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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-07-26
MURlEL'S HUSBANDS.
A Story Illustrating the Fact that Some
People Want the Earth.

The old lady at the depot in Lewis.
ton was perplexed.
"Lord love ye," said she to the ticket
agent, Pm in an awful fuss. It's this
way. My eldest was Susan, and then
there was Joseph Henry, who married
a Dobson, who died, and then Emma,
who lives in our town and married
William Hastings up by the saw-mill.
Then there was Muriel, and it's Muriel
that l came to visit. Well, Murel
married a man named Mason for
first husband and moved out to Wis.
consin."
"Do you want a ticket, ma amp" said
the station agent.
"EhP Yes, lido. lido. amt goin'
to stay in this town. Pm goin' hum!
Well, as was saying, they moved to
Wisconsin, to place called Amigo
and from there they moved to Chicago
and then Muriel warn't never no hand
to write, but she said last accounts
that Mason warn't much of pervider
Well, Muriel got divorced, and she
married man named Carpenter, and
she and Carpenter didn't hitch no bet
term she and Mason did. Well, yer
see
Madam" said the official. Il do not
think can afford to hear that story.
Won't you buy your ticket and give
way to some one elsep"
"'Taint a long story" said the old
lady. We'll, Susan she went out to
Chicago with her daughter to visit
rta1 nd . II lad
married again to man named Smith.
Well, Susan was wilder, and she set
her cap for Mason, who was hanging
round, and her daughter (she's twenty.
seven, goin' on twentv-eighD liked
Carpenter, who was nice-looking gen.
tleman, and Muriel she left the town
and came East, and, you see, I've been
down reconcilin' Muriel and Susan and
Susan's daughter"
"Did you reconcile emp" asked the
ticket agent, who was now interested.
did | reconcile 'em, mister!" said
the old lady. "Did | reconcile EN-!
No, sir, did not. Muriel's got, her
fathers temper, three and three, and
when said to her: Gal, do you want
all the nice men in Illinoy and Wis
consin, and don't want nobody else to
have none of 'em fer husbands and
pertectersp she hit me in the back with
the clothes-stick, and | have marks
that l could show We that I'll carry to
the grave"
A pause ensued, and she quantity
added, as she put away her railroad
ticket, "Mebbe l was little SARCASTIC
-LeWtston Journal
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-07-26
How Ted Won His Candy.

Ted's grandmother was a martyr to
dyspepsia and patent medicine. She
was a great church member and took
Ted to church every Sunday.
One evening the minister called and
asked to see Ted.
"You know who this is, don't you,
Teddyp" grandma said, sweetly.
"Oh. yes, it's the man who talks all
the time in church, Ted said.
sand do you remember any OF the
things | sayp" the minister asked.
Ted thought moment, then drew
himself up and said in deep voice:
sect thee behind me, Satan!"
"And what does that meanP" the
minister asked.
Again Ted was silent for moment,
then said:
"When gwamma gets full Of 'pepsy,
en- scolds me for maxim er noise when
I amt maxim any, and scolds Sal fur
burnin' thur bread when she don't
burn it, en- scolds mamma and papa,
and says she wishes she was dead, she
oughter say Get thee behind me. Sa-
TAM"
Every body laughed, except grand
ma, and papa told Ted he could 90 and
buy some candy.-N. 0. Times Demo-
CrdE
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-07-26
WHEN AUNT HARRIET DIED.
A silhouette of Slavery Drawz Thirty
Years Afterwsrd.
Aunt Harriet was diving.


