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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-21
Appetite Of the FLORIDA AllIgatc~.

The Florida alligator has an appetite
that is hard to appease. A fisherman,
weary with i'll luck, pulled off his boots,
stretched himself on the rivers green
bank and went to sleep. A saurian III
search of dinner spied the sleeping
fisherman, crawled up the bank, swal-
lowed him and retired in good order.
But after time he remembered that
the late fisherman's boots were also re-
posing on the ban6 A dinner without
dessert was no dinner at all, so he re.
turned to taper off ON the boots. But
while he was in the act of swallowing
them another fisherman, recently ar.
rived, shot him dead. Probably the
moral in this story is, Some alligator:
never know when they have enough. .
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rolonhols. rae CRUEL.
He Yves the MOat Ferocious of All the
Famous Buccaneers.

Frank r. Stockton Is writing 'srhe
Buccaneers Of Our Coast in ST. Mich
olas. In a late number he says:
Among the buccaneer leaders who dis
tinguished themselves as land pirates
was Francis L'0lOnnois. a Frenchman.
In those days II w the custom to en-
force servitude upon people who are
not able to take care OF themselves; I'M
fortunate debtors and paupers OF all
classes were sold to people who had
need Of their services. Boys and girls
were sold for a term Of years, some
what as II they had been apprentices;
and 1t so happened that the boy L'olon-
nois was sold to a master who took him
to the West indies. There he led the
Afe Of slave until he was of age; and
then, being no longer subject to owner
ship, he became one OF the freest and
most Independent persons who ever
walked this earth. He began his
career on the island of Hispanlola.
where he took up the business of hunt
ing and butcher1ng cattle. but he soon
became a pirate, and enlisted as COM
mon sailor on one of their ships. Here
he gave signs OF being so brave and un-
scrupulous that one of the leading pl-
rates on the island of Tortuga gave him
I q ship and a crew, and set him up In
business. The career OF L0lonn0is
was much like that of other buccaneers
OF the day except that he was abomin-
ably cruel to his Spanish prisoners.
All the barbarlties attributed to the
pirates of the world were united in the
career of this wretch, who does not ap-
pear to be so good an example of the
true pirate as Roc, the Brazilian. He
was not 50 brave, he was not so able,
and 1t would be impossible for any one
10 look upon him as hero. After hav.
ing attained in short time the reputa.
ton Of being the wickedest pirate Of his
day, LOlonnois was unfortunate
enough to be wrecked upon the coast
near Oampeachy. He and his crew
came safely to shore, but 1t was moi
long before their presence was dlscov
cred by the people of the town. and the
Spanish soldiers attacked them. There
was q fierce fight, but the Spaniards
were stronger, and the buccaneers were
utterly defeated. Many were killed
wounded, or taken prisoners.
Among the wounded was L'Olonnois
and when the Spaniards walked oyel
the battlefield, he was looked upon as
killed. When the soldiers had retired
he stealthily arose and made his way
into the woods. where he stayed unit
his wounds were well enough for hin
to walk about. He Invested himself o.
his great boots, his pistol belt, and thu
rest of his piratical costume. and add
ing to his scanty rainment cloak anG
hatwhich he had stolen from poor cot
tage, he boldly approached the town
and entered 1t. He looked like a yer,
ordinary person, and no notice wa
taken Of him by the authorities. Her
he found shelter and something to eat
and he soon began to make himsel
very much at home in the streets o
Campeachy
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THE STANDARD OF LIVING
Its Direct Relation to the Scale Of Ls-
bOr's Wages.

