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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-25
Good Gunnerv

Some extraordinary shooting by the
British gunners is recorded The con-
ditions of firing were that each guns
crew should score what it could In
three minutes. beginning at 1900
yards, diminishing to 1000 yards and
then increasing to 1900 yards again.
1t is asserted that the Blake fired 14S
shots from ten guns. hitting the target
40 times. The best crew fired eight
cen shots and made fifteen hits. The
Royal Arthur's best gun crew hit the
target fourteen times out of eighteen
shots
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-25

dumped over on Its side. and, while it
is held down by number of Tommies,
the army horseshoer goes to work and
has the charger shod before he could
eat a feed of oats. A small portable
bellows and forge enables the farrier to
travel about the lines and do his work
wherever wanted. The accompanying
illustra ton shows one of these army
horseshoers putting shoes on an off,
GERS obstreperous mount in South
Africa
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-25
Wireless TeIegraphy.

Professor Oliver Lodge is reported to
have announced that he has an entirely
new method of telegraphing without
wires which will, he hopes, enable him
to send messages long distances. He
does not, like Marconi, depend upon
sympathetic waves, but upon magnet
ism. which is independent of obstacles:
and he believes 1t will be applicable to
signalling between ships and between
the shore and ships. Professor Lodges
ideas are not yet reduced to practical
form,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-25
A Double Kick.

The late II. d. Blackmore could nev
er endure to have advertisements print
ed on his books. and when cheap edi
ton of Lorna Doone" appeared with
a farnboyant assertion on the back
he sent peppery letter to the publish
er and ended with the quaint anticli
max. And, besides, have had to drink
chocolate for some time, and know
Blanks cocoa Is the worst"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-25
Clever Renarfee.

When the officer who was sent by
Secretary Stanton to secure the hoop
skirts and waterproof in which Jefrer-
son Davis had been captured made
known his errand to Mrs. Davis, she
replied:
Certain, sir, certainly; and any other
of my cast-off clothing which Mrs. STAN
ton may need"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-25
Papsr Horse Shoes.

A trial of paper shoes for horses Is
shortly to be made in London. The new
horseshoe is made of compressed paper;
1t requires no nails to secure 1t to the
hoof, and. while lighter than the most
fragile of racing plates, it is claimed to
be nearly as durable as the solid iron
shoes which have hitherto secured to
horses immunity from the effects of
constant travelling over rough surfaces.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-25
Sharp.

A story is told of lord and n clergy
man who were once driving together,
and passed the city jail The lord
turned to his companion and jokingly
said:
Where would you be, sir, If that Jail
had Its due?"
Without q seconds hesitation his
companion smilingly responded, rid
Ing alone, fear"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-25
SHOEING ARMY HORSES.

Animal Is Thrown and Held Down
While the Farrier Does His Work.
cry military camp which counts cav
airy among its forces is force of far
riers. Horseshoeing at the front, how
ever, is not performed rs it is in the
well-stocked blacksmith shop. The
cavalry horse requiring shoe is seized
by two or three soldiers, promptly
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-25

Mrs. Belgrave ION the Bermuda boat
Are you one of the stewards?
Bill Roling-No. marin. I'm capn of
TIL top.
Mrs. Belgraye-How nicel Bring II
and spin it for little Chauncey. won't
you? He's almost bored to DEATH
Harlem Life.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-25
saved the hank. Money.

whenever | buy anything" once
said Russell Sage In telling the story,
Il make IL rule to talk with the sales
man. l am member of great many
different boards of directors in great
many lines of investment, and | often
find this information of great service.
Some time ago | went into a large
clothing store to buy suit of clothes
at a low price that | had seen adver-
tised. bought the clothes for Sl4. |
think, and in talking with the clerk
found the lot had been sent to his store
from n big manufacturing concern to
be sold on commission. got them for
less than cost. Now. have kept a
general store and understand that bust.
ness, and there Is no money 10 tina,
sort of thing.
"a few weeks afterward this manu-
featuring concern applied to one of the
banks | am connected with for large
loan. Their credit was apparently all
right, but on the strength of what
had learned ! held up that loan. and a
short time later the concern failed."-
Saturday Evening Post.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-25