Her wrinkled, yellow face was very
still; beaded drops stood thick upon
her forehead and neck. The grizzled
locks, usually covered by a carefully
tied bandana, strayed, over the pillow
The long rays of afternoon sunlight
slanted in through the open door Of the
cabin. Some hens were scratching and
clucking around the low doorstep and
from the near woodland came the ring
ing sound of an ak. Several women
grouped about the bed spoke together
In subdued tones.
Aunt Harriet had known slavery
and freedom and through all changes
she had stood by "mistiss" and the old
plantation. Hers had been long life
Of patient, humble labor-a life
thronged with tasks and duties. The
mysteries of birth and death were not
strange to her; she had seen her own
dark skinned children and her white
nurslings grow beyond her care-un-
derstanding. with a dumb, ignorant
pang that they needed her no longer.
The crowding cares of existence had
bent her back and furrowed her face;
she was very weary. But she was al
most free now Of the tired, ugly old
body; her spirit had already set out on
Its Journey through the dark passage
OF death.
Her mistress crossed the threshold.
"You have not given her the medi-
cine the doctor left" she said. glanc-
ing quickly toward the table by the
bedside.
I'VE couldn't git her to take it,"
answered one of the watchers, shaking
her head dolorously. ats bad sign
when black folks won't take their
medicine"
perhaps I can rouse her. Aunt
HARRIET"
There was no response.
The mistress bent lower and spoke
into the old woman's ear:
"Aunt Harriet! Aunt Harrietw
Aunt Harriet did not open her eyes
nor move her head on the pillow, but
from somewhere, long, long way off,
a voice, faint as through distance, an
swered:
Eyes, mistiss."
From the door of death where all
men are equal and the words "ses-
want" and master" have no longer
any significance, summoned by the
voice she had so often obeyed In life,
she came back to servitude once more
for an instant.
Then there was silence; and her
spirit. again released, returned the way
1t came. X. W., in NeU Orleans
Iimes-Democrdt.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-07-26
What the Gun Was Good For,

"Yes, gentlemen" said one Of tho
few yet unboycotted liars of the Bohe-
milan club, as he finished snipe-shoot-
ing story, shat was the most remark
able gun | ever saw. Wouldn't take
81, 900 for it."
@It's nothing to a gun used to
own" said the ex-champion prevari-
Gator, waking up just then. at was
simply impossible for bird to get
away from that gun. 1t made the
closest and most regular pattern you
ever saw. | traded it for ifty-acre
lot"
"To DR.. Carver, ehp" said the other
finished equivocator, sarcastically.
mo, to Unison, the big wholesale
druggist. He used it to shoot holes in
porous plasters fifty at clip"
And then nothing could be heard ex-
cept the scratching of the other mans
pen as he wrote out his resignation
TEXAS SJtings.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-07-26
A Man OF Regular Habits.

Twenty-Five years ago doctor of
Massachusetts, died aged lO5, and the
abstinence party sent a deputation to
his grandson to see If they could not
elicit some useful confederation for
their views. 20. yes, my grandfather
was man of very regular habits. Z"
said the grandson. And then it came
out that he had regularly taken glass
of rum the first thing in the morning.
another at IL o'clock, two glasses at
early dinner, one more at tea, and an
other on going to bed. He rarely had
pipe out of his mouth and every
week bought twenty-one inches of pig
tail tobacco, which he cut up into
seven pieces, consuming piece each
day.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-07-26
A Screw Loose Somewhere.

He seemed to be all right when he
sat down at the table and the waiter
busted around getting him in shape
for his dinner while he studied the
bill Of fare. He was rather unsteady,
possibly, but as he had not eaten any,
thing for eighteen hours that was not
surprising.
SWELL, sir, what will you haveP"
asked the waiter.
"Tock murtle soup and coiled bod
fish" he replied, holding up the bill.
The waiter was disturbed
@What, sirp" he asked.
"Tock murtle soup and coiled bod
fish," he repeated, and the waiter
snickered and went out.
He came back in few minutes with
the order and the guest took up the
bill again.
Bring me-" he said, slowly. some
meg of luton with saper GAUGE, some
bibs of reef and hoiled BAN, pashed
motatoes, pried farsnips, prench feas,
bima leans and, waiter, wind her up
with some pince mic, pago sudding,
ruts and naisins and cot of cuppie"
This time the waiter was almost
eutoWu oh MS loct ouu uc StaIcu NJ
his customer in amazement.
The guest returned the stare in
hazy consciousness and shook his head
slowly.
"Don't seem to sound right, does itp"
he asked. am sure something is
wrong with it, but it looks that way on
the bill and I've got to eat it or starve,"
and the waiter turned away hesitate
lngly and moved off to the Kitchen
Detroit Free Press.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-07-26

