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WALKER LAKE BULLETIN.
WEDNESDAY. * AUGUST A, 1883
BORN.
LAW'S—At Oakland. Cal . Aneust IS. 1883.
to tbe wife of R. J. Laws, a daughter.
MOREY—In Hawthorne. Angust 18, 1883.
to the wife of R. H. Morey, a daughter.
DIED
VERDOX -In Hawthorne. Augn-t 22. IS*!,
the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.C.Vcr
don. aeed 2 mouths and 23 di ye.
1 1IAVEXOR—At Carson Citv, August 24.
1881, Hazel, Infant daughter of William B. aud
Alice Havenor, aged (i mouths.
. SAMPLES.
Tiie gn me law expires next Saturday.
Canaries of the best breed at King’s
M drug store.
Try the California claret at It. M.
King’s store.
E. Prinee is always ready to do all
kinds of hauling. *
Watermelons nnd fresh fruit of
every variety at Van Alstine’s.
Elegant nickel watch, with case,
onlv $5, at Knapp & Laws’. Go and
see it. *
The Indians are holding animated
conventions around the watermelon
stands.
Comstork & Richardson have put a
large street lamp in front of their
saloon.
, Janies Warren, the killer of Rattle
snake Dick, was taken to Aurora on
Monday.
O. J. Fisher will settle all bills
which arc presented to him before
September lOtli.
A Connecticut clergyman is respon
iihlc for litis pun: ‘ Tiie Pilgrim
Fathers first fell upon their own
knees, and then upon f lie aborigines.”
It will.be seen from tiie letter of a
Mason Valley correspondent that tiie
Mason Valley Fair w ill be held on the
9th, to tiie 12th of October, inclusive.
Twenty-five dollars was tiie price
per bead paid for the use of tiie black
waorses Hied by tiie Knights of tbe De
Witt Clinton Connuandery at tbe Con
clave.
■ D. W. Milsap is taking good ore
from tiie Doolittle mine, near Whisky
Flat. He lias now on tiie dump about
eleven tons of rock, which will go
high in the hundreds.
Matt. Callahan will soon have a
400.D00 kiln finished. This will make
a little- more Ilian *00.000 bricks which
have been burned this season, aud u
great many move coming.
The new road to the lake was laid
out aud partly cleared yesterday. It
is a continuation of E street. Judge
Hawthorne is superintending the
work, which will not take long.
Mrs. J. Jolly lias purchased the aid
Mnnin property, in Coryville. Site is
flttin up in goon style and will open
a rcstaifoil as soon as the work of
■ Moping begins in the Mount Cary
min .
Jack Mnney, who formerly kept the
Tent Saloon, in Coryville. lias pur.
chased t e Ryan & Howell si loon a d
will run it at mil speed. Jack knows
how to do business, aud will keep a
first-class house.
Everybody in Hawthorne knows
that it rained yesterday, but mention
is made of the shower to keep people
at a distance front thinking that we
never have a shower. Tbe thunder
sounded so old fashioned that several
ilie rounders got homesick.
[/ Ret to is on the anxious sent because
it is not yet certain that the Teachers’
Institute will be held there. Haw.
thorite will not bo a competitor for the
eclioolma’am convention this year,
but no institute lias ever lieett held
here, aud the Lake City will put in its
claims next time.
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The Daure oh Moiiduy \ in lit.
On Monday night Miss Mamie Plane
gave a party which was one of the
most pleasant ever given in Haw
thorne. A large number of the young
lady's friends attended, and all hud a
good time. Excellent music was fur
nished liy Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Glenn,
»nd dancing was com in tied until late.
At midnight Mrs. Plane spread u fine
lunch, which, for a time, drew atten
tion front the dancing. Everybody
went home pleased, and many were
the praises bestowed on tbe arrange
ments made tty Hie amiable giver of
the party. Lack of space prevents
Priming the names of those present.
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Th» KhihIuw’ii.
Frank Williams made an eneoura
ging dlscovciy in the Sundown niiue
in Whiskey Flat. He has shout
eighteen inches of ore which will
*ssay $150.
I
THK LAST HATTTLE.
Rattlrsnake Dirk Killed by James
Warren luqueet aud Ueurlnif.
