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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

ALCOHOL CGySE or DISEASE
Does Ihcre Than Anything Else to
Render People Incapable of With
standirs Many Ills.
One Of the many prominent physf-

One OF the many prominent physf-
Clans and chemists who are now
wont to take opportunity TO frequently
pronounce against the Use OF aico2ohc
drink is De-. G. Sans Woodhead. pro
fesSor os pathology NJ Cambridge
university, England Dr. Woo0heads
latest summing UP IS clear and stGlh>
Ing, and is set fcrth as follows:
alcohol is perhaps the most in
Dortant factor in rio production OF
disease. It does Icrc than anyth!rs
else to render people Incapable OF
witnstaading disease Alcohol pre-
pares tie human body for the attacks
OF disease. just IS did the extreme
heat OF the past season, The straw ioT
the engine sp&rl: 10 set On fire. 1t
can be pToyed thai alcohol taken in
comparatively small Quantities inter
fercs with the biooA. II alters the
fluids ye:y Slightly indeed but certain
substances become less active and
are unable to Go their work 50 well
as usual The fight between disease
ard these substances becomes unfair.
.,,o 1850. ,,,o1.l &c cf -. onro.t,,,,i-
So :,,,.a.7a - ~. %o,,,. a,,6 sot m lis
49,,
I..r. ..,r,,.. sou ,,....aoo ~, e.l,.,,.,on IF
&C. lot -itT.'.-:ss 80: ~ -, Iast +s,,
@ 1's,1e- N,..0Sis il''..-.7 -, ,.iS aor..,,on.
90 S..e ues'''t 80 '- :, 40,
.,''- i'',. . ~ re,,is
s'-g - cso-,!9 :, % ,,o,+ :, .,s>a,.l
- ~ 49, fio,,res int IN his country
&C.. r,.;to;,l +hn dri.,,; hin has
i.,,.;,,a So ,S, c.,,,, /, ,a>.,oa 6,,,no4 from
go . % ~ - n. '-ls oa5 r. 80 ,,on,1Iafion 10
&c 80 ~. ,,aad ,,.,, ...aoe IN F,,,anca It
:. -. -+J,is cor,,+,,, viii,
~ - ~ ~ ro,,sT,,,,,,;on of al.
oalo1 e - bol, corn, = lov.ar doth rate
r,..-,, t,-,1a,.,.,,ros;e zyo do ROT saw this
y.sg .5a cole ca,5se I,lt we do remark
l;ar tho two t};ne.5 have goce en- to-
rather Better housing, clothing.
education faadipg. and conditions OF
iiee generally have had great deal to
do With the fall in the death rate. At
f,,o fo+to,,, os all howcver we have
~, e,,.o i,,o1 d;,,inn,:o,, IN the amount
- ,,Sorov eno,+ IN drink This is q
.,.e,,ro-So,,s c-,in - 41,e nat;on
~yzSa 90 ,~od;,a7 mon nave to do
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01
a NichtmaTe.

"Oh. hubby, had dreadful dream
last night"
What did you dream about?"
Il dreamed that in al the wcrlc
there were no shep windows.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01
Some siris wo@id Ike to be mar
rted with 6 brass band Others still
.Eaeer c god wedding ring.
SAID OF WOMEN.

a won.sn seldom pats OF Till tomor-
:o;r I@TEat she can Ee&r today.-"Celt." ("
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

There are three sorts of women.
ccGua,taS, -coccttaS and co-cats. Nine
Chose "a well-lMowG Gressrlaker).
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

Il a secord censor had to be a7-
pointed It should Lave been woman.
ISRAEL ZarSE-;;iii.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

4 woman always expects you To re-
wcYDa: her birthday, bit sac also ex-
poets -cu to forget her age.-A. /.
Humphreys.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

Never tell a man Just what :ou
think OF him unless you are bigger
than he IS.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

Der knowledge cot We know so
Ieedle chenerally cones to us ven it
yas too late to learn.-Georse V. Eo-
cart il Chicago Journal.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

= gooG fai!ow is a man dot sDeaGs
money o.l Is so fast dot ve neFcr get
: chance 70 refuse 10 spend il Gu hitai.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

It is useless to advise an aviator not
to ''go up in the air" for that is has
business.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

