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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-05-15

to half an inch in thickness. This
stood erect between the animals eyes,
and must have proved most persuas-
i've feature in his way of arguing.
Among the other interesting pieces is
a jawbone seven inches long, in good
state of preservation, and clearly show
ing the bone fiber. although really
nothing but SO much asphaltum, save
where the enamel projects. They will
have to be put together by the profess
ors at the university. who may be able
to reconstruct a complete skull of
prehistoric animal that roamed over
California in the tertiary or quartern-
ary period.
Practically little geological work has
been done in the region where the fos-
sils were found. just fifty miles to the
west of Bakersfield, high up in the
desolate MOUNTAINS sksrting the west
ern San joaquin Valley. this strange
land lies. Binding ashes and parched
white dust. pools of liquid asphaltum
and streams of that pitohy viscid stuff
trickling from cracks in hillsides;
creeks and little lakes of sulphurous
water emitting a gas that ignites and
blazes. great masses of solid bitumen
protruding from the ground like lava
long grown cold; all these together
and soil on which a strange, stunted
brushwood grows form its characteristic
landscape.
There are large beds of infusorial
earth 800 to 400 feet thick and ex-
tremely light. The surface is bleached
intensely white by the sun burning
out the little asphalt oil ON top. Un-
derneath is brown. impalpable dust
like volcano ashes-a mighty ash
heap, and yet composed of shells of the
infusoria. visible only under power
ful microscope.
From the presence of this dust it
may be taken that asphalt is infusorial
also, being formed out of animal mat
ter of infusoria, while the mineral mat
ter, or white shell dust. remained
above it.
There are beds of brown sand, almost
n sandstone. parallel to the direction
of asphalt deposits. and seemingly un-
DERIVING them in the strata. This
brown sand ooheres through the agency
of asphaltum material in it, and has
stood like dixie against the erosion of
geological periods.
One more very interesting feature of
the district is the mineral tar. as it is
commonly called, or liquid asphaltum
1t exudes in many places and trickles
downhill until hollow is reached and
black pools are formed. In those pools
Lizards, beetles, rabbits, birds, and
even deer and bear have been
found, all embalmed by the liquid that
killed them.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-05-15
WHEN PAPERING WALLS.

The following rules are for the scrap
ing and treatment of walls of various
kinds preparatory to papering:
If the walls have been previously
papered it is advisable to scrape off old
paper, not only from sanitary stand
point, but also to insure a perfect job.
Paper hangers cannot be too vigorous in
advising customes to have walls and
ceilings scaped previous to repapering.
To remove ordinary wall paper soak
the paper by applying hot water with
an old brush and then scrapipg with
hand or pole scraper.
Heavy papers, such as feathers and
felts, should be treated to coat of hot
paste, thinned down to the consistency
of cream. After few minutes soak
ing remove by scraping.
Whitewashed walls should be scraped,
after thoroughly wetting the walls with
strong sizing. If whitewash is not
thick or scaly, strong solution of vim
egar will answer all purposes.
For damp walls, we advise either
one, two or three coats of shellac over
the damp surface, or tinfoil, which is
put up in sheets, can be tackled and
pasted over the damp spots.
For vanished paper, mix about
two pounds of common brown sugar
or molasses to one half bucket of water
then apply like sizing. The mixture
is also good for oil-painted walls.
Scraping, however, is preferred to
either.
For oil-painted walls, dissolve two
pounds of pearl ash in bucket of
water and apply like sizing.
For kalsomined walls, wash walls
and ceilings with large sponge, then
apply ordinary sizing. New walls
should have coat of weak sizing.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-05-15
VARIOUS USES OF SALT.

