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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-12
A snarrow Prima Donna

Monsieur Mingaud, a naturalist of
Mines, France, gives, in La Revue Sci
trtifiaue, an interesting account Of the
musical accomplishments of sparrow
in his collection Of living birds. He
captured the sparrow soon after 1t had
been Matched, and fed it by hand until
il could care for itself. Then he placed
II In a cage containing chaffiuch, a
Geld finch and two canaries. After a
time the sparrow learned to MARBLE
like the finches and to trill like the
canaries, the limitations being so per-
feet as to deceive the ear. In spring
Monsieur Mingaud is accustomed to
keep box of crickets near his bird
cages. Two days after the crickets
had been placed near the cage contain
ing the sparrow the latter began to imi
tate their cry, intermingling it with Its
songs. Even after the crickets had
long been dead the sparrow remember
cd its lesson, and continued to repeat
their cry. None of the other birds at
tempted to initiate the crickets. Singu
larly enough, the sparrow never utters
the peculiar squalling cry Of its owl
4 species having been removed from its
rest too early, apparently, to have
/ learned it.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-12

Astronomers know that the sun, ac.
companied by the earth and the other
planets, is moving toward a point in
the northern heavens with great speed.
Just what the velocity is, however, can
rot yet be told with certainty. Prof
Simon Newcomb. in a recent lecture,
said that it was probably between five
miles and nine miles per second. The
bright star Alpha Lyrae lies not far
from the point toward which the sun
is moving. Every moment we are get,
ting nearer to the place where that star
now is. when shall we get there
Probably in less than a million years
perhaps in half n million"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-12
KANSAS TWISTERS.
Few Little Anecdotes Told by a
Truthful Witness.

rev Little Anecdotes Told by
Truthful Witness.
'I've heard so many incredible stor-
les about the cyclone and it's eccen-
tricities,' said the solemn looking man
to party of tourists he had Joined in
the sleeping car, that I've been to
Kansas making some personal in
vestigations in the interest of science
Il find that many reports from that
section have been grossly exaggerated.
Nothing occurs there that is not in
accord with our understanding Of
these terrific outbursts of nature. For
instance, the tornado, often mistaken
for the cyclone, has rotary motion.
| have known it to dip low enough
to bore well and then bound once
more to the region of the clouds.
This wonderful phenomenon was an
accomplished fact in far less time
than 1t takes me to tell of it.
An extensive farmer here heard the
roar of an approaching storm and just
had time to get his team from his
reaper to place of safety. The wind
caught the reaper and sent it round
and round and round the immense
tract, till the grain was all cut"
But didn't it blow awayY
'Not at all. That would have de
stroyed our theory. The circular whirl
of the irresistible power swept the
grain to the center of the field and
into an immense stack such as human
hands could not have piled.
One of the strangest and best au-
thenticated incidents | learned of oc-
CURED where cyclone struck the base
of a mountain and went burrowing
through it. A few feet in the twister
encountered a solid granite formation.
1t was two weeks later when the tun-
mel was completed and the terrific
wind resumed its devastating way on
the other side. The tunnel was prompt
ly appropriated by railroad CON-
pany."
Il had rather an unpleasant exper.
| fence in that section" said one of the
tourists. Il bought little farm there
just TO be a landholder Everything
in three counties was plastered thick
with mortgages. A cyclone wound
| them all up into one great package and
| pasted them down ON my little place
We drilled and blasted to get them off
but it was no go. My farm is mort
gagged $40,000,000 deep"
The solemn man of science never
turned hair, but took notes.-Detroii
| Free Press.
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Make Your own Cook Book,

A most valuable cook book, which no
printed volume can ever supersede, is
the individual work Of it's owner. 1t is
composed of recipes, tested and true,
collected from various places, and con-
tanning directions which the owner IN
derstands and rules that suit her indi-
vidual taste. This cook book may be
written on tinted and glazed writing
paper, leaving wide margins at the
sides. 1t is good plan to arrange it
in sections, allowing one section for
soups. one for fish and crustacea, one
for meats and fowls, one for game and
one for salads and desserts. A section
might also be added for preserves,
candies and valuable miscellaneous re-
cipes, and the whole should be indexe,l
in another final section. 1t will be
found most convenient to have each of
these sections In individual covers, as
one can then be used without wear tip
on the others. These covers may be
made of white oilcloth, celluloid OF
some glazed material, and may be dec
GRATED If the owner pleases.
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Ice-Rreakinp Shins.

