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The evening times., 1896-06-04

The statement that eigtty-one new 70
licemen are provided for by Congress has
resulted in 4 rush of applicants al head
quarters. A majority OF the candidates are
colored men. and almost n steady stream
of these would be baton twirlers have he
sieged Chief Clerk Sylrester's' office for
application blanks.
The evening times., 1896-06-04

Mr.. George W. Mercer Of this city, wha
has been visiting relatives in Petersburg,
Va, forseveral weeks, has returned home.
The evening times., 1896-06-04

The Commissioners have ordered 655
feet of six-inch water main to be laid in
Dover street. between Thirteenth ard.
Fourteenth streets northeast.
The evening times., 1896-06-04

Pedestrians who have To pass through the
parks south of Missouri avenue to reach
their homes 10 South Washington are loud
ly complaining that the boughs and other
debris resulting from the recent storms
have not been removed from the reserya-
tons and are impeding travel.
The evening times., 1896-06-04

Cement sidewalks and curbs have been
ordered under the permit system, as fol-
lows: In front OF lot 6, block "a Columbia
Heights; in front and on side OF lot 81.
square S5T: in front of Nos. 2lS TO 222
Ninth street northwest. ard i'll front OF lots
"a to 70, inclusive, square 90.
The evening times., 1896-06-04

The Mckinley Protective Association of
this city will give an excursion TO GlymCnt
next Tuesday. The committee is Compc sed
Of j. r. Seweil. NJ. W White, w. E. Reed,
J. W. Wood, j w. Crow, l. W. Lewis, c. II.
Turner, W. j. Edmonstou, Rev. A. WIKI
bank and Rev. G. W. Lee.
The evening times., 1896-06-04

The annual meeting of the American
Building and Loan Association was held
yesterday afternoon and the following
board of directors was elected for the
following year: John j. kleiner, Lewis
Clephanc, DR.. O. b. Babbitt, William ].
Frizze,i. N W. Haley, DR.. Charles ".
Fettys, F. d. Foster, C. A. NJ. Wells,
Andrew Wilson, NJ. V. Tierney and Bates
Warren.
The evening times., 1896-06-04
SAKS'

SIS and $40 Special Suit
Sales will end this week.
The evening times., 1896-06-04

Joseph Brooks. an eyed colored man.
was suddenly taken i'll on q street. near
Tenth southwest. yesterday evening. He
was removed in No. patrol wagon to his
home. No. S12 & street southwest.
The evening times., 1896-06-04

The low death rate still continues Ac.
cording to the reports received at the
health department, the deaths during last
week numbered S5, as against S3 by the
last report. The death rate stood at 16 Oh,
as compared with 10 o 4 in the correspond
ing period of last year, and with 1857,
which is the annual average rate for the
District
The evening times., 1896-06-04

A team, owned by John W. Cox collided
with a horse aud grocery wagon, driven
by A Allston, yesterday, at the corner of
Eleventh and f streets northeast Mrs.
Gottwal. who was in Cox's vehicle, was
thrown to the roadway by the force of the
collision, but sustained only slight in
juries.
The evening times., 1896-06-04
City Brevities

Warden Leonard will leave soon for
Albany, N. z, with batch OF peniten-,
uary conyicts. The most important III the
group are Shenk and Roberts, the former
having received an aight-years' sentence.
The trip will probably last two weeks.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-28
Weight Before and After Meals.

Why is it that man does not weigh
a pound more after eating pound OF
food than he did before? A little refiec-
tion will readily explain this apparent
mystery During the process of masti-
cation, deglutition, ETC., certain muscles
are brought into active play. Now it is
a we'll established fact in physiology
that the exercise of any muscle or set
muscles necessitates temporary was
of tissue, and that certain amount
carbon is eliminated and passed off dr
ing the course of meal. This los
however, is trifiing as compared WI
that of respiration and perspiratio'
both of which functions are increase
during the operation of making mea
The length of time one may take
consume pound of food makes but Ii
tie difference in the losses. If it be cate
leisurely there is but slight increase c
respiration or perspiration, whereas,
it be hurried through, both are abnol
mally accelerated. Hence by tho tim
the meal is finished the consumer h"
lost appreciably in both moisture ant
carbonic acid.
The above explains, in rough bui
clear manner, why it is that a man may
eat pound of food and yet not weigh
but from one-third to five-eighths of 8
pound more than he did before the meal,
st. Louis Republic.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-28
Not to Be Gammoned.

