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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-03-31
Great Girl.
a year.

Greatest girl at our boarding
house you ever saw" declared Quirk-
ly, with giggle. Never says what
you expect her to say, and you'd be
disappointed if she did, after hear
ing her.
DRY goods clerk sits opposite her
and asked the other day if she really
thought there were bargains in the
matrimonial lottery. OF course
there are, she answered, with a
laugh. L myself have been marked
down from 3S to 25.
"Old bachelor that sits next to her
at the table spilled his ice cream in
her lap. She never screamed nor
ran away, but effusively took him by
the hand and congratulated him on
the GOODNESS OF the entire proceeding.
Dude boarder had the nerve to
propose to her and she took half an
hour explaining to him how it was
all she could possibly do to support
her mother and herself. When she
thought of taking on any more OBJ
legations she would certainly have
another talk with him. The chump
went around telling it, proud as
turkey gobbler.
"Real estate fiend wanted to sell
her lot for twice what it was worth.
She closed the deal by Offering to
take half his commission and give
him quit claim to the lot. He still
scratches his head and looks at her
from the corners of his eyes.
Think of laying my own fortune at
her feet. Haven't the slightest idea
that she will accept and for that
very reason am inclined to think she
will"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-03-31
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The newest fad in autograph books
is one of cooking recipes. Each formu-
la written in the book has the sigma
ture of the contributing friend I'M
der it.
A single order for 100000 pounds
of smoking tobacco was q new record
for that line of business recently
achieved by Virginia tobacco manu-
featuring firm
English place names are as interest
ing as American. The bishop of Worces-
ter is trying to unite against their
will the parishes of North Piddle and
Upton Snodsbury.
Last year Belgium imported 2,16s,s47
pounds of raw hides from the United
States. The imports in the same time
from Argentina and Uruguay were
$4,000 900 poundA
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-03-31
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.

The proposition to increase the pay
OF the officers in the German army will
give the colonies 5000 marks, the ma
Jors 5000, the captains 1900 and the
lieutenants 1880 marks per annum.
The German mark is equivalent to 23.s
cents.
According 10 the estimates of German
and French statisticians the wars of the
last 40 years have cost the nations en-
gagged in them, in money alone, the al
most uncomfortable sum of $4,000, OO0.-
600. OF this amount France has paid
nearly $4,000, 900 900 as the cost Of her
war with Prussia
In order to provide the proper compile
ments of crews for the new war ships
that will soon be ready for service it
will be necessary to add not less than
1000 men to the present naval force.
In order to secure them congress must
pass suitable law, as the limit allowed
has already been reached, and the man
ming of the Puritan will exhaust all the
available material.
Frances Foreign Legion is the last
IcluBc lot duNcbeuIcIS VI all uutloHS
In one company there were serving re-
Gently Roumanian prince, who was
suspected OF having murdered his
brother; u German count, who had been
lieutenant of the guards on the en-
perOr's staff; an Italian lieutenant
colonel OF cavalry, dismissed for cheat
ing at cards; a Russian nihlist escaped
from Siberia; former captain in the
English rifle brigade, and an ex-canon
of Notre Dame, suspended for immoral
ity
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-03-31
Beware of Ointments for catarrh
that Contain Mercury,

AS mercury will surely destroy the sense
Of smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering 1t through the nue.
Gus surfaced. Such articles should never
be used es cept on prescriptions from rep.
do is ten-fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure.
manufactured by L. ]. Cheney 4 Co., To-
ledo, o., contains no mercury and is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. In
buying HALLS Catarrh Cure be sure you
get the genuine. 1t is taken internally
and made in Toledo, Ohio by +. j. Cheney
4 Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by druggists, price 75c per bottle.
Halls Family Pile are the best.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-03-31
THOSE WHO TOLL.

