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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-05-13
Absentmindeds

Il is said that the extempore playing
of the great Beethoven was marvellous,
but he was entirely without the GOODNESS
and self possession required by per-
former who wishes to render written
compositions with accuracy and finish.
The same fault was found with his
conducting the orchestra; even before
his deafness he often confused the play
ers by his sudden gestures.
At one time he was playing one OF his
own beautiful concertos for piano and
orchestra. During a long passage by the
orchestra, while the piano was silent,
he forgot his position and fancying him
self conductor for the moment he threw
out his arms at q certain chord. knock
ing both the candles of the piano.
They were picked up, but when the
passage was repeated and the loud chord
REQUIRED he forgot himself again, and the
accident happened for the second time.
The audience, in spite Of their great
admiration and respect for the master
musician, were convulsed with merri-
ment, which so disguised Beethoven
that several strings of the unoffending
piano suffered the consequences of his
irritation. which expended itself in a
prodigious humping Of the keys
Youths Companion.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-05-13
He Wasn't Speaking.

Small Man Tin Pullman car, writing
letter to his wifel-It would afford you
some amusement, my dear, if you could
see the freckle faced, long, lean, gamble
shanked, knock kneed, sneaking, imper-
tinent, i'll bred, half baked specimen Of
backwoods gawky that is looking over
my shoulder as | write this
Large Man Con seat behind fiercely)-
You lie, you little scoun--
Small Man turning round)-Beg par.
don, sir, are you speaking to me?
Large Man (confusedly)-Y-nol No
/ didn't say anything. wasn't speak
ing. III
Small man resumes his writing.
Large man goes to the last seat and re.
lieves his mind by saying something &c
the flying landscape Exchange.&
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-05-13
ACTRESSES OFF THE STAGE.
Comments of One of Their Sex Upon Their
= - Dress and Behavior.

Comments of One of Their Sex Upon Their
-. Dress and Behavior.
dressed like an actress" is the slur
we often hear cast by a. woman on
badly dressed member of her own sex.
Men and women alike are too apt to
form their opinions of every one and ev-
erything by the more conspicuous IN
stead of by the better side. II we stop
to look at the women on our New YORK
stage today, we shall be forced to real
ize that, as is the case in every other
sphere Of life, there are women who
dress well and others who dress badly.
1.-THE Broadway freak" is the standard
from which outsiders often judge wom-
en- of the stage. This type of "actress"
seems to court notoriety by her ridicu-
lously exaggerated dress, bleached hair
and rouged face. Outsiders are SO igno-
rant of stage people that they are often
surprised to see their favorites appear IN
a quiet costume OH the street. Again,
actresses are not callous, though some
times young people seem to think so,
Judging by the loud way they make
their comments at seeing "a public person
ON the street. One day, Miss George
Cayyan, dressed in her usual quiet way,
was sitting in corner of a street car,
while some young girls were excitedly
arguing as to whether or not it was Miss
Cayvan. Naturally annoyed. Miss Cay
van bit her lip, and one of them ex-
claimed, "That is Miss Cayyan that is
Just the way she bites her lip" Miss
Cayvans is only one of our many actresses
who dress rs lady should on the street.
Miss Maud Adams appears on the
stage in aowy costumes, while on the
street, uni = very familiar with her
face, one 'ould think her pretty
schoolgirl mo had been carefully taught
refnemeT Of manner and dress. Miss
Viola A IN, in her neat street gowns,
passes 10y one so quietly that 1T is not
easy to recognize the clever leading lady
at the Empire Miss Bessie Tyree al
ways dresses in refined TASTE Her gowns
fit her to perfection, and are thoroughly
correct.
Mrs. Kendall is about the best dressed
English actress we know here. The ''city
of fogs" has yet more to learn from her
gay sister over the channel. One might
wish that Miss Isabel Irving would be a
little more smart in her dress, and that
Miss Katherine Florence would put up
that pretty hair. Miss Elsie de Wolfe,
when dressed for reception, almost
surpasses her own handsome stage Co.'S
tunes. Miss Rehan looks rather we'll off
the stage, even if her chin is little
high in the air. Miss Maxine Elliott and
her pretty gowns make puzzle as to
which is the prettier, the actress or the
dress. Who has seen Miss Julia Mar
lowe, Mrs. Whiffen, Mrs. Walcot or
Miss Gladys Wallis without learning
lesson in taste from her appearance
New York Times.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-05-13

