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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-07

Some of the Royalists who were
forced to endure the English common
wealth seemed to console themselves
for the dullness of life under Puritan
government by lighting as many duels
as they could compass, so that ignoble
squabbles and foolish plots make up
the history of their days.
"rom" Porter was Of Il family which
had zealously served the king; under
tue new government his occupation
was gone, and he descended 10 trlyi-
ality of life which finally involved him
in a most pathetic event This was u
duel which he fought with his friend,
Sir Henry Bellasis, and which, says
Pepys In his Diary is worth remem.
bering for "the Stiffness OF the quarrel
kind of emblem of the gen
eral complexion Of the whole king
dom"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-07

But silly as the quarrel undoubtedly
WAS It carried In II an element of
heart break.
The two young men involved were In.
timate friends and companions. bur one
day, being merry in company" Tom
Porter said he should like to see nh.
man In England who would dare giy..
him blow With thar air u...,-.. p.,.
sis struck him box on the ear. The
inevitable duel followed wherein each
was wounded. Sir Henry proved 10 he
seriously hurt. 81 he called Porter,
kissed him. and hade him tiy.
For" said he. Tom. thou hast huri
me. But | Will make shift To stand
upon my legs I'LL thou mayst With
draw. for would nat have thee trou
bled for what thou hast done.
Porter prohted by his friends gener'
osity. aud escaped to France. Sir Hen
ry died a few days later. aud Pepys
concludes: 1T Is rsetty to see how the
world do talk of them as "A couple or
fools that killed one another out of
love"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-07
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Jehers. of Philadelphia. thought he
knew wholesome mushroom when he
saw It, While walking about the coun-
try paths with his wife and an S-year-
old daughter he gathered In a mess Of
the proper breed, and the family ate
them for dinner that day. the father
taking a dozen. the mother eight and
the daughter five. The third day there.
after mother and daughter died, after
dreadful suffering. The father pulled
through. 1t transpired that the collec.
tion was of the species amanlta mus.
carin. or fly mushroom. and amanita
phalloides. or skunk mushroom.
The illustrations presented herewith
are from drawings made by DR.. Rery
of the kinds of mushrooms eaten in
these two fatal experiences. The chief
poisoning principle OF the fly mush.
room is muscarin, colorless, slrupy
alkaloid, without odor or taste. which
forms crystalline salts with acids. But
another poisonous substance occurs in
the plant, the chemical nature of which
is not known
Thus do mushroom mysteries multi
ply. The latter poisonous element APP
pears to be volatile, a fact which may
account to some extent for the impu-
nifty with which the dried fungus is
taken by the native Kamcnatkans as
an intoxicant. They became at first
very cheerful under Its spell, This con-
QItiOu Ia followed nv lrowsinasa and
sleep, from which they awake in
state Of tremulous exhaustion. In the
stages of excitement they have ecstatic
visions, like those of the hasheesh eat
ers. On the whole, 1t would seem that
and dried, instead Of being juggied by
digestive dynamics. they might be used
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-07
Treatment for Poison.

safely as a weird and unique stimu-
liant
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-07

