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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30
DID BUSINESS IN MILLIONS
Gut at c,ose Of the Days Proceedings
Bankers Couldn't Produce
$40 In Currency.

One discovers more different sorts
oi odd things in New York than any
where else in the world For example.
writes the New York correspondent
OF the Cincinnati Times-Star. there is
barking house downtown which oc-
,upies almost an entire floor in one
OF the most exclusive business struct-
ures. This banking house handles
nothing but big" business. Nothing
less than $4,000 transaction can
secure the attention Of the senior
partners. They rather fancy taking
complete charge of great bond is
sue, which gives their letter writer's
almost free rein In tying ciphers to
numerals. About the time the mar.
ket closes a fleet of honking motor
cars fills the street beneath, waiting
Tor the various partners to home.
John" The other day a man came
in with a sac due and payable. ad
dressed to one of the juniors.
And | wish you'd let me have the
currency" said he. I'm off for the
seashore and need n little change"
The junior partner said Certainly
And went through his pockets. He
had less than 81. He walked into the
glass partitioned room inhabited by
The next iuaior with a request for
cash. The next junior had $ll and
was on his way uptown. The junior
partner tried the seniors. None was
in. Then he called the head clerk and
asked him to cash check for the
sum.
Sorry, sir. said the head clerk,
but there isn't $40 in the vaults
So that boy WAS sent 10 bank on
the street level and the money OBJ
tanned. The explanation is, of course,
that such an establishment has no
need for actual cash In the transac.
ton OF its business. But 1t is rather
queer that a banking house OF such
magnitude should be stumped for sac
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30
Where He Got Them.

Mickey and Pat had been at schoo'
together, but had drifted apart In after
life. They met one day, and the con
versation turned on athletics Did You
ever meet my brother Dennis" asked
Pat. He has Just won gold medal
In a Marathon race" That ins ;"
said Mike. But did | ever tell you
about my uncle at Ballythomas? Pat
agreed that he could not call him to
mind. Well" continued Mike, he's
got gold medal for FIVE miles and
one for ten miles, a silver medal for
swimming, two cups for wrestling, and
a lot OF badges for boxing and cy-
cling" "He must be great athlete.
indade," said Pat. You're wrong"
cried Mike. ''fle keeps pawnshop!"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30
Rope Horseshoes.

Horseshoes of rope are large
made use of in Germany and soE
other foreign countries, and it Is "a
that there should be some demand
this country. on account of the chs
acter of the paving which large
prevails in this country and WIFI
is hard on the feet of the animal
The rope is sometimes reinforc
with wire and sometimes 1t Is tarr|
and after being cut and shaped is |
cured to an iron shoe which is
cured to the animals hoof. While
appears rec is not as neat and elegs
as a shoe Of metal, the soft cushi|
of rope is very grateful on the a.
mails feet. and from humane star
point 1t should be more generous
made use of.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30
GOING BACK INTO THE PAST
men OF Science Seeking to Discover
Facts of Life of Five Mlilisn
Years Back.

Out in the Nevada desert the pro.
fessors have been prying into the Sc.
crets of 100000 years ago
the discoveries are said to he mos.
Important by those who are interested
In prehistoric relies. The learned
men put the discoveries at the milo
Gene period, which is some 5000 900
years ago.
Among the discoveries is an ante
diluvian fish that is eighteen feet
long. What whopper OF fish liar
The prehistoric man must have been
when he went back to the cave and
told the family about the big one that
got away.
And the horse race OF that day
must have been peculiar spectacle,
for the equine specimen unearthed
has three toes on It's feet and is about
the size of large dog.
Five million years is too big flight
OF time to ask even our fancy TO
cover. Trips to Mars and visits to
the man in the moon are within our
ssHSSf pdh WINCH Olit 10 dshtu W sO
back to the real back.actionary period
of the world, We have TO draw the
line, especially when we learn that We
have to deal with three toed horses
and eighteen feet long minnows.
And yet We have to wonder at what
manner of a world it was then; we
have perforce to try TO people it with
human beings and with animals of the
earth, The sea and the air; we have
to wonder whether they, too. were
bothered with presidential candidates
whether the women demanded the
right to vote and whether peek.a. boo
stockings were just coming into style.
And, by the way, the professors
found dinosaur there too. We new.
er saw a dinosaur and never hope to
see one. but one was found 40 let Ii
be recorded
Well, after all, 100000 years ago
Is some time!
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30
GREENLAND'S lCEBERGs.
Their Progress Southwark Lasts From
February Till August.