We have been seeing the agricu,.
tural side of this peoples life in quiet
little known valleys of northern italy
and more and more have they impressed
US by their industry and amiabilitv
For friendliness perhaps they have no
equals except the Irish peasantry, and
for indefatigable labor of the most
arduous and detailed and mental kind
surely they cannot be surpassed. Every
available foot of land, sometimes re.
claimed from the barren rock, some.
times, as here, lying along the river
bank in fats drained by little canals
cut deep in the soil, bears witness, in
Its perfect neatness Of cultivation, to
the patient labor Of this people. Women
were to be seen every day in the Val
Violence, not far from Bormio, carrying
on their backs huge baskets Of manure
for fields hundreds Of feet above the val.
legs, up steep zigzag paths. Every few
yards rest is necessary, and the weight
is temporarily removed by resting the
baskets upon the low stone walls. against
which the tired bearers themselves
lean. Thus they gradually. but always
cheerfully. get their burdens up the
mountain sides. In other places. these
baskets may be seen full of earth, which
is to cover some rocky plateau few
yards square, and make it ready for
planting, in the south with olive OR
fruit trees in the north with fax or
grass. New York Post.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-05-13
OLD BIRDS, NESTS.
MANY Feathered Creatures Use the Same
Ones Year After Year.


"That common expression for worth
lessness, 1T has no more value than
last years birds nest, said bird
faucier to New York Press reporter,
sis often far from correct. The majority
of our birds do leave their nests after
raising q brood, but many do not, and
their nests are used through success
sion of years | have known some birds
to use their nests ten years IN success
sion, and so persistent are they that
MANY times the female will return even
after the nest has been robbed aud the
mate killed. Among these users of pc
rennial nests are the wrens, some OF
the swallow family, bluebirds, great
crested fycatcher, some of the owls,
eagles, chickadees and some woodpeck
ers.
"They repair to the nest each year
and often build it over. A little wren
has made its nest in hole in tree in
my garden and has occupied it for the
last eight years. Each year it has piled
on new stuff till the hole is almost
filed up. Some say that as soon as it
becomes crowded the birds will clean it
out. know of bluebird's nest that
has been occupied for several years. 1t
ia the same female year after year, for
she has two back wing feathers and ID
lame.
birds that build in exposed situa-
tions, like hangbirds, always build
anew each season, and some others
build anew for every brood. Some never
build. They either lay in the nests OF
other birds or in tho sand. The eagle
and the owl make framework of sticks
and slight repairs are needed. Many
BIRDS nests that you find have never
been used. For instance, the marsh wren
builds several with the idea that in the
case of disturbance the male will at
tract attention to the nests other than
that in which the female is brooding
and so shield her from enemies. :"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-05-13
A MONSTER GLOBE.
Fac-Simile of the Earth to Be
Erected.

Erected.
One of the most remarkable monu-
ments the world has ever seen Is that
projected by Elysee Reclus, the emf
nent French geographer. His idea Is
to construct a gigantic spheroid, In ex-
act imitation of the earth, as to It's rela-
tive proportions and form, to be erected
either In London, Paris or New York.
This, he says, will be an imposing and
permanent object lesson as to the topo-
graphical and geodetic features OF the
planet on which we live. In dimen-
slons it will be Observation-Disclosures
as large as the earth proper. The equa-
torlal diameter of the monumental
spheroid will be approximately AIS feet
and it's circumference 1912 feet.
As to the general construction of the
monument and the choice Of Its site, M.
Reclus insists that an artistic Ideal
must be kept In view, and that the en-
yelope of the globe shall be visible from
great distance. The globe Is to be
mounted upon an axis, which Will per-
nit of its being revolved at Will. To
guard the surface against climate and
weather there Is to be an envelope for
the whole, non-reyolvable, painted on
the outside to simulate the face of the
earth. The available Interior OF this
envelope or exterior blouse" as NJ
Reclus calls 1t, that is, the space be-
tween 1t and the globe proper, will be
devoted to various galleries and spiral
ascents, stairways and scaffoidings to
facilitate the minute study of the geo.
graphical surface. The cells of the
great spiral will be about twenty feet
apart. one above another, and will be
twenty-four In number. The floor Of
the spiral will be inclined toward the
globe, SO as to afford vantage points
for photographing from various dis
tances.
The principal dimensions are as fol-
lows:
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-05-13
THE eoopLY SWORD.
The Egyptians Gave II tho Name Fifty
Centuries Ago.