The subject of mushrooms is one of
neyer-failing interest, because of the
tragic excitement usually experienced
In eating them, particularly If they are
served as fresh" The mushroom is
the Jeykll-Hyde of edible fungi. 1t is
mystery among eSculent exeres-
cences, delightful to the palate and
dreadful to the imaglna tion: sayory to
the taste and the object of fretful sus-
picion TO the senses. The world over
the wise have taken pains to enllghten
the ignorant as TO the capacity for
crime that turks in the mushroom
The Agricultural Department of the
United States Government, under the
administration of such past grand mas
ters OF scientific research as Jerry
Rusk, has published ream on ream of
profound inquiry into the nature and
Mafiaism OF the mushroom. Not alone
the American farmer and the retailers
who chase the marvel among foods
that grow in a night have been Inform
ed and warned as to the pervert char
acterstlcs OF the mushroom; every citi-
zen Of the broad land has been invited
to share the scientific knowledge of the
Agricultural Department on this fasci-
mating subject.
shudders for Mushroom Eaters.
Notwithstanding the industry and ye
hement disclosures Of the bueolle phil.
osophers al Washington the American
y IA fn RAT =
ly work. Death from eating not too
much or too many mushrooms, but the
wrong kind. Is a frequent verdict of the
newspaper paragraph. Everyone who
likes and eats mushrooms shudders at
the stereotyped news and agrees with
himself again to make sure that the
next time he eats mushrooms he will
see TO 1t that they are mushrooms Then
this resolution gets cobwebbed like
many another, and when he is deyour
ed with desire for mushroom and
meets a plate of this delicious sponge
food Ell face he has forgotten the tech
nical earmarks of the creature, and In
the spell of the appetizing odor decides
10 depend upon the technical knowl-
edge Of the fungi huckster.
TO the American knowledge of mush-
room differentiation, DR.. Prentiss, of
Washington Is the latest contributor.
He has attended lately some historical
cases and consequently has mastered
goodly part of the mushroom prob
lem.
OF all men at the national capital
Count De Necchi, attache of the ltal-
Ian legation. was mortally deceived by
the Virginia type of mushroom last
winter. He was proudly familiar with
the correct or healthful trademarks of
the mushroom, but to make assurance
doubly sure he purchased from coun-
tryman. who grew up among mush-
rooms at home.
T The Count complaccntly Identified
the specimens as the orange amanita,
an edible species. He ate about two
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-07

Mr.. Lawhead-Why do you treat me
SO coldly? Why didn't you answer tho
note wrote you last Thursday?
Miss Brushley-Sir, | don't wish to
have anything more 10 say to you. You
began your note by saying you
Thought you would drop me line"
want you TO understand that I'm not
II abf
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-07

dozen, and DR.. X. one dozen. After
having suffered blindness and conyul'
siops he became unconscious and died
In eighteen hours, in spite of all the at
tending physicians could do. DR.. H.,
who had eaten one half as many as the
Count, experienced no pain, was uncon-
sclous nine hours and recovered twelve
honrs after the mushroom breakfast.
DR.. Prentlss investigated another
case Of mushroom poisoning at Cham
tarsburg. Pa, last August George
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-07
Houent with Him,

Young man-Do you think your
daughter would make me good wife,
sir!
Old gentleman--A hrst-rats one,
young man. but you couldn't staad me
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
SECTION 1e rhe proposed section reads as


Section 1e. The proposed section reads as
follows: 5.HE b
For the purpose Of lending aid in the
highways and bridges, there is hereby
created q fund to be known as the state
road r. :, a. and bridge fund. Said fund shall
income derived from investments in the
Internal Improvement land fund, or that
may nay h a3I t accrue to said fund, and
any any; state at road and bridge fund. however
to such fund for the purpose Of con-
Of this state, BY providing, in its di isys
property Of this state Of not to exceed in
any year 4one-twentieth Q-20) of one a.
f t,a e e All the taxable property within
nr The legislature is also authorized to
g ernor = fo TT the appointment BY the gov
known as the State highway s yo eommission'
consisting OF three (3) members. Who
snal PER- 11 such duties as shall be
pensation other than personal expenses
=, such commission shall have general
s SUI e. Of the construction sof
such fund in the construction thereof and
distribute as the same in the several coun-
P t1es N the state upon an equitable basis;
rrovlded, further, that no county shall
receive IN any year more than three (3)
percent Per or less than one-half ~ Of one
w 70 SSil " CLe tOldl IunQ thus pro-
and provided, further that no more than
one-th1rd Q-3) of such fund accruing in
any year shall be expended for bridges,
ana an! IN no case shall more than one
third G-0 Of the cost Of constructing or
the state from such fund : go. -
1T is the purpose of the proposed
amendment to create fund to be known
as the state road and bridge fund"
This fund is to be derived from invest
ments OF the internal Improvement land
fund, and to include all funds of any
state ROAD and bridge fund.- however pro-
vlded.~ Inc legislature is also authorized
70 provide In its discretion for an annual
tax levy upon the property Of this state
NOT 70 EXCEED In any year one-twentieth
be added to the state road and bridge
Iund 1t also further provides that the
legislature may authorize the Governor
to appoint a board to be known as the
state highway commission" such board
perform such duties as may be prescribed
by law, without salary OR compensation
other than personal expenses. The COM
mission shall have general superintend-
ence OF the construction of state roads
an nd bridges, and shall use the state road
of the state upon an equitable basis. Pro
vision is made that no county shall re-
celve In any one year more than three
per cent or less than one-half of one per
cent OF the total fund thus provided and
than one-third of the fund accruing in
any one year shall be expended for
bridges and no more than one-third CT
the ne, c Cost OF Sc9;1astruGting or improving
July 6. 1898. H. W. CHILDs ~:
Attorney General
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
UaeIesH Work