Those niuilsIers III mcIl;lte to uayira
tim. iceheres. are formed from mug.
uieces b.pken from The glaciers of the
Forth. which the Arctic currents carry
s"IitlwaFd 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 lee season SUPPOSED to be over
In the north Atlantic.
Each year brings its regular reports
or thrilling sights and collisions ami
losses in the ice fields from the incom
ing steamers during the spriny ana
summer months. Certain years stand
nut as unusually bad ice years. hui III,
general story Is much the same, Onee
during the mouth ut May, lI:S i.ebergs
We're sighted of Cape Race in Il sin.l.
day.
One OF the largest icebergs on record
lowered S;5U feet above the surface q,
the sea. As hardly more than one
tenth VI the berg Is out Ut waite,
this would mean mass or Ice 7ys.
feet tone and one third miles, from TOP
10 Dottoln. It's volume was calculated
to be about 5S0.Nb0.OOO cubic feet ano
It's weight some lG.OtU.Utiu tons
lcehergs need not he extraordinarily
nigh TO lie stnpcnduous I.ettenanl
feafy reinrted n berg l2,!UO feet long
tover two amt one halt mii..s,. ll.tarj
teet wide ana lSG feet high II was
estimated to weigh l.2!2 :,slS. NlU tons
Another measured farther north con
tanned 2i.0iU tHU.WjU cubic feet OF lc.
aud weighed no less than 2.OuO,U)O,u
tons.-New York World
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30
PANAMA HAT or COMMERCE
Priced Headgear Made From Palm
Leaves Grown in Central and
South America.

Panama hats are made from palm
of the "chandeliertree" family, which
grows wild in enormous quantities In
the northern parts of South America
and in Central America The greater
number of highest grade panamas are
made in Ecuador, with Peru good
second The best of these sell for
$3.50 each.
The young, tender leaves of the
plant are gathered before they un-
fold; all the ribs and coarse veins
are removed. and the rest is reduced
to shreas without being separated
from the stem The shredded leaves
ere placed in largo earthenware jars
filed with water and the Juice of
lemons and left to soak for from six
to ten days. After this they are
spread out to dry and bleach in the
sun.
The fbers are woven upon block
held upon the knees. The coarse hats
are finished In two or three days; the
finest take as many months. The best
times for weaving are in the early
morning and In the rainy season
when the air is moist. In the middle
Of the day and in the dry season the
fiber is apt to break.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30
When You Crack Your Hat.

II yon are ever unfortunate enough
to smas, n new UprDy hat, so that II
cracks anu III spite OF vigorous rubbing
and brushing refuses to resume its
pristine smoothEess Ut surface. try the
simple eXpedent OF holding Il lighted
match inside the hat close tn the bro
ken spot by the time the match nas
half burned out you will tind thai thr
hai mas become soft. II you Will theh
brush II vigorously with stiff brush
for u moment II will regain Its former
snioothness and Took as II nothing had
ever married It's snrfate. New YORK
Sun.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30
He SPOKE to He,.

A Virginia farmer was driving re
frnctory COW down the road one morn
ing The COW aud the driver came TO
crossroad. The man wanted the GOV
TO 20 straight ahead. but the coy
picked out the rrUssroad. A negro wa
coming along the crUSSrOad
"Hnid her off. Haid ner off," yelle
the driver
The negro jumped about the roas
and waved his arms. The COW pro
ceeded calmly on her way.
"Haid hei off. Haid her Off. MIG
ger" yelled tile driver.
us a.tryin teri" replied the negro
Speak to her. Speak to her ant
she'll stop"
Good mawnin'. COW good mnwD
I'M said the negro politely, Satur,la
Evening Post.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30
BOGUS GEMS.
Imitation Diamonds OF Paste Are tn.
Best Counterfeita