r.. Egyptians Gave II the Name Fifty
Centuries Ago.
Half q hundred centuries ago the
Egyptians gave to the sword its name.
Since those old days the history OF the
trenchant blade, stained with blood and
defaced by the scars Of battle though 1t
is, holds much of the glory, the poetry
and the cbivalry of the cruel game OF
war.
A friend whose fidelity never wavered
and whose power never failed, 1t Is not
surprising that mon endowed the sword
not only with human attributes, but
with the might and majesty OF the gods
themselves. The old legends abound IN
tales of its magical powers. How the
divine armorers strove continually to
excel some rival in the forging OF q
blade of temper SO delicate that 1t
might cut thread with the same ease
with which it struck head from the
body, or hewed through heavy metal
armor, was favorite subject OF the old
Teutonio and viking tales.
These legendary blades bore charac-
teristic names, by which they were in
yariably known: Graysteel, Wader
Through Sorrow and Milestone Bitter
were swords of wide renown, and we
all remember how Arthur of the Round
Table took "Excalibur, the sword that
rose from out the bosom Of the lake. =
Caesars sword was called Crocca Mors
Charlemagne's Joyeuse played no small
part in the setting up Of the great Frank
ish empire. Many bold captain went
down before Ell Tizona, welded BY the
relentless hand of the Cid.
The Japanese. whose civilization was
old before ours began, have produced
beautiful examples of the swordmaker' +
art. The Japanese nobleman carried his
swords as the insignia Of his rank. He
wore one on each side, thrust into the
folds of his sash.
These swords have been handed down
as heirlooms from father to son, and 1t
was not unusual for families Of ancient
lineage to have as many as 800 OF
them-marvels of costly and artistic
workmanship-in their possession. The
scabbards are richly lacquered and
bound about with silken cord in
curious pattern. The blade is curved,
and the round guard is pierced to car
ry a small dagger. This guard, called
q tsuba, is decorated with curious de-
signs, and SO great is the ingenuity OF
the Japanese metal workers that among
the thousands of swords they have pro-
duced it is impossible to find two guards
exactly alike. They are priced so highly
by collectors that large sums of money
have been paid frequently for an an
tique sword, only that 1t might be ruth
lessly torn apart to secure the guard.
Mary Stuart Mckinney in st. Nicholas.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-05-13
THE OFFICE SEEKING HORDE.
General Harrison Says It Makes the POSI-
ton of President One of Many Trials.

GENERAL HArrfsOn says IL makes tho POSI-
ton of President One of Many Trials.
At the beginning of every administra-
tion Washington fills up with persons
who desire some Office either in the
states, in the departments or in the for
eign service, writes ex-President Harri-
SON in The Ladies' Home Journal, dis
cussing 1.-THE Presidential Office. Many
of these persons have limited purse,
and as the days pass ON this is exhaust
ed, and impatience and i'll temper come
In. Many of these persons are deserving
and we'll fitted to fill the offices they de-
sire. But it is impossible to find places
for all the deserving, and the position of
the president is full of trial. The sus-
pense and uncertainty that the office
seeker suffers are illustrated by the case
of a man from my own state who
thought he had good reason to expect an
appointment from President Garfield.
After he had been weeks at Washington,
and had brought to bear all the influence
he could command, I met him one day
on the street and asked him how he was
getting along. His answer was, Every
we'll, very well. but there is nothing
focal yet. " 1t was wonderfully express
i've and has remained in my memory
as a type of the state of uncertainty
which accompanies Office seeking
Nothing focal get, y. but a hope that ia
hard to kill.
/ There are few offices at Washington.
the salaries Of which enable the. incum-
bent to save any money, and the average
experience of those holding places in the
departments, am sure. is, if they would
express it, that private business offers
better returns and gives better chance
for advancement.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-05-13

ging him away the victim appealed t'
me and I stepped forward and said
"Officer, the boy who threw the apple
ran toward Broadway. This boy
"Come along with mei' interrupted
the peeler.
"What for?"
"For obstructing an officer while
making an arrest"
went with him to the station house,
and it was exactly 40 minutes before
could convince the captain that was
innocent of any intent to obstruct and
secure my liberty. You can think what
you will of New York policeman, hui
don't try arguments or explanations
New York Cor. Detroit Free Press.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-05-13
The Lions Roar.

