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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-27

helping others. The three fatherless
children are Marie Louise, aged II;
John A. Logan Ill, aged ., and Edith
Josephine.
Jack Logan III. possesses the same
dark features and black hair as his
father and grandfather before him,
and. like them. is perfectly fearless.
The adage that blood will tell it is evil
dent will be borne out in the qualities
of the children of Maj. Logan. and
shown in marked degree in young
Jack.
As an instance of the absolute fear
lessness Of Maj. Logan an incident oc-
cured shortly after he took charge as
manager of the Carbon Limestone
Company, near Youngstown. Ohio,
some years ago. The nearly 1000 EN-
ployes were Italians. Slavs. Huns and
Poles. A demand was made for higher
wages. This was refused and the EN-.
ployes left the qnarries and organized
strike. Maj. Logan went down to talk
over the matter with the men and. If
possible. induce them to return to work.
All had been drinking and their ugly
dispositions were Unframed to Il point
thar Maj. Logan was advised that il
was u dangerous experiment to attempt
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-27
Peanut Butter.

There is an interesting little exhibit at
the export exposition which daily at
tracts large number of visitors. They
do not come to see, nor yet to hear, but
rather to crafty a recently acquired
taste for peanut butter, which the kind
old inventor of the butter-making ma
chine hands out in small amounts on
diminutive soda crackers. The nven-
tor, who is kept busy grinding out the
alluring product, is just such a looking
old fellow as one would expect to invent
a contrivance that makes everybody
who approaches happy and comforta-
BILE. He is kindly eyed and smiling.
His voice Is like the sound of bubbling
soup, and his idea of happiness Is TO
have somebody open wide his mouth.
pop inside the bit of cracker smothered
with peanut butter. and then raise both
eyes ecstatically, smack his lips audi
bly,, and say: Wow, but that's good"
Every motion of the consumer is keenly
noticed, and if the verdict is favorable
the old inventor is your friend for life.
Philadelphia Record.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-27

There are many extraordinary ways
of gaining u livelihood practiced In
New York. but the queerest of all Is the
occupation of dragging for lost anchors
At least six sloops and schooners are
engaged almost exclusively in this
trade and the anchor hunters are as
familiar with the ground where anchors
are likely to be found in the bays ana
rivers ulong the coast. and even in the,
open sea, as the fisherman is with the
fayorite hunts of the living inhaDlt-
ants of the sea.
The method pursued in fishing Tor
anchors is very simple. A chain is let
down in loop long enough to drag
along the bottom, and the vessel con
tinues ON her way, with all hands Oh
board eagerly alert for 'blte, anu
the bite generally results In eaten
The recovered anchors are usually
sold again at or 6 cents pound. rlve
cents is now the prevailing price as
that is Just one cent under the marAe.
price for new anchors. A big ancnoi
will weigh 5000 or 5000 pounds, lnus
the anchor fisherman makes a sross
profit on his haul of iron, $500 10 -
But more often the anchor recoNs'ss
weighs from 1000 TO 1000 pouhu',
Nevertheless, there is said 10 ne
profit In the business, even ~ lh"''
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-27
"Green Grow the Rushes. Oh ~

Why the Mexican calls the American
a "Gringo" can be explained much
easier than why the American calls the
Mexican "Greaser" When the
Americans went to war with Mexico a
melody, every verse of which ended
with "Green grow the PUSHES, oh, y
was very popular. II pleased almost
everybody's fancy, and was sung by old
and young. While in camp the soldiers
would sing it constantly, and all the
Mexicans could hear was "Green grow
the PUSHES, OH They Immediately
begun to call the American soldiers by
the first two words. as it sounded to
them. "grin-goes." They made it into
one word, by which they will ever
know the "Gringo."-
Waverley Magazine.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-27
DERvisH POWER eDo.
English Arms Gain NJ.
unIph in the Sol 'anct 7