Its Direct Relation to the Scale OF La
boris Wages.
The price of labor in the same indus
tries differs in different localities OF
markets, not because the skill of labor
ers so greatly differs or because there lie
great diversity in the supply and de-
mand for !aborers, but because the cost
Of production (the cost of livingl great
ly differs in different localities Thus,
in New York city, carpenters, masons,
printers and other mechanics get for the
same work 30 and sometimes 100 per
cent more than in some other localities.
While the cost of living is sometimes
affected by the difference in prices Of
particular articles of consumption it is
usually determined largely by the differ
ence in the social style of living. The
greater the variety of the things con.
sumed and comforts enjoyed by the la
borers the higher is their standard Of
living and the greater their expenses or
cost Of living Now, it is universally
true in all countries and localities that
in proportion as this standard Of living,
or social expense of the laborer's family,
rises among any class of laborers, wages
rise hence they are always highest in
large cities and lowest in remote coun-
try districts.
1t may be laid down, then, as a gen
eral principle that wages for similar la
Dor in any given market are governed
by the local standard of living of the
laborers. Consequently all efforts to i'm.
prove the condition of the laborine
class, to be efficacious, must be directed
toward increasing the influences which
raise the standard of living among the
laboring class. In no other way can &
permanent increase Of wages be secured
and it may be added that no scheme fol
social reform which does not tend tt
promote this end can be of any real ben
eft to the wage class. -Gunton Maya
zine
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THE TELL-TALE TICK.

| had knocked around in Australia
for five years, put In years service
in India, and had a whack at the
Transvaal insurrectionists as a volun-
teer, only to settle down at last, as
telegraph operator at Rocky Forks,
telegraph station between Omaha and
Sioux City. 1t was my business to
transfer messages between the two
places, and to connect with points fur
ther along.
The next station, fifteen miles fur
Their up the road, was Dismal Point,
and here Tom Brown, my Oldest and
truest friend, operated. Tom and / had
roughed 1t all over the world together,
and when we settled down here 1t was
to be near each other.
One day Tom telegraphed down to
me that he would meet me at Rocky
Forks next Tuesday for days shoot
ing. He said he would come down on
the O'clock train in the morning and
wait for me to get off at noon. After
that we would go up into the hills and
shoot along the points Of the ravine.
| liked nothing better than a days
outing with Tom, and quickly licked
back word that he could rely on me
next Tuesday, as that was my day of.
The following day there came a mes
sage through Omaha that the United
Express would ship $12,OOO,000 in bull
lion over the road to Sioux City the
next Monday night, and that the train
would pass through my station, Rocky
Forks, at SIS in the evening / tele
/ graphed back that l understood 1t, and
/ then | opened up the instrument and
( asked Tom if he had received his mes
/ sage yet He said that he had, and
would look for the train seventeen min
utes earlier at Dismal Point
That day and the next l passed In
my usual way. Sunday was unevent
full. and would have seemed long, ex
cept for the constant ticking of the in
strument, which was kept busy send
ing messages about the important ship
ment to be made the next day. Mon
day evening at 1880 l looked at my
watch. ''The train will soon be along,
said. 81 guess will call up Tom
and see If he knows where 1t is"
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CURLING IN AMERICA.
Scotch Game zsaIOusIy Cultivated By
seotehmen.