Vice Admiral Makarow, of the Rus
sian navy, has been studying the con-
struction and use of powerful ice
breaking ships. At recent meeting of
the Imperial Geographical Society at
st. Petersburg, he expressed his belief
that with two such ships, each of ten
thousand horsepower, acting together,
line of free water communication
could be kept open in winter to the port
OF st. Petersburg, and he added that
they could even force their way
through the glacial ocean if the thick
ness of the ice did not exceed twelve
feet
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-12
A Sh0rt-Lived Island.

In 1867 new shoal was discovered
ia the group of the Tonga, or Friendly
Islands. In 1877 smoke was seen over
the shoal. In 1885 the shoal had be-
come volcanic island, more than two
miles long and 240 feet high, and a
fierce eruption was taking place within
it. In 1886 the island had begun to
shrink in dimensions, although the
next year its highest point was 325 feet
above sea level. In 1889 its height had
diminished one-half, and the ocean
close around 1t was more than a mile
deep. In 1892 the island rose only
about twenty six feet above sea level.
According to the latest information, It's
complete disappearance, under the ac-
ton of the waves, will not be long de-
layed
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His Choice.

1t is said that Charles Wesley was
sometimes easily annoyed, and ON one
occasion, at conference, he became
50 irritated at the prolix remarks of a
speaker that he said to his brother:
stop that mans speaking. Let us
attend to business"
But the offender was relating his
religious experience, and though 1t was
at so great length, John Wesley
evidently thought that no one had u
right to interfere with It, He was
therefore allowed to continue, but tbs
moment came when Charles could con.
tain himself no longer.
unless he stops" he whispered tc
John, "Tll leave the conference
By this time John was enjoying the
mans simple story, and he only turned
and whispered to some one sitting
near:
"Reach Charles his hatr'
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RUSSIAN HUNTING DOGS.
The Laikas Furnish Food, Draw sIedges
and supply Clothing to Their Owners.

and supply Clothing to Their Owners.
Harding Cox writes about laikas, or
the northern dogs, to the London Field
1.-THE duties Of the true laika, - ne
saws, "are CT an extremely varied ma
ture. AmoEg the Chinese about
I,OCO, Geo are eaten every year, while
in Russia the least is trained for all
sorts Of hUnting-squirrels, bear, deer,
sniuc. capeTcailZic, ermine, sable, and
all the ether beasts are taken with them,
even the wolves. 1t is estimated that
nearly Loco, Geo rublos' worth Of game
is taken every year with the aid Of the
laikas in Russia. Prince SchiriEsky,
a Russian noble. is trying to get a cross
between the lsiEa and some setter or
retrieve, Lelieyirg that he would there
Ly oiiain q Cog " hich woald make as
neatly IoIl,lt hunting deg as is Tossi-
he.
IA tie polar swamps tho laikas are
used il Cr1UIug slCdgos, EsUell as hunt
ing, ! tie rativCs, while their warm
pelts lIe niitLe 10 serve as coats and
trousers.
The lalkl las an UPRIGHT, pointed
car, which tie Ltg tricks V len excited.
lie mr z.:lc Is iclg and sharp. but pow
crfEl, set to Lioad forehead The
body is strClg and ut the qaarte1s broad
and powerful. Tho 1ils are big and
long. The chest is deep and Tread The
legs are for raining, Willie the coat is
thick, having cotton under the hair,
which makes it warm.
1.-THE chief coloIs are from black and
black and tan TO grayish, but tie dogs
are never spotted in the pure blood. A
few of these dogs can stop bear OF
anything else easily. The dogs are just
short of two feet higher T"
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PHOTOGRAPHIC A SHOT.
Wonderful Experiments In Determining
the Time of Flash of Electricity.

