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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-21

the deep water harbors on the south
a close yesterday by compromise be-
tween the conflicting interests. The
issue has been between the points OF
Santa Monica, the terminus of the
Southern Pacific railroad, and San
Pedro, a locality urged by the Califor-
MIA senator's. Senator Frye, chairman
of the committee on commerce, finally
harmonized differences by referring
the determination as between Santa
Monica and San Pedro to a commission
to consist of three civil engineers,
naval officer and an officer of the coast
survey The compromise was accept
ed by the California senator's and in
this form it was unanimously passed
An amendment urged by Senator Cor
man limiting the expenditure under
contract authorizations to $4,000 900
annually led to a lengthy debate. A
motion by Senator Vest to table the
amendment failed yeas &c, nays 81.
An agreement was reached to dispose
of the bill by 3 o'clock today.
The house entered upon the con-
tested election case of Rinanker VS..
Dc wing, from the sixteenth Illinois
dis .rict The debate was spirited
Before the case was brought
up, Mr.. Wheeler (Ala), was
taken to task for abusing the privilege
Of printing in the record some extern
sive interpretations in recent speech
Of his. They were eXpunged from the
permanent record by vote OF rs to-
l44. Mr.. Evans (Ky.), in obedience to
instructions from the ways and means
committee, gave notice that he would
call up the free alcohol" bill at the
first opportunity.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-21
FORtlG

Emperor William will race His Yacht
in tho regatta ut Cowes
Spaniards report another victory over
Maceo in Pinar del Rio
Vice Admiral Sir Robert OBreu Fitz.
roy. X c. b.. OF the British navy is
dead,
Aubrey BeNrsley the artist. IL he
Heyed to he dying II pneumonia in
brussels.
Great Britain asks elemenc. for the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-21
LITTLE CAKES NOT USED.

Small cakes are no longer in de-
mand at evening parties. Dainty fruit
sandwiches have taken their place.
Bread is cut very thin and lightly but
tered, and then spread with raisins.
dates or candied cherries that have
been chopped fine and moistened with
orange juice, sherry or Madeira. Roll
and tie with baby ribbons Lemonade
or punch is served with these
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-21
FEDERAL LAW MAKERS.

Washington, d. G., May lin the
senate in reporting the bankruptcy bill
from the judiciary committee, Senator
Teller stated that it favored the sub
stitution of the senate bankruptcy bill
for that passed by the house. Mr..
Mitchell rep, Ore.) added that the
minority of the committee favored the
house bill,
The joint resolution was passed au-
thorizing foreign exhibitors at the
Tennessee centennial exposition to be
held in Nashville. Tenn, in 1897 to
bring to this country foreign laborers
from their respective countries for the
purpose OF preparing for and making
their exhibits,
Washington, D. c. May 1.-THE SEES.
sion in the house was almost entirely
devoted to the consideration Of District
OF Columbia business.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-21

The wife of Gen Grant has written
her thanks TO Senator Squire for his
resolution for monument TO Grant in
Washington. She says: Il have long
looked and hoped for an expression Of
some kind from the government" and
the senator's plan, il carried out, would
be "a grand fultilment OF that hope.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-21

Washington, May 1.-THE house de
voted to private pension bills.
1t disposed of them at the rate of one
every five minutes, fifty-eght in all
being faVorably acted upon before add
j0urnment. Among them We're bills
granting pensions to the widow of
Gen. o. NJ. Poe $50; to the widow of
Gen. Jameson, $50; the widow of Gen
John Newton, SIS; to the widow of
United States Senator George E. Spen-
Ger tAfa), $50; and to the widow of eX-
Congressman Small Is. CO, $50. While
the pension bills We're being considered
the committee of the whole rose in
formally and disagreed to the senate
amendments to the river and harbor
bill, and sent it to conference.
The Dupont ease involving the right
of Henry A. Dupont to a seat in the
senate from Delaware, was taken up in
tie senate. Two speeches We're
made against the bill proposing addi-
tlonal restrictions on immigration by
Senators Gibson (NdO, and Nelson
(Mnn) The former severely ar
raigned the A. p. A., declaring that it
inspired this bill, and that the organ
izaton is seeking to invade politics.
Senator Nelson said that the A. F. A.
had had no part in inspiring the bill.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-21

