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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-09-30

D. F. REPORT: The public gave a
start Of surprise and delight last Salur-
day when Commissioner Smiley
offered and the City Hall Com.
mission adopted resolution calling
upon the Architect 10 prepare at once
specifications for the completion of all
portions OF the City Hall, the tower in.
cluded. Citizens of 40 years and up.
ward who had never expected to see
the City Hall finished are now begin
ming to hope that ere death closes their
eyes they will be able to gaze upon the
magnificent cyclorama that will be
visible from the top Of the tall tower
Nothing better illustrates the peculiar
waiting capacity, not to say apathy OF
San Francisco than the patience with
which our public have gazed upon
City Hall operations for the past q
years.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-09-30
Remarkable Scene at a Revival
Meeting.

A few weeks ago the Free Metho-
dists began series of revival meetings
in Sydenham, Ontario, Canada, 50 says
the New York World, and made many
converts. As the number of converts
increased so did the excitement, and
the meetings, which were held In the
town hall, grew so noisy that CON-
plant was made to the authorities and
the reviyallsts adjourned 10 a large va
cant lot in the edge Of town. Here
they were addressed by j. F. Frasier, a
revIvalist, who sailed into the prevail
ing mode of female dress, and said
women are born beautiful and die mis-
shapen because of the wearing OF
corsets. Frasier is an earnest and
powerful speaker and his words created
great excitement among the women
present.
Throw off the accursed inventionp
he cried, throw it off and 20 to God
as you left himl Burn them rather
than burn yourselves ia everlasting
frep
This suggestion struck responsive
chord, and he had hardly ceased speak
ing when an enthusiast piled up ma
leria for bonfire and applied a
match. 1t was weird scene, the
dusky evening, The crowd of religious
enthusiasts, quivering with excitement,
surrounding a fire which shot up long
tongues of flame.
Throw off the garment shouted
the revivalist.
Burn them!" Historically cried a
feminine voice in the crowd and push
ing and painting young woman of 25
forced her way to the center near the
bonfire. She was Juggling away at her
dress. There was sudden CLEAN of
white shoulders in the glare of the
fire light and she flung her corset into
the flames, saying she would die as
God made her and no, as she had made
herself.
Her example was contagious, and in
less than half an hour not woman in
the crowd wore corset, and nothin z
remained in the blsze but mass oil
gretesquely twisted corset steels, amid
which the flames playfully fickered
The excitement was 80 great and the
nervous strain so tense that several
women grew faint, but they had burned
their corsets and were happy
The Free Methodists consider the
revival a great success. and talk Of
carrying the war into the States.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-09-30
WATER TERMS
Which are Used In Irrigation
TechnIcaIities.

As there does not appear to be a
clear understanding by most people of
many of the terms used liz connection
with irrigation, the following, by
Charles l.. Stevenson, hydraulic engi.
ncsr, defining the meaning of such ex-
pressions and giving the comparative
values, is useful.
Irrigation water is measured gener.
ally by the cubic foot, by the gallon or
by miners inches. The duty Of water"
means the area of land upon which a
definite volume Of water, applied dur
ing given period, will successfully
raise crops. Thus, the average duty in
Utah of one cubic foot per second dur
ing period of 1870 days, is 100 acres
one cubic foot per second is second
foot" The acre foot" is tho equiva-
lent of one acre covered one foot deep,
or AZ, $50 cubic feet. The miners inch
is variable quantity. depending upon
the head above the one-inch orifice of
discharge. 1t varies from a four-Inch
head TO six-inch head, and is not u
commendable unit of measure, Thus,
there are so miners inchss to q cubic
foot per second, California measur
ment, and about 40 miners inches Col
orado measurement One cubic foot
contains ~ United States gallons Of
231 inches.
Cubic Feet cubic foot per secand
equals Q acre feet in "a hours. so acre
feet in 80 days, 1870 acre feet in
months, 720 acre feet in year, 8 gal
Ions per second, 449 gallons per min
ute, so California inches, 1854 Colorado
inches.
California Inches-100 California
inches equals acre feet in "a hours, 1
acre foot in 6 hours, 100 acre feet in 80
days, 800 acre feet in months, lao
acre feet in one year, Is gallons per
second, 300 gallons per minute, n Col
orado inches, 2 cubic feet per second.
Colorado Inches-100 Colorado in
ches equals 1-8 acre feet in "a hours,
l acre foot In AZ hours, los acre feet
in month, 485 acre feet in months,
1850 acre feet in one year, 1880 gallons
per second, Ito gallons per minute,
80 cubic feet per second, 1870 Cslifer.
MIA inches.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-09-30

