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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-12-26

a piece of bark, pressed it tightly
against his left side with the short
stump of his arm, and carved away IN
keen enjoyment for few seconds be-
fore answering.
There is evidence in abundance to
prove that the mountaineers of Tennes-
see are not hurrying to join the progress
sive march of civilization. One Illus
tration will suffice. On a backwoods
farm the only pillow in use was made
entirely of wood, a pointed stick
running through a cross-beam forming
the simple instrument-the same man
ner of pillow which stirred the soil in
ancient Babylon. Modern farm imple
ments are, it is true, fast replacing the
semi barbarous devices, but they are
almost invariably of patterns now
nearly totally discarded by Northern
and Western farmers.
Any mountain village store is a
breeding place of amusing incidents at
all times, but a scene at the closing
hour in one of them in this land of
wild hogs was attended with incidents
calculated to provoke profound mirth
and establishment in one used to the
ways of large town. jolly old Uncle
Joe, the store keeper, carefully counted
the cash, put it back in the pasteboard
spool box which served as the money
drawer, and placed it behind the jars
of stick candy ON the shelf. Jumping
over the counter-the only means of
getting in front of it without going out
of the back door and around the build
ing to the front door-he went to the
gate in the front yard, firmly braced it
with numerous planks, and remarked:
''Thar, reckon tn durn hogs won't
git in tonight TIL pesky critters has
nearly pestered the life out O. me late
ly; durn 'em.'
A Tennessee mountain stream in the
spring is radically different thing
from a Tennessee mountain stream in
the fall and winter. In the spring it
is roaring, leaping, Kissing torrent Of
water plunging down the mountain
sides, now forming beautiful water
falls, now boiling in mad eddies and
scampering off over its rocky bed in
the valleys at a tremendous rate. In
the fall and winter it is, in fact, no
stream at all-only the bed of dry,
smooth rocks, weighing from an ounce
to hundreds of tons remains. Fitful
streams remain in the mountains and
gulches, but vanish through their por-
Gus beds long before reaching the val
leys. Unless some freshet gives these
dead streams short lease of life the
valleys of mountainous Tennessee are
streamless until the thaws and rains
of spring again send the roaring waters
down from the ridges On the banks
of these uncertain streams are located
many sawmills of rude tpyes-mills
with frank, open couutenances. The
oldfashioned up-and-down saw, the
kind used in all States in pioneer days,
is common. Timbers enough to hold
the meagre machinery together is all
the building necessary, for no proteo-
ton from weather is needed. During
the spring months and when summer
freshets revive the streams these mills
are the centers of activity in their
localities. Truly they are mills that
run when it rains.-W w. Young, in
Mail and Express.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-12-26
BITS OF INFORMATION.

The first copper cent was coined il
New Haven IN 1857.
Asparagus is the Oldest known plant
that has been used for food.
Cuvier said that whale might live
to be one thousand years old.
Caracas, the Capital of Venezuela,
was founded three centuries ago.
Ninety seven out of every 100 Arctic
explorers have returned alive.
In Corinth, about the time of Christ,
twenty figs brought 2 cents.
The old Chinese nickname for the
Japanese was "the monkey men,"
The mean temperature of the whole
earth is about 30 deg. Fahrenheit
There are 4.570, 900 more women
than men in Europe at the present
time.
A telegraph line now traverses the
Cobb Desert, in China, 5000 miles in
length.
Dr. Edward Everett Hale says that
only 1 / per cent. of the American peo-
pie are illiterate.
Lake Acubo, Chile, has an area of
forty five square miles and is 1880
feet above sea level.
Russia has the largest standing army
and Great Britain has the largest navy
in the world.
The United States still owns about a
billion acres of land. One-third of
this is in Alaska.
Previous to this century stoves were
unknown. All cooking was done be-
fore an open fireplace.
Labrador has 900 species of Towering
plants, SO ferns and over $50 species of
MOSES and lichens.
If the United States had as great a
relative population as Japan it would
have a population of $50, 900, 900.
Lieberkuhn estimates that the extent
of respiratory surface in the human
lungs is not less than 400 square feet.
In some Hindu temples in South In
dla the collection is taken up by the
elephant, that goes around with a
basket.
"A report shows that there are
2,l73 persons in the world known to
have six fingers ON one hand and 431
with seven fingers.
When terrified, the ostrich is said to
travel at the rate of twenty-five miles
an hour, and clears twelve to fourteen
feet at stride.
The wettest place in the world is
Cherapungi, in Assam, where the aver
age rainfall for fifteen years has been
493 inches. In 1851 it was 9O5.
There were two total eclipses Of the
sun in the year 1712 and two in 1889.
This rare phenomenon will not happen
again until the year 2O57.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-12-26
A WONDERFUL BRIDGE.

