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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-13
WALK CORRECTLY.

Hip movement must be in the
lengths" hip movement in the
"breadths" is not only bad form, but
vulgar and inoonvenient. as. for in
stance, in q crowd and in rainy
weather, when the swaying figure
carries an umbrella that pitches and
rolls like sea-beaten ship. Step in
the "lengths," that is, forward and in
as straight line as possible. Do not
turn the toes or the knees out. The
idea is to glide along on an imaginary
chalk line and not interfere with other
pedestrians. Keep light feet. Try to
have the feeling that all the weight
and size are at the chest and shoulders.
Forget the feet. Keep an "up"
feeling. Let the toes come down first.
not the heels. A graceful walk is more
rep1essive of renfiement than words or
worldly goods.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-13
LITTLE BITS.

Uncle Treetop-"That heifer is two
years DID," City Niece-"How do you
know?'' "By her horns. "Oh, to
be sure; she has only two"
Hausfrau Ito dunning tradesman)-
"If tomorrow is bad weather l shall
be able to pay you, but if it is good
weather you need not call, as we shall
need the money to go to picnic. -
Fliegende Blaetter.
Physician-" You must avoid all ex-
citement. avoid beer or wine entirely
and drink only water. "But, doctor,
the idea of drinking water excites me
more than anything alse. "-Fliegende
Blaetter.
Farmer Oatbin-"I put down Eve
dollars to-day for pipe-organ for the
new church" Mrs. Land
sakesl what was you thinkin' of ? 1t
was only last Sunday we had sermon
ON the evils of smokin. "-Chicago In
ter-Ocean.
The lady had given the small boy
an apple, and he had said nothing in
recognition. "What does alittle boy
say when he gets anything? ?" asked
the lady, insinuatingly. He hesitated
a moment. "Some little boys" he
said, says Thank you,' some says,
Much obliged, and some just keeps
thinkin' how much better an orange is
than an apple"
First friend of intended groom
"Well, We'll have to give them pres
ent. What will it be, and how much
shall we spend?' Second friend-"I
don't know. I'll go as deep as you. "
First friend Let's send something
that will make big show for our
money" Second friend-"All right.
What's the matter with load of hay?'
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-13
ODDITIES IN FACT AND FICTION.

Nearly three billion cigarettes were
manufactured in the Unitd States in
the year 1894. More of them were
smoked in proportion to the population
in New Orleans than in any other city
in the counry.
A man employed in plucking live
geese was suffocated in Nuremberg a
few weeks ago by inhaling several
ounces of down. His lungs were found
to be filled with minute particles OF
feathers which he had been breathing
for years without knowing it.
Expert miners are of the opinion that
the gold belt in Leadville has been
scraped on it's surfce only. They say
it is more than ten miles long and can
not be exhausted in less than two hun
dred years.
The city of Cleveland derives an in
come from tax on bicycles. 1t is pro-
posed to exact double rate ON bicycles
ridden by women, and an anti-male
tyranny league is being organized by
some of the women riders.
While the fur seal is rapidly disap-
pearing, the sea otter is SO scarce and
so hard to capture that it brings more
than double the price of seal. A single
skin of this animal, six feet long and
two feet wide, was sold in London last
year for the extraordinary sum Of ST.
900.
There is pawnshop in Ellie, Bavaria,
that was established in 1411. 1t is
still conducted in the name of the orig.
inal proprietor. and has its first unre
deemed pledge-a pair of silver spurs
preserved in a glass case. If redeemed
now more than a billion dollars inter
est would have to be paid.
AS a token of his filial love and re-
spect Bud Somers, of Abilene, Kan,
sent his father two scorpions, taran-
tula, four centipedes and a couple OF
lively rattlesnakes ON Christmas day.
The old gentleman sent them to his
tailor, to whom he owed bill. and
the tailor, being a mem ber of local
militia company, was buried with mil
itary honors.
Erasmus Hoogle. of Augusta, Ga,
has Hambletonian mare which lives
almost entirely upon oranges.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-13
FACTS ABOUT OUR FLAG.

