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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-10-25
APainfuI Discovery.

''It was about the witching hour,
said the suburbanite 81 had left the
station some distance behind me and
was ON my way up the road toward
home. l had got comfortably cool by
that time, and the charming influence
of the starlit night possessed me and
made me feel at peace with all the
world. Nor did the fact that / and my
new suit had made hit with the
friends had been visiting detract from
the fullness of my self satisfaction.
IAN went well until came to a
street crossing my road. AT the corner
was a street lamp. which from some
cause was not lit. and from this lamp
fiuttered what seemed to be handker-
chief. You know am little bit near
sighted
81 reached over to take 1t, but it was
touched by the wind and waved just
beyond my grasp. | reached over far
ther, leaning full against the lamp
post. This time was successful, and
] found that the supposed handkerchief
was piece of paper on which was
written in bold and dashing letters the
legend Fresh Paint Philadelphia
Inquirer. tsf
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-10-25

be fed with asses milk The lady spoke
to native officer of the district and
receiving a satisfactory reply drove
with man-servant to the station
where the ass was to be in waiting.
To her amazement there, tied to a
post, all ready to be MIXED, stood a
huge she bear. 1t seems that I'm the
native dialect, the words ass and bear
are so nearly alike as to be scarcely
distinguishable In the mouth of Eu.
ropean.
A variation Of the milk problem was
presented to Il. G. Jackson, the Arctic
explorer, when he found and adopted
the infant cub of a polar bear. There
seemed no way to feed the poor little
beast until Mr.. Jackson hit upon the
following ingenious method:
Taking bit of sponge, he covered
1t with chamois leather and fastened 1t
to rubber tube which had previously
been inserted in bottle. Fixed into
the cork of this bottle was a piece of
glass tubing through which air might
be blown to make the milk run freely
The cub took to the bottle like any
other baby, and sucked away In most
rayenous fashion, with a contented
look upon her face, as II the last of her
troubles We're ended.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-10-25
A Bride With Some Good Points.

Some years ago in an agricultural
district there lived farmer who want
ed to sell one of his cows. There was
not at that time weekly paper in
which he could advertise, so he resolved
to follow local custom and ask the
vicar Of the parish when giving out his
notices at church to advertise the COW.
eyes, farmer,' said the vicar, 81
should be willing to oblige you, but
you don't attend my church.
Presently, however, they struck a
bargain that the vicar should advertise
the COW, and the man in return prom
Used to go to church.
Now, unfortunately the man was
deaf, and on the Sunday following when
the vicar gave out the banns of mar
riage between Joseph So-and-so, bach
elor, and Sarah So-and-so spinster, the
farmer took it for granted that the
vicar was giving out particulars of his
COW and shouted out;
"You might as well say while you
are about it that she is most gentle
creature and entirely free from vice. y
STRAY Stories.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-10-25
Cox's Quaint VISITING o.,

Not long ago an Office boy in On.
the great newspaper offices CAM 4e ot
ming into the room occunind H. sun
Sunday editor. y lhs
There's man outside" ba a.,
"who won't give his name" 'a'd
why didn't you ask him 70,
card?' the Sunday editor asked 1s
II did, said the boy, land +b,
what he handed me-" ' a
The boy laughed again and n,..
a small slip of pasteboard ON tbp p'ay ,
or's desk. On 1t was the moo. 'ul''
drawing of q brownie. Then dIa pFa
editor smile. 'ue
"You Ounce" he said to tbo l..
that is the gentleman's card IVY y,
Palmer Cox, father of the brown,o,ns
So 1t was. Mr.. Cox has movt
py way Of putting his quaint littlo 1aP
pie on his cards and on the cards 81 pew
friends. He always has new noOi., nis
for one of the wellknown cbjldran
his fancy. In scrap books ovar ~
country there are hundreds Of or,.,s .ne
drawings of the quaint little neoa'
with large stomachs, and no two Of tp nv
many sketches are alike.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-10-25
GREAT SHIP OCEANIC.
LATEST OF MONSTER ATLANTIC
STEAMSHIPS.
in Naval Construction
Since Launch of the First Oceanic
History of Transatlantic Maritime
Development of the Century.

