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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-06

The Spanish royal standard Is most
complicated. The red and yellow of
the Spanish flag is said to be derived
from this occurrence: In 1878 Charles
the Bold dipped his fingers in the blood
Of Godfrey, count of Barcelona, and
drew them down the counts golden
shield in token Of his appreciation of
the latter's bravery. The shield, SO
marked became the arms of BARGE.
Iona. which became part of Aragon,
and its arms were taken by that king.
dom.
Now to the royal Standard: In the
first quarter or upper left hand part of
the flag are the arms of Leon and Cas-.
tile, the lion and the castle; the second
quarter Is taken up, one-half by the
arms of Aragon, one-half by the arms
Of Sicily. The upper third of the quar-.
ter directly under the first shows the
Austrian colors, the lower two-thirds
is divided between the flag of Bur-
gundy and the black lion of Flanders;
the upper third of the fourth quarter
shows the checkers, another Burgun-
dian device. while the lower two-thirds
is shared by the red eagle of Antwerp
and the golden lion of Brabant, and on
the top of all this are two shields, one
showing the Portuguese arms. the 9th.
err the French fieurde-lis. Considerable
Of q flag that.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-06

II is IL RENAL lable and instruot,,.
fact that the career Of four Of -.
most renowned characters that ara.
lived closed with Il violent or mournse,
death.
Alexander, after looking down fron,
the dizzy heights of his ambition nna~
conquered world and weeping tba,
there We're no more to conquer dloS
of intoxicaton in q scene of debapot
or rs some suppose, by poison mingled
In his wine.
Hannibal, whose name carried tor
ror to the heart of Rome itself afto.
having crossed the Alps and NM 70
fight the armies of the mjsfrass ~
the world. was driven from his conn
try and died at last of poison adm,nls
tered by his own hands in A foreion
land, unlamented and unwept.
Caesar. the conqueror of 500 citios
and his temples bound with chanlats
dipped in the blood of million Of his
foes, was miserably assassinated NV
those he considered his nearest friends
Bonaparte. whose mandate kings and
emperors obeyed, after filling the earth
with the terror of his name. closed his
days In lonely Punishment upon bar
rem rock in the midst of the Atlanta
ocean.
Such the four men who may be can.
sidered representatives of all whom
the world calls great, and such their
end-intoxicaton. or poison, suicide
murdered by friends. lonely exile!
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-06
Queer Sights Abroad.

When | was in Aix-les- Bans last
summer. | saw stout German woman
sitting at another table eating from on
enormous pile of plates. thought
first she was carving or doing some.
thing of that kind, but as the meal
progressed and the pile became no less
made inquiry and found out that she
was extremely nearsighted, and the
pile of plates-exactly 10 in number
was necessary TO raise her food 10
point where 1t would come within her
range of vision. She was no less a
parsonage than the Duchess of Sles.
wick ii olstein.
In Italy they do not use glass in the
windows on account of the expense
and replace it with wood or other ma.
terial In order to relieve the monot.
ony, suppose. they have a habit Of
painting household scenes on these
blank spaces. In one window you will
see an old chap reading his paper and
In another young miss doing up her
hair. There are also other scenes Of
even more intimate family character,
which will leave to your imagination.
In Athens one day went out 10 buy
something or other. which, | remem.
ber cost 5 drichmae. For 1t | tender
ed 10 drachma note in payment and
In order to make change the storekeep-
err tore it neatly in two and returned
opa-half to mo Convnuiant wasn't M
New York Tribune.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-06
He Was "Swfped,o

He sat in the reading room of Chi
cago hotel with a notebook and pencil
In his hand, and after wetting the pen
Gil on his tongue dozen times with
out writing anything he turned to the
man on his left and said:
Il want to get at an expression, but
can't think of it. want something
synonymous with avalanche"
would landslide doY
give got that"
it?"
well, Pm running for alderman at
a special election in my town, and
want to make memorandum of how
1t resulted"
"Oh, see! You could say you were
showed under"
"Yes; but that's hardly strong
enough"
Buried out Of sight"
THAT'S better, but lacks strength"
How badly were you beaten|
by over 300, where ought to have
had 400 majority"
Then | should put it that you were
literally swiped off the face OF 'ne
EARTH"
That's good-that's the idea. Ihal
strong and euphonious and has fny'nin
In it. Yes; was on the ticket ana suie
of election. | had $500 up that l nau
a walkover. was swiped, ana thei'
are not enough of my mangled Remains
left to fill thimble. Thank YOU ~,
literally swiped off the face OIL .n0
earth and be hanged to me?-Wasn'
ington Post.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-06
MaJUB a HILL

