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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-09-04

goods going TO the interior is very
high, as much as 200 per cent. IN
some cases. As people here have never
learned to manufacture, and they raise
very little, there is growing demand
for American goods.
The present governor is a broad,
liberal, and deservedly popular, and
whose sentiments expressed to the
writer of desire to see Americans
come here and to see Nicaragua emu
late the great United States was clearly
demonstrated on the morning of July
A, when by his order booming cannon
opened and closed well-ceiebrated
day, and at night all the government
buildings being lavishly decorated with
colored lights. There was consplcu-
Gus absence of all this on Queen Vic
toria's birthday.
This is not much Of town now,
though it has had a former day OF
glory and there are still few of the
relics of boom in 1848. Churches,
English and Spanish schools and some
well-stocked stores, while bob street
car with mule attachment on the main
street forms the attraction OF the town.
In 1854 the United States gunboat
Cyane, for an insult to our American
minister then temporarily in the place,
bombarded and totally annihliated the
town. There are today claims pending
against our government, growing out
of the incident, but since then the
natives have had a wholesome respect
for old glory.
Forty years ago there was splendid
harbor here and the largest a-golng
ship could sail in and land at the town,
but now they must anchor mile out
and discharge cargoes with lighters,
which often proves disastrous. The
idea is that with a large breakwater
the force of the canal discharge will
keep the channel open. 1t is sad
sight to see the ruin and decay of boats,
dredges and machinery formerly in use.
There is little left of the canal except a
franchise.
De Lesseps first looked over the
Nicaraguan route, but, not being able
to secure a concession satisfactory to
him, went to Panama and attempted
his water-level canal, which soon de-
voloped into failure, and he tried an
impounding reservoir. which nature
has SO abundantly supplied for this
Nicaraguan proposition, but the
Chagres river was turbulent enemy,
indispensable, and disaster followed
The thrifty American is here ana a
great crowd is coming when the canal
starts, so they write the American
consul.
The position of consul at this point
is probably worth $4,000, but the OPP
portunities are great. Greytown with
in year will either be the liveliest or
the deadest place on earth.
There is no dangerous sickness in the
country, and the work on the canal can
best be done by American labor, and
this would settle the question as to
American interests being protected.
That this work will be commenced at
the dawn of this century and COM
pIeJed IN an sra OF poaCo aud plonty as
a heritage to generations of commercial
Americans yet unborn is hope and a
demand of every citizen who has ever
visited this locality, viewed the situa-
ton and noted the laws Of natural
adaptation. Chicago Record.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-09-04

Where, " said the land agent, ad-
dressing an audience Of possible pur-
chasers. where else ON the face of the
globe will you find in one place copper.
tin, cotton, hemp, grain, game"
And voice from the crowd replied:
In the pocket Of my youngest son. :"
-Harper's Bazaar.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-09-04

In Austria it has been found that
the slanting of letters in writing
causes curvature of the spine, due to
the position maintained at the table OF
desk. and a Supreme Council has re-
commended that upright letters be oui'
tivated in schooling.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-09-04

The Emperor Duc-Tu, of Cochin
China, protects his treasures by placing
them in followed trunks of trees,
which float about huge tank situated
in the centre of the royal palace.
There are twenty crocodiles i'll the
tank as well. When he wishes to draw
upon this bank, all the reptiles are
killed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-03
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rose in his might to try conclusions
with the master.
All these events followed each other
in the most natural way at Round
HiI, and then came the liberal pen
sions, together with periodical allow
ances for a leg. an arm and an eye,
and the money flowed into the circula-
ton Of the village and the three Of
ficers were more firmly in the saddle
than ever. so that when the captain
rang the church bell at o'clock in
the evening it had all the military
authority of tattoo, and the lights soon
faded out of the chamber windows as
if the town had been under martial
law. The people dreamed and snored
and slept as securely in their beds as
If the colonel had been sitting on his
horse all night at one end of the street
and the major at the other. with the
captain standing ait the trail of his gun
in the starlight down by the cannon
house. Round Hill was such a milli-
tary town that the people never shook
hands. They stood at attention and
saluted each other just as the captain
saluted the colonel. When they turned
about. they always turned to the right
like the major, by putting the right
foot behind the left and coming round
on their heels.
The colonel the major and the cap
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A. O. u. w.

