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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25
Mayor Gaynor
As a Champion
Of Liberty


One of the greatest OF the reform.
instituted in New York hy Mayer Gay
nor relates to indiscrininate and Ha
necessary arrests and the old practice
Of demanding bail in nil eases. uo maj
ter how trivial When Mr. Gayuur ea
tered the city hall he had a better
knowledge Of police conditions than
any man who had preceded him. For
years lie had been expuundins his con
tention that this Is Il government ui
laws and not of men" He knew thai
the police had been arreSting people
without Justification Or warrant and
that whUiesaie injustice had resulted
Thousands Of citizens We're being ar
rested improperly and compelled To
spend night in Jail or employ ii pro-
fessiunal bonds,nan.
He set his face strongly against this
evil. aud the police We're instructed
that they must enforce the law III a
lawful way In consequence the NUN
Der of arrests has largely decreased
while respect for the law has greatly
increased In 1863 the New York pa
lice made 22o.;iai arrests In 1910.
which was Mr. Gayuors first year in
Office. only l70.t;Sl arrests We're made.
and last year this number despite Ire
growth in the city's population. w'is
decreased 70 n total of | SEit u
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25
PANAMA TOLLS.

Several of the European ua.
tons rebate the toll rharges OF
the Sue2 canai to the vessels NY
iug their respective days Rut
they did not build the Sue2 IN.
nal. even though they may have
slareS in II. Rul we buin the
Panama vauai with our own
money through 0ur own terri
tory The great hupahOo Of ihe
present day thai Is daEglcd he.
fore the American public Is that
a treaty fOrbidS Whenever Solae
thing MUST he done 10 protect ue
Interests. What IS our lnunitrs,
duty rs an independent nation
with the sovereign right to Do ~
Il viii with It's own 10 give
uatice that ii this respect the
treaty does not bind us and II
this Is questioned ahrogate the
treaty. My earnest conviction
IL that We must return tn our
early policy Ut discriminating
duties and tonnage taxes Il we
are to revive onr merchant ma-
iiue IN the foreign trade. and
am sorry that ! cannot see the
advantages us conditions now
exist Of tlte Panama canal other
lhan as war measure and as
an attruistit enterprise in which
charity begins abroad Lewis
Nixon,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25
.M.n For All Jobs.

Is there a single position tint 10
body VIII take: N0t 50 long since lhe
position OF pnblt exc, ujioner tell va
cant, but in spite OF the gi1lB oecAnn
tion there Were very considerab,,
number OF applicants, Prison warders
suffer from no blank sp3eeS In thrr
forces, ana there IL AWAY Rulli ie9t
supply of recruits 10 meet ans dc
uland
Work in the sewers - not Hearty ID
bad as II IS imagined 70 be. but. now
ever unpaatable me tasks. there are
always heginacrs ready FOR employ
ment SNyengers we rap alwurs get
ana each lowiy but necessary eallina
is woll Oiled.
Turning To dangerous avoeations
there is no shortage of divers or Stee
plelacks Dynamite ma gunpowdet
mills DO not have to seek tar foi
hands.
- there single job carrying somC
sort of remuneration tor witch there
are no appilcants?- London answers
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25
A TYPICAL STORY OF eAYNoR
How the Mayor Hc'red an Agsi City
Employee Who Had Gesn Discharged

How the Mayor Hc're5 an Aged City
Employee Who Had 6esn Discharged
A year ago II deputy chief clerk IN
the board of elections In New York
city wns discharged after many years
Of service on account OF his age He
was eighty-two years old and had lost
much. but not all. of his efficiency. He
he came To be regarded us Il uuisaucp
But his efforts We're in vain Finaily
one night last winter he took his aged
wife by the hand and visited Mayor
Gaynor at his home He might have
seen the mayor ms easily at bis o!Eice.
but he did not know that Mr. Gay.
nor listened to his story and tod him
he would see what could he dOue. The
next morning he wrote the president
of the board of elections calling lis u
tention to siie ease
Though this man has passed his
prime he said. 1.-THE city should have
more humanity than to turn him out
to die in his old age That Is no WAY
to trent faithful city employees
The president of the board replied
that the old mans place had been filled
and that theie WIS no vncancy 10
which he rnnld he appointed The
mayor has no authority over the board
Of elections. so he could not order the
old man put back to work. as he would
have done II he Ind been employed IL
city department. but hp continued &c
fgh! for him lie fought 81 hard tlm'
two weeks ago he had the satisfaction
of seeing him restored to Il position
which assured him comfortable liv
ing
This old clerk WAS only ole OF man,
people entirely unknown to him who
have complained to Mayor Gaynor Of
injuStirer aud nave found In hun
stanch champion.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25