On Thursday morning John R. Darl
ing, known to everybody as “ Untf'e
snake Dick," w is killed by James War
ren, who -is better knowu by tin: ttlinx
‘•Jimmy Fresh." Of the circuui.
stances attending the killing the fol
lowing is the snbstanceof the account
given by the witnesses at tlie Coronets
inquest, which was held by Justice
Hawthorne:
| Charles HeiTstiorn, bar keeper in
Stoner's Hotel, said that Warren went
into Hie saloon at about six o'clock in
the morning and, taking a drink,
talked about some unimportant matters
fora short time, finally saying that li is
life bad been threatened and that lie
expected to get into some trouble,
lie then went outside and sat down,
but pretty soon returned and walked
the floor nervously. While Heilsliornc
was stooping behind tlie counter filling
au oil can, he heard Warren say, “ You
have threatened my life again,"and,
as the words were spoken, he also
heard the report of a pistol and after
a short interval two other reports in
quick succession. He arose and saw
Darling on li is face on the side-walk.
Warren tlieu turned around and gave
Heilsborn the pistol, and at that in
slant Deputy Sheriff James Cardwell
arrived and made the arrest.
James Kearney testified that lie and
Darling were going to work at about
lmlf-past six. They were pulling a
fire wall in Stoner’s Hotel. When
they had nearly reached the door Dick
said it was too early to go to work,
Kearney then turned to go into
Hughes, b irbur shop and Hick wa Iked
on, as Kearney thought, to see what
time it was. He went to within six or
seven feet of the door of Sumer's
saloon, when Warren came out, drew u
pistol aud tire I. W uu be shot, Dick
fell on Ins face. Keirney said that
Dick was not armed and tlmt he did
not sec him make any demonstration,
nor hear him say anything.
Thu Coroners jury found that Dari
iug bad come to liis death from a
wound inflicted by a pistol in tlie
hands of Janies Warren.
It Is scarcely proper to publish the
above testimony, on account of the
ditiiculty and expense attending secur
ing juries, lint as it lias already been
published, terbulim, it is only fair to
Hie readers of the Bulletin that they
should see at least the substance.
The prisoner had a hearing on Sat ur
ged Sunday at which a number id
additional witnesses were examined,
among whom were the women in tin
house of ill-fame where the trouble
probably originated. The prisoner
also made Ills staiement. This tesli.
uioiiy is withheld until after the trial.
Further particulars would he given,
hut that .to do so now would prejudice
the interest of justice. J. F. Boiler
appeared for the prisoner a ml made uu
eloquent appeal in his behalf, 1 lie evi
deuce, however, was sufiieieut in i lie
opinion of the Court to hold him for
trial, and he was held without hail.
John K. Darling, or " Balile-ii uke
Dick,” as he was usually styled, was,
according to bis own statement, a
native of Kentucky, and was forty
three years old when killed. He had
been on tile Coast for a great many
iears and was a noted criminal. Fur
a rubery committed in Eastern Nevada
He served a five year term in the thine
'Prison, and after bis release wonted
lor some time in Hie Com tuck mines.
Alter..aid, lor commuting highway
ruubery on the Spiiug Vuhcy road, be
h.v. Oliver City, was sentenced tor len
years, during which term lie kiHe I a
fellow convict named Chamberlain
who was ill for tile same ollcucc.
I)u k was a trusl.y, and be mi I Cnumucr
lain were oil by themselves. No one
saw the killing but the story that Dick
told was to ilie cllect Ihut Chamber
ruin made uu attack with a pick, and
linn, in self defense, lie brained him
with a pick handle. A great many
doubled Hie story, but nothing was
done. The term lor which be bad
oeen sentenced expired about two
years ago and be eaiite out lo this
eouuly lie expressed a determina
tion never again 10 get behind (lie liars,
but was ill irequcm quarrels But a
slmil tiui.- ago, as will nc remembered
lie was cut m Hie groin by William
.Mcb.iuvlili.i uml naraowly escaped
will! bis life. He bud been in a areal
iiyiuy serious aliairs ami boro a very
bad name, nevertheless, when sober,
was a man of good address and nil iter
pleasunt manners, li was at night
H al lie mui.c the most noise, and, as
one ol bis tricmls said, lie was gener
ally decent |m d.iyliglit and devilish
alter dark, it 1-, perhaps, straining
the courtesy, due even to death, to
simply say that lie bore a very had
name, but lie bad some good points,
and was, possibly, not altogether us
bad as wits generally supposed, al least,
when sober and trying lo behave him
self, his manner was us mild us that
of anyone who ever
** Scuttled ship or cut a throat.”
Indulgent rentiers will observe that,
in cohipeusaiiou lo them for the slight
degree of charily shown to the chnruc-,
ter of the dead desperado, all express
ions such us “deadly bullet,” "welt
ing in his gore,” etc., have been
omitted.
