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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-03-14
Soldiers of Fortune.

att Is embarrassing to meet former
cotiilon partners as elevator boys and
WATERS" said European lady now
visiting New York. at has been my
fate to undergo and inflict this unhap-
piness several times.
81 went to fashionable hotel on my
arrival. Wearing his hotel livery with
the same grace as he had borne his
officers uniform when l last saw him
and danced with him at state ball In
a foreign capital, was a. man l had
known. He colored to the eyes as he
saw me, but made no sign, nor did l.
1.-THE same thing has happened since
at restaurants, at other hotels, In rid
ing academies and In carriages. Some
day M. lie Baron de Trois Etoiles and
Graf Won Truemmer-S chloss will ap-
pear in European society with new
eclat and full purses. VIII l ever say
that / know where they made their
money? Why, of course not. 1t is a
far cry from America to Europe, and
In their own country these gentlemen
have an irreproachable social position.
I have really already forgotten the
names Of those l have seen, | assure
you."-New York Mail and Express.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-03-14
r,a ,ook which accompanied these

The look which Accompanies me-
words was SO beseeehlng that my hear'
Welded and I murmured an almost III
audible YES" which favor ne ac-
knowledged by a slight pressure Oh my
hand.
Mrs. Wharton and l had a nearly
laugh over my adventure. and Wheh
he called that evening she was COIL
petely charmed with both his manner
and appearance.
The acquaintance, commenced so
strangely, progressed rapidly. and pc
fore my visit was half over l had goou
reason to hug my old brown merino
with a grateful heart for being the un-
conscious means of bringing me SO
much happiness.
afterward had the pleasure OF see
ing Miss Annie Roses brown suit. Need
| say 1t was as far superior to mine as
brand new three-dollar-a-yard mate
rial could be to a seventy-hve-cent
merlno which was In its second season
"Neyer mind" said my lover, as
pointed out the difference, you shall
have as many ruffies and founces as
you like hereafter. but this brown dress
is simply perfect, for 1t contains Rose. :
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-03-14
Vortex Motion in Atmosphere.

Vortex motion In the atmosphere,
England, must certainly be reckoned
with, and all ascending currents, from
whatever cause, appear Of this nature,
says the National Review. Dust whirls
leaves or hay In summer and autumn
are evidences of the existence Of such
upward currents. But the aerona ut
can detect them on a larger scale and
is only what might be expected from
statistics relating to such phenomena
where they occur in greater earnest In
other parts of the globe.
1t is classical history how dust show
ers have arisen IN the west coast OF
Africa and descended again ON vessels
far out on the Atlantic; how Scotland
has been visited by storm of pumice
debris which was supposed to have
had its origin In Vesuvius; how show
ers Of fish or Of frogs have descended
from the sky, having been swept into
lofty regions entangled In the bosom
Of windwhirl sufficient 10 bear them
whittier 1t listed. The dust of Kraka-
tao, committed to the lofty winds by
the force of its own eruption In 1888
travelled over the globe In outward
courses almost without limit before
settling to earth weeks or months OF
possibly years afterward.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-03-14
Seeing and Knowing.

An eminent lord chief justice who
was trying right of way case had be-
fore him n witness, an old farmer, who
was proceeding to tell the jury that he
had ''knowed the path for 60 year, and
my feyther towld l as he heard my
Granddaughter say
''Stopp cried the judge. I'VE can't
have any hearsay evidence here"
"Noiw exclaimed Farmer Giles.
'"Then how dost know who thy feyther
was, 'cept by hearsayT
After the laughter had subsidized the
judge said. I'm courts of law we can
only be guided by what you have seen
with your eyes and nothing more nor
less"
''Oh, that be blowed for talep' re-
piled the farmer. II ha' got bile on
the back Of my neck, and ! never seed
'un, but | be prepared to swear he's
there, dang 'unw
This second triumph on the part Of
the witness set in a torrent of hearsay
evidence about the footpath. which OBJ
tanned weight with the jury, albeit the
judge told them 1t was not testimony
Of any value, and the farmers party
won,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-03-14
How She Knew.