| One pint of fine salt mixed with two
pints of wood ashes and mixed with
water will mend cracks in stoves.
When clinkers accumulate in the CRATE
throw in handful of salt, let stand a
few minutes and they will easily be
removed.
A teaspoonful added to the water in
which cut flowers are placed will pre-
serve them for considerable time,
and little rubbed ON the griddles be-
fore greasing will prevent cakes from
sticking. Damp salt will remove the
discoloration caused by tea ON cups and
saucers; if sprinkled Immediately over
any spot where something has boiled
over on the stove, there will be no odor
and the spot will be easily cleaned. A
teaspoonful put in kerosene lamp will
make the oil give a brighter light, and
small pinch added to the starch will
prevent it from sticking to the irons.
If your ingram carpet looks dingy sprin-
kle little salt over it and let it lie
for at least five minutes, then sweep it
thoroughly and you will be surprised to
see how much brighter it will look.
One of the best things for cleaning
brass is salt dissolved in vinegar.
Cotton fabrics are less likely to fade
if allowed to lie for short time in a
strong solution of salt and water.
Sprinkle damp salt around where
there are moths and they will speedily
take their departure.
If a small pinch is added to the
whites of eggs they will froth quickly.
Small doses given at short intervals
will stop hemorrhage of the lungs; for
stings or bites of any kinds of insects
apply it damp and bind tightly; for
neuralgia or severe pains in the
stomach, fill muslin bag, heat it and
lay it against the aching place.
If the throat is very sore, wiring a
cloth out of cold salt water and bind
around the neck. covering with dry
towel; a weak solution gargled with
also help the throat. A sponge bath in
salt water will arrest night sweats,
ana if used cold is one the best lotions
for restoring firmness of the flesh; bathe
the face upward and then wipe dry.
One.half a teaspoonful dissolved in
little water will almost instantly
relieve dyspepsia, or cure collie in q
grown person.
Two teaspoonsful in about half pint
of tepid water will act as an emetic, OF
if snuffed up the nostrils will relieve
cold in the head or catarrh.
Salt should be eaten with nuts to aid
digestion.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-05-15
BREAD MAKING.

The temperature at which bread is
both raised and baked is of the greatest
Importance in producing the perfect
loaf. DIR. Woods of the Connecticut
experiment station places the proper
raising temperature at from 80 degrees
to 85 degrees F., and the baking tenn
perature at from 400 degrees to 500 de-
grees. In late paper on bread max
ing he cautions the housewife against
cooling the loaves of bread too rapidly
after taking them from the oven.
"Much of the souring Of bread.' he
adds, "is doubtless due to lack of care
during cooling. Owing to the high
water contents. and the large amounts
of nitrogenous substances and sugar
which bread contains, it is. especially
while warm, good soil for dvelop-
ment of various kinds of moulds and
bacteria. A loaf of bread hot from the
oven. taken into poorly-ventilated
room crowded with people. will be-
come sour in the course of two or three
hours"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-05-15

side and cutting blow at the bronoho
that would have finished the chase had
it been effective. but the nimble animal
jumped to one side, turning as the
swish of the riata was heard. and the
moose dropped over the animals head
A second later it rolled over and over,
jerked from its feet biting at the rope,
snorting and squealing. Gaining its
feet it made another fierce charge at
the dogs that now chung to it persis-
tently, but another lariat dropped over
its head, and SO, held from every side,
the animal was conquered and soon
dispatched
Not half mile from the spot where
this one was killed, over divide, an
other boar was discovered still more
savage, as it was the patriarch of the
herd. The dogs, now thoroughly ex-
cited with the sport, rushed into the
elump of bushes. Shrieks. yelps and
snorts followed, while the tops of the
brush waved to and fro as the boar
threw off the dogs, dashed out and,
seeing the horses. charged them with
out the slightest hesitation. striking
vicious blows with its tusks, chasing
through the cavalcade and dashing up
slope that was impossible to hunters.
A Mexican who knew the lay of the
land led the run and up a new trail
the hunt went. one of the Americans
taking the lead as the boar apparently
went over the divide. Here was
chance for the rifle, as the dogs had
been misled aud were chasing another
boar that had charged out of the brakes
on the bank. A gently sloping valley
stretched away into an amphitheater.
and down this the animal ran, the
horseman following ard gaining at
every jump. 1t was breakneck pace;
ride that would have appalled, many,
but the horses were to the manner born
and knew the ground.
Finally the rider was within fifty
feet of the game. He dropped his reins
and was about to shoot when the willy
boar suddenly wheeled as though on a
pivot and charged the horse. The
latter, taken by surprise. jumped aside,
while the rider. by one of those fortu-
nate accidents, lowered the muzzle of
his rifle and fred point blank in the
animals face, dropping him dead at his
side.
The boars never molest any one un
less routed out, but on such occasions
are we'll worthy the hunters courage,
possessing all the true qualities of
wild game.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-05-15
WHAT TRUTHFUL BILL DIED OF.

