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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06
AN ARMY COQUETTE.

In civil life, the good old days were
at time not nearer than fifty years
apast; but in the service, sun that
rose ten years ago shone on good old
day. There are railroads now, and big
garrsons near towns, and there are no
Indians (as good old soldiers under
stood Indians), and gambling is in dis
credit, and colonies whose orders are
obscured by liquor fumes have decreas-
ed ninety-eight per cent, and there are
houses with every improvement instead
of wall-tents and adobe huts, and the
men have as many rights as women in
Wyoming, and the officers have fresh
oysters and don't pay dollar bottle
for beer, and their wives have more in
teresting subjects to consider than each
others most sacredly private business
wherefore there is no longer war In
time of peace. Nevertheless, ten, If
teen. twenty years ago-when all these
things were not-was the good old time
before the service had begun to so to
the particular bow-wows.
This that l am going to tell happened
in the good old days. 1t could not very
well happen now, because, as | say,
things have changed. At the time, Betty
Mandeville's father was In command at
Apache and Betty was engaged to be
married to an unusually fine fellow,
whose name is not part of the story. He
was Ascend lieutenant and he was in
Love, with all the beautiful disregard
of the facts of life that Is characteristic
of the enamored state.
OF course the post knew of the en-
gagement before either of the two most
interested parties did. That was be-
cause this happened in the good old
days. For the same reason-though 1t
can occur sometimes even now-opin-
Ions on the match flew thick and fast
and obscured the sky of charity. They
said that the second lieutenant was
making fool of himself, which was
the only unkind remark he fell heir to.
But Betty Jared worse She came of a
bad strain. There were things in the
histories of both her parents that every
ohc hhcN anu no one WAS supposed to
know. Her father was English and
had been jockey, He was the son Of
a concert hall singer and man whose
only nobility was his birth.
Miss Mandeville-who was more Mex
lean than Spanish--bore good Castil-
ian name which covered a multitude of
sins.
There were any number of Mande-
Vile children younger than Betty, and
all Enthusiastically fayoring their swar-
thy mother. They were so dirty that
they were disgrace to the post. But
Betty was tidy-as to dress-and was
blonde; fluffy, eurlily blonde, with a
fine skin and Innocent blue eyes and a
rosebud mouth. 1t was said she looked
lille. All English & tofe sional beauty;
but there Fas no one 70 recognize the
startling likeness ito .the-concert. han
grandmother; She bad taste for'laceS
and hosiery and hfgh-heeled- slippers
that may have been either Spanish or
theatrical inheritance. And she was
beautiful beyond a question, with
beauty that was only skin deep.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06

Theodore Roosevelt
was not a fluent orator
when young, and old
playmates delight to re-
late his experience at
a school exhibition with
that stirring poem be-
ginning:
At midnight in his guard
ed tent
The Turk lay dreaming
ing of the hour
When Greece, her knees
In suppliance bent,
Should tremble at hIs
power.
Roosevelt got as far
as
When Greece, her
knees
Then his memory fail
ed, and he repeated:
Greece her knees-
His memory. stub
bornly refused to work.
Once more he shouted
desperately:
Greece her knees
The old professor
looked over his specta-
cles and encouragingly
remarked: Grease her
knees once more, Theo-
dore; perhaps she'll go
then"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06

Chauncey Depew has
great renown as an at
.ter-dinner speaker, and
is never at a loss. for a
good story or a witty
retort. There is a great
deal of preparation
about Depew's jokes,
but many of his bright
sayings are spontane-
Gus and the result of
the inspiration of the
moment.
When a boy Depew
was a slow and exas-
perating reader. One
day he was all tangled
up over the phrase,
"My yoke is easy and
my burden is light. "
His teacher Numbered
at him:
Read that again, sir;
you're all wrong"
Chauncey dashed at
the phrase with great
vigor and shouted:
my burden is easy
and my joke is light"
In the laugh which
followed the teachers
anger eyaporated.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06

Robert G.. Ingersoll
as a youth was not a
phenomenon of elo-
quence. One day his
teacher directed him to
deliver a defamation.
Robert selected a poem
beginning:
A little bird sits on the
telegraph wire.
And filters aud chltters
and folds its wings.
He appeared before
his audience, and be-
gan boldly.
A little bird sits on the
telegraph wire
Then he forgot the
rest. He tried it again:
A little bird sits on the
telegraph wire
That was all he
could remember. Once
more he Numbered.
A little bird sits on the
telegraph wire
and fled from the stage.
He laughs about it now
and says;
THAT was forty or fit
ty years ago. | guess
the little bird is sitting
on the wire yet"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06
Talmage.