English Arms Gain "a
ulnph in the sondan 'nes rr
The defeat of the Deryish :.
the soudan and the kilHna 'oaces
leader, khallfa Abdullah, will thei1
be the nrsi lntima ton that Graz. 9an1
ain is simultaneously waging "a AT bfit|
III Africa. The war in the So ~ ~ar1
gan over three years ago. When aa q De
Kitchener led strong Anglo.E IN seuI
force down the Nile to Kharson. paa1
lomdurman in September ,eao AZ
found the Deryishes in force DC
lacked them. The Arabs fonvht at
the fanatieal fury that has eyos WIN
acterized them and in solid moe enar'
iVanced to the muzzels Of tho D.. au
artillery and quick-firing pieces M.
slaughter was terrific. Over 10 mo- e'l u
them persisted on the field Of bat, III Oh
the remnant under the Kha,fo anu
good their retreat. Since tha4 aue
Dervishes have been reorganizinn s s
The struggle that they knew - aoi
follow and the British too. in !" y
nrely way made Necessary we, ,e's
lions. Lines of railroad were ax toasl q
bridges built and government orass
lied in the region so long terroriya5 sa -.
the khalifa and his predecessor ~, ~
.Mahdi. the
The battle in which the Kha,,fa NJ.
ished was fought Nov. "a, near a r
IA town south Of Khartoum. The ps,a
ish advance was led by Gen u
Wingate' commanding the Anglo-Egyp
tan forces. The Dervlshes fought stub
oofniy ana were moved down IN
masses by the machine guns. Tn.
khalifa, with many of his leaders fa
with his face to the enemy and the,
those of the Dervishes that remainaq
surrendered
This effectually breaks the DeryIsl
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-27
A Fire In Jnpan.

+ A fire in Japan is exciting. The Jap
anese seem to lose their heads COM
pletely in the presence of the fire de-
mon. The people move from the houses
where the fire breaks out into the next.
then to another. and so on, until the
fire is over, the united families moving
from house TO house with great non
chalance. A man dancing on his roof
with a paper fire god Is supposed TO
avert the danger, and no man is more
surprised than he when, in spite Of the
fire god, the house ignites. and in a
moment roof and man fall together.
In three days the houses are rebuilt
and all traces of fire removed.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-27

power in the Soudan, and reclaims to
civilization the long-lost province of
Egypt
The Khalfa was the successor of the
false prophet, the Mahdi, who, in 1852
overthrow the Egyptian power in the
Soudan. He was the chief lieutenant
of the Mahdi who took part in the
storping of Khartoum, when Chinese
Gordon fell. After the Mahdis death
the Khalifa Abdullah succeeded him,
Abdullah was &c man .witlout snercy.
1t was he who gave the order of mo
quarter at the stormlng of Khartoum
and who subsequently authorized the
wholesale massacre of women and chil
dren. Without any reason but his mere
within he caused the death of thou
sands of people. He was as licentious
as he was cruel, and his passing is a
distinct gain to the future Of civiliza-
ton in northern Africa.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-27
EGGS BY QUART.
White or Mixed In This Way of Mar
keting A"IIen Fruit.Y
Give me a quart of yolks."

Give me a quart OF yolks. ~
what are whites worth todayF
Send me up gallon OF mixed
Such expressions as these VIII be ra-
mlliar terms III grocery stores ana
butcher shops III Kansas CITY -pefore
long. Housewives Will make them So
Tor eggs VIII De sofa py the piht' quart
ana gallon instead OF by the dozen. III
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-27

A month or so after his surrender
General Lee went one day to the store
near his home in Powhatan county,
Va, which served also as the post
office. Everybody in the town was
instantly eager to see him, and i'll IA
few moments the store was crowded.
The general was talking with the pro
prietor about crops and other matters
and appeared utterly unconscious OF
the fact that the gathering of the resi-
dents was due solely to his presence.
Suddenly he realized that everybody
was watching him and modestly said:
but see am keeping you from your
many customers. Pardon me- and at
once withdrew Ladies' Home Jour-
nal. N
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-27

Robert Hilliard. the actor. once
brought young English woman to
see "El Captain" She was much i'm
pressed with De Wolff Hopper and re-
marked: ''What a charming man your
Mr.. Hopper is. Tell me, is he mar
ried?'
Been married three times" wars the
reply.
Three timesr' she repeated. "And
they are all three dead?''
NO." was the answer; divorced"
"Ah," she rejoined, II see! He is a
Grass Hopper."-San Francisco Argo
naut.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-27