Playa del Este, Cuba, Spec.-Work
on the Spanish cruiser Viscaya has
been abandoned Divers found fifty
feet of the bottom of the bilge gone.
The wrecking tug Chapman is here
coailing and will to-day tow the
Sharpe from Santiago, where she has
been provisioning, to the wreck Of the
Colon. Naval Constructor Hobson ac-
companies the expedition Half of the
deck of the Infanta Maria Teresa has
been laid. In pumping out the engine
room both engines were turned by
hand. 1t is expected that the Teresa
will leave for New York or Norfolk
Oct. 49, x
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
SAD HOMECOMING.
President and Mrs. Mckinley Visit
Canton to Attend the Saxton Flu


Canton to Attend the Snxton Flu
neral. - - aE Z. ..tt &
Canton, Ohio, Special. II he home
coming of President and Mrs. McKin-
ley for; the funeral of Mr.. George d.
Saxton was attended with a most
touching and pathetic scene at the
Pennsylvania station. Many people
We're at the depot when the train ar
rived and extended the party silent
but eloquent sympathy and reverent
welcome. Mr.. NJ. G. Barber, the presi-
dents brother-in-law, was at the sta
ton with several friends of the family,
and DR.. Fraunell, who was called to
take charge OF Private Berber, the
sick soldier. President and Mrs. Nc
Kinley were first out Of the car. AS
they approached, the crowds. with
heads uncovered, bowed silently and
opened a passageWay through which
they passed. The president and party
went direct to the Barber home The
funeral will be held this afternoon.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
Perfectly Happy.

& Weren't you somewhat dismayed
wien the smoke Of battle was thick
around you q n sS
Oh, dear, no. answered the young
man nan who is trying to look like the 1
Prince Of Wales. AS soon as it got
dense enough I rolled up my trousers
and imagined was in a London fog. ~
Washingt Star.
Seasoning.
The world is mine OYSTER, was the
young mans joyous statement.
s However, it was to be swallowed
with a pinch of salt.--I ndianapolis
j Journal.
TOO Much Compe tition.
The Legless Wonder Amt you a.
sWorkin' !! Ri.
The Living Skeleton aw. Too
many soldiers in the business. Cincin-
natl Enquirer
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
Check for Fire Victims.

Hudson, Wis, Specialize McCor-
mick. Harvester Machine company Of
Chicago has just sent 5000 for the
forest fire sufferers of Northwest Wis.
consin. The check came to Jerome r..
Jones, the companys general agent
here, who will place it where it will do
the greatest possible good. ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
Apprehension.

II suppose you're glad to see all the
soldiers coming back to America %
said the enthusiastic young man.
'sYes, answered Senator Sorghum,
but when look them over and think
Of how they fight when they get start
ed and of how much they can stand, I
declare hate to think Of the changes
they are liable to make in political
warfare. Washing ton Star.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
Il - sssst5Isi go, Il
Ambition.

Weary Watkins IF I could, Rd like
to be appointed one Of them provis-.
ional governors" Hungry Higgins
Whats in 1t o. What's in it? He
Is the guy that handles the provisions,
amt he?"--I Indianapolis Journal
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
LEST We Forget"

Can any one furnish the whole Of
the poem beginning with -" God of our
forget; lest we forget This is es-
pecially requested by an old sub
scriber.NeW York Tribune. Great
Scott! Cannot some benevolent person
furnish the literary editor of the New
York Tribune with a copy of KiplMg's
"Recessional" It needs nothing but
that to make. New York a great liter
airy center.-Bo ston Transcript.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20

Commodore Watson. on his way to
take command of the Mare Island
naval station, received a slight scalp
wound in railroad accident in Cali.
fornia.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
Careful.

