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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
DON'T Be a Chatterer.

Do you chatter: II You feel you do.
don't, Get rid of the habit as quickly
as maybe. There is nothing so mritat-
ing or more dangerous His chief asks
the clerk a question which requires Il
brief answer. Instead Of replying in IA
word, he initiates his superior by in.
consequent meanderings. and he is sur
prised and hurt to be curly cut short.
His establishment. however. would be
greater could he but overhear subse-
quent conversation shall we send
Jones on this special commission? y
asks the head clerk. NO" replies the
chief; he chatterS too much
1t has always been so. Famous gen.
erals have ever intruSted important
messages TO the man who would rath-
err be shot than speak Then too. D
chatterer has few friends, whether
business or otherwise. Who can feel
mt ease with a man who babbles all
you tell him in confidence TO the next
conner ?--fearson's Weekly.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
Try a SINGLE Rose.

eve read" said Lucinda. about how
Adolphus brought TO LuelIa grea
bunch of roses, and we can imagine
their beauty. We are left to guess ut
their cost. But do YOU know it isn't
really necessary in order TO make home
beautiful to have a bunch of roses as
big around as Il barrel: that single
lovely rose will do?
Try this: II you have spent all your
money for hats and gloves and Adolf
phus hasn't come-my brother Claude
would say hasn't come to the bat-stop
at the florists and buy single rose
II will cost very little-and take that
home and set it in the proper vase. its
red petals and green leaves to please
the eye and its fragrance to ill the
room, an individual flower Of grace
and beauty and joy If you can't
have bunch try single rose New
York Sun
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
SinnlA Eile


when the Indians travelled together
hey seldom walked or rode two or
more abreast. but followed one another
IN single tile. 1t has been thought by
some that this practice resulted from
the lack of roads. which compelled
them TO make their way through woods
ana around rocks by narrow paths. If
THIS We're the real reason for the prac-
ice. then we should expect to find that
TIE tribes who lived in open countries
Travelled in company. as do whites
The true reason for journeying as the
Indians did in single fle seems to be
feeling of caste. This feeling was
NJ the bottom of other customs of the
Indians. 1t made their women slaves
and rendered the men silent and unso-
eiai, This popularity is As;atic How it
bus warped and disfigured Hindu life
IS we'll known. Home is scarcely pos
sibie where it prevails To the wom-
Ell aud children domestic life is bond.
age The women of a Chinese house
hold are seldom seen in the street. The
Children, when accompanying their
father. follow him mt respeetfu5 dis
lance. in single file and in the order of
iheir ages Harper's Weekly.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
The Victims of EnclapJ.

II the king of England were to re-
nounce the throne and resolve to he
come an ordinary citizen he would be
called George Victim. How does the
name Victim come to be the king
surnamei This is the answer.
Queen Victoria married Albert. duke
OF Sake Coburg Gotha of the senior
branch of the house of SaX0ny The
family name by which this house. dat
ing from the middle of the tenth cen.
fury, came to be known afterward was
Victim, and this was and is the sur
name of both branches the Ernestine
and Albertine of the house OF Saxony
Inc name comes from the castle OF
Victim. near Magtleburg. which claim
ed Witteknd as the founder Of the
race.--Loudon Answers.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
War lima Coffee

This was the formula of coffee mix
ture that sold freely in the days Of
gross adnlteration during and immedi-
ately subsequent to the war between
the states before matters began to right
themselves:
Best Java coffee. one pound: rye,
three pounds Carefully clean the rye
from all bad grains. wash to remove
dust drain off the water and put the
grain into the rooster. carefully stir
ring to brown it evenly. Roast the cot
fee separately. Grind the mixture and
pack in air tight containers An es-
sence of coffee was prepared by boiling
down noiasses until hard and then
grinding il to powder aud mixing 1t
with half a pound of good ground Java
coffee. using four pounds of the pow
idefed molasses. Ideal Grocer.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
Hay In Church,

curious custom has been observed
IRON time immemorial ut Old Weston.
Huntin%donshife. in England. The
thnrch there is dedicated to st. Swith-
IN. and on the Sunday most nearly np-
proaebing st Swithin's day the edlfice
is stsewn with new mown bily. The
tradition is that IN old lady tequeath-
ed field for charitable purposes on
condition that the tenant provided the
hay to lessen the annoyance caused by
the squeaking OF the new shoes worn
by the villagers on lselst Sunday.
There are other explanations one that
II is IN Offering of the first fruits of
the hay harvest and another that it is
survival Of the custom OF stfewing
the church (when the floor was only
beaten EARTH with rushes.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
STRUGGLE Of the RivAra.

