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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-12-07
LEST ASSET POOR MEMORY
'Eny James Is Regarded With Favor
by the Inhabitants o. His
Boarding House.

James is a very popular negro in a
boarding house and is accounted un-
usually reliable. He receives. there
core. frequent gratuities and is exceed.
ingly prosperous.
This in spite Of the fact that he has
one Of the greatest capacities for for.
getting OF any one to be met with
even among the employees of board
ing house.
What. then Is the secret OF his repu-
tation for being reliable mani One
boarder has studied the problem and
gives the answer:
lie never refuses TO execute a com.
mission, is always apparently atten-
tive to any order given him, and when
the angry boarder blows him IN for
his failure to do what he was ted he
takes it meekly and stoically.
He seems such an easy mar that
the boarder goes on and on with his
abuse until he feels that he has gone
too far Then he grows ashamed Of
himself and slips James 2 quarter
Thank you, sir, says James. and
they both feel better. and the boarder
remarks, James is a pretty good boy
after all"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-12-07
The Nutshell.

The residents of a certain suburb OF
Chicago were for time governed by
a passion fer giving sweet. poetlcal
names to their estates" There was
one such man who built handsome
villa, calling IL The Nutshell" Thus
was the horae introduced TO his
friends and it became widely known.
To the surprise OF all, therefore, the
name was ons day suddenly changed
to sylvan Neck and food OF in
quiries soon began to pour in.
why have you given your home a
new manner" {. friend asked. What
was the matter with "fhe Nutsheil?'
Il got sick OF being joshed about
it, said the owner, with a sigh
There isn't boy within two miles
hereabouts who hasn't stopped and
rung the doorbell TO ask * the colonel
was in. "-Lipplneott't Magazine.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-12-07
Delicate Scales,

In the personal laboratory Of Sir
william Ramsay, at University col
lege, London, is new pair OF scales
80 delicately adjusted that they Will
weigh a seven-millionth part of an
ounce. The room is In semi-darkness.
So delicate are these wonderful scales
that their balance is disturbed by the
alteration of temperature caused by
the turning on Of an electric light at
the other end of the room. The oper-
ator has to leave them for an hour
in darkness-after he has tlp-toed
from the room so that his football
should not set up any vibration-and
then read them swiftly before any
change In the temperature has had
time to affect them. The scales, only
a few inches long, appears mere cob
web of glass with its frail supports
1t is not made Of glass, however, ex
plains Sir William, but Of silica, which
expands and contracts under the er
feet of heat far less than glass.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-12-07
When Fish Go to Bed.

Did you know that fish go to bed in
the winter? Prof. Dyche, state hsh
and game warden for Kansas, says:
"Sure thing. fish have beds. ! have
seen them piled up four and five hsh
deep for a space at least 8 by 10 feet,
Usually they find place below log
or some kind of an obstruction In a
stream where there is an eddy. They
can maintain their positions there
without much effort. l don't know
whether they sleep or not, but fish VIII
spend most of winter in that way.
when the water gets extremely
cold the fish become sluggish. They
n move around little, but they loss
i their alertness. They can even bs
ght by hand. All you need to dc
cut hole in the ice after 1t has
IN frozen over for some time. Some
a will come to the hole for air 1t |!
an easy matter to slip your hand un
der the Ash slowly and you may III
him clear of the water before h
makes wiggle.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-12-07
MAKING THE HOME UNHAPPY
Too Frequent Losses Of Temper Re.
suit In Much Misery Which Might
Easily Be Avoided.

Possessing apparently all the essen
tisls that make for comfort, ease, ard
happiness, more than few homes
Tail to give this expected result, and
someone has asked. What 10 gener-
ally the cause of this?
To put it very plainly, unnecessary
exhibitions of temper more quickly
Than anything else mar the harmony
OF home. There may not be open
strife, but temper, as little riffs with
In the lutte, give out incessant dis
cords. Brothers and sisters. each.
perhaps, with an unconscious craving
to manage or suppress the other, may
never have been taught TO realize the
powerful influence of tact and their
little comments and chickering's will
quickly rouse disputes that may
make the unlocking parents heartsick
The husband and wife, tired with the
work of the day. irritated that their
wishes have not been carried out,
that on them fall annoyance and
duties which they feel should belong
TO Others, that difficulties seem ever
IN their path. and SO on. will perhaps
voice their dlspleasure and strike q
responsive note of irritation in the
rest, and quickly the whole atmos-
phere Is charged with the poison of
bitterness and resentment
little more care In restraining
temper especially about the trivial
tiles and nonessentials OF happy exist
ence, and the peace that should reign
In home, whatever it's material set
ting, would more often be left undis-
turbed, Exhibitions OF temper la
children. no matter what the cause,
should always be taken as fault to
be eradicated. This does not crush
the spirit of indignation at wrong, or
weaken the fighting instinct. but II
does aid In averting hasty judgments
ana give time for viewing the case
from many points.--Exchanse
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-12-07
WAS TAKING NO CHANCES
Casey Unwilling to Take the Word
Of His Rival When Il Would
End iiostlites.

