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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-01-24
His Happy Future.

The Saunterer happened to be dining
with friend the other evening, and
of course the tables population includ-
ed the inevitable 5-yearold boy. The
latter had fallen into the habit of ask
ing for all kinds of impossible things,
being refused and going bowling from
the room In obedience to the command.
He would re-enter two minutes later
with half dozen dirty streaks and
bright accept-your-apology smile on
his face.
On this evening. after the third ex-
cursion, he suddenly conceived an ar
lection for the sugar bowl. He reached
for 1t, got 1t and as promptly gave it
up In response to the threatening hand
of his mother His father glanced up
casually. waiting for the usual out
burst before he sent him out, but in
stead the chllds face frightened and
his eyes twinkled with anticipation.
What are you so glad about, VIII
Hep asked his father
II w-uz thinkin," answered Willie
II WIZ thinkin of all the sugar I'm
goin TO have when everybody else in
this house is ad."-Phlladelphia In
quirer.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-01-24

Courage, strength, activity and endur-
ance were his conspicuous traits. He
was born leader, an intrepid cam
palgner and dashing commander His
lion-like courage was proved IN every
war his government has waged since
he was STRIPPING. and his rise from
private volunteer in 1861 to a brigadier
general of regulars in 1899 was by sheer
merit He had hot yet been made n
brgadier general when he died, but the
War Department was preparing his
commission when the news of his death
came. One of the best Indian fighters
that our army ever produced, he car
ried Indian tactics into his campaign
against the Filipinos, thus adding much
to their decentralization.
Gen. Lawton was man of striking
personality. He was 6 feet inches
in height and weighed 2l0 pounds. His
forehead was low and broad. and his
iron gray hair was thick and was worn
erect He rendered himself even more
conspicuous in the field than his great
size would have made him by always
being actually in the lead of his men
He was frequently warned that he
needlessly exposed himself, but he
laughed at all suggestions of danger.
His fellow officers admired him: TO his
men he was an idol and an ,nspira ton.
From School to Battlefield.
Lawton's birthplace was Manhattan.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-01-24
siberian Post Hor.e..

The horses, the small, hardy breed Of
the steppes. are worked up to the last
ounce in them, on good road or bad,
and when they reach the welcome post
house are tied up under mere lean to
and there left all in lather to freeze
stiff until their turn of service comes
round again. For some reason which
have never been able TO ascertain
they are invariably tied up with their
heads drawn as high as they will go.
On taking them out for another stage
the driver, whose whip has a sort Of
saw tooth arrangement affixed to the
end on the side OF the stock opposite
the lash. roughly serapes off with 1t
the boar frost which has thickly in
crusted their legs and. indeed, their
whole bodies.
At first the poor beasts walk with
the gait of a Dutch doll; but, as the
driver says, he soon warns them up"
Another popularity of these marvellous
steeds is that they always get pail
full or more of ice cold water to drink
before starting out for their trick" on
the road, with the result that they
remble all over in manner pitiable
TO see, but otherwise seem to be only
the more fit for their work.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-01-24

Ohio. and he first saw the light on st.
Patrick's day, 1913. AS boy he was
in the West with his father, and when
he was 10 years old the family located
at Fort Wayne, Ind, which he ever
since regarded as his home. He was a
student in college when the civil war
broke out. He left school and enlisted
as private in the Ninth Indiana. Four
months later he was first lieutenant In
the Thirteenth Indiana, and with that
regiment he served to the end of the
war, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel,
with the brevet of Colonel. When peace
established he left the service and be-
gan the study of law. He was attend
ing Harvard University in 1866 when
he received a commission as Second
Lieutenant Of regulars upon the rec
ommendation of Gems. Sheridan and
Sherman. After brief service in the
Infantry he was made Lieutenant in
the Fourth Cavalry, and with that reg
iment he was identified In nearly all
the important events of his subsequent
career. In 1879 he was made a cap
tain. and 1t was while In this position
that he rid the Southwest of the muir
derous Geronimo.
His regiment did nothing but fight
Apaches for years, and Lawton studied
them as naturalist studies venomous
snakes, and took much the same view
of them. In 1856, when Geronimo and
his Apache band of thieves had been
off the San Carlos reservation a long
time, ralding in the vicinity, Lawton
was sent after them by Gen. Miles. The
cayalrymen chased the Indians over
the deserts and into the mountains.
Their horses gave out and they follow
ed on foot. Their rations gave out and
they lived on what they could gather
AS they moved. They ran Geronimo
down, after covering 1856 miles. One
day one of the old chiefs braves came
into camp with a message. Geronimo
wanted to talk, and Lawton went alone
to see him. An Apache Is no more
trustworthy than mad dog, but Law
ton sat down with the treacherous
chief in the midst of his warriors and
powwowed with him to such erect
that he presently led him and his war
party prisoners to Gen. Miles.
From 1888 until the Spanish war
broke out Lawton was attached to the
Inspector Generals department. with
the rank Of Lieutenant Colonel. In
May. 1898. he was made Brigadier
General of Volunteers and at Santiago
directed the operations against FL
Caney. The marvel Is that he was not
killed. He never agailed himself of
cover. His commanding figure was the
most conspicuous thing wherever there
was hot fighting, and every Spanish
sharpshooter within mile had always
a chance at Lawton. When he recon
noitered. he rode preferably in front of
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-01-24

