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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-14
A NOTABLE BANK.
The Most Independent One In the World
Is In Norway.

The Most Independent One In the World
Is In Norway.
Probably the most independent and
aristocratic bank in the world is the
Norges or national bank Of Norway. II
seems to be wholly Indifferent to doing
business of any kind, and what it does
do it insists upon doing in its own
deliberate way. Socially the bank is OF
considerable Importance. The directors
meet twice week, and these friendly
gatherings are said to be most enjoyable
affairs Loans and discounts form the
chief subjects of conversation. No loan
or discount can be made without the ap-
proval of three of the directors.
Suppose the directors are to hold a
meeting on Wednesday and you want
70 borrow s., 900 on Monday. You ap-
ply to Norges bank and are told that
the matter will be taken under consid-
GRAFTON at the directors meeting on
Wednesday, and you may look for an
answer to your application by Thurs
day. 1t does not matter in the least that
you want the So, 900 ON Monday and
not Thursday. You simply have to
wait
The origin Of this institution was as
peculiar as its management is unusual.
Soon after the nominal union of Nor
way and Sweden, in 1914, the latter
country began to feel the need Of great
er money facilities to meet the demands
of the rapidly increasing commerce.
The problem of securing the necessary
capital for great national institution
was very simple one for the Nor
wegian government
1t raised stockholders for the bank
just as it raised soldiers for its armies.
Every well to do citizen was compelled
to take SO much stock He was always at
liberty to take more if he chose, but al
ways in amounts divisible by five.
Bookkeeping was made easy on new
principle, in accordance with which
sums ending in other figures than five
and zero were to be excluded from the
books.
This national bank is also pawn
shop. 1t is authorized by law to lend
money on any nonperishable goods, pro-
vided they can be deposited in the bank
and kept under lock and key. For this
service it charges rather less than the
usual pawnbroker's interest, which
may perhaps account for the rarity OF
private pawnshops in Norway. In the
regular loan department the curious
rule is enforced that loans may not be
made for less than one month nor for
more than six and only for sums of at
least S19O -Pittshurp Dispatch
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-14
Worlds Oldest Family.

AS a result of recent investigation It
has been shown that the founda tion of
the families of about dozen of the
400 barons in the British House Of
Lords dates back to 400, the earliest
being 1864. The oldest family of the
British Isles is the Mar family of Scot
land, 1893. The Campbells of Argyll
began in 1190. Tallyrand dates from
1199, Bismarck from 1910, the Grosve-
nor family, the Dukes of Westminster,
1865. The Austrian house of Haps-
of Bourbon to S64. The descendants
of Mohammed, born $40, are all regis
tered carefully, and authoritatively in
book kept in Mecca by the chief of
the family. Little or no doubt exists
of the absolute authenticity of the long
line of Mohammed's descendants.
In China there are many old fam
lilies; also among the Hebrews, "but"
says an authority, there is one gentle
man to whom the world must take off
its hat, not as facile princeps or primus
inter pares, but as the great and only
none-such. This is the Mikado of ia
pan" His place has been filled by
members of his family for more than
$500 years. The present Mikado is
the 122d of the line The first one was
contemporary with Nebuchadnezzar,
$50 years before Christ. OF the seven
great religions enumerated by Max Mil
Ter as possessing Bibles, the Mikado
family Is older than five.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-14
Davis Chair.

When "Ben" Wade, of Ohio, was the
presiding officer of the Senate, he used
occasionally to call some Senator to
take the chair, and relieve himself by
walking up and down In the lobby,
which runs back of the Senate cham
ber Once, while thus walking, he
was overtaken by certain carpetbag
Senator from one of the Southern
States, who occupied the identical chair
that jefferson Davis had used while a
member of the Senate. Walking along
by the side of Wade, he rubbed his
back wearily, and said: ''Wade, these
Senate chairs are the most uncomfort-
able things / ever saw. My back Is
positively blistered from sitting in
mine" Wade looked at him for mo-
ment, and, as he turned away, mutter-
edi Davis left enough brains in the
seat of that chair to blister the backs
of two or three such men as you are"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-14
to be married prisintly. It's good

