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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-08-08

See that party with the jag sitting
In the corner of the carp said a con
ductor who was riding to the car barns
In Zoo and Eden park car to the con
ductor In charge of the car.
Yep. He's got heavy bundle" was
the answer.
well. take this counterfeit half dol.
lar with you when you collect his fare
A passenger passed 1t ON me month
ago. IL he gives you dollar, you car
shove 1t on him."
The conductor of the car took the
lead half dollar, entered the car. and
the man with the jag held out a silver
dollar and received the counterfeit halt
and 40 cents In change
Worked like CHARM" said the con
ductor as he reached the platform
Here he comes now. He wants tc
get off,"
The drunken man wabbled to the
door aud unsteadily descended from
the car.
Now we'll split up" remarked the
conductor OF the car as he drew tho
dollar from his pocket. And as both
OF the conductors gazed at the silver
dollar they gasped in unison: Were
up ag'in It, It's a counterfeit dollar
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-08-08
CONTINUED from first page.

south eighty and one-half degrees,
east 1883 feet. to line 2-l-5 of Commo-
dore United States Survey No. 90
thence north two and three-fourths de-
grees west 1887 feet, to corner NO.
of Commodore No. 2 United states
Survey No. 50 thence south eighty
seven and one-fourth degrees west l6O
feet: thence south nine and one-half
degrees west Y feet. to the place OF
beginning, containing 0.3i2 acres. va
riations at all corners of the Noble
Mine and Lent Lode. l6 degrees east.
Area of Noble and Lent claims, s.ol3
acres.
Mine Is recorded In the County Recor-
der's office of said Esmeralda County,
at Hawthorne in Book n of Locations
Esmeralda County Records, page 700
and the location of said Lent Mine IL
recorded In said County Recorders OF
flee i'm Book ID of said County Records
pages 622 and 623
The adjoining claimants are lne
Holmes Mining Company, clsiming the
First Eastern Extension Northern
Belle. u. S. s. No. 81, the Commodore
No. /. II. S. s. No. AZ, AMI the Commo'
dore. No. 2, u. S. s. No. %, on the west
and public land of the United states on
the north, east and south.
Any and all persons claiming au-
Yersely any portion OF salu 4Sopie hiiS
or said Lent Mine, or any OF sald sur
face ground, are required to Tile their
adverse claims with the Register or
the United States Land Office at Car
son. in the state of Nevada. during the
sixty days period of publication here.
of, or they will be barred by virtue OF
the provisions of the statute.
O. II. GALLUP,
Register.
IT is HEREBY ORDERED, that the
foregoing Notice of Application for
Patent be published for the period OF
ten consecutive weeks in the Walker
Lake Bulletin, a weekly newspaper,
published at Hawthorne, County of Es-
meralda, Nevada.
o. II. GALLUP,
Register.
Date of first publication, July 4, lsoo.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-08-08

grees West along North line of commo-
dore No. United States Survey No. 80,
1Oe feet to mouth OF JebSen tunnel, 80
feet to corner post No, ), scribed 5-1Sg1 :
thence North sixty-one degrees West
along Northeast line of Southern Belle
No. United States Survey No. A. 334.7
feet to corner No. /, the place OF be-
ginning, containing 0.9S3 acres. Vari-
alton at all corners of Survey No. 1891
is sixteen and one-half degrees East.
THE LOCATION OF this mine is re-
corded in the office of the County Re-
corder of Esmeralda County, State of
Nevada, in Book ID, page 123 of said
Mining District Records The adjoin-
ing claimants are said Holmes Mining
Company, whose claim known as and
called the Commodore Lode No. AZ
United States Survey is on the North.
and whose claims known as and called
the Commodore Lode No. u. S. S. No.
so and Southern Belle No 2 claim U. S.
S. No. A are on the South.
Any and all persons claiming adj
versely any portion of said Jebsen
Mine or surface ground are required to
file their adverse claims with the Reg
ister of the United States Land Of
flee at Carson. in the State of Nevada
during the sixty days period of publica
ton hereof. or they will be barred by
virtue of the provision of the Statute.
o. H. GALLUP,
Register.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that the
foregoing Notice of Application for Pat
ent be published for the period of ten
consecutive weeks in the Walker Lake
Bulletin, weekly newspaper pub
lished at Hawthorne, county of Els
meralda. Nevada.
o. II. GALLUP.
Register
Date for first publication, July A. 1900.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-08-08
Mark Twain at the Telephone