An El Paso. Texas, man, being in
San Antonio. was asked by gentle
man how Bill Hart was coming ON in
Ell Paso.
HE went by the name of Truthful
Bill didn't he?'
Eyes.
"Well, he's not coming on at all.
He was buried the day before I left Ell
Paso."
perhaps Truthful Bill drank too
much?"
NO."
"Was he imprudent in changing hi S
clothes?"
"No, it wasn't that. He was impru-
dent in telling the truth. He got up
in a saloon patronized by the elite OF
the town. and said that the whole
crowd present were liars and horse
thieves. The verdict of the coroner
jury was that he died of lead poison.
ing"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-05-15

Bulletin No. 63 from the New York
Experiment Station says: "Colum-
bian, the most productive of all the
raspberries fruited ON the station
grounds this year. Fruit large to
very large, moderately juicy. moderate
ly firm, nearly sweet, somewhat darker
in color than shaffer, but sweeter and
better favored. Similar testimony
was received from other stations. At
the recent State Fair at Syracuse the
canned and evaporated Columbian
berries were each awarded first prize in
their departments.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-05-15

In Asolo. southwestern Treviso, op-
posite the house where Robert Brown
ing wrote "Asolando. Barrett Brown
ing has established, in memory of his
father, lace school, where young girls
are taught to weave the old patterns Of
Venetian lace.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-03
MINNESOTA IN BRIEF
INTERESTING EVENTS or rHr
WEEK IN MINNESOTA.
Amporsant Occurrences In the North
STAR state Day by Dny-A General
Resume Of the Weeks Doings Ar.
ranse'l for Rapid Reading.
Thursday, Sept. &c.

H. Il. M1lham Of st. Paul was elected
grand chancellor of the knights OF
Pythias.
A. II. Ranum, a brakeman on the
Great Northern, had hand taken off
while coupling cars at Pelican Rapids
The stockholders Of the Mankato
street car line decided to suspend op-
erations Oct. and offer the track,
cars, horses, ETC., for sale. The line
has been In operation eight years and
the owners have lost money since it's
establishment. John G. Noe and Will
lam Farr are the principal owners.
The adjourned annual meeting of
Window Institution corporation was
held at MOnteyideO, at which the arti-
cles of incorporation were so amended
that the affairs of the institute are
managed by twenty-five trustees in
stead Of nine directors. A provision
is also made that thirteen be members
of Congregational churches in good
standing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wright. whose
two children, Walter and Queenie,
were recently left big fortune, and
IRE i'll charge Of the probate court at
Duluth, made a desperate attempt to
kidnap them. They stole the children
from the institution they had been
placed in, and made a hard fight
against the police who came to re-
cover them.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-03
PITH OF THE NEWS
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK IN
A CONDENSED FORM.
The Latest and Most Important
News of the World, Culled From
the telegraph Reports of tho
Press Associations. III. -
WASHINGTON.

The North Atlantic squadron,
which has been anchored off Thomp-
kinsville during the past week, has
left for Fortress Monroe from here
1t will start upon it's cruise
The president has granted a pardon
because of the prisoners i'll health,
in the case Of L. A. Mcknight, COM
victed in the Indian Territory of ma
licious mischief (three cases) in burn
ing the stack of hay belonging to the
United States. .%
Secretary Carlisle has reversed the
ruling Of the auditor Of the treasury
for the state department and decided
that NJ. w. Ransom, minister to Next
co, may draw his salary as such under
his present appointment. A draft Of
$025 on this salary account drawn by
the state department on the treasury
has been honored by order Of Secre-
tary Carlisle.
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Personal Mention.

Rev. Frederick Gushing, pastor of
the Presbyterian church at Minonk,
Ill.,, died while visiting at Elyria. Ohio.
Delannoy, the Frenchman who be-
came famous as having been cured of
paralysis at Lourdes, turns out to be a
fraud. He was not paralyZed at all.
Judge e. NJ. Colver, one of the best
known lawyers Of Northern Ohio, died
at his residence in Sandusky, aged
IS. Judge Colver had just returned
from Chattanooga, where he attended
the dedicatOry exercises Of Chicka-
manga National park.
James Cooper, Of Shelbyville, Ind,
wealthy and 70, married Jennie Perry,
20 years old, who had been his SER
want during his first wife's life. He
willcd his entire property to his new
wife and died. His son now contests
the will, alleging undue influence, in
sanity and hypnotism.
MI. H. T. Dickens, Q. c., resembles
his father in many ways. He is the
author Of a good many legal stories,
and says clever and witty things by
the score. In work he is alert, ener-
getic and thorough. In preparing for
tAC uCAC1SC LII VIGIL
poisoning case he read a whole libra
~ of books on poisoning.
Rev. DR.. B. H. Engbers, perfect of
studies at st. Gregory college, Cedar
Point, once professor Of theology at
Mount st. Mary's seminary, died at
Cincinnati. He was a widely known
Roman Catholic and an authority on
canon law and history. He had been
i'll with a complication of diseases for
two months.
Lille Hamilton, variety performer
well known in every city in the west,
died at Butte, Mont. She was until
few days ago in the legitimate and
was the wife of Frank Slocum, form
erly advance agent for Richard Mans
field and now associated with his
brother in the management of one of
the ''Trilby" companies.
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris has re-
turned to Washington from New York
to place her daughter, Rose Mary Sar-
toris, in school at a Georgetown con-
vent. She intends to take a house
there again this winter. Mrs. Grant
also expects to be in the capital the
most of the winter, but is as yet un-
decided whether to take a house or
not. ;,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-03
Tuesday,, Oct. 1.