Wonderful Experiments In Determining
the Time of Flash of Electricity.
Recent achievements in the moving
photography that has produced the AMI
matograph, biograph, cinematograph
and other representations of motion are
not more wonderful than the lately per-
fccted photography Of the flying ballet
Professor q VERNON Boys, f. X. s., has
worked on this seemingly unsolvable
problem with great success, as haze also
two Italian artillery officers.
In the course of lecture on the SUBJ
jcct, Mr.. Boys demonstrated that the
ordinary notion that an electric spark is
Instantaneous was quite erroneous and
stated that the light Of the two ends of
the ordinary electric spark lasted a lit
tie less than the one-hundred thousandth
part Of a second. 1t was, of course, in
Simultaneous to our senses, but to tests
which could measure accurately to the
one-hundred millionth part of second
the electric spark was anything but in
Simultaneous. This spark was no good
for taking the photograph of a flying
bullet, as the lecturer showed by exhib-
iting one of his attempts, which made
quite blurred picture.
Mr.. Boys then proceeded to explain
the steps which he took in order to re.
duce the length of time of the electric
| spark. To this end it was essential that
the terminals should be made of copper,
platinum or some metal which did not
produce readily an ignitible vapor, and
the electric current must not be driven
through wires at ALL He used very
thick, broad band Of copper, not NOR,
than two inches long, which reached
around the edge of the plate, SO that tn,
electric current had not more thar
three or four inches TO 60 altogether
He explained by diagrams how he haC
effected lis object and shortened tn,
time of the spark to about one-thirteel
millionth Of second, or about 10t
times quicker than the ordinary flash.
To give the audience some idea Of tn
inifinitesimal fraction of time, he salt
the time occupied by the spark as re
duced by his apparatus was proportion
ately as much less than a second as
second was less than five months, an
during that time bullet fired from
magazine rifle could not travel NOR
than one five hundredth part of an inch
By this simple contTivance he was abb
to get brighter and shorter spark an
all that was necessary to make goo
and sharp picture. New York World.
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COMPOUND

Mrs. GEORGE w. SHEPARD, Water
vliet, N. y, says: :" l am glad tostate
that am cured from the worst form
of female weakness. Before using
Mrs. Pinkham's Remedies it seemed
that / had no strength at all. was
in pain all over. Ibegan to feel better
after taking the first dose of Vege-
table Compound. 1 have used five bot
ties, and feel like a new woman.
know if other suffering women would
only try it, it would help them"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-12

panied by
leucorrhea, AwI
they are pre- ~
cursors of -NH(
that weak - -
=. ! !. !. !. !" :.
ness. 1t is = TEya
worse than MI #S
folly to me- 5l
glect these
symptoms. Ms'
AS n friend, a III
woman friend, II
let me advise
the use of Lydia e.
Pinlham's Vegetable
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-12
A Pigeon Race,

In France pigeons are regarded as
valuable messengers in case of war,
and recently the French Minister of
War offered a prize for the winner of
a pigeon race from Perigueux to Paris,
go miles. No less than 2,746 birds were
entered in the contest. The winner
made the distance in seven hours thir-
ty-feur minutes, an average of over
thirty-four miles an hour.
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Wood Stone,

From a mixture of magnesia and
sawdust, subjected to high tempera-
ture and great pressure, Dr. Otto Leh-
mig has produced substance which he
calls ''xyolith,' or "wood-stOne." 1t
can be cut with tools, but, it is said,
does not burn, and does not absorb
moisture. The inventor thinks it should
Irove useful as building material
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-12

Mr.. Clayton, of the Blue Hill Observ-
atory, near Boston, reports that obser-
yations made there show that the aver
age speed with which clouds, between
5000 and 5000 feet high, move is sixty
miles an hour in midsummer, and one
hundred and ten miles an hour in mid
winter. The swiftest flight of cloud
yet measured was 230 miles an hour.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-12
- Worried.

