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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-11-09
The Silence of the Plains.

We speak of darkness which can be
felt. Similarly we may speak of silence
which can be heard, and this is another
impressive element of an experience of
the plains. On the sea, except in
calm, and in the forest and among the
places of human habitation, there is
always sound, even at night; but on
the treeless plains, in the midst of nor
NAL activity, there is silence as of the
grave. Even the hurricane is COM
paratively inaudible, for there are no
waters to dash, no forests to roar no
surfaces to resound, while the short
grasses give forth no perceptible rustic;
and there is something awful in the
titanic rush of contending natural
forces which you can feel, but cannot
see or hear. The wind may sweep
your breath on a current of sixty miles
an hour, and the clouds may rush
through the sky as in tornado, but
no sounds confound the ear. A winter
blizzard, which carries on its frigid
breath destruction to life, which blinds
the eyes, and which drives the par
ticles of ice and frozen snow with cut
ting force against the frozen cheek
and through all but the heaviest fur
clothing, is comparatively inaudible,
and the traveller appears to himself to
struggle vainly with an implacable,
ghostly force which fills the whole
creation. When, also, nature is I'M
disturbed in tranquil summer mood,
and the sky is blue and tlecked with
fleecy clouds floating far aloft, all
sound seems to have died out of the
world, and a mantle of silence enfolds
everything.
Partaking of the predominant nat
ural sentiment, man becomes silent
also; he ceases to talk to his mates and
becomes moody and taciturn. The
merry song of the voyager, reechoing
between wooded shores, the shout, the
joke of the cheerful traveller here are
stilled-stifled you may almost say
by the immeasurable mutfle of silence.
Here are no woods to give back an
answering shout, and the crack of the
rifle is insignificant. The cry of the
passing wild-fowl in the darkness, as
you lie awake in your tent at midnight,
comes to you with weird, faint, far
away sound as if heard in dream.
and even the rare thunder breaks i'm
potently on the continent of silence.
If a comrade is lost and you wish to
make some sign to direct him to the
camp, no noise which you can make
with voice or firearms will be of any
avail, for such noises will penetrate
only few rods at farthest. BY day the
only resource is flag on some eleva-
tion or smoke of burning grass; by
night rockets must be sent up as at sea,
or, if these have not been provided, fire.
brands from the campfire may be
thrown up with hope of success. No
one can know until he has exper-
fenced it, the longing which takes
possession of one who has been for
weeks practically separated from
speaking men, once more to hear the
sounds of common life; the roar of the
city streets, the sound of bells, and
even the growing of the cocks in the
early dawn.-From 1.-THE Great Plains
Of Canada," in Century.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-11-09
HOW GRANT COT A FAST HORSE.
Beaten BY a Butchers Animal-The Gift
of the Sultan.

Next to Washington, Grant had per-
haps the best horses of any other pres
ident, and one Of the best horses he
drove was secured right here at the
capital. His name was Butcher Boy,
and Grant named him this from the
circumstances attending his purchase.
He was out driving one day while he
was president and he tried to pass
butchers cart, but though he had
fast horse, the cart kept in advance OF
him, and he saw that the horse which
pulled it was a good one. He kept
after the cart until it got into Wash
ington and followed it to its stand
near the market and marked the place
at which the driver stopped. He then
sent man to buy the horse and he
got it for a small amount, but it turned
out to be fast horse and a good one.
Speaking of Grant, one of his closest
friends here at Washington was Gen.
Ed Beale, and it was to Gen. Beale
that he gave two of the horses which
were sent him from Turkey by the
sultan, and | think these are now on
Gen Beale's farm near Washington.
While | was in Turkey few years
ago | had chat with the dragoman of
our legation at Constantinople and he
told me a queer story of the selection
of these horses by the sultan. The
sultan had sent the instruction that
they should be sent to President Grant
as gift from him, and the minister
had, in company with this dragoman,
tried them. One was magnificent
iet-black stallion, but in riding him
the minister thought he discovered a
fault, and he insisted that the drago-
man should take him back to the sui
tan and ask him to send better horse.
The dragoman replied that he could
not do this; the horses were a gift, and
he used the proverb about mot look
ing gift horse in the mouth" But
the minister insisted, and the drago-
man went to the sultan and asked for
an audience. He is, by the way,
man of fine sensibilities, and as an in
terpreter for the legation he is the
most important of all men to Ameri-
cans in Turkey. Said he to ME: 81
felt very much ashamed of myself and
my mission and | did not know what |
could do until at last thought struck
me that the horse was black one and
that black was the color of mourning
in America. When | entered the pal
ace the first thing the secretary asked
me was as to how the minister and
myself liked the horses, and | replied
that they were the finest horses that
we had ever seen, and that our presi-
dent would feel very proud and would
be delighted with the gift. | then
went on to praise the horses, and espe
cially the black one, which said was
magnificent in every respect, but
here | stopped, and the secretary anx-
lously asked: But what? Is there
anything the matter with the horsep
"'No,' said |, but you know black is
the color of mourning in the United
States. 1t means death with us, and
just wondered whether such a gift
might not be considered ominous if
sent by the sultan The secretary
saw the point at once, he spoke to the
sultan, and | was thanked for my sug-
gestior nd the horse was changed
for on 0E another color and as sound
as a dola ."-Anericda Iribune.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-11-09
Plate Glass Bricks.

