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The Lamar register., 1894-08-11
He lifted his

-
hat with n courtly bow.
Il beg your pardon. ladies'" he be-
gan at once. Il have been waiting for
some time for Mr.. Burton. / arrived
about an hour ago. and he asked me
towait for him here; oh, there he is
coming Mt last," as a portly figure In a
white linen suit suddenly emerged
into view. Bessie's father.
wait a moment" Mr.. Burton cried
gayly. 81 wish to repair my omis-
sion Girls. forgot to tell you that
q guest had arrived at the Burton
place. Gerald. this is my daught
Bessie, Miss Anita West, her best
friend. Girls, this is an old friend
Gerald Keith-just returned from
foreign parts, and anxious to renew
old acquaintance
For just u moment Bessie felt as II
she would like to sink out of sight
To use her own words: You might
have knocked her down with q
feather" She glanced helplessly in
Anita's direction; but that damsel
was busily engaged in studying the
sky which stretched out blue and
colorless over head. and proved no
assistance to Miss Bessie Somehow,
the Introduction was acknowledged,
and then Mr.. Burton escorted his
friend away, leaving behind him the
announcement that they would be
back for dinner. Once more alone
the two girls sat staring helplessly
into each others face, and utterly
unable to utter word But silence
with Bess was a physical impossible
", and SO at last she said:
"'Nitai What shall do? He heard
he must have overheard every word
I spoke"
Anita looked sympathetic
II am afraid he did, dear-for he
was sitting just behind the rose screen
yonder, and must have heard Well,
Bessie, do not trouble yourself.
What can't be cured must be en-
dured;' and perhaps 1t will all come
right"
Right? How can il come right?
am sure I did not mean to insult him
only. of course. could not think OF
marrying himi But now" with q sigh
of intense relief. II fancy he will nc
longer desire it. And. to tell the
truth. 'Nita, how do | know that he
has desired it? Perhaps he is quite as
opposed to marrying me as I am to
becoming his wife"
'Nita looked hopeful.
Yes, dear. who knows2 Well, at
least try and forget the words you
said, and treat your fathers guest
with civilitym
So. when the gentlemen returned to
the great CHEEKY old country house, to
the i've o'clock dinner. they found n
very sweet and demure little lady at
tired in a white lawn dress, with a
great red rose in the lace at her
throat, her blue eyes full of kindli-
ness, as she received her fathers
guest
The evening passed socially, and
when Bessie retired that night she
could not help feeling that it had
been very pleasant one. Days
passed. and Gerald Keith remained at
Burton place. He was very polite and
courteous in his manner to Bessie, but
he was quite attentive to her friend
Gradually it came home to Bessie
the state of affairs, and she did not
approve.
He likes 'Nita'" she said to her
self-her face flushing crimson-''and
he despises me because he overheard
my foolish words. They were fool
ish-for how do know anything in
regard to his real nature?"
But she was destined to find out.
That very evening she was walking
The Lamar register., 1894-08-11

t1HE ANIMAL fEiL To Ihf ohobsb'
DDS occupied with menial labor.
mid be the height of absurdity.
mo; 'Nita, my dear-the man
AIRY must be brave-in short,
fol could never give my love 70
~ other. So, l stand a chance of
ing lone, lorn female to the last
" of my life She broke of with
Reet outburst of laughter.
EQhe two friepds were seated upon
oe-covered veranda at the old fash
ned home of Bessie Burton; and rs
musical laugh rang out upon the
a tall figure arose from a rustic
~ not far away, and slowly ap-
pached the house. The figure of
~, attired in the very latest fashion.
y was extremely handsome in a
<G4her effeminate way, and his hands
ere Enthusiastically white. He looked
ne one who had never been forced
~ some in contact with toll, or the
The Lamar register., 1894-08-11

- HERO

IT was all settled,
when W c were
C h IL d r c n, that
G raj d and |
should IN n rry
when we grew
up Our parents
kindly made all
arrang c IN e n is,
and we. of course.
were not consult
cd l think IL is
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-08
Racing with n Waterspout.