The new steamship Oceanic Of the
White Star Line has broken all mari
time records and her appearance on
the Atlantic marks an epoch in the
history of ocean steamship building.
The advent commentaries develop
ment Of upward Of eighty years. The
Oceanic is the largest steamship in the
world, larger even than that tabled
failure, the Great Eastern. The enor-
nous dimensions Of the Oceanic ap-
peal to the Imagination. She is an I'M
precedented feat In engineering, but
aside from this her appointments are
on a scale of magnlficence made posi-
BILE only by her size This is concealed
largely by her graceful line. The Great
Eastern, with her great height above
the water lime and her enormous paddle
boxes, looked more than her size, while
in the Oceanic the long trim forecastle
deck and poop tnrtleback deck and the
central arrangement of the Lighthouses,
all tend to relieve her of the appear
ance of mere bulk. The Great Eastern's
length was Col feet. The Oceanic's Is
704 feet The formers light draught
was Is feet; the later's Is % feet. The
respective displacements are 1854
tons and 12,500 tons, and when laden
1t Is estimated that the Oceanic will
weigh $4,000 tons, as against the Great
Eastern's $4,000 tons. The Oceanic Is
well able to steam %, 400 knots at cruis-
ing speed twelve knots an hour with
out coaling, or about the earths glrdle
Her saloon is so feet by "a feet and 0
feet high, with dome In the center
of great beauty. Some of the state
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-10-25

While residing at Rome paid visit
to the lunatic asylum there, and among
the more remarkable patients one was
pointed ont to me who had been saved
with much difficulty from inflicting
death upon himself by voluntary star
walton in bed under the impression that
he was defunct, declaring that dead
people never eat 1t was soon obvious
to all that the issue must be fatal, when
the humane doctor bethought of the
following stratagem; Half dozen of
the attendants, dressed in white shrouds
and their faces and hands covered with
chalk, were marched in single file with
dead silence into room adjoining that
of the patient, where he observed them
through door purposely left open sit
down to hearty meal.
''Hellol'' said the would be corpse to
an attendant. "Who be they?"
dead men, was the reply.
"What, rejoined the defunct, edo
dead men eat?'
ITO be sure they do, as you see, =
answered the attendant.
''If that's the CASE exclaimed the
dead man, "I'll join them. for I'm
famished. Lancet.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-10-25
the sailing ships of the old Collins line,

won many1aurels. The Cunard vessels
stopped calling at Halifax, but in spite
of this were easily beaten by their
American competitors. The Pacific, OF
the new line, made the passage from
New York to Liverpool in less than ten
days, her time in May, 1851. being 8
days 90 hours and 16 minutes. The
next year the Atlantic crossed in days
hours and IS minutes. The line, how
ever. wound up with disaster. The
Arctic was sunk by collision in 1854
and went down with $40 souls. The
Pacific left Liverpool the next year and
was never heard from. The American
capital which had been invested In the
Collins line was transferred TO the In
man line, for years one of the most sue
cessful, and it subsequently became the
American line.
The Scotia, the last paddle wheel
steamer built for the Cunard line, was
the first to make the passage In less
than nine days, her time being days
3 hours in 1868. The City of Brussels
of the Inman line brought 1t under
eight days In 1869, with a record of 7
days % hours and minutes. The sew
en-day limit was reduced by the Alaska
of the Guion line, which crossed in 9
days % hours in 1882. The City of
Paris of the Inman line, afterward the
Paris of the American line, reduced 1t
under six days. making the westward
passage in days 10 hours and IS min
utes in 1899 The Lucania of the
Cunard line holds the present record of
5 days hours and % minutes.
The Southampton record Is held by
the big Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse of
the North German Lloyd line, which re-
duced the westward time to days IS
hours and Is minutes on her last yoy-
age to this port, which ended last week
She covered 3,049 knots at an average
speed of 220S knots an hour
But the present-day ship must look to
her laurels, for the bigness of the
Oceanic proclaims her speed. Certainly
great things may be expected from her
powerful engines.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-10-25
,ooms are 10 feet 6 inches by 8 feet and