10 De married prisintly. It's 4 good
thing"
"I'll give you $500 cash"
You will not"
Then name your figure"
THE place is not in the market, but
II you want to give me $1,000 you can
have it-and there's not bill nor a
claim agln It,"
They traded, Dinny to get his money
and give possession at o'clock. At
the alderman came around, accom-
panied by Mr.. Spieshof'er, and they or
dered drink.
"Dinny, here is wild you," said the
alderman addressing his Teutonic pro-
tege
II may as well be honest wild you,
gentlemen" said Dinny, making a pre-
tense of setting the glasses straight
This house will be agin Mr.. Spieae
hotter in the workln' to-day"
Thin I'll probably call on you as l
wander home the avening," said the
alderman, whose affability and brogue
both became exaggerated as he grew
angry. - =
"And it's proud and pleased I'll be to
see you" said the late cab driver
The alderman's son was as good as
his word, and inclined to be better. He
put man behind the bar and then
called up everybody for health to the
house He rushed out and had paint
er decorate Il long banner after the
manner of men when they buy an old
saloon, and in the evening shadows the
painter strung it's. glaring length along
the outer walls. The large crowd which
greets such signals with glee came In
and enjoyed the hospitality of the new
owner. Hours passed, and at 10
o'clock, just after the alderman's son
had been taken away in a cab by some
of his dashing young friends, the hench-
men OF the aldermen came along, and
they wrought their will with the place
Not Il policeman on the block heard
the disturbance. But crowd gather
ed and saw the bottles broken, the mir
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-14
"AND WHO BOUGHT IT?o
But the alderman persuaded Dinny not |

But the alderman persuaded Dinny not
to appear and prosecute when the case
came up In the morning, and he had to
pocket the loss and grin as if he enjoy
ed 1t when the court told the prisoner
to go. 1t was not specially consoling
to him to learn later that the fellow
was quite valuable in the service of
Spieshoffer, and was an excellent man
at the primaries, not to speak of his ac-
complishments on election day.
Then the brewer who had backed"
the saloon since the beginning of Ben
McGraw's reign sent word that Dinny
would have to look out for himself in
the future, and the iceman annoyed
him with the statement that he could
have no more crystal cubes from the
Laketon Company, and when he told
them to sit on the ice till he asked for
it, and went to the rival houses, he
found them consumed with inertia,
and ne concluded they understood each
other.
The spirits man dropped down at a
mOSl lnOppofluHe time, ana just ABOUT
took all the money Dinny had, and then
the alderman's son came in and asked
low was business.
ITS good,' said Dinny. 81 make
tree hundred dollars mont right
along now" And they fell into better
fellowship.
do you know that Spieshoffer is agin
you?" said Dinny. 49,
How" with a languid roll of the
body, as became a power.
Hes after the scalp of the nan
you're tryin' to make judge -
mo" -
- tell you he do be after him."
'Then Wen have to'kill Spieshoffer
Off"
you can't do it while I'm running
this place." said the proprietor, with
a great show Of loyalty to his friends.
The alderman's son made no reply, but
he was more pacific in his intercourse
with Dinny. He seemed to think this
was Il man to cultiyate-or remove.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-14
Through the window Dlnny saw Mary

Through the window Dlnny saw Mary
Carnahan so by; and she looked at him,
but did not bow or smile.
In spite of the consolation it gave him
to plant the seeds of dssension be-
tween father and son, Dinny's cup of
trouble was very nearly full. He could
only buy ice by sending an express
wagon-and the money-after it.
Though he never defaulted payment,
he was refused credit at the cigar
mans, and the other wholesalers in
formed him they understood he was
against the alderman.
That functionary came in one after
noon and asked Dinny what he had
done to help Spieshoffer on the COM
mittee.'
Not turn" was the defiant reply.
That evening Il new policeman came
on the beat, and he came In and told
Dinny If he didn't quit running dis
orderly house the doors would be closed
against him.
And never Il dhrunk nor noisy man
In me placer groaned Dinny.
AT midnight he escaped arrest by the
narrowest, for after he locked the place
and was looking about him another
officer came along and addressed him:
Nov, don't be standin' around there
and drummin' up customers. It's mid
night and time for you to go home"
To his great surprise Dinny simply
whistled, and went obediently down
the street.
In the morning the alderman's son
came In rather early and lighted n ci-
garette.
"What'll you take for the place, Din
ny? he asked.
"And what'll ye glve?" :J,tt}la
1.-TWO hundred dollars"
Dinny calmly hammered a glass on
the bar till he broke 1t, and then as
calmly asked
do you want to see me sales for the
past mont'-and the ward agln me,
too?"
"Well, what is the place worth to
your
"Oh, I'm doin' fairly well. I'm goin'
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-14