The election of officers is now the all
absorbing topic in the order; the nominal
lions were made last week. and the cleo
tons will take place this week in the
three lodges in this city.
Eagle Gate Lodge on Wednesday even
ing conferred the Master Workman de-
gree on three candidates. Salt Lake
Valley Lodge held no meeting last week,
because their regular meeting night fell
on Memorial day, which was observed
as a. holiday
DR.. McKenna will deliver a lecture to-
night in Temple Lodge. on ANA tony, -
which ought to draw a good attendance.
The Degree OF Honor at the meeting
on Tuesday evening, received ten appIi-
cations for membership in this branch
of the order.
The Rocky Mountain Workman for
June is to hand, and besides a vast deal
of other information and news, contains
an excellent report of the proceedings of
the recent session of the Grand Lodge
at Park City, which every member
should read carefully.
The Workman has scored a victory by
the Grand Lodge, accepting it's well ad-
vocated proposition to hold a. session of
the Grand Lodge once in two years, IN
stead of annually, as heretofore. This
change will effect a saving to the juris-
diction of about 5000 every two years,
which sum will be used in methods for
spreading the order and increasing its
membership.
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ing a little the other way to give it
plenty of room. Presently he saw a
section of the enemy's battery chang
ing position, and the men saw it, too,
with howl of delight; and then for
five long minutes the two batteries
blazed at each other, and it was des-
perate business for Lieutenant Bissell
standing idly in the wheat, even if he
did see one of the enemy's guns dis
abled. 1t cheered him to know that
he was gaining the advantage, but he
longed for some work for his hands
to do. Everything was working like
a charm in his battery. AS he
walked over to the right gun, he en-
We'd the numbers serving the piece,
and just at that moment number one
fell back with a cry. Lieut.. Bissell
caught up the hammer and took his
place at the muzzle of the gun. Now
instead of dragging, time flew. His
hands and arms were soon blackehed
with powder. He had something to
do now. 1t made him wild with de-
light TO the distress he was caus-
ing on other hill. a few more
rounds would do their work. He
threw off his coat. His hat fell in the
wheat. He had no time to pick ct up.
The sweat ran down his face as he
sponged the wheel while the gun was
the battery. The toiiing men were
lost to view in it. The wheat stalks
were burned to the roots in front of
the guns, and the roots were ,torn out
of the soil, and still the guns thun-
dered and blazed, and the ring of fire
crept farther and biacker onto the
yellow grain. The heat was madden
ing. He dipped his hand into the
black sponge bucket and dashed the
dirty water on his forehead, and
sprang in to reload.
There was a wild cry of rage on the
left. There were bullets in the air.
Crowds of the enemy were surging
through the smoke. He struck down
one man with the sponge staff. The
gunner knocked down another with
the trail hand spike. All was con-
fusion. He felt a singing sensation
in his arm and then a faintness. He
was almost trampled on by the rush
ing horses sweeping around with the
Timber. Some of the men lifted him
onto the chest and held him there. He
remembered the galloping horses and
the shouting drivers as they plunged
through the wheat, dragging away the
hot old gun, the same gun that has
been cooling for a long year in the
little red cannon house at the end of