There Is story told of Mark TWAIN
by gentleman who lived near his resi-
dence at Hartford. One day Marx an
swered the telephone, and after haiioa'
ing for some time without an answer
he used some language not generany
seen in print, but which was certainly
picturesque. While thus engaged he
heard an answer In astonished tones,
and recognized the voice of an emllen'
divine whom he knew very we'll 10
that you, doctor?" questioned Marx
II didn't hear what you said. MY pu.
Ter has been at the telephone, anu
said he couldn't understand you.'
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-08-08
No. SOC.
No SOC
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT !
u. S. LAND OFFICE,
AT CARSON CITY, NEVADA,
Iupa oa IQ00

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
the Holmes Mining Company, by w. e.
f. Deal, its attorney in fact, whose
postoffice address is Virginia City,
Storey County. State of Nevada, has
this day filed its application for a pat
ent for six hundred and twenty linear
feet of the Jebsen lode, bearing gold
and silver with surface ground one
hundred and fifty feet in width, situat-
ed in Columbus Mining District. County
of Esmeralda, and State of Nevada. and
designated by the field notes and of
fetal plat on file in this office as Lot
number 1891, in Township North,
Range So e. Mount Diablo Base and
Meridian, said Lot No. 1891 being de-
scribed as follows:
Beginning at corner post No. /.
scribed 1-1S91, whence South quarter
section corner of Section 80, Township
A North, Range 80 East, Nj. ID. NJ, bears
South seventytwo and one-fourth de-
grees West $50 feet corner No. Of
United States Survey No. Al Southern
Belle No. bears North sixty-one de-
grees West 70 feet; thence North thir-
teen degrees East 20 feet to corner post
No. 2, identical with corner No. 3 of
Commodore United States Survey No
AZ. scribed 21s9l. whence Northern
Belle shaft bears North thirty-five and
one-fourth degrees East 1850 feet:
thence South seventy-seven degrees
ten minutes East along south line of
United States Survey No. AZ. $40 feet to
corner post No. 8, scribed 1881: thence
South thirteen degrees West so feet to
corner post No. 4, scribed 4-1s91; thence
South eighty-seven and one-fourth de-
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-08-08

Bert Wallace has whole row OF col
ored GLASS tumblers which he has made
himself He didn't blow them, nor
mold them, according to the pest
known methods of glassmaking-he
simply cut them down from old bottles
And they make very useful and ser
viceable tumblers too.
Bert didn't own a diamond glass
point nor a steel glass wheel and so lie
cut the bottles with a clay pipe stem.
Seems odd. doesn't 1t. But any boy
who wants to cut glass-and where Is
the boy who doesn't?-can do 1t With
out the least difficulty.
Bert learned that If piece of glass
or bottle contains ever so small
crack it can be cut into any desired
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-08-08
No sos.
FOR A PATENT
u. S. LAND OFFICE.
AT CARSON CITY, NEVADA,
Jupa Ok 1Q00

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that
the Holmes Mining Company, by w. +.
F. Deal, its attorney in fact, whose
postoffice address is Virginia City
Storey County, State of Nevada, has
this day filed it's application for a pat
emit for 4SS linear feet of the General
Thomas No. l Lode. bearing gold and
silver. with surface ground 200 feet in
width, and for five hundred and fifty
nine and five-tenths linear feet of the
General Thomas No. . Lode bearing
gold and silver. with surface ground
200 feet in width. situated in Columbus
Mining District. County of Esmeralda,
and State of Nevada, and designated
by the field notes and official plat on
file in this office as lot number 1901, in
township north. range S5 east. Mount
Diablo Base and Meridian, said lot No.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-08-08
A Bit of Advice,