Tltc prisoner Warren lias also served
a term in the Slate Prison, and while
there was, for u time, a trusty, but
when delected smuggling whiskey to
the oilier prisoners was reduced to
the rank of ordinary coil viol. To put
it mildly he bears a very durable
name.
PERSONAL.
J. \V. Hogan's little boy is improving.
SI J. Purcell returned from Carson
last Friday.
Deputy Sheri tT Smith, of Candelaria,
was iu town yesterday.
J. H. Taylor, of Benton, brother of
E. W. Taylor, is in town.
Mrs. J. I.. ObendOrf arrived in Haw.
thorite on Thursday last.
A.C. May and II. Marden, of Aurora,
were in town on Monday.
Sir II II. McDonald relumed from
the Conclave on Monday.
N. A. Garvin, tlie mining expert,
lias been in town for some days.
J. F. Angel!, of Silver City, tlie
father of F. A. Angell, is in town.
Deacon Giles, of Liming, was in
Hawthorne on Friday and Saturday.
Hon. C. C. Stevenson, of Gold Hill,
went out to Big Pine Inst Thursday.
J. \V. Blair and family left for a
visit to Steamboat Spritigs.on Saturday
night.
Eugene Ilanon, tlie accountant of
tlie Mount Cory Company, was in town
on Saturday.
J. P. Davis has hrougld his family
from Soda Springs and is building a
residence on Seventh street.
Mrs. W. C. Lawrence and iter sister.
Miss Dora Loveland, left Aurora on
Monday for San Francisco.
Crocker, Curler <fc Bowler lmve
established their law office in the
building next door to Taylor’s store.
A. B. Stewart, the Bodie and Seattle
druggist, went up to Bodie on Sunday,
lie will return to Seattle in about a
week.
Dave Cbrlsmnn, one of the ener.
getic Santa Fe men, who lias been in
Sweetwater for some tittle came down
on Sunday.
Joint X. Crowley, one of the best
known masons on tlie Coast, came out
from Dayton last week to work on the
Mount Cory mill.
County Assessor S. II. Hinds came
in on Monday afternoon. He will
remain until after tlie Board of Equal
ization has finished its work.
Sheriff Robb went to Aurora on
Saturday to bring down the two iron
colls from the old jail, which i.re to lie
used in the one now being built here.
\V. D. Tobcy, of the firm of Forbes
& Toliev, was in lown last Wednesday
and Thursday, and after taking a look
at Mount Cory, wen! soutli Thursday
evening.
W. P. McIntosh came down from
Aurora on Monday to meet his mother
in law, Mrs. Wade. They went to
Aurora yesteiday. Mr. McIntosh in
tends starting with bis family for Los
Angeles next week. They will go in
private conveyance and will make a
picnic excursion of tlie trip.
Double Homicide ut SiveetWHter Hin
t-foil.
At Sweetwater Station, on Sunday,
William McLaughlin, who is known
as “One-eved Ned," was shot and
fatally wounded by “Shorty” Co*,
grove, a former stage driver. Deputy
Sheriff' Edward Moran arrested Cos
grove, who afterward attempted to
escape and was shot dead by Moran.
The particulars and cause of tlie
affray could not lie learned last even
ing in time for publication, except
thill the quarrel arose over a game of
cards.
McLaughlin was a desperate char
utter,and had frequently been engaged
in similar encounters, lie, at differ
ent times, shot two men at Mill Creek,
and also shot a man in Sweetwater. A
few week* since lie and Rattlesnake
Dick iiad a quarrel and lie cut Dick in
the groin. Cosgrove is spoken of us a
pcuceab'c man.
If the demand on our supply of
fighting men is kept up at tlie rule
of the lust week, the stock will soon
run down, and there may be danger
that some grasping monopolist, such
as Jay Gould, may get up a corner on
roughs and control the market.
llutv to N.IVU Itl.iikoy.