The greatest steel cantilever bridge
that has ever been built in this country,
and probably the greatest bridge of this
design ever built in the world. is now
in process of construction across the
East river at New York. When fin
ished, it will cost $1,000, 900. 1t will
give to the Long Island Railroad a
terminal station In New York city.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-12-26

thorough test will be made of the value
of this fuel before other vessels are
fitted for its use.
A test has been recently made of a
new locomotive constructed to use
crude petroleum as a fuel. The re-
port says that the engine steamed very
rapidly, and emitted little or no smoke.
The locomotive was built at the Bald
win Works, in Philadelphia, under the
direction of Superintendent Vauclain.
who has had charge of the construction
of the many flyers" that have been
turned out there. The test run was
made between Baltimore and Philadel-
phia.
The coming additions to the Navy
Yard at Washington will place its gun
making plant in the front rank of the
world q ordnance factories. Two slot
ing machines for the very heaviest
work will be added, also four horizon
tai boring and drilling machines to
bore to the center of a sixty -nine-inch
circle, twelve foot boring and turn
ing mill, electric travelling cranes of
the newest patterns, and with supports
and runways weighing 228, 900 pounds.
Besides these there will be four planning
machines, and IS feet long and and
feet high and wide. Portable drills
and special machinery of all varieties
will be part of the new equipment
Expert naval engineers admit that
''there are some things yet to be learned
concerning the triple screw" but they
say that its success for power and speed
has been amply demonstrated. Com
modore Meldville claims that not only
speed, but maximum fuel economy will
be reached through the independent
action Of each screw, the center one
alone being used for slow cruising
A schedule of test, made up from the
performances of vessels like the Col
umbia and Minneapolis, has been pre-
pared, showing the working of the
triple screw.
Great accuracy has become an i'm
portant factor in almost every kind of
workmanship, and some mechanics are
very expert in finishing work to the
exact size called for by the drawings.
Not long ago, in a Philadelphia ma
chine shop, the head man was speaking
of device consisting of a short steel
rod fitting into hollow cylinder, the
rod being three-quarters Of an inch in
diameter. The fit was SO perfect that
it would slide freely in and out, but it
was found that if the rod were taken
out and held in the hand for few
seconds, the slight expansion caused by
the warmth of the hand was enough to
make it impossible to insert the rod,
until it had been allowed by gradual
cooling, to regain its normal size.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-12-26
Nobody HelDed Him

Nobody Helped Him-A story of
Scotch honesty comes from Dundee.
A small boy had taken the prize for an
exceptionally well drawn map. After
the examination the teacher, little
doubtful, asked the lad "Who helped
you with this map, James?'' Nobody,
SIT. !" Come now. tell me the truth.
Didn't your brother help your "No,
sir he did it all. "-Milwaukee Wis.
consin.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-12-26
FRESH NOTES ABOUT SCIENCE.

A New York engineer has stated his
belief that the outer surface of bullet.
proof shields should be of some soft
material rather than hard throughout.
The blow is broken by the soft coating
and then the resisting material is apt
to ward off effectully the force of the
projectile. If the whole surface is
hard and unyielding it will transmit
severe shock if the blow be violent
one, and instances are known of the
death of men on the battlefield from
this very cause. Bullet-proof shields
are being invented with considerable
frequency.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-12-26
THE MOTHER HABIT.