When you call on the sick. suggest
some remedy that might benefit;
those paying the bills are particularly
glad to be reminded that they should
spend more money.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-25
The Reaann

In one Of his books Mark Twain OBJ
serves that the reason there is com
paratively little arabic land In Spain
Is because the great majority of the
Spanish people are In the habit of
squandering 1t on their persons, and
when they die 1t Is buried with them.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-25

The lamp will be use
full for many pur-
poses, but as an adj
junct to the smoking
+ o 0 m or bedroom,
where an instantane-
Gus light is often
needed, the self-ligbt-
ing lamp will be more
than useful. The bat
terry, W h e n on C G
charged, will not re-
quire attention for
months, and is suf1i-
GENTLY strong to light
the lgnoD . O00 timaS
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-25

II woman refuses to forgive a man
it is because he has never asked for n.
the naughty woman who neither for
gets nor forgiyes has not stepped out Of
the fairy tales.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-25

Remember when telling n joke that
all OF your hearers are trying to figure
how many times they had heard 1t be-
fore.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-25

Nature occasionally performs mira
cles for the purpose of demonstrating
the possibility Of the impossible.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-25
Lamp that lights Itaelf.

A London firm has introduced a new
portable electric self-lightng lamp.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-25

at cost of cents. 1t is sold securely
packed with a bottle of charging salts.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-25

All persons, old and young, should
have their teeth examined once every
six months by n competent dentist.
Decay will be present and tartar form
ing which nothing but thorough ex-
animation will reveal Professional
service rendered in time means high
class work, less pain and great econo-
my. a tooth filled when decay is slight
will not be sensitive, the operation not
long and the filling lasting. because the
operator has more and better structure
so work on. He is enabled to make
the walls of the cavity thicker and
stronger and with slight danger of ex-
posing the nerve, the dread and fear of
all when having teeth filed. Have
your teeth attended to in time. Do not
procrastinate. Give the dentist good
tooth structure to work upon, and he
will render you excellent service. One
persoo in a hundred has good teeth;
% persons in 100 could have good teeth
with the proper attention.-H. G. Vor-
hies. ID. ID. s.. in Womans Home Com
panlon.
The age-herald., 1900-02-26
Territorial Issues Defined

The democratic party, led by MT. Bryan. will go into the presidential canvass in fa- vor of the widest possible expansion this side of imperialism. MT Bryan everywhere advocates expansion. He would take in ter ritory everywhere-.n Asiatfc waters, as vel, as elsewhere-provided it contains people who are fit for or can be readily fitted for Amenicsr citizenship. He wants no colonies, but he wants the largest pos sible United Sta tes. He Is Jefersonian- Jacksonian expansionisi. He stands by the record Of Che historic party that has made the country what it is- that brought to it evcr;- foot of additional territory down to tho war with Spain.
 Against this strictly American policy
The age-herald., 1900-02-26
Where Oewey's Lion Lives

The baby lion which Admiral Dewey named Chichester, in honor of the British commander at Manila, was given to FG'thsr Reaney. and that gentleman, the chaplain of the Olympia, left the cub temporarily l the Reaney household at Detroit. Accor ing to the News-Tribune, Chfchester's wal-- ing hours were mainly employed in eating potatoes and Tapping milk but when he was not thus engaged he wanted to play.
 And then, when night came, Chiehes UT was like any other baby-he wanted sym pa'thy and attention. If left in his cage he would set up a dreadful nowling, as ii al the banshees of Ireland were on his trail. ow-ow!!!
 These were some of Chichester's favorite expressions.
 And words couldn't calm Chichester. Of course you can't rock baby lion to sleep or carry him in your arms; but you can and must take him for walk; and so many a wee sma hour Chaplain Reaney might be seen leading the precious pet around the house, Chichester all the time showing his appreciation by purr so gentle that it awoke the family.
 In his gratitude he would frisk about and knock over chair or two, just for fun. Then when at dusk he got tired and seemed fast asleep in his little bed, he would wake up and arouse his now disguSted owner with cries that meant plainly enough that he wanted something to eat. and wanted it right away.
The age-herald., 1900-02-26
Army Reorganization