A Mr., X wished to have a telephone
put in his house, but his aged mother
vigorously protested against it.
'Robert, I" she said, "if you bring one
of those dreadful things in here I'll
never close my eyes for fear it may
break out and sweep us all into eterni-
ty, and us not bit the wiser. y
Mr.. X tried to persuade her 1T was a
most harmless instrument, but she said :
"No, no. Look at the thousands-aye,
millions--of poor Hindoos it killed last
autumn.
"Why," exclaimed he, "that wasn't
a telephone mother! That was ty-
phoon.
But the timid old lady lowered her
spectacles, and, looking at him over
the rims thereof said
"You need not try to make fool OF
me- Robert. l perhaps don't know very
much, but do know that the typhoon
is the emperor of Japan.
Mr.. X gave it up as a hopeless case.
Strand Magazine.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-28
Ones First Salmon Is an Event.

One first salmon is an event. l got
mine all alone. 1t was on the Dungar-
Won, ON my way into the more remote
interior. In clear pool we could see
the green backs of the fish, big and lit
tie, but they were not after our flies The
others went up the stream considera-
BILE distance, and l remained by the
pool. 1t needs two men to land salm-
on. Presently l began idly casting,
just to try my new Is foot rod, and the
first thing knew fish was hooked. He
galloped around that pool, jumping
out, darting back and forth, and l wad-
ed right in. After awhile l got him
pretty tired. I had no landing net or
gaff, but there was a smooth gravel bar
40 rods below Then l towed the unfor-
tunate fish down there, got him headed
for shore and ran straight back ON the
bar. Out he came, Hopping somersaults
ON the gravel. The gut leader broke,
but threw myself on top of that salm-
on and clasped my arms around him.
He was slippery and strong, and l could
not hold him. Finally got my fingers
in his gills, reached for o stone and
gave him three or four merciless whacks
over the head. Then had him. was
a sight to behold, wet and bespattered
with mud and slime, but | was too
proud as we'll as too nearly out of breath
for words. Frederic Irland in Scrib-
morris
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-28
HAWTHORNE, ESMERAIDA COUNTY, NEVADA. OCTOBER 1896

peariy dawn came up before them,
and then the sun was trailing long
shadows behind them as they galloped
1t was 4 o'clock, and forty miles back
to the troeha.
And now at last they seemed to have
distanced their pursuers. for no rum
BILE came out of the west. They fed
their horses a few armfuls of the green
tops of the sugar cane, refreshing and
stimulating, and gave them little
water from roadside brook, and
rubbed them down as time would per-
nit That was not much, for before
they had finished the sounds of pur-
suit again grew upon them.
Forty miles farther and we will be
in our own lines" remarked Slater.
For three hours more the wiry little
Cuban horses bore their riders swiftly,
though the sun grew high and angry.
They had struck off the highway. rid
den through field of cane, and were
now galloping down a wide stretch of
sloping prairie, dotted with cocoa
palms. They scarcely expected that
the enemy would fail to notice where
the chase had left the road so they
were not disappointed when the long
crash of breaking stalks announced
that the guerillas were riding down the
field they had just passed through.
The pursuit was gaining fast. In an
other minute there was roar of shouts
and cheers from behind, and turning,
they saw the hill side crested with a
long line of galloping, gray coated men.
The peril was imminent, yet the
staunch beasts had the material In them
for a good ten-mile burst yet, and this
would be more than enough to lead
them into safety. Down the long slope
the two bands swept, full mile be-
tween them, and up another when an
astonishing sight met them as they
topped the rise.
Away to the left in the following val
ley smoke was rising from a burning
house. The yard before 1t was filed
with Spanish soldiery. Two women
stood bound in the midst. There seem
ed to be an alteration. A soldier be-
gan to reeve a rope over a convenient
tree-bough.
All this flashed before the mems
eyes in moment. There was no hesl-
tation, nor were there any orders Civ
en-. Those of Slater's troop were ac-
customed to follow when Slater led,
and they galloped at his heels as he
spurred furiously down the hillslope
The Spaniards by the house were sud-
denly aware of mingled rattle of
hoofs and pistol shots, and beheld a
rush of men sweeping down upon
them, brandishing weapons and yolley-
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-28

