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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-01-10
CHAPTER V.

To relate how Gunnar accomplished
the difficult task to get away from home
would require long chapter. He wrung
reluctant consent from his mother
after endless persuasion, by holding out
to her the promise that he would bring
his father back to her. The hope he had
kindled in her heart flared up at times
with bright flame, and then died out
again with pathetic flicker. The mere
possibility, however, that Hans might
be alive impaired a new restlessness to
her thought and kept her waking and
sleeping in state of subdued agitation.
She discovered with surprise how deep
her attachment to him was and how
impossible it was to sail her wonted
course of practical routine, now that
this new beacon of hope had shed its
light upon wholly unsupported region
within her. A hot moisture often rose
to her eyes at the sudden thought of
seeing Hans Matson again after so many
years of separation. All his alterations
were forgotten and forgiven, and the
hard words they had spoken to each
other when opinions clashed were as if
wiped out from her memory. Curl
ously enough the idea never occurred to
her that he had perhaps consciously de-
serted her. She found no end of ingen-
ious excuses for him. feeling confident
that whatever he had done he had been
guided by noble motives. There were
actually moments when her affection
for her son, which had hitherto been the
dominant sentiment of her life, paled
before the passionate yearning for her
lost and erring husband.
And so it came to pass that Gunnai
found himself one day on the road tc
the nearest railroad station, tingling in
every nerve with sense of adventure.
He arrived on the following day without
accident in Chicago, and was utterly be-
wildered by the grandeur and the noisy
sulmoil of the great metropolis of the
west. The smoke oppressed his lungs,
the shrek of locomotives on the lake
front made him blind and deaf, and the
underground buzzing and humming of
the cable cars gave him a headache.
How could he hope to track his father
in such a babel of tumultuous confusion?
His first task, however, must be to find
himself boarding place which might
be used as base Of operation in his ex-
plorations. In the Scandinavian quarter
Of the city called Wicker park he stun
bled upon kindly policeman whose face
revealed his Morse blood, and to him
Gunnar confided his perplexities, and
was directed to cheap and respectable
house kept by the widow of Norwegian
The floor of the hall was
covered with oilcloth, and an odor of
cooking was perceptible as soon as the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-01-10
Virginia's Only Slave.

The state of Virginia once owned q
slave-the only one probably the COM
monwealth ever did own. He was known
as Ben the Bell Ringer of the Universe
ty of Virginia. The university only had
5000 left over when it was endowed, and
it was proposed to buy negro with this
amount and keep him as bell ringer.
They bought Ben, and in his time he be-
came great character at the university.
He knew everybody and was very useful
to everybody. Ben used to get very
drunk on the liberal and constant fees
he received from students. He died in
the Albemarle poorhouse at On advanced
age.-Richmond State.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-01-10
People Who Do Not Whistle.

Arabia must be heaven for those
whose lives are made burden to them
by the whistler. The Arab maintains
that whistler's mouth cannot be puri-
lied for 40 days and nights, and they as
sert of the whistler that satan has
touched his body and caused him to pro-
duce the offensive sound. Then there
are the natives of the Tonga islands,
Polynesia, who hold that it is sin to
whistle, as it is an act disrespectful to
God. Even in some districts in north
Germany the villagers declare that if
one whistles in the evening it makes the
angels wesp.-Exchange.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-01-10
A LITTLE DUST.


80 used the Roman Virgil
To hush the strife OF bees,
Which hive with hive contended
Beneath his Mantuan trees;
They meet like human armies,
Like men they charge, they thrust;
To quell the war you sprinkle
A handful of dry dust.
o fitful mans emotion,
o changeful hopes and fears,
o tears that end in laughter,
o laughter worthier tears,
o stormful, fateful passions,
Ambition. hatred, lust
How very still ye slumber
Beneath how little dust.
G. A. Chadwick In Bookman.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-01-10

Dissolve little gum arabic in little
water so that it is rather thick; put
enough plaster of paris into this to make
tnick paste. Cement broken pieces of
CHINA together, and in half an hour thew
f Ian be broken in the same place.
New York Journal.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-01-10

II the orchestra French horns were
Strengthened out they would be seven
teen feet long. The convolutions of the
norm and the many turns of the trumpet
are all the fruit Of necessity; they could
not be manipulated to produce the tones
asked of them if they were not bent and
curved.-Boston Advertiser.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-01-10
Puzzled Over His Last Act.