The bin prepared by the war department
 has been reported favorably by the house committee on military affairs, and 1t will doubtless become law. It is not bill that carries an appropriation, or that touches the question of the size of the standing army Such questions will not be moved by the administration until after the No vemFber election, when it hopes to be ready to advise with vigor and dispatch.
 The bill reported aims to weed out the evils that are connected with staff service in washington-evils that were very con- spicuous and very expensive in the war with Spain. The bill proposes to put the army on the present navy basis by requir- ing every staff officer to return to the line after four years of luxury and idleness in Washington. It gives the president power, too, to change the heads of any staff de- partment at any time. This is open to the objection that it brings ''pull' into the army, but as it is already there, not much
 harm can be done.
 The bill also proposes an important change in promoti One third of them would, under the pending bill, be by selec- ton instead of by seniority. Length and fitness of service are to be recognized. This again brings in politics. but politics 1 is perhaps less of an evil than blockhead- ism. which the seniority rule often upheld.
 The plan proposed is really partial adop-
 tion of the civil service plan, and as the proposed promotions are to be based on the findings of regimental boards no harm will probably come from it, and. perhaps
 much good
 The bfn would abolish post chaprains, and it would increase the artillery force by drawing men from other branches of the service. Altogether 1t seems to be a bill that will correct known evils without creat-
 ing any new ones. Secretary Root Is try ing to bring the army up to the efficiency
 of the navy, and he has big task in hand, especially in the reorganization of the staff departments of the army. They are full of Eagans.
The age-herald., 1900-02-26
SHORT STORIES
 Or ANIMALS

A remarkable instance of horse sense was exhibited at the Russell stables after the snow furry the other day, says the Pittsfield Journal. An old horse is used to draw the baggage wagon from the hotel to the station. and she slipped and fell on the icy street.
 Again during the morning hours about town the horse slipped on the ice. At noon the horse was unhitched and sent into her stall for her midday meal. She is never fastened, and when the men looked for her to make the 1 o'clock trip to the sta tion she was nowhere to be found They searched the stable and streets, and final ly went to Senator Dawes house. who for merly owned her, but the old mare was not to be found.
 Toward o'clock, however. she appeared at the stable, trottng in briskly and. look ing around, went into her staIl. It was dis covered that she had been newly shod, and the employees made inquiry at the blacksmith shop and learned that the horse and arrived there a little after noon and had waited her turn for the sheer. 1.ic men at the shop knew her. and thought she had been left there by some of the host- 1ers
The age-herald., 1900-02-26
A Silly Political Boycott

The Shelley campaign committee has seen fit to pass resolutions boycotting the Age Herald and claiming that 1t has printed statements and inslnuations which were untrue. Yet the committee makes no specl- fications The matter evidently came about over the news columns report Of the eoun- ty committee meeting last Wednesday. In
 ''Walter Moore, a member of the Shelley campaign committee. moved to table the resolution providing for direct vote for governor"
 The day of this publication MT. Moore sent card to the Age-Her in which he did not deny the correctness of the report he was not acting for General Shelley. In the opening of his card he unnecessarily and unjustly endeavored by insinuatins words to reflect upon the truth of the re- port without denying any statement of fact in it. The news editor to whom the card was presented told MT. Moore that he would be glad to print the card with modification of the sentence in question-that the Age Herald was always glad to print any mans explanation or statement of public or of- fcial act Mir. Moore replied that he would oaI 1aE hgyx, IrY,axr afa Afx Moore called up the Age-Herald office over the telephone and said he insisted upon the card being printed just as originally written or not at all knowing of course that 1t would not be printed
 The next day he printed it in another newspaper with the additional statement that the Age-Herald had refused It. This was followed by Mir. Moore and Mir Alt man and other politicians getting together and passing resolutions boycotting the Agc- Herald. That may be good politics to them, It makes no difference to the Age-Herald. The Age-Herald proposes in future, as in tile past, to print everything that is news, without fear or favor. It has its political opinions and 1t will express them in Its editorial columns upon all proper occasions. For General Shelley. personally. the Age Herald has great respect. and 1t shall al- ways do him justice in It's every depart  ment, regardless of the silly action of men who purpo,t to be his staunch political friends
The age-herald., 1900-02-26
E ONLY DahY NswspApEs IN ALABAMA
Needs of Southern Colleges

