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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-11

The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing
COMPANY has been advised by its European com
many of the award 10 II by the Metropolitan Flee
trical Supply Company Of London OF contract for
a large electric lighting plant to be Installed In
London. 1t Is said that the contract amounts -
heivpen 500 600 and 100000. All OF the appara tus
viii be made at the works Of the Westinghouse
- l,nmnanv In East Pittsburg. Penn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-11

1t Is stated that the Northern facinc haH"a!
has sold TO J. p Morgan d Co certain lana "h'ch
secures the Missouri division bonds for an amount
sufBcen, 10 retire all the bonds outstanding on that
division The amount involved is about 81 tn"
and the land Is mainly In North Dakota ana Mon
tana AS the result of this transaction the MIS-
souri, division bonds will In due course he called Tor
rot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-11
OTHER LOCAL BUSINESS TROUBLES.

Total cash due Mr.. Osi"rh'nt ..'''-..'''-''' S''''
Also due Mr.. OsterhOut. 323J shares 81 Learner u
,erred stock held az margin.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-05-28

Its Northern terminus includes Cinr
ciilnau. O. Evansville. Ind, Louin-
wife, Owensb0rO. Henderson aa4
Maysville. KY. on the Ohio and 81
Louis No. on the Mississippi SOUTH
ern terminus: New Orleans AonIia
pensacola and River Junction. TiA
The history OF this very popular
road Is an interesting ons. Forty
years ago the L. and n. consisted q
$50 miles OF line from Louisville. KY
10 NASHVILLE. Tenn. ITS frat moFe y
increase mileage vas the purrhag1 p
the Memphis line from Bowln4
Green 10 Memphis. Tenn. 2sS miles,
to this was added a short time l1ter
the Nashville and Decatur. 10 naiioe
The South and North Alabama 80
built from Decatur. Ala. @ Aon--
gomery. in 1872. through the rnoan.
tains OF North Alabama. The COST y
this last named road vas - gre.
that for eighteen years not a cent eI
dividends could be pad 70 the stoc4-
holders. TIP % thai time no 1AtF
bends had ever been paid. and follow
ing the depression u fS7S the 80
train was more than = year 80
three months behind.
A turning point IN The sars~s
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-05-28

NONPA1EEL
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and
MISUNDERSTANDING
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beenad
the OF
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BUILDING
~ save money
HEATH MGLEEGAN'>
thesec
paints and
ACME
When
absolutely in market
BURNING AND MACHINERY CREAsEs
direct of which
Aed Cylinder Engine
Fire
lc ellents sand Plaster
@ 1851 iA0usS
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-05-28

ment of this splendid road In this eitv
IS the genial, jovial, always ae..o,,, -,
oatins Col William Murray, division
passenger agent. With that chara,.-
teristic most pronounced in ALI rrs ~
oIncials OF this road. he is ever - 90.
70 accommodate the patrons az fha
roausand look TO their cor1forts -.
route. Always merry, with a s,ood
story ready at all times. there is No.
a more popular gentleman in ~, ]l'.t
OF tne railroad world
The chief OF the freight departDa,.
rs ar. +. b. Bowes than whom the-e
Is not a more competent man in en-
business. AZ the
LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE
:. One of the most popular raiIroad
nnss entering the city Is the I'oU;s =
sLte ana Nashville. OPERATING n
WE'VE states OF the Union II ario,--
: patronage OF both passenee,. 49, =
Ireisnt transportation second to pan.-
IN this section Of the com, - ''oi ~
me summer It has an enormous tra,-.1
rom New Orleans along the S,,Is
coast to the numerous suroroa,. a.
sorts. where the summer horne. :.
the wealthy people OF New orlssO %
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-20

surroundings, are distinguished from
each other with even more difficulty
than attends the picking out of par
ticular COW or horse from large num-
Der. 1t was Thomas Hughes who de-
clared that man would refuse to rec
ognize his best friend If the latter
were set down in ragged clothing at a
street crossing-and he was right. Men
escape justice easily by such simple
devices as shaving the mustache or
growing beard, and the lady In stage
land who isn't recognized by her own
family merely because she puts on a
different colored dress is not unknown
in real life. A Philadelphia man has
been discovered with his name and ad-
dress tattooed on his arm, and he takes
great pleasure in getting checks cashed
at banks where he is unknown by
merely exhibiting his arm. Properly
arranged, the name and address of a
fair debutante, with her family crest
and a few incidentals added, would not
disfigure her above-gloye arm, and SIM
liar markings would be very useful for
all the boys who went In for athletics
and who desired to be known to the
world better than was possible through
letters pinned on the back and bound
to blow off during the first bit of wind.
Boston Home Journal.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-20