1t Is surprising what number OF III
tie things we do without knowing the
reason.
Why, for instance, do widows wear
caps? Perhaps you may say because
they make them look pretty and inter-
esting. But the real reason Is that
when the Romans were in England they
shaved their heads as sign of mourn
ing OF course, woman couldn't let
herself be seen with a bald head. so she
made herself pretty cap. And now
though the necessity OF wearing 1t has
passed away. the cap remains.
Why do we have bows on the left side
of our hats? In olden times when men
were much In the open air and hats
couldn't be bought for half a doller II
was the habit to tie a cord around the
crown and let the ends fall on the LETT
side to be grasped on the arising OF a
squall. They fell on the left side so
they might be grasped by the left hand
the right usually being more usefully
engaged. Later on the ends got to be
tied in bow, and later still they be-
came useless; yet the bow has remained,
and will probably remain till the next
deluge or something OF that sort.
What Is the meaning of the crosses or
KS on barrel of beer? They signify
degrees of quality nowadays. But orig
inally they were put on by those ancient
monks as sort of trade mark. They
were crosses In those days, and meant
a sort of oath on the cross, sworn by the
manufactures that his barrel contained
good liquor.
Why are bells tolled for the dead
This has become so familiar practice
that funeral without it would appear
unchristian. Yet the reason Is quite
barbarous. Bells were tolled long ago,
when people were being buried. In order
to brighten way the evil spirits who
lived In the air.
Why do fair ladies break bottle OF
wine on the ship they are christening
Merely another survival Of barbaric
custom. In the days of sacrifice to the
gods it was customary to get some poor
flcliiu wien DOdt WIS utluS ihui,hS,'
and to cut his throat over the PROV, so
that his blood baptized it.
Why are dignitaries deafened by a
salute when they visit foreign port!
1t seems a curious sort of welcome this
firing off of guns, but 1t seems the Gus
tom arose In very reasonable way
Originally a town or warship fired off
their guns on the approach Of important
and friendly strangers to show that
they had such faith in the visitors
peaceful intentions they didn't think 1t
necessary to keep their guns loaded.
Why do we sometimes throw a shoe
after a bride? The reason is not very
complimentary. From of old 1t has
been the habit OF mothers to chastise
their children with a shoe. Hence the
custom arose of the father of bride
making present to the bridegroom of a
shoe, as sign that it was to be his
right to keep her in order.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-27
Wbnt women Don't Know.

zone of the mistakes of women,
said II woman's lecturer the other day.
sis in loving too much. They can new
err make mistake in loving, but they
ought to be careful in picking out the
man. They are rather apt to do 1t on
the grab bag principle Another of the
mistakes of woman is not knowing
how to rest, and still another is not
knowing how to eat. What women
don't know about both has built 10000
hospitals. Consider the way of man
and be wise. Women worry too much.
They are misers to jollity, and they
nearly always die leaving large ac-
count in the Bank of Merriment.'
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-27
TWO BLUFFS THAT WON.
A Pleasant Meeting Between the Ed
itor and the Reporter.

itor and the Reporter.
Jack Rogers was newspaper report
er and broke. He had hung around the
Dubuque newspaper offices for n job
until he had been requested to move on
SO he decided to move on to Des
Moines But how to get there was the
question. Jack put on his thinking
zap. and the result was that two hours
later he found himself on train and
he conductor standing by his seat.
Ticket" said the conductor.
"See here, conductor" said Jack easi-
ly, my names Rogers, and I'm re-
porter on the Des Moines Air Blast
Pm broke and I'm In a hurry to get
back home with big scoop. You let
me ride and the office'll fix 1t up with
you. See?"
"Well" said the conductor, 81 guess
thatll do all right. The road feels
friendly toward The Air Blast. In
fact, the editor is In the back coach.
Come along and I'll Introduce you. IL
he says you're all right. 1t goes"
Jack was knocked all in heap at
nothing to do but to follow the con-
ductor. They halted in front of man
In the coach. and the conductor said:
"Mr. Smitem, this is Mr. Rogers. He
says he's reporter on your paper, and
wants the Office to pay for his transpor-
tation when he gets to Des Moines."
"How do you do, Mr.. Rogers?" said
the editor pleasantly, extending his
hand. "Glad to see you. Sit down
here with me-" The conductor didn't
walt for any more, but went off.
well. this Is nice of you" said Jack,
too astonished and embarrassed to talk
straight "Of course, I'm not on your
paper, but I'm broke and yarned to the
conductor, hoping to get a job and
square 1t up later
ooh, that's all right. my boy" said
the other. Neither am | on the pa
per. I'm only riding on the editors
pass."-San francisco Bulletin.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-27
INV efforts in the direction of a settle