Iii order to prove the truth of tlie
old saying that "Time is money,” go
to Knapp & Laws’ and invest in one of
their elegant ltickle watches. The
prloe is only $5, with a handsome
satin-lined case thrown in. You will
save double tlie price ol the watcli in
shoe leather the first year hv not having
to run and look at the clock every time
you w ish to know 1 lie hour.
Divine Dci-vln.
Rev. G. B. Hinkle will conduct
services in Uurquliart Hall next ."run
day morning at eleven o’clock and ut
half-past seven o’el >ck in tlie evening.
As Sir. Hinkle slated during ltislitst
services here, litis will probably be
his last visit to Hawthorne before de
parting lor a hew field of labor
A
NWEETW A TVER ITEMS,
Work 1ms been begun on the mine
I of tne Herron brothers. It was neoes
j sary to run a tunnel through thirty
: feet of ice before the ground was
I reaelied.
The Summers mine is working a
I full force. Very ricli ore is being
taken out. The five stamp mill is
running steadily md works on an
average thirteen tons daily.
In Sweetwater Canon the Great
Western is the most promising mine.
The Standard Company, of Bodle, lias
it bonded for a large sum, and will
put twenty men to work on September
first.
Clinton, tlie business center of this
district, is becoming a flourishing
town. There ure two saloons, two
hotels, a store, blacksmith and wagon
shop, a barber and n butcher. All are
doing a good business.
A good strike lias been made in the
California Comstock. The ore is free
and averages about $40. They have
r.ot had time to get down vciy far on
the ledge, hut at its present depth,
about twenty feet, the vein is twenty,
five feet wide.
In Silverado Canon Tom Darling
is working the Silverado mine. lie
lias a shaft down 128 feet. He has cut
a ledge of free milling ore which is
fully thirty feet wide. The average
assays are very good, and the mine is
now a profitable milling property.
With plenty of wood and water and
immense ledges of free rock, Sweet
water lias a future of unquestionable
prosperity. In tlie district are three
canons, in eaeli of which there is
water sutlleicnt for all purposes. In
Sweetwater Canon there is enough to
supply power to mills, should they lie
built.
I it'I lit n <J it'uiu.
Two Indian boys died at aenmpnody
northwest of town on Monday night
Tlicir remains were thrown away.
Indian fashion, and some old shoes
gathered and burned as a sort of idler*
ing to their names. This custom can
not lie very o.il with the 1*1 me-; it
certainly cannot dine back fa ther
than the advent of tlie whiles, and the
present practice shows how tlie cus.
toms tf one race may lie gradually
engruf'ed on the habits of another in
a modified form. 7’lie whites have
taken some of the Pluto habits anti
expressions. When two Indians meet
as friends they uitir a guttural sound
similnrtti our word " liovv." This word,
taken from the Indians by iHe w hiles, is
now of frequent use wit mi they meet at a
bar and take a social drink. 1<> u e
and meaning have been t o isideraldy
changed, Iml the Indian derivation is
undisputed. Indians have doubtless
frvqueutly noticed tlie throwing of an
old shoe after n departing laide and
groom, and having learned something
of the broomstick control which while
tqtiawa exercise over the prcstim d
head of the family, regard a married
mnn as one who lias undergone civ I
death. 7'lie inft mice is simple
enough that, associating old shoes
with good luck to a tnatriitiouisl
ci rpse, they remotely canned them
vritli absolute dentil, and would, by
easy steps, acquire the belief that
burning old shoes will, in some mys
terious manner, help a departed Piute
spirit to tlie happy pice nut and
taboose grounds.
L)on CouuCft’ Knni
A slight shock of earthquake was
fell here last Sunday morning.
It 4- .reported that they have run
into a very ti u* body of ore in the
Mount Como mine, at Como.
Hohi.-on and S ivies, of M isou Val.
ley, in idu a sale ■> rt i > 2.)tli tnst nt of
1,082 ,-lieep to .lames D.inn. The pr cc
paid for the entire hand was $2 per
head.
Horse thieves vi-ited the ranch of
Alec McDod, in Mason Valley, last
Monday night and ran iilFaliout forty
head of mules and horses. These par
lies will furnish material fora neck
tie party if caught.
There will probably lie a big water
suit in Ma-on Valley before long.
The trouble arises front a ranetier
named Hickey taking water out of the
Walker Hiver in California, which
causes the rancher- in the valley to
fall short.—I.yon County Timm.
