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Oxford eagle., 1899-09-21

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IRA 3. s~ns iraslzu f.s assnsrrt.
ard la fnatt a1ssseasss~ b. fnsssf aia 5erflsl.
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III ssial iz WaH fhe slfoln.sf t1 alif ei4uff 81
uHWu aaE1lssi fsss7fia1 uHf if n.lf .fsss.s.
tahar ta fns sfrilsstzsHe So s.aseruulsuf5 ant
Ia that Attempt be- sas che apuraateh ~
ulHf.irgn nf Eiaeafn rfAhf IS a.nssar
NHu Euf cautisE up-sn an FlsE fsufIuE
VIII iabur Or anGgs latssr 10 ne sfrtt.
tHr= Il government sen asf en fhs. rusasal
Ca aid a 0t1F~futns uf fh.la Hnsfs nuf 4lssarf
reitsian hsIf upuu fnfrr
>afhins B. murH HnaH sfuf shan thaf
~ shall. tn tun rsxi lasHg rt9nfly under
- tua lnss reitfistu tsfs nlssflsY tn.i
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Oxford eagle., 1899-09-21

MY friends. all OF yBu have ta know b
human nature. God ft.lslss selfish.
Seifishness - merely the agGfgruwfh of an
Instinct af self pr~servattttn- ~ - the alb
normal development II a man desire e.
protect himself We must Iscugmixe sci
nshas~s. and Ne must 50 make cur htwH
that people shall not oe permitted q tres
pass upon the rights % others In their
efforts TO secure advantages for them
selves. ! believe that sactstv h Interested
In the Independence u every citizen 50
city Is Interested n this bse,uz N a man
dies and leaves no provisions for his wife
amt children. the burlsn falls upon So
Cisty.
II beiieve that the prilstpie of monopoly
fnsis its inspiration in the desire of men
10 secure BY monopoly what they can not
secur. In the ouen asii 81 competition.
Oxford eagle., 1899-09-21

\ delegate asked '-Wouid YOU ap-
piy that Ia rich individuals also. sav
Il Rockefeller did il ON his oNn ac-
count
Ban We have not reached th..
point Vet where an individual has b.en
able 70 do harm. and. IL my Judgment
II W. would abolish thazs laws that
grant special privileges and pick ost
.i*n 10 he favaritsS Of the gov.rnm..r 1,
No man, bv his own brain and muscle.
eonid ever ears enough money Ia st-.
harmful 20 the Psopl~.
W Int the government gives the govern
rueuf srau "a ~ away Mhsf tn. an.sefl-
Oxford eagle., 1899-09-21

Trouble ha- ~xi~.r,i hsrv 90 and an
inr ever YEAR. hut NJ. iataiifis~ n.--
cHrrr'i uufi lun- n. WHEN pa~--u-
Esr train ou th- iliinais t~ntral raii-
russi wa- nr-d iuta nnd au~ nrrrss
soman tiir,t rh-- us-si o-- w~r. pn
th~ir wa1 q" thr miass having coul-
from Paws
Oxford eagle., 1899-09-21

wsts- st.. -ss sst.v-s >s.-
tatsa ss.l wts~r.

Csr'er,ilie. il. s.pI a. Cars~fsil's
was the .r~u~ ~ bls-iiy riot alasit
noon Yesterday in vht.n teur nrwrns.
were INSTANTLY kli-i snd pns veunsi-,i
unto d~ath. ~hil- tsso sfhrr~ rvvsivvs,
Oxford eagle., 1899-09-21
rs- ss-.... o-,.~.r- s,.--i.-

Col hryan ~ tbs point r-asi th~ ~
meus ctrruiar trtfer lsiyrrft-inr the
incorporation laws 90 D.-law.srv IT.
essrsuH~ufsd ~arra~ticailr un a,ytn.
taEvs ~et forth in n. l~tf-r
\ r"t~ou tn the snsiivusr inquirr,i
-fAslswnr~ and Ns.,s I~r-s.v arr tsafb
dstnas-atie state. ar th~s netr- Ts
Sfish Mr. Erssa rsplrrsi. -Th~e w~ry
not in t~la
Oxford eagle., 1899-09-21
a .s...t.sr, m..s,-.