The mother of certain pretty sev-
enteen. yeDr-o!d girl was having talk
with Edith's father the other dag
about Edlth's coming ont party Th'
father, be It explained, has retently
made bis fortune. aud he is sometimes
ioarh to part with any OF 1t.
"One thing is certain" The mothe:
declared emphaticaily, Il will not al
low Edith to come out until she can
do II well She must have the best
debut or none
The father nodded
That's all right he admitted "She
can have this one. but ] want yoiI
both tos understand it's the first. last
and only debut III ever buy her
Philadelphia Times.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25

a man can 10 more hause his rep
ntaiion than he cau change his face
OF ais urnis said senator IT n han
gu
There VA, nn,s II wiekpi Old mil
lionaire, who took his prstor aside and
sasa;
I'm going to retire, Dr. Thirdly
i'u going to devote The remainder 81
MY life 20 dong good
"br. Thirdly M outspoken man. r..
torlad
DO You mran Holm IL. i;ond. The
welthr farmer, or Young Sam iood
the Socialist lailiionairu;' = Exchange
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25
A Iesson In Music

A household much given to music
comprised three daughters, who played
the piano well ard shuwiy. At the
regular Snnday afirrnoun gathering a
musician ot retiring manner was pres
ent, and after the daughters had gal-
loped for awhile tp was asked to
play He those one ar two compost.
tions designed Ia SHOW the feeling Of
the pianist rather han the resources
Of technique When be had finished
one of he young women said
You plaA very we'll Who was your
ieacher2"
Win a inodeSty that was almost
painful he answered
My lasl teacher was the Able
List ." Chicago post
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25
CAYNOR IS FOR
LAWS OBEDIENCE
How New York Mayor BGska Up
a Grazing Game
PERMITS FOR NEWSSTARls.
i.riprles and Woman Had Been Forced
to Give Up" but Gaynor Put an En-
to tn. Praetice-Aidsr1en Feared 70
Insist on the Letter of the Law

NNHERE IS no man in the countrv
who is greater stirkler ter
Il obedience to the law than VII
liam j. Gaynor, mayor of New
York. With him this is the first piiu,
ciple Of government,
Yet with all Of his profound respect
for the law this unconventional mas
or is no fanatic about It When the
occasion demands 1t. througi the fan
ure OF the letter Of the written law 10
accomplish the desired end. he has no
objection 10 interpreting the spirit &c
the statute and making 4 little law u
his own BE il said, likewise, TINT fit.
makes good laws.
One grating game which he tire .
up With Keen enjoyment by this nayel
method concerned the permits for
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25

lhr pour rrilhu 0Ud not bpru IN,
Nitad 70 the formal funrion AZ tic
grpdt house bur be- went to The dudt N
allitr az lhat oversight
Where's ynur urdf" mqnirrd the
Grsr gentleman N waiting
Haven't gol any" responded the
poor rotation nleekly
Nobody can get In without "a card
Nell. I'm nobody mutDlurrd The
porr relation but the first gentleman
III waiting could not grasp the drlnte
humor OF it. and the poor relation was
turned away. -Lippineott's.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25

Here is the proper way to pop corn:
Put the regular quantity-that IL, a
very snail quantity into the pepper
and hold il under the cold water fau-
Get long enough to thoroughly saturats
the kernels Shake the pepper and
place il on the back of the range TO al.
low the corn "a dry, then pop The
kernels viii he very large, and there
will be no hard center,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25
Whistler ard OisraeI;.

Whistler once came very near 10
Painting portrait of Disraeli. He
hnd the commission. He went down
10 the country where Disraeli was. but
the great man dad not manage TO get
into the mood. Whistler went away
disappointed. ard shortly afterward
there COOK place a meeting in White
known story. Disraei put his arm in
Whistler's for a little way on the
street, bringing from the artist the ex.
c!alaation. III only my creditors could
,ee!"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25
The Offended One.