1t had come to blows at last. After
many threats and sundry tist-shakings,
not to mention odd brick-ends which
were thrown, Casey and Riley deter
mined to have it out" go they ad-
journed TO neighboring field. fol-
lowed by an enthusiastic, adniring
crowd
Before they commenced their dis
play It was agreed mutually that who
ever wanted to quit should say
Enough and with that they started
After a few minutes Casey got Riley
down. and was hammering him un
mercifully, when Riley shrieked out
several times, Enough"
AS Casey paid no attention, but kept
on administering punishment, a by
stander said. why don't YOU let hin
get up? Don't you hear him say thai
he's got enough
Il do" said Casey, but he's such
liar you can't believe him."-Londor
| Tit-Bits
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-12-07

Aviation devotees are giving some
attention to the demand for a mag
ustic compass which will not be affect
Cd BY the vibrations Of the machine
The game difficulty is being expert
enced by the airmen as was encoun-
tered by those who had occasion to de-
scend in submarines. Some English
flyers are experimenting with a de.
vice which has been tried with more
or less success on submarines and
which was devised by the command.
er of a submarine boat. 1t consists
Of the usual mariners compass, f1oat
ing in OIL contained in case which
rests II a bed Of horsehair. The horse.
hair is not packed at all densely, but
its springiness is SO great and endur.
ing that il makes an excellent pr0tec-
ton against the vibrations Of tho mo
tor.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-12-07
EAT PIE AND HavE NO FEAR
-nsGsnS aeeicsi Authority Has Come
i-croard 30 Defend the Great
American Edible.

Ass'n pie-eatins defended this
.aae Ia lae NeW York Medical Jour
ha9
in lts proper place, says the Med
zeal Jcurc1l. pie IS not only palat-
aD'e hui q nutritious staple. an ex-
eeiient vehicle a. carbohydrates and
-folt. IL is not essentially indigesti-
pie, ANA demands only proper masti-
eaiicn and insalivation TO insure lack
ga aiscoiaf, r.
IN other words, ii we chew pie as
pefsis.ently as We chew the rag about
'he ndisestibility OF pie we shall md
It as sweetly dlgestble as it is bland
" delectable.
Flo crust, this authority goes on
TO say, is only -four and lard. the
latter being replaced usually by chick
en- fat by those who object to any
FORM ot PORK. Ielicacy of manipu.
lation is required Ia The making of
the crust, and susA delicacy depends
paradoxicaily upon great dlgital
strength, for only the strong have
genuine li5htness Of touch
Thus Is expressed Che armor-plate
2rusts 50 often lha .caduct OF the deft
but weak manipulation" ol slender
pretty and youthful brides, as com.
pared with the llaky, sea-foamy kind
lurned loose By older and stiifer-in.
1ered mothers. But wait a moment;
SIC can eat and even live in comfort
upon our sweet girl graduates pies
after all for the paper continues.
a sssgy paste, however. made by
Trail fingers, is only aesthetically OBJ.
iectiorable, for reaoute chewing viii
deprive it OF its terrors."
Now, however, comes the curse Of
The pie matter. We customartly fin
lsh OF with pie and cheese after
we have had hearty dinner and
enough; but if we eat lightly and then
nave pie, or make pie and cheese an
i|er for whole meal, there is not
he slightest i'll effect from 1t.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-12-07
Gsneroua Offer Declined.

DR.. Portal, the favorite medical at
tendant of Louis XVIII. of France.
was offered an unusual reward for his
services. Having cured Vestris of a
severe illness. the famous dancing
master said to him, MY dear doctor,
should never dream OF Offering you
money. Between artists there can be
no dealings except those OF graft
tude. To demonstrate mine, l will
give you valuable hint as to your
department have often noticed
that YOU have a most ungraceful way
of CARRYING yourself. ] can remedy
that in a few lessons. and teach you
how to enter a sick room In such a
way as to please the most exacting
patient. We can begin now if you
like" Much to the amazement OF
Vestris. Portal declined this offer. and
so lost the esteem OF his illustrious
patient.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-12-07
HAD FOLLOWED THE ADVICE
Lecturer Probably Was Not Proud Of
the Immediate Effect Of His Dis
course to the Students.