Nfier the night Was e,vr four ,is'as.
h.'iis- were pick-d up snd another
r.rtaiis Wounded They w~r~ takea
O." th- city haii sher- -h~ wounded
man was attended o., aut an iugu.sf
he'll over the ,lsstf ones
Oxford eagle., 1899-09-21

n-itss~. in sstfiftHn o. state remedy.
mere ntu~t b. federal srFsesiV ard ] D.
tHr p4N~F - place -urn r~sIrittiisus ard
N'iatttttit"r. even e. ih~ ps.i'tt - pruhfbt
NH1. ua.tu srts rss-p - ttfru rfN&nixa4 IN
Hsis state. tnFN saats q. D. business cut
Oxford eagle., 1899-09-21

The island a. shuie has been very
fortunate in avoiding an .pidemi...
There n more Sielsness han IL usual
easily explained. The city hospital has
more patients than II clu properly ae-
eommodats az ITO caSs~ IN the latter
institution. = are reported as having
ausutia
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-20
WHEN MEN MISS SUCCESS.
idleness and Incompetency Keep the
Business Novice Down.

idleness and IHcompetency Keep the
business Novice Down.
Walter p. Phillips, the founder of the
national newspaper corporation known
as the United Press, and the inventor
Of Phillips telegraphic code, typical,
energetic American, who has put many
young men in the news gathering bust
ness, believes that the cause of failure
everywhere among young business be-
sinners lies in incompetence.
Nine-tenths of The young men who
are struggling for a name and place In
the world are united for the calings
they have picked out for themselves. Be-
sides an unlimited supply of energy
and whole heartedness in the work be-
fore him, the successful man of the
future must know his business from
A to u.
The next great drawback to success
Is idleness. Nothing worth while is
accomplished without work, and plenty
Of 1t. Things do not happen without
cause, and behind every great life
there are years of concentrated energy
and tireless industry. Idleness will
make any man a failure; intelligent
work will land any man among the
successful. 1t Is all so simple and so
trite that one hesitates to put the fact
down in cold blood. and yet how few
men recognize, or, recognizing, live up
to the axiom that labor conquers all
things. ~
Idleness and the consciousness of in
competency should make any man
ashamed of himself and drive him to
do something that is worth the doing.
1t is within the grasp of every one to
learn some one thing that will yield
both pleasure and profit. Success
comes only TO those who seek it.
The young man who is really in
earnest will not have to be advised
how to succeed. He may learn much
by studying the failures of others, how
ever. and he will always find. after
survey Of the great legion OF the I'M
successful, that two causes have
brought them to their present misery
-idleness and incompetency-Sa
Evening Post.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-20
A STICK WITH A STORY.
The Odd Once Which 1t Performed
In "a Gambling Den.

"rhere's an odd little story connect
ed with This old cane," said New
Orleans sporting man the other day.
"You will observe how heavy 1t is and
how the ferrule comes down to a sharp
point. 1t used to be,carried by an old
chap who was well known character
here back in the seventies. He had an
interest in Il very crooked gambling
house. won't hurt anybody's feel
lngs by mentioning the exact location,
but 1t was saying that you might rs
well slide your money under the door
and walk Off 1t saved time.
This old fellow I'm speaking Of
never operated any of the games, but
was apparently mere spectator. His
business was to dispose of what We're
known technically as knockers \
knocker was anybody who attempte'
to put victim on his guard, usually a
well meaning but otticious friend. For
example a visitor would be playing at
one of the games and his friend, look
ing on, would smell Il rat. AS a rule
he would feel it his duty to say some
thing, and such suggestions Were nat
urally resented by the house.
"ANhen the old man would see 4
knocker about to knock he would
hobble up. leaning heavily on his cane,
and plant the ferrule, as if by acci-
dent, squarely ON the Offenders foot.
Such prod would cause the victim
excruciating agony. and he would I'M
mediately lose all Interest In exposing
fraud While lie was fwrithing aud
grooming the old fellow would over
whelm him with apologies and insist
upon his coming into the back room
to get drink. Meantime sthe other
chap would be losing his money as fast
as he could get it out
"There's no telling how much
plumber this stick has been the means
of securing. Its original owner has
been dead these many years, and l
keep it as a curiosity. New Orleans
Times-Democrat, TT
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-20
SlBERIA'S BIG GOLD CROP.
large Quantities of 1t smuggied Out
of the Country.

