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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-08-13

FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
j. B. HISKEY,
or Aurora, announces himself a. a candidate
for County Treasurer Of Esmeralda C0un y,
subject to the decision of the Republican
County Convention.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-08-13
FOR COUNTY RECORDER.

FOX COUNT hEoonA'hH'
JOHN r. JONES,
OF Candelaria, announces himself as candi.
date for the Office of County Recorder of
Esmeralda County, subject to the decision OF
the Republican County Convention.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-08-13
REPUBLICAN
Primary Election.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT,
IN in accordance with the statute in such
case made and provided. at a meeting OF the
Republican County Central Committee ~
E-merada County, Nevada. pursuant TO call
held at the town of Hawthorne, in said
county,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
How John SpIan Disebeyed Orders.

The Spirit of the Times tell this
story of the turf:
John Splan, the driver of Rarus, is in.
Irritable as a story teller. His descriptive
powers are good, he uses the right word
in the right place, and is ever ready tc
illustrate almost any subject that comes
up with a case from his own experience.
Not long ago we were talking
about owners, directing their drivers
how to navigate in a heat-just as the
running horse men do some ignorant
little ''coon."
ITS a great mistake" said John.
'They should do as Lucy Jimmy did
with me. You know Jimmy, that used
to take care of Lucy, and what a long
headed Irishman he was. He used to
put his words close together, and if he
had been born with silver spoon in his
mouth he would have been lawyer or
a politician. Well, when Jimmy was
rubbing Voltaire, it seems that Craw-
ford, Voltaire's driver, missed getting to
IL certain meeting in time for Voltaire' s
class. Jimmy came to me, very serious,
the morning OF the race, and said:
"'Mr. Splan, the boss will not be
here, and I'd like to have you drive the
stud to-day, and don't you think it
would best to stay back for heat or
two, as they're too fast for us at first p
81 agreed with him, and really meant
to follow the tactics he suggested, but L
got away well the first heat, the fast
ones got tangled up on the first turn, l
sent the odd Reliable along and won
the heat. When Jimmy came forward
to take the horse l half apologized for
altering the programme; but he said, in
dead earnest
It's all right; your orders wur not
positive"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
Effects Of an Arctic Climate.

The effects of the Arctic climate upon
materials and men are exactly the same
as in tropical country, says Lieutenant
Ray, of the Ray Polar Expedition. The
boards which were unloaded from the
ship to make our house shrank and
cracked open as if under the influence of
torrid sun. And have suffered from
thirst there even more acutely than on
the arid plains of Arizona and New Mex
leo. The natives suffer terribly for want
of water in the winter time and before
the cold season sets in provide against
that for ourselves by cutting and cord
ing up a lot of ice about foot thick
which we melt as needed. The natives
pleaded with me often for a drink, and
as that was something that there need
be no lack of as long as our fuel lasted,
they had two years of plenty in that re-
spect. AS in the tropics, the children
reach the age of puberty in few years.
"How deep does the snow fall % "Only
about foot during the season. You
see, there is no evaporation to speak of,
consequently no precipitation, and the
snowfall is very light. 1t drifts in the
gale, and after we had got our house
built it was not long until it was COW
cred. We ran tunnels then to our ice
pack and to two observatories, some dis
lance from the house, and ali the time
we were there the tunnels were our only
lines of comm unicatiOn,"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
A Visit TO ErakatOa.

The scene of the terrible eruption in
Java last August has been visited by two
French scientific commissioners, who
graphically describes the deplorable
condition of the region nearly year af-
ter the disaster. A distinct line of des-
olatlon marks the affected districts. The
land is either perfectly bare or covered
with thick layer of mud or stones.
Every tree has disappeared, stagnant
salt pools breathe fever in every di-
rection and few wretched bamboo huts
afford the only sign of life The fertile
closely-popnlated spot where the town
OF AMER formerly stood is a deserted
marshy plain, without vestige of either
houses, plantations or inhabitants. an
the small town of Telok .Belang has sim.
ilarly vanished. In the neighborino
island of Sibesi tidal waves have washed
away the crust of stones and laid bare
the remains of village, with the ske!e-
tons Of the Inhabitants lying in the
midst of their domestic surroundings.
Over four mics inland is a big steamer,
which was carried ashore by huge
wave into the forest, and still spans a
small river like bridge. The three lit
tie islands which appeared after the
eruption are gone, and dense vapor-
GUS cloud hangs over the volcano Kra-
katoa. This cloud, however, is nothing
but the dust raised by constant ava
lanches of stones rolling down the
mountain side.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
One WOman's Work.