The benefactions of the time are increas- ing rapidly. In 1899 the gifts to educational institutions alone amounted to s55,5S1,Sl7; and as the years have a way of averaging themselves in such matters, it is believed the gifts of 1900 will be equally large Such immense sums will soon make the colleges of the country rich and independent wheth- CT 1t makes them more useful or not. The effect of great wealth has not in the past made colleges slothful or corrupt, and per- haps it will not in the future. The poorer colleges would at any rate be willing to test the problem.
 But of the great srm e.sen to educatlon- al institutions last year, only $4SS,O0O, or less than one per cent. of it. was given to colleges in the southern states. where aid to education is vastly more needed than 1t Is in the northern states. President Dreher of Roanoke college, Salem, Va, says in this connection: Not withstanding their improved financial condition,, the southern states are still poor compared with the northern and eastern states. And although the southern people are doing more for their colleges than ever before, the magnificent sums steadily given to in- stitutions of learning at the north from the immense accumulated wealth there will continue to increase the already too great disparity between the endowment of south are heard by philanthropic people interest," ed in the welfare of all parts of our com mon country"
 Northern philanthropists do not seem to know that there are white boys in the south who are striving to get a fair start in life, and they probably never will know it. They are much concerned over the higher educa- tion of the negro, and they cannot see the white boys who must carry the burden In the coming years. The white colleges will have to struggle along until the south gains it share of the natural wealth, as 1t assuredly will. and then southern colleges will not lack endowments We doubt the wisdom or practicabilty of President Dreh- CTS appeal. This section will soon be able to take its own skillet
The age-herald., 1900-02-26
MACARTnUR,S supPRIsE PATTY

From the Philadelphia Post
 Alexander MacArthur, author of a suc- cessful study of life in the Latin quarter of Paris, which brought to the writer both popularity and profit, Is also the pupil and bographer of Rubinstein and is a close friend of Paderewski. The author lived for two years in St. Petersburg, corresponding for the London press, but taking part in some thrilling adventures, but the most sim gular of the writer's experiences happened in Chicago after the novel had been brought out by publisher of that city. The book had been so successful that the publisher decided to give the author dinner to which a dozen of the leading men of letter in the Lake City were invited The guests had as- sembled when the author was announced. peared handsome young woman attired in evening dress.
 ''We arc expecting Mr. Macarthur" said the host, MT Alexander MacAnthur the novelist"
 ''So understand" returned the unexpect- ed guest. 'T am Alexander MacArthur."
 "You?" gasped the publisher.
 "Yes. Didn't you krIow? am Lillian Mac Arthur, at your service. have been writing over the name of Alexander ever since left my home in Dublin"
 It was only the work of minute to rear range affairs. and the dinner was a great success
The age-herald., 1900-02-26
Elections By the People

