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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-09
For the InrnlId.. Comfort.

Every invalid who has spent much
time propped up in bed in a sitting or
reclining posture, and has experienced
the aggravating tendency to slide
downward, cause by every movement
Of the body, with the attendant creas-
ing of the clothing under the back,
and the oft-recurring necessity of re-
gaining the recumbent position by
fatiguing effort, will appreciate the
following remedy:
Take, says one who has suffered
from the discomforts referred to, "a
strip of muslin, toweling or similar
material two or three yards long and
the width of the goods. Double one
end back upon itself, forming a loop
or hem wide enough to easily take in
q soft, medium-sized pillow. Stitch
across the hem securely, leaving the
sides open so that the pillow may be
readily inserted and removed. Place
this on the bed Immediately above the
lower sheet, passing the free end un-
der or through the head rails, where
it can be fastened with cord, or in
any convenient manner, so that the
position of the pillow, which is to act
as a support to the hips, may be
varied to suit the comfort of the in.
valid. When not needed, the pillow
can be removed in moment or drawn
up to the head of the bed out of the
way"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-09

No region in the world presents a
clearer and more distinct individual
character than Egypt. Each village.
is special world, each valley a uni
verse that has developed it's own aife;.
and man has felt the special local m
pressions; and even in modern times,
while all the Egyptian villages present
o similar aspect, and, although the
fellah appears to be the same sort of a
man everywhere, each locality has its
special individual characteristics.
One who knows how to observe men
and things critically will find consid-
cradle differences. These dissimilar-
tiles are as old as Egypt itself. They
have always existed, and are as much
more intense as the communications
between district aud district were for
merly more difficult. They are due to
physical conditions special to each
village, to the prevailing winds, the
form and character of the mountains
the extent of cultivable lands and the
supply of water.
A study of the detail of the countr.
is very important preliminary to the
examination of Egyptian history
Every village and every home had for
merly its special divinity and its par
ticular usages. Are we sure that thu
gods and customs were not imposed
by local conditions? At Ombos tw,
hostile gods were adored in the sam,
temple. May we not see in this fac
. recollection of the hostility whicl
has always prevailed between the in
habitants of the two banks of tn
liver, and still continues?-Popula
Science Monthly.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-09
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS
white Fire Screens.

For that open fireplace which Is not
in use come little white pine screens
at low rates. These are fitted out
with small shelves and brackets for
odds and ends Of bric-a-brac. A bot
tie of gilt paint, a small can Of enamel
and a good sized brush are all the
necessaries for producing very pretty
little affair from this raw material. Or
strips of heavy wall paper represents
ing odd woods can be had at the house
furnishing establishments. And the
screen covered with this will resemble
handsome carved wood cabinet. An
other good idea is to fit this kind of
screen with hooks. to which may be
attached small baskets filed with
flowers, ferns, vines or grasses.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-09
$4,000 For Killing a Man.

Eli Tucker will have to pay the
widow and children of Uriah Johnson
$4,000 because he killed johnson. A
Baltimore md. jury has so decided.
This case attracted considerable at
tention, it being the first of its kind
ever tried in a Maryland court.
Tucker had had some trouble with
Johnson. The quarrel ended in a
fight, which resulted in Tucker kill
ing johnson. Tucker is a prosperous
farmer, while johnson was vegeta-
BILE packer.
Under the laws of Maryland the
widow and children of man killed
by another can recover damages from
his assailant if the latter is con-
victed of the crime. The law was
copied into the Maryland code from a
similar one written by Lord Camp
bell, which has for centuries been en-
forced in England, but which has al
ways been a dead letter in this State.
Indeed. few lawyers were aware that
it existed. The jury, in rendering 9
verdict. decided that the widow
should have $4,000 and her six chill
dren $4,000. New York Sun.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-09
HUMoR OF THE DAY.