Der of the prince Is grove of trees, and
he and his councillors, six in number, sit
on wooden benches. Here all the busi-
ness of the nation is transacted. When
the prince wants his subjects to do any
thing he sets them an example by be-
ginning the job himself He introduc-
ed the trade of the blacksmith in this
way, also the cobbler's trade.
These Montenegrlns are a peculiar
people. The men deem it disgrace to
work and the women, consequently,
perform all the labor. Every man is a
soldier and he carries his arms with
him wherever he goes. Murders are
plentiful, but the murderer Is never ex-
ecuted, unless he shoots his victim in
the back or kills him in some cowardly
way. The usual punishment for MUIR
der Is to deprive the murderer of his
firearms for a certain length of time
and force him to walk up and down the
public square in the daytime. This Is
regarded as an awful disgrace. Theft
is rare crime, possibly because no one
has anything worth stealing.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-20

Mme Grisi made sad mistakes in her
declining years. Unlike Jenny Lind,
she never knew when to leave off. She
retired, but found life insupportable
The fact is, unlike Mario, she was quite
an empty headed person, with no pur-
suits or interests apart from the stage
Or any power of occupying herself.
Grisi came back to the concert room
when far too lame to attempt the stage
heard her sing at the Crystal Palace
somewhere in the sixties. She was born
in 1919 and died in 1869. She impru-
IDENTIFY tried "Casta Diva" her great
song in Norma, but reached her high
notes with painful effort. The old
men who fooked to hear her and re-
membered her triumphs in the thirties
and forties sat crying like children.
They fancied they still heard the god
dess of the stage when Rubini, Taglia-
fico, Mario and Lablache had lifted the
Italian school under Rossini, Bellini,
Donizetti and Verdi to the highest
pitch of Intoxicating popularity. but to
my taste poor Crisis "Casta Diva" was
q piteous exhibition. Contemporary
Review.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-20
Lonely Lightkeepers In Winter.

Fogs, trying as they are to visitors.
are little minded by the lightkeepers.
One Of them, in fact, reported, with
evident pride, that his steam fog horn
had been in uninterrupted operation for
81 days, and declared that he dreaded
the silence which would come with
clear weather. The fog is as nothing
when compared with the wild storms
of winter that out off their communi-
cations with the mainland. Then, in
deed, the dreary monotony of the light
keepers life ON one of the outlying
Maine islands becomes well nigh un-
bearable. For weeks at time he is con-
fined to his isolated rock or tiny islet as
absolutely as prisoner to his CELL
Kirk Munroe in Scribner's.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-20
Mine ON Mount Sinai.

Recent examination of the copper
mines on Mount Sinai reveals that the
ore is poor and difficult to work, which
accounts for the fact that they were
abandoned 1000 years ago, though In
the days when copper was the only
available substitute for wood and stone
these mines were the cause of frequent
wars. An interesting point brought TO
light is that the ancients practiced pre-
cisely the method of extraction used at
the present day-namely, reduction
with charcoal combined with silicious
calcareous fluxes.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-20
Power of Modern Guns.

A calculation of the power of mod
ern gun brings out the singular fact
that the active life of 100 ton gun is
just one second. An italian cannon of
this caliber, with a charge of $50 pounds
of powder and shot weighing about
Q, 900 pounds, will give an initial veloo-
ity Of 523 meters per second. The length
Of the time during which the powder
acts is less than one hundredth of sec
ond, and after 100 shots the cannon is
put out of service.
1t is estimated that during the active
period Of the work of the powder in the
gun the mean power is greater than
81. 900, 900 foot pound per hundredth
of seoond-say s, 700, 100000 foot
pounds per second. This represents a
power of 12,000.0 900 kilowatts, or III
900, 900 horsepower. Detroit News
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-20
Geneca,a Medal.

