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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-26
THE COLONEL DIDN'T SHOOT.
II He Had Done So He Would Have
Been Wiped Out.

been "iPc" ouss
One hot summer day after climbing
the old government" road. when
winds in and out of the gulches, but
always up from Copper Basin, my com
panion, Col. Bigelow, and myself
writes correspondent Of the Arizona
Republican. reached the cool spring
which bubbles from the rocks just be-
fore the divide is reached from which
the road commences to descend TO
Prescott, which is eight or nine miles
away. The mountains here are COW
cred with tall pine trees which spring
from the ground covered with immense
granite powders.
Resting ourselves at the spring the
colonel pointed to a trail leading up
the side of the opposite mountain and
said. "A good many years snce-l
think it was 10 1865; and when L felt
much younger than now-I came very
near being taken in by the Indians up
on the trail where it passes over the
divide. I'll tell you how it was.
II had been down to Prescott for
with a lot of the boys. until | had be-
come tired of SO much hilarity, and l
made up my mind to strike out for
camp, which, at that time, was at the
mouth of the Grand wash. which leads
down into the Hassayampa, four or
five miles below Copper Basin.
Il started out from Prescott and
was coming up the trail on the other
side of that ridge over there, all the
time keeping my eyes open for Ind
ians, for in those days a person was
ALWAYS on the lookout for Indians and
always had his gun ready for instant
use.
LAS | came up the hill noticed a
movement of the boughs in the top OF
a tall pinon pine tree which stood on
the top of the ridge. Not being able
from my position to discover what
made the commotion in the pine tree
top. carefully made my way up the
hill until had good view of the tree,
and what do you think sawp Well,
an Indian had Skinned up the pine
tree, and, with long, light rib of a
saghuara. was knocking off the pine
| cones, which hold the sweet pinon
| pine nuts.
II felt very comfortable when | saw
the Indian up that tree. for imagined
the result if he had caught me up the
tree. made up my mind that he was
my Indian, for the Apaches had made
things particularly hot for me on more
than one occasion. Without any re-
gard as to whether he would fall on a
soft spot or not, | took good aim and
then-didn't shoot"
MOP What was the matterP' l
asked.
"l'll tell you why" continued the
colonel. Hearing slight noise l
looked down the trail on the other side
of the hill, and there. not more than
100 yards away, were coming seven or
eight Indians in single file, and all
were armed. They had not seen me.
l suddenly concluded l hadn't lost any
Indian that day. and l lay fiat down in
the brush while they passed along the
trail in full view of my hiding place
and disappeared over the hill.
LAS l didn't care to call band of
the red fiends upon me by shooting,
just crawled away from them without
letting the Indian up the tree know
how near he had been to being my
meat nor how near my scalp had been
| hanging to the belt of one of his tribe ;,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-26
An Ancient Elevator.

The elevator in buildings is not so
modern an invention as many suppose.
In the royal palace at Luxembourg,
near Vienna, in 1777. was machine
by which the Empress Queen Maria
Theresa, who was too unwieldly to go
up and down stairs, was conveyed
through well from one story to an
other. The well or shaft extended
from cellar to roof. and the elevator
had three strings which when pulled.
served as signals for "go up" down."
or ..st ~
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-26
An Anecdote with a Morai.

Michael Angelo, at time when
Italy paid so much attention to ancient
art that modern had no chance of be-
ing judged fairly, had. it is said resort
to "a stratagem to teach the critics the
fallacy of shaping their judgments by
fashion or reputation. He sculptured
a sleeping beauty, and, breaking off an
arm. buried it in place where exca-
vations were being made. 1t was soon
found, and Landed by critics and the
public as a valuable relic of antiquity,
far superior TO anything done for CEN
turtles. When Angelo thought it had
gone far enough he produced the
broken arm. and. to the great mortifi-
cation of the critics. revealed himself
as the scul ptor.-M Y. Ledger.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-26
New Kind of Reform School.