At certain well-known medical
college there Is star lecturer who
Is never tired Of dilating on the ad.
yantages OF doctors being able to
sleep at odd minutes. The gentleman
In question. be 1t added, u as prosy
In the enunciation of this theme as he
Is insistent upon 1t: wherefore he Is
affectionately known as "Cap-Naps."
He was for the hundredth time en-
larging on his pet topic at the close
OF long ninety minutes discourse,
something like this.
And let me again Impress upon
you. young gentlemen, che prime ne
cessity OF training yourselves to that
invaluable habit Of sleeping here,
there, and everywhere, whenever an
unexpected fifteen minutes oflefs It.
self to recuperate your often ex-
hausted energies 1t may be In. =
car, with ride ahead and no one at
your elbow to annoy you. 1t may be
In your consulting room, between calls
at first, you know, there may be
Intervals 1t may come anywhere.
any time; but seize the opportunity
whenever you feel you are bored. per.
haps with what is going on around vow
when you feel your time Is being I'm.
profitably employed"
And then, from the back bench.
came two loud, unmistakable snoresl
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-12-07
Won'4 Have His Calling lnsuitod.

Wcn'4 Have His Calling lnsuiteG.
There is one sure way to insult a
ielicatessen storakaeper ana turn the
honey OF his disposition into gall. 1t
can be done by remarbing carelessly
Us you buy his meat balls or fish
cakes that you ouly want them for the
cat. anyhow No delicatessen man
with an ounce of dignity can stand
that.
I lost customer last week by re-
fusing to sell a ring of liverwurst to
a woman who was buying it for her
Cog, said one man in the trade She
was a good customer, but when she
decided tbat she guessed that ring of
Wurst would do because she only want
cd it for the dog, l said: Madam, hui
man beings might feel honored to eat
that ~urst; il is not for dogs and l
put it back in the case.
Meat balls composed of the very
best beef, veal, eggs, and cracker
crumbs are likewise insulted. They
viii Go for the cat II women must
buy these delicacies for their pets, let
them, bGt let them refrain from insult.
ing the storekeeper by telling hin,
go."
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-12-07
r!EEDED THAT OTTER ROOT
Patients Of Dentists VIII Appreciate
Story Of Nerve That Comes
From Kansas City.

In Kansas City there dvclls a man
whose beast is that he has the
nerve" and at least one dental sur
gcon will support him in his claim
The man with the nerve" suffered
from the pangs OF an aching molar
nd at last sought cut his friend the
dentist and announced that the tooth
must come out. The man with the
fOrcers made a basty examination and
suggested that filing would relieve
the agony, but TO 40 avail.
That tooth must be pulled" said
the nerve man, but want TO warn
you right now, Doc, that you won't
get it the first yank. ! have had seven
teeth drawn and no dentist lives who
can pull one Of my teeth the first
trial"
The dentist prides himself with the
numerous compliments paid him for
6exterity in extraction and the
nerve" mans words were challenge.
III get that tooth the very first
time | pull it"
Bet you the drinks you don't" was
the patients retort
Done said the doctor.
The professional man motioned his
patron to the operating chair and
selected the proper fcrceps. The cold
steel clamped firmly on the tooth, ans
with a slightly rocking motion the
dentist began to pull The tooth helc
firm and it looked as if the dentists
reputation as an extractor must sui
fer. At last, Just as little beads o
eweat were forming on the operator
brow. he smiled and in another sec
end the three pronged cause OF tn
trouble lay on the swinging bracket b,
the dental chair
No word or sign had been given o
the sufferer. who then raised frof
the chair, grasped the removed toot
In his fingers and gazed at It's thre
roots in contemplation
There was tone of real sadnes
, In his voice as he regretfully said
, IF that thing had only had anotne
, root. I'd have won the drinks. '--hai
| Gas City Journal.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-12-07
UP 10 HIM TO DO SOMETHING
peaaon WcoSs Willing to Get Busy
immediately in the Hope of
Disarming Fate.