In the three days that followed the
transfer of funds and property at the re-
cruiting rendezvous took place, and Mr..
Noel stepped in, vice Lane, relieved and
ordered to join his regiment. The for
mer was having delightful time. A
guest of the wealthy Witherses couldnot
long be a stranger within their gates to
the Queen citizens, and every afternoon
and evening found him enjoying hospi.
talities Of the most cordial character. AT
the club he had already become hail -fel.
low with all the younger element. and
had made himself decidedly popular
among the elders, an every man who
had not met that jolly Capt. Noel was
eager to be presented to him. He was
ready for pool, billiards, bowling or a
drink the moment he got within the state
ly doorway; and. as he sang, whistled,
laughed, chatted and cracked innumera-
BILE jokes during the various games, was
acapital mimic, and could personate Pat,
Hans or Crapaud with telling effect, his
presence was pronounced by every one
as better than solid week of sunshine
something the Queen City rarely. il
ever, experienced.
Poor Lane, on the contrary, was near
ly worrying his heart out. He had gone
to the Vincents' the very evening on
which he had seen the father of the
family off for New York, and had
nerved himself to put his fortune to the
test-to tell her of his deep and devoted
love and to ask her to behis wife. That
she well knew he loved her. without
being told, he felt sure must be the case
but, beyond belief that she liked and
trusted him. the captain had not the
faintest idea as to the nature of her feel
ings towards him. He was a modest
fellow, as has been said. His glass told
him that. despite a pair of clear gray
eyes and decidedly soldierly cut to his
features, he was not what women called
handsome man: and, what was more,
there were little strands of gray just be-
ginning to show about his broad fore
head and in the heavy moustache that
shaded his mouth. Lane sighed as he
remembered that he was in his seth year.
Ho~ "opld she care for him-ffteen
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-07-26

MY full consent, and my best wishes,
captain" said Mr.. Vincent, grasping the
outstretched hand in both his own.
You have not spoken to her at ally'
Not word. Mr.. Vincent; and can
form no idea what her answer will be.
Pardon me, sir, but has she or has hrs.
Vincent any knowledge of your business
troubles
my wife knows, of course, that every
thing is going wrong and that am des-
perately harassed; Mabel. too, knows
that | have lost much money-yery
much-in the last two years; but neither
Of them knows the real truth-that even
my life insurance is gone. A year ago l
strove to OBTAIN additional amounts in
the three companies in which had taken
out policies years ago. OF course rigid
examination had to be made by the med
ical advisers, and the result was the to-
tai rejection of my applications, and in
two cases an offer to return with inter
est all the premiums hitherto paid. The
physicians had all discovered serious
trouble with my heart. Last winter our
business was at it lowest ebb. | had
been fortunate in some speculations on
change in the past, and | strove to re-
store our failing fortunes in that way
My margins were swept away like chaff,
and have been vainly striving to regain
them for the last three months, until
now the last cent that I could raise is
waiting the result of this weeks deal.
Every man in all the great markets
east and west knew three weeks ago that
a powerful and wealthy syndicate had
'cornered. as we say, all the wheat to be
had, and was forcing the price up day
by day; and | had started in on the
wrong side Even if the corner were to
break tomorrow could not recover half
| nay losses. The offer the insurance COM
panies made was eagerly accepted, sir; !
took their money. and it dribbled away
through my brokers' fingers. If wheat
goes up one cent, we cannot meet our
obligations-we are gone. We have been
compelled to borrow at ruinous rates in
order to meet our calls; | say we, for
| poor Clark is with me in the deal, and it
means ruin for him too. though he, luck
lily, has neither wife nor child. Are you
ready. sir. to ally your name with that
of a ruined and broken man-to wed a
beggars daughter" And here poor old
Vincent fairly broke down and sobbed
aloud. Long watching, sleepless nights,
suspense, wretched anxiety. the averted
looks and whispered comments Of the
men he daily met on change, the increas-
ing brusqueness and insolence of his
broker. Warden-al had combined to
humiliate and crush him. He threw him
self upon the sofa, his worn old frame
shaking and quivering with grief. The
sight was too much for Lane. This was
her father; it was her home that was
threatened. her name that was in jeop-
ardy .-t.
"Mr. Vincent" he cried, almost i'm
ploringly, 81 cannot tell you how utter.
ly my sympathy Is with you in your anx-
iety and distress. beg you not to give
way-not to abandon hope. II think
it may be in my power to help little;
only-it must be secret between US.
She-Mabel must never know"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-07-26
Incurable.