They are trying what they call a
good will farm in Maine with con-
siderable degree of success. Bad boys
are sent to 1t instead of to reform
schools. On the farm they are sepa-
rated, as far as possible, into groups
in number of cottages that have
been erected. The idea is that in this
way the boys may be subject to the
beneficial Influences of home life. The
household work in each of these fami-
lies is divided up among the boys, who
also work on the farm or in the shops.
The same thing is TO be tried in Mas
sachusetts also. ~ T. Tribune
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-26
Fine Thing to be n King

"You think said the King in exile,
that it is a glorious thing to be a
King. Listen. | will tell you what
happened once to me. You will then
see how delightful thing IA crown can
be sometimes. 1t was midnight and
in the smoking-room of West End
club and his ex-Majesty was alone
with one man. II was giving dinner
party to my Ministers aud my officers.
At the moment of sitting down an
'aide-de-camp' came hurriedly into the
room. Sire, he said. there is IA dis
patch. which must be signed at once.
Pardon my disturbing You | saw
that there was something more than a
dispatch. and left the room with an
apology. What is itp asked. Drink
no wine, he whispered, it is poisoned. ;
Who is the chief conspirator? Your
Prime Minister | returned to the
table. and during dinner | drank
nothing. After dinner the Premier
proposed the prosperity of the country.
l rose to drink it, my glass in my hand,
my poisoned glass. | said that so
deeply did | appreciate the sentiment
of His Excellency that in drinking the
toast | would honor him By exchanging
glasses. He turned white. he turned
green, but he could not refuse. |
drank his glass. he drank mine. ! as
sure you it was twenty minutes at least
before his writhings-in his chair
were over. Then they carried him out.
And yet you think 1t is fine thing to
be King!"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-26
An Old Maids Maxims.

Every one can not marry and so
long as some women are so selfish and
inconsiderate as to marry two and
even three husbands, many girls are
necessarily left out in the cold to re-
main plain Miss all their lives. They
hate it, too, and a woman of So and
even 20, is often sensitive about it. But
old maids eau be very useful aud indis-
pensable some times. | know one
lovely old maid, and she is an old
maid from choice. too. She says the
way 10 be happy old maid is to have
SO much to do that there is no time for
a moment that you are not attractive,
and to make yourself look as charming
as possible.
To be so considerable of the happi-
ness of others that it will be reflected
back to you as from lookng-glass.
10 never permit yourself to grow
Old for by cultivating all the graces
OF heart, brain and body, age will not
come upon you.
10 conclude to awaken cheerfully in
the morning to close your eyes thank
fully at night.
10 believe that your life work has
been mapped out for you that it is
near you, and to do that which your
hands find with your might.
10 remember that the happy old
mad Is the one mem Der of family
who' not having any other claims on
her, can be Gods own sunshine to
those In sorrow or in joy.
To be willing to give suggestion
that will help somebody over the bad
places in life's journey.
10 be ready to talk about book. a
picture or play rather than permit
yourself to indulge in unkind words
about anybody.
That's the way to be happy old
maid and indeed happy woman in
any station in life. Try the above re-
ceip if you are discontented and
unhappy, and if you are an old maid
you will simply be woman no man
has been fortunate enough to obtain
Tor his own as mistress alike for his
home and heart.
But If you follow out this recipe Won
will not be apt to bloom unseen. some
man Will be pretty sure to see YOUR up-
selfish nature and want you to minister
to his selfish wants,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-26
A Pathetic Story.