About three years ago, q young wo-
man in one of our Eastern cities, I'M
married, and with no close family ties,
looked about in the world for some
helpful work to do. Near to her lived a
| deaf and dumb child, a little girl with
speaking, intelligent eyes.
Her parents were not able to send her
to the asylum. Her kind hearted neigh
Dor became very much attached to the
child. studied the German method of
oral teaching for the dumb and brought
little Mary every day to her house to
impart it to her.
The child placed her hand on her
teachers throat, and bringing her face
close to hers, learned first to inhale and
expel the air. Then each sound of
every letter and word was taught by
sight in the same manner.
The pupil followed the motion of the
speakers lips and replied in the same
mechanical way. One deaf and dumb
child after another joined little Mary ut
her task until the school numbered sew
enty-eight pupils with nine teachers.
The infinite patience required in this
training is almost uncomfortable. But
the progress is rapid.
Three years have passed since the
opening of the school. and the pupils
have acquired all that child would
learn in It's nursery and primary school,
to speak, read write and understand the
first four rules of arithmetic. The school
is free.
Its work, so far has been to make of
these creatures who were little better
than animals, active, Intelligent human
beings, and this work is due to one ear
nest, kindly woman.
How many single women without the
spur of necessity to give them an aim in
life have spent these last three years
with no higher object before them than
to decorate their houses, to learn new
stitch of embroidery or to cut their
gowns in the latest fashion?
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
Very Tough Bread.

One evening, on stopping to camp for
the night, says a soldier, we were close
to large brick house, and as soon as
arms were stacked we were on the look
out for extra rations, and pigs, ducks and
chickens quickly disappeared, there not
being enough grain left for seed for the
next years crop; also two nice stacks OF
straw, which made us excellent bedding
for our tents. On looking around for
more grub some of the men found q
number of sacks full of what they at
once pronounced rye flour. Visions of
an excellent feast at once arose and we
gathered in that rye -four without fur
ther ceremony. / rushed across the
road for my haversack TO fill it with
flour, and by the time got back the old
man who lived there came out and told
the men that the rye flour was land
plaster, not being fit food for even SOL
diers. He wanted them to carry back a
half dozen sacks that had been thrown
over the fence; but we were disguised
at missing our nice supper of rye cakes.
A crowd gathered around the old man
asking him questions. and they finally
got up quite al animated discussion
about the right of secession and the
conduct of the war, but did not carry
back the sacks. Some of the boys had
already mixed up their rye flour TO bake
in their pans before finding out what it
really was, but it baked too hard and
quick for them.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
Boston Rebels Stop a Play.

In 1775 the British army in Boston
received powerful reinforcement from
England under Generals Howe, Clinton
and Burgoyne. General John Burgoyne
was a dramatic author, and he here
wrote his second play, called "The
Blockade of Boston," to inspire his
army with a contempt for the American
militia, who had beleaguered his forces
In that city 1t is related that during
one performance of this play in March,
lI76, prior to the evacuation of the city,
that a curious scene occurred. At one
OF the most interesting points of the
piece sergeant, without his hat and in
state of the widest confusion, rushed
on the stage, and shouted in a voice
OF thunder: 'The rebels the rebels
Ihey are attacking the neck p The
audience, supposing this to be a portion
OF the play, applauded heartily; but a
lew minutes afterward the beating of
drums disturbed the illusion, and the
actors scampering off to secure their
accoutrements, put an end to
he performance.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
The Monks Lesson.