Speaking of kindergartens for color
ed children calls TO mind the expert
ence of "befo' de war" matron who
was teaching one of the little darkies
on her plantation how TO spell.
The primer she used was pictorial
one, and over each word was Its ac-
companying picture, and Polly gllbly
spelled Ok. OK, and box, box. etc. But
the teacher thought that she was max
Ing right rapid progress, so she put her
hand over the picture and said:
Polly, what does OK spell?"
"Ox," answered Polly nimbly.
"How do you know that 1t spells OK
PollyT
"Seed his TAIL" replied the apt Polly
Memphis Scimitar.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-03-14
Freakish Fear OF Draugbts.

A great many people have a dread
OF draughts, but few of them carry
their preventive measures to the ex-
IRENE practiced by n bookkeeper Of
Philadelphia. He keeps feather sus-
pended from the ceiling by a light
silken thread. When not busy with
his books it Is his custom to divide his
time between consulting the thermom-
eter and watching the feather. Should
the latter move In the slightest degree
he doesn't rest content until he finds
cut where the draught comes from.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-03-14

One day young Swede, a student
at the University of Berlin, received a
letter from his uncle saying that his
daughter, the young mans cousin.
would stop In Berlin for few days on
her way to Ems and would he kindly
meet her and show her the city. The
mail coach arrived and with 1t the
young lady, who found fine looking
young fellow with vivid boutonniere
awaiting her arrival. He accompanied
her to the hotel. The following morn
Ing he called and took her driving in
an elegant brougham. These atten-
lions continued during the three days
of her visit. The lady appeared over
joyed at the gallantry of this cousin,
whom she had never met before.
On the day of her departure, while
assisting her into the mail coach, the
young man said. 81 cannot let you de-
part without making a confession"
The lady blushed and dropped her
eyes. Il must tell you that l am not
your cousin. Your cousin is friend Of
mine. He had no time to accompany
you. having TO cram for his examina-
lions. so he babe me take his place"
SIN heavens name. who are you,
then?" cried the lady.
The young man handed her his card.
The position blew his trumpet, the
mail coach rolled away, as the young
lady read this name on the card: lotto
Won Bismarck. Current Literature.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-03-14
Ostrich Eggs in an Incubator.

For several years attempts have been
made at Omaha and Los Angeles to
hatch the egg Of the ostrich artiflcially,
but SO far these attempts have been
unsuccessful. the difficulty being the
application Of moisture. Now, however,
an ostrich farm in Florida can boast of
tbe first incubator-hatched ostrich In
the United States. The incubator re-
quired forty-one days Of careful watch
ing; the thermometer was kept at ITO
degrees and the moisture was applied
at intervals.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-03-14
Deadly Shells OF TO-DAY

The ordinary shell which was man.
ufactured thirty years ago only broke
INTO from twenty to twenty-five pieces
when 1t burst. At the present time II
bursts Into 24o, while shrapnel she'll
which only used to scatter thirty-seyen
missiles, now scatters $40. A present.
day bomb, when charged with peroxy-
lene, breaks up into 1900 pieces and
1t Is estimated that 1t would effectively
Kill anyone standing within 200 yards
Of the explosion.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-03-14
BROUGHT BACK OLD TIMES.
A Tidbit That Was Not on the Res
taurnnt Bill of Fare.


The force of childhood reeollections
and the truth of the quotation, "a
touch of nature makes the whole world
akin" were shown graphically by
little incident in restaurant the 9th
er day. A quiet looking, middle aged
man of prosperous appearance was
eating his dinner when another well
dressed man took seat opposite him.
After giving his order In a bluff, genial
manner the newcomer took a sip OF
water and faced around. Suddenly a
queer expression came over his face
rs he watched attentively the actions
Of his yls-a-yis, and apparently with
out realizing what he was doing he
blurted out In loud tone, "Well, WE'LL
wellp'
Every one at the table, including the
quiet looking man, started, and the
others, observing the direction Of the
speakers gaze, turned their eyes also
upon him of the quiet appearance to
see what had caused the exclamation.
The man who had come In first was
in the act of spreading sugar over n
slice of buttered bread, and when he
realized that all eyes were turned upon
him he blushed like one detected In a
heinous crime and almost fell off his
chair 1t took him n minute or two to
recover, and then he said to the table
In general:
81 used to get bread and butter and
sugar for being good when l was a
child, and eating 1t is habit which
like to indulge in even yet. l know It
isn't upon the restaurant bill of fare,
but couldn't resist the temptation"
81 must beg your pardon for my rude
exclamation" replied the other man.
"My mother used to put bread and
butter and sugar In my lunchbox when
went to school as an S-yearold up In
the country town where l was raised,
and l haven't eaten any since my
childhood, and | guess I'll join you in
a piece now for the sake of old times"
And he did.-Bangor Wing.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-03-14
MASON AND olxoN's LINE.
Some Monuments Brought from En-
gland Still Staud.