The London Hospital tells of seam
stress who. like Hoods pathetic hero
inc in the Song of the Shirt" worked
till the stars shone on the roof. Her
eyesight failed, and the story goes on:
''She saw at the same time four hands,
four needles, and four seams. She at
first treated them as an illusion, but
at the end of some days. in conse-
quence of weakness and prolonged
mental anxiety. she imagined that she
was really sewing four seams at once.
and that God, touched by her misfor-
tune. had worked miracle in her ia
vor."
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-26
A Blunder in Telegraphy.

have heard of lots of funny tele-
graph mistakes, says an ex-telegraph
operator, but | never laughed so
heartily as over one in which whole
military detachment was concerned. l
was holding down the Summit office in
the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and a
message came to me, Have 100 gal
Ions of coffee ready for u.s." Good
heavens! we were in quandary.
How were we to get 100 gallons of
coffee in few hoursp Well. all set to
work. Every grain of coffee that was
procurable was obtained and ground
up. Every utensil that could hold
coffee was pressed into service. Pots,
pans, tea-cups. basins, jugs, were in
requisition. The train came along,
and |, proud of my promptness and
ability to execute so large an order,
rushed up to the commanding officer
and said cheerily: II have got your
100 gallons of coffee all right.
Colouel.' Who ordered 100 gallons?"
replied the Colonel. haughtiy. You
did" TO the devil! | only ordered
ten gallons. What in thunder shall
do with 100 gallonsP' Il don't care
what you do with it. You have got to
pay for it" Tue Colonel swore and
so did |. DO you suppose that we
have ground up every bean there is in
the neighborhood just for the fun of
the thingP There is your Dispatch
100 gallons" He paid for 100 gal
Ions aud presented us with it; but it
was Il hot discussion while it lasted,
but it Was nothing 10 my chagrin. l
was expecting unlimited praise; in-
stead of that | was called Il block head.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-26

DO not heap the ground up IN beds
to dry out in the hot summer sun,
even If your mother did so and
thought that the proper way, but
try the ground level with all your
vegetables in straight rows this year
and | think you will never go back
to the old way of having a bed for
every different kind of vegetable,
either for the looks of the garden or
the ease of cultivation.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-26
Fine Glass Fabrics.

The frizzled glass threads from
which cloth js woven are said to sur-
pass in .ineness not only the finest cot
ton, but even the threads of the silk
worms cocoon, their softness and elias
ticlty being even greater than that of
manufacture silk lint"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-26
Big Australian Eels.

A letter writer in Australia speaks
OF huge eel, which is sometimes met
with IN the lakes or large rivers in the
interior OF that country. His first in
PRODUCTION to them was somewhat ORIG
NAL. He had been SWIMMING near
the shore in beautiful secluded bav
ana teeling fatigued seated himself on
log nearly as large as his body. which
seelheo TO DE resting on the pebbly bot
tom. Suddenly the log slipped from
under nm and moved gracefully away.
IL proved to be an eel Is feet in length.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-26

In selecting the varieties for the
orchard, see what kinds have ALREADY
done well in your vicinity.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-26

r. Halls Pulmonary Balsam cures
coughs, colds, and bronchitis. Price so
cents.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-26

The town of Forsyth, Mo-, Is fifty
years old and never had church.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-04-26

mere are orange trees in Malta 200
years old. -0'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-27
Mural Painting at the Worlds Fair.

The domes of the Liberal Arts building
as they stand are extremely interesting as
experiments in a field to which America
has not thus far contributed many work
ers. The decorators of the domes of the
Liberal Arts building have had to paint on
curved surfaces to he seen from beneath
and they have been met by difficulties such
as those of complicated foreshortening
which, it may be presumed, few American
artists have been accustomed to attack I'M
der similar circumstances.
Among the painters, Mr.. Cox has some
of Paul Baudry's science, and so has Mr.,
Bashfield Mr. Cox has a share of that
mastery of craftsmanship and the laws of
perspective which puts something into a
picture that goes through it like an cleo
trio shock. Immediately the figure painted
by man with this gift lifts up its head, as
it We're, and has being on the surface
which has received it. Mr.. Coxs figures
have vitality, and they owe it to the fact
that technically they are sound. But what
also proves him mural painter from whom
much is to be expected if he is given other
opportunities in the future is the thor
oughness with which he has done all his
work. In decoration of this sort shabby
architectural background or slovenly
scroll will 90 far to weaken the entire effect.
The balustrades and the bands for the
leg ends in Mr.. Cox's dome are drawn with
a delightful firmness. Mr.. Blashtield' 5
dome is not distinguished by remarkable
craftsmanship, but in purely decorative
way he has accomplished much.-Royal
| Cortissoz in Century.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-27
The Police and the People.