now their enemies felt the effect. In
ten seconds thirty of the gray uniforms
were writhing ON the sod and the re-
mainder beheld the machetes flashing
In their faces. The Castillians are not
without proverb that teaches that dis
cretion is the better part of valor; they
drew back. Their shots seemed to
nave no effect on these madmen, whose
pistols emitted continuous stream of
fire. The withdrawal became retreat
the retreat panic. They crowded to-
gether and ran for the tents-a hun
dred men routed by seventeen. Slater
did not pursue them further. The long
roll was sounding up and down the
lines, and the firing would bring down
a dozen regiments in five minutes. He
had done all that was necessary, had
cut up the enemy's lines with a small
quarter of company, and without
loss, so that it was time to retreat as
swiftly as he had made the attack.
A torch was thrust into the nearest
cluster of tents, the Maxim guns within
reach were tumbled into the ditch, and
the little band went back as they had
come, leaving the cut wires and the
rows of dead to mark where they had
passed. A minute more and they were
mounted and laundering across the
country again.
AS they rode Slater said to the man
nearest him, a graduate of Harvard
1--WE have singed the Spanish kings
beard, eh?''
And the other replied: "Precisely."
Then, after a mile or so: "They won't
let this pass, do you think?"
"What do you mean? That they'll
follow us?"
"Yes."
Nonsense. Not bit of It."
He was wrong, for there was at that
moment rage and cursing in the Span
ish camp. The officer in command at
that point had laid a heavy wager
that the rebels would never break the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-28

lines. Naturally, he was furious. That
the majesty of the powers of Spain
should be sighted, that the works
should be broken, that his men should
be slaughtered-this was bad enough
In all conscience, but that he should
lose his gold doubloons-this was un-
bearable He fumed, and swore, and
called to him a captain of guerilla cav
airy.
Captain"
''Senior"
"You have a hundred men in your
troop"
"a hundred and fifty"
"Good Pursue these accursed Amer
leans. There are not more than thirty.
Follow them to Santiago, if necessary,
but catch them, dead or alive"
"Very well, General" replied the
guerilla, and retired to muster his men
and to sound the Boots and Saddles" ."
A hundred to twenty would be long
odds, even for Slater's Horse.
So 1t came about that when Slater's
men drew rein, fifteen miles from the
trocha, and sat silent, clustered black
spot on the moonlit road, they heard
a low thunder come rolling up from
the west-the thunder of pounding
hoofs.
''By Jove" said the Englishman, who
was related to the eminent author.
s'Not three miles away" asserted the
Canadian, who had just come from
the Egyptian Soudan.
"Forward, then" said Slater, and
away they went up and down the roll
ing hills whittier the ill-made road led
them. The country was too rough to
allow of taking to the fields, where the
Spaniards might be thrown off the
trail, but it would be smoother in the
course of a few leagues. All night
they rode hard and sometimes the
following thunder was loud and often
faint, but never wholly died away.
The guerillas were well mounted, and
Slater's horses were not fresh. The
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-28

ing forth curses and bullets at once.
A moment-aud they were struck,
crushed, ridden down The sheer
weight Of Slater's headlong charge
scattered them in every direction. At
the same time the deadly machete and
more deadly sixshooter were at work.
Throw the women across your shoul-
ders," roared Slater. They were jerk
ed up in an instant by two brawny
troopers. 1t was no time for ceremo-
ny.
Now, hard ahead! And before the
Spaniards had recovered from the
shock their assailants were dashing
past the outbuildings of the hacienda
and had disappeared behind the sheds.
At the same time the guerillas swarm
ed in, and the soldiers also mounted
and followed the chase.
Meanwhile, Slater's men had met I'M
expected obstacles. A high and strong
wire fence stood firmly across their
way; it was apparently designed to be
horse-proof. There was no gate, and
the ends were not in sight.
''Well, cut it then" shouted the lead
er, with rattle of oaths, when its i'm
pregnability became apparent, ''and
d-n quick, toov' He drew his ma
chete and slashed as furiously at these
wires as he had done at those of the
trocha.
In a minute or less an opening had
been made, and the riders were
through. When the Spaniards arrived
at the same point their greater num-
her and the narrowness of the gar
caused tremendous crush, which gave
the insurgents much-needed start.
1t was soon lost, however The fresh
horses of the Spanish reinforcement
rapidly overhauled the little troop
And, to add to their difficulties, deer
ravine suddenly appeared ahead. Tc
scramble In and out of it with suffi
cient rapidity would be impossible fol
the tired horses, two of which car
ried double loads. To have cast tht
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-28
Domestic and Tropical Fruits
Candies and Nuts.
Especial Notice is Called to the Large
Stock of
Dolls, Wagons, RarmonlCaS, Toys and Banks
NEWS DEPOT.