The song of the locust is louder when
bad weather is imminent than at. other
times. In the rural districts this sign is
regarded as exceedingly favorable fol
a change of weather for the worse.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-14

"The Armenian era" began Tues
day, July 0, A. ID. 552, when the coun-
Gil of the Armenians formally separat-
ed from the church Of the Greeks, thus
definitely establishing separate CO.
clesiastical organization.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-14
Oil Yield of indiana.

A recent report of the State geologist
says that the total production of oil in
Indiana was 4,3S0,000 barrels in 1895,
valued at So, 109S00e The probabilities
are that the area of territory pr6duc-
tive of oil will continue slowly to spread
to the west and south, until it finally
embraces the greater part of the area at
present yielding natural gas.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-14

New York has 81 female BARRIERS.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-14

When women make their love a bur-
den, they need not expect men to want
It.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-14

What nasty slang this new word
init" Is!
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-14
Domestic and Tropical Fruits
Candies and Nuts.

Especial Notice is Called to the Large
Stock of
Dolls, Wagons, Harmonicas, Toys and Banks
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-14
NEWS DEPOT.

Stationery, Periodicals, Daily Papers and
Full Line OF the Latest Novelties.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-14

Rp.gT To be had in the Market.
Mr. Thomas Will conduct nothing but a first.
class house, and cordial welcome will be ex-
tended to all guests.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-02-07

old Canaanitish element mixed with
it. A fact that we ought not to lose
sight of at ALL for it certi6es on a
large scale Gods gracious way OF
making depraved people over into
righteous ones, till his will be done
in earth as it is in heaven. This can
never be a rapidly moving process,
for it requires mans full consent a
hard thing to get, since men do not
naturally take to pure religion nor
desire God too near them. Lift up
your heads, 0 ye gates, and the
King shall come in" has to be spoken
at the shut citadel of the hearts of
men, as truly and distinctly as at the
fortress gates where the ark Of God
was waiting once. The coming in
of the Spirit is what transforms the
place, turns Jebus to Jerusalem. 1t
is the Shekinah Presence within
that makes the Holy City.
Even then Jerusalem is not builded
in day, nor all trace OF Jebus extin-
guished. Within thy gates, o Jerusa-
lem, | should be sure to find some
Jebusitish marks, broken or pros
trate pillar of the old order, rem
nants of Molech-worship, snatches
OF the aboriginal language and folk.
lore. But besides all this, 10, the
sanctuary OF Jehovah, the call ofthe
silver trumpets, multitu,les keeping
holy day, going round about Zion,
chanting songs of degrees, praising
the Lord God of Hosts in the midst
of thee, y Jerusalem, the Holy City.
Our old man is not made over into
the new without marks peculiar to
itself remaining. A corrupt nature
has cut its grooves so deeply in to
our humanity that their print is on
the church, and no amount of spirit
itual polishing will get them off
entirely. This anybody may see.
And, too, if he will, he may see
besides this something else, as
token that God is in the midst of
her. For undeniably there are in
the church marks of true dscipleship,
virtues that are born only of the
Spirit of Christ; transforming infu-
ences that give tone to society, hope
to the world. Religiously the church
is the worlds capital, the Holy City,
the visible witness and seat of a spir-
itual regency in the body of our
human race. And what the prophet
said once is for us of the church to
hear now, Awake and shake thv-
self from the dust, and arise and put
on thy strength, and loose thysell
from the bands of thy yoke, and put
on thy beautiful garments, o Jerusa-
lem, the Holy City. For thy God
reigneth"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-02-07
TIME TAKEN IN PRODUCING GREAT
WORKS