The number of people in the private walks
of life who are beaten, kicked and mutt
lated promiscuously by the police of New
York is probably not greater than usual,
but more of these outrages are getting into
the papers. 1t may also be remarked that
the Brooklyn cop" is as much like the
New York cop" as one bad egg is like
another bad egg,
There is absolutely no remedy'in sight,
The injured party invariably comes out at
the little end of the horn. Whether .he iron
pot hits the clay pot or the clay pot hits the
iron pot, it is all the same as far as the clay
pot is concerned. The cockroach is always
wrong when it gets into an argument with
the Office cat
With the exception of the Chinese the
New York taxpayers are the meekest people
in the world,-Texas Siftings.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-27
An Aluminium Lamp.

A remarkable kind Of light has been sue
cessfully exhibited by DR.. Philip Ienard Of
Bonn and formed the subject of paper
read before the Royal Prussian Academy of
Science at Berlin. Hertz showed that the
rays which proceed from the cathode of a
Gessler tube and are capable of exciting
phosphoresence will permeate thin metal.
If then it were practicable to find a sheet of
metal foil thick enough to be air tight and
Opaque, yet thin enough to be permeable by
the discharge, it would be possible to allow
these rays a passage into the open air by
closing such an opening in IA discharge tube
with such q piece of foil. This idea has
been realized by DR.. Lenard by means Of an
ingeniously arranged apparatus and ham
mered aluminium plate 0003 millimetey
thick. This plate forms in the apparatus
in question "a shutter, which DR.. Lenard
calls the window" because, while quite
impermeable to dir and light, it allows the
rays from a cathode at a distance of IL cen
timeters to penetrate it freely. These rays
render the air family luminous, New York
Telegram,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-27

1t is queer lot OF humanity that IL fill
ing the streets and hotels of Washington
and daily invading the White House and
the departments. There Is the smooth man
OF fashion who whispers confdentally to
the heeler who is supposed to have a
pull and for the sake of an office is on IA,
miliar terms with n man to whom he will
hardly speak il he is successful. There is
the struggling lawyer who wants an Office
with its income in the line OF his profession,
but who is willing to throw his professional
future to the winds if he can only draw a
salary from the government. He who
wants to be n district attorney becomes a
treasury Official; he who would go on the
bench accepts foreign mission fondly hop
ing that he can do what no one of his pred
ecessors has been able to do and save money
out of the inadequate salary.
There are politicians Of local fame who
hnd how attenuated their reputation is
when they undertake to spread it out Over
the whole country and how much more
serious Is national than county compe-
luton. There are nervous, anxious men
VINO have not got on in the world and
whose comfort depends upon securing
something from the government Occa-
sionally there is a man whose past has been
shady but who has prospered and grown
nch and who wants to gild his damaged
reputation with small foreign mission.
Then there is the great horde of active po-
iitical workers whose whole existence is In
politics, who are efficient lieutenants Of
congressman whose standing at home de-
Ponds largely upon the succedsve placing"
of their henchmen. The change that comes
over the spirits of most Of the Office seekers
is the most pathetic thing about this sad
spectacle, the most serious reflection on
frail humanity. Harper's Weekly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-27
Scott In a Temperance Version.

AT an entertainment given to boys club
in this city under the supervision of some
charitable ladies, who managed the affair,
a reader was to recite SCOTS poem of
"Lochinvar,"
Fancy his surprise at finding the man
ayers, who were averse to having anything
in praise of wine read to their pupils, max
ing an alteration of the lines
And now am come with this lost love Of mine
To tread but one measure, drink one cup OF
wine
to the following:
And now have come with this beautiful maid
To tread but ono measure, drink one lemonade.
Boston Commercial Bulletin.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-27
All In One Day.