"Oh, was so glad to hear Oh ,v .ot
marriage" said the friend who nau n ~,
seen her for years. II do hope you o.
a nice man, with no bad habits. ,,sh
"He has only one, said the youns''-
woman. 1.-THE mother habit
1.-The mother habit?' Ito.
Eyes; mothers coffee. motners no.
and all that sort of thing. l don
lieve can ever break him OF IT, ei'n'''
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-12-26

In the museum at Mayence' os aa
many, there are several iron.nppeS
piles which were used by the ho~"D'
5000 years ago.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-12-26

A foreign journal states that by a re-
cent order of the Russian admiralty
petroleum will be tried as fuel under
the boilers of the two new armored
cruisers Rostislaff and Rossia, now be-
ing built for the Russian navy. These
war vessels will be the first to be sup
piled with petroleum furnaces, and q
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-12-26

Nickel has greater strength than iron
when subjected to breaking strain.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-12-26

To protect irCn or steel used in pipes,
roofs, bridges or other constructions
where it is liable to suffer from corro-
sion two important precautions are
necessary; first, see that there is no
scale on the metal to begin with, and
second, paint it with nothing but pure
linseed oil and oxide of lead or graphite
paints OF course. frequent inspection
and care are also required.
The beneficial effects of judicious
system of tree-planting have been very
marked in the case of desolate York
shire moor near the large manufacture
ing city of Leeds, England. Ten years
ago, according to the London Climber
Trades Journal" this moor was
bleak, wind-swept tract Of ground, as
barren and useless as could well be
conceived. The place was Stunned by
all, and was of absolutely no value in
any way. Now. however, trees have
been planted, and this cheerless waste
has been converted into place of pleas
ure, with charming sylvan scenery,
and it is known as Woodhouse Moor
Forest.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-12-26

thorough test will be made of the value
of this fuel before other vessels are
fitted for its use
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-12-26

I
learns dem bettah mammals, sah.''
You pass out of the lop-sided gate.
As it swings open it strikes slumber-
ing hog, which awakes, arises and
wobbles down the stony. salmon colored
road. running as it goes. The Tennes-
see hog is thing peculiar to itself. 1t
is of the razor back variety. and the
variety is surley appropriately named.
Its snout is two thirds the length of
its body; its backbone is as prominent
as a Presidential candidate, and its hip
bones prelude like the chimneys on the
native huts. You make a rather rude
comparison between the brutes and
their master, and come to the conclu-
sion that the apathy of the backwoods
Tennesseean is equaled only by that of
his pigs and dogs, the predomipating
domestic animals. The native himself
partakes of the same lank nature as do
his dumb animals. There is perhaps
no other section of the country where
the people, both men and women, are
so nearly unanimously lean. The
boards of the men are generally I'M
trimmed, and, as with their Yankee
brethren, whiting is the favorite
pastime. So deep-seated is the whit
thing habit that one poor man who had
lost his left arm was noticed to be
victim of it, When accosted on the
and asked question he calm
ly took out his jacknife. whipped it
open on pants leg. whitfield off
chew Of black plug tobacco. picked up
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1894-04-19
MARSHAL'S SALE OF REAL
ESTATE.

By virtue OF an execution issued cut
of the Circuit Court OF the United
States, for the Western District of Tex
as. at Austin. OH the 26th, day of March
1891. in cause No. 2i56, -. II. Kimban,
Us. Steam Tug Ethel. ct ais" and adj
dressed, to me IS Marshal commanding
me of the goods and chatels. lands aad
tenements OF RitenhoUSe Moore and
Francisco .Yturria, 20 make certain
monies IN said writ specified I, r. G..
Ware, Marshal Aforesaid have on this
Eth. day Of april 1894. levied, upon as
the property of Francisco Yturria, de-
fehdant Lots No. and in Block Nc.
59,in Brownsville, Texas, according 10
themap Of said city, together with all
improvements thereon, said Lots front
ing on Elizabeth : treet in said city, 50
feet each and running back, between
ebafalef lines 800 feet u an alley Tor
quantity appraised at twenty-five hun-
dred Gs2500GO dollars, aad wiz pfo-
ceed to sell the same, in satisfaction Of
said writ, for cash. at Public Yeedue,
to the highest and best bidder within
legal sale hours. in front Of the door of
fhe United States Court House. in
Brownsville, Texas, on the 9Th, day OF
June, 1891. the same being the frs:
Tuesday of said month.
r. c. WARE,
{. 5. Marshal Western District OF
Texas.
By r. NJ. OALZELL, Deputy
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1894-04-19
qHE sTATE az TExAs.