Washington. May l3.-The river and
harbor appropriation bill was passed
by the senate after an unusually
stormy experience lasting many days.
The bill makes direct appropriations
of $l2,200,000 and authorizes continu-
ing contracts of $4,000 600. aggregat-
ing about $70000,OOO The senators
who voted in the negative were Bate,
Chiffon, Harris, HIM. Smith and Villas,
democrats; Brown, republican; Allen.
Kyle, populists.
The house after one of the hardest
fought parliamentary battles of this
session recommitted the contested cleo
ton case of Rinaker VS.. Downing, from
the sixteenth Illinois district, to the
committee, on elections with instruc-
TONS to recount the ballots in dispute.
The vote stood 1879 to So.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-21

President Heureaux Of San DOMINGO
accused the war minister he put TO
death of stirring ZIP strife and object
ing to the government contract with
an American syndicate
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-21
MUSCLE VS.. MACHINE
BICYCLE TO BE PITTED AGAINST
EXPRESS TRAIN.
REMARKABLE RACING EVENT

Novel Wheel for Six Riders Specially
Made for the Occasion-Sure
Death the Penalty OF Any Accident
A Terrific Speed Possible Race
Near Albany.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-21

Washington. May l5.-In the senate
Mr.. Morgan (dem., Ala), presented a
resolution concerning the Americans
now under condemnation at Havana.
Mr. Cullom presented final agreement
on the legislative, executive and judi
ciary appropriation bill, but action was
deferred as Mr. Hill desired to look
into the agreement on United States
commissioners. Mr.. Bacon. democrat
of Georgia was then recognized for a
speech supporting his resolution pro
hbiting the further issue of bonds
without specific authority from con
gress.
The Dupont case was then taken up
Mr.. Villas dem, Wis., summed up the
argument against Dupont's claim to a
seat in the senate from Delaware, and
Mr.. Dupont was refused the seat 81 to
80 all the democrats and popuists
voting for and republicans against it.
The house occupied itself in pass
ing pension bills One hundred were
passed. leaving about sixty yet undis-
posed of. The Hoge- Otey election case.
from the sixth Virginia district was
decided in favor of Otey
(dem). the sitting member There was
no quorum present at the night ses-
sion Cooper's anti-adulterated beer
bill is dead until next year at least.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-21

Washington May II. The animated
contest which proceeded during
the last four days in the senate over
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-02
The Eiectric-storage Battery.

The electric storage battery. In whose
development lies the hope of emanci-
patton from electric light wires, trolley
wires and other unslghtly distractions,
has reached point of perfection, as
shown by an exhibit in Philadelphia,
which makes it a commercial POSSIBLE
ity. and promises a large extension of
the usefulness of electricity in every
day life. With a further development
in the direction of cheapneSs 1t may be
possible to reproduce, in towns unpro
vided with cheap means of motive pow.
er, the conditions existing in Great
Falls, Mont. In that town electric pow.
or produced economically at "A water
privilege does all the mechanical work
1t propels, lights and heats the street
cars, runs the elevators, the printing
presses. the cranes and all kinds of
machinery, and Is used for pumping,
for excavating, and for rock-crushing.
1t Is even applied in the building trades
it not being unusual to see on the
streets a mortar mixer attached to an
electric wire leading down from pole.
The restaurants cook by electricity; the
butcher employs it to chop his saul
sages, and the grocer to grind his coffee
The housewives run their sewing ma
chimes and heat their tlat-irons by cleo
trieity; they bake their cakes In wooden
electric cake ovens, that can be set
away on the shelf like pasteboard
boxes. They have electric brolers,
boilers and teakettles. One almost
holds his breath as he wonders TO
what use next this wonderful power
will be put,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-02
4" Accident" Swindlers.