Plate glass bricks are made from the
sand formed in the glass. The great
expense in the manufacture of plate
glass is the lengthy process of grind
ing, this being effected by recipro-
eating movement of damp quartz sand
over its surface. The sand rests upon
iron plates having an oscillating mo-
ton. The quartz cuts into the glass
and iron, and becomes mixed with
both, and when sharp edges and parti-
cles OF sand are worn away. it l. piled
up as worthless. The sand is said to
contain about 10 per cent of pulver-
lied glass and = per cent of iron parti-
cles. They are stated to be much
superior to others, not only in point of
durability, but IN appearance. Iron.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-11-09

1-,.a aoIda and hoarseness curSu ny
Coughs o oH'P Pulmonary Balsam. frlce
50 cents.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-11-09

The Rev. DR.. Fourthly-"Has your
husband kept unspotted from the
world, Mrs. BreezeyP" Mrs Breezy
80, yes; Pm the only person who is
thoroughly onto him. ~. \. Herald.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-11-09

When you are boarding in the coun-
try and complain about the mosquitoes
you are always told that it is the first
time in the history of the place that
they ever put in an appearance.
sam
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-11-09

The French flag was adopted during
the revolution. Inc reP"o,'I lend
took green, but gave it up ana I'D D ano
ed the Bourbon white WIN w paris.
hlne the oolors of the city u
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-29
Miss NOrth's Romance.

A pretty love story, where love stories
are least expected, is revealed in the an
nouncement of the marriage recently of
Miss North, the nitrate kings daughter
Miss North is young, very handsome and
has been an unquestioned success in the
great world. 1t has been generally be-
lieved that such young women when they
are posed advantageously against the
background of great fortune, as is Miss
North, are produced through subtle and
indirect processes by nature for the pur-
pose Of renewing the blood and repl enish-
ing the Golfers Of noblemen Miss North
has been regarded so widely to be the bride
ultimately OF certain duke that the an
nouncement OF her marriage to George
Croker, who is not only without title,
but is Liverpool business man, has
been a nine days wonder. 1t appears
that Miss North for four years. has de-
sired to marry Mr. Croker. but her
father, Col North, vino doubtless felt
that strawberry leaves were somewhere
to be found in his shrubberv refused his
consent But love has found n way: the
father has yielded! and now every body is
chirping as if love had just been born
into the world.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-29
IN FASHIONS wHlRL