The colonists brought over with
them to America the Union flag of
Great Britain, with three crosses, re-
presenting England, Scotland and Ire
land. With the growth of the spirit
Of independence, our forefathers added
to their banner the rattlesnake, cut in
thirteen pieces. representing the thir-
teen colonies. adding the motto, "Join
or Die" Still later on the ratlesnake
was placed in position as if to strike.
with the motto, Don't Tread on Me-"
On the 14th day of June. 1777, the
Continental Congress resolved that the
flag of the thirteen United States be
thirteen stripes alternately red and
white, and that on the union be placed
thirteen white 5-pointed stars in the
central portion of the blue field.
When the flag is properly made it is
parallelogram, and its proportions are
considered perfect, the first and last
stripe being red, with alternate white
stripes, seven red and six white. The
blue field of the union for the thirteen
stars is the square Of seven stripes or
thereabouts. Mrs. Elizabeth Ross of
Shipper street, Philadelphia, is said to
have been the person who made the
first flag after the pattern and stripe
adopted by Congress and publicly ex-
hibited in that city with great deal
of becoming patriotic spirit and pride.
and her descendants are now happy
in taking share in her very timely
cold Glory" performance. On the
18th of January, 1894 600 years ago.
two stripes and two stars were added
to the flag. 1t remained so until April
A, 1918, when Congress altered it
again by returning it to it's original
shape of thirteen stripes and a newly
added star for each incoming State.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-13
A BOYS PHILOSOPHY.

One Of the favorite winter games Of
the small boy who lives along the Hod-
son is jumping laddie-cakes. This
sport reaches its height just as the ice
in the river is breaking up, and when
the great cakes go floating up and
down with the tide a dozen or more
youngsters may be seen running from
one cake to another, and sometimes
making really dangerous leaps.
One day boy, apparently about
nine years old, was to be seen stand
ing ON cake which was rocking in
somewhat alarming manner, and the
little fellow was crying in frightened
sort of way.
whats the matter?" called pass
er-by from the shore.
And then came the sobbing answer"
I'm afraid diss cake III turn over, an if
I get drowned me mother IL lick me-"
From the Editors Drawer" in
Harpers' Magazine for February.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-13
A COAT FLOWER.

Il can place man in his proper
position in society by his boutonniere, "
said an observing florist. 1.-THE innate
tastes of a man. whether refined or
vulgar, will invariably crop out in his
buttonhole bouquet. And, by the way,
a good New Yorker will not say
boutonniere now, but coat flower. :.
Recently three young men came in.
They were noisy and egotisticsl. Each
asked for big yellow chrysauthemum.
The flowers were nearly half as big as
their heads. The chrysanthemums
were pinned on, and the young men
followed their buttonhole bouquets up
the street. l will wager hundred
that those boys were college students.
Soon afterward came in an actor and
asked for big bunch of violets for his
coat. The yiolets would have been
suitable for his wife. Then member
of Knickerbocker club called and said:
Please put few white carnations in
my coat How much more refined
was the last of the three tastes.
$50 long as l can remember the
WoolAhS VI COdb uOWerS mas always
been custom, but not until the pre-
sent time has the custom become an
art. If coat flower is too small, the
wearer looks insignificant. If it is
too large, he looks vulgar, and shows
he has no knowledge Of the art Of per-
sonal adornment. But il his button
hole flower is just right. the wearer has
a refined and well-balanced personal
appearance.
"Chrysanthemums are obsolete as
coat flowers. The flowers used mostly
are bouvardias, gardenias. and carna-
tions, and violets and cornflowers, If
one wishes to wear the fashionable
color known as 'bluet.' OF these flow
ers the favorites are gardenias. corn
flowers, and white carnations. The
refined coat flower is Of white carna-
tions, and is not more than two and
a-half inches in diameter. The green
carnation was on the point Of becoming
favorite when that mysterious London
novel, The Green Carnation. came
out and signed the death warrant Of
the new flower. IN. Y. Herald.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-13