Round Hill street. Lieutenant Bissell
was breveted Captain for gallantry,
and went back with an empty sleeve
to ring the bell and read prayers in
the Round Hill Church
And now who can say which showed
the highest coura ge-the Colonel, the
Major, or the Captain?
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from hill to hill over the lost ground.
He was angry when he fell back to
his last position on the crest of the
ridge in the standing wheat. He or
dered up fresh limbers from the cais-
sons with full chests, and sent the emp
ty ones to the rear Down in the field
in front great farm barn was burn
ing. under pillows of black smoke, and
on the hill beyond, the opposing bat
terry was shooting red flames through
white clouds, and after every puff he
heard the bowling shell overhead.
He walked impatiently back and
forth in the tangled wheat and watch
ed the work of his own guns, always
listening to see which ear the coming
shell sounded loudest in, and walk
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tain had it all their own way, and were
loved and respected and obeyed until
| they grew old and died, and were
| buried in the side hill church yard
The colonel had the right of fhe line
and the three were dressed on each
other and faced to the front ready for
the last roll call, and now that they
were gone the people were proudel
than ever of their record. They had
been such heroes, each in his own way
that no one could say which had been
the bravest.
A few of the older men in the village
remembered when the three officers had
been boys in the Round Hill school to-
gether, and how they had hunted for
pennies under the tavern steps, in
/ their time. and swung on the boot of
the four horse stage, and laughed out
loud in school at the sound of the
drivers horn, and how they had fought
their small battles, never dreaming
that when they grew up they should
take part in the great battles of a
great war.
In those days Glib" Peck was a
studious, quiet, bashful boy; Edward
Rose was generous and reckless to a
fault, and if little Dan Bisself some
times failed in his task, it was be-
cause he neglected his duty to do
something else which, for the moment.
A few years later when the war
broke out, Edward was all excitement
and fight, and promptly began raising
a company, and Dan was with him
riding over the country eniisting men.
While all this was going on, Gilbert
Peck stopped at home and wondered
if he were ever intended for a,.soIdier.
He doubted if he were. but he could
have no doubt about his duty to his
country, and so, in the end, he Joined
Edwards company in time Ito be made
second lieutenant. Before their first
battle, Lieutenant Bissell had been
transferred into the artillery and Lieu
tenant Peck was promoted next in
rank to the captain.
So the regiment came up to Cedar
Mountain along the dusty roads and
across the fields of blackberries. under
the hot sun. All day it lay in reserve
and the men listened to the grind
grind, grind of the musketry at
the foot of the mountain. When night
came they heard the first shells howl
over their heads and saw the burning
fuses like shooting stars blazing across
the sky, and the guns of the infantry
sparkling like fire flies in the fields.
Then when the regiment was ordered
to charge, Lieutenant Peck knew for
the first time that he lacked the nerve
to carry him up the hill into smoke
OF the battery, which Numbered and
blazed and lighted the corn stalks with
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Members died in March, s455.