NJ. de Semonvii,e was a political utili-
tartan who neglected nothing and knew
how to make capital of everything
When he died, Talleyrand fell into deep
thought and then said, II cannot divine
what advantage Semonville gained In
doing this"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-01-10
He WAS AT WORK.
But His Occupation Did Not Entltie Him
to Free Seats at the Theater.

to Free Seats at the Theater.
He was what Steve Rowan would call
ga shlim bit av turkey" and he stood
near the box office of the Columbia, first
looking at his last half dollar clutched
in grimy palm and then shooting an
occasional glance at the main door,
through which the strains of the opening
overture could at times be heard.
His clothes were loud enough to serve
as a Worlds fair hotel fire alarm, and
the checks were too large to be honored
byanything smaller than first national.
They were of the latest Kerry cut and
hadn't been long enough in this country
to kill the smell of the bog. He wanted
to see the performance, and he hated to
part with his money, so he waited and
got into an argument with himself.
First he thought he would, and then he
guessed he wouldn't, and while he thus
hesitated a trim little woman tripped
across the foyer. She sailed along like
a clipper ship with free wind and port
in sight. There was distinctive air of
the ''profesh" about her, and she carried
her nerve in the outside pocket of an
Elton Jacket He watched her and lis
tened with astonishmentwhen she opened
her face and addressed the man in the
box Office.
"Hello, Harry"
"Howdy, Mag"
"Gimme two seats, will yer, Harry"
"Are you workingT
"Sure. Me and Jess is doin turn at
the Olymp'."
The checks for seats were handed out.
and Mag calling Jess the two went in
side, while the "shlim bit IVA turkey"
moved a peg or two closer to the box Of
fce
Another form appeared in the door
way. Its hair was parted in the middle.
and its buzzsaw hat reposed on the back
of it's head. Its trousers were freshly
creased and sharp enough to pare corns.
It shuffled up to the box Office much aft
er the manner of crawfish in a net,
and the little Irishman could scarcely
prevent himself from laying violent
hand on it and mussing it up. In a low
tragedian voice it said:
"Ah, there, Harry"
Hello, Falstaff, old boy"
Flavor me with two, old fellow?"
"Are you working?'
"Well, should say am"
"Where?"
"Men Eds doing Henry Irving bur-
lesque at Their Park"
Again two pasteboard checks were
handed out, and by this time the ''tur-
key" on the outside was becoming fran
tic. It was coming easy for everybody
but himself, and he resolved to hazard
chance and keep his half dollar. He took
fresh bite of plug, gave his trousers an
extra hitch and approached the window
on tiptoe. He peered cautiously around
the edge of the narrow opening. Harry
was still there, checking up the house.
He hesitated only for moment, and then
be blurted out:
"Hilloo, Harry, ould bye"
'How are you, sir?'
"Oi'm wur-r-kin."
"Are you, my friendp
"Yis."
"Where?"
"Shtock yards"
And when the doorkeeper was through
with him and the patrol wagon had
gathered him in he sadly wondered at
the eternal unftness of things and why
all men are not born equal. Chicago
Mail
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-17

harder to answer than che working
OF the road machine.
AS | remarked before, | am glad
to see the PEOPLE becoming aroused
to this important question. There
is nothing so hilarious as the hilar.
ity itself. aud for this reason |
welcome the J0hrndl into the dis
cassion of the road machine and its
labor saving machines which have
never surrendered. 1t was Ma
harbal who said to Hannibal that il
he would let him march against
Rome he would capture IL in Eve
days that they might sleep in the
Capital. 1.-The idea is indeed
good one" said Hannibal, with an
lncredulous smile. "but the only
objection to its being carried out is
that it's utterly impossible" And
the only thing that prevents us ac-
cepting "the lesson thlt muscle
must surrender to the road working
machine" is The uudeniable fact
that the machine is utterly incapa.
bic of doing the work of the mus.
Gle. Hence we cannot surreu der.
The optic nerves of the Journal
always grow dim and lose their
sight whenever the people are i'm.
posed upon, and Its party men are
responsible for it. And while | am
perfectly aware that it is wrong tc
make the Journal swear by criticis-
ing ia party. am, nevertheless,
conscious that it's the only way to
relieve the safety valve and prevent
an explosion. But is my criticism
unjust? Go ask Comrades Benia.
min Franklin Conley and John
William Boyd Trowbridge.
Will the Journal or Ebenczer"
tell us whether our county tax has
decreased or increased since pur-
chasing the road machine? will
have something to say on the in
crease on road taxes and the reduc
tion of wages to road hands in my
Iext letter.
TOMMY HAwKER.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-17
IN THE HOME CIRCLE,
ToMMY IIAwKEa.