OPINIONS differ as to whether Con.
gress should loan the $5.00000O which
the Board of Managers of the World,
Fair will ask for, or whether it should
appropriate it outright, but it is practi.
cally unanimously in favor of the fair
getting all the money necessary to
make it the greatest success of the kind
In the worlds history, whether it be
$5,000,000 more of 100000, 600 more.
When this country starts cut to cut a
splurge ia any direction it is quite
wealthy enough to be lavish in its ex-
penditures. The Columbian EXPOSE
tion is to be no cross-road affair, but a
grand exhibition of the progress OF
America since its discovery.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-09-30
A. c. McAfee's Condition

Last Sunday A, G. McAfee, while en-
route from Fish Lake valley to his
fruit ranch near Big Pine, was strick-
en- with paralysis, and now lies In a
critical condition at Alvord station. He
had stopped over night at Deep Spring
ranch and was preparing to resume
his journey when he complained Of
telling unwell. He soon became I'M
conscious and messengers were dis.
patched for his wife and to Bishop for
physician. DR.. Allingham arrived
during Monday and pronounced his
cass paralysis of the brain, and had
the patient removed to the railroad
whore he could receive better attention.
Addie McAtee was summoned from
Oakland and with his mother, keeps
constant vigil a, the sick mans bed.
side.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-09-30
WHILE drunken man here in Ne.

WHILE drunken man here in Ne
vada il Of little consequence and
swakens little interest, Germany Is re.
ported 10 be Ia q state of mind over
the proposed bill for the repression of
drunkenness, which is looked upon as
a very severe measure, though in the
main it consists only OF the milder
regulations Of the traffic which have
been found Intellectual in this country
when licenses To sell are granted in
Unfortunately to all who apply for
them. Ths prohibition of the selling
of liquor to drunken persons or to
drunkards is 4 very necessary and
proper regulation which many saloon
keepers make for themselves. The
only new feature OF the German law is
that which provides for the appoint
ment OF guardians for those whose
drunken habits render them unable to
manage their affairs, or threaten 10
bring their families TO want, or en-
danger the safety of others. These
guardians may with the consent of III e
Court remove their wards to an asylum
for inebriates. That takes the place
OF committal to the House OF Cor
rection, the remedy applied 10 the
poorer class of drunkards, who are un =
able to take care of themselves or their
families or who become dangerous
The proposed German law, unaccom-
panied by other restrictions upon the
liquor traffic, would be looked upon
as q very mild measure in this coun-
try.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-09-30
A Perfect Baking Powder.

The constantly growing demand for Dr. Prices
Cream Baking Powder the standard tartar powder
for forty years. is due
FIRST:-The extreme care exercised by the
make it perfectly pure uniform in quality, and
of highest raising power.
SECOND:-The recent Investigations exposing the
certain other brands of baking powder contain
still others that found contain alum
These INSCRIPTIONS manufacturers being found out
and the consumers giving them wide birth
Nothing is left chance in the manufacture of DR..
Prices Cream Baking Powder. Chemists employed to
every ingredient purity and strength Hence;
purity and uniformity Each is like
every other 1t dissapoints BEST is ALWAYS
the CHEAPEST.
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder is re-
ported by all authorities free from Ammonia,
Alum. any other adulterant. In fact the
purity of this ideal powder has never been ques-
toned.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-09-30
A Toothsome Morsel.

The Sam Kee Company, Charley
Qui agent, is producing some of the
finest white celery ever seen in this
State. The sol of Hawthorne is Pc
culiarly adapted to the raising of this
plant, and this year it is better than
ever before. Parties living in Virginia
City and Gold Hill can be supplied by
dropping postal card TO Charley Qui,
Hawthorne. Our celery has wide
reputation. Try it.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-09-30
Taxing the Railroads.