The discovery that there is Il kind of
struggle for existence and survival of
the tittest among rivers is one of the
most interesting results of the modern
study of photography. A neta BILE ex
ample of this contest is exhibited by
Enghnd's two biggest rivers. the
Thames and the Severn. Between their
valleys lie the Cotswold hills. and ex-
ploration shows that the severn by
eating backward among these hills
where softer strata underlie them has
diverted to itself some of the headwa
ters which formerly flowed into the
Thames.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16

In the Philippine portion OF his book
The Memories Of Two Wars" General
Funston tells OF a unique instance at
the siege of Malabon: Company l. was
firing few volleys. and one of the
men, having Just discharged his piece.
felt second blow against his shoulder,
1t being almost as hard as the kick of
the gun Upon trying to reload it was
found that the breech of the piece could
not be opened. and it was laid aside TO
be examined by daylight. witch was
done in the presence ofa number of us
officers Upon forcing the brcech open
II was found that the base OF the cop
per shell Of the cartridge that had been
tired just before the weapon had been
disabled had been shot away. while
mixed all up in the breech mechanism
we found the remains Of The steel
jacket and the lead filling of Il Mauser
bullet. There was a very pronounced
dent on the muZzle Of the piece. What
had happened was that while the man
had the gun extended in the firing po-
sition bullet had gone down the muz.
zle This weapon is now in the Army
Ordnance museum in Washington"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
Helpful ANYHOW.

They were discussing an absentee,
and not all their remarks were favor
able. One. however. spoke in his de-
Tense. Whatever his falings may be-"
he said. "he thinks of more little WAYS
OF being helpful than any other per-
son know One day was with him
at ferryhouSe where crowd was
waiting for the boat Suddenly he left
me and walked toward a woman who
was struggling with three year-old
and a number OF parcels. Our friend
raised his hat. spoke TO the woman.
and then | saw him grapple her par
GELS. Soon he returned to my side, and
! asked him. What was it, oh,
nothing. he said carelessly. She had
too many parcels. | put u rubber band
around them and punched them into
one ! was Disguised with myself that
| had not thought of that simple little
expedient for helping the woman. and
ever since that time | have had much
respect for our friend. although can't
indorse all of his ways."-New York
Press.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
The EuarnlacIes-

The region known as the Everglades
of Florida is about sixty miles long by
some fifty five miles broad and is one
vast swamp studded with islands of
from quarter of IN acre to hundreds
of acres in extent These islands are
generally covered with dense thiekets
OF shrubbery or vines and occasion
/, ally with lofty pines and pamettos
The water Is from one TO six feet deep.
the bottom, as a rule. covered with a
growth Of rank grass During the
rainy season. from July to October. the
district comprised in the Everglades Is
practically impenetrabe. The vege-
table deposit of the Everglades is con
sidered well adapted to the growth of
the banana and other fruits. and when
properly drained the region viii un-
doubtedly be one of the.most fertile on
ealth.-New York American.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16

When santisy and His Party Faced
Death In Mexico,

When santlsy and His Party Faced
Death In Mexico.
Few people are aware that on one
occasion timely song saved Sir
Charles Sankey's life The famous
baritone was one of party travelling
under military escort through a bandit
infested region In Mexico when the
guards suddenly bolted. leaving the
travellers TO the mercy of band Of
booty hunters. These desperadoes. find
ing the spoil less valuable than they
expected. decided to STAY their captives
and fare forth on another foray.
An inspiration came to Santley. Sur
rounded by friends and foes. he COM
menced an aria and sang In his own
inimitable way. AS the notes rippled
forth on the clear mountain air the
bandits faces lighted up with pleasure.
and at the finish the leader expressed
his delight and asked the senior to sing
again.
Santley saw his chance and seized It.
He inquired If he might sing for the
liberty of the little party. and reluc-
tant consent was given. For several
hours during that never to be forgot
ten night he enthralled his captors
with generous program Of exquisite
melodies The next day the bandits
rendered payment by taking the whole
party down the mountain side and set
ting them free Notwithstanding later
triTlmDbS Sir Charles Santlav navar c,,r
passed that one London Graphic.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
THE HOUSE or COMMONS.
II Has Frequently Expelled Members
Legally Qualified to Sit