On the first day of small Deans attend
ance at school he came home in highly
jubilant state of mind.
"Oh, mammal" he cried in excited and
exultant tones, what do you thinky I've
only been to school one day, and I've learned
to say 'eyether and neyethcr' Instead Of
either and neither New York Tribune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-27

Summers heat and winters cold-you will
no longer fear them when Mellin's Food has
made your delicate baby strong and healthy.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-09-06
ToWnville Locals.

[The following was written for last
weeks paper, but reached US after the pa
per was printed.
The Rev. Mathews, State Evangelist,
has just closed glorious meeting at the
Presbyterian Church of this place. Many
precious souls were brought to sense of
their awful condition and united with the
Church of God. Accessions to the Presby-
terisn Church 20, and to Baptist Church 2.
Mr.. James Bates, Lying near this place,
is very dangerously i'll.
Prof. Willis, of the Roberts SECTION, has
been in our midst giving us some of his
sweetest music two or three days.
Mr.. Harrison Moore presented us with
cup of his fine sorghum molasses, which
he made on his new mill. The flavor is
fine, and they have beautiful color. Mr..
Moore is making for the public, and all
would do well to secure his services.
Mr.. Editor, We had the pleasure OF cross.
ing the new iron bridge across Seneca
River the other day, and tell you 1t is a
thing of beauty and strength. Our Coun-
ty Commissioners deserve the praise of
the whole County for thig structura,
Miss Lizzie Grant, one of our lovely
girls, is teaching school at Hepzibah
Church.
Mrs. Lem stribling, of Richland, 8, G.,
is visiting her father, Mr.. w. A. Brownlee,
this week.
Mr.. Furman McLeskey, who has been
lingering so long with mysterious dis.
ease which battles the skill of our best
physicians, thinks that he is improving
some. I think that some of our skilled
physicians In Philadelphia or New York
H. fO ia unt SNun H..
BILE find out what the disease ia and give
him some relief.
We have shoe shop in Townvllle now,
and all who have any repairing to be done
can be Accommodated by Mr.. Brockman.
Miss Minnie Findley, Miss Eula Whar-
ton. Mr.. L. D. Findly and Mr.. Henderson,
of Waterloo, 8. O., have been spending
awhile with their cousin, Mr.. George Sin.
gleton, up in Oconee.
Mrs. DR.. Sharpe, of this place, Is quite
sick. OH RaslN De Bow.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-09-06
Moseley Dots.

This vicinity was visited by a heavy
rainfall last weeek. Mr.. MCGEE thinks 1t
was the hardest rain he has seen since the
flood. The water courses haYe behaved
beautifully this year. but the heavy rains
of last week caused them to overflow, and
in some places the low lands are badly
washed. The heavy winds of the 9th
inst. did considerable damage to both corn
and cotton. The corn is all down, and
most of the fodder is torn into strings. and
oone Of DUR farruers think it will not pay
them to pull it. The cotton crop is the
best that has been grown since 1882, and
is opening rapidly, and Mr.. Morgan has
got his gin in good order. and We expect he
is anxious to try it. Spurgeon will soon
have his outfit ready and will switch off
down on the river.
A protraoted meeting is being conducted
at the Methodist Church by the pastor,
Rev. Durant, and will probably achtinus
through this week.
Married, by Rev. ]. 4. Morgan, at his
residence, August %, Mr.. ]. Henry Evans,
of Anderson County, and Miss Ola Garden,
of Hart County, Ga.
Prof. w. l.. Lock, of Bowersvill9, Ga,
will conduct a singing at this place ON the
18th inst. It Is hoped that as many as can
will turn out aud hear him.
Miss Susie Cook, charming young
lady of Roberts, apent three weeks In our
midst recently, She was the guest of Miss
Minnie MoGee.
The school near here is still in -four
ishing condition, and both patrons and
pupils are we'll pleased with the teache..
Mrs. Mary McAlister, of Baxter, and
Mr.. Matthew Banister, Of Eureka, are In
town at thig writing,