When the British steamer Amur, Cap
tain Rouse, from Caibarion. dropped
anchor off Gloucester her outward ap-
pearance foretold the thrilling expert
ences she had had with the elements.
Dec. 10, when on the southern edge of
the gulf stream, the ship had narrow
escape from total destruction by a wa
terspout, which fortunately passed un-
der her stern not many yards from the
ship.
The first seen of this monstrous dis
turbance was in the shape of heavy
cloud on the horizon direct to windward,
but as it drew near itappeared as though
it would overtake the ship and send all
on board to the bottom 1t was a des-
perate struggle to get out of its way
and with the ship already in Il disabled
condition the engineer stood by with the
engines wide open, realizing that it was
a race for life Nearer and nearer the
dangerous water column drew to the
ship. but by the time the noise of its ap
proach met the ears of the crew the shiI
had gotten north to place of safety
As it passed under the Amur's stern the
noise was deafening 1t quickly passed
and disappeared. Cor. Baltimore Amer
lean.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-08
Deep Sea Thermometer.

The deep sea thermometer, as invented
abroad and improved by officers of the
United States navy, is a marvelously in
genious and effective contrivance. 1t is
in effect a self registering instrument,
though not technically SO called. The
thermometer is so arranged that it is au-
tomatically turned upside down when
the machinery begins to draw it up from
the depth at which the temperature is to
be ascertained. The effect of the invert-
ing process is to break the column of
mercury, and small portion of the col
umn remains in the upper end of the
tube, exactly enough to measure the tenn
perature at the moment of inversion.
The tube is graduated SO as to read from
either end, and the quantity of mercury
in the upper part of the tube is so small
that it does not respond to any but great
and sudden changes of temperature. 1t
thus happens that the reading, when the
thermometer reaches the surface, is prac-
tically correct for the temperature at the
point of inversion. City Times
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-08
Snort with Beginners.

They do like to have sport with begin
ners on the stage. An actor says that
one evening vshen he was playing in Chi
cago young fellow went to his dressing
room AN intelligent and ambitious
young fellow, too, but awfully fresh
and said, "Mr Burbeck presents his COM
pliments and asks if you will kindly send
him your box of wrinkles" The actor
kept grave face and pretended to search
among the materials on his makeup table
before he replied: ''Tell Mr.. Burbeck I'm
sorry, but I'm all out of wrinkles. I'll
nave some more tomorrow" The mes
senger went away, but was back in few
minutes, just as innocent as ever, and
said, "Mr. Burbeck says it's all right, but
he would like to borrow the key of the
curtain. New York Recorder.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-08
Keeping Churches Open.

When | get rich," said business
man, 81 am going to give away lot Of
churches, but I shall not give anybody
church unless they will agree to keep
it open ON week days as well as Sundays.
There has been in recent years an increase
in the number of Protestant churches
kept open through the week, but would
like to see more of them. Imagine that
one reason why churches are not more
generally kept open is the expense at
tending it, and doubtless many persons
think that people are all or nearly all
too busy to spend time in churches on
week days.
1T seems to me that the expense
should not stand in the way, and l am
inclined to think that the number Of
those who would avail themselves of such
opportunity for rest and meditation is
greater than is generally supposed.
know that have never entered church
in New York on week day without
finding somebody there. l should like
not only to have more of the churches
kept open on week days, but to have
them open for longer period each day,
and would like to keep some of them
open all night. 1t is easy to see that
there might be many objections to this;
still would like to see churches whose
doors would be always open to every
wayfarer. New York Sun.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-08
MANY LUNATlCS AT LARGE.
Experts Are Able to Detect Diseased Minds
NV fhe SANS, nf Small