To The Sheriff or any Constable o.
Cameron Comfy. GREETI G;
Augusta II, +. Krapsse, Guardian of
the Estate of Genrge KraHsse ct al.
minors. having fled in oar County
Court her fiaal account OF the condition
,fthe Estate Of said minors together
with an application to be discharged
from said Guardianship.
You are hereby commended, that 10y
publication OF this writ enec a weak
for three Successive week in news
piper regularly published in the coun-
ty of Cameron yon give due notice to
all persons interested in the account for
final settlement Of said Estate, to file
their objections thereto, ii any they
have, on or before the June term. 1894,
of said County Court, commencing and
to be holden at the court house of said
county, in Brownsville on the third
Monday in June, 1894. when said ac-
count and application viii be consider
ed by said Court
Witness my hand and seal of Office at
Brownsville. this 30sh day OF March,
1894.
go Joseph Webb,
ESH Clerk County Court, Cam
bron County, Texas.
By Howard Miller Ceputy.
thereby certify the above to be true
eopv Z {. FoTt0
Sheriff Cameron County. Texas.
By Frank Martin, Deputy.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1894-04-19
BROWNSVILLE.

Rrownsviile, the county sea oil
Cameron county. is situated in The
southeru part Of The county on the
Rio Giaude, about thirty miles above
its mouth. and directly opposite the
Mexican city of Mataworos. 1t has
large trade with small towns alonr
the river for over 500 miles; The *
snt OF steamboat navigation. II has
commercial relations with the gull
ports by the port of BRACES de San
'iigo, with which il is connected by
the Rio Grande railroad. 1t ALEC has
communication with the interior by
stage to Alice, connecting with the
I sxas Mexican and The Arausss Pass
r-.Iway. Another frt dueut mode oii'
tr deportation to no from Browns
Vile via the Matamoros and Mon
terey railroad TO Rio Grande City,
and thence hy stage 10 Pona Station
Brownsville Is laid oiT sqoarely with
streets ct good width, aud is bnilt mp
@ilh solid brick buildings. and has q
fine city market, where all vegeia-
Dies, meats, fresh fish, game, ETC., are
90 seNl ut remsrt ably low prices
The city fire department. is well
equipped aud most effective There
are three churches. Catholic. EPisco-
pal and Presbyterian. T5e eduea-
tioual advantages of Brownsville are
unsurpassed By any town, aud une-
qual!ed by few OF its SIZE. The Tub
icschoo building. valued at $50. 600.
| is one OF tho hanisomest and hes;
equipped in the State, and s'ards as
a mooumeut to the progress OF tue
city. It employs fourteen telcLers,
aud about SIX hundred pupils are il
daily attendance. There are three
Catholic schools. St. JOSEF his Col
iege for boys, the cop7ent school for
girls, aud 81. A!osyius' school for
boys, both OF the latter being tangb:
by the Sisters of The Incarnate Word
convent. Another school fer girls is
the Presbyterian mission school.
AnonG other pub!io builaices MAY
be mentioned the court house, q
large ard costly building which is G
credit to the county. and ih4 custom
! house, which il one Ct the hand.
soonest fede al buildings in the sruth.
Tho postcfiico in this building is very
henls,mely equipped. Tafre ar
also many liza lsome private resi-
deuces.
The population rnmbsrs about
1000, sbout three fourths Mex'csn.
It is one Of Tie preitiest Halle towns
in tho State, enl On account Of It's
mild aud eqaable climate is destined
to become a popular resort. esPe
cislly IN the winter seesln.
:.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1894-04-19

Eight millions of shoe pegs
5000 bnslri,is. have inst been ship
ped from New Hampshire to Ger
...s.,ss !. ,L.;;.a taan has mad
$50 gC5jia WoUd looti. 9icEs
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-20
Let Rapides Pay the Bill.
HADNoT, La, Oct. Is. 1894.

Editor Collar Chronicle:
notice the police jury committee on
claims allowed Oncy Smith $40 for an in
quest on two children. What right or
authority has the police jury to pay q
justice of the peace to 20 into Rapides
parish and hold an inquest over two chill
dren that lived in that parish?
Now, let US see as to Solomon Holmes,
Wade Hampton, Nose Edwards, and Jas.
Walker, the five jurors, who were each
allowed 50. II / mistake not all live in
Rapides parish. and are citizens of that
parish, and were incompetent to serve as
jurors for Grant parish. Furthermore, it
was well known fact that those two
children had fallen into the river or bayou
in Rapides parish, and there was no ne
ceesity for an inquest; and, If there was,
it should have been held by Rapides
official and paid for by that parish.
Trusting you will call the matter TO the
attention of the police jury, am,
Yours truly, JoHN p. HADNor.
IAN examination of the tax rolls and
registration books reveals the fact that OF
the above five jurors only Wade Hampton
is taxpayer in Grant parish. while there
is nothing to show whether or not the
Others are voters and citizens of Grant.
This bill. as originally presented to the
police jury, vas for $40, but they only al
lowed $40, and even this it seems was an
incorrect allowance, and will certainly not
be paid unless there is some special law
requiring that the bill shall be paid by
Grant parish.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-20
d. XHf Ora 20

