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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-29
QUEER PLANTS USED FOR FOODS.
Little Known Vegetables and Edible In
sects of the Prairie.


Over at the department of agriculture,
hidden away in an obscure corner, is
an odd sort of exhibit of queer foods
eaten by out Of the way people. There
is loaf of bread made from the roasted
leaves of a plant allied to the century
plant. Another kind of bread is from
dough of juniper berries. These are rel
ished by some tribes of Indians, While
otbers manufacture cakes out of differ
ent kinds of bulbs.
The prairie Indians relish dish OF
wild turnips, which civilized people
would not be likely to enjoy at all In
the great American desert the screw
beans, - which grow on mesquite bush
PC, are utilized for food. Soap berries
furnish an agreeable diet for some saw
ages in this country, while in Callfor-
MIA the copper colored aborigines do not
disdain the seeds of salt grass.
Also in California the Digger Indians
collect pine nuts, which are the seeds of
certain species of pine, sometimes called
"pinons, by kindling fires against the
trees, thus causing the nuts to fall out
of the cones. At the same time sweet
gum exudes from the bark, serving the
purpose of sugar. The seeds of gourds
are consumed in the shape of mush by
Indians in Arizona.
In addition to all these things the ex-
hibit referred to includes jar OF pull
verified crickets which are eaten in that
form by the Indians of Oregon. They
are roasted, as are likewise grasshoppers
and even slugs. These delicacies are
cooked in pit, being arranged in alter
nate layers with hot stones. After be-
ing thus prepared they are dried and
ground to powder. They afemixed with
pounded acorns or berries, the flour
made in this way being kneaded into
cakes and dried in the sun.
The Assiniboines use kind of seed to
stop bleeding at the nose. Among other
curious things used for fooG are acorns,
sunhower seeds, grape seeds, flowers OF
cattails, moss from the spruce fir tree
and the blossoms of wild dover. The
exhibit embraces a number of models
representing grape seeds enormously en-
larged. 1t is actually possible to tell the
species of a grape by the shape Of the
seed. There is jar of red willow bark,
which Indians mix with tobacco for the
sake of economy This, however, is only
one of thousand plants that are util-
lied in similar fashion. Washington
/ Star.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-29
Calling Smith.

Miss Kate Field relates an experience
which she had in trying to sleep in a
hotel in Utah mining town where the
partitions between the rooms were of
boards merely and quite innocent of
lath and plaster. The ordinary going
and coming of the early part of the night
were bad enough, but toward morning,
when at last she had fallen asleep, loud
voice shouted from her keyhole:
''Smith! Smith,
As her name was not Smith, she made
no response.
SMITH came the shout again. 'It's
time to skip!"
my name is not Smith, she then an
swered.
From across the hall came the call of
the day clerk, who occupied the room
there:
mo. That amt Smith. Smiths at
the end of the hall"
"Well, this is the end of the hail."
came from the neighborhood of the key
hole again. 1t was the voice of the por-
ter.
"Aren't there two ends to the hall?
It's the other end, you blockhead."
"Who wants SMITH" came a sharp
voice from the distance. I'm Smith,"
whats the matter? I'm Smith,
came still another voice.
"Well, whichever Smith wants to get
up at o'clock, him's the one," growled
the porter.
Both these Smiths slammed their doors
with vehement protestation that they
didn't want to get up.
Its Smith in No. 1!' screamed the
day clerk.
The right Smith had not been walked
at all, so the porter found No. l and
pounded on the door so hard that every
body in the house who had not already
been walked was aroused, and several
people rushed out into the hall, thinking
there was fire.
The porter went down complacently
to the office on the floor below.
"Well," said he to the night clerk, 81
walked him up anyhow"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-29
Electric Quantity and Tension.

Electric quantity and tension-or in
tensity-are terms based on the assump-
ton that electricity is fluid. Guam
tity is the amount of the fluid that
body contains as its charge and the ten
sion or intensity on any point of its sur
face-insulated electricity lies on the
surface-is the depth, or if the depth
remain the same the density of the fluid
at that point. The quantity has refer
ence to the number of PARTICLES electro
fed and the amount of force lodged in
EACH the tension has reference simply
to the inductive force lodged in each.
Particles that are highly electrified
must polarize powerfully the particles
near them, and if powerful enough
cause discharge. Tension or intensity,
therefore, is the power to polarize and
effect discharge. The quantity of cleo
tricity passing in a current is estimated
by the power of the current to defect
the magnetic needle by the chemical de-
composition it effects, or by the temper
ature to which it raises wire of given
thickness and material. The tension or
intensity of the current is the power
which it has to transmit a current
against resistance, such as that offered
by bad, long or thin conductor. Ten
sion, strictly speaking is not property
of the current, but of the battery which
generates the current. Brooklyn Eagle.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-29
-BONJOUR, PlERROT."