Many bicycle firms have increased
their labor force, especially in the east.
and production for 1897 is rushing.
Over 10000 men are now involved in
the great shipping strike at Hamburg,
Germany, and dock work is at stand.
still.
deep-water harbor in south Califor-
MIA will cost $3,000.0 900 for labor AMI
supplies. Work will be commenced at
once.
Because of n drought and bad sea-
son the South Australian government is
distributing seed wheat to impover-
ished farmers.
y society of workingmen has been or
ganized at Rochester, n. V, for the pur.
pose of dealing with political-labor
questions.
The first eight-hour demonstration
ever held in West Australia took place
at Perth lately, all the unions COM
bining for the occasion.
A federation of all the coal miners in
Australia is contemplated in the scheme
of reorganization of the New South
Wales Miners association.
Skilled men arc lacking in the engine
rooms of the warships of the United
States navy, and the chief engineer has
made request for more.
Wages of carpenters in Australia
have been increased 10 cents n day by
agreement between the union and the
bosses association. They are now s2.04
q day.
a new clause permitting Jewish
workmen TO toll on Sundays to make up
for lost time on Saturdays will be in
troduced in the factories and work
shops bill of Australia.
During the las: fiscal year the farm
era of thc United States were paid s57i..
100000 by foreign countries for prod
uce. Next years crops promise TO be
greater, and the benefits are felt in
many directions.
London .cabmen are carrying on
guerrilla warfare against the railway
companies, which is conducted like a
boycott. They refuse to enter any OF
the stations with passengers or bag
gage and are otherwise disobliging.
Thirteen million persons win have to
be supported by the East Indian govern
ment because OF the famine. Thou
sands of square miles OF crops have been
parched and destroyed by the suns heat.
This means large cxports Of wheat from
America
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-03-31
From Cripple Creek.

After the big fire in Cripple Creek
l took a very severe cold and tried
many Iemedies without help, the cold
only becoming more settled. After
using three small bottles OF Cham
berlaias Cough Remedy, both the
cough and Geld left me, and in this
high altitude it takes a meritorieus
cough remedy to do any good. &C. B,
Henderson, editor Daily Advertiser.
For sale by Esmeralda Msrc az tileCo.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-03-31
SILVER PEAK.

ED. BULLETIN We are all in good
spirits down this way. The fine
weather has set US all to talking of
farming. The mountains are full of
snow, so we are sure of plenty of
water, and the soil is rich, which is
all that is necessary for ranchiae
The growth of vegetables to the
sonth OF us is wonderful. Sam Was.
son says the tomato vine at Searles'
Marsh has been growing for five or
six years now, and is two feet thick
four inches above the ground. It
covers about two acres of ground
and has five or six tons of fruit on it
at any time in the year. Down in
the Armagossa, at Longstreet's, the
the alfalfa grows high enough for the
cattle and horses to get IN the shade
OF it, and the hollow stalks are used
for water pipes-that is, for small
pipes, two or three inches in diane
ter. He also raises boiled potatoes,
and his hens lay soft boiled eggs
Even as far north as Fish Lake val.
ley the cucumber plants grow to
bushes and the cucumbers grow on
the branches like bananas-n ia
punches OF course but singly or in
pairs. Most of us thought of going
into farming but the habit of bur-
rowing in the ground and the min
ing outlook is so promising that we
have abandoned the idea, although
we are sure we can shovel more hay
and stope out more spuds than any
granger
| was at the Mary tunnel to-day
and looked at the new strike. There
is large body of quartz at the point
where the tunnel cuts the ledge both
WAYS, are in about ten feet on the
north side and about five feet on the
south. The quartz horns well through
out. Some of it shows free gold, and
everything looks favorable. John
Chlatovich deserves success for his
pluck and perseverance, and has un-
doubtedly got fine mine.
There is plenty of room in this
district for men with capital to de-
velop as good mine, and all that is
lacking is sand and intelligence.
Same Case Is getting out some very
rich ore from the Homestead mine.
The Mary tunnel is being pushed
ahead to tap the ledge on which be is
working, and must be very near it
now. The tunnel will tap the ledge
about 600 feet deep.
News from Aida and Tule Canyon
is encouraging. Everything indi-
Gates a good year for 81. AS for
silver, it isn't in IT," and won't be
until people who don t know anything
about even a silver-plated spoon get
control of our mines, when it will go
to 1929. 30 VOLCANO.
Silver Peak, March IS, 1897.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-03-31
he New Laws,