SLoPrNe shoulders are slowly but
surely returning.
HEN-sTrTCHING, tucks. embroidery
and puffs are all seen in massesof deco
ration on fine underwear.
ONE of the novelties is . black silk
petticest with ruffies Of colored silk
over which falls Aounce of black lace.
In making ones toilet for church. ex-
treme plainness and simplicity are al
ways in the best taste Friils and fur
bellows, bright colors and elaborate
styles are in every sense Incorporates
THERE Is fancy for laced up shoes
with high tops A caprice that viii hard
" obtain with the conservative ladies in
this country is the wearing of tassels
at the tops of the shoes where the
strings are tied.
NEVER in the history Of fashion have
the different sorts Of costumes been 50
clearly defined in their uses The
street dress is thing by itself. As are
also home dresses and costumes for
church and dressy wear.
CLoAKs with plated backs are as
sured styles A circular cape with
RIFLES over the shoulders is = novelty.
These ruhles are very wide at the top
and run to narrow points At the front
and back of the waist-line. They are
suitable for slender figures and tall
people.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-29
was in his likeness. The countess was
waiting for her carriage after an evening
at he house Of > young widow, and since

the weather was darnply warm and the
pavements wet, her skirts were drawn
about her ankles and her huge boa was
thrown back from her throat 1t was not
a pleasant sight, this pair, with the vel.
low CLEANS OF faring lamps shining upon
the sinister, haggard face, and the bold,
lovely, reckless features of the Anne rican
Parisieone. Her laugh and sharp voice,
RS she jumped into her carriage crying.
"Entrez mon ami" have pursued me
across the Atlantic. The air on this side
is clearer and fresher, though, so Pm hop
ing to forget the unhappy reality Of the cpl
sode, and hold it up only as 4 warning
which hasn't hold on fact.
Never lived set SO eager for fun, so
ready to accept anything which affords
amusement as that of the girls who will
rule this winter. But what is there new!
Nothing, absolutely. Flower show,
horse show, high teas, worn out germans,
afternoon lunches-just the same old
round of gayeties, save for difference.
The Young men are going to be hard to
get. Business, business, and the club O
nights will keep them from the great
affairs. They will be ready to obey the
mysterious behests of the high girls when
they are tired Of pleasures of high funct-
ions and which aquiet little party of two;
but at high functions-long, live the
Unclesl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-29
A Frenchwoman,a Rath,

A Frenchwoman takes a bath of twenty
minutes length, cold shower bath Of
five minutes after that, and then 3 rest
Of half an hour. After this her throat
and meek are sprayed with elderdower
water or violet water and gently rubbed
until the surface has clear, ivory hue
Scented orris powder is rubbed into the
hair and carefully brushed out again,
leaving faint fragrance impossible of
attainment by any other process.
A delicate cream is rubbed over the
face and smoothed off again after ten
minutes celebrating every wrinkle and
care line, every trace of WEAKNESS, and
then my French madame is ready to be
dressed.
Bernhardt makes the water for her
tepid bath milky white with swee. odors
of which even her maid does not know
the secret.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-29
Women Dentixta.

A large proportion Of the women stu
dents in the Philadelphia Dental College
come from abroad. Last year out Of
twelve matriculations five were foreign
ers. Indeed, the first woman dentist in
the world was Nine. Hirschfeldt, grad
nate from the Pennsylvania College, who
afterward became dentist to the family
Of the late Emperor William. Another
graduate from the same school was Ger
trude Bright, a niece of John Bright, and
a very successful practitioner. As a rule
American women shrink from the thought
of dentistry as profession, and few
have the steadiness of nerve required.
Only in Chicago, where the number Of
women in the professions is remarkable,
do women dentists flourish in any num-
Der. There it is found that more than q
half dozen have made name and are
busy and prosperous. 1t is said that the
greater part of the practice of women dem
lists is among children, VINO are less
afraid of woman dentist than a man.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-29
LONG LIVE THE UNCLEA