Il notice Mrs. Simmons is having a
new porch PIT onto her house, said
Deacon Wood, polishing his glasses
Yes" said his wife. "ane always
wanted one clear across tho front OF
the house, but Siias never would build
one, so the first thing she did With
some OF the insurance money was TO
have one"
The deacon looked at his paper
thoughtfully for moment, then re.
marked;
The Widder Davis is setting out a
good many flowers, isn't she? She
Keeps getting seed catalc gues Ill the
postofiice"
Yes replied his wife. her hearts
been set on a posy-garden a good
many years. but | should almost
think twouli make Jed Davis turn
over in his grave. He always thought
iowers WAS such a foolish waste OF
time and money"
For time the deacon was SILENT;
then he said, Wasn't that new run.
ber-tired buggy | saw prunella White
in yesterday"
Yes" said his wife, with ANNA
ton, end I'm glad she's got II at last.
she rode round Tor years in an old
larm wagon though Leander could
Wen afford decent buggy for her and
the girls, but IL he'd a lived they d
never have had one"
For a time the deacon remained
sunk IN thought; then he asked.
IL you had considerable sum OF
money 10 DO just what you wanted
with, Mandy. what would you get?"
I'D have me hardwood floor in
that kitchen" his wife said firmly
i never scrub that old floor bat what
| run my fingers fun OF slivees."
Mandy said her husband, with
fervor, you'll see the carpenters al
work on that new floor tomorrow
mornin'" And the deacon resumed
mis- paper with sigh OF relief -
Youths Companion.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-12-07
IgfY 4
Sure Ennk Prose rNatlue

United States Consul Hanna of
leorg Town, New Guiana, presents the
GLOWING as a sure exemption from
;amage by cockroaehes, wood ants
ma other destructive insects. He
avs that books painted with com
pound consisting Of one-half ounce
Of corrosive sublimate, one ounce Of
caIbolic acid and two pints Of methyl-
ated spirits every three or six months
are exempt from the ravages of yer.
min, whether in the tropics or in
cooler climates. TO make the formula
thoroughly effective, he says that the
books should be painted all over the
outside hen closed and inside thor
oughly ct the seam Of both back ano
front covers, ana that with This treat
mcut Tie moat valuable archives cal
be kept IN good condition
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-12-07
Judicial Spellino.

A probate judge in western Kansas
wrote to the judge Of the juvenile
court in Kansas City asking for In
formation as to how the court should
be conducted He spelled it "juva-
nil first. then "juvenil,' and finally
"juvanile;" three trys, and clean
miss in all three. Charles Blakesley
of Kansas City recalls that there was
once q probate Judge In his town who
spelled It 'probat Jug and a con
stable who used TO spell his own title
"cuncible" The celebrated Judge
Noggle OF Wisconsin. and a good judgs
he was, too, once told a prisoner Al
his bar that he. the court, knew the
man to be fraud as certainly as i
he saw the letters F-R-O-A-D stamped
on his fosehead.--New York Mail.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-12-07
THE OLD "LEGlT" OBJECTS
Scene In Moving Picture Theater Too
Much for His Idea Of the Dignity
Of the Stage.

An old "legit" reeled into the street
from out a ten-cent moving picture
theater his hand to his head, and ex-
hibiting all the symptoms of having
received mortal blow. Two or three
sympathetic citizens, one Of them the
usher OF the theater, rushed to his as
sistance, asking II he was hurt muck
and wondering il they should call for
an ambulance. The old man turned
fiercely on the usher and replied:
"Of course | am hurt much-nor-
tally wounded-look at that"
He pointed dramatically to poster
which announced that The Merchant
of Venice" was being performed with.
in.
Il went in TO see that masterpiece
even as moving picture. for l am
without prejudice, and know that pan
tomime is a great art-but what do
| see? A Portia that wears an Irish
lace collar around her head for a
| Venetian cap. who skips through her
part like risky soubrette, and when
the manufactured scene showing her
visit to the Duke of Bellario is intro
duced and the duke with a goodly
amount of dignity evidently tells her
with lips that are hidden by whiskers
what she Is to do mods her head gayly
and says, her movement OF lips show
ing the words plainly, That'll be ane.'
Shade of Shakespeare! Had he been
buried in this country he would have
risen today to expire again In agony.
Luminous Metal Discovered.
For generations the peasants %
Cornwall have handed down a legend
that at night there may be seen =
family luminous metal among the
rocks brought from the mines of the
county. A British scientist has proved
that this story il by no means based
ON Imagination. A specimen OF the
mineral autunite. which Is also found
in Wales, was sent to him from Portu
, gal because Of its shining character
J He finds that 1t closely resembles N
. tiflcially prepared salts Of uranium
and that it's luminosity Is due to spon
! .aneous radio-activity. The light
+ sheds is stronger than that Of nitratu
, ,r uranium. Upon parting with ~ "
er Of capitalization the motn1 -
IT. luminosity, e.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-12-07
Antiquity Of Tennis.