Observation-Disclosures on your mind,
old man? Is your wife or any Of your
children sick?
Hankins-Heavens, it's a mole seri-
GUS matter than that! I'm afraid we're
not going to have baseball team here
this season.-Cleveland Leader.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-12
Knnwa Ii Al

'Visitor-Come now, Frank, I'm really
interested In the electrical business.
and want you to tell me all there is to
kI ow about it.
ProprietCr-All right. Mr.. Granger,
send that boy here who began work
day before yesterday.-Boston Tran
script.
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Cause and Effect.

"Never tell your dreams" is an oft
repeated bit of advice, yet it Is proba-
BILE that few persons do things in their
dreams that are more foolish than
some things they do when they are
wide-awake.
Il had a very singular dream last
night" said a boarder, as he came
down to breakfast one morning. u
dreamed l was a spectator at one OF
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-12
AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS.

We asserting in the courts our right to the
exclusive of the word "CASTORIA," and
"PITCHERS cASroRIA," as our Trade Mark.
l, DR.. Samuel Pitcher, ofHyannis, Massachusetts,
was the originator Of" PITCHER CASroRIA,"
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
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
the Kind jon hare al7Oays 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. II. Fletcher is President.
March 8, 1897. SAMUEL PITCHER, MD.
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"How do know that you really love
mer' she asked. What assurance
have l that you would be willing to
make sacrifices and endure hardships
for my sakeT'
He looked at her in reproachtul
establishment and exclaimed:
"What more can you ask? Haven't
l for six months refrained from laying
violent hands on your little brother?'
Washington Star.
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FOLLOWED InatructIon.

Mudge-Thls watch has been stop
ped for two or three days.
Jeweler-Lemme see Il. There Is
nothing the matter with It except that
1t has not been wound.
Il thought maybe that was II. l re-
member you told me to wind it up just
before went to bed and haven't been
to bed for three nights."-Indianapolis
Journal.
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The Real Estate Mans Pet Story.

Opdike discussing their new fat)-
The real estate agent said that my wife
and l could have the fat for $50 a
month, but that he would charge any
one else $50
Fathergill-That was the offer he
made me and my wife when we thought
of taking it.-Brooklyn Eagle.
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Convention.

Convention sets meets and bounds
Tor your ambition"
The words kept sounding in her ears,
even now that she was alone, as IL her
startled misgivings had found voice to
take them up and repeat them over
and over.
She thought of the hops and dinners
that filled her life.
Meats and bounds is good" she re-
marked, and laughed quietly.-Detroit
Journal.
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No Earthly Use for ,Em.

81 don't see why SO many cranks are
trying to invent a flying machine.
There's no earthly use for Them
mo; that's true; they are meant to
navigate the air."-Cincinnati CONNER
cial-Tribune
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-12
An Irish Bull.

The servant girl in writing a letter
unfortunately blotted it. To save the
trouble of copying it she added post
script: You will find several blots in
this letter but that is not my fault; they
were made in the postotfice." Boston
Traveller.
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A Bothered Litterateur

what is the matter?' inquired the
officer.
"rhe enemy has stolen a march on
me!' replied the general, in greas agi-
tatlon.
Are you sure?''
almost. Either that or else l have
nislaid the indianapolis
Journal
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Railway Accidents in Europe

The railroad companies of Great
Britain carried 930,0OO.O00 passengers
in 1895, of whom 1856 were killed. Dur
ing the same year, in the city of Lon
don alone, $50 persons were killed by
falling from buildings or out OF win
dows.
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YaInar.