drawing and using the public
school money of the parish OF
Grant for his own use and benefit
without authority from the board,
or from any other source.
The minutes of last meeting, as
corrected, were adopted.
F. L. Craig in the chair.
BY j. F. Kelly-Carried.
Resolved, That copy of these
proceedings and the report of the
grand jury of Grant Parish, La,
for the Sept. term of court, accom-
pany the papers in the matter of
the appeal of w. L. Richardson VS..
School Board of Grant parish, La.
The diploma of Miss May Wynn
was presented to the board, which
was duly read and on the faith of
the same she was granted the Fair
mount school without examination.
There being no further business be-
fore the board, it adjourned to meet
again at its regular meeting in jan
uary, 1895.
j. F. KELLY, President.
j. A. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-20
A Household Treasure.

d. NJ Fuller, of Canajoharie, N. Y,
says that he always keeps DR.. Kings
New Discovery in the house and his
family always found the very best re-
suits follow its use; that he would not
be without it, if procurable. G.. A.
Dykeman, Druggist, Catskill, N. Y,
says that DR.. Kings New Dicovery is
undoubtedly the best Cough remedy;
that he has used it in his family for
eight years, and it has never failed to
do all that is claimed for it. Why not
try a remedy 80 tried tested. Trial
bottles free at any drug store. Regu-
lar size Soc. and 100.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-20
A Little Explanations.

At their meeting last Saturday
the school board took some excep-
ton to the following paragraph,
which we printed last week:
"Now, we think the trouble with
the present board is, that they
have not been as particular and ex-
acting with their secretary as was
the old board, which fixed his sal
airy at $3.50, and then allowed him
$50 extra to attend conventions,
and for other purposes, thus keep
ing within $500. The present board
appears to have given him the full
$500 salary. and then allowed $50
besides, and now they make big
kick about it after the grand jury
points out the unusual raise"
We intended to cast no reflection
on the board, but merely comment
ed on an existing state of facts, in
which we prove to be a little in err
ror. By their resolution, to be
found in the boards proceedings
elsewhere, it will be seen that they
deny having raised the salary of
the superintendent, and assert that
he raised his own salary without
warrant or authority. We acquit
the board of any intentional wrong
in the matter. but at the same time
they can see that it was their griev-
GUS oversight of allowing this over
charge to continue throughout the
entire year of 1893 and over half
of 1894, that led us to suppose
they had raised their superinten-
dents salary.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-20
OBITUARY.

With deep regret and sorrowful heart |,
are we again reminded of that irrevoca-
BILE decree OF the Great King, Dust thou
art, and unto dust thou shalt return" BY
the sudden death of our much esteemed
young friend MISS Oracle HALR The
subject of this sketch was native uf
Grant parish, La, and the youngest
daughter of Rev. j. G. Hale and wife,
and died at her native home at the early
age Of eighteen. One Of her many distin-
gushing characteristics was her strict ad-
herence to Christian duty. She seemed
ever ready to show forth to the world her
unfiinchinR faith by her daily walk and
untiring kindness to her many friends.
She became a member Of the Baptist
church at quite a tender age, and there
remained model Christian. answering
in her determination for good, till the
angel Of Death babe her spread her down.
ey wings for fight across the cold, dark
stream, into the realms of eternal bliss,
to join with her loved ones who have
gone before.
While it is with grief and regret that
We must say Farewell to our young
friend, it is indeed q consoling thought
for us to have that blessed assurance that
another bright jewel has been added to
the blood washed throng in our celestial
home. Though we would not call her
back, let us strive to meet her there.
"She is waiting, ever waiting,
For the friends she loved the best,
And sh- III gladly hail their coming
To the MANSIONS of the blest."
Zone by one the Lord will call us.
As our labor is done;
And then as we cross the river,
We may meet her one by one.
w. r. O'NEAL