-htHlDeTS Qleu III A1dIcn,
| Members suspended in March, 4,570.
New members admitted in March, 3,96S.
| Members reinstated in March, 1872.
! Net gain in membership in March, 1895,
$50.
Members in good standing. April 1, 1895.
81. 429.
Net gain in membership for past twelve
months, 0464.
Members withdrawn, etc, from the or
der in March, 30.
Amount of beneficiary fund paid out in
March, 1895, S6SO.447.59.
The total expense of disbursing S7,116-
S07.99, beneficiary fund. was 1851, 591. GO.
The average time of payment of death
| losses in the entire order is two months
| and eleven days.
The average duration of membership
of those who died in 1894, was years.
months and II days.
Total beneficiary fund disbursed in 1894
to January l, 1895. as shown by the an
nual reports, $7,116, SO799.
Grand total beneficiary fund disbursed
by the order, from organization to April
l, 1895, $50 123. 1851.
Twenty dollars and eighty-six cents
from each member represents the cost of
5000 protection in the A. o. L. W. for
the year 1894.
Only seven Jurisdictions have registered
losses this month. This is a. great i'm
provement, as shown by the excellent in
crease of 2310 for the month.
Total relief fund received to May 1.
1895, on calls Nos. II and 15 including
balance on hand January 1, 1895 1885,
994.T. Amount disbursed, 1886, 4OS.10. Bal
ance on hand May l, 1885, 81, 5S6S7.
The total amount distributed through
the medium of the relief fund since its
adoption, 1880 to January l, 1895. is
81, S2S, 501. &c. The amount has all been dis
bursed except 20 cents balance, January
I, 1895.
Massachusetts shows the largest gains
for March, being 391. Kansas next with
S61, Nebraska third with So, followed by
Minnesota with 26S, Ontario 267, Missouri
Ia, the Dakotas IA. Washington 100.
Balance showing gains are under 100.
The record OF 1894, as shown from the
annual reports, gives net increase in
membership over losses, 1854. Death
rate per thousand members, 1913. Az
erage number of assessments made. 20
Amount paid to the widows and orphans.
81, 116, s07.99. Total number of deaths dur
ing the year. S.50S.-Keystone Workman.
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them in to see his pet.
Everybody knew that the colonel mad
lost mis- leg at Charlottesville; that the
majors eye had been shot out at CedaI
mountain, and that he captain hao
worn an empty sleeve since the battle
of Gettysburg.
The three had gone away in the same
company, of which the colonel was
captafn. and they had come back hors
de combat, at various times during the
progress of the war. Just as Providence
and the disa bling wound had decreed.
Major Peck, who had been the first
to return. had taken his fathers place
as landlord of the village tavern, which
was a temperance house; hung up his
sword in the Office. and turned hid
mysterious glass eye on the travelling
public, which was s. very small public
sn5eed.
Next in turn came Colonel Rose, on
his crutches, just in time to limp into
the vacant postoffice, where, under
President after President he had sorted
the letters. and nobody had dreamed
of turning him out
Captain Bissell, who had come last,
had been promptly made sexton Of the
little Episcopal church where the
colonel read the sermon every Sunday
morning, and had been promoted at
once to the equally honorable duty Of
reading the prayers.
Three more gentle, supplemented,
easy-going citizens than the colonel,
the major and the captain were not to
be found in all the town. They were
modestly conscious that they had only
done their duty, and the major, who
was by nature a timid man, concealed
IN his breast q profound secret which
was known only &c the colonel
Nothing. however, in the minds of
the villa gers, any more than III the
minds of the boys, could divest the
three crippled soldiers of the smell of
powder and the din of battle. From
She first they had been regarded as
heroes of extraordinary courage, and,
like sensible men, they accepted the
honors and the offices which everybody
said they had earned.
Soon after the colonel came into tho
peistofice, he had been elected by an
overwhelming majority to 4le super
visor of the township. and the major
naturally came to be perpetual justice
of the peace, because the long ball
room n the tavern was the only suita-
Bile place in which to hold court Then
as the two positions held by the cap
tain were without pay or perquisites
of any kind, the voice of the villagers
as one man, woman and child, de-
manded that he should teach the vii
iagS school, and a well-discipIined
school II WAS where no winter-boy ever
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BY WILLIAAI HENRY SHELTON.
Copyright 1895. bv w. H. shelton.