The extension of electric traction has
brought upon the scene n particularly
dangerous and offensive swarm Of ras-
Gals who prey upon the street railroad
companies by bogus claims for person
al injuries received in real or imaginary
accidents. They are fostered by tribe
of disreputable attorneys, who make a
practice of communicating with all per-
sons whom they can identify as con-
cerned in any street railway mishap,
and often without Instructions issue
process against the companies. Some
of these legal sharks have regular
staff of detectives, who prowl about the
depots and termini of the lines on the
lookout for cases. False witnesses are
easily procured and juries are usually
liberal in the matter of damages, the
greater portion of which is swallowed
up in the attorneys costs" The evil
has become so great that the street rail
way press is suggesting the formation
of a mutual protection society of some
kind 1t Is proposed to keep a regis
ter of the names of claimants, and in
terchange information as to persons
who. it is more than suspected, make a
trade of the business and travel from
city to city for the purpose.-St Louis
Globe Democrat.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-02

ly respected member of the community
in which he lives, and faithful unto
death in his profession, cannot bear to
leave patients house without some
trihing souvenir of his visit Thimbles.
spools of thread spoons and scissors
are carried away in the doctors poek-
cts. The situation is so thoroughly un-
derstood that the doctors pockets are
regularly inspected by his better half.
and the articles are quietly returned to
their owners.
\ specialist in mental diseases has
fund of queer stories of kleptomania.
One thorough-going woman, who came
for treatment for the trouble. contrived
to carry away after her first treat
ment" bulky medical work. few in
struments and the doctors driving
gloves. All these articles, with guam
titles of other stolen goods, were af-
terward found in closet of the lady's
house. The closet was a dark one, and
the fact developed that everything this
particular maniac appropriated was
east into the closet and never even
looked at afterward.
Persons of high moral standards and
bright intellects have not infrequently
enriched medical lore by giving careful
accounts of their kleptomaniac expert
ences. One lad, who was recovering
from an attack of fever, saw a man
pass his window wearing big watch
chain. The boy had plenty of money
to crafty his whims, but he became
possessed of n desire to possess that
particular chain. His dreams and wax
ing hours became an agony. AS soon
as he was able he watched in the
streets for that chain. He saw it, and
eventually saw the man lay 1t, with a
watch attached, upon n jewelers. coun-
ter. The boy dashed in, seized his prize
and escaped With guilty conscience
the thief sent the watch back to the
jeweler but still found no pleasure IN
the possession Of the chain. At last he
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-02
Buttons as Insignia.

Buttons play an important part in
the dress of Chinese mandarins. Those
of the first and second class wear Il but
ton of coral red, suggested, perhaps
by cocks comb, since the cock is the
bird that adorns their breast.
The third class are gorgeous with a
robe on which IL peacock is emblazon-
ed. on which from the center of the red
fringe of the silk upon the hat rises a
sapphire button. The button of the
fourth class is an opaque, dark purple
stone, and the bird depicted on the robe
is the pelican.
A silver pheasant on the robe and a
clear crystal button on the hat are the
rank of the fifth class. The sixth class
are entitled to wear an embroidered
stork and iadstone button, the seventh
n partridge and an embossed gold but
ton. In the eighth the partridge is re-
duced to n quail and the gold button
becomes plain, while the ninth class
mandarin has to be content with a com
mon sparrow for his emblem, and will
silver for his button.-Boston Journal
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-02
A Strange Coincidence.

\ certain peasant and his wife, in
Germany were married on the same
day as the Emperor and Empress, the
peasants Christian name being VIII
liam Their first child. boy, was born
on the same day as the crown prince,
after which they had five other sons.
each of whom was born at the same
time as the five younger boys of the
Emperor. The royal couple were in
formed of this. and were exceedingly
interested in the very strange coinci-
dence. but this interest was intensified
when. on the last occasion of royal
birth, viz, the little daughter of the
Kaiser, il was learned that the peas
ants wife in question had also given
birth to a daughter ON the same day.
SO astonished were the Emperor and
Empress that they stood as godfather
and godmother TO this little girl. and
have well provided for her future
Philadelphia Ledger.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-02
What Animals Shy AT.