The Filipino sharpshooter's bullet
which took the life of Gen. Henry W.
Lawton did more 1t plunged the ma
ton in grief, for Lawton was popular
idol. The same fearlessness which cost
him his life had given him warm
place In American hearts and his gov
eminent regarded him as one OF the
most valuable of its military men.
LaWton's death occurred III San Ma
teo With small force he had left
Manila for an expedition in the Mari
quina valley, an insurgent stronghold.
1t took all night TO cover fifteen miles
through rice fields, mud and over rocky
hills. In the morning an attack was
made on San Mateo. Lawton person
ally directed the work. He walked
along the firing line, 300 yards from the
Filipino trenches. needless of the warn
ings of his staff officers that his white
helmet and yellow coat made him
shining mark and regardless of the bull
let's that fell about him. He laughed as
they whlstled past him. Finally one
struck him in the breast, and with the
remark, Il am shot" fell into an Off
GERS arms and died almost instantly.
Many tears were SHED as his men, hav.
ing driven the insurgents from San
Mateo, followed the body of their dead
general, borne on stretcher by SIX
stalwart cavaIrymen, back to Manila.
Gen. Lawton was victim to his
sense Of duty. In spite of his officers
protests he persisted in placing himself
in imminent danger, remarking, sit is
my duty to see what is going on o the
firing line"
Gen. Lawton was the ideal soldier.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-01-24
LAYING UP A COMPETENCE.
Something That Practically Any Man
Can Do Through Self Denial.

Can Do Through Self Denial.
There are some men Of genius"
said Mr.. Nippingly, @who accumulate
great fortunes by great strokes, but
by far the greater number of fortunes.
including those of moderate dimen-
sions, aud these form the great ma
jority OF all. are made by the very sim
pie process of living within ones In
come and Investing the surplus with
more or less wisdom. but always where
1t will be safe.
1.-THE older | grow the more amazed
| nm that more people don't lay up a
competence for themselves. as most
anybody can do, by beginning early In
life TO live within their income and
sticking to that course faithfully. Did
| do this myself? No. Am |. how
ever. having learned the wisdom Of
this course. now making n beginning?
| am obliged to say No | am still
spending all get and laying by moth
ing.
There are some lessons that we all
easily acquire. but never turn to our
own advantage. One OF these Is OF the
benefits that arise from the exercise
of self denial. We get from this at
once the direct benefit of what we
save. aud self denial nourishes,
strengthens and broadens the will and
enables man constantly to do and to
earn more and more.
''rhere's simply nothing like self de-
NAL. 1t Is the key to every one Of
iife's treasures. and everybody has
one of those golden keys in his posses
sion. eager TO help him and waiting
only for him to bring 1t In use. New
York Sun.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-01-24