Cowper required three days for the pro
duction of John Gilpin.
Lonefellow turned out about one vol
ume Of poems year for many years
nearly four years were required for his
translation of Dante.
Hume spent fifteen years in collecting
materials and writing his history of Eng
land, and two years more in revising and
correcting it.
Cooper is said to have written "The
Spy" in less than six months.
Carlyle, it is said, required about ten
months to complete Heroes and Hero
Worship.
Sir Thomas More devoted the leisure
hours OF over three years to the writing
OF his utopia"
Lord Brougham commonly spent three
or four weeks in the study before writing
great speech.
Won Ranke is said to have devoted
nearly thirty years to his great work,
The Lives OF the Popes."
Noah Webster, from first to last, spent
seventeen years on his dictionary of the
English language.
Keats commonly wrote short poem
In single day, taking two or three more
to polish and complete it.
George Eliot is said to have written
"Middlemarch" in four months
Emerson is reported often to have spent
from six months to year in the compo-
sition Of one or two short essays.
Pope, when translating Homer, con-
sldered from fifty to one hundred lines
to be a fair days work. The compile
ton of the "Iliad" required over three
years.
Fox spoke without apparent fore
thought, and once said that he never
wasted an hour in preparing to speak
before such a body as the British Com
mons.
Burke spent at least eighteen months
IN reading, writing and study for his
great speech on Warren Hastings.
Thackeray would produce, under pres
sure, novel in six or eight months. He
die not like to work and, as he stated,
only did so under compusion.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-02-07
Fire Chief A. 4. RUNGE.
His Restored Health Was Due
to Paine'S Celery Com.
pound.

The position of chief Of fire depart.
ment in big city like Minneapolis,
with its acres Of valuable building
property, crossed by numerous rail
road lines and dotted with factories
where the fires are never banked, :"
is one of the utmost responsibility,
and can be entrusted only to a man
of unquestioned character and
ability.
August H. Runge, who has filled
this responsible position for several
wears with so much credit to himself
and to the city, was born in New
York in 1852, where he received a
common school education.
What such a man as this has to
say can scarcely fail to carry weight
with it
with the hope that what I say
may in some way be brought to the
attention of others who, like myself.
have suffered without any apparent
cause, l feel constrained to recite a
brief tale regarding an experience
which trnst may never be repeated
in my case.
"a few months ago. owing doubt
less to the exacting nature of my du-
ties as head of the fire department,
began to feel sort of languor and
listlessness, to disguise which was
compelled to bring into play all the
strength OF will | could comman !.
The feeling grew upon me, however,
and in short time it took such pos
session of me that it affected my ap.
petite and caused insomnia. | APP
preached my meals with a feeling
amounting almost to nausea, and
my bed with horror at the restless
night which | was almost certain
was before me. Matters became so
serious with me that could no longer
keep silent about myself, and speak.
ing of it to one of my friends one
day, he suggested that try Paine's
celery compound. purchased bot
tie and before l had taken a dozen
doses l knew that the suggestion
was good one. | felt an improve
ment. continued to use it, and felt
restored. My appetite is good, and
| sleep well, and instead of an irk-
some grind my business is again
pleasure to me. attribute this
happy state Of affairs to Paines
celery compound"
As in the case of Fire Chief Runge,
the beginning Of poor health is very
apt to rob one OF the will power to
start immediatey about getting out
of danger. 1t is this inertia of poor
health that makes an ordinary run
down" bodily condition so danger
Gus, and so likely to go on to some
thing worse. Every day it is clearly
shown that it won't do to live tired
out, and on the verge of breaking
down. The languor and the lack OF
strength are sure to increase.
Now is the time to throw off dis.
ease. AS the new year begins there
are fewest hindrances togetting back
strength and sturdy health. The
bracing weather arouses longing
for health. Paine's celery compound,
taken now, does its best service
toward driving out disease and es.
tablishing firm health.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-02-07
Weak, Irritable, Tired
81 Was No Good ON Earth. {"

DR.. Miles Nervine strengthens
the weak, builds up the broken
down constitution, and permanently
cures every kind of nervous disease.
"4bOstt one yearagO Iscds afflicted
sCifh nervousness, sleepIessness,
Creeping sensation i'm my legs,
Slight palpitatiOn of my heart,
Distracfing con fusion of the mind,
Serious loss or lapse of memory.
Weighted dOtCn Uith care and
sCOrry. Il completely lost appetite
And felt siy Uitality sUearing Omt,
II tUas freak, irritable and tired,
My sUeight sCas reduced to 100 I6s.,
In fact II sCas no good, on earth.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-02-07
REASONABLE,