Some Monuments brought from En-.
gland Still Stand.
Great bodies move slowly, and per-
haps that is the reason why it has re-
ouired such an unconsciously long time
to get the Commonwealth of Penn
sylyania and Maryland to act in union
In the matter of restoring the stone
posts which mark the famous Mason
and Dixon line. But as q bill has been
introduced In the Maryland Legislature
appropriating $1,000 for this purpose, 1t
is expected that the work will be soon
completed. Several years ago the PENN
sylvania General Assembly appropri-
ated like sum for the purpose, on con-
dition that the Terrapin State would
defray the one-half Of the $4,000 re-
CURED.
When It is remembered that this
boundary line between the two States
was marked 1873 years ago, and that
stone posts then set up have never been
repaired where injured or replaced
where destroyed, it Is seen that the
work of restoration is matter of ne
cessity. In fact, comparatively few of
the original posts remain, and those
which still stand have been sadly
Clipped and broken by the ubiquitous
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-03-14

relic hunter. DIR. William Bullock
Clark, the Maryland State geologist,
Is authority for the story that in Wash
ington County, Maryland, two of the
historic stones ornament the front
steps of farmers house.
1t Is curious to note that every trans
action connected with this boundary
has been carried out only after pro-
tracted delays. There was much seri-
Gus contention about it in England,
long before Richard Penn and Lord
Baltimore agreed in London, in 1766,
that Charles Mason and James Dixon
should be sent over to survey and es-
tablish the line with visible and dura-
BILE marks. 1t was no easy task. The
territory to be traversed was wild and
rough, and the Indians were trouble
some. In fact, in 1867, when the sur
veyors had completed the monuments
to within thirty-siX miles of the Della
ware line, the chiefs of the still power
full Six Nations compelled its cessation.
The stones used to mark the bound
airy were quarried and carefully cut in
England ana shipped to America as
they were required. AT the end of each
mile stone having the letter on one
side and NJ on the other was set up;
and larger post of the same material
was erected at the end of every fifth
mile, having upon their respective sides
the arms Of the Penn family and those
of Lord Baltimore. But 1t was not I'M
til 1907 that they ended their labors,
and even then good deal of the line
was slgnallzed by only heaps of stones.
Many Of the posts sent from England
were never used at all, and several
years ago some of them were found to
be In use as steps before negro cabin
at Fort Frederick, on the north bank
of the Potomac, In Washington County,
Maryland.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-03-14
Not Up ON Stocks.

shakespeare may have thought he
knew 1t all when he said, There is a
tide In the affairs of men that taken
at the flood, leads on to fortune but
he didn't know anything about the
stock market" growled the shorn lamb,
who had loaded up at the floodtide Of
prices, only to be wiped out at the
deep, low ebb.-New York Commercial
Advertiser
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-03-14
Cold Comfort.

Mr.. Penn-Sir William Thompson
says that the end of the world will not
be brought about by fire, but by frost.
and that the flnality will come In 10.-
100000 years.
Mr.. Pitt-If there is any comfort In
that, 1t Is cold comfort.-Pittsburg
Chronicle-Telegraph.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-03-14
The Oldest Tree.

The Oldest tree In the world, 1t is
said, Is cypress tree in Mexico, which
measures 12O feet about the base, and
which is believed to be 5000 years old,
anc more ancient than the boabab tree
OF Africa, which Is said to have lived
800 years.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-03-14
Peace Loving Woman.