Visiter lin the asylum)-That seems
70 be a rather intelligent-looking man.
What's his delusionp
Attendant-He is afraid he's goin 2
to live to see his son break his will so
that all his property won't go to the
lawyers.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-07-26
ONE DOLLAR
every HOUR

Is easily earned by any one of either sex in any
part of the country, who is willing to work indus.
triously at the employment which we furnish.
The labor is light and pleasant, and you run no
risk whatever. We fit you out complete, so that
you can give the business trial without expense
to Yourself For those willing TO do little work,
this is the grandest offer made. You can ork
ployed, and have few spare hours at your dis.
posal, utilize them, and add to your income, -
our business will not interfere at all. You viii
be amazed on the start at the rapdity and ease
by which YOU amass dollar upon dollar day in and
day out. Even beginners are successful from the
first hour. ANY one can run the business none
fail. You should try nothing else until you see
for yourself what you can do at the business
which we offer. No capital risked. Women are
grand workers; nowadays they make as much
as men, They should try this business, as it is so
well adapted TO them. Write AT once and see for
yourself. Address IL. HALLETT 4 CO.,
Box $50. Portland, Me.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-07-26
Greatest Ruins in the World.

George Curzon, the English member
OF parliament, recently returned from
seven months tour of the far east,
and in giving a Pail Mall Budget man
an account of his wanderings said that
he had visited the ruins of Angkor, an
ancient Chinese city, with remains oil
the most magnificent and stupendous
character. He photographed the tenn
pie OF Angkor Wat, which, it is sup
posed, was built by the Runners, who
came from India between A. d. 7V
and 100. The ruins of these temples
and palaces, Mr.. Curzon thinks, are
the most Hmarka BILE in the world
They are situated in the midst ofs
tropical forest. The forest growth 70
so thick that to approach them It 10
necessary to cut way with billhooN.
80 dense was the underground that
the journey to some OF the ruins was
made in darkness. So little is known
about them and SO thoroughly are
they hidden by the forest that many
OF the people in the neighborhood have
forgotten the actual site, ..I
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-07-26

1t Is to DR. Won Bulow that is credit.
Ell the cart criticism of a young ana
very pretty girls effort on the piano
forte. When she had struggled through
one OF Bach's fugues after the fashion
OF the ambitious maiden aspirant, ana
asked the great master what he wou'a
advise her to do, go and get married.
ne answered, as he turned away sss
left her.
The Irish standard., 1893-12-16

Continued On Eighth Page.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-03-07
PlRids I'm HISTORY.

There are in existence to-day about
one hundred clan plaids, of which about
half arc the Highland tartans. The
other half are modern variations pro-
duccd by Lowland families for their
Identification, as certain ambitious per-
sons to-day buy up or think up O fine
coat of arms. The plaid oftenest seen
on the streets to-day is the Gordon
plaid. This Is the blue and green and
black plaid, with a single yellow bar.
1t must not be confounded with the
blue and green and black with the
white bar, which is the Lombard plaid;
or the blue and green and black with
the double yellow bar, which is the
plaid of the Campbclls of Breadelbane;
or the same plaid, with the single red
and double white bar, which makes up
the Colquhoun tartan. What risky
thing it was to be born at all in those
days when it might cost a man his life
not to know the difference between two
bars of white and one bar of yellow in
the tartan of any stranger he might
meet on the wayside. The Gordon
plaid has famous history from back in
the almost legendary days of Malcolm
Ill, when Richard of Cor don slew a.
monster i'll the Morse and got big
grant of land and title for it.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-03-07
BOY AND LION.