He stood beneath her easement dim.
Simple pierroi
Phrynette looked out and smiled at him.
"Boniour, Pierrotl'
Twas but II word. n flower she wore.
And he is hers foreyermore:
And wheresoe'er his steps may 20
He hears her call. "Bonjour, Pierroti"
SO time ran on and they were wed,
Simple Pierrotl
She sun shone blessings on his head.
Happy Picrroi
And happily he toled all day,
"phrynelte is watching" he would say:
And life went by with happy flow:
sweetheart PhrynetteF' Sweetheart
Pierrot."
But once he came; he climbed the stair,
Happy Pierrot!
He knows Phrynette Is waiting there.
Happy Pierrotl
But, All, the nest Is dark and lone,
His bird is gone, Phrynette Is fiownl
Only these words, Forgive, forget;
Goodby, Pierrot. forgive phrynette!"
Hank, hark. the drumi The trumpets blowl
The battle calls, and he will go;
For what Is life when love is o'er2
hrynette!-phrynette Is his no morel
And what of all her broken vowi
Too late, too late, she loves him now:
Too late 10 weep. too late regret.
Pierrot Is deadl "Goodby, Phrynettel"
IF. e. Weatherley in Temple Bur.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-29
A sPY,S CLOSE CALL
U,
ne Was Rescued From Impend --spa.

u.
he Was Rescued From Impend ---pe.,h
by Clever Newspaper :.
On the battlefield of Antiets, s.r. Me-.
Glure met General William =. Palmer
then captain, and strongly urged him
not to continue his movements as a sny
after Lee had crossed into Virginia. but
the gallant young soldier gave no prom
Use as to what he would be likely to do.
and the very first night after Lee crossed
the Potomac he was again in Lees camp
and brought back important information
to General Mcclellan
Again he returned and entered the
Confederate lines, and when he did not
report after week it was assumed that
he had been captured and would proba-
bly, be executed as a spy. He had been
captured. was tried and condemned as a
spy and sentenced to be executed, but he
was saved by clever newspaper device
determined upon after conference in
this city between President J. Edgar
Thomson of the Pennsylvania railroad.
Colonel Scott and Mr.. Mcclure. Thorn
son took special interest in Palmer, as he
had been his secretary, and was much at
tached to him.
1t was decided that Washington dis
patches should be prepared for all of the
Philadelphia morning papers ANNOUNCE
ing the arrival at the capital of Captain
William J. Palmer, stating in what par
ticular lines of the enemy he had oper-
ated, and adding that he had brought
much important information that could
not be given to the public at the time.
These dispatches appeared next morning
in all the Philadelphia papers, promi-
nently displayed, and of course reached
the southern lines within As hours.
The result was that Captain Palmer's
identity was never established in Rich
mond, and his execution was thus sus-
pended. In a little while, when come
prisoners had been exchanged, there was a
vacancy made in the list of the exchanged
men by death. Palmer's friends had
him take the place and name of the dead
soldier, and he thus escaped and returned
to the service.-Philadelphia Times.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-29
Where Snow Is Red.

Snow is sometimes found in polar and
Alpine regions, where it lies unmelted
from year to year and the annual fall
is small, colored red by the presence Of
innumerable small red plants. In its
native state the plant consists of bril-
liant red globules on gelatipous mass.
Red snow was observed by the ancients,
a passage in Aristotle referring to it,
but it attracted little or no attention
until 1850, when Sanssure observed it
in the Alps and concluded that it was
due to the pollen of a plant. 1t was
also noticed by the arctic expedition
under Captain Ross on Baffin's bay shore
ON a range of cliffs. the red color pene-
trating to depth OF 10 feet. Less fire.
quent is green growth on snow.-La-
dies Home Journal.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-29
A Jamaica Congregation.

