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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-04
One on Him.

"Well, bless my soul" exclaimed one
Of the first citizens of Chicago, that
breezy metropolis on the banks of Lake
Michigan. when did you hit the
town.
81 have not hit 1t at allp corrected
the man from Boston. 1.-THE largeness
of the area and the absence of def
mite personality preclude such action"
"That's So" assented the Chicagoan,
his cordial hilarity a little less marked.
by the way, where are you stoppingY'
'T'm not stopping at all. my dear
friend"
mot stopping at all7 Why, what
the
mo. but I'm staying at the Palmer
House. Deuced expensive place, I'll
say"
"Thats sol Well. it's too bad"
"Too bad! How's thatr"
well, l was going to invite you to
come on out and put up ut my house
while you were In town, but since
you're staying at the Palmer House, l
suppose It's no use."
And of he walked.-Kansas City In
dependent
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-04

with this company he launched show
of his own, which, however, he was
forced to disband in 1868. Out Of the
wreck he saved his famous trick horse
Excelsior and his pair of trained Bur-
mese cattle. He was the first man who
ever trained and introduced in the ring
a performing rhinoceros. In 1864 a
contract for two seasons was made
with Forepaugh, by which Rice re-
ceiyed for his services as clown and
for the services of his trained horse and
cattle $4,000 for each season. In
1866 he got $1,000 per week through
the season as a clown with John
O'Brien and for a season of 26 weeks
in 1867 he received $21, 800 from Gard
ner, Hemmings & Cooper's circus.
Thereafter his star steadily waned.
His habits were irregular and conse-
quently he was unreliable. He was
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-04

at Is amusing for those who are ac.
quainted with the trifiing causes thai
influence the prices of books at auction
to read the philosophical theories OF
tendencies and results, which are sol.
EMMY expressed by critics in high con.
sideration. According to those persons
it was great wave Of public appre.
citation which raised the value of the
first Shakespeare at a recent sale to
the price of f1,700, and their opinion is
that the wave will go on increasing In
strength and volume forever. AS a
matter of fact, at the sale In question
all the public desires were quenched
when the biddings had advanced to
f1,000 and scarcely more than two in
dividuals remained to carry on the
strife. One of these was an agent hold.
ing a simple commission to buy (prob-
ably equivalent In the views Of his prln
clpal to $1,000; the other was my
agent fiery young man to whom las
| wanted the book had given the ex-
aggerated commission of Fl, 200. Now.
be. finding himself outdone by an un-
limited commission, determined to push
his opponent, and the result was that
exactly $500 of the f1,7OO represent a
gratuitous addition to the cost Of the
yolume-in nowise altering its real
value, which may be set down as about
LOO"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-04
A Cautions Man.

The familiar saw that no man can be
a hero to his valet was illustrated to
me the other day In an amplified and
peculiar form. 1t was while sitting
with man of affairs that his stenog-
rapher entered, saying that a certain
other man desired to speak to my ae-
quaintance over the telephone. Take
It," said my man and forthwith picked
up his extension machine, through
which he talked with the man at the 9TH
er end. the conversation including mat
tiers OF finance, politics and personal
business of n most familiar and conf
dental sort. He didn't mind me at all
i didn't count. We continued our
conversation, and just as | was ready
to leave the stenographer entered with
several sheets of manuscript, which
she laid on the desk.
THAT goes on file," said my man.
II invariably have record kept of
my telephone talks, and I've found it
to pay. While | talk the stenographer
holds the main line and puts II down."
l made up my mind that II had any
thing particular to say to that man
hereafter I'd tell him on the street or
In some place other than his office
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-04
A FAMOUS CLOWN.
Dan Rice, Who Made Three Fortunes
and Gave Them Away.

