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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-01-24
How GravitatiOn Varies.

That changes involving the displace-
ment of immense masses are going on
within the earth is one of the suggested
explanations of some observations re-
Gently announced in France. 1t has been
found at the Pare st. Maur observatory
that the force of gravitation, or the
weight of bodies, undergoes daily varia-
tions. These are rendered sensible by
placing in the earth tube containing a
column of mercury balanced by the pres
sure of hydrogen contained in closed
vessel connected with the tube and reg
istering by means of photography the al
terations in the level of the mercury.
After all corrections have been made
for the effect of changes of temperature
it appears that certain sudden variations
in the level of the mercury are only to
be explained on the theory that they
are due to change in gravitation. These
variations last from Is minutes to an
hour. They are of course very small
amounting at maximum to only one
twentieth Of millimeter, but they may
imply very great displacements of mat
ter in the interior of the globe.
1t has been suggested that similar ex-
periments should be conducted in the
neighborhood of active volcanoes, where
liquefied rock is moving beneath the sur
face, and other disturbances of the strata
of the earth are taking place.
Such facts as these present to the i'm
agination very formidable picture of
the gigantic connections that accom-
pany the slow cooling and contraction of
the globe, ON whose hardened crust we
rear our edifces, wondering, when some
of them are occasionally shaken down
by earthquakes, at the instability of a
planet that is apparently SO solid
Youths Companion.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-01-24
A SMART MULE.
It Rescues One of Its Fellows and Saves
Railroad Train.

1t Rescues One of Its Fellows and Saves
Railroad Train.
heard good story the other day that
was told by an old locomotive engineer.
or engine driver, as they more properly
call him in England-for the engineer is
the man that surveys and "lays out" the
road-and | am going to give it to you
exactly as he told it. If you don't want
to believe it all l shall not object, but
shall preface the yarn" with the re-
mark that there are some mighty
smart" mules in the world. Here is the
story:
Railroad people have horror of run
ming over animals, not only because
they don't like to kill them, for humane
reasons, but because collision with one
often results in derailing the train.
There is another reason, too, as the
old engineer said-they don't like to
'muss up their engines by strewing
pieces of animal all over it. One day on
railroad out in Illinois this engineer
scared up mule on the track beside
him. They were about two miles from
bridge at the time. Knowing the
fashion all animals have of running
straight ahead on the track instead Of
putting their common sense on the mat
ter and sheering off to one side. the en-
gineer fairly made the surrounding
country ring with the noise of his
whistle, so as to get clear of the mule
before they got to the bridge. But Mr.
Mule seemed to think that the whistle
was invented only to keep him on the
track and make him run faster, and he
kept straight on ut redoubled speed.
OF course the engine could easily have
overtaken him and knocked him into
smithereens but as that might have re-
suited in knocking the train into the
same kind Of fragments, the engineer
slackened speed a little and finally
stopped and sent the fireman out to drive
the beast off the track. That was done
several times. but each time the fireman
had hardly got into the cab again when
the mule was on the track the same as
before and tearing ahead like mad. In
fact, the thing was becoming very mo-
notonous, when, looking up suddenly.
the engineer saw that he was very close
to the bridge. Then he began to get un-
easy for fear the idiot of a mule-as he
thought the animal to be-was going to
try to cross the bridge-though how he
would manage to step on the ties sure
footed the puzzled railroader could not
understand.
They were so near the bridge by that
time that the engineer dared not go an
other rod, SO he stopped short-just as
the old mule dashed off across field
braying like good fellow. And then
the engineer and fireman saw the game
the wise old animal was playing. Right
In the middle of the bridge was another
mule, stuck fast with his legs between
the ties. The old railroader insists upon
it that the mule had kept on the track
to make the train go slow. and thus pre-
vent it from coming into collision with
the mule on the bridge, not because it
cared so much about the fate of its COM
panion, but to save the train from wreck
| decline to express an opinion; as for
you, you can take your choice as to the
mules motive.-Humane World.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-01-24