Tennis is probably one Of the most
ancient ball games and was a sport
long before cricket was dreamed Of.
Though undoubtedly not existing dur
ing the Arthurian period. tennis, or as
1t was called teneZ, is mentioned in
the Arthurian legends, written in
1900 and the knights CT the Round Ia
BILE We're pictured as engaged in the
sport when the weather was too hot
for Journeys or jousts. From very
simple boainHing ard through many
centuries, the lnt1iaacy OF the game s
rules have been developed. Its pres
ent name seems t. be a corruption of
qhe term "tenez," which the server
used in the same way ready" is
called cut now IN the beginning the
rame was Ecu de paume," taken from
the fact that the bail Was struck with
the hands instead OF with a racket,
Later tie hand was ancased in glove
and still later the glove was covered
with strings running cris5-cross, from
which condition there was but short
step to the zb0,l-handled racket. In
feudal times tie courts were merely
open grass plots Cftentimes the lawn
OF castle, aad 10. III late in the sew
tnteeuth century was the court in
closed
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-12-07
Things Everlasting.

This lesson learn from the past;
that grace and goodness, the fair, the
noble, and the true. viii never cease
out OF the world till God from whom
they emanate ceases out OF it; that
the sacred dug ana noble Office of the
poet is to reveal and justify them to
men; that as long as the soul endures,
endures also TIE theme Of new and I'M
eXampled song; that while there is
grace in grace. love in love, and beauty
in beauty, God viii still send poets to
find them. and bear witness Of them.
and to hang Their Zeal portratures
in the gallery OF memory God with
US is leTeyer the mystical name of the
hour that is passing The lives Of the
great poets teach us that they were
the men Of their generation who felt
most deeply the meaning Of the pres.
ent-James Russell Lowell.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-12-07
Flexible 5andstone.

there have been exhibited from
% time at international exposi
abroad specimens Of flexible
stone from Kaliab, in the PurjaD,
"a. Slabs of this stone bet~e II
taroe and four feet in length ere said
to bend under their own leight, giving
.0cth creaking sound resembling
that made b. strip of tin. Placed IN
a hex with only their ends supported
he slabs assume a curved form.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-12-07

Two brothers named Hodgkinson
aaye invented al apparatus which
acting as ears" for ship viii afford
protection now lacking in time of
og. Tests in the Mersey at Liver
col appear to substantiate the
.laimg mede for this invention, that
/ viii definitely determine the direc,
ION of sounds. The invention consists
III drum nine feet long by five feet
4 diameter set up alcft so as to miss
ounds on deck, but TO receive other
0urd waves on receiver" divided
lto nits for each direction. An cleo
-ic8l appliance connected With a
mp shows by a small light the di-
cotton whence the sound may be
oming.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-12-07
eatente5 Articles Must Be Marked.

Satente1 Articles Must BE Marked.
We are all accustomed TO see a pat
snted article marked Patented" with
he date Of the patent 1t is doubtful,
however, whether one in a hundred,
" in five hundred, who notices the
aark realizes its Importance to the
3atentee The statute on the subject
makes it the duty OF all patentees or
hose holding under or making the
atented article for them to apply the
mark Patented" together with the
ny and year the patent was granted,
nd the same statute provides as a
enalty for not marking that Gin any
nit for infringement by the party
liling to SO mark TO damages shall
. recovered by the plaintiff, except
n proof that the defendant was duly
Gifted OF the infringement, and con-
inued, after such notice, to make, use
Z vend the article SO patented -
clentiflc American.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-12-07
Ahhor the Camera

The Chinese have horror of being
pictured. They have the idea that
the possession OF the photograph OF
any individual gives the poscessor
some form of mystic power over that
person.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-12-07
SCHOOL SUPPLIES

Spelling tablets, scratch pads, ex.
animation paper. composition 10 i1s
and other school supplies can
be obtained at The Record office.
A new stock just arrived.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-12-07
THE PRICE HOUSE

The reliable place TO stop while
you are in Phoebe. Meals served III
connection.
THE PRICE HOuaE