Wife to Republican Husband
John. this Wilson bill that see so
much about IN the Republican pa
pers must be a terrible thing if
what they say is true. What is it,
anyhow?
Hnsband--Oh It's law gotten up
by The confounded Democrats to
bust MP The country.
but John how can it do thai?"
We'll | don't just exactly know,
but that's what its going to do. be-
cau'e the Republican papers say
50"
81 suppose thar settles it, but |
read the other day that it would be
u good thing for nearly everybody
but the rich, and that everybody
would get clothing and ever so many
other things great deal cheaper"
"Oh that's black Democratic
lie"
but read it in All Independent
paper, | believe they callIt.
IL don't care. It's lie. J'hey'r
going TO bust up everything, and /
know IL.
"John aren't there more Demo-
c-ats than Republicans in the coun-
try"
"Well. ahcm. yes. 1 believe so.
"WeIl, it bardl y seems likely they
would ruin themselves, does i,Y"
"No. But, hang IT all, Maria,
dent ask foolish questions.
"Arent Democrats interested in
the prosperity Of the country?
Don't they own property. and
haven't they wives and children to
care for? Tell me. which side are
Mr.. Carnegie and all the rich peo-
pie on?"
"Oh, tbey'er all against the
bill"
"Well. then, believe it will be
pretty safe to say that it will be n
good thing for plain, common peo-
pie like us. It can't make things
worse, anyhow. We've struggled
and slvei for years, and We are
just about where we started. Your
wages have been reduced since the
Mckinley bill was passed, and we
can't live as cheaply as we did 10
years ago, and
"lIush up Maria. and go to bed.
You women make me tired"
Little Johnny tstriking in)-Pa,
did the Wilson bill make the small
pox break ont here9
ono you little monkey. lf you
ask anoi her fool question like that
III paddle YOU
johnny Well. Tommy Toddles.
wbosc fatberis a Republican told me
it did. Dip
Pa Not another word. Go 10
bed, both of you. Post.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-17
BURIAL IaLOFTHETARIrFPbANKIN OF
THE CHICAGO PLATFORM.

Prom the New York sun
Not word was said. not funeral note,
As its corpse TO the graveyard we hurried
Not speaker discharged farewell shot
CT the grave where our platform was buried.
We buried IL dsrkly. at dead OF night,
The sod with our Wilson bill turning,
By our trucking policy's misty light
Nonopolists favors earning.
No useless colin incloscd its breast.
Not In sheet or In shroud we wound IL;
But lay like n warrior. taking its rest.
with It's campaign cloak al ound it,
Few ana short were the payers we said,
And we spoke not a word ~ SORROW.
But We steadfastly eazed on the face OF the dead
And thought Of new taxes tomorrow
Lightly well talk cf the plank that l. gone,
And o'sr Its cold ashes upbraid it.
But little twill reck, N we let it sivep on
Ia the grave where the tlnkers have laid il.
Slowly and sadly we laid u down
From the field OF its fame and story;
We carved not line Gnd we raised zot stone,
But let it alone In It's glory.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-17
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Our Weekly Letter from the nsme OF
Uncle SAM"
WASHINGTON, ID. c., }
May IL. 1894. {

WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
May IL, 1894
President Cleveland, all the mem
bers of the Cabinet in the city,
most of the Justices of the Supreme
Court, and - large number OF prom
inent officials. Members OF Congress
and citizens of Washington, went
to fredericksburg, Va, yesterday
to see and take part in the ceremo-
nics attendant upon the unveiling
of the monument To Mary Washing
ton in that city, Today those who
had not before been familiar with
1t are loud In their praise Of cold
Virginia hospitality" known and
appreciated throughout the civilized
world as unsurpassed and unsar.
psssable.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-17
TOMMY HAwKEa
Welcomes the Journal into the IIilar.
ity OF the Discussion.
TuNNrLroN. MAY 2. 1s9I.