"And what would you be now if it
werent for my money!" "a bach
elor. Puck.
She-"I understand you proposed
to Emily while out for stroll last
night?" He-"Yes; won in walk"
-Yonkers Statesman.
Cooks" said the suburbanite.
"may be divided into two classes
those who resent criticism and those
who ignore it. Puck.
"He has proposed to her dozen
times" "Has his peristency been re-
warded?" ooh, yes. She refuses
him regularly. Truth.
Miss Quipp-"The idea of anything
Of coral for an engagement memento!"
Mr.. Quirk-"Why, isn't it cause of
many wrecks? "-Jewelers' Weekly.
Which was the handsomest on the grounds
Was really hard to say,
But the hog that scored 1000 pounds
Had the most winning weigh.
Chicago Tribune.
II never give book to a girl with
out reading it first" "Why not?" eff
there was a proposal in it she might
take it rs personal. Chicago Rec
ord.
First Snake-"Won't you drop in at
our cave this evening? There is to be
snake-charmer present" Second
Snake-"I shall be charmed, 1 assure
you. Puck.
The Young Partridge-"Aren't you
afraid of the man behind the gun?"
The Elder Partridge-"Not when he
is rugged up in one of those fancy
hunting suits"
'How did you get such a pleasant
expression on that ugly Miss Passes
portrait?" 'T got her to telling me
about men she might have married. II
Brooklyn Life.
Papa-"Such a wedding as you
want. my dear, will cost $4,000.
'"Then what is to be done, papa?''
"You will have to be married without
my consent" Life.
80 you've lost all your marbles,
WI "OAiJ ~ o0hN you AlSho' Ivy
always lose who play on Sundays.
"But how about the other TELLER, whit
won all my marbles?"
Willie-"Say, pa, what does tn
paper mean by referring to Mr. Soft
leigh as an ornament to society" Pa
"It probably means that his useful
ness on earth is not apparent. oh
cago News.
Nudge is doing we'll. He came i
and asked me for change for twent!
dollar bill half an hour ago." "H'n
A little longer ago than that he can
into my place and got small bill
changed into twenty" - India
apolis Journal.
Mrs. Younglove-"These womt
:, write about How Husbands Should /
Managed'-Do you suppose they ma
age their husbands any better than '
|, do?" Mrs. Elders-'Do 1. VIII
!, pshawl child, don't you know tn
haven't any husbands?" -Detroit FIR
proaa
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-09
WISE WORDS.
Better live we'll than live long.

Better live we'll than live long. :
Better face danger than fear.
Alteration is a deformity of the
mind.
: Griefs fatten and grow big on a,diet
of words.
Better slip with the foot than with
the tongue.
Better suffer without cause than
cause suffering.
Prejudice does truth more harm
than falsehood.
Prejudice is fog which obscures
the virtues of those we do not like.
See where road ends before you
take it, and to what an action leads
before you begin it.
Avoid a slanderer as you would a
scorpion; both sting for the mere
pleasure of doing it.
Instead of concealing or CLOSING
over fault, wipe it from Times slate
with the sponge of repentance.
Refuse an introduction to vice when
you first meet him, then you will not
have to follow him and repair dam
ages.
Better make of every sorrow a step
ping stone to higher, nobler thought
and deed than to hang it against your
heart to weigh you down into the
slough of despond.
Remember that every trial we bear,
however hard and cruel it may seem,
is sent to teach us some needful les
son if we will only have the sense and
| patience to learn.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-09
How the McKinleys Go Driving.

Every pleasant afternoon the Presi-
dents carriage, a most luxurious af-
fair, with rubber tires and ball-bear-
ing running gear, rolls up to the
White House about 4.30 to receive
the President aud Mrs. Mckinley. A
well-groomed coachman and footman
occupy seats on the box. When the
President and Mrs. Mckinley come
from the White House messenger
beckons the driver, who lashes the
horses with his long whip, and in an
instant the carriage is in front OF the
portico. The footman jumps down,
opens the carriage door, assists Mrs.
Mckinley and the President inside,
steps on the box and the carriage
speeds away. The customary after
noon ride is through the residence
portion of the city. The carriage rolls
along at pretty rapid clip and about
an hoEr is consumed in the ride. II
the afternoon is pleasant the top Of
the vehicle is let down and the Presi-
dent and his wife enjoy the air.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-09