A K,iiat Acetifeii .
At about 5:130 o’clock Thursday even
ing the little sun of Mr.and Mrs.Josiali
Brown was killed on the Bodie and
| Benton Railway and Commercial
Company’s trick. It appears that a
number of cars were on a side track,
at the summit just' west of tlie Lorn
works, and several hoys were playing
“ruikroid business.” With this com
pany was Willie Brown. He was oil
a cart hat was connected with others
on a side track. The hoys turned loose
tlie breaks and the train ran down a
slight incline. The cars diil not run
hut a. short distance before coming in
contact with several stationary ears.
Tlie concussion threw young Brown
oil’ tlie car lie was on, and lie died
shortly after the accident. The little
fellow was soon picked up and con
veyed to comfortable quarters. News
of the sad attair was telegraphed to
the father, who is new iu Suu Fran
cisco.— Fw -Press.
MASON TA1X.KT LKTTKH.
'lb* Agilrullural Association Water
Trouble*, rlr.
Ki> Hlu.ktin On s iluriiay,Angus'
jl.ith, l lit1 members * if tin* Walker Uiver
Agricultural Associatinn met a' ihann
A Smarts hall, i'l ItreonHrlu. Tim
meeting "as called to order liy 1'rcsi
cieiit .lames Nieliol. Secretary A. T
Braun presented lii< report lor the
past year, which was received whli
cheers and other evidence of approval,
a* il appeared that the As ociutiou had
not only laen sclfm-laining, lull had,
in addilion, a small lialanee on hand.
This show lug of Itnauciul soundness
was very gratifying to tne mem
hers. President Nielinl, delivered a
neat addre-s, at the close of wlii- h, he
announced Hint the next business in
older would he the election of officers
for the ensuing year. Tne following
officers were elected : President, James
Nieliel; Secretary, A. i\ Braun ; I'rns
ires, VV. il. spragg, A. W. Brann,
J tcob Mill*. S 11. Hind.*, Janies Null J.
Speecbuuikiiig Was llien ill order, and
the following gentlemen enlerlalned
Hie imvring: VV. 11 Snragg, A T.
I Biann.S. B. Hinds, C. T. .Marlin, B. II.
Kennels, A. W. Braun, James Nichol,
and others too uuiuerou-, etc. The
gi.*( of all the remarks, when boiled
down anil eoiieriniated, was a deicr
initiation hi mike the forihcoming
fair excel their former ell'orts in that
direction. I lie nn-eHug then adjourned
subject to the call of the President.
Alter lne adjournment of the Assoein
lion Hie Trustees met and fixed the
dale of the sueieiy meeting. Undei
ibis order, Hie fair will lie held on the
hilt, lOtii, Uth and 13th of Oclohcr, ill
Greenfield, Mason Valley, Nevada.
Water is extremely scarce in the
V ley. M my ut the le. d ag ditches
lire dry, In cmi*e(jiicni:e m which the
second crop of alfalfa will lie short,
and "ye honest .ram her will he oilier
wise injured." The ranchers of Hie
V alley Held a meeting Iasi week to cuss
and discuss tills water problem and a
committee, coinsisi.ing of Angus Me.
Lend, Charles Snyder, and .1 M. llous
ton, was appointed to act with a com
mince of citizens from Smith's Valley
in notifying large ditch owners at the
head waier* of Walkur Uiver to cense
monopolizing the waier. /'lie coin
milieu is now out on ils tour of Inspec
tion and notification, This. deponent
will not venture an qpuiitm as in what
the outcome may he., hut ill presoiil
Hie indications arc favorable for some
icry lean lawyeis gening u very fat
fee, a* the rancher.* of me uforcmcti
lloued Valleys are determined to main,
min their rights, and may the right
prevail is ihe prayer of
SciunuLBit.
Mnunl fitly AfT-iii'm ^
Work is progressing with ihe iisuul
acllviiy in the Mount Cory mine.
Preparations are being made io slope
ore and when ready to begin the daily
output will he large.
Tile first meal in the new hoarding,
house at the mill was served on Satur
day morning.
I'he shingling of the leuching-room
was finished on Sunday.
Alt ImiiieusC uiuouul of masonry has
been put in during Hie Iasi week.