~ didn't vote IN The iast elertl0n."
taid tue Georgia moonehiner Bout
ten year ago the government mortalIy
ofreDded me. an | haint took 10 in
t,rest in II from that day to this
"But-you should vote YOU should
stand up for your rights
That's jest It. said the moonshiner
I've got 20 keep dodgin all the time,
Ever time stand up tor my rights
the revenue folks draw bead on me,
an the COVER ment gifts mew-Atlanta
Constitution.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25
PRAISE FOR IMMIGRANTS.

There are only two main
streams of Immigration at pres
ent. the Italians aud the Rus
sian Jews Each OF them brings
us dangers aud each brings us
troubles. but each also brings
Us new and rich ideals. Just as
The German immigration In past
decades brought us the passion.
ate love for music, the passion.
ate patriotism and honest thrift.
so now does the Italian immigra.
ton bring love Of music and col.
OF and 10Y of life, all much
needed here. Go where you will.
you will lind that the Italian set
tier has brought color to the dull
gray parts OF America and the
idealism that made United
Italy He brings with him that
and a sturdy faithfuiness to
sturdy religion And al for the
Russian Jew. who can bring to
this country more idenlism than
the man who for love of his
faith would rather die than give
up his ideals and who IL forced
TO leave his home for exile and
new home here? We want
people OF thai Kind In this coun.
try. Judge Julian W. Mack.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25
MalilIcsn,s a,nsresi,x.

Ma!ihran. the celebrated mezzo so
prAuo, who was born at Paris in 1908
and died az Manchester, England, IN
1885 WIS beloved for her amiobillty,
Geuorau-ity and professional cnthusi
asm Her hancfactions amounted to
such cc9sde abic sums that her fionds
were ihegupatly obliged 70 Interfere
FOR the purpose OF regulating her
Gaqngea
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25
Movable FOLIAGE.

You ought 10 plant some shruhhery
around the station. The division 81
perlntendent win he through In Il tew
days"
That won't give me time enough
TO plant shrubberY." said the station
master. but I'll get some OF our
whlskered citizens TO stand around as
he passes through Louisville Cou-
rler-Journal
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25

John. the cook says she doesn't like
the place"
Does she refer to us or to Lonely.
yillef II It's the town that doesn't
suit her we can move to some other
suburb Washington Herald.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25
snnke From exnerisnec.

Willie Gn3d ia. our teacher says
that collect and "cunaregate' mean
the same ihng Rev Mf. Good Vel.
sou tel y0nr teacher my boy. that
you have Information that there h
considerable difference between con
greEaflon and collection Liverpool
Mercury.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25
A UNITED COUNTRY.

When lhutuus jefferson dcliy
cred bis first inaugural which
has become. a classic and which,
II | had my way about II. ev-
cry child IN America should com
mil 10 memory ms literary eS
ercise, he said. inter Hiin: we
are All FederuIists We are all
Republicans If he We're here
now, yoiciuE the same sentiment
with our changed political no
menclature, he would say. We
are an Republicans, we are all
Democrats What he meant
WAS tint on the great fundamen.
tnl principles Of fee government
we are agreed When we come
to devise ways aud means to
promote the public welfare we
differ. und upon these differences
are bliit political parties In this
republic which we all adore
The ulIiei end OF every political
party should be 10 increase the
safety, prosperity aud glory OF
America. IN q country whose
institutions are bottomed on pop
uIur suffrage every man owes Il
part of his time, his energies
and hls tH!enta to the service Of
tue state Champ clark
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25
plsrRua7 lN auslMges.