Adolph Schmitt, farmer at Beech
woods, Sullivan County, N. Y, on 60
ing to his hogpen one cold morning
recently was surprised to find large
rat perched on the back of one of his
hogs. The rat made no movement
when Mr.. Schmitt appeared, and the
hog being apparently satisfied, Mr..
Schmitt did not interfere.
The rat spends most of its time on
the hogs back and a strange friend
ship has grown up between the two
animals. The hog is restless when
the rat is not on it. Several times it
has angrily defended its friend when
other hogs have snapped at it,
The rat in return for the hogs pro.
lection scratches its friends bristly
back and nibbles lovingly at its ears.
These attentions seem to afford the
hog boundless pleasure, for the more
active the rat the more hearty are its
grunts of satisfaction. New York
Press
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-09
TOOK HIMEfoR A sPoTTER.
Unpleasant Experience of . Drum mar
Who Walked with = Real one

Unpleasant Experience of . Drum mar
Who Walked with = Real One.
"Dpotters must have a merry life"
said New Orleans travelling man.
"a few weeks ago I met a very agree
able fellow ct q hotel IN a Northern
city, and We became rather chummy.
When left he went to the depot to
see me of, and in getting into my car
l was little surprised at the sharp
scrutiny received from all the train
hands. Then began an extraordinary
series of annoyances, which seemed
unrelated and accidental at first, but
gradually assumed an air of dark sig
ni6cance. To begin with, the con-
ductor raised lot of technical points
about my ticket. He objected, for in
stance, to the pencil signature, and
made me hunt up my own pen and ink.
He was right, but such strictness was
unusual.
Then the newsboy told me he had
no daily papers, although 1 saw sew
eral under his arm, and when 1 sent
him for cigars brought me a couple
buhJ WOulu nave killed. brewery
tramp. I couldn't understand it. In
the dining car the waiter spilled scald-
ing coffee down my back and gave me
pulverized sugar instead of salt. The
steak was as tough as leather trunk,
and the potatoes were iced. 1t was
an awful meal, and the conductor
shrugged his shouldersat my protests.
That night my berth had no blankets,
and the clothes were made up wrong
end to. The porter ignored my rings
for ice water, BACKED my patent leather
shoes, absolutely running them, and
taken altogether, the trip was night
mare from one end to the other.
Coming home over another road, ]
related my experience to conductor
WON knew, and he remarked that
tn ~ must have taken me for spot
ter. At that an idea flashed across
my mind, and / described the chance
acquaintance who accompanied me tC
che depot. The conductor laughed
why, he's one of the best-knowr
spotters on the line, he said, and tn,
boys thought you were his pal Nic'
time spoilers must have travelling"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-09
Recipes.

Cumberland Sauce -Peef, quarter
and cut into strips one orange. Cover
with water and simmer fifteen minutes,
changing the water once. Add one
cup currant jelly, one cup boiling
water, teaspoonful mixed mustard,
two dashes OF cayenne and the strained
juice of one orange.
Soupe au Choux-Into three pints.
of boiling water put quart of shaved
cabbage, with one minced onion, a
leek, chopped parsley root, bay
leaf, lump of sugar, tablespoonful
of butter and teaspoonful of salt.
Let it boil rapidly half an hour and
then add half cupful of dried grated
cheese. Stir we'll, heat five minutes
and put in the tureen.
To Make Noodles one egg,
add half teaspoon salt, and pastry -four
for very stiff dough. Roll out thin,
dredge with -four and let remain on
bread board for an hour. Then roll
tightly, and with sharp knife slice
as thin as straws. Toss them together,
shake -four over. Have the white
broth left from cooking the shank Of
veal hot, and well seasoned, drop the
noodles in and boil, covered twenty
minutes. Noodles are change from
macaroni, and may be served as side
dish with cream sauce.
i Chicken Hash on Rice Toast-Thi
is an excellent way of using up rem
.nants of poultry, and is prepared b.
trimming off the meat from the bones
remove the skin, cut the meat fine
put it in a small saucepan with waite
to moisten it, and little butter, witt
salt and white pepper. Have read.
some cold boiled rice which has beel
cooled with weight on it, so it vii
keep it's shape. Cut in slices half a
J inch thick, arrange on the double
broiler and toast to delicate brown
Lay on hot platter, butter them, pu
spoonful of the chicken on each an
serve. A poached egg served wit
: each slice makes an excellent breah
I fast dish.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-09
Criminals Fear the Lash.