Dan Rice, Who Made Three Fortunes
and Gave Them Away.
The death of Dan Rice, which oc-
Cured at Long Branch recently in his
nth year, has removed a man who at
one time was the best known show
man in America and one of the wealth
lest.
Rice's real name was Daniel McLarin
and he was born In New York. His
father nicknamed him Dan Rice. after
famous Irish clown. In his early
years Dan peddled milk and then be-
came a stable boy and hack driver in
Pittsburg. He soon achieved prom
inence as the owner and exhibitor of a
learned pig and In 1914 settled in New
York. where he made his first appear
ance as n clown and negro song and
dance performer. In 1915 he Travelled
with Howe's circus and bounded into
popularity In Philadelphia. He next
Travelled in Canada and in the South
and became member of the DR., Spal-
ding Company. After his severance
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-04

why did you take that mans caseT'
the fresh graduate OF the law school
asked after bis father, the old attor-
ney, had bowed client out of the Of
flee. "There is no possibility that you
can win 1t for him. One glance at his
face shows that he is the briber and
all around rascal he Is accused of be-
ing"
lis that 500" the old man replied.
I'm sorry to hear it-really sorry. l
wish had known it,
why, you must have been able to
see for yourself If you are any judge of
character at ALL"
Il am usually pretty good at such
things. but | must confess that didn't
notice II In this case. In fact. | didn't
see his face at ALL
Didn't see his facet
''No. He had wallet in his hand
that took my eye. Now you go to work
and copy of that brief. and after this
II you want TO learn the business watch
me, not the other fellows face."-Chi-
cago Times-Herald.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-04
.a...h,. Nevertheless, Or. Par

comfortable, hNtFtntiSPsi -
snns VIVA Immediately Summoned ns
found the temperature to be w. az
pronounced the illness to be influenza
which might be very grave II the pa
tents strength were not kept up
THAT evening the professor enJoseo
A dinner, consisting of sole ana phea'.
ant and champagne, and on frluay ns
seemed TO be much better On oa'ui,
day morning there was change >.
marked that the doctor was alariheu
and from that time Mr.. Ruskin sans
into an unconscious state, ana 'ne
breathing lessened In strength, untli' al
$50, 1t faded away in peaceful sleep
He was holding the hands OF Mrs. sew.
ern. and DR.. Parsons and Baxter STOOD
by, now and then featherlng the lips
with brandy and spraying the neau
with eau de cologne.
"And so he passed away, amid silence
and desolation. Then, little later
when the first shock was over, Mrs
Severns daughter prevailed upon mel
to look from his little turret window a
the sunset, as Mr.. Ruskin was wont tt
look for it from day to day. The bril-
liant. gorgeous light illumined the hill'
with splendor, and the spectators fel
as If heavens gate itself had been hun9
open to receive the teacher into ever
lasting peace"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-04
Roberts on Rified Arms.

From Lord Roberts speeches on
"Musketry Training and ARTILLERY
Practices" The introduction of rifed
arms altered all this (barrack drill, but
it took some time to bring about the
required change In the soldiers train
ing. Officers who had been brought up
In the old school chung to drill-con-
slant drill-as the only means by which
q soldier could be made efficient; they
failed to appreciate the power of the
rifle, nor could they understand the
necessity for more time being spent on
the range to admit Of their men being
taught to make 'bull's-eyes" with tol.
cradle certainty at distance Of half q
mile or more. I must not be mistaken
about drill-drfll Is an ESSENTIAL part Of
discipline; 1t makes the soldier under
stand how to obey the word Of COM
mand; but there is this difference be-
tween the drill Of the past and the
present Formerly the idea was to
make the men act In compact body
under the immediate command of the
commanding officer, and musketry was
looked upon merely as a minor sort Of
adjunct Nowadays to keep a regiment
In close formation once the zone of fire
is entered would be to court disaster.
Men are taught to fight In loose order,
and to depend In a great degree on
their own selves, and In all this the
prime mover Is musketry.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-04

THAT man will not live to be DID,"
remarked a scientific man to the writ
er. indicating a man who was standing
near.
"Why, prayT the writer queried
wonderingly.
well, he has not a single physio-
logical index of long life. His head is
narrow; he has narrow eyes and nos
trils and a long. delicate hand, ali of
which augur Ill for length of days.
IF you observe carefully. you will
find that, with rare exceptions, which
only serve to emphasize the rule, men
who live to be old have wide heads
above the ears and wide foreheads.
Large and wide nostrils are always
evidence that those two important Or
gans, the lungs and the heart, are good.
The ears in old men are almost invari-
ably placed low. Again, long lived
people usually have broad and short
hands-inelegant, 1t may be. but still
an Indication of long life.
"If, therefore. you see man who an
swers these physical conditions. you
may safely, barring accidents, Of
course, predict for him length Of days"
New York Telegram.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-04
SCIENTIFIC snfe nCrnckins.n

