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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-04-10
A BURGLARS CONFESSION.

A man signing his name "E. RI
dolph Higginson. of Boston," VI
admits that he has been commits
burglaries in Acthison of late, 50,
the following card of thanks to 1
office:
Although my receipts in Atchis
have been comparatively small,
would not have the citizens think (
ungrateful, and hereby extend THAI
for what little I take away from I
town. My stay in your city has b
pleasant, and I have been treated VI
such courtesy by the best people tina
may return at another time. h
enjoyed very much the visits to sd
of your homes, and my only regre
that l did not have my wife along
enjoy the fun. regret to notice
Jim Waggener values the watch 4
from his residence at $50. If he "a
paid this amount for the watch he
robbed and ought to crack down
the dealer who sold it to him.
tried to pawn the watch in st. Joe
terday, but was only offered $2.75
it.
''It is a shame for a good citizen
be robbed in this manner. | was Ii
ing to a policeman few days ago
Informed me that the ladies of
son do not bring flowers and pie
cake to prisoners in the county
Accordingly. gave the officers no
portunity to arrest and keep me ID
county Jail for time ON suspicion
don't know whether l ought to
away professional secrets or not
will say, that the cleaning dagger
claim to have seen me brandis
was really an icicle. During
twenty years l have been in the
ness ] have never injured human
ing. never have any trouble
the men, Notwithstanding their tall
shooting me full of holes. The 3
trouble l ever have is from screa
WON en- and barking dogs. Before
ing. I must say that the people 81
not censure me too severely.
must remember that all the go
take are second-handed.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-04-10
CROCODILE TEARS.

The expression used in the hesi
has long been in general use to dei
hypocritical sorrow, or pretens
sorrow where no grief is felt
origin has been referred to s.
sources: One, believed in by the
naturalists, was that the cr(
would mourn and shed tears at
great agony until sympa.
traveller would investigate the
and get devoured for his trouble
Manderville says: "In GU
countree long serpents called crOVSl
slay men and then eat them weepI
Spenser (Faerie Queene) says
cruel, cratic crocodile, which ~
gryef hyding his harmful guils'
weepfull sore and sheddeth
tears.".
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-04-10

proof and riot-proof. In case of in
vasion it is claimed that no army could
gain admittance to the vaults, for if
explosives strong enough to make any
impression on the walls were used they
would blow the building down and pro-
duce a heap of ruins, which would
prove quite as effectual a barrier as
the steel.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-04-10

handsomely engrossed ON a woman =
skin tanned at this factory The tan.
merry used the skin from the victims
of the revol ution. Oil extracted from
human bodies was also placed upon the
market by the same concern. and ex.
tensively used for lubricating purposes.
The French encyclopedia for 1865 gives
a recipe for tanning human skin
Chicago Record.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-04-10

"Is that baby strong9 IVY
should say so. He raised the
family out of bed at three o'cioV,
morning. and scientists say tha'
the hour when everybody's stre''
at its lowest point. ~
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-04-10

Labrador has 900 species of flower.
ing plants. SO ferns, and over $50
species of MOSES and lichens.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-04-10

A recent invention is a cradio
rocks by olockwork mechanism ~,
at the same time plays BABY W.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-04-10

Tor line shoes. kangaroo hides ali
come from Australia.
Alligator hide is growing more pop
ular every year. 1t is used mostly for
shoes and valises.
Other fancy feathers made by the
Newark house are from the skins of
boa constructors, rattlesnakes and black
snakes, used largely for pocketbooks
and slippers.
Porpoise leather was first introduced
into England. where it was made into
fine Shoes for men. 1t is remarkable
for it's f1exibility. A square foot of it
can be drawn cut to one and one-third
feet in length. Shoestrings are large.
ly made of this leather.
In olden times leather was made
quite extensively from human skins.
During the French revolution IN an
presented himself one day at the bar of
the convention and announced the t he
had devised simple and original
scheme for obtaining leather in abund-
ance. He was granted concession and
carried on his business with certain
amount of secrecy. His first prod uct
of leather from human skin was IN AIDE
into boots which were presented to the
members Of the committee and worn
by them. A great many books Were
bound with the leather. and Philippe
Egalite, duke of Orleans, encouraged
the tannery by wearing at a ball a pair
of breaches made from human skin.
The British museum has Latin bible
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-04-10