1t Is always wise when blyin. /,
white topaz To purchase il from rel
able dealer. lnasnuch as rock crystn
nnd even lead glass are often solu I'm
der TINT name.
ColorleSs 6eryl yields d very bri liap.
and diannnd-iike stone when proper
ly cut Indeed. many gems and ever
iihpnncite and rock crystal oftel
passed In former days as diamonds
even under the scrutiny OF experts
such exlct tests as refructiUn NJ,
Specific gravity being unknown uut
comparatively recent years
No imitation OF the dialnDn!. how
ever, Is SO brilliant as Il skilif,illy en-
piece of the kind of lend glass Know
In the trade ms paste, The play G
plor in these rOunterfeits il ot'e,
very beautiful. but The glass "uIn
mJnd' Possesses no ulster. this tern
bpin. applied to the light retiecte'
from the top surfaces Of n gen III
flashes ut light and color thHi civ
brilliancy come from the interior. b.
lug thrown from the rear surfaces u
the stone
The glass diamond is soft and In al
tackled chemically by Il number
things with which it co;lies ID ,rnla,
by weai, for imrh of which -pasuEs
soon becomes dniled. Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30
BEETLE HlTs.
Cook Learned the Secret Of Their Vii
ity From an insect.

Ransom Cook WAS little known ont
sue of the village OF Saratoga. where
NJ lived. Inn he gained small for.unr
tr"in carpenters bit. invented lN
Nun which has been in comnnn Use
Tor Years This device hats TWO lips
protrpdins Sligh;ly above the edge anu
bll'os!te each o,Err
Simplicity Itself hut the world never
ahd such Il Iii until Coax made il. AMI
IN insect taught him how 10 do Il. Sn
ting down on II Recently fellrd MIN, tree
one day outside Saratoga he heard the
crunch cruns'h of sumething inside The
ln2, Curious. hr investigated ald saw
mat mn insect of The BEETLE family was
PROSTATE tree And the hole was
lengihwiSe Moreover, il wis perfect
~ smooth Cook had no bi;s In his ri,
that would make such n hole without
sllvering the interior so that IL would
be rough. Procuring IN Hx. liz Chop
ped on the eni! of the bg where tie
insect had been working. spill The see
tlon and. capturing the brr:lc. took II
Goifc ana examined it unGer micro
scope Tten The secret Of the insects
ability 10 bore suopih horizontal huies
In any kind of wood was revealed
ihe beetle WAS prev 'ded with power
fni nippers on either side OF it's laws
and they operated In precisely the
same manner rs do the small blades OF
the bits which he immediately invent
ed. patented and put on the market
"Reetle bits" were the foundation OF
his fortune. New York Press.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30
Select Trees With Care.

Trees for street and lawn should he
studied and selected with the greatest
care. They are for life. often for sey
erhl generations, yet II dollar often 30
cides the kind OF tree. Much Il Or
thought and time are given to tie SO
lection OF an easy chair Many persons
will willingly spend $50 or $40 for {,
chair who would not think OF putting
that amount into tree Kansas In
dustriaiist.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30
Appeal for Aims at Wedoina.

There are many customs associated
with the French Wedding which
American brides might copy One
concerns the duties OF the maids Of
honor An American who attended a
fashionable wedding in the Madeleine
In Paris recently was impressed NTH
tile following little ceremony:
The mSids passed through the as.
sembly of guests making & silent ap.
peal for aims for the poor Al
wedding where no money had been
spared and untold eytravagance ex.
hibited no one could begrudge the
Offering of silver expected to be
dropped into the dainty aumoriele,"
or receptacle Of flmy lace. ribbon aud
flowers, which, when not in use, was
hung on the arms In lieu of a bouquet.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30
WARNING AGAINST GREED

Greed of Americans In their
wild desire to pile up gold Is a
present day parallel OF the drag
on or disloyalty and jealousy
I'M refused supplies TO the army
OF George Washington at Valley
Forge. tie same that called Lin.
colo 4 clown and IA canker and
Gfover Cleveland a wife heater
The Union stands strong against
outside assault since 1t received
It's baptism Of blood under Lin.
coin. Unless we ourselves sur
render our right to be the only
arbiters of its fortunes it is safe
against foreign foes. No one
will attack us. But from within
there haG come a peril against
which II behooves us to make
solid and united front. Wealth
has piled up. Poverty. in our
cities especially. seems more
grewsome by the contrast. This
Is a real peril. for the very soul
OF a democracy is this-a fair
opportunity for every one.
But with the piling up of great
fortunes the human greed and
selhshness which no political sys-
tenn can ever cure as long as men
are what they are have crown
like q deadly upas tree. and there
has come CUP In our ranks III
which we hear the old DRAGON OF
disi0yalty hiss. Jacob Riis.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30
Republic Founded by cl,ar!emaane.