on, crowded into the ice corners OF
Europe by the invaders. Who would
suspect the barbarous Lapps of snow
bound Russia to be identical in race
with the dark-haired people of Ger
many! Yet so they are. and in their
wintry retreat they have preserved
their racial purity and are the living
representatives of what the South Ger
mans were centuries ago.
Like the Sclavs, these Ligurians
were promptly Teutonized and appar-
emily became Germans; but centuries
Of intermarriage has not altered their
physical tpye; similarity of language
and customs and cohesion in govern
ment gives them indeed a national
unity, but the resemblance is superb
cial, and to the student of anatomy the
true German is no more like red In
dian than he is like his dark. haired
countryman of the South.
To the northwest Hanover and the
Rhine have always been the historic
center from which German influence
has spread, and here. if anywhere, the
true German ought to be found. But
even here the people are mongrels, and
no less an authority than Prof. Virchow
states that the true German is to be
found to-day only on the coast Of Han
over and in the East Tristan Isles; but
he is not even sure of that, and reports
their persistence there as a possible
discovery. In early times many Gaulic
tribes settled about the Rhine, ming
ling their blood with natives, and in
deed Polabish, Sclavic dialect akin
to Polish, was widely spoken in Han
over and became extinct only within
the last century.
There was once, in the time of the
Romans, genuine German race.
They created great stir in the world,
disputing Italy with M.,iius and Gaul
with Caesar; they annihilated the
legions Of Varus; they hammered al
the gates Of the empire till they broke
through all barriers, and finally Rome
herself perished at their hands. But
their history belongs to antiquity; they
seem to have expended themselves
in remolding and binding together the
various races whom they conquered
and settled among; they imposed their
language and the peculiar color OF
their genius upon Gaul, Ligurian and
Sclav alike, but were themselves
strangers and aliens in the land history
has named after them.
Like the Normans in England they
have vanished from off the face Of the
earth as a distinct race, absorbed in
the mass Of their subjects, and leaving
only their influence behind them.
But, however diverse the German
people may be in race and antecedents
they are now magnificent unit as a
nation.-N. Y. Mail and Express
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-13
SHE SURPRISED HIM.

The Rev. DIR. Berle, of Boston. says
that he had Swedish girl doing house
work in his family, and she announced
not long ago that she wished to return
Oh visit to her native land.
"And will you work for me when
you come back?" he asked.
The girl did not seem to understand,
and said:
"Are you dissatisfied with me?"
"Why, no." replied the clergyman,
" 1 only thought that you might not
want to come back, and that 1 might
have to engage some one else."
Il have always been taught" was
the reply, "that when a girl goes to
work in family she is to remain there
until she is married"
"Such a unique, such an original
character" says DIR. Berle, in telling
the story, "is beyond my oomprehen
sion. IN. Y. Tribune.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-13
AN INDISCRETION.

The Legislature of Florida has made
the anniversary of Jefferson Davis
birth legal holiday. 1t had perfect
right to do so, there's no doubt about
that. But, under the circumstances,
it may be called an indiscretion. 1t
may hurt Florida more than the freez-
ing OF her orange crop. The birthday
of only one man is legal holiday in
the United States as whole, and this
is true as to nearly all Of the States.
His name is George Washington. and
he was bigger man than jeff Davis.
IN. Y. Mercury (Dem.)
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-13
A THRILLING DISORDER.

Visitor-"I am most grieved to learn
of your mistress illness. Nothing
serious; no great cause for alarm,
trust?''
The New French Maid-''No, mon
sieur; nozzing beeg, nozzing grande.
Somezing-what you call leetle,
petite"
VISITOR What ISIS it?'
The New Frehch Maid-"Eet il
what zey call ze little-small-smal
poz."
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-13

Suez Canal is eighty.eight miles long.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-13
THE PRINCIPAL ATTRACTION.

"And how did you find California p
"Oh it's State of thrilling inter-
est
Eyes? The scenery ?''
"No--they get ten and twelve per
cent. there From Smith, Gray Il
Co. IS Monthly.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-13

Naughty lady (who has just pur-
chased stamp" Must I put it on
myself" Stamp clerk-"Not neces-
sarily. 1t will probably accomplish
more if you put it on the letter. -
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-12-24
ENGLAND
May Put on Her Fight
ing Clothes,
But it Will Be Only a
Dress Parade.
The British Want Lands
and Indemnity Money.
The United States Will Fight
For a Principle.

In other columns we give many
facts relating to this pending trouble,
so that any careful reader may know
how we stand and why it is that we
take up the Venezuelan quarrel and
stand ready to give England a before
breakfast thrashing should she under
take any more of her bulldozing
methods.
The expressed gratitude of little
Venezuela to this country has been
overwhelming. She is no in the pic
lures and is covered all over with war
paint.
The London Times says we are ig-
nOrant as to the meaning of our own
words but we will stand by our con-
struction. The Times further declares
the aspect to be ominous and advises
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-12-24
A Develish Deed.