a scotch tame LeatouslN CultNnteo by
seotehmen.
The game Of curling has secured .
firm place among the winter sports ia
all parts If the country where there is
heavy ice and where there are Scotch
men 20 teach the game to their Ameri-
eau neighbors. There are about 80 curl
sIg clubs 10 the United States and the
Grand National Curling club of Amer
lea has membership Of many hundreds
in all parts If the north and northwest,
but still the game is spoken Of as Scot
lands ain game.
The game is always played on ice
covered lakes or rivers. except in Eng
land. where it is frequently played I'M
der glass roofs by men whose white
waistcoats, straw hats, floral decora-
tons and general lack Of Scotch style
cause the real curriers' to regard them
with scoSn.
The curriers' who are members of the
New York cluhs have their contests on
Van CortIandt lake, and there is proha-
bly, no class Of sportsmen who go about
a game so seriously as they.
The object Of the game is to plant the
curling stone, which has teakettle
shape and weighs from 30 to A pounds,
near the 'tae, b" or center Of circle at a
distance Of 40 yards, and to guard il
there.
Next to the stone the broom plays the
most important part III the game Of
curling, because in the hands of Q
sweeper who is anxious to see the stone
advance to the circle where it will
count it is welded dexterously, so that
every particle Of snow or ice may b.
removed from the stones course The
"skips. 4" or captains, of the opposing
sides have charge of the sweeping de
partments, and the sweepers have the
right to use their brooms after the ston,
has got beyond the line which mark
the middle of the rink. The sweeping
| is always to side or across the rinl
and not forward or backward, wher,
the sweepings might obstruct the pas
sage of running stone.
Match games, called a bonspiel, ar
played by opposing teams Of four each
and when it is at home curling is essen
TALLY democratic. II has been said tina
the lord of the manor, the clergyman
and the village blacksmith may be seei
ON the same rink with the smith a
skip shouting to the clergyman &
"soop, soop!' when he thinks "soop.
or sweep, in front of the moving ston
will help it along.
The enthusiastic curler sees and hear
nothing but the speeding stones and tn
applause, the shouts of ''Weel curled
monl'' and the boyish shouts which ris
ON the wintry air show that youthful
spirit may live in mature body, par
ticularly if it be that of Scotch curleI
New York Tribune.
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Apple Cores for Champagne.

The practice of the economies In the
Embarrassing sections of the West has
developed new article of export. I'm
til recently the orchard owners and the
evaporation managers did not think of
utilizing the cores and the parings of
apples. They occasionally sold them to
the jelly-nakers or fed them to the
hogs. but more generally allowed them
to accumulate as refuse in great heaps.
which slowly fermented and decayed,
This year, in many places, the parings
and the cores are being saved. They
are spread out in the hot sun and dried.
after which they are packed in large
sacks and held for buyers, who gather
them up and send away in car lots.
The destination of the dried parings
and cores in these large quantities Is
France. 1t is no secret that the refuse
of the orchards oil the Missouri valley
and the Ozark country is now largely
employed in the manufacture of cham
payne by the thrifty wine-makers OF
the vineclad slopes of France.-St
Louis Globe-DemOcrat.
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AN OPEN LETTER 70 MOTHERS,

We are asserting in the courts our right to the
exclusive use of the word "CASrORlA. ana
PITCHERS CASTORIA,'' as our Trade Marx
I, Or. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis, Massachusetts,
was the originator Of" PITCHERS cASroRIA,"
the same that has borne and does now bear the
fac-simile signature of cHAS. II. FLETCHER on
every wrapper. This is the original " PITCHERS
,cAsToRIA" which has been used in the homes
of the mothers of America for over thirty years.
Look Carefully at the wrapper and see that 1t Is
shs kind yon hare alsVa,s bought, and has the
signature of cHAs. H. FLETCHER on the
wrapper. No one has authority from me 10 uss
my name except The ceutaur Company OF which
Chas, FL Fletcher is President.
March 9, Gs9z. SAMUEL PITCHER, MD.
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Lost on the Atlantic.

From March, 1910, until March, 1898,
100 transatlantic vessels-steamshlps
plying between Europe and America
only-were lost en- route, and as d.
rect result Of this $3.50 lives were lost.
The estimate of lives lost from various
other causes is 600. The number Of
steamships never heard from after
leaving port was II. The number
burned was Q, and the number foun-
dered was Il. The other wrecks were
caused by collisions, being washed
ashore, collision with icebergs. etc,
From March, 1898. to the beginning of
the present year the loss of life on the
Atlantic has been very much less than
in former years, though one or two
large steamers have had serious mis-
haps and one was never heard FROM
Washington Times.
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Keeping Fish Alive.