In pours the black portion of the con-
gregation. 1t is composed for the most
part of women. They are gorgeously
arrayed in silks and cottons of the most
bewildering brilliancy, with golden bee
hive shaped ornaments in their ears and
twists of gold about their necks, and all
are beaming and smiling with the ut
most complacency and self satisfaction.
With a great many of them the first
duty is to take off their boots or shoes.
Small wonder, for half of them are in
the habit of trudging 90 or 30 miles a
day barefooted to and from market,
and the other half, if they do not use
their feet SO hardly, at any rate never
confne them.
Poor or wanting in proper pride in
deed must be that woman who cannot
raise pair of boots Or shoes for Sunday
use! Itmeans agony, you may conceive,
to keep pinched up in stiff leather pair
of feet used to free, untrammeled move
ment. but it has to be borne, and it is
borne-for few minutes. 1t is man.
aged thus On the road to church halt
is made at about 900 yards distance
from the building for the purpose of put
ting on the boots or shoes, which have
been hitherto held in the hands. Church
is then hobbled into and the boots or
shoes taken off, to be again put on as
the service draws to close. Church is
then hobbled out of, and at a respecta-
BILE distance from it the instruments OF
torture are again got rid Of, not to he
put ON again for week.-All the Year
Round.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-29

A wicked story is told about two part
ners who respected each others business
ability, but who hated each cordially.
To one of them came fairy saying that
he could have any boon he desired, and
whatever he had his partner should have
in double portion. Naturally his first
wish was for barrel of money. "All
right said the fairy, but your partner
will get two barrels on that wish"
'Stop little" said the first. Perhaps
you'd better not give me a barrel Of
money. I'd rather you would make me
totally blind in one eye"-New Orleans.
Times-D Democrat. st~,-
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-29
Florida Style of Eating Oranges.

There are many ways of eating or
nges, but the Floridian has probably
the most common sense way of disposing
of the fruit. He uses sharp knife and
pares the orange much the same as one
would peel an apple, taking care not to
cut through the white rind that protects
the pulp. Then holding the orange at
the poles and cutting through the CEN
ter the seed pods are removed. The rest
is easy. As colored boy in Jackson
vile said. Put yoah face in it and eat
till you come to the rind. New York
Sunbeam.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-29
One Kind of Vision.

Some thirty years ago or more man
was elected as United States senator from
Vermont, and his colleague at Washington
was asked by brother senator, what
kind of man is this that has been elect
cdr" His answer was: HE is very sharp
sighted man. He can see fly mile off
on barn door, and not see the door"
There are good many who are sharp to
see small technicality and are blind to a
large principle.-New York Independent
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-29
Ahead OF All Other Men.

"See that MANI" said one of the two
people who were talking about success
in life.
Eyes"
''He has left behind lots of people who
struggled TO oveftake him."
who is hes'
Conductor on a cable car. Wash.
ngton Star.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-29
NH " Ia WTTTl
A Watch on the Wall.

For many years silver watch might
be seen fastened to the wall of one of
the fronts of the inner quadrangle of
Somerset House. Londoners used to
point it out as having saved the life of
its owner when he fell from scaffold,
and he placed it there as testimony
New York Advertiser.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-10
DEATH OF MRS. neCALL
A Lovely and Devoted W. man no More Of
THIS Ear b.

At O'Clock yesterday all that remained
to earth Of one, the sunshine OF whose
nature overcame all the clouds incident TO
life, was consigned TO the dust from which
it came. Josephine Pittinger Mccall is
forgetting the bitter CUPS that were
pressed to her lips by an unfortuitous fate
in a sleep whose brth-right is Immortality.
The real star of her life will elsewhere have
gentle orb and bright circle. There is no
use TO stretch our hands into the dark
for one who is only now remembered
as a winsome beautiful girl and dutiful
daughter, and later as n trusfy wife and
rond mother. Beyond the buffet of this
worlds cold waves. beyond che stygian
tide and its phantom b0atman. secure aud
serene she smiles, all duties done, all
troubles past. OF where she was born.
her age in years and days. the work she ac-
complished, these are but data Of the
earth. all rendered now insignificant by
the splendors and possibilities OF the
bright realm which her soul has Inherited.
So farewell Josie Mccall, TO heavens per-
petual youth and to the divine hands and
forgiving heart OF Him who loves and
reigns there we leave you.
They die 10 live, they sink to rise,
They leave this wretched mortal shore;
But brighter suns and bluer skies
Shall smile on them for evermore.
The SOUL the eternal soul. must reign
In worlds devoid Of pain and strife,
Then why should mortal man complain
OF death. which leads TO happier life!
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-10
NOTES FROM COLLEGE.
What The Students Are Doing ut Professor
F.tch's Popular Institution.