ment which would have to be consid-
cred in building the steel frame. The
vault doors are made double. with an
air space Observation-Disclosures air is
the best non. conductor of heat-and
the main effort is to make the outer
door so strong that it cannot warp
when fierce heat is applied. There
has never been test of the vaults in
the new buildings for the reason that
there has never been fire. Of course.
if the steel construction went down the
vaults would 60 with it, and being
made mainly of brick or tile they would
break and their contents would be de.
stroyed. A few of the best vaults are
lined with steel and some of them are
provided with burglar-proof strong
box.
But the triumphs of safemakers are
the safety deposit vaults which have
been built during the last few years
under many of the great office build
lngs. They are built Of solid steel
and banked in with the
huge stone walls ON which the build
ing rests. Usually the approach is
protected by vestibules or passages
with steel gratings. The
loors are all Of the best known work
and are protected with time
ocks. In the Masonic Temple vaults
here are $4,000 private safes, besides
arge storage rooms for bulky valua-
lies. The doors fit into cushioned
ockets which make the vaults water
light and alright. They are intended
ot only to be burglar-proof but fire.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-18

The oppression Of the poor western
farmer still goes on apncc. In Nebraska
the supreme court Of the state has just
taken from him "A lucrative means Of live
lihoOd For years there has been a law In
the state requiring railroad engineers 10
whistle at every highway crossing and i'm
posing fine Of $50 for every failure 20 do
So half the fine going 10 III" inforincr
For some reason engineers have not been
able to do all the whistliDg required by
this law, perhaps from need Of some steam
for running the locomotive, and the farm
crs have made great deal Of money by
watching the crossings and bringing suit
against the companies for attractions Of
the law
Every suit thus brought has heretofor.
been decided against the companies, and
tho law has cost them great deal Of mon.
ey one farmer recently got a verdict for
$3, 500 whIstlinR money against the Union
Pacific. The supreme court has finally de.
clarcd the Law unconstitutional New
York sun
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-18
A bad Streak.

At very small luncheon tho other day,
whereat ono of the guests was n divorcce
who had married again, the conversation
of course Immediately turred ON divorces,
and Il st RAFT laced matron delivered quite u
homily on this very serious evil of the
present time before she realized on what
very thin ice she was treading. To break
the awkwardncsS Of the situation, the
hostess plunged into that most absorbing
of topics, tho fashions, by asking if any
one had seen the Marie Antoinctte hats Of
Reboux. This brought up the question of
coffcur, and then, with fatal pcrSistcncy,
the evil of dyed hair was discussed, with
its attendant dangers of skin troubles,
while Mrs X, fresh from Paris with a
Titan head instead Of her dark locks, lis
tened in silence. Mrs. A., who had given
the luncheon was in despair.
Things really seem bcwitched!' she
said to herself as there no subject that
is safeF'' And turning to her immediate
ncighbor, sho began eagerly and volubly to
talk of tho lattcr's son, who was in col
lcge. How pleased you will be to have
him home again." she exclaimed sympa-
thetically. "fle Is so attractive. / have
always thought grown son would be
such comfort.
well, Milly, you did put your foot into
it with Mrs B. at luncheon cried one OF
her intimates after the latter had gone
Didn't you know her hoy had been cx-
PEELED from college and the family are ut
their wits end to know what to do with
him|'-Ncw York Tribune.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-18
ESOP UP TO DATE.
Tho Tale of tho Master and the ASS Who
Thought Himself u Horse.