large Quantities of 1t smuggled Out
of the Country.
In spite of the most stringent Rus
sian laws on the SUBJECTIVE taking
away OF gold without government con-
sent-there Is an enormous business
done all over Siberia In gold, both dust
and, especially nuggets stolen from
the workings II Is "A criminal offense
to be found in possession of gold; but
as so large a proportion of the popula-
ton Of Siberia consists of those sent
there for punishment, and the only
further punishment they have to fear
Is deportation to some yet more distant
region of the same barren and joyless
land, the deterrent is by no means so
formidable rs mere perusal OF the
awful menaces of the statutes at first
sight seems to convey. Moreover, the
successful dealer in stolen gold rarely
fails to escape the penalties of his Of
Tense, even when caught redhanded.
The Russian official even in Russia
proper, Is seldom altogether unreason-
able; and In Siberia, where the preg-
nant saying of the dishonest ''chinov-
Mix" Its long way to Peter'-that
is, st. Petersburg lis especially signiti-
can't the official is good natured' in
the extreme. and Il substitute can al
ways be bought TO accept unpleasant
responsibilities.
A great part of the gold is conveyed
over the Chinese frontier-that is,
across the river Amur, which Is the
sole defense of the frontier against
smuggling from both sides sand finds
ready sale at ruinous sacrifices in ex-
change for u certain fiery Chinese
vodka. The valuable properties Of this
spirit, much esteemed by Russian and
native alike, are that it gives the GUS
toner the beatitude of intoxication one
day, and on the next he can attain the
same exalted state by the cheap expe-
dent of drinking water.-Chambers'
Journal
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-20
Presents for the Poor.

In your Christmas purchasing do not
be tempted to forget those who, because
of their poverty, are unable to do any
shopping either for themselves or for
nthers." advises Frances K. Lanigan in
ne Ladies' Home Journal. Let your
presents to them be of substantial char
acter-a ton of coal, some warm clothing,
some money, box of groceries, or a
basket of Christmas marketing, topped
with bunch of holly. Aud to the little
children in whose homes Christmas is lit
tie more than a name, send some of the
many bright, new tin toys which are so
inexpensive; some candy, some fruit,
bright red woollen mittens and Tam o
Shanters. and, if you can afford it, some
good stout shoes and warm stockings. A
piece of bright eolored plaid will make a
pretty gift for the little girl who has
never, perhaps, had new dress in her
life. Accompany your Christmas pres
ents with some CHEEKY Christmas greet
ings and some Christmas greens. Be very
sure that this thoughtfulness will bring
its own reward. and that in the years to
come the memory of the Christmas when
you gave the most aud received the least
will be the happiest of all memories to
YOU"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-20

About 5000 kegs aud barrels of ca
pers, Il small, sour berry resembling in
color and shape green pea. are an
nually imported into the United States
from Spain and France said whole
sale dealer In all sorts of foreign con-
diments in New York to the writer re-
Gently. "Capers grow on n bush, and
are extensively used by all classes of
cooks in this country for garnishing
salads and making sauce which Is
usually served With boiled mutton and
other meats. There are four sizes Of
capers. The smallest are commercially
known as nonpareils and the three 9TH
or sizes are called capucines. capotes
and surfnes. The smallest capers are
the most desirable and bring the most
money. Very few capers are imported
in glass. They are shipped 10 America
In kegs and barrels, holding from 10 10
40 gallons of the berries in brine or
vinegar. The work CT bottling the ca
pers is done by the Wholesale dealers"
Washington Star. M slFaaii 81
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-20
sengers were shot down before they had

sengers were shot down before they had
even offered the slightest resistance.
Something must be done. and G. Frank
Willard, the agent at Flagstaff, finally
made up his mind to drive the coach on
Its next trip. He announced his inten-
ton to his assistant and told the new
driver that he could lay off trip.
II Will find out who are killing our pas
sengers and robbing the company on
almost every trip" said Willard, the
night before his departure, to a group OF
ranchmen who had come down the noun
tains to purchase trinkets and proven
der for the Christmas days. Every eff
fort had been made to apprehend the
stage robbers without success. Not even
a trail in the deep snow could be discov-
cred. Footprints of a man or men with
In a radius of twenty feet of the robbed
coach were all that was ever seen. They
could be traced nowhere. Only the sin
Gle print Of an elk's hoof could be found,
and elks, as a rule, do not rob stage
coaches. 1t was mystery, but Agent
Willard was determined to unravel 1t.
When the incoming coach from VoluD-
teer Springs got into Flagstaff to trans
fer its freight to Wizards care it was
found that he had Entrusted to him a
most precious burden wrapped snugly in
warm, soft blankets. Opening the bum
die pair of big blue eyes shaded by
clusters Of golden curls, gazed at him in
babyish wonder.
A note pinned to the blanket near the
throat of the little one stated that the
baby was named Helen Grace Morris and
that she was sent to her father at Pitt
man Valley as Christmas gift from her
mother, who was too poor in health and
purse to make the trip.
'"Truly precious present IL her father
is anything of a man" unused Agent Will
lard. as he tenderly took the little one in
his arms and placed her in his own com
Portable bed in the rear of the express
office. But he had other things to think
o. and after kissing the sleeping baby
hurried about his work of getting ready
Tor his trip.
In the morning he was up bright and
.arly, had little Helen tucked away snug
v inside the coach. and was off for his
,tation. twenty-five miles distant. near
he Francisco range OF mountains.
Good luck to you, Willard" was
shouted after him by the ranchmen who
had gathered about to bid him success
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-20
The Ducking Stool In England.