ment.
DlsregardIng the advice given him
Mai. Logan went 70 the quarries and
found that the quarrymen were in a
sullen mood. Through an interpreter he
learned that they had formed plot TO
mob him. Calling some Of the leaders
TO one side he attempted in concilia'
tory manner to induce them to advise
the others 10 return TO work. They re-
turned evasive answers. Looking back
Maj. Logan observed the mob adyanc-
ing The men were armed with clubs.
He shouted in a voice that could have
been heard blocks away: stop, men;
you don't know what you are doing"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-27
But still the mob advanced.

But still the mob advanced.
"I'll kill the first one who comes near
me-" When twenty PAGES away Maj.
Logan opened fire with his revolver
At the first shot one of the leaders fell
and the echo of the next had not died
away when a second rolled in the dust
The mob wavered and ran away. Lo-
gan then sent for surgeons and had the
wounded men cared for.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-27
Martin. Way.

Irishmen are inclined to word per-
version; but. says writer in The Nine
teenth Century, the following descrip-
ton Of slow speech which often de-
generated into a stammer shows that
occasionally they use the best words
possible in explaining n thing:
ITS a qnare sort ny way Martin
talks" said Pat. Its as II he TUX the
wurds out nv his mout' an luked at
'em before he gives 'em to yez."
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-27

Wood tar Is stin made as it was in
400 b. G. A bark is chosen and a
hole dug, into which the wood is
placed, covered with turf. A fire is
lighted underneath, and the tar slowly
drips into the barrels to receive it.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-27

''What does a Iordly title amount tor
he asked with a burst of fine scorn.
1T makes all the difference in tle
world" answered the heiress. '1t's the
consideration which decides whether a
man comes in.o the family as superior
being or poor relation. Washington
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-27
"JACK" LOGAN'S FAMILY.
The Beautiful Home Is Darkened by a
HERDS Death.

Mai. John A. Logan, whose death In
the Philippines is mourned throughout
the country, lived at Youngstown, Ohio,
and was especially fortunate in his do
nestle relations. He possessed wife
whose first thought was her husband
and children. She contributed in every
manner what a loving heart could sug-
gest to their pleasure and comfort. Her
family possessed great wealth. but from
her girlhood her chief pleasure was in
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-27
Ages Of Trees

\ well-known scientist furnishes
some information in regard to the ages
of trees. lie assigns 10 The pine tree
800 TO 700 years as the maximum, 125
years To the silver fir, and 10 to the
ash.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-27
ORIGIN OF CUSTOMS.
WHY DO WE DO SOME FAMILIAR
THINGS

Many of the Most Common Practices
of Everyday Life Are Derived from
Old Superstitions or Barbarities OF
Our Distant Ancestors.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-27
A Racy Rejoinder.

Recently an eye-g lassed young sen. w.
man, accompanied by stylish Ieia'n' III
friend, was promenading BlachpU ~
beach when "A man with asses aceos'e'
him thus: In.
ERE We are, sir: two champion .ie'ls
keys for you an the lady Nice w.
for ride, sir" 81
"Ah-get away; Tm-er--not useu y
that-ah--sort Of mount, hy ma"
was the lofty reply. ,.,r
Much to the Johpnle's and his iaA
companions amusement. the 1aeA''
owner instantly retorted: .a-
81 was afeeard so, mister; but ness .
mind. my mattel fix yer up II Owls ,,,.a
the 'obby-'osses. Go boy.l ss
jimmy, show Tod sloan 10 BIZ De' ~
ford,s merry go round"-London AZ
swers. 5,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-27

I'll Is very Seldom said ,Haln'a,
Horatlo Jones, that we are perip'',s rs
10 adopt the career FOR which we w u,
ambitious In youth. l always w'ap's !,
TO be n comedian and make peop's
laneh." Dear me- said the syhp"
thetlc young girl, you ought not ~ -
disappointed. I'm sure you make PEI.
pie laugh very often as 1t Is. -o''''
Stories.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-12-27

1t Is surprising what number oil 1T
tie things we do without knowing the
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-10-09
In Honor Bound.