Experts Are Able to Detect Diseased Minds
by the Sense of Smell.
Every tenth mind is more or less alb
normal, and you can readily see that III
the crowded thoroughfares of city like
this there must be hundreds of people of
unsound mind wandering about" said
famous alienist yesterday. Occasional
ly they are thrown into mental paroxyms
by being jostled or spoken to or inter
fered with, and then you read sensation
al articles in the daily journals headed
"A Dangerous Lunatic at Large but the
fact is as have stated it-there are hun
dreds of lunatics at large in our streets.
When am not reading | often amuse
myself hunting for them in the street
cars, on the elevated trains or on the
ferry boats. Any expert in mental dis
eases can recognize one at u glance.
ANY sculptor will tell you that by
glancing at a draped figure he can feel
the form beneath it, and SO do we alien
sts when we gaze at human face. Al
most unconsciously we feel the degree
of mentality. True, there are certain
outward symptoms of deranged intellect,
such as the unsteady eye, the peculiar
smirk known as the loony leer, and GER
tain motions and movements of the lips
and hands and fingers; but the expert
enved alienist doesn't depend upon them.
AS have told you, he feels the presence
of subacute mania in the same way as u
sculptor does concealed figure; but
more than this. he is often able to note
the presence of a lunatic by the sense of
SMELL
Its d physiological truth that lunatics
exhale n odor that is almost as distinct
i've as the smell of musk, ambergris or
sandalwood
"There is nothing surprising about
this, for many fevers and contagious dis
eases have their distinctive odors, as any
physician viii tell you. The mind, or if
you will, tho nervous system, is largely
concerned in the task of keeping the
secretory organs in free and healthy
action. Some people are so dull and
Emphatic in their temperaments that
they never perspire. Lunacy is purely
nervous condition, and hence it is al
most always marked by peculiar and
indescribable odor proceeding from the
imperfect action of the nerves on capil-
laries. ."-Pittsburg Press.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-08
Stage Drivers of Early Days.

Speaking of stage drivers reminds one
of the glory of stages, which reached its
crowning point when rival lines ran be-
tween Sacramento and Virginia, New.
Six magnificent horses to each coach, the
coaches the finest possible, the horses
caparisoned with every ornament which
could be added to enhance their beauty.
The driver, in bearskin coat and cap,
bearskin gauntlets, was little sover-
eign in his way. No matter what the
grade was, no matter how fierce the
blizzard or how deep the snow, he car
ried things through on schedule time.
He cared nothing for snowslides or high
water, and his ruling idea was that he
must make the station ahead of the OPP
position line.
In this work there were a dozen men,
each with personality of his own and
all with perfect art in their hands and
their brains which made them sover-
eigns, and the locomotive that succeeded
them did not very much increase the
time which some of them made. Each
had his friends, his champions; each was
greatest in his sphere among a certain
crowd, but they were altogether great.
The like of them was never before and
never will be again.-Salt Lake Tribune.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-08
MATCHED AND DRESSED FLOORING, ETC.
ONLY a Printer,

HE is only printer Such was
the sneering remark of leader in Cir
Gle Of aristocracy-the Goldfish quality.
Who was the Earl of Stanhope? He
was only printer. What were Prince
Edward William and Prince Napoleon?
Proud to call themselves printers. The
present czar of Russia, the crown prince
of Prussia and the Duke of Battenburg
are printers, and the emperor of China
works in private printing Office almost
every day.
William Caxton, the father of Eng
lish literature was practical printer.
What were @. P. Morris, N. P. Willis,
James Gale, Charles Richardson, James
Parker, Horace Greeley, Charles Dick
ems, James Buchanan, Simon Cameron
and Schuyler Colfax? Printers, all, and
practical ones.
Mark Twain, Amos Cummings, Bret
Harte and Opie Reid are plain, practical
printers, as were Artemus Ward, Petro-
leum V. Nasty and Sut Lovingood.
Senator Plumb was printer, and SO is
James s. Hogg of Texas, and the leader
of science aud philosophy in his day
made it his boast that he was printer.
In fact, thousands Of the most bril-
liant minds in this country are to be
found toiling in the publishing houses of
large cities and towns. 1t is not every
one that can be o printer-brains are
absolutely necessary.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-08
ALL ABOUT PENS.
An Interesting Account of Their Invention
and Evolution.