Fruit raising, bee keeping and poultry
culture go well together The last and
first are closely beneficial to one another
and never fail to pay. According to
Farm and Home the best raspberries,
plums or pears have been cultivated and
picked from trees and bushes where
poultry have been allowed to run until
the fruit was nearly ripe. Birds keep
down the suckers on bushes and the
strength naturally goes to the fruit. The
apiary in good orchard with now and
then little attention has always paid
the keeper. Good management is the
chief point. When this is at the helm
half the battle is won.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-01-24

Herr Klinge has been studying the
eruption of peat bogs and the stream of
dark mud these give out. He rejects the
explanation that it is due to excessive
absorption of water by the peat. or that
it is caused by exploding gases. but at
tributes it to land slips of the ground
under the bog, and remarks that in Ire
land the eruptions are most frequent in
limestone formations with caverns and
bodies of underground water.-New
York Times.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-01-24

A London ladies club"-the Pro-
gressive-has had this inscription pre-
pared for its portals: Dogs, children
and men may be admitted to the wait
ing room only"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-01-24
Men with Green Whiskers.

The miners at the Martin White mine,
Ward, New, all have green hair and
whiskers! This wonderful transforma-
tion is brought about by the fumes from
some mysterious mineral, all the ores
from the mine being smelted and roasted
by the miners themselves.-St. Louis
Republic.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-01-24
on, HOUSE OF MANY MANSIONS.

Oh, house of many mansions,
Thy doors are open wide,
And dear are all the faces
Upon the other side.
Thy portals they are golden,
And those who enter in
Shall know no more of sorrow,
or weariness, of sin.
Oh, house of many mansions,
My weary spirit waits
And longs to join the ransomed
Who enter through thy gates;
Who enter through thy portals,
The mansions of the blest;
Who come to thee aweary.
And find in thee their rest.
Thy walls are not of marble,
Oh, house not built with hands;
i sigh for thee while waiting
Within these border lands.
know that but in dying
Thy threshold is crossed DER;
There shall be no more sorrow
In thy forevermore.
e. n. Gunnison in Boston Transcript.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-01-24
Points for Wrifers.

Pieces of tin cut and bent make false
back for pigeon holes where short en-
velopes and papers sometimes slip in too
far.
Have one pigeon hole always empty,
except as it contains such papers as must
be attended to before one or two suns
set,-Cor. Writer.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-01-24

An instrument has recently been ex-
hibited in London by which photo
graph can be taken of drops of water in
the course of their formation. 1t con-
sists of lantern and lenses by which a
water trough, the source of the drops,
can be strongly Illuminated, together
with a lightning camera having a re-
volving disk with one perforation.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-01-24
An Old English Custom.

At beautiful Wensleydale village
the old custom of the blowing of a horn
each night in winter is still carried out
Its purpose was to guide belated travel
ers in the forest. just as the foghorn
guides the mariner who is nearing the
coast.-London Tit-Bits.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-01-24
WALKER LAKE BULLETIN.
Published Every Wednesday.
A. J. MCCARTHY, Publisher.

G. H. KELLOGG, Room IS, No. 339 Pine
Street Sau francisco. California, is the author
lied agelt soc this paper, and will receive ad-
vsr,ising and slbsc sciptions.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-01
Was ted Energy.

"Make no extra work." writes
Juliet Corson. "Have a system OF
living and maintain it. Have a
place for everything and keep
everything in its place. Near the
entrance door have suitable hold.
ers for hats, coats wraps, umbrel.
las, canes, over, and outdoor shoes,
ETC., and see that they are kept
there. In the sitting room have a
place for writing and sewing ma
terials, and a special table for
books, magazines and papers, and
insist upon it they shall be put
there instead of being left where
they drop from the readers hands
only to be picked up by the tired
mother, whose work in some house.
holds seems never ending"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-01