T. Dewitt Talmage as
a boy did not show evil
dence of a theological
turn Of mind. On one
occasion he was very
restless in church. and
his parents had grave
doubts of his paying
much attention to the
sermon. The preacher
spoke on the words:
"An angel came down
from heaven and took
a live coal from the al
tar" Reaching home
the parents asked their
son:
did you hear the
sermon?"
"Yes."
"Can you repeat the
text?'
"Of course,
'Let us hear you,"
Young Talmage tri-
umphantly quoted: IAN
Ingnn came down from
New Haven and pulled
a live colt from the hal
ter"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06

Henry Irving once
took part in a school
dialogue, entitled, 1.-The
Little Philosopher, in
which a lad is ques
toned by a benevolent
old gentleman. Among
the questions asked are
the following:
what do you do
when it rains 2"
81 get under a tree
for shelter -
+" And what do you do
when you are hungry p
II sometimes eat u
raw turnip."
Irving studied his
lines for weeks.
Z b e h use w a s
crowded The dialogue
progressed satisfactory
~ until the question
was asked:
"What do you do
when it rains 2"
When Irving proudly
replied:
II sometimes eat a
raw turnip."
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06
QUEER DRINKING TANK.
An Italian Cruiser Provided with a
Singular Drinking Apparatus.

The Italian cruiser Christoforo Co.
Jumbo, recently in the port of New
York, is provided with the most singu.
lar drinking apparatus in the world.
In the center Of her mess room Is a
copper or brass-covered tank like a big
water cooler. Under 1t is five-foot
basin. The tank is quite yard in di-
ameter and is more than six feet in
height. A hand pump beside it keeps
it always full Its extraordinary drink
ing features are that it has no drinking
cup or faucet. Instead, near the top
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06

nois, having been
born at Galena, 10
Daviess County,
Sept. 10, 1859. He
attended the COM
mon school at Ga
lena, and when in
the senior class quit
school and. after
clerking for six
months in a store,
entered upon the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06

90 what | sayl You tell them I'm sick,
and tell that - Carlos that | hate
him.. She ran and hid just as the bell
changed.
Carlos found the captain, and made
his demand in due form. The young
lady's father not being there, he fell
that her uncle could take the place Of
parent. He wished to ask the hand OF
his beautiful niece, knowing that she
herself was willing TO bestow 1t.
How do you know that?" the captain
asked.
she tell me So"
"When?"
Las night. She tell me dat she lofed
me, 50 to-day come for to ask her from
you
Are you sure she said she loved you,
Franquelo"
"oh! yiss, sartnly. She KEGS me,
Also
The captain left the room and went
to find his niece. elizabeth, that fel-
low says that you told him you loved
him Did your
"The old foolr'
Did you?"
"Supposing did? He made me. He's
an idiot to think mean every little
thing | say
Did you kiss BIN"
NO"
The captains face cleared-then he
bethought him of the ways of women.
Did you let him kiss you?'
Perhaps. | don't know"
He caught her hand "Come in here
to Franquelo and explain yourself.
You'd better say you'll marry him after
that proceeding"
Betty was frightened Her defiance
changed to pleading. please don't
make me see him, Uncle Nat, dear
Please"
| "Come on"
But, Uncle Nat, I can't say I'll mar
ry him. | was only fooling. I'm en-
gagged to another man."
Captain Locke dropped her hand and
returned to the sitting room.
"Franquelo," he said, coldly, for he
dlsliked his nephew sincerely, II regret
that this unpleasant thing should have
happened to you under my roof Ny
niece tells me that she was not in earn
est, and that she is soon to marry an
other man. However, she shall not
stay another day with me to trouble
you or any one else, | shall send her
home tonight"
Carlos face, as he silently left the
room, was an ugly sight.
|
Betty was sitting sulkily in the wait
ing room at the Tucson station about
half past seven o'clock the same night.
Her uncle was seeing to the checking
of her trunk outside. When he came
back, a man whom he recognized even
in the late twilight as Carlos Franquelo
ran past him, toward a horse that stood
in the street few yards away; and,
| going hurriedly to where he had left
his niece, he found her lying full length
on the floor and dead. Her yellow curls
were wet and dark with blood, and her
face was quite disfgured because the
pistol had been held close to it.
|
4, When the news was broken to the
second lieutenant, he called Providence
a great many hard names. Which is
frequently all the thanks Providence
gets for doing us good turn-Gwendo-
len Overton, in San Francisco Argo.
naut.
Bold as a Lion.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06
moN1MoRENcrs MARTYRooM.
Murray