Mrs. Porkcash Caffably. having spent
the whole afternoon looking at pic
lures, without buying one)-My dear,
Mr.. Canvas, wonder, now, II there
is anything vainer than you artists
about your pictures?
Poor Artist-our efforts to sell them.
Enthusiastically Life.
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"Thls BOSOM" she coldly remarked,
"has never known love-"
"A breast of the times" he faltered,
and huddered.-Detroit Journal
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sublime,

Jennie-How did you enjoy yourself
crossing the ocean?
Clara-Immensely. OF course there
was nothing TO see but sky and water.
but the landscape was sublime.-Judge.
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Mean Thing,

"A dinner such as we have had to-
day. said the elderly boarder, makes
me feel like young man."
Indeed" was all Mrs. Hashcroft
deigned TO reply.
Indeed. When | think of that lamb
we had for dinner | feel that if that
was lamb | must still be a boy
Washington Star.
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Her Cruel Way,

He (earnestly)-I trust you under
stand me, Miss Eleanor; l don't see
how can make myself any palmer.
She (hastily)-Oh. Mr.. Bumps, please
don't try to.-New York Tribune.
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nEAFNEss CANNOT bic CURED

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an infamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube gets intlamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed deafness is the re-
suit and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its nor
NAL condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but an inhamed
condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-12

Snakes i'll South Africa fear the sec
rotary bird and will even crawl away
from its shadow. This bird can easily
thrash bird twice its size.
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CHEAP IRRIGATION.

The Hercules Gas Engine Works Of San
Francisco, CAL, the largest builders of gas
gasoline and oil engines on the Coast, are
making extensive preparations for the
seasons business.
They are filling several orders for large
irrigating plants and as this line of theil
business increases each season, it is safe &c
say the farmers throughout the State are APP
preciating the advantages of irrigation with
water pumped by this cheap power,
The Hercules Works are at present build
ing an so II. P. engine for Geo. f. Packer
Colusa, which will raise COCO gallons pei
minute from the river and distribute it oyel
his land. This will be the largest gasoline
pumping plant in existence.
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The Beat Wheel for Him.

Barrow-That's dandy wheel you
have there, old man. I'll take little
spin on it some day. BY the way, what
kind of wheel do you think | ought
to ride?
Marrow-One of your own. Brook
Ign Life.
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He Was Engaged.

Owner of the Show-What did you
say your speciality was?
Applicant for Job-I am crack and
fancy shot with pistols.
Does your act take wellT"
'Does 1t? l have made a hit every
place I've exhibited. Cincinnati Trib
une
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Wanted to Change 1t,

De Bangs-I bought a shirt at this
store. Can change it at this counter?
Saleslady somewhat embarrassed)-
Weller, don't you think you had bet
ter go where you can have more priv
acy?-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Satisfactory Explanation.

They say that Batch hasn't dollar
to bis name"
THAT must be the reason he has
never been able to get any woman to
accept it."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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''rhey tell me that you have a new
scheme afoOt," said an old friend to
the theatrical manager.
Yes, the company's walking back
from Hoboville now."-Detroit Free
Press.
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1t Was Settled,

when me and Jane was marrit,"
said the old man, ''the fust thing says
when we got to the house wuz: L guess
the fust thing fer us to do is fer us to
settle who is goin' to be boss"
"And did you settle itY' asked the
vouth
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LET US ALL LAUGH.
JOKES FROM THE PENS OF
VARIOUS HuMoRISTs.

Pleasant Incidents Occurring the
World over-sayinEs that Are Cheer
full to Old or Young Funny
Selections that You WIN Enjoy.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-12

The reason doctors charge so much
is that only one patient In ten pays
anything.
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Hoped 1t Would Last.

"Above ALL" said the throat special
list, "the lady must talk as little as
possible"
''Do tor" eagerly asked Mrs. Gray
mair's husband, lis there any hope of
1t becoming chronic Pitt bits.
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Need of Caution,

Mrs. McInty-An' phat did tn doc.
Their soy wos tn matter wild y'r eye,
Patsy?
Small Son-He say-ed thur was some
foreign substance in 1t.
Mrs. McInty with an "I-told- you-so''
alr)-Now, maybe yen kape away from
thin Oytalians.-New York Weekly.