Miss Ruby WILDER is doing amanuensis
work for Mr.. Thomas Fitch.
Mr.. Frank Duncan's school for those
who desire to take some grammar
branches during public school vacation
begins tomorrow morning.
Mr.. H. W. Archer, who has been pur-
SUING both the business and shorthand
courses. left for Purcell, l. T., yesterday,
where he accepted position with the
Purcell Mill and Elevator company.
Mr.. w. W. Baker has taken Mr..
Sbouse's position with the Western Col
lection Bureau, MIR Shouse having ac-
cepted position in kiowa.
Mr.. Raifsnyder, a most energetic stu
dent for the past seven months, leaves for
Oskaloosa. Iowa. tomorrow where he will
act in the capacity of boohkeeper and
stenographer in the leading hotel of that
place.
The attendance this summer is larger
than that of any previous summer in the
history of the Southwestern. One hun
dred and eighteen students are in regular
daily attendance in the shorthand, book
keeping and practical business depart
ments. Those who take only one or two
branches and are not regularly in attend
ance during the entire day, are not in
cluded in the above number.
The following joined the beginning class
in shorthand which was organized last
Tuesday morning: Miss Lizzie Jones,
Neodesha, Kan; Miss Irma Evans, Medi-
cine Lodge, Kan; W. Il. Eaton. w. Y.
Eaton. Winfield, Kan; &. c. Wells, Guth-
RE. o. l.; Harry Wells, George Coultis.
Wichita Kan.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-10

Wichita Division No 2. Uniform Rank,
Knights of Py;hias, has issued a chal-
lenge 10 the Mt Oiivet Commandery Drill
Corps aud Patriarch Militant, Knights
Templars, to meet them ia a drill contest
in the Auditorium some time not yet
fixed upon. The challenge, emitting IN
necessary directions. says:
For the purpose of augmepting the
auditorium building fund, the officer 10
commsnd Of Wichita Division. L. r. X. OF
p would hereby respectfully propose:
1St.-A benefit entertainment be given
under the auspices of the commands here
in mentioned, at the Auditorium, at such
time AS may hereafter be agreed upon.
2ud--Tbat tie principal festure OF the
entertainment shall be a competitive drill
for points, judges to be selected from the
United States army.
3rd-That small admission Zee be
charged, and that the gross receipts be
turned over to the committee having in
charge the completion Of The Auditor
iuul.
4th.-That arr angements be at once
inaugurated. and that benefit be given at
an early date.
The challenge will probably be accepted
By the Knights Templars and the contest
will be held some time In July In all like
lihood.
The Individual members OF both organ
izations are friendly to the scheme and
anxious to meet one another. Both are
prize winDers in state contests. Each
side will be represented by twenty-four
men at least and maybe thirty-six. Colo
mel Montgomery Bryant of this city, re-
Gently retired from the regular army, is
suggested for judge of the contest. Gen
temen on both sides who know him have
the highest opinion of his fairness as an
umpire and he is reported to be well
posted in military tactics.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-10
HOIEL soJoUKNERs.

Hotel Carey-Geo. Cox. Geo Sneed. B.
B. Barlow. sam Gregory, 81. Louis, No. (;
T. w. Anderson, f. !. Summer. Ell Sick
man, II. b. Wilson. +. ID. Smith, Chicago;
A. f. Webe, J. z. Benham, y Hiram.
Johu p Morton, ". T. Cooper. Kansas
City; Thee W. Kitchen. Chicago, J. L
Carr and wife. Argolia; Thomas Cons
and wife. Moline. Illinois; J. b. Everett,
Boston; ". Heffen. Kansas City, No.,
z. r Myer, Ashland. y. IL; s p. Kaut-
man. Philsdeiphia: VI A. Shoemaker. At
tica; c. Gotelieb, W. 3. Hoyt, New York;
Ben Garland aud family, Caldwell, Kan.
W, K. Watson, Salina, Kan; L. c. koe-
mig, New York: E. W. Stafford, Boston
W. B. Humphrey. Lincoln. Neht: w. A,
Dumsrs, st. Joseph. No; c. A. Nueman.
Philadelphia: W. W. Buchanan. Indiansp-
oils; j. c. Geddes. Boston; f. {. Niles.
Arthur S5aiger. Leavenworth; A. q G.
Williams, New York; W. r Abbott, Fort
Smith Ark; o. ". Brown, Bowia, Texas:
A. NJ. Moore, Topeka: w l. McYee. L. C
Edwards, Omaha: II. HorwiJz, New York;
]. ~ Richardson. Boston; A Cannon
Galveston
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-10
THAT RIVER FRONT MATTER.
Another Side TO the Reported Eacroachmen IS
on Big River.