Saturdays session of the State Board
of Equalization, says the Carson APP
peal, was The hottest since the Board
convened and the State and County
Treasury will be yisibiy increased by
their action
The railroads in the State were all
raised IN valuation in the order given
below:
Central Pacific, main track, 1000 !;
side track, $1,000.
Virginia & Truckse, main track,
$l2,75o; side track, $1,000.
Carson & Colorado, main track,
$s,4O0; side track, 81 500.
Eureka & Palasade, main track, t3,-
500; side track, $500
Nevada, California & Oregon, main
track, $1,000; side track, $1,000.
Nevada Central, main track, 81 300 ;
side track, 1900
Ruby Hill, main track, So, 100; side
track, $500
The entire increase over last year
assessment on the G. P. main track in
the State of Nevada is 1874, $40 81.
This assessment does not include side
track, depots, water tanks or any Of
the necessities which go to make a
railroad complete, as they come under
the scepter Of the Couaty Assessors.
The main line OF the V. g.. T. was
raised $4,000 over and above last year
and the G. & e. about $4,000. The
other and small roads above spoken
of have not been changed on the lists
TO speak Of. These advances are only
dpon the railroads In the State and this
coming week the Board will pay their
respects to each county, giving it a
thorough overhauling, making any
changes 1t sees fit.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-09-30

THE exhibition before the Occi.
dental Athletic Club in San Francisco
last Wednesday night WAS an impress
sive temperance lesson: Mitchell, the
winner, Is young man who never
drinks or smokes. Gallagher, the
loser, 10 young man who has no rules
upon that subject. He lost the fight
because his strength gave out, while
Mitchell, notwithstanding the work OF
ID rafting rounds, was still fresh and
full OF STEAM" The money that was
bet at odds on Mitchell was laid upon
him because he never drank or
Smoked, and his hackers were therefore
confident of his condition, as it is
called-of the soundnsss of his in
ternal organs, the elasticity Of hi,
muscles and the purity of his blood
30 his hackers felt sure that he would
"stay." A good thing for other youne
men, who have any work to 10, to re-
member
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-09-30
Something of Interest to the
Ladies'.

Did you ever see the wonderful Re-
lance Corset2 1t is without exception
the best corset ever made Mrs. Sum-
merfield has obtained the agency for
these corsets, and she has full supply
of samples, and invites inspection.
You can get Reliance Corset any
size, any color. any shape. They are
made in white, gray, old gold, red, or
any color desired, and as cheap as the
cheapest. Have them for ladies', misses
and children. Call at Mrs. Summer
fields residence and examine.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-09-30
New CARPENTER Shop,

John Vernon has opened a carpenter
and upholsiering shop in the building
back of Curtis saloon. He is pre-
pared to do all manner OF carpenter
work with neatness and dispatch. He
makes u specially of repairing spring
mattresses. Give him call.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-09-30

St. Patrick Pills are carefully pre-
pared from the best material and &C.
cording to the most approved formula,
and are the most perfect catbartic and
liver pill that can be produced. We
sell them. r. NJ. King and Knapp &
Laws Co.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-02

THE WEEKLY INTELLIGENOER
Il a. bright sparkling, instructive family
journal. II d original IN every department,
clean in every line and suited as il Il intended
70 interest and improve every member Of the
family, whether In city or country
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-02
RErAINEp HIs NAME.

She was allowed the privilege of Sec
ing her son at his home ut any time she
might call, but was refused the custody
of the child. She was permitted to use
her husbands name. She then lived
more quietly, but still very well. The
Gedney House managed to spare her,
and for three years or more she livedin
this city. She then appeared with a
certain Belle Seville, who had a semi
private establishment OF her own on
Washington street in this city, and who
was said to be from New York.
At length she was said to have formed
sort OF partnership with two other
Providence women for mutual enjoy
ment. It was curious arrangement.
The three lived in the same house, a
large residence belonging to one Of
them. Their life was n quiet one and
respectable in every sense. v s.5
In 1889 Mrs. Comstock went to New
York. A New York jeweler was said to
have drawn her thither. She travelled
about with him, and at one time was in
Washington, her old home, for eight or
nine months. She returned to New
York, and since that time has not been
heard from in this city.
Her husband married again and ut
the present time is travelling in Europe.
He is famous as breeder Of fine dogs
and the dogs OF the Park Kennels, OF
this city, which took prizes at the Madi-
son Square Dog Show in the spring,
were principally his. He is also an
ownor of valuable horses and is known
to sporting men generally.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-02