rooms are 10 feet inches by 8 feet and
the vessel surpasses the widest concep-
tons of Jules Verne's FLOATING City,
Her speed on her trial trip was twenty
three knots.
The main saloon will accommodate
$50 passengers at one sitting. There Is
accommodation for 410 tirst-class, 3O0
second class and 1000 thirdc.ass pas
sengers. Besides the transients, lie
vessel will carry 300 in the crew, and
when filed, In the season, she will have
on board 2,100 souls. Used as trans
port the Oceanic could accommodate an
army of 10000 men.
The first steamship to cross the At
lantic was the Savannah, an American
ship built at Corlears Hook. on the East
River, and launched Aug. 22. 1918. She
was originally built for II sailing packet
between New York and Liverpool, but
was purchased before completion by
William Scarborough X Co., of Savan-
nah and fitted with machinery.
The paddle wheels were 50 construct
ed as TO fold up and be stored on deck
In stormy weather: the wheel was in
closed in canvas held in place by iron
rims. Her model was considered fine
and her passenger accommodations
were thought elegant.
She went to Savannah In 1919 and
left that port for Liverpool May 26,
1919. She arrived in twenty-five days,
having used her engine for fourteen
DAYS. She then went to st. Peters
burg, returning to Savannah in Novem-
Der, 1919. Her machinery was after
wards taken out and she was convert
ed into sailing packet. She ran some
time between New York and Savannah,
finally running ashore on Long Island.
She was of $50 tons burden.
The first ship to cross the Atlantic
propelled all the way by steam was the
Royal William. a Canadian boat. built
In 1888. Within the next decade the
first iron trans Atlantic steamship was
launched in England. This was the
Great Britain, the forerunner of the
Great Eastern, and designed by the
same engineer. Brunei This ship was
PROVIDED Win a sSiSN pioP'iiNi anu
crossed the sea i'm fifteen days at an
average speed of nine knots an hour.
1t was the famous Cunard line which
first established regular trans-Atlan-
tic service with regular dates of de-
parture. The Britannia, the first Of the
four ships. left Liverpool on her maid
en- trip on July 4, 1910. and reached
Boston on July 10. The Cnnard Line
made such lnroads on the business of
the American packets that Congress,
lmpelled by the clamor of American pa
triotisn. granted subsidy to K. X.
Collins. of New York. for an American
line between this port and Liverpool
The new vessels were swlfter and more
elegant than the Cunarders, and, like
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-10-25
THE BOER LANGUAGE,
Its Pronunciation Is Easy When Dutch
Tongue Is Understood.

Tongue Is Understood.
The language Of the Beers of South
Africa is grammatieally the language
of the people of Holland. They speak
Dutch as their forefathers In Holland
spoke 1t and speak 1t now. They are
called Beers because that Is n Dutch
word which describes them. II means
u farmer, and agriculture Is the main
pursuit of the peaceloving compatriots
would supply an explanation of the
odd-looking words that are used now
and then in the news reports from the
sturdy little republic. 1t would also
enable one TO pronounce these words as
they should be enunciated.
Dutch dipthongs are not given the
same sounds as their equivalents In
English. The double 80" for Instance
in Dutch has the same sound as 90 in
Rome, while the dipthong Zoe" is pro-
nounced by the Dutch as we pronounce
100" In boot. The English pronuncia-
ton of these two dipthongs is the re-
verse of that given them by those who
speak Dutch. And lou" has the sound
of low" in owl. The sound of ''ui'' is
nearly like that Of the English coy in
boy. The Dutch double "aa' Is the
same as the English "a" in war. As
there is no ~" in Dutch its place is tax
EN- by III" which is sounded as ~ in
defy.
If ono therafora would nronounca
Dom Paul properly he would say it as
II 1t were spelled "Ome Powl." The
family name of Gen. Joubert would for
the same reason be pronounced as if it
were spelled "Yowbert." The word
Boer is pronounced by the Afrikander
as If II We're Of two syllables; the first
long and the second short, thus: BOO
err" The plural is not Beers" 1t is
"Boeren." and 1t is pronounced Boo
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-10-25
The Real Reason.

Long ago he had taken the resolution
always to be perfectly honest with his
children.
"My son. ~ he accordingly observed.
~ am beating you with this trunk
strap not for your own good, but be-
cause am hot under the collarl No, it
does not by any means hurt me more
than it hurts your
In the face cf such luminous exam
pie it would be strange if "a boy did not
grow up to be an honest man.
1t was perhaps possible to overdo this
thing and render boy SO honest that
he would be unable to earn his living
in any of the learned professions, but
that difficulty, if it existed at all, was
theoretical rather than practical. De-
troit Journal.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-10-25
Rockefelier's Frugal Lunch.

Though possessed of boundless wealth.
John d. Rockefeller lives a life Of
Spartan simplicity. He works harder
than most men whom necessity COM
pels to work for their living, and he
accompllshes more In a given time
than ten ordinary men can do. He
arises at an hour which the servants of
most rich men consider night and at
tends to the many details of his bust
ness. He arose at o'clock in the
morning a few weeks ago, when the
New Amsterdam hotel was full of
Ohio lawyers who were trying to find
out some matters connected with the
standard OIL Company. He did two
hours work in his office, and then went
through three hours of intellectual
fencing with the commission from
Ohio.
Ihere was an adjournment for lunch
con. Mr.. Rockefeller remarked to one
OF his counsel, Virgil P. Kline, of Cleye.
iand' that he was very hungry. The
TWO went to the Union Club for the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-10-25
An Unjust Discrimination.