the trenches on the firing line. When
he had to move about the zone of &C.
ton he went right across. regardless of
any storm Of bullets, even though de-
tour to the rear would avoid all dan,
ger. He simply never thought of the
possibility Of being hurt by bullets, he
had defied them so often.
In the Philippine Junsles.
In January, 1899, he was sent to the
Philippines and did the severest fight
ing. He relieved Gen. Anderson in,
command of the regular troops. and on
April 10 be captured Santa Cruz. a
Filipino stronghold at the extreme end
of the lake near Manila. There was
sharp fighting. and Lawton led his
troops, using the Indian tactics which
he had learned so we'll on the Western
plains. Then he captured San Rafael
after jungle fight, and then San Isl
dro, the insurgent capital. President
A-cKinley sent him congratulations for
these successful operations. His oper-
atoms covered the entire central part
Lawton was In the field almost con-
stantly. dispensing the insurgents and
cutting off the ammunition and sup
plies He was under fire several times.
but he drove the insurgents before him
everywhere. His son, II years old, was
with him In the Philippines. The
youngster was under fire with his IA
ther at Santa Cruz, and the General
was intensely proud Of him.
In November the whereabouts of
Gems. Lawton and Young. on account
of the rapidity of their movements. be-
came almost as mysterious as that of
Aguinaldo. But it was understood that
Gen. Lawton was ambitious to capture
the Filipino leader, and that he would
run him down If possible. 1t was lust
such chase as he made after Geront
mo, the Apache. Many of the Generals
horses were dying, and the soldiers,
and even some Of the officers marched
ahead half naked, their clothes being
torn to pieces In getting through the
jungles. Hundreds of them were bare
footed. Bread was scarce and cara
bao meat and bananas made up their
rations.
The General was at Tayug ON Dec. 1,
his troops having captured large guam
titles OF insurgent supplies. Later he
returned to Manila, and, as already set
forth, started Dec. IS to capture San
Mateo. where he was shot and killed.
A detachment of the Fourth Cavalry
his old regiment, was with HIM when
he died. By singular coincidence ID
was while fighting Filipino leader
named Geronimo that he met his fate.
Gen. Lawton, like so many eminent
soldiers, died poor. He owned nothing
-cept a piece Of property In Califor-
MA which he purchased several years
ago for 5000, but which Is mortgaged
for half that sum. To aid his family
bill was introduced into both House
and Senate providing for pension of
$1,000 year for his widow. and an an
peal was made for popular subscrip-
ZION, to which there was a generous re-
Spouse.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-01-24
---------------
HOW HE GOT HIS CLOCK.
Saved Mans Life Who Was Dying
of Ouinay

Saved a Mans Life Who Was Dying
of Quinsy.
In the hallway of a Philadelphia
doctors house stands fine example Of
a grandfather's clock, the possession OF
which the medical man owes entirely
to pinch of snuff, says the Philadei-
phia Record. Some years ago the doc
tor in question set his heart upon such
timepiece, and devoted two of his
vaca tons to clock hunting. He visited
many New England farmhouses with
out success, as old furniture has been
pretty well gathered up by the dealers
down east" and then carried his
where he found many old clocks, but
none of them for sale.
He was about TO return home dis
consulate when he was called into con-
sultation over patient dying of quinsy.
The resources of medicine had been ex-
hausted, when the Quaker city doctor
bethOught himself of an old snuffbox
he had picked up during his wander
ings, in which still fingered modicum
of snuff. pungent as of yore. With this
powerful tobacco the doctor assailed
the nostrils of the sick man. who, sneez-
ing violently, broke the abscess in his
throat that was choking him to death
Stimulants were administered and the
sick man recovered.
The Philadelphia doctor left the place
the morning after this remarkable
operation, but he had not been home q
week before the grateful Marylander
sent him a grandfather's clock, ac-
companied by card, upon which was
written: This clock, which struck the
hour of my birth. would have also
marked the hour of my death If your
skill and knowledge had not stayed the
hand of the destroyer"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-01-24
Boer. Great Pioneers.

The Boer is the ideal pioneer. From
the days of the great trek, in 1887, and
even before that he opened up coun,
tries hitherto unexplored by white
man. A great deal of fuss has been
made of mighty travellers, English and
foreign. who have trayersed Africa. to
the vast pecuniary benefit OF their pub
fishers and with no small need of fame
to themselves. but there was scarcely
one of the old voortrekkers and hunt
ers of the forties and fifties who did
not accomplish feats of endurance.
pluck and lengthy travel which were
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-01-24