In the experiments made In burgla-
rlous way. among others, $1,000
square safe of the most approved con-
structlon was attacked by inserting in
the crevice about the locked door
4 $40 ounces of nitroglycerin. and In
eight minutes after the operation OF
loading was begun the charge was
fired, with the result that the whole OF
the Jamb below the door was blown
out and hole made In the door of suf-
ficient size to admit the hand and arm,
while the doors and divisions of the
interior compartments were completely
shattered. On repeating the operation
with AZ ounces of forcite dynamite the
door was completely torn off.
Among experiments made to demon
strate the resistance of structures 10
attack by q mob was one upon a safe
20 Inches cube. with walls Az inches
thick, made up OF plates of iron and
steel, which were REINFORCED on each
edge SO as to make II highly resisting,
yet when n hollow charge OF dynamite
91a pounds In weight and untamped
was detonated on It n hole three inches
In diameter was blown clear through
the wall, though n solid cartridge of
the same weight and of the same ma
terlal produced no essential effect
Popular Science Monthly.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-04

A good story is going the rounds at
Harvard college concerning a last
years graduate, a dutlful son and an
Industrious student, yet withal a some
what liberal youth. At the beginning
of his concluding year his father, who
was just setting out for Europe, said
to him:
NOW, Harry, you get your degree,
and I'll send for you to come over and
travel all summer"
Harry was delighted. Father" said
he, 81 WILL" He studied faithfully all
the college year and in June went
through with flying colors. Then he
cabled his father:
YES"
But the father, alas, had forgotten
his impulsive offer. He unused over
the message, wondered and then cabled
back:
"Yes-whatT'
The son was In turn perplexed, but,
being a well trained lad, he did not re-
main long In the dark and. fired by du-
teous zeal. cabled back:
Eyes. SIR"
Letters of explanation followed, and
he won the grand tour" : Atlanta
Journal.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-04
was a rorter In a f.os Angeles Hotel a

couple Of years age, has a claim that
has yielded him over $50. 900 since May.
The beach sands yielded about $1,000
900 from July to October, and they
have scarcely been touched. There
are dozens of square miles of the beach
remaining which are likely to contain
wealth beyond the widest dreams. The
interior country has been but little ex-
plored. and no one has the faintest idea
how much gold is locked up there. The
cost of living in Nome is high, and the
winter climate too rugged for any but
the most rugged constitutions.
1t is believed that the season of %
at Nome will add $10.000,000 to the
worlds wealth, and many miners place
1t as high as SD 100000.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-04
Made Ii Even.

Lawyer Niles was a humor loving
attorney in my old Indiana town." said
drummer. HE owed me $1.90 for
several months. He was prominent
citizen Of the village, and was the
driver of five seated carryall that
made four trips daily between our
town and a neighboring city. So hes
itated to run him. One day as 1 was
passing along In front of his office he
gladdened my heart by opening the
door and stepping out into the road.
"'Guess owe you someShin,' Parks 2
he asked, looking up at me seated on
the wagon.
Ives, sir. 1t Is S19O. remember
$50 1t is. So it is'-reaching down
In his pocket. Have you got 10 cents
about your
"Of course l had, and as | reached
down into my corduroys for the dime
| saw visions of the 50 bill that would
soon be asleep In my inside pocket.
Truth to tell, l was overjoyed, for sell
dom before had been in such pressing
need for additional money as was on
that particular day. found the change
and gave it to Niles. who coolly put 1t
In his pocket and walked back toward
his office without giving me a cent.
Thanks said he rather unfeeling-
ly as he pulled out a fresh cigar and lit
1t with exasperating imperturbability.
Thanks. That'll make 1t an even 50
now detroit News-Trlbune.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-04
Chinese Fond of sauerkraut.