There was once an Ass, who, seeing that
tho Horse was greatly valued by their
Master, became dissatisfied with his nat,
ural Lot. why" exclaimed he, should
l be set to carrying these ugly Sacks of
Husks2 Tho Horse is put into Harness
and draws our Masters most valuable Be.
longings Surely am of rs much Value
and have as much Strength and Endur.
ance rs he"
Thinking in this Wise and intent upon
attracting the Attention of his Master, the
silly Ass began to gallop frolicSomcly
about in very extravagant Manner, kick
ing up his Heels, us If to say, My Father
was high mcttled Racer, and you may
SEQ that am his own Child in Speed and
Spirit.
Pcrceiving the Antics of the ASS and
deceived for the moment into thinking
that he was Capable, tho Master put upon
him heavy Burden and started to drive
him six mile journey,
After being driven very little Space,
however, the Ass felt the Load grievously,
went unstcadily, spilled a Portion of the
Painters, SO as to call upon him the Wrath
and Execration of his disappointed Master,
and finally stumbled and fell hclplcssly in
tho Road
Alas he exclaimed. II must have
made Mistake! My Father, after all,
could have been only an Ass New York
Press
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-18
LCNDON'S PEOPLE.
Statistics rs to the Population Of the
Worlds Greatest CITY.


!. The London county council has Just Is
sued big volume full OF interesting sta,
tistics. 1t appears that Of the residence
population only IS per cent Were born In
London, and of born LondonerS living in
England Il per cent still live in London and
2S per cent in the rest OF the country. The
southeastern >slntieS, the south midland,
the eastern ard the southwestern are the
only districts that contribute (Scvcrallyl
more than 3 per cent of the population.
The total foreign percentage is no more
than geo. 1t Is noteworthy that. while
the native population has decreased in the
last 80 years from 81 10 - per cent, the
proportion OF London Scottish has re
manned stationary the Irish having de.
creased considerably, and the foreigners,
chiefly Poles and Russians, have Increased
The actual total population of rrgiStra
tion London ut the last census was 4,2ll,
743, This total falls short of the total "
calculated on tho basis Of the known de-
cennial increase, and II Is estimated that
33S, 364 persons have gone 10 live else.
where the large majority no doubt find
ing their homes i'll outer London. The
registrar generals returns for 1892 show
tho total number of births rs 1872, 32S; rate
of illegitimacy, $40 per cent; total mum.
Der of deaths, St, S33, of which 40 per cent
represents infant mortality under years
of age; total number Of persons married,
14,3
The age tables show that more than A
per cent of the population are either under
20 years of age or over 40, ah3 may he pre-.
sumed not to be mainly supported by their
personal labor; the remainder, mostly be.
tween the ages Of 20 and 80, may be reck
oned rs workers of one sort or another,
without taking count of the unoccupicd.
OF these workers of both sexes in round
numbers 100. 600 are described rs profcs.
sional, 39l 900 as domestic, $40, 900 rs
commercial and 1000, 600 as industrial,
the total occupied class numbering nearly
1900, 900. OF the ''industrial' million,
builders and carpenters account for No.
000 mechanics and lahorcrs for 10000
and dress for moro than 200, 000 about
20 per cent of whom are women. The rest
of this particular million are distributed
among minor trades and industries
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-18
The RrookIyn Dialect.

Perhaps the most notable tendency
which BrooklNnitcs display In speaking Is
that Of putting m I sound on every word
ending in Il or aw. Eight of ten people You
hear say momncr and pepper and thu
idrar, also lawr SAW, jawr, etc, Another
peculiarly commonly encountered Is that
attending the pronunciation of oi In such
words rs oil point etc. Oil as given hy
Brooklyn people is not quite so bad ms orl,
but comes pretty near 1t, u sort Of sound
being introduced.
On the contrary. when the sound Of
shouldn't he distinctly heard It is FIRE
qucnty omitted in such words as world,
first, third, pronounced woild. foist and
thoid This peculiarly is, however moro
characteristic Of New Workers. than Of
Brooklynitcs The Latin prefix per In per.
spiraton and in perhaps is often pro.
nounccd ms though it were pre-, ns prcspi
ration and prchaps, In fact, 1t was only
the other day that professor in the boys
high school an English teacher and II doc
tor Of philosophy, was heard 10 remnrl,
that 'prnaps something was SO. some
other mistal,s frequently made are carous.
ell for carrouscl, ngnn for aRrn, ben for
been ard sassy for snucy.
The worst bnrhnrism, however, IL prac,
tiCcd In pronouncing proper names. Who
but a Brooklyntc would have the courage
To pronounce SchcrIncrhorn rs Skcmma.
horn Elevated railroad guards, whose
chief duty II Is 10 call out the correct
names Of the stations will invariably *
claim Ellum place and Norstand avenue.
Have we no better way 10 honor the mem
DRY Of those two great men, Putnam and
Lafayette, than to call the streets named
after them Pootnam avenue and Layfay.
cite avcnuc2 Or il it because Brooklynites
do not know who these men wercY Ger
tainly IL cannot bc on account Of their
ignorance Of history because these mi,
takes occur not infrequcntly among people
seemingly well educated - Brooklyn Ea
oil,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-18
An Early War Correspondent.