Legally QuaIfied to Sit.
The assumption made in more than
one daily journal that the house of
commons cannot expel a member who
is legally qualified to sit is not war
ranted by precedent. the only authori.
ty to which the commons bow. saws an
English writer
In the eighteenth century the south
sea bubble caused many expulsions. al
though the members defense had not
been heard in the law courts. One of
the victims was Chancellor OF the Ex-
chequer Aislabie. credited with having
.bagged e250,000 from the public. In
addition to expulsion. he was sent to
the Tower and ordered to refund his
booty. An Irish peer was expelled for
directing Il lottery while for organic
ing Il charitable association of shady
habits Sir Robert Sutton and two 9TH
ers were shut out in 1870 Steele of
the Taller was prohibited the house
for 'maliciously insinuating that the
Protestant succession in the house Of
Hanover is in danger under her mai
esty'S administration
But perhaps the oldest reason for
closing the doors of the house of com
mons upon man is to be found in the
case of MIR. Asgil. whose sin was that
Of writing Il treatise ION the Posi-
billty of Avoiding Death y phlladel-
phia Ledger.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
BOSTON HARBoR FROzE.
But That Didn't Keep the Britannia
From Sailing on Time.

tTOFi SaNin9 on lime.
Boston harbor froze over in January
Of 1874. and the advertised sailing of
the Britannia. then IN dock. seemed
surely To be Impossible But the nler-
chants of Boston would nei have il SO
They met and voted to cut way. at
their own expense. through the ice.
that the steamer might sail practically
on time
The contract for cutting the neces-
Sary channels was given to merchants
engaged, like Frederick Tudor. in the
export of ice. bur not ice cut from the
harbor. Their task was to cat within
The space OF three days channel about
ten miles long. For tools they had the
best machinery used in cutting fresh
water ice. and horsepower was EN-.
pioyed. The ice was from six 70 twelve
inches in thickness.
As the Advertiser of Feb. .. 1874. de-
serihed the scene: "a great many per.
SONS have been attracted TO our wharfs
TO witness the operations and the curl.
GUS spectacle of the whole harbor fro
zen over aud the ice has been covered
10y skaters. sledS aud even sleighs
Tents and booths We're erected upon
the ice. and some parts of the harbor
bore the appearance of Russian hol
day scene
On Feb. the work was done. and
the Britannia, steaming slowly through
the lane of open water. lined on either
side by thousands of cheering specta
tors. made her way to the sea.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
PETS VERSUS HUMANS.

Human life was never valued
lower than it is today. Luxury
may reign. epicureS may live.
fashions may be promoted and
material things made to sub,
serve to mans pleasure. Vet I'M
spite of these the value ana sn-
crednesS OF human life are grow
ing less. The time was when
men held their fellow men inl
slavery. Such slavery has been
abolished. but is it not possible
that today slavery more ex-
tensive has been inaugurated not
alone OF the body. but Of the
soul; This slavery Is the out-l
come of immoral and insanitare'
surroundings. which gradually
render body and soul slaves of
disease ana vice Human life Isl
sacred. No railroad nor sweat,
shop has the authority no. the
right to destroy 1t. whether the
destruction be By negligence or
by squeezing the life OF tl5ein
dividua that Il little more mon-i
ey may 30 into the treasury
There are some people Who give
their thought and time to caring
for pet animals. dogs. eats and \
horses. while. on the either hand.
human beings. their bret hren,
are starving and homeless. even
little children crying for bread.
One Of these souls. however 1
crude be its easement though (
enveloped IN rags and ulcers. yet.
being human soul. spiritual
and immortal is worth nlnre
than all the pampered pets. is
worth more than all the acrumu- I
lated luxlrieS and deserves more
our care, our protection. than the
entire brute creation. Archbish-
op John j. Glennon.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
BLOOD MONEY IN PERSIA.
Curious Laws In That Country Gov.
erning the Crime of Murder.