At Trler or Treves France. the
other day there was held one of the
most picturesque of International con
crosses. 1t was the Marian congress,
which interests itself in the teaching
of the Roman Catholic church about
the Virgin Mary. The most interest
ing personality OF them all. perhaps,
presided over the Spanish section
This was Bishop Don Juan Benlloch
y Vivo, sovereign prince of the re-
public of Andorra The little state
lies high In the Pyrenees, and is under
the suzerainty of the president of the
French republic and the bishop of
Ursel In Spain. The nation, which
last year numbered 1921. has to pay
$50 francs a year to France and $50
francs to the prince bishop. The
French president ana the bishop
each nominate a MAGISTRATE and they
take it in turns to choose a Judge of
appeal. The republic is one of the
most ancient states In Europe. and
the bishops of urgel a-,ioy their sover.
eighty over it by virtue OF decree Of
Charlemagne.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30
FSENCH PROVERBS.

The man Is best served who
has no occasion TO put the hands
OF others ut the ends OF his arms.
He who deyours the substance
OF the poor will find at length a
bone to choke him.
He must needs swim that's
held up by the chin.
What makes many persons dis
contented with their own condi-
ton is the absurd idea which
they form Of the happiness OF
others.
What orators want In depth
they give you in length.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30
Maesied the Family,

When l.afcadiO henrn married his
Japanese wife all his wife's family
accompanied MIN to his new quarters
He mentions that he Dad nine lives
dependent upon MIN wife, wife's
mother, wifes father. wife's adopted
mother, wife's fathers father. then
servants aud a Buddhist student. This
wouIttn't do In England. but it 10 moth
ing In Japan "lafcadio Hearn- His
Life and Work." by Nina 81. kenpard.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30
QUEENS ON WOklAN'S
SPHERE,

Being gentle and good seems
to me the lOftiest ambition q wo-
man should possess. No reward
Of wealth or state can equal the
satisfaction felt In performing
kindly act. 1t is a tendency of
woman's nature to be too harsh
In judgment. too imperious in
commands. The exchange for
this of kind!iness and gentleness
surely ought to make the world
Acknowledgements, Queen Dow.
ager OF Italy.
Secure o home and be able to
manage II. Be to the home
what her husband Is to his bust
ness affairs. a director and an
authority. / believe woman
ought to bear children. A home
without children is not complete.
Alexandra. Queen Dowager OF
England.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30
In the Same Boat.

We get some sad cases, said the
attendant at the Balny Lunatic asy.
lum TO the interested visitor, and
opened the door of the first cell
Inside was a man sitting on three.
legged stool. gazing vacantly at the
wall.
His is an unhappy story" said the
attendant. He was in love with a
girl, but she married another man. and
he lost his reason from grief
They stole out softly, closing the
door behind them, and proceeded 10
the next inmate.
This cell was thickly padded, and
the man within was stark, staring
mad.
Who is this?" inquired the visitor.
"This?' repeated the attendant.
This is the other mani"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30
A Rad Outlook.

NO ! can, gel up enough courage
to ask old Patterson for his daughter
And why ~
"Rerause I'm u builder Of absolutely
treproof buildings and he is II fire In.
snrance agent Clevela Plain Deal.
er.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30
the OaHodil,

The poison af the daffodil II the
plants means at defense. How effec-
tive 1t IL mas he Judged by the fact
that rabbits. rats and other small pests
which devour hyaclnths aud :rocusas
With gusto leave the dadodil severely
alone.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30

Chicago is to haye q magazine de.
voted exclusively to verse. We don't
know where 1t will find the poets, for
the other magazines seem to be un.
able to locate any.--Philadelphia Rec
ord.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30
What. Indeed?

Tess thing Belle acted rather shah.
billy In breaking her engagement 10
Jack Huggard less Well. he broke
his arm Te~s- But. good gracious
Jess Yes. good gracious. What use Is
a fiance With broken arm ?--PhiladA.
phia Press.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30
She Knew.

Miss Gnsher Oh. please tell me. Go
you think poets have 10 be born? The
Poets Wife Yes. borne with Har
per's Razar.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30
NATURE AND THE CHILD.