There was once an old monk walking
through the forest with scholar by his
side. The old man suddenly stopped
and pointed to four plants that were
close at hand. The first was Just be
ginning to peep above the ground, the
second had rooted itself pretty well into
the earth, the third was a small shrub,
while the fourth and last was full
| sized tree. Then the monk said to his
young companion: "Pull up the first. "
The boy easily pulled it up with his
| fingers. "NOw pull up the second. "
The youth obeyed, but not so easily
''And the third" The boy had to put
forth all his strength and use both arms
before he succeeded in uprooting it.
'And now" said the master, "try your
hand upon the fourth" But 10 the
trunk of the fourth tree, grasped in the
arms of the youth, scarcely shook its
leaves, aud the little fellow found it i'm
possible to tear its roots from the earth.
Then the wise old monk explained to
his scholar the meaning of the four
trials. ''This, my son, is just what
happens with our passions. When they
are very young and weak one may, by a
little watchfulness over self and the
help of a little self-denial, easily tear
them up; but if we let them cast their
roots down deep into our souls, then no
human power can uproot them the
Almighty hand of the Creator alone can
pluck them out. For this reason, my
child, watch well your first impulses. "
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
PickpOekets at a Mass Meeting.

The Lewiston (Me. J Journal saws: In
the thickest of the crowd at Lake Mara
nacook, there was a sudden connection
and rushing together. Some one
shouted, ''Look out for pickpockets, -
As result every, man in the crowd
slapped his hand on his pocket book.
and found it safe, and smiled exulfipgly
at the secret of its snug hiding place.
In less than two minutes one of them. a
tall, spare, old gentleman, was minus his
calf skin, with two tens, five. a two
and ticket home He told Journal
reporter how it happened: "I'd hearn
OF the way they done it in Mirannycook,
and L tigger on putin my money away
keerful. was right in the middle of a
tarnal crowd, some one holIered, Look
out for pickpockets.' My money was
safe, cause 1 slapped my hands onto nv
pants pocket. In less n two minutes it
was gone" He complained to Officer
Gould, of the Lewiston police, and the
officer assured him it was of little use to
try to recover it. The man belonged to
Plttsfield. The trick is an old one. but
it seems to work well. Three Portland
gamblers, with a sweat board, were ar
rested and placed in a building, with
one officer to guard it. The officer
guarded one door first rate. Nobody
came ont of that door. They preferred
the other door, and broke it open and
escaped.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
Too Quick.

A Chinaman who was carrying
some clean clothes to room in bust
ness block on La Sale street, Chicago,
discovered a fire-extinguisher in the
hall, and when no one was looking he
touched match to the end of the little
hose and ran. One of the occupants of
the building saw Just enough of the
performance to imagine the rest, and he
called the heather back. John came
up slowly, and the man said, "Touch
him off again" John struck a match.
and, the man holding the hose, turned
the crank the same moment that the
Chinaman applied the fire. The escap-
ing chemicals hit John in the mouth
and eyes, and covered him from head to
foot with saleratus. When he could
breathe he turned to the man, who had
by this time corked up the machine,
and, smiling in sickly way, observed,
"Jerusalum Mclean mans f. clackel
toovelly quick Him bustee house wide
open some time"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
Greatly MiSjudged.

She-''No, Mr.. Blank, I cannot be
come your wife You are in earnest.
know, and you arc wealthy and of goo,
family; but [ cannot trust my happi
ness i'll your hands"
Hon. Mr.. Bahk-"But you will surel,
tell me your reason. 1t must be based
on some mistake"
SIT is not. 1 ana good reader O
character, and | know from the hare
lines around your lips that you have no
one particle of true. kindly feeling il
your composition. You do not even pc
your pretty dog, which frequently tries
every way to attract your attention"
dogs are not human beings"
"Well, then, to speak of human be-
ings. AS long as I have known YOU ]
have not seen you as much as look at @
child"
81 will take my oath that I have fon.
died scores of children and, more than
that, have kissed hundreds, nay, thou.
sands, of babies"
"Ohl how [ have misjudged You
When was it p
"When ran for office. "-Philadel.
l0hia EUe. CAL.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
NorOs Doubts the Story.
HE DOES NOT BELIEVE RELICS OF THE
JEANETTE PARTY HAVE BEEN FOUND,