Copyright, 1895, by w H. Shelton.)
The affairs of the small village Of
Round Hill had been administered for
almost a generation by its three most
illustrious citizens.
-Four times a year the school children
came together on the steps Of the
olhur> 20 see the colonel, the major
and the captsin ride solemnly out Of
TOWN on their long-tailed horses. with
their pension vouchers buttoned Sc
curely under their medals over their
scars, and then the boys, fired by mill
tary ardor, commonly ran in body to
the little red cannon house at the end
of the village street. where they jostled
and shouldered each other at the key
hole and caught such gIimpses~as they
could of the grim old Union gun in the
EhadOwy interior. 1t was all that had
been left of the captains battery, and
everybody knew how the captain had
stuck by that gun. After the war was
over the people at Washington had
given him the gun fo- his own. The
captain carried the key nS--lliS pocket,
and on holidays, If the boys had been
good, he unlocked the doors and took
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L. D. %. f.
The Odd Fellows are making satisfac

The Odd Fellows are making satisfac-
tory strides in the race. Faithful and
steady work always counts, and the
spread of the order in this jurisdiction
shows that it's members are ever faithful
to the cause.
Last week with the city lodges was an
average one. The regular meetings of the
subordinate lodges were held, except on
Thursday, which being Memorial day, was
observed as a holiday.
Monday night Jordan lodge met, ana
had d good attendance. Several applca-
lions were received from outsiders, who
wish to become members.
Ridgley and Enterprise lodges met on
Wednesday evening, enjoyed a fraternal
time and transacted routine business.
Work was also done in Enterprise, in the
third degree.
Fidelity and Salt Lake lodges held
their stated conclaves on Friday night.
Both weer well attended, and enjoyable
sessions were reported.
The encampmentS, the Canton and the
Rebekah degree lodges. are all flourish
ing and doing good work. u
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The Masons enjoyed fairly good week.
The blue lodges held their stated con-
claves, and did an average amount Of
work. Argenta lodge. on Tuesday night,
worked in the Master Mason degree, and
the Chapter on Wednesday worked in
the Royal Arch degree. The project Of
building a Masonic temple in this city
is still under consideration, and the out
look for the enterprise being brought to
a successful determination is good.
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having the needed merit to more
than make them good all the advertis-
ing claimed for them, the followine
four remedies have reached a phenome-
nal sale: DR.. Kings New Discovery
for consumption, cought and colds
each bottle gGaranteed-Electric Bit
tiers, the great remedy for liver
stomach and kidneys, Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. the best in the world, and DR.
Kings New Life Pills, which are a per
feet pill. All these remedies are guaran-
teed to do just what is claimed for
them and the dealer whose name is
attached herewith will be glad to tell
you more of them. Sold at a. C. NJ. I.
drug department.
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The Best Salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores. Ulcers. Salt Rheum, Fe
yer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands. Chill
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions
and positively cures Piles. or no pay
required. IT is guaranteed to give per
feet satisfaction or money refunded
Price Is cents per box. Fer sale by z
g. II. I. drug department.
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three ringing cheers for the colonel.
In June he heard that the colonel was
back at Round Hill with the major
In July he was at Gettysburg him
self, and in the absence of his captain
he was in command of a battery. After
he had once fought his way through
the fields past the old brick seminary
building, in full view of the roofs of
the village. down among the orchards.
it was hard luck to be driven back
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For Over Fifty Yenr.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. IT
soothes the child, softens the gums, al
lays all pain, cures wind collie, and is
the best remedy for Diarrhoea- Twen-
ty-five cents a bottle.
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will throw life, enthusiasm and lasting
interest in the candidate, so that he
may be the better prepared to ascend the
successive rounds of interest and beauty
in the remaining scale of Pythian excel
lencieS and rarities.-Pythian Record.
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Why Have You

Been stricken with disease while your neigh
Dor escaped. or vice-versa? Both were alike
exposed, but in one case the the disease germs
found Judgement in the impure blood and weak
ened system, while in the other, the blood was
kept pure by Hoods Sarsaparilla, and the
body was in a condition of good health.
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Four Zig successes.

DR.. Tillman fills your teeth without
pain. Parlors 1894 Mercantile block.
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LEADING BUSINESS FIRMS OF SALT LAKE CITY.
BOOTS AND SHOES.

SPENCER & LYNCH CO.,
i24 Main street.
i59 West First South.
81 East Second South.
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ARTISTS.

CLAWSON. ]. w.
12S South Eighth East.
CULAIER. H L. A.
II Culr-er Block
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Hoods Pills are purely vegetable and do
not purge, pain or grippe. Sold by all druggists.
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LAWYERS.
BOOTH. LEE & GRAY.
62-65 Commercial Block. Tel. 507.
ANDERSON & ANDERSON,
Eagle Building. Rooms %.
COCHRAN & MURPHY,
JENNINGS VIM. c..
U. s. Commissioner Il Eagle Block.
POWERS. STRAUP & LIPPMAN,
Eagle Block. Tel. 4S6-
RILEY ]. A,
So Commercial Block.
SONNEDECKER N. w.
S17 Mccormick Building.
SHEPARD RICHARD B..
37-40 Commercial Block.
STAYNER CHAS. W.-512 Mccormick
Block. Chancery cases. Coll. in Europe.