Following Is partial list of tile
laws passed by the Legislature and
approved by tie Governor. Wepub-
lish only those which We consider of
general interest in this section:
Ar act to empower the State
Board OF Education to grant life di-
pomas to residents of Nevada who
have taught ten years.
An act licensing the sale of cigar
cites and cigarette paper-Quarterly
license of SIS.
An act to provide for the preserya-
ton of fish in the waters of Nevada
Close season in lakes from January
lst to June LIST; in rivers from Octo-
Der LIST to April LIST.
An act authorizing the destruc-
ton of wild, unbranded horses over
Il months old-Provides for issuing
permits to kill wild horses.
An act to empower the State
Board of Education to grant life di-
plomas to residents of Nevada who
have received the degree of Bachelor
of Arts.
An act concerning the liabilities of
proprietors and keepers OF saloons
and gambling house, the
selling or giving of liquors to minors,
and prohibits keepers of gambling
houses from permitting minors to
engage in any game or to remain in
the room where a game is conducted
under penalty of fine Of not less
than $50 nor more than 800, which
may be collected by a civil action by
the parent or guardian of the minor.
An act to provide for the appoint
ment of an inspector of hides and to
define his duty and mode of compen-
sation.
An act to provide for the better
preservation Of mining records of
this State.
An act to amend an act to create
judicial districts in the State and
provide for the election of District
Judges therein, approved March IS,
1891-Creates the Fifth Judicial Dis
trict, Humboldt county, and reduces
the salary of the Judge of the Second
Judicial District from $1,000 to
81 900 after January l, 1899.
An act fixing the rates of official
advertising by the State and several
counties-Makes rates for all official
advertising 81 per square for first
insertion and 81 per square for each
subsequent insertion.
An act to amend the purity OF
elections law-Increases the amount
that may be expended by committees
and candidates.
An act allowing the payment OF
taxes IN equal semlrannual install
ments.
An act relating to the State Uni
.versity-Provides for assaying gold
and silver ores.
An act fixing the salary OF the
Superintendent of Public Instruction
from January /, 1899. Salary 81, 600
year.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-03-31
Rheumatism Quickly Cured.

After having been confined to the
house for II days and paying out s25
in doctor bills without benefit, Mr..
Frank Dolson of Saslt Ste. Marie,
Mich, was Cured by one bottle of
Chamberlain Pain Balm, costing 25
cents, ard has not since been trou-
bled with that complaint. For sale
by the Esmeralda Mercantile Co.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-25
DR.. Young and the Ladies.

One day. as DR.. Young was walking in
his garden at Welwyn in company with
two ladies. lone of whom he afterwards
married,) the servant came to acquaint
him that gentleman wished to speak
with him. TELL him." said the doctor,
II am too happily engaged to change my
situation" The ladies insisted that he
should go, as his visitor was a man of
rank. his patron, and his friend. But
as persuasion had no effect, one took
him by the right arm. the other by the
left, and led him to the garden gate;
when, finding resistance in vain, he
bowed, laid his hand upon his heart,
and, in that expressive manner for which
he was 80 remarkable, spoke the follow
ing lines:-
Thus Adam looked when from the garden
driven,
And thus disputed orders sent from
heaven.
Like him go, but yet to go I'm loath;
Like him GO, for angels drove us both.
Hard was his fate, but mine still more
unkind:
His Eve went with him, but mine stays
behind.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-25