Louis P. Noros, survivor of the jean
nette party, doubts the reported finding
OF Jeanette relics. In the Arctic, he
says, articles on the ice attract the sun
and soon melt out of sight, and he thinks
the clothing, food, rifles, tobacco, ETC.,
taken from the Jeanette before she
sunk, placed in their camp and left be-
hind by them, must naturally have dis
appeared in this way. Furthermore,
the articles reported found were a por-
ton OF canvas tent, the body of man
wrapped in a bearskin, a pair of his
own sealskin trousers, chart signed
Ode Long" handbook signed DE
Long," n cask of provisions bearing the
name "Jeannette," and a list of stores.
"Now," said Noros, ''no tent was left
behind-no one had died; no casks were
removed from the ship, and all the dead
of the De Long and Melville parties are
accounted for. The relics could not
have belonged to Chipp's party, as thew
had no food or bearskin, and 1 left nv
sealskin trousers in De Longs cache on
the Siberian coast"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
How AlbOni Turned the Tables.

The celebrated singer Marietta Alboni
was noted for her courage and sang.
froid, says a writer in a German news.
paper. On the eve of a performance to
be given in Trieste she was informed Of
a plot to hiss her off the stage. Having
ascertained the names of her detractors
and where they could be found, she
donned male attire, her tall robust fig.
ure and short hair helping to complete
the disguise, and went to tue cafe where
the conspiratOrs held their rendezvous.
She found them in full consultation
After listening n while the lady adj
dress ed the ringleader as follows:
81 hear you intend to play trick on
somebody. [ am very fond of practi.
cal joke myself, and should be glad il
you would allow me to join you on this
OCCASION"
with pleasure, - was the reply. 1--WE
intend to hiss an operate singer off the
stage this evening""
"Indeed What has she been guilty
of?
"Oh, nothing, except that being an
italian, she has sung in Vienna and
Munich to German audiences; and we
think she ought to receive some slight
castigation for her unpatriotic conduct.
81 quite agree with you; and now
please tell me what / have to do ?"
"Take this whistle. At a signal to be
given at the conclusion of the air sung
by Roslna the noise will begin, in which
you have only to join
81 shall do so without fail, replied
Alboni, and put the whistle in her
pocket.
On the following evening the house
was crowded from floor to ceiling. The
opera was I'll Blrbiere di Siviglie. !"
The opening airs, sung by Almaviva
and Figaro, both favorites of the public,
were received with great applause.
Then Madame Alboni as Rosina APP
peared on the stage. At the moment
when she was about to address her tutor,
few of the conspirators began to set
up row without waiting for the signal.
The lady, without showing the slightest
concern, advanced to the footlghts, and
holding up the whistle which was at
tached to her neck by ribbon, said
with knowing smile:
Gentlemen, are you not little be-
fore your time? / thought we were not
to commence whistling until after had
sung the air. -
There was death-lile stiffness. Then
suddenly laundering applause, begun by
the conspirators themselves, resembling
from all parts of the house; Alboni had
gained the day. Before the audience re-
tired she was called eleven times before
the curtain, and received showers of
wreaths and bouquets.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
An Asylum Outrage.

A prominent politician of Ottawa,
Ontario, while passing through Long
Point Lunatic Asylum discovered a lady
acquaintance confined in one of the
wards whom he had not seen for con-
siderable time. On inquiry he learned
that, although perfectly sane, she bad
been placed there by her husband, who
wished to be rid of her The politician
in question met the husband and remon-
strated with him for bis conduct toward
his wife, and stated that he should bring
the matter to the notice of the govern
ment. Upon this the enraged husband
drew revolver and threatened to blow
his lecturers brains out if he interfered.
Action will Immediately be taken for
the wife's release and the punishment of
her husband.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
A Daring Robbery.