DR.. Livingstone noted the odd resem-
blance of the lions roar to that of the
ostrich. Mr.. Millais says that though
the roar of the latter is not SO loud, it
has exactly the same tone as that of the
lion. But the ostrich always roars his
best, the lion very seldom. This is part
ly because good" roar needs great
physical effort. The whole interior and
muscles of mouth, throat, stomach and
abdomen are, for the moment, converted
into an organ of terrific sound, and the
sound does make the earth tremble-or
appear to do so. But the attitude is not
that usually drawn. Unless he roars ly-
ing down, when he puts his head up,
like dog barking, the lion "emits his
first moan in any position, then draws
in his neck and lowers his head with
extended paws, right down to his fore
paws, as if about to be violently sick;
while at the same time the back is arch
ed, and the whole animal bears an ap-
pearance Of concentrated strain"
This is Captain Millais phonetic rem
dering of the sound, taken when listen
ing to three lions roaring their best
Moan - roar - Roar - roar-ro6I-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (dy-
ing away)." Why lions roar, when it
ought to pay better to keep silent. is not
yet explained. General Hamilton was
convinced that tigers hunting in CON-
pany roar to confuse and frighten the
deer. Possibly the lion roars, when
prowling around camp. in the hope Of
causing some Of the draft animals to
break loose; at other times it appears to
be a form Of conversation with others at
a distance. London Spectator.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-05-13
The PIRATES DREAM.
,uien var" cries tho captain, with facs

"Ouien va?" cries the captain, with facs
aghast,
As the palms sing low in the autumn blast
Tho song Of the dead and crime stained past.
Tho Captain Nunez, haggard and wild,
starts from his seat like frightened child.
IT'S the ghost of the padre of Santa Fe
You robbed and killed ON tho fifth of Mayl'
"Whose face is that in the wine bowl red
That mods and beekons and shakes his headf
/" 'Tis the merchant Gomez of Albuquerque,
Whose heart was the sheath of the captains
dirk"
"What CLEANS SD white in the canyon deep
Where the stream flows black and the walls art
steepf''
q iris Sergeant Bias Of the guardia civil,
Who was shot in the back at Baraquil.'
"And who are yon2' cries the captain, pale,
And the answer comes through the moaning
gale,
al come. to claim my load of sin. ?"
And Diablo gathered the captain in.
Vanity.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-05-13
: Lady wnde's Masterpiece.

;. The. resent death Of Lady Wilde of
London recalls the fact, says a LONDON
paper, that it was she'*ho yrdfe the
famous: leading -articler headed "Jacta
Alea Est" in the Dublin Nation. which
constituted the chief count in the crown
Indictment for high treason against the
editor of that journal. who is now Sir
Charles Gavan Duffy, an octogenarian
literary recluse at Nice. The article in
question was published at the height Of
the revolutionary fever in 1S48. AS a
sample of blood stirring English prose it
still retains its place in number Of
collections, and especially those issued
ON the ntbar pide nf tho Atlantic
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-05-13
Echoes From Horses, slulls.

Those curious twists and turns super.
rstiriops take. axe, to bo found in the IN
PRODUCTION of hurses' skulls in or about
the church buildings in England and
Scotland, ths reason alleged being to
help the sound in church.
This habit is PROFESSIONALLY a relic
of heathenism where an animal was
sacrificed. Some years ago, when an old
meeting house in Edinburgh was pulled
down, the sounding board space above
the pulpit was found to be filled with
horses skulls.
In some parts Of England there still
exists the idea that il horses head is
buried in field there will be an echo,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-05-13
New York Police.