Despairing of inducing the senate to s9to- of senators by direct vote, joint comlnft- tee of the Pennsylvania legislature has de- cided to begin an agitation in favor of the other method for securing change in she federal constitution. If two-thirds of the states make application to congress It be- comes the duty of congress to cali a na- tlonal constitutional convention. If the com vention adopts the desired amendment. 1t must be ratified by the legislatures of fl1ir tyfour out of the forty-fve statess-aa1ee
 Would 1t be ratified? Just as the skillful politician prefers to manipulate legisla- ture rather than go before the people, so some legislatures will prefer, or will be induced to prefer, the privilege of electing a senator to conformity with the will of the people It is indeed doubtful whether the Pennsylvania plan can be carried out. The Pennsylvania resolutions have how ever, been sent ito the secretaries of the states of New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Massachusetts. Tennessee Maryland, Iowa, Kentucky, and Mississippi, the legislatures of which are in session. Their action upon the resolutions will be significant
 The truth is, a constitutional amendment Is not needed A state in which the people are stronger than the machine-a state in which the people have sense enough and ! strength enough to upset the politicians can select its senators by a direct vote now without any change in the fundamental law. If the state executive committee directs each county executive committee to pro- vide for direct vote for the senatorial nominee, such votes can be consolidated, and the man who has the highest vote would become the party's choice or nom- inee, and no legislator of the party would be at liberty to vote against him. And no member would after one or two traitors to tho party had been properly punished. Such a vote would be alike dn all essential par ticulars the vote cast for president The electors obey the vote in the one case as iSlators in the other case.
The age-herald., 1900-02-26

William Mckinley and Mark Hanna and the party behind them will go to the peo-l pie on a platform of contraction dictated by the tariff-fed trusts of the land It isl a}fsaiey wholly outside of the constitution ena wholly outside of Chief Justice Mar sssiaA,s opinion that has stood unquestioned } q sAAy one hundred years. The grasping campaign subscribers say. in order to pro- feet the combine of tariff,proteeted and. f4azlfF fF-fostered interests, that the United States Consists of the forty-hve states only
 that Arizona and Alaska are not parts Of the United States-that the Indian Ter fHtoy and Porto Rico are dependent prov lnces, in which the United States can rule as arbitrarily as Turkey rules province in Asia Minor. or Russia province in Si- bsraa
 This doctrine is one of contraction. even to,the extent that the democratic doctrine IS one OI eXpdnSlOns TOT the repuDncdn doctrine reduces the size of the country one-third. It takes from it at one fell. foul swocp 9O6,1S4 square miles. The democrats hold, on the other hand, that every foot of territory is part and parcel of the United States, covered by the laws of the land, and entitled to all its privileges. The dem ocratlc party stands for Jeffersonian ex- pansion, and the republican party for Me Kinley contraction. The issue is made up, and the two parties will go to the people on 1t, and the decision in November will be final and conclusive. unless indeed the su- prep s11ss as C, oGd5 Is1Jde ''-- # 'las swai- lowed itself enough already in response to the demands of plutocrats.
The age-herald., 1900-02-26
FROM "HYmNs or THE MARsHEs.',

Ye marshes, how canIdid and simple and nothing withholding and free Ye publish yourselves to the sky and offer yourselves to the sea! Tolerant plains, that suffer the sea and the rains and the sun, Ye spread and span like the catholic man who hath nightly won God out of knowledge and good out of in finite pain, And sight out of bEndness and purity out of a stain. As fhe marsta-hen secretly builds on the watery sod, Behold, will build me nest on the great ness of Godl I will fly in the greatness of God as the marsh-hen flies In the freedom that fills all the space 'twixt the marsh and the skies; By so many roots as the marsh-grass sends in the sod I will heartily day me a-hold on the great ness Of God! Oh, like to the greatness of God is the greatness within The range of the marshes, the liberal marshes Of Glynn.
 Sidney Lanier.
The age-herald., 1900-02-26
REFLECrIONs OF A BACHELoK
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press
 To succeed with woman man must be half a snake and half flower.
 The average woman will never believe a man is deceitfu1 if he has blue eyes and high forehead.
 The worlds opinion of man depends half on his own opinion of himself and half on his wiliskers.
 Insinuate to any girl over IT that you be- lieve she is engaged and she will do her level best to look guilty.
 In love affairs women are by nature much older than men, A woman can read in every language, but man can read only his own, and then only in very large tprint.