In the possession of the Red jacket
Club Of Canandaigua is medal which,
the members of the club believe, was
given to the famous Seneca chief by
George Washington. Other folks have
frequently questioned the authenticity
of this relic, much to the Indignation
of the Canandaiguans, who assert that
its claims to respect are beyond doubt.
Medals almost exact duplicates of Red
Jackets, they admit, We're presented
to other Indians of note about the time
when Red Jacket received his, but this
one Is distinguished from all the rest
because on Its reverse there are four
teen stars instead of fifteen, and re-
manned in the hands of single family
from the time of the chiefs death until
1t became the property of its present
owners
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-20
Some Good Tattooinr.

Why should we not all of us be iden-
titled from youth upward by tattooed
mark? Men who travel have often
found difficulty In getting checks CASH
ed in strange places, and women who
entertain are frequently taken in by
distinguished guests" who prove to be
any persons except the distinguished
ones expected. A tattoo mark, register
ed somewhere and placed ON record so
as not to be initiated without punish
ment from the law, would be every bit
as useful on human beings as the brand
Is on cattle. Human beings, when dis
associated from their usual attlrA and
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-20
The Creoles of New Orleans.

zone of the most distinguishing quail
tiles of the Creole is his conservatism"
writes Ruth McEnery Stuart in an ar
ticle on "a People Who Live Amid Ro-
NANCE" in the Ladies' Home Journal.
His family traditions are of Obedl-
ence and respect. 1t begins in his
church and ends In his wine cellar. lie
cares not for protesting faiths or new
vintages. His religion and his wines
are matters of tradition. Good enough
for his ancestors, are they not good
enough for him and his children? His
most delightful home is situated behind
heavy battened gate, sombre and for
bidding in its outward expression-ask-
ing nothing of the passing world, pro-
tecting every sacredness within. The
Creole lives for his famlly-in 1t. The
gentle oh dame, his great aunt, per-
haps, and nenaine to half his children,
after living her sheltered and content
ed life of three score and ten years be-
hind the great green gate that opens as
a creaking event at the demand of the
polished brass knocker, will tell you
with beautiful lk.ide that she has new
er been on the American side of her
own city-above Canal street. If she
will admit you as her guest to her in
land garden, within her courtyard gate
and be sure she will not do so unless
you present unquestionable credentials
If she will call her stately tignoned
negress, Madelaine, Celeste, Marie or
Zulime, who answers her in her own
tongue, to fetch a chair for you into the
court beside the oleander tree and the
crepe-myrtle- seeing you seated, she
bid the maid Of the tignon to further
serve you with orange-fower syrup or
thimble glasses Of liqueur or anisette
from shining old silver tray, you will,
perhaps, feel that the great battened
door has been, indeed, a conserver Of
good old ways, and that it's Office is a
worthy one, In preserving the sweet
flavor of picturesque hospitality
whose Old World fragrance is still un-
spoiled by innovations, and untainted
by emulation or contact"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-20
Not i'm Stock.

The Strand Magazine says that an
English pitman was asked by friend
who was very bow-legged, to buy when
next in the town, pair Of stockings
for him.
On the following payday the pitman
entered the shop of a well-knowIf hosier
to make the purchase. The shopman
was most obliging, but having shown
the intending purchaser nearly every
pair in stock he at last thought 1t time
to ask for more minute description of
what was required.
I've shown you nearly all we have"
said he, "and I'm sure our stock Is sec
ond to none. AS we've hitherto given
satisfaction to all classes, 1t is strange
that we can't suit you"
"Well," said the pitman, "what
want is a pair O. bowlegged ones"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-20
The Great Khan of Tartary.