Historic Mountain Where Britain Met
Defeat at the Hands of Beers.
"Mnjuba.' Was the cry of the specta.
tors who Witnessed the departure Of
Sir Redyers Butler from Southampton
for the seat of war in South Africa
"Majuba' shouted the soldiers bound
for the Cape as their steamer drew
away from the dock. ''Majubar' cried
the conservatives in the House of Com
mons when Mr.. Morley challenged the
government to JUSTLY It's aggression
against the Beers. Ii has been the war
cry of the British In the struggle with
the Afrikanders.
And there is good reason why the
name OF bleak, desolate mountain
should excite the revengeful wrath of
the British people. Majuba mountain
was the scene of conflict in which the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-06
Hydraulic Cement for Peach Borers.

Prof. Smith, of the New Jersey Ex-
pertinent Station, was quite successful
in combating tree borers by mixing hy-
draulic cement with skim milk and APP
plying to the trunks OF trees. This
forms Il continuous coating and will re-
main in good condition during the entire
summer. The larvae can not penetrate
1t and n surface of this kind viii not be
selected by adult insects for the deposit
ton of eggs. In all cases the cement
should be broken up with a stu brush
when the danger season is over.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-06
Getting Rope Sense.

A popularity about roping horses or
steers with lasso is that after getting
a hard fall a few times they quickly
get rope sense" | have often seen
them, in n corral, stand stock still
when the rope falls across their backs
even when, as matter of fact, they
are not caught. If any reader has ever
encountered clothesline while run
ming at full speed in the dark. the line
stretched at about the level Of the
throat, he will notice that he doesn't
run across that lawn any more after
nightfall. He's got rope sense" in
fact.-Wide World Magazine
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-06
Brutes Have Good EyesiRht.

at is a singular fact" said man In
the show business. that illusions, as
i've call 'em. don't fool animals. I've
seen that proved over and over again.
"A few years ago I had what is known
ms the Mystic Maze at the Nashville
exposition. 1t was simply n room
filled with mirrors so arranged that
you seemed to be in narrow corridor
full Of turns. 1t was very puzzling, and
II used to get lost in the place myself,
but 1t never bothered my dog mo-
,ment. He would run through 1t from
lend to end at fun speed and never
bump against mirror.
. IT saw something in the same line in
Frisco not long ago. A friend of mine
had an Illusion called the haunted
Swing You get In what seems to be
IAN ordinary swing, hung in the center
of good-sized room, and the thing
began to move. 1t goes back and forth
land finally clear over the top
THAT is to say. 1t seems to. What really
turns round Is the room itself the
Swing standing perfectly still. 1t is a
good Illusion. and when the room is
revolving rapidly there never was Il
imam who could keep his head in the
Swing.
1T seems as If he must certainly
pitch out. and II the motion Is kept up
.he gets deathly sick. But pet cat be-
longing to my friend used TO lie ON the
edge of the seat and never turn hair.
no matter how East the thing was
worked.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-06
vuLoARlTY OF THE EXCLUSIVE.
sdmplicity and Cordiality Are the True
Signs of Good Breeding.