Some tine ago had the pleasure of
visiting Fleusburg, seaport town on
the east coast of Sleswick Holstein,
and was much struck with the system
there observed of bringing to port fish
which was intended for immediate con-
sumption
Instead Of packing the fish in the
hold of the vessel the fishermen use fat,
oblong boxes drilled with holes to allow
free access of water. aud into these the
live fish are placed as soon as caught
and are towed under water
I By this means the fish are kept alive
until the harbor is reached, and they
are then taken out of the boxes and solo
alive on the quay, SO that there can b.
no question as to their absolute fresh
ness. Strand Magazine.
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OLD ENGLISH LAWS.
The Unlimited Powers Which a Fathsi
Exercised Over His Onspring.

The Unlimited Powers which a Father
Exercised over His Oaspring.
In England less than 100 years ago
the husband had power TO choose his
wife's associates. 20 separate her from
her relatives, TO restrain her religious
and personal freedom, and if the need
coul1 be shown even to chastise her
moderately, as though she were child.
What constituted sufficient cause for
corporal punishment was left for the
husband to prove and the court to de-
eide, but so universally was the mastery
Of man over his wife's body recognia-
ed that trial for wife beating was al
most unheard of.
Under these old laws of England the
father had power to dispose of bis off,
spring. by deed or legacy. until they
were 81 years of age, and the testament
tary guardians right over the children
superseded that of the mother who had
absolutely no legal control over them
and was entitled to nothing from them
save their reverence and respect. She
had no right even to their services, ex.
cept in the case of the mother Of an
illegitimate child. who was entitled &c
its control and custody. Upon marriage
the husband became entitled to the
wife's goods and chattels, to the rentals
and profits of her lands, to her earning
and to the custody OF her person. In re
turn he was bound only to supply hel
with shelter. food, clothing and medi
cine, which he could do out of her per
sonal earnings. or out Of the profits O
her properties, should she be an heiress
II father died intestate, his persona
belongings were divided equally te
tween his sons and daughters, but ii
the case of real property a son, though
he be younger than all his sisters, wa
the sole heir In England less than
century ago it was not unusual for
man to sell his wife into servitude. :
New York Commercial Advertiser.
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SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES.

Aliens Foot Ease, a powder for the feet.
II cures painful, swollen, smarting feet and
instantly takes the sting out of corns al d
ounions. It's the greatest comfort discov-
cry of the age. Aliens Foot Ease makes
tight-fitting or new shoes feel easy. II is .
certain cure for chilblains, sweating damp,
callous and hot, tired, aching feet. We
have over 10000 testimonials OF cures. Try
it to-day. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores. By mail for Csc. in stamps. Trial
package FREE. Address Allen s. Olmsted
lie Roy, NY.
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500 REWARD 800.

The readers of this paper win be pleased to
learn that there is at least one DIRE AIDED disease
that science has been able to cure i'll all It's
stages and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
IL the only positive cure known 10 the medical
fraternity Catarrh being constitutional uls
ease requires a constitutional treatment Hairs
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
. system, thereby destroying the foundation OF
the disease and giving the patient strength By
building up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The proprietors have
so much faith IN its curative powers, that they
nff,sr One Hundred Dollars for anv case that it
daiIs to cure send for list of testimonials.
Address, F. ]. CHENEY CO., Toledo, D.
sold by Druggists, I5e.
Halls Family Pills are the best
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4 HIn. rrem the KlsaaIte.

Joseph Ladue, the famous trapper
and miner and the present owner Of
Dawson City. and for many years the
agent of the Alaska Commercial Com
pany, gives hint to persons going to
Alaska. and pays great compliment
TO a we'll known article. He writes:
~ have always used the Royal Bak-
ing Powder in Alaska and Northwest
Territory, as no other gave equal salts
faction in that harsh climate. l also
found my customers always insisted
on having that brand.
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Unusual.

Papa-Your young man wasn't here
last night. was he?
Mildred-Yes. What made you think
he wasn't?
Papa-I saw that you had light in
the parlor when got home at o'clock.
Mildred thinking of something else)
He brought a friend with him last
night Chicago News
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IT'S NOT EXPENSIVE.