In that part Of Chicago known as
Hyde Park there is large area called
the prohibited district" within which
there are no saloons, the sale of Honor
being strictly forbidden by law.
Places are found occasionally. how
ever, where liquors are sold illegally
and by stealth. These are called nv
the police blind pigs" There are sew
eral stories as to the way in which th,s
term originated. Among them il the
following:
Several men known to be of bibulous
propensites were observed to be fire.
quentiy going into and coming out of n
small and unpretending frame bouse
over the door of which were the 70.
mains of what had once been a business
sign, the only letters not obliterated
being "a pg."
The house was raided, and a consid-
cradle quantity of whisky and beer
found and confiscated. While the raid,
was In progress a curious citizen asked
the policeman standing guard outside.
Who keeps this placer
Well said the officer, CHANGING nm
at the sign, sit seems to be kent Inv "a,
pig that has had its Il knocked ont I
guess it's blind pig"
And the name blind pig has stuck.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-01-24

A Lancaster county man once came
to IA Philadelphia portrait painter with
a request that he paint picture of his
father. Every we'll" said the artist
have the old gentleman come In when
next In town, and will give him a sit
ting" The man replied: "He CANT do
dot; he Is DAFT
"Oh, well. then, you have photo
graph of him."
NO; | don't got no fottograf of him
elder"
"Well, how do you expect me to paint
the portrait of your father when l can
not see him and have nothing to give
me an idea of his appearanceY
"yell," he replied, Il dlnked maybe
Of | dolt you about him you gan baint
him from dot"
"All right" said the artist, describe
him."
we'll. my fadder was not so dali und
not so short; he vas not fat und not so
din" And so the honest fellow pro-
called him.
The artist undertook to paint the pic
ture, and in due course 1t Is completed,
and the Lancaster county man comes in
to view the results of the artists eff
forts. AS the canvas is disclosed he
gazes long and reverently upon the pic
ture of his departed parent. Then he
feellngly remarks: yah, dot is mine
fadder! Mine fadder vat | loafed so
much But. ach himmel. fadder, how
you haf overwhelmingly Times.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-01-24
A Mountain of Alum.

In China, 1914 miles from the village
of Liou-Chek, there is mountain of
alum which, in addition to being nat
ural curiosity, Is source of wealth
for the inhabitants of the country, who
dig from it yearly tons Of alum. The
mountain is not less than ten miles In
circumference at its base and has a
height of 1,940 feet. The alum is OBJ
tanned by quarrying large blocks OF
stone, which are first heated in great
furnaces and then in watts filed with
boiling water. The alum crystallizes
out and forms a layer about six inches
In thickness. This layer is subsequent
iy broken up into blocks weighing
about ten pounds each.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-01-24
A Congressman's Mother.

Mrs. Turner. mother of the young
Democratic member from Kentucky,
became separated at the capitol from
her son. who had her ticket for the
members gallery in his pocket. The
rules were strictly enforced and al
though she gained admittance to the
gallery the Jealous doorkeepcr threat
ened that if she did not produce her
ticket he would be compelled to ask her
to step out
NO" said Mrs. Turner, 81 shall not
move step. l came here to see my
baby sworn in as a member of the
House, and I am going to see him
sworn in. l have lost him and have
no ticket but l shall not move a step
from here until see him take the
oath"
The doorkeeper. being a wise man,
said nothing further, and Mrs. Turner
had the happy privilege of seeing her
son sworn into office-New York Trib-
une
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-01-24
Early Dictionaries,

The first dictionary recorded in liter
airy history Is the standard Chinese die
tionary, compiled by Pa-out-she, who
lived about 100 b. G. L contained 49,
900 characters, each of which stood for
word, mostly hieroglyphlc or rude
representations resembling our signs OF
the Zodiac. This was four centuries
before writing was employed by West
ern people. Anticlides, a contempor,
airy of Alexander the Great published q
Greek dictionary of the words In an
Client writings 1856 b. c. Another Chi
nese dictionary was produced about
$50 b. c., and Varros Latin compila-
ton of an English dictionary We're
made by Bullokar in 1916, and BY
Coekerham in 1923, although glossary
OF old English words was prepared in
or about 975.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-01-24
cooD.LOoKING MEN WANTED.
Handsome, Vigorous Persons Desired
for Positions of importance.