Paris is SO bad at heart that the girls
can't peep into Bohemia. That glorious
country, by the way, is about the only
one in Europe over whose boundaries
powers don't dispute. They all know from
highest to lowest its exact dimensions
and the fiat of Punishment against ono
who has crossed its borders. 1t is as far
removed from the young Parisienne as
the lowest slums from us, and it is more
unapproachable. 1t is surrounded-in
Paris-by a high blank wall, in which il
set little door, where many ayoung ma
tron has knocked impatiently. Each tap
is the remuneration of something she had
obeyed while girl, so that the opening
door, through which we seize y
glimpse of colors tangled and rioting life
closes behind her irrevocably. Yes, two
months in Paris taught me that Bohe-
milan affairs there are run without
license, but on this side of the Atlantic
that, happily, is not true. There is a
long, lovely stretch of debatable land
where we have enacted few laws, and
where young men and maidens can wan
der very contentedly, without knowing
surely under whose rule existence is such
joy. And if they do discover, it doesn't
make any difference, for the slopes are
SO gentle and customs SO similar between
the borders of Bohemia and the little
plot where our best families hold court
that step or two will carry them back
again.
"What a thoroughgoing little Bohe-,
milan Kit is" said big fellow of
New York club day or two ago. "She
knows the town like a book. A thirty
cent table d'hote is jollier for her than q
Delmonico supper Likes it better, l
guess Says there's life and something
instructive in watching the set we
haven't moved in" What Jack said is
true. Kit, the winter girl, who lives
like a queen on Fifth avenue, charms
like gypsy across the border.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-29
Mistre..es of the Whit. Eou.e.

There are now living but four ladies
who have presided over the white house
during former administrations These
are Mrs. Grant. who is living quietly in
New York: Mrs Garfield. who is enjoy
ing in Ohio the income from the sum
subscribed by the admirers of her hus-
band after his death eleven years ago:
Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston, who is
quietly closing life of happiness and
honor at her residence In Baltimore,
and Mrs Grover Cleveland. who enjoys
the distinction of being the youngest
mistress of the white house and being
the only bride of a president welded
there. Small as is the number of the
living wives OF our ex-presidents. they
are just double the number of living
ex-presidents, WHO number but two.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-29

sell have come to them in legitimate
way. This secondhand market in st.
Petersburg covers nearly whole block.
The buildings which constitute it are cut
up into all sorts of angles by arcades,
and you go through narrow aisles out
upon which look little cells packed full
of secondhand goods and presided over
by hard-loOking women and villainous
men. It is said that ones pocketbook
is not safe in this quarter and that q
stranger ought not to 60 through it
alone. I had guide with me, and
though the crowd was rather noisy and
somewhat impudent in their requests
that 1 should buy of them. saw nothing
very dangerous or terrible. In some Of
these shops you will find the finest of
silver plate. There are bushels of
watches and old rugs which are almost
worth their weight in gold. The
dealers, however, thoroughly appre-
ciate the value Of their goods, and real
bargains are scarce. Much Of the
stuff is said to be brought to the
market by servants, and now and then
you can pick up q piece of brica-brac
or plato that has been stolen from one
of the palaces. Russia has a system Of
pawnbroking, and the pawnshops are
connected with the government. The
money is loaned upon pledged articles
at . fixed rate, and all pledges which
are not redeemed are sold at auction.
This takes away . great deal Of the
pawning from the Jews, and the result
is that you see few pawnbroking shops
with the golden balls above them here.
The Jews, however, lend . great deal
of money on mortgages, and the chief
objection to them on the part of the
Russians is that shortly after Jew set
ties in q peasant village he is found to
possess a mortgage on every piece Of
valuable property in the village. The
Russians themselves live from hand to
mouth, and both peasants and mobiles
spend their money as fast as they mako
it. They are great borrowers and are
wonderfully improvident. The result
is that the thrifty Jew has no trouble
in getting away with them, and this is
largely the reason that the car and his
him. There is law in Russia that any
Jew can be sent back to the place of his
nativity if he moves therce without the
permission of the government, and this
is what is being done with the Jews
who have emigrated from one part of
Russia to the other. Many of the Jews,
however, prefer in moving 70 leave the
country. and it is from these we are
getting large number of our so-called
expelled Jews.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-29
NICE TO KNOW.