The Weverwend Arthur Murray
Gween,
They say is verwy cleyah;
And Sister Wuth could heah him pweach'
Foheyah and foheyah.
And | went down to heah him pweach
With Wuth and my Annette,
Upon the bwaye, hewoic deaths
The ancient mawtals met;
And as he wepwesented them,
In all their acts and feachaws,
The ancient mawtahs, dontcherknow,
Were doocid clevah cweachaws.
But. aw. deah mel They don't compah
In twue hewoic bwayewy,
To bwaye hewo fwiend of mine,
Young Montmowenc Averwy.
He earned foah dollahs every week,
And not anothah coppah;
But this bwave soul wesolved to dwess
Pwe-eminently pwoppah;
SO this was all the food each day
The bwaye young cweature had
One CLAWS of milk, cigawette,
Foah cwackers and some bwead.
He lived on foahteen cents a day,
a
The pweeious pwojeet of his soul,
OF being dressed in fashion.
But when he'd earned a suit entiah,
To his supweme chagwin,
Just then did shawt-taled coats go out
And long-taled coats come in;
But naught could bweak his wigid Will,
And now, pway you, note,
That he gave up his CLAWS of milk
And bought n long-tailed coat.
But then the fashion changed once noah,
And bwought gwieyous plight;
Ii changed from TROUSERS that are loose
TO TROUSERS that are tight
Then his fonh cwackers he gave up,
He Just wenonuced their use;
And changed to TROUSERS that are tight
From TROUSERS that are loose,
And then the narrowtoed style shoes
TO bwond-toed changed instead
Then be pwocured n bwoad-toed pair,
And gave up eating bwead.
Just then the bwoad-bwimmed style of
TO narrow bwims gave way;
And so his twibulations gwew,
Incweasing evewy day.
But he pwocured narwow bwim,
OF vewy stylish set;
But, bwaye, bwave soul! he had to dwop
His pwecious cgawette.
But now when his whole suit confohmed
TO fashions wegulation,
For lack of cwackers milk and bwead,
He perwished of salvation.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06

First Student-What makes you look
SO melancholy?
Second STUDENT have been fooled
asked my father to send me 60 marks
to pay my tailor and few days later
received the receipted tailor's bill.-
Fliegende Blaetter
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06
Not at Home.

Caller-ls your father at home?
Little Daughter-What is your, pane,
please? = e.~ 't's-,'a' 49, :
sCallerHJust tell him tt IS his old
triendi Bill. .'s-s - Esr .'"f'
Little ,Daughter+ I.han ,I,lrp ess. (: .ha
am at home. / ar1,,himatalt mem,
ma ff any bill 'cape .heWasp,I at home,
..-Waslihgon Zines. FHY
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06
NEW ARTIST ON PUNCH.
Phil May the English Caricaturist
Succeeds Du Maurier.

Phil May the English Caricaturlst
Succeeds Du Maurier.
Phil May, the famous English carl
caturist, is the successor of Du Maui
rier as the leading artist on London
Punch. Mr.. May is the finest black and
white artist in all England. While he
will not be able to take Du Mauriers
place precisely, he Will be the most ad-
mirable substitute that can be had. May
chose field of exploit far different
from that of his distinguished prede-
cessor. Du Maurier drew Mayfield and
Belgravia May sought the slums and
Whitechapel. He has never been more
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06
Times { hauges,

What changes time makes! Two
years ago when he married her he was
,ad broke
"Well, how are things now?'
"She is in the same condition. DE.
troit Free, Press, ~. =.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06

When there is a. particularly sad
death in town, there is fierce row
among the women over the doctor
question.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06

What Is your business, sir?" 81 am
a political carpenter" "A political car.
penterT' Yes, sir; l nail campaign
lies. '-Washington Times.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06
WAS BORN IN ILLINOIS.

sketch of the New United States Judge
for the Nebraska District.
William d. McHugh, who has been
appointed United States judge for the
district of Nebraska, is a native of Illi-
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06