OF the dead man, as he never had
any thing to say to those who
came in contact with him.
Architect Oslopp got himself
in a very compromising and
unenviable position by the
dual part he played, after
succeeding Colonel James as con-
tractor to build the court house.
Oslopp made oath, made a state
ment, that his Interpretation of
the contract with the Little Rock
Granite Co. was the same as theirs,
that is that this company that tur-
nished the granite for the court
house structure, was to receive eX-
ira pay for the arch-vaults,
while he was trying to make
this firm believe one thing,
he was leaving the Commission
ers' court under the impression
that the Little Rock Granite COM
pany was to receive no extra pay
for the archwork. His reason for
this double part, he said, he was
afraid of losing his job, hence the
suit, Little Rock Granite company
VS.. the County of Dallas.
Jacob Engers, who has figured
before the courts time and again
on account of domestic troubles,
is in Jail on account Of
having shot and wounded Ar
chitect Armstrong who had rented
O roopo from MrS Enuorc Ep0orS
has importuned, the court on sew
eral occasions, to have his wife ad-
judged insane. Both times she
has been pronounced perfectly
sane. There is some property that
stands in the way. Mrs. Fingers is
said to be a hard working and de-
serving woman. Engers' sisters
are well thought of and stand
high. ***
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-01
THE MONDAY AIR CHURN

Makes the finest grade Of butter in
from three quarters to two minutes time.
You ought to have one. Office, corner
Water and North streets. 22s 3m
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-01
It's to Your
Interest.
BALTIMORE, ND.
WARNING.

The public is notified to pay no monies
TO any persons on account OF the LIGHT
except to our authorized collectors as
Published in the paper, unless they hold 8
written receipt, or endorsed bill from the
undersigned. T. B. JOHNSON,
Manager San Antonio LIGHT
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-01
Browns
Iron Bitters

1t is an old reliable remedy,
and cures Immediately weak
ness, indigestion, effects of
overwork, neuralgia and debiI-
ity. A few bottles will rebuild
the whole system, eradicate
malaria, biliousness, slow fevers
and constipation. 1t is pleasant
to take and the dose is small.
1t Is the only iron medicine
that does not discoIor or injure
the teeth. The results of TAX
ing BROWNS IRON BITTERS
are wOnderfuI-renewed energy,
health restored, pure, rich blood.
There is nothing like it for wo-
mans ailments and nervous
complaints. Children thrive on
it. It's good for all the family.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-01

See what you are purchas- IA,
ing. Don't let the druggist IL
sell you a substitute for lar
ger profit. Look for crossed
red lines on wrapper. L.
BROWN CHEMICAL CO.
New-York tribune., 1894-01-07
MESSENGER BOYS on BICYCLES.

From The Philadelphia Times.
Among the prime novelties In the way OF holiday
spectaces must be counted the uniformed mes
senger boys to be seen day and night pedang
over the Belgian blocks and cobble stones OF the
business thoroughfares.
The wheel seems to have solved the problem Of
rapid transit as applied to the messenger and tho
time-honored analogy between the occmotion OF
funeral procession and telegraph boy is in a fair
way to become obsolete.
II has been demonstrated that even a messenger
boy. when placed In possession OF bicycle. will do
his best to get along in the world. At some Of the
principal telegraph stations the companies have
added to the regulation paraphernalia OF the Office
the aiuring wheel. with cordial invitation to the
force To practice on II. The application Of the
sound psychological principle that all boys will ex-
ert themselves whenever there Is fun In Il for
them has accounted largely for extraordinary
Increase Of promptness in the delivery OF holiday
packages.
The ordinary pedestrian messenger boy Is paid
90 cents day: The accomplished bicycle messen-
ger boy gets 10 cents The spirit OF emulation In
herent In boys does all the rest. The boy BIZ
cycle. flying over cobbestones, tracks and gut
ters, n telegraph message between his teeth and q
bundle dangling behind him. Is unconsciously fur
therlng the companys interests. but hls sole idea
Is bent upon beating some other boys time In GOV:
erng Il certain number OF squares. When one OF
these boys removes his cap 1t may be noticed that
IN the roof OF 1t Is pasted paper. 1t contains his
record"
New-York tribune., 1894-01-07
THE CAR SEARCHER AND HIS BUSINESS.