and Evolution.
Sharp pointed bodkins, made of bronze,
of steel or of iron, We're the first pens,
and they were used for cutting out let
ters and hieroglyphics in the limestone,
sandstone or steatite of eastern countries.
Such pens were also used for writing on
Assyrian tablets The tablets were made
of soft clay, and after receiving inscrip-
tions We're dried in the sun or baked in
the fire.
In the far east and in Egypt the cam
els hair pencil soon took the place of the
metal bodkin. With the pencil letters
We're painted on the skins of animals
and the bark of trees, in much the same
manner that the Chinese draw them on
paper at the present day.
In Persia, Greece and Syria wax and
leaden tablets came into use, and the
stylus became the popular pen. The
stylus was made of bone, ivory or metal,
with one end pointed and the other flat
tened. The flattened end was used to
erase errors made in writing.
The use of parchment and papyrus,
however, called for more flexible pen
than either the bodkin or the stylus, so
reed pens We're invented. For making
these pens a peculiar kind of reed was
used, which was shaped to n point and
split, similar to the pens now in use.
In A. ID. 553 it was discovered that
quilts made much better pens than reeds.
The quilts of the goose, the swan and the
crow were used principally. Several
centuries later, when writing paper was
introduced into England, the quill pen
was still the favorite writing instrument.
However, the Quill pens had been great
ly improved, and those from Russia and
Holland were excellent.
In the early part of the present century
there was a demand for something better
and more durable than quill pens. Ac-
cordingly great many experiments
were made with horn, glass, tortoise
shell and finally with steel, silver and
gold. Itwas soon found that pens made
of horn and tortoise shell softened under
the action of the ink and were not so
good as quill pens. Nor were the silver
pens very good. They were too elastic
and too easily worn at the points.
In 1903 steel was tried in Wise's barrel
pens, but being poorly made and very
expensive they were not success. AT
Birmingham, England, in 1920 the man.
ufacture of steel pens began in earnest,
and they proved to be excellent. The
first gross of steel pens sold in Birming-
ham brought $36 at wholesale.
They were soon manufactured in great
numbers and have been getting better
and cheaper all the time, until now we
can buy for trifle the best steel pen
made. Europe has always excelled in
the manufacture of steel pens, and Amer
lea is noted for the manufacture of gold
pens.-Philadelp Times.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-08

A sailor who desired to re-enlist in
the service of the navy for cruise was
rejected by the examining board for de-
fective eyesight He had made good
record, and naval academy officers, in
Guiding the surgeons who had been COM
PEELED to make an unfavorable report in
his case, interested themselves in his be-
half He finally went to Washington
and armed with the recommendations
from the naval academy urged his
claims before the surgeon general. "Do
you see the Washington monument out
that Window" asked that official 'Yes,
sir" promptly replied the sailor. TIC
test his eyesight as well as his honesty
another question was propounded, "See
that sparrow on the top of the monu-
ment?" Without hesitation the sailor
replied, mo, sir. f" Neither do |, "
added the chief examining officer.
"Your eyesight seems to be good enough,
and shall at once order your reinstate-
ment in the navy. baltimore Sum-
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-08
Tho Crown Claimed the Money.

A lawyer named Hemmings was en-
gagged with others in pu' ing down a
barn upon Steeles farm, Ashmansworth,
Hampshire, early this month, when he
found bag of gold coins dated between
1917 and 1885. He got them changed at
rent coin to the amount of ETA los. Then
Hemmings presented each clerk with a
Is. gold piece, dated between 1897 and
1909. This led to an inquiry, and, as is
the custom in such cases in England, the
coroner held an inquest, which resulted
in a verdict for the crown.-London
Public Opinion.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-08
HIS APOLOGY fos oaoss woRps
1t Was Wildcat Scheme, but the Nevada
Cowboy Propitiated the Lady.