"Did you pay the grocer and butcher.
kmelia?'
mo; there wasn't enough to pay both
Of them. To pay only one would make
trouble, so just took the money and
spent 1t down town." - indianapolis
Journal.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-03-14

In map Of China recently published
by the China Inland mission 1t is point
ed out that 1t is wrong to speak of the
"Yang-tse Kiang river" as kiang
means river.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-03-14
Floating Power of Govt

A pound Of cork will sustain in t,o
water man weighing 1854 pounds
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-03-14

NO nrst-class housekeeper has less
than a dozen waya Of using up bread
crusts.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-03-14

~ OYOU think 1t will look fit to be
seen, after 1t is turnedr' asked,
- holding up to the light my old
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-03-14

Rose, learning of the illness of Mrs.
Talmage, had arrived by an earlier
train and gone directly to the house of
Mrs. Talmage, so that she might see
her friend once more while alive. If
you VIII accept my apologies for caus-
ing you this inconvenience and delay in
your plans l will be truly grateful for
your forbearance and will do all In my
power to rectify my mistake as speedily
as possible"
What could l say? He was so sim
cerely sorry l could not find fault with
him. With hot cheeks 1 explained my
part In the Misunderstanding.
my friend is Mrs. Rose Wharton.
She lives ON Charles street. If you
will"
81 will deliver you safely into her
hands, Miss Terry" he interrupted,
land will Immediately order the car
rage. But first must thank you for
your goodness in so readily granting
pardon for my inadvertence."
When we arrived at Mrs. Rose Whar-
toms door he turned to me, and, taking
my hand, said:
miss Terry, you have shown me
great mercy. VIII you add to your
favors one more kindness, and grant
me permission to call this evening and
renew the acquaintance which, although
commenced under such untoward cir
cumstances, has yet afforded me much
happinessT
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-22
GET INSIDE.
Your Friends and Neighbors in
Oskaloosa Will Show You
How.

Rubbing the back won't cure back
ache.
A liniment may relieve but can't
cure.
Backache gcomes from the inside,
from the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills get inside;
They cure sick kidneys.
Here isEOskaloosa proof that this
is so:
Mr.. Geo. Playle of 1914 West A
avenue, says: "My back panied me
for quite awhile just over the hips,
and at times it was serious obstacle
to my movements, such as STOPPING,
lifting, etc. Time passed and as it
got no better, when I learned of
Doan's Kidney Pills procured them
at Blakeslee & Heinzman's drug store.
My back soon improved, the appear
ance of the renal secretions became
natural and their action normal"
-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no substitute. Z Price so cents.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-22
Going to Europe.

Rose Bogard, of Chicago, was in the
city over Sunday visiting with her
mother, Mrs. Emma J. Shumate, on
North E street. She departed Mon
day morning for Ottumwa and Omaha
where she will visit briefly with rela-
tives and friends. The young lady
will on April set sail from New York
bound for Europe, where she will
spend a number of months in the in
terests of the American Lecture AS
ISOLATION. The main object of her
visit abroad is to go to the village of
Oberammergau where she will make
critical study,of the" Passion Play"
and the inner life of the people of the
cast. She has already made a num-
Der of arrangements for her stay in
the village and will be an inmate of
the family of the b.frgomeister, who
has daughter in the play in the role
of Mary, Mother of Christ. 1t is a
rare opportunity that has been won
by the young woman, and her Oska,
loosa friends will wish her every
success in her new field of work.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-22
Skunk River.