erning the Crime of Murder.
A Persian murderer may pay blood
money IN lieu of his own life. The
manner in which this Is calculated ID
one or the most complicated things
about Persian law. A woman is worth
only half man, and so "a man cannot
be executed for the murder of q mere
woman. A husband whose wife had
been killed by his steward was Obliged
first to pay half the stewards blood
price to the mans relations. and thus
the steward. having been reduced to
the value of half man. equal to one
whole woman. was legally executed
From this principle II follows that
man who has killed two women can be
condemned TO death. as equality Is rot
nfrlnged. II the murder Of a woman
be committed by several men the
friends. upon whose initiative alone
any proceedings can take place, can de-
mand the death of but one OF the mur-
derers and always by paying the diff
Terence In the price of blood. On the
same ground If two women murder q
man the death Of both Gun be demand
ed.
Evidently one could make q consid-
cradle fortune in Persia by getting ones
men folk murdered by woman apiece.
Much the same plan Is carried out In
the case of minor injuries. with this
curious addition-that the part Of the
body paid for Is considered to be the
property Of the one who pays the blood
money-London Times.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16

The college instructor should take
pains to practice what he breaches
One member of a class in English
composition brought his theme to the
professor after recitation hour in order
that the professor might read mar
ginal correction which be had written
and which the pupil had been entirely
unable to make ont
why. explained the professor,
that says Write more plainlyv"-
Youths Companion.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16

Two girls. the story ran, were drink
ing tea and eating scenes at a fashion.
able New York restaurant. The first
girl said.
"Maud is so sorry she took Reggie's
ring back 10 Dymon'S TO be valued"
"Why?' asked the other girl as she
opened a fresh scone
sDymon kept it He said Reggie
hadn' t been in to settle for it. accord
ing TO his promise
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
Still "Johnny."

One summer when an admirable ex-
secretary of the navy was visiting his
native village Of Buckfeld in Maine
be sent some clothes TO the village
next week In company with a repre-
sentative to congress. stopped to ask
for them. The woman turned to her
assistant May" said she.. lis John
ny's washing done yet?"-Christian
Register
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16

We'll. cd man. how did you get
along after left you at midnight?
Get home all right?"
mo. A COMPOUNDED nosey policeman
hailed me to the station. where | spent
the rest of the night
Lucky dog. | reached home."-
Boston Transcript
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
A N aW Creation.

Margaret. aged eleven, had just re-
turned from her first visit to the zoo.
Well" said her mother. smiling,
did you see the elephants and the 81
raffe and the kangaroosT
Margaret looked thoughtful.
we saw the elephant and the gi-
raffe and the dan ger-roos."
WHAT" said Mrs Blank.
THE dan-g er-roos. 1t said. These
animals are dang -e-r-o-u-s." - Har-
pers Magazine.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
Papa,s Past.

Little Helen's mamma was discuss
ing the drink question with visitor.
and the child listened gravely to the
conversation
"Papa used to drink" she volun-
.teered suddenly
~ The visitor turned her head to con-
ceal smile. and mamma frowned and
shook her head at the little one.
3 sWell then" demanded Helen. what
was it he used to do?"-Lippincott's.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
SCHOOL INCONSISTENCIES.


The first thing II child should
learn isshow to keep the human
body in order. Go into any pub
Tic school aud you'll find children
bending over desks in unVenti-
lated rooms reading in Il book
that only pure air should be
hreathed The child PUSHES home
to eat his lunch faster than Il
dog would eat and then r,ishes
back 10 school to study the value
OF proper mastication. With
fields and woods ut hand he
stays inside TO pore over text
books of botany The rational
school will have few booksr..bnt..
many half days out of doors.
The cost of single Dread.
nought would establish such Il
school in every city III New York
state, Woman is the natural
teacher, but II Friedrich froebet-
could come back to see the things
wrought IN his name what would
be say: He had in mind nor Il
system. but the mother as u
teacher He merely wanted to
give the mother her opportunity.
Bruce Calvert.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16

Professional Reggar lin Hardupp's
ONCE, We been out o work for over
a year. mister. and amt got the price
0 nights lodgin'. Can yer do any
thing 70 help NE out? Hardupp ,sar-
domcallyi--Td like to. but | sprained
my foot on collector yesterday.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
Ar Eve 10 Business.