In 1886 DR.. W. II, Russell was barrS
ter. engaged on the staff of the London
Times as leader writer, u convenient
connection with journalism much less
common in this country than in England
where most Of such work Is done out of the
office and makes convenient second string
for young professional mon who have not
yet become established in the more prohta-
BILE practice Of the law. One evening in
February he was called to the Office Of the
editor, Mr. Delane, and told that very
agreeable excursion had been arranged,
Ito go to Malta with the guards. AT this
time there was no serious thought Of war
Then came the expedition to Turkey,
which cen then no one thought would re-
suit in serious war His troubles began
here, the general In charge Of the cxpedi-
ton not being able to see why a newspaper
man should he on board And after he had
landed and pitched his tent in a quiet
place 1t was summarily pulled down. The
idea of giving a correspondent ufiiti al rec
ignition was regarded a. absurd, and in
spite Of orders from the government at
home, DR. Russell had great difficulty in
gaining a grudging allowance Of transpor
tation and rations without which he could
not have remained in the field Yet in
spite of those trials he thinks the CORE
spondcnts were freer in those days than
now. when they are under military censor
ship with tickets and badges. Later in the
campaign some friends at home sent him a
handsome portable cottage-which served,
however, to rouse the ire Of the officers in
tharge. who did not relish having jour
na,ist 20 housed Exchange.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-18
Ornament. Made From Cows Horns.

1t Is often the case that amateurs would
like to make some use Of handsome horns
but from the rigid and obstinate nature OF
the material are unable IL do so simple
process, carefully followed out, would Ell
able any one to make beautiful and useful
articles. The inner part Of the horn Is
scraped out, then it is thrown into water
and boiled for an hour or So, when IL be
comes soft 1t is then held In the flame Of
wood or coal fire, being constantly
turned. 1t should be kept In the fire for
some time, care being taken that It docs
not burn, and is frequently moistened by
being dipped in boiling water The heat
and steam will soften 1t to about the con.
dition OF molten lead 1t is therefore very
soft, and can be split lengthwise by a
strong knife and pinchers. II can then be
cut into thin layers by separating the
sheets OF which IL Is composed BY being
pressed between dies IL can be made to
take almost any form. When the article IS
complete, 1t can be scraped smooth, then
given high polish. York Ledger
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-18
SUB ROSA.

My sweetheart wears all kinds of hats
With &grets, puffs and bcws,
But the hat my sweethcart's sweetest in
Is the one with the ing rtSi rose.
Ii stands up pretty on the hrim.
What wonder my fancy M'nordS
II mods and bows 80 Saucily
To the music Of her mood.
And when my sweetheart Slyly rests
Quite stin and will not speak,
The RID rose >ruld 81 fain reply
The bloom a.. her dimpled cheek.
The red rose oft has swayed a Mo-
My sweetheart cold can be-
But you sce, l like II 81 we'll because
She nodded "Yes'' to me.
Delight SweetSer in Indianapolis Journal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-18
De.pest American Mining SHAFT.

The deepest mining shaft in America is
not on the west coast among the celebrated
gold and silver lodes, As one might expect,
nor in the coal regions Of Pennsylvania, nor
among the mines Of the Montezumas" in
Mexico II IL common, everyday copper
mine at Opeechee, Mich, which, at last
accounts, was far beyond three-quarters Of
a milo In depth The mine in question Ia
called the Tamarack and Is reputed by ex-
perts to tap the richest copper lode in the
world st Louis Republic.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-18
A safr Rule.