81 don't quite understand, said the
civil service examiner, ''Why you
marked one answer ito be continued
You mean the one in which was
required to give the boundaries of the
United States?" said the young wo-
man. as
Yes
s'Well, thought it wouldn't be well
to be too positive until after the Phil
ippine question is settled"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
BERT BERG, Secretary Of State.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
Attorney Generals Office,

4 3. st. Paul, July z. 1893.
Hon. Albert Berg, Secretary Of State.
Sir: Pursuant to General Laws 1887,
chapter 1877, I herewith file in
your office synopses Of Amend
ments to the Constitution of the
State of Minnesota as proposed by Cen
seral Laws 1897, chapters 175 1856. $50
and 333. i am, very respectfully,
II. w. CHILDS, Attorney General.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20

The words were scarcely uttered be-
fore the cur began to snap with a vi
ciousness that seemed to say, What
I'd do to him would be heap" The
crowd laughed, and applauded the cley-
erness of the plebeian- looking pup.
t.Dat's all right, SO fah,' . went on the
negro, again addressing the cur, "but
what All wants ter fin out is wheah all
O. desc yeah Spanyuds is a-goin' t. be
by de'time we gifts froo wit 'em.''
The cur gave mournful look out Of
his big brown eyes, toppled over on his
back, and with his four legs sticking
rigidly in the air, admirably simulated
the immovab leness Of death. He even
ceased his painting in order to render
the exhibition more realistic.
The crowd gave the poor, starved
looking cur a hand" Of surprise and
appreciation, and half dozen or so OF
the men dropped coins into the colored
fellows palm, admonishing him to see
that the dog had good supper.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20

25-a1
Sd 55ts October i, 1898. &
Pursuant to section three hundred and
eleven OLD of the General Statutes OF
1894. the same being chapter one hun
dred and 9ffty-seven (157) OF the General
Laws OF, 1887, the proposed Amendments
to the Constitution Of the State Of Min
nesota, as adopted by Acts Of the Legis-
lature for 1897, for submission to the
voters Of this state at the general cleo
ton to be held on Tuesday, the eighth
lSth) day of November. A. d. eighteen
hundred and ninety-eight (1s9s), are here
with submitted: III 3s 33s
ALBERT BERG, Secretary Of State.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
A DOG: OF WAR.

! A hardlooking young colored man;
leaned against an awning-pole at a
street-corner in Washington, says the
Post, while very ordinary cur sat at
his feet. A crowd of people assembled,
waiting for streetcars. Then the col
ored youth bestirred himself. 3
.... d. -,,.sr -. .,.' .s+ . a#5%s, ,. ~
Look a-yeah, Nero" said he to the
now alert and tail-wagging cur, what
yo' gwine ter do eff a Spanyud comes
a-snoopin' down the street,"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-10-20
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
To Ne Voted on
At THE NEXT GENERAL. ELECTION
STATE OF MINNEsoT

TUESDAY, NOV. s. 1893
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-23
NOT A WORD OF TODD
Half Baked, Subsidized, Fast Mail
Papers Stub Their Toes Again.

Yesterday morning the half
baked Kansas City daily papers
went down again before the
Eagles superior news service.
The biggest thing on the sea
since CerYera surrendered was
Commander Todd's wonderful VIC
tory at ManZanilIo. Nine Span
ish ships sunk and not a man
lost. Of this victory no Kansas
City paper had a word. OF the
gallant engagement the Topeka
Capital, published an hour after
the Kansas City papers, had not
word. Why? Because the
news was received at 2:3o
O'Clock, two hours after these
papers had gone to press with
their stale news poorly arranged.
The Eagle sCooped them, just as
it has scOOped them time and
time again.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-23
FIVE TAKEN TO THE PEN
Sheriff Simmons Left Last Evening
For lansing Kansas