uNNEJTON, u May Z, 1871.
EDITOR Argus lit would be
we'll for me to state at the begin
ming of this letter that | am not
the origin of this controversy.
statement which cannot be contra
verted only on the line Of fabrica-
iion. which my enemy have pat
ent on. | have never been accused
Of turning my back to the enemy.
and | propose to face "Ebenezer"
with my coat buttoned before.
am glad to know the people arc
becoming aroused to the importance
OF this subject. would ask the
readers Of the ARGUS to note care
fully that "Ebepezer" has never
denied that the road machine as "A
failure. ! place emphasis whore it
properly belongs, in the hope that
some one with more brass than
brains will assert that the road ma
chine as success. | challenge any
of the County Commissioners to
state over their own signatures that
this SO calicl road working machiDe
is what it was recommended. The
attempt Of E5enczer" 10 be comi.
cal nt mY expense and answer my
argument with rilicule, is too
transparent to deceive thinking pco
pie. i may amuse the blind fol.
lowers of the Ring and quicken the
Yelling of tic Boss.
"Why don't YOU tell us some
thing about the second battle Of
Bull Rem ?" shouts Ebenezer" in
fiendish delight, in the hope that
the people would believe that was
guilty Of cowardice in that memor-
able battle. In order to silence him
on that point, will say that my
comrades used to tell nh aaec.iote,
(ple9se note the emphasis on the
word anecdote), on nae which origi
mated in the brain Of wag. IT, was
this 8hen the Johnnics charged
on rs at the second battle Of Bull
Run" my comrade would say.
"and made us skedaddle before that
drove OF steers that they slampeded,
| shall never forget until the day
die how Comrade lIawker grabbed
The tail of noble bull rs he ran by
him with head down and till up
and how grandly Comrdde Hawker
held on and went flying through
the air aud yelling 1t every jump,
Bull run ! Bull run =" OF course
there is no truth in this yarn, but
trust il will satisfy "Ebcnczer's"
"humor."
think the noblest work Of man
is bailding county roads. and |
positively deny. which have often
done before, that am opposed 10 the
saccessfulroad working machine,
but thnt I am most emphatically
opposed to the future road work.
ing machine. Who is It that con.
demns me for this? think mod
el county road the graudest spceta
Gle that ever fcastcd the eye or ex.
crciscd the intellect. and as the
county road machine has been de.
serlbed many times IN familiar
terms, my only chance Is to speak
m opposition 10 IL in romantic and
beautiful language, such as no 9th.
er writer can possibly employ since
Citizen Benny Miller GRATED to
Comrade Tommy Rhodes on hard
cider and The sizzlo proclivities Of
the samc when c,mping in Citizen
Miiler's whiskcrs for few DAYS.
am glad you have called attention
TO tho plugging Of Comrade Rhodes
cider barrel, for am pretty snre /
know who you are. Mr. "Ebcaezer. /"
aad later / may propoaud a few
questions to you that you will dud
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-17

The Faithful are Hungry. Thirsty
and Foot Sore, aud Waiting 10
Engage in the Pleasant Pastimc
Of Hair Pulling aud Gouging OF
Eyes.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-17

Chief Shaw Thoroughly Uniting
Them Into Band of Hope for
Spoils While tho journal Furn-
ishes the Musical Fun.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-17

Won't Have to Consult the Sibylline
Book To Learn the Fate OF the
Candidates Who Will be Knocked
Down and Dragged Out.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-17

You can nov get Envelopes. Pa.
per. Pens, Pencil Tablets, Pen an 4
Ink Tablets, Musciiage and Ink etc
at the Post Office. A small line
kept f0r Che convenience Of the
pubic. Il
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-17
HARMONY!

Roigns rs Supremely in the Repub-
llcan Ranks as il Ever Did Mt u
Kilkinney Cat Masquerade Party.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-17

Public Printer Benedict took
charge OF the Government Printing
Office this week, and he ia already
up to mis- neck in the work Of re-
duciBg the force which has been
kept far too large by Mr.. Palmer,
because he did not care to discharge
any Of the Republicans and was
compelled by Democratic Senators
AID Representatives to put on a
few Democrats. Mr.. Benedict says:
"The coalition OF the force is with.
out precedent. There arc 1894
persons on the rolls, ard when /
stepped out before left 2,i32. We
cannot accommodate 50 many;
there is no place for them 10 work.
Employees arc nov working only
from one half TO one third time;
daily forloughs being regular
thing. This force has got 10 be
reduced down TO n working basis.
and shall 10 it as soon as possible.
The Republicans in oliice are all
looking for their discharge, and !
violate no confidence in saying that
the most Of them Will get what they
arc looking for. They certainly
have no right TO complain. u is
more than fourteen months since
the Democratic Administration
came into power.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-17