With the advent of so many Chinese
restaurants In different parts OF the
city 1t is confidently declared that
''chop suey" and other well known Chi
nese delicacies are consumed more by
Americans than by Cinnamon. A Har-
lem Chinaman who had been down to
Mott street for social time was on a
Third avenue az" car and got into
conversation with neighbor.
Il suppose you like chop suey. eh,
John?" asked the casual acquaintance.
NO." was the others answer, with
a positive shake of the head. "Me no
likee chop suey. Me eat spareribs and
sauerkraut."
And in further conversation 1t was
revealed that this Chinaman. like many
of his fellow countrymen in New York,
who had, like himself, been here IA
years or so, hardly tasted traditional
Chinese dishes. One of the first direc-
tons in which a Chinaman becomes
Americanized is In his liking for Amer
lean food. cooked In the American way
New York Letter In Pittsburg Dis
MITCH
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-04

once offered his own terms In Call
fornia If he would keep SOBER but he
refused. A similar offer was made
him in New York, but he declined, say
ing that he would sooner have $100 a
week and liberty to do as he pleased
than ten times that amount under re-
straint
Rice made three fortunes during his
career, but died a comparatively poor
man. He gave away fortunes, being
very generous, and his charities In the
region around Girard, Pa, where he
owned property and lived. were great.
He built soldiers monument at a
cost of $4,000 and during the war gave
$4,000 for wounded soldiers and their
families.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-04
RUSklN'S LAST HOURS.
The End Came Suddenly-Il Only ,
Short Time.

Inc Euu Safne Suddeuly-lll Only a
Short Time.
The following statement as to Mr..
Ruskin's last hours has been sent to us
for publication, says the London Times:
'The end came with startling sud
denness. On the morning of Thursday,
the 18th, Mr.. Ruskin was remarkably
well, but when Mrs. Arthur Severn
went to him as usual after tea in order
to read him the war news and In the
Golden Days by Edna Lyall, his
throat seemed irritable His cousin
was alarmed. for several of her SER
wants were Ill with influenza, but the
professor was inclined to laugh 1t off.
although he said he did not feel well.
and admitted, when questioned, that
he felt pain all over Helped by his
faithful body servant, Baxter, he was
put to bed. and he listened while Mrs
Severn sang much-liked song, Sum.
mer Slumber.' 1t was now G:3O. and
Mr.. Ruskin declared that he felt quite
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-04

thousands of prospectors from Daw-
son, Skaguay, Vancouver, Seattle and
other places along the coast. A new
city has sprung up, the city of Nome.
One year ago five Scandinavians COM
prised the population. Last summer
5000 miners, gamblers, saloonkeepers
and traders settled there. Soon more
than 10000 Americans will be there
and many believe that in the course OF
a few years Nome will have a popula-
ton of 100000. The wonders of the
Klondike region and the richness of
the rand In South Africa do not COM
pare with the placers of the newly
found Alaskan gold field.
A Missionary's Discovery.
1t was through a missionary. Rev.
Jos. Anderson. that 1t was learned that
gold existed In that northwestern pro-
lection of frigid Alaska. where the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-04
USE QUEER EXPRESSIONS.
Thieves Have Language that La Intel
hgible Only to Themselves,

inieves Have Language that Is Intel
Hgible Only to Themselves.
Thieves have a language all theil
own, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer
1t was created by them for their owl
particular use and is entirely unintelli
gible to the uninitiated. Some of them
are as follows:
A policeman in uniform is said to be
in harness"
A policeman in civilian dress Is call
ed an elbow"
"A graft Is that at which a law
breaker is most proficient; for instance
cracking a safe or picking a pocket.
MOLLY Buzzer" Is a woman pick
pocket.
ITO work the shorts" means to re-
lieve people of their valuables as they
either alight from or board street car
A drunken person is known as a
dummy"
Zone stitch" means one year in the
penitentiary; "two stitches" means two
years, and so on.
One who taps tills is designated as a
"heeler."
The individual who has the faculty
of learning the arrangement of a bouse
to be robbed is known as a "house
prowl."
Pickpockets are dips" and tanners,
or "stallers" are assistants.
To switch" is for one thief To trans.
fer to an accomplice whatever plumber
he has secured.
When a town is on fire" a "crook,'
means that city or location is not for.
tile In valuables, or that It is best no.
to ply the trade because of the vic,
lance of the police.
When thief has been frustrated IN
a design he is said to have had a "faIlu
Inc individual who is an expert in
removing bills and papers from a purse
or pocketbook without extracting the
pocketbook Is called "weeder.n
A wire Is another term for n,ck.
pocket.
safe OF hiding place In which vain.
ables are hidden or stored is known Nc
register"
a ciucking sound made by one th,ef
another implies that he wishes 49,
BOOTY to be divided.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-04
ACTIVITY OF THE LAWMAgeps