Signs of Good Breeding.
In very candid and plain-spoken
article ON The Graciousness of High
Breeding" In the Woman's Home Com
panion, Ella Morris Kretschmar makes
these pertinent remarks: MEN and
women who by contact or travel know
the worlds best society need not be told
that simplicity and graclousness are the
invarlable characteristics Of the high
est breeding Ii this fact could only
reach the minds of that class of people
who talk of 'exclusveness,' OF four
hundreds of the 'vulgarlty of trade,
OF not knowing any one outside of our
SET. what a grateful social change
would be wrought. That cold stare
of the wouldbe elect Is but the express
sion of an under bred, poverty stricken
soul. What is 'exclusiveness? 1t is
that human policy which shuts indvid-
uals off from the enjoyment of their
kind, by which society gains, since an
inharmonious element Is thereby re-
moved. How pathetic is the isolation
OF the determined arstocrat, especially
In small town where, other stirring
interest lacking, human relat mean
so much. Could even Divine inicrc
scope detect the difference between the
naked souls of bankers and a grocer's
wife? How infinitely stupid II is 70
draw lines in tmall places instead of
honestly enjoying all there is to enjoy.
II one has had superior advantages. Is
there no obligation to give pleasure. to
make sunshine in others lives because
of that good fortune? The time is at
hand when intelligence will be too wide
spread, progress to more rigorous
plane of thinking too real to admit of
men and women looking askance at one
another to make mental invoice of So
cial, financial or other proba bllities?
VIII 1t not soon penetrate the duliest
brain that wealth, rank or leadership
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-06
why She Enjoyed II.

On Sunday, as a certain Scottish min
lister was returning homewards, he was
accosted by an old woman. who said:
"Oh, sir, well do like the day when
you preach"
The minister was aware that he was
not very popular and answered:
MY good woman, am glad to hear
1t. There are too few like you. And
why do you like it when preach?"
"Oh, SIR" she replied, when you
preach | always get n good seatv'-
Scottish Nights.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-06
Convincing a Conaoisseur.


Some years ago the late DR.. Colo
port that should not cost more than
threepence which the best judges
should be unable to distinguish from
the highest priced wine that could be
obtained In the island. The preparation
was compounded openly before large
assemblage. and three competent
Judges were selected to test the prod
uct The basis of this compound was
cider, eolored with an infusion of log
wood. To this he added q few grains
of tartaric acid and salt Of tartar to
give respectively rough taste and a
mellowed appearance. When three
glasses of this compound and three
glasses of recognized port were pre-
scented to the judges to taste and pass
their verdict. without being told which
was which, they unanimously pro-
nounced in favor of the doctors cheap
preparation and rejected the genuine
port. What they would have said the
next morning If they had consumed a
bottle of this preparation remains a
matter of conjecture.-London Chroni-
Gle.
Gagged Tigers.
When you see the animals in the
park menageres pacing back and forth
restlessly in their cages, do not take it
for granted that the creatures are I'M
happy or even discontinued. 1t may
be that the lion or the tiger or the po-
lar bear that moves about with appar-
emily ceaseless activity is only taking
his daily exercise, without which he
would pine and die soon. When the
wild creatures are in their native jun
giles, they are kept pretty busy hunting
food. Thus each day they walk many
miles perhaps. In their narrow cages
In the parks they are plentifully sup
piled with food, but their brawny bod
les still demand a great amount of ex
crcise. Mile after mile Is paced off
daily by the uneasy creatures.
Usually they move with long,
swinging stride. but when mealtime
comes around then the step quickens
until, when the keeper appears with
lions and other animals leap against
the bars and growl and whine and lash
their tails In fact, they act like great
hungry boys do after long days
tramp if they find that supper is late
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-06