1t is interesting to conjure up pic
ture of "ducklng us practiced in
England at the end of the eighteenth
century.
When the ''scold" had been properly
tried and convicted, she was escorted
by crowd of her neighbors-in fact.
by the whole yillage-to the nearest
pond-and the greener and Sinner the
pond the better. A long plank was
produced, at one end OF which was the
"ducking STOOL" and in this the scream
Ing. struggling victim was securely PIN
Toned,
The chair end of the plank was then
pushed far over the edge of the pond,
and at signal it was tilted deep into
the green ooze until the scold was com
pietely immersed.
When the dripping, half drowned
woman was raised to the surface
again, to the jeers and laughter of the
onlookers, it can be imagined that her
tongue wagged to some purpose. After
second dose she emerged more sub
dued, and after third or fourth she
was as penitent Il woman as the vii.
lage contained and was allowed 10
proceed home n sadder and wiser wo-
man-until the next time. - London
Tit-BitS
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-20
stole down his coarse, weather-beaten

stole down MS coarse, Weatner-peaten
face. you are my Christmas present,
an all them things is yourn. I've taken
many a chance for my life to get EN-. but
| never will do it again for your sake.
for I've got somethin' to live for, an I'll
raise you like lady,
The highwayman then knelt on the
ground floor of the cavern and prayed
that he might be forgiven as he stroked
the golden curls of his little companion.
on which his tears glistened like dew.
Ssh, sh', boys" said the sheriff as he
slowly backed out of the cavern. Come
on. don't make noise we amt seen
him do nothin'. He'll never rob another
coach, for she's made man of him, and
he got the best Christmas gift Santa
Claus ever had in his big storehouse."
Agent Willard recovered and Eve years
ago came to Chicago and is the owner OF
a small hay and feed store in Relden
avenue.-Chicago Tribune.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-20
FROM TIE SHADOW.

Under the roses and under the dew.
pead--but the dreaming, dear heart, Of you'll
For the day you knclt near The death yelled place
felt your tears fall over my face.
And the rose that you left where my dreams must
be
Thrilled the thought of you down to mel
And | said from my couch in the white walled
dust,
''she Is true to her love- she Is true to her trust,
"And her tenderest tears viii fall for me
TIL we meet In Gods eternity"
II.
Under the rose and under the dew,
Dead-bnt bdream no more OF you'll
The stormy winds DER my dwelling rave;
Dead are the roses that blessed my grave
For you never knee by my couch to say
The loving words that you said that day.
Crumbes my name on the marbles crust,
Nv dreams are dead and my heart is Dust
Atlanta Constitution.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-20
FIFTY MILLIONS OF ee,,~.
Last Census of the Empire p,.
Population at That Fi.res The

Last Census of the Empirr NJ,
Population at That Fipur. The
The resrhs of the professinn.,
social census of the German aud
taken in 1895 have just been pnb1 uplFs
by the government. The book il ons
the most important statistica, ~ 4e N
thTt have been brought ont h. WIS
government A similar, but loo. auS
piete, census was taken in German,
1852, aud most other government III
Mt various times, either in coni,n'.'e
with the ordinary census or senara. Oa
made some effort to inquire int
classification of the population r., I'
occupation and social status ~.
other country has entered on an inv
CATION Of this kind with Anytime .S 'u'
approximating the thorouphpess
method that characterized the c uu
statistical Office, both in the drsu,a
of the census and in its snhsaoP
elaboration for statistical purposa aN, n
give only an instance, the ~
officials had the sEictest inst,-,e.,
not to take the word of bouseha,S
as to the occupation and earn,n.,
the members of his household hnt
make personal inquiry of every s,n.,s
member, even including small cb,ldn'"
The whole enormous work of coIlao.,-A
this census was done at ooy, :, us
more than f1S0,O0O. Ao'
According to this census. tho .o..,
population of Germany Oh Inn -,
1895, amounted to 51,770,2s4. of VIII
25,409, 161 We're males and oese, 1oa
were females. The similar cana-'
taken In 1882 gave total of Al. 900 10
of whom 22,1507 49 were males and %
O71,364 females. The population bsa
thus increased by 14.4S per cent in ,hs
thirteen years-an increase which NJ.
interesting to note, was larger in tha
case of the males. who increased Mt III.
rate of 14.71 per cent, as against an
Increase of only 14.26 per cent in III.
case of the females. The decrease .,
German emigration since the growth
Of modern German prosperity NAV
possibly have had something to do with
this fact. How rapid the Increase of III.
German population is may be gathered
from the fact that the ordinary ouo,
quennial census, taken in December
1893, gave population of 52,279Sn
Or an increase of 509,617 souls in dir
months. The increase between lm
and 1895 was greater in the towns and
districts already peopled; thus. for er
ample In the government district Of
Berlin it was 1864 per cent: in DussL
dOrf. 32.97; Dresden. 2913: I.elpsc
29.9S, etc. The town population Of Ger
many in 1895 amounted to 1873 Der
cent OF the total population. as against
Ais per cent In 1882. 1t had increasa
by 36.41 per cent over the town pOpu
lation of 1889, whereas the countu
population had decreased by 1.3l DEL
cent. The population of towns with
over 100000 inhabitants increased In
the same period by 111.29 per cent and
amounted to 7,030,530 persons
London Times.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-20
ed up in the center of the road and shout