A daring robbery was perpetrated at
Mill Lane Station, Pa, on the Chester
Valley Railroad, the victims being nine
Hungarian and italian laborers, en-
ployed in a quarry. The quarrymen
had saved their earnings, amounting to
500, and kept the money hidden in
the rude hui in which they lived.
While they were at supper four masked
and well armed men appeared upon
the scene, and producing revolvers de-
manded the money. The foreigners
handed over their savings, and the
masked men carried it away with them.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
The Lime-Kiln Club.
A FEW REMARKS FROM THE PRESIDENT, AT
THE OPENING OF NEW YEAR.

"Once mo- dis Lime Kiln Club enters
upon new var, said Brother Gardner,
when the appointments had been read
and filed. de labors of de past y ar
hev bin reviewed an laid on de shelf
de work of de fucher var am looked
ford to in hopeful antlcipashun. 1 has
| heard whispers dat many of you am
gwine to take advantage of dis occashun
TO turn ober new leaf Doan' do it.
| De man who has his regular occashuns
| fur resOlvin' to do better am de pusson
| | keep cPar of, bekase he am not to be
depended Oh. You git all ready to lick
him fur kickin' Your dog or stealin' your
| spade when You lairn dat he has resolved
to become a better man. De man who
doan' average up good huff, takin' one
month by another, am not wanted
among us. Too much reform am like
wearin' two or three shirts at once. I
expect of you honesty, industry, moral
ity an respeck fur de laws of God an
man. Doan' try to do any better. A
man am no better dan he gifts credit fur.
No matter how sweet an soft an good
you believe yourself to be, de aver
age public can't. be made to realize dat
you hev mission to save your Teller
men. Let us now purceed.
NOTICES ACCEPTED.
The following notices, presented to
the club by "Tho Bald-headed Con-
cIave" of Atlanta, were accepted and
ordered shingled into the roof of Para.
disc Hall:
eve doan' expeck to find bristles on
a goose"
"Git yer AK befo' We git yer contract
fur chopin"
"Gin man credit an he will buy
what he doan' want. %
"De faults OF other people am what
makes us feel de wust.
"De bird which sings de loudest gets
no praises from mankind.
"People doan' judge man by de
length of his heel as often as by the size
of his heart.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
Insurance..

Insurance is good thing whether applied to
life or property. No less blessing is any
thing that insures good health. Kdney-W
does this. Il is natures great remedy. 1t is a
mild but efficient cathartic, and acting at the
same time on the Liver, Kidneys and Bowels,
It relieves all these organs and enables them tc
perform their duties perfectly. 1t has wonder
ell ,oyvar See advertisement.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
I write this as q

write this as
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your Hop
Bitters was afflicted
With inhammatory rheumatism II
For nearly
Seven years, and no medicine seemed to do
me any
Good ! !
Until tried two bottles Of your Hop Bit
ters and to my 81 Use am as well to-day
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Sin CHS great and" /
Valuable medicine:
Anyone! wishing to know more
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Can learn by addressing me, E. M.
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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
az Have Suffered I"

With every disease imaginable for the last
three years. Our
Druggist, T. J. Anderson, recommending
"Hop Bitters" to me,
used two bottlesl
Am entirely cured, and heartily Lrecom-
mend Hop Bitters to every one. J. ID.
Walker, Buckner, Mo.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11

One of the most valuable farm implements
is the Monarch Potato Digger. 1t will dig 500
bushels per day, in clean, perfect manner.
Immense shipments have been made by the
manufactu ers, Monarch Manufacturing Com
pany, 206 State street, Chicago, Ill, to every
State and Territory in this country. They are
sent out on sixty days test trial to every farm.
er. and no one raising potatoes should fail OF
sending for their full, elegant catalogue in six
brilliant colors. The company is an old one
and perfectly reliable. See their advertisement
in, +bjs
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11

Ask for wells Richardson / Co.'S Improved
Butter Color, and take no other. Beware OF
all limitations, and of all other oil colors, fol
every other one is liable to become rancid and
spoil the butter into which it is put. If yor
cannot get it write to us at Burlington, Vt, tc
know where and how to get it without extrs
expense. Thousands of tests have been made
and they always prove it the best.