When an ls-year old girl says her moth
ar won't let her accept Nh invitation 10 -
party, IL II certain that the wrong pors.In
has aeked her TO 90 Atchison Globe
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-31
ternal revenue system, stamp taxes,
etc.
A New School Policy Needed

In the various counties of the
state the nominees for the legislature
are being discussed. Some of them
have been determined upon, and as
the year grows older the plans and
purposes will be fnllY developed.
1t lis plain that the contest between
the candidates and the people will
be largely upon reassessment and a
change in important laws. 1t is
hoped that in the contention of in
terests the public schools will not
be neglected. We have reached a
period when we must have new
school policy. The state is fully
able to pay more for education and
to MAINTAIN the school ten months in
the year. but it will not do it under
the present method of manage
ment.
This cause is vital to the welfare
of the state. During the past sew
eral years the children have been
deprived of years Of valuable time,
simply because the schools were
closed down on account of the. lack
of money. When each child is de-
prived of from one to four months
of education each year, the total for
the state means great many years,
and it operates disastrously upon the
general progress. The reform can
not come through local bills and
amendments, but must be general
and thorough. We trust the people
will think over this problem seri-
ously. If the intelligent citizens
of every section of the state will
carefully study the conditions
around them and suggest practical
changes the result will be valuable.
What is first needed is the full
awakening of public sentiment
BALTIC. American.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-31
Kingwood, W. Va, Jan. 20.
Real Estate Transfers.

.
Elijah Friend and wife to j. B.
Friend, 81 acres and 81 perches of
land; $500.
Mary D. Crook and Fanny D.
Read to Lucretia Hagans, lot No, 5
in Pennington's addition to Oak
land; $500.
Davis S. Arnold and wife to B.
G. Arnold, military lot No. 1885;
So, etc.
H. G. Davis and wife to John W.
Lands, 16 acres of land; S240.
Sallie F. Morris and husband to
John 7. Mitchell, the Mckinney
farm; $40O.
John 7. Mitchell and wife to II.
G. Days, the above land; $400.
John t. Mitchell, attorney, to
Mary l. Manown, military lot No.
316 and 795 acres of EEL Shine;"
also 1872 acres of another tract; 81.
The Mountain Home Company to
John Blackstone, lots Nos. %, 20
and "a in block "A of Loeb Lynn
Heights; 5000.
G. II, Prltchard and wife to
Mary Murphy, the Jonathan Prit-
chard property in Oakland; $500.
The Mountain Home CompanyIto
Agnes Spiker, lots Nos. 10, 20, p
and % in block z of Loeb Lynn
Heights; S240.
II. NJ. Frazee and wife to Chas,
NJ. Camp, acre Of ground; S25.
Jos. Eggers to Charlotte Saun-
ders, so acres of land; 1915.
VIM. White, mortgage, to An
drew Mullen, 1044 acres of ground;
81, etc,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-31
Markets OF The World.

For twenty years Democratic writ
ers andDemocratlc orators have been
profuse in giving descriptions Of the
markets of the world, magnifying
the great opportunity that would
come to the United States when
these markets were open to our
trade. 1t was the one promise of
the Democratic tariff reform cry
that as soon as placed IN power
their first change would be to &aaure
these markets of the world. The
Wilson bill was drafted upon that
proposition, and 1t was proclaimed
in the halls of Congress that this
bill would give US the markets of
the world with greatly increased
trade. Nearly a half year has
passed since this bill became a law
and we are beginning to realize
what is meant by the markets of
the world being open to the United
States as under Democratic system
of trade and commerce. If the
future is to be assured by the past,
we fear there will be more crying
and proclaiming for the repeal of
the law which processes to have done
so much for us rather than we
should continue to live under law
which robs us annually Of many mil
lions in the balance of trade.
The Republican party has always
been able, since 1874, to control
foreign trade in our own interest,
so that we were constantly selling
more than we purchased abroad, by
which we had large margin to ap-
ply to the national debt and al
other Indebtedness in the country.
The Republicans continue to-day tc
proclaim, as they have always done
that when intrusted with power
again they will be able to restore
this former prosperity by tariff
legislation and reciprocity treaties.