When the treaty with Spain vas made
and ratified by the senate of this
try the political status of the Spanish
citizens of the Philippine islands was
guaranteed by this country to remain
unaffected until congress should meet
and determine the matter. To go
sQuarely back upon that agreement and
guarantee would in itself be too serious
/ a disgrace to permit of an abandon
ment of the islands before congress
/ meets, which would allow the Tagals
to say what status the Spanish should
have in the island country. Every
mothers son of them could be thrown
into prison for having been opposed to
the dictator, or banished from the coun-
try if Aguinaldo saw fit to say so. The
United States guaranteed that nothing
of the sort should occur, if not in so
many words, that was the effect of the
stipulations in the treaty. 1t was also
agreed that for six months after order
was restored the ships of Spain and her
commerce should have equal privileges
In the island ports in the matter OF
trade. No nation could afford to not
keep promises of this character and
turn the islands over to the enemy Of
the country which was guaranteed GER
tain privileges for her citizens and COM
merce. That was one of the conditions
of sale, and the United States will keep
the contract.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-10-09
The Empire Buqab00.

In one of his late speeches Colonel
| Bryan said; Republicans, I propose
| the esta blishment of a republic in the
Orient. You propose the establishment
of an empire in the United States"
That balderdash cannot seriously affect
any sensible people.
Webster's dictionary says that an en-
THE dominion of an emperor; the ter
ritory or countries under the jurisdic-
ton and dominion of an emperor (rare-
ly of a king), usually of greater extent
than a kingdom, always comprising d
variety in the nationality of or the
forms of administration in constituent
and subordinate portions; as the Aus
trian empire"
Colonel Bryan knows that no Repub-
leans are proposing to make an empire
in the United States, but the word is a
good one with which to scare foreigners
in the land, who have had enough Of
empires in Europe, and also to alarm
the larger class, who are ready to resent
any suggestion of a change in a govern
ment of which all are taught to be
proud when they are taught the alpha
bet of the English language in their in
fancy.
what the Republican party proposes? 1t
is known what the president proposes
for the islands while they are in a state
of insurrection; 1T is pretty certain that
his party will support him in his inten-
tions until order shall be restored. Be-
yond that point the president has form
ulated no policy, and has no authority.
A few hundred senators and represent
atives from all over the country, elected
from the states, will determine what
form of government, whether territory,
republic or colony, shall be established
in the islands. In any event, neither
Colonel Bryan nor President Mckinley
will have the say. Colonel Bryan prob
ably means that he favors the estab-
lishment of a republic which shall be
under the protection of the United
States as against outside nations. Such
a government may be the sort the is
landers desire. They have not been
heard from upon this subject, and the
wish of the sixty tribes can never be
known until the war ends in the subju-
cation of the particular one which Is
fighting to make it's chief the ruler, die
tator or president of the whole people.
If when this result has been attained
the people desire a republic and are fit
to conduct one, the United States may
consent, although the people of the is
lands are certainly not better qualified
at present than the Cubans, who are
still under the protection of this
try, and where a republic will not be or
ganized until matters are in better
shape than at present. The Filipinos
may expect the same restraint long aft
er the war ends, and during that period
the events will develop to enable the
United States to act with more judy
ment than can nov be shown.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-10-09

stables and small fry offices the Demo-
Gratis swung loose, and said they
guessed they did not need the silver
Republicans anyway, and the Populists
in naming the ticket. So a straight
Democratic ticket was nominated, de-
spite the appeals of Governor Thomas
for fusion again. In fact, he invoked
the name of Bryan as desiring fusion,
but even that name could not work a
charm. The Populists and the silver
Republicans served the Democrats OF
Colorado as chestnut pullers, and wher
they sought to secure some of the nuts
for themselves were told to stand aside
The two discarded aids to the Democra-
cy may gang to themselves and make a
combination, but the straight Republic
ans who have adhered to principle, act
ed according to their Judgment of what
was best for the nation, refusing to
trade for local advantages of a doubtful
character, are going right along with
their preparations TO elect the next leg
islature, choose a United States senator
and give the electoral vote of the state
in support of President Mckinley.