There are t0nr most important
points ut which the policies OF
congress ana the federal eXecu
tive touch the business of this
country in such q yitn way that
the people are entitled To have
the greutest care. industry ana
application characterize govern
uent action IN respect OF Them
~ In respect OF Interstate coin
plerCe ana the regulation 81 ran
roads and the rates Of transpor.
tGti0n between the states, ~
In the Enforcement of the laws
forbiddiug combinations 90 mo.
nopOiiZe Interstate trade IN IN
dustrial companies; 81 in the
ameudment Of tariff legislation
Affecting chiefly the manufac
lures OF the country. a. ID the
furnishing fer the use Of the
business OF the country a proper
banking and currency system
which shall AUTOMATICALLY awe
an elastic currency, expanding
and coutrHciin according to the
business methods and inspiring
q confidence III be business con-
munity which shall prevent pan
les Business Is batting now.
There are doubt and diStrust
The remedy Is the restoration OF
confidence between the clnsses
OF persona who have been on.
posing each other In times past.
Prealdeni Taft
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25

Mrs GraNson seems to have the
utmost confidence IN her husband"
Il have often noticed It. believe
she would even eat mushrooms that
he had picked. - Chicago Record Her.
aid
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25
kiilliner.

The term milliner Is derived from
Milaner. so called from Milan, Italy,
which nj one time gave the law to Eu-
rope in all matters Of taste. dress and
elegance Mllliner was originally ap-
piled TO the male sex
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25
The Perfect Girl.

''she is the finest specimen Of the
Typographical girl / ever saw"
Typographical slrly What kind is
that
she has Il level head and an undu-
lating 6gure I.ippincott's.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25

to prevent people from running away
Why. for instance. should man with
q wife and children or any household
" be- held In bail pending an adjourn
ment on II charge of petty battery 81
the like. The practice OF requiring
bail for trivial offenders has brough,
into existence here a large number o.
professional bondsmen who gu hail foi
IS and upward Put these men out o.
business The matter of petty arrests
instead of resorting TO summons OF
notice. shall take up WITH the police
commissioner hereafter You know
things can be done only little by little, :
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25

"My girl used to think lot Of her
pug dog. but rye managed to get the
edge on him since we married"
How did you work itT'
"I'do wouldn't eat her cooking, and
| did - Louisville Courler-Journal
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25
Date Palms.

There are said to he more than 100
varieties OF date palln, all distinguish.
ed by their fruit, and the Arabs say
that Il good housewife can furnish her
husband with dish OF dates differ
entity prepared every day for a month
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25
"Linuid MnlInvn

In France the money that must go
for living expenses ia family ID
termed liquid money" and the phrase
Ia used to contrast such part OF the In
come with funds that are set aside for
"a rainy day"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25
FREE SPEECH IN PULPIT.

would have all ministers Of
religion rs free to discuss the
things of this world as the states
man and the journalist. but with
this difference-thnt the objective
point with them shnli be the re-
generation of nun through grace
OF God and not the winning Of
office or the exploitation OF par
ties and newspapers. Journal.
lam is yet too unripe to more
than guess ut truth from u sin.
gle side The statesman stands
mainly for political organism.
Until he dies he IL suspected.
The pulpit remains. therefore.
the moral hope OF the universe
and the spiritual light of man
kind II must be nonpartisan.
1t must be nonprofessiOnai. II
must be manly and independent.
But II must also be worldly
wise-not Observation-Disclosures,
broad minded and many sided.
equally ready to smite wrong
In the mig hty and kneel by the
bedside OF the lowiy and the
poor. the weak md the afflicted.
Henry Watterson.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25

Men grunlhla hernuse God puts
thorns on roses. Would il not he better
10 thank tod thar He mas put roses on
thorpst-Anon.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25
a Mnp.lrn.n.al Majority.

II one could Eet the vote Of fhose
nho feel worse the DAY after a holi.
day than obey did the day before ne
nrnhnbly could he elected. -Atchison
Globe.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25
SERMONS IN LITTLE.

No sol was ever lost because
its fresh beginning broke down.
but thousands OF souls have been
lost because they would not
make fresh beginnings Fnher
Surely never has eye seen the
sun Ihat Itself was not sun-ike.
nor SOU seen the beautiful that
waa not beautiful Itself PIotl-
nus.
As a rule, the more thorough
~ disciplined ana iii Il man may
he lOr any really great work
the more conscious will he be ot
his own nnutueSs for It, the more
distrusjtul OF himself. the mere
anxious not to thrust himself
forward Thomas Hughes
Life Is not made up OF great
sacrifices az duties, but al little
things, OF which smiles and Kind
nesseS ana small obligations,
given habitually, are what win
and preserve the heart.
Humphry Dayy.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25
PATIENCE.