Stationery, Periodicals, Daily Papers and
Full Line of the Latest Novelties.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-01-30
ABOUT AFTER-SNyARMS
A Beekeeper Tells of a Simple Way to
.t Prevent Them. r-i#--

A Beekeeper Tells of a Simple Way to
Prevent Them.
The best way I know to prevent
after-swarms is to have all the bees
that can fly go with the first swarm.
and this is the way manage it: Have
all the colonies strong, even if it
should be necessary to double them
up in the spring so that they will
swarm at the beginning of the honey
flow. Then hive the prime swarm on
the old stand, removing the super, if
any, from the present hive to the
swarm; then set the parent hive on top
of the swcrm's hive and allow it to re-
main there two or three days. All the
young bees that have been out of the
hive, when they come out. will 20 in
below with the swarm. About the aft
ernoon of the second day, if the
weather has been favorable, the parent
colony will have become SO depleted
of bees that they will give up swarming
a second time and will begin to carry
out drone-brood. It is then safe to
carry them to a new location; they
will not swarm again, but will build up
& strong colony, and will store some
fall honey and be Il good colony to win
ter. In this way we. get extra strong
colonies that will store more honey
than the two together. would if the
queen-cells had been cut out. Crowd
the brood chamber with bees instead
of contracting it-George w. Stephens,
in Nebraska Queen.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-01-30
WHAT a sTENoGRAPHER EATS
sumPtuous Lunches OF Rolls; Coffoe and
Ginger Snaps.

SumPtuous Lunches OF Rolls, Cofroe and
Ginger Snaps. u
The price Of the lunch that the New,
York girl eats varies from five cents to
two or three dollars, says the New York
Sun. 1tseems hardly credible to, the up
town girl who drops into a fashionable
restaurant and eats daihty :no things at
SO cents IL swallow that. she. gould sat.
isfy her hunger for nickel But tina
is the way the downtown, ste4ogfapher
manages to live on he five or six dollars
a week. :. <t: ! =:
Five cents will buy a good sandwich
anywhere, but that is not quite enough
for even a typewriter's lunch and this
economical person has found it better
to eat three penny rolls spread with
two cents worth of butter, as they are
more "flling." There are several diff
terent kinds of penny rolls, but che most
common are milk rolls, '''long buns
and "horns." Three horns and butter:
is a favorite lunch which SOUNDS heavy
and indigestible,> but the '''horns" are
only crescent-shaped rolls which are
as wholesome rs toast. u4assa4szs-., .:.s.s:.,y
The ten-cent lunch offers more varie-
ty of choice. For q dime. one can add
coffee or tea or cocoa to the above:men-
toned 1ive-cent meal Beams furnish a
large proportion Of the typewriting
population with lunch. The New York
girl varies her bean dietby having them
baked in Boston style one day. and in
New York style the next, but no regu-
lar downtown luncher. ever, stops to
dignity. the dish with its full name:
1t is either "haln and Boston,, on "ham
and New York; and it can be had for
ten cents. ,ts.tsts..rs ne, asgf..t'yfez'4. 4
Between the five and ten-centlunches
there are q few alternatives, But it: is
possible to get two long buns" or two 1ot,
"horns' and coffee for seven cents and
for another cent couple of ginger
snaps winds up quite q. sumptuous
lunch. -..'+f.s.., = :
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-01-30
QUEER sETILEMEMTa