For many blessings Eto God up
raise
A thankful heart. The life he
gives Is fair
And sweet and good. since he Is
everywhere
Still with me even In the darkest
ways.
But most / thank him for my
earliest days.
Passed in the fields and in the
open air,
With flocks and birds and flow.
ers, free from all care
And glad as brook that through
meadow strays.
O balmy air. o orchards white
with bloom,
O waving fields Of ever varying
green.
o deep, mysterious woods, whose
leafy gloom
Invites to pensive dreams OF
worlds unseen.
To thoughts as solemn as the Al
lent tomb.
No power from you my heart can
ever weau!
-Blspop John L. Spalding.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30

Men Of MOST renowned virrne hare
SOMETIMES by rransSressing most truly
kept the law.-JOhn Milton.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30
Lumlnou. Metal Discovered.

For generations the peasants
Cornwall have handed down q lesei
that at night there may be seen
family luminous metal among Il
rocks brought from the mines OF tt
county. A British scientist har provs
that this story is by no means bass
on imagination. A specimen Of a
mineral autunite, which is also -four
In Wales, was sent to him from Port
gal because Of it's shining charactt
He finds that 1t closely resembles q
officially prepared salts Of uraniu1
and that its luminosity ia due to spo
.aneous radio-activity. The lisht
sheds is stronger than that Of nitra
u uranium. Upon parting with IT. "
.er of capitalization the metal loe'
ts luminosity.
uneit Psnnywlss lays:
"A girl with several applicante =
her hand is apt to worry because r
demand for her ID 20 much rru11
than the supply"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30

u II not wealth or ancestry. but hon.
qrab;s conduct aud noble dspositiop,
that MAKE men sreat-Ovid
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-30
six SENTENCE SERMONS.

Resolve to perform what you
ought. Perform without fail
what you resolve. -Fraukiin.
Ii there is harvest ahead,
even distant one, il Is poor
thrift to be stingy of your seed
corn.-Carlyle.
Not in the clamor Of the crowded
street.
But In ourselves, are triumph and
defeat.
Lonefellow.
The new man takes the old cir
cumstances and, bringing God TO
them, makes Of them the new
!ife.-Phillips Brooks,
Though the past Is irrevocable,
it is not irreparable.-F. B.
Meyer
Do all the good you can. by
all the means you can, in all the
ways you can. in all the places
You can. at all the times you can.
to all the people you can. as long
as ever you can.-John Wesley.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-05-31

Last Sunday morning, the me-
mortal services we're held in the
church OF Christ, A large con
gregation was present. Rev. Bond
took for his text, Joshua 1919,
The Lord has driven out before
you great nations and strong, but
as for you no man has been able
to stand before you until this day"
He began his address by giving a
brief sketch of the wars Of nations
up to the war between the states.
His talk was entertaining, instruc-
Live and helpful.
Rev. H. G. Bond, pastor of the
Church Of Christ, arrived in this
city two weeks ago to take charge
of the work here.
He was born and brought up in
Ohio, and received his early edu-
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-05-31

cation in that state, graduating
from the Ada, Ohio, school, and
afterwards taking post graduate
work in the Iowa Christian College
where he received the degrees Of
Doctor of Literature and Doctor
of Philosophy. He also attended
j. Byron Kings School of Ora
tory, and after graduating assisted
Mr.. King in bis work. Mr.. Bond
has had a number of years expert
ence as singer in evangelistic
work,and has been in the ministry
nineteen years, the last ten years
in Kanass.
His wife is a homeopathic physi-
clan and will practice here. They
reside in the house recently vacs-
ted by Rev. Cornelius.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-05-31
The Graduating Exercises

The Opera House was crowded
last Friday night, with happy peo-
pie, who came to hear the excel
lent program in which every grad
uate took part. The stage was
tastefully decorated with the class
colors- gold and white. The mem
bers of the class are, Misses Grace
Etzold, Stella Tucker, Phoebe Nc
-Clure, Hazel Scandfett, Maurine
Long, Elsa Anderson, and Mildred
Hood, and Messers. John Bolin,
James Seeley, Paul Bennett and
Earl Wooden.
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Agee..Jackson

Rev. J. H. Agee Of Harrison,
Arkansas, and Hattie Jackson Of
Tyrone, Okla, were married at
the home of the bride, Monday
morning, Rev. and Mrs. Agee
left on the morning train for Ar
kansas, where Mr.. Agee is pastor
of a church. He was at one time
pastor of the First Baptist church
of this city. Miss Jackson is a
sister of Mrs. Thos. Higginboth-
am of Liberal.