flash went off the dog sprang at the
camera. barely missing the operator.
Dog and camera rolled on the floor.
When the dense smoke cleared away the
camera was in small sections, the focus
ing cloth was torn to pieces; but, strange
to say. the exposed plate suffered no in
jury, and when developed. showed the
dog in the act of making ready for a
spring. Another amateur a few DAYS
ago was called upon to photograph
three little puppies. with their mother
snugly ensconsed in the corner of the
sofa. The flash was explosive and in
staneous, and the effect was electrical.
The mother dog went through a plate
glass window. while the puppies scat
tered in different directions, and whined
as in great distress. A cat went crazy
after being photographed by fashlight
in private art studio uptown a few
weeks ago, and had to be killed. The
intensity of fashlight can be essed
from the fact that magnesium when
burning is 10000 degrees hotter than
red hot iron. and will burn hole in the
strongest asbestos. A photograph can
be made by it's light in the one-thous-
andth part of second.-N. Y. Times.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-25
Animals that Never Drink.

Blanchard, In his book on Abyssinia,
says that neither the Doreas nor the
Bennett gazelles were ever known to
resort to the springs, creeks or rivers
for the purpose of drinking. Throughout
Africa the expression, "As dry as Sahara
or an old gazelle." is very common.
Darwin, in his Voyage Of Naturalist"
says that unless the wild llamas of Pat
agonia drink salt water "they must not
drink at ALL" ALI writer's on natural
history subjects are agreed on the point
that the largest and most interesting
branch of the sloth family never drink.
Haynie says, "They are one branch Of
the peculiar animals which never drink
water" @. B. Tartan. on page So, vol
ume 9. American Notes and Queries"
mentions parrot which lived in the
Landon geological gardens fifty-two
years without drinking go much as a
drop of water. Somers. Williams, Chris
tian and others doubt whether wild
rabbits ever drink. but the Rev. j. G.
Wood questions the correctness of their
suppositions. Creatures which never
drink are thought to absorb moisture
from their own tissues or from the sur
rounding atmosphere.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-25
RUSSIAN PICKPOCKETS.

One day while dining together. the
French ambassador and Grand Duke
of Russia were discussing the cleverness
of the pickpockets of their respective
countries. The Grand-Duke claimed
that the Russian pickpocket was the
more skilful Seeing the ambassador
increduloue, he told him he would. with
out knowing it, be relieved of his watch
before leaving the table. He then tele-
phoned to the head of the police to send
at once the cleverest pickpocket he
could lay his hands on. The man came
and was put into livery, and was told to
wait at table with the other servants.
He was to give the Grand.Duke a sign
directly he had done the trick. But
this was not given very soon, for the
ambassador was very wary, al d always
kept on the alert, and held his hand on
his fob, even when conversing with the
most distinguished guests. At last the
Grand Duke received the preconserted
sign. He at once requested the ambas
sador to tell him the time. The latter
triumphantly put his hand to his pocket.
and pulled out potato instead of his
watch. To conceal his feelings he would
take pinch of snuff-his snuff box was
gone. Then he missed his ring from his
finger, and his gold toothpick. which he
had been holding in his hand in its little
case. Amid the hiarity of the guests
the sham lackey was requested to re-
store the articles; but the Grand Dukes
merriment was changed into alarm and
surprise when the thief produced two
watches, two rings. two snuff boxes, ETC.
His Imperial Highness then made the
discovery that he himself had been
robbed at the same time that the French
ambassador had been despoiled SO
craftily.-Harper's Round Table.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-25
WESTERN FARMERS JUBILANT.