Children dear, when you hear
Dropping rain upon the pane.
Just be happy, never fear;
Sunshine always follows rain.
Children sweet, when your feet
Make the grown-up people fret
AT the noise of girls and boys.
Tell them you'll be sober yet.
Children pray, when the day
Does not go quite right at school
Think of this, that perfect bliss
Comes of minding every rule.
Youths Companion.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-08-08

of publication hereof, or they will be
barred by virtue of the provisions of
the statute.
O. II. GALLUP,
Register
1T Is HEREBY ORDERED that the
foregoing Notice of Application for Pat
ent be published for the period of ten
consecutive weeks in the Walker Lake
Bulletin, weekly newspaper published
at Hawthorne, county of Esmeralda.
Nevada.
O. II. GALLUP,
Register
Date for first publication. July A. 1900.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-08-08
A Spanking Team.

"How's that for spanking team 81
asked Tommy Brown of Johnny Jones
as the mothers of the two boys were
seen coming up the street together.
Cant be beat in slippery weather.
said Johnny Jones to Tommy Brown.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-08-08
Kindness to DolIie.

"Why, Edle," said mother 90 her
little daughter, what have you done
to your dollie's eyes?" Il looked 'em
out" replied Edie, 80 she couldn't see
that she had to sleep in dark room"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-08-08
Artist Must Have Forgotten.

The mother was examining the proof
of her little 4-year-old daughters pho.
tograph. why didn't you smile, Mel.
lie?" she asked. Il did smile, mann.
ma replied Nellie, "but l 'spect the
man was busy an forgot to put it I'M
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-08-08

The largest painting in the world eA'
elusive of panoramas and cycloramas'
is In the grand salon Of the Dogeo
Palace, ut Venice. This painting
81 feet wide by "a feet high.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-08-08

What has become of the old fash.
loned woman whose first thought in an
emergency was to light the fire and
put the kettle on?--Atchison Globe.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-08-08
Food For Reflection

Food for reflection" observed the
ostrich. with certain rude wit, as he
swallowed the fragments of the mirror.
Detroit Journal.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-08-08
glass will crumble off easily ana Sat,

ly. You can thus cut square pane q,
glass to lit round or oval frame =.
you can trim down large piece .,
glass TO fit smaller frame. If i
simple method, but 1t will often no
found very useful. Try it.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-08-08
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
a COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST TO THEM.

somcthing that Will Interest the Jn-
ve,iIe Members of Every Household
Quaint Actions and Bright Sayings
of Many Cute and Cunning ehiiureh'
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-08-08

Some people probably agree wild YOU
because It bores them less than your w.
gulnent
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-06
REMOVING a RING.
A Jeweler Tells How to Take on One
That Has Grown Tight.

A Jeweler Tells How to Take on One
That Has Grown Tight.
Most girls who have had baby rings
have had trouble In removing them
from their fingers. There is really no
necessity for all this ado about remov-
ing tight ring" said a jeweler. I'm
fact, as in everything else, the secret
of success lies in knowing how to do it.
Here Is a recipe that l have found un-
failing for removing a tight ring, and
there is no painful surgical operation
involved either: Thread a needle fiat
in the eye, using thread that is strong,
but not too coarse, then pass the head
of the needle under the ring. Care, of
course, must be used in this, and 1t
would be best to soap the needle before
beginning. The needle having been
passed through, pull the thread through
a few inches toward the hand-so."
By this time the jeweler had passed
the needle and thread under the ring
on his own finger and was prepared to
illustrate the little lecture. Wrap the
long end of the thread around the fin
ger toward the nail in this manner,
then take hold of the short end and I'M
wind it-so. The thread, thus pressing
against the ring, will gradually remove
1t, however tight or swollen the fin
ger."-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-06
He Knew Human Nature.

Three young men were walking up
Riverside drive the other morning,
when gamy looking race horse logged
by, drawing natty trotting rig.
isn't that splendid animal?" ex-
claimed one of the young men in
CHEEKY, admiring tones, pausing to
gaze at the trotter.
The drivers eye sparkled, and his
chest expanded. He had heard the
compliment Wheeling his horse
around, he brought it alongside the
pavement.
wouldn't you like to try brush be-
hind him" he said courteously.
In a jiffy the young man was seated
in the buggy, and the two were disap-
pearing down the drive at a pace that
justified the compliment Of the pedes-
trian. His companions watched him
enviously. Then one of them said:
''BilI is judge of horsehesh."
Sand an artist on human nature"
added the other. '1've seen him do
that before."-New York Mail and Ex-
press
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-06
rhe slki1I nf = Mnnne.