Theologians deploge Eyes taste and
appetite, but philosophers give her a
vote of thanks. If she hadn't bitten
that apple in the garden, We should
all save beggars and tramps, be out OF
a iob.-Frederick Y. Morton.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

A woman's rank lies in the fullness
Of her womanhood; therein alone she
is royal.-George Eliot.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

Opportunity always Tishes 70 sec
you but chenaraI!y calls after 20" aai
ruSved 10 a.ilrade@ house.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

Men say more evil OF women than
they think: it is the contrary with
women toward men.-S. Du5ay.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

Homemade things are often the
best Especially is this true OF the
homemade man
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

The Art;st--Ty picture is siieG 50
that 10 one viii see it. The Artists
Nife-Cheer u}, dear. Perhaps some
aviator may.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

The first thing men ,ilink ci When
they love is to exhibit their usefulness
and advantages to the object CT their
affection. Women make light cf these,
asking only lope.-Ralph Waldo Emer~
son
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

Somebody asked me der meaning CT
2 Pclygamist, yic;l IS simply man
dot gets so used to getting married
dot he forgets ;t is Z crime.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

It takes ability TO know vase 10
plant a Christ.nas present 50 dot it y!
bring forth so-eGjLs ro.e egSsbe.i-
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

Many 4 man pats up : blaff without
paying sufficient attention TO the toua-
da-ions.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

You'd you call it goot eggercise ven
a girl rur5 all her way to der drag
store to get something &c make hef
cheeks red?
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

Lye~:- 1.@n IS unusual to the girl
G?..o /; fond OF h:n-Horace ". c.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

10 man can be truly happy without
q woll developed ability to forget.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

The man with his all invested IN
mining stock is seldom in a position
to rest on his ore.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

Lo:e IS like TIE measles; It has
more power wi.en it attacks orc tate
IN ice.-ConstaEce Howell.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01
THOUGHTS or LOVE

Tie modest nan IS ti5e last to tri
~ ovcr. @ w-o2lac.-Eohert Hiciie:ss
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

There may oe nothing rev under
tie s;..l, but Amos. &.}E. modern cEus-
g;s5 can g.sa ycu aC&lJAin& jus a
good
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

.At any rate the clam knows enough
to shut up.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

No matter aow little we love our
Eeighbcrs, We can see 10 good reason
why they shouldn't have 4 kindly feel
ing for r.s.-ss.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

A rat in the trap is worth two in the
hair.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

Some CT us are poor because We
cave toe many friends.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

It doesn't take az actor to make up
Sor lost time.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

any fool can please woman, but
Il takes &. wise man TO Keep her
pleased
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

Many q mighty snail man looks
down or his neighbors.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

) EG1norisc Don't cause 10 more iun
ID the world ,EaI the man VINO IL so
s lhat he makes a joke OF i.i1n-
3hn L. Ho5ble in Chicago Jour
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

If, as alleged, the main business OF
life is making money, It is amazing
the number Of people who fail at it.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

The ostrich is only secondarily re-
sponsible for the big millinery bills. 1t
does not part with its feathers will
ingly.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01
EPIGRAMs ON WOMAN.

Women so further in love than mos:
men, but men so further in friendship
than women.-Jean De La BrIyer@.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

y sharp appetite can get along with
q dull knife.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

The tomato can, but will it?
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

Woman delights in the pure and no
Bile; she brooks the ignoble and gross
Frederick W. Morton.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

Tie trouble with the dead beat is
nat he never dies.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

And every mothers son Of Us ex-
Hacts to strike it rich some day.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01
OUT OF TIE GINGER JAR.

How much can the pullet?
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01
SNAPSHOTS At HUHoR

Most people can find TING to 1iad
fault.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

Keep yo.r fare % Ger vo.:. ny so2,
unaderv;se der vorId VII make faces
5eA:nd your bac!:.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

and nothing IS hGtse taaH pa0 o:.e
who is fond OF fsadC;ng a0og.t-1..es-
tod.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

Nothing is better than a good Wife,
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

Poyerty would seem easier II it
wasn't so long drawn out.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

If ignorance is bliss, why SO many
diploma factories
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

LoaG.heaGod people are seldom
Sh0rt.S:cLtn1
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

It is reported that in some sections
last summer the robins nested on the
ground in order to reduce the cost Of
high livirg.-Farm Journal.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01
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ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT
Meeeiab!e Pgapaatjoafor.!s-
sin;Ia;;25 the :02d2adR9sut1.
JG5G&c S,3il222aS adBaTc!SG!
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-01