ed:
Hands up.''
In an instant the agent had caught up
his revolvers. but before he could pull
the trigger the highwayman fired and
the plucky agent rolled from his seat
desperately wounded man. Before adj
vancing step the robber fired again,
killing one of the lead horses. He then
quickly strobe to the coach, picked up the
wounded man, threw him under the seat.
and began riding the old vehicle. A small
box, containing the money destined for
the Pittman Valley Office, was all that
was secured. As the robber backed out
of the coach his eye caught sight of the
little bundle of blankets on the seat.
STOPPING down he pulled aside the cover
ing, and was startled by hearing a wee
little voice say:
is you my papa? I'm his Christmas
gif'; mamma sent me-"
You bet I'm your papa, and take you
as the most precious Christmas gift NOR
tai man ever got"
Fondly clasping the cooling baby in his
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-20

a queer case of cannibalism is re-
ported as having recently taken place
in the Solomon islands. The Jeanette
acted as orderly to the Immigration Of
fee there and was on his honeymoon
with his wife. intending to land at
Aoba. where his wife's tribe lives. He,
however, made the mistake of disem-
barking among the wrong tribe and
was,at once seized by the natives, over
powered. killed and eaten.
The widow was provided by the tribe
with second husband.-London Mail
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-20

big brawny arms, he leaped from the
coach, cut loose the dead horse and its
living companion, and then dashed the
remaining pair into a run in the direction
of Pittman Valley. A moment later, as
he stood in the middle of the pass. he
gave a shrill whistle, and from clump'
of pine trees on the side of the road
emerged a tall and powerful elk. Without
hesitation the stately animal moved
quickly to the side of the robber, who
hastily tied on its back the box of money,
and then, still hugging the precious bum
die, he leaped on the elk's back and was
soon lost to sight in the valley below.
The Gathering of the maddened coach
horses as they dashed into the little town
of Pittman aroused its citizens, who soon
learned from the wounded agent, who
had recovered consciousness, what hap
pened. A posse was at once formed, and
with the sheriff in the lead set out for
the scene of the robbery and attempted
murder. Arriving there they were nom
plused at failing to find any trail in the
deep snow except the footprints of an
elk or stag.
Don't see how we can make a move
without trail TO work on" said the
sheriff. might as well give it up"
But this did not suit Wesley Hawkins,
an old mountain trapper.
''These elk footprints are mystery
to me-" he said. II know positively that
there are no elk this high up in the noun
tains now and haven't been for goin' on
three year. They are all in the valley
below, and for one | think we ought to
follow this trail"
"Mebbe you're right" said the sheriff,
who set off on the elk trail. followed by
his posse. Two hours OF quick walking
brought them to a cavernous-ike OPEN
ing. around which were seen innumera BILE
human footprints. Cautiously they bent
TO their hands and knees and began to
crawl in at the mouth of the cavern. In
few moments they heard voices and came
to small. stout door. which stood partly
ajar. The poorly furnished room they
peered into was ablaze with the light of
a huge log fire, and seated in the middle
of the floor was little Helen Grace Nor
ris gazing in rapt wonder at the big
Christmas tree laden with articles which
the highwayman had at various times Sc
cured in his forays on the express coach
"All these things is yourh. little one, :"
said the rough-visaged robber as tears