One day q naturalist lay motionless
on fallen log in the forest and silent
~ watched an animal at play in the
grass near by. This was a large,
brown backed mouse, meadow
mouse, that had come out from his
home under the log and when tired of
play had sat up to make his toilet.
Using his forepaws as hands, the
mouse combed the white fur on his
breast and licked himself smooth and
sleek. Satisfied at length with his ap-
pearance he began to search for food.
He did not have far to go, for few
stalks of wheat grew among the thick
weeds near at hand. The mouse was
so large that he could probably have
bent the stalk down and brought the
grain within reach. If not, he could
certainly have climbed the stalk. He
did not try either of these plans, how
ever, for these were not his ways.
Sitting up very straight, he bit through
the stalk as high up as he could reach.
The weeds were so thick that the
straw could not fall it's full length, and
the freshly cut end settled down upon
the ground, with the straw still erect
and the grain out of reach. The mouse
again bit the straw in two, and again
the upper portion settled down. In
this way he bit off five lengths of
straw before he could bring the grain
within reach of his paws. These fore
paws were very skillful little hands,
and he deftly husked grain and ate
1t, sitting erect and holding it to his
mouth as naturally as boy would
hold an apple.-Our Animal Friends.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-06

Miss Mary Proctor, the astronomer
and lecturer, frequently gives her per-
sonal services toward entertaining
poor children and adults. Generally
her lectures are well received. Now
and then there are exceptions. On one
occasion a bright eyed little boy, who
sat in the front row with his eyes
fixed upon the speaker, was asked how
he liked it. 81 guess" he said. 'it was
pretty good, but she ought to talk
about lions and tigers. That's better
for everybody"
At another lecture youngster crit
icised her as follows: TITS all very well
to talk of weighing and measuring
stars. There are some people, of course,
who believe that sort of thing, but II
she thinks she can fool US boys with
such fairy tales she's very much mis-
q Ixon -
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-06
THE MAN WHO WORKS.
And the Man Who Gets Through
Things the Easiest Way He Can.

And the Man Who Gets Through
Things the Easiest Way He Can.
"The man that is so far advanced
that he likes the work he Is doing"
said Mr. Stoggleton. has reason to feel
hopeful of himself. suppose that the
very great majority of us go through
the work we have in hand the easiest
way we can and get through it, skip
ping the hard places when possible and
thinking we'll be glad when it's fin
ished; but the next job will be just the
same. There will be just about SO
many hard places in it, and then We'll
be wishing just the same that we could
get through that job.
''The fact appears to be that we are
always trying to shirk the present job
We mean well In feeble sort Of way,
and the next thing we tackle we are
going to do right up to the handle, but
when we strike that, when that be-
comes the present work, don't we try
to shirk that too? We do, indeed. And
that's what we do all through life-dai-
Iy putting off our best endeavors till to-
morrow. Kind of miserable thing to
do, isn't it?
"But occasionally you meet a man
who puts in his best ticks every day
and rejoices in the labor. He doesn't
care continental what the next day
is going to bring to him-he can handle
it, whatever 1t Is. Just now he's en-
gagged with today's labor, and he does
that up thoroughly and completely and
searches out the last nook and Granny.
He isn't trying to see what he can
pass by, but what he can root out, and
he goes home satisfied with his work,
and he's the one man in a thousand
that leads all the rest, and his pay cor
responds with his labors. New York
Sim
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-06

"There is in the employ Of our house, .
said the hardware drummer, "a young
man who is assistant bookkeeper. He's
a steady chap, minds his own business
and is as shrewd as they make them.
The other day the senior partner of the
firm, who seldom comes around, made
tour of inspection, and as he ap-
preached the assistant bookkeeper he
noticed the solemn expression on his
face Desiring to be genial. be said:
How are you, young man? | see
you are at your work. That is good.
Close attention to business will always
bring it's own reward. Tell me, what
are you earning now per weekY
1.-THE young man. without moments
hesitation, answered, Twenty dollars,
sir, but only get half of that Phil
adelDhia Call.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-06
BOSTON. Four Best Sayings.