On Saturday night Of last week Fee
Cunditf and wife, who live near Jeffer.
sonville, this county, went to church
and left their three small children in
their humble home. The oldest is girl
of eight years Soon after The parents
left two brutes in human form came
to the house, forced open the door and
after fourishing their pistols and ter
rorizing the little ones attempted to
ravish the older child. Failing in this
they then proceeded to commit a crime
too brutal and devilish almost for
human conception aud too disgusting
ly horrible to bear a description in
cold type. Such brutes are unfit to
live, they are totally understanding the
name OF men. 1t seems almost incred-
IDLE that any one born in a civilized
community could be guilty Of such u
dastardly deed. Warrants have Deen
Issued charging John Cole and
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-12-24
The Heine Concert will be given a.

The Heine Concert will be given al
the Courthouse Saturday night, Dec,
18th at 8 O'Clock under the auspices OF
the Woman's Missionary Society of
the M e. Church, South. 1t consists
of "Choice Cuttings from Bouquets of
Music, Song and. Travel" Madame
Heine is pianoist of the highest or
der. Miss Heine has rich, pure so.
prano voice of the finest quality. Their
instrumental and vocal pieces are the
classic works of the masters. Captain
Riders lecture and recitations elicit
applause every where. Lovers of mu.
sic will find this concert of such char
acter as to satisfy the most critical
audience" Tickets 80 cents, at Ken
nedY's Drug Store.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-12-24
The Republican Plan Fer Re
lief Of the Treasury.

The Courier-Journal of yesterday
says: The Republican members of
the Ways and Means Committee have
agreed upon the principal points of a
bill which conforms to their ideas o
what IS necessary TO meet the fnan-
cial emergency pointed out by Presi-
don't Cleveland. They begin by dis
sagreing with the President in the di-
agnois Of the case. The President
thinks the trouble arose from the
necessity of continuously redeeming
notes in gold and at once reissuing
them The Republicans in congress at
tribute the trouble to an insufficiency
of revenue. They propose, therefore to
make use Of the emergency as pre-
text for more tariff tinkering in the
direction of highertaxes, then author
izing also an issueo of bonds.
The bond provision of the bill will
.ke as proposed by Mr. Reed. 1t WILDE
IAN amendment ofthe acts OF 1870 and
1875, so as to authorize 3 per cent.
Bonds for the protection of the gold
reserve, and it will provide for low
Rate coin bonds of small denomina-
lion, the proceeds Of which shall be
ssed for supplying deficiencies in the
revenues.
The tariff proposition has not been
4aduced to definite shape, butt is Ger,
Tain that it will include duty of al
Neast five centa on wool and raises OF
swooIens and many other articles
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-12-24
A Significant Departure.

With thea departure of another
year when a review is made of The
condition of affairs, it is only right
that some thought be given to the
physical body which enables every
one to battle with life's problem and
figure for themselves the profit or loss
on the trial balance sheet. Though
the bank account may be large and
Zach ones material gain be great, it
would not be surprising if it suddenly
dawns upon many that good health
has been greatly impoverished by the
low condition of the blood. 1t is in
this state that the Tactic acid in the
vital fluid attacks the fibrous tissues,
particularly the joints, making known
the local manif estations of rheuma-
tism. Thousands of people have
in Hoods Sarsaparilla the great blood
purifier, a positive and permanent
cure for rheumatism.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-12-24
war preparations.