From The Louisville Courier-Journal.
If YOU want 70 get an idea OF the mmensty OF
American railroadng talk to a car searcher. The
United states cover pretty large some
one has observed but the railroad men, and par
icularly the car searchers. know their way about
Il as a policeman knows his beat. 4 searcher.
be It said for the benefit of the uniformed. is an
official sent ont by one of the companies to look
for cars which have been borrowed by other lines
these officials experienced men. great trust Is
reposed in them and they have great weight OF
one OF these men whom | met few evenings
Pass chance Of finding another at Portland
Ore. as If these places were only a few squares
by one Of the big lines that cover the territory be-
tween New-iork and Seattle TO find certain % freight
murrage' against their borrowers. "Demurrage"
is charge made by the owners Of car. at so
much fn per DAY for the time the car is kept away
ana 1h ar he sad
done with II. will use II for other work. That
goes on and on nnil. first thing YOU know, the car
Then you have no more chance Of finding IT,"
! interrupted This was where 1 displayed my g-
DS go to wsefs S.dt he
| tell you about one car belonging to our line that
got away down South. and nobody could trace H.
all beard When I showed him the entry on hi.
books and asked him where that car was he said
SAYS. I left 1t here on the siding. and when
freight conductors must have come % in here in tse the
night. and looking around for car. they just
| took tnat one. Y on re q mar, SAID I've
been rairoading all my life. and | know that
ductors don't go rawhding about yard at night
| time looking to get cars. They amt anxious
| TO find extra work as all that. Now. ] said YOU
| Just tell me where that cars got to. will
/ port that you lost IT. Well he commenced whm-
pering about his family and how he'd lose his Job
| If | got him into trouble about that car. At last
he owned up that one day they short OF
| in the yard they took and loaded up car with
agricultural machinery for Atlanta. Ga: the train
was wrecked and the car was all burned up IL
you had old that at the time. / said. you
would have had to pay $3.50 s00. Now your
have to pay about $1,000 for demurrage. and serve
you right. AS for your family. I've got a family,
too. II I so back and tell the company l can't
find that car. what is my family to do" And
was right. They had 10 pay about $1,000"
New-York tribune., 1894-01-07

structed within the last eleven years, that Is to
saw since the Car took the management or the
navy out of the hands OF his uncle practically
undertake ii himself.
The Baltic coasts are protected by the shall
low sea along them. English ships OF deep
draught could not get near them In ls95. the
potage IS intricate. Indeed there Is small need
for n strong coast-guard service. Nevertheless
there Is Of twenty eight specially Duiit IRON
clads carrying heavy guns. ard ranging from
900 10 800 tons. Two other vessels or n similar
type are on the stocks The Rurik has Deen
transformed to be used floating battery
and was launched nine years ago. Its tonnage
IS 100 000 The Dmtri DonskOi and the NaEaIih
whose officers and crews were feastcd rev
summers back at Brest. are also being trans
formed into Baltic coast guardships. Like the
British Government. the Russian Government
has extensive powers for requsitioning mail ana
passenger steamers for cruising service. There
gre twelve such steamers that Mt days notice
would have to hoist the Imperial flag ana 20
into dock 10 be armed. They have speed or
from seventeen TO eighteen knots an hour. ana
can be fitted up with guns Of a 25-centmetre
bore. The Black Sea Navigation Company mas
six steamers ready for naval service. Its navaA
stores are at Sebastopol L. c.
New-York tribune., 1894-01-07
. 4 BIG BUSINESS ~ BROREy GLASS.