some Curious Statutes Passed hy 81.
Legislatures of Various States
A Georgia statute makes it unlau,f,,
for any one to fire a gun or pistol on
Sunday In the Cracker State. stot
ute of Colorado makes it unlaWful :.
dock a horses tall A Florida status
makes the manufacture and sale 90
cigarettes a misdemeanor unless the1
are filled with Cuban or Florida tobac
co. A Massachusetts law makes If
misdemeanor for the period of thraa
years following the adoption of tha
statute to shoot an eagle in that STATE
and Michigan has adopted a system for
the State regulation of barber shops by
creating a Board Of BARRIERS and max.
ing obligatory an official certificate for
BARRIERS. The State of Pennsylvania
has a statute regulating the use of sec.
ond-hand bottles. Oregon has a law
as to the composition of and the ingre.
dents that may be used in candy, and
Illinois has law as to gold and silver.
plating, prescribing what may be done
and what is prohibited in respect to the
sale and display of plated ware in the
State.
The last Wisconsin Legislature
adopted statute regulating lobbying.
A public register is to be kept contain.
ing the names of all lobbyists, the varl.
Gus bills to oppose or promote which
they are employed and the names of
| the individuals or corporations by
whom they are employed. Within
thirty days after the adjournment Of
the Legislature persons or corpora.
tions employing lobbyists must take
a detailed statement Of expenditures
to the Secretary Of State at Madison
North Carolina has a law relating to
the lease of turpentine orchards which
provides that leases shall expire in
January instead of April, as was for
merly the case. California has a stat
ute regulating the sale Of what is called
officially renovated butter. Indiana
has statute making it larceny to steal
a dog listed for taxes. Vermont has q
new bounty law providing for the pay
ment of So for each lynx, 81 for each
rattlesnake, and 90 cents for each fox
killed In the State. Missouri has adopt
ed a law requiring miners to have Ger
tifcates of competence, Washington
has provided for the establishment Of
board of examiners Of horseshoers in
cities Of more than 10000 inhabitants
and Delaware has adopted statute Of
somewhat prosaic character, which re.
quires gypsies to pay a license fee In
that State.
Indiana has adopted law to prevent
lynching. The penalty for actively aid
ing or abetting Is fixed at life imprison.
ment or death. If any person is taken
from the custody Of an officer and
lynched the fact is made prima-facie
evidence of failure on the part of the
officer to perform his duty and 1t there
upon becomes the duty Of the prosecu.
ting attorney and the attorney general
to institute impeachment proceedings
against him. Minnesota has q law
which makes the building of fence
more than six feet high a nuisance II
objected to and the same State has
adopted statutes exempting watches
and bicycles from execution. Wyoming
has statute prescribing a fine for
wearing a hat at a theater or other In
door amusement.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-04

HE Alaskan min
ers and prospect
ors ha We begun a
general stampede
for Cape Nome.
The W o n d e rful
tales of the vast
wealth that lies
hidden In the fro
zen re 6 o q s of
Northwest Alaska
is the magnet that
is drawing thither
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-04
Finger Nail Trimming.

The average person trims of the thir.
ty-second part Of an inch from each
finger nail week. or about an inch
and half every year. The average OF
human life all over the world is 40
years. There are 1900, 100000 people
In the world, who. therefore, waste on
an average 2S,400 miles Of finger nall
In a generation.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-04
FIRST FOLIO SHAKESPEARE.

Trifiing Causes Influence the Prices o.
Books at Auction.
The following remarks by Mr.. Quar-
itch upon "the unprecedented sum" re
Gently paid for copy at Christie's are
worth a place in Notes and Queries
says that publication. They will b'
found In his December catalogue, No
1874, apropos of "a much finer copy lex
eepting the first two leaves" which h'
offers for $3.50:
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-04
Poor Housekeeping.

What y readin' now, AbnerT'
Got a story. Mandy. called tn
Cricket on the He'rth.'"
II declare, l wouldn't read no sech
book. l ain't got no patience with seen
housekeepln'. Why don't they clean
out tn pesky things with insec' pow
derr-Brooklyn Life.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-04-04
From BAD to Worse,

She-l would like TO call you by
your Christian name. love, but Tom Is
so hateful and common. you know.
Haven't you some pet name?
He-N-no. I-er-haven't.
She-Are you always known as Tom
among your friends?
He Frightening up)-No. the boys
call me Shorty. Harlem Life.