When | think o! it perceive
that Patience IS our lsiry sodmother.
who brings us our hafvests in the
long resul.. George Meredith.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-25
Ssfsguardsd.

She Does the course Of their love
run smooth He-Oh, yes; there are
banks ON both sales.--future.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-11-01

ming. The United Romance and Ad-
venture Company is not listed at pres
ent. If it was, I'd sell few shares
on my own hook. The kind Lord
knows that I've stock enough and to
spare" He laughed again, but with
out the leaven of humor. when the
fool-killer snatches up the last fool,
let rogues look to themselves; and
fools are getting scarcer every day.
"Percival Algernon! o age of po
cts! l wonder, does he wear high col
lars and spats, or has she plumbed
him accurately? She is generally
right. But man changes some in
seven years. I'm an authority when it
comes to that. Look what's happened
to me in seven years! First, Horace,
we shall dine, then We'll smoke our
pipe in the billiard-room, then we'll
softly approach Percival Algernon
and introduce him to Sinbad This in
dependent excursion to Bagdad was
stroke on my part; it will work into
the general plan as smoothly as if it
had been grooved for the part. Sinbad
might just as we'll have assumed
that name: Horace Sinbad, sounds
well and looks WELL He mused in
silence, his hand gently rubbing his
chin; for he did possess the trick of
talking aloud, in low monotone, a
habit acquired during periods of lone
illness, when the sound of his own
voice had succeeded in steadying his
tottering mind.
What a woman, what a wife, she
would have been to the right man!
Odd thing, man can do almost any
thing but direct his affections: they
must be drawn. She was not for him {;
nay, not even on desert isle. Doubt
less he was a fool. In time she would
have made him a rich man. Alack!
1t was always the one We pursued
that we loved and never the one that
pursued us.
I'm afraid Of her; and there you
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-11-01

pairing minutes from timetables. For
a man in his business it was clever
expedient, deceiving all but those who
knew him. He hesitated at the door,
however, as if he had changed his
mind in the twenty-odd PAGES it took
to reach it. He stared for long
period at the elderly gentleman who
was watching the feluccas on the
river through the window. The white
mustache and imperial stood out in
crisp relief against the ruddy sunburn
on his face. If he was aware Of this
scrutiny on the part of the pursy gen
| tleman. he gave not the least sign.
The revolving door spun round. send
! ing puff of outdoor air into the
| lounging-room. The elderly gentleman
then smiled, and applied his thumb
and forefinger to the waXen point OF
his imperial.
In the intervening time Mr.. Ryanne
entered his room, threw the bundle
on the bed, sat down beside it, and
read his letter. Shadows and lights
moved across his face: frowns that
| hardened it, smiles that mellowed 1t.
! Women hold the trick of writing let
ters. Do they hate, their thoughts
flash and burn from line to line. DO
they love, tits lettered music. Do they
conspire. the breadth of their lmagi-
nation is without horizon. At best,
man can indite only polite business
letter, his love-notes were adjudged
long since a maudlin collection OF
loose sentences In this letter Mr. Ry-
anne found the three parts of life.
She's a good general; but hang
these birthstone efforts of hers. She
talks too much Of heart. For my part,
prefer to regard 1t as a mere phys
ical function, a pump, motor, pow
er that gives action to the legs, either
in coming or in going, more especially
in going" He laughed. We'll, hers
is the inspiration and hers Is the law.
And to think that she could plan all
this on the spur of the moment, down
to the minutest detail! It's a science"
He put the letter away. slid out his
legs and glared at the dusty tips of
his shoes. "The United Romance and
Adventure Company, Ltd, of New
| YORK, LOnQOH, anu TdTlS one mas lne
greatest gift of all, the sense Of hui
NOR"
He rose and opened his kit-bag
doubtfully. He rummaged about in
the depths and at last Strengthened
up with a mild oath.
mot pair Of cuffs in the whole
outfit, not shirt, not a collar. Oh,
well, when a man has to leave Bagdad
the way l did. over the back fence,
so to speak, linen doesn't count"
He drew down his cuffs, detached
and reversed them, he turned his fold
ing collar wrong-side out, and used
the under side of the foot-rug as a