For few years grain has been very
low. When -four is sold at four dollars
per barrel on our eastern seaboard. the
farmer of Minnesota or Dakota cannot
be growing rich. Especially is this the
case if there is mortgage on his farm.
He must work hard, and both himself
and family must suffer privations. But
such has been the case when the mar.
kets Of western Europe have been
glutted with grain, not alone from Can
ada and the United States, but also from
Russia India and Argentina. But this
year has witnessed grave change. A
drouth in india struck her grain fields
with barrennese; light rainfall in Ar
gentina has hindered her from making
shipments to foreign lands; and Russia
and Hungary will find their crops in
capable of supplying anything but the
home demand.
But there are millions in the United
Kingdom that have to depend on other
lands for their food; and happily our
country and Canada have surplus to
spare. Now that the deficiency spoken
of is known, call is made for Ameri-
can grain. Fortunately this years crop
| of wheat, and a reserve stock of last
years crop of maize. and this years
crop of that grain. are largely in the
farmers hands. Not the middlemen,
but themselves will reap the profit il
there is an advance of price. And such
an advance has already taken place,
and still further advance is not un-
likely. On last Saturday wheat was
sold in Chicago for dollar per bushel.
and in New York for three cents more.
Now we exult in this for the farmers
sake. We sympathze with the yeoman
and peasant of other lands who will
have to use meaner food, perchance less
food, but exult in the prosperity of our
own farmers: Whea at a dollar a
bushel will free them from privation.
They will have fuller pocketbooks, and
can use better goods and obtain numer-
GUS conveniences. And it is one of those
cases where, il one member of a body
rejoice. all the members rejoice. with it.
New England. nay, the whole East can
rejoice in thefarmers thrift, because he
can buy the fruits of our looms and
workshops.-Paactucket,(R l. )Chronicle.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-25
POULTRY.

No one can succeed better with the
turkey than the farmer, if he will bestow
upon them fraction of the care he
gives his sheep and cattle. They do but
little damage to the growing crops. while
they do them much good by their de-
struction of insects, more especially the
CRASH oppers. which frequently destroy
whole fields of grain.
Feed young turkeys crumbled hard
boiled eggs for the first week; for the
second add bread crumbs with chopped
parsley and onions; for the third feed
the bread and vegetables only; after
that substitute moistened meal, boiled
peas. and especially millet. of which
young turks are very fond.
Fifty or more turkeys can be raised
on most farms every year. without ever
missing what it takes to keep them; at
Thanksgiving time they will bring
enough ready cash to buy the winter
clothing for an ordinary family, or pay
years taxes on the farm.
1t takes fully three weeks for a hen to
breed true to color, when purely mated,
after she has been running at large with
a male bird of different breed or of the
common sort.
There is no better floor than one of
cement in the poultry house. Keep it
covered with fine sand or loan, which
will become mixed with the droppings
as they are made. and so increase the
amount of fertilizer and to make it easy
to handle.
II you do not want the chickens in
the garden, take some of the garden to
them. Refuse cabbages are delight to
them. and 30 are other vegetables, since
green stuff is becoming scarce. For the
little trouble you take you will be we'll
repaid.
Pruning during growth tends to check
growth, while pruning while the tree is
dormant tends to promote growth.
II you could get your strawberry
plants now, taking them up from the old
beds with ball of earth, you can have
good crop next June. for they will
make almost as good a start as pot
grown ones. or course, after they are
started much depends upon the care and
nourishment you give them.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-25
DAIRY.

No bull of doubtful lineage should
ever be tolerated as a breeder of the
dairy, no matter how good he may seem
in himself. His dam may have been an
excellent one. but if she was not of pure
origin, greater or less uncertainty will
prevail against her and her offspring.
Probably every hundred pounds of
skinned milk procured in the old way
contains quarter pound of butter fat
or more; there is more of it than farmers
are aware of. A properly run separa-
tor will soon pay for itself, if the GUAM.
tity of milk warrants it.
The separator not only gives us all the
cream, but gives it without the hairs.
dirt. manure. etc., and their influence on
the cream is diminished. 1t is also
labor saving machine, and the care of
pans and cans is done away with in
large degree.
A dairy is entitled to credit for the
by-products, and these will often change
an apparent loes into a profit. Do not
only count the cash for the butter, but
the gain from the pigs and chickens
which have been raised on the skim milk
and the buttermilk.
We get the most profit out of skim
milk and buttermilk when fed to young
pigs, and that in connection with mill
feed or ground wheat. There is no
profit in giving it to maturing hogs, for
it seems to be no better addition to the
corn than good. fresh water.
After hog weighs 200 pounds he be-
comes too expensive for profit. and,
moreover. at this weight brings his best
price. He is pig up to 40 pounds,
and will make his best gains upon milk
and other dairy refuse.