Time keeper J. P. Chapin reported
the time on Wednesday and paid off
on thal day. The mill pay-roll for
list month contained over ninety
I n.lines. This moulli there will ta^.
il o ii lJO men to p iy.
I While the new bn.ird'riig.lioum was
1 in course o crec ion, Mrs. Pitman and
Mrs. Costello furnished meals to Hie
employes at Hie mill.
The wife and funHy .of H. Tuttle
arrived on Friday and look up their
residence it the old lull.house.
Autoiie Siis will hive oiic-lntlf of
his wood cuulincl delivered during
ibis month.
The new or upper -load lias been
finished.
The toihroad is now in excellent
condition. The revenue is good and
ju-tifies the work done on il liy the
company.
Knapp & Laws are supplying lime
from their kiln as fast us required by
the workmen.
A Want to be •» n]i[ilie«l.
As it lias been given out that, on
account of a lack of money in the
school fuijd in tills .district, there will
he no public school here for the
next hvimr three months, parents have
: been wishing that smite one would
| open a private school. Miss Florence
! Prince has been prevailed upon to do
! so, and will begin her school ou
the lid of September, at her home, on
the curlier of i) and Fourlli streets.
The young lady, being possessed of
more than ordinary culture and having
Imd considerable experience in leach,
lug, will no doubt meet with Hie sue
cess site well deserves. Her terms tire
per mouth.
ill,. Mlv r . ulttee.
Jim'Prince has been working fora
long lime on the fixtures and decora
tions of the Silver Palace and has
finally achieved a success which is
worthy of the time, money and labor
expended. He calls public attention
to the place by a notice in another
column, by which il will he seen that
he is prepared to make all his friends
! comfortable. The simple entrance of
| the saloon is exhileruting, and the
fine liquor and cigars supplied to cus
| turners ate a pressing invitation to
return
The North star Con.
Cro.-^mun and the Untiong brothers
have sunk iv-euty feet on their ledge
in the North Star IVvji. The ledge is
holding its width autl getting richer
:•* they go down, tiouie Titbnlmisly
rich rock is taken front thi. mine and
it promises to be one of the richest
mines in the country. An average
assay taken across tin* ti-efout vi.u
goes over if 100.
•s.s- -■ —
H. All H*4'*h;at t,.p K.
11 A day in the woods." A ivatistic
sketch in black and white. It i< a
glad picnic party. The Sunday sell id
lias gone out imothe forest. 'I'liedark
otijeel in tin heaven - 800 miles wide
and 2,000 miles long is a chual. It gut
to the woods iilioin as soon as the pic
nic, am) it is there jet. Under the
great oaa you call see the dinner,
the large water proof mound in the
middle of the table sullenly laughing
at the storm is a fruit cake. The
teacher of the infant class made it her
self for the little ones, lint the storm
saved them. See, theligh eliig slrm k
the cake. It w ill never strike any thing
else. 1'l.ere stand, the cake without a"
dent, aud under the table, shattered
and blighted, lies the I hlllldertiolt.
Under me cedar tree is a dying dog.
He got in ilie w y and the Super
iiilemiem fi lled him to Ilie earth with
one blow of a biscuit. The In 11 Ii gi::(.
wrapped in the gl.o tly drapery'ol a
water.soaked linen duucr, lending tlie
way lo ilie ears, is ilie leather of ihe
Young Ladles' Bitilc Class. Ilis in
linen e with that class Is gone forever.
Ilie young ladles will never lie able to
look at nito amiiu without thinking
how lie looked on this occasion. Up
in the hickory tree you see a grief,
stricken face peering down. It is ilie
dupci intendent. lie climbed up then*
to fix me suing, and liclnrc they could
throw him the lope the storm came up
amt the picnic ad journed nine ilie and
.it mi muni. And he is waning for llie
last sira. gl.-r to disappear before he
cullies down, lie lowuillciatedat Sun
day school picnics often enough lo
know belter time go sji lc down h shell,
bark hickory before an audience. I'lie
■ nan with the uuilirella under his arm
is die Treasurer, lie Is getting
drenched, hut he does not rni « his
umbrella, lie knows there is a name
painted on the inside of it, lull for the
iili'ofhint lie e oitiol riMicmlier whose
name it is. lie is watching Ills clianee
to gtv ■ 'it" umbrella lo a stranger —
It. J. Burdette.