About 1885 she began to stay in New
York good deal. She stopped at the
Gedney House. Occasionally she would
run down to Providence to see her
friends. Her child was left here in
charge of servants. AS soon as the hus-
band found this out he took possession
Of his home on Parker avenue again and
cared for the boy. Even then he did
not try for divorce, but allowed his
wife her liberty and an income.
With this income she was able to do
Us she liked, and the husband, a whole
souled fellow, does not seem to have
begrudged her anything. When she
was in Providence she stopped with
well to do people. She sometimes APP
pearcd at balls, and was pointed out as
a gay woman, but not necessarily bad
one.
Things went on this way until the
March term OF the supreme Court in
1886. Mr.. Comstock then petitioned
for divorce. There was a wide public
interest in the case both in this city
and in Washington. Tho husband
accused the wife of all varieties OF i'm
prophecies. He charged her with at
one time coming to this city and regis
tering at the Narragansett Hotel under
the name OF Miss Post. The petition Of
her husband was granted after great
mass OF evidence had been placed before
the court.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-02

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case OF catarrh that cannot be
cured by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
L. j. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned have known F.
]. Cheney for the last 10 years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
WEsT 4 TRuAx, Wholesale Druggists
Toledo, 0.
WAID1NG, K1NNAN& MARTIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
IL, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surface OF the system. Testi-
monials sent free. Price rs cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists. DAw
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-02

Now is the time to provide yourself
and family with n reliable remedy for
bowel complaints. 1t is almost certain
to be needed, and no family can afford
to be without it. 1t costs but triae
and maybe the means of saving much
suffering, If not life. There are many
different remedies in use, but Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy is undoubtedly the best Twen-
ty-five and fifty cent bottles for sale by
d. X. Goethe, w. w. Irwin, Jno. Klari,
O. Schnepf, q. Menkemiller, w. S. Nc
Cullough, NJ. W. Heinrich, w. 2. Will
Jams, S. L. Brice, Jno. Coleman and w.
II. Williams, Wheeling w. Vas Bowie
& Co., Bridgeport, Ohio; B. +. Peabody,
Benwood, w. Va. D&w
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-02
Or. scHENCK's
SEANlEED
~aa1uala-lla@a@-a
I OkIIG
naPosttiyo Cure for
DYSPEPSIA

And ali Disorders Of the d.
gdStiVe Organs, ItisllkAwise
a CorroGoIHtlv0 or Strengths
eninH Medicine, and may be
taken with benefit In all OaseI
Of Debility. For Sale by all
Druggists, Price, q 90 per bot
Ito. In. 6chCnek'S New BOOK
on IunES, LiyerAnd Stomach
mailed freo. Address,
pr.l.H.Sthsncs q Son, Phila.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-02

the rule and have been prodigal Of
money in every way.
Mr.. j. F. Comstock was the. father.
His provision for his sons marriage was
generous in the extreme. For one thing
he presented him with q house, in
which he put, with the furnishings and
the stable, over $50, 600.
After the married life Of the young
couple began there was an
abundance OF money for entertain
ments and social extrayagances. Two
years afterwards q boy was born. Some
Of the first steps in the direction of an
improper life wore made when the skat-
ing rink craze broke out. Mrs. Com
stock WINS at the rink regularly in the
evening. She found number of other
gay young married women there and
gradually the public began to talk
about her.
1t was not long before her husband
became suspicious OF her. He came
home late several times, it Is said, and
found the house turned topsy turvy,
wine bottles lying around and the fur
niture dismantled. He upbraided his
wife, and she, getting angry, instead Of
defending herself, played the whole
battery of deprayed woman's tongue
on him. BE stood i. as long as he could
and then left the house.
He was greatly affected, but he simply
kept away from her, went on with his
business and cav that neither herself
nor the child suffered. She had the
pretty mansion to herself, and for time
there were carnivals in 1t every night.
A number of the gilded young men Of
the town waited on her and made her,
life pleasant for her. According to her
wishes she was still allowed money
enough to dispense a liberal hospitality,
and she did it,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-02
novIE coN1sTocK.
The Woman Who Figured in tho Larbit
Tragedy Highly Connected.