A Political 0tlice Their Standard OF
Patriotism. Which Neither Small.
pox nor Cholera Can Make Them
Surrender.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-17

A Political Wire pullcr Who
Knows Few Things and I'm
parts il to the Public.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-17

Secretary noke Smith made no
mistake when he determined, about
n year ago, that the contract for
printing the Patent 0ilico Gazette
should be open to competitive bid.
ding. Last year the saving was
comparatively small--about $10,.
000--and the scandal involving the
name of Hon. Josiah Quincy with
the successful bidders, the National
Lithographing Co.. followed; bnt
this years bidding enables the
Secretary to have the work dcno by
the same old concern that did il for
years and at u price nenrly 500, 600
below what WAS paid for it for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1898.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-17

Chief Shaw Thoroughly Uniting
Them Into Band of Hope for
Spoils While tho Journal Furn-
ishes the Musical Fun.
Won't Have to Consult the Sibylline
Book to Learn the Fatc OF the
Candidates Who Will be Knocked
Down and Dragged Out.
A Political 0tlicc Their Standard OF
Patriotism. Winch Neither Small.
pox nor Cholera Can Make Them
Surrender.
A Political Wire pullcr Who
Knows Few Things and I'm
+ parts IL to the Public.
II is said that there is always
"calm before storm" Our Re-
publican friends have been chuck
hing for some time vt the storm
which has been raging in the Dem
ocraiic camp for some time past,
which is not OF our own selection,
hut thrust upon us by the vicious
legislation of the Republican party
for the past thirty years. or course
our Republican friends have been
enjoying the "fnn" and congratu-
latiDg themselves that they are
"thoroughly united" IN the banner
county and eagerly awaiting elec-
ton day, when their unity Of
strength will wallop us poor Demo
Gratis cut of our boots. No one has
been enjoying the "fun" so hugely
as our brethren Of the J0urnai, who
are constantly reminding the breth-
rem that united we stand, divided
VIC pull hair and gouge eyes" We
do not envy the brethren of the
JourHal their "fun," nor Chief
Shaw his declaration that the party
is thoroughly united" as it is
simply external in it's exuberancy
and declaratory, as the sequel will
show.
Finding one of the beat known
wire pullers in the county in To-
quacious mood the other day,
remarked to him that he must be
eating, drinking and sleeping Sc
reoelY these days since the Wilson
Bill left no political worlds TO con-
quer- This did not have tho de-.
sired tickling sensation which !
anticipated, for he knit his eye
brows and looked gravely.
"Whom the gods would destroy
they set them TO scrambling for
nominations and Offices" began the
wire puller, in melancholy tone.
alt is not necessary to consult the
Sibylline book TO foretell the bitter
contests which now lie before us !:
contests which can never be effaccd
from the memory OF the defeated
and disappointed" and the W. p.
drew faded Harrison and Reid
campaign handkerchief from his
flask pocket to mop the accumula
ting perspiration from his Adonis
forehead.
"Then there is likely 10 be =
house. warming and love feast in
the distribution of tho uomina-
tiohs ?" I Intercepted in my inno-
cent and supsrlatiye and non partl.
san way, which has always made
me such general fsvorite with
even Republican Bosses.
Il Say IL more in sorrow than in
anger when ] declare that nothing
can apFease the appetite aud quick
en- the pulsatiou Of patriotism
amongst our Republican brethren
but q political Office" responded
The ". p. earnestly. "Wo dearly
and dovotedly love America for the
Offices she has to dispose Of and
would mover forsake berJn ber hour
Of distribution. n this distribution
does not strike ne pretty soon We
will DO compelled to make an as
sigumeat and JOIN eoxey"
~ bat arrangements have been
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-17
Coqrs Coaycae.

Deeo 1DSr III.
s:olnv Crit --lrt Monday uJauuary. April,
July an . tober.
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ConsIAaIcs.

Riuxwooi. Tho nas Hawker apd Geo. E Hoa-
MAI.
vtlley, Y \ tnIel Dixon aui > r. Watson.
Lvpn I. W. criss and w B. Taylor.
Rem. =. Il "A II Jfitscr an q. Y. t,de IOur.
Uulon. ID. w. Aysrs and Gen. Geissnan
Portland. W a. d;yinils aud v. r Shr0yer
Plessa1t, J. s Kelly dul 8. " shaw.
Grant, 3. L. Conner An | :. w. NichaelS.