Friend-Will'Thursday be your day
at home? !, ~
The Fiancee-Oh, mol Thursday Is
bargain day at Markdown's. Deficit
Tribune
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06

Every man Is powder lxeg, and
girls are brought up to be crimlnally
careless with matches.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06

: ="
Eloquence is never demanded In any
one who knows an extremely choice
piece of scandal.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06

More people should rejoice that they
don't get what they deserve, instead
of complaining.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06

Early rising Is good thing, because
It means early to bed,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06

|. When the news was broken to the
second lieutenant, he called Providence
great many hard names. Which is
frequently all the thanks Providence
gets for doing us good turn-Gwendo-
len Overton, in San Francisco Argo
nallt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-24

The statement Of those Who have
been cured By Hoods SaRsaparilla
proves the great merit Of this medi.
sine. Get only Hoods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-24

Caeeessts stlaalsse hvse, kidasys
aad bowels usvss sieksa, Veoksn
o. osipsi 10 esals.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-24

CITY CHAT.

Reed Adams I'D.
Reed Krsll q Mssh's cd.
Hynss sells loaded shells.
Dsy . home Of Rs'dv Bros.
Money TO loan. Esidy Bros.
Poultry ma., 20 ss Hortsns.
Cut ehfysaashemams as Ecthsrt's.
hass ose-thisd OF st Goldsmish's.
Dacks II cents . pound ~ Hor.
Soa's.
Open this evening. Young & Nc.
Comhs.
Fresh vegetables Of eli kinds .,
Hess Bros'.
Stop sni get one Of those rosstsrs
% Eokhass's.
Rugs, oil cloths and mssslngs at
Young q McComss'.
Get . bite Of fro turkey d The
Owl" saloon tomrrow.
Try L. Sale coal OF coke for fur.
sacss. A. M.Kovn's.
Tires for baby buggy ct wichsr's,
80 Eghseenth street.
Hard wood prepared for stoves OF
furnaces 81 McKown's.
Resss pig lunch 1t Heins's place
Thsnsssiving evening.
Isn't 10 delic.sus-Kreli 4 Maths
Ice cream and fruit ics'
The BARRIERS Of Davenport have
formed 50 Organization.
A io.& cotton hlsnkes tosiskt 50
cents o, Young 4 McCombs'.
Order your posltry ss Kroegsl's.
Fourth avenue and Tenth street.
Yoa should see the hobby line Of
ssckvear ct Stewards, the halter.
When In reed % . timer oall on
II. r. Sismon, 1916 Third avenue.
A new creation In gsasS' dress
shirt 81 Stewards; call and zee 10.
Mems suits. former price from olO
70 oi5, now $50 1t Goldsmith's.
Attend she Turner snssrtainmsns
% Turner hall Thursday evening.
stssing at the Rock Island rink
Thanksgiving afternoon and night.
Ladies' fret class quality rubbsrs
free Of Adams Friday and Saturday.
Allegresti chocolate cream agency
10 at Krsll q Maths. Fresh today
Hsins will serve . lovely roast pig
lunch ct his place tomorrow evening,
4 new daughter has arrived ct The
home Of rrof. and Mrs. g. X. Hou'
eel.
A line Of fall and winter suisings
that 10 simply superb st thinner 4
Cos.
Lieut.. and Mrs.. Charles Keller
have returned from their bridA
trip.
Donr miss the clothing sale .,
6oldsmith's, opposite RocE Island
house.
Mr.. end Mrs Olofi Atkinson vel
coined . new daughter to their home
today.
Ladies' cashmere oil WOOL hose TO
night ~ ceats ct Young q Nc
Combs.
$50 boys sack overcoass and uls
ssrs for almost half price as Gold
smith's.
Tus ARers will observe . nssious
holiday tomorrow By suspending iol
the day.
One tAing 70 be ,hsnifal sor. osl
plano sounds lovely aud Ebsrhsr
did the work.
Get Que OF too suits OF the bes
WOOL underwear al el.so per suis o
Goldsniths.
Inspect the handsome line OF fab
RIGS - thinner q Co . and you vii
order there.
Turkey sud duck distributioa o
Charles wulfYs place, 1880 Foursl
avenue toaighl
ei.fs hays q dollar and Q quarter
ladies' she. ssd nsv pair Of rub
bsrs free Of Adams.
4 call is given elsewhere for q
important meeting Of the Ksights o.
Pyshiss this evening.
AL day tomorrow 0 6ns tushsJ
lunch vii b served as The Owl,
Sl7 Seventeenth street.
Gee o pair % s~ees Orr q Cos
union made pants. the e2.S0 kind
BOZ o.. s. ct Goldsmish's.
Remember that Mra Ia rrani 4
showing . ssssy line OF ThsaksSiv
LAD styles In hats aud bonnets.
See Mrs. Ls Erass's Thanksgivisi
display. She 10 showing some swei
styles In eli lines Of millinery.
10 tickles the taste With o tooth
some swans-delicious. Zoe navoret
Awarded
hlghese fioaors Falf,
81 n0edal- Mldvi0fne ealP.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-02
Patents Issued.