Vllnsi 111 l*iai,l ii,I >.f lilts (tnltsil tSInls-a
^-c.l report entitled " I’lie Mineral He.
sources of the United Suites" Is mnv
in press, and will shortly !>■■ published
| by .Mi. Albert William's. Jr., Chief of
tlie Division of Mining dbui ties and
Technology, United States t.ieologb ; |
Survey, ILm J. W. I’mi.ell, Director
I'lli- report ris fot tlie calendar vein
IHK2 ami the tir-i six months of issj
tit contains detailed stinlS'ie for tlie.-e
perio I -, and also for preceding vest's.
Kigetlier with much technical" and
tlesei'i pi I ve mil ter. The ctitnpi'ir inn
of special sta'baic. has been place t bv
Mr. W'iiiiams in charge of leading
authorities in the several bcanclie-,
and file iifsiilts will therefore tie
irCi-pted 'with eoiitidenee. The fob
lowing totals i f the prism ion of the
more itn port a in mine- dsn ■ tniiee-for
1882 ate from advanced proofs;
Pi-/ iron spot value. .JIOi.'VVIM
Si v»».r. coin invain . 4d. M
(»pUl. coi in ' vain**.. a\*»t>),ini
^oppfr. valm* nt X"\v York. lt;,0NDM
h •.ill, v-iliui tit N *w York.. l \«jl,y.o
Zinc, vduuitt Kew Yo k. ,;’«
QuicksilvrA ilu • nt Sa.i Pr i ci m I.l*-.s.;
^5 ’•••!. vatic- at Ph t cl- jltes .
Anti in mv. vnlu«,ur San Pr urUco. li.'in
* »uii value at New Yoik . . |,0H
Total..... $ *Ui
To which in iv dcadti • 1 •* *i**r:nij
products auiountini t» $i'2i 150 p)j
up kini; tlu* twin I value >f tin* niii -rt
product of 1 in* U iitl Si-ip** f »f
year 1&S2 fool up-$443.91 J.10G.
ikiiij; KiioJiitli.
“ The fan is.” siiid Di . Weston,ghat
'iii!! with tlic Jester ii few days a-.ro.
*■ that we sperfk better ‘Em-jr^iail
more of ii in America th »n they do i i
Enirlniid. In America, wherever v > i
iro. from Maine to Te.xa- and Odifor
nia, wherever you find an Americ m.
you can converse with him readily,
without the least difficulty in under
standing him. Hi* may use -l in; freely,
often too freely; he may speak with an
utter disregard of erainm atical cup
struction, hut you know wh it lie snys
and what lie means, and a ^graduate-inf
Harvard anil a miner in thc mouutal is
can carry on a conversm iop wiili-.f
difficulty. The miner auay kuve-om *
ditth nifty at times in unjersfiindi i r
some of I tie-colleiiiate’s sentence*, hi
the graduate ho* no such tr ui’ile i t i
Hie can talk down to hiscoin'-ele’sco n
prelutiaion, if lie will. Hut in Engl-inM
tiB Englishman in iv •/ » into certain lo.
.ealitics, where he neither under-hm l*
a'he English spoken by E i;lidimca,
native horn like liim elf, nor cm !i*>
make him-elf understood hv then.
We have nothin'; in America to corn*,
spond with certain tmitpelliirihh* Hit
lects spoken in Enel and bv Enj; i-h
men. S » I sav that, its a nation, th •
Americans speak lletter Jvi/M-h Hkm
do the* Engli.-li ■people.'”—fiurlinjt- i
I ILuckeye,
-.— -«»»- - .
A K fn S.itlr«<iii ii P.safitl itii»n
The PostofHce Department, in a
cordancc with a requirement to tint
effect, recently sent a nouoetoa worn m
, in Ohio itrfor’mins; Irerthai a letter ad
dressed to Iter was held on account of
! insuftl ient postage. She didn't let her
; curiosity ^ref the better of her and send
i tlicroquire I stamp for it. But, hist • id,
she seut :i note, and this is what it 8>iid .
i ” When pumpkinsare ripe I wiH send
you on«* that has more brains than
ever had the man who made this ruling
I on po-taire.”
His Honor: “Are you guilty or * f
I not guilty?” “ Spccts T’se jruiltv.’sahs
but I’d like to be tried all de nanv '~r
‘ a jufy .” •5*