The personal appearance of the Great
Khan, as described by Marco, was as
follows: "He is of good stature, neither
tall nor short, but of middle height. He
has a becoming amount of flesh, and
is very shapely in all his limbs. His
complexion Is white and red, the eyes
black and fine, rhe nose well formed
and well set on" But the portrait of
Kublai Khan, drawn by a Chinese ar
tist, does not exactly correspond with
the pen portrait given here by Marco.
We know also, from Marcos own mar
rative, that the Emperor was subject to
gout in his later life, and we are led
to infer that he was rather corpulent,
as he is represented in the drawlng
given by the Chinese artist.-St. Mich
OlaS
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-20
lTALYS FUTURE QUEEN.
Princess Helene of Montenegro and
Her Truly Remarkable Country

Princess Helene of Montenegro and
Her Truly Remarkable Country.
Princess Helene of Montenegro, who
recently married the Prince of Naples
and who in the natural order of things
is destined to be Queen Of Italy, Is
very remarkable woman. She has the
courage of a lion, the physique of an
Amazon, the face of an enchantress,
and the spirit of Joan dare. She
rides like an Arab and handles a gun
like a sharpshooter She has lived
among the most savage and the most
polished people of Europe, and Is thor
oughly at home with both. She can
knock over small birds with revolver,
or stick a knife into a wolf with the
same composure displayed by the aver
age girl when rattlng off a waltz on a
piano. She can converse in half a dozen
languages, and knows the political In
tricacies of Europe as thoroughly as
prime minister. She has enough of the
savage in her to make her lover of
the wild and ferocious and she has the
intelligence and the training to make
her finished woman of the world
Her father, the Prince of Montene-
gro, Is n rough man, n gambler and
spendthrift. He has been accused of
numbering his own son. Cettinje.
where he lives and the only city in the
principality, is mostly made up of sim
gle story houses, built of stones and
with matched roofs. Most of the houses
have but one room. The audience cham
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-20
Not to BE Thoupht or

Miss Marion Peck, niece of Ferdinand
Peck, of Chicago, two years ago began
sitting for a full length portrait to
James Mcneil Whistler. In all there
were ninety sittings, extending over
a period of two years, In London and
Paris. The portrait was finished last
spring, and the price, big sum, was
rendered the artist. He refused to part
with the portrait, however. "Whatw
said he, ''send this masterpiece to Chi
cago? No, indeedw He has steadily
refused to part with it.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-20
Hogs and storms.

Hogs are always more restless than
usual on the approach of bad weather,
and when these animals run to and fro
with mouthfuls of straw, leaves or
branches the indication is for very foul
weather. In their native state pigs prob
ably made their own beds, and when
bad weather was coming perhaps gath
cred a larger supply Of straw or leaves
than usual to serve as protection
against the rain.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-20
London's Insane.

The London County Council has de-
cided to spend fl 100000 on the provis.
ion of new asylums for the insane. The
expenditure is to spread over five years
and at the close of that period it is be-
lieved that the provision of asylum ac-
commodation will be fully adequate to
the wants of the metropolis.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-20

''Good morning, Heinrich. What calls
you out at such an early hourY'
"Im on my way to the apothecary's;
my wife was sick all night"
Have you had a doctor alreadyy'
mo, but l have a prescription that
I picked up in the street the other day,
and Pm going to give 1t trial; hope
twill fit her case."-Fliegende Blaetter.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-20
Cross as a Signature.

The cross mark, still used occasion.
ally instead of a signature, did not orig,
mate in ignorance. 1t was always ap
pended to signatures in medieval times
as an attestatlon of good faith.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-20

She-Isn't it wonderful to think of the
achievements Of science? So many
things have been brought within the
reach of the masses. He-Yes, indeed!
Some years ago golden hair was the
boast Of favored few; now, anybody
can have 1t that wants it.-Puck.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-20
Conflicting Terms.