Young horses can be led up to sack
lying on the ground and induced to
pass it by letting them smell it and find
out that it really is sack and not the
Protean thing, whatever it may be,
which illusion conjures up for them
Once the writer saw n very quick and
pretty instance of experiment by touch
made by a frightened pony. 1t was
being driven as leader in pony tandem
and stopped short in front of where the
rails of steam tramway crossed the
road. 1t first smelled the near rail and
then quickly gave it two taps with its
hoof After this it was satisfied and
crossed the line. On the other hand
donkey always tried to jump the shad-
ows of tree trunks in the road. though
similar experiment of touch would
have shown that these were as unreal
as the tram rail was substantial. Last
ly no horse which has once knocked its
head against the top of n stable door
way seems quite able to get rid of the
illusion that there sits up in the top of
all doorways an invisible something
which will hit him again next time he
goes through hence the troublesome
and sometimes incurable habit of horses
'iibbing" when taken out of the stable.
London Spectator.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-02

bly, destructive forces in the shape of
ton to decide is whether the indiyid-
ual to whom these come is not always
capable of suppresSing them If he Will.
That strange unmeasured, unguessed
power, the human will-how far is that,
or Is 1t not, responsible. Are not terri
Bile destructive forces in the shape OF
morbid impulses repressed until they
die out Of individuals and of races be-
cause the moral balance is maintained
by that same human will?
And is it not the duty of the law to
insist that the moral balance must be
maintained and the giving rein to NOR
bid impulses punished? The man VINO
steals when under the influence of
liouor is in a mentally irresponsible
condition, yet the law takes no account
of that or holds that he should have
taken care not to become mentally ana
morally irresponsible.
English society and English courts
have not the privilege of pretending 10
be greatly surprised at the alleged pc
culiarties of an American cousin-in
law. so long ago as the early seventies
the London Times in commenting upon
the case of Il gentlewoman who had
been arrested charged with stealing
some handkerchiefs from a shop, that
any one in society could name off-hand
n dozen danes of high degree who were
n terror to the tradespeople on account
of their thieving propensities. Further
more the Quarterly Review, in 1886
in an article upon the London police,
said: "The extent of pilferlng carried
ON. even by ladies of high rank and po-
sition, is very great; there are persons
possessing mania Of this sort SO well
known among the shopkeeping commu-
nity that their addresses and descrlp-
tions are passed from hand to hand for
mutual security. The attendants allow
them to secrcte what they like without
seeming to observe them, and atter-
ward send bill with the prices of the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-02
NO.. 49,.
Profits or Authors.

The fond delusion that successful au,
thors roll in wealth is fostered by such
items as Mrs. Burnett has been offer
ed $4,000 To write Il story for the Lip
pineotts,' or that Mark Twain clear
ed 100000 from the sale of General
Grants Memoirs" \ few authors.
and You can count them upon the fin
gers of one hand, do make big money
out of literature hut let us see what
the ordinarily successful one makes.
In the first place the answer to the
question above is that a sale of 5000
copies is considered very successful
one. and that sale of 1000 copies
pays We are speaking now. say, of Il
cloth-coVered novel which retails at
St00.
The entire proceeds. then. of such a
book will fall considerably under
$4,000, for II must be remembered that
a 81 book is not always sold for 100
cents. 4 12mo novel contains about
30 pages, or 10000 words. ON rough
estimate such a book will cost the pub
Usher about 30 cents n copy. This in
'A'i'iN' 'Pii'l'NNihS~s III ihAiiiS> anu 'iii'
ing. The entire expenses. including Il
royalty of 10 per cent. to the author,
the usual rate. and the advertising, will
amount TO 80 cents. For this book,
which costs the publisher 30 cents. he
gets from 60 To 6o cents, leaving him
Il profit of from 10 to II cents
This profit is generally increased
-,
publishing house. Publishers are bound
and this is for the protection of the
book Stores-to sell 81 book for 81.
Enough books are sold by them at this
price to bring up the average profit
say. to IL cents. Thus n publisher who
sells 5000 copies of novel will make
about 500 out of the transaction-no
II very large profit for the capital In
vested and the risk involved. The
profits of the author at 10 per cent. will
amount to 5000, that Is to say, his labor
of writing and revising and his time
for which he is not certain of any re-
turn, not to mention the mental wear
and tear, about seven mills II word
Magnificent pay, and yet he Is sue
cessful author.
OF course there are some books. but
they are very few. which make phe-
nomenal success. and these are the ones
which are read about from one end of
the country to another. Most publish
ers say that it hardly pays in this pres
ent era of cheap paper-covered novels
to publish the more expensive cloth
covered editions.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-02