It is well-known fact that in legal
circles, and for that matter every
where else, that the most hardened
criminals fear the lash as they fear
nothing else. A man whose brutality
has been worse than could be thought
possible and whose crime-hardened
face grows harder before the judge
and jury cringes abjectly when SEN
fenced to undergo the penalty of the
lash. 1t is not too much to say that
this type of criminal would sooner
hear sentence of five years impris-
onment than listen to the passing of
the sentence of the lash. 1t is inter-
esting therefore in this connection
to note the views on the subject of
one Of majesty's most prominent
judges. Mr.. Justice Day recently
had before him five prisoners charged
with and convicted Of the crime Of
robbery with violence. These he
divided into two groups, the reclaim
able and irreclaimable. To the three
who he considered reclaimable he
awarded four months imprisonment
and forty strokes with the lash; to the
two irreclaimable he gave seven years
penal servitude. There can be no
doubt in the world that the reclaim
ables' would gladly have changed
places with their more hardened
brethren. In Mr.. Justice Days
judgment forty lashes are equal &c
eighty months imprisonment; or, il
other words, one stroke of the lasf
equals two months incarceration
London Correspondence in Chicago
| Record
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-09
Old Hnrses In England.

The Lancet declares that the traffic
in old horses as at present carried on
is disgrace to England. They are
treated cruelty and. whether sound or
diseased, are sent abroad to be used
as food. The Board of Agriculture
has issued AN order, which took eff
feet this year, making it unlawful
to convey from any port in the British
Isles to any place outside the British
Isles "any horse which, owing to age,
infrmity, illness, fatigue, or any other
reason, cannot be SO conveyed without
cruelty, during the intended passage
and on landing"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-09
Preferred q solo.

A gushing, sentimental girl and her
matter of-fact aunt sat on green hill
side, the aunt endeavoring to enjoy
nature, while her niece discoursed of
things far and near without a notice
able pause of breath.
At last she spoke of the beauties of
the landscape, at great length. II
love to listen to the music of that
brook as it babbles on and on" she
said, unwisely,
EYES," said the aunt, seizing her
arst opportunity, ''the babbling of a
brook is a pleasant sound, my dear.
] think prefer it as solo, however,
rather han with another part don't
'cals 50 mich for babbling duet"
Thsu Co few delightful moments
there VS. silence on the green hill
side. Youths Companion.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-09
Long Lie and Loss of Limbs.

A manufacturer of artificial limbs
is credited with the statement that
Iamputations tend to enhance vitality,
those who have lost an arm or leg
frequently having their lives pro-
longed and their health improved as a
result of the loss. Even the mental
forces are represented as being
strengthened in cases of amputation.
The alleged explanation is that the
removal of an important part of the
body decreases the demand on the
vital forces, and enables them to con-
centrase more effectuslly upon what
remains. 1t is not likely, however,
that anybody will ever voluntarily
sacrifice leg or an arm for the sake
of Frightening the wit, or adding a
year or two to the length Of life.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-09
Fad and Fashion.

The chrysoprase is the coming fad
IN jewels.
Camers-hair serge is always in good
style for black gown, and black
gowns are always fashionable.
In an odd pair of earrings one has a
large black pearl while the other has
white pearl of the same size. 1t Is
said that the demand for them Isl
large.
Tulle and mousseline de sole rosettes
are the prettiest trimming imaginable,
for velvet toque, as they give the de-
sired contrast in light effect which Q
velvet hat needs.
Golfers, both men and women. are
wearing ascot ties and stocks made Of
tan or gray suede. They have pipings
of red. and are said to serve as chest
protectors. Added to utility, they
possess degree Of smartness to the
well dressed.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-09
Incrsas,nr the size OF Emit.

A French agricultural journal gives
the method by which vine grower, of
Touraine, is said to produce magniti-
cent grapes. He dissolves two kilo-
grams of sulphate of iron in 100 litres
of water, and sprinkles it on the
leaves and lunches of the vines. The
first application is made when tho
grapes are about one-third Of their
full size; the second, about a month
later, and the third, about twenty
days before they are cut tits claimed
that corresponding results are OBJ
tanned with pears, apples and cherries.
The method is inexpensive, and the
journal quoted recommends trial,
though it does not guarantee the sue
cess of tine treatment in slI cases.
LONDON Times.
Tn 1900 New York City got iii
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-09
Thoroughbred Fowls.