Actor Ito dramatisD-Ho did your
new play come on?
Dramatist (to actor)-The critics gave
1t such roasting that 1t panned out
regular frost. Got showed under
Judge.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-20

There are three ex-Mayors of the
town in the newly elected City Council
Of Bath, Ne.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-20
LIQUORS AND CIGARS

To be had in the Market.
Mr.. Thomas will conduct nothing but first
class house, and a cordial welcome will be ex-
tended to all guests
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-20
CandeIaria Hall Saloon

Is well-known and finely furnished and is the
most popular resort In Candelaria. The bar is
stocked with the choicest and best brands of
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-20

With Hall which cannot be equalled in South
western Nevada For terms, Theatrical Mana
gers will address the Proprietor.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-02
HORTECULPURE.

A very satisfactory means of prevent
ing loss from the onion maggot is in the
use of kainit, which has a considerable
insecticide value.
After the leaves are off this fall prune
the grape vines. When we'll pruned they
not only produce more fruit, but are
more free from disease than when over
loaded with wood and foliage.
The vigorous development of plants
depends far less upon the weight and
size of seed than upon the depth TO
which it is covered with Earth and upon
the stores of nourishment which it finds
in its first period of life.
The object in mulching strawberries
is not TO keep the ground warm, but to
keep it cool; that is. when the ground
is cold to prevent sudden thawing. 1t
is the alternate freezing and thawing
which iniure plants.
If you cultivate the small fruits we'll
this fall, keeping them clear of weeds,
and apply good coat OF manure before
winter. you will have done much toward
procuring good crop for next year.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-02

IL partly decayed potatoes are fed to
cows they will iniure the flavor of the
milk and butter; hogs will not eat them
unless starved to it, and, of course, that
will not pay. Another danger is in hav.
Jog them get into the manure pile to
ioiure the crop the following year.
There are many in both city and
country who will never have anything
but the best, at whatever cost. We
should produce stock which will bring
to US buyers. Special purpose horses or
extra good mich cows are never plenti-
full, though the fairly good we may have
in abundance.
A first class animal is sure to bring a
good price, but he who has all first class
stock has no trouble in obtaining the
top of the market. When they all seem
to be of one mould, and that good one
there are dealers ready to take them as
lot, and at ores own price.
Whether grain be cheap or dear, it
never pays to feed it to poor stock. and
the present is always good time to
change for something better. With any
advance in prices which may come the
best stock rises more rapidly than any
other, and sooner. Breed from the best
only.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-02
Curious Facts About the Toad.

The toad lives from ten to forty years,
says the Galveston News, and it can lay
over 1000 eggs year. 1t has lived two
years without food, but cannot live long
under water. 1t never takes dead or
motionless food 1t takes its food by
means of its tongue alone, and it oper-
ates this so rapidly that the eye cannot
follow its motions. 1t captures and de-
YOURS bees, wasps, yellow jackets, ante,
beetles. worms, spiders, snails, bugs,
grasshoppers, crickets. weevile, cater
pillars, moths, etc. The stomach that
does not finch at yellow jackets, wasps,
blister beetles and click beetles or
pinch-bugs, would seem to be prepared
for anything in the insect line, and it
doubtless is. In twenty four hours the
toad consumes enough food to fill its
stomach four times. A single toad will
in three months devour over 10000 IT.
sects. It every ten of these would have
done one cent damage, the toad has
saved $40. Evidently the toad is a val
liable friend to the farmer, gardener,
and fruit-grower, and can be made
especially useful in the greenhouse,
garden, and berry patch.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-02
Constitution and Guerrero.

The Constitutions guns were double
shotted with round and grape. The
broadside was as one single explosion,
and the destruction was terrific. The
enemy's decks we're flooded, and the
blood ran out of the scuppers-her cock
pit filled with the wounded. For few
minutes, shrouded in smoke, they fought
at the distance of half pistol shot. In
that short time the Englishman was lit
orally torn to pieces in hull. spars. sails
and rigging. As her mizzenmast gave
way the Englishman brought up to the
wind. and the Constitution slowly
forged ahead. fred egain. luffed short
round the others bows and. owing to a
heavy sea, fell foul of her antagonist,
with her bowsprit across her larboard
quarter. While in this position Hull's
cabin was set on fire by the enemy'e
forward battery. snd part of the crew
we're called away from the guns tie ex-
tinguish the threatening blsze.--Barnes
"NdUdL Actions of the War of 1872