Trial package FREE
Address, Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y
The Spanish lion in the PHILIPPINES that WI
to go forth and destroy the rest of the bru
creation was, after all, only an ass in lions
pelt.
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STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF ToLEDo,t :.
IurAs CnuNTY 90.

LUCAS COUNTY. &C.
FRANK ]. CHENEY makes oath tn at he is the
senior partner of the firm Of r. j. CHENEY Il Co.,
doing business in the City OF Toledo, County
and state Aforesaid, and that said firm will ray
the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every Gaze Of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use OF HALL 8 CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. d. 1886
l( A, W. GLEASON,
lsEAL Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and act
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces O
the system. Send for testimonials, free.
f. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o
Sod by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Etc Permanently Cured. No ITS or nervousness
Ittv after first days ufe Of DR.. Khue's Great
Nerve Restorer. Send for FREk 81. 90 trial bot
tie and treatise. DIR. r. II. KLINE, Ltd, $50 Arch
ST., Philadelphia Pa
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The Oregon was the first line-of- battle ship to
round the Horn. She honors both the flag and
her State
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know that my life was saved by Piso's
Cure for Consumrtion.-John A. Miller,
Au Sable, Michigan, April q, 1895.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-26

1t is a safe wager that the Spanish landsmen
at Manila did better than 10 seconds for the
first hundred yards when they saw that Dewey
ment business.
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Two Phases.

II detest that Mrs Jones; she always
tells what all her clothes cost. !"
"Well detest Mrs. Brown; she
never will tell what she pays for any
thing. "-Detroit Free Press.
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The free lunch attracts more men
than the church festival.
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AAVV~ tive. All druggists. 25c.