The Woman Who Figured in tho Larbig
Tragedy Highly Connected.
Providence, r. l., July1. -Thewoman,
Mrs. Dovie F. Comstock, whom the
police of Brooklyn are holding as an &C
cessory to the murder OF Theodore Lar
big, was notorious in this city for ten
years. She came here from W ashing-
ton, D. G., as the wife OF Walter j. Com
stock, 1880, straight from brilliant
wedding ceremony.
He was II wealthy young man, born OF
rich parents, and she was received every
where. She was the only daughter OF
D. O. Forney, tlloa proprietor Of the
Washington Sunday Clr9nielS and John
w. Forney, journalist, lobbyist, poll
tician and the personal friend OF many
public men, was her uncle. The family
hailed from Philadelphia, and were in
the best society at Washington,
Walter j. ComstOck met Miss Forney
Mt one OF the AtIantiC coast resorts.
Her name was Clara Sherk Forney, but
she was always called ''Dovic," from her
then sweet disposition, There is no
sarcasm in that statement, for in per-
sonal manner she was a particularly
agreeable woman. The name "Dovie"
was even engraved onher wedding invi-
tations. She was little the senior Of
her husband, who was about twenty at
that time.
THEIR STANDING KNOWN.
The marriage took place at the Church
~ tho E,,irLo,,,. IN IVasbinOtoD Tho
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-02
STANDARD EoR OVER HaLFAcEN1vRY
PURELY VEGETAeL E,
STRICTLY RELIAE LIE,
AnpARSoLuTELY SAFE.

For Sale by all pruggists. PrioI %, ets,
per box; 8 boxoa for 66 cts; or ient By
mail. postage FREQ, on receipt o price.
DR.. J. Il. schenek q Son. Philadelphia, Pa-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-10-01
Dry Denudati0n.

In spite of its dryness, according to
Professor Johannes Walther, the African
desert is by no means free from the
changes produced by denudation. Rains,
though rare, are nowhere absolutely un-
known, and are always so heavy as to
produce considerable effect. The changes
in temperature have still greater inHu-
ence. The daily range may be sixty de-
grees Fahrenheit, while the annual range
may be not less than 125 degrees; and
the contraction and expansion due to these
variations is constantly splitting up the
rocks, which are not, as in moist climates,
protected by vegetation. Many exam
pies could be given to show how the rock
masses in the desert are being destroyed
by heat and cold, wind and drifting sand.
The surfaces of old walls are corroded,
strata of different hardness in the face
of cliff are worn back unequally :;
masses of rock are isolated, and the
blocks and pillars are carved into strange
forms, and especially into fat-topped
hills. Denudation, in short, seems to
progress as rapidly in the desert as else
where and along very similar lines
Trenton On. j. American.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-10-01
Sinking of a Seas Bottom.

Scientists tell us that, counting from
the sea level, the lowest body of water
on the globe is the Caspian Sea. For
centuries its surface has been gradually
settling down until now it is eighty five
feet lower than that of its neighbor, the
Black Sea, which also lies far below the
level of the ocean. The common con-
clusion has all along been that the Cas-
plan was merely losing its waters by
some means, but recent investigations
have shown this not to be the case.
Soundings made and compared with
records of soundings made more than one
hundred years ago reveal the astounding
fact that there is still as great depth Of
water as existed then. This leaves but
one hypothesis that would seem to be
tenable-the bottom of the Caspian Sea
is actually sinking. There is much spec
ulation in scientific circles relative to
what the final result will be- New York
Telegram.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-10-01
SHADOWS.

Shadows of the mornin =, on the wayI
Shadows of the morning fresh and gayl
shadows of the morning, like n maiden's
tears adorning,
For her bridal,-oh how soon We pass
away
Shadows of the midday, cool and calm,
Shadows of Oasis, and of palml
Where weary pair are resting, after heat of
desert blest in
Airs that wander in those shadows, breath
ing balm.
Shadows of the evening, how they fall
Sombre, dank, and heavy, like pail
How at first they quicken; then they thcken,
thicken thicken,
Till they rush upon us, myriads, yelling
all
Shadows of the midnight dark and drear!
Shadows of the midnight, fraught with
fear!
But for hopes we fondest cherish, faiths we
dare not let to perish,
Oye awful awful shadowsl And so near!
1.-THE Spectator.