A good deal is to be forgiven Colonel
Higglnson in view Of his witty and
most admirable thrust at Henry James.
There are four mots upon which Bos-
ton particularly prides herself. Motley
made one of them, "Give me the luxu-
ries of life. and will dispense with its
necessities" Tom Appleton made an
other, "Good Americans, when they
die, go to Paris" A lady, name with
held. but quoted by Emerson, made
the third, 1.-THE consciousness of being
perfectly well dressed gives feeling
of inward tranquility which religion Is
powerIess to bestow." These three
have long been famous, but Higginson
matched the best of them when he re-
marked, Henry James has been called
a cosmopolitan. but he isn't, since a
cosmopolitan is man who is at home,
even IN his own country."-New York
Mail and Express.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-06
Danish Hospitality.

A correspondent of the Dundee Ad-
vertiser writes from Denmark: ''The
people of Denmark, though sprung
from the same stock as ourselves, are
infinitely more polite and hospitable-
so much SO that my friend the Scotch
landowner, who is Scotch to the back
bone and never more Scotch than when
out of Scotland, early came to the con-
clusion that their politeness, besides
being a MIGHTY trouble to themselves,
was a sheer waste of time l did not
find it so. Irejoiced that it was one Of
their characteristics, for they were
ever willing to show me their farms
and their dairies and their bacon cur
ing establishments, though had been
assured before leaving this country
that the Danish creamery at least was
shut against the stranger.
Like most continental people have
met, the Dane puts himself to no end
of trouble to help you, and after he
gives all the information you want you
must needs go to his home and drink
his drink and smoke his cigars, as old
friends in this country might do after
years of separation"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-06
STARTED A PRAIRIE FIRE.
An Army Ofacer Caused the Worst
One Ever Known In Kansas.

An Army Ofhcer Caused the Worst
One Ever Known In Kansas.
The greatest prairie fire known in
Kansas was in the year 1869, and IL
was set out by an officer of. the United
States government.
One day in 1869 he and a party of
officers from Fort Hays were returning
from wild turkey hunt In the can
yons Of the Saline. The wind was
blowing hurricane, and when a stop
was made on the high prairie some ten
miles north Of Hays this officer de-
iberately touched match to the dry,
crisp grass in order to make a spec
tacle. When the other officers saw
what he was about to do, they made a
desperate effort to stop him. but the
deed had been done, and the red
flames were Keeling across the prairie
like frightened antelope. That fire
swept from where it had been started
clear across Kansas into what is now
Oklahoma. The streams and roads
offered no obstacles to 1t whatever.
While going south it had also turned to
the east and left a trail Of ruin across
Rice. Reno, Kingman. Harper and 9TH
er counties Thousands of settlers
were burned out, losing their houses
and their feed. their horses and cattle.
If the man who set that fire had been
known to the settlers, all the troops on
the plains would not have been enough
to stay their vengeance. AS it was, he
suffered remorse beyond description.
When the officers at Hays would bring
him papers, telling of the damage
done, he would groan and curse him
self roundly. He left Hays for some
other post in the following year, and.
SO far as we know, his name was new
er connected with the gigantic prairie
fire of 1S69.-Kansas City Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-06

The Youths Companion says that the
descendant of New England Puritan
divine has in his possession an old ser
mon written by his ancestor which
shows that the preacher did not trust
entirely to the impulse of the moment
when delivering his discourses. The
manuscript is written in strange
Grabbed hand and plentifully besprin'
kled with marginal references. "Read
slowly here" the minister admonishes
himself in one spot. and ito be given
out very loud and clear" Is the sug-
gestion for another passage. Hurry
a little, with fire." he wrote in several
places. The most emphatic and i'm
portant part of the whole sermon is
indicated by a much underlined mar
ginal note.
After hearing stories of this sanity
old time preacher it is amusing to
know that he deemed it wise and even
necessary at the climax of his elo-
quence to yell like one possessed"