ITS the quality that's high in TEA GARDEN
tDRIPs, JoBocGAN MAPLE SYRUP and PELICAN
I0EsIANNA MoIAssEs. For sale by hrst-class
,vrooeya in cans only. Money refunded II goods
are not 20 tisfactory. Don'taccept an imitation.
See that the manufacturers name Is htho-
S'apneu III THE FACiFIC COAST SYRUP co
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thing help so much. I have better
health than l ever had in my life I
feel like a new person, perfectly
strong. give the Compound all the
credit. / have recommended 1t to sew.
eral of my friends who are using il
with like results. It has cured me OF
several female diseases. l would not
do without Mrs. Pinkham's remedies
for anything. There Is no need of so
much female suffering. Her remedies
are sure cure. Minis ELLA KENKR,
Rnightstown, Henry Co., Ind.
BY the way, the leading druggists
tell us that the demand for Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is
simply beyond their power of under
standing; and, what is best of all, il
does the work promptly and we'll
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-21

~Isuppose tie secret of bis popularity
IL that he talks well.
"Not ST all The secret of his popu-
larity is that he laughs well. Chicago
Post.
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Yeast--That boy of sharpley's is a
bright boy, ism t he?
Crimsonbeak-Y Yes but he'll know
more when he forgets lot that he
thinks he knows now Workers States
man.
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A young man with a sweater ON looks
as tough and comfortable as woman
looks when she appears without cor
sets.
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A man may wear extra sleeves over
his shirt. without necessarily doing any
great amount Of work.
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AvrER being swindiad by all others, send
MS stamp for particulars OF King solomons
Treasure, the ONLY remover OF manly strshg. W
PHIIIADELPHIA, PA.
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THAT SETTLES 1T.

With the bloom and beauty Of the season,
its balmy airs and delightful temperature.
we feel like living with new life, and are
therefore often very careless in taking care
of ourselves. 1t is this forgettulness that
laws us liable to attacks of rheumatism, the
more liable because we think there is little
danger of its coming on, but rheumatism is
AN easy thing TO take and sometimes hard
dhiog to get rid of unless we take the advice
cd others and learn that the best way pos
sible is to use ST. Jacobs Oil. 1t has been
used so long as a sure cure that this advice
is given in good faith from the testimony
of thousands.
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A Lady

tried SeAt1ling's Best tea and
did not like it.
She tried it again and
made it according to direc-
tions.
It's her only tea now.
sss
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In the IsEge cities of the United States the
condition of the metrol olitan poor is constantly
being ameliorated by the grand beneyolences OF
wealthy people. Santa REFORMS are Ire
auently suggested and carried out 18th earnest
ness and Intelligence. Among sanitary reforms
those produced by HostettPr's stomach Bitters
in dyspeptic stomach, disordered liver, towels
or nervous system are very conspicuous.
Now" said the professor in natural history,
sstake the case of hen Why does 1t lay an
egg?" because 1t can't lay a carpet replied
the bright boy of the class.
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ABOUT CHANGE OF LIFE,

81 suffered for eight year,. and
could find no permanent relief until
one year ago. My trouble was Change
OF Life. I tried Lydia =. PinEl.an1's
Vegetable Compound, and reII1l came
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Ny doctor said would die but Piso's
Cure for Consumption cured me:-Amos
Kelner, Cherry Valley, Ills, nov. %, o.
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RYE Permanently Cured No fits or nervousness
9tte after first days use of pr. Klins's Great
Nerve RSstorer Send for FHBB 81 90 trial DOT
lie and treaflse. DIR. r. II. KLINE Ltd, $50 Arch
Isl, Philadelphia, Pa
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GREAT BENEvOLENCE.

Preparations are being made so that the guns
can be loaded, in case the report OF the court
INQUIRY should be.
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The colored girl baby is born to blush
unseen.
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ONR ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known,
Syrup of Figs is for sale in so
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists, Amy reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA re SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. A. NEW Yoak. NJ