Most people can find time to iiad
fault.
y sharp appetite can get along with
I. Gull knife.
It doesn't take az actor to make up
fSor lost tine.
Long-headed people are seldom
short-s;ghtec.
The trouble with the dead beat is
hat he never dies.
Many q nrighty snail man looks
down CT his neighbors.
Some CT US are poor Lecause We
cave toe many friends.
No man can be truly happy without
wcil developed ability to forget.
Many :; man pats up blaff without
-
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05
She Rannad Bismarck.

Bismarck was no favorite with won
en-, least of all with clever women who
dared to think for themselves and I'm
agine that they could fathom questions
of state. lie was never tired of snub
bing strong minded ladies', putting
them down aud stamping on them
One day he paid visit TO the Russian
embassy at Berlin. where he behaved
as usual. tiouting even the mistress Of
the house. the Countess Schouvalof1
herself. He took his leave at length.
to the relief of every body, and pres
emily the family mastiff was heard
barking at the great man as he passed
through the courtyard. immediately
the countess ran to the open window.
and Bismarck heard her voice, saying
to him in q tone of gentle entreaty.
"Oh, please, NJ. lie Chancellor, don't bite
my dog"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05
GREEnLAND's iCEBERGs.
Their Progress Southwark Lasts From.
February TIL AUGUST

Ihese monsters OF menace to naviga-
ton, iceberss, are formed from huge
pieces broken from the glaciers of the
north, which the Arctic currents carry
southwark until they melt away in
the warmer waters of the gulf stream.
The terrible procession begins in Feb
ruary, and not until the end OF August
is the ice season supposed to be over
In the north Atlantic.
Each year brings its regular reports
or thrilling sights and collisions and
losses In the ice fields from the incom.
ing steamers during the spring and
summer months. Certain. years stand
out as unusually bad ice years. but the
general story is much the same. Once.
during the month of May, li3 icebergs
were sighted off Cape Race in single
day.
One Of the largest icebergs on record
lowered $50 feet above the surface OF
the sea. AS hardly more than one
tenth of the berg is out of water.
this would mean Il mass OF ice 1000
feet zone aud one-third miles, from top
TO bottom. Its volume was calcuat ted
to be about 5S0,OOOOOO cubic feet anu
its weight some lG0UO.000 tons!
lcebergs need not be ey Extraordinarily
high to be stnpenduous. lieutenant
f'eary reported II berg l2.500 feet ION.
lover two ana one halt miles,. il.GUU
feet wide aud lS6 feet high II WAS
estimatea to weigh l...s .E'S.tRn tons
Another measured tartiiei north con
tanned 2i.UU.WUiKU cubic feet OF lcp
and weighed no less than 2,oUo,0UQ,uUl
tons.-New York World.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05
His Grand of Fraud.

IL the early days famous lawyer In
Jackson county was Russell Hicks. He
had Il faculty OF saying the most sar-
castle and cutting things. and lie was
often retained in n case simply to
hurt the feelings and rattle" the law.
yer on the opposing side lie was re.
tanned for this purpose once in land
suit. The lawyer against him was a
young man. and at the proper time
Hicks arose and began to abuse this
young lawyer. denouncing both him
and bis case together as a combined
fraud.
Now. Mr. Hicks had habit of dye
ing his hair, and upon this day he had
been out in the rain. and the dye had
become soaked Off In spots. so that
the dye was plainly TO be seen by ALL
When the young lawyer arose TO
reply to the attack upon him he said:
Gentlemen of the jury. this man
should be the last one ON earth to talk
Of fraud. Look at his head. gentlemen.
See that hair. Every spear of it is a
painted fracd."
The young man won the case.-Kan.
sas City Star.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05
Unimpressed.

Mabel" he said enthusiastically
upon his return from the lodge. .con
graduate me. am now grand exalt.
ed Pooh Bah Of the first rank"
So" said Mabel indif'erently.
Il am high and mighty duke of the
grand ducby"
Hum.
Il have been elected to the degree Of
most excellent chancellor of the kings
sacred circle"
Hum
Il am n grand earl of the early riSers,
] am lord Of the inner chamber OF soy
ereigns and as such entitled 10 all the
:, pcrluisites and privileges belonging to
J such lofty station, and, what is more.
am supreme king of the favored
few"
''All right. king Now go out in the
hack yard aud beat The dust out of the
rugs OH the line. By the time you get
through with that you'll probably be
down on earth again." said she coldly.
Detroit Free Press.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05
Course Of the Sun.