Hornets and Dirds Become Friends and tho
ri n Former Guard tho Lattor's Nosts..
u On the broad, brown, salt meadows
that skirt the Housatonic river. .iusS
above Its mouth, lis = vast colony Of;
-marsh wrcns, relates the St.. Paul Dis,
patch. In the acres Of tangled tulcs
and cattails the nests, ,whichsare al
large as ones head, are 80, compactly
constructed and so thoroughly, matched
as to be entirely weather-tight. Al
q rule the thrifty little chatterin2
wrens prefer not to occupy q last year'ss
nest 50 there are every season hum.
dreds of empty ones, They are NOT al
lowed to remain yacantlong, for thero
are too many creatures seeking i,ist;
such snug quarters. One specimen Of.
sfleld or meadow mice, take 4posseasiou
OF great many of them. Big spiders.
too, love to nest in the nbafi onca bas !.
ket-like abodes and live for many len.
sons in them. The most. desirable TEN,
ants of all are the big black and white,
hornets. BY far the greater number Of
the old nests are inhabited BY these.
fiery fellows, and, odd to relate, they
are the best Of friends with tho land-.
lords. -
AS it by agreement with the vr rsi1 s.
they keep a perpetual guard over the
new nests, as well as those where they
live Let dog, an unconscious, rail or
snipe-shooter, a bird-egging boy or any
creature whatever approach the nests
without warning, o cohort of winged
warriors will fall on the intruder, and
fight is the only safe course. The
wrens seem full conscious 81 the value
OF such sentinels, for they take care
to build their nests always very near
to the old. The birds are. themselves
entirely defenseless, and, their nests
being easily located on account of size
and the noise made by the wrens, they
have been in some localities entirely
wiped out by egg collectors. THE boys
have learned to give this colony wide
berth. ss5 frsFsig4E 2 fzSa{ = .FfFEs8S ]
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-01-30

is larger than the Pekin. It is gen.
orally considered more graceful, the
body being long and we'll balanced, car
rying its weight both forward and aft
instead of merely the latter, like the
American favorite. The plumage of the
Aylesbury should be a spotless white,
tie legs of deep orange hue, and tho
bill of peculiar fesh-colored tint. The
last is strongly insisted upon, and any
birds whose bills are slightly off color
will fail to bring the highest prices,
even though otherwise without blem-
ish. The reason for this prejudice is
the general opinion that the flesh of
the pure-bred Aylesbury is more deli
cately favored than that of any other
kind.
Aylesbury ducks have degenerated
somewhat in size in this country, ow-
ing to too much inbreeding; but by
careful selection this tendency may be
obviated. Where there is plenty of
clear water SO as to enable it to keep
clean, this is very valuable breed.
The ducks are sociable, very easily
tanned, and cross well with either Rou-
ems or Pekins.-N. Y. World.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-01-30
THE OLD WIFE.
Make the old wife young again,
T>yy{on thu p~~cnS ~ 1~Nv y

Make the old wife young again.
Irvine the roses In her hair:
Tell her as you told her then:
You are dearer every day.
Look into her eyes and say
Smile and say 1t through your tears:
You are dearer every day,
Nearer, dearer with the years"
Hold her hand in kindly grasp
Once you pressed it to Your lips,
While It's tender, velvet clasp
Thrilled you to your finger tips.
Kiss her faded cheek AMI brow
! With love 50 warm and true
They shall glow with crimson. now,
Blushing as they used to do.
To the sunset Of your lives
| Lead. oh. lead her gently on.
Love unto the end survives
With the freshness Of the dawn.
! Drift amid its golden CLEANS
Out across the sunlit seas.
On q pillow made of dreams,
And couch of memories.
Nixon Waterman, in l.. A. w. Bulletin.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-01-30

quantities may be cut at time, as
there IS danger OF heating The shred
der has many advantages over the cut
ter. The most prominent are the alb
sence of sharp edges, the lack of waste
and the fact that it can be baled like
hay. The latter has caused it to be
stripped to the city in some quantity.
Unfortunately, buyers ignorant Of it's
true value have generally passed it by.
This is the fate of all new things. But
the day will soon come when the mar
llet prices of shredded corn fodder will
be as regularly quoted as those of hay,
FOR which it is a cheap and excellent
substitute.--N. Y. World S as
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-01-30
salsaI,7 I5.Iss sssiaas5 TlIFS
Bubbles -0r Medals.

'Best sarsapara" When you thinio ii how contradictory
that term is For there be only
as there is one highest longest river
deepest ocean And that best sarsaparia So There's
the b mountain height and DEPTH
need it? The Worlds Committee tested i-and
thoroughly They went behind the label did
this sasparia test result in? Every make Of sarsapara shut
Of Fair except Ayers So it that Ayers the only
saparla admitted to the Worlds Fair The found
the best They had for anything that the best
Andas the best Ayers Saapaa received the medal and awards
Duets merits Remember the word best is bubble any breath
can blow; but there prick such bubbles Those others
Blowing best sarsapala bubbles the Worlds
pked the old True But Ayers Sarsapal has the medal
prks the bubble proves wind We point medals, bub
bes when we say: The best sarsaparla is Ayers