One day saw boy throw an apple
across Ann street at another, but it miss
ed the boy and broke window. A po-
liceman came rushing across and seized
a lad standing in a doorway and the
wrong boy altogether. As he was drag
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-05-13

The first ropemakers were the spiders,
which spin thread SO fine that, al
though it is composed Of 30 or 60 strands,
it is a dozen times smaller than the
finest thread spun by the hands Of men.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-05-13

Tulips are SO sensitive to the light
that during cloudy day they will often
close their petals and remain shut up
until return Of sunlight.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-05-13

Total height of the structure, 636 feet.
Width of space between globe and en-
velope, fifty-one feet.
The total weight of the globe and its
envelope, to be supported upon founda-
tons of masonry, is estimated at $1,000
tons. The cost of the whole structure
will be about $4,000,000.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-05-13

Blood in its natural state contains a
surprising amount Of pure air, amount
ing to nearly seven-eighths of it's entire
bulk.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-03
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

Tho Republican state convention
will be hell On Tueld y next, April Z.
Enough Of it, constituent elements
are row made up to enable W 10 have
something Of a forecast Hs 70 iis In
oliningp, end these Ars just now mat
ter Of no little interest One thing is
we'll assutsd-it will be strongly and
dotetminedly for free coiuage at 10 to
/, And this will not DO permitted to
occupy an inferior OF even secondary
place In the declaration Of principles
which will be adopted.
With 90 muUn assured. the work
Of the State convention would
seem to be plain and direct.
This IL a silver.pr duolng and silver.
UNFOLDING Stat; no matter how much
the people may DO at variance other
wi,e, they are practically unit on
that question. But silver aud gold are
not tns only great products Of III,
commonwealth by any mean II Ia nh
immense wool, lead and stock pro.
Queer, and concerning these Interests
% much harmony does not exist; In
fact, We may say that there 10 no htT'
mouy at Ill. one grand division Of
the body polite holisthat IN order that
our best interests may DO conserved,
Increased an d continued the tar 4 duties
which were reduced OH lead anu taken
OIL altogelhertG 10 wool shall be restored
II not increased over tue former sche T..
ulcs; another division nestly II not
quite a. largo hold slmost dlsmetroal.
ly the other way, uut as II IL not their
occasion that 10 under dlICufai0 We
will let them pisa for this present..
The convention will choose six dele
gates to the national convention at s..
l. uls. Here the grand olsshlng Of
Interests, the brlslliug of ho'tilc views,
the ssllirs oi rhetoric, he ou.butsts Of
orstofy, the sciutillauOns Of wit, the
plots and oluuterplOts will occur, anu
tho desire all around ought to be,
anu VIC htllfNN ~ AAhA AlN NNMAHA
State In the Union all not only not
be- the weakest but show herseIf one Of
the powers Ia the deliberations anu
conclusions Of that body. The East Il
against silver with almost uuuulmi'y;
the West generally, aud Ugan patticu.
larry Rts almost ~ solidly Tor II. Mani.
iestly, therefore, the Republican dele.
gates owoit 10 their party aud section b.
couple the protective features Of the one
with the special urmSnIs u tho other;
that II, to he Republican representa-.
lives IN he luiust ana tfuest sense,
they thouli permit me- tner principle
TO dwarf or obscure the other even
temporarily. Tui. seems to be tut
tue present. ttmIer Of The party heren.
bout, aud those who act IN lts stead
ard behalf cannot we'll oiord to BE-
Otherwise IMAM VA c7n-ouaIce.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-03

vJt.s a.HunI.rc, pt the iucJus.
israte and iuii Iioiou..
~ iust ami sensible petson Will A..
tempt T. place obstacles I'm the way of
tue working peoples prosperity aui
true Advancement, but those who
clamof musl loudly Tor these desidef.
DO aro too frequently the oues who Ge'
sifu them tho lta-i. tiismore likelt
thau oiuefwite that selfish ends anu
vera uLI ambitions lurE beneath The
Jymagugic ozpusaious which FMS
tueif greatest favor um ng these who are
also t,lGsn ne we'll ~ onviuua aud
iuuOuaIufate. Tho News hUpca AMI
believe thut better ilmcs Tor ali unnds
Ate about to Dawn ur1u the lauJ, but
ury atttmp. TO aUfidre toe freedom u'
contracts W othcrwIss Interfere with
uuYW led labor IL blow 90 Tree iusti.
tuti.ns tuHt will sooner or later rec d
upon iis aulhurs nud rHtfrI the st.
yauctm,ul when might be lurs. We
ropual, tue GsycruOf IL undoubtedly
Satisfied that us AMI tuuss who have
acted aud are acting with MIN are
right; uut We llOA At It differently anu
believe the cIus.s viii do the same.