1t IS not known whether the sun is
moving around another rs a center
All probabilities are against the idea
Since the invention Of the telescope
and micrometer no turning to the
right or left has been detected. II. SO
tar as known. seems to be MOVING
along on Il straight line. But analogy
Is against this also. Millions OF other
suns attract ours, and the path bevon3
Il doubt bends this way and mat, Ike
that OF bee 10 Il swarm, but the
curvature caunot be noticed. Draw q
circle ten miles IN diameter rt0
one inch. aud YOU would say the II
Is straight line The sun s path tray
ersed during the last 800 years II
twelve miles per second Is about IN III.
proportion of this cut out inch Edgar
Lucien Larkin 10 New York American
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05
Indian Wit.

In Colonel Neweifs "reminiscences as
an Indian agent is this story: The In
dian commissioner visited the agency
one day aud asked to have all the In
dians brought before him that be might
make them a speech. These were-thc
Drule Sioux. of whom Spotted Tail, one
OF the most illustrious of Indians. was
at that time head chief. IN the course
OF his address the commissioner asked
the Indians TO quit painting their faces
and bodies He told them that none
but savage painted his face or his
body. After he had finished Spotted
Taii arn>e.
"You say we are savages because we
paint our faces and bodies he said
Last spring was in Washington and
went to the Presidents inaugural ball.
All the White women ut that ball had
their faces painted. do not think we
are savages," he said
The assembled Indians shrieEed with
laughter
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05
BEETLE RlTs.
Cook Learned ths Secret of Their Util-
ity From an insect

Ransom Cook was little known out
side of the village of Saratoga. where
he lived. but he gained q small fortune
from n carpenters bit, invented by
him, which has been in common use
for years. This device has two lips,
protruding slightly above the edge ana
opposite each other.
Simplicity itself. but the world never
had such a bit until Cook made it. and
an insect taught him how to do it. Sit
ting down on recently felled pine tree
one day outside Saratoga. he heard the
crunch, crunch of something inside the
log. Curious, be Investigated aad saw
that an insect of the BEETLE family was
boring into the wood ut one end of the
PROSTATE tree. And the hole was
lengthwise. Moreover, it WAS perfect
" smooth. Cook had no bits in his kit
that would make such a hole without
slivering the interior SO that 1t would
be rough. Procuring an AK, he chop
ped off the end of the log where the
Insect had been working. split the see.
tion and, capturing the beetle. took 1t
! home and examined 1t under micro
scope. Then the secret OF the insects
ability to bore smooth horizontal holes
| in any kind of wood was revealed
The beetle was provided with power.
frl nippers on either side Of its jaws
and they operated in precisely the
same manner AZ do the small blades ol
the bits which he Immediately invent
| ed, patented and put on the market
Beetle bits" We're the foundation Of
his fortune.--New York Press.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05
Only Made Il Worse.

Harry was taken out to dinner for
the first time III his life His mother
kept him at her size because his moth
er Is '"'is aoman. But he acted .,k..
perfect little gentleman until rn-
dessert course. Then his mother tnnu,,
occasion to reproye him.
"uGrrv s'le .d IN sucn a
loud whisper That every body nj the
table could hear it. "whar do you tiiea
Dy Wlping your spoon on your nap
kin? You never do that at home
NO, mamma answered Harry in
an even louder whisper. INIT AT ,r,,,,.,
we always get lean Spoons ,....'
iand Pain Dealer
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05
coLoRs OF THE RAINBOW.
They Vary According to the Size Of the
Raindrops