goods purloined to their houses" Pre-
sumably the same policy might have
been carried out in the instance that is
attracting such widespread attention
just now If the shopkeepers had but
known it, or had as much faith in for
eigners as in their own beloved, If &c
centric, aristocraey.
Tales of the exploits of kleptomani-
acs in the abstract would do very well
for humorous reading, but for the al
ways apparent undercurrent of sad
ness and suffering. One lady, varying
the expression of morbid impulses, ar
rived at complete insanity by yielding
to Il fancy for throwing things into the
fire. She confessed to her physician
that the impulse was merely playful in
the beginning. She had thrown an old
pair of slippers into the CRATE, and had
by the scorching of the leather. Next
day she threw an old hat into the fire
and enjoyed seeing it burn. In another
day she was surprised by a strong de-
sire to throw something else into the
fire, and as the object nearest at hand
happened to be a handsome prayer
book, madame covered her eyes rather
than see 1t burn. The habit seemed
thus to be established. The victim of it
said the desire came In the shape of
a violent paroXysm which caused her
flesh to creep and quiver until she had
yielded to the morbid impulse to throw
something of value into the fire.
A homely instance of the existence OF
kleptomania is that of an elderly ply
sician. This good man, who is a high
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-02
AWTHORNE ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA DECEMBER p 1896

returned the chain, and suffered no
more from morbid impulse which he
could always have resisted if his will
power had not been weakened by i'll
ness.
Instances are yaueless. save as they
establish the status of the mental or
moral disease. But the consideration
of that question. involving as it does Il
wider subject than that of kleptomania.
might well be entered upon by all the
people who have time enough to stop
to think what the morbid and danger
Gus impulses are, and 10 what extent
they can be controlled in the interest of
public morals and the general good.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-02

A man was taking his usual dose OF
pork and beans in restaurant at Olym
pia and found two silver dimes in the
beans. Calling the waiter, he hoWled
out in an impatient manner
Here. what kind of ii layout is this
| have found twenty cents in my
beans"
well you are hard to please" re
piled the waiter. Yesterday you growl
ed about not having any change in YOU
dietw-Seattle Times.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-02
Women and Headaches.

The woman with the headache is Il
creature TO be pitied. Generally she
could help it if she would, or rather
prevent. \ headache is simply natures
revenge for some crime against it, 1t
comes usually from overating, under
eating, or irregular eating. Which
causes indigestion. ana gases on the
stomach cause pressure on the brain,
and that causes the very worst of head
aches. The next commonest ailment
is weak eyes and necessity for glasses.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-02
Original Languages OF Europe.

1t is said by philologists that there
are thirteen original European Ian.
guages-the Greek, Latin, German
Slavonic, Welsh, Biscayan, Irish, AL
banian, Tartarian, Illyrian, Jazygian
Chaucin and Finnic.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-02

crime. Yet fair science frowns not with
both sides of her face. Medical men,
as is their habit, disagree as to the
moral responsibility of the kleptoma-
MAC and even iurists do not rest in
sweet accord upon the subject So emf
nent authorities as Judge Noah Davis
and Judge Cox have handed down the
opinion that every one is responsible
who knows the nature and conse-
quences of his acts" Other judges. ex-
pressing the advanced ideas of their
constituents, have tenderly recommend
ed alleged kleptomaniacs to the care of
their friends, convinced that medical
treatment would cure them.
1t is not so very long since the world
began to consider insanity an eXtenua-
ton of crime or disease amenable to
treatment More recently still those
only have been considered insane who
ragged, raved and were entirely without
self-control or saving grace. Now there
are physicians learned in mental dis
eases who claim that four-ffths of the
human race are insane upon some point
are liable to give expression to NOR
bid impulses.
Just here the work of the moraliSt-
jurist if you will-comes in. As prac-
tically all men are or may become cap
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-02

People acquire a little more pride as
they grow older, but they are as weak
as ever.