Deputy Sheriff Syl Dunkin returned last
night from Topeka where he had taken
Carl Elliott and Charles Plummer. two
young boys, to the reform school Sup
erintendent Hart Of the reform school
told Mr.. Dunkin that the boys which had
been sent up there from this county were
better behaved and were making more
progress than those from any other
county.
Sheriff Simmons left last night for
Lansing where Fred Hall, who was con-
victed Of robbing the home of Mr. r. NJ
Piatt, IS TO be confined for six year at
hard labor in the penitentiary.. Charles
Jackson got six years for robbng a far
Gner east of Valley Center. Bert Snyder
and Robert PlaisIed, who stole some
chickens and hams from a Mrs. Shultz, in
Waco township. both got two years. J.
Mcdonald, who stole horse on West
Douglas avenue a few months ago, got a
sentence Of six years.
The two men who were arrested at
Maize for the Frisco robbery. were re-
leased last night. They admitted that
they had done some crooked work in Ar
kansas but three kilograms to Arkansas
failed TO get any reply, the men could not
be legally feld any longer.
There has been within the past q hours
II men either taken 10 the penitentiary,
reform school or released. There now re-
mains Z who are to have their trials.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-23
NO WARRANT IN LAW
For Such Contract as Commissioners
Made With Cunningham

We never had much use for this secret
spy and detective business, and still less
for the Pinkerton principle of logging
honest men for the sake Of fat fee for
some supposed or imaginary crookedness.
If county officers fail of their full and
sworn duty it is not likely that an out
slider hunting for a soft snap is going to
better things. We don't know this Gun
ningham. said TO have been employed by
the county commissioners to nose around
among our people on the hunt of sup
posed delinquents. 1t is said he lives in
Indiana Every man knows MS own bust
ness best, and if he swea7s or afirnis
falsely or msrepresents, our own officials
will come nearer knowing It than spies
who have no interest in the community
further than what they can make out oe
1t before they get out. A business man
in disclosing his affairs TO the assessor
Will tell truths Of his situation which the
assessor can verify with his own eyes
and knowledge. but which such business
man would not be likely to advertise. For
instance, we know Of a dry goods firm
lately closed out which was carrying IN
the estimation Of tne public many thou
SANDS Of dollars more Of value than the
invoice showed. Few Ueop'e. more espe-
cisuy few business men. get the better
OF the assessor. The average farmer and
real estate owner gets The best Of IL over
the average business man and nanufac-
turer IN the matter OF taxes. The sworn
officer. the assessor himself. has the hest
knowledge OF property values. for that
is his business. We trust. therefore. that
the commissioners VIII go SOW in pay
Ing out the peoPe's money for such sup
posed services. and make careful inquiry
IN every case before taking the chances
Of wronging honest citizens II short.
We DO not believe there is any authority
IN law or THAI it is good polty. or that
there Is any warrant for the employment
OF outside parties TO 90 THAI which officers
are sworn 10 40. and more especially
where the contract with the outsider
contains an incentive to do injustice in
the absence Of the knowledge Of facts in
possession OF the assessor himself
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-23
HURT BY A HORSE
Miss. Barnaby Was Knocked or Her
Bicycle Yesterday.

Miss Mamie Barnahy, the nix operator
al the telephone exchange. was serious
but not fatally hurt yesterday morning
on the corner of Main and Douglas avenue
az about 5 o'clock. She was riding down
Main street and had Just turned east on
Douglas when Mr., Johns. contracting car
penter. who has an Office Immediately
back Of the Occidental hotel. was coming
west in buggy driving a horse. The
animal Eot scared AT the street car and
jumped sideways and knocked Miss Barn
a5y OF her wheel, The horse stepped on
her forehead making long sash and also
crushing her hand Her wheel was de-
moIshed. Miss Barnaby was on the
wrong side of the street but nevertheless
the accident was very unfortunate. She
was taken into Lawreuce's drug store,
where her wounds were dressed. Later
she was taken 10 Miss Cooks boarding
house on the corner OF Topeka and First
street and from there she was conveyed
T. her home on Indiana avenue. She was
resting comfortable last night and viii in
al probability be az her post Of duty with
IN 4 few days.