List of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
Charles HI. Bigelow, Litchfield, MINI.
Adding register. Evalyn Caldwell, st.
Paul, Mimi; Purse. Halph w. Cava-
naugh, ST. Paul, Mimi; Automatic,
smoke preventer. Jeremiah G. Hoffken,
Green Isle, Mimi; Mower. David H.
Houston, Hunter, N. D. Extension
stock for firearms. Byron B. Inman,
Duluth, MiEn. Ice breaking boat.
William Manteuffal, St. Paul, Mimi;
Washing machine William H. Never.
Alton, Mir; Washing machine Fred
erick A. Tourtillotte, Northfeld, Mimi;
Shaft bearing. Edwin G. Washburn,
Minneapolis Mimi; Car coupling. Far
well, Ozmun, Kirk SEQ. St. Paul, Mimi.
CTrade-Mark) Cutlery and other cut
ting edge tools Gilt Edge"
Merwin Lothrop & Johnson. Patent
Attorneys, $40. Pioneer Press Building,
st. Paul MINI.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-02
FREAK OF NATURE.
A Potato Presenting the Figure of q
Chinaman.

A Potato Presenting the Figure of
Chinaman.
Del Wilson has a potato on exhibit
ton that is world twister, says the
Salt Lake Herald. It has an exact re-
production of the facial features of a
Monaghan after he has hit the pipe
about thirteen times in quick success
sion. He has pale, careworn look,
and doesn't seem to care, from his ex-
preston, whether rice is cheap in Sing
Sing or not.
The potato freak was dug up on the
farm of E. T. Walton. who unearthed
the freak when he was excavating in a
vain search for some irrigation water.
1t is said that when he saw the head
Walton dropped the pick and fled with
shrill scream of terror, and the po-
tato with the celestial contour of face
might still be in the hole had not some
conference visitors who were passing
come to the rescue and brought it
forth. When person has looked once
upon that potato the memory of it
haunts him. The Chinaman looks out
from beneath looped and sad eyes, and
the effect of one glance at him is the
impression that he could unfold sad
and narrowing tale if he wanted to-
The celestial head is entirely bald and
has decided bias toward the left side,
where there is hollow large enough
to conceal chatting dish in. Mr.. WAL
ton will not use the potato for seed
purposes, as he is moral man and
docs not want to raise lot of opium
smokers on his farm. Besides, he is
opposed to the Chinese on principle,
and does not want to see The Mongo-
liam propagated any more than is nee
essary. 1t was suggested last night
that some one had Cut of China
mans head and thrown it away, and
that the potato had grown the should
ers. This was emphatically denied by
Mr.. Wilson, who chung tenaciously to
the idea that Mr.. Darwin's philosophi-
cal lore is all wrong, and that we will
have to give w the idea about descent
from u monkey and coacede that he
sprang from the bosom of large aud
Juicy potato.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-02
CHAPTER Nv,

The young lady who now entered
was a little beauty. of about his own
age, with graceful, fragile, fairy-like
form, dressed in white carleton that
floated around her like a mist as she
moved. She was as fair as her moth
cr, with brilliant bloom on her
cheeks and lips, and a merry, dancing
light in her starry. hazel ewes Her
hair was bright auburn. with golden
CLEANS, and fell in spiral ringlets all
around her glowing face. She came in
dancing.
Here is your brother come back to
see us. Lois" said the lady.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-02

By local applications as they cannotE
reach the diseased portion Of the d..n ear.
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused BY an intiamed condi-
ton of the mucous lining Of the Eus-
famed you have a rumbling sound or Inn
perfect hearing. and when It is entir
closed, Deafness is the result. and un.
and this tube restored to its normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by ca:
condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case OF Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY G. CO., Toledo O.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.