In an article which appeared in the
EAGLE last Thursday morning in reference
to Swartz Brothers encroaching upon the
big river an unintenfional injustice was
done the gentlemen in the matter. About
year ago railroad scheme was projected
in which Mr.. Frank Swartz was prime
mover, and had associated with him A.
w. Oliver, NJ. w. Levy, Kos Harris. j. 0.
Davidson, N. NJ Murdoch and some east
ern capitalists. As terminal facilities was
an important matter it was decided that
the most feasible location for depot was
just east of the Douglas Avenue
bridge, Mr.. Swartz who was enthu-'
siastic over the scheme. spent months
in securing some 2.700 feet river front,
and succeeded in finding friend to put
up the money TO buy the land just before
the-panic came on. after which all further
attempts to put the road on its feet were
dropped. A great deal Of time and money
Was spent by the organization aud with
fair prospects of getting the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railroad to take hold
and build the road until the condition of
money matters precluded the carrying of
any such scheme. There was an agree
ment made by Mr.. Swartz which still
holds coed to turn over the property when
needed for railroad purposes at exact cost
and interest. As the property is valueless
for any other purpose the city should treat
the parties in interest fairly aud keep in
view that public good may yet grow out
of il.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-10

Frank Mason. supposed TO be member
of the Dalton gang, was arrested last
night in a poker room on East Douglas
avenue and locked up in the city prison for
Investigation.
ping from yesterday morning
EAGLE giving an account OF the
killing of Bill Dalton and another
article from the Kansas City Times on the
same subject. In a small book in his
possession were found several names Of
wild characters in the Indian territory.
The police think that they have man
who is worth holding.
Mason came to town on one of the
late trains from the south a
few days ago and has been around
the gambling houses ever since playing a
pretty stiff game of poker nearly all the
time. He spoke like an Italian and said
he was Frenchman. but yesterday when
he became excited over play he expressed
himself in English without the sign
Of foreign accent. This cir
cumsSance was what first excited sus-
picion, and another circumstance was
the fact that he was always lodging the
police. On one occasion he said to one OF
the gamblers in a rather suspicious man
ner. Il don't like to get too well acquaint-
Ell with these people," meaning the police.
They are not the friecds of my kind of
people and l don't like them anyway"
Last night when slightly under the infiu-
ence of liquor he Sat down with one of the
gamblers and began mumbling something
about the Daltons. As he warmed up on
the subject he went more into details and
gave the whole history of the Dalton gang
In detail and with such precision that
there remained no doubt but that he was
well acquainted with the outlaws if not
one of the members of the gang.
He lost $50 yesterday in one bet and
then piteously asked the proprietor of the
house TO give him back So to
get home Oh. In his plea he used
the broken English, but when the
proprietor refused he turned around, run
his hand III under his shirt, pulled out
s., 800 In cash. and in very good English
INVITED the proprietor about having more
money and making it more easy than he
did. He showed this same 81, 500 roll al
Matt Walls, put 81, 800 in one bundle and
said he was going to plant that and spend
the remainder Where he planted il is
not known, and when searched last night
there was only $40 found upon
his person and that was under his
shirt. His saddle bags were found
In joint, but there WAS nothing in them
to throw further light on his identity. He
claims to be a cowboy and that his home
is in Texas. That he assumes the broken
English of an Italian there is no doubt,
for sometimes he forgets himself and talks
pretty plain English. He pretended to be
silly when he was searched, but his pene-
trating black eyes, as they watched the
movements of the police, demonstrated
that he was by no means silly, but on the
contrary bright fellow.