"This idea OF making yoa take out q
license for dog is all wrong, y said the
dog owner. ut is unjust discrimina-
ton
'.Oh, l don't knowl" answered the
man who had just come from the ooun-
ty clerk S office SIN most places you
have to take out license for wife
too.
"But you don't have to renew it ev-
cry year. returned the dog owner in
an aggrieved tone Chicago Post
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-10-25

|
their pronunciation and meaning:
Bloemfonteln bloom fon-tlne).. Flower
fountain.
Boer (boo-erl OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Farmer
Butenlander tboy- ten-lont-er). -. Foreigner
B Burgnsr buhf. kerrekt, .citzensh
Burgefwacht lbuhr-ker-vokt)... ..Cltlzeh
sodiery.
Jonkherr lyrnk-hare). Member of the yoks
raad; gentleman.
Dom tome) .............-.-.. Ohcle
Rad trahd) ........-........... .oeuate
R5adsheer uahds-hare) ........... Senator
Raadhuis (rahd-hoys) ........ Senate house
Rand trahnti .................Ma Margin euge
Staatkunde staht-kuhn de- ....... Politics
Staatsraad istahts rahd) Council OF state
Stad (stot --................. lily
Stemmer Cstemmer) .......... Voter; e!eetor
TransYaal ttrons- fahD 80. Circular valley
Trekken ttreek- sem Ito draw; to travel
Trekpaard ttreckpahrd) .......Draft horse
U Uit sGyte joytiont.er Foreigner ela
vaderandsliefde -te) Love
of ones country; patriotism.
veidheer J(feltt-harre,) .General; conmandant
Neldwachter (felt-vock-ter) -. Rural guard
Volksraad (fulks rahd) -. Lower House OF
Congress
voorregt fore rekt ;. Franchise; privilege
Vreemdelng frame ling ...... Stranger
Witwatersrand (vit.vot-ters- ronD Margin
OF the white water.
Pretoria, the capital of the South At
rican republic, is named in honor of Its
first President, Pretorius, who led the
Dutch in the great trek, or journey, out
Of Cape Colony sixty years ago and into
the Transvaal to escape the dominion
of England. johannesburg is easily
translated into English, as Johnstown.
The term "Afrikander' Is used to des-
ignate the Dutch from the other white
people of South Africa. r
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-10-25

Feeding the Baby.

The care of babies Is never a sine
cure, as many of our readers can tes-
tify, and the ordinary difficulties of the
case sometimes assume extraordinary
proportions. f
An English lady in India was recent
ly worried about the failing health of
her infant. The milk was suspected,
and the doctor ordered that the child
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-10-25
An Original One.

A sign over negro cabin in Liberty
County reads:
| Teaches Folks to Reed an Rite IN
do hggers in their heads.
Atlanta Constitution.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-10-25

midday repast. Mr.. Kline CAM,
looking radiant, for those who a.. oacs
quainted with him know he d. &c
desplse the products of CULINARY s,s,, not
Mr.. Rockefeller" he said slow
he puffed a cigar, "is a ramo,, ,' az
man. But how does he do M T raole
of man driving to the Union c,,' u'uR
get banana and a glass of miItp ,"o 10
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-10-25

"Gur-ruls are niyer satisfied. y unused
the janitor philosopher. "Whin they
are in Short skirts, they are crying fer
long vans. an whin they git long vans
they have to hold thin up"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-10-25

When a man has one foo' ,. =.
grave he naturally objects to s''
there with both feet"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-10-25
An Aid to Vision.

Il suppose monocle aids vision"
"Yes; 1t helps people to see through
the man who weans it."-Detroit Jour-
nal. o.., ..5. ,-A.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-10-25

er-eh." because the final IN" is slurred.
Here are some of the Dutch words
that are oftenest In print in connection
with the news of the Transyaal and
their pronunciation and meaning:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-29
CABLE FOR THE PHILIPPINES.
IMPORTANT WORK TO BE DONE BY The
SIGNAL SERVICE EXPEDITION.