"Where is the value of thorough
bred poultry?" said farmer to me
the other day. 81 do not see why
common poultry sells at eight cents a
pound and thoroughbred at from 50 to
s. a head" Now, why thorough
breds should be worth more than the
common stock found with many of our
farmers is easily explained. Many a
farmer to-day is keeping from fifty to
100 fowls of the old common varieties
or mongrels, inbred and inbred for
years. He does not take the interest
in them that the man would who has
used his hard cash, time and brains
to produce pure, profitable. thorough
bred stock; in fact, he takes no in
terest in them at all, for the sight of
them gives him no pleasure. Eggs
are few and far between, and he finds
no profit in them. But let that same
farmer invest in few thoroughbreds
and his mind changes. He smiles
when he looks at his flock, and cares
for them properly. He takes pride in
showing tueiu 10 Ills IIlcuue, anu phoJ
yield for him coed supply of eggs,
that are uniform in color, and, instead
of there being loss in keeping poul'
try, he finds that they are paying him
better than his mixed-up varieties, OF
better even than many OF his Other
branches of farming. A small foch
of fowls can be kept with very littli
expense by utilizing the scraps ant
waste from the pantry, which makes
the very best feed for the production
Of eggs. And l believe that grea
many of our farmers would find |
more profitable to keep only small
flock of from fifteen to twenty tiv
fowls than to keep seventy-fve OF 100
as many of them are doing; or to keel
only few until they know better hoy
to handle them proftably. A fey
hens will supply the family with a
abundance of eggs at very small eA
pense if they are well kept, and wi
give their owner much more pleasur
in looking after them than if the
f were three, times what he could cal
+ for.-V. M. Couch, in Indiana Farme
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-09
The Cost of Living in Vienna.

Vienna, Austria, is fast earning the
unenviable distinction of being the
dearest city of the Continent. Not
only is life rendered intolerably dear
by the circulation of standard coin
in the shape of form, which is out
of proportion to the social conditions
of people still compelled to make use
of such primitive purchasing media as
half-farthings, but the cost of living
is increasing alarmingly. Rents are,
much higher than in Berlin or Buda-
pest. If the theatres offer the Wen
nese relatively cheap entertainment
the Injuries and necessaries of life
cost him invariably more than they do
the Englishman. A fiat with limited
accommodation and conveniences cost
as much as, if not more, than an en-
tire house in q London suburb. To,
build O house with its ten to twenty
and even forty fats, and its imposing
exteriors, requires heavy outlay Of
capital. The spectators, who are for
the most part responsible for the
present building operations, are un-
able to meet the demands on their
capital, and seek to secure themselves
by fixing the rents at an oppressive
figure. The burden of citizenship is
thus becoming more and more in
tolerable every day.-London Post.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-09

A Chinaman's idea of Life Insurance.
A New Orleans lawyer told the
Times-Democrat this yarn: II had a
Chinese client who went home ON
visit, leaving his laundry in charge of
his brother. When he returned he
was promptly ordered off the prem
Uses. His brother had coolly appro-
priated the business, and swore he
would kill him unless he made
himself scarce. The dispossessed
gentleman called on me next day, and,
after hearing his story, advised him
to get out warrant Immediately, but
he shook his head at the suggestion,
and said in pigeon English that he
wanted to have his life insured for
$4,000. 1 was astonished. What
on earth put that into your head?' 1
asked. so they makee allie time
some watch,' he replied. After a
great deal of cross-questioning 1 got
at his scheme. He had in some man
ner conceived the idea that insurance
companies did everything possible to
prolong the lives of their policy hold
ers, and it followed quite naturally
that if they had $40, 900 at stake they
would take particular pains to see
that he wasn't hurried into the here
after by his wicked brother. In other
words, they would 'makee some
watch, and being very frugal gen
tleman, it struck him as a cheap way
of securing a bodyguard. He wa
greatly disappointed when explained
that the companies let their clients
take their own chances, and it evi
IDENTIFY impressed him as most un
businesslike. He went away, and d
last accounts the wicked brother wa
still holding the fort"