William FitZSimmonS was brought
to saltwater from Pine City to serve
life sentence for the murder of JOS
eph Vigues. @--.. +. = p
The Lac qui Parle county fair has
closed. Ihere was splendid exhibit
OF farm products and some very fine
stock. The attendance was not very
large. ~
The steamer Comfort, owned by
Capt. Felter, of Tower, burned to the
waters edge last evening, together
with load of hay brought from Wake
mup Village. No insurance.
John O'Neal was indicted for rob
berry in Sandstone by the grand iurv
He made his escape, but was finally
captured by Marshal Turcott in a tam
arack swamp two and one-half miles
west of town. His accomplice, Daily.
is already serving time in Saltwater.
The Houston county fair, was the
most successful one yet held. There
was a large crowd on the grounds
each day. The cattle and swine exhi-
bit surpassed those of former years.
The special trotting race was won by
Capt. w. H. Harries' horse Good
Morning, time pa II, breaking the
track record.
Mrs. Ackley, owner of the Odd Eel
low. on Vermillion lake, at Tower has
bought the Moral on Crane lake. This
deal secures through line from Tow
er, Mimi, to the gold fields, as the
portage Of 26 miles, between lake
navigation will be under the control
of the same Darty
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-03
Miscellaneous Item.


Officers and directors Of the MIL
Waukee have been re-elected.\
At Toledo, Ohio, Judge Pratt decided
the "black list" among railroads was
illegal. ~,
The J. G. Grant Baking Powder
Company Of Chicago assigned to-day.
Assets, 100000; liabilities, $1,000.
Massillon, Ohio, miners are gather
ing FOR a district convention. From
authoritative sources it is learned that
they will demand Coo on Oct.1.
From a personal investigation of the
much-talked-of coke strike in Penn
sylvania from one end of the region
to the other, it is evident that the
strike has not materialized.
J. R. McGregor, representing an iron
mining firm of Alabama, has gone to
Eagle Pass, Tex, and is endeayoriny
to get carload of the negro colonists
who have returned from Mexico.
Elizabeth Tompkins, the well-known
sporting writer, who Disappeared
from Chicago in the fall of 1892. las
finally been located in San francisco
where she is living with Norman
Brougb, the handicapped Of the Bav
district track.
Warren F. Leland, the Chicago hotel
proprietor and manager If the Ocean
house at Newport, has leased the
Windsor house in New York for a lonr
period, to take possession on Nav i
He will probably retain the proprietor.
ship Of the Ocean house.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-03
ride, was badly bruised, but the train
men5all escaped injury.

rue, was Dadly bruised, but the train
men5all escaped injury.
Louis Dorsch a Winona police officer,
was shot and badly injured about s
o'clock last evening by IN unknown
tramp. The man who did the shooting,
together with three others. tried to
hold up John Hanson hostler for the
Empire Lumber company. Hanson's
loud cries attracted Officer Dorsclls
attention. and he pursued the high
waymen. Finding the officer was over
taking them, the three thieves made a
stand and fired four shots Mt him, the
second piercing his left arm Ind In
jnriDg the bone badly. All are under
arrest. The ringleader fought lesper-
a'cly but was overpowered by the Off
Ger whose arm was disabled entirely.
One Of the quartet. was jailed Il month
ago, and at that time told Chief Brad
ley he would get even with the town.
The appearance Of himself and com
panions is attributed to Il desire toI
revenge. =
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-03
Monday, Sept. 80.