h1tnGt ofo.
Violet. indigo blue. green. yellow. or
ange. red-the colors of the rainbow.
Any child knows that. and the high
school pupil can refer you to half a
dozen textbooks 10 prove ii. II is true.
however, of only very few rain.
bows, as G. Fitzhugh Talman demon
strateS in the Scientific American
The cUlors of rainbows vary with
their width. and their width varies with
tie size of the raindrops. big drops
producing narrow bows With bright.
clearly defined colors. small drops pro-
ducius wide bows with pale colors
Here are The co.ors rs generally seen:
u When The raudrups average enc
mlilimeler in diameter. violet. light
blue. Blush green, green. yellow. or
angc. light red, dirk red; 90 when
the drops average three icn'hs. Of Il
millimetCr In diameter, yioitt, light
blue, blush green, green. yellow. or
ange: ca when the drops average Que.
tenth Of millimclrr, very pale violet.
violet. whiiish blue. whitish green,
whitish yellow. PATE yellow; ~ when
the drops average one-twentieth OF Il
millimeter foSl. White tiuged With VIC.
lei, bright white. white tinged with
yellow, very pale yellow.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05
The TAD at the Rear.

s Chicago physician recently motor.
ed to Columbus, where he spent sew
cral days With friends on the east side
While downtown one day he left his
touring car standing in front or the
ChitteDden hotel, and when lie came
out lie saw the colored doorman stand
Ing back of the uaehlue laughing.
whats the giggle:' queried the
doctor
Nothing. boss" answered the genial
doorman but you're physician,
aren't yon:'
Yes
Il thought SO when ! saw the ret
cross on the front Of your mucllne
but IL ! owned that car Id take that
sign off the back"
The doctor went around to the rear
and looked ut tue license tag. 1t read
$4,000 lL"-Columbu Dispatch.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05
Eroos and Mud Forts.

There is a frog Indigenous to BraZl
which builds regular mud fort dur.
Ing the breeding season In order 70 FRO
stect her eggs and tadpoes. The re-
male frog dives to the bottom of the
water, scoops up two handfuls of mud
md repeats the process until she has
erected q circular wall about one foot
in diameter She keeps on till the
wall stands at least five inches above
the surface of the water, and the Whole
is most carefully smoothed down with
her broad, webbed hands. The work
is performed only at night, and when
it is completed the eggs are deposited
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05
BOGUS GEMS.
Imitation Diamonds Of Paste Are tho
Best Counterfeits.

oVSs SS1''NVi 'SlNS'
1t Is always wise when buying a
white topaz 10 purchase it from reli
able dealer. inasmGch as rock crystal
aud even lead glass are often sold III
der that name.
Coloriess beryl yields very brilliant
and Ola mond.like stone when proper
~ cut Indeed, many gems and even
phenacte and rock crystal often
passed in former days as diamonds
even under the scrutiny of experts.
such exact tests as refractiou and
specific gravity being unknown until
comparatively recent years
No imitation Of the diamond, how
ever. is SO brilliant as Il skilifully cut
piece Of the Kind of lead glass known
In the trade as paste" The play OF
color in these counterfeits is often
very beautiful, but the glass "dia
ul1nd" possesses no luster, this term
being applied 70 The light rpha"te
froIB the top surfaces NJ II gen.
Clashes Of light and color that give
brilliancy come from the interior, be
ing thrown from the rear surfaces OF
the stone.
The glass diamond is soft and is at
tackled chemically by Il number ot
things with which it comes in contaeI
by wear, for both of which reasuus II
soon becomes dullrd. Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05
His Profession.

Mr.. Justice Lawrence was once pass
ing sentence on q man. and In the
course of his preliminary remarks he
referred to him as "a professional
burglar
The prisoner raised loud protests
from the dock.
Here" he exclaimed. II dunno wot
yon mean by caiin' Inc q professional
burglar I've only douc 1t once before,
an I've bin nabbed both times"
Mr.. Justice Lawrence beamed upon
him.
"Oh, did not mean to say he re-
married in his most suaye manner.
that you had been very successful IN
your profession. "-Loudon Answers.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05
He Spoke to i-tet .

A Virginia farmer was driving a re
fractory COW down the road one marn
ing The COW and The driver came to n
crossroad The man wanted the COW
70 90 straight ahead, but the COW
picked out the crosSroad. a negro was
coming along the crJssrold
Had her off. Ilald her off" ycIlct!
the driver
The negro jumped about the road
and waved his arms The COW pro
ceedcd calmly on her way.
"Haid her off! llad her off, mig
GER yelled the driver.
rs a,tryin terri replied the negro
Speak to her. Speak 10 her aud
she'll stop
Good mawnin', COW good mawn
in'! said the negro politely Saturday
Evening Post.