Handsome, vigorous Persons Desired
for Positions of Importance.
I'VE hear lot of talk Of pretty
women getting all the best positions as
clerks, stenographers, and 50 on" re
marked the understood little man to his
chum. at never seems TO occur to
people that good-looking men get all
the best jobs in mems work. But they
do A tall, portly, well-dressed man
will make his way with half the brains
of an nsignticant-looklng, carelessly
dressed fellow. In ninety-nine cases
out of hundred a successful politician.
professional man, or business man is
handsome, or big and fine looking. as
they say.
"A few days ago friend of mine lost
a job that pays $4,000 a year simply
because he is homely and weighs only
100 pounds. A manufacturer wanted
superintendent in one of his mills. He
wrote to an editor, an old friend, III
Chicago, and asked him to recommend
somebody. The editor wrote back:
James Gregory is the very man for
you He has had experience, he is
clever, and / can recommend him
from twenty years acquaintance The
manufacturer telegra pied immediately
for Gregory TO come and take the place.
Gregory reported for duty at manu-
featuring town 200 miles away. He
wore his best clothes and was through
~ well groomed But Gregory Is small
and pale and looks like a school boy.
81 am James Gregory he said when
he arrived at the manufacturers office.
." oh, are you? Well. ali! the fact LIS.
ah, the fact is Mr.. Gregory, | didn't
expect And the manufactures
shook his head in despair.
" Expect whatY
"'Well, I thought you'd be big, fine
looking fellow. The fact is, you won't
do at all, Gregory. I'm sorry, but you
won't do at all. Why. the men won't
be bossed by man who doesn't weigh
more than two sacks of four!'
THAT ended it, Gregory lost the job,
and he was an expert, too. as far as
knowledge of the work in hand was
concerned. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-01-24

Perhaps in no state of the Union has
climate so much to do with the charac-
ter of the people as in Colorado is the
contention of a writer in Ainslee's. He
says In part:
go into Colorado, climb the long
ascent from the level of the Missouri
and then as you emerge from the train
into the handsomely improved streets
and among the unsurpassed brick and
stone residences of Denver feel your
head swim with the lofty altitude and
the rarcfied air; then realize that the
miners went on a mile farther into the
air, that they are working and taking
out millions OF dollars of gold to the
present day a mile higher in the air at
Cripple Creek, at Leadyille and dozen
other places. 1t will make you pause
to think what exaltatlon there is in
dwelling there always, what staying
powers the pioneers must have had.
"Wat a day or so until the vertigo
has passed away and the exhilaration
comes to you that always comes when
you have climbed mountain and
stood upon its top and gazed out over
a wide world that expands below you.
Then you win begin TO feel that cleo
trio. that nervous surcharge. that in
domitable, interchangeable, almost
towering spirit of elevation and still
further elevation that makes Colorado
almost the liveliest. the, most ire
pressible, the most determined element
in the American body, social and poll
tic"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-01-24
The Pendulum Alone out of Order.

An Onion Greek (Tex.) darky visited
the establishment OF an Austin jew
eler
Il wish. boss. you would regulate
dis heah penjulum."
How can | regulate the pendulum
without the rest of the clock?'
Oars muffin de matter wild de rest
ob de inards oh de clock, so | Jess lefr
'em at home. Jess you fix up de pen.
julum. Ef der pendulum goes all right.
de rest OBJ de clock goes all right too.
know dat much, even IL amt had
no book larnin."-Texas Siftings.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-01-24
Monkey Fearless.

Until a monkey Is beaten he has no
fear. He would as soon attack a lion
as gnat, and as long as he can look
into your eyes he win not submit. He
considers himself the master. Avert
the head and he gives in. This is Il
recognized fact among animal train
ers. The ringtail monkeys taken about
by Italians are very gentle and are
never whipped
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-01-24
A Famous Eagle.

The eagle which originally decorated
the stern of the famous schooner yacht
America. which first won what is now
known as the Americas cup. is now the
sign Of the Royal Eagle hotel at Ryde.
Isle Of Wight. overlooking the scene OF
the vessels triumph over her English
competitors In 1851.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-01-24

The following waif Is going the
rounds of the state press We are told
of young lady in a neighboring town
who waved her hand at a stranger. and
In three days they were married. Two
days later the young lady waved a
natiron at her husband. and the next
evening he came home waving d.
yorce.-Nashyille Banner
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-01-24
skin.

Each average human being has about
1900 square feet of skin TO look after
and nearly 100000 oil and sweat
glands. The outer layer OF skin is con.
stantly wearing off and must be con.
beneath to form fresh, white and beau.
tiful