IMPORTANT WORK TO BE DONE BY THE
SIGNAL SERVICE EXPEDITION.
Washington April @-General Greedy says thal
the United States transport Hooker Will De piaceu
urder the orders OF Major Joseph E. Maxfeld on
Saturday She will sail from New-fork on Mon
day carving Major Maxfed. Lieutenant clarke
and twenty-five men OF the regular signal corps
70 replace Signal Corps volunteers III the fhIip
pines The ship carries 22 miles OF deep-sea caoie
and all the gear necessary for laying, recovering
and repairing the submarine cable The cable Is en-
trelv OF Ameri AN manufacture. It will be used 10
CONNECT such islands and points "a General OTIS
NAV deem necessary for military administration
II ts eypected that this system Will supplement the
"a ble lines of the Eastern Extension Telegraph
Company to such extent that General otis VIII
be able to communicate speedily with all the I'M
nortant islands OF the Philippine archipelago
Major Maxfed who is In command or the expeol-
t,or "a q graduate of Harvard has served seven
tsen wears in the Signal Corps. and performed gal
liant and distinguished service in Cuba.
The progress Of the expedition VIII be watched
with interest It being the first effort of American
norufacturers and American officers to lay deep
sea cable Of such length in distant waters In addi-
ton 70 the cable the Hooker carries materials and
Instruments for one thousand miles OF lsnd lines
one hundred telegraph Offices and one hundred tee-
rbona stations These supplies. with those al
read in the Philippines. are suf1cient Tor the con-
struction Of two thousand miles of telegraph and
cabie lines The present Philippine system con,
s;sts ~ about three hundred miles OF cable and
so miles Of telegraph lines Inc ca0les are 'hoss
OF the Eastern Extension Ielegraph 0onP Pth raro
80 - suhsidies from Spain. The land lines are
now the property Of the United states, but tuliy
49,, The Hooker will go through the Suez Canal,
and should reach Manila about June ~.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-29
ARMY ORDERS.

Washington April &.-The following Army orders
have been issued
Second Lieutenant WILLIAM MITCHELL volunteer
elqnai C'orps will continue duty at his present
station until otherwise ordered by the commanding
general. Division OF Cuba
Second Lieutenant STANLEY ROWLAND. oath Infantry.
will report to the Examining Board to meet at me
Preside OF San Francisco at such time as ne may
be required by the Board for examination as 10 MS
htness for promotion.
Second Lieutenant DANIEL, F. KELLER gath Infantry.
will report To the Examining Board TO meet at van
colver Barracks Washington for examination for pro-
motion.
C,antsin NATHAN 7. BATCHELDER. assistant quarter
master, now San Francisco, VIII report TO Major
oscar F. Long depot quartermaster at that place for
duty in his office.
Acting Assistant Surgeon IRA Il. LADD will proceed to
San Francisco and report 20 the chief surgeon De
partment California. for annulment Of his contract
Acting Assistant Surgeon FRANK ROBERTS will proceed
10 Marshall y G.. and report 70 the surgeon General.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-29
FEARS THE FIGHTING is ENDED.
GENERAL F. d. GRANT THINKS THE DNCliE"D->
NAV RI OVER WHEN HE REACHES
THE PHILIPPINES.

GENERAL F. ID. GRANT THINKS Ihb DNOi
MAY BB OVER WHEN HE REACHES
THE PHILIPPINES.
Rrisader- General Frederick d. Grant VINO wen.
70 philadelphia on Thursday TO see the unveiling OF
the equestrian statue erected In honor OF MS
father. returned to this city yesterday afternoon
and went TO the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Senerai
Grant came on the same train with President NC
Kiney and his party.
When Tribune reporter asked General "ra"'
what he thought Of the reports that the Phippne
war had ended he said:
Apparently these reports are true, ana rear
the lighting out there has come to an end say
fear because I want TO some active service
when get there. or course. would be gao 10
know that the Philippine rebels had come 70 'heiI
senses. but should be sorry TO miss the hgnune II
there is any going on
Judging from official dispatches which PRESIDENT
Mckinley showed me this morning. only that part
OF the nsurgent forces at Calumpt has surrendered
This NAV lead to a surrender OF all the insurgents
before | arrive there. In that case VIII reach
the Islands just In time TO help in the hardest par
OF the work-the Strengthening out or thngs-ahu
miss the exciting and Interesting part OF It. g.
General Grant will leave this city To-Day lot San
Francisco Mrs. Grant will accompany MN 10 tne
latter CITY and will remain there unit! ne departs
on the transport Grant. which is scheduled 10 saI
on Nav s. The Grant is now on her way 10 San
Francisco from the Philippines