Cowboy Propitiated the Lady.
"On my overland trip to San Francis
co | was treated to the exhibition of a
rough ranchman put very much on his
good behavior" said New York lady.
I'VE had got out at one of the stations
in Nevada for dinner. l have forgotten
the name of the place, if ever l noted it,
but if it wasn't Poverty Flat it was mis-
named. Not feeling hungry, l leaned
back in my chair, idly looking at thedis-
tant sand hills through the open window
opposite, unmindful of the rattle of
knives and plates around me. A rough
voice at my very ear startled me from
my dream.
Here, why the hell don't you pass
me the butter?'
'It came from the nearer one of two
stalwart, sunburned men, who seemed to
be ranchers or miners. They sat beside
me in dusty high top boots and rough
peajackets, with their broad brimmed
hats on, and were eating as if they had
long arrears to make up in the way of
square meals.
'Imagine my astonishment at such a
summons, which made no doubt was
addressed to me. But was too much
intimidated to be indignant and hastily
handed him not only the butter, but ev-
erything else within my reach. At this
he looked round at me for the first time,
and his look of amazement showed that
he was worse taken back than 1 had
been. He did not thank me, but took
l. 4, Lat OFF ,,,Ia, HE .l,a a;,
and nudging his companion said in an
awestricken stage whisper:
"I say, jim, take your hat off. She's
a lady,
"Then, evidently wishing to make fur
ther amends for his discourtesy, he again
turned to me:
"'Say, marin, hev ye ever seen a live
wildcat? Cause eff yer amt I've got
one outside here | catched myself, an I'll
take ye out after we get through eatin
an show it ter ye.'
81 thanked him and said would be
very glad to see it, as had never seen
one. After dinner, having still 10 min
utes to spare, we went to see the wild
cat. 1t was in u rough wooden box with
wooden bars, crouching as far back as it
could get, with its eyes cleaning like
Goals of fire. When one of the men Of
fered it piece of meat on the end of a
stick, it made spring that seemed as if
it would break through the bars, but the
stick had sharp point that made it
beat a hasty retreat, though not before
it had secured the meat, over which 1t
snarled viciously. Its owner told me he
had brought it to the station to send it to
a friend who kept a clubhouse what
ever that is, in Carson City. l asked
him to tell us how he caught it, but be-
fore he could answer the conductor
called out, All aboardr AS the train
got under way l looked back and saw
my two friends flying across the country
on their mustangs. New York Sun.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-08
Not That Mr.. sax.

The death of Adolphe Sax, the famous
but unluclxy instrument maker, recalls
an amusing anecdote of Xavier Mar
mier, good natured old Academician,
who was constantly being victimized by
literary impostors. His housekeeper,
who did all she could to guard him from
these importunate visitants, informed
him one day that a stranger wanted to
see him, on which the following dia-
logue ensued:
"Who is it?''
"Well, he's a newcomer-that I'm
sure of, for I've never seen him before.
Shall send him away?"
''Did he give his name?"
Eyes. A Mr.. Sax-something or
other. -
"Well, Annette, l don't want any
trombones, but I'll tell him SO myself
Show him in. -
Accordingly the good Annette reluc-
family ushered in the stranger, who
turned out to be no other than the reign
ing Duke of Sake Weimar. London
Globe
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-08
Handmade.

A Glasgow man during business
trip had the misfortune accidentally to
burst one of his shoes. Entering the
first shoemaker's shop he saw in order
to purchase new pair, he asked the
son of st. Crispin if he had any hand
sewed shoes in stock.
''Plenty O. them, replied the trades
man, and after taking the customers
measure he went into an inner apart
ment and soon returned with an armful
of footwear. The gentleman selected a
pair that fitted him best, and examining
them with a critical eye remarked:
YOU'RE sure these shoes are hand
sewed?"
"Look here, my friend" exclaimed
the indignant shopman, ''ye shairly
dinna think that made thae shoon wi
my feet?'-Family Herald.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-08
A Thoroughly Honest Man.

"In conversation with a politician"
said lawyer to me, 81 mentioned the
name of a certain gentleman. Now,
there, said the politician, is as honest
a man as there is in town. Yes, sir, |
tell YOU, he is the straightest man i!
know. He is white, he is. You need
never be afraid of him beating you, for
he is honest to the backbone. When
you buy his vote, you may be sure be
will do as he promises. If he happens
to find out that he cannot carry out his
contract, why, he won't pocket your
money and say nothing. No, stree, he
will give your money back to you every
time. Now, that is what l call an hon
est man. louisville Courier-Journal
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-08
A Rare Chance.

Mother-Yes, my dear. 1 know that
he is very much older than you are. He
is one of the old fashioned gentlemen, the
only one of the old stock left unmarried,
and l advise you to take him.
Daughter-Dut why? He is not even
rich.
Mother-Wealth does not bring hap
piness, my daughter. Like his father
before him, he will do his own market
ing, and if the steak is tough you can
growl at him instead Of him at you.-
New York Weekly.