prom The st. LOUIS IIODt UtHluCfNI
The business Of buying broken plate glass, sari
J. l.. Iightfoot. is assuming vast proportions. II
has arisen as outgrowth OF the plate glass ilsur
ance plans and Is being rapidly developed fih,e-
glass insurance Is Of comparatively recent orisli'
and was little slow In building up. but 1t is now
very important feature OF the nsuranc" business,
and several large companies with ample capltai are
connecting for this class OF risks At irst "A broken
plate was "A total loss II had also always brh III
The glass factories. but 1t soon began 10 he utZel'
and now the insurance companies and the Riiss-
works have trouble In dsposing OF the rag
ments These recut into large number ol
WAYS the principal one. OF course. being INTO o
smaller panes and ornamental shapes In addltoh
10 these paperweights and other articles are maze
Small damond-shaped panes OF plate glass Tor IRON,
doors and for tunnel windows very popnhi anu
afford n good profit TO the concerns that make thein
and thesa are almost invariably pieces Of some argc
mia te that sas broken. An accident plate glass
window no longer results Ia total loss
New-York tribune., 1894-01-07

treating After the collapse OF ''The Glowworm'
he took to law and became one Of the most popular
criminal LAWYERS In London. enjoying "a large anu
lucrative practice until appointed IA Judge out III
India He is now retired from the ihu'n" Wv"
Service with a pension OF $1,000 "A year and ute
His associate. editor Lord Frederick Hamilton, II
n good looking younger brother Of the Duke Oh
Abercorn He represented Manchester Tor II s"o''
time in Parliament. and served for several year
I'm the diplomatic service from when ne lrsiS','r
after spending twelve months at Butnos N!i's' III
South American experience having the erect o' "'S
gusting him with the profession. , ,..,,,
To American readers accustomed 10 the ptan'u , VI
Illustrations of native periodicals. the urcViau,c
part OF THE Pail Mall Gazette IL iisaploihtI"s
As regards the text. however. they have hoinls W
complain Of. FOR II Is uniformly original VIGOROUS
and entertaining. proving Mr.. Asior "ii.ors ~ 49,, u
skilfu members of their profession. hno,nri .n,'ls
Is clearly shown In the last number-that MI, As,o.
has mastered the difficult of writing a shor'
story wei as that OF constructing novel
New-York tribune., 1894-01-07
Mr.. 1STOR.S EDITORS.
THE CoNDrCTORS OF THE PAIL MALI.
MAGAZINE'

Fa,r people in LONDON We're aware when Mr As'or
selected the eminent Indian judge Sir DouElaSS
Straight To- become Lord Frederick Ilamiltons co.
editor ~ his "Pall Mall Magazine. that ne hal
previously enjoyed considerable literary experience
Indeed Sir DOuglass only took to 'aw after falIlng
I'm Journalism He was FOR time after leaving
Harrow. one OF the shining lights Of an evening
newspaper in London entitled The Glow"orm'
New-York tribune., 1894-01-07

married English princess
~. Perhaps that is not
saying much for her. She
Is. at any rate. one OF the
kindest and most thought
ful Of girls 10 b. found
anywhere. She ~ much
loved by the people about
Sandringham. where her
unselfish goodness is best
known. She and her sis
ter have very gentle and
simple manners s-manncrs
much gentler and simpler
New-York tribune., 1894-01-07

,1 uos o,,it. energetic too. In pushing the sale OF
tho uap.r His intimate friend. Montague Nilllahs
relates how when crossing Waterloo Brllse orr
dav ne saw Douglass Straight 20 up 10 TWO news
- , ..,,,di,. cu0 their ears their offenc" being
,b,, ,h.v had failed 10 call out The Glowworm III
sufficiently st,nioran tones Sir Douglass S'"6S
orc Of the best comic songs IN London. MS id'or'e
ballad being 10 the .nect that Angelina was very
fond Of soldiers" That he is liberal minded III MS
ilos and of a convivlaI and hospable turn of
mind is shown by the fact that an attempt was
orc. made IA deprive him Of his seat In Parliament
an I'M. ground that he had obtained ii by excessive
New-York tribune., 1894-01-07

than those Of many young American princesses.
NJ Paderewski has earned during the year Just
past no smaller sum than $4,000 He Is working
hard upon his Polish opera
The pianist has one odd professional habit: Just
before he goes the platform he dips his fingers
into water almost too hot to be borne-to render
them the supple, 1t is supposed. 1t is gravely
stated that he does not his hair as long as he
used 10.