The Ordinance yard at Washington
is going night and day in the making
of guns, and our war ships are getting
ready for the fray, which must come,
unless England backs down. OF this
trouble the New York Sun expresses
our sentiment when it says: "Any
American citizen, whether inside or
outside of Congress, who hesitates at
this juncture to uphold the President
of the United States should be brand
ed as a traitor. The game of politics
is out of place to-day. There is no
room for any hut patriots from Maine
to Texas and from Oregon to Florida"
"For the moment there is but one
chart to follow, but one course to
steer, one pilot TO obey. The large
minded and righteous policy an
nounced in the Presidents message
will never be disavowed or side-track-
ed and our prest mt paramount and ur-
gent business is to make the world
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-12-24
nderstand that this il the unanimous

understand that this is the unanimous
and irrevocable decision of the coun.
try"
The world is tired of Engand's bull.
wing. Vanderbilt in Paris says we
will not yield an inch We will close
onr own ports against England. In ii
month from the declaration of war thu
entire ocean will be clean of English
ships.
1t is somewhat of secret but Rus
ala will offer aid; in fact aid has been
offered the United States.
We do not believe there will be war.
The time may be ripe for it, England
needs sound thrash 'ng, but see it
Lord Salisbury don't find a way to let
himself down and get out of the way
of the powers.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-12-24
Announcement.

At the Phoenix Hotel, in Lex
ington, on the afternoon Of the Doth
inst, Miss Lottie Quisenberry, a
beautiful young lady of this city
will be married to Mr.. William
Haggard, prosperous young farm
er, of Clark County. They will
leave Immediately after the cere-
mony for Louisville, where they
will visit the sister Of the groom
for a few days, after which they
will be at the home of the groom
in Clark County.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-12-24
The War Feeling In Canada,

A news special sent out from Otta.
wa, Canada, says: Officials Of the
Government claim that in case of war
between Great Britain and the United
States, Canada could, in twenty -four
hours, put 10000 fully equipped men
into the field, and hold any force the
United States is likely to bring against
this country in check for a couple OF
months at least. The situation is
generally viewed as one of the great
est gravity calling for prompt prepare
lions of defense, but not for any alarm.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-12-24

There is some sentiment among the
Republicans in favor OF horizontal
increase of from Is to 20 per cent. on
the entire tariff
The bill will probably be reported
to the House Tuesday and will be at
once passed. There is little prospect
of prompt consideration of the bill in
the Senate.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-12-24
Important to Tax Payers

l hereby give notice to the tax pay
erS of the city of Mt. Sterling, that the
perIcent fixed by law will go on, thss
first day of January, 1896, and that II
will be found at George G, EastiR's
business house every day from 10 tCe
II o'clock to receipt for same.
G. 7. WrLsoE,.
Tax Collector for the City of MI. Ster-
ling. 20.3t
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-12-24
Upton 5 Drug Store,
Corner Main and MaysviIls
Streets.
BuCklen's ArniCa SalVe-

The best salve in the world fog
cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rhepmp
fever sores, letter, chapped hands,
chilblaims, corns, and all skin erup-
tons, and positively cures piles, or BO
pay required. 1t is guaranteed tO
give perfect satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price 25 cents per box. FOE
sale by w S. Lloyd. 3I-Yy
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-12-24

On Thursday afternoon at 3
o'clock, at the home of the bride,
Rev. c. j. Nugent, officiating, Miss
lisa NJ, eldest daughter of w. II.
Wilkerson, will be married to Mr..
Monday Reed, of White Hall, Mad
ison county. They will leave for
Madison on the 3 o'clock train for
the home Of the groom.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-12-24

1.-THE morning train over the X & S.
A. was delayed by one of the freight
cars leaving the track on the grade
coming into the city, car and track
were damaged to a considerable ex-
tent.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-12-24

The Iudian Greek Coal is btss Al
magnificent burning coal. We cam
also furnish you several other kinds0G
Kentucky Coal, together with Camel.
Anthracite, and the best grades Of
Virginia coal.
b. f. RoBrNsoN
2l-2t Manager
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-12-24

The people of Farmers have finished
very handsome church building at
that place for the use of congregations
of the Christian church. At first it
was determined to hold the dedication
exercises tomorrow christmas Day.,
butthose services have been deferred
till next Sunday, Dec. (29.) Rev !.
Linsley, of Owingsville, and Rev Fl.
d. Clark, of this city, with other min
listers will be present and take part in
the exercises. A cordial invitation is
extended to all TO come and assist the
good people of Farmers in dedicating
their new house of worship,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-12-24

The Paragon Theatre Company are
holding the boards at the Grand
Opera House this week in a repertoire
Of new and popular plays Peoples
popular prices.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-12-24

Charles Glenn with the foul deed.
They are young men of 20 and %
years respectfully, and live in the
neighborhood of Jacksonville, No
arrests have yet been made.