~ want to marry YOU said the ris-
ing young author bunty.
why coyly asked the great heir
ess. preparing to listen to his impas-
stoned confession
We'll ne replied, I'll would be a
great advertisement for me-.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
Conservation Too.

"What is this domestic science"' in
CURED the engaged girl
at consists of making hash out OF
the leftover meat and croquettes out of
the leftover hash" explained her more
experienced friend louisville Cour-
ier-Journa
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
Tnn Sane

don't believe this novel of yours
VIII MT tn" popular fancy"
Nhat'S wrong with it?'
Your hesoine acts at times as If she
mad sense - Washington Herald.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
MODERN EP,cRAms.

roofs stare ana wise men see.
Even the insanity of genius is
spiritual.
Poverty and genius are born
enemies.
The right man may arrive too
early. but he need never feat
being too late should everf
place be filed new one viii b4
made for him as soon as his
presence Is revealed. 1
He who is TO minister To men,
souls should have time and
chance to acquire one for hml
self.
In trying TO explain the failure
OF highly gifted men we ARE apl
to forget that success Is the RE-
suit net of one predominatin4
quality. but of combination OF
qualities balancing and supple
menting each other. = Edwin
Bjorkman.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16
Friendly Aduina

We surprised all our friends by get
ting married .
GOOD enough Now surprise 'em by
staying married. kansas City Jour-
nal.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16

Young Anthor-Ah. can read you
. like. book Society Miss Well. Ii you
can read me the way your book has
been sead hnve nothing to fear.--
Judge
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16

Human foresight often leaves. It's
rroudeSt possessor only choice Of
Svils-Colton.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16

why are you SO sore on that emil
nent milliouaire? He has done somo
good things
Il was one Of them" pittsbUxh
Post. s8
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-03-16

Every opinion reacts on him who ut
tiers it.-EmersOn.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-23
CONTRACTS FOR STEEL
BREAK ALL RECORDS

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Ths holiday
spirit was held responsible for decrease
IN the volume OF business In the iron In
dustry last week. but large tonnage of
finished steel products under negotia-
tion, have been postponed merely until
after tho first OF the ycsr.
Since the first oi December. car shops
here booked orders for $4,000 cars and
locomotive builders have received speci =
fcations on $50 engines.
Rail contracts last week aggregated
about ia, 900 tons including 10, 900 tons
for the Southern Pacific $1,000 tons for
other Hartman lines, 5000 tons for the
Southern Railway and smaller tonnage
for export TO Belgium, Brazil and the
Argentine republic,
The rail mills have booked orders TO
da te this year for 1850 o0O tons for 1912
and 1919 shipments. and IT is expected
that before the close Of the month the
years total will be close TO 1000. 600 tons.
The December rail orders TO date have
been 3So,0o0 tons.
Structural contracts placed aggregated
more than 5000 tons. Since the first
OF December the fabricating shops have
ooked orders for nearly 10000 tong. and
the indication IS that the 1872 contracts
will be record breaking.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-23
SENATOR UNABLE TO
INFLUENCE BOARD

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Dec. 22.-Goy~
etnoF Marshall has granted one pa rdon
ana twelve paroles. and today tho thlr-
teen inmates OF the states penal instl-
tuoonS were told they would be permit
ted TO spend Christmas in their homes.
Inc thirty-nine others who applied for
clemency were denied.
Among the thirty-pine was Charles T..
Van feit. brotber-in-lnw OF Senator
w urks of California Van Pelt IS In
prison for killing Charles II. Tindall be-
"a use he bad accused Mrs. Van Pelt OF
being short" IN her accounts as secrc-
tdry OF a lodge OF which Tindall was "A
supreme officer. Senator Works ad-
dressed letter to the board of pardons
asking the release OF Van pet.