Albert Kent departed for Wyoming
last week.
The Perry Ferree family are having
turn of illness.
Ed Bailey is i'll with muscular
rheumatism. DIR. ID. A. Hoffman is
in attendance.
Mrs Jane Whitehead was alarming
ly ill last week with stomach trouble,
but is better.
Uncle Jerry Libbey visited his
sister Candace last week, who is in
pitiable condition.
Jas. Critchlow's sale was we'll at
tended and things sold well. The
family go to New Sharon.
For some reason the meetings at
Madison church did not continue long
and the singing class has resumed it's
interrupted sessions.
Miss Ollie Padgett and mother and
Sherman Moore are all sick with la
grippe. Mrs. Jas. Padgett and son
Herbert are both ill.
The Terrence family are having a
siege with lung fever. A son is just
able to be about and now their young
est child is ill with the same disease.
Madison school closed with fine
exhibition. The pupils furnished
their own musician organ autoharp
and violin and did we'll indeed. The
audience was very we'll pleased with
the evenings entertainment.
Some time ago, while yet living on
the Ferree place, Riley Johnson lost
some hogs four shoats and four brood
sows, and they remain lost to him AS
a diligent search and inquiry failed
to find them. Now, said hogs did
not take wings and fly away, neither
was there any sea to run into and
drown; 80 the inference is, that there
whereabouts must be known to at
least one person; but who, time alone
will tell, for murder will out "
WOOD VIOLET.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-22
GOLDEN WEDDING.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Laughlin
Celebrate their goth
: Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Laughlin cele-
brated an interesting event on last
Tuesday at their magnificent home
on the hill near Olivet, the affair be-
ing their golden wedding ami
versary.
A few of their friends and old
neighbors were invited to dine with
them on that occasion and they had
grand, old-fashioned time. Mr..
and Mrs. Laughlin were married in
Carroll county, Ohio, and shortly af-
ter moved to this county, making the
trip overland by wagon, there being
no railroads here at that time They
located near where they now live and
have raised a large family-three
boys and six girls. The girls are all
married except two; the boys died
when young. Four fthe girls joined
in the festil tiles of the occasion.
When we arrived we we're given a
hearty welcome, and soon we all felt
happy, for there was a large table
spread across the dining room loaded
down with all the good things of a
well regulated farm, presided over
by the bride of fifty years ago. 1t
seemed as though there were provis-
ions enough to feed a small army,
but the men folks seemed to have the
capacity for getting away with an
abundance of everything, especially
chicken and ham, and cake. Well,
it was good dinner and we all en-
joyed it.
After dinner we took look at the
many nice presents received by the
bride and groom, though which were
unexpected. Their children had
dubbed together and presented them
with some nice and appropriate
presents, and the neighbors and
friends showed their respects by do.
ing likewise. The presents were all
very appropriate.
AS their pastor, Rev. A. R. Brown,
of Bussey was not present we thought
we could call on the groom for a
speech, but we saw that he was so
full of JOY and so much taken with
the handsome and modest bride of
his youth that we let the speech drop.
Age has dealt very kindly with the
happy couple, and while the the hand
of time has fastened silvery tint
upon their venerable heads, their
hearts are still rich in youth, joyous
ness and contentment. The re-
mainder of the afternoon was spent
in a never-ending chatter about the
good old times of long ago. After
many regrets that the afternoon was
so short, before the evening shades
had begin to fall we all left for our
homes, wishing our host and hostess
many more years of happiness.
ONE WHO WAS THERE.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-22
Leighton.

There will be another wedding or
two about here in the near future.
Geo. Willard has moved in the
property vacated by r. F. Montgom-
cry.
The Practitioners df Rev. Baum
CARTEL are having well dug at the
parsonage.
Little Evaline Shoemaker has been
quite sick for ten days with lung
fever. Snei recovering quite rapidly.
Mrs. S. Nelson went to Eddyville
the fore part of last week to see
her son w. b., who was sick with
severe attack of la grippe.
R. F. Montgomery and family have
moved to Oskaloosa. They occupy
the property in the north part of
town that he bought of Marc Barr.
Ira Smith, of Paramount, was down
few days last week to hunt ducks.
He got quite number of them as
usual. He and Eph got over thirty
one day.
Will A. Bowman leaves tomorrow
for Colorado City. He will visit a
few friends in Des Moiues on his
way, and will probably go on to
Washington state.
Quite large number of the rela-
tives and friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Adam Laughlin met at their residence
near Olivet last Tuesday to help them
celebrate their golden wedding. May
they be permitted to enjoy the bless
ings of this life many years to come.
Mrs. John Graham is in very poor
health. She has been in a sanitarium
in Des Moines for several weeks, but
received very little benefit. She re-
turned to her home near here last
week. John has rented his place and
will have a sale the 9th of this month
and then as soon as he can arrange
matters he will take her to Colorado.
Geo. B. McDole, from near Oska-
loosa, come here and captured one
of our fair maidens Wednesday, Miss
Nora Cornell, the Oldest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. @. A. Correll. The
Christian minister of Eddyville, per-
formed the ceremony. Only few
of the near relatives were present to
witness the ceremony. Their many
friends extend congratulations.
March 20. NOT II GEL.