Dennis Ryan of Marsham lost his
stable and barn by fire. Insured for
$1,000 in the Royal of Liverpool.
Shells & Bringgard's store front at
West Concord was badly damaged by
runaway teams. -
George Grilley, running a steam
threshlng outfit in the township of
Cherry Grove, lost new separator by
hre, caused by sparks from the en-
CINE. Loss about $500.
Deputy Warden Lemon has returned
TO saltwater from st. Louis, bringing
with him Convict Thomas Gordon.
who broke his parole recently and fed
to that city. Gordon has yet to serve
two years of five years sentence for
grand larceny.
The case of James McGinty VS.. the
Northern Pacific, in the United States
court at Fergus Falls, in which plaint-
If asked $51 900 damages, was settled
for $4,000 out Of court. The Northern
Pacific got out Of $81, 900 in damage
suits at an average cost of 6 cents on
the dollar.
WI nile preparing to brick I'D an old
Well at New Ulm William Koepke was
Killed by the caving in Of the ground
above him. He was at the bottom of
the well, about thirty feet below the
ground, and the accident occurred lust
as he was being pulled up. The de-
ceased was street commissioner for
this city for a number of years and
was prominent in the Lutheran church.
New Ulm is to have a new railroad
Eastern capitalists are at the head of
the undertaking, and it is the intention
to connect New Ulm with Winthron
during the next six months. The line
Will then be extended into Iowa to
Missouri river points. Surveyors are
now at work between here and Win
throp.
William Sanderson, a carpenter en-
ployed in the farmers starch factory
at Anoka, narrowly escaped death late
this afternoon. While working among
the machinery his clothing caught in
the. shafting and he was whirled
around so rapidly that every vestige
OF clothing was stripped off and he
was dropped to the ground all bruised
up. He will recover.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-03
Friday, Sept. ~.

}. }. Flynn was arrested at St. Cloud
on complaint of e. G. Allen, charged
with robbing him of SIS. Flynn is
fireman and Allen a switchman on the
Great Northern. Flynn was put I'M
der 500 bonds and the case continued
to Friday.
Pietro Chiodo Of Cumberland, Wis,
was seriously stabbed at Hastings by
St. Paul Italian. The men belonged
to the steel crew on the river division.
The assassin was arrested by Officers
Schwartz and Nesbitt.
John 9. Mag died at LIE Sueur at
the age of eighty-four years after a
protracted illness. He began life in
his native country as a Swiss soldier
and then spent number of years in
active service in the Greek army. He
enlisted in the Fourth regiment Min
nesota volunteers and served four
years for his adopted country.
There are no new developments in
the matter of the finding of the body
Of John Monaghan of MINNEAPOLIS.
His sister, Mary Monaghan, of Min
neapolis is his only near living rela
tive. She has been notified. His
friends Still believe he was murdered
and the body sunk in the lake to cover
the crime. 1t is said that the day be-
fore he disappeared he was seen to
have $500 in bills, and it is believed
that he had this money with him at
the time he disappeared.
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Wednesday,, Get. 2.

The German Methodist conference
for this district met at CORTLAND with
a large attendance.
Fire destroyed the house belonging
to August Sundberg at St. Cloud, en-
failing a loss of about 500.
J. C: Copper has been appointed
municipal Judge at Mortified to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of S.
w. Furbur.
John Boyd, while attempting to get
on a moving Great Northern train at
Becker, fell under the wheels and was
killed.
The addition to the Amboy Elevator
company's elevator, which was built
by L. A. Hickok of Mankato and Just
accepted, bursted, letting 10000 bush
els of grain on the ground.
Fire destroyed Westervelt & Balls
wagon factory at Faribault, together
with it's contents. Loss, $500; in
surance, $500. The fire is supposed
to be incendiary.
A company from Milwaukee is now
building an iron bridge over the Min
nesota river between CORTLAND in Mic
ollet county and Cambria in Blue
Earth county; also an iron bridge over
the Little Cottonwood in the latter
town. -.
Wheat receipts at Duluth for the
month of September were $4,000 cars,
amounting to 100000 bushels. This
is nearly twice the receipts of Sep
TENDER last year In spite of bleach
and smut 70 per cent of the wheat
went contract grade. The receipts
have been rather light for a few days
past, but Chief Inspector Clausen does
not attribute it to farmers holding
wheat, and thinks it due to rains in
the country delaying threshing. He
expects the receipts for October to
continue large, and says the railroads
are hauling wheat to the lake as fast
as they can get cars to handle it.