"What is your preference, my friend ?"
he said to stranger at the prohibition
list convention, "whiskey or anti-whis
key? ?"
mo decided preference. replied the
stranger. 81 don't care what kind it is
so longs it's whiskey."- Vermont
Graphic.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-02-07

A friend brought
me DR.. Miles book,
New and Start
ling Facts" and
1 finally decided
to try a bottle Of
DR.. MILES Re-
orative Nervine.
Before | had taken
one bottle l could
sleep as we'll as q
10-yr.-old boy. My
appetite returned
prao f1u incroocad
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-02-07


When II had taken the sinfh bottle
My sCeigIst Increased to 1s6 bs.,
The sensation i'm my legs scGs gone;
My nerves steadied completely;
My memory sUaS fully restored.
N.Y. brain SCENE than eUer.
Il felt as good as any man on earth.
DIR. Miles Restorative NerUine 10
A great medicine, II assure yOM."
Augusta, Me. WALTER r. BURBANK.
DR.. Miles Nervine Is sold on q positive
guarantee that the first bottle will benefit
All druggists sell it at 81, 6 bottles for IS, or
by the DIR. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart. Ind.
DIR. Miles NerVine
Restores Health
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-02-07

THE OLD COMPLAINT.
The boarder, with wall. did saw
This egg is like 'pome'--
think 1t certainly Is from
The lays of ancient Rome"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-03-05
A Mule rs n Witness.

When the witnesses for the prosecu-
ton were through, in the case of the
State OF Ohio against Philip Stark, for
cruelty to animals, recently tried in
Cincinnati, Squire Tyreil asked for
the witnesses Tor the defense. Stark
REPLIED TINT he had disliked to bring
his witness into court, but he was
nearby.
"Wherc is hep inquired the Magis-
tratc, Sharply
Outside. There he is, looking in
the window at you" answered the de-
fcndnut.
Squire Tyrcll locked at the win
dow, and saw II big.fuced, pleasant
looking mule gazing into the room.
'I'll bring him IN" said Stark.
"No; I'll go out" said the Squire.
They went out, and II great throns
gathered and laughed uprorriously as
Cyrell went over the animal. 1t was
charged that Stark had built fire un-
! der the mule and burned it shamelul
ly. Not II trace of fire or heating was
| found on the mule. The Squire sale
| tho mules testimony was reliable anC
| in favor of Stark. New York Recor
! der
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-03-05
Ari2nna's NNlmral Bridge.

Ari2onas bridge in the Tonto basin
is a marvellous piece OF natural archl-
lecture. The rock spans have been
laid by nature with all the nicely OF
human handiwork. The structure is
OF solid rock and the surface is as level
as IA floor IL is $50 feet in length aud
200 feet below runs the rippling river,
limpid aud cool and sparkling in the
sunlight
Interspersed about the walls of the
canyon are many caves which are Won
ders in themselves. One may find an
entrance at one end of the canyon and
an exit far away from the starting
point. Suspended from the ceilings
of the caves are beautiful prismatic
stalactites. Tapping upon them pro-
duces IA pretty musical effect and notes
not unlike the tones of q dulcimer echo
along through the gloomy caverns ur'
til the waves of sound are lost in space.
Flagstaff (Arizons) Democrat.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-03-05
BOAR KILLS A BOA cONSTRl.
Ravenous Snake Escapes From it'
Only to Meet Death.

In an animal store in New York Civ
by Donald Burns, two boa constrI
furious with hunger after fast OF 4
weeks. escaped from their cage. One
through the bars and into Il cage o'i
by two Texas wild boars. The aa
from the South did not wait to be alta
but jumped and began stamping on iA
tile. The boa enwrapped each OF TIE
and endeavored to crush their lives ol
the little animals were too strong Gnl
to permit this. One Of them seized q
snake by the neck and almost bros
bones that answer for its spine. The
succeeded In tearing itself loose, oniy
again seized by the neck. aud this IN
peccary succeeded in crushing the life
It's adversary. Both the boars were
hurt, and one will probably die. The
boa constructor crawled TO the cage oe
by a fine young leopard. but aght b.
the two was prevented by Burns and
his assistants, who succeeded In Wit
ing the reptile from the cage. y