A sERANIuN leaf spptsA - SFuiss
Is healing.
In Chinese chronologytAsyssr 1ses -
the year 7.91o.s4L
TIE marriages Of minosU sze six pr
cent. Of the whole number.
The ho1rly rate Of water filling sVs1
NiaQars fslls 10 lOo. coo. 600 tona.
TKRxE rRcUsAxp marriages are psr-
formed every day AL over the world.
No PRESIDENT Of the United States
was born in New York sity, bat two OF
the twenty-three died there
IT has been said in explanation q tho
eolors OF the United 6tases nag that
''red 10 supposed 10 Fspsassut courage,
white integrity OF Dmpess and blue
steadfassness, love md nth"
FIVE prsaideuts Of the Cnftsd Staeaa
were elacted without thu assistance Of
the staoa Of New York. These were
George WaahinYsDn tASst tfneh In 1885,
James Madison. in 1917; James Blu
chanan, in LISA: U. q Gr.nt. in 1sess
e. B. Hayes. - 1S7A
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-29
POPULAR SCIENCE.

"Cool IS q cucumber" is scientifically
correct. Investigation shows that this
vegetable has a temperature Of degree
below that Of tho surrounding atmos-
phere.
The average height Of q woman is said
to have increased during the past quarter
century about two inches. The fact is
attributed to the sex's increased attention
to physical culture.
Fine vocalists, says writer on musical
topics, are rare in countries where fish
and meat diet prevail. As corollary he
maintsins that the voice deteriorates as
families grow rich and increase the
amount of food consumed.
A meteorological analysis OF the Span
ish Bank notes of Havana in general circu-
lation showed the presence of microbes.
Eight pathogenic species were discovered,
including the germs of diptherie and
tuberculosis.
Fossil remains Of the huge animals
that inhabited the plains of eastern Ore
gon hundreds of years ago are being
found in the Placer Mine above Prairie
City. A huge tooth several inches across
tho crown was picked up a few days ago,
while early in the summer tho immense
skull of some ancient species of animal
was found near the same place.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-29
A Bald Eagle Takes Passage.

steamer which arrived in New
York the other day had on board a
great bald eagle which alighted in the
vessels rigging more than one hundred
miles at sea, after westerly storm.
The bird measures nine feet from tip to
tip. and its talons are fully six inches
In length Though it was completely
exhausted when il settled on the ship,
1t made a savage fight with the sailors
who undertook to capture it, striking
one of them a tremendous blow with its
wings, and biting him through his
heavy clothing and flesh to the bone
The bird will be carried To Sweden and
put into a museum
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-29
What Shall . Girl Read?

With many girls reading is largely a
matter of opportunity; some lack the
means of procuring many books or. more
frequently still, the time necessary for
the mystery of enjoyment of the help
full volume; or, saddest Of all, the taste
or appreciation of what is beautiful and
ennobling in literature is lacking, writes
Amelia Lonigan in pertinent article on
ga Girls Best Reading" in the November
Ladies Home Journal" This is tho
heaviest bolt on the gate of knowledge,
and no amount Of recommendation can
give one enjoyment of book, and in
mental, as in physical, food we are
profited only by what we assimilate. But
it is just for those who feel both longing
and limitation that this article is written;
simply to act as = finger post, indicating
in what direction true mental culture
may be reached.
Bear in mind that there are passing
books and lasting books, books Of the day
and books for all time. Help and pieas-
ure arc to be found in both, but tho
manner Of reading them will differ. The
ono kind furnishes comparatively easy
reading, because more on the level Of our
own knowledge and experience, but the
latest book, or most excellent magazine,
should not occupy the time to the exclu-
sion Of the older authors, who, according
TO Ruskin, often give you their thougl:-
more by way of reward than of help, just
as nature does not spread her gold upon
the surface, but let's us search and dig,
or crush the rock to get the precious ore.
Do some reading that requires thought
and labor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-29
POINTS ABOUT LONDON.

THE London Geological garden now
contains s, 100 animals.
Two HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION let
tiers pass through the postal ofices OF
London every year.
IT is estimated that Of the four mil
lion inhabitants Of London, q million
and han were born in the country.
THE annual festival of the League Of
the Cross was held recently at the Crys-
tai Palace, London, and was attended
by fifteen thousand delegates
RATHER more than sixty-nine persons
in every 100 in London are living in
comfort, while rather more than thirty
IN every 100 are living in poverty. OF
these twenty-five are poor and seven
very poor, while not quite one person
in every 100 belongs to the lowest
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