British arms suffered defeat so crush
ing that every soldier wearing the
queens uniform burns to blot 1t out.
The British troops sustained no dis
grace In their defeat. They fought
with the bravery born Of continued
success and native temperament. But
they were beaten SO completely that
the remembrance of the defeat will
rankle until 1t has been avenged-if
that is to be.
The battle of Majuba mountain was
small affair. as battle CO. Fewer
than $500 men took part in it. 1t was
the completeness of the British defeat
and the supreme bravery of the Afri-
Handlers which rendered 1t one of the
historic struggles Of military annals.
Sir George Pomeroy Colley was In
command of the British forces on the
Transvaal border In the winter of 1885,
81. He was brave officer, with su-
preme confidence In the invincibility of
his troops, despite the fact that Col
onel Anstruther's command had been
annihlated by the Beers at Bronker's
with whom to confront 1000 Afrikan-
ders under the personal command of
Joubert. "Oom Paul. was also with
the Boer troops. On the 2Sth Of Janu-
airy, 1881, Colley met the Afrlkanders
at Laings Mex, in the heart of the
Drakenbergs. In five minutes he had
lost 10 men, killed and wounded.
II,
off to Hatley's Store, threw up earth
works and awaited an attack which
did not come. This inspired him with
renewed courage and he determined to
invade the enemys country.
On the night of Feb. Pc he led 700 of
his men to the summit of Majuba
mountain-7,000 feet above the level
of the sea. The summit was a crater
like depression with a rim which served
as breastwork. Below 1t, on all sides,
stretched u steep declivity of 1000 feet
"a slope devoid OF shelter save for
scattered rocks and powders. By all
military precedent the place should
have been impregnable. 1t might have
been to ordinary troops, but 1t was not
to the Beers.
AT noon of the next day-disdaining
the advantages Of a night attack-the
Afrikanders filed their cartridge belts,
deployed in open order and charged
straight up the west slope of the noun
tain in the teeth of the British fire.
Sometimes they ran, sometimes they
walked, sometimes they threw them
selves down and crawled, taking ad-
vantage of the shelter of rocks and in
CAPABILITIES of the ground. 1t took them
an hour to achieve the ascent. 1t took
but moment TO spring over the rim
of the crater and bring n bloody con-
test to an end. When the white flag
at last tioated from the British position
1t flew over 266 dead or wounded Eng
lishmen. Nearly one-half of the Brit
ish force had succumbed to the deadly
fire of the Boer rifles. Sir George Col
ley was among the dead. 1t is an open
secret that he perished by a shot from
his own revolver, unwilling to survive
his defeat. Majuba mountain ended
the war. An armistice was soon signed
and peace followed shortly thereafter.
But the memory of Majuba Hill has
not faded. 1t Is name to stir the Brit
ish soldier to the depths.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-06

'srhe elder Hermann told me that
animals were never deceived by false
table legs, built up with looking
glasses and used in stage tricks They
always passed around on the other
side. guess they must see better,
somehow, than men. Anew orleans
Times-Democrat.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-06
Honey Baths for Gems.

All precious stones are purified by a
bath in honey, according to an old idea.
Many curious notions are current in
regard to gems, as. for instance, that
the agate quenches thirst. and, If put
into the mouth, allays fever.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-06

are powerless as shields against unhap
piness. or as props to mental, moral OF
physical Deficiencies; that there Is pcs
lively no honest or sensible basis for
judging individuals excepting inGlsid
nality?'
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-06
oder than sunposed.

Lord Kelvin in lecture stated that
Us result of recent Investigations 1t
WAS estimated that the earth had been
the abode OF life for about 10000 900
YeaIS.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-06
Getting Even with Her.

She wished 10 break il to him gently
II have decided" she said, Ito return
your ring"
He, however. was resourceful man.
who did not believe in letting a woman
get the better of him.
You needn't bother" he replied. ~
buy them 10y the dozen"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-06

Submarine volcanoes are constantly
being discovered, and are ut times
owing to their sudden appearance. u
great danger to navigation.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-06
Not Entirely One.

"And so they were made one.
ooh, don't know. | believe suo
still has mind of her own."--Cn'cas'
Record.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-06

Athos. n email town on the coast .,
Macedonia. may not inaptly be terii'e'
"The Bachelors Paradise" as no WON
an is to be seen anywhere In the place.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1899-06-05
Pildoras del DIR. Haydock.
PARA Ell HIGADO-(Cubiertas con azucar
UNA P1LDonA Es UNA DosIs

UNA PILDORA Es
Fin as las
k)r Haydock el Higado remedo perfeco.
t@ra las Efeymaaesd Ye; kraci6n Aer0oo Ddod,
c General kaa de Apeho Dolores Cbez0
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Sus efectos universities
LAS PlLDORAS DEL DR. HAYDOCK PARA Ell HICADO
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Eha dado a
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Estas Pldoras poivamente
tacan causa de Enfermad
Pacente Foaecen presavo edem
ataques volentos botela
Ehvese Por este medlcamento tome ningun oto
emo Ataquese
s1NToMAs DE B1LlosIDAD
E paciente quea de peso ocupaci6n est6mago
z OEaacion del estomago inteinos.
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Uncos Fabricantes
NUEVA YORK. E. A..
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1899-06-05
DaIioabutamente nparcaEeeo de opinion prensa.
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bendean
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debis
del nno
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P de una nadha m de Emulsion de Scott el sud deara
fuees acee de hfgado de bacalo dge de
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-28