Remarkable Adventure OF - Ten-Yeor-
Old hoy in tho Colorado Mountains.
"The most remarkable adventure I
know of was that of q ten-year-old boy
in Colorado" said Ricnzi Beauchamp to
Glohc-Democrat writer. "a party of
us had gone from Pueblo for a weeks
hunting and fishing along the Arkansas
river.
I'VE carried tents and camped out.
b n man named Britton had his young
son with him, manly little fellow,
who could land 4 trout and bring down
nn antelope with tho best Of us. One.
day he got separated from the party,
lost his way, and spent the night in the
mountains
"Hc had with him thirty-eight-cali-
Der rifle, good weapon for small
game, but in the section where we
wcrc caInped mountain lions were
plentiful.
Ills father was well-nigh distracted
and we searched all night long for tho
adventurous youngstcr without avail.
Just at snnup we started TO return to-
camp.
AS. we descended rayine we discov-
cred the object of our search sound
asleep. with his head pillowed on IN
enormous mountain lion, which was
curlcd up as though enjoying nap.
"Thrce of us approached cautiously to
within fifty yards, drew n bead on the
animal, and at given signal fired. The
brute never stirred.
"Thc boy, whom we supposed dead,
half rose, rubbed his eyes, and inquired
peevishly: What are you fellars tryin'
lido? / killed this yere lion four hours
aGo. ...-..---.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-03-07
"SNOLLYGOSTER" AN OLD WORD
First Used In 1848 by q Vigorous II Pro-
fnne Georgia Campaign Orator.

First Used In 1848 by Vigorous II Pro-
fine Georgia Campaign Orator.
The word ''snollygoster" was FIRST
used to describe place-hunting dem
agogue, says Col. Ham, of Georgia,
back in 1913, when the Niagara Incl
dent threatened war with England.
There was joint debate that year in
Georgia town between John Kelly and
Jonas Gaines, rival candidates for the
legislature, and Kelly spoke first. The
chief plank of his platform, by the
way, was that the president should
seize all the roads to Liverpool so as to
prevent n salt famine in case OF war.
After he had declaimed with great ef-
feet on the necessity Of plenty of salt,
Gaines arose and spoke these we'll
remembered words: "Fellow-citizens,
cf there's anything on top side of earth
that makes me mad, it's ter see snol-
lygoster of fellcr a continually a
swipin' aroun' after the photography ov
a little Office what he KANT never git,
and hain't got sense enough to fill if he
could git it." Finally he reached the
salt question, and raising himself on his
tiptocs, he yelled: "Liverpool-huh!-
North Carolina salt is a burned sight
salter, and there's a dozen roads to the
works." Gaines won the debate and
was elected
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-03-07
Disbursements.s62,749 "a

- Bal in Treasury ...... GO,OI9 53
Tho above amount. stands to the
credit OF the several funds as per
Treasurer's Bal. Sheet, dated Jan. 2.
1893, hereto attached.
TREAsURER's BALANCE SHEET.
Cash in Treasury to credit Of various
funds, Jan 1, 1893, as follows:
State Fund. .......S 52 81
Judges Salary Fund ......- 1876 %
Gen County Fund. .. .....2,62G 63
Cash Contingent Fund ..... 1904 W
Indigent Sick Fund ....... 3, sod Oh
Officers Salary Fund 900. 1850 lS
County School Fund ...."
.Total... .......".. s41,2T3 %
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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-07-15
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL,

SAMUEL BLArcHFoRD, associate JUS
tice of the United States supreme court,
died at Newport, R. L., aged IS years.
He was appointed member of the
court by President Arthur in March,
1882.
Iowa democrats will hold their state
convention in Des Moines on August 90.
CAPT. GEORGE WHITE REMICK, one of
the naval heroes of the civil war, who
served on the kearsage during her en-
gagement with the Alabama, died at
Newburyport, Mass, aged ~ years.
DR.. THOMAS SIvETER, 93 years of age,
and one of the Oldest physicians in
America, died at Salem, la.
JAMES MCMULLEN, the Oldest man in
Kentucky, died near Bardwell, aged III
years. He was born in Virginia in 1776.
ABRAHAM X. ALLISON, who was gov
ernor of Florida in the COS, died at Jack
sonville, aged So years.