NEW YORK. Aug. 27.-It Is learned
on excellent authority that the North
ern Pacific Company some time ago dis
posed Of its entire holdings Of Oregon
Railroad & Navigation Company pre-
ferred stock TO a banking house In this
city. which Is closely identified with
Union Pacific interests. The Oregon
Short Line. which Is controlled by the
Union Pacific, Is the owner Of practically
all the common stock Of the Oregon
Railroad q Navigation Company. The
controlling interest In the preferred stock
Of the latter corporation has been owned
jointly by the Union Pacific. Northern
Pacific and Great Northern, the holdings
Of these last two being equal In amount.
but the Union Pacific holdings being
much larger than those Of either OF the
others. BY the transfer OF the North
ern Pacific's interest. II Is understood
the Union Pacific secures control of the
preferred stock OF the Oregon Railroad
Il Navigation Company, the common
stock Of which II already controlled
through its relations with the Oregon
Short Line.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-28
SOUTH AFRICAN SITUATION.
soae Prospect Of President Kruger
Heing Forced Oat.

LONDON, Aug. 27--There Ia little fresh
news from South Africa, but II Is an
nounced that the governor OF Natal has
refused TO allow the transit of empty
cartridge cases intended for the Trans
WAL
The Pretoria correspondent of the Daily
Chronicle declares that President kru-
gers concessions are far-reaehing that
II is doubtful whether the hurghers will
rasify them. He thinks II more likely
that they viii demand Mr.. Kruger 4
resignation and the appointment OF a
younger man. probably s. w. Burger. q
non-Offieiai member os the legislative
council Of the Transvaal.
All the morning papers comment upon
the seriousness OF the situation, as re-
vealed on Saturday at Birmingham by
the speech OF Joseph Chamberlain. The
Daily telegraph calls the speech An
Informal uitimatum.''
The Standard says IL marks the most
critical stage yet reached,
The Daily News says. We cannot but
suppose that such grave words were
well weighed beforehand"
The Times SAYS: such a delicate stu
alton should not be protracted. We be-
lieve that within the last few DAYS the
final arrangements cf the general dtrec-
ton Of the expedition which viii be
necessary In the event ef n rupture have
been completed at the war office,
EFT Is scarcely necessary To point out
the extreme danger 81 allowing entrance
into South Africa Of arms which would
be likely Ia tall into the hands af black
population exceeding the white four to
one"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-28
PLANTING EUCALYPTUS TREES.


HAVANA. Aug. 21.-Owing 10 frequent
recommendations TO Gov. Gen. Brooke, OF
the eucalyptus tree as an anti-malarial
agent. some Investigations into the subject
have been carried on under his orders. At
tenfion has been called 10 the success OBJ
tanned In cuitivatlng the tree IN the vast
Campagna Ill Roma. Italy.
The City OF Mexico II cited as another In
stance where the Vigo canal. the floating
gardens and other malarlal districts are
now well stocked with young trees. with
the resu,; that the places which were orce
marshes and unheaithfui have heen rem
dered dry and inocuous One recommended
ton says that the camp Of the British
troops In Jamaica. which was formerly ma
iariai. has been planted with eucalyptus
the outcome slready being a steady dlsap-
pearance OF marshy spots.
The tree department at Santiago de Cuba,
not knowing Of the Investigations In prog
ress under Cen. Rrcoke's direction recently
made a request for several thousand euca-
fyp;us slips. the reluistion being strongly
Endorsed by Gen Leonard Wood
The officials In charge Of the yellow fever
hospital planted several slps some months
ago. and these are now thriving II IL be-
iiesed that great good will result from the
INVESTIGATION. Some years ago experiments
were tried here. the result being satisfac-
tory for the first Ave years after which
II ~ said the trees d'ed. but the consensus
az opinion among the medical authorities
Is favorable IN